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Bryan Blackmon has an incredible story which is rooted in sobriety, resilience, and rebuilding life in public after living with homelessness and addiction on the streets of California.

Bryan left Texas for California to chase a dream and ended up homeless, sleeping in his car, and drowning in alcohol and addiction until an 85-year-old landlady named Elaine didn't just give him a room, she gave him a reason to rise.

He shares his incredible and very personal journey with a remarkable sense of humor and positive energy. Now sober, viral, and on a mission to help others, Bryan created and built Crab Crew Life to help people understand that no matter how deep you've dug your hole, you can always claw your way back out. Because you're worth it.

Download this positive, uplifting, and inspiring episode to hear Bryan's story, and learn how we can all live a Crab Crew Life!

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https://crabcrewlife.com/

https://www.facebook.com/bblackmon25

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https://www.youtube.com/@BryanBlackmon25/streams

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https://www.tiktok.com/@bryanblackmon

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Dr. Matt Delgado is Chiropractor, author, and educator who was given the lifelong diagnosis of Graves' Disease at the young age of 27. He was given a treatment protocol of three options.

His choices included the options of surgery, radioactive iodine, or taking medication for the rest of his life. Matt refused all options and chose a fourth one for himself, which included putting himself in the right conditions, allowing his body to do what it already knew how to do: heal.

Matt's "disease" went into remission and has never come back. His book is titled "Stepping Out of the Grave: How to Heal When You're Tired of Trying" and will be published in January 2026.

It took Matt ten years to understand why and how he was able to heal from Graves' disease, until he tested the same approach against thousands of patients and the conditions where modern medicine hands a prescription and walks away from: chronic pain, hormone problems, gut issues, anxiety. What he found is simple, and a little inconvenient for an industry enriched by complexity. Which is that the nervous system holds the keys to nearly everything, and most of what we've been told is permanent, isn't.

Matt explains that a wilting plant doesn't need a new pot. It needs sun and water. The body has its own version: sleep, stress, movement, and toxins. While everyone bends down to pick up pennies, supplements stacked on supplements, the dollars sit on the table in plain sight. It's simple. It's not easy. And it's time people took their power back.

In this episode, Matt shares valuable insights and information to help listeners understand that we all have the capacity to heal ourselves, how to listen to our body and to the messages it's sending us, and how to create a healthy environment for our body, mind, spirit, and nervous system complete the task that nature intended. The capacity to heal itself.

Download this informative and fascinating episode and check out Matt's foundational health guide to learn more. Such a positive, uplifting, and inspirational message of hope and healing!

Connect with Dr. Matt:

https://www.instagram.com/drmattdelgado

https://drmattdelgado.com/

https://www.tiktok.com/@drmattdelgado

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmattdelgado/

https://lifespringchiro.com/foundational-health-guide/

https://drmattdelgado.com/book/

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David Jeter is a physical therapist with an interesting perspective on the treatment of orthopedic pain.

David has over 25 years' experience in the field and is the owner of Acceleration Physical Therapy in Spokane, where he specializes in manual therapy and functional exercise, which allows the body to load more efficiently by resolving movement dysfunction and increasing strength which is the definition of musculoskeletal health.

David describes what he refers to as a "thought virus" which refers to misconceptions people have when they experience orthopedic pain, specifically the true source of the pain and how to eliminate it through flexibility, strength, balance, and endurance.

Download this episode to hear David's valuable insights, tips, and information to help people understand musculoskeletal health and to live a pain free, active, and healthy lifestyle. Terrific information we can all use!

Connect with David:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwMQsLJMVGZrme7v12X_SEw

https://accelerationphysicaltherapy.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-jeter-6b05144/

https://accelerationphysicaltherapy.com/

https://www.facebook.com/StartwithPT

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Tracy Smaldino is a trauma recovery thriver whose own trauma has led her down a path that is very close to her heart and a passion project to create her podcast called Traum Rock Stars.

She is the sole survivor of a horrific auto accident and at the age of 12, was severely burned over 70% of her body, sustained a major head injury and had to learn how to talk, read, write, and walk again over years of surgeries and rehab. But her trauma didn't end there but continued 3 years later at the age of 15.

Tracy's healing journey began 5 years ago through meditation, serious reflection, journaling, and MDMA therapy. She shares her story with open honesty, and a heart of compassion for anyone who is experiencing trauma, along with valuable insights, encouragement, and a positive message for trauma survivors, explaining how it is possible to not only survive, but thrive after trauma.

Just to share a bit of Tracy's positive outlook and mindset, she likes to say that at least her trauma made her funny. Download this touching and powerful episode to hear her story and learn how we can all heal and thrive after trauma.

Connect with Tracy:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577768623272

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfF2mjPEQcXMepzlntQmCow

https://www.instagram.com/traumarockstars/

https://www.tiktok.com/@trauma.rock.stars?lang=en

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Sebastian Frey is well known in the San Francisco Bay area as Seb Frey the Real Estate Guy. He is a Seasoned Living Strategist, Senior Home Coach, Senior Real Estate Specialist, and the last realtor you'll ever need.

Seb is also the founder of Team Sixty Plus and the host of the Sixty Plus Uncensored Podcast. He shares his passion for helping people, particularly seniors, navigate a real estate market which can be volatile and challenging at best. He explains how and why he became active in helping the Sixty Plus community, guiding hundreds of homeowners through buying, selling, downsizing, relocating, aging-in-place planning, and complex multi-generational transitions in some of the most competitive markets in the country.

He founded Team Sixty Plus to support older adults and their families as they make smart, confident decisions about housing later in life. His work blends deep real estate expertise with longevity planning, care navigation, estate considerations, and equity-based financial strategies, and in 2025, he was honored to receive the REALTOR® of the Year Award.

Seb is also a member of the National Aging in Place Council and the Society of Certified Senior Advisors, and has spent thousands of hours studying how aging, housing, family dynamics, and wealth intersect for people in their 60s, 70s, and beyond.

Seb shares great information, not only regarding real estate, but also including longevity, healthy aging, the importance of community, and so much more!

Download this energetic, informative, and uplifting episode to hear Seb's story along with his incredible energy and terrific sense of humor.

Connect with Seb:

linkedin.com/in/sebfrey

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teamsixtyplus.com

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Jon Symes is a mentor, speaker, author, and the founder of Whole & Free, a powerful pathway helping men in midlife break free from invisible stories that keep them stuck.

Through his upcoming book "The Myth That Caged US and the Popular Mid-Life Reset Challenge," Jon guides men to reclaim clarity, purpose, and emotional freedom in their life. He is also the author of the book titled "Your Planet Needs You," and "Realigning for Change."

Jon shares powerful insights regarding personal growth and breaking free from the stories which have kept us from enjoying a fulfilling life and living up to our full potential. In his gentle way, he also describes how we can better take care of our planet, our society, and humanity in general. He explains the importance of realizing the value of dignity, respect, community, and communication, and how we can utilize these principles to heal ourselves, each other, and our society.

This episode is full of great information as well as a positive message of hope, healing, and reclaiming our human dignity. Download it today to hear Jon's story and discover how you can reclaim clarity, purpose, and emotional freedom in your life!

Connect with Jon:

https://www.wholeandfree.me/mid-life-reset-challenge

https://www.wholeandfree.me/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/wholeandfreemen

https://www.youtube.com/@wholeandfree

https://www.instagram.com/wholeandfreemen/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonsymesspeaker/

https://www.tiktok.com/@wholeandfreemen

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Graham Hawley is a Certified Health and Wellness Coach and founder of Simply Health Conscious who guides people to sustainable weight loss, prevent and reverse lifestyle diseases, and reclaim their energy without crash diets, gimmicks, or counting calories.

Graham's mantra is Small Steps, Big Results, and his proven approach is based on what he refers to as the 5 pillars of health. He is the author of the book titled "Small Steps, Big Results: Simple Strategies for Sustainable Weight Loss, Lasting Energy, and Lifelong Health," which illustrates how small daily habits lead to lasting weight loss and better metabolic health and wellbeing.

Graham shares his personal experience of watching both his father and his brother struggle with chronic health issues along with devastating complications from lifestyle diseases. He describes how his father and brother both endured years of decline from type 2 diabetes and related conditions like heart disease, ulcers, and even gangrene.

Rather than accept that same path for his own future, Graham dove deep into nutrition, fitness, and holistic wellness. What he discovered not only changed his life, it also became the foundation for Simply Health Conscious, his now-thriving health coaching practice.

Graham shares many simple tips, insights, and valuable information on how we can all improve our health, wellness, fitness, longevity, and quality of life without the threat of weight gain, chronic disease, and disability hanging over us. And it is shockingly easy, affordable, and accessible to take small steps, reap big results and how simple habits reverse weight gain and chronic disease.

Download this powerful, positive, and information packed episode to hear Graham's story and his proven method to lasting weight loss and better health and wellbeing. Great information!

Connect with Graham:

https://www.simplyhealthconscious.com/

https://www.facebook.com/graham.hawley.52?rdid=oQz0Z4rsm1jW4Mk1&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1AtPNKDWGq%2F#

https://www.youtube.com/@SimplyHealthConscious

https://www.instagram.com/simplyhealthconscious/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamhawley/

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Dr. Jess Armine is putting together the pieces of the healthcare puzzle. As a DC, RN, former EMT as well as a relentless researcher with over 50 years of clinical experience, he has made some amazing discoveries.

He specializes in Long Covid, post-viral syndromes, and complex chronic illnesses. His work focuses on mitochondrial dysfunction, immune dysregulation, oxidative stress, and nervous system imbalances, helping patients recover when conventional approaches fall short.

Dr. Jess explains how and why his work is so effective in helping people heal. It is not about treating symptoms. It's about his ability to translate complex cellular biology into clear, practical insights. He connects the dots between genetics, metabolism, hormones, and the nervous system while he explains complicated physiological and biological processes into language that is easy to understand, as well as educating the listeners and giving them a deeper understanding of why they feel the way they do, and empowering them to what can actually be done about it.

Download this fascinating and informative episode to hear Dr. Jess's powerful and positive story as well as his marvelous sense of humor and message of hope and healing so we can all follow the real path to recovery from chronic illness and achieve optimal health, for life! Great episode!

Connect with Dr. Jess:

https://www.drjessarmine.com/

https://www.facebook.com/jess.armine.2025

https://www.instagram.com/drjessarmine724/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-armine-dc-rn-a0537329/

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Ken Kunken has a truly remarkable and inspirational story of courage, resilience, determination, and strength of the human spirit.

Ken broke his neck playing football for Cornell University in 1970, leaving him almost completely paralyzed from the shoulders down. After a long hospitalization, he returned to Cornell and completed his degree in engineering. He then earned a Master of Arts degree at Cornell in education, and a Master of Education degree at Columbia in psychology.

He became a nationally certified rehabilitation counselor and worked for more than 2 years at Abilities, Inc., where he provided vocational and placement counseling for severely disabled individuals. Wanting to accomplish still more, Ken enrolled in Hofstra University's school of Law and worked for more than 40 years as a Nassau County assistant district attorney, where he became a Deputy Bureau Chief.

Ken's memoir is titled "I Dream of Things That Never Were: The Ken Kunken Story," and was published in October 2023. He and his lovely wife Anna are the proud parents of triplet boys.

Ken shares his experience of trying to navigate his own healing as well as his new reality in an era where little was known about spinal cord injuries, and little to no hope of creating a productive life was presented by the medical community. He describes the many challenges of returning to Columbia in a time before the ADA was established and having navigate around a campus with was not wheelchair accessible. With the help and support of his friends, family, and his many caregivers, Ken managed to achieve what all of the medical "experts' had deemed impossible.

He shares many pearls of wisdom including how to make the most of a bad situation, that life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans, just because it has not been done before, does not mean, you cannot do it now, maintaining high expectations for yourself as well as for others, and the importance of giving back and helping others.

Download this powerful and inspiring episode to hear Ken's story and discover the power of surviving and thriving with courage, resilience, and determination. Such a powerful story of inspiration against all odds!

Connect with Ken:

https://kenkunken.com/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566473121422

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUUa2hyQF8ubUmEARY9WKA

https://www.instagram.com/ken.kunken/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-j-kunken-b4b0a9a8/

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Calvin Bagley is a Healthcare Entrepreneur, Medicare Broker, Thought Leader Advocate, Speaker, and Amazon Best Selling Author who went from having no education as a child to earning a business degree at the age of 34.

Today Calvin is the founder of several different businesses which have positively impacted the lives of tens of thousands of people. His book is a published memoir titled "Hiding from the School Bus," which tells the story of growing up in poverty, isolation, religious extremism, and navigating an education system which wasn't built for kids like him.

Calvin's powerful story is one of resilience, faith, and how to turn pain into purpose. He did not set foot in a classroom until he was 22 years old. He wasn't homeschooled, he was "no-schooled." Being kept close to home with no exposure to traditional education, his older sister taught him how to read.

Incredibly, through hard work and profound stubbornness, he not only learned to read, but he learned how to speak Portuguese and Spanish when he went on his church mission at the age of 19. Calvin explains how learning Portuguese actually helped him read and write English and encouraged him to continue to pursue further education, eventually being accepted to a college and earning his business degree, which launched him on his remarkable and rewarding career.

Calvin shares his story with grace and compassion as he talks about overcoming childhood adversity, resilience and faith after spiritual abuse, breaking cycles, how to build a life worth living when you started with nothing, how to love yourself with all your heart, and how to be the hero of your own story.

Download this powerful and inspiring episode to hear Calvin's story and learn how we can all change the script and become the hero of our story. Such an impactful episode of faith, hope, and healing which demonstrates the strength and resilience of the human spirit. Amazing story!

Connect with Calvin:

https://hidingfromtheschoolbus.com/

https://www.facebook.com/calvinbagley/

https://x.com/calvinbagley

https://www.youtube.com/calvinbagley

https://www.instagram.com/calvinbagley/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvinbagley/

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