Here is another in the health/mental health realm. This is a story of Zoom User aka Asha , the former addict/drug dealer who found the right person at the right time, who helped him turn his life around. Asha was living his not-so-best life in Europe with all the wrong people, until he was able to get clean. Then he realized he needed a reboot. And reboot he did. He decided he was going to dedicate his life to helping others, picked up some credentials and now helps others reclaim their life purpose, with hypnotherapy being one of his primary tools. It's a great comeback story!

This episode falls into my health/intermittent fasting slot. The star of this show is intermittent faster and health coach Netta Gorman. Netta found that as she reduced her sugar intake, her quality of life increased. Don't get me wrong. She is not anti-sugar. However, she is pro-health. And for many, that means reducing your intake of processed sugars. Note, this doesn't mean eliminating sugar 100%. I found her story very inspirational. I hope you do as well.

This is a fun edition in the health/mental health realm. Debby Noar is a nurse, lactation specialist, community advocate, artist and coach. Coaching is how I initially met Debby, when we both took a leadership course with Diana Petrini (the woman who named me Repeatedly Dead Fred). Oh yeah, Debby is also a mom of two, plus a martial artist. So she has a lot on her plate. I'm very appreciative that she made the time to talk about helping mother's with their breast feeding issues (and there are many) and how C-sections may be leading to more challenges going forward.

In this episode of overcoming adversity, I speak with Dr. Christine Errico. Christine was dealt a tough hand, being born with a cleft palate at a time when the surgical protocols and therapies were hardly at the levels they are now. Even knowing some people with cleft palates, Christine's story surprised me. I truly had no idea what was involved in correcting her palate, nor did I realize how profoundly the condition can also affect a person's hearing. Despite dozens of surgeries, years of therapies, and so many obstacles, Christine rose above it all, earned herself a PhD and is an accomplished educator.

Michal Stawicki was just a guy working the 9-5 grind to feed his family, when he started reading some self help books. Then the light went on! Already blessed with an innate positive attitude, Michal thought "Hey, I can write books like this!" Thus, it started. Now not only does Michal write self help books, he helps others self-publish and promote their books on the Amazon platform. A great combination of emerging author and small business coming together.

This is a small business episode featuring sales expert Nicole Attias, of Prospect2Win. I started this segment because so many people approach me and my colleagues via social media with the worst cold calls. So the hope Nicole can set them straight with some cold calling 101 basics.

The Dead Man Walking Podcast is an unscripted, unedited podcast. Just real conversations. Primarily, I cover stories of overcoming adversity, emerging authors and publishing, small business/financial literacy, and finally, health/mental health/Intermittent fasting. Occasionally, I'll veer off into another topic that I think you will be interested in, but I generally try to avoid politics.

Angela Talent is the host of the Relatively Damaged podcast. After overcoming significant adversities, Angela has built herself back up and finally completed a bucket list project. She had always wanted to publish a book of poetry. Unfortunately, those around her didn't see her talent and were less than supportive. Until finally, Angela shed her relatively damaged skin and ignored the naysayers to get herself published. Pick up a copy of Poems from a lost soul.

Former teacher and publishing guru Michelle Gano shares her new series of parenting books and her fixer-upper online course.