That's the #Truth

Lauren Bednarz | Living with a Fontan Heart | Podcast

Today’s guest is Lauren Bednarz
Lauren is a 34 year old who was born with Complex Congenital Heart Disease to include Tricuspid Atresia, a Hypoplastic Right Ventricle, and a large VSD that was not  detected until Lauren was eleven weeks old, and in heart failure. 

She he has undergone three major open heart surgeries, with her most recent being four months ago. She has had multiple heart catheterizations, a cardiac ablation and three eye surgeries. She has experienced hundreds of testing procedures throughout her life Despite everything she has been through medically, her life has been pretty , as she puts it, “normal - whatever normal is." She holds a BA in psychology, has been married for ten years to her husband Chris, and has been a big part of the CHD community for about fourteen years. Lauren considers herself a strong  advocate for CHD, and has worked hard to spread awareness by sharing her knowledge and experience. She is currently a homemaker which she loves. She also loves to organize, bargain shop, and make people laugh and smile. She enjoys going bowling when able, listening to music, and much more.

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Edward Di Gangi: What family Means | That's the #truth

Edward Di Gangi was adopted at birth in New York City. An only child, he made no effort to explore his heredity until, at age 69, a visit to a cemetery where members of his adoptive mother's family were buried stirred his interest. Over the past three years, through extensive archival research and DNA testing, Ed peeled back the layers of his once unknown family piecing together the life story of an extraordinary woman—his birth mother.

Far from being the ordinary woman that Di Gangi had envisioned, Genevieve Knorowski was an aspiring “artista” who left home at the age of seventeen in the midst of World War II to join an ice-skating company in Vancouver.  Journeying alone by train across the continent from New York, Genevieve would go on to achieve fame as an ice show performer, skating in the United States, Central and South America, and across Europe. However, it is a decision Genevieve makes on Easter Sunday in a church on New York City’s Upper West Side that will forever connect the life of a young woman pursuing her dreams with the life of a seventy-year-old man searching for answers to the lifelong questions of who we are, where we come from, and what family means. "

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Dr. Amanda Adkins, M.D. DipABLM shares how  lifestyle can lead to remarkable changes in both our health, and our ability to fulfill God's will for our lives.  

Dr. Amanda  is a double board-certified Internal Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine Physician, health coach/owner of Enlightenment Health and Wealth. She has a deep passion for ensuring that everyone has a chance at a healthy and happy life. 

Her most recent focus has been to help women who are overweight prevent and possibly reverse chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure.  Her intent is to offer tools, education and support needed to evolve into a plant-based and healthy lifestyle in a low maintenance way, and notes that nutrition is key to reversing and preventing chronic disease


Dr. Amanda Adkins : Nutrition is Key | That's the #Truth

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"Confused and concerned while tightly holding onto my father’s arm, I was an eight-year-old boy split up from my family to be placed on a small fishing boat sitting closely with twenty-five other people. After five days of no food, the entire boat was ready to succumb to the treacherous sea. The pounding of the waves onto the sides of the boat with splashes of the salt water onto my face and the darkness of the night brought chills to my bones. Life at sea was a torturing death sentence.

On the boat, we all had one mission and that was to find freedom..."

With a deep and insightful combination of optimism, hope, courage, and gratitude, Len Tran, author of Split Up by the Sea, discusses his memoir and shares some of the incredible lessons he learned through his treacherous experience and the importance of staying the course.

"If we want to move forward, we've got to make a decision." 

Len Tran is a professional speaker, author, and a martial artist. Len continues to strive and push his own limits while inspiring others not to let go of their inner drive.  As a martial artist for more than thirty-five years, he trains himself and his students to become better than who they were.  With the right focus and discipline, staying the course simply means success is waiting at the other end.  He received a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering and has worked more than twenty years professionally in the engineering intellectual property field.

Len Tran: Split up by the Sea | That's the #Truth

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@kinetic_mind

"Life can change in an instant. For 20-year-old Aaron Baker, not only did a neck injury leave him paralyzed from the chin down -- it also nearly killed him. The doctors told him he’d never feed himself again.

Until he did. 

Instead of giving up, Aaron went all-in and rebelliously achieved things he was told would never be possible.

The Rebellious Recovery follows Aaron on a mind-expanding, odds-defying journey from quadriplegic to inspirational figure riding a bicycle across the country twice, training for the Paralympics, starting a business and a family, and more." 

Aaron Baker is a husband, father, athlete, author, keynote speaker, and ambassador for spinal cord injury. He has spent over two decades rebuilding his body and redefining life from complete paralysis. Through his adversity, he discovered a profound purpose and a deep passion for empowering others to live the highest version of themselves.


Aaron Baker: Rebellious Recovery | That's the #truth

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Miracles, Faith, and an Undeniable God. 

From complete healing to overcoming medical obstacles, Josiah Stutzman has a story to tell.  After being diagnosed with seven strokes and a brain stem tumor, Josiah experiences the power of God as a nine-year-old boy, who in less than twenty-four hours, receives complete healing. As Josiah says, "You can't tell me God isn't real. You can't tell me God doesn't care." Join us as we talk about one man's incredible testimony, the power of prayer, and a God who cares. 

Josiah Stutzman: Walk by Faith | That's the #truth 

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Stephanie King Mattingly is the author of the soon to be released book "The Secrets You Hide Hold You Back, How Letting Go Sweetness Your Life and Makes You Free." In her book, Stephanie reveals thirteen secrets we all guard, and explains how letting go can help us live a sweet life. 

Everyone has secrets that hold them back. We can all hang on to the notion that it is best to keep secrets hidden to protect us from the judging eyes of others, to remain in denial about the mental, emotional, and physical impact of hurtful circumstances, or  to project the image we want others to have of us. Stephanie shares her faith and explains how letting go promotes freedom and possibility, helping us live a sweeter life.

Stephanie King Mattingly: The Secrets You Hide Hold You Back | That's the #Truth

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John DeDakis | Bullet in the Chamber 

That's the #Truth podcast Season 2 Episode 8 | Daniel & Jenny Muscatell

From Journalist to Novelist & writing coach, today’s guest is John DeDakis. John, a former editor on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer," and former White House correspondent, is the author of five novels in the Lark Chadwick mystery-suspense-thriller series. His fourth novel, "Bullet in the Chamber" contains a subplot that fictionalizes the accidental heroin overdose that killed his youngest son Stephen in 2011. John's novels are set with a journalism backdrop and are drawn from personal experience, including the suicide of his sister in 1980. 

In this episode, John discusses life, the motivation behind his writing, politics, journalism, and much, much more. 


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"Do you ever feel like the challenges you face as a brown girl are unique to you or experienced universally? Are you living in a culture where others control your life to maintain their reputation in the community? Do you feel like you're living in a bubble, unable to share your point of view?"

In today's interview, Urmi Hossain, author of Discovering Your Identity - A Rebirth From Interracial Struggle, tells the story of " a brown girl who grew up in Italy with Bengali parents who wanted her to be the perfect and obedient Bengali girl. Through reflections and confessions, she shares her experiences growing up as a third-culture kid and the struggles many South Asian girls face."

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Debi Lewis | Kitchen Medicine | Podcast

That's the #Truth podcast Season 2 Episode 5 | Daniel & Jenny Muscatell

Today’s guest is Debi Lewis. Debi is the author of the parenting and food memoir, Kitchen Medicine: How I Fed My Daughter out of Failure to Thrive. She has written for outlets including The New York Times, Bon Appetit, Huffington Post, Romper, Wired, and more. She lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and two teenaged daughters. 

Kitchen Medicine: How I Fed My Daughter out of Failure to Thrive tells the story of how Lewis made her way through mothering and feeding a sick child, aided by Lewis’ growing confidence in front of the stove. It’s about how she eventually saw her role as more than caretaker and fighter for her daughter’s health and how she had to redefine what mothering—and feeding—looked like once her daughter was well. This is the story of learning to feed a child who can’t seem to eat. It’s the story of growing love for food, a mirror for people who cook for fuel and those who cook for love; for those who see the miracle in the growing child and in the fresh peach; for matzo-ball lovers and the gluten-intolerant; and for parents who want to feed their kids without starving their souls.

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