http://www.dysfuntionallyfunctional.orgenMental HealthCopyright Dysfunctionally Functionalhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a5cfde799a0eae3767dce1deb4c7b610.jpghttp://www.dysfuntionallyfunctional.orgFri, 18 Nov 2022 01:26:13 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalDysfunctionally Functionalinfo@theresadeleon.netI am a newly published author who is a known activist. I am also known for talking about the topics no one wants to talk about. I have been called the female Howard Stern and I’m cool with that. I don’t care about your feelings, I care about making a...true29c8d7ae-0b4c-5d3e-b533-e41a6b50d818episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/karma-chameleon--50750785https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50750785Fri, 29 Jul 2022 17:52:25 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalIn this episode, I get to talk about karma and not in a good way. I signed up to talk about my actual life in real time to show parents and children around the world how to communicate and actual mend and heal. The saga with my daughter continues, but...9178adoption,anxiety,cancer,daughters,depression,girls,mentalhealth,obsession,oppression,parenting,possession,raisingchildren,relationships,separation,suicide,survivov,talktherapy,therapy,toxictruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/listen-to-your-heart--50747944https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50747944Fri, 29 Jul 2022 14:13:13 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalI am back from a work trip and yes, I am still dealing with having my first born out in the world ghosting me. Let's see where I am today with, because things have taken a more emotional and defensive turn on my part. What's going on you ask? Click...4789answers,anxiety,badluck,cancer,children,communication,depression,fixmykid,goodluck,howtocommunicatewithmychilld,karma,life,mentalhealth,parenting,savealife,separation,spirituality,suicide,survivor,teenstruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pennyroyal-tea--50501660https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50501660Thu, 07 Jul 2022 20:31:57 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalIn this episode, I discuss communication between parents and children of all ages. I discuss all points of view and ask everyone to take a look at their portion of the situation at hand and really ask themselves if they're truly willing to own their...4789addiction,communication,counseling,dealing,healing,leaders,lgbtq,life,memories,mentalhealth,mentalillness,parenting,regression,suicide,teenageers,unitytruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/easy-on-me--50422038https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50422038Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:00:21 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalJoin me as I go through the stages of healing and grief as I have to make the tough decision to retract from one of my children.2150abandonment,anxiety,children,communication,depression,girls,mentalhealth,parenting,separation,teensfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reflection--50396118https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50396118Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:42:43 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalIn this episode your questions about how to "heal," are answered. My show is a reality show in real time in the form of a podcast and this morning I was awakened by the most vile text a parent, especially a mother, would kill themselves over. Instead,...7711abuse,addiction,anxiety,children,death,depression,disrespect,drugs,greif,lgbtq+,life,mentalhealth,mentalhealthawareness,murder,parenting,ptsd,sexualassault,suicide,survivor,teenagerstruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-will-not-go-back--50383211https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50383211Mon, 27 Jun 2022 20:22:22 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalThis is by far the most controversial episode yet. In this episode, I discuss sexual assault and rape within relationships. You are not a victim, let me help guide you to healing. This is a tough episode, but the heal you have to deal...5025anxiety,children,death,depression,domesticviolence,healing,mentalhealthawareness,parenting,rape,relationships,sex,sexualabuse,suicide,survivor,teens,victimtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-m-walking-on-sunshine--50147017I am coming across so many lost children and some have even taken their lives over this very topic and felt alone because they were shunned by family. It's time I and others like me educate on how to deal with special children with spiritual abilities and start loving them in as God does because we are made to believe that He did create us all in His own image right?!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50147017Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:10:47 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalI am going there yet again with a very controversial and taboo topic: Religion vs. Spirituality! I am coming across so many lost children and some have even taken their lives over this very topic and felt alone because they were shunned by family....I am coming across so many lost children and some have even taken their lives over this very topic and felt alone because they were shunned by family. It's time I and others like me educate on how to deal with special children with spiritual abilities and start loving them in as God does because we are made to believe that He did create us all in His own image right?!]]>4018astrology,chirstianity,evolution,god,harrassment,history,life,mentalhealth,occultism,parenting,religion,spirituality,tarottruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/change--50051369https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50051369Fri, 03 Jun 2022 15:45:06 +0000Dysfunctionally Functional3112career,change,children,depression,energy,family,finance,life,love,manifestdestiny,marriage,mentalhealth,mindset,negative,parenting,positive,vibesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-whole-new-world--49959145https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49959145Thu, 26 May 2022 19:04:30 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalThis is for all the parents out there who look at their children and don't recognize them. This is for the future leaders of our country. Parents need to take back control of our lost children.5427breakthecycle,children,dicipline,family,hate,kids,love,mentalhealth,parenting,respect,suicide,takeactiontruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teenage-wasteland--49620237https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49620237Mon, 02 May 2022 02:08:55 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalThis is a hard one for sure. There have been severe incidences that have occured at my children's schools this past week that led to 2 children being hosptialized for skull fractures and brain bleeds and at another school, the kid was jumped by 8 kids...5348bullying,crime,gangs,mentalhealth,suicidetruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/girls-just-want-to-have-fun--49573310https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49573310Wed, 27 Apr 2022 19:04:37 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalAren't you all tired of the rat race of "normal," life? What is "normal,' anyway? In this episode i discuss how and why we should all be finding time to be a kid, to treat ourselves, and to have FUN! I also read an excerpt from my book. Good stuff, I...4189family,fun,lgbtq+,life,mentalhealthtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-hurts--48604242https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48604242Sat, 05 Feb 2022 20:29:41 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalI did it, I broke my own rule and fell in love, but it is not my heart that hurts. In this episode I talk about a girl who has penatrated my heart and made me "feel" again, but can she find the time to drop everything in her life to find self-love?????6276heartbreak,lgbtq,love,mentalhealth,selflovetruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blood-who-ain-t-family--47579873https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47579873Sun, 21 Nov 2021 04:19:07 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalBlood doesn't make you family, it makes you related. Loyalty and respect, now that makes you family. In this episode, I am going there yet again and I hope you can handle it. As we prepare to walk into Thanksgiving week, I thought it was important to...7388depression,family,holidays,self-worth,suicidetruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teenagers-scare-the-living-shit-out-of-me--47404380https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47404380Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:14:56 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalWhen did kids start telling us what to do? When did we stop parenting and letting our kids run us over? When will we, as parents wake up and realize our kids are out of control? When we realize our kids are the future leader of this county? In this...5171culture,education,family,parenting,teenstruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rihannon--47257774https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47257774Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:22:57 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalHalloween, oh how you bring out the worst in people. I am going in on Halloween, religion, stigmas, Dia De Los Muertos, and so much more in this week's episode. I am challenging you all to do something very hard, but highly beneficial. I am real and...5832death,halloween,life,muertos,spiritualitytruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dancing-in-the-sky--47055477https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47055477Wed, 20 Oct 2021 01:31:17 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalTonight at 2:37 am will be the 4 year anniversary of me losing my father i a very sudden, unexpectedly, and tragic way. This is my tribute to him and my advise for all of us grieving the loss of someone we loved so deeply. It doesn't get easier, but...3637death,depression,grief,life,losstruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/true-colors--46931124https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46931124Tue, 12 Oct 2021 01:52:26 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalI see your true colors and they are beautiful, like a rainbow my son. I want the world to help me celebrate you as you should be celebrated every day. So, here's my birthday present to you.2755birthday,family,life,momlife,sonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-if-god-was-one-of-us--46854817https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46854817Wed, 06 Oct 2021 21:17:31 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalI am going there, yet again. I am asking the tough questions about the most taboo topic of all time...RELIGION. Who is God? What is God? What if He were one of us today? Are you prepared to take a deep, long, hard look in the mirror and be honest with...4860church,faith,god,life,religiontruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bitch--46433420I am always going to be controversial, but who actually defines what is controversial or not...REALLY?! Let's get down and dirty as I peel back the onion layers, tug at your heart-strings, and piss you the fuck off. I DARE YOU :)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46433420Wed, 08 Sep 2021 20:04:14 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalIn this episode I GO THERE!!! I am talking about being accountable for our OWN actions and/or reactions to the things of this world and the other "bitches," we can't seem to stop talking about (this includes our own kids)! I am always going to be...I am always going to be controversial, but who actually defines what is controversial or not...REALLY?! Let's get down and dirty as I peel back the onion layers, tug at your heart-strings, and piss you the fuck off. I DARE YOU :)]]>6966behavior,kids,life,parenting,teenstruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bulls-on-parade--46134939Grab your popcorn, this is just the beginning :)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46134939Wed, 18 Aug 2021 01:18:17 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalThe time has come for me to be the voice for the voiceless yet again. I am taking Swift Transportation down and here's the whole story. I have never in my entire life, and I've lived such an insane life that I have a 4 book deal out of it, the way I...Grab your popcorn, this is just the beginning :)]]>5595swift,swifttransportation,tellall,trucking,whistleblowertruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cancel-culture--45715277https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45715277Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:02:41 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalGrab your tiki torches becaue this is going to be a hot one. I have been banned by many social media platforms for cancelling "Cancel Culture," and now that I have been given my own platform, I'm coming in hot. So, grab some popcorn and a glass of...3570blm,culture,freedom,history,millenialstruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-thousand-years--45469527Persoally, I do not care for the new labels that continue to come out and I am not open to being educated about them becasue at the end of the day, we are all just HUMAN.
So, let's jump in.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45469527Sun, 27 Jun 2021 19:04:15 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalIn this episode, I talk about LABELS!!! I want to discuss sexuality, gender, relationships, love, life, psychological, and mental health surrounding "love." Persoally, I do not care for the new labels that continue to come out and I am not open to...Persoally, I do not care for the new labels that continue to come out and I am not open to being educated about them becasue at the end of the day, we are all just HUMAN.
So, let's jump in.]]>3017lgbtq,life,love,partner,relationshiopstruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-can-only-imagine--45459361
In this episode, I go in depth as to why birthdays and unequivocally, life are so important to me and I take it to a spiritual level.

This episode is dedicated to John. Happy Birthday, you are the brightest gift to our family and to the world. I am entirely fascinated with your beautiful mind and can't wait to see you continue to grow and change the world, one person at a time.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45459361Sun, 27 Jun 2021 03:26:55 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalBeing a newly published author, I've opened the doors into my eccentric and beautiful mind. I have always remained a vocal, but private and guarded person when it comes to my passions and feelings because of my tragic upbringing. In this episode,...
In this episode, I go in depth as to why birthdays and unequivocally, life are so important to me and I take it to a spiritual level.

This episode is dedicated to John. Happy Birthday, you are the brightest gift to our family and to the world. I am entirely fascinated with your beautiful mind and can't wait to see you continue to grow and change the world, one person at a time.]]>2495birthdays,celebrate,children,family,gift,grow,laugh,learn,life,live,love,memories,parenting,spiritualfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teenage-wasteland--45459250http://www.dysfunctionallyfunctional.org]]>Buzzsprout-8691011Sat, 12 Jun 2021 20:00:00 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalIn this episode I talk about our children, their issues, but most importantly the "Wasteland," they feel they are growing up in and how it truly is our problem as parents. I could have been a product of my environment and for a short time, I was...http://www.dysfunctionallyfunctional.org]]>2589abuse,accountability as a parent,communication with teens,dependency,downfall of our youth,learned behavior,lgbtq,mental illness,overcoming,parenting teens,self harming teens,signs of distress with your ki,teensfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/welcome-to-dysfunctionally-functional--45459251Buzzsprout-8656434Mon, 07 Jun 2021 02:00:00 +0000Dysfunctionally FunctionalTake a journey with me as I open the doors, windows, and closets to let out all my skeletons, my highly dysfunctional upbringing, mental health, drug abuse, domestic violence, rape, child molestation, and so much more out.I am a newly published author...2561depression,domestic violence,drugs,family,life,mental illness,molestation,rape,suicidefalsefull