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Crowned With Purpose: Karen Diaz's Journey Through Mental Health, Faith, and Community Leadership
In this powerful and deeply personal episode of the Refine and Shine Podcast, host Angelina Rivera sits down with performer, photographer, and community advocate Karen Diaz to explore her journey from trauma and anxiety to advocacy, healing, and impact.
Karen opens up about her experience with childhood trauma, bullying, panic disorder, and an eating disorder, and how years of survival eventually led her to seek therapy, faith, and true community support. She shares the pivotal moments that reshaped her life, including her mental health breaking point in 2019 and how returning home to heal…
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