Living Strong: The Flip Side of Adversity

Have you felt robbed from life by anxiety and worry. Kyla Neil has walked that exhausted path and built a brand on the other side of the adversity that the road buddy of depression can lead you on. Her story, products, and business created through Kalm Konfidence have taken her on a journey of realizing that she does not need to control it all, that she can stop being frazzled, and she is not too...

Webster's defines faith as a strong belief, complete trust, or confidence in someone or something. As we move through life our experiences often shape what we begin to believe about ourselves, our world, and our place in it. Our guest, Renee Chenault- Fattah, shares how flipping the faith she had in her own story has led her through the flip side of adversity. Changing her belief and confidence in...

The world is full to the brim with passionate people! What would happen if those same passionate people transformed their passions into action? Our schools would be better! Our communities would be safer! Our relationships would be healthier! How do we get there? Dr. Stephanie Brown has three passions that electrify her life… faith, education, and writing. During the Pandemic Lockdown of 2020, God...

It’s a new year… time for that Vision Board Party, right? Well… What if we wanted to challenge you Beyond the Vision Board and give you strategy for the process of taking action and making impact where you are and where you want to be. Let’s take your vision and create a practical roadmap to get started on being the change you want to see – in your community and beyond. Join Courtney Jackson, CEO...

Feeling Stuck? Could it be related to over-analyzing, which causes frustration, stress, feeling stuck, and associated fears that create stagnation. The flipside is a willingness to let go and let God creates a paradigm shift and forward movement.

As a women’s transformational speaker, Dr Deborah helps women transform their mindset and renew their spirits as they through the various menopause’s transitional phases. She provides solutions to the challenges of menopause: hot flashes, senior moments, night sweat, mood changes, and more. Her conversation will guide listeners towards promoting their health and wellness, as well as equip women to...

WHAT IF YOU NEVER CHASED BEAUTY AGAIN? Sandra Coates was once longing to be someone different, more focused on comparing or competing with others rather than fully accepting herself. But when God stepped in and asked if she wanted to see the real Sandra, everything shifted. What had once seemed impossible—fulfilling her desires for confidence, a positive body image, and an end to her cravings—beca...

MinkeeBlue Founder and designer, Sherrill Mosee, set out to solve a problem she calls the “overload bag syndrome.” She wanted to create an organizational fashion bag for busy women whose roles changed throughout the day. Mosee put her degree in engineering to work and came up with the patented MinkeeBlue design. During MinkeeBlues' first launch, Sherrill experienced a ton of orders and ordered 120...

Have you felt “less” than yourself lately… hopeless, helpless, powerless. When everything feels turned upside down, even in that moment, we can shift our thought life from obstacle to opportunity. This season has had me encounter so many people devastated by turmoil, and I found myself struggling to remain an influence and not get infected by helplessness and hopelessness. So I have found myself r...

In a world that's wasting more food than ever before, why do one in nine people still go to bed hungry each night? Social entrepreneur Jasmine Crowe calls for a radical transformation to our fight to end global hunger -- challenging us to rethink our routine approaches to addressing food insecurity and sharing how we can use technology to gather unused food and deliver it directly to people in nee...

Did you know your gut has a brain and it is impacting your overall health? Our next Flip Side Story changes your focus to gut health (and the gut brain) to better understand and manage emotions and stress. Feel better and strengthen your relationships with you and every aspect of your life. Marty Wolner is a trauma trainer and stress coach with 17 years of lived experience. He has helped hundreds...

Figuring out launch, distribution, and marketing of your brand can be tricky and trial and error. Join us for a conversation with Tracy Rookard, the creator and owner of the beauty brand, The Naked Face which is dedicated to creating products that use fresh, natural ingredients that you can pronounce. Learn from her lessons and lived experiences of the ups and downs to creating impact in the beaut...

Have you felt “less” than yourself lately… hopeless, helpless, powerless. When everything feels turned upside down, even in that moment, we can shift our thought life from obstacle to opportunity. This season has had me encounter so many people devastated by turmoil, and I found myself struggling to remain an influence and not get infected by helplessness and hopelessness. So I have found myself r...

In a “microwave culture” and a “right now mindset”, we can be pushed by demands and rushed by timelines and forget the power of wonder, curiosity, and creativity. Our next conversation with Dr. Shanda McManus creates a flip to that narrative as she shares her story which leads us from the front lines of a pandemic to the front row of her dream. Lean in to listen to how finding space to create also...

How do you love those close to you who battle with depression? How do you love yourself to the Flip Side of your own experience with depression. Join my conversation with, Benita Weathers, author and teacher of The SCREAM Within book and mental health program. Gain strategies and insight into Benita's story of how depression impacted her marriage and learn approaches for healing and restoration. A...

Valerie Jackson and I will talk about making the decision to live past devastating seasons and awaken resilience. In her vulnerable Flip Side story, Valerie will share life after her brother's addiction and death, in order to inspire all of us that we can have New Beginnings with a Mindset Reset. She will share practical tools that have changed her life, created a pathway out of sorrow into succes...

When you think about quitting, think about why you started! All month, we have been celebrating the 5 year journey of Living Strong Consulting; and the CEO of Glow Creative, Chloe Cain, has reminded me through the milestones and memories and the peaks and the valleys of our story to never forget why we started this journey in the first place. Webster defines 'tapped out as... weary, burned-out, dr...

“Do you trust God, or don’t you?” is a question our Guest Co-host includes in her logo and her life decisions. Putting her faith first has led to career credentials, a book launch, entrepreneurship, and major moves. Log in to hear her story of how she Faithed It Over and learned how to take risks and live boldly in the process. If you are on a faith journey and need some encouragement, practical t...

As a businesswoman at heart and the PR Chic by trade, Monica. Biscoe is a firm believer of being in the right place at the right time to go to the next level…and the only way to go is UP! With so many platforms and points of focus, how does an entrepreneur promote your idea, get clients to purchase your product, attract followers to support your position, or get collaborators to recognize your val...

Have you heard the saying,” It’s not how you start, but how you finish.”? Well, for Sergeant Waleska Gonzalez, it’s her lived experience, not just a cliché. After enduring homelessness, growing up in a home with domestic violence, dropping out of school in 10th grade, and overcoming later divorce. She joins the Flip Side conversation on 9/9 @ 5:00 pm EST with how she broke generational cycles, sha...

Stay tuned for our next episode of Living Strong: The Flip Side of Adversity on 9/2 at 5:00 pm EST when we talk with Dr. Irving Fryar about is Flip Side story of “From NFL to Prison Cell and Back’. https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4019/living-strong-the-flip-side-of-adversity Fryar retired from the NFL in 2001 after completing 17 NFL seasons. During that time, he caught 851 passes for 12,785 yard...

This conversation with Dr. Claudia Curry will focus on issues of isolation, self doubt, rejection, and low expectations that impact women and will empower women to persist. Don’t tell me what I can’t do!” is intended to be a resource and support for women to take matters into their own hands and create a Flip in their story.

Has anything ever hit you and you felt like… “I will never come back from this!” Well, join us for our next Flip Side Conversation with teacher, speaker and author, Jane Hopkins. After surviving a stroke and coma, Jane has continued to live a life of “I Still Can”. If you have ever wondered if you can keep going, log into our 14th episode of Living Strong: The Flip Side of Adversity for endurance...

You don’t have to preserve your pain in order to prove that it is real.” ~ Brittany Burgunder Emotional Healing from abuse, insecurities, abandonment, and shame includes facing the challenges of being liberated from brokenness, chains, and despair in order to take back your power. Yes, I said “challenges”, because to disrupt the reality of the default habits of familiar pain this process takes wor...

What if we were able to not see our broken past as our barrier, but see that our suffering is a call to action. Join our Flip Side conversation with Dr. Marnie Aylesworth, as she shares her story of childhood trauma and her journey of healing. Her willingness, as she would say to unpack the crap, has shaped her passion and purpose to create safe and loving spaces for children and the adults that s...