Episode Description
Discover how to heal from trauma and turn your pain
into purpose with trauma recovery tools, real survivor
stories, and an intentional healing roadmap. In this
trauma healing podcast anniversary special, host Tracy
Smaldino shares her one-year journey, listener Q&A,
Year 2 announcements and a major giveaway.
One year ago Tracy Smaldino launched Trauma Rock Stars™
— a trauma healing podcast for survivors who are ready
to stop surviving and start headlining their own lives.
In this one year anniversary special, Tracy reveals the
deeply personal reason she chose July 10th as her launch
date, celebrates over 40,000 combined views and downloads,
answers listener questions, and announces a major giveaway.
🎁 ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAY — WIN THE BACKSTAGE PASS™
90-DAY PROGRAM FREE:
Subscribe by July 31, 2026:
https://traumarockstars.com/#newsletter
Must be 18+. No purchase necessary.
Winner announced early August.
Official Rules: [ADD LINK]
🔗 Everything you need: https://traumarockstars.com/#newsletter
✦ The real reason Tracy chose July 10th — and
what that date means
✦ Over 40,000 combined views and downloads —
what this year actually looked like
✦ The biggest lesson Year 1 taught her
✦ Why this show healed Tracy just as much as
she hoped it healed you
✦ Listener Q&A — your most asked questions,
most honest answers
✦ What's coming in Year 2: Rock Star 30™,
Backstage Pass™ 90-Day, the book & keynote
✦ A HUGE giveaway — win the Backstage Pass™
90-Day Program FREE
⏱️ CHAPTERS
0:02 — Hook: One Year Ago I Was Terrified
0:45 — Why July 10th: The Date I Chose
to Reclaim
2:05 — One Year By the Numbers
3:27 — The Biggest Lesson: The Work Behind
the Work
4:30 — How This Show Healed Me Too
5:44 — The Guests That Changed Everything
7:00 — Q&A: Why Did You Start the Podcast?
7:29 — Q&A: What's Been the Hardest Part?
8:30 — Q&A: Which Episode Impacted You Most?
10:22 — Q&A: Advice for Someone Scared to Start
11:30 — What's Coming in Year 2
12:20 — Rock Star 30™ & Backstage Pass™ Programs
13:30 — The Book & Keynote Speaking
14:47 — The Newsletter
15:00 — 🎁 The Anniversary Giveaway
16:57 — Closing: This Anniversary Is Ours
🎁 HOW TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:
→ Subscribe by July 31, 2026:
https://traumarockstars.com/#newsletter
→ No purchase necessary — email entry:
podcast@traumarockstars.com
Subject: "Anniversary Giveaway Entry"
→ Must be 18 or older
→ Winner announced early August 2026
→ Official Rules: [ADD LINK]
🎸 FREE RESOURCES:
→ Free Life Audit Quiz (5 min, free):
https://traumarockstars.com/lifeaudit
→ Rock Star 30™ Program:
https://form.typeform.com/to/qeZfPouw?typeform-source=traumarockstars.com
🎵 TRAUMA ROCK STARS™: Songs that Saved Us
Listen on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0mQfkVQtw1eB1eNSsD9ZQy
🌐 WEBSITE: https://traumarockstars.com
🔗 ALL LINKS: https://linktr.ee/traumarockstars
💛 WAYS TO SUPPORT TRAUMA ROCK STARS™:
☕ Buy Me a Coffee:
https://buymeacoffee.com/traumarockstars
🤝 Become a Supporter:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2526063/supporters/new
That's what Rock Stars do. We don't run from
hard dates. We take them back. We rewrite what
they mean.
You are not a groupie in someone else's story.
You are the headliner of your own.
Year Two starts now. 🎸