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Anthony Bastone is 25 years old and is from Baltimore, MD. When he was 17 years old he was diagnosed with Scoliosis. He had a 27 degree curve in his spine. After being diagnosed he decided that he wanted to got though with a surgery that would straighten his spine. The surgery was a success and 1 month later he was back in the gym working out. A couple years later while Bastone was in college he a had a slight discomfort in his back that went away after a couple days. Even though he couldn't really feel anything he knew that something was wrong. X-rays showed that he had broken the titanium rods in his back. After getting the news he went ahead and had his second surgery. Today he doesn't have any problems with his back but in this episode he delivers a strong message for anyone who has been diagnosed with Scoliosis.

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Shontez Davis is 18 years old and is from North Carolina. When he was 13 he was diagnosed with a tumor in his leg. After multiple visits to the doctor they decided to do a surgery to remove the tumor. After starting the surgery the doctors realized that his veins and arteries wrapped around the tumor which made the surgery significantly more dangerous. The surgery ended up lasting 20 hours and by the end the doctors were able to remove the tumor. Unfortunately a couple months later scans showed that the tumor had grown back. This time his doctor decided to treated the tumor with chemotherapy. After chemo failed to decrease the size of the tumor Shontez had a difficult decision to make. To undergo more chemo, go through another risky surgery or amputate his leg. Shontez chose to amputate his leg and during this 29 minute episode he goes into deep detail about his whole story.

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Laura Cathcart Robbins is a freelance writer and host of the popular podcast, The Only One In The Room. She lives Studio City, California.  Laura comes on the podcast to talk about living a double life, her drug addiction and being the only one in the room. In the beginning of the episode she talks about how imposter syndrome took over her life in high school and how she started a successful PR firm in her early 20s. In the middle part of the episode Laura tells us about her drug and alcohol addiction that started in her early 30s and in the final minutes of the podcast she talks to us about her podcast and what inspired her to start it.

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Lonnie Marts IIV is 25 years old and is from Jacksonville, Florida. He is a full-time content creator on TikTok with over 2.2 million followers. Lonnie comes on the podcast to share how he got from where he was to where he is now. He was able to go from a standard 9-5 job to being a full time creator in a year and a half. Listen to this weeks episode to see how he did it!


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Robin Israel is 22 years old and is from Chicago, Illinois. When Robin was 16 she was diagnosed with POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.) POTS is an autoimmune disease that affects blood flow. After her diagnosis she quickly found out that she couldn't compete athletically anymore, she played varsity soccer and cross country. Robin was eager to find a way to start to feel better. She ended up seeing a nutritionist who told her that if she changed her diet that she could see some improvement from her symptoms. Robin ended up making some major changes to the food that she ate and in turn started to see her symptoms subside. After some time she was able to get back to competing in soccer and cross country.

Tune into this episode to hear her full story and to get some tips from Robin on how you can start to make dietary changes in your own life.

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Dior Scott is 21 years old and is from Antioch, California. Dior was the star wide receiver for the Laney College Eagles in Season 5 of Last Chance U on Netflix. The season takes you through Dior's story but we wanted to bring him on the podcast to dive deeper into his life. Growing up Dior and his Dads relationship slowly deteriorated, it got to the point where Dior couldn't look at his Dad as a father figure anymore. His turbulent relationship with his Dad caused a lot of set backs in his life, especially when it came to football.  After he ran away his Dad pulled him off his high school football team which caused him to lose his scholarship offers. Dior decided to take matters into his own hands, he attended Laney Community College in hopes that he could earn a scholarship by impressing college scouts. He ended up attending Laney and playing for Coach Beam. In order to survive he worked at Wing Stop and lived in his car. He did it all so he could one day live his dream of making it to the NFL.

After playing 11 games at Laney he was left with 0 offers. Despite having zero offers Dior was still confident that he had what it takes to get a scholarship, he just needed an opportunity to prove himself. With the help of Coach Beam he got the chance to walk on to the University of Hawaii football team. After working his ass off, Dior finally earned what he worked so hard to get. In early February 2021 he was offered a scholarship to play at the University of Hawaii.

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Baby Rue was born on 12/11/20, after a high risk pregnancy, where her mom had hyperemesis, circumvallate placenta, and preterm labor symptoms that started in October. After her parents noticed that she was having breathing problems at home they brought Rue back to the hospital. Doctors refused tests and just said that she had complex acid reflux and a milk protein allergy. After getting an MRI her parents were driving home went they got a phone call to rush Rue back to the hospital. When they returned to the hospital they were met with news that Rue had a large tumor under her brain near her optical nerves. Since her diagnosis, her parents have been living in the hospital to be with her during her surgeries and treatments. Both parents are unable to work and are being told that insurance wont cover some surgeries and medications. Baby Rue and her parents desperately need our help, please donate to their GoFundMe.

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This episode is a preview of our One Love podcast series. Our goal with One Love is to help people that need help right now. We are helping people that are seeking financial aid on platforms like GoFundMe. We wanted to give them a place to share their story in video/audio form.

Join us by supporting people who urgently need our help.

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Podcast music provided by Gus Glasser (@mcgymnasty), William Coombs (@dj__willie), and Alec Pruitt (@anucon).

Kristie Bennett is 29 years old and is from Sydney, Australia. Kristie was the winner of the first ever Australian Survivor (S1-2016).  Since she was 8 years old it was her dream to be on Survivor. In this episode she talks to us about surviving with little food, backstabbing, her personal anxiety attacks while on the island, the immunity challenges and how she ended up winning Survivor. 

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Spencer West is 40 years old and is from Toronto, Canada. Spencer is a double amputee and lost both his legs from the pelvis down at the age of five.  He was born with Sacral Agenesis which is a rare birth condition characterized by partial or complete absence of sacrum and lower lumbar spine.  In the first part of the episode Spencer shares how growing up without legs affected his life and his parents lives. Halfway through the episode Spencer talks about his college experience and what it was like for him to come out while living in Salt Lake City. He also opens up about what is was like to come out to  his parents.

The later half of the episode is focused on Spencers accomplishments. Spencer is a world renowned motivational speaker for social change. He is also the author of the book Standing Tall. Spencer climbed and reached the peak Mt. Kilimanjaro while raising money to bring clean water to people in Africa. He also went on tour with Demi Lovato and spoke in every city that she went to.

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Julie Griggs and Danielle Dietzek are the founders of a Double Dating App called Fourplay. The join us to talk about their app and the struggles that they have encountered along their journey. In the beginning of the episode Danielle dives into her struggle with eating and talks about how having an eating disorder has affected her life. We also dive into undiscussed topics such as male eating disorders and the female dad bod. Later in the episode Julie and Danielle break down Fourplay and how they aim to change the online dating game.

This episode is light hearted and is full of laughs. While it’s a fun episode we talk about some serious topics that go undiscussed in today’s society.

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