The Overcoming Odds Podcast

The Overcoming Odds Podcast

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The Overcoming Odds Podcast episodes

  • Healing Through Storytelling | Barry Farmer
    This week’s conversation features Barry Farmer, a Native of Richmond, Virginia. He grew up in Kinship Care with his grandmother from ages 5-18. For the last 15 years he's been devoted to working inside and outside the classroom with youth and their families.
    At age 20, Barry became a foster father with a local therapeutic agency to further help youth within his community. At age 22 he adopted his oldest son.
    Three years later, Barry's two younger sons were placed in his home, making him a proud father of three amazing young men. With these additions to his family, he closed his home after 7 years as an active foster parent.
    Today, as a single father, Barry is a Spokesman for Adopt Us Kids, Foster Care Adoption Advocate for children awaiting adoption, Speaker, Mentor, Host of The Barry Farmer Morning Show on 101.1 The FAM Radio and The FosterCare & Adoption Life talk Web Series, as well as the Creator/Administrator of one of the largest online support group for Foster Care and Adoptive families.
    With his show, Barry enjoys connecting with various individuals from across the country, giving them a platform to share their stories and life’s work.
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Identity: Own your story
    On Growth: “Nothing comes quick …”
    On Goal: Be patient with yourself
    On Care: Learn to love yourself
    32 min
  • Embrace the Power Within | Gina Rolkowski
    This week’s conversation features Gina Rolkowski, MA, speaker, author, survivor of sexual abuse and recovery coach for women healing from childhood abuse. She is a thought leader for the #MeToo movement and the creator of The Emptied Heartⓒ program for sexual abuse survivors. Using her treasure trove of proven actionable and achievable steps, she helps women find the freedom they deserve, so they can feel safe, worthy, loved and empowered.
    Many women who have experienced adverse childhood events, child or sexual abuse suffer from difficult emotions such as fear, loneliness, unworthiness, overwhelm and frustration. They desperately want to connect with someone who can truly understand, guide and support them in overcoming these painful issues, so they can feel confident, experience long-term relief from difficult emotions, find and maintain a happy life-long marriage, accelerate performance and launch career success.
    Outstanding lives don’t happen by accident. They happen when we become intentional about what we want. A well thought out plan with strategic guidance from a safe, competent and trustworthy mentor is necessary to create awareness, acceptance, and action for sustained growth and development.
    Let go of the past and embrace the power within.
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Self-Worth: “I don’t need anything to be worthy”
    On Love: Do you love yourself?
    On Stories: “I am more than my trauma …”
    On Hope: “There is a lot of power in hearing how someone else overcame something”
    36 min
  • "The Weight of Your Words" | Rodolfo de Angeli
    This week’s conversation features Rodolfo De Angeli, speaker, podcaster, and workshop/retreat facilitator.
    Tune in as we dive deep into owning our decisions, looking for lessons within our adversities, ways to work through depression and anxiety, developing inner GPS, finding freedom, serving others, and many other topics.
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    47 min
  • "Who Am I? What Am I?" | Roman Roberts
    This week’s episode features Roman Roberts who grew up in foster care until the age of 9 when he was adopted, and moved into a family that was less than ideal. It was during that time he had experienced physical, mental, and emotional abuse.
    Roman then joined the US Army where he became an interrogator and deployed multiple times to Iraq and Afghanistan, and travels the world.
    After this time he had a challenging transition, but eventually got his BA and MBA from American Military University in Business Administration, and obtained various certification.
    He now works helping businesses grow and prosper by placing a focus on leadership, process management, and quality.
    He is husband to his amazing wife Michelle who is a teacher, and is just as passionate about foster care as him, and father to a 2-year-old son Jonah who loves dinosaurs. They live in San Antonio and as a family live by the mantras of “do great things” and “how can we help”.
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Self: “I am who I am, but I am constantly growing …”
    On Choices: Your decisions shape who you become
    On Being: “Who Am I? What Am I?”
    On Identity: “I will forever be …”
    ***
    If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving us a short review? It takes less than 60 seconds, and could make a huge difference in spreading the word of these inspiring/courageous conversations.

    For information on how to join any of the upcoming, “Courageous Conversations”, please leave us a message via the “contact us” page on (https://www.overcomingodds.today/)

    Interested in sponsoring any of our upcoming events? Please contact us via email ([email protected]) or website (https://www.overcomingodds.today/)

    For more daily inspirational content, consider following us on:
    Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/_overcomingodds?lang=en
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overcomingodds/?hl=en
    Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/overcomingodds.today/
    39 min
  • What You Reveal, You Heal | Ashley Williams
    This week’s conversation features Ashley Williams, leading Millennial strategist, spokesperson, consultant, and global speaker for brands that want to reach Millennials.
    She helps brands create the right content, craft the right messages, and produce events that bring brands and Millennials together.
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Purpose: “We all have one person for being here …”
    On Healing: What you reveal, you heal
    On Experiences: All experiences shape who you are today
    On Self: We are all who are meant to be
    19 min
  • Shadow Work | Clay Smeltzer
    Tune in to this week’s conversation with Clay Smeltzer, father, husband, man, author, speaker, 7th grade math teacher, high school baseball coach, and founder of Purpose Infused Coaching.
    The mission of “Purpose Infused Coaching” is to help schools, administrators, teachers, and men find/enhance their purpose and to infuse that purpose into everything they do.
    In addition, Clay also wants to help men who are in life saying, "This isn't what it was supposed to be" define their purpose, so that they can wake up every day with excitement and the energy to live the life they were meant to live.
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Shadow: “It’s all of the stuff that we put in the back of our minds …”
    On Anger: How can I utilize it in a beneficial way?
    On Motivation: What motivates you?
    On Struggle: “Where there is a struggle, that’s where I step into it the most”
    41 min
  • From Insight to Impact | Heather Parady
    Tune in to this week’s conversation with Heather Parady, host of The Unconventional Leaders Podcast, mastermind facilitator, and southern optimist.
    She’s a therapist turned online entrepreneur. Her goal is to develop the next generation of leaders who go against the grain.
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Purpose: “What is our purpose for being here?”
    On Experiences: All experiences make up whom you are
    On Self: “I naturally tend to push people away …”
    On Community: Who makes up your tribe?
    ***
    If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving us a short review? It takes less than 60 seconds, and could make a huge difference in spreading the word of these inspiring/courageous conversations.

    For information on how to join any of the upcoming, “Courageous Conversations”, please leave us a message via the “contact us” page on (https://www.overcomingodds.today/)

    Interested in sponsoring any of our upcoming events? Please contact us via email ([email protected]) or website (https://www.overcomingodds.today/)

    For more daily inspirational content, consider following us on:
    Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/_overcomingodds?lang=en
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overcomingodds/?hl=en
    Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/overcomingodds.today/
    45 min
  • “I Am Not A Victim” | Pamela Campbell
    This week’s episode features Pamela Campbell, life coach, motivational speaker and author.
    Her mission in life is to support individuals who feel stuck in their current life situation and who are eager to make a change.
    She helps them define where they are looking to go and helps them create a new narrative for their lives so they can step into new possibilities.
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Abuse: “Emotional abuse is more hurtful than the physical”
    On Foster Care: “Foster care saved my life”
    On Change: Focus on one step at a time
    On Past:: Don’t let your past define you
    33 min
  • "Who Are You?" | Anthony Trucks
    This week’s episode features Anthony Trucks, former NFL player, American Ninja Warrior, coach, consultant, author, speaker, husband, and father of 3 incredible kids.
    He is the founder of “Own Your Shift”, which teaches people how to to take what life throws at them and use it to accelerate their success.
    He has experienced over 20 life altering shifts in his life starting when he was given away to foster care at 3 years old and was thrust into a gruesome childhood. He has experienced starvation, beatings, and torture, just to name a few.
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
    On Service: Why do you choose to serve others?
    On Self: “You are who you are when you’re not thinking about who you are”
    On Being: “You are your actions”
    On Identity: “I don’t think we’re searching for ourselves, I think we are searching for significance”
    45 min

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Welcome to the Overcoming Odds podcast, where you get a glimpse into the stories of individuals who have overcome adversity, suffering, and struggle to achieve their personal success.