Living Undeterred

Jeff talks with hosts of LSP "Love's Sparrow" Feel Good Podcast, and mental health advocates Rahmir McCray and Marcquis E. Copper. Rahmir & Marcquis share their struggles with mental health and trauma in childhood. They talk about how they met, and how the got into mental health advocacy. If you or someone you know is experiencing a #MentalHealth crisis, call or text 988 Follow Marcquis &...

Jeff talks with Jeffrey Quamme. Jeffrey is the Executive Director of the Connecticut Certification Board, focusing on competency and ethical practice in prevention, treatment and recovery. He has been active in the field since the summer of 1988, slowly learning and ascending to his current position of leadership. He is a national trainer, having spoken across the country on issues such as provide...

Jeff speaks with author, Marie Alessi. Marie lost her husband and father to their two boys in June 2018. When her book “Loving Life after Loss” ranked in the top 100 of Australia, she realized she had something the world needed. Only months later Marie founded a global Movement to heal the world from grief! Follow Marie: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-alessi/ Instagram https://www.inst...

Jeff speaks with Will Ramsey. Will is the CEO and founder of Will Ramsey Ignites #focusforward. He is a Motivational Speaker, Adversity Overcomer, Trainer, and Life Coach. Will shares his journey through grief after losing his son, Brock, in 2020, and how he developed #focusfoward, a way to focus on what's in front of you and not what you lost or have left behind. Follow Will: https://willramseysp...

Jeff talks with author and speaker, Jennifer Tracy. About Jennifer: https://jennifertracy-inspire.com/ Jennifer Tracy was born and raised in Colorado. She married young and had 3 daughters by the time she was 24. She considers herself a lifelong learner—and cites her most useful degree being an Honorary Doctorate in “RLE” (Real Life Experience). Jennifer uses every day language to bring to life wh...

Jeff talks to author and CEO of confidential recovery, Scott Silverman. Scott shares his journey through addiction, a suicide attempt, and how he has come out on the other side of the feelings of fear and helplessness surrounding addiction. Today, Scott works to empower others on their journey to recovery. Follow Scott: https://www.yourcrisiscoach.com/

Jeff talks with Chris Krupar. Chris is someone who has navigated through the loss of a son, and now lives life to the fullest and makes himself available to be a Sherpa to others who are making their climb to a fulfilled life.

Jeff talks to licensed psychotherapist, radio host, and now author, James Miller. James talks about his new book Life Lessons: You are the Expert on Your Life | A Workbook which comes out on June 14. He shares how his drive to make a difference in people's lives and provide them with a sense of hope and a framework to look at life and situations differently was the inspiration behind this book. Ja...

Jeff speaks with host of The Wartime Leadership Podcast, Nathan Coy. Nathan discusses his career in the military and his journey with mental health. Follow Nathan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-coy-732730a2 Twitter: @wleadershop Instagram: @wartime_leadership www.wartime-leadership.com

Certified Professional Coach and owner of Compassionate Connection, Chuck Thuss shares how he remained undeterred through his own journey in the sports world, and how he is now teaching athletes the importance of mental resiliency. Chuck began playing hockey at an early age. Despite several setbacks, he never gave up his dream to play professionally. Chuck shares how he dealt with anxiety both dur...

Angela Parkerson shares her journey through grief after losing her son, Nick to fentanyl poisoning, and what she is doing today to make a difference in the lives of others with her project Never Alone Nick and It’s Okay Not To Be Okay.

Golfer Taylor Roberts is using her love of the sport to make a large impact in the mental health space. Taylor shares how her own struggle with mental health led her to becoming an advocate to let others know they are not alone. With the help of the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) and her peers, Taylor organized the Senior Cup in 2020 for high school golfers whose senior seasons were cut s...

Award-winning investigative reporter and broadcast journalist, Angela Kennecke, has spent three decades keeping people informed on the evening news. Her investigative reports have resulted in changes to laws. She was named a 2021inductee to the South Dakota Hall of Fame. In recent years, many of Angela’s stories focused on the growing opioid crisis. On the day her 21-year-old daughter, Emily, died...

Becca Ribbing is the author of The Clarity Journal and has been a coach for over a decade. She's on a mission to help people break out of the cycles of uncertainty and struggle that hold them back. She helps women going back and forth with the big, seemingly endless question of what to do next—so they can stop going around in circles and finally figure out what they truly want and create the clari...

Jay Shifman is an open book. A vulnerable storyteller and stigma-destroying speaker, podcaster, and event host, Jay’s story of struggle is familiar to the millions of people the world over who also struggle with issues of mental health, substance misuse, and addiction. The survivor of two suicide attempts and an overdose and now in long-term recovery, it is Jay’s mission to encourage difficult con...

Jeff talks with Amanda Faith who became a fentanyl awareness advocate after losing her son, Luca, to fentanyl poisoning in 2020. Luca was just 13 years old. Amanda shares how she hopes to use Luca's story to end the stigma around substance use disorders, and how she has been and will continue to spread awareness to put an end to the fentanyl poison epidemic. Follow Amanda: https://www.facebook.com...

Jeff talks with author and mental health advocate, Michelle E. Dickinson. Michelle shares her story of growing up loving and caring for her bipolar mother and her own experience with depression. Michelle works to eliminate the stigma by normalizing the mental health conversation in workplaces and within the first responder community. Her book, Breaking Into My Life was written to help herself—alon...

Jeff talks CEO of The McShin Foundation, mom, wife, small business owner, and author Honesty Liller. Honesty's book, "Scattered Pink: A Diary of a Woman in Recovery" was released in February 2022. Honesty shares her journey with addiction, recovery and the work she is doing at the McShin Foundation. Follow Honesty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/honesty-liller-1189a295/ https://www.instagram.com/diar...

Jeff talks with Executive Director of PROP, Kat Marriott, PhD. Kat's sister, Sarah, was prescribed Opioids to manage chronic pain and soon became dependent. In 2016, after a several-year battle with addiction, Sarah died from overdose. Kat combined her professional experience with her personal passion for addressing the Opioid Epidemic. She now works with PROP (Physicians and Health Professionals...

Jeff talks with Executive Director of PROP, Kat Marriott, PhD. Kat's sister, Sarah, was prescribed Opioids to manage chronic pain and soon became dependent. In 2016, after a several-year battle with addiction, Sarah died from overdose. Kat combined her professional experience with her personal passion for addressing the Opioid Epidemic. She now works with PROP (Physicians and Health Professionals...

Jeff speaks with Founder & Director of The Jordan Legacy, Steve Phillip. On December 4th 2019, Steve received a call that would change his life forever – his son Jordan had taken his own life. Steve founded The Jordan Legacy CIC to provide support for those struggling with mental health or considering suicide. Jeff and Steve talk about navigating life and grief after losing a child, the effect...

Jeff talks with founder of the Robin Foundation, Chris Cavallo. Chris lost his wife, Robin, and their daughter, Stefanie, to addiction. Now he and his daughter, Cristina, who was Stefanie's twin, aim to bring awareness and offer support to those struggling with addiction. Follow Chris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriscavallo/ https://twitter.com/ccavallo007 https://www.instagram.com/the _robin _...

TW: Suicide Jeff talks with mental health and suicide prevention speaker and author, Anne Moss Rogers. Anne Moss’s 20-year-old son Charles died by suicide on June 5, 2015, after many years of struggle with anxiety, depression, and ultimately addiction. Anne Moss started a blog, EmotionallyNaked.com, that has reached millions and chronicled her family’s tragedy in a newspaper article that went vira...

Jeff talks with best-selling author, and co-host of the Selling From The Heart Podcast, Larry Levine. Larry has 30-years of sales experience, and now helps sales teams leverage the power of authenticity to grow revenue, grow themselves and enhance the lives of their clients. Follow Larry: https://twitter.com/Larry1Levine https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrylevine1992/ https://www.instagram.com/larry1...

Jeff talks with Life purpose, business coach, author and speaker, Tina Kadish about her book: F.R.E.E.D.O.M.: 7 Steps to Thrive in Life and Business. Follow Tina: Instagram: @tkadish ww.linkedin.com/in/tinakadish www.lifeisideal.com Follow Living Undeterred: www. LivingUndeterred.com Twitter: @undeterreddad Instagram: @LivingUndeterred Facebook: @LivingUndeterred TikTok: @LivingUndeterred