Kathleen Donnelly Israel chronicles her life of a difficult childhood that carried into her marriage. Kathleen is a San Diego, California, resident where she has lived her whole life. Ron (her deceased husband) and Kathleen Israel raised their five children in Lakeside, San Diego County. They were a Team Couple for Worldwide Marriage Encounter in the 70s and 80s. She has a bachelor’s degree in art from San Diego State University and studied Expressive Arts Therapy at the European Graduate School...
Jan 09, 2024•32 min•Ep. 374
Bruce is a very successful business owner who was forced to prioritize major decisions involving selling his business, shortly after which he was diagnosed with cancer. He chronicles his life of critical thinking, encouraging and inspiring others to make informed decisions by prioritizing life events. He completed his education at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, and quickly found his way to Cincinnati, Ohio, and Procter & Gamble. While living in Indianapolis, Indiana, he met and mar...
Jan 04, 2024•30 min•Ep. 373
Roman Fischer’s grandfather inspired him to become nutritional and fitness-conscious through the passing of his grandfather and a close family friend, who each passed away due to cancer and unhealthy eating habits. He knew he didn't want the same demise. He developed a passion for learning health and nutrition to help transform people's lives one body at a time and ultimately help transform the world! When Roman was 15 years old, he saw his younger brother lifting weights, which helped inspire h...
Nov 02, 2023•39 min•Ep. 349
Laura Morlando, The Stress Commando, overcame her father’s cancer and her diagnoses of autoimmune and Lyme diseases to pivot to her self-employed online business. Through self-awareness, she knows how to live best with stress while honoring her physical and cognitive challenges. Laura helps professionals and companies network stress-free and work stress-free with artificial intelligence (AI) and look stress-free to be more effective and confident. She is a Marketing Consultant, Founder of Workin...
Oct 19, 2023•38 min•Ep. 344
Beth Gustin was born blind through a premature birth. However, she was raised never to let that stop her from pursuing life’s best for her. Despite being told, “No, you can’t do something,” She moved beyond these life obstacles to become a full-time business owner of her practice specializing in grief and loss therapy. You might want to know how Beth and her guide dog, Manolo, can help you feel good again. Beth lived through her experience from a young age with grief from anticipated and sudden ...
Oct 17, 2023•34 min•Ep. 341
Paul Stuart Honeycutt grew up as a Jehovah’s Witness and asked to leave because of his gay lifestyle. Paul experienced being lost in his community while being ostracized by his family. He was lost in the “big” world. He immersed himself in corporate work. However, that was short-lived because it was not satisfying. He learned he wasn’t being true to himself. Shortly after leaving the corporate world, he fell flat on my face in his first year of entrepreneurship. He began to find himself after ta...
Oct 12, 2023•37 min•Ep. 340
Matt Paradise has overcome homelessness, addiction, and an overdose. August 2023 will be his 24th year of sobriety. His most recent obstacles are bile duct cancer, chemo, radiation, and a liver transplant. Matt is now focusing on financial health and helping others to become financially capable. You can learn more about Matt and his financial practice at https://www.mattparadise.com/ . He is also a professional speaker and author of multiple books on financial education. He has over 20 years of ...
Oct 05, 2023•36 min•Ep. 337
Sandra Cooze is a loving wife and mother, intuitive mentor and coach, certified trauma healer, and author of Journey to Your Self – How to Heal from Trauma . Most importantly, she is a trauma survivor who has found her path through the darkness into a bright new day. Her journey taught her you won’t realize how much your trauma is holding you back from truly living until you have freed yourself from its chains. It also taught her the true essence of trauma while showing her how to escape the gri...
Oct 03, 2023•33 min•Ep. 335
Chelsey Brooke Cole grew up feeling "not enough." She desperately wanted to feel whole — to be seen and heard. To know that she didn't have to earn love. Her early relationships reflected her mindset then. She was used to try to "win" someone's love. She felt she was fundamentally flawed — that even though other people could have healthy relationships, the best she could do was find someone else who was broken and help them heal. This made her more susceptible to highly narcissistic people who s...
Aug 29, 2023•40 min•Ep. 320
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sacitharan has an extraordinary life story to share. He went from a war refugee, teenage gangster, and high school dropout to an award-winning scientist at Oxford and Harvard in 7 years. He went on to discover drugs as a professor and become Vice President of a Biotech with a revenue of 1.6 billion USD. He challenged the system, quit his career, and founded his 8-figure company in China during the pandemic. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sacitharan is a competitive weightlifter, runner, and...
Aug 24, 2023•38 min•Ep. 319
Marie Lesaicherre is the founder and CEO of Akesa Health, a startup offering a self-guided therapy app helping people transform anxiety and distress into resilience. She is a global entrepreneurial executive with 18 years of experience launching tech businesses for General Electric and startups in the US, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Marie holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Biology from the National University of Singapore and an executive MBA from Columbia Business School and the London Bu...
Aug 22, 2023•37 min•Ep. 317
Jennifer Dawn Robbins overcame her family's toxic culture to find the passion that drives her today. She sold apples off my grandfather's tree when she was eight. She then launched a cake decorating business in high school, worked for the Governor of Florida, and IBM in my early 20s. Always wanting to improve and do things her way, she founded her first software company at 23. That company developed point-of-sale systems for amusement parks, and she traveled the world while growing the business ...
Aug 17, 2023•43 min•Ep. 316
Pastor (retired) James W. Smith shares his life-evaluated experiences to benefit others. He encourages, inspires, and transforms through his life experiences. He shares important lessons on how to get out of the ditch and succeed. Confronting was one of the most valuable life lessons he learned. Whatever you are going through, confronting it helps. Don't let your circumstance be an excuse. Don't be afraid of failure. Practice humility. The darkest hour is just before dawn. These are some of what...
Aug 15, 2023•35 min•Ep. 314
Johnathan K. Drayton is a Christian philosopher and aspiring lawyer. He triple majored in his college education in Philosophy, History, and Political Science. In college, he desired to know God's purpose for his life. He knew he loved God. However, he had difficulty applying God's Word to his life. That changed when he took a philosophy class and continued reading God's Word. He allowed God to speak to him in a way he would know his voice while determining how to return to God for continued guid...
Aug 10, 2023•43 min•Ep. 313
Marshall Zweig survived sexual, emotional, and psychological traumas. He spent decades, and hundreds of thousands of dollars, learning to feel again. Through all this, he transformed his relationships with his wife and mother, who gaslighted him. The experience took him to the edge of sanity, but his relationship with his wife and mother is thriving, loving and respectful. Many years ago, his father's confession to Marshall started his journey of truth and healing. Over the years, Marshall reali...
Aug 03, 2023•39 min•Ep. 310
Justine Martin is known as the Queen of Resilience. She has endured more medical challenges than most people. She faced mortality and built a few successful businesses along the way. With the pinnacle of obtaining international and national business awards recognizing her speaking and coaching. In 2011, medical personnel diagnosed her as having Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (MS).Consequently, medical personnel told her she would never work again. Her world crashed, and she questioned he...
Aug 01, 2023•39 min•Ep. 308
Rich Lamonica is the MisFitNation Show CEO, and the host. The show originated through the efforts of a U.S. Army Veteran and is hosted by two veterans and a military spouse. The show’s goal is to inspire everyone to be better humans. The MisFitNation does this by having guests with stories of grit and resilience while adding in experts in many fields, such as authors, entrepreneurs, coaches, motivational speakers, health and fitness professionals, and many more. Besides being the host of The Mis...
Jul 27, 2023•39 min•Ep. 307
Susan Gold was raised in a small rural town in central Pennsylvania and faced trauma as the middle child in a violent and chaotic household. Her brilliant, alcoholic, astrophysicist father and equally ingenious, mentally ill, homemaking mother collided in dysfunction. As a sibling in a family of five children in short succession, she experienced rampant covert and overt abuse. Hurt and damaged children frequently raise more hurt and damaged children. Susan chose, instead, to be a chain breaker. ...
Jul 25, 2023•38 min•Ep. 305
Business owners hire Julie Delucca-Collins to build and grow a successful business and life using simple habits, a strong mindset, and increased confidence to achieve their goals. When she started her business, she knew the satisfaction of everything her business would bring to her - freedom, Impact, Flexibility, and Income. Having dealt with and overcome some shortcomings early in her life, Julie became passionate about working with other business owners. Julie knows growing a business can be c...
Jul 20, 2023•27 min•Ep. 304
Owen Santos was born with an asthmatic condition that limits his lung capacity. Motivation to succeed can come in various forms. Some people need positive inspiration, while others can achieve stimulation through negative means. Owen wanted to prove the doctor wrong, who said Owen would spend much of his life in hospitals because of his asthmatic condition. He was determined to prove him wrong. To do so, he started a fitness business to encourage others to follow his example. He coaches others t...
Jul 13, 2023•33 min•Ep. 300
Dr. Frank L Douglas grew up in British Guiana with his mother and four siblings. Despite being exiled from his home country and experiencing discrimination, his critical thinking and problem-solving skills have earned him international acclaim. His love of education earned him a Fulbright Scholarship, and he came to America during the turbulent 1960s. He worked at Ciba Giegy and Aventis and was involved in the pharmaceutical industry, where he spearheaded the research and development of drugs th...
Jul 11, 2023•37 min•Ep. 299
Business owners hire Julie Delucca-Collins to build and grow a successful business and life using simple habits, a strong mindset, and increased confidence to achieve their goals. When she started her business, she knew the satisfaction of everything her business would bring to her - freedom, Impact, Flexibility, and Income. Having dealt with and overcome some shortcomings early in her life, Julie became passionate about working with other business owners. Julie knows growing a business can be c...
Jul 06, 2023•42 min•Ep. 298
Ron and Marty discuss the life-affirming value and practice of “I am” statements. Self-affirming statements have a therapeutic value of talking positively to and about yourself. Many times, we become what we think of ourselves. Henry Ford said, “Whether you think you can or cannot – you are right.” Too often, we can think ourselves into depressive moods. As frequently, we can talk ourselves out of a slump to become positive by talking and thinking positively. When verbalized in a positive contex...
Jul 05, 2023•12 min•Ep. 297
Dallin Candland knows there is not enough compassion in this world. People are suffering everywhere, and many don't feel their story and struggle is worth hearing. Receiving compassion from others in his life struggles changed his life. Having someone listen to you in dark moments can help you feel new light and perspective. Through his life experiences, Dallin wants to be a light source to advance others through whatever darkness they are experiencing. Dallin knows compassion is a skill anyone ...
Jul 04, 2023•36 min•Ep. 296
Amanda Blackwood survived human trafficking and child abuse. Through her life experiences, she is a public speaker, published author, and trauma recovery mentor for those seeking ways to combat PTSD and trauma responses. Amanda’s mission is to be a catalyst to work with as many people as possible to lead them to live a fulfilled life through Christ. She’s a woman who transformed her trauma into resilience and strength. Now, Amanda uses her knowledge of growth and healing to inspire trauma surviv...
Jun 29, 2023•42 min•Ep. 295
What can keep a relationship together even when people are very different? Character and values are defining attributes of each person. Our personality defines who we are or how we are “wired.” Our personality will largely explain how we express our values and character. Those values and character traits will largely determine how we respond to life encounters. In the context of a lasting relationship, we need to determine our values and those attributes we value most. We must learn our strength...
Jun 28, 2023•16 min•Ep. 300
Susan Gold was raised in a small rural town in central Pennsylvania and faced trauma as the middle child in a violent and chaotic household. Her brilliant, alcoholic, astrophysicist father and equally ingenious, mentally ill, homemaking mother have collided in dysfunction. As a sibling in a family of five children in short succession, she experienced rampant covert and overt abuse. Hurt and damaged children frequently raise more hurt and damaged children. Susan chose, instead, to be a chain brea...
Jun 27, 2023•39 min•Ep. 293
Sammy Joe Ferrens has a life story of gratitude. His mother had polio and lived her life in a wheelchair. Throughout her life, she taught Sammy strength, happiness, endurance, and love. Her gift to Sammy as she passed away was one of gratitude. Sammy’s purpose is to help others live a life of gratitude and obtain their greatness. By expressing gratitude, some people have reversed thoughts of suicide and depression to having a life of meaning and purpose. The inspiration for writing his book Brok...
Jun 22, 2023•44 min•Ep. 292
Michaela Cox was born blind, widowed early by the love of her life in her second marriage, and is now a single mother and author. She is a multi- published author and speaker. She writes on various passionate topics and often takes from her life experience and journey. She is the author of five series, including 'Take a Sip, Take a Breath and Go ...' series on motherhood, " Before the Clock Strikes Midnight" series on parenting and leaving a legacy for our babies, " Scripture, Spirituality and O...
Jun 20, 2023•43 min•Ep. 290
The U.S. Army investigated LTC Jason G. Pike, arrested him, and tried to break him. He is A Soldier Against All Odds. Diagnosed at age seven with an acute learning disability and failing first grade that year, Jason was sent back to repeat it. At age nine, he was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, a crippling bone disease dissolving the bone of his knee that added to his academic challenges and a significant physical disadvantage. With more than three decades of national guard and active service, aft...
Jun 15, 2023•39 min•Ep. 289
