”It’s A Wrap with Rap”

Ron talks with Chris Vane , the founder and executive director of the Little Bear Sanctuary in Punta Gorda, Florida. Chris originally from New York overcame  some very major life challenges and through resiliency moved to Florida where his desire to rescue neglected and abused farm animals came to fruition. Sponsor:    Aurthor-Mary K Savarese                    Books:  Tigers Love Bubble Baths and...

Ron talks with Patrick Chester, author and speaker on the subject of gambling addiction. Pat spent 15 years  as a raging gambling addict, lost millions and destroyed his family in the process.  Pat is now living a life of recovery and educating people about what gambling addiction is, how to recognize it and what the dangers are as well as helping those suffering from it. Sponsor:   Can A Girl Cat...

Ron talks with motivational speaker, podcast host, author, and wilderness liason Ari Gunzburg about how a traumatic event he experienced at age ten affected his life and changed his perspective forever. Links:    www.arigunz.com               https://itsawrapwithrap.com              #HC Universal Network  

Ron talks with pediatric cancer survivor Eric Newman who overcame life challenges to create the Roc Solid Foundation which builds playsets and provides "Ready Bags" for pediatric cancer patients.  This is a real inspirational and heart warming story. Sponsor:  The Hero Soap Company Links:    www.rocsolidfoundation.org             IG   @thenewmanexperience             https://itsawrapwithrap.com  ...

Kitt O'Malley has been one of the leading mental health advocates for several years through her widely known social media presence and her ground breaking blog.  Ron talks with Kitt about her goals to affect change, break down barriers to care and to educate people about mental illness. Links:    www.kittomalley.com             https://itsawrapwithrap.com             #HC Universal Network

With forty years experience working as an administrator, teacher, college instructor and seminar leader James Burns gives us an insight into today's classrooms concerning the bullying issue.  James has written books on the subject and has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters for his work in the area of antibullying. Links:    www.bullyproofclassroom.com              Antibully 101 Po...

Dr Kylie Burton one of the premier functional medicine doctors educates us on the concepts of functional medicine and how our routine lab reports can be used to go beyond the diagnosis to treat us. Sponsor:  The Hero Soap Company                 www.herosoapcompany.com Links:   Podcast-Beyond The Diagnosis With Dr Kylie             www.drkylieburton.com             https://itsawrapwithrap.com    ...

Ron interviews Bullseye who talks about his life growing up being bullied, his career as an actor and stand up comedian, and how he became an anti bullying clown. Bullseye leaves us with many helpful pointers on how to handle different bullying situations. Links:    bullseyetheclown.com               https://itsawrapwithrap.com              #HC Univeral Network

Ron talks with Aaron Smith-nationally recognized Elvis Presley Tribute Entertainer about how he handles being autistic and overcoming the challenges it presents and his love for the Elvis persona and how it molded his life and career. Sonsor:  Hero Soap Company               www.herosoapcompany.com Links:     Facebook: Elvis Tribute Artist               Twitter:     @aaronsmith               https...

Ron talks to Jonathan McLernon  from Alberta Canada who rebuilt his life from the ground up after surviving an attempted murder, losing his life savings in a failed business venture, suffering from multiple anxiety attacks per day, food addiction, and binge eating.  Jonathan today is a very successful online nutrition coach and mentor to other coaches in the field and shares with us his approach t...

Ron talks with Jenny Dalton, author of Butterflies and Bullies, a creative non fiction book about her experience being bullied in the 5th grade and beyond.  The discussion brings increased awareness to the passive qualities of girl bullying and hopefully will inspire young girls who may be victims to know they are not alone and transformation is always happening. Sponsor:  Authoress J.R. Tilman-Se...

Ron talks to Arman Vestad, at  one time , one of Norway's most notorious criminals.  Arman shares his life experiences doing criminal activity and tells us how he turned his life around to become a very productive member of his community and the work he is doing today  to help other people.   Sponsor:  Danny Vann-Author of 99 Days OF 100%  Encouragement                 www. DannyVan.com          ...

Ron relives with 9/11 survivor Ari Schonbrun the fateful day he escaped from the 78th floor of Tower One  of the World Trade Center and his miraculous rescue of a third degree burn victim.    Ari also tells us how the event changed his life. Sponsor: Author Maria Balestrieri-Saved By Grace Links: www.arischonbrun.com www.whispersandbricks.com https://itsawrapwithrap.com #HC Universal Network

Ron relives with 9/11 survivor Ari Schonbrun the fateful day he escaped from the 78th floor of Tower One of the  World Trade Center and his miraculous rescue of a third degree burn victim.   Ari also tells us how the event changed his life. Sponsor:  Author Maria Balestrieri- Saved By Grace Links: www.arischonbrun.com www.whispersandbricks.com https://itsawrapwithrap.com #HC Universal Network

Ron talks with Matt Ode, personal trainer who at age 24  was diagnosed with Stage 3C testicular cancer and tells us about his incredible recovery and about his second chance at life as a keynote international speaker,  transformational coach helping people transform their mind, body and spirit. Sponsor:  www.arischonbrun.com/whispersandbricksacademy Links:        www.matodespeaks.com              ...

Ron talks with reputation repair coach Jennifer Cunningham who has coached hundreds of individuals on career and relationships, and more recently focusing her work with people who have experienced humiliation or public trauma, which may have resulted from harassment, bullying or something else.  Jennifer discusses her own personal incident of public humiliation.   Sponsor:  Jenny Dalton, author-"O...

Our host Ron Rapaport talks with Michelle Dickinson, author, mental health advocate, TEDx Speaker  about working to eradicate the mental health stigma in the workplace and beyond and about dealing with Covid issues affecting our mental health. The mental health stigma concerning our First Responder community is also discussed. Sponsor:  Kitt O'Malley, mental health advocate, blogger, author of Bal...

Ron discusses a very sensitive topic with Peggy Green, a specialist who helps people through the grieving process of losing a child.  Peggy unfortunately lost two children of her own, one by accident and one by suicide.  Peggy is also an Amazon best selling author, speaker, suicide bereavement coach and owner of her own business,  Thee Grief Specialist. Links: www.theegriefspecialist.com www.itsaw...

Ron talks with best selling author, self esteem expert, motivational speaker around the world,  breast cancer survivor, humanitarian, FOX Radio and TV guest speaker Christine Handy. Christine shares and inspires us with her incredible journey  back from several medical challenges and her passion to help others.  She discovers true beauty is inside of us, not outside. This is a must listen!! Sponso...

Ron talks with author Kathleen Ho about her  philosophy of helping people after they have suffered the death of a loved one. She has authored a superb book titled " Living Forward After Loss".  Links: www.livingforwardafterloss.com kathleenho6@gmail.com www.itsawrapwithrap.com #HC Universal Network  

Ron talks with writer and visionary and top U.S. intuitive (psychic medium)  Corbie Mitleid  who has learned the value of the examined life. She has created a career out of experiences. Her career now spans the globe. Her talents as an intuitive are featured in best selling books. Her attitude is "I'm Not Special,  You Can Do What I Do." A very interesting Listen Links : Sponsor-Frank Talaber-Cana...

Ron discusses with Ash his perspective of life growing up and the societal challenges of being native American.  He gives us an understanding of their struggles and challenges and the strides being made to persevere and  thrive. Sponsor: Philip Jones, Author of the play/book "The Lion Hotel" www.inspectorhorace.com www.crazyhorsememorial.org https://itsawrapwithrap.com #HC Universal Network

Ron talks with Kim "Kid" Curry, former radio DJ legend and executive for 33 years about his life in the business and his subsequent struggle dealing with his MS diagnosis. Kim tells his story in an inspiring way to give us all the knowledge to never give up and keep on persevering. This is a real treat to listen to. Sponsor: Liborio Lungaro,  Author of The 3-0 https://kcurry.com Facebook:  KRCurry...

George Siegal, the founder and CEO of Move The World Films.org, who also produced and directed the award winning documentary "The Last House Standing"  discusses with Ron about how everyone needs a home that doesn't blow away, wash away or burn down. This documentary film opens one's eyes to the subject of natural disasters and what we can do to be proactive in protecting ourselves. https://www.th...

Ron talks with Chicago author Lisa Lilly of how she coped with losing both her parents to an intoxicated driver and her journey back which includes her work to help others. Lisa gives her opinion on the grieving process and discusses her new book "Happiness, Anxiety and Writing" Sponsor: Gail Hamilton, author of "Soaring Into Greatness" https://soaringintogreatness.com www.lisalilly.com https://ww...