How Is Generational Trauma Impacting Your Life with Valerie David

On this episode of Asked and Answered by Soul, Jennifer Urezzio and Valerie David, award-winning actor, playwright, writer, and three-time cancer survivor, explore how generational trauma can impact our lives and create defining moments that we carry with us through life. When we hear our family stories it allows a deeper understanding of where we come from and enables us to tap into the strength and wisdom of previous generations. Listen today as Valerie talks about her own generational trauma which is the basis for her award-winning plays "The Pink Hulk" and "Baggage from BaghDAD", and how she found courage and access to her inner fortitude by listening to her intuition and learning to be her authentic self. We don't learn or grow unless we fall down sometimes, and it's important to never apologize for who you are, what you believe in, and what you stand for.  You can learn more about her at https://pinkhulkplay.com/. About Valerie She is a New York City-based award-winning performer/playwright New York City-based performer/playwright Valerie David’s award-winning solo show, Baggage From BaghDAD: Becoming My Father’s Daughter, is about one Middle Eastern Jewish family’s true inspirational journey of being forced to flee from religious persecution during the 1941 “Farhud” pogrom in Baghdad. It is the story of Valerie’s father and his family’s struggle to transcend their harrowing past and build a new home in America. As father and daughter learn to love and to accept their differences, the importance of family takes center stage as she begins to understand how his tale of survival and perseverance shaped her convictions and her future. Valerie wrote and also currently performs the award-winning, internationally acclaimed solo show, The Pink Hulk: One Woman’s Journey to Find the Superhero Within. She wrote the autobiographical comedic drama The Pink Hulk as a cancer survivor to express the empowerment she felt being able to find humor and superhero inner strength going through three bouts of cancer to become a 3-time cancer survivor—first Stage III Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Stage II Breast Cancer, and then Stage IV Metastatic Breast cancer, which she has conquered. Valerie is a true superhero—she currently has no evidence of disease—no trace of her cancer as of April 2019. The Pink Hulk has been accepted into almost 50 different play festivals worldwide since its 2016 debut, performed in over 25 different cities, including touring in Europe, and is a testament TO NEVER GIVE UP! It has won several awards including the Audience Choice Award in the Shenandoah Fringe and WOW Award in Sweden’s Gothenburg Fringe, and Valerie has been touring the show since 2016, including performances virtually throughout the pandemic. Valerie won the Act Solo Show Award in the Reykjavik Fringe Festival for her in-person performances in Iceland in July 2021. Valerie and The Pink Hulk have been featured on TV, radio, in publications and on podcasts, including NBC 4 New York, CBS, FOX, amNY, Heal magazine, The IndyStar, Breast Friends Cancer Support Radio Network, Mia’s World, First Online With Fran and is thrilled to be returning, The Crisis Help Show, the Jim Masters Show! Live, Tamara L. Hunter’s Service Hero Show and Reykjavik Fringe Festival podcast. Valerie raises money through The Pink Hulk performances for domestic and international cancer organizations. For more info on Valerie, visit https://pinkhulkplay.com/ The Asked and Answered by Soul podcast is dedicated to helping you understand that your Soul is the answer. If you want to learn more about your soul's answers and purpose, access your free guide at www.themythsofpurpose.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices