Overcomers Overcoming

Corey Green expands his talents in the second episode of this series by identifying how he employs karate to help those with special needs. Listen to his transformed life and how he applies his past to advance those with special needs. If you have or know of someone who has special needs, we encourage you to contact Corey Green at:

Green's Karate

5319 Ringgold Road

Suite G

Chattanooga, TN 37412

(423) 405-3656

https://www.greenskarate.com/

E-mail: [email protected]

Corey Green is a very successful karate instructor. He overcame his childhood of low self-esteem, low confidence, social awkwardness, and not knowing if or where he fits into society. Because of this, childhood school "friends" bullied him. He even experienced various forms of bullying in adulthood. Through perseverance and determination, he overcame his past to become a success. He is now passing forward his life experiences.

Pastor Greg Jackson, Jr. was a division one college basketball player who was born with Sickle Cell Disease. Having to endure a bone marrow transplant, multiple collapsed lungs, and a double lung transplant, Greg relied on his faith in Jesus to carry him through each trial. Listen to how his life and faith were shaped by his family's love and support. "There were times I thought it didn't matter what happens to me, anything was better than waiting and the pain." A life restored, faith tested, and purpose found! Through all of this, he discovered his life purpose. Listen to how Pastor Greg discusses purpose.

Pastor Greg Jackson, Jr. was a division one college basketball player who was born with Sickle Cell Disease. Having to endure a bone marrow transplant, multiple collapsed lungs, and a double lung transplant, Greg relied on his faith in Jesus to carry him through each trial. Listen to how his life and faith were shaped by his family's love and support. "There were times I thought it didn't matter what happens to me, anything was better than waiting and the pain." A life restored, faith tested, and purpose found! This episode describes what I had to do to adapt to two new lungs. I had to relearn how to walk and breathe.

Ernest Coates wrote a very compelling story written as if he were a drug. If a drug could speak, this is what you would hear. This story is written by an experienced drug user and distributor. Ernest is now reforming his life after Christ transformed his life. Ernest is coming from the perspective of the temporary and very destructive nature of drugs of all forms. Based on his experience, he knows drugs are temporary relief for something that is foundational to the person's makeup. Listen to this compelling story. We hope you will choose to dialogue with us to determine how we can effectively engage with others by developing connected relationships.

Patrick Clark explains how he experienced over 30 years of being in an in and out cycle of alcohol recovery. He learned through life experience that a feeling of inadequacy was the source of his need for relief. His relief was through alcohol albeit it was temporary. When he developed a connected relationship with a man with whom he felt was genuine and could identify with his background, he felt he could surrender his life to recovery. Listen to his compelling story of deep introspection to overcome his life of despondency. He is now dedicating his life to helping others.

How do you overcome being down? It is very common to be down because of environmental factors. How do we help ourselves out of a slump? Try being very intentional in helping someone else who is or might be experiencing what you are experiencing. The initial effort can seem to be daunting. However, taking action frequently results in satisfaction. That satisfaction can and frequently will lift you out of a slump because you helped someone out of their slump. Let's take action and share your experience with each other. There is everything positive in this approach to life.

Pastor Jason Krail is a fulltime pastor while also ministering to the needs of those who need guidance to recover from the disease of drug or alcohol abuse. Pastor Krail could have taken the role of a victim because of his dysfunctional childhood. Instead, he felt led to a church to get pizza, where he was introduced to a Hispanic Pastor who was a catalyst to transform his life. Through this transformation, he found his life purpose and calling. Perhaps you are going through something similar where you need to define your life purpose. Listen to this captivating story of how he overcame his past to live a vibrant future.

Chris Woods has a very compelling story about his life and what led to substance abuse. He details the relationship with his mother and grandmother while explaining how how his athletic prowess was a "mask" for some of his insecurities that led to excesses in his life. By changing his circle of friends while having the assurance of his mother's and grandmother's unwavering love and acceptance, he became a chain breaker in his life. He is living the example life for his children and wife. He is passing forward his life experience to help others make good decision to avoid mistakes he made while also giving hope to those who are in substance abuse recovery.

Sandy lost her 21-year old son to an unintentional fentanyl overdose. Would she have done something different if she had known then what she knows now? Listen to a heartfelt compelling and emotional story of how her life has been permanently changed since this tragedy occurred. Listen also to what she is doing to promote a positive impact on other's lives by turning her pain into purpose. Sandy knows firsthand that substance abuse and addiction does not discriminate.