Overcomers Overcoming

Janna Macik describes how she overcame the grief of death, $175K of debt, a failing marriage, and life habits that caused stress in her life. She is the epitome of hope. She credits Jesus Christ and her commitment to Him as her Lord and Savior for helping her develop a very healthy self-awareness through which she made many positive life changes. There was a point in her life she had nearly lost h...

Nancy Pickard coaches others to step out of fear and into bigger versions of themselves. In 2017, she traveled alone in Thailand and Vietnam and undertook her biggest challenge, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro at 61 years of age. She is a Certified Integrative Coach through The Ford Institute for Transformational Training and the Levin Life Coach Academy. She is also certified as a Breakthrough Shadow...

Robert Riopel returns for a second episode for a very upbeat application of being available at the right time in a person's life. Don't give up if you have offered wisdom to a person who is not yet ready to accept your life experience. However, do be ready whenever they are ready. "Not yet" is frequently a non-verbal expression of acceptance, but not now. We need to learn how to discern a person's...

Dai Manuel overcame morbid obesity through a journey that began with a decision. He learned that mental and physical health are integrally linked. The change he made in his lifestyle was and is a journey. Through this journey, he realized that we must ultimately respond to three questions, 1) Can I do this? 2) Will what I want to do work? 3) Is the decision, and am I worth it? Our response to thes...

Tess Scott grew stronger through multiple divorces while twice marrying her current husband. She raised a brood of boys that proves God is full of grace and mercy, and she is a breast cancer survivor. Tess wants to inspire women of all ages to help them know they are not alone. As a former black sheep turned "Jesus girl," her redeemed life models the prodigal daughter unmistakably chosen. Through...

Andrea Pollack became a homeschooler for her 23-year-old autistic son after serving 19 years as a litigator. Following eight years of homeschooling, he returned to public school. Andrea is now sharing her parenting experience with other parents in a way that does not exist in the industry. Andrea's observation is too many therapists are not parenting guidance. Andrea developed an education and coa...

Barbara la Pointe passes forward her life experience of overcoming a narcissistic divorce. Can you become and attract that which you do not want? Barbara learned we could do that insidiously. Through Barbara's life experience, she coaches others to avoid and get beyond toxic relationships. You can learn more about Barbara at https://www.barbaralapointe.com/ and schedule a complimentary session wit...

Robert and Diana Indries devised an innovative and entertaining way of learning about a potential life mate through a card game. We can learn about another person through a series of questions designed to stimulate conversation. Research shows that people have an increased chance of having a lasting and meaningful relationship when values are aligned. You can access the card game and app at www.be...

Gina Uricchio chronicles her life of raising Ally, her daughter, through her autistic life and life experiences. An increasing number of people are diagnosed with autistic characteristics, and God created each person with special talents. It is incumbent on us to understand and adapt to those who process information differently than those who do not have autistic characteristics. As we learn from...

Kelly Price has grown through a wide array of life experiences. She acknowledges she would not be the person she is today without experiencing her past. However, her past will never define her future, and her resilience seems to have grown because of her past. She is an opportunity optimizer, and that is, she can see opportunity even in adversity. You can learn more about Kelly at https://kellyjop...

Christian de la Huerta has a unique perspective of power and its utility for each of us. We can abuse power. However, power can be thought of as potential, and not everyone develops their full potential or power within each of us. Through self-awareness, we need to know our power and how to harness that power to advance others effectively. Christian's book, "Awakening the Soul of Power: How to Liv...

Dr. Danny Brassell chooses to enjoy life to be positive. He explains that children likely laugh 300 times daily, and older people laugh much less. Being optimistic about life is essentially a matter of our choice, and laughter releases tension and reduces stress. So, let's join in the laughter. Let's choose to be positive. It is contagious. You can access his information, a complimentary reading c...

Aaron Tagert describes the reasons for and how he overcame a dalliance with pornography that had its genesis in a mental life trauma. This trauma became a dominant influence in his life until he dealt with its root cause. Through counseling and coaching, he reconciled the assortment of integrally linked factors. Aaron gained a valuable awareness of himself and those who contributed to his life tra...

Donna Chacko, MD, describes her transformation through faith and surrender to God. She overcame a crisis in her marriage by returning to her faith and trusting God with her family. With prayer and reflection, she eventually understood how her habit of not speaking up to avoid conflict and her drive to work all the time contributed to the stresses in her family. Through her faith in God and her tra...

Susan Johnson chronicles her bi-polar journey from diagnosis through treatment. She is a product of genetic traits traced through her family, and her mother made her aware of her potential condition, a psychiatrist and sociologist later affirmed that. Through customized medication, Susan is living a balanced life. Before treatment, she was experiencing swings of depression and manic behavior. You...

Kelly Paiz is exploring opportunities beyond her 20 years of financial experience to gain fulfillment to advance others. She is voluntarily making this transition, having accomplished her financial planning goals. She is going through a mental transformation process to leverage her experience for new opportunities. She addresses how she would respond to the question, "What experience do you have i...

Bill Humbert is recruiting coach who helps people with job and life transitions. Some job or life transitions are forced through the COVID pandemic. Transitioning to a new career can be a daunting task if we do not know how to leverage our experience. Being aware of our strengths and having the confidence to talk with four or more new people daily will bring about the desired transition. Taking ac...

Roy Osing speaks from his life and work experience to help others develop and act on their commitment, drive, determination, and hunger to succeed. This includes being a differentiator who knows he/she is the only person who can do something positive for the person with whom they are interacting. These entrepreneurs project a compelling persona that attracts others. You can learn more about Roy at...

Elaine Poland has had a very positive experience with her approximate 15 months of treatments as of this recording. She was apprehensive before the treatments, not knowing what to expect. While she entered the dialysis treatment process with apprehensions, she encourages those who need dialysis to get the treatments to improve their quality of life. Through dialysis, she has reduced her blood pres...

Rollins Walkers returns for a fifth episode to discuss his life journey from the 'hood to rise above his past. He was raised in a poverty-stricken neighborhood around others who were living a lifestyle that did not fit his aspirations. He surrounded himself with positive thinking people while also reading positive books. He had people who believed in him more than he believed in himself. He went w...

Kareemah Emordi discusses relationships in and God's purpose for His creation. God created each of us to function best with fellowship through connected relationships. But, can we know if a person of intense interest is a lifetime keeper!? Inspired by Ron and Marty Cooper's work on relationships and their relationship course, Kareemah discusses applying values and "Red Flags" to discern if a conne...

Lee Atherton addresses grieving from a personal perspective. Grief can result from many different life facets – job loss, stolen money, car damage, medical trauma, and death –to name a few. Do we know how to empathize with and relate to a person experiencing grief? Many of us do not. Accordingly, we tend to avoid those grieving because of the various forms of our insecurities and lack of awareness...

Dennis Volpe chronicles some of his difficult evaluated life experiences to become who he is. He passes forward his life experiences to help others be the best person they can be. He explains how the mental, physical, social, and purpose integrate to gain clarity on our "why" for who we are. Defining our "why" helps us determine our vision for and version of success. Change is what happens to YOU....

Sabrina Hyman recounts her life of being raised in a home without her biological father. At the time, that met her expectations. Her culture defined her expectations then, and her stepfather functions as her Dad now. Through her relationship with God and His transforming power, she resolves her past by not carrying forward the cultural "norms" in which she was raised. Sabrina acknowledges she has...

Douglas Robbins discusses how he grew into resiliency and became better through evaluated life experiences. The old adage of "sticks and stones might break my bones, but words can never hurt" has proven false. Many lives are adversely affected because of words said to or about us, and those words can sometimes be a major setback. Resilience is the ability to continue to get up when we are down. Do...