The Bright Side of Life (Mental Health, Self Care)

Stacey's story is one of a higher purpose and to help others heal. Three years ago her 17 year old son who was a starting football player, had good grades, wanted to join the military, started in a downward spiral with drugs and alcohol.  It ultimately led to a full blown heroin addiction after driving his car into a tree at 100 mph attempting suicide. This then led to Stacey to address years of her own pain. She believes she was given this story to help other people in similar situations. Her son's story getting this dark woke her up and encouraged her to show up as her authentic self pain and all.  She believes the greatest gift we can give ourselves is the freedom of finding the bright side. That  when we take the time to share the darkest parts of ourselves, we give permission for the light to shine through, and that can ultimately help others do the same.
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Finding the silver lining in life isn't always easy, but it's necessary to stay in a positive mindset.  Rick Ornelas  is an author and Positive Change Expert who teaches men and women to unlock their amazing potential to create an incredible future and change the world around them.  Rick shares his own stories of trials and tribulations of how finding the silver lining was the thing that helped keep him moving forward. Rick believes anyone can be a positive change expert and in this episode he shares how and why he believes this to be true.

To find out more about Rick and his I  Spark Change community, you can go to: https://isparkchange.com/
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One day Jackie's father walked out her life and would't be found by anyone until eleven years later. This story is one of getting vulnerable about abandonment and mental illness. Jackie's journey to healing has been long, but now she is putting the pieces together as to why her Dad leaving had such an impact on her and her relationships with people. She shares some great insight on self reflection and what she had to do to start making sense of everything and how she started getting over her abandonment issues. 
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Joyful YouTube creator & character (Grandma Goodie). Connie lives on the bright side, but with scars from battles won! She has overcome poverty, all manner of dysfunction and addiction in her family, tragedy, infidelity, and public shaming by a church, but transformed her traumas into dreams-come-true. Connie is the Author/Writer of 40+ traditionally-published books & Bible projects including The Life Recovery Bible (over 2 million sold), Dancing in the Arms of God, Holding on to Heaven While Your Marriage Goes Through Hell, and The Emotional Freedom Workbook.

Check out Grandma Goodie at: https://www.grandmagoodie.com/

Check out Connie's published books at: https://www.amazon.com/Connie-Neal/e/B001IQX9EE?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1617659125&sr=8-1
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In this episode I talk with a man named Brandon Mouw that shares his story of overcoming Type 1 Diabetes. He was just 3-years-old when he was diagnosed as a Juvenile Type 1 Diabetic.  His journey with Diabetes is a survivor’s story. Growing to become a brittle diabetic, he underwent 9 surgeries, lost a kidney, told that death was imminent, and raised over $250,000 to pay out-of-pocket for a life-saving pancreas-only transplant.

Connect with Brandon at: https://brandonmouw.com/
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In this episode I talk with a woman named Laura who shares her story of amicable separation and divorce that she successfully negotiated through with three young children involved. This led her to have the strength and freedom to be happy within herself and to start a new life including a brand new business. Laura shares what it was like in her relationship  being married with three children and unhappy in her marriage. She talks about as parents we often feel selfish if we are unhappy, so we don't voice it. But that's where her story takes a different turn. She did speak out, and now she has found herself on the bright side of life! 
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*This episode may act as a trigger for some as it covers a topic of sensitive nature.*

In this episode I talk with a woman named Megan who shares her story of losing her daughter Aria at only the age of 15 months old. She was diagnosed with PTSD and lived a terrifying year. After she dug herself out of the hole she was in, she became a grief coach, who is now supporting other grieving women through their grief experience. She helps them navigate the difficult and intense emotions of loss, so that they can find life after loss.

Megan shares some of her own coaching methods including: C.A.R.R.Y.ing Grief Method for living with grief instead of suffering with grief. She also discusses feeling the difficult emotions of grief, and how to care for yourself when you are grieving. 

If you would like to connect with Megan to learn more about her services, you can go to: https://www.meganhillukka.com/
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In this episode I talk with a man named Mike that shares his story of overcoming depression and anxiety. From a small child, Mike knew he felt sad. But it would be a long journey to gathering all the right tools to finally be able to start overcoming them both. 
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In this episode I talk with Kelly Roman, the Co-Founder and CEO, of Fisher Wallace Laboratories.  Kelly shares what the Fisher Wallace Stimulator is, what it does, and how it can help with depression, anxiety and insomnia. He also talks about how the device helps the body release dopamine, serotonin and fall into a state of deep relaxation with no drugs required. Kelly shares the fascinating results of Fisher Wallace’s bipolar study, which was conducted with both a placebo group and a crossover design.

If you would like to learn more about the Fisher Wallace Stimulator please click here: https://www.fisherwallace.com/
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In this week's episode I talk with a woman named Alex who shares her amazing story of how she was able to pay off all of her student loans by using credit card tricks, listening to Dave Ramsey, and rehabbing a home. When Alex started college she took out student loans totaling  $30,000. By ten years later her student debt had DOUBLED from interest loans alone.  Facing $60,000 worth of student loan debt, Alex found a way to completely  pay off her student loans and then some. She shares the process of how she made it happen and wants to share her story with the world.

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