believe in yOUR beautiful SELF

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Hey there! Welcome to overcomeable.com and The Overcomeable Podcast. I’m your host, Trish Alikakos, and all I can say is that I'm on this earth trying to do my best for myself and humanity. And that can look totally different every day. 

If you’re one of the many of us out there, myself included, who have gone through, or are currently going through deeply challenging times in different areas of life –– then you know that oftentimes it can feel like no one understands, and like there’s no way out. If that’s the case, believe me you’re not alone. 

It was on my heart to create this website and podcast as a safe space to open up conversations around life’s challenges so that people who are struggling with difficult circumstances in their life can listen to stories of real people who’ve gone through similar difficulties.

During my time as a university instructor several years ago, one of my TAs, Hailey, ended her life. Hailey's death weighed heavily on me as I couldn't fathom what circumstances a 20-year-old could be experiencing that would lead to the decision that suicide was the answer. How did I miss this? Was there something I could've done to help? Why didn't she come to me for help? 

We never know what's going on in someone's life, and for the last several years, it’s been on my heart to try and help others who might be in a difficult point in life, who feel like they've hit rock bottom, and who feel like giving up. Having felt these lower energetic vibrations myself, I've learned a lot about our state of consciousness and I'm still learning as I go. And as I work to elevate my own frequency, I want to share what I learn with this community.

In 2020 I lost my dad, and I felt like part of me died, too. No matter how many hard times I'd been through up to that point, nothing had prepared me for the grief that I was about to experience. That was a year of loss after loss, and getting thrown into adrenal exhaustion and C-PTSD on top of the unexplainable grief of the loss of my dad set me up for an unexpected physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health crisis. I wondered how many other people were going through these things, and where those people were, because looking around, it felt like it was just me.

There are so many of us out there who are currently going through extremely challenging times in different areas of life – grief and loss, financial problems, social issues, academic and professional challenges, as well as difficulties in health, family, and relationships – and more. Oftentimes it can feel incredibly lonely. For many it can feel like there’s no way out.  But please know that’s not true! 

By bringing to light real-life stories about real struggles, trials, and tribulations, and how real people found light at the end of the tunnel, my hope is that my audience feels encouraged and empowered to overcome their difficulties and feel hopeful for better days ahead as our guests talk about how they got through their own challenges.

The mission of this website and podcast is to provide my audience with love and support, as well as tools and strategies that you can use to help get through the tough times and come back to who we're meant to be. 

You’ll hear guests talk about their own trials and tribulations and what they did to overcome and get to where they are today. 

In addition to real-life stories, we'll also talk about the importance of mindset in overcoming difficulties. We'll talk about building faith and confidence to face your fears. And we'll talk about the importance of loving yourself. 

Everything is energy, even our emotions. The key is to learn the difference between the higher and lower emotions that affect our physical and emotional lives and our overall well-being, and how to cultivate a lifestyle based in the higher vibrations. I did this for myself, and you can do it, too!

I believe in you and I’m so grateful that you’re here.

See you in the next episode...

Until then, keep your head up, be safe, and believe in yourself! You are valuable. 💖

"Believe you can and you’re halfway there." (Theodore Roosevelt)