Dr. Glenn Livingston is not only a psychologist, but he’s an author of several books. Glenn reveals how he lost 80 pounds, he shares other adversities he’s lived through, including depression, he fell into severe debt, had been hit by a drunk driver and suffered from health issues. But after overcoming these challenges, he now …
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099: Greg Zakowicz: From Stocking Shelves to Senior Commerce Marketing Analyst at Oracle
Greg Zakowicz has an all-too-common story. As a young man, he graduated from college but struggled to make ends meet working in his career of choice. So what to do? Greg shares how he struggled financially, emotionally and mentally, and explains how his journey ultimately ended up in a good place… He’s now a Senior …
097: Ryan C. Greene: Living Your Life’s Purpose
Ryan C. Greene says he got his strength and resolve from his mother, and that she was a great role model for him. He explained his mother had sickle cell anemia and wasn’t supposed to live past the age of 6. She ended up raising both him and his sister and got to see Ryan …
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096: Saherah Khan: At 16 She Escaped an Imprisoned Life and Now Wants to Share You Also Have a Voice
A homeless population caseworker in the Washington D.C. area, 25-year-old Saherah Khan says that people tell her how they’re surprised and shocked when learning about her past. You see, Saherah explains she grew up in a mixed racial household–her mother is from Korea and her father is from Pakistan. When she was about to enter …
094: Aaron Martinez: Breaking the Cycle of Drug Addiction in his Family
Twenty-three-year-old Aaron Martinez grew up going to school in Espanola, New Mexico, a city with a population of about 10,000. You’ll pass through it if you’re driving between Santa Fe and Taos, two tourist towns known for its art scene, winter skiing and opera. Unfortunately, it also sits in a Northern New Mexico region where …
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092: Dartanyon Crockett: An Underdog From Inner-city Cleveland Turned Bronze Medalist and Destined for Greatness
Dartanyon Crockett, 28, calls himself an underdog. He says he had three strikes against him growing up in the inner-city of Cleveland, Ohio: he was black, poor and physically limited. Having been severely near-sighted all his life, his mother died when he was 8, his father battled drug and alcohol addiction, and he grew up …
091: Eli Brown: Entrepreneur Shines the Light On Mental Illness with his Inspirational Clothing Brand
Founder and CEO of the inspirational fashion brand ShineThe Light On, 25-year-old Eli Brown knows first-hand what it’s like to struggle with mental illness. An avid tennis player since the age of four he was so good that he later received a tennis scholarship to attend a prestigious university and compete with Team Canada. But …
090: Betty Jean Bell: When Doctors Told This Aspiring Opera Singer she Wouldn’t Sing Again, She Turned Her Adversity Into Being Badass
Betty Jean Bell wanted to be an opera singer since she was 4. I mean, not just dream about it—she truly had a gift. She actually began performing when she was 8. She had steep ambitions and clearly knew what she wanted to do all her life. But then tragedy struck when she was about …
089: Jessica Key: Why This U.S. National Dragon Boat Team Racer Says to Be The Champion of Your Own Life
Jess Key is a remarkable woman who says she’s a major underdog story. She’s a 41-year-old mother of three and she’s a dragon boat racer on the U.S. National Dragon Boat Team. You’d never know it today, but Jess has overcome multiple adversities. Both of her parents were drug addicts, she grew up with physical …
088: Briar Harvey: “I expected to come home with a baby and I came home with nothing.”
Five years ago and 36 weeks into her pregnancy, Briar Harvey said she went into the hospital expecting to come home with a baby, but instead she came home with nothing. Due to complications, her baby didn’t make it. Briar explains what happened, how this traumatic experience has affected her, and how she was able …