A Warrior's Spirit

Life as an addict is all Coleen knew because it was the world she grew up in. Many people who visit Las Vegas see the shining lights and often go there with hopes of winning big. But for those who grow up there, the seedy side of Las Vegas can become their reality instead. As Coleen bounced from house to house for her living arrangements, her only constant was the drugs and alcohol. And the only t...

Courtney was an only child but grew up in two worlds. Her parents were divorced so she split her time between both parent’s home. She was a tomboy when living with her father in the country and felt isolated and overprotected when living in the city with her mom. Needless to say, this created chaos and turmoil within her. When Courtney was 13, she was able to choose where she would live permanentl...

Bobby’s upbringing was in an environment where it is was common to play the victim and blame others for everything that was happening. He spent a great deal of his childhood in and out of foster care. From the time Bobby turned 13, that transitioned to many years in and out of prison. During one of his prison stays, Bobby happened to catch a sunset as it was descending over the barbed wire fence a...

Jessy’s parents split when she was very young and she & her siblings went to live with her father. What Jessy didn’t understand at the time was that her father didn’t have permission to take them, and they in fact, had been kidnapped by him. The lies and deceit only continued from there. As Jessy fought to protect her siblings from the life they were living, it had hardened her along the way....

Armando is the child of Cuban immigrant parents. Growing up in a melting pot neighborhood in New Jersey gave him an appreciation for diversity and others. Although Armando’s parents didn’t have a lot of wealth, they lived a ‘rich’ life that was full of love, genericity, and most importantly, God. Through the lens of life, Armando grew to have a heart for helping and teaching others. His parents wa...

Kellie’s parents instilled the love for adventure and travel in her from a very young age. She learned to embrace the world around her, even through some of the natural fear that comes from the unknown. Kellie’s visa is full, but her appreciation for other cultures and people is even fuller. Immersing herself into other ways of living outside of the USA has deepened the communication and listening...

Life was not easy for Kelsie. As a child, she bounced back and forth between homeschooling and private school, and also moved several times during that period. She was bullied, and not only from school children, but also from family and friends. Kelsie was raised in a secular church environment until she was 15, and then her family shunned all of that to follow their Jewish heritage and those prac...

Tiffany grew up with artistic parents and developed her love for expressing herself through her own art at a young age. In fact, if it hadn’t been for her love of painting, the stress of her job would have actually killed her. While Tiffany was in the real estate industry, she began experiencing health issues and her blood pressure dropped often. The calming affects her painting brought provided t...

Jeff describes his childhood as him being a ‘good kid.’ He grew up in the church and excelled and a lot of things he did. In his later teens, he had a falling out with the church and also came to realize he was a gay man. Life took him on a series of exploratory twists and turns and Jeff eventually studied and is ordained as a real-life Jedi Cleric. Tune in for a lively discussion that covers a sm...

Antoinette lost her father at a young age, and it tore her family apart. Her mother didn’t cope well with the loss of her husband and the kids were sent to foster homes while she tried to recover. Antoinette’s brothers were sent to a different home than she and her sister. This left Antoinette feeling sad and alone. During this time, one of her legs started to become painful but she didn’t want to...

Kelli grew up living a real-life Cinderella story, but without the Prince Charming at the end….. so far. She was raised in such trauma and chaos that she doesn’t even remember the first part of her childhood. Her mother and father were divorced early on in her life and Kelli was later shipped off to live with her father and abusive stepmother. She was berated and made to always feel “less than.” K...

Morgan only knew chaos and trauma. In her family dynamic, the mothers treated the daughters horribly with contempt and jealousy. This had been happening for decades. Alcohol flowed freely in her household, and she started doing heavy drinking by the time she was 12. She even attended school drunk from time to time. She tried to escape the chaos of her live by moving away several time, only to find...

When Brian was 7 yrs old, he was hit and run over by a truck and severed his arm from his body. But this did not sever his spirit. Although it would have been easy to do, Brian did not let this incident become a disability, nor a liability for living his life. From a young age, he knew he was meant from more and has gone on to live his life to its fullest potential. He is living proof that an extr...

Doug didn’t grow up in what would be called a ‘traditional’ family dynamic. He also lost his father at the age of 12 and it changed the trajectory of his life. As he battled drugs and alcohol, his inner, hurt child got buried while his anger grew. By the time he was 37, he had been through 2 failed relationships and was struggling with his demons. He found himself on the edge of a 14-story buildin...

Danielle grew up in a happy home with loving parents. In fact, she considered them to be her best friends. She went to a good private school as a child and felt she had a wonderful childhood even though her father was an alcoholic. Danielle grew up thinking everyone was kind and caring, but then she moved out into the world outside her bubble. The man she fell in love with, and had a child with, t...

When we spoke with Michelle earlier this year, she was coming out of her spiritual closet and starting to embrace her empathic and intuitive gifts. Tune in as we hear how her life has transformed and improved since stepping into her authentic self and no longer hides the ‘real’ Michelle. She is a great example of what a joy filled life can look like, even when you are still a little scared but wil...

Life tried to break her over and over again. She was abused by those she loved and by those she encountered along the way. Here early life was filled with drugs and alcohol to try to escape her reality. But eventually Jessica had had enough and decided to take her life back. She got herself clean, set herself on a path of helping others and manifesting a life that once only lived in her head. Alth...

Sherry grew up in a traditional two parent home and had a pretty ‘normal’ childhood. But she was always a people pleaser and wanting to help others. Through a series of life’s normal twists and turns, Sherry became aware of a high rate of teen suicide in her community. She KNEW she had to find a way to make a positive impact so these kids would have access to resources that could help them through...

Victor and is 5 siblings grew up in a Portuguese, Catholic household. His parents immigrated to the United States in the late 60’s to give their family a better life. But Victor’s life was one that was lived behind a veil to who he truly was. He tried to ‘fit in’ and live a ‘normal’ life, but because Victor was not your typical heterosexual man, he lived a dual life in the shadows of his sexuality...

Kirstin set aside her own ambitions of earning her PhD and the track she was on with her career in order to become a stay-at-home mom. Ultimately this led Kirstin on a downward spiral into depression and resentment towards her life and her husband. Through the confessions of an unhappy housewife, Kirstin was able to rewrite the bullshit stories she had been telling herself and turn her unhappy mar...

In this episode, we catch up with Jeremy almost a full year after his first interview and we get to tap into the transformation his life has taken. Jeremy has fought through his early pain and now is living life with intention and purpose. Tune in to see how far a life can heal and improve in such a short time once you DECIDE you are going to fight through the pain in your own life and set course...

Tisha is an entrepreneur at heart and has built a wonderful life. But it was not always sunshine and rainbows. She fought her way through business fraud, a failing marriage, and an identity crisis. She leaned into her faith and through hard work, grace, and a lot of effort, has started to discover her true purpose and passion. She is learning to embrace her Wonder Woman identity! Tune in to hear h...

Early in life he didn’t always make the best choices, but he was given enough independence to figure things out. Then, God called him for a new purpose and suited him up in new armor. Tune in to hear how this spiritual doubter transformed his life and is now a warrior for Christ. @jaredgalde on instagram and https://www.rootedrealestatecoaching.com/

Through the healing process of Michelle’s own traumas, she became a catalyst for healing others. She has surrendered to her gifts and now shares those with the world. In part 2 of Michelle’s story, we visit her in a more healed part of her transformation and get to see how that has shown up in new and exciting ways. Part 2 is a lighter, more fun conversation surrounding Michelle’s life today. The...

When Kelly’s 20+ yr marriage came to an end, she had a choice. Kelly chose to be better, not bitter. She had to rebuild who she was and transform her entire life. Later, she found herself suffering another form of loss: Death by Cubicle. Kelly began to notice a pattern in her working life and that was one of corporate burnout. But this time, she dug in, changed her mindset and beliefs, and worked...