Be VicTORIEus with Dr. Torie

Be VicTORIEus Ep. 103

EToyare Williams

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Dr. Helena Fields first joined Be VicTORIEus back in episode 5, sharing her lupus journey from the dark. As part of our Cycle Breaker Graduate Series she returns as the newly minted Dr. Fields with a kidney transplant behind her, a doctorate in hand, and a story that turned this into an educational podcast about Adverse Childhood Experiences. 

In this conversation with Dr. VicTORIEus, she breaks down what cycle breaking actually looks like, how ACEs show up in the body and not just the mind, and how she became the first in her family to earn a doctorate as a single Black woman.

We talk lupus advocacy, generational trauma, special education teacher resiliency, parenting and legacy, and the support systems that carry you to the other side of a hard diagnosis.


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00:00 Intro and why this episode matters

01:25 Welcome back Dr. Helena Fields

03:30 What it means to be a cycle breaker

05:40 Her lupus journey and kidney transplant

08:30 First in her family to earn a doctorate

11:30 Her dissertation on special education teacher resiliency

14:00 How ACEs awareness changed since episode 5

16:40 A poolside story on normalizing abuse

19:30 ACEs and the body, the link to chronic illness

21:50 Parenting, legacy, and raising her son Jordan

24:10 Lupus and kidney advocacy work

26:30 Advice for anyone starting their healing journey

28:30 Her upcoming book and where to find her

30:10 Closing and the Victorious Foundation

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#aces #bevictorieus #adversechildhoodexperiences #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #aceambassador