Grateful Living

Many of us have faced tough adversities in our life. So, often, we look at these down times as negatives in our life, but these times teach us a lot. A bad grade in school teaches us we need to be more focused in our effort and our studies, an unhealthy relationship teaches us the red flag signs that we need to be aware of next time in our relationship. And we can use those lessons from our advers...

Joe Taveras is an American roboticist, designer, painter and artist. He consistently aims to push the boundaries of innovation with his art, exploring new techniques that reflect his inner and outer environment, questioning our collective future, social norms, and our interminable integration with technology. Joe is currently represented by Galerie Michael, a world-renowned art gallery located on...

Allie runs a pet sitting business in her day to day. In this interview, Allie talks about being sexually abused my members of her family, seeing her sister be murdered, living in an orphanage in Kazakhstan, being adopted to the US, having a mom who was addicted to drugs and alcohol, and going to treatment for suicidal ideations. I want to thank Allie for her being willing to open on so many tough...

Last week, I followed a new person on Instagram and learned from their bio that they had lost a friend of theirs to suicide several years back, their friend was 14 at the time. I looked at the photos of the girl, and I just became emotional. I thought to myself how could an innocent girl like her ever think she should kill herself? And so I wrote this in memory of her and anyone feeling suicidal t...

William is an American singer-songwriter and producer. He has over 50 million streams on Spotify, 18836 followers, and 226,162 monthly listeners. Originally from Detroit, he went to Boston College and then moved to LA. His latest album is “Penthouse 8” where he describes the ups an downs of living in Hollywood. In this interview, William talks about: - How his love for music and singing began - Go...

For a lot of us, we don’t like confrontation.   However, in the case of best friends/people in your inner circle, it’s critical that they feel comfortable giving you honest feedback.    In this vlog, I talk about the importance of having people in your inner circle who feel comfortable holding you accountable.   Me: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/ Podcast: https://p...

Rupen is the Global Chief Marketing Officer at Dole Sunshine Company since October of 2019. Dole is a world leader in growing, sourcing, distributing, and marketing a wide variety of fruit and healthy snacks. Through his entire career, Rupen has ‘built brands that his conscience can live with’. Prior to Dole, Rupen was the Vice Chairman for Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa for Edelman. In th...

Jake Mellen works in philanthropy in his day to day. Jake was diagnosed with psoriasis at age 7 but improved his life with the disease at age 23. In this interview, he speaks about his experience with psoriasis and his advice to others on the disease. Time Stamps: 0:00 intro 1:23 Jake’s story 5:17 Psychological Impact of Hiding Psoriasis 7:15 What impact did have on relationships? 8:23 Advice to Y...

Hey guys, in this vlog, I talk about the importance of auditing yourself and objectively self-evaluating yourself before you blame others about certain circumstances in your life. I give the example of one of my female friends complaining about guys not wanting to commit and I ask her to evaluate the actions she's taken in some of these situations and also the environment she is surrounding hersel...

Coach P is an incredibly accomplished basketball coach. She has over 600+ wins during her 28 years coaching at University of Maine, Michigan State University and Duke University. She is also a mental health advocate and author of "Secret Warrior" where she details her journey being diagnosed as bipolar at 30 and how she's had a successful/happy personal and professional life while living with the...

Tom Coburn is the CEO and co-founder of Jebbit. Jebbit helps brands create beautiful branded experiences that capture 1st party declared data. Customers that use Jebbit include Snapchat, Expedia, and the NFL. In this interview, Tom talks about: - The origin story of Jebbit and how he and some of his college roommates entered a college entrepreneurship contest - How He Decided to Drop Out of Boston...

This is the second episode of a series I'm calling How I Improved My Health where individuals speak on their mental health journeys and how they got them better. If you have a story of overcoming mental health troubles, please feel free to reach out! I can always use more guests. I believe having more conversations helps with normalizing mental health conversations and increasing conversation on t...

In this vlog, I answer the question: How do I keep myself motivated and look forward to every day? If you have any feedback for me or any other pieces of advice that work for you that I could share with others, let me know! Me: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grateful-living/id1503185956 Email: gratefulliving4@gmail.com

Roni Selig is an Emmy, Peabody and DuPont award-winning, multi-platform media executive who has created innovative content for CNN, ABC and syndication. She is currently the Executive Producer/Gen Partner of RonMar Studios along with Marcie Mule. Most recently the studio helped The Cura Foundation’s multimedia “United to Prevent” global awareness public service campaign. Prior to RonMar Studios, s...

Thanks to Gabe, I am starting a series called "How I Improved My Mental Health". This series relies on people coming forward and contacting me about their journeys and wanting to share them. So, if you are someone who has a mental health journey that has improved, please contact me! Gabe works as a global marketing manager for a big life sciences corporation and recently completed his MBA. In this...

In this vlog, I talk about my top 10 pieces of advice when it comes to mental health. Time Stamps: Intro 0:00 - 0:09  1. Be your biggest supporter 0:10 - 1:39  2. Write down/speak out the thoughts in the head 1:40 - 3:52  3. let yourself feel it for some time 3:53 - 6:11  4. Seek medical professionals if this is your case 6:12 - 7:15  5. Stop comparing yourself to others 7...

Kristen is a registered nurse and Jeff is a Senior VP of Digital Health and Life Sciences at a software company. The two of them have four daughters. In January of 2016, Jeff and Kristine’s daughter Meg unfortunately passed away due to suicide. In this interview, they talk about: - Meg’s story and how they discovered she was having mental health troubles - How they helped as parents by having Meg...

Dr. Ruchi Gupta is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a Clinical Attending at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. She has more than 15 years of experience as a board-certified pediatrician and health research, and currently serves as the director of the Science and Outcomes of Allergy + Asthma Research Program. She just released her...

In this vlog, I talk about my 7 signs your relationship is going well. Time Stamps: Intro 0:00 - 0:18 1) They bring you peace 0:19 - 1:50 2) They’re making you a better person 1:51 - 3:03 3) You both know each others friends 3:04 - 3:40 4) You’re clear on your communication styles 3:41 - 4:48 5) You have trust and aren’t jealous 4:49 - 5:25 6) You have boundaries 5:26 - 7:30 7) Fights don’t immedi...

Srihas is currently a Senior Consultant for Data & Analytics at Slalom Consulting. After finishing his undergrad in India, Srihas moved from India to the US to do a Masters at the University of Central Missouri. In this interview, Srihas talks about: - Losing his father to a heart attack at the age of 9 - Advice to someone who loses a parent at a young age - Coming to America as a grad student...

I was fortunate to be on the Read and Retire Podcast with Lando and Dave. There, we talked about the origin of the Grateful Living podcast and a whole slew of topics on the current state of mental health. Time Stamps: 0:00 - 1:51 Lando and Dave talk Read and Retire Podcast updates 1:51 - 4:34 Dave introducing the episode, our connection 4:34 - 5:40 Me talking about Read and Retire 5:40 - 10:38 Tal...

Brady Quinn played 7 seasons as a quarterback in the NFL. Prior to that, he was a star at Notre Dame finishing top 4 in the Heisman voting in his junior and senior year. He now is a college football and NFL Analyst for CBS Sports and a game analyst for Fox Sports. In this interview, Brady talks about: - His advice to high school players on getting recruited to top football universities - His time...

Hey guys, in this vlog I talk about 5 common mistakes people make in relationships: Time Stamps: 0:00 - 1:32 1) Expecting their partner to be everything and solve every issue 1:33 - 2:17 2) Believing their partner is their happiness in the world 2:18 - 3:35 3) Expecting your partner to behave the way you want them to in your head or trying to change them in a big way 3:36 - 5:43 4) Not pursuing ac...

Rougeau is the 33rd President of Holy Cross, and is the college's first black and first lay President. Prior to Holy Cross, Rougeau was the Dean of the Boston College Law School for 10 years. In this interview, Rougeau talks about: - His life story - including his decision to go to law school and how he chose academia - His advice on making the most of undergrad and law school experience - His adv...

In this vlog, I talk about my keys to starting a podcast. For context, I started the Grateful Living Podcast* in March of 2020 and have over 12,000 plays since that time period. * Links to Grateful Living Podcast: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gratefullivingpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gratefullivingpodcast/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en Spotify Podcast: ht...