#DefineYourself Podcast

Alison Pena cared for her loving husband until he passed from pancreatic cancer in 2016.  Her husband left her hundreds of paintings, a mother in law and an emptiness in her life.

 At first Alison struggled with this drastic change in her life and the grieving process that others expected her to experience.  Then she found her own way through the loss and is now using her experiences to help others.

 Alison, aka the Bad Widow, a NYC consultant on resilience after loss shares with others how to live fearlessly in the face of death, and has created ways to re-engage, reinvent, and rebuild back to life, work and even love and is passionate to help others.

 On this episode of the #DefineYourself Podcast Alison shares her journey, what she has learned and how others can be resilient through grief and/or any tragic event and how she can help others.

 LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

·         https://badwidow.com/

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The producer and host of the #DefineYourself Podcast is an inspirational and motivational author, writer, blogger, speaker and podcaster.

Chris, through his business #DefineYourself, mission is to empower YOU to overcome your COALS: challenges, obstacles, adversities, limitations and/setbacks and achieve your GOALS for success in your professional and personal lives.

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

Chris can be contacted at [email protected]

For more information about the #DefineYourself Podcast, visit http://defineyourselfpodcast.com/

Joshua Shea is a recovering pornography addict and the author of three books on the subject.

Joshua and Chris discuss the 24 years Shea was addicted to pornography, During the conversation She shares the causes of addiction in Gretna and to pornography specifically.

Shea shares openly how it affected his life including his marriage and his family, and how his arrest for his addiction was the beginning of his sobriety.

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

https://recoveringpornaddict.com/

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The producer and host of the #DefineYourself Podcast is an inspirational and motivational author, writer, blogger, speaker and of course podcaster.

Chris, through his business #DefineYourself, mission is to empower YOU to overcome your COALS: challenges, obstacles, adversities, limitations and/setbacks and achieve your GOALS for success in your professional and personal lives.

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

Chris can be contacted at [email protected]

For more information about the #DefineYourself Podcast, visit http://defineyourselfpodcast.com/

Tammy Durden is an amazing woman who had taken lemons and turned them into lemonade.  When Multiple Sclerosis and Lupus forced her out of working in corporate America, Tammy found a way to work from home around her disabilities, 

Tammy has started 2 successful businesses: both with a mission to help other disabled professionals work as well as parents of disabled children who must stay at home to take care of their children.

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• http://tammysoffices.com
• [email protected]

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The producer and host of the #DefineYourself Podcast is an inspirational and motivational author, writer, blogger, speaker and of course podcaster.

Chris, through his business #DefineYourself, mission is to empower YOU to overcome your COALS: challenges, obstacles, adversities, limitations and/setbacks and achieve your GOALS for success in your professional and personal lives.

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

Chris can be contacted at [email protected]

For more information about the #DefineYourself Podcast, visit http://defineyourselfpodcast.com/

It seems like fighting, in one way or another, has always been a part of Matt Marcinek’s life.

From being diagnosed with cerebral palsy at nine months old and battling against a neurologist’s bleak outlook for his life, to combating people’s perception of him, or as an athlete in the sports of Brazilian Jiu-Jitu and judo and finally overcoming a ten year losing streak, it always seems like there’s an “opponent” trying impede his progress; but Matt just keeps fighting.

As a grappling and mental performance coach, Matt has a passion to help build athletes physically and mentally to overcome their obstacles and perform at their best.

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• http://www.MattMarcinek.com

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The producer and host of the #DefineYourself Podcast is an inspirational and motivational author, writer, blogger, speaker and of course podcaster.

Chris, through his business #DefineYourself, mission is to empower YOU to overcome your COALS: challenges, obstacles, adversities, limitations and/setbacks and achieve your GOALS for success in your professional and personal lives.

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

Chris can be contacted at [email protected]

For more information about the #DefineYourself Podcast, visit http://defineyourselfpodcast.com/

Kim Curry, better known as Kidd Curry, worked in radio for nearly 32 years until Multiple Sclerosis forced him to change his path in life.

Since his diagnosis, Curry has written “Come Get Me Mother, I’m Finished” and “The Death of Fairness”

Chris and Kim discuss his diagnosis, how it changed his life, Kim’s book and their respective experiences working in broadcast radio.

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Website: https://www.krcurry.com/

OTHER IMPORTANT LINKS

Learn more about Chris Mitchell at https://imchrismitchell.com/

Nicole Neer CEO of Bloom Administrative Services and host of the Spooniepreneur podcast discusses how she has built a successful virtual assistant business despite living with and battling fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Bipolar Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

https://www.resilientbusinesstoolkit.com/

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Watch this episode on our YouTube channel – https://youtu.be/JcehwXoJDZI

Learn more about #DefineYourself by visiting http://www.defineyoruselfhq.com 

Visit the #DefineYourself store at http://www.defineyourselfstore.com for books and other great swag/merch that will empower you to succeed.

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Carina Ho survived a car accident that took the life of her mother and left her a paraplegic in a wheelchair with a spinal cord injury.  The injury may have altered her life, but it did not change her belief that she had a bight future ahead of her.

Carina continued her pursuit of music under the name of Onikho.  Through her music and her life she is showing the world that a spinal cord injury does not mean your life is over.

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

·       https://onikhomusic.com/

OTHER IMPORTANT LINKS

Watch this episode on our YouTube channel – https://youtu.be/9-5qfgxewkA

Learn more about #DefineYourself by visiting http://www.defineyoruselfhq.com 

Visit the #DefineYourself store at http://www.defineyourselfstore.com for books and other great swag/merch that will empower you to succeed.

Subscribe to the #DefineYourself Blast, a weekly email newsletter, and receive a discount off your first/next order from the #DefineYourself Store by visiting http://www.10stepstodefineyourself.com 

Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DefineYourselfhq

Join the conversation in our Facebook Group at  https://www.facebook.com/groups/defineyourselfers/

Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DfineYourselfHQ

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February 11th, 1990, Katie Rodriguez Banister survived an auto accident that left her a quadriplegic, paralyzed from the chest down and placed her in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.

Banister did not let her limitations limit her ability to live life to the fullest.

Since her injury Katie has served as Ms. Wheelchair Missouri.  She has been recognized as a St. Louis Woman of Achievement.  In 1993 she was recognized by the Missouri Governor’s Council on Disability as their Advocate of the Year.  In 1995 was named one of Ten Outstanding Young St. Louisans by the St. Louis Jaycees Jr. Chamber of Commerce and in 1998 Katie was named as one of Ten Outstanding Young Missourians by the Missouri Jaycees.

Katie and her husband Steve, whom she met after her injury, co-founded Access-4-All in 1997 with a mission to educate and empower others through their publications, motivational speaking, and disability education programs.  

Katie and Chris discuss how their respective spinal cord injuries affected their lives and how they to this day live life to the fullest despite their limitations.

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• Katie’s website – http://Awomanonwheels.com
• Katie’s book, On a Roll on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Roll-How-Feels-Be-Wheels-ebook/dp/B08G38KMHL/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1600962293&sr=1-3

OTHER IMPORTANT LINKS

• Watch this episode on our YouTube channel – https://youtu.be/FvH90ZPeDM8
• Learn more about #DefineYourself by visiting http://www.defineyoruselfhq.com 
• Visit the #DefineYourself store at http://www.defineyourselfstore.com for books and other great swag/merch that will empower you to succeed.
• Subscribe to the #DefineYourself Blast, a weekly email newsletter, and receive a discount off your first/next order from the #DefineYourself Store by visiting http://www.10stepstodefineyourself.com 
• Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DefineYourselfhq
• Join the conversation in our Facebook Group at  https://www.facebook.com/groups/defineyourselfers/
• Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DfineYourselfHQ
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel at http://www.defineyourselftv.com 
• Visit and like our LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/defineyourself/

At the age of fourteen, Ashley was traveling in the family car on a highway when the skies suddenly became dark and before anyone know it, a monsoon poured down. 

As the road become dangerous to drive on, Ashley’s mom told her and her younger sister that she had a bad feeling and they should put on their seatbelts.

Before putting on her seat belt, Ashley reached down onto the floor to pick something up. that is when the car slid off the road into a ravine while ejecting Ashely through the back window of the car landing feet away from her family.

The car accident took her fathers life and left Ashely a paraplegic, but it did not rob Ashley of her quest for adventure.

Listen to Ashely share her story, stories of some of adventures while traveling in a wheelchair, and how she turned her travels and passion into a business that help others mobility challenged individuals travel the world

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• Ashley’s website - https://www.wheelchairtraveling.com/

OTHER IMPORTANT LINKS

• Watch this episode on our YouTube channel – https://youtu.be/WDMTlUQ4R0Y
• Learn more about #DefineYourself by visiting http://www.defineyoruselfhq.com 
• Subscribe to the #DefineYourself Blast, a weekly email newsletter, and receive a discount off your first/next order from the #DefineYourself Store by visiting http://www.10stepstodefineyourself.com 
• Visit the #DefineYourself store at http://www.defineyourselfstore.com for books and other great swag/merch that will empower you to succeed.
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel at http://www.defineyourselftv.com 

Amanda Webster stood on the balcony of a hotel in Canada ready to jump to her death when a song outside of her room stopped her.

A few weeks later, Amanda, who has been diagnosed with Borderline personality Disorder. Manic depressive, bipolar, along with a history of self-harm, drug use and anxiety, was considered to have a serious mental illness – a diagnosis that she was told would never change – has been reclassified as not having a serious mental illness.

Hear her amazing story of battling her mental illness and how she uses her experiences to help others overcome their own struggles through her free Happiness Boost program.

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• Amanda’s website - https://amandawebsterhealth.com/
• Suicide prevention Number – 800-273-8255

OTHER IMPORTANT LINKS

Watch this episode on our YouTube channel – https://youtu.be/dzebmeeU_i4

Learn more about #DefineYourself by visiting http://www.defineyoruselfhq.com 

Visit the #DefineYourself store at http://www.defineyourselfstore.com for books and other great swag/merch that will empower you to succeed.

Subscribe to the #DefineYourself Blast, a weekly email newsletter, and receive a discount off your first/next order from the #DefineYourself Store by visiting http://www.10stepstodefineyourself.com 

Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DefineYourselfhq

Join the conversation in our Facebook Group at  https://www.facebook.com/groups/defineyourselfers/

Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DfineYourselfHQ

Subscribe to our YouTube channel at http://www.defineyourselftv.com 

Visit and like our LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/defineyourself/