Battling through Trauma: Ricky's Journey

Beyond the Smile

Battling through Trauma

MaryLayo talks with Ricky Sluder, a Life & Relationship Coach, who shares about his journey surviving childhood abuse, neglect and loss. Ricky shares about what helped him to receive inner healing and develop his relationship with God.

MaryLayo’s spiritual wellness tip is: meditate on Revelations 3:20. For more insights on mental health and spiritual wellbeing. Remember to follow and share if you found the discussion helpful.

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Marylayo's spiritual wellbeing tip: Meditate on the bible scripture Revelation 3:20.

For dealing with mental health related matters, please seek specialist advice and support if needed.

Guest details:

Ricky is a Life & Relationship Coach and leading expert globally in the field of fraud detection and prevention. Ricky served the state of Texas as a Special Criminal Investigator (Hostage Negotiator), attached to an FBI Task Force in Dallas, TX.

After leaving law enforcement, Ricky spent 13 years working for large technology firms like IBM and SAS, offering fraud detection solutions and consulting services in more than 29 countries.

In 2022, Ricky published his book, Accepting Truth, Finding Hope! Being a childhood trauma survivor, and having battled Complex PTSD himself, Ricky developed a faith-based alternative to the traditional mental health model.

An avid writer, Ricky also enjoys writing feature length film screenplays, and he has a passion for public speaking. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Texas State University. A proud father of two, and a fifth generation Texan, he resides in Fort Worth, Texas.