Life Struggles

https://www.instagram.com/sky2fy

My name is Schuyler. I was born and raised in Florida, graduating from FSU in late 2021. I grew up in a home with a single mother who did everything she could to raise me well. The two of us have faced plenty of trials and tribulations, but we are both still standing! I hope my story can help anyone who is facing similar challenges. Everything that this young man suggests for conquering different struggles, are in his own words. Everything that Christy suggests, again, are in her own words. We are not experts. These are things that worked for us.

Sky, as his mom calls him, is around 23 and has gone through more trials than a child, an adolescent, or  young adult would want to go through. From divorced parents to a mother who had an alcohol addiction, to adjusting a big move when his mom remarried, losing his best friend while surfing on a family vacation, He and his mom tackled that together, (his mom has been sober I believe 14 years) I am hoping to interview her when she is ready.

Where did Sky get his strength to endure all the things? His mother is amazing. She too has had all these struggles and more, and so far has never relapsed. She was brought up in a Christian environment just like she has brought up Sky. This all began with her mother and father, which they shared in bringing up Sky all of his life. Sky's grandmother passed away a year ago from Cancer, at the same time his grandfather ad to be put in a safe place for him as his dementia stopped him from being able to take himself and soon after his stepfather passed away from Parkinson's. All in a year's time. This of course was also during our pandemic, which as we all know has made things that more difficult.

The rest of this story, well, you just need to hear. And pardon me jumping in there with my similar stories. 

If you have a Life Struggle to share, please email: [email protected]

my Instagram: https://www.instagram,com/thechristycollier (personal)

my other Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifestrugglespodcast (please follow that page to see some clips of some of our podcast, or to dm me.

If you are having an immediate crisis, please call 1.800.273.8255 for support. This service is completely free. 

Melinda and Christy continue to talk about the struggles of children returning to school after shut down from covid.

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/middle.html https://www.unicef19-scale-education-loss-nearly-insurmountable-warns-unicef Christy and co-host finally get to sit down together again and discuss what is happening to school age children  returning to school after the pandemic.  Mellissa has 3 children of her own, so a lot of our story started because of what they were going through but now we look up statistics and see what is really going on out there. As you know, Mental Health Awareness is big! We have also found that some of the mental health disorders stem from childhood experiences or what was traumatic to them. Each person is obviously different, so what is traumatic to you may not be to somebody else and visa versa.  Please remember that we are only here with our own experiences but we will also provide references.  If you need to seek counselling is the Peoria, Il area: https://www.opencounseling.com/united-states/morton/counseling-agency/agape-counseling https://www.betterhelp.com If you want to share your story with us please send an email to [email protected] If you have an questions please message Christy at https://www.instagram.com/lifestrugglespodcast or https://www.instagram.com/thechristycollier https://www.instagram.com/mamaweigle

Curley "Boo" Johnson moved to Peoria, Illinois, in 1970 at age 4. He led Sterling Grade School, coached by Robert Snowden, to a fourth-place finish in the city championships while setting scoring records, becoming the school's MVP. Johnson also excelled playing tailback in football for Sterling Lions JFL, leading them to an undefeated city championship.[1]

He played football, basketball and baseball in high school at Peoria Richwoods for two years and then transferred to Peoria Central. In basketball, he helped lead Central to a 38–18 record and Regional and Sectional titles, and consecutive fourth-place finishes in the 1980 & 1981 Illinois State Classic Holiday Tournaments (now named the State Farm Holiday Classic).[1]

Spoon River College 1982–83

Johnson scored 19 points in his first game against Richland College and led the state of Illinois and tied for seventh in the nation in field goal percentage shooting a torrid 65.7% record that still stands. SRC won the sectional title and set a school record for wins (26) and a 4th-place finish in the state. Johnson went 3 consecutive games without missing a field goal (21-21). He was named McDonald's Cage Classic All-tournament, All-Section, All-Region, and 4th team Sporting News NJCAA All-American. Johnson made the Dean's list and was elected to student senate and student representative to the college board of trustees as well as Homecoming King.[1]

Muscatine Community College 1983-1984

Played one season for the MCC Indians

Loras College 1984–87

Johnson debuted at Loras, hitting a 20-foot fall-away jumper as time expired against archrival University of Dubuque, sending the game into overtime, giving Coach Mike Jaskulski his first college win. The "lightning quick" was known for his slick passing, unparalleled ball handling, and dribbling ability. Mike Jaskulski was quoted as saying that "Boo" was the finest ball handler and dribbler he ever coached or saw play at Loras – "The ball was always safe in his hands." Johnson did not just dribble through Dubuque, he earned a degree in marketing at Loras. Loras retired Johnson's #14 jersey on December 10, 1999.[1] 

Curley Boo played with the Harlem Globe Trotters for 18 years. (1988-2006)

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Also her new podcast page @ https://www.instagram.com/lifestrugglespodcast

Bryan Alzate serves as our Chief Executive Officer. Bryan has a vested passion in assisting those struggling with substance abuse. He is an active member of the recovery community with over 13 years substance abuse free. Bryan attended Florida Atlantic University before co-founding United Recovery Project. Bryan brings 10 years of substance abuse treatment experience to URP. It is his mission to provide a safe & healing environment where clients are given the tools necessary to achieve total health and wellness within their recovery journey. Bryan is also the host of a popular addiction/recovery podcast called Hell has an Exit

How to contact Bryan: Instagram| https://www.instagram.com/bryan.thekid

on his profile page, go to his linktree and you can find links to twitter and his podcast: Hellhasanexit. Also how to contact United Recovery. You can also watch his podcasts on youtube, that link is also in linktree. His website is https://www.Hellhasanexitpod.com

How to contact Christy: Instagram| https://www.instagram.com/thechristycollier and https://www.instagram.com/lifestrugglespopdcast

If you or someone you know has a life struggle to share, please contact Christy @[email protected]

Again. Thank you for listening to today's podcast.

Dr. Robb Kelly, PhD is a sought-after recovery expert who believes in treating the causes of addiction and not the symptoms. Dr. Kelly has appeared on such shows as The Doctors, Eye Opener, Good Morning Texas, and Kens5 morning news. A frequent contributor to radio and print interviews including The Jim Bohannon show, Miracles in recovery, USA Today, and participated in McLean's Hospital's (Harvard Medical School) study on the stigma associated with mental illness. Dr. Kelly hosted Sober Celebs show on KLIF radio in Dallas, and currently hosts the Breaking Through Addiction podcast featuring special guest discussing a variety of mental health issues.

Dr. Kelly created Let's Get Back to 98% Recovery DVD's used in prisons and recovery treatment centers throughout the US. He has lectured on addiction and trauma at high profile universities, national conferences, treatment facilities, public schools, churches, business organizations and hospitals. He is currently the CEO of the Robb Kelly Recovery Group, an addiction and mental illness recovery coaching company he created based on extensive research and behavior studies that he conducted over the past 20 years. In 2019 he released his book "Daddy, Daddy Please Stop Drinking" which can be purchased on Amazon.

If you haven't listened to his first interview with me on June 13, please go back and listen to it before you listen to this as this stems from questions asked from that interview. 

This podcast has been brought to you by https://overcomingstruggles.com and can be heard there along with reading some blogs that have to do with our interviews. You may also find them on most podcast forums and our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/christycollier.

You may follow Christy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thechristycollier and her podcast page called lifestrugglespodcast.

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If you would like to tell your life struggle to give others hope, please email Christy at [email protected]

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 Erin Field grew up in central Maine. She went to Goucher College in Maryland and graduated with a bachelor's degree in English. She is 26 years old. She is currently living in Florida. In July of 2017,  she sustained a spinal cord injury at the C5/C6 level when a chimney collapsed on her.  I’m working on going to law school for disability rights and advocacy, which I am very passionate about!

Imagine being a young vibrant college almost college graduate, with everything going for you, and in seconds, while enjoying someone's company your falling in love with and both of you are looking at the beautiful skylights of the city of Boston and within seconds, a chimney falls down on top of your chest and you will never have the freedom of taking care of yourself again. This was not Erin's image of her next couple of years. She was going on to Law school. She and Jack were both going abroad for their majors. Life was going to be so good. Freedom... to take a walk, to drive around for fresh air, to take a shower when you feel gritty.....the littlest things that we all take advantage of are gone. Most of them forever. However, Erin chose not to let those thoughts to chose her realization. She chose to live. She chose to fight. She chose to be positive.

She is still trying to love her new life. And then she remembers that it's not her disabilities, it's her abilities that matter. She is grateful for what she can still do and the strength that she has gained. She is also very grateful for her family, friends, and all the people that she has met along her journey. She's actually glad to still be alive.

Jack is her boyfriend and has been since one week before her injury. Jack chose her. He also chose to be her caretaker after she came home from the hospital. He chose this because he fell in love with her, not because of any guilt or a sense of duty. Everyone has a right to their own opinion but in this episode, I am going to ask you to skip over this if you have any negative thoughts about Jack's decision to stay with Erin...or Erin's decision to let him.

This story of a Life Struggle is in Erin's words. Please respect them.

If you would like to follow Erin's journey you may do so on Facebook.

You may also follow her on Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/erin.fieldd

If you have a struggle that you are fighting to win or have won and want to share it to help others not to feel alone, please write to Christy @ [email protected]

Christy can be found @ https://www.instagram.com/thechristycollier and https://www/instagram.com/lifestrugglespodcast

Christy's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/christycollier

Christy's twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Christyc57