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Episode 57: What Helped Fitness Instructor and Wellness Coach Jenn Smrz Make it Through Five Surgeries in 18 Months to Beat Breast Cancer

Jenn Smrz lived so many women’s reality: shrinking to fit her work hours to accommodate her mom duties without falling down on any of the details at home or at work. Then, in May 2019, she was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer, which she equated with a future of easier successful treatment. Five surgeries […]

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Episode 56: What Happens When A Stranger Shows Up at the Home You’ve Known the First 12 Years of Life to Take You Away? If You’re Bee Baumann, You Become a Stand-Up Comedian (of course!)

Author Annabelle “Bee” Baumann says that her world went from vivid color to black and white the day her real mother showed up unexpectedly at when she was 12 and took her home. All feelings of security evaporated as she was plunged into poverty to with strangers, who commented that she didn’t sound like they […]

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Episode 55:Is the Pandemic Killing You Softly? Physical Therapist Teresa Moerer Shares Easy Ways to Stay Sharp and Healthy

Teresa Moerer was certain physical therapy would be her  dream career. It was not. But rather than waste the training and experiences earned during her long career spent in numerous locations, she found fulfillment in creative outlets and taking the best of the training and principles she learned to create her own business model where […]

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Episode 54:Author Evelyn LaTorre talks about Love in Any Language and family reaction to writing memoir

  In this interview with return guest Evelyn LaTorre, she shares her journey in creating a love that’s lasted for more than five decades, despite the odds being stacked it. Writing back-to-back books, family reactions on publications, and becoming an author later in life are part of the conversation. You will learn: The challenges of […]

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Episode 53: Why Does Mental Illness Inspire Vastly Different Reactions than Physical Illness? Conversation with Podcaster and Intelligence Officer Suswati Basu

After a life she describes filled with a “tankload of trauma,” Suswati Basu exceeded all expectations. She became a journalist. Later, an intelligence officer, and a fierce victim’s advocate. But then, her mental health took a turn.  Years after that, she became physically disabled. You will learn: *The  wildly different responses support systems too often […]

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Episode 52: When Exercise Hurts Due to Auto-Immune Disease or Other Conditions, Meet Aqua Yoga Instructor Christa Fairbrother

When Christa Fairbrother’s pain from auto-immune diseases jeopardized her mobility, she found a way to exercise without putting stress on her joints. Today, Christa teaches aqua yoga individually, virtually, and in groups, and offers free videos for those wanting to learn more at christafairbrother.com. You will learn: *Exercise in water provides additional resistance and builds balance without […]

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Episode 51. Miracles and Fate on 78 Author Ari Schonbrun shares his transformation after surviving 9/11 in Tower One

Ari Schonbrun was late to work for his job on September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center. He was inside an elevator when the building was struck by jets, one of four survivors from his workplace of more than 600 employees.     Sound bite below. You will learn: * How a life-changing experience […]

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Episode 50: My Persistence U Review of 2021

  This week marks the 50th episode and end of 2021, so let’s rewind and look at some of your favorite episodes this first year of the podcast. And if you’ve wanted to be on a podcast, but didn’t know how to prepare, grab my freebie HERE. 1) Marti Guzman-Finding Lost Money Episode #1 2)Rebecca Duvall Scott on […]

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Episode 49: Educator/Author Lynne Podrat’s Personal Story of Why She’s Passionate About Celebrating the Contributions of People With Special Needs

Lynne Podrat wasn’t supposed to hear the conversation about her baby brother having Down’s Syndrome many decades ago. As a teenager, she wasn’t supposed to intervene in her parent’s plan to place him in a home for children with disabilities. But she did. And from those early days, Lynne learned to become a fierce advocate for […]

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Episode 48: Think There’s Only One Way to Treat Anxiety and Depression? Toby Passman is Here to Talk Neurostimulation

Toby Passman isn’t your typical 20-something. When his anxiety interrupted conversations and relationships, he began to apply the research he’d been doing in school to himself, using neurostimulation to retrain his brain. He saw the difference almost immediately. He went to work later at an EEG lab and started data collection with an eye toward […]

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