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The name of this episode has two meanings that will be discussed with my awesome guest today, Michael Anthony. Michael is an author, international speaker, coach, podcaster, advocate for adult survivors of childhood trauma and the founder of Think Unbroken. Michael shares with me the meaning and creative process behind Think Unbroken. He also describes the importance of forming and maintaining pow...

I am joined by Kyle Blanks who will be sharing his personal story along with the role and effect CBD has had in his story so far. Kyle is a former MLB athlete who played for the San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, and Texas Rangers. Kyle is also the co-owner of Road Runner CBD, an awesome company we will be hearing about in the episode. I am very excited to have Kyle here to share his story with...

We are dedicating this episode to focusing on self-love, happiness and how to have more of this in our lives. Here to join me in this conversation is my beautiful guest, Brandy Edwards. Brandy is the founder of The Self-Love Challenge, a motivational speaker, attorney and yoga instructor joining us from Dallas, TX! I am so excited to have Brandy here to dive into this topic, share key pieces from...

Tune into this week's episode to hear my incredible guest's story and lessons learned from this powerful story. Minda Parker joins us to share how she overcame a life-threatening brain aneurysm and AVM rupture in February of 2020. Minda is a military veteran and founder of God is my Glow Up, her apparel and accessory company. She gets into the effects this recovery process had on her mental health...

This episode is all about moving more toward solution-based thinking and living! I am so happy to have my guest, Lori Baker-Schena, here to share the solution shift with us along with her powerful story! Lori is a life coach who provides advice on building effective teams, staying motivated, conflict management and living a solution-centric, happy life. We discuss overcoming our negative inner cri...

This is the episode for you to learn all about the importance of self-discovery! I am joined by the awesome Annie Graft, who also hosts the let’s get uncomfy podcast! In addition to this, Annie is a serial entrepreneur who has served in the military, founder of Fit Life Fit Me, author and Executive National Vice President with Arbonne. I am so excited to have Annie here with us today to explore th...

Joining me in this conversation today is my guest, Debbie Emick! Debbie approached me to be a guest and I am so glad she did because she shared an incredible story with me of being a survivor of multiple chronic illness and autoimmune diseases. She is also the author of The Other Side of Perfect: Discovering the Mind-Body Connection to Healing Chronic Illness. Debbie also shares how she overcame p...

Today we are going to be getting into what emotional detoxing is all about! Joining me in this conversation is my special guest, Sherianna Boyle. She is an author of 9 books, professional speaker, adjunct professor of psychology, founder of Emotional Detox Coaching® and cleanselife.com. Sherianna walks me through the CLEANSE method she developed when it comes to emotional detoxing, the power of ov...

As you can see from the title of today’s episode we are going to be getting into the meaning behind “an innovative way of healing.” Here to join me in this conversation is my guest, Dr. Chuck Weber. Dr. Chuck is a board certified psychiatrist practicing from the Family Care Center (FCC) in Colorado Springs, CO.  Chuck is going to get into the technological breakthrough known as TMS, Tran...

As you can see from the title of today’s episode, “Defeating Our Inner Enemy,” we are going to be discussing what this means, what it looks like and how to go about tackling this. Here to join me in this conversation by sharing her remarkable story is Brandi Benson. Brandi is an author, speaker, business owner and Ewing sarcoma cancer survivor. She is also the founder and CEO of Resume-Advantage,...

We are going to be diving into two meanings behind this title. We are, of course, going to be getting into ways to break the taboo surrounding mental health along with the non-profit organization called Breaking Taboo, founded by today’s guest. Joining me today is Serena Sun, the Founder and Director of Breaking Taboo, a nonprofit organization dedicated to mental health awareness and suicide preve...

We are going to be diving into a special technique that has helped my guest live life fulfilled as his authentic self..... Joining me today is Eric Almeida, an emotional freedom technique practitioner who works with his clients to tackle their emotional pain to live their fullest lives. I am so excited to have Eric here to dive into the work he does, what it means, how it is beneficial and how it...

My guest today is the beautiful Maya Roffler, host of the Mayapinion podcast where she discusses leadership for established, upcoming and aspiring leaders. Join me as we dive deeper into Maya's story, her experience with anxiety, panic attacks and her tips for overcoming this. Maya highlights key changes she made to her habits and daily routine that helped take her from the darkest moment of her l...

Today we are going to be hearing an incredible story on overcoming cancer and the mental strength that played a role in this story. Here to tell this story is my guest, Fitz Koehler. Fitz is a fitness innovator with a Master’s Degree in Exercise and Sports Sciences from the University of Florida, who is president of her own company, Fitzness International LLC , a fitness company that speciali...

It was such a pleasure speaking with Dean about his story, life’s work and greatest lessons on my podcast, Crooked Illness. Dean provided immeasurable value with how he overcame incredible obstacles in his personal life to arrive at the place he is now. He spoke about the concept of being “in the way” vs “on the way” in regards to obstacles we come across in life. He shared insight on how to move...

Today we are going to be getting into what it means to forgive ourselves and others and the power in doing that. Here to join me in this conversation is my guest, Kevin Clark. Kevin has found deep purpose through his work in the behavioral health field as a therapist, specializing in treating addiction and trauma. He shares with me what learning and practicing forgiveness has done for the quality...

Today's conversation is focused on the benefits of hypnosis and building good habits. I am excited to have my guest, Doug Sands, here to share with us what hypnosis is, what is has done for him and how it has helped transform various areas of his life.  Doug is a consulting hypnotist who works with clients all over the globe and I am happy to dive into this conversation with him! He gives an...

We are going to be exploring a type of technology that’s sole purpose and goal is to improve your mental health. Joining me in this conversation today is Dmitri Leonov, the cofounder of Taopatch and co-organizer of Transformative Technologies Lab, the largest community of entrepreneurs focused on using technology for human thriving. Dmitri shares the way in which this patch of technology has helpe...

Today is going to be a fun episode because I have two guests  joining me to chat about a special message inside a book they wrote together. Raeesa and Jamie are the authors of “Where’s My Lemonade?” A book born from the saying “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” It includes 17 inspirational stories to keep you going and to illustrate the many obstacles and struggles that are conquere...

This is the episode for you if you want to learn about the role self-love plays when it comes to perfectionism. Join me and my guest, Elizabeth Su, wellness writer and founder of Monday Vibes Newsletter, as we dive into the power self-compassion has in defeating perfectionism. I was so excited when Elizabeth reached out to talk about this topic because not only does she has personal experience wit...

I am excited about this episode right here because my guest, Frank King, is joining me to talk about the 5 Ted Talks he gave on mental health, the work he is doing for suicide prevention and more. Frank King is a TED Talk coach, a former writer for the Tonight Show for 20 years and a speaker and standup comic who has worked with Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Jay Leno and Ellen DeGeneres! Frank rev...

This is the perfect episode if you are interested in learning about different approaches to normalizing mental health conversations. Here to join me in discussing this topic today is my guest, Cynthia Siadat. Cynthia is a psychotherapist in CA specializing in working with trauma and high achievers. We describe how to explore mental health conversations from a more compassionate vs. critical way. W...

Today we are going to be talking about PTSD with my guest, Brent Magnussen. He is a best selling American author, a professional speaker, and a former U.S Army Combat Engineer. Brent sits on the board of the Resilient Warrior Foundation, a non-profit organization that serves US Veterans and First Responders who suffer from PTSD acquired during their service. RWF provides scholarships to Veterans a...

This is the episode for you if you have ever wanted to work on having more wonder in your life and less worry. What do you do to  go about getting more of the good and less of the bad? My guest, Jason Godoy, is here to share this secret with us all. Jason is a reiki healer, podcast host of the "Wake Up With Wonder" podcast and the creator of the Wonder More Worry Less challenge. This free sel...

In this episode, my guest and I share stories, experiences and conversations about bipolar disorder. Mimi, founder of Rad or Die, a business consulting and event coordination business, joins me in this conversation. We have both been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and we created this episode to dive into what our experiences with this has been like, the perception of mental illness and the role o...