Overcomers Overcoming

Kathleen Donnelly Israel chronicles her life of a difficult childhood that carried into her marriage. Kathleen is a San Diego, California, resident where she has lived her whole life. Ron (her deceased husband) and Kathleen Israel raised their five children in Lakeside, San Diego County. They were a Team Couple for Worldwide Marriage Encounter in the 70s and 80s. She has a bachelor's degree in art from San Diego State University and studied Expressive Arts Therapy at the European Graduate School in Switzerland. She is a certified Transformational Breathing Facilitator and Theta Healer and has enjoyed a lifetime of walking, hiking, and running. Kathleen cared for her husband for 17 years. He had Parkinson's disease until he died in 2018. She studied spiritual healing from many enlightened thought leaders and teachers during this time. Her book, Wisdom on the Camino: A Spiritual Journey Sharing Forgiveness and Possibilities to Inspire the Rest of Your Life, documents her evaluated life experiences. You can learn more about Kathleen at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-donnelly-israel-97a2389/ and https://www.wisdomonthecamino.com/.

Bruce is a very successful business owner who was forced to prioritize major decisions involving selling his business, shortly after which he was diagnosed with cancer. He chronicles his life of critical thinking, encouraging and inspiring others to make informed decisions by prioritizing life events. He completed his education at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, and quickly found his way to Cincinnati, Ohio, and Procter & Gamble. While living in Indianapolis, Indiana, he met and married his wife, Joyce. Bruce decided to leave his nomadic corporate life and start his own business. His business, McIntyreSales, was a food service sales and marketing agency that grew to represent manufacturers like Nestle, Smuckers, Otis Spunkmeyer, and more. Bruce believes in storytelling and in "story listening," and how it is in the listening that we start to understand. He began posting his stories on Choices Do Matter, a weekly blog that ran for four years. He has now written his first book, There Are No Answers Here, Only Questions. Like everything in life, the more we share, the more we learn, and the better our lives can be. You can learn more about Bruce at https://charlesbrucemcintyre.com/, and you can book him to speak by going to https://charlesbrucemcintyre.com/contact/.

Roman Fischer's grandfather inspired him to become nutritional and fitness-conscious through the passing of his grandfather and a close family friend, who each passed away due to cancer and unhealthy eating habits. He knew he didn't want the same demise. He developed a passion for learning health and nutrition to help transform people's lives one body at a time and ultimately help transform the world! When Roman was 15 years old, he saw his younger brother lifting weights, which helped inspire him to follow him. He also wanted a 6-pack and strongly desired to live longer and be healthier. His old ways of eating whatever he saw and sitting around playing video games just didn't cut any longer. He chose to make a SERIOUS lifestyle change! Roman now coaches people to better fitness. You can learn more about Roman at https://www.romanfischerofficial.com, https://www.facebook.com/romanfischerofficial, and

https://www.instagram.com/romanfischerofficial.

Laura Morlando, The Stress Commando, overcame her father's cancer and her diagnoses of autoimmune and Lyme diseases to pivot to her self-employed online business. Through self-awareness, she knows how to live best with stress while honoring her physical and cognitive challenges. Laura helps professionals and companies network stress-free and work stress-free with artificial intelligence (AI) and look stress-free to be more effective and confident. She is a Marketing Consultant, Founder of Working Stress-Free with AI, and Founder and CEO of Down and Dirty Networking, an online community helping professionals and entrepreneurs Coelevate, Collaborate, and Connect. After going from a top-tier corporate professional to a successful entrepreneur due to her dad's cancer illness, Laura pivoted her business 100% to virtual space. She knows the impact of stress and isolation on productivity and mental well-being and the importance of self-care to combat stress. You can learn more about Laura at https://linktr.ee/stresscommando.

Beth Gustin was born blind through a premature birth. However, she was raised never to let that stop her from pursuing life's best for her. Despite being told, "No, you can't do something," She moved beyond these life obstacles to become a full-time business owner of her practice specializing in grief and loss therapy. You might want to know how Beth and her guide dog, Manolo, can help you feel good again. Beth lived through her experience from a young age with grief from anticipated and sudden losses. As someone blind, she also knows another kind of grief that can occur when we navigate the world differently. Much like a service dog and handler have a reciprocal relationship and learn from each other, so does her relationship with her clients. A relationship with a therapist involves mutual trust and teamwork to help you reach your goals. Many tools and strategies have helped Beth reach her potential, and Manolo is one of those. While he is a service dog first, he also loves to help others through their grief with kisses and tail wags. Beth can work with you and be your grief guide. She invites you to contact her to begin your journey back to joy. You can learn more about Beth at https://transitioningthroughchange.com/about/.

Paul Stuart Honeycutt grew up as a Jehovah's Witness and asked to leave because of his gay lifestyle. Paul experienced being lost in his community while being ostracized by his family. He was lost in the "big" world. He immersed himself in corporate work. However, that was short-lived because it was not satisfying. He learned he wasn't being true to himself. Shortly after leaving the corporate world, he fell flat on my face in his first year of entrepreneurship. He began to find himself after taking an introspective assessment while exploring nature. Through that experience, he defined his strengths and life purpose. He is now on a new life path. You can learn more about Paul Steward Honeycutt at https://www.instagram.com/thecuriousqueer/.

Matt Paradise has overcome homelessness, addiction, and an overdose. August 2023 will be his 24th year of sobriety. His most recent obstacles are bile duct cancer, chemo, radiation, and a liver transplant. Matt is now focusing on financial health and helping others to become financially capable. You can learn more about Matt and his financial practice at https://www.mattparadise.com/. He is also a professional speaker and author of multiple books on financial education. He has over 20 years of experience in this field and is passionate about helping people increase their well-being, reduce stress, and build Whole Health Wealth. As a seasoned financial educator, he empowers others with knowledge on various topics, from basic financial literacy to advanced investment strategies to diverse audiences, including students, professionals, and retirees.

Sandra Cooze is a loving wife and mother, intuitive mentor and coach, certified trauma healer, and author of Journey to Your Self – How to Heal from Trauma. Most importantly, she is a trauma survivor who has found her path through the darkness into a bright new day. Her journey taught her you won't realize how much your trauma is holding you back from truly living until you have freed yourself from its chains. It also taught her the true essence of trauma while showing her how to escape the grip of its mindset. Working with Sandra will release you from deep-seated trauma, triggers, and PTSD while transforming your limiting beliefs and self-sabotaging behavior into positive traits. Everyone benefits by establishing healthy boundaries, an empowered mindset, and a renewed sense of self. Sandra is fully healed of her child molestation trauma, sexual assault, bullying, and rape. You can learn more about Sandra at https://riseaboveyourstory.com/, and you can get her book at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1950895793?pf_rd_r=40J98K6817315670Q3T5&pf_rd_p=6fc81c8c-2a38-41c6-a68a-f78c79e7253f&pd_rd_r=e0315329-3bba-479d-a17c-b1804413aebb&pd_rd_w=m8v4G&pd_rd_wg=awupD&ref_=pd_gw_unk.

Chelsey Brooke Cole grew up feeling "not enough." She desperately wanted to feel whole — to be seen and heard. To know that she didn't have to earn love. Her early relationships reflected her mindset then. She was used to try to "win" someone's love. She felt she was fundamentally flawed — that even though other people could have healthy relationships, the best she could do was find someone else who was broken and help them heal. This made her more susceptible to highly narcissistic people who saw second chances as a way to keep hurting her. Those who took advantage of her patience manipulated her kindness and ignored her needs. Realizing she was experiencing narcissistic abuse was a process. She felt shame, guilt, and self-judgment for being in those relationships. For not seeing the signs sooner. For ignoring her intuition and abandoning herself. She found her life's mission through intentionally building herself: helping people heal from narcissistic abuse. Today, her life looks very different than it used to. She sets better boundaries, listens to her gut, and cares for herself. She is a self-described work in progress. Because of everything she has experienced, she has the motivation, courage, and fortitude to advocate for narcissistic abuse survivors. She is a psychotherapist, coach, speaker, and author. You can learn more about Chelsey Brooke Cole at https://www.chelseybrookecole.com/ and https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/chelsey-brooke-cole-narcissistic-abuse-expert-nashville-tn/747720. You can purchase her book, "If Only I'd Known: How to Outsmart Narcissists, Set Guilt-Free Boundaries, and Create Unshakeable Self-Worth" wherever books are sold.

Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sacitharan has an extraordinary life story to share. He went from a war refugee, teenage gangster, and high school dropout to an award-winning scientist at Oxford and Harvard in 7 years. He went on to discover drugs as a professor and become Vice President of a Biotech with a revenue of 1.6 billion USD. He challenged the system, quit his career, and founded his 8-figure company in China during the pandemic. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sacitharan is a competitive weightlifter, runner, and CEO of Donsfield. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford in Molecular and Cellular Medicine and then trained as a Fulbright scholar at Harvard University. He gained international business networks (UK, USA, China, France, and Israel) as the Vice President of Business Development for a leading global biotech company. His expertise in identifying and capitalizing upon market opportunities to introduce new product lines and reposition existing products and his zest to excel in international trading provoked him to establish Donsfield. The company's first year of e-commerce revenue was 1.5 million USD and is projected to grow due to rapid expansion and mergers. You can learn more about Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sacitharan at https://amzsummits.com/speakers/pradeep-kumar-sacitharan/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/pksacitharan/?originalSubdomain=uk. He authored the book, "99 Trillion Helpers To Improve Your Gut Health: How To Boost Your Metabolism, Productivity, And General Wellbeing In As Little As A Month Without Popping Any Pills."