Victim To Victory Podcast

Tracey Cook

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At Victim to Victory, we share inspiring stories of individuals who have transformed their lives by overcoming incredible obstacles. Our channel is dedicated to showcasing real-life experiences of resilience, determination, and triumph. Whether it's beating the odds, rising above challenges, or finding light in the darkest times, these stories are here to motivate and uplift you.👉Get your copy of the Victim to Victory BookEach Chapter has a unique QR code where you can watch the interview and read each contributing Authors chapters and stories.https://amzn.asia/d/1zmcvVU

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Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Tracey Cook turns candid accounts of addiction, mental illness, family rupture, and recovery into clear records of how people rebuild their lives.

Victim To Victory Podcast gives personal transformation the shape of an extended testimony. Tracey Cook invites guests to recount the crises behind their public work, then follows up on the emotional decisions, relationships, and sources of support that moved them toward…

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Tracey Cook's victory stories leave room for a brother's addiction and a family's helplessness, if you do too.

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  • to hear how a family coped with a brother's opioid addiction as a wedding approached
  • to hear someone living with bipolar disorder describe asking for help and getting treatment
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Mom’s Cancer, My Crossroads: Choosing Purpose Over NumbMar 16, 2025

A patient, grief-filled conversation about addiction, family memory, and what comes after loss.

Victim to Victory follows Kendra Budachewski's family story with plainspoken warmth. Tracey Cook gives her room to talk through Brian's drug struggle, the car accident that came before his oxycodone use, and the jail, homelessness, and loss that followed.

"Awakening your own true potential" V2V Interview Featuring Deborah Marie IsisOct 16, 2022

A candid recovery story shaped by depression, a suspected brain hemorrhage, and a later brain-lining infection.

Victim to Victory presents Deborah Marie Isis's story as a plainspoken account of work, family, depression, and medical crisis. It follows her time as a qualified counselor and therapist, her later work in schools, the birth of her daughter at 39, and the postnatal depression…

"Change Starts with Your Story" V2V Solo Story with Tracey Lee CookSep 24, 2022

A direct survival story about leaving, recovery, and rebuilding.

Tracey Cook's account moves from a childhood in Perth, Western Australia, shaped by limited money, harsh put-downs, and a sense of not fitting in, toward a life built on self respect and purpose.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Mom’s Cancer, My Crossroads: Choosing Purpose Over Numb

    Tracey Cook opens with an introduction to Kendra Budachewski and notes that they connected through the Ray and Jessica Higdon Play to Win reality show in 2019.

    Mar 16, 2025·29m·1 clip
  2. 2

    "Balancing Act: Writing through a Bipolar life" V2V Interview featuring Kitt O'Malley

    Hidden gem

    Tracey Cook introduces Victim to Victory with Kit O’Malley, author of Balancing Act, Writing Through a Bipolar Life, a former psychotherapist, and a mental health advocate living with bipolar disorder.

    Oct 16, 2022·26m·1 clip
  3. 3

    "Don't become a victim of yourself" V2V interview featuring Agi Mooy

    Oct 16, 2022·26m
  4. 4

    "Awakening your own true potential" V2V Interview Featuring Deborah Marie Isis

    Hidden gem

    Tracey Cook welcomes Deborah Marie Isis to Victim to Victory and introduces her as an intuitive empowerment coach who helps ambitious people free their minds.

    Oct 16, 2022·22m
  5. 5

    "Change Starts with Your Story" V2V Solo Story with Tracey Lee Cook

    Tracey Cook tells her own story in full for the first time.

    Sep 24, 2022·23m·2 clips
  6. 6

    "I didn't like who I was" V2V Interview Featuring Edie DeVilbiss

    Sep 23, 2022·18m
  7. 7

    "I decided to take all the BS out of my life" V2V Interview Featuring Nefertiti San Miguel

    Sep 23, 2022·19m
  8. 8

    "PTSD is part of me and I am learning to live with it" V2V Interview Featuring Diane Belanger

    Diane Belanger connects her PTSD and depression to her father’s 2007 death in a house fire, after which fire smells and alarms triggered panic and shaking.

    Sep 23, 2022·18m·1 clip
  9. 9

    "A melody of life means always stay positive" V2V Interview Featuring Aaron Leung

    Victim to Victory Podcast features Aaron Liang, a Hong Kong-born speaker who became a world champion impromptu speaker after childhood displacement and bullying in Singapore.

    Sep 23, 2022·25m·1 clip
  10. 10

    "I was there on the floor sobbing" V2V Interview Featuring Vivian Cobb

    Vivian Cobb describes sobbing on her late husband's floor before leaving the house feeling unexpectedly lighter.

    Sep 23, 2022·22m·1 clip
  11. 11

    "When you feel abandoned you feel like you loose everything" V2V Interview Featuring Aleksandra Rehar

    Sep 23, 2022·20m
  12. 12

    "Not every tragedy stays a tragedy" V2V Interview Featuring Ruby McDonald

    Sep 22, 2022·13m
  13. 13

    "As well as she did, she was not going to make it" V2V Interview Featuring Lisa Barrett-Oliver

    Sep 22, 2022·22m
  14. 14

    "I said my prayers and wrote my letters" V2V Interview featuring Pamela Morgan

    Sep 21, 2022·17m
  15. 15

    "I want to change people's perspective" V2V Interview featuring Clare Williamson

    Sep 21, 2022·23m
  16. 16

    "I questioned what my purpose might be" V2V Interview featuring Justine Martin

    Sep 21, 2022·21m
  17. 17

    "Dance was my therapy" V2V Interview Featuring Phoebe Leona

    Sep 13, 2022·27m
  18. 18

    "PTSD is part of me and I'm learning to live with it" V2V Interview Featuring Diane Belanger

    Sep 12, 2022·19m
  19. 19

    "Helping others achieve before 2020 Hindsight" V2V Interview Featuring Oliver Marcelle

    Sep 4, 2022·30m
  20. 20

    "I was blindsided by what my second husband done to my kids" V2V Interview featuring Susan Patterson

    Sep 4, 2022·21m
  21. 21

    "That's when I was diagnosed with MS" V2V Interview Featuring Carlyn Shaw

    Sep 1, 2022·24m
  22. 22

    "There's a lot of pain when you feel like you are invisible" V2V Interview Featuring Alex Dumas

    Aug 31, 2022·18m
  23. 23

    "I used to work in a male dominated corporate environment" V2V Interview Featuring Jocelyn Chong

    Aug 31, 2022·15m
  24. 24

    "Finding joy in a joyless time" V2V Interview Featuring Kim Nesbitt

    Aug 29, 2022·18m
  25. 25

    "I gave myself permission" V2V Interview featuring Einav Avni

    Aug 29, 2022·21m
  26. 26

    "I got a spiritual slap" V2V Interview Featuring Sharon Caren

    Aug 28, 2022·31m
  27. 27

    "I was riddled with fear as a people pleaser" V2V Interview featuring Lynda Sunshine West

    Aug 16, 2022·29m
  28. 28

    "From Pain to Passion" V2V Interview Featuring Sarah Cuoco

    Aug 14, 2022·32m
  29. 29

    "I was not able to verbalize or vocalize my challenges" V2V Interview featuring Anita Bangale

    Aug 13, 2022·20m
  30. 30

    "Dreamers sometimes feel alone" V2V Interview featuring Richard Blank

    Aug 10, 2022·50m
  31. 31

    "Designing a life intentionally" V2V interview featuring Lisa Pilon

    Aug 9, 2022·21m
  32. 32

    "Mortgage broker to online marketer" V2V Interview featuring Yolanda Kennerly

    Aug 5, 2022·27m
  33. 33

    "Permission to bounce back" V2V Interview featuring Jessica Rosario

    Jul 17, 2022·28m
  34. 34

    "Sanity is a full-time job" V2V interview featuring Craig (Gregorio) Lewis

    Jul 16, 2022·21m
  35. 35

    Karmic Marketing with Dr Joe Vitale - SPECIAL EDITION V2V interview featuring Dr Joe Vitale

    Jun 11, 2022·31m
  36. 36

    "Life Re-Imagined" V2V interview featuring Summer Picha

    Jun 1, 2022·21m
  37. 37

    "Life Re-Imagined" V2V interview featuring Summer Picha

    May 29, 2022·21m
  38. 38

    "The Power of Choices" V2V interview featuring Bob Clarke

    May 26, 2022·30m
  39. 39

    "I have to go with my gut with this one" V2V interview featuring Teresa Selby Fink

    May 23, 2022·18m
  40. 40

    I have to go with my gut with this V2V interview featuring Teresa Fink

    May 23, 2022·18m
  41. 41

    "Past be gone, Future be God" V2V interview featuring Vicki Viccora

    May 15, 2022·21m
  42. 42

    "Wounded NOT broken" V2V interview featuring Mona Cattan

    May 3, 2022·19m
  43. 43

    "Writing for the greater good" V2V interview featuring Lil Barcaski

    Apr 24, 2022·37m
  44. 44

    "Monsters in my house" V2V interview featuring Walter McKinley

    Apr 10, 2022·37m
  45. 45

    "Each of us have an emotional trash can" V2V interview featuring Heidi Gruss

    Feb 27, 2022·30m
  46. 46

    "Can't didn't do shit!' V2V interview featuring Justin C Kurtz

    Feb 19, 2022·42m
  47. 47

    "He was a bad boy that I thought would protect me" V2V podcast interview featuring Emily Hodgson

    Feb 13, 2022·39m
  48. 48

    "I had a near death experience" V2V interview featuring Tatiana Vilarea

    Feb 13, 2022·45m
  49. 49

    "Everything is figure-outable" V2V interview featuring Monica Wanner

    Feb 5, 2022·25m
  50. 50

    "I was the victim of an online romance scam" V2V interview featuring Stacey Roi

    Feb 5, 2022·1h
  51. 51

    Karmic Marketing with Dr Joe Vitale - SPECIAL EDITION V2V interview featuring Dr Joe Vitale

    Jan 30, 2022·1m
  52. 52

    "Creativity, Integrity & Passion" V2V interview featuring Deborah Neary

    Jan 30, 2022·33m
  53. 53

    "I'm in my comfort zone are you?" V2V interview featuring Sigrid McNab

    Jan 30, 2022·16m
  54. 54

    "Create a life you love" V2V interview featuring Chantal Cox

    Jan 23, 2022·20m
  55. 55

    "Freedom to revel" V2V interview featuring Elaine Payne

    Jan 18, 2022·20m
  56. 56

    "My purple robe" V2V interview featuring Koriani Baptist

    Jan 10, 2022·25m
  57. 57

    "Prospering with pets" V2V interview featuring Amelia Johnson

    Jan 8, 2022·24m
  58. 58

    "Going from strength to strength" V2V interview featuring Karen Bromberg

    Jan 8, 2022·24m
  59. 59

    "Love lifted me" V2V interview featuring Darlene Williams

    Jan 6, 2022·25m
  60. 60

    "Bloom without boundaries" V2V interview featuring Effie Sanford

    Jan 2, 2022·27m
  61. 61

    "Free to be me" V2V interview featuring Rachel Rideout

    Jan 2, 2022·27m
  62. 62

    "I don't want anyone to feel alone" V2V interview featuring Shannon Monet

    Dec 24, 2021·20m
  63. 63

    "At 45 I had a stroke & everything changed" V2V interview featuring Brook Visser

    Dec 24, 2021·24m
  64. 64

    "I finally learned how to deal with my experiences" V2V interview featuring Susan Patterson

    Dec 24, 2021·24m
  65. 65

    "I was a victim of my circumstances" V2V interview featuring Angela Legh

    Dec 18, 2021·35m
  66. 66

    "Go for yes" V2V interview featuring Stacey Hall

    Dec 18, 2021·36m
  67. 67

    "How I stopped a meltdown at the park" V2V interview featuring Gary Martinez Jr

    Dec 7, 2021·29m
  68. 68

    "From broken to beloved" V2V interview featuring Patricia Doucet

    Dec 3, 2021·25m
  69. 69

    "Sometimes you don't know how to start healing" V2V interview featuring Candice Smiley

    Nov 28, 2021·30m
  70. 70

    "I remember saying HELP me come out of this" V2V interview featuring Melanie Wood

    Nov 27, 2021·26m
  71. 71

    "I felt unsure of the future" V2V interview featuring Kusha Kalra

    Nov 27, 2021·26m
  72. 72

    "It's been challenging to find treatment" V2V interview featuring Sara German

    Nov 27, 2021·28m
  73. 73

    "I had to leave" V2V interview featuring Genevieve Joy

    Nov 27, 2021·29m
  74. 74

    "Four years ago I was in a down ward spiral" V2V interview featuring Emmitt Savannah 111

    Nov 27, 2021·32m
  75. 75

    "I was given up for adoption by a teen Mum" V2V interview featuring Nicole Terrell

    Nov 27, 2021·22m
  76. 76

    "I was hit by the theatre bug" V2V interview featuring Kim McIntyre

    Nov 27, 2021·19m
  77. 77

    "Be the Phoenix of your own life" V2V interview featuring Julie Paulston

    Nov 21, 2021·30m
  78. 78

    "Recovering from multiple life-changing events" V2V Interview featuring Jennifer Chapman

    Nov 21, 2021·27m
  79. 79

    "For 4 years I was in physical pain" V2V interview featuring Katja Matosevic

    Nov 21, 2021·26m
  80. 80

    "From survivor to thriver" V2V interview featuring Lois Wagner

    Nov 21, 2021·23m
  81. 81

    "I like bringing awareness to Autism" V2V Interview Featuring Special Guest Jimmy Clare

    Nov 21, 2021·23m
  82. 82

    "Misfit in hell to heaven expat" V2V Interview featuring Kathy McDaniel

    Nov 21, 2021·21m
  83. 83

    "A virus had gotten into my spinal cord" V2V interview with Alison Leitheiser

    Nov 21, 2021·30m
  84. 84

    "For 4 years I was in physical pain" V2V interview featuring Katja Matosevic

    Nov 21, 2021·26m
  85. 85

    "From survivor to thriver" V2V interview featuring Lois Wagner

    Nov 21, 2021·23m
  86. 86

    "I couldn't believe the situation changed so much" V2V interview featuring Natalie Robinson Bruner

    Nov 21, 2021·15m
  87. 87

    "I couldn't believe the situation changed so much" V2V interview featuring Natalie Robinson Bruner

    Nov 14, 2021·15m
  88. 88

    "Be the phoenix of your own life" V2V interview featuring Julie Paulston

    Nov 14, 2021·30m
  89. 89

    "Recovering from multiple life-changing events" V2V Interview featuring Jennifer Chapman

    Nov 7, 2021·27m
  90. 90

    "Misfit in hell to heaven expat" V2V Interview featuring Kathy McDaniel

    Nov 6, 2021·21m
  91. 91

    How Do You Find Yourself After Everyone Told You Who to Be?

    Nov 4, 2021·18m
  92. 92

    "I had a very toxic workplace culture" V2V interview featuring Katie Corbett

    Nov 4, 2021·22m
  93. 93

    How Do We Raise Kids in a World of Violence?

    Nov 4, 2021·24m
  94. 94

    "I want to go where no-one knows my back story" V2V interview featuring Tasha Wilson

    Nov 4, 2021·17m
  95. 95

    "I like bringing awareness to Autism" V2V Featuring Special Guest Jimmy Clare

    Nov 4, 2021·23m
  96. 96

    Is There Light on the Other Side of Loss?

    Nov 4, 2021·25m
  97. 97

    What If Self-Forgiveness Is the Key to Freedom?

    Nov 4, 2021·27m
  98. 98

    The Hidden Virus That Attacked Her Spine and Transformed Her Path

    Nov 4, 2021·30m
  99. 99

    Why Motivation Alone Isn’t Enough (And What You Need Instead)

    Oct 1, 2021·38m
  100. 100

    How Champions Are Built in the Dark

    Oct 1, 2021·38m
  101. 101

    What I Wish I Knew Before and After Cancer Treatment

    Oct 1, 2021·27m
  102. 102

    How I Quit My Soul-Sucking Job and Launched My Business

    Sep 19, 2021·18m
  103. 103

    Why Being an Introvert Is More Than a Personality Label

    Sep 18, 2021·17m
  104. 104

    Empowering Humanity Through Conscious Conversation

    Sep 18, 2021·28m
  105. 105

    The Impact of Selfless Service and Compassion

    Sep 5, 2021·25m
  106. 106

    How to Build Unshakable Confidence After Trauma

    Aug 28, 2021·17m
  107. 107

    Why Small Shifts Create Massive Impact in Your Life

    Aug 21, 2021·30m
  108. 108

    Why Personal Growth Is the Key to Reaching Your Dreams

    Aug 17, 2021·39m
  109. 109

    Marine Veteran Turned Motivational Speaker Changing Lives

    Aug 10, 2021·24m
  110. 110

    "I just knew I had to overcome" V2V interview with CL King

    Aug 9, 2021·24m
  111. 111

    Financial wellbeing expert panel series V2V Featuring Craig Minter

    Jun 13, 2021·33m
  112. 112

    From Foster Care to Empowerment: A Journey of Transformation

    May 15, 2021·26m
  113. 113

    Health & Wellness Experts V2V panel series

    Apr 29, 2021·1h 1m
  114. 114

    Clarity Before Divorce: What Every Woman Needs to Know

    Apr 11, 2021·26m
  115. 115

    Lessons from a Native American Warrior: Rising Above Trauma

    Apr 10, 2021·38m
  116. 116

    The shift that made me go from food banks to first class

    Apr 10, 2021·23m
  117. 117

    How to Build Unshakable Confidence After Trauma

    Mar 27, 2021·18m
  118. 118

    How Special Needs Moms Can Reclaim Their Health and Energy

    Mar 27, 2021·27m
  119. 119

    How to Stop Feeling Broken and Start Feeling Empowered

    Mar 27, 2021·33m
  120. 120

    From Broken to Brave: A Journey of Faith and Freedom

    Mar 1, 2021·31m
  121. 121

    The Truth About Women’s Wellness After Stress and Setbacks

    Feb 27, 2021·24m
  122. 122

    How to Thrive Physically, Mentally, and Emotionally Every Day

    Feb 27, 2021·37m
  123. 123

    How to Heal Trauma Through Hypnotherapy and Energy Work

    Feb 13, 2021·38m
  124. 124

    "Professional speaker & presenter" V2V interview with Pat Quinn

    Jan 31, 2021·26m
  125. 125

    Transform Your Life with Breath, Movement, and Mindfulness

    Jan 30, 2021·47m
  126. 126

    Why Impostor Syndrome Is Holding You Back (And How to Beat It)

    Jan 30, 2021·48m
  127. 127

    Overcoming Rejection, Loss, and Trauma Through Faith

    Jan 30, 2021·38m
  128. 128

    How to Reclaim Your Health and Joy After a High-Stress Career

    Jan 24, 2021·41m
  129. 129

    When my Dad died I was told to Man Up: What does that even mean?

    Dec 11, 2020·47m
  130. 130

    'I have a physical gift" V2V interview featuring Win Charles

    Dec 9, 2020·26m
  131. 131

    From Single Mom to Successful Entrepreneur: How She Did It

    Dec 2, 2020·52m
  132. 132

    "I'm my own worst enemy" V2V interiew featuring Ryan Johnson

    Nov 28, 2020·47m
  133. 133

    Surviving Flesh-Eating Bacteria: A Story of Resilience and Gratitude

    Nov 18, 2020·40m
  134. 134

    What Every Parent and Educator Should Know About Child Safety & Preventing Sexual Abuse

    Nov 15, 2020·45m
  135. 135

    Rewrite Your Story: The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything

    Nov 4, 2020·29m
  136. 136

    Creating the I AM Movement: Helping Youth Rise Above Labels

    Oct 24, 2020·25m
  137. 137

    Parenting a Child with Cancer: The Raw Truth Behind the Strength

    Oct 20, 2020·39m
  138. 138

    "BANG! BANG! I was shot" V2V interview featuring Eric Patrick Thomas

    Oct 9, 2020·1h 21m
  139. 139

    He Chose Faith Over Fear — This Is What Happened Next

    Sep 30, 2020·29m
  140. 140

    Surviving the Darkness: A Story of Faith and Second Chances

    Jul 28, 2020·33m
  141. 141

    "I've been suicidal at various times of my life" featuring Michelle Culberson V2V

    Jul 19, 2020·35m
  142. 142

    Healing Cancer Through Food, Faith & Fierce Determination

    Jul 16, 2020·34m
  143. 143

    How Les Brown Turned Adversity Into Motivation for Millions

    Jul 6, 2020·29m
  144. 144

    The Courage to Heal: A Story of Resilience, Triggers & Transformation

    Jun 12, 2020·30m
  145. 145

    "I was born into poverty" featuring Elsa Morgan V2V

    May 29, 2020·32m
  146. 146

    We were married for a total of 6 hours: Then this happened

    May 23, 2020·26m
  147. 147

    He broke a bone in my neck when he strangled me

    May 21, 2020·38m
  148. 148

    From Hollywoord stunt woman to animal rescuer

    May 16, 2020·27m
  149. 149

    I was drugged and refuse to let what happened define me

    May 6, 2020·33m
  150. 150

    Postpartum Anxiety: I Wasn’t Okay—But I Kept Going

    Apr 8, 2020·40m
  151. 151

    Losing a Baby, Finding a Way: What No One Sees

    Mar 28, 2020·22m
  152. 152

    "I was raped when I was 8" featuring Rebekah Dooley

    Mar 28, 2020·33m
  153. 153

    I lost my Mom and sister in this way and things have to change

    Mar 28, 2020·40m
  154. 154

    I Woke Up Blind After a Coma—Learning to Live Again

    Mar 10, 2020·32m
  155. 155

    Starting Over After Infertility & Divorce: My Breaking Point

    Feb 22, 2020·22m
  156. 156

    I Fled Domestic Violence—Half a World Away to Live

    Feb 22, 2020·27m
  157. 157

    Teen Bullying: What It Really Feels Like (Told by Students)

    Feb 22, 2020·25m
  158. 158

    From bedridden with an auto immune condition to aspiring entreprener

    Feb 22, 2020·30m
  159. 159

    I Needed More Than Brave—I Needed My Voice Back

    Feb 22, 2020·33m