Scar Bearers

A fellow NF survivor, Sarah discusses how her infection affected her personal and professional lives. Despite her struggles, she and her family have persevered, and she’s used her experience to inspire and motivate others. Theme music--Courtesy of Nate Beran (@nateberan)

I talk with Amanda McKannon, a social media marketing consultant, who discusses how she's experienced professional success despite suffering two childhood head injuries that still affect her.

A renowned professional speaker and life coach, Ben discusses how a childhood trauma led him to his current profession.

A fellow survivor of necrotizing fasciitis and special education teacher, Christin describes her harrowing ordeal with NF and how it’s inspired her to accept new challenges.

Dr. Sofia discusses how a high school injury led her to her professional calling as a healer with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy specializing in emotional healing, movement, and energy medicine.

Margaret discusses her successes and struggles as a runner, and the growth she's experienced in the last couple years. Please stay until the end of the episode for a special giveaway! You can find Margaret at www.margaretsteffie.com, instagram.com/margaretsteffie/, and tiktok.com/@margaretsteffie.

Jenna  Smith is a business strategist, coach and serial entrepreneur who helps  people with BIG ideas tap into their inner genius and create big,  profitable businesses.  For over 10 years, Jenna cut her teeth in the  corporate world as a strategist and change agent. It  was there that she began helping organizations navigate major  organizational change, while r...

Fellow teacher, soccer player and coach, professional speaker, author, and life coach Joel W. Hawbaker discusses his struggles as a "Raphael" and his various experiences with blended families.

I talk with life coach Whitney Barbary about her emotional scars and how she uses her personal journey to benefit others.

Skip discusses his struggle with depression and how it influenced his book, Wrestling Depression Is Not For Wimps. He’s also a big Marvel fan, so we geek out a bit!

Mindset coach Paul Forchione discusses his life's journey and how it brought him to his chosen calling. Note: His last name is not pronounced as it looks.

Holley shares her story of surviving FAVA (fibro-adipose vascular anomaly) and her heroic battle with depression, as well as her favorite Marvel character.

Fellow NF Survivor Esther shares her hospitalization and recovery story, and discusses her latest short film, “It’s Not Going To Look Like Nothing Happened.”

I discuss how to stay (or become more) productive now that summer is (virtually) upon us. Also, I share an important message about empathy.

I spoke with fellow NF survivor Jonathin and his mom Katie about his struggles and successes (which are amazing considering that he’s 6), as well as a most superior topic: superheroes (great minds think alike)!

I discuss Necrotizing fasciitis, or flesh eating bacteria, and how it affected me. I also discuss my mindset, and how that has determined where I am today and where I’ll be going in the future.

I discuss how running helped me rebound from my hospitalization, and I ask you a couple questions.

If each scar tells a story, I have volumes of tales to tell. Listen to find out more!

In this episode I discuss who I am, what the podcast is about, and the imperfection of perfection. Also, we talk a little Superman.