"What the research shows is that people who act as though they're self-disciplined actually have found a good strategy.  That's more important than any personal strength.  Psychologists have been able to teach children who didn't show self-discipline, who didn't show an ability to delay gratification have been able to teach them strategies that allowed them to do that and then they acquire that knowledge. Oh yeah, I can do that. Oh yeah, I found now the strategy. And it changes everything."  - Dr. John Tholen, Retired Clinical Psychologist and Author

Highlights: 

• "The greatest power we have is to change how we feel and what we do"

• "Helplessness and hopelessness doesn't help anyone"

• "Find a way to talk about the ways we're alike rather than the ways we are different"

Video podcast interview: youtu.be/fV_mS229zEM

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Article in Authority Magazine featuring John: medium.com/authority-magazine/rising-through-resilience-author-dr-john-tholen-on-the-five-things-you-can-do-to-become-more-63e9841f5c37

I believe life speaks to us in different ways.  Many of us listen, but don't know how or where to begin. As someone who has crossed the bridge between life and death, I say simply begin where you are now and get busy living.

About Me:

I've been seeking answers to some of life's most perplexing questions my entire life.  In 2014 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Cancer, and ever since, I realized my calling existed outside of what I knew to be familiar.  As a Board Certified Wellness Coach, #1 Best-selling Author, and Syndicated Columnist, my job is to ask the deep questions of those trying to make sense of their place in this fractured world. I created this podcast as a home for survivors like myself, and those who yearn to build resilience in their mindset and live their best life.

For 1-on-1 private coaching from Savio:

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"I love standing up for people. I love protecting people. And so having that dream at such a young age and now having accomplished that is something that is so amazing. Because when we are children, we're fearless.  There were so many other things throughout my life and even as a child that I did want to do that I didn't have the opportunity to do until later in life because I listened to other people. But that one thing, I was like, no, this is mine."  -- Sivonnia DeBarros, Attorney, Author, and Podcaster

Highlights: 

• "Important aspect of mind shifting that needed to done"

• "If you don't want to open a door..I'll just open a window"

• "Where you going does not have to look like where you started"

Video podcast interview: youtu.be/Pv1sqtr8Xmg

Follow Sivonnia: www.sldebarros.com

Article in Authority Magazine featuring Sivonnia: medium.com/authority-magazine/rising-through-resilience-sivonnia-debarros-of-sl-debarros-law-firm-on-the-five-things-you-can-do-80aa53fa0c16

I believe life speaks to us in different ways.  Many of us listen, but don't know how or where to begin. As someone who has crossed the bridge between life and death, I say simply begin where you are now and get busy living.

About Me:

I've been seeking answers to some of life's most perplexing questions my entire life.  In 2014 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Cancer, and ever since, I realized my calling existed outside of what I knew to be familiar.  As a Board Certified Wellness Coach, #1 Best-selling Author, and Syndicated Columnist, my job is to ask the deep questions of those trying to make sense of their place in this fractured world. I created this podcast as a home for survivors like myself, and those who yearn to build resilience in their mindset and live their best life.

For 1-on-1 private coaching from Savio:

Buy the book "I Survived Cancer and Here Is How I Did It: 35 Cancer Survivors Share Their Journey"

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"Being in music it's very cutthroat. And so what I did was essentially focus on my own path.  And I think part of that growing in sort of leaving bad energy behind was actually being more comfortable with myself. I think I lacked self confidence through quite a lot of my life and that played out in various ways...it's like I kind of lived my life on everyone else's terms. And now I kind of live life on my terms."  - Viren Chitroda (Kingdumb), Music Producer and DJ

Highlights: 

• "Life is essentially a series of tests"

• "Surrounding yourself with the kind of energy that makes you feel good"

• "You need to look at yourself in the mirror and say, well what part did I play in this"

Video podcast interview: youtu.be/R7cRnRz4sHE

Follow Kingdumb: www.kingdumb.co.uk

Article in Authority Magazine featuring Kingdumb: medium.com/authority-magazine/rising-through-resilience-kingdumb-on-the-five-things-you-can-do-to-become-more-resilient-during-e4871fd4a3c7

I believe life speaks to us in different ways.  Many of us listen, but don't know how or where to begin. As someone who has crossed the bridge between life and death, I say simply begin where you are now and get busy living.

About Me:

I've been seeking answers to some of life's most perplexing questions my entire life.  In 2014 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Cancer, and ever since, I realized my calling existed outside of what I knew to be familiar.  As a Board Certified Wellness Coach, #1 Best-selling Author, and Syndicated Columnist, my job is to ask the deep questions of those trying to make sense of their place in this fractured world. I created this podcast as a home for survivors like myself, and those who yearn to build resilience in their mindset and live their best life.

For 1-on-1 private coaching from Savio:

Buy the book "I Survived Cancer and Here Is How I Did It: 35 Cancer Survivors Share Their Journey"

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"My family had experienced the results of gang violence. My father was incarcerated at a young age. My grandfather passed away really young. And so I saw the women in my family really developed this strong sense faith and a strong sense of inner power.  My grandmother was in town visiting me and I said to her, Grandma, you've been through so much. How did you get through it all?  And she says, 'I never complained.'"  - Sakina Ibrahim, Artist, Author, and Wellness Advocate

Highlights: 

• Compassion is one of the gifts that God gave me...and knowing that I would need it"

• "Do you not realize that can be you tomorrow"

• "You have to will yourself through doors...you have to just fight for opportunities"

Video podcast interview: youtu.be/Frq5wKSiDAM

Follow Sakina: www.sakinaibrahim.com

Article in Authority Magazine featuring Sakina: medium.com/authority-magazine/rising-through-resilience-sakina-ibrahim-on-the-five-things-you-can-do-to-become-more-resilient-3f4729ce2c59

I believe life speaks to us in different ways.  Many of us listen, but don't know how or where to begin. As someone who has crossed the bridge between life and death, I say simply begin where you are now and get busy living.

About Me:

I've been seeking answers to some of life's most perplexing questions my entire life.  In 2014 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Cancer, and ever since, I realized my calling existed outside of what I knew to be familiar.  As a Board Certified Wellness Coach, #1 Best-selling Author, and Syndicated Columnist, my job is to ask the deep questions of those trying to make sense of their place in this fractured world. I created this podcast as a home for survivors like myself, and those who yearn to build resilience in their mindset and live their best life.

For 1-on-1 private coaching from Savio:

Buy the book "I Survived Cancer and Here Is How I Did It: 35 Cancer Survivors Share Their Journey"

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"So when we're in pain, we have a tendency to focus on ourselves more than is helpful or healthy. When you have something bigger than yourself like I found myself having, it lifted me up out of my own backside so to speak and be able to have a higher perspective on what was actually going on."  - Dar Dixon, Actor, Producer, and Director

Highlights: 

• "It's so critical to be able to laugh at the situation and laugh at yourself"

• "When you have something that's bigger than yourself...it takes all that focus off of yourself"

• "There's a really fine line between fear and excitement"

Video podcast interview: youtu.be/arOo0TLr_x8

Follow Dar: dardixon.com

Article in Authority Magazine featuring Dar: medium.com/authority-magazine/rising-through-resilience-dar-dixon-of-ddb-productions-on-the-five-things-you-can-do-to-become-f25b069b4c83

I believe life speaks to us in different ways.  Many of us listen, but don't know how or where to begin. As someone who has crossed the bridge between life and death, I say simply begin where you are now and get busy living.

About Me:

I've been seeking answers to some of life's most perplexing questions my entire life.  In 2014 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Cancer, and ever since, I realized my calling existed outside of what I knew to be familiar.  As a Board Certified Wellness Coach, #1 Best-selling Author, and Syndicated Columnist, my job is to ask the deep questions of those trying to make sense of their place in this fractured world. I created this podcast as a home for survivors like myself, and those who yearn to build resilience in their mindset and live their best life.

For 1-on-1 private coaching from Savio:

Buy the book "I Survived Cancer and Here Is How I Did It: 35 Cancer Survivors Share Their Journey"

Join my Weekly Newsletter and receive weekly tips on how to feed your "three brains" - head, heart, and gut:

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"Many people feel in some way feel that they are responsible for their cancer...that there was something that they did — they didn't get diagnosed, they didn't pay attention to their body well enough. There's a lot of internal stuff that goes on...I'm trying to get to the bottom of well why do people feel this way?"  - Cynthia Hayes, Author, Mentor, Speaker, and Cancer Survivor

Highlights:

• "We have no way of knowing what the overall life plan is.  So take a moment at a time"

• "To get on to live the next day, and do other things to help other people"

• "We don't really have control.  Control over our lives is an illusion"

Follow Cynthia: thebigordeal.com

Article in Authority Magazine featuring Cynthia: medium.com/authority-magazine/author-cynthia-hayes-i-survived-cancer-and-here-is-how-i-did-it-1327f80c6290

I believe life speaks to us in different ways.  Many of us listen, but don't know how or where to begin. As someone who has crossed the bridge between life and death, I say simply begin where you are now and get busy living.

About Me:

I've been seeking answers to some of life's most perplexing questions my entire life.  In 2014 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Cancer, and ever since, I realized my calling existed outside of what I knew to be familiar.  As a Board Certified Wellness Coach, #1 Best-selling Author, and Syndicated Columnist, my job is to ask the deep questions of those trying to make sense of their place in this fractured world. I created this podcast as a home for survivors like myself, and those who yearn to build resilience in their mindset and live their best life.

For 1-on-1 private coaching from Savio:

Buy the book "I Survived Cancer and Here Is How I Did It: 35 Cancer Survivors Share Their Journey"

Join my Weekly Newsletter and receive weekly tips on how to feed your "three brains" - head, heart, and gut:

Peruse my syndicated column:

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"My father...he did the best with what he knew at the time told me to man up at six years old.  What does it even mean to a six year old boy back in 1990?  So I inherited this story of okay, whatever I do, it's never gonna be enough.  So I need to create an event that tells people that I am enough."  - George Kalantzis, Coach, Author, and Content Marketer

Highlights:

• "Every choice you make, comes with a consequence"

• "Most females file for divorce...I filed for divorce"

• "I looked in the mirror and I couldn't recognize who I was...when was the last time you said I love you to yourself"

Video podcast interview: youtu.be/r_UJcGPkxc8

Follow George: theartoftoughtransitions.com

Article in Authority Magazine featuring George: medium.com/authority-magazine/rising-through-resilience-george-kalantzis-of-the-art-of-tough-transitions-on-the-five-things-you-9ad877a5e209 

I believe life speaks to us in different ways.  Many of us listen, but don't know how or where to begin. As someone who has crossed the bridge between life and death, I say simply begin where you are now and get busy living.

About Me:

I've been seeking answers to some of life's most perplexing questions my entire life.  In 2014 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Cancer, and ever since, I realized my calling existed outside of what I knew to be familiar.  As a Board Certified Wellness Coach, #1 Best-selling Author, and Syndicated Columnist, my job is to ask the deep questions of those trying to make sense of their place in this fractured world. I created this podcast as a home for survivors like myself, and those who yearn to build resilience in their mindset and live their best life.

For 1-on-1 private coaching from Savio:

Buy the book "I Survived Cancer and Here Is How I Did It: 35 Cancer Survivors Share Their Journey"

Join my Weekly Newsletter and receive weekly tips on how to feed your "three brains" - head, heart, and gut:

Peruse my syndicated column:

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"If I just trust my intuition that it will tell me what those boundaries are.  My intuition will always tell me when my boundaries are being violated, and I should listen to it....I know what it is. Even though I am telling you now that I don't know what it is.  I always know when it happens, but I try to deny it."  - Tina Marie Romero, Business Owner and Breast Cancer Survivor

Highlights:

• "It was difficult for me to understand there are boundaries because I never had any"

• "I think I was trying to look for authority that would tell me when to stop"

• "It is my responsibility to do that. No one else. People will try to push as far as they can"

Follow Tina: www.synergyhomecare.com/nj-piscataway-08854

Article in Authority Magazine featuring Tina: medium.com/authority-magazine/tina-marie-romero-of-synergy-homecare-i-survived-cancer-and-here-is-how-i-did-it-9e53b3bcaef6

I believe life speaks to us in different ways.  Many of us listen, but don't know how or where to begin. As someone who has crossed the bridge between life and death, I say simply begin where you are now and get busy living.

About Me:

I've been seeking answers to some of life's most perplexing questions my entire life.  In 2014 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Cancer, and ever since, I realized my calling existed outside of what I knew to be familiar.  As a Board Certified Wellness Coach, #1 Best-selling Author, and Syndicated Columnist, my job is to ask the deep questions of those trying to make sense of their place in this fractured world. I created this podcast as a home for survivors like myself, and those who yearn to build resilience in their mindset and live their best life.

For 1-on-1 private coaching from Savio:

Buy the book "I Survived Cancer and Here Is How I Did It: 35 Cancer Survivors Share Their Journey"

Join my Weekly Newsletter and receive weekly tips on how to feed your "three brains" - head, heart, and gut:

Peruse my syndicated column:

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"Usually people are like, oh my God, I treat myself so differently.  So with self-compassion we are treating ourselves like a good friend. So there's three elements to self-compassion.  The first is being kind, rather than judgmental. The next piece is common humanity. Understanding that everybody makes mistakes. We all fail. The third piece is mindfulness. You are aware when you're struggling."  - Dr. Ellen Albertson, Psychologist, Coach, Author, and Radio Host

Highlights:

• "Now I just start with self-love and everything unfolds from there"

• "When the caterpillar becomes the butterfly, it literally digests itself. Transformation is messy"

• "When we start with self-loathing it's like we have this backpack that is filled with not enough — not good enough, not smart enough, not thin enough"

Video podcast interview: youtu.be/waClGI3finE

Follow Ellen: themidlifewhisperer.com

Article in Authority Magazine featuring Ellen: medium.com/authority-magazine/rising-through-resilience-dr-ellen-albertson-on-the-five-things-you-can-do-to-become-more-resilien-b15df7227dd2

I believe life speaks to us in different ways.  Many of us listen, but don't know how or where to begin. As someone who has crossed the bridge between life and death, I say simply begin where you are now and get busy living.

About Me:

I've been seeking answers to some of life's most perplexing questions my entire life.  In 2014 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Cancer, and ever since, I realized my calling existed outside of what I knew to be familiar.  As a Board Certified Wellness Coach, #1 Best-selling Author, and Syndicated Columnist, my job is to ask the deep questions of those trying to make sense of their place in this fractured world. I created this podcast as a home for survivors like myself, and those who yearn to build resilience in their mindset and live their best life.

For 1-on-1 private coaching from Savio:

Buy the book "I Survived Cancer and Here Is How I Did It: 35 Cancer Survivors Share Their Journey"

Join my Weekly Newsletter and receive weekly tips on how to feed your "three brains" - head, heart, and gut:

Peruse my syndicated column:

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"I wish I heard - I see you, I hear you. You mean so much to me. You're important.  I forgave my parents a long time ago because they did the best they could just like every parent. The first thing I say to a cancer patient that comes and speaks to me that they've been first diagnosed is - forgive your past and heal any resentments that you have."   - Carmelina Baccari, Medical Tattoo Specialist and Breast Cancer Survivor 

Highlights:

• "You can do this work but it doesn't mean it's gone. You're never fixed"

• "We are all imperfectly perfect"

• "How I made them feel, not what I gave them"

Follow Carmelina: www.carmelinabaccari.com

Article in Authority Magazine featuring Carmelina: medium.com/authority-magazine/carmelina-baccari-i-survived-cancer-and-here-is-how-i-did-it-f7a1d26ac2d0

I believe life speaks to us in different ways.  Many of us listen, but don't know how or where to begin. As someone who has crossed the bridge between life and death, I say simply begin where you are now and get busy living.

About Me:

I've been seeking answers to some of life's most perplexing questions my entire life.  In 2014 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Cancer, and ever since, I realized my calling existed outside of what I knew to be familiar.  As a Board Certified Wellness Coach, #1 Best-selling Author, and Syndicated Columnist, my job is to ask the deep questions of those trying to make sense of their place in this fractured world. I created this podcast as a home for survivors like myself, and those who yearn to build resilience in their mindset and live their best life.

For 1-on-1 private coaching from Savio:

Buy the book "I Survived Cancer and Here Is How I Did It: 35 Cancer Survivors Share Their Journey"

Join my Weekly Newsletter and receive weekly tips on how to feed your "three brains" - head, heart, and gut:

Peruse my syndicated column:

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