Back to Life

It's wonderful to have guests on my Back to Life Podcast and hear of their struggles and how they overcame and moved beyond them. Their stories inspire us all to be sure we're focused on creating fulfillment and resilience in their lives. Today's guest, our oldest son, Luke, does just this. As Pride Month comes to a close, you'll hear Luke talk about coming out as a gay man in his early 20's and t...

During this episode, Danny talks with Chris Felton, an Amazon bestselling author, 7-figure entrepreneur, and owner of a financial services firm which he started in 1999. Chris leads and trains 200 agents across the US as they have helped over 17,000 clients, and he's achieved Top 1% status in a company of 60,000+ agents. During their conversation, Chris shares how some of the darkest, most challen...

For this episode of Back to Life, Danny talks with actor, producer, writer, and musician Adam Ratcliffe. Adam was born in the Philadelphia area, and was raised by a stellar singer mother whose parents were involved in show business in the 1940's. He had a grandfather who had appeared in several off-Broadway shows and instilled a passion for singing in his youngest grandson. Adam received his SAG c...

During this episode of the Back to Life podcast, Danny sits down to talk with David Greenwalt. David has been a personal fitness trainer since 1983, and in 1999 he founded Leanness Lifestyle University (LLU), an evidence-based, lifestyle-education platform that provides students with innovative tools to track, report, and score the behaviors optimal for successful weight management. Before startin...

A single moment in time can change a person's life. It's what you decide to do with that moment that determines your path. My guest on this week's Back to Life podcast is known for guiding people to living a life of significance, rather than just a life of success. Clint Pulver is an Emmy Award-winning, motivational keynote speaker, author, workforce expert...and an amazing drummer. He's also fun,...

During this episode, Danny spoke to Gabriel Deieno, a specialist in  mental training. He graduated in psychology in the US and fell in love with the mental performance field when he started searching for ways to become a better football (soccer) player.  ​ In 2017, he started sharing his knowledge and dedicating his life to teaching athletes how to be more confident, disciplined, focused, and moti...

During this conversation, Danny sat down to talk with Darlene "Coach Dar" Santore. As a Board Certified Occupational Therapist, CEO & Founder of Performance Meets Purpose Consulting, author, and keynote speaker, Coach Dar is passionate about helping people break through adversity to achieve greatness.  During the conversation, they discuss her new book The Art of Bouncing Back, how resilience has...

Excited to kick off Season 3 of the Back to Life Podcast with my first guest, Damian Jackson. Damian entered the Navy after high school where he excelled and had a career as a Navy SEAL (thanks for your service, Damian). After two deployments, Damian completed his career as a Navy SEAL and, although he never played football, he set his focus on playing college football and getting his degree. Dami...

For this episode, Danny sat down to talk with actress Stephanie Szostak.  She left France after high school to study business and play varsity golf at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Upon graduating college, Szostak landed a job in marketing at Chanel in New York and was eventually asked to model for one of their in-house brochures. It was at that moment that she decided...

Babita Spinelli is the CEO of Babita Spinelli Group and Opening the Doors Psychotherapy, where she provides an empowering space for clients to explore what holds them back while challenging them to make positive and healthy changes to transform their lives. During the episode, Babita shares stories about her own struggles and triumphs. She and Danny discuss strategies for taking action and transfo...

During this episode, Danny sat down to talk with his friend Dr. Robert Butera. Bob is the founder of The YogaLife Institute. His Classical Yoga roots are from direct study at The Yoga Institute of Mumbai. He holds a Masters in Divinity from the Earlham School of Religion and a Ph. D. in Yoga Philosophy & Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Bob has over 25 years of continu...

You know Nashville singer-songwriter Morgan Myles as an artist from the current season of The Voice. Get to know the person behind the music and learn about her story on this episode of Back to Life.  During our conversation, Myles shares some of the inspiration behind her original songs, which display themes of strength, perseverance and empowerment. She opens up about many of the hardships she e...

During this episode, Danny sat down with his friend and New York Times bestselling author Rory Vaden. Rory's valuable insights have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CNN, Entrepreneur, Inc, on Fox News national television and in several other major media outlets. Rory is a world-renowned speaker and the Co-Founder of Brand Builders Group where he teaches people how to grow their in...

How a brush with death inspired one man to take a serious look as his life. Welcome to another episode of Back to Life: Stories of Resilience. I am excited to introduce my podcast guest, Dr. Justin Moseley. Dr. Moseley is known as the "Mindset Doctor",  and is a former chiropractor, turned international speaker and coach. He and his wife co-founded one of the largest natural health clinics in Tenn...

If you've ever found yourself in a place of serious struggle, then this Back to Life podcast episode is one you should listen to ! My guest, Pat Chambers, is the head men's basketball coach for Florida Gulf Coast University. You might know Pat from his years coaching at Villanova, Boston University and then Penn State where he was at for almost 10 years.  At the end of his time at Penn State, Pat...

Welcome to the Back to Life Podcast! I'm excited to introduce today's guest: Kathryn Gordon…wife, mother, entrepreneur, movie producer, and co-author of a book, Relationship Grit , with her husband, John Gordon. In this episode Kathryn and I will discuss: her backstory, including infidelity in her marriage and how she overcame that setback the acronym G.R.I.T., and how to implement it in our marri...

What would you do if you heard a voice telling you to "Slow down" as you approached a green traffic light in the early morning hours?  Well in this episode you'll listen to what my new friend, Australian filmmaker, Bill Bennett did . Bill is a wonderful filmmaker, producer, and author. Bill's encounter led him on a quest to make sense of a mysterious voice that saved his life–to explain what this...

"I'm so tired." Sound familiar? Fatigue seems to plague so many of us today in our overstimulated culture. Today's guest, MJ Gordon, is someone who has dealt with a chronic fatigue diagnosis and has a lot of insightful things to say about it!  In this episode, you'll hear a little about her childhood and how growing up in an abusive home and being forced to move out on her own at the age of 12 was...

Welcome to today's episode of the Back to Life podcast. Today's guest is someone I know you're going to gain a lot of wisdom from. Her name is Dr. Shahana Alibhai and she is a professional speaker, family, physician, and mental health expert. A little background on Dr. Shahana; she's a lead physician at one of British Columbia's largest youth health centers. With a professional history in cognitiv...

Let me introduce you to today's guest: Tia Graham. Tia is the author of a book called Be a Happy Leader, a recent release and Amazon bestseller. She is an international keynote speaker, best-selling author and leadership trainer on positive psychology, positive work cultures, and business growth. She has worked with dozens of global companies such as Hilton Hotels, Hewlett Packard, and The America...

My guest today is Martha Boston, a woman of wonderful insight whose journey has led her from practicing law to leading transformational excursions for people on a sailboat in the Caribbean and now at business and personal growth retreats. Listen as Martha: Talks about why "heart" is at the core of our approach to leading ourselves and others How "heart" is at the foundation of developing a bold vi...

I'm very excited for our guest today. His name is Brian Anderson and he has done two tours of duty in Iraq with the army and while on a routine assignment in October of 2005, Brian was driving a Humvee and went over an explosive device. The explosion was so devastating that he was literally blown up, losing both his legs and one arm. He is an inspiring individual with some great principles that we...

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 11 of our Back to Life Podcast. Our guest today is Bob Conlin. I met Bob through an event we did together and once we got to talking, I immediately was drawn to his overcomer spirit. He is going to share his very powerful story of addiction that he battled from early teenage years all the way through becoming a clinical care nurse.  You will want to hear how he hit roc...

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 10 of our Back to Life: Finding Fulfillment Podcast. I'm very excited to spend some time telling you about my upcoming book, Taking the Sh*t Out of the Show. I spent the better half of 2021 writing this book and it launches on October 21st. Taking the Sh*t Out of the Show was birthed from real life stories and situations about people, from all ages and all walks of lif...

39% of Americans have reported they are more anxious today than this time last year and my guest today has a really good strategy for how we can address this. I'm so excited to introduce you to my guest, Shannon Paterson.   Shannon is a three-time Ironman world champion triathlete certified professional trainer and multi-sport coach. She is also a mentor, author, a motivational speaker, and has 25...