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Isabelle Jordan is 21 years old and is a student at Augustana College. She comes on the podcast to share a story that focuses on her struggle with disordered eating. During this episode, she breaks down what it was like mentally and physically to live with an eating disorder. It got to the point where she was only consuming 300 calories a day while consistently going on runs.

Ending the stigma of mental health is incredibly important to Isabelle, that’s why she was so excited to be featured on MindShape and to get to share her own recovery journey with an eating disorder. As she rediscovers the importance of recovery,  she remembers that we never truly know what others are battling silently. So, remember to lead with love, be kind to yourself, and be kind to others.

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Alex "The Tank" Armor was born in Calgary, Alberta, and currently resides in Johnson City Tennessee. After high school, Alex decided that he wanted to serve his country. He joined the US Army in 2004. While deployed Alex suffered major injuries after hitting 2 IEDs in Iraq.  In 2010 Alex's injuries became too much and he was given noticed that he would be medically retired from the military.

After being medically retired he found his way as an adaptive Highland Games and Strongman competitor. At his peak, he ended up taking 1st in America's strongest disabled man and 3rd place in  Worlds strongest disabled man. On top of that, he was able to pioneer and introduce the first-ever Adaptive Highland Games in Scotland. Alex has started 3 public charities that work towards the advancement of adaptive sports and the advancement of people with disabilities. He is the founder of Uncle Sams Highlanders and the Gimp Style Foundation.

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Megan Hatfield was just a normal girl growing up when one day everything changed. It all started one day at the age of 22 while she was working her job at soul cycle. She noticed that she was feeling tired that day and was overall just really fatigued. Over the course of the next couple of days, her body just kept getting weaker and weaker so she ended up going on a journey to find out what was going on. After getting multiple diagnoses and hopping from doctor to doctor she was finally diagnosed with Lyme's Disease. After years of battling Lyme's Megan feels like she is in a great spot and is on the right path in her healing journey.

Megan is now a women's empowerment coach and a Leadership mentor.  Her goal is to help women alchemize their pain into purpose. In 2020, she released a book called "Strange and Unusual Creatures" which is about her journey of healing from chronic Lyme disease and trauma.

This episode is unique because Joey (our co-host) has a similar story to Megan so they were able to connect and tell their stories in the same episode. Joey was diagnosed with Lyme's disease at the age of 12 and it eventually led him to be diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called juvenile dermatomyositis. During this episode, Joey tells his story and breaks down how his autoimmune disease affected his life.

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In the spring of 2015 Chris faced a life-changing decision. He occupied a hospital bed in St. Mary’s Hospital, a Mayo clinic facility, in Rochester, MN. About a week and a half prior, he had contracted necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating bacteria) from a tiny scratch on his right hand.

He had recently run a Pi-Day race (3.14 miles) in 19:29, which is great for a 40-year-old husband and a father of three. As Chris crossed the finished line, the last thing he imagined was that he would nearly die, have a major portion of his skin removed, need a flap of skin transferred from his left thigh to his right hand and forearm, and incur around $1,000,000 in medical bills.

Chris is now self-employed and is an international speaker who speaks about gratitude and overcoming personal bacteria (negative thoughts).

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Dan Loeffler comes on the podcast to share with us his journey through grief after he lost his daughter Leah in a car accident. 20 years ago, his daughter Leah was a senior in high school and driving to school one morning when she was involved in an accident. As usual Dan made sure that Leah was awake and then went to work, Leah would drive her self to school as usual.  Shortly after arriving at work Dan got a phone call from the school that he had to go to the hospital immediately and that there has been a bad accident. He arrived to find his daughter in the hospital room in critical condition. The doctors ended up putting her in a coma to try and save her life but she never woke up.

That morning Dan and his wife Nancy's life would be altered forever. In the matter of a routine drive to school they had lost their 17 year old daughter. Now they faced a battle of dealing with the grief that the loss brought.

After years of dealing with grief Dan found a private counselor who introduced him to the Grief Recovery Method. This method helped him heal and learn how to deal with the high level of grief he was experiencing. Dan and his wife started a business called Being with Grief where they help other people deal with their grief. Here is their website: https://beingwithgrief.com/

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Jane Epstein comes on the podcast to share her courageous story.  Between the ages of 6 and 12, Jane was sexually molested by her sibling. Years later, after barely graduating high school Jane went to college to study court reporting. Her time in college didn't last long and she ended up dropping out to become a stripper. Jane talks about how stripping filled the gaps of the trauma she experienced as a child. In 1989 she met her late husband Mark in the strip club, she describes him as her "knight".  Mark eventually passed away from cancer  and a couple of years later she got remarried.
 
 Now Jane makes a strong effort to share her story so that she can help advocate for other survivors and other people that will be impacted by her experiences
 
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Amanda Acker comes on the podcast to share her story which is full of captivating and difficult moments. When Amanda was 15 her parents got divorced which led her down a dark path of feeling abandoned. She found herself getting into a lot of toxic relationships with friends and with boyfriends. She ended up getting heavy into the party scene where she got addicted to alcohol and a whole variety of drugs. All of this led to what she calls “The worst decision of her life”, a decision where she would end up being incarcerated. 

After years of turmoil and broken relationships, Amanda found the love of her life and she has been happily married ever since.  She is now extremely happy and is an author, speaker, and podcast host.

Tune in as Amanda breaks down her life and the events that led her to become a convicted felon.

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Jessica Frew is a mom, wife, ex-wife, step-mom, lover of all things active, and entrepreneur.

 Jessica's Bio: My first husband (Steve) and I were active members of the LDS/Mormon church and just a few months into our marriage is when my husband came to terms with the fact that he was gay. We stayed married for another 6 years while he worked through understanding and accepting this part of himself. We had an amazing marriage at that time. It was hard but we loved and supported each other and at the same time, we came to love ourselves in a whole new way. We also brought an amazing little girl into our lives. We did eventually divorce but we have stayed best of friends through it all. Today I am remarried to another amazing man (Matt), I have 2 step kids, still active in my church, and my ex and I are still best of friends. Not only that, my husband and ex-husband are now great friends as well. We understand and relate to all things co-parenting because while we have an exceptional relationship with Steve, Matt's ex is very high conflict. My ex-husband, my husband, and myself host a podcast together called Husband in Law. We are sharing our stories of love, marriage, coming out, infidelity, divorce, and co-parenting. We are doing this to help individuals view themselves and others in a new light so that they can see not only their own self-worth but also the worth of others. We are changing how people view themselves and others to create stronger relationships.

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Andrew Nies is from Midland, Michigan. In 2016, his Dad and sister were involved in a murder-suicide while he was at work. His Dad decided to put down his family dog without telling anybody else and it stirred up a ton of emotion. His sister had a difficult relationship with his Dad and a really close bond with their dog so this decision made her really upset. While emotions were flared she ended up grabbing a shotgun and shooting his Dad at point blank range, a couple hours later she took her on life at a nearby park. In the first part of this episode Andrew walks us through that night in vivid detail.

Despite losing his Dad and his sister in 2016, Andrew still has a positive attitude and outlook on life. Over the past couple of years, Andrew has taken the time to work on his mental and physical health. He hopes that his story and his recovery can inspire someone to get through a difficult situation they are facing.

This marks our 80th episode and the final story of Season 3. Thank you to everyone who listens to our podcast and thank you to all the brave individuals who shared their story this season.

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As a lifelong surfer, Matthew Schwab grew up on the coast of New Jersey. He allowed his love for water to lead him to experience living on the coasts of Hawaii, California, Oregon and now Tampa, Florida. Having spent 20 years traveling the world’s oceans and experiencing nearly 40 countries as a United States Merchant Marine officer, Captain Matthew Schwab has led others through seemingly insurmountable challenges while sailing the world.

 After experiencing his spiritual awakening through multiple near-death experiences, aptly termed ‘The Inner Voyage’, Matthew made it his mission to support other leaders in navigating the uncharted waters of fear and isolation to achieve spiritual breakthroughs and personal and professional growth. 

 Join us on this voyage as Matthew shares how his life changed after coming face to face with death at multiple points in his life. The lessons and wisdom in this episode will give you a whole new perspective and show you what the Inner Voyage is all about.

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