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 Kevin McCall is a husband and father. He spent his career as a plumbing professional and business owner. Kevin was born and raised in Pennsylvania. He continued to live in Pennsylvania after marrying, and this is where his three children, Kimberly, Kevin, Jr., and Ryan, were born. Kevin moved his family to Florida in 2007, where he currently resides with his wife of 40 years, Joanne.

 Following Ryan’s murder in 2009, he founded the Ryan P. McCall Foundation, Inc. to honor his son’s memory and to carry out Ryan’s vision of helping others and giving back to the community. The Foundation sponsors charity runs and other fundraising events, using the proceeds to support local organizations in Pennsylvania and Florida.

 Kevin remains close with his two living children, Kimberly and Kevin, Jr., who are both married, and he treasures the time he spends with his grandchildren. His deceased son, Ryan, remains a close companion in his thoughts and in his heart.

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My Name is Scott Milne and I am the author of the new book WIN THE WAR ON COVID-19 Virus Defense Strategy for Home and Business. I am a facility engineer and have been reducing contagion with strategy and equipment for many years before Covid-19. My Book also discloses an important study that was done in Madrid Spain using Ozonated Saline Solution. The outcome was remarkable with all treated patients recovering. 

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I live by one mantra: Choose Your Struggle. For much of my early life, I was told that I was living with a debilitating issue of Mental Health. As my condition worsened, I was prescribed more drugs at ever higher doses until, in my early 20s, I was daily taking more than the estimated lethal dosage for multiple drugs and living with a full-blown Addiction to prescription pills. At 23, after two suicide attempts, an overdose, and time spent in an inpatient hospital and a rehab facility, I decided enough was enough and pledged myself to withdraw from all of my prescriptions. Over the next few years, many of my symptoms dissipated. After entering recovery and rebuilding my life, I pledged myself to one mission: choosing my struggle.

In a world where many don’t get the first chance, I realized just how lucky I was to get my second. I decided to dedicate my life to making a difference around the topics of Mental Health and Substance Misuse & Recovery. After years of having my struggle chosen for me—to simply make it through the day—I finally chose what to struggle for. Along the way, I have served in a variety of roles aimed at bettering the communities I’ve lived in. 

A graduate of Northern Kentucky University with a B.A. in Psychology, I strive every day to end the stigma around the topics of Mental Health and Addiction by telling my story and helping others tell theirs. I have certifications in Psychological First Aid, Drug Policy, and the Social Contexts of Mental Health and Illnesses, Suicide Prevention, and Coaching, among others.

You can learn more about my experience by visiting my links below and you can find my podcast, Choose Your Struggle, anywhere you get your podcasts.

Website: http://www.JayShifman.com

Website #2: http://WWW.OrnelasStationConsulting.com

Website #3: https://anchor.fm/jay-shifman

LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayshifman/

Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/ChooseYourStruggle

Twitter URL: https://twitter.com/CYS_Jay

Instagram: Instagram

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An in-depth conversation with Amanda Webster about her Serious Mental Illness (SMI) diagnosis and her victory which included being decertified.

Amanda Webster:
I used fitness, nutrition, and lifestyle changes to go from a hotel ledge where I was ready to end my life to being decertified as having a Serious Mental Illness (SMI) by the very professionals that told me it was impossible. I am now able to be happy with my nine-year-old, have the energy to chase my dreams and live every day as an adventure and not something to merely survive. I am a certified Mind-Body Wellness coach helping others find happiness through my course, Happiness Boost, instead of the complacency we are so often sold. I've been featured in Women's Health, Cosmo, Oxygen, and Yoga Journal and on a variety of podcasts. I'd like to talk about how we can take our dark past and struggles and turn them into our own superhero story.

happinessboost.com
www.youtube.com/amandawebsterhealth 

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Conversation with Author and Crime Victim Advocate Tamara Cherry (on the phone) about human trafficking in Canada.

Tamara Cherry is the author of All the Bumpy Pebbles, a fictional novel based on her years of reporting on the domestic sex trafficking of women and girls. Tamara was an award-winning crime reporter for CTV News Toronto, as well as the Toronto Sun and Toronto Star newspapers, before founding Pickup Communications, a public relations firm aimed at supporting victims and survivors of traumatic events. She has lectured widely on the topic of human trafficking and assisted in the training of hundreds of police officers, lawyers, and front-line service providers.

Links to the novel:
Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Kobo

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An honest conversation with Regina Hanson (on the phone) about her life and growing up in the South surrounded by racism.

Regina G. Hanson has a B.A. in American History from Armstrong Atlantic University (now Georgia Southern), and a M.A. in American Studies from Kennesaw State University.
 
 As a writer, she incorporates a conversational tone that affords the reader a more intimate experience. Her writing genres include historical documentaries, cultural studies, children's books, memoirs, blogs, and general content.
 
 Regina is a music lover and nature observer. She finds inspiration in both, as well as, cultural circumstances and societal needs.
 
 This author is also a dynamic public speaker and activist. Promoting equality for all and cultural appreciation is the foremost of her agenda. Having founded Personal Empowerment Publishing, it is Regina's hope that each work published will empower her readers to grow and evolve into their best selves.

Website: www.personalempowermentpublishing.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reginahanson1970

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReginaHanson?s=09

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A discussion with Lani Woods (on the phone) about domestic violence.

Lani Woods

Lani Woods, from Los Angeles, CA, active mother of 2, domestic violence survivor. The host of Unrelenting Humans podcast.

https://youtu.be/i3JDD6SDtGw

https://instagram.com/unrelenting_humans?igshid=bmgeeauxchlm

https://instagram.com/evolution_of_lani?igshid=pswm8iyvn1bt

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unrelenting-humans-podcast/id1511970677

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Sobering discussion with Kristen Bell (on the phone), about losing a child to homicide. 

Kristen Bell lives in Florida. She likes gardening and canning food. She has a 5yr old granddaughter that she adores and a grandson that is in heaven. She also has 3 cats Kane, Bailey, and Leo, and 3 beautiful children. She loves to travel and ust recently found out that she has lymphoma and is dealing with that. She loves spending time at the beach. The past 2 years have been very stressful due to the murder of her grandson Christopher. He was 2 years old when he was murdered. In his memory, she likes purchasing toys and putting them out with cards at beaches and parks. She also runs a Facebook page in his honor.
https://www.facebook.com/lildudespage/

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A powerful conversation with licensed Psychologist and Author Jan Cany about surviving a homicide.

Bio of Jan Canty, Ph.D.

 A native Detroiter, Jan Canty, Ph.D. is a psychologist, writer, photographer, educator, consultant, and cancer survivor. She holds a terminal degree in psychology as well as a post-doctoral fellowship from the Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine.  She is a licensed psychologist.

 Following the murder of her spouse, she began her 30-year redacted life and quietly moved deep into the Midwest and taught psychology at a small, rural college away from tourists, airports, memories, and intrusive questions. She worked as a forensic psychologist in a large mental hospital and taught graduate school in the evening. Her chosen specialty was cross-cultural psychology which lent itself to photography and international travel to remote villages on five continents.  Dr. Canty was awarded Faculty of the Year in her second year of teaching.

 Life circumstances delivered her to be uniquely qualified to speak about surviving murder both from a professional and a personal viewpoint. 

 In July of  2019, she spoke at the International Association of Identification in Reno to an assembly of homicide investigators and lab techs from 38 countries and has been a guest speaker for medical examiners as well as contributing author for Coroner Magazine.  She has been a guest on the podcast Crime Scene Today.

 In late 2019 Dr. Canty began her own podcast entitled Domino Effect of Murder in which she explores the aftermath of violent death by those who have traveled the path.  She anticipates the publication of her book A Life Divided by the summer of 2020.

 Dr. Canty presently lives and works (as a consultant) to the federal government full time. She spends her free time with her family, two Saint Bernards, engages in photography, gardening, and weightlifting. 

www.jancantyphd.com

True crime memoir on Amazon:  ("A Life Divided")

https://www.amazon.com/Life-Divided-psychologists-husband-recovery/dp/0578685922/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1598750275&sr=8-1  

Podcast ("Domino Effect of Murder") through the Mental Health News Radio Network (available on the usual platforms):

https://www.spreaker.com/show/domino-effect-of-murder  

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An inspirational conversation with Author, Inspirational Speaker, and Perseverance Coach Jason Freeman (On the Phone), about his own life story and turning defeat into triumph.

Whether speaking in front of thousands of people or coaching a client one-on-one, Jason Freeman has a unique gift to both inspire and guide his audience to recognize the best within themselves and take a step closer toward the goals and dreams they desire.

Aided by a speech impediment, Jason exemplifies the awesome possibility of turning limitations into leverage that, with persistence, can turn defeat into triumph. He has shared the stage with well-known speakers in business, education, and (dis)ABILITY communities around the country and would love to help you or your audience make their goals actionable and attainable.

Author - Awkwardly Awesome- Embracing My Imperfect Best 

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Phone - 619-823-8536

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