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The Woman Behind The Win

The Woman Behind The Win

31. The Power of Reframing Trauma: How Healing Transformed a Leader's Life & Purpose with Anita Guerini

Oct 12, 2026 · 39 min · 12 segments

Send us Fan Mail **Content warning**: This episode includes discussion of childhood abuse, trauma, sexual assault, disordered eating, substance use…

Send us Fan Mail **Content warning**: This episode includes discussion of childhood abuse, trauma, sexual assault, disordered eating, substance use, pregnancy termination, and suicidal thoughts. Your past can shape you without having to define the rest of your life. In this episode, Robina is joined by certified coach, speaker, philanthropist, and Pink Skirt Project co-host Anita Guerini for an honest conversation about trauma, healing, worthiness, and the experiences that changed how Anita sees herself and her purpose. Anita shares how she began releasing years of shame, reclaiming parts of herself she had pushed away, and reframing painful experiences in a way that allowed her to move forward with more compassion, connection, and purpose. **In this episode, they share:** - How Anita began releasing shame from her past - Why healing continues to unfold in layers - What it means to reframe painful experiences - How worthiness shaped Anita’s drive and ambition - Why connection became central to her purpose **Connect with Anita:** • Instagram: @anitaguerini • Website: anitaguerini.com Support the show **Connect with Robina:** • Substack: Becoming Her • Website: routeofhealing.com • Instagram: @routeofhealing • Quiz: Personalized Hormone Balance Reset

Send us Fan Mail **Content warning**: This episode includes discussion of childhood abuse, trauma, sexual assault, disordered eating, substance use…

Speakers: Anita GueriniGuestRobina Abramson-WallingHost

Top entities: Renee Warren×4 Kelowna×9 Instagram×9 British Columbia×4 Substack×5

Daily Practices for Healing8:50 – 12:18

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

8:50

Tell me a little bit more about how you integrate things into your everyday now to really take care of that version of you.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

8:59

And it is a daily practice.

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

9:00

Mm-hmm.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:01

Yes, the abuse, there was also a teenage pregnancy and I chose to not keep the child, so that and carrying that.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:09

Like, we have series of trauma.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:12

For me, some of the techniques that I've used is, like literally going back and reclaiming Anita-

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

9:19

Yeah

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:19

... as that 5 to 11-year-old, as that-

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

9:23

Mm

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:23

... 17-year-old that had to make a decision that impacted me.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:28

I mean, I didn't start doing work around that pregnancy and termination till about two or three years ago.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:35

A- and I-

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

9:35

Mm

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:35

... literally carried the fact that I thought I was a murderer for like three decades.

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

9:40

Wow.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:40

You know? And so for me, it's like who are the people and what are the tools that I can do? So for me, it was like I seeked out the different spiritual practitioners that I could use.

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

9:57

Mm, mm-hmm.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:57

Yes, of course, I pray and meditate, and literally a photo of me from the age of...

A

Anita GueriniGuest

10:04

And I was pregnant at that time, so I remember that moment.

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

10:06

Mm-hmm.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

10:07

And going in and getting her and bringing her-

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

10:10

Oh

A

Anita GueriniGuest

10:10

... home and telling her-

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

10:12

Oh

A

Anita GueriniGuest

10:12

... you know, how much I love her.

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Daily Practices for Healing8:50 – 12:18

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

8:50

Tell me a little bit more about how you integrate things into your everyday now to really take care of that version of you.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

8:59

And it is a daily practice.

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

9:00

Mm-hmm.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:01

Yes, the abuse, there was also a teenage pregnancy and I chose to not keep the child, so that and carrying that.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:09

Like, we have series of trauma.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:12

For me, some of the techniques that I've used is, like literally going back and reclaiming Anita-

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

9:19

Yeah

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:19

... as that 5 to 11-year-old, as that-

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

9:23

Mm

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:23

... 17-year-old that had to make a decision that impacted me.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:28

I mean, I didn't start doing work around that pregnancy and termination till about two or three years ago.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:35

A- and I-

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

9:35

Mm

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:35

... literally carried the fact that I thought I was a murderer for like three decades.

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

9:40

Wow.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:40

You know? And so for me, it's like who are the people and what are the tools that I can do? So for me, it was like I seeked out the different spiritual practitioners that I could use.

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

9:57

Mm, mm-hmm.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

9:57

Yes, of course, I pray and meditate, and literally a photo of me from the age of...

A

Anita GueriniGuest

10:04

And I was pregnant at that time, so I remember that moment.

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

10:06

Mm-hmm.

A

Anita GueriniGuest

10:07

And going in and getting her and bringing her-

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

10:10

Oh

A

Anita GueriniGuest

10:10

... home and telling her-

Robina Abramson-WallingHost

10:12

Oh

A

Anita GueriniGuest

10:12

... you know, how much I love her.

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