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A Contagious Smile Podcast
Stop surviving and start thriving. A Contagious Smile is a globally ranked podcast providing a safe haven for abuse survivors and special needs families navigating the journey of trauma recovery. Whether you are healing from domestic violence, narcissistic abuse, childhood trauma, or the daily challenges of disability advocacy, our mission is to turn your pain into power.
Each episode features raw, authentic conversations with survivors, mental health experts, and advocates who share actionable resources for PTSD healing, resilience building, and emotional wellness. We go beyond the struggle to highlight the triumphs of the special needs community, offering support for caregivers and individuals with disabilities who are rewriting their own narratives.
Hosted by Victoria Cuore, an award-winning trauma advocate and survivor, this podcast delivers the "blueprints" for recovery—not just Band-Aids. Join our community to find hope, humor, and the unstoppable spirit needed to rekindle your inner light.
A Contagious Smile Podcast
Latest Episodes
Care Coalition Caregiving Guests of Kellan Fluckinger
When you’re trying to keep a loved one safe, get the right diagnosis, or survive a crisis, the healthcare system can feel less like support and more like a test you did not study for. We sit down with attorney and systems advocate Michael Magni...
A Medium Names The Missing Hand
She said one word that changed the whole room: hands. Danielle Worthing Columber had never met Victoria before, didn’t know her history, and was doing a true cold read when that detail landed and the camera revealed an amputation. What follows ...
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What A Roast Reveals About How We See Ourselves
You’re getting a front-row seat to a special kind of family chaos: we hand the mic to the crew, announce a roast of Michael, and let the night spiral in the funniest way possible. What starts as trip talk and a Stranger Things tour recap turns ...
Schizophrenia And The Long Road Back
A schizophrenia diagnosis can feel like your future just collapsed into one terrifying question: what happens now? We talk with Matthew Dixon, founder of MindAid and the first person living with schizophrenia to bicycle across Canada twice, abo...
Five Hard Truths About Caregiving Rights And Advocacy
“HIPAA” gets blamed for everything, families get shut out, and a loved one in crisis gets reduced to a label and a sedative. We’re not doing that. Michael Makniak and Victoria Cure unpack the real-world misconceptions that derail caregiving and...
Fan Mail
I thank you so much for this episode it hit so many places in my life. I’ve been struggling with coming out of a relationship. I didn’t realize was a bad relationship until later and now looking back on everything made me look at myself in a different way and realize I’m not the bad person I was made to feel. I know that I’m a people pleaser, but that is not how I felt. And even after I was made to feel bad, I still wanted to please. I shared this episode with a friend who today still struggles with an abusive relationship she had many years ago. She thinks that no one would want to hear her story, but I explained to her so many women could benefit from her story. I'm hoping she reaches out. Victoria, my name is Sheryl. I've left a comment for this podcast, but I met you at the POpshelf store in Douglasville this weekend. I so enjoyed our conversation and I'm so grateful that you into the store and I've had the pleasure of speaking with you.
Atlanta, Georgia
