Greg Roth's mother died of cancer when he was just 11. This tragedy sent him on a lifelong mission that includes creating the award-winning documentary We Ride Why, a film about the power of love, community, and hope in the face of cancer. The documentary follows the stories of several women who have been impacted by cancer, as well as the friends and family who support them. Through their stories, we learn about the collateral damage that cancer can bring, but also the hope that can be found in the relationships that are born out of trauma. We Ride Why is an inspiring and moving film that will stay with you long after you watch it.

Website: WeRideWhy.com

When Louie Castriota's daughter was diagnosed with special needs, he started on a 13-year journey to create Leg Up Farm, which has now transformed the lives of over 1,500 children with special needs and their families.

Website: LegUpFarm.org
Book: Leg Up, The Courage to Dream

This is the inspirational story of Geoffrey Bott. He a former rugby player and accomplished athlete from England and subsequently a scientist, business owner, and author. He's been through over a dozen knee surgeries, a raging house fire, divorce, and more. Not only has he bounced back from all of it, he's thrived and is here to share his story about never giving up.

Books:
Biological Deception
Uphill: An Inspirational Story of Suffering, Greed, Carnage, Immense Courage and Gut-determination

Linda Dezenski was born with Cerebral Palsy. She takes us on a rollercoaster ride through the ups and downs she experienced with a body that doesn't always cooperate and a society that often misunderstands, as well as how she's managed to triumph in the midst of it all.

Book: Persistence: Living an Authentic Life with a Disability

This is Kathy Teyler Jarrett’s journey of taking care of a spouse with Lewy Body Dementia in hopes of helping others recognize the signs and get proper diagnosis and treatment.

She shares the signs and symptoms, how her husband’s Lewy Body Dementia was finally diagnosed, how she and others treated and cared for him, and the mistakes and pitfalls they faced along the way.

Definition: Lewy Body Dementia is an umbrella term for two similar and common subtypes of dementia: dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease dementia. Both are characterized by changes in thinking, movement, behavior, and mood.

Book: You Are Not Alone: Dealing with Lewy Body Dementia

Note: this episode originally aired on 7/12/25

Maureen Anne Meehan has written 23 books, including 19 in the Mary MacIntosh suspense thriller series. She's also climbed the legal ladder to become a judge and experienced a lot of tragedy in her life, including the murder of her assistant and the loss of her husband. Her subsequent dating stories are hilarious btw!

Maureen Anne Meehan on Amazon

Note: this episode originally aired on 6/7/25

After facing death more than a dozen times and enduring the deep scars of trauma, Miguel De La Rocha rose from the shadows with a calling—to become the guide he never had. Miguel's mission: to guide veterans, first responders, and trauma survivors battling PTS, invisible wounds, or thoughts of suicide—toward recovery, identity rebuilding, and emotional freedom.

Website: yourfate.life
Book: F.A.T.E.: My Future After Traumatic Events

John Simon is a brilliant neuroscientist, inventor, writer, and former pole-vaulter who had the right side of his face rebuilt after a freak accident.

In addition to all of his accomplishments in the medical field and elsewhere, John wrote a fascinating sci-fi novel about a revolutionary device that forces a killer to experience their victim's terrifying final moments through the help of AI.

Book: Virtual Justice

Navy vet Randy Tisch sold his financial business to buy a boat and sail the world. He fought 30-foot waves on the Pacific Ocean as well as some serious storms of life, including cancer.

Book: Crossing the Wild Pacific: Captain's Log of the Yacht Argo

Chris Benyo ran 65 marathons, but it wasn't until his wife was dianosed with ALS that he ran his most meaningful ones!

Book: All In: Living, not Dying with ALS

Note: this episode originally aired on 5/31/25