You're Not The Only One

A teenage boy finds out that his dad has been murdered in downtown Chicago. Coming into adulthood he finds himself in tumultuous relationships and soon the throes of addiction. “It’s not that I don’t want to get out of bed, it’s that I’m going to dread what comes next. I don’t have any intention of trying to shift my focus and when I do it feels like it’s more of a struggle. There’s no structure,...

A man's story of his struggle with alcoholism. After reaching out to a friend for help he finds answers to questions he never knew he had in rehab. Today’s episode featured Hamish Niven. He is a mentor and guide for helping others overcome addiction and the host of the podcast The Crucible - Conversations for the curious. Are you curious about what normal drinking look like?  I invite you to visit...

A woman witnesses a school shooting and immediately realizes she knows the shooter. After numerous traumatic life events she finds light at the end of the tunnel. Today’s episode featured Melissa Armstrong. Melissa is a BSN, RN, HWNC-BC and the Owner of Holistic Health. If you would like to contact Melissa you can at ⁠marmstrong@inursecoach.com⁠ . Website: www.holistichealthbymelissa.com IG: @holi...

A woman witnesses a mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, NV. In the aftermath she finds the answers to the questions she’s had all her life.  Today’s guest is Debbie Harrell. Debbie is a life coach, Podcaster and a Peer Mentor at the Vegas strong resilience center. If you would like to reach out to Debbie you can through her website https://www.thenewworldnorm.com/ ....

A 7 year old girl is abducted on Halloween in 1987 and taken to Jerash Jordan. “Miranda Lambert’s song “The House that Built Me”, I got to live in that house with them. It was a place of healing for me” Today guest was Lauren Burns. If you’d like to reach out to Lauren you can through her website www.laurenburns.net. There you can listen to her podcast "Redeemed". Podcast is available on...

After receiving a traumatic brain injury while serving in Afghanistan a USMC Major finds himself in a terrifying position not knowing how to move forward with his life.  Today’s guest is Major Teddy Colegate. Teddy is the Founder and Chairman of the organization Heroes Outreach. Over the years they have contributed more than $100,000 to support veterans and first responders in need. They understan...

A father of a boy with special needs finds himself in the ER one night unaware that it would be the last time he would see his son alive. Today's guest was Jason Tuttle. Jason is the creator of the website www.letterstozachary.com There, you can get a glimpse into the male mind and how it grieves and also to purchase Jason’s coloring book he created that is designed to help parents and childre...

Today's guest is Pete. Pete survived alcoholism and shares his story about his struggles with addiction, his childhood, his sobriety after 35 years and the importance of AA for being and staying sober. If you or a loved one is struggling with mental health, thoughts of suicide or addiction these resources can help: National Suicide Hotline: https://www.988lifeline.org Text or Call 988 Mental H...

Born into a cult a boy endures horrific acts of abuse that follow him into his career in law enforcement. “Just knowing someone reached out to help me, because they could see something was going on with me it was like a golden hug from the universe. I knew now without a doubt that I was not alone. I knew I could do this, that there was hope” 
 Today's guest featured Laverne Friesen. If you would l...

Driving down a dark highway in the middle of the night a man comes face to face with something that changes his life forever.  Jacques is a science educator, public speaker, professional life coach and the author of Driving Out of Darkness: Self-care Strategies for Trauma recovery. His book is available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon. If you would like to reach out to Jacques - Email: powerfulim...

Today’s guest requested to remain anonymous.  If you or a loved one is struggling with mental health, thoughts of suicide or addiction these resources can help: National Suicide Hotline: https://www.988lifeline.org Text or Call 988 Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Addiction: https://www.dea.gov/recovery-resources National Alliance on Mental Illness: https://www.nami.org/findsupport/  *Call NAMI...

Feeling unheard and unseen as a kid, a diagnosis of ADHD at age 7 would send him on a life long journey of figuring out what it all meant. Today's guest is Russel Kramer. If you would like to reach out to Russel you can email at rlkramerlit@gmail.com Russel is the author of the a fantastic book titled “Hocus Focus - Coming of Age with ADD and it’s Medicines”. You can find it on Amazon and good...