Renėe Jones struggles with weight started when she started grade school.  The battle has gone on for over forty years.

During the battle, Jones discovered that her problem was that she was eating to satisfy her emotions instead of her hunger.

 Renėe shares her insights into this phenomenon and gives tips on how to discover why you are eating and tricks to start losing weight. 

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• Book -What’s Really Eating You?: Overcome the Triggers of Comfort Eating - https://amzn.to/3ixg3nW
• http://Packyourownbag.com
• www.packyourownbag.com/friends

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Every 12 minutes there is a suicide death in the United States and David Woods Bartley was moments away from being one of the of those death on August 31st. 2011.

Bartley, who is diagnosed with Bipolar II, was prepared to jump off a bridge in Northern California when a bystander acted on a hunch that something was wrong and called for help.

Today Barley, who still struggles with what he called “mental wellness”, is on a mission to spread his story and advocate for suicide prevention.

 Listen to his amazing story and learn some of his secrets for battling mental illness on this episode of the #DefineYourself Podcast.

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• David’s website - https://www.davidwoodsbartley.com/
• Not OK app - https://www.notokapp.com/ (available for android and Apple)
• Suicide prevention Number – 800-273-8255
• World Suicide Prevention Day - https://www.iasp.info/wspd2019/
• R U OK Day – https://www.ruok.org.au/

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Cayla Brooke, a self-proclaimed jazz rock singer  singer shares the “behind the scenes” story of her not so perfect childhood and life: a life full trauma and abuse, both sexual and verbal, depression, suicidal thoughts and the loss of her family, her marriage and her children.

Brooke also shares with us how she got thorough it all and the direction her life is taking now: including signing and helping others.

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• https://bit.ly/MyChairWorkshop  
• https://www.caylabrooke.com 

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Lori Marini, the founder of Lori Marini Coaching and a life coach, share her story of being diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer, how she reacted to the news, her struggles, what got her through it and how she has turned that difficult season of her life into a business where she helps others battle cancer along with other life challenges.

Marini also discusses how she can help women design a life they love beyond their circumstances – regardless if that is cancer or anything other challenge

Marini also gives us a sneak peek to her upcoming book that she is co=authoring entitled “Women Who Boss Up”.  Her book, scheduled to be released November 2020. Is a collection of women cancer warriors stories.

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• Lori’s website - http://www.lorimarini.com/
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/lorimarinicoaching/
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lorimarinilgs/

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One morning, a little over 1 year into her marriage, the Reverend Doctor Mariah Stewart husband told her that he did not want to be married anymore.

The proclamation, although it was not a complete surprise to her, did change her life from being a married woman to a divorcee raising her son.

As a single mom who battled anxiety, depression and some thoughts of suicide, she drew upon her faith to raise her son not to hate his father while making sure she could financially provide for the both of them. 

Her struggle may have set her for a loop at first, but it gave her the strength and the calling to start a ministry, called the lioness queen, for other women who are going through a divorce.

Reverend Doctor Marisha shares with us her struggles, how she overcome the darkest time of her life and how she helps others today.

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Lioness Queen - https://www.iamthelionessqueen.com/

Lioness Queen podcast - https://pod.link/1500796953

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/marisha.saunderswright and https://www.facebook.com/LionessQueen

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/revdrlionessqueen/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/lionessqueen727

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Kevin Hofmann has lived an interesting life.  His mom wanted to abort him as he was conceived via an interracial affair – fortunately, she changed her mind and he was born in Detroit weeks of after the Detroit riots of 1967, also known as the 12rth street riots.

At the age of three months, Hofmann was adopted by a white minster and his white wife into their family in Detroit where he grew up with three older white siblings.

Despite a cross being burnt on his yard at a very young age, his white father facing harassment for brining a black child in to the white community of Detroit, and the parents of neighbors who did not like him in “their” neighborhood,  Hofmann managed, despite not feeling as if he fit in with either the black kids or white kids, to find his tribe and embrace the culture and heritage of his race.

Hofmann shares his life experiences and how today he uses those experiences to help in his racial diversity work as he strives to help all races understand each other leading to an improvement in race relationships.

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• Growing Up Black in White by Kevin Hofmann on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Black-White-Kevin-Hofmann-ebook/dp/B07PRWRPTM/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=%E2%80%A2+Growing+Up+Black+in+White+by+Kevin+Hofmann&qid=1595947812&sr=8-1
• Growing Up Black in White by Kevin Hofmann on Barnes & Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/growing-up-black-in-white-kevin-d-hofmann/1100444971?ean=9781543050912
• Growing Up Black in White by Kevin Hofmann on Books-a-million - https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Growing-up-Black-White/Kevin-D-Hofmann/9781543050912?id=7958618876590
• Web site – https://www.growingupblackinwhite.com/
• Web site – http://www.Kevinhofmann.com

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Cindy Kolbe, author of Struggling with Serendipity, discusses how she shared her and her daughters’ story of a lifechanging car accident, in her book and in speaking opportunities.

Although this episode is not about her book and her experience form the car accent, Kolbe uses her book as a springboard to share how you can share your story in written form (book or articles) or when speaking to groups on as a guest on a podcast.

Kolbe shares great tips on different ways to share emotions and feelings in writing, how to show instead of tell ad more.

Kolbe gives us a good idea on how to grab a audience attention in the first sentence you speak.

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• Cindy’s website – http://www.strugglingwithserendipity.com 
• Struggling with Serendipity 50% off offer – http://bit.ly/offerNEW 
• Toastmasters - https://www.toastmasters.org/

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Our guest is Stephan Neff from New Zealand, an anaesthetist, author and alcoholic in recovery.  Over the last 7 years he has made every day a little bit better than the day before. Stephan will discuss his experiences as a alcoholic and his book "My steps to Sobriety".  

DID YOU KNOW?

Alcoholism is the most serious form of problem drinking, and describes a strong, often uncontrollable, desire to drink. Sufferers of alcoholism will often place drinking above all other obligations, including work and family, and may build up a physical tolerance or experience withdrawal symptoms if they stop.

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• Stephan’s Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/My-Steps-Sobriety-fantastic-without-ebook/dp/B089ZPD21S/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=my+steps+to+sobriety&qid=1592624225&sr=8-1
• Stephan’s website - http://mystepstosobriety.com/
• Stephan’s Instagram page - http://mystepstosobriety.com/
• Stephan’s Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/pg/mystepstosobriety/posts/
• Stephan’s YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ
• Stephan’s LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/
• My Steps to Sobriety podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/my-steps-to-sobriety/id1521194219

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ABOUT THE EPISODE

DID YOU KNOW?

This is the first episode of the #DefineYourself Podcast, a weekly podcast committed to empowering you to overcome your COALS: challenges, obstacles, adversities, limitations and setbacks while enabling you to achieve your GOALS for success in your professional and personal lives by sharing resources and stories of others who have done the same.

ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Chris Mitchell is the founder of #DefineYourself and the host of the #DefineYourself Podcast with Chris Mitchell.  In this episode Chris shares the mission and vision of #DefineYourself and the #DefineYourself Podcast.  Mitchell also shares his background in radio, and the challenges, obstacles, adversities, limitations, and setback that he has overcame in his life.  Mitchell talks about his books he was written and shares with the audiences how to join the conversation and how to be a guest on a future episode.

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• BOOK: it Doesn’t Define Me - https://imchrismitchell.com/books/it-doesnt-define-me/
• BOOK: The Cheeseball Clann - https://imchrismitchell.com/books/the-cheeseball-clann-whos-your-bully/
• Chris’ websites - https://imchrismitchell.com/

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