”It’s A Wrap with Rap”

Meet Tyler Wittkofsky, multi-genre author, poet, mental health and travel blogger, podcaster, winning marketing and communications professional who grew up homeless and abused by his father for the first ten years of his life. Tyler was constantly made to feel like a lesser person which led the way to quite a few mental health disorders that stem from that kind of trauma, but this remarkable young...

Ron talks with author Susan Gold who wrote "Toxic Family, Transforming Childhood Trauma into Adult Freedom " and used her intuitive callings to leave her toxic family situation and eventually meet the demons of her upbringing that were continuing to repeat in her life. Professionally Susan became known for attracting celebrity talent to brands in New York one of whom was Andy Warhol which led her...

Meet former U.S. Marine King Randall from Albany Georgia. King was alarmed by the high level of crime in his hometown. The young offenders were mostly black males as young as 11 years old. This inspired him to be the change the community needed and to be the role model these young men were missing in their lives. King founded the X for Boys Program in 2019, the only rehabilitative program for juve...

Ron talks with author Mike Aronson about his book "Whatever" which contains over 30 years of documentation of what he has witnessed in his life such as a painting, a statue, wall art, quotes, positive thoughts, poems, rants and more. Mike became obsessed with the word WHATEVER and it was his dream to write a book with all the stuff he had collected and during the pandemic he found a publisher and...

Meet Tina Petrova award winning film maker, motivational speaker and author. When not teaching or making films, Tina is an advocate on the issue of chronic pain as she is also a chronic pain survivor and thriver.   Tina has released a feature length documentary titled "Pain Warriors" about the pain epidemic in North America and discusses with us this issue affecting millions of people. Sponsors: ...

Ron interviews Greg Carpenter founder of Blue Sky CBD and  Dr Eric Dorninger research and development director of Blue Sky to answer all his questions about CBD . CBD is explained for the listener, it's sourcing, properties, effects on the body, its uses, legal issues, and the benefits for the consumer. Blue Sky is a small company in Colorado that formulates world class CBD products and has create...

Ron talks with four-time paralympic basketball wheelchair medalist and hall of famer Mike Schlappi who was accidentally shot in the chest at age 14 and left two-thirds paralyzed. Mike inspires others through his experiences and discusses his philosophy of overcoming adversity, and his challenge to individuals to succeed despite difficult circumstances by empowering themselves and accepting persona...

Meet Tom Exler, born with a rare birth defect called Bladder Exstrophy (BE) meaning his bladder was turned inaide out.  Tom didn't ask to have a stoma but he is living proof that challenges in life doesn't have to stop anyone from what they want to do. Sponsors:     Home Doctor Practical Guide                     https://3e24fn-0x2-k1z9b1gq42z1w7m.hop.clickbank.net                     Rare Patient...

Ron talks with iconic fashion designer Diane Gilman who started her career in the 1960'a dressing rock stars such as Jimi Hendrix,  Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, Jerry Garcia, Jim Morrison and the list goes on. Diane introduced washable silk to the U.S. market earning her fortune and fame in the department store industry. She reinvented herself as the Jean Queen on the HSN television network designin...

Ron talks with Wes Michael who founded Rare Patient Voice (RPV), a company that enables patients and caregivers to share their voices with the researchers and companies developing products to improve patient's lives.  RPV provides patients and caregivers an opportunity to participate in all types of research, including market research, health economics outcomes, real world evidence, user experienc...

Meet Jeanne Albaugh, homeless at one point living under a bridge in South Florida for ten years after an unfortunate event and then leaving that lifestyle to eventually fulfill her dream of helping the homeless by founding Showering Love, a mobile hygiene bus offering showers, new clothing, personal hygiene products, medical services and information to help people navigate housing issues. This is...

Ron interviews Rob Lohman founder of The Addiction Recovery Hub and host of Beyond The Bars Radio Podcast, and author of The Addiction Intervention Book.  Rob's resume includes alcohol. drug and gambling addiction, divorce, bankruptcy, mental health issues, suicide ideation, prison, recovery and transformation. His personal journey of overcoming life's challenges is awe inspiring.  Rob invests in...

Ron talks to Juano Ocampo two-time brain cancer survivor and author of the book "Impossible to I'm Possible". Juano shares his journey through his trying times coping with a rare form of brain cancer and his life's calling pursuit of sharing with others life's true meaning. Sponsors:     Rare Patient Voice                     https://rarepatientvoice.com/Itsawrapwithrap                     Feel Go...

Ron talks with two-time lung cancer survivor Erik Hale who at 30 years of age developed lung cancer. Erik makes us aware of the intricacies of this perplexing disease and helps to destigmatize it. Eric is an advocate for lung cancer awareness and a first-time author. You will find this podcast very informative. Sponsors:   Rare Patient Voice                   https://rarepatientvoice.com/Itsawrapw...

Ron talks with Pat Moffett internationally acclaimed author and producer, Vietnam war veteran, advocate for early onset Alzheimer's disease. Pat is the author of the critically acclaimed book "Fortunate Soldier", one of the few comedies ever written about the Vietnam conflict.  Pat has also written "Ice Cream in The Cupboard" about his family's struggle with early onset Alzheimer's affecting his w...

Ron talks with one of the travel world's premier consultants, KK  Robbins who has covered over 100 countries on seven continents and gives us some travel tips and her perspective on today's travel environment.  Over a decade ago, she sold her car, her home, her man to head abroad and fulfill her dream of a life of travel. Sponsors:     Hero Soap Company-Use the code RAP to receive 10% off        ...

Ron has a discussion with former 10-year NFL veteran Randy Grimes who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Randy talks about his addiction problem he overcame that developed while treating career related injuries, his work helping to start the program Pro Athletes in Recovery and his thoughts about the game. Please enjoy the podcast! Sponsors:    The Hero Soap Company-Use Discount Code RAP for 10%...

Ron talks with Krystyna Lennon, world renowned professional hypnotist, television personality, author and media source best known for hypnotizing the likes of Simon Cowell and Drew Barrymore.  She has appeared on Britan's Got Talent and has over 100 million You Tube views. Their discussion reveals many fascinating answers to questions about hypnosis and hypnotherapy.  Sponsors:    Hero Soap Compan...

Ron talks to Dan Hegerich a six-time cancer survivor who eventually left all the medicine behind and wants to share with us what he learned from educators and clinicians from his travels about health, healing and chronic degenerative disease through nutrition, movement, detoxification and open dialogue. Dan feels a deep responsibility to share his inspirational journey to help the progress and evo...

Ron talks to Charles Smith who has lived with Compounded Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for going on 40 years.  Charles has an amazing story to tell. He is not only an author, but an army veteran, certified peer support specialist , addiction recovery counselor, and holds a degree in Human Services. His life story will inspire you and show you no matter how bad life gets, if you keep, pushing, fig...

Ron talks to Nelson Tressler founder and CEO of igotsmarter.com which is a goal achievement program and app created to help people succeed in every aspect of life and author of the book "The Unlucky Sperm Club, You Are Not the Victim of Your Circumstances but A Product of Your Choices". After being born into one of the biggest scandals his small Pennsylvania town had ever seen, Nelson will tell yo...

Ron talks to transformational life coach Susan De Lorenzo who specializes in helping those recover from setbacks such as cancer, divorce and job loss aka "gems in disguise" using proven techniques for success. Susan is a survivor of invasive breast cancer whose marriage fell apart directly following her year of treatment. Sponsor:    Home Doctor-Practical Medicine for Every Household              ...

Ron interviews Laurie Singer, licensed marriage and family therapist, board certified in behavior analysis, who leads the successful Camarillo California based Laurie Singer Behavioral Services Inc. Laurie has just authored her new book entitled "You're Not Crazy, Living with Anxiety, Obsessions and Fetishes". Motivated by her own personal tragedy, Laurie has devoted her life to the field of menta...

Ron interviews Doug Noll, award winning trial lawyer, speaker, author and now a peacemaker and mediator. Doug is the co-founder of the award-winning Prison of Peace Project in which he has taught prisoners (many murderers) in maximum security facilities to be mediators and peacemakers.  Doug is the author of De-Escalate:  " How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less " Doug explains to us th...

Ron talks with David Page creator of the television series "Diners, Drive Ins and Dives". David is a long time journalist network news producer with two decades of foreign and domestic service with ABC  and NBC News who transitioned to food television  and then authoring a book titled Food Americana. David has gone all over the United States capturing the stories behind the people and places in th...