Gina and Johnny Uricchio (mother and son) advance our focused series on autism by sharing their life experience with Ally (daughter and sister), who is, as of this writing, 25 years old and on the autistic spectrum. Ally is a very talented artist with a photographic memory for some of life’s details. This episode chronicles a brother’s and mother’s perspectives of life’s lessons of learning autism. God created everyone in His image with a specific purpose. As we learn how the autistic mind funct...
Dec 13, 2022•31 min•Ep. 219
Robin Stoloff chronicles several setbacks in her life that caused her to pivot to new ventures. She encourages others who are experiencing setbacks to discover their passion and strengths. With that, determine to overcome any setbacks. Get with those who share your values and enthusiasm and vow to take action to move beyond whatever you encounter. Overcoming setbacks is rewarding; however, nothing of value will be handed to us. You can learn more about Robin at https://www.livingwellwithrobinsto...
Dec 08, 2022•36 min•Ep. 218
Candace Mae Gruber further develops a portion of her life story by describing mental health. The COVID period caused and/or revealed several aspects of relationships and our self-awareness. God created us to function best with connected relationships. Many relationships have been severed or altered because of isolation and other COVID-related factors. Too many people have resorted to other forms of activity to substitute for relationships. You can learn more about Candace’s life experiences thro...
Dec 06, 2022•31 min•Ep. 217
Cat Sharp describes the impact of depression on her life and her actions to improve her mental health. For some of us, others will recognize depression symptoms before we will. Poor mental health is sometimes insidious such that others close to us recognize the effects before we do. We need to be confident to ask for help from a certified therapist or other trusted person. It is becoming easier for some of us to acknowledge we need help with our mental health. As we work together to eliminate th...
Dec 01, 2022•26 min•Ep. 216
Bernie "Bernardine" Dowell describes her perspective as her husband's caretaker when they suddenly discovered he was experiencing major kidney failure. The discovery occurred following a meal which they both assume might be indigestion. After a few days of diagnosis, beginning with admission to the emergency room, the medical staff determined John (her husband) had kidney failure. Bernie worked with John through peritoneal dialysis (in-home treatment), which uses your abdomen's lining to filter ...
Nov 29, 2022•39 min•Ep. 215
Dr. Lance Knaub treats people with sports medicine, orthopedic, and musculoskeletal problems and specializes in transitioning clients from injury to health, fitness, and return to sport. He is a certified physical therapist specializing in total mental and physical fitness. Lance is passionate about Breakthru’s model of bringing physical therapy together with fitness, which allows his trainers to help create a “balanced body” with adequate strength/flexibility/mobility to function optimally and ...
Nov 24, 2022•32 min•Ep. 214
Veronica Williams co-founded the veteran-owned Alliance Seminars Coaching faith-based organization. She leverages her life experiences to provide coaching services, motivational speaking, and certified workshops. Alliance Seminars Coaching shares strategies and skills to strengthen personal and professional relationships through collaboration. She is dedicated to equipping today’s women for tomorrow’s challenges. She empowers single and married women through workshops, retreats, conferences, and...
Nov 22, 2022•37 min•Ep. 213
Mary (mother) was crushed as she endured Gabi’s (daughter) job rejections for a host of reasons. Mary realized no one would hire Gabi despite her love of service, hard work, and effervescent personality. This discrimination is all to common for adults with special abilities. Only 18% of adults with a special ability are employed. This presented the opportunity for Mary and Gabi to focus on employing more people with special abilities. Gabi’s Grounds is a non-profit organization dedicated to help...
Nov 17, 2022•24 min•Ep. 212
Lisa Pachence describes her journey beyond being an over-achiever focused on success to achieve a sense of safety and security. She learned through her life experience she was under fulfilled. With the help of a life transformation coach, she learned the value of trust in partnerships. She also learned through coaching that some of her inner beliefs were controlling her conscious thoughts. Her journey of transformation is the impetus to advance other high achievers through a process of overcomin...
Nov 15, 2022•33 min•Ep. 211
Janna Macik describes how she overcame the grief of death, $175K of debt, a failing marriage, and life habits that caused stress in her life. She is the epitome of hope. She credits Jesus Christ and her commitment to Him as her Lord and Savior for helping her develop a very healthy self-awareness through which she made many positive life changes. There was a point in her life she had nearly lost hope. However, she learned that relationships are all important, and the most important relationship ...
Nov 10, 2022•35 min•Ep. 210
Nancy Pickard coaches others to step out of fear and into bigger versions of themselves. In 2017, she traveled alone in Thailand and Vietnam and undertook her biggest challenge, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro at 61 years of age. She is a Certified Integrative Coach through The Ford Institute for Transformational Training and the Levin Life Coach Academy. She is also certified as a Breakthrough Shadow Coach, Empowered Parent Coach, Courage Coach, Healing Your Heart Coach, Leadership Coach, Holistic L...
Nov 08, 2022•34 min•Ep. 209
Robert Riopel returns for a second episode for a very upbeat application of being available at the right time in a person's life. Don't give up if you have offered wisdom to a person who is not yet ready to accept your life experience. However, do be ready whenever they are ready. "Not yet" is frequently a non-verbal expression of acceptance, but not now. We need to learn how to discern a person's emotions and logic while always being ready and prepared to respond at the right time. You can lear...
Nov 01, 2022•37 min•Ep. 207
Dai Manuel overcame morbid obesity through a journey that began with a decision. He learned that mental and physical health are integrally linked. The change he made in his lifestyle was and is a journey. Through this journey, he realized that we must ultimately respond to three questions, 1) Can I do this? 2) Will what I want to do work? 3) Is the decision, and am I worth it? Our response to these questions will primarily be a manifestation of our belief systems resulting from our upbrining and...
Oct 27, 2022•46 min•Ep. 206
Tess Scott grew stronger through multiple divorces while twice marrying her current husband. She raised a brood of boys that proves God is full of grace and mercy, and she is a breast cancer survivor. Tess wants to inspire women of all ages to help them know they are not alone. As a former black sheep turned "Jesus girl," her redeemed life models the prodigal daughter unmistakably chosen. Through this hope, this story of redemption, and God's indisputable faithfulness, Tess brings encouragement ...
Oct 25, 2022•34 min•Ep. 205
Andrea Pollack became a homeschooler for her 23-year-old autistic son after serving 19 years as a litigator. Following eight years of homeschooling, he returned to public school. Andrea is now sharing her parenting experience with other parents in a way that does not exist in the industry. Andrea's observation is too many therapists are not parenting guidance. Andrea developed an education and coaching program that teaches parenting strategies while helping parents develop the mindset to impleme...
Oct 20, 2022•39 min•Ep. 204
Barbara la Pointe passes forward her life experience of overcoming a narcissistic divorce. Can you become and attract that which you do not want? Barbara learned we could do that insidiously. Through Barbara’s life experience, she coaches others to avoid and get beyond toxic relationships. You can learn more about Barbara at https://www.barbaralapointe.com/ and schedule a complimentary session with her.
Oct 18, 2022•37 min•Ep. 203
Robert and Diana Indries devised an innovative and entertaining way of learning about a potential life mate through a card game. We can learn about another person through a series of questions designed to stimulate conversation. Research shows that people have an increased chance of having a lasting and meaningful relationship when values are aligned. You can access the card game and app at www.bettertopics.com . We have an alarming worldwide trend of a high divorce rate. This card game is one m...
Oct 13, 2022•41 min•Ep. 202
Gina Uricchio chronicles her life of raising Ally, her daughter, through her autistic life and life experiences. An increasing number of people are diagnosed with autistic characteristics, and God created each person with special talents. It is incumbent on us to understand and adapt to those who process information differently than those who do not have autistic characteristics. As we learn from and share, we can better understand and learn how to adapt to other people. Gina is writing a journa...
Oct 11, 2022•46 min•Ep. 201
Kelly Price has grown through a wide array of life experiences. She acknowledges she would not be the person she is today without experiencing her past. However, her past will never define her future, and her resilience seems to have grown because of her past. She is an opportunity optimizer, and that is, she can see opportunity even in adversity. You can learn more about Kelly at https://kellyjoprice.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyjoprice/ ....
Oct 06, 2022•50 min•Ep. 200
Christian de la Huerta has a unique perspective of power and its utility for each of us. We can abuse power. However, power can be thought of as potential, and not everyone develops their full potential or power within each of us. Through self-awareness, we need to know our power and how to harness that power to advance others effectively. Christian’s book, “Awakening the Soul of Power: How to Live Heroically and Set Yourself Free” addresses how to awaken power within us and not misuse that powe...
Oct 04, 2022•32 min•Ep. 199
Dr. Danny Brassell chooses to enjoy life to be positive. He explains that children likely laugh 300 times daily, and older people laugh much less. Being optimistic about life is essentially a matter of our choice, and laughter releases tension and reduces stress. So, let's join in the laughter. Let's choose to be positive. It is contagious. You can access his information, a complimentary reading course, and his book at https://freereadingtraining.com/frt.
Sep 29, 2022•46 min•Ep. 198
Aaron Tagert describes the reasons for and how he overcame a dalliance with pornography that had its genesis in a mental life trauma. This trauma became a dominant influence in his life until he dealt with its root cause. Through counseling and coaching, he reconciled the assortment of integrally linked factors. Aaron gained a valuable awareness of himself and those who contributed to his life trauma through this process. Aaron’s wife’s acceptance and understanding of his situation were signific...
Sep 27, 2022•40 min•Ep. 197
Donna Chacko, MD, describes her transformation through faith and surrender to God. She overcame a crisis in her marriage by returning to her faith and trusting God with her family. With prayer and reflection, she eventually understood how her habit of not speaking up to avoid conflict and her drive to work all the time contributed to the stresses in her family. Through her faith in God and her transformed prayer life, she now has a more healthy self-image and knowledge of the purpose for which G...
Sep 22, 2022•35 min•Ep. 196
Susan Johnson chronicles her bi-polar journey from diagnosis through treatment. She is a product of genetic traits traced through her family, and her mother made her aware of her potential condition, a psychiatrist and sociologist later affirmed that. Through customized medication, Susan is living a balanced life. Before treatment, she was experiencing swings of depression and manic behavior. You can follow her journey at http://www.sjohnsonauthor.com , book her for speaking engagements, and rea...
Sep 15, 2022•28 min•Ep. 194
Kelly Paiz is exploring opportunities beyond her 20 years of financial experience to gain fulfillment to advance others. She is voluntarily making this transition, having accomplished her financial planning goals. She is going through a mental transformation process to leverage her experience for new opportunities. She addresses how she would respond to the question, “What experience do you have in [whatever venture you are pursuing].” She discusses how she leverages her past experiences to sear...
Sep 13, 2022•36 min•Ep. 193
Bill Humbert is recruiting coach who helps people with job and life transitions. Some job or life transitions are forced through the COVID pandemic. Transitioning to a new career can be a daunting task if we do not know how to leverage our experience. Being aware of our strengths and having the confidence to talk with four or more new people daily will bring about the desired transition. Taking action is required even when doing so might be uncomfortable. You can learn more about Bill Humbert, a...
Sep 08, 2022•43 min•Ep. 192
Roy Osing speaks from his life and work experience to help others develop and act on their commitment, drive, determination, and hunger to succeed. This includes being a differentiator who knows he/she is the only person who can do something positive for the person with whom they are interacting. These entrepreneurs project a compelling persona that attracts others. You can learn more about Roy at https://www.bedifferentorbedead.com . You can access his blogs, learn more of his seven books, and ...
Sep 06, 2022•37 min•Ep. 191
Elaine Poland has had a very positive experience with her approximate 15 months of treatments as of this recording. She was apprehensive before the treatments, not knowing what to expect. While she entered the dialysis treatment process with apprehensions, she encourages those who need dialysis to get the treatments to improve their quality of life. Through dialysis, she has reduced her blood pressure medications. While there is no guarantee others will have similar experiences, she has had that...
Sep 01, 2022•40 min•Ep. 190
Rollins Walkers returns for a fifth episode to discuss his life journey from the ‘hood to rise above his past. He was raised in a poverty-stricken neighborhood around others who were living a lifestyle that did not fit his aspirations. He surrounded himself with positive thinking people while also reading positive books. He had people who believed in him more than he believed in himself. He went well beyond what he initially thought he could accomplish through that association. He is passing for...
Aug 30, 2022•44 min•Ep. 189
Kareemah Emordi discusses relationships in and God’s purpose for His creation. God created each of us to function best with fellowship through connected relationships. But, can we know if a person of intense interest is a lifetime keeper!? Inspired by Ron and Marty Cooper’s work on relationships and their relationship course, Kareemah discusses applying values and “Red Flags” to discern if a connection can potentially last a lifetime. Her book, “Get Him & Keep Him: Biblically inspired wisdom...
Aug 25, 2022•49 min•Ep. 188
