Overcomers Overcoming

Lee Atherton addresses grieving from a personal perspective. Grief can result from many different life facets – job loss, stolen money, car damage, medical trauma, and death –to name a few. Do we know how to empathize with and relate to a person experiencing grief? Many of us do not. Accordingly, we tend to avoid those grieving because of the various forms of our insecurities and lack of awareness. Through awareness and preparedness, we can learn how to empathize with and effectively relate to those grieving from any life event.

Dennis Volpe chronicles some of his difficult evaluated life experiences to become who he is. He passes forward his life experiences to help others be the best person they can be. He explains how the mental, physical, social, and purpose integrate to gain clarity on our "why" for who we are. Defining our "why" helps us determine our vision for and version of success. Change is what happens to YOU. Transition is what YOU DO about it. We can learn more about Dennis Volpe at https://dennis-volpe.com/ and https://www.lri.com/.

Sabrina Hyman recounts her life of being raised in a home without her biological father. At the time, that met her expectations. Her culture defined her expectations then, and her stepfather functions as her Dad now. Through her relationship with God and His transforming power, she resolves her past by not carrying forward the cultural "norms" in which she was raised. Sabrina acknowledges she has the ability and resolve to accept her biological father through her forgiveness and his repentance.

Douglas Robbins discusses how he grew into resiliency and became better through evaluated life experiences. The old adage of "sticks and stones might break my bones, but words can never hurt" has proven false. Many lives are adversely affected because of words said to or about us, and those words can sometimes be a major setback. Resilience is the ability to continue to get up when we are down. Douglas deftly uses the example of a young infant who gets upright after falling. They are too young to know they cannot get up. Unlike some people with life experience, we have sometimes been told we cannot do something. Resilience is the ability not to accept that. We get up and move onward.

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge discusses mental health from a certified mental health professional perspective. Mental health is too frequently stigmatized and misunderstood, resulting in undiagnosed and untreated symptoms that can easily be identified and treated. There is no stigma or weakness in asking for help. It is becoming easier to ask for help as we become more familiar with the symptoms. When we discern the symptoms, we need to learn how to address someone needing mental health. As we increase our comfort in knowing the symptoms and how to effectively approach people, we can help those who would be reluctant to ask for help.

Anna O'Connor is a certified Emotional Brain Training expert and a Christian Coach. We sometimes experience and carry chronic trauma from our past into our future life. Through awareness, we can learn the symptoms and the call to action to retrain our brain to be a "chain breaker" to avoid carrying our past into our future. Do not go alone. Courageous people ask for help, and everyone needs a safe space to have emotional security. You can learn more about Anna O'Connor at https://annaocoaching.com/ where you can also get access to Anna's complimentary gift.

Barby Ingle tells us about the positive benefits of listing "I am…" statements that reflect our God-designed attributes. Too many of us speak of things we do, such as our jobs, diplomas, certifications, etc. Those qualities are temporary, and our God-designed attributes are permanent. When affirmed often, the "I am…" statements become the foundation of our being such that we exude positivity and confidence in our demeanor. Reviewing the "I am…" statements frequently helps affirm God's presence in the believer's life while also showing in our countenance. Barby's "I am…" statements helped her overcome her severe accident requiring a life transition. Through this life transition, she affirmed God has a definite purpose for her life.

Alicia Ober sees many people in various situations in her role working in an emergency room. COVID has caused many different problems where people have reacted in various ways. Some people became isolated from state and/or government mandates, while others lost their jobs. Some people turned to various forms of relief through drugs or alcohol. Some people enter depression or other conditions of despair. This podcast is a call to encourage others to engage in other people's lives to help others realize they might need help. We want to encourage our listeners not to go through life with any feelings of unworthiness. Let's work together. Websites such as https://psychcentral.com, https://www.betterhelp.com, and https://www.psychologytoday.com/us can be useful to help people determine their mental health state. Mental health hotlines include (800) 662-4357, (800) 273-8255, or (800) 950-6264. Listeners can contact Alicia Ober at https://www.alicialindseyober.com or at https://www.instagram.com/ready4adv/

Frank Bryant chronicles his life of being raised in various economic conditions with multiple family members. Some of his life experiences are good, while others are ones he is choosing not to carry forward into his married life. Frank explains how he, through his relationship with God, was able to separate the good from what he did not want to carry forward without bringing forward any grudges from his past. He credits that to his relationships with Jesus Christ, his Lord and Savior.

Fred Rutman has experienced numerous near-death experiences because of heart anomalies that required several trial and error diagnoses through which medical professionals discovered a long-term solution. He was clinically obese at 340 pounds at one point, and he also had type 2 diabetes. He significantly reduced his need for medication through intermittent fasting while overcoming the diabetic condition. He is passing forward his life experiences. Interested people can ask Fred about intermittent fasting through his repeatedly dead Fred Instagram account.