Never Ever Give Up Hope

Melissa Weaver is an author and Licensed Clinical Social worker who has committed her work to helping others.  She is a facilitator of grief support groups, inspirational speaker for TMI consulting, adjunct faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University and she provides various volunteer services. In August of 2013, Melissa was diagnosed with breast cancer and her life changed forever.  Her me...

Millie Leung is an entrepreneur, bestselling author, and international speaker.  Her passions are in entrepreneurship, financial education, and women empowerment. Her mission is to help individuals to start a business and be able to escape the rat race.   Millie followed the traditional path of success and graduated with a Masters degree and worked hard in corporate jobs for more than ten years.  ...

Exchanging hurt for hope is Dr. Sheryl Giesbrecht's focus—a message she shares with audiences as a radio personality, author of three books, and a speaker. A dynamic teacher and motivating leader, Sheryl has endured many changes and challenges. She has overcome drug addictions, cancer, and even widowhood and shares her story in her book, Get Back Up. Her latest book, Experiencing God Through His N...

Lost, alone, hopeless are words that were part of this little girl's life.  But Marnie Grundman would not accept that life and chose to be not only a survivor, but a surthrivor!   At FIVE years old, Marnie's mother threw her out of a second story window.  She ran away from home seeking the love she needed to survive.  Marnie was a child who belonged to no one - a child lost!   Her story will grab...

Lisa Gray is a licensed mental health counselor, minister, author, and speaker. She travels extensively speaking at women's conferences, jails, and seminars to bring awareness to the complex and emotional topic of sexual abuse. "They Don't Tell - Child Abuse:  A Mother's Perspective" is her powerful book especially for mothers who have to deal with the pain, hurt, shame, and guilt that comes with...

Damon DaRil Nailer is a multi-talented inspirational communicator, speaker, music producer, songwriter, recording artist, author and business owner. He has conducted over 250 speaking engagements and performances, produced six musical projects, written two inspirational books, and one nonfiction book. He has been featured on TV shows, podcasts, radio shows, newspapers, magazines, and various onlin...

Laura Wellington is an award-winning children's television creator, a successful technology-media entrepreneur, an author of the Four-Star Diet and a full-time mom to five children.     Laura was widowed at 35 years old and had to pick up the pieces, move forward and stay strong for her five children while managing her business.    Since then she has dedicated herself to making the world a better...

Leah Graham started playing the piano at the age of 4 four years old making up her own compositions.  Leah was raised by her grandmother and music became her passion to escape the pain of an absent mother and father.   At 16, Leah was in a near-fatal car accident with a semi-truck and was in recovery for over a year.  Her hand was broken in seven places and she was told she would never play the pi...

Tara Massan is a life coach and a writer who has been featured in LifeHack, Womanitely, HER magazine, Huffington Post, Elite Daily and featured in the Wall Street Journal.   Tara created "Be Moved" because she knows what it is like to live with negativity and no direction in life; to feel lost and powerless to do anything about changing that.   Since launching Be Moved in December of 2015, I've pe...

S. T. Wilkinson lost everything after a debilitating car crash:  health, job, social network, abilities, stability, joy, income and......the list goes on.  She picked herself up, began a new career but her life-partner became abusive, not handling the transition.   She had to flee for her life, leave her country and everything she owned.  But her story does not end there. S.T. Wilkinson is the aut...

Mary L. Schmidt is an artist and author of 12 books, including her inspiring memoir When Angels Fly. When you listen to her interview, it will grip at your heart strings.  Cry with her as she shares her story and relates with so many who have lost a child -- Mary lost two little angels and understands the pain.   When Angels Fly is the story about a woman who was able to rise above an extremely ab...

Gina Horkey is a professional writer and online business marketing consultant with a decade of experience in the financial services industry. Her passion it to help freelancers gear up to quit their day jobs and take their side hustles full-time. She offers an on-line course on the steps to take to realize your dream as a freelance writer - and getting paid to follow your passion. Do you like to w...

Yvonne Ortega is a bilingual professional speaker, a Licensed Professional Counselor, and the author of Moving from Broken to Beautiful:  9 Life Lessons to Help You Move Forward and Finding Hope for Your Journey through Breast Cancer. One of the books in her Moving from Broken to Beautiful deals with forgiveness.  In her interview, she shares the misconceptions about forgiveness which make it very...

Dr. Reggie R. Padin is an author, speaker, and executive coach. His academic credentials include a Master of Divinity  and an MBA in Organizational Management and a Doctorate in Education.  BUT.....he is so much more.   Dr. Padin's mission is all about helping people overcome their "Dumpster Moments" and to go beyond their limitations.  These can be self-imposed limitations which include fears, do...

"When the pain of staying in debt is greater than the pain of changing your spending - that is when you will make a change."  Lauren Gruetman Lauren Gruetman is a wife, mom of four, and a RECOVERING SPENDER. She is a personal finance expert who is a regular guest on the Today Show , Good Morning America, Dr. Oz , Rachel Ray and many more. She is the author of The Recovering Spender  and shares her...

Kathy Collard Miller is an author, counselor and international speaker.  Her books include Never Ever Be the Same:  A New You Starts Today.   Kathy shares her story of how she came to grips with her anger and changed her life.  She had been an abusive mother to her little girl and hid it from her husband.  She hated her life and couldn't grasp the strength to control herself.   When she determined...

  Julie Ann Sullivan is known as a revolutionary and works with organizations that want to create a workplace environment where people are productive, engaged and appreciated. Julie Ann is an ATTITUDE ENHANCER, a speaker, trainer, and leadership coach.  She is the founder of Learning Never Ends, whose purpose is to crate a more positive culture, one....person....at a time. Her podcast , Mere Morta...

On April 1, 2000, while Angela was in Japan on military duty, her husband and four children were involved in a fatal car crash. The Alexander's car fell 25 feet off the highway and landed upside down on top of two parked vehicles with people inside.    The people in their vehicles were extremely shaken up but survived! Sadly her two eight-year-old sons didn't survive. But the story does not end th...

Paul Mitton has worked in video and film production for the past 30 years.  But the story he wants to share here will touch your heart for it involves losing his wife to cancer. Paul found his soul mate later in life, got married and soon discovered they were going to have a baby -- his wife was 47 years old. When their son was six months old, his wife lost her battle to breast cancer. In his inte...

Alan has a BA in Political Science and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Connecticut Law School.  He has practiced law for 35 years and was Chief Counsel for the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.  He was on the Board of Directors ofLifelong Learning Centers, a company operating educational programs for children living in various federally assisted apartment complexes....

Damien Horne writes, sings, plays instruments, acts and....serves.  He is a member of Nashville's infamous Muzik Mafia as well as the chart-topping country trio, The Farm. He has worked with many artists including Big & Rich, John Legend, Faith Hill, Three Doors Down and Dierks Bentley. Damien isn't your average artist -- he goes the second mile in serving his fellow man and inspiring children and...

Janet Perez Eckles is an author, international speaker, radio host, life coach and the founder of JC Empowerment. As a blind woman, she is the last person you would expect to see dancing but she teaches thousands of people how to celebrate life. She lost her eyesight at 31, her son was murdered and the man who committed the crime was acquitted.  In the midst of these traumas, she also had to cope...

Dena Dyer is a writer, speaker, teacher who has written eight books and hundreds of articles. Dena went through soul-crushing depression after her oldest son was born and knows how debilitating that can be.  In her interview, she gives practical advice on how she coped and then overcame that depression.   Depress ion can rob you of your jo y .  Dena shares how you can learn to replace the lies you...

Joyce Ross, author, editor, and keynote speaker is a co-founder of Kindness Is Key, Training and Publishing Inc., the home of Heartmind Wisdom Inspirational Anthology Collection.   Joyce is a recovering gambling addict who lost over $300,000, her home, and her self-respect.  Her story is compelling and revealing as she offers help to those who may have a similar problem -- or know someone who does...

Barbara Cohen has a Masters Degree in education and has taught both in elementary school and middle school as a language arts instructor.  She was a writing consultant and has conducted workshops across the U. S.   Currently, she is a part-time literacy instructor for Marrakech, Inc. - a non-profit organization that owns half-way houses for developmentally handicapped persons.   In her interview,...