#DefineYourself Podcast

Michele, a survivor of a near fatal car accident, spent four months in hospital, underwent many long operations, battled depression and a possibility of struggling to walk again, shares how she found affirmations helped her become, as she calls it, completely healed.

You can purchase Michele’s books, The Magic of Affirmation Power, from Amazon by going to https://amzn.to/3w5Bd2k and Become A Magnet To Money Through The Sea Of Unlimited Consciousness, from Amazon by going to https://amzn.to/3CxhtH9.  Note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn money from qualifying purchases #SupportDFYS

You can connect with Michele by going to https://mydivinesuceess.com/ or https://magnettosuccess.com/

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Josh Basile, at the age of eighteen, sustained a life changing catastrophic injury when a wave threw him over his boogie board, shattering his neck and damaging C4-5 of his spinal cord, changing his life and causing him to be classified as a quadriplegic.

Josh views his disability as his superpower which lead him to become an attorney, proactive disability rights advocate and mentor.

Josh’s superpowers lead him to start the 501(c)3 spinalpedia.com which empowers newly injured families through its 20,000 paralysis-related videos and growing.

You can connect with Josh by emailing him at  [email protected] and on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/josh.basile and on https://www.determined2heal.org/ and https://spinalpedia.com/ 

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Alexa Huth became disabled in 2009 after losing a significant amount of her vision to Lattice Degeneration and Retinal Detachment.

Alexa had not allowed her vision limitations limit her.  She has worked as a vision impaired freelancer in Japan working with startups.  Alexa now works as a corporate consultant.

Alexa shares her life hacks that help her succeed in the corporate world and navigate the physical world safely.

You can purchase Alexa’s book, Undefined World, from Amazon by going to https://amzn.to/3nE7zx7. Note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn money from qualifying purchases #SupportDFYS

You can connect with Alexa by visiting her web site at https://www.alexahuth.com/

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Jenny Smith is the author of Live the Impossible: How a Wheelchair Has Taken Me Places I Never Dared To Imagine discusses her lift after becoming a quadriplegic from a C6-7 spinal cord injury in high school during a cheerleading accident.

Smith talks about all aspects of life as a quad, her book, and what she is doing in life to be successful and how she manages it all form her wheelchair.

Since her injury, Smith has completed graduate school and has personally distributed wheelchairs for eight years in developing countries. 

Smith currently works with a non-profit organization where she supports her co-workers while they live overseas. 

Smith also enjoys staying physically active by Rowing on the Ohio River with Louisville Adaptive Rowing.

Smith runs a popular blog and YouTube channel, Jenny Smith Rolls On, where she explores the practical aspects of life as a quadriplegic. You can purchase Jenny Smith’s book, Live the Impossible: How a Wheelchair Has Taken Me Places I Never Dared To Imagine, from Amazon by going to https://amzn.to/3rQd8wl  Note: as an Amazon Associate, I earn a commission from qualifying purchases from this link. #SupportDFYS

You can connect with Jenny Smith by visiting her web site at https://jennysmithrollson.com/

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Haley Moss, recipient of the Difference Makers Award, the author of four books including Great Minds Think Differently, was diagnosed with Autism at the age of three.  Today Haley is a neurodiversity expert and is the first openly autistic lawyer in Florida.

Haley shares her journey growing up with autism and how she has overcome the challenges to become a lawyer and a neurodiversity expert.

Haley shares het thoughts on applying for employment when you are autistic and how the disabled community can become gainfully employed despite a disability.

You can purchase Haley Moss’ books, including Great Minds Think Differently: Neurodiversity for Lawyers and Other Professionals from the publishers website at https://www.americanbar.org/products/inv/book/413499755/?fbclid=IwAR0wm0oBA8IG99MnYi2bfewNRNg6-btj2B3kibD-bHkyYxUbV8uPMmFiTdA, The Young Autistic Adult's Independence Handbook from Amazon by going to https://amzn.to/3mk93gE, Freshman Survival Guide for College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Stuff Nobody Tells You About! from Amazon by going to https://amzn.to/3jIh3Xa, 

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You can connect with Haley by visiting her web site at https://haleymoss.com/

If you are ready to start overcoming your COALS and start achieving your GOALS get the FREE eBook, The 10 Steps to #DefineYourself at http://10stepstodefineyourself.com

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Glen Williams, a former police officer and detective, who has lived with diabetes since the ae of fifteen, now has added a hearing loss from working around guns for years, and most recently PTSD.

Glen shares ho shutting down from his PTSD experiences cost him 2 marriages.

Glen shares the signs that a person may have PTSD and the best ways to deal with the effects of PTSD. 

Glen shares about his service animal, Shiloh, who can alert him about his blood sugar levels quicker than a CGM – Continuous Glucose Monitor.  Glen shares the training that is involved for the dog and the human, 

You can purchase Glen’s book, Bridging the Gap: An Inside Look at Communication and Relationships After Traumatic Events, from Amazon by going to https://amzn.to/3pJ0JJl Note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases #SupportDFYS

You can connect with Glen by visiting his web site at http://www.glenwilliamspublicspeaker.com and to contact Glen about his offer, email him at [email protected]

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Ce’Aira Brown Professional Track Athlete and Andre Henry CEO of DreamAgain award winning Authors of Orphan to Self-Made Millionaire the ten irrefutable lawns of Purpose discuss how their secrets to success despite being orphans as children.

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Kim Sorrelle, the author of Cry Before You Laugh and Love Is, shares her battle with breast cancer (stage I) from diagnosis to victory.

During her battle, her husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.  Unfortunately, his cancer was more advanced – stage IV, and he lost his battle with cancer within six weeks of his diagnosis.

Kim’s experience has had a profound effect on her.  Her journey led her to share her feelings and experience in writing that she turned into the book, Cry Before You Laugh.

Kim also spent some time in reflection on the meaning of love.  She turned the reflections and study of love into the book “Love is”

Despite her battle with breast cancer, that she was the victor, her continuing battle with bladder cancer and her loss of her husband to cancer, Kim is an entrepreneur, director of a non-profit organization, speaker, and writer. 

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You can connect with Kim by going to https://www.kimsorrelle.com/

You can connect with the non-profit, Rays of Hope International, by https://www.facebook.com/RaysofHopeInternational

If you are ready to start overcoming your COALS and start achieving your GOALS get the FREE eBook, The 10 Steps to #DefineYourself at http://10stepstodefineyourself.com

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Liz Venendall, the author of The Three Key Steps to Living Without Limits and How Mommy Moves, fell into the field of life coaching completely by accident.  

After going to many interviews and feeling she may have not been hired for the job because of her CP impacted her mobility, Liz was tired of the no for an answer.  She knew her worth and she decided that she ws going to work on her terms. 

As a stay at home mom, everyone told Liz they considered her their life coach, so she decided to explore it as a career.

She earned her certification as a life coach and she brings he experiences from her disability to help her with her clients.

Today, she is not just a life coach, she is training others to be a life coach to the disabled community.

You can purchase Liz’s book, How Mommy Moves from Amazon by going to URL.  

You can get your free copy of The Three Key Steps to Living Without Limits by visiting Liz’s website, https://www.lizvenendaal.com.

You can connect with Liz for her personal life coaching business by visiting her web site, https://www.lizvenendaal.com and you can connect with Liz through We Live Without Limits and learn how you can become a life coach  at http://welivewithoutlimits.com 

If you are ready to start overcoming your COALS and start achieving your GOALS get the FREE eBook, The 10 Steps to #DefineYourself at http://10stepstodefineyourself.com

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Holly Devine, the Founder of DisassemblingDisability and a teacher’s aide/educational assistant in a classroom for disabled students, discusses her life journey with cp (cerebral palsy) and anxiety and how she is overcoming her disabilities daily.

Holly shares how, growing up in Canada, her mom attended school with her during her kindergarten years.

Holly shares the adaptive sports she participated in, including wheelchair basketball and paracycling.

Holly and Chris share how they benefited by advocating for themselves and adapting to the word with their respective disabilities.

You can connect with Holly at her web site, http://DisassemblingDisability.com or vis email at [email protected]

If you are ready to start overcoming your COALS and start achieving your GOALS get the FREE eBook, The 10 Steps to #DefineYourself at http://10stepstodefineyourself.com

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