From The Depths of Darkness to The Light of Success

"So I was like that's what I'm meant to do is I need to share these things that other people are ashamed of sharing, are embarrassed to share so that they don't feel alone. And then it helps me not feel alone too, to know that other people feel the same thing."

The infamous "Sober Single Mom' Gentry Jones is on todays episode, she has grown her following over the course of the last year or so on Instagram, she shares her struggles, and does some amazing skits, and reels with a humorous twist to it. She also talks about divorce and being a single mom of 4 boys, and the challenges that come with it. She is a registered CPA in the USA. Growing up a multi sport athlete, to parents who were both teachers. She says out loud that addiction does not care who you are, it will rob you of everything, as we all know too well. She has now went full time content creator and has a course to help others stay sober as well. She also has her own apparel line AF Squared! AF Squared was started in 2020 to provide apparel and support to the sober and sober curious community. The AF squared apparel isn't an obvious “sober” slogan. It has meaning to the people who wear it, and to the people who know what it stands for. Wearing AF squared is like being apart of a secret club.

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

AF Sqaured- https://afsquared.com/

Linktree- https://linktr.ee/lifewithgentry

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"And I got to a certain point when I entered recovery rehab for the first time in 2013, I just turned it off, anything to do with music, but seven years later it didn't leave me alone."

In this episode we have a former guest from episode 24 Justin Hamilton, he has turned his life around in so many great ways! He is a father to his amazing children! He is a christian hip hop artist now, sharing his story through music and giving back to the lord! Justin hails from Kitchener, Ontario and gives his time back to his church and creating meaningful music from the heart now. He shared the stage recently with his daughter performing his song "All of The Lights". Justin Hamilton is telling his story of recovery through the genre of Christian hip hop. He is one of few rappers who are able to capture the beauty and truth in the genre.

The new Christian hip hop extraordinaire is no stranger to the stage and performing with over 100 shows already performed and eager to perform more as the pandemic permits. Justin Hamilton is primed and equipped to launch his highly anticipated tour across many cities and venues. With this album and its tour, Justin hopes to fulfill his lifelong dream to speak to kids, teens, and young adults sincerely about his former strifes and his passion for pursuing good. Justin hopes that those who hear his testimony in his music will be inspired to endure on the holy pathway and not make the same mistakes he did, or perhaps struggles they are currently engaged in and can change for the better.

You can follow him on all his socials:

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/Godsmusicnow

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

Twitter- https://twitter.com/tricitysboss

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/c/justinhamiltonmusic

Spotify-https://open.spotify.com/artist/0eood4WTQodPbZV7aVfwPu?si=Tusig_XyR3aihJCerA1jXg

Reverbnation- https://www.reverbnation.com/justinhamiltonmusic

Gmail- [email protected]

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"So basically you're taking, an intangible thought. From the ether that comes through, say an idea or a feeling that ignites you into. And within that action with every action, there's a reaction and 2012 I put it out, say like a rocket of desire and wrote it on a card, probably two years previous because I was banned from the United States."

Ryan John Phillips was born in North Vancouver B.C on July 8th 1975. From the time he was 2, Ryan was on skates with a hockey stick in his hands. The dream of becoming an N.H.L superstar was imbedded into his mind from almost infancy. He played the game he loved and eventually left home at the age of 16 to pursue his dream in the Junior ranks of Canada. (The gateway to the N.H.L.) Unfortunately Ryan endured many serious injuries and off ice inner battles that hindered his growth and attitude. The game he once loved became more of a nightmare. He played parts of 5 years in the semi pro leagues in the United States, after a tumultuous junior career.

At 19 he was introduced to the beginning of the B.C marijuana boom, and that perked his interest because of the large sums of wealth that could be accumulated in a short time. Hockey fell to the wayside and Ryan took his networking skills and used them by forming a smuggling ring that generated millions of dollars a year. His luck ran out after losing many associates to murder and substance abuse, he landed himself in a Federal Detention Center for over 500 days. The charge was conspiracy to import 103 pounds of the banned plant. Ryan learned a lot while incarcerated, most importantly how important our freedom is.

It took a few more years of hard earned experience before Ryan left the underworld that takes no prisoners. He decided in his own mind that everything that he thought he wanted in life, primarily money started to take on a different meaning. He began to see the spiritual side of life on earth and made the decision that he wanted true happiness. It didn’t take long before he realized that this is a constant inside job that we can control with our thoughts.

You can follow Ryan and his journey over on Instagram @ryanphillips888 and his brand @divine.source.matter.apparel 

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"I was doing really well professionally, but I was doing equally as terrible personally. And I remember at 27, collecting an award with the Denver business journal for the top 30, under 30 for engineering that year. And while I'm going up to collect this award, I had this ankle monitor taped up my leg because you could see it. If I was wearing a skirt and I was wearing slacks and you could still see it come up from the slack. So I had to tape it up my leg and it's because I was sleeping in jail that night, I was on work release and no one knew just how bad things were getting."

Noelle is such a strong willed woman, who has overcome a lot in life. She played college sports, and was very athletic! But she filled her time with drinking through her 20's. She was working a job that paid her very well, but on the inside she was hurting, hiding this all from the friends, family and people that cared the most about her. It all came to a screeching halt when she collected her 3rd DUI in the state Colorado before she was 30. That is unheard of, as the state laws are very strict there. She is now all about giving back in the community, and helping other woman through sobriety. 

If you would like to follow Noelle and her journey on Instagram head over there and hit up @noelle.louise

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"It's kinda the first time where people don't really have the high school distractions at home distractions. That's when, all of these feelings started coming up and all of these previous emotions started coming up and I realized I don't have any of the tools for this. I don't know how to deal with any of this."

Harry Potvin is the host of the podcast The Mental Corner, a former swim team captain at the University of Guelph. His struggles with mental health started long before university though, they actually started back in elementary school. Harry is doing amazing things with his show which you can check out on all streaming platforms and also can get the video versions over on YouTube. He opens up and gets very vulnerable in this episode with myself, where we will tackle many great conversations. He is not shy to talk about any of it today, we need to normalize us men having these conversations. END THE STIGMA AROUND MENTAL HEALTH. 

Links for Harry Potvin:

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

Apple Podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-mental-corner-podcast

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfsaFxEqtxup8_vJzq_R3yA

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"At this point, my awareness level has shifted in so many ways, and I'm now at the point where I want to help other people move through those motions of just, going through all the things that life throws up. Different ways to potentially cope, obviously different things work for different people."

On today's episode I am joined by Shelby Hayle, who is also the owner of Hayle Creative Co. We dive deep into a great chat about mental health, and how she was struggling after the birth of her first child with postpartum depression, she talks about the importance of listening to your body and taking care of yourself. You have to have a great support network to do all of these things and she does have that with her family and friends. She decided to leave her corporate job, and branch out on her own after taking a coaching program, she then created her own coaching program, and her first client was the lady who originally coached her. She then tuned this into a full time thing and now runs a full scale social media business. She is also a real estate investor with her amazing husband. 

If you would like to follow her and her journey on Instagram make sure you checkout the links below:

Personal Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/shelbyhayle/

Hayle Creative Co- https://www.instagram.com/haylecreativeco/

Link Tree- https://linktr.ee/haylecreativeco

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You can also find the full video episodes over on YouTube as well https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-M2lpVwCgEyM85menG_nvQ

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"Painting is such a good release because it changes my focus where I have to think about what I'm trying to create. I always thought, okay, I was lazy or I'm just a slob or there were all of these negative things that I told myself about what I didn't do that everyone else around me did."

If you would like to follow Jami and her journey head over to Instagram @theneurodivergentnurse or here are some of her other links to follow as well:

Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/theneurodivergentnurse

Private Facebook Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/1279332412452172

In this podcast, Jami Fregeau is going to talk about social anxiety, ADHD, mental health and how they all affect relationships. She will also talk about the importance of communication.

Jami is a Nurse and ADHD Podcaster based in the North Carolina Area. She helps people who struggle with managing their attention with her podcast, she also hosts a popular podcast on mental health and ADHD called “The Neurodivergent Nurse” and you can find that across all platforms.

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"I always kinda, I guess I grew up with a mindset of scarcity and lack and I think maybe I didn't get the right attention or I just, I didn't receive the proper things that a child should receive. And so that ended up manifesting in the way that I thought about myself and doing that for awhile."

In this podcast, Angus Mitchell tells his own experience with depression and how he found a way to love himself through spirituality. It was not easy for him to be able to get rid of the negativity in his life, but through spiritual growth he learned that there is more than just one side to life. He learned that it is okay not to be okay sometimes and that we should focus on loving ourselves. He also talks about the toxic positivity movement which is a trend in our society today.

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If you would like to follow Angus Mitchell and his journey you can head over to Instagram and TikTok @angustheguru, you can find many great posts about what he is going through and some great uplifting posts to bring some positivity into your day! 

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"So the eternal love is not the love that I think of. It's the love for everything and everybody and disregarded material objects."

If you would like to follow Dylan and his journey with martial arts and his mediation practices head over to Instagram @theviolentguru

Martial arts has played an important role in Dylan's life. It has given him the discipline that he needs to stay on the sober path.

Martial arts helped Dylan Green fight his addiction to drugs and alcohol. He gave up on martial art when he was addicted, but after he got sober, it became one of his most passionate hobbies.

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