Life's Valleys and Mountaintops

Craig waited for 7 years before he was able to receive a kidney transplant. Throughout that time, he ran businesses, started a family and even played football, or soccer, depending on where you are in the world. Although he had many difficulties throughout his journey, he never gave up, made it through and stopped by to share his journey with you.

Find the show notes here: synergymindsetcoaching.com/craigdias

Daeyna teaches English in Japan and is the host of the, She is a Mess Podcast. After discovering her husband was gay, going through a painful divorce and starting over from scratch she decided to helps others embrace the mess and share their message one story at time.

Topics We Talk About:

https://synergymindsetcoaching.com/daeyna/

https://sheisamess.com

https://facebook.com/sheisamessage

https://instagram.com/sheisamessage

Soon to come: http://www.youtube.com/c/SheIsAMess

Welcome to the Valleys and Mountaintops of life podcast. We share real life stories to give you hope and inspire you to take action with whatever you're facing. No matter how difficult your life circumstances are, never give up. These words are peppered through the conversation today. Our guest began his journey in India, working in a factory as a teen,12 hours a day. It’s a love story about two people whose families believed in different religions and forbid them to marry. As he walks through some of life's darkest valleys he shares the ups and downs that led him to the success he enjoys today.

Manuj Aggarwal lives in Vancouver, Canada and is the founder of TetraNoodle. He is a husband, father, fellow podcast host, coach and mentor. You can find the interview at synergymindsetcoaching.com/manuj

Engel and his wife Amanda traveled across North America this summer. They met with people along the way and shared their inspiring stories. Not long before their trip, Engel's ended up off work without a paycheck. He shares with us how the difficult time ended up propelling him to get out of debt and change course.

You will hear the highs, the lows and everything in between. Engel is the podcast host of 12 minute convos. He was born and raised on the Caribbean twin island of Trinidad and Tobago. He wears many hats as a Financial Advisor, Podcaster, Entrepreneur, loving husband, and dedicated father.

https://synergymindsetcoaching.com/engeljones/

For years Kaylene experienced many medical symptoms and illnesses. After a long journey, she was diagnosed with Complex PTSD. While in treatment she was able to link the medical challenges she had been faced with to the trauma from the abuse she endured as a child.

Today on the show, From Diagnosis to Dreaming Again with Dr. Jennifer “Kaylene” Carter, we share her courageous journey to heal from Complex PTSD, Fibromyalgia and overcome the hold it had on her life. She began dreaming again, wrote and published her first book and shares her journey with anyone that would like to overcome their own challenges in life.

Kaylene has a passion for poetry and songwriting. She is a singer and songwriter and is working as a Professor and Life Coach for entertainers. She is the author of the book: WHEN THE MIRROR SHATTERS, Breaking the Bondage of Performance Mentality.

Read the show notes at: https://synergymindsetcoaching.com/kaylene/

Mj Callaway runs her own business and is a keynote speaker in: manufacturing, healthcare, construction, and banking. She is an award-winning, 7 X's author, member of the National Speakers Association and keynote speaker.

After surviving three life-altering crises, she shares her setbacks and how to Bounce-Up™ higher and stronger.

Her superpower is knowing her customers so well that she could find them their perfect home.

On today's episode, you will learn about:

MJ has overcome 3 major traumas including divorce and cancer. Despite the heartache, she added happiness to the people around her and got through chemo.

Contact

Show notes: https://valleysandmountaintops.ca/mjcallaway/

"MJ fought cancer courageously, defying the odds twice when doctors said it was impossible. The final battle took everything, but she faced it with unbelievable strength" (2024, Facebook, Josh Callaway).

Welcome back to the podcast after a long summer break. The leaves are quickly falling off the trees, the nights are coming sooner, it is getting colder at night if you are in Canada.

If you are a first-time listener feel free to skip to the next episode, our first interview of the season.

Welcome back to all of you that have been long-time listeners of the show. In this short episode, I am going to tell you a bit about my summer and what to expect moving forward.

My favorite part of the summer was spending time sitting on the beach admiring the beauty of the mountains and nature around me. The stress fizzled away and I was left with peace and awe.

My family and I moved to a new city just as the summer began. It made for a summer packed with to do's and a lot of driving. I had taken a course over the summer and continued to drive back an forth to complete it.

It was a summer of contemplation. I had posted to see who was listening to the podcast and spent a lot of time deciding if I wanted to keep it going. I prayed on what God's plan for my life is and what path is the one for me.

After the last boxes were unpacked, my course completed and my home became settled, I took the last two weeks off to spend with my family. We enjoyed eating meals together, sitting out on the patio late into the night, fun at the beach, the zoo, and the park.

I re-evaluated my values and my goals for the next while. One huge realization I came to is that I love hosting this podcast and I get a lot out of it myself. Each guest shares a story of courage, lessons learned and resources that helped them to get through. Over the years, many guests have influenced many of the choices I have made and it is thanks to them that I am able to keep this show going and now have a Life Coaching business.

In the beginning, the podcast was called A Second Chance. Each person would ask me which second chance story they should share.  It became clear that most people have been given multiple chances at life:

Then I started my Life Coaching Business and made the podcast the name of the business, Synergy Mindset Coaching. I realized quickly that being a business coach alone was not what God made me to do.

After praying over it all summer I came up with the name:

Valleys and Mountaintops

Most of our guests have told us stories about how they walked through valleys and climbed mountain tops in the sense of:

There are so many individual experiences yet many share a few things in common:

As we begin a new season we will hear stories from people that have climbed life's mountains, walked through the valleys and share to inspire those that are in a difficult situation.

Stay tuned, coming up is a Fearless Faith Mindset with MJ Callaway. She has overcome cancer and is facing a battle once again. You will hear her share her success story as well as her battle plan to overcome it once again.

https://synergymindsetcoaching.com/valleysandmountaintops/

Denny Krahe of Diz Runs Radio shared my story on his podcast. We talked about quitting smoking, loosing weight and the relentless pursuit of achieving your dreams. You can find the show notes he wrote up at:

http://www.dizruns.com/gina-johnson/

Many of us grow up feeling invisible or not good enough. Some of us are aware of it and others have yet to discover it. If we are faced with trauma or have parents that faced difficulties in coping in life, we may interoperate that in a negative way within ourselves. 

Today we talk about what it is like to be a highly sensitive person. 

If someone is feeling anxious, angry, sad or depressed can you intuitively feel and sense it?

You may have a gift of high sensitivity. About 1/5 people are blessed with this gift. If they are not aware of this gift it can be used against them. Michael teaches them how to use this gift in a positive way. 

Michael specializes in helping people heal anger, anxiety and depression from the ground up. He helps them get to the root of the problem. 

What you will learn about from this interview

- How to stop feeling responsible for others

- Ways to identify when you are feeling someone else’s emotions vs. your own

- How to honour what you need

- How to speak up

- Quit worrying about making others angry

- How to know your true self

- Speaking your needs respectfully

- How to create an identity 

Find the show notes with links mentioned at: https://synergymindsetcoaching.com/michaelhsu