Talya Pardo Ricardo
Talya Pardo is a Certified Anger Management Specialist (CAMS-I), Anger Alchemy Coach, and founder of Phoenix Rising. She helps individuals transform anger into a source of power, guiding them to develop emotional intelligence, resilience, and healthier relationships. Talya specializes in understanding the emotional needs of both men and women, helping clients navigate feminine and masculine dynamics with greater clarity and compassion. Her no-nonsense, heart-centered approach empowers others to rise from their emotional challenges and create lasting inner change.
Chapter 14: Ashes Into Gold:
An Alchemy of Anger and Grief
Talya Ricard shares a powerful journey of unlearning inherited patterns of anger, breaking generational cycles, and reclaiming motherhood through self-awareness and radical self-compassion. After recognizing her own reflection in her daughter’s anger, she committed to transforming the pain she carried into healing, using breathwork, self-grace, and courageous accountability to create a safer emotional home for her children. Her story reveals that anger is not the enemy—it’s a teacher pointing to unmet needs and unhealed wounds—and when met with compassion, it can become an alchemical force that turns suffering into wisdom, connection, and peace.
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Empowered Grief Journey
Discover Talya’s story and 22 others inside The Empowered Grief Journey. A collection of voices who have faced the depths of loss and emerged transformed.
Through raw, heart-centered storytelling and deep reflection, each author shares how grief became their greatest teacher guiding them toward acceptance, resilience, and empowerment.
These stories remind us that grief is not something to escape, but a journey that awakens us to deeper wisdom, presence, and personal truth. Within these pages, you’ll find hope, reassurance, and the quiet strength that comes from choosing to live fully, even after loss.
Whether you are grieving a loved one or rediscovering yourself after change, this book will meet you where you are and invite you to rise, rebuild, and reconnect with your own inner power.
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