How do you focus on getting better if you can’t focus at all? On today’s show, Gaelina shares the story of her recent diagnosis of ADHD and how she had to a way to balance family, work, life, legacy and a global pandemic while finding her own ways to own her diagnosis.

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Meet Amanda, our latest guest on It Starts with One Small Change! Growing up, Amanda had many hopes and dream but always knew one thing for certain...she wanted to be a mom. After becoming pregnant with her first child, Amanda, and her husband Mark, embarked on a journey neither one of them expected, becoming parents to a child with Downs Syndrome. Throughout this important conversation Amanda talks to us about her and her family's experience with Downs Syndrome, their advocacy, and how a life unexpected is the better than anything she could have ever planned for.

Meet Mary on this week’s episode. A survivor of abuse and trauma, Mary has grown beyond her pain. As a child, Mary was abused by the man she thought was her father. Coercive control and manipulation added pain and stress as she grew into young adulthood. Her first marriage was to an abuser. Violence continued to affect all aspects of Mary's life, culminating in the murder of her mother. But Mary fought back. Through exploration and therapy, she found forgiveness.  This woman is the definition of grit.

Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago in the 1980s, some might think Sean's adolescence was straight out of a John Hughes movie; he had a loving family, great friends, and played sports. However, after a serious brain surgery in High School, Sean found himself on the wrong path. In this episode we discuss his struggles with addiction and how he found the road back to sobriety through the support of new friends and old. Please note: Sean’s episode discusses drug use. Listener discretion is advised.

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Defining your identity can be hard, especially if you have two cultures as your North star. In this week’s episode, meet Misgana Tesfaye and hear his story of how being a first-generation immigrant led to cultural dualities – and how one small change led him on a new path between both worlds.

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As an adult, Andre Van Hall suddenly and unexpectedly began to lose his sight. Learn how this monumental change in his life led to the development of curiosity as a new muscle for coping and adapting to life without sight.

A childhood leukemia diagnosis would change the course of any kid’s life. Dealing with recurring infections and a stem cell transplant, on top of “normal” adolescence, could have made today’s guest bitter. But not Brady Lucas. Brady conquered the cancer, looked inward, and chose to learn from his experiences in order to become a better man.

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Season 2 of It Starts with One Small Change- coming June 26 to all of your podcast platforms.

Our podcast that tells ordinary people’s extraordinary stories about becoming unstuck, finding self-power, and creating a better life.

In this season of the show, you’ll be hearing stories about people whose small changes have led to greater things, like:

• Adulting and Thriving: Self-Care to Heal Childhood Cancer Wounds
• Life After Blindness
• Kicking Addiction and Building a Family
• Choosing the American Life as an Ethiopian Immigrant
• Flourishing after Abuse and Trauma
• Life Unexpected: Parenting a Special Needs Child, and
• Tackling ADHD in Real Time

Find out more about the show, previews of our first guests and more at onesmallchangepodcast.com. You can also find us on Instagram and Facebook at onesmallchangepodcast. 

Find the first episode beginning on June 26 on all your podcast platforms.

See you soon for Season 2 of It Starts with One Small Change.

Meet Jermaine Dobson -- our final Season 1 guest.  His is an incredible and inspiring story.  Jermaine talks openly about growing up in Section 8 housing, the ever-present lure of street life, and the thirst for education that saved him.  Prepare to be impressed by this game-changer. 

What if you lost your job, your house, and some of your friends -- today?  Meet Susan Liehe, a middle-aged professional who lost almost everything, without warning.  Spoiler: she rebuilt her life and discovered herself in the process.