Giants Amongst Us

Real stories, told by real people.

Today on GIANTS AMONGST US Noah joins us, and he's got a story to tell. Noah's a young man who was born with a spinal cord disorder known as Spina Bifida. He's paralyzed from the waist down. He talks with us about how it was for him growing up, and the struggles and challenges of trying to connect with other school kids. One big help for him was joining an adaptive sport.

"So for 10 years, I played a sport called sled hockey ..... But I think that period of my life kinda made me realize that, it's not fun being alone ... you don't wanna be alone, you want to be able to share your life with people." - Noah

From some of the stigma's regarding disability, to accommodations or a lack of for people who are disabled, and things of interest, like reading, and building an online community based off the reality shows Big Brother and Survivor. Noah shares not only his struggles with us, but he also talks about his goals and hope for the future. Showing heart, and fighting an uphill battle, this young man is one of the GIANT AMONGST US.

‘Til

very soon,

PEACE!!

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Connect with Noah :

Instagram : @noahmussay

Twitter : @noahmussay

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Shout out to Lights Out Entertainment - "Fictional audio theatre to listen to with the lights off.Lights Out Entertainment is a part of End Media."

Check him out on Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/3bCfBMqTmabGoYoV2vGm1A?si=821ee0d3f7a14a10

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Connect With Giants Amongst Us :

Website : https://giantsamongstus.org/

Show Updates & Extras : buymeacoffee.com/Giantsamongstus

To Share Your Story : [email protected]

YouTube : https://youtube.com/@giantsamongstus?si=LQqRyvae3UozibHy

Reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/Giants_Amongst_Us/

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Real stories, told by real people.

After a short hiatus, I'm happy to be back. Next up on GIANTS AMONGST US is Chris who joins us, and he's got a story to tell. Chris talks about his bouts with anxiety, depression, dropping out of college and losing some real close and dear to him, his father. He shares the struggles of trying to find purpose, meaning, and a peace of mind.

Chris also talks about music being therapeutic for him. Poetry, and expressing himself over instrumentals helped him cope with the loss of his father. He gives us hope of there being light at the end of the tunnel, no matter how dark, and lonely it can seem for us. After trying times, and his fair share of up and downs, he's now got a brighter outlook on life, and is excited about what the future can bring. An UNDERDOG out for his taste of goodness, and this makes him a GIANT AMONGST US.

'Til next time

and very soon,

PEACE!!

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Connect with Chris :

Soundcloud Music : https://on.soundcloud.com/duA43

Podcast : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stray-talk/id1463057386

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A big "THANK YOU" to Phry for being very supportive and offering ideas and tips with how to connect the Show with others. Another big "THANK YOU" to Pepper Anne who's spread the word and helped connect me with people that have stories ripe and ready to be told. And to my wife as well for sharing these stories with others and being so supportive of the Show. You're the best, love you.

Phry's Youtube Channel : www.youtube.com/phrymcdunstan

Pepper Anne's Website : https://www.pepperanneauthor.com

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Connect With Giants Amongst Us :

Website : https://giantsamongstus.org/

Show Updates & Extras : buymeacoffee.com/Giantsamongstus

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Reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/Giants_Amongst_Us/

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Real stories, told by real people.

Back with another story. Welcome to GIANTS AMONGST US, where you'll always hear real stories told by real people. And today, Pepper Anne joins us, and she's got a story to tell. Pepper Anne is a true crime author, and today she talks about how finding out about a cousin of hers, who's currently serving 14 life sentences, opened up a story that ended up being one of the biggest scandals in the South. And she was determined to uncover its truth.

With the support from her family, and a strong team behind her she was able to, after 12 years, finally get her story published -The Notorious Texas Swindler: The Mastermind Behind The Grayson County Five. Her drive, will, and conviction to stand on moral and integrity in order to see her dream through, no matter the cost, gives her a place as one of the GIANTS AMONGST US. And is a living testament as to what the human spirit can do when faced with challenges.

'Til next time,

and very soon,

PEACE!!

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Connect with Pepper Anne :

Her Book "The Notorious Texas Swindler" is available in E-book, Paperback, and Hardcover and can be found on her website plus other retailers - AMAZON, KINDLE, BARNES & NOBLE

Website : https://www.pepperanneauthor.com

Goodreads : https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22695449.Pepper_Anne

Tik Tok : https://www.tiktok.com/@pepperanneauthor

Instagram : @pepperanneauthor

Twitter : https://twitter.com/pepper_author

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/PepperAnneGetsTheScoop

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Connect With Giants Amongst Us :

Website : https://giantsamongstus.org/

Show Updates & Extras : buymeacoffee.com/Giantsamongstus

To Share Your Story : [email protected]

YouTube : https://youtube.com/@giantsamongstus?si=LQqRyvae3UozibHy

Reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/Giants_Amongst_Us/

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How many ever faced their shadow?It's like the boogeyman in the closet. Or a cellar dweller luring in the basement. The basement of our conscious. And it keeps a lot of residue from our past - where there's leftover hurt, failures, trauma, fear, shame.Caught up in our day to day play, it all goes unnoticed for a while. Then, one day, something happens or someone's actions bring parts of our shadow to the surface. It's like the lights come on!!!

Paying attention to our reaction can teach us some things. Do we get defensive or uncomfortable? Forgiving ourselves, and letting go of the guilt and shame by embracing those emotions when they do show their faces. To acknowledge them, and become aware of them, can help give us insight and understanding about ourselves from the inside out. Easier said than done, huh?

Stay tuned for next weeks story.

Until next time,

and very soon

PEACE!

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Connect With Giants Amongst Us :

Website : https://giantsamongstus.org/

Show Updates & Extras : buymeacoffee.com/Giantsamongstus

To Share Your Story : [email protected]

YouTube : https://youtube.com/@giantsamongstus?si=LQqRyvae3UozibHy

Reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/Giants_Amongst_Us/

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Real stories, told by real people.

Embracing the authentic human experience. And today, we're joined by Adeline. She's got a story to tell. From growing up in a household that was anything but supportive and loving. To being separated from her biological mother due to a prison term which ultimately gave way to an abusive upbringing under the hand of a step mother who was manipulative, and controlling. Adeline was left to figure it out on her own and alone.

Sometimes through the tragedy, despair, and black skies, something beautiful can be born. Adeline had/has ART, that was her medicine, and a big part of how she was able to endure the trauma as a child. She's also since been reunited with her biological mother, and they're both building a beautiful and meaningful relationship together.

Adeline's doing the self work, and making an honest effort to be and do well. And she has without a doubt found a place as one of the GIANTS AMONGST US.

'Til next time

and very soon,

PEACE!!

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FIND OUT WHAT'S ON DECK, UPCOMING STORIES, AND ANYTHING NEW WITH GIANTS AMONGST US :

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Giantsamongstus

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More of what Adeline does :

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/addoes.co/

Twitter : https://twitter.com/adolones

Tik Tok : https://www.tiktok.com/@getawaycxr_

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Connect With Giants Amongst Us :

Website : https://giantsamongstus.org/

Show Updates & Extras : buymeacoffee.com/Giantsamongstus

To Share Your Story : [email protected]

YouTube : https://youtube.com/@giantsamongstus?si=LQqRyvae3UozibHy

Reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/Giants_Amongst_Us/

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Real stories, told by real people.

We've got a new one, and today we're joined by Jake, from the UK. And he's got a story to tell.

Jake talks about growing up in a household that was likened to a BATTLE FIELD. The crying, thumps, and pain of his young mother being beaten by his step father, daily and for years. His feeling of being helpless, hopeless, and all of the anger, and rage, he talks about how that affected him growing up. All of the abuse as a child. And how he, despite all of it, was able to find PEACE. In his own right, walking as one of the GIANTS AMONGST US.

For Jake, meditation was a powerful part of the process for finding peace. He also talks about the importance of being able to let go, and his process with freeing himself from that endless, negative loop of suffering and trauma. And how someone struggling with the same can find and discover peace for themselves. There was a lot unpacked today.

'Til next time

and very soon,

PEACE!!

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Connect with Jake :

Tik Tok : https://www.tiktok.com/@discoveringpeaceone

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/discoveringpeaceone/

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Connect With Giants Amongst Us :

Website : https://giantsamongstus.org/

Show Updates & Extras : buymeacoffee.com/Giantsamongstus

To Share Your Story : [email protected]

YouTube : https://youtube.com/@giantsamongstus?si=LQqRyvae3UozibHy

Reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/Giants_Amongst_Us/

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Real stories, told by real people.

We're back, alive and well, and we've got a story to tell. Today, Phry from Germany joins us. And he's got some things to share. From the good times he spent as a child with his grandparents, to the hard times of dealing with the divorce of his parents and living with his mother who suffered from manic-depression. This often caused unnecessary trouble for both Phry and his sister.

At 16 years old, Phry found himself depressed, alone, and not able to fit in with the rest of the kids at school. Isolating himself in a room, and losing the meaningful connections he once had with friends. He found himself losing it, mentally, emotionally, and physically. But, things changed once Guns N' Roses "Sweet Child O' Mine" came on. Phry talks about that fist time he saw Slash play on the guitar, and how it spoke to him on an entire new level - "After just one week I was hooked and I knew that this was "my thing" and I wanted to do nothing else with my life than becoming a great guitarist."

Now music and dedicating himself to becoming the best guitarist he can has changed Phry completely. He says "I have put all the trauma from my childhood and also the more recent tragic events into my new songs, not only to help myself deal with them better but also to show other people how something bad can be turned into something good eventually."

The GIANT AMONGST US Phry, speaks through his guitar strings and shares his story with us today.

‘Til

very soon,

PEACE!!

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Phry's work and where to find him :

✉ Join Phry's Email list and his Street Team Group on Facebook:

https://music.phrymcdunstan.com/connect-with-content-page

YouTube Channel : www.youtube.com/phrymcdunstan

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/448v2qeuqmr9zJSuPMxIyr?si=hoPkK6shSG2_oMYPTT9wig&nd=1

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phrymcdunstan/

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Connect With Giants Amongst Us :

Website : https://giantsamongstus.org/

Show Updates & Extras : buymeacoffee.com/Giantsamongstus

To Share Your Story : [email protected]

YouTube : https://youtube.com/@giantsamongstus?si=LQqRyvae3UozibHy

Reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/Giants_Amongst_Us/

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Background music played in between the outro complimentary of

Phry McDunstan ft. Jeff Bragg - Mirage

https://youtu.be/ZoGfQ5OKHKs

As we take a small breather between the stories shared. Which, we have two more stories in the pocket that'll be published during this month. I wanted to share some of my thoughts after now being a few episodes in, and also talk about one of the big motivations for this Podcast. There's been people in my life as I'm sure there's been people in your life that have been a light of hope, and reason of truth, for you wanting to be and do better. Sometimes, we can neglect and take these people for granted. But their influence remains, if even at a subconscious level. It's still there!

My Wife is the one. She's my GIANT. She's my ray of light, hope, life, and strength. She's all of that and then some. She's had her fight from early on, and it's much too much to name here. But, she's still smiling, pushing, kicking and LIVING. My prime example of making the best of any condition, and doing what you can with what you have control of in order to better your situation.

To everyone who's been involved in the Show so far, THANK YOU for your openness, your time, your words, and your courage to want to share something so personal and intimate about yourself. There's power in your testimony, and I know that there's people all over who can and will benefit from it. None of this is in vain. I've enjoyed the connections made so far, and look forward to what's in store. To everyone listening, "WELCOME", let's enjoy this ride together.

Until next time,

and very soon,

PEACE!!

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Connect With Giants Amongst Us :

Website : https://giantsamongstus.org/

Show Updates & Extras : buymeacoffee.com/Giantsamongstus

To Share Your Story : [email protected]

YouTube : https://youtube.com/@giantsamongstus?si=LQqRyvae3UozibHy

Reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/Giants_Amongst_Us/

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Real stories, told by real people.

Ready, Set, and here we GO!! Today we're joined by Erin, and she's got a story to share. Struggling with at a very young age both undiagnosed, Autism and ADHD, to depression and anxiety - "If you had told me as an anxious kid that one day I would have my own business and stand on a stage and tell stories in front of hundreds of people I would have thought you were lying." She's definitely come a long ways. And Erin takes us on that journey. The feeling of being different, not like the rest of the kids, and "weird" was something she later in life embraced. And also, later in life, the huge realization for her of having ADHD and being queer.

But, it doesn't stop there. Erin talks about when and how she found her voice through storytelling and it's impact on her life. She's now coaching people and helping them find their "authentic voice" so they can share it with people who need it. Which is the heart beat of this Podcast, to Shine Stories. Whether on stage or in her own space, Erin has shown to be a GIANT AMONGST US.

If any of this resonates with you and you appreciate what we're doing, be sure to leave a review, give us a rating and share your thoughts. And to help spread the word organically, share it with your friends and Neighbors.

Til next time,

and very soon,

PEACE!!

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FIND OUT WHAT'S ON DECK, UPCOMING STORIES, AND ANYTHING NEW WITH GIANTS AMONGST US :

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Giantsamongstus

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To find out more about Erin and her services :

Website: https://www.storystarcoaching.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erin_rodgers_storypro/

Storytelling Anthology Info: https://pathfinderscollective.org/

Purchase an Anthology: https://www.amazon.ca/Erin-Rodgers/e/B09SZP6Z8N/

Link with FREE WORKSHEETS for all listeners : https://www.storystarcoaching.com/giantsamongstus

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Connect With Giants Amongst Us :

Website : https://giantsamongstus.org/

Show Updates & Extras : buymeacoffee.com/Giantsamongstus

To Share Your Story : [email protected]

YouTube : https://youtube.com/@giantsamongstus?si=LQqRyvae3UozibHy

Reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/Giants_Amongst_Us/

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Real stories, told by real people.

[This is part 2 of an hour long conversation]

Picking up right where we left off on part 1 with Kyle. He shares advice on how someone struggling with the very vice that tied him up, an addiction to endless CELLPHONE USAGE, can reclaim both their time, and life back. His practical coaching tips can help take you from whatever level you're currently at, right back up to the top - that's to level 10 and beyond.

It was great to hear how Kyle made an active decision to get back in the drivers seat and take control of his life. After speaking with Kyle and listening to his story I've been inspired to be more conscious of how I spend or waste time with my smart phone. It can be a useful tool, but also the thorn in ones flesh slowly pricking away. To be mindful of ones actions, present and in tune with why we do the things we do, can be the start of us cleaning up bad habits to replace them with better ones.

One thing that stood out for me was Kyle's love for his nephews and nieces. The fact that he wasn't able to be the fun, cool, and playful uncle to them any longer because of his depression and the addiction gripping at him, was his reason to make changes in his life. After hearing this from him, I'm reminded of my nephew and how precious those relationships are. Thank you for your words Kyle, in my eyes you fit the bill, and are a GIANT AMONGST US.

‘Til

very soon,

PEACE!!

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FIND OUT WHAT'S ON DECK, UPCOMING STORIES, AND ANYTHING NEW WITH GIANTS AMONGST US :

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Giantsamongstus

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Kyle's services include : Life Coaching, Health Coaching, Digital Minimalism, and Career Coaching.

You can connect with Kyle for one on one coaching, or to find out more of what he does at https://www.level10lifecoach.com/

"From time and stress management to diet and nutrition to quitting a bad habit, we help you level up your life!" - Level 10 Life Coaching

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Connect With Giants Amongst Us :

Website : https://giantsamongstus.org/

To Share Your Story : [email protected]

YouTube : https://youtube.com/@giantsamongstus?si=LQqRyvae3UozibHy

Reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/Giants_Amongst_Us/

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