FIGHT LIKE DAVID

My next guest is a personal friend of mine and one of my guys! Patrick Fitzgibbons is a retired law enforcement officer, a NY Times Best Selling Author, a coach, a motivational speaker, a teacher and an educator. When he is not hosting the top ranked Criminal Justice Evolution Podcast, he is working with first responders. 

A few months ago, I received a call from Patrick and he indicated that he was struggling with "life situations." Patrick shared with me that his life had become unmanageable and he began to contemplated suicide. He was struggling with PTS, with the onset of an addiction to alcohol and with real sadness. 

Patrick did what most of us are scared to do. He reached out and became vulnerable. He realized he needed help and he made the call. Within two days, Patrick was exactly where he needed to be.

Patrick is open and honest about his journey to "Shatterproof" and his journey to mental wellness. 

Please share this podcast with those you love. At one time or another, we all struggle with life. This episode is proof that we can overcome difficult moments and live to rise above them. Patrick is right where he needs to be. His podcast will return next month with new episodes and new uplifting stories of hope! 

We do recover! Keep Chasing The Vase and check out the www.striplingwarriorchallenge.com.

*TRIGGER WARNING: TALK OF SUICIDE, DRUG USE AND THE LOVE OF GOD!*

I am honored to share this podcast with the world. Anytime we put ourselves out there, we risk failure, disappointment and judgements. I am excited to share with you the conversation I had with Kellan Fluckiger. 

Kellan is an amazing man who survived massive childhood trauma. Behind closed doors, he was suffering. His parents beat him up every single day. He was unaware of the reason behind the violence. Kellan grew up believing he was useless. To cope with the cruelty, he turned to drugs at the age of 13. This continued through the greater part of his life. Among those are his three divorces and multiple suicide attempts.

Today, Kellan and I talk about his experience as an addict while struggling with depression. Kellan sheds light on the different faces of depression and addiction and how he lives today as a grateful recovering addict. 

Please listen to this episode and share it with others. Leave a review and let us know how we are doing. Also check out the www.striplingwarriorchallenge.com for details on how to battle pornography and addiction. 

They say, "Just do the next right thing!"

As recovery is traversed, one will learn to enjoy this statement. Just doing the next right thing, actually simplifies our recovery efforts. It makes the process easier and more manageable. 

Every decision we make in life matters, big or small, it set's us up to win or lose! Each right decision helps form the foundation upon which we stand! Each choice determines who we are. 

What decisions are you making today that influence your life?  Are they a benefit or a detriment? 

I invite you to Chase The Vase and "Just do the next right thing!" 

I want to look act and feel like a million bucks, but I have a minimum wage work ethic!

In order to accomplish great things, your alter ego has to go. There is no way we can be consistently consistent with the negative voice fighting the process. We have to learn to set the alarm and do. Not set the alarm, push snooze and then go back to bed. 

Each time the voice wins, we loose power. We give our power away until it becomes too difficult to overcome it. Prime example is January 1st of any year. The gyms are packed and energy is high. The desire to look better, feel better, be stronger, slimmer and sexier is at an all time high. Until day 3 and 4 and f5 arrive. The body starts to hurt and the energy and excitement dies. This is the perfect storm. five days into January, the gyms are empty. The voice wins again and we fail to achieve our goals. 

Let's change that. Let's prepare to win. Hope to hear from you soon. Happy Veterans Day!

Ginny Burton,  is the face of what's possible.

Ginny is a 49 year old renewed human being that accomplishing the unthinkable. Once considered the least likely to live beyond her 30s. A strung out, 90 lb. walking crime wave recreated herself after being arrested for the last time in 2012

Ginny's addiction started at the age of 7 years old. By 14, she was smoking crack and by 15, she realized she was a crack addict. Her mom introduced her to drugs and to trauma. Her childhood trauma fueled her drug use and she was willing to die to chase the high. 

Ginny went from 17 felony convictions, 3 prison terms,  and decades of drug use to a UW graduate,  Martin Honors Scholar  Truman Scholar, National Spokesperson,  and founding director of Solutions institute in San Diego County.  She's driven to help men and women find lasting sobriety by fixing the system. 

Ginny is open, honest and very vulnerable as she shares her path to recovery. She stands as a beacon of hope for those in active addiction and struggling to find purpose. I invite you to Chase The Vase with Ginny and I as we share HOPE in recovery with you. 

Please like, share and leave a comment for us so we can continue to improve the podcast. I pray that Ginny's message will touch your heart and push you into action! Thank you for the support. 

*Trigger- (Talk of sexual addiction and drug addiction.)

Dr. Joe Martin is an award-winning speaker, author, spiritual coach, and builder of men. 

I hope you are ready to receive wisdom and guidance from my friend Joe Martin. Joe and I talk about his past and how he allowed his wounds to heal. Joe inspires us by his story telling and the realness in his message. He provides ideas on how to become a spiritual leader in your home and community.  

Joe and I are open about our addictions to pornograpghy and sex and the damage it is causing to our culture. Were honest about the road to recovery and where to find real healing. 

There is no judgment, no shame, just real answers for real men with real challenges seeking real change in a world pushing us away from Christ. We invite you to take courage and look for ways to enhance you life. 

Please share this podcast with other men who are ready to lead. Keep Chasing The Vase!

*Trigger Warning-Talk of suicide and drug usage!"*

Brad Waudby is a 13 year veteran Detective in Northern New Jersey, just outside New York City. Throughout his career he has investigated Organized Crime, Narcotics, been in the Special Victims Unit and is currently assigned to the Major Crimes Unit.

Brad shares his struggle with mindset and how he is breaking through the barriers of stigma. Brad Waudby dives deep into his experiences as a law enforcement officer and how the job almost cost him his life. He talks about his struggles with alcoholism and recovery and how he gained the tools to cope with stress, trauma, and grief. Brad talks about some of the turning points in his life, overcoming the lows, and discovering his systems of support. Brad Waudby is a warrior and a survivor!

Join Brad Waudby and I as we talk about the road to sobriety and the triumphant return to grace. When strong men are struggling, there is only One powerful enough to pull us through! Today, Brad stands at the door and knocks and acts as "Godsbreacher."

Join us as we Chase The Vase of recovery and as God's messengers of Hope.

He used to have it all as an actor, spending years rubbing elbows with the rich and famous. "I worked on the movie Superbad, and big projects like NCIS, ER, JAG and Cold Case," John Mabry was at the top of the world. He had made it. He had arrived! Until his life went into a tailspin right after high school. 

John was in a major car accident that cost him much more than his acting status. The car accident was a whirlwind. It literally flipped his world upside down. "We rolled 10 times, tire blew out in the friend's car, the driver died." When he woke up in the hospital, he realized that the accident was not a dream. The Life Flight helicopter was real, the accident was real, and the fact that he lost his leg to amputation was real.  

As a result of the accident, John began to struggle with depression began self medicating by "popping Adderall along with painkillers and washing them down with alcohol."

Then, more bad news arrived.

"I got a call that my brother didn't show up for work, so I went to his house in Beverly Hills, kicked in his locked bedroom door," Mabry said. "He had been dead for three days from an overdose."

That's when Mabry hit rock bottom.

Tune into here to learn how John has taken his mess and turned it into a message! John is working on breaking the stigma and the face of addiction.

Please like, follow and share this podcast with all of those who will benefit from John's story! 

Keep Chasing The Vase and check out the www.fightlikedavid/jumpstart.

Do you remember what it felt like the first time you told your story? The fears and the worrying about what others may think about you. My guest sent this message to me before she came onto the show. "Well maybe your the answer to my prayers. I haven't shared my whole story yet. I tell everyone bits and pieces. If you heard my story you would see me differently because I've walked the bowels of hell and came out the other side. That's why I have faith, that's why I fight so hard for those around me. No one gave me a voice so I had to learn to speak myself....If your ready for it, I'm ready to speak!" Tawnya Bouma.

This why I started the Chase The Vase Podcast. To help others heal and to provide a platform for those needing to talk about it! Remember, if our secrets keep us sick, the truth is the medicine us!

I invite you to listen to Tawnya tell her story. She is brave and confident and provides some amazing tools along the way. I am so honored to be apart of her healing process. 

Please share this podcast with others who are looking for hope. Leave us a review to let us know how we are doing and remember to keep Chasing The Vase.

I had the incredible honor to podcast with twenty year veteran of the Southfield Police Department, Anthony McNeil.

Anthony is the creator and host of “The Off Duty Podcast”. His travel to become a police officer and an entrepreneur led him to this point. Anthony has created a program that helps officers take control of their mental health. It limits the collateral damage and works on fixing self, before it rolls into personal relationships and into the home.  

The premise behind the Mastermind is what he calls the "3D Process." The three D's stand for:

1. Document.

2. Discuss.

3. Deploy. 

The 3D Process provides officers and command staff with a way to identify, confront and subdue the stressors of the job. 

Anthony and I share a deep, heart felt conversation about racism in Law Enforcement and ways to mend the Thin Blue Line!

Keep Chasing The Vase and please share this podcast, like it and leave a five star review. Thank you for your time and don't forget to check out the www.fightlikedavid/jumpstart to get you on your way to recovery!