MindShape

Marius Woodward is 21 years old and is originally from Romania. When he was 8 years old he was in a house fire. 75 percent of his body was burned. During his recovery 2 girls from the United States came to visit him everyday. The ended up getting Marius to the United States and getting him medical treatment. One of those girls families would later adopt Marius and welcome him with open arms. In this episode Marius talks about what happened the night of the house fire, his recovery and what his life is like now. This by far the most heart breaking and inspiring story we have ever heard. 

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Marius Woodward is 21 years old and is originally from Romania. When he was 8 years old he was in a house fire. 75 percent of his body was burned. During his recovery 2 girls from the United States came to visit him everyday. The ended up getting Marius to the United States and getting him medical treatment. One of those girls families would later adopt Marius and welcome him with open arms. In this episode Marius talks about what happened the night of the house fire, his recovery and what his life is like now. This by far the most heart breaking and inspiring story we have ever heard. 

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Phalon Cannarella is a 21 year old who didn't experience the typical American upbringing. She takes us through what it's like to grow up without parents and how it affected her.
Phalon, gives a lot of great insight and inspiration about pushing forward. This is an episode you won't want to miss!

Hailey Bekos is 20 years old and is from Doylestown, PA. Out of no where when she was going into 8th grade a crazy life event happened. One day she passed out and slipped into a 4 month long coma. She was later diagnosed with Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is a disease occurring when antibodies produced by the body's own immune system attack NMDA receptors in the brain. Hailey talks about her experience and how everything that happened is still kind of just a blur. She is now healthy and tells her story in full.

Alex Stechschulte is a successful entrepreneur. He's also an extraordinary photographer which has taken him around the world. Alex talks to us about his businesses and also coming out to his family. He explains what it's like to be gay and what he's gone through. Don't miss out on this episode! 

Claire Bevec is 19 years old. She is from Lafayette, Indiana. At a young age Claire was diagnosed with Autosomal Polycystic Kidney Disease/Congenital Hipatic Fibrosis. A disease that affects around 200,000 people in the world. Every case and symptoms are unique so some people have it worse than others. Claire has had over 29 surgeries in her life. Which means she spends a lot of her time getting treatments. Claire tells her story and goes into detail on her disease, her treatments, her daily life, her parents and more. 

"We are rare but we are there" - Claire Bevec

*YOUR DISCRETION IS STRONGLY ADVISED* Our anonymous guest (Cat) gives a vivid account of when she was raped at the age of 15. We thank her for sharing her story and being extremely vulnerable with us. This episode is very powerful. 

Kevin Harris is a 55 year old man from Ohio. It all started in the beginning of March when he felt a tickle in his throat. The next day he woke with what he thought was the flu. The doctors prescribed him medicine but over the next few days his condition got worse. Eventually he made the decision to go to the hospital. At the hospital after a day of testing he was told by the doctors that he had COVID-19. The doctors told him that there was little they could do to help him. One doctor told him that he most likely wasn't going to make it. Kevin ended up surviving thanks to some drugs doctors were testing that had worked in Europe. Kevin tells his story from about the pain he endured and the things he dealt with while having COVID-19.

Andrew is 18 and is from Midland, Michigan. He is the brother of Avery Chatman, our own co-host. He is currently a senior in high school. Andrew comes on to talk about how his life and the life of his classmates have been effected by the virus that is going around. With the possibility of missing out on once in a life time moments like prom and graduating in person for high school. These moments seem small but they are life defining moments and future memories. Andrew talks about what all this has been like for him and whats next for his life.

Patrick DeCrescenzo is 20 years old and is from Brooklyn, New York. He suffered a stroke at birth with left him with a condition called Hemiplegia, which is the paralysis of one side of the body. Growing up he always wanted to be an athlete and throughout school learned that because of his condition that he would have to find the right sport for him. One day he started snowboarding and he fell in love with it. In the episode Patrick shares his journey which is full of ups and downs. He just fell short of qualifying for the 2018 Paralympic games and is now on a journey to qualify for the 2022 Paralympic Games.