A Gift from Adversity

A Gift from Adversity ~Steve Calis~ Ep. 91 Interviewed By Juri Love  Steve came in from the UK and talked about his adversity.  Growing up he suffered bullying and depression, and in his early adult life, he suffered from violence, arrests, drugs, alcohol, and homelessness.  In this episode, he has talked in depth about his life and the tools that he has used to over come adversity...

A Gift from Adversity ~ Ashley Burton~ Ep. 90 Interviewed by Juri Love  Ashley came into this episode from Massachusetts.  She openly shared her adversity growing up in the system, raised by a mom who was an addict and Dad who did not want to participate.  After getting out of the system, she found out about 2 major Domestic violence situations where she had to call 911.  She n...

A Gift from Adversity ~Suzanne Culberg~ Ep. 89  Interviewed by Juri Love    Suzanne came in from Sydney, Australia.     In this episode, she openly talked about her adversity of being bullied at a young to college over her weight.    Suzanne and I discussed details of bullying and its effect for life-long negative impact and how bullying is not acceptable. &...

A Gift from Adversity ~Geoff Seow~ Ep. 88 Interviewed by Juri Love  Geoff came in from Australia on this episode and shared his story about addiction between the age of 17-24.  Geoff now is sober and a life coach helping other people find their life meaning and purpose shared what stemmed from his addiction which was discrimination toward his race and bullying.  Please check out our...

A Gift from Adversity ~Tal Mandelbaum~ Ep. 87 Interviewed by Juri Love Tal came in from Israel. In this episode, she talked about her adversity which was the mysterious pain that started at age of 22 and was diagnosed with bone cancer at age 24. She has talked about her cancer treatment in Israel, her mental stage, and her spiritual awakening. Please check out our conversation and her website choo...

A Gift from Adversity ~Natasha Sharma~ Ep. 86  Interviewed by Juri Love    Natasha lost her mother at the age of 16 and suffered abuse as a result of having a narcissistic father. This led her to have a series of unhealthy relationships in her adult life.    Natasha and I talked about the tools she has used to overcome her adversity and talked about how we can learn from adversity.   I hope this c...

A Gift from Adversity ~Ann Kaplan~ Ep. 85 Interviewed by Juri Love  Ann came to this episode from Colorado.  She openly talked about her first son's struggle and the adversity they went through together and the tools that she used to overcome and the gift that came from it.  Please take a listen.  #addiction #struggle #motherandson #podcast 

A Gift from Adversity ~Dan Hegerich~ Ep. 84 Interviewed by Juri Love  Dan is a cancer survivor.  He also shared his experience with divorce and mental breakdown after.  Please check out our conversation and learn how Dan has endured adversity that started from his childhood to cancer to divorce to later mental issues.  He has shared many tangible tools to survive adversity.&nbs...

A Gift from Adversity ~David Hernandez~ Ep. 83  Interviewed by Juri Love  David grew up in a dysfunctional home.  His mom was neglecting him and abusing him.  In this episode, David and I talked about how abusive parents can affect your life starting from childhood to adulthood.  We have discussed how important it is to be able to speak up and understand the magnitude of t...

A Gift from Adversity ~Chris Mitchell~ Ep. 82 Interviewed by Juri Love  Christ Mitchell shared his adversity which is the disability that he was born with ADHD and his surgery at age 36 made him not being able to walk. In this Episode 82, Chris and I talked about his disability, challenges, and how he overcame adversity and a gift that came from it.  He was generously open to sharing his...

A Gift from Adversity ~ JT Tsui~ Ep. 81 Interviewed by Juri Love  JT and I talked in this episode how your childhood adversity can shape our adult life.  JT suffered with relationship struggle with his father and in this episode we talked deeply about the details of his upbringing.  He resides in Canada and his website is jttsui.com Take a listen and learn his tools and gift that ca...

A Gift from Adversity ~Paige Loehr~ Ep. 80   Interviewed by Juri Love    Paige suffered huge anxiety as early as the age of 6.   Her father suffered from hard-drug addiction.   Watching him suffer and her mother's struggle especially financially.  Paige and I talked about void and missing a healthy father in our lives and how it can effect our relationship intern...

A Gift from Adversity ~Valerie Peramide-Fischer~ Ep. 79 Interviewed by Juri Love  Valerie Peramide-Fischer joined this episode from Manila, Philippines.  In this episode, Valerie bravely shared the 3 adversities that she had to face. Loss of her mother at age 15 Loss of her boyfriend to gun violence but found out he was married after his death. Loss of her dream job during the pande...

A Gift from Adversity ~Luisa Morrone Type 2 Diabetes Warrior~ Ep. 78 Interviewed by Juri Love  Luisa Morrone  Type 2 Diabetes Warrior "The best way to reverse type 2 diabetes, get off medication and lose weight is to embrace a KETO/Low Carb lifestyle"  Founder:  My Way of Eating...can be YOUR Way of Eating. Facebook:facebook.com/groups/mywayofeating  TikTok: tiktok.com/@mwayofeating?lang=en     In...

A Gift from Adversity ~Heather Emerson-Smith~ Ep. 77  Interviewed by Juri Love On August 2nd, 2018, Heather got a phone call from her father who she said she has never seen cry and that she knew something was wrong right away.  She received a piece of news that her brother Jacob, 26 was killed. In this episode, Heather and I not only discussed the adversity she went through for losing he...

A Gift from Adversity ~ Dean FM~ Ep. 76 Interviewed by Juri Love  Dean's adversity include anxiety, depression, learning disorder, adoption, addiction and queer minority.  Dean had openly talked about the challenges and tools and a gift that came from the adversity. Take a listen. And visit Dean's website  deanfmofficial.com #adversity #podcast #Addiction #Adoption #challenge 

A Gift from Adversity ~Sonny Tran ~ Ep. 75 Interviewed by Juri Love In this episode 75. Sonny Tran openly shared his childhood as an immigrant and the story that he and his family had to escape from Vietnam when he was 18 months year old by a dangerous boat ride.  After going to several countries, he and his family ended up being in Atlantic City, NJ in a not-so-great area.  9 people in...

A Gift from Adversity ~Adrian Jones~Ep. 74 Interviewed by Juri Love Adrian Jones came on Ep. 69 which he talked about his nearly death heart attack story during the mountain bike ride, In this Episode 74, Adrian talked about finding his birth parents after the heart attack but prior life how he handled being adopted. Some discrimination and PTSD people go through. He had shared his life story extr...

A Gift from Adversity ~Luke Greenheart~ Ep. 73 Interviewed by Juri Love  Luke Greenheart came in from Spain for this Episode but original from London. Luke shared his adversity from childhood and adulthood during this episode and shared tools and gift that came from it.  His competing story and adversity can truly touch your heart and inspire you to be a better version of yourself. ...

A Gift from Adversity ~John Tommasi~ Ep. 72 Interviewed by Juri Love  Police Officer, Author, Professor, John Tommasi came on this episode and openly talked about the adversity and challenges that police officers go through behind the scene especially mental health and how to deal with the ugliest side of human being, the crimes and dead bodies etc.  John also talked about reverse discri...

A Gift from Adversity ~L. LaShawn~ Ep. 71  Interviewed by Juri Love  L. LaShawn went through several adversities.  Losing her Forster mom at Senior High School, becoming a single mom and her son being diagnosed with ADHD and herself later found our she has ADHD.  As a black woman, these are still stigma to talk about yet she is finding a courage to speak out about ADHD, being a...

A Gift from Adversity ~Damon Davis~ Ep. 70 Interviewed by Juri Love  Damon, in this episode openly talked about his adoption story and his podcast Who AM I Really? He has shared the details of his life as an adopted child growing up and all the questions he had about his biological mother whom he had met when he was 36 years old.  Listen to this episode and learn his adversity, tools tha...

A Gift from Adversity ~Adrian Jones~ Ep. 69  Interviewed by Juri Love  Adrian came in from Northern California. He talked about his heart attack during a mountain bike ride in 2016. In this Episode, Adrian shared openly about his heart attack story but not only the tools that he has used and is using and a shocking gift that came from this adversity.  Please check out his website&nb...

A Gift from Adversity ~Nichole Howson~ Ep. 68 Interviewed by Juri Love  Nichole went through some adversity growing up. Facing a death of a family member at young age, then started to get bullied during the entire school year.  She suffered undiagnosed bipolar for good chunk of her life and suffered with depression.  Please tune in and check it out. #depression #mentalhealth #suffer...

A Gift from Adversity ~Steve Lovelace~ Ep. 67 Interviewed by Juri Love  Some people find their superpower and strength when the sky is falling. For Steve Lovelace, not only after he had endured an abandonment from his father at age of four, but also faced a tree falling on him and made him what doctors called you can never walk. At age of 20, Steve was out in the woods with his friend in Okla...