Between The Before & After (The Stories that Shape Us)

Kristal Adams has been through many things in her life including self harm, body image issues, and living with two autoimmune condition while being a busy mom, wife and business owner. She shares her story and how she overcame these obstacles.

Sherrie Barch is a first time author who wrote a children's story about death and dying (a child dying even). She calls it her COVID passion project.

Sherrie Barch is the CEO of two Forbes’ ranked top executive search firms and a leadership consulting company. Born and raised in Northern Illinois, Sherrie earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in Communication from Western Illinois University.

Debi was betrayed, not once, but twice by loved ones. Desperate to heal from the gaping wounds this left behind, Debi realized that unhealed betrayals were impacting her health, work, and relationships., which led to 3 groundbreaking discoveries.

Lesley lost her mom at the age of 10 in a shocking and tragic way. Recovering from that and growing up without her made life very difficult in small town Texas, being raised by a single father.

Carol's story reads like a nightmare: raped and left for dead. Husband falsely accused and arrested. Suicide attempts. Cancer. Loss of live savings in business.

How is it possible for someone to carry on after going through all of this and more?

Maxwell Ivey started losing his vision to retinitis pigmentosa at an early age becoming legally blind by junior high school and totally blind by the time he graduated from college.

People were inspired by his willingness to take on difficult challenges and encouraged him to share more about being a blind entrepreneur.

For years, Michael struggled with health issues made worse through addictions. From nearly dying to almost having his legs amputated, Michael has stared down some of the most challenging experiences life has to offer.

“I chased happiness until it made me miserable" - Zahra Karsan. This set her on an exploration of self-analysis, positive psychology and neuroscience. The only thing that has made her happier than the techniques she created, as a result, is the opportunity to share them with anyone with a burning desire to evolve.

John has gone through an incredible life transformation, from the stigma of childhood sexual abuse, homelessness and severe addiction to being a renowned addiction expert with 38 years of sobriety.

Kathleen Donnelly Israel cared for her husband for the 17 years that he had Parkinson’s disease till he died in 2018. After his death, she made the decision to take 2 journeys from France to Portugal, walking almost 1000 miles.