Chronic Victory Podcast

In this episode, my friend Hannah McDowell joins us to discuss living with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS).  She's currently working as a nurse and formed her own local support group.  We both have similar types of EDS, but our symptoms can be way different.  Let's talk! Topics: Hanna's superhero origin story.. Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (PO...

Beth and I keep it chill this week.  We'd love to have your company. Come hang out with us! ***Beth is running for Breast Cancer!!! Donate HERE .*** LIKE TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SMALL BUSINESS, AND YOURSELF?  Please visit our affiliates for even more support! The Healthy Place Visit findyourhealthyplace.com for all your natural supplement needs! Vitamins, proteins, CBD, pre-workouts, recovery, s...

How can you start improving your life right now? Put on your capes and sharpen your spoons because today we find out the answer. Topics: CVP = Support, encouragement, truth. Pain & decay VS. strength & building yourself up A walkthrough some support group commonalities.. BE the change, BE the hero!  It's up to us now. Matthew:  "The Harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.&...

Today we follow up on the previous podcast about your worth and discuss a section found in the bible (Matthew : 5), the Beatitudes.  Jesus Christ provided a powerful blue print to how to live out daily life, but it's not what you would expect.  Let's talk. Topics: Matthew: 5 (Bible Text). Blessed are the poor in spirit. Blessed are the meek. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for ri...

Disabilities, illness, pain, mistakes, guilt.... None of these things mean you can't go to the top of mountains.  Today we discuss your worth, and why you are worthy. Topics Your rarity! Your body as a home & your pain as a roommate. From anger and frustration, to empathetic and saddened. Should = The real "S" word. Immediately turning the negative thoughts around with truth. Ou...

The road to recovery.  A road we know well.  Does it ever end?  Remember one thing:  What doesn't transmit light, creates it's own darkness. Topics: Evolution of Recovery. "Shelf Life" of a suggested surgery. Being Hopeful. Can I really hate what I can't control? Vulnerable Post-Operative mind. PTSD creeps in. Bodily functions DON'T define your worth! Head games can b...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! My very good friend and "New" co-host, Bethan Collier officially joins the CVP team!  We discuss how we have grown and how things have changed over the past two years and also delve into some observations and things we're grateful for, like YOU!  Thanks for joining us and allowing us to be your lifeboat at times... which reminds me... Whenever you...

I explain why you shouldn't kill yourself, a value about yourself that you might not notice, some considerations and things we can do when we feel like giving up.  There is a better way than suicide, we just need to find it! Topics: A new answer to the question:  Why shouldn't I kill myself? Weighing options offers a clear answer. Death reveals itself to us, Living offers chance and hope...

I discuss some of my personal experiences with supernatural occurrences to share what I learned from them.  You can read and study something as much as you want, but until you go through and experience it, you won't fully understand it, because we don't know what we don't know. Topics: Observational truth VS Personal Truth. Unexplained things. Blind VS Bold faith. Things that exist...

Have you ever just felt something or known something to be true just by "feeling it"?  If your brain is just a random collection of chemicals that formed over billions of years, how can you trust your own thoughts and reasoning process?  Let's talk about your soul for a second. Topics I'm not forcing anything on you. Accepting Higher Power:  You decide. The conversation of two...

Those who are driven by anger and bitterness not only tend to fail, but they also tend to be miserable even if they don't .  Today we discuss anger, frustration, rage, division and what we can do when we are under fire. Topics: Anger. Division in the Chronically Ill/ Disabled Community. Let other peoples fire burn out. Perpetual victimhood is UNACCEPTABLE. Frustration. What do we do now? Tell...

Doing what you can, with what you have, is enough.  Just don't do it all alone.  The truth is we need other people, we need good people that we can have relationships and form bonds with.  As with our pain and our joy, we are all connected. Topics: It's all connected.   We love people.  That's why it hurts! Relatedness off all things past, present and future. Forgiving. Disappointme...

We continue discussing the topic of Stillness, discuss what seeking wisdom means, and hit some heavy mental health topics like suicide as well.  Tune in! Let's hang out together! Topics Stillness & Mental Health. Book "Stillness is the Key" by Ryan Holiday. Overthinking and defeating ourselves. Seeking Wisdom. Having no opinion. Asking BIG questions. Break agreement with the lie...

Stillness is an ability that we all possess.  It leads to better decision making and at it's core, allows us to conserve and redirect our energy.  Whether or not you decide to practice it and how you do that are up to you. Topics CVP Update! STILLNESS IS THE KEY (Book by Ryan Holiday). Righteous VS Self-Righteousness. Being present! Our "Information Diet". "The Spartan Rule&quo...

Andy Evans is a genuine guy and a relentless spirit.  Given his age, he has already learned A LOT.  He continues to investigate, learn, dissect and do battle against Ulcerative Colitis in an effective way, however, there is so much more going on with chronic disease than most of us realize.  Reasons and causes go much deeper than we think, and Andy's efforts have led him to a realization that...

Is there a historically proven formula for overcoming any bad situation?  What stands in the way, becomes the way. Topics: This is The Way. Questions to ask ourselves. Turning obstacles upside down. "I can make this Good". Jocko Willink's "Good" video on Youtube. We are talented at pointing out what holds us back. The obstacles are unique; the responses are NOT. Exist. The...

Well here we are, kicking off the new year a little bit late, but with a much needed review of what the podcast is all about.  Going back and reflecting on the podcast and its data, I found that the very slow paced Podcast #1 was where newcomers went to first.  The last thing I want is people to suffer a snooze fest...  SO,  in today's podcast, I have officially condensed Podcast #1, review t...

You may be surprised to hear from me that you don't always need to win win win all the time. resist the urge to quarrel, to always get the last word in, and refocus your efforts toward  not worldly issues, but what is the bigger picture.  In order to do so we need to remain students to life itself.  But how do we execute on that when we live in a land full of masters, self-help gurus, where e...

Every day around the globe, people are going from what they deem to be normalcy, to baptism by fire, becoming a disabled person.  It turns out life gets more complicated and difficult than it does easier.  From what I can tell, a large lot of these human beings are being abused, stolen from, expected to settle for lesser paths in life, and then, forgotten about.  In a world where money is worth mo...

After serving for 25 years in the law enforcement profession, including working for the FBI, Lillie Leonardi retired to pursue her lifelong passion for writing.  A twice traditionally published author with Hay House, Lillie has travelled about the country and presented on her books: In The Shadow Of A Badge and The White Light Of Grace . In this episode, Lillie shares her experience on 9/11 when r...

Our pal (Ret.) US Navy Lt. Commander Steve McCaslin joins us once again to discuss leadership, specifically self-leadership.  Leading oneself is a crucial skill that not only must be developed and learned properly, but greatly helps people with chronic conditions.   Let's talk... Topics: A personal Mantra from me to you. An examination of leadership failure. Why we should hear about leadershi...

Today, you'll find NOTHING about chronic ailments, pain, mental health, life or philosophy...  And because of Covid-19, many people are finding themselves staying indoors and not partaking in trick or treating or any festivities...  So with that said, my brilliant wife had an idea, the CVP Halloween Spooktacular! In this episode, you'll find a night full of shenanigans with my easily sca...

Topics: Who is Clayton Theriault? Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) "Tea with Gary Vee" Loss of mobility. "I'm Alive, I'm happy". Able bodied while dreaming. A dark period to get through. CBD helps!!! Care assistance. Why even try? One shot at life... Perception and the way things are "supposed to be". Emotions & keeping steady "Hot Seat with Cogniz...

Feeling lost?  Having another setback? Maybe some doubts?  I find myself identifying contradictions within advice almost every day and it's easy to get hung up on them.  But what blocks action, advances action.  What stands in the way, becomes the way. Your path is already laid out for you.  And what does philosophy have to do with all this anyway?  How about virtues?  I'm glad you asked...

This episode concludes my conversation with Brandon Lingle, who embodies the mindset, the honesty and the fighting spirit that the podcast attempts to share with  everyone.  Brandon has been through a lot.  Whether he likes it or not, he's a real life superhero and I thank him for his service and courage to be open about the realities he faces. I met Brandon Lingle back in 2009 when I had to...