ATLANTA LIVE INTERVIEW WITH AUREA McGARRY, October 14, 2025

I had the privilege of sharing my heart on Atlanta Live with Aurea McGarry. We spoke about pain, purpose, and the power of choosing life again after despair.

I opened up about my own journey — surviving suicide attempts, overcoming trauma, and finding divine purpose through it all.

If you’ve ever felt unseen or broken, this conversation is for you.

The Unvarnished Truth: Purpose in the Pain

When Someone You Love Wants to Die

I had the privilege of sharing parts of my story with my friend, Kenya. We spoke about transforming pain into power. 

Topic: Purpose Over Pressure: Escaping the Trap of Performance-Based Identity

Guest: Dr. Karla Hylton, Multiple Award Winning Author, Founder,YES Institute 

Dr. Karla Hylton shares her transformative resilience journey, from enduring a traumatic childhood event to surviving a tumultuous 27-year marriage. She discusses the pivotal moment of accepting her adult children's estrangement and the personal growth that came with it. Dr. Hylton also explores the narcissistic abuse she faced in her marriage, and resilience after divorce.

In this first episode of Season 5, Dr. Karla Hylton, Jamaican educator, author, and media personality, joins me on the podcast to share her never before released story of childhood trauma and her journey to hope and meaning.

In this episode, Celeste The Therapist and Karla Hylton, esteemed educator and author, talk about their pivotal experiences in mental health and the path to healing. This episode focuses on resilience and what we can do to challenge grief.  In challenging grief, it is essential to recognize it so that we can begin to confront what causes us pain. This episode teaches that in the face of adversity, it is possible to discover a new purpose that awaits us coupled with  empowerment and good mental health