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Depression and anxiety are serious mental health issues that have gotten a lot more attention in recent years as more and more folks come forward sharing there struggles and victories. My guest today, Josiah Thibodeau, has an incredible story of defying the odds and setting a new standard for his life. His struggles with depression began in high school, at the age of 16, and continued until the birth of his daughter at around the age of 30 years old. Along the way, he entertained thoughts of suicide. The question becomes, how was he able to dig his way out and overcome the incredible grip that depression had on his life. And more incredible about his story is that he was able to rise and overcome without expensive therapy or anti-depressant medications. In today’s episode, we’ll take an in-depth exploration into his story, how depression nearly cost him everything, and later how he turned it all around to take full responsibility and ownership for his life, the choices he was making, and the thoughts that he allowed to play out in his mind. This is a truly incredible episode that I think everyone, no matter where you are in your journey of life, will get something out of. Josiah offers incredible thoughts for not only overcoming depression and anxiety, but how you or anyone can truly put their best foot forward and live their best life. He is a shining example of transformation, and that no hole is too deep to dig your way out of. His tips, guidance and advice for transforming your life are sure to resonate with anyone.

After 20+ years of struggling with depression, ten of those years dealing with suicide, Josiah finally found a way out of the darkness and into the light. He is now working to encourage and motivate others dealing with similar issues by offering guidance and the steps he took to find freedom, peace, and joy in life. He can be reached via his website josiahthibodeau.com

This is an episode you’ll want to listen to multiple times. And if you or anyone you know is suffering from mental health issues, please call the mental health toll free hotline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

Website: www.josiahthibodeau.com

IG: @josiahthibodeau

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This podcast is about personal transformation, and helping you become that person you were meant to be. That 2.0 version of your true self if you will. Two key elements to support any one on the path of personal transformation are mindset and self-love. And that is exactly what today’s podcast episode is about. In today’s podcast episode, we’ll explore what is mindset, how to create the mindset needed to support your journey, how to eliminate old thinking paradigms and establish new ones, and how to shift your focus to become that person that you desire to be. We’ll also explore the topic of self-love, what this means exactly, and why prioritizing this is of utmost importance. Life becomes even more difficult and challenging when self-love is neglected as you try to place priorities to others and other events. My guest today, Mimi Damian, will explain these two topics of mindset and self-love, and how applying the knowledge from the understanding of these two topics to your own life and journey is vital. Mimi is a true success story of surviving to thriving, having overcome her own issues of depression, drug addiction, and an attempted suicide. Her full story can be heard by listening to podcast #7 of the be well, be safe, be happy, eat ice cream podcast. Mimi has studied under expert coaches such as Bob Proctor and Tony Robbins, and now runs her own coaching business at mimidamian.com, supporting others in overcoming their own mindset, depression and anxiety issues. She currently resides in Vancouver, BC.

For more information, find Mimi at www.mimidamian.com

on IG @mimi.damian

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In today’s podcast, we’ll examine key questions such as 1) how do you turn your life around and go from surviving to thriving, 2) how did Heather lose 110lbs and keep it off? What made the difference this time around when all the other times were met with failure, 3) what is the most important thing she learned on her journey that made all the difference from who she was to who she is now, and 4) what is the one key takeaway for others who also want to experience a transformation and turn their life around? For this podcast episode, I’ll be speaking with Heather Murray, a woman of immense courage who has managed to turn her life completely around. At one point, she was nearly 110lbs overweight, borderline diabetic, in a highly toxic relationship, dealing with a terminally ill parent, and suffering from very low self-esteem and self-worth. Just when she was ready to cave and give in to the diabetes and more, something changed. That something, which she’ll talk about in today’s episode, was the spark that ignited her to transform and become the woman that she is today. Heather lost 115lbs over the course of two years and has now kept it off for the past three years. She is no longer in danger of being a diabetic, has developed a new found love of walking and nutrition, and is now on a mission to help others do the same. How did she do all this? And if you’re struggling with your health, energy and self-worth, how can you take all that back and find yourself in the process? Take a listen to hear her story and how you can apply some of her wisdom to your own journey, and be sure and listen to the end for a special FREE offer.  Heather is the proud mom of one teenage son, currently residing in Connecticut.  She has lost 115lbs (and counting), and in the process gained a life of abundance and joy after experiencing the trauma of domestic violence. She is an entrepreneur who now wishes to use her experience to help and encourage others.  Learn more at her website: www.noapologie.com IG: @heather_._murray  My Couch to Healthy Program: www.trainingwithcoachbrad.masterminds.com/36586

In today’s episode, we’ll be asking the one question: how do you go from surviving to thriving? If you struggle with anything ranging from depression, anxiety, an eating disorder or something similar, how do you move away from all of this to thriving and living your best life? To learn exactly how this can be done, I am speaking with Greiris Diaz, a young woman who immigrated to the United States as a teenager at 15 years old. Not speaking any English and in a what was for her a very strange place, fell into repeated episodes of anxiety, depression and an eating disorder. Finally, one day something within her said no more of this lifestyle. Thus the spark for her transformation was ignited. How was she able to climb her way out of anxiety and depression to go on and become a successful transformation coach? And how can you or someone you know do the same thing? Take a listen to find out, and be sure and listen all the way to the end for a special FREE offer announcement. Greiris Diaz is a Women’s Transformational Coach, Writer and Founder of Become Unstoppable, and is now a mission to help women activate their personal power and ascend to their next level by living a life of purpose.

Her website: www.highpcoaching.com

IG: @highperformancecoaching_

Find my Couch to Healthy Wellness Program here: www.trainingwithcoachbrad.mastermind/masterminds/36586

How many of you listening right now would love to leave your 9-5 day job and have your dream job and live your dream life? That is exactly what has happened for my guest today, Debby Krusz. Like many of us, Debby felt a longing in her heart, a yearning to be, do and have something more. To become a full-time writer and supporter of dreams everywhere. Eventually the yearning became too great, and the hustle and bustle of life in corporate America was no longer fulfilling. She took the ultimate leap of faith, quit her job, and pursued her dream life full time. As she will tell you, she listened to the voice within that said “leave this place and start writing!” Debby is a survivor of crushed dreams, and is now on a mission to guide others in transitioning away from the 9-5 to the dream job and life. In today’s episode, we’ll here her story of how she made the leap, what it takes, and how you too can make that leap if you have an inner voice that is calling you to something more, something greater than just the 9-5. We’ll explore questions such as how do you make the leap? How do you find the faith and courage to quit the day job? And how do you find faith when it seems impossible? Debby is a published author of Soul Meets Body, creator of the Dream Pollination project, and is a certified life, meditation and energy healing coach. She will guide you through all the tough stuff such as finances, health, intellect, career and spirituality on the way to quitting the 9-5 and living your dream life. For more information, visit her website at www.debbykrusz.com.

You can also find her on all the social media platforms:

IG: @debbykrusz

Fb:  https://www.facebook.com/DebbyKrusz/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPAZmthMVoBGNlb1ZYcoejA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbykrusz/

The world we live in today has given us access to a tremendous amount of information regarding all things health and wellness. Books, free exercise programs from YouTube, free seminars and even the addition of new technologies such as apps and BioCircuits which automatically create your exercise routine. In spite of all this, obesity rates, heart disease, and even diabetes are on the rise. What is going on with all of this? In today’s episode, I am speaking with personal trainer, fitness coach and overall wellness expert Helena Smolock where we dive into all things health and wellness, and specifically what is going on that in spite of all the information and ease of access of information to health and wellness, overall health continues to decline. Is health a priority in today’s world? The world has clearly shifted where modernization, the hustle culture and even the Covid pandemic has dramatically impacted people’s overall health and well-being. We are no longer a movement culture, but have become a sitting culture. And the common saying nowadays is that sitting is the new smoking. How do we move forward then with all things health and wellness and make it a priority for our life? Take a listen to today’s episode to learn more! Helena Smolock is a health professional of nearly thirty years who currently runs Velocity Athletic Training and resides in the state of Washington in the Pacific Northwest.

Learn more at her website: www.velocityathletictraining.com

Do you sometimes struggle with fatigue? Burnout? Stress? Wondering what to do about these things? In today’s episode, we’ll be exploring the question of how do we become the best version of ourself, and deal with things like stress, fatigue, burnout and more. My guest today, her name is Linda Callahan, has created a 7-step program that is designed to do just that, help anyone become a better version of who they are. Linda is a retired school teacher of nearly thirty years, and once she hit retirement was looking for a wellness-based approach to continue with her self-growth and self-improvement. What started as a morning routine with the goal in mind of self-improvement and becoming a better version of herself quickly blossomed into her 7-step program I’m Great.  I’m Great is an acronym that Linda uses, and it stands for intention, meditation, gratitude, reading, exercise, affirmations and time for self-care. We’ll talk about each one of these elements of her I’m Great wellness routine on the episode today. As Linda will tell you, implementation of the 7 steps has led to a greater sense of peace, joy and fulfillment for her. Be sure and take a listen to all of today’s episode, as tt is sure to do the same for you, thus helping you to better navigate and deal with all of life’s ins and outs. After all, who doesn’t want a greater sense of peace and fulfillment for their life. Linda is a wife, mother and grandmother and currently resides in South Carolina with her husband where she enjoys reading, writing, strolling along the beach and partaking of her favorite non-profit South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts, an organization dedicated to the protection of nesting sea turtles.  

Check out her Facebook author’s page, Linda Callahan, and her women’s inspirational group page on Facebook called Your Inspiration Starts Here.   

Her book: I’m Great Every Day: A Guided Journal For Creating a Better Self can be found on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/IM-GREAT-Every-Day-Creating/dp/057886052X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=linda+callahan&qid=1661636798&sr=8-1

In today’s episode, we’ll be exploring the main question how to get started with living a healthy and fit lifestyle? How and where to start? And how to get and stay motivated? These are key issues for a lot of folks around the world who are either having trouble simply getting started, or staying on the healthy lifestyle path once they do get started. We’ll also take a look at the current situation with health around the world, and you’ll hear both our opinions today on the future of all things health and wellness. Today is a fun and lively discussion into all thing related to health and wellness, motivation and starting out your journey. My guest for this episode is Anthony Amen, founder of the Redefine Fitness brand and host of the weekly podcast Health & Fitness Redefined. Anthony overcame a serious injury in 2010 and discovered fitness was the key to saving his life. He now dedicates his life to using fitness as medicine to support others in their own transformation journey. He can be found on Instagram @anthonyamenfitness, and his website is www.redefine-fitness.com.

In today’s episode, we will be exploring the question how do you love yourself and become the person you are meant to be? My guest today, Christy Maxey, has spent the better part of twenty years exploring this idea of self-love, and learning to love yourself. She is an expert in speaking the language of self-love. This is vital in today’s fast paced, ever changing world where it seems that stress, anxiety and depression are becoming more and more the norm. In all of this, somewhere along the way, we have forgotten, or perhaps never even learned, the language of self-love. If we want to move away from these states of anxiety, depression, stress and especially fear, this requires us sitting down with ourself and learning to talk the language of self-love. Will explore exactly what the language of self-love is in today’s episode, how you can learn to speak it, and how you can begin to take the time necessary for yourself so that you can move beyond the states of fear, anxiety, stress and depression. Christy is a personal development life coach, and is on a mission to spread the valuable information of the power of true self-love.  She is the author of The Maxx Method: How to Love Yourself and Become Who You are Meant to Be and co-author of The Mindful Dating Journal, both available on Amazon.

Find her at: www.maxxmethod.com

IG: @christymaxey_coach

In today’s episode, we’ll be exploring the topic of finding balance between your own health and well-being, being a full-time parent, wife, and working full time. This is something that I think many of you can relate to, how to fit it all in? In today’s episode, we meet Megan Eddinger, who has managed to do just this. She has managed to find a balance between her own training schedule, health and well-being, being a full-time mom, wife and employee. How did she do this, and how can you do this? What are some of the tools and strategies that Megan has used to find a balance? In this episode, we’ll hear her strategies and tools that she has used for doing just this. We’ll also hear from Megan that even as role models, mentors, moms and dads we are human and still struggle and fall off the horse from time to time. When this happens, how do you find the motivation to get back up and keep going? Megan will share her thoughts on this as well. Megan is a full-time wife, mother of three, fitness coach, and host of the NoBSMama podcast. 

You can follow her on Instagram @thenobsmama.

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