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Chris Mitchell has the trifecta of disabilities, a physical disability, a learning disability, add a visual disability. And of course, we can't forget he also has depression. Though he has so much to deal with, he really does have a good spirit, he has his good days and his bad days, but for the most part, he is a strong individual. We discuss how these disabilities affect him daily and throughout...

I met Mariah Burley through a Facebook group, and we instantly became friends. I noticed that she is a very kind person, but is also guarded due to how she has been treated over the years because of her disability. She is autistic, dyslexic, and possibly has ADHD. She's very into her faith and her family. Like many others I've had on the show, she tries to advocate for those with disabilities, to...

Matthew Dickson was a person who came across my radar, and I was absolutely intrigued with his story  . He led an average childhood, and during his university years, unbeknownst to him, he was developing schizophrenia. he bicycled across Canada when he was 20, but the disease hit hard at 22. It took him 27 years, but he successfully recovered from it, and now he helps other people with mental illn...

When Christine and I first connected, I noticed we had very similar views, and that she had also been through a lot just based on her tone, and her aura. The more I got to know her, and the more I listen to her, I realize she was one of the strongest people I ever met, and it just seems no matter what you throw at her, she won't give upChristine addresses these issues and what she has done to try...

Amanda Zeine, DO, FAAP is a pediatrician in the US Army pending medical retirement after a Traumatic Brain Injury in 2018.  After her injury, she had severe sequela causing a loss of identity, worsening depression, and weight gain.  Now, after treatment, she has a new vision of herself and has begun a journey from Hotmess to wellness. I really loved talking to her, and I believe she is on the righ...

Lady J is an Author, Youth/Family Mentor, Transformational Speaker, BounceBackologist, Business Coach, Media Personality, Serial Entrepreneur, and Community Servant Leader. She has degrees in Business Management and Psychology; is a Certified Tailor, Certified PSA, and is working towards a Masters in Psychology. When I was reading her story and it said that she was the definition of a person of so...

Spencer Bishins has a master’s degree from the London School of Economics, and a law degree from Florida State University. Working for SSA for more than 10 years, he drafted or reviewed thousands of disability decisions. After leaving SSA, he wanted to help demystify the complicated disability system. His first book, Social Security Disability Revealed: Why it’s so hard to access benefits and what...

Isaiah Cruz is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse specializing in addiction medicine. He has experience with depression, anxiety, bipolar, schizophrenia, heroin addiction, cocaine, meth, food, and porn addictions. We delve into all that he does to prevent and help others battle their addictions, as well as all the things that have ailed him over the year. One in particular is his po...

Charles Smith is a very sweet guy, don't be fooled by his deep breath voice, he's a great person, who has just been through a lot. When you listen to Charles, you realize there are many emotional and mental scars, but through all that, he maintained a beautiful soul. Charles dealt with neglect and abuse as a child while becoming an orphan at six. His story also includes becoming a veteran, being h...

Lorraine Lewis was a person who caught my eye based on her journey with her and her son, who is considered mentally retarded, and how she would like to make some changes within the government to help provide more resources, and change some laws for those parents with children with intellectual disabilities. I do not want to spoil what happens at the end, what is this journey of our son getting int...

One of the things you pick up on right away with agape is her amazing personality, upbeat attitude, and her feistiness. She started her slogan be your incredible self, to motivate women and others who have gone through trauma all over the world. She survived a double homicide while she was eight months pregnant by the father of the baby. And that's just one part of our story, there are many hurdle...

This episode is with Mark Chartier, and when we first started to talk I instantly knew that he was a good guy based on the energy he gave off. As a kid, he acted out poorly in school and had different tics and movements that weren't entirely understood until later in life. When he was finally diagnosed they told him he had Tourette's syndrome, and his life goes this was only the beginning of his j...

Marjorie is a fantastic woman whose story is about how she deals with change and copes with her disability. She did not want to put certain limitations on what she could and could not do, and after dealing with her paralyzation she had to take alternate measures so that she didn't become complacent and stagnant. She is a writer, a fantastic mother, and an explorer. Her website    https://marjoriet...

Mike Martin is an author, a Podcaster, and an outdoorsman. Project mindfully outdoors started after he he had a bad battle with mental health which led to a suicide attempt, and eventually led to him being homeless, upon that he found himself facing his demons, and self-discovery by no longer being silent, and changing the things that we're giving him his wayhttps://projectmindfullyoutdoor.com/ (h...

Wendy Wallace is a delightful family-oriented woman who has a story to tell. Her story starts one night when she felt sickly and thought it would go away in time, but he did not. She had a flesh eating bacteria that got in her body through an ingrown hair, and eventually put her in a coma and when she woke up she was a quadruple amputee. Where most people would have completely been distraught, Wen...

James Purdue was a guy I found online, and while going through his story, I knew he would be a perfect acquisition to the show. His story really starts after playing a pick-up football game where he was tackled wrong, and dislocated three vertebrae in his back, which caused him to be quadriplegic and paralyzed. Now that may seem like a life-altering situation, and it was, but he turned it into a c...

This episode is with a returning special guest my mother. In her previous episode she talked about her vantage point from me being sick, but this time around it's about her taking what she saw with me as a child, and turning it into a career. We discuss where she was at after a bad break up, and low funds in the bank account. She decided to pick yourself up by your bootstraps and become a nurse. W...

Anna Leonarda's story is a fascinating one, when I came across her profile, and I saw what she was promoting, and when I got to read a little bit of a story, I was very fascinated, and I really wanted to get to know her for the show. She is a breast cancer survivor, and she also suffers from a condition that causes her to have excruciating periods, and it makes it really hard to enjoy intercourse....

Our next guest I met through a previous guess Andrea who has become a good Mutual friend to both of us. When I met Pauline I noticed that she was an overly positive person, and secondary she didn't have any arms, but what I would later find out as she has no legs either, and the positivity that she generates is more impressive the more you get to know her. Most people view being a quadriplegic amp...

I interview a woman who has dealt with many challenges but has made something of herself at the current time. She has battled a long-standing eating disorder that took her down a really dark path. We discussed her Weight fluctuations, and we discussed the misconceptions that people have about eating disorders. She also went through a really dark time with her mental health, it took her down some r...

Shawn Harper is a former offensive lineman in the NFL who has multiple mental disabilities. Neither of those things will define him as a person, he's very intelligent, strong willed, and determined to make a difference. He grew up in a very rough neighborhood, but his mom wanted more for him, she didn't want him to be a statistic, so she pushed him into sports. He's a big guy, and naturally, they...

In this episode we have a unique person, her name is Kathleen, she's very kind, curious, and full of love. Later in her years she's done a lot of exploring, and traveling, but her story starts with her true love becoming disabled, and her doing her duty as a wife to take care of him. Her husband Ron was very athletic, and when he was finally diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, it was a real shock...

When I met Lois I knew she was just a sweet delightful woman, and I just wanted to get to know her and be around her, because she had such positive energy, so she's been through a lot, and she wears her positivity as a shield. She has traveled multiple continents and now settles in upstate New York. Her story starts with her second child having a learning disability and her seeing what he had to g...

Patti was a  person I didn't know a whole lot about until the day of the show, but as I got to know her, and I was able to take her story, I loved everything about her, and I'm happy to call her a friend. Her story starts was her successfully finding her dream job, not long before she gets diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She always wanted to be a gym teacher, it's all she ever wanted to be, but...

I am a massive fan of those who try to make the world a better place but also make the world more accessible and try to accommodate those who have disadvantages. Amber Hinds is the CEO of a company called equalize digital. Her goal is to make the Internet more accessible for those with disabilities. Amber is just one of those kind-hearted souls who sees something wrong in a particular area and fin...