A podcast of inspirational stories of overcoming adversity and emerging transformed with a positive outcome.
Holly Pasut was a successful real estate agent, who found herself entwined in one of the largest investigations into mortgage fraud in the country. She has readily accepted responsibility for lapses in judgment and being too trusting. Holly ended up pleading guilty to charges and, ultimately, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison. Despite …
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Author of four books and a contributor to a couple more, Melanie Rodriguez discusses her experience with reverse ageism. You see, Melanie looks much younger than her true age. And, although looking young is great, there are some who have made assumptions about her–and sometimes it’s not always in a positive way. She also talks …
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In September 2010 when he was 27 years old, Ben Clench and his girlfriend, Jazz, were hit by a car while on holiday in the Dominican Republic. Jazz was killed instantly. Ben survived but suffered a traumatic brain injury which left him in a coma and then with amnesia. So determined to rehabilitate, Ben re-learned …
After losing her high-school sweetheart and husband of 27 years to brain cancer at the age of 42, Lisa Nicks-Balthasar shares her journey of overcoming loss, grief and the power of love. A part of her process of overcoming pain was to write her memoir, Believe!. Today, Lisa is a writer, speaker, and co-founder of …
Kristin Hanes has spent 14 years as a reporter in radio news, including 5 years at KGO news radio in the Bay Area. She talks about how she became what she calls “intentionally houseless” because if she didn’t take drastic measures, she felt like otherwise she was never going to get out of debt. That’s …
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Marian Bacol-Uba is working on her first book, Survivor to Thriver. We talk about what inspired her to write it, including her journey of overcoming childhood sexual abuse and an overdose, which lead to a near-death experience that she says made her finally wake up and give her a second chance at life. Now Marian is …
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Formerly known as Eirian Cohen, Luana Ribeira says she has no regrets. Here she talks about the difficult time in her life when her husband of eight years announced he was transgender. As shocked as she was, she was supportive and they kept the family together, but eventually the marriage split. And then several months …
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Charles Eduardos tells the shocking story of how in 1971 he was shot in the mouth with a 45 semi-automatic rifle. He was told he may never speak again. Now, he says you can’t shut him up! Charles is now an executive coach, motivational speaker, an ordained minister, and a former police officer and radio …
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Subscribe: iTunes Stitcher GooglePlay Spotify iHeartRadio Today we’re talking with Kenny Weiss, a coach, speaker, podcast host and also author of Your Journey to Success: How to Accept the Answers You Discover Along the Way. Kenny’s book is powerful and gives real how-to steps on learning how to identify your fears …
Ismael Chamu, 22, just graduated from UC Berkeley. While he attended the prestigious university, he and his family (six members) were just recently living together in a tiny camper trailer with no heat nor sewer hookups. Ismael is the son of a migrant worker from Mexico, and is the first in his family to not …
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