Overcomers Approach

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! Taking the Fear Out of IRS Tax Problems: Understanding Your Options and Finding Relief An envelope from the IRS can bring anxiety, uncertainty, and sleepless nights, even before you open it. But ignoring tax notices can turn an already stressful situation into an even bigger financial challenge. In this episode of Overcomers Approach , Nichol Ellis-McGre...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! Healthcare, Compassion & Advocacy: Building Better Health Outcomes Through Community-Based Care. The fastest way to improve health outcomes isn't always a new drug or medical device. Sometimes, it starts with trust, time, compassion, and a healthcare provider willing to meet people where they are. In this episode of Overcomers Approach , Nichol...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! Money affects nearly every area of our lives, yet many of us were never taught how to build a healthy relationship with it. What happens when financial stress, unexpected setbacks, and shame leave us feeling overwhelmed or stuck? On this episode of the Overcomers Approach Podcast , host Nichol Ellis-McGregor welcomes Barbara Quan , financial coach and ac...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! In this episode of the Overcomers Approach Podcast , host Nichol Ellis-McGregor sits down with Pesa Shayo , author and co-founder of Live Your Best Marriage, to discuss how couples can build a united front in marriage without allowing family expectations, cultural differences, or outside pressure to create division. Together, they explore practical, fait...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! One tiny shift can change an entire relationship: stop assuming that “different” means “wrong.” In this episode of Overcomers Approach , I sit down with longtime author, speaker, and entrepreneur Marita Littauer for a meaningful and practical conversation about personality, temperament, communication, relationships, and finding purpose in every season of...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! Running from your past works right up until it doesn’t. Nichol Ellis McGregor sits down with Author Angel Willard. What if the experiences that shaped you don't have to determine who you become? In this episode of Overcomers Approach, Angel Willard shares her powerful journey of breaking painful cycles, facing trauma, taking accountability, and rebu...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! Comebacks rarely look heroic in real time. They look like confusion, pain, and the quiet decision to try again when motivation is gone. On the Overcomers Approach Podcast, Host Nichol Ellis-McGregor talks with Larry Shealey, the “Comeback Coach,” about resilience, faith, and rebuilding identity after life falls apart. His story stretches from childhood a...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! If you’ve ever felt “behind,” like you’re working twice as hard just to keep up, this conversation will hit home. We talk with high performance coach Willie Blake about growing up with dyslexia, the quiet stress of perfectionism, and what it’s like to spend years trying to hide mistakes, please people, and second-guess yourself until you finally decide y...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! Trauma recovery often starts with one brave move that makes no sense to anyone else. Nichol Ellis-McGregor talks with transformational life strategist Tori Janae about leaving a toxic home at 17, facing family pushback, and choosing freedom anyway. The story highlights a core principle in healing from childhood trauma: you do not need the full plan, you...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! Success can be the very thing that hides your next chapter. Nichol Ellis- McGregor sits down with Anouk Brumfield a former IBM executive vice president and senior partner, to talk about what happens when you’ve “made it” and still hear a louder call to grow, serve, and lead differently. We get honest about the fear behind major career transitions, the te...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! If you're struggling with your past, addiction, shame, fear, or wondering whether God can still use your life, this conversation is for you. Your broken places don't disqualify you. Your past doesn't have to define you. God can redeem what you thought was beyond repai r. Rock bottom has a way of telling you the truth, and sometimes it also...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! Healing after sexual assault and rape is not a single breakthrough moment, it is a long recovery journey that reshapes identity, relationships, and even the way you live in your own body. On the Overcomer’s Approach podcast, Nichol Ellis-McGregor talks with author and advocate Amy McKiernan about moving from victim to survivor to overcomer, and why langu...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! What would you do if you were told your time was running out? Most people would slow down. Jim Logan sped up. After years of building a successful business, competing in IRONMAN triathlons, and enduring countless cancer treatments, Jim received devastating news—a terminal stage 4 cancer diagnosis. But instead of allowing fear to define his future, he mad...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! Human trafficking and sex trafficking often get framed as something that happens “somewhere else,” committed by obvious monsters in dark alleys. Nichol Ellis-McGregor and survivor leader Jennisue Jessen challenge that comfort story with lived experience and clear data points that matter for real prevention. Jenny describes being trafficked as a child by...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! You can be invited into the room for a reason and still feel your voice disappear the moment you walk through the door. Nichol Ellis-McGregor sits down with leadership and workforce development expert Paula Matthias to get honest about what happens when women shrink in high-stakes spaces, especially in male-dominated industries, and how to reclaim career...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! Disclaimer: This episode is intended for educational and informational purposes only and reflects the personal experiences and opinions of the guest. The discussion of psychedelic-assisted therapy, including MDMA-assisted therapy, is not an endorsement or recommendation to use these substances. The legal status and availability of psychedelic-assisted th...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! Your life can look successful on paper and still feel like you are running on fumes. We sit down with Angie Hawkins, inner glow coach and author of Running in Slippers, to unpack how people pleasing and perfectionism often trace back to one painful root belief: “I don’t deserve to be loved.” Angie shares her origin story, the grief that cracked everythin...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! Long-term care planning often stays invisible until a fall, stroke, surgery, or cognitive decline forces a family into instant decisions. On the Overcomers Approach podcast, Nichol Ellis McGregor talks with long-term care planning specialist Raymond Levine about replacing panic-based caregiving with purpose-based planning. The core idea is simple: most p...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! Foster care outcomes in the United States can be brutal, and Adriene Caldwell’s story shows why trauma recovery has to be both personal and systemic. After becoming a ward of the state at 12 and aging out at 18, she describes how psychological abuse and chronic rejection shaped her identity and mental health, including major depressive disorder and an on...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! A single moment can rewrite your identity, and sometimes it starts with a secret you never asked to carry. Nichol Ellis-McGregor sits down with intuitive healer and transformational speaker Tara Wiskow, whose story runs from childhood abandonment wounds and people pleasing to emotional eating, major weight gain, and a relentless drive to feel safe in rel...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! At some point, many of us realize the life we were told to build doesn’t quite fit anymore. The career path, the definition of success, the constant push for “more”—it can all start to feel disconnected. In this conversation with Siena Dean, we slow things down and get honest about what it really means to build a life and career that align with who you a...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! Your life can look “fine” on the outside while your body quietly waves red flags and then one day, it can’t hold the line anymore. I’m joined by Heidi Blackie, an occupational therapist, speaker, and creator of Unshakable Me, to share the real story behind her chronic illness, the grief that intensified everything, and the moment she stopped hunting for...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! A wall of fire doesn’t just burn trees, it burns through every assumption you had about safety, preparation, and what the human body can endure. I’m joined by 2023 Library of Congress award-winning author A.J. Otten to talk about Burned Over, her narrative nonfiction book about Montana firefighter Dan Stephenson and the Red Lodge community that refuses t...

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! Grief doesn’t just hurt emotionally. Sometimes it moves into the body, changes your appetite, steals your breath, and makes ordinary errands feel impossible. I’m joined by Katie Rizzo, who shares the story of losing her firstborn son, Nicholas, to opioid addiction and the metaphor that helped her survive: grief unfolding like the trimesters of pregnancy....

Send us fan mail. We love to hear from you! Success can look flawless on the outside while life feels tight and fragile on the inside. Nichol Ellis-McGregor and transformation facilitator Heather Stewart unpack what “alignment” really means for high-functioning women who carry big roles, big expectations, and quiet burnout. Heather’s turning point is startling: after years in corporate leadership,...