Hungry 4 Hope

The guys are feeling under the weather this week, but in the spirit of their guest they fight through to put on a great show with Dwayne fletcher, founder of gunzdown glovezup. Dwayne talks about his non profit work with phillys youth and shares some of his experiences, including a heroic story of courage that led to saving a young girls life

“The Tank" joins Hungry 4 Hope nation to discuss his return to the ring and his fight this coming week at the 2300 ECW arena! Can’t wait to hear about his journey from a 10yr old Philly kid learning to box to becoming one of the top heavyweight professional boxers

This episode we had the pleasure to sit down with, Outreach Director for Operation Tattoo Freedom, Matt Davies! Matt, an 8 year veteran of the Navy, shares his troubling experiences in the military and his fight with PTSD. Matt pulls no punches during his emotional, brave and endearing stories. His struggles and triumph are enough to give any one hope!! Matt also broke down Operation Tattoo Freedom and what they do to benefit veterans that are struggling throughout the country. OTF provides free tattoos to veterans as well as another veteran to talk too as part of the therapy. Matt shares his own experience, what it not only did for him but meant to him also! For more info on OTF please check out : https://www.operationtattooingfreedom.org/ Truly an interview you should not miss and if you have anyone struggling with PTSD, depression, anxiety or any other mental health issues please share!

We where joined by local entrepreneur and women's empowerment coach Erin Fitzpatrick, she shared her story of over coming a 6 yr battle with drug addiction, that had left her homeless and hopeless. She shared how she was able to overcome her demons and emerge not just clean and sober but as a successful business owner, and a women's empowerment coach who uses her story of hope to help inspire and motivate other young women!

During this week's episode, we celebrated two significant milestones! We celebrated our 1 year Anniversary! We also had our 1st return guests!! We featured the "Queen of Harm Reduction" Destinie Campanella during this week's Community Spotlight!! We discussed both her Career in Harm Reduction as well as her Suicide Awareness programs!! Hungry 4 Hope was proud to bring back Denstie as well as discussing all of the work she puts into our community!! We look forward to her coming back for the "hat trick"!!

We where joined by Michael Allen Belh, a Ironman athlete, high school teacher, a public speaker, a mentor for at risk youth and founder of Relentless Pursuit, he took us on his journey through homelessness, addiction and suicide attempts. At the age of 7 Michael stabbed his physically and sexually abusive stepfather in the back with a knife, at age 13 he was released from juvenile hall to travel with the nationally ranked Paulsboro wrestling team to Iowa, while fighting all these demons he managed to win state titles in wrestling and football, after becoming a star on a team that was breaking national records he received a full ride athletic scholarship to Rutgers University, playing football and wrestling. He would still fight his demons until after seeing a story of a former addict who got sober and competed in Ironman competitions changed his life, he got sober, went from 305lbs to 160lbs and became a Ironman athlete, a mentor for youth and started the charity Relentless Pursuit.

We where joined by our first Community Spotlight guest Gabrielle Alyse Morreale’s, she shared her inspiring story of overcoming some wild years as a former party girl and recovered anorexic to become a Licensed Professional Counselor, receiving a masters in counseling psychology, owning her own business where she uses her past experiences to help teens and women recover from eating disorders and repair their relationship with their body. She shared her love for the Philadelphia Eagles, her husband Andrew,and helping people, especially bullying victims

Make sure to tune into our special "Mental Health Awareness" episode! Donnie & Tim discuss there battles with mental health issues and what kept the going!! Going to see a therapist when struggling is so much cooler than benching 500 lbs!! This show was dedicated to the memory of Kaitlyn O'Hara. A true hero! If you ever have thoughts of hopelessness or any type of suicidal thoughts. Please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #motivation #depressionawareness #depressionhelp #depressionandanxiety #depressionisreal #depressionisnojoke #depressionsupport #anxietyawareness #anxiety #inspiration

Our guest Alex Silvestro shared with us his story that started in a small blue collar New Jersey town as a little boy with a dream to one day play in the NFL, his journey led him to a Hall of Fame athletic career at storied Paulsboro High School that included two state football titles and winning the 215lb wrestling state championship, than to Rutgers on a full athletic scholarship to play football , after a MVP collegiate career he went on to play with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the 2011 Super Bowl and than won the Super Bowl as a member of the Baltimore Ravens. Through it all he never forgot his humble small town roots.

It’s Donnie’s Birthday and we have a birthday themed show, with laughs, Hope, inspiration and our favorite birthday memories