RiseUP, stories of recovery, resilience and renewal

One of the most important conversations we can all have.

Every year over 800 000 people die at their own hands.

20 years ago Kevin Hines attempted to be one of those people. He jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. 

He was the 27th person to do that exact thing that year. He was the only one that came out alive. 

This conversation will be hard for some. Suicide prevention is needed. The conversation is a must. 

Kevin talks not just his experience but how we can help prevent it from happening to others.

From his famous 3 questions to ask.

His routine for brain health and how important gut health is to help brain health. 

Today's episode brings in Nicole Majdali. Actress, Film Maker and Comedienne. We discuss trauma and the way it shapes us for the future. How we come out of it and inspire others to do incredible things.

Nicole is a California native that works as a SAG Actor and Stand Up Comic in Southern California. 

Best known as Goldberg the Goalie and Josh Burnbalm on Heavyweights. Today I have and in depth and candid and fun interview with Shaun Weiss. Best known for starring in the Mighty Ducks, Heavyweights and King of Queens. Shaun had a series of traumas occurring within a small window of one another leading him down a path of heroin, meth and crime. 

After a brief stint in jail,  Shaun was put in front of a very helpful judge who saw that he needed another chance. Put on the right path to recovery, Shaun is living a resilient life in recovery and thriving in his recovery and renewal. 

An incredible conversation with Jo Weatherford. We talk addition, trauma, recovery, intention and living your best life ever. A former swimsuit model in magazines like FHM and Maxim. Jo lived the life of the jet setter. Living in Hollywood, jumping across the country to different magazine shoots. LIving the model life. That all changed when she took control of her life back from addiction.

Jo has a deep-rooted passion for identifying alternative approaches to healing from trauma and addiction. While her own struggle with substance abuse was certainly the catalyst to identifying non-traditional approaches to treatment, it was her personal experience of healing which truly cultivated the desire to assist others on their journey to wellness.

Jo Weatherford is a Tedx speaker and published author with 10 + years experience in the Mental Health Field. She spent the last decade teaching university courses on addiction & trauma counselling and has a Masters Degree in Human Development and Family Studies.

Tedx, Rewriting The Story Of My Addiction-  https://youtu.be/OJY4GkpRc7U

Connect with Jo for coaching at, JoWeatherford.com

Robbie Bent's story of recovery and resilience and his renewal is incredible. His journey takes him from Toronto to Israel, Chile to California to building and growing a community of 10's of 1000's with Othership. A must listen. 

In an effort to affect positive change and address the problem of loneliness and the detrimental effects it has on our individual and collective health, Robbie is building a platform that includes physical spaces, a mobile app, a concert tour and a global community.

Brad Lamm, CIP, is an author, teacher and interventionist best known for helping people make life-enhancing change on The Dr. Phil Show, The Doctors, TODAY, and The Dr. Oz Show. Brad’s mission is to help families have “more good – less bad” in their lives.

Brad began his own recovery journey in 2003 from drugs, bulimia, nicotine + alcohol. What seemed an impossible challenge proved how even the most challenging cases might not just recover, but thrive from a starting point of hopelessness and brokenness.

He has managed more than one-thousand interventions, visited hundreds of treatment facilities across the country, presented before Parliament in the UK, served on the board of the Association of Intervention Specialists, and collaborated with the most knowledgeable and effective specialists in the field of recovery treatment and worked at the state level to introduce treatment options to communities.

In 2012, Brad realized a dream come true as he opened the first Breathe Life Healing Center (www.BreatheLifeHealingCenters.com) to provide powerful residential, insurance-friendly trauma treatment in urban environments. Breathe’s treatment standards are industry-leading and aimed to support mind, body, and spirit. In 2016, he founded Awakenings Change Retreat, the five-day workshop-based educational center in Wickenburg, Arizona (www.AwakeningsCR.com).

Join us in today's episode with Frankie Nelson. Frankie's story of recovery, resilience and renewal is unbelievable. On the track of a meteoric rise from Toronto to New York City. Frankie's story takes a turn when it comes to his drug and alcohol addiction. Bringing him home to Toronto. Frankies life changes in dramatic fashion for the better. Multiple times. 

From homeless to a home full of love and family. Married. Father. Teacher. 

As discussed on the podcast, you can find Frankie here: 

Launching December 20th, 2022. Brining you stories from those that went rose up through recovery to create incredible lives, inspire and change the world. 

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