The Journey with Mark Astor

What if everything we’ve been taught about mental health especially in movies and media is completely wrong? In this episode, Danielle Blum shares how her journey as an author evolved into something much deeper: a mission to challenge the harmful narratives surrounding trauma and dissociative identity. Through the creation of her psychological thriller Fragments of Affection, Danielle conducted over 100 interviews with individuals ...

Why do people stay in abusive relationships even when the danger is clear from the outside? In this powerful conversation, Mark sits down with licensed clinical social worker Maggie Mccane to explore the complex psychological dynamics behind trauma, domestic violence, and healing. Drawing from years of experience working with survivors, offenders, and individuals navigating deep emotional wounds, Maggie explains why leaving an abus...

What does it really mean to lead with service in a world that often rewards self-promotion? In this episode, Mark Astor sits down with Steven Ramona to explore how genuine relationship-building, consistent value, and a servant-first mindset can open doors most people spend years trying to force open. Steven shares how serving others has shaped his approach to business, podcasting, and networking, and why the strongest opportunities...

In this powerful episode of The Journey with Mark Astor, Mark sits down with former prosecutor and civil litigator JoDee Neil to unpack one of the most misunderstood realities of workplace sexual harassment: retaliation. While many conversations focus on the misconduct itself, JoDee explains why retaliation after someone speaks up is often where the deepest damage occurs. Drawing on over two decades of legal experience including pr...

A family home became a crime scene. What followed wasn’t just grief it was a reckoning. In this deeply personal conversation, Kacia Warren shares how losing her sister to a devastating combination of prescription medication and fentanyl forced her to confront the generational patterns of trauma and addiction that had shaped her family for decades. What began as unimaginable loss became the catalyst for a powerful mission: to break ...

What happens when addiction isn’t something you stumbled into but something you were raised around?

Joshua Pair grew up in a world where methamphetamine wasn’t hidden it was normalized. What began as exposure eventually became experimentation, then dependence, and ultimately a spiral that cost him his scholarship, stability, and relationships. But what makes Joshua’s story different isn’t just the depth of his struggle it’s what he ...

What if the very moment that threatened to derail your dreams… became the reason you built something bigger? At just 9 years old, Olivia Atkin was diagnosed with epilepsy a life-altering experience that forced her to trade Junior Olympic swim lanes for a new kind of purpose. In this powerful conversation, Olivia shares how one unexpected health crisis became the defining moment that shaped her mindset, her mission, and her journey ...

What if the key to multiplying your business valuation wasn’t just hustle but a trademark? In this episode of The Journey, attorney Mark G. Astor sits down with brand protection strategist and IP litigator L.A. Perkins to explore the legal strategies that transformed one client’s business and helped her sell for 900% more than the original offer. From cease and desist letters to courtroom wins, L.A. reveals the unseen power of inte...