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Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonLose 50 Pounds or Die..."The Call" came from David Medansky's doctor. "You have a 95% chance of having a heart attack. You must lose 50 pounds or you will die. You have two choices now. Either lose the weight or get another doctor."
OMG. What's a guy to do?
Fortunately David did what he "should do" and he lost the 50 pounds. My late husband didn't heed the call and he passed away from a massive heart attack at age 55.
Have you lost 50 pounds only to have "found" them again the next year? What does drinking water have to do with a...2023-02-021h 01
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonThriving in Life After TragedyAre you a VICTIM? SURVIVOR? or THRIVER?
How do you move on with your life after the sudden loss of your husband, and then being scammed/taken in an online relationship scam? Life could end and it has, literally for many victims, with the suicide rate skyrocketing over the last few years. You could crawl under a rock and hide. You could isolate and watch Hallmark movies and eat M&Ms or you can STAND UP & SPEAK UP! Debby Montgomery Johnson did a little of the first two options but then decided to make a difference in the l...2022-11-241h 01
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonMake Today Ridiculously AmazingStand Up & Speak Up with host Debby Montgomery Johnson and special guest, Flavia Powell, from Norwich, UK. Flavia grew up in Romania with outhouses and sunflower toilet "paper" - smooth as a babies' behind! She flittered about "carefree" while living in a home filled with stress and abuse. She was taken away from communism to a promised life in the UK where university and living expenses were to be taken care of by her "guardian angel." That "angel" groomed her to take care of HIS "needs" and when she realized her ideal life was less than ideal and wanted...2022-11-1756 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonVeterans Day Thanks🎖️VSO 🚢VA Benefits with Jane Babcock and Debby Montgomery JohnsonVeterans - We THANK YOU - and in this Stand Up & Speak Up show, Debby talks to Jane Babcock, Veterans Service Officer (VSO) about the benefits available to those of US who have served in the military. What's a VSO and how can they assist veterans? VA Benefits include education, housing/property tax, medical, retirement, disability and more. Register your DD 214 with the county? Burial honors available at National Cemeteries and local cemeteries. Benefits may be available to families/widows/children...Contact your local VSO and learn more. You don't know what you're eligible for until you ASK!
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Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonHow Joy and Laughter🤣 Are The Best Medicine To Claim Your Power💪Laugh, learn and leave with practical ways to refuel your LIFE is what Stand Up & Speak Up special guest, Kim McIntyre, shared with Debby Montgomery Johnson today. Joke of the Day: "My wife got stung by a bee on the cheek last night. She's still in the ER today. Her face is all swollen and bruised, she almost died. Luck for her I was close enough to hit the bee with my shovel!"
OMG, I can hear my dad cracking up up as he tells that joke, especially with mom sitting nearby with her face bruised up becaus...2022-11-0359 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonDream Crushers ⚾Yankees Vs Mets 🩰Ballet and Pickleball with the DEBBY'SWhat do Bees and Ballet, The Yankees vs the Mets, and Ballet and Pickleball have to do with finding the dreams of your heart?
This week's Stand Up & Speak Up with special guest Debby Kruszewski and host Debby Montgomery Johnson is all about surviving the Dream Crushers and living your best life. Feel like your corporate "success" job is holding you down - in spite of the $$$? Are you unhappy, numb, exhausted, and feeling "dead" but still breathing?
It's time for a change. It's time to #DREAMBIG. It's time to buzz like a bee and poll...2022-10-201h 00
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonTenacity - Resilience After Adversity with Chad Osinga and Debby Montgomery JohnsonStand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Chad Osinga.
Sniper duty prepared for the unexpected yet his life took turns even he couldn't have planned for. Growing up in a drug house with a mother addicted to cocaine, Chad looked to the only mentors around and they provided nothing positive. Thinking that life was a success if you were to the TOP DRUG SALESMAN, Chad broke free. He joined the Army, with his wife and first child at this side. Basic Training and advanced operational training knocked him down yet brought him back UP to heigh...2022-09-221h 06
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonClear The Clutter! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Mel Mason, The Clutter ExpertClutter - stuff in your closet, garage and even between your ears! The Clutter Expert, Mel Mason, joins Debby today for Part 2, It's All About The Clutter and the Outside is a mirror to the inside. Take 5 minutes in the morning to Allow The Now (ATN) and give yourself the gift of your PRESENCE. You can't change the past but your can rewrite your childhood story and make it HAPPY! Like the Marie Kondo method, or the OHIO (Only Hold It Once), then you'll LOVE Mel's 7 easy steps to DECLUTTER. Enjoy and take one square foot at a time!
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Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonNarcissists - Taming The Lion! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dr. Leslie AustinStand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dr. Leslie Austin
We’ve all met "impossible people" in our business and personal lives -- inconsiderate, abusive, or controlling people who just have to be “right and "win" all the time. Confronting or ignoring them doesn’t work, so what do you do? Staying stuck in this no-win pattern can leave you feeling frustrated and resentful – and getting nowhere! These challenging people seem to be everywhere these days!
It’s NEVER about changing the other person – even in healthy relationships. It you want to take your time and...2022-08-041h 08
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonR.E.A.L. Truth and What We Do With It! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Mary Ellen CiganovichMary Ellen Ciganovich speaks R.E.A.L. Truth and it matters! Diagnosed with epilepsy as a 6 year old, Mary Ellen was told to hide it and pretend nothing was wrong with her. Laws on the books "back then" held that she couldn't get married or have children. Ministers preached that the devil was in folks, like her and that made her ANGRY. However, not wanting to get into the victim mode, which might have been easier for her, she stayed determined to love herself and other more. She realized that the words she chose to use mattered and the w...2022-07-2158 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonOn Purpose Women Speak Up! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Kathryn YarboroughLife happens - expect CHANGE and expect to EVOLVE! Don't think that a shy, quiet child could turn into a Vibrant Speaker Coach? Think again and join us in a lively conversation about taking your pain and finding its purpose and then turning it into your passion. My special guest, Kathryn Yarborough, shows how being alone is important to some and is not the same as being lonely. Understanding how to communicate is more effective than how much you speak and to whom you are speaking. We all transform over a lifetime - ask Kathryn how James Bond and his...2022-07-1457 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonMatchmaker, Make Me A Match! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Cat CantrillWe can dream about Mr. Right/Ms. Right, can't we? Why just dream? We absolutely deserve a forever mate and it's "easier" to find that special person with a dating buddy, or better yet, a Matchmaker! I found true love after falling victim to relationship FRAUD and I could have stopped looking after the "scam reveal" but I wanted someone real and I got that through matchmaker friends. They did the background checks. They did the compatibility interviews. They found someone "geographically desirable!" and then we did the rest. Cat Cantrill is the ultimate "Dating Buddy" and she's got your b...2022-07-071h 01
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonMy Story Continues - Faith Over Fear! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Bethany BryanWhat do your parents do when you're diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis? Bethany Bryan's parents took a deep breath and then prepared for the worse but always told their daughter that she wasn't CF and she could do whatever she wanted to do. Good advice for the 15-plus years the CF didn't present a problem and then...Bethany was truly a woman behind the smile and never told her friends that she was struggling to breathe. Her parents battled their own mental health issues and her "problems" were small compared to theirs. She believed her FEARS were bigger than her sick...2022-06-301h 00
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonA Boomer Chicks Guide to Online Dating! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Angela SchutzIt's a Happy Birthday day on Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and special guest Angela Schutz provides the entertainment! Actually, dating over the age of 50 is full of adventures and full of Beware and be Aware experiences. After her husband of 43 years passed away, Angela found herself alone with her thriving career but not so exciting love life. She decided to venture into the world of online dating - it would be "safe" and a great way to meet and date someone different than her "narcissistic" husband - ah ha moment - not every man was lik...2022-06-161h 04
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonOnline Relationship Fraud Survivors Stories of Recovery - Importance of Support through SCARS. Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dr. Tim McGuinness, Guest Host.Stand Up & Speak Up was started by Debby Montgomery Johnson, almost 3 years ago as a platform for encouraging survivors of Online Relationship Fraud//Scams to feel safe in telling their stories to other victims/survivors as part of their recovering from the trauma of deception and manipulation.
This is the second special edition of Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dr. Tim McGuinness, Directors of SCARS, guest host. This episode features three international SURVIVORS and we thank them. for sharing their stories of RECOVERY. No one should feel blamed for being taken advantage of - E...2022-06-131h 03
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonOnline Relationship Fraud Survivor Stories Tells of Beware and Be Aware! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dr. Tim McGuinness, SCARS DirectorsNothing has more impact than a SURVIVOR's story, especially a story of financial fraud. It's difficult to tell the world about something that has happened TO you, especially something that many people ridicule or victim blame. Standing Up and Speaking Up is an important step to recovery, financial and emotional and No One needs to feel ashamed - we have been a victim to a crime and it's time to move on with support. The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams (SCARS) is an international nonprofit organization based in Miami, FL and supports victims/survivors/thrivers and their families fro...2022-06-031h 09
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonLove On The Line - Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Elina JuusolaBeware and Be Aware - YES, folks, everyone can be taken by someone online (and in person.) And those "mis-steps" without additional judgment/victim blame/victim shame can lead to an international awareness of how criminals are ripping out hearts while laughing their way to the bank. Elina tells her story, not only from a victim/survivor/thriver/advocate position, but also as a researcher. Her book. Love On The Line, How to Recover from Romance Scams Gracefully and without Victimization is a remarkable ride through a recovery process from a trauma of romance scams with positive attitude, vigilance an...2022-05-191h 00
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonUnshakable Resilience! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Krishna RupareliaWhat happens when the boss isn't listening to the team and tasks them with something redundant? Does anyone speak up? Has your organization ever "monitored your mouse" to see how much work you are doing during the day? YES and NO are my answers to those questions and Krishna Ruparelia has a lot more to tell as she works with top leaders in making their employees' well-being A PRIORITY. In this episode of Stand Up & Speak Up, Debby and Krishna go over the keys to UNSHAKABLE RESILIENCE and they start with Mindset - how do we reset attitudes and habi...2022-05-1251 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonThe Crisis Planner - Get Off The Worry-Go-Round! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Linda FostekStand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Linda Fostek. Hurricane season is almost here but we're faced with crises daily. It's time to get prepared, from 72 hour emergency kits, estate planning/wills/Power of Attorney/ and even to password protections. Linda turned her father's "Home Operations Manual" into The Crisis Planning Home System and every home should have one. Do you know where your water shut-off valve is? Do you know where the gas turn-off valve is? Do you know what circuit breaker cuts the power to your washing machine? Do you know how scammers get into your b...2022-05-051h 00
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonYour Story Will Change The World. Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Peggy Lee HansonThis episode of Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Peggy Lee Hanson shares the importance of life's experiences, the good, the bad, and the ugly! Each of us has something we're hiding because of embarrassment or shame. Writing your story is the first step to healing and recovery. Speaking about your story is the first step to helping someone else. Going PUBLIC with your story will start a movement to change the world. Be courageous one word at a time. You never know who might be impacted by your story. Peggy Lee Hanson is the Founder...2022-04-281h 01
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonSabotage to Success - Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Aleksandra ReharWhat a great way to end Season 2 with a SUCCESS story! Aleksandra Rehar, born in Slovenia before it was Slovenia, has suffered tremendous personal losses over her lifetime. She's Standing Up & Speaking Up about how all the magic happens outside of your comfort zone! Aleksandra and Debby take a journey across the pond to Slovenia and encourage YOU to look at the map - the country is beautiful and is surrounded by history and history in the making. Then it's time to take a look within. Get to know your limiting beliefs and how to say "No More" to them...2022-04-0753 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonFRAUD and SCAM Alert. Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dr. Tim McGuinnessWith Tinder Swindler and Inventing Anna, the world of online fraud has blown up. Online relationship fraud/scams are running rampant and during the pandemic millions have been "taken" by scammers around the globe. Dr. Tim McGuinness, Founder and Director, of The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams (SCARS) and Debby Montgomery Johnson, also a Director, raise awareness about Pig Butchering (financial fraud linked to relationship scams) and the steps victims/survivors need to take to report the fraud to law enforcement. We ALL can be taken at one point in our lives, no matter our age, education, or fi...2022-04-041h 07
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonNear-Death Experience Life Changer. Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Sammy Moonwalker TuckerShe lost her arm in a motorcycle accident - it was not the "honorable death" she had planned pre-deployment yet it changed her life and she hasn't looked back. Victim? Not on your life. Sammy Moonwalker Tucker, was born the day man walked on the Moon and her father wanted to remember that forever! Drugs and abuse ran rampant around her during her childhood and then reared their ugly heads during young adulthood. Poor choices led to experiences that robbed her of happiness and purpose. Find out how life became a "Hot mess" and how Sammy (Moon) took responsibility for e...2022-03-241h 00
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonIt's A Ripple From The UK! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Sammy BlindellIt takes one drop to make a ripple that will change the world and Sammy Blindell, CEO of the Brand Builders Club and The One Drop Movement Global followed her vision. "Individually we are One Drop, and together we are the ocean," says Sammy and it's time to focus on what's really important. Bullied as a child, Sammy believes that protecting herself held her back from achieving much more and if you don't take control of your "label - victim, failure, gullible, gold digger" you are leaving your reputation on the table and someone else will "brand you." Additionally, if...2022-03-041h 01
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonAn Hour With Mom - Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Gwendolyn Kennedy ButzTThis special edition of Stand Up & Speak Up this week is with Debby Montgomery Johnson and her mom, Gwendolyn Kennedy Butz. If you could have your mom's undivided attention for an hour, what would you ask her? What was life like when she was a little girl? Who taught her to cook? Where were the holidays spent and with whom? Who did the dishes? Did your mom REALLY ever talk about life as a young adult? What were her joys and times of sadness? Did she work outside of the home or was she a SAHM? My folks have been marr...2022-02-251h 01
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonRecover From Financial "Oops!" Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Debra Morrison"How could I make a financial mistake?" Have you ever asked yourself that question? Are you a Certified Financial Planner, trained for more than 40 years, and those words came out of your mouth? NOT, except for our own Expert, Debra L. Morrison, CFP, MS, Financial Coach, TedX Speaker, and international author who acknowledges that EVERYONE, repeat, EVERYONE can make a financial "oops" and recover. What does it take to move forward past the self-flagellation and shame? Acknowledgement , forgiveness and GRACE. You need to learn the basics of finances and then act with the assistance of a financial planner who you TRU...2022-02-1758 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonThe Heart Healer- Ho'oponopono! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Ilene GottliebI Love You~ I'm Sorry~ Please Forgive Me~ Thank You!
These "simple steps to healing" are the key to the ancient Hawaiian practice of Ho'oponopono. Ilene Gottlieb, The Heart Healer, shares the benefits of combining the practice with her Conscious Heart Connections and the two very simple techniques can be used immediately to support your self-care regimen. Wouldn't you like to shed the fear, self-sabotage and negative thoughts swirling around in your head? Don't feel guilty - see how taking 100% responsibility for all things we CREATE in our lives lets us RELEASE what we created. Take a few...2022-02-1046 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonStop Yelling At Your Kids! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Celia KiblerFrustrated by your toddler yelling at you? Perhaps you need to look in the mirror to see WHY they are doing that! Celia Kibler, Founder of Pumped Up Parenting, says we need to be intentional when communicating with each other because we're really raising "adults and not children!" Electronics ruling the household? Celia says "raise kids that are polite, well-mannered, respectful. Raise kids to do chores, play outside, eat meals together when possible and THEN put the video games on...with limits." If we're all tuned into our own things then ultimately we'll find a disconnected family. Want to know h...2022-02-0550 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonRestorative Practices in Class? Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dr. Gaye Lang, Author of "Seven"Courage - Respect - Trust! Dr. Gaye Lang led the way to teaching Restorative Practices in the classroom in Texas and beyond, and her reach to the White House gives her EXPERT status. Her SUPER POWERS and decades of experience, multiple degrees, and intense desire to bless the children equip thousands of educators to transform their school and classrooms into restorative places of learning and community. Dr. Lang is also the author of SEVEN, a best-selling historical fiction about 7 magnificent women who started a black sorority at an all-white school in the 1920s. The "sisters" faced racism and bigotry on a...2022-01-2755 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonGrit and Grace! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Linda Fisk"Be careful with her...she's clinically SHY" said her dad and that was the beginning of Linda Fisk's staying hidden as a little girl. Wow, you need to check out what happened after her first college public speaking class. Linda's STANDING UP and SPEAKING UP turned into a worldwide movement called LeadHerShip Global! Her dream of speaking in front of hundreds in spite of her disabling stutter caused her to live her fictional version of herself behind the smile. Then she learned that life's challenges faced with GRIT will never define us nor defeat us but we need to take...2022-01-2153 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonOnline Dating Scam Happened To Me But It Won't Define Me. Positive Talk Radio with Kevin McDonald and Debby Montgomery JohnsonBeware and Be Aware - We can ALL be taken by scammers no matter how well trained and well educated we are. It's important to protect your online presence (lock down your friends - you don't need thousands), protect your finances (check your bank accounts regularly) and protect your heart! This is a fun conversation about a very SERIOUS TOPIC...don't take it lightly - this could happen to your mom, daughter, or best friend (guys included.) If anyone has been a victim or knows someone taken in an online "relationship" check out www.romancescamsnow.com, the Encyclopedia website...2022-01-1748 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonSilent No Longer Says 2x Sexual Assault Survivor!This week's Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Greta McClain, Founder of SilentNoLongerTn.org. Some ask "How could SHE be a victim of sexual assault?" SHE was a former Detective in the Sexual Assault Department in the Nashville Metro Police Department and she was trained to protect others but when faced with her own attacker, she felt hopeless and defeated afterwards. Wanting to crawl under a rock and hide (The Woman Behind The Smile) Greta faced depression and near suicide when she saw #MeToo and knew she wasn't alone anymore. Reaching out she used her experience...2022-01-1353 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonConnecting with Impact - Mama Heshie! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnsonand Heshie SegalStand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson features special guest Heshie Segal. Heshie is the founder and CEO of The JetNetting™ Connection and known to the children of Tanzania as "Mama Heshie!" We dove into Heshie's life which is filled with challenges, triumphs, pain and passion. Abused as a child catapulted her into her mission to protect the children. She is a rebel WITH a cause and she's clear when she Stands Up & Speaks Up about sexual abuse (I was the "family toy",) financial abuse (fraudulent investments offered by "friends") and her passion project in Africa - KidsBetterWorld. He...2022-01-0655 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonTop Online Scams for 2021! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dr. Tim McGuinness, SCARSThis is a special, end of the year wrap up, with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Tim McGuinness, PhD, Founder of The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams (SCARS) and we discuss the top online scams of 2021. This has been a banner year with the pandemic, social distancing and everyone on the computers looking for "friends and companions" and the scammers are right there with us. No one is "immune" to online scam and we'd like to highlight the top scams, which include medical scams (COVID), non-delivery scams, telecon frau, romance scams, investment fraud, sextortion, payment cards fraud, and money la...2021-12-3058 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonDads4Life - Hearts Forever! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Keith JowersParenting can be difficult ESPECIALLY if you are a single parent, dad or mom! Keith Jowers spent his career in law enforcement working with kids and many of them had “difficult” family situations and enjoyed walking into his office for a PAUSE in their day. Keith is the Founder of Dads4Life, and as a “Dad Coach” and mentor, he uses his experience as a single dad and many years of raising a responsible child, as the foundation for his advice, encouragement and non-profit work. From rock band in the 60s to joining the military as a young man (needed t...2021-12-0251 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonVirtue Elevates Humankind! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Hugh VailDo horses have emotions? Can they cry? What do they "say" when a leather saddle is strapped to their back and some big stranger jumps on top? Horses tolerate humans but they're STRESSED when most riders are on top! And BTW, ever thought about leather being a dead animal?!! Just as humans FEEL, so do horses, and Hugh Vail, Founder of Mustang Medicine, provides personal insights and vulnerabilities on how The Ranch Rules are the KEY to elevating our lives and the world around us. Experience how WILD MUSTANGS can tame the wild in us together in a safe...2021-11-181h 01
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonAge Has No Limits! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Werner Berger, Pt 1Born in South Africa to German parents in the 1930s, Werner Berger knows what it's like to live without his dad around on a daily basis. Did growing up in an "uncomfortable" situation allow him to stretch and adapt and ultimately shape him into being an amazing leadership coach and Guinness World Record Holder? Werner says he hit rock bottom at one point, after he retired FROM something and not TO something, and when challenged to write down 3 things that he would love to do before he died but probably WOULDN'T do, what do you think he wrote? Find...2021-11-0446 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonThe Man Behind Fearvana! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Akshay NanavatiSeason 2, Episode 28: Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Akshay Nanavati, Pt 1
Who is Akshay Nanavati and what is FEARVANA? You’ve come to the right place to get answers to those questions and more! Does your background/childhood set you up for things to come? Rollercoasters terrified him yet he walked in front of convoys in Iraq. He partied with the best of them as a young man and then lived with the demons of alcohol and drugs and a self-destructive life style. Find out how “Blackhawk Down” was the pivot point in his life...2021-10-2930 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonDon't Let "No" Stop You! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Ilona ParunakovaBorn in the Republic of Georgia and rejected by her father because she was a girl - the firstborn was supposed to be male - and then mocked by her grandparents because of her Russian last name, Ilona Parunakova has lived her share of "No's." She's now on a mission to be RESILIENT and uses the negatives in her life to share how owning your story can lead to positive outcomes. Ilona found her voice and is Standing Up & Speaking Up for all who lost their voice due to family criticism, cultural differences, and intolerance. Ilona is a direct des...2021-10-2155 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonFor This Child I Have Prayed, 6 Heart Surgeries, 18 Months. Stand Up & Speak UpHe's turning BLUE...Emergency rooms...his sweet COOs are really indications of fluid on his lungs. Can you imagine anything worse than seeing and hearing a surgeon say "Your two month old needs open heart surgery NOW?" Samuel was diagnosed with Super-Ventricular Tachycardia (SVT) AND severe mitral valve regurgitation- DOUBLE WHAMMY. R.L. Shawver speaks to Debby Montgomery Johnson on this episode of Stand Up & Speak Up about his family experiences with his son, Samuel..."For This Child I Have Prayed" powerfully speaks to the strength, tenacity, and faith of a father and his unconditional love for his child. R...2021-10-1449 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonWrite a Book? Why, you ask? Because, she says! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Candi ParkerOn this episode of Stand Up & Speak Up, Publisher and Founder of Parker House Books, Candi Parker and Debby Montgomery Johnson have a fun conversation about the WHYs and HOWs of writing and publishing your book. Candi published Debby’s first book, The Woman Behind The Smile – Triumph Over the Ultimate Online Dating Betrayal, and since 2017 the two have enjoyed writing/publishing articles in the monthly Positive Tribe Magazine.
Candi says the word “Authority” begins with author and once you’ve published you’ve become an “Expert” in that arena! What’s the “best” way to publish – it depends and Candi has...2021-10-0751 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonIt's Your Time To Live The Second Half Of Your Life! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Sheree Clark, Midlife Courage CoachWow, you SHOULD be having the time of your life - fewer responsibilities, fewer "anchors" and the ability to say "No" but what's holding you back? The fork in the road isn't an "either/or" situation and if you just JUMP then you'll have no regrets over not trying! This week's Stand up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Sheree Clark, Midlife Courage Coach, talk about the 2nd Pivot that we take, either willingly or not, but life happens and we've got the opportunity to be audacious and brave! Declare your intentions and don't let the naysayers keep you...2021-09-231h 00
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonYou're 8 years old with 6 Books! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Kenny RochonThis week's Stand Up & Speak Up features our YOUNGEST and happiest guest ever - Kenny Rochon (K3) inspires us with his SMILE (yes, you can feel it over the air waves!) and his desire to write 10 books by the time he's ten. Wow, such drive and passion and getting a video game from his parents with each 100 reviews throws him into overdrive! You're asking..."How can a young boy do all this on his own?" Well, he can't - and neither could we, but he's got great mentors (his parents and teachers) and a great support system (The Umbrella Syn...2021-09-1630 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonLeaving a Legacy of Love! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Ken Rochon, JrWhat does it take to leave a Legacy of Love? Ken Rochon, "Dr. Smiley", inspires people around the world to do what they love and love what they do. From early teaching days when he was "The Best Teacher" and blew up a water bottle on day 1 of Science class to caring for his mother who was diagnosed with early dementia and passed away at age 65 from Alzheimer's to raising an INCREDIBLE son, Kenny (K3), Ken Rochon is a man on a mission! The Pandemic shut many people down, but Ken and Kenny found family time and turned it int...2021-09-1632 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonAwakening Giants Wants YOU! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Spryte LorianoYou are being called...What if you could activate your greatest fulfillment and be part of an EPIC TV series that is awakening humanity? It's time to take your own GIANT Journey and Awakening Giants wants YOU to share their global vision. Spryte Loriano, Creator, Executive Producer and lead visionary behind AwakeningGiantsTV ™ knows what happens when you awaken your PERSONAL POWERS and then use them to be the change for good! Debby and Spryte joined forces in San Diego and spent time with the wolves at The Wolf Connection - running with THE PACK taught each of us about life...2021-09-1038 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonSay YES to Things That Matter! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Kathie KrehEducation give us options and levels the "playing field." Hope isn't a handout! That's what my guest, Kathie Kreh, tells Stand Up & Speak Up audiences. Kathie developed an affinity for Africa as a child, mesmerized by tribal customs shared by her father who studied tribal relations at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. As Founder of African Orphan Educational Foundation, Kathie sees education as THE game-changer. While Africa's needs are vast, Kathie knows first hand that education is not only empowering, it's transformative and will change a generation and ---unlike land and material belongings --cannot be taken away. Find yo...2021-09-0345 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonRecovering From An Online Relationship/Dating Scam. Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and SurvivorsSeason 2, Episode 17: What do you do after realizing you’ve been scammed…in a relationship scam? Your heart is broken. Your bank account may be empty. You’re blamed by family and friends for being “stupid” but YOU’RE NOT…You’re just human and have a big heart for others. The psychology of a scam is complicated and the scammers are very well trained – some even in universities around the world. Everyone is going to be a victim of a scam sometime in their lives – each and every one of US. It could be a job scam, product scam or a financial s...2021-08-2128 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonThat Handsome Man In Uniform (online) is NOT Your Forever Guy!Have you seen those handsome soldiers, airmen, and sailors popping up in your Facebook friends requests? This week Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and guest host, Dr. Tim McGuinness, Founder of The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams (SCARS) and Liz Souhrada, Liason to SCARS and Army Criminal Investigation Division, discuss the “How and Why” scammers impersonate military personnel and rob relationship victims out of their life savings and sometimes, their lives. How about on dating sites or gaming sites? They’re “in the military and have to be trustworthy, honest, and wanting to get home on leave...2021-08-2033 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonWhat is your body telling you? Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dr Lisa Bleicher Ever wonder WHY your body feels like it is screaming at you? Do you really need that cup of coffee and the caffeine kick in the morning or could WATER with lemon do the trick? Dr. Lisa, an experienced Chiropractor, explains what her practice is all about (dispelling any myths I had!) and why the body functions through innate intelligence and knowing what matters will lead to a long, healthy life/lifestyle. Do you know what the building blocks for a healthy strong body are? Each of us is unique and our bodies react to things differently. One “food plan...2021-08-1236 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonUse Your Story For Good! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Tiffany LargieTiffany Largie is a woman BIGGER THAN LIFE for many because she made the CHOICE to Stand Up & Speak Up when it could have been easier to shut up. Tiffany needed to feed her children and when "Help" only gave her enough for a few meals, she decided to NEVER forget her VALUE - to herself, her family and to the world. Tiffany went from helpless and homeless to creating multiple business enterprises. She hasn't forgotten, though, where she came from and she uses her UNIQUE STORY to move others to success. Join us and challenge yourself to open up...2021-08-0550 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonDo You Remember 9/11? Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Ari SchonbrunWhere were YOU on 9/11? My guest, Ari Schonbrun , was on the 78th floor or the World Trade Center, Tower One, after arriving 20 minutes later than he USUALLY got to work. His son's Scholastic Book Order saved his life. Waiting for the elevator to take him to the upper floors, Ari recalls the EXPLOSION, sirens, smoke, and Virginia. He then walks us down the 78 flights of Tower One stopping at the 75th Floor for "The Call"...the 50th for some encouragement...Down step by step. Listen in for the other stories. "RIVETING" and a first hand account from one of the few...2021-07-291h 00
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonMen Get Breast Cancer Too. Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Male Breast Cancer SurvivorsLump, Bump, Discharge, Breast Tissue and you get "The Call" but don't tell anyone. WHAT? My guests this week on Stand Up & Speak Up are Ron Rapaport, Bret Miller, John Falk and Mike Singer, in addition to Pat Washburn, widow of Marlyn Washburn. All the men survived Male Breast Cancer and are LIVING to speak up and advocate. None of them, nor I, had heard of male breast cancer before the diagnosis but that's going to change. 1:833 men are diagnosed with breast cancer vs 1:8 women. The numbers don't appear to be staggering UNLESS it's YOUR MAN. Listen in for the sig...2021-07-2248 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonOnline Safety Tips for Youth. Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Avni GodsePart 2: Teenagers are 20% more likely to be scammed than others - WHY is that? Why are they so trusting in online conversations and WHY is there a competition to see who has the MOST FOLLOWERS or LIKES on their social media pages? Join Avni Godse, Founder of Heartification, Inc and Debby Montgomery Johnson discuss how to keep your social media profiles protected. Thanks to Dana Mantilia and her warning about online predators and The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams (SCAR) for their information and graphics.2021-07-1714 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonHeartification - Art with Heart! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Avni GodsePart 1: Celebrate our young entrepreneurs! What were you doing at age 14? Probably not running an international non-profit and serving humanity in a meaningful way! Avni Godse, founder of Heartification - Expressing Yourself Through Art, is my special guest. When visiting her grandfather in India she saw postcards of artists with disabilities painting with their mouths and feet. Her heart was profoundly touched so she came home and set up a non-profit to raise awareness of disabled artists and ultimately provide POP-UP events for them to come together and paint - without cost to them. Stand Up & Speak Up celebrates Avni an...2021-07-1631 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonMore Than A Woman With A Smile! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Christine HandyChristine Handy was an International Model with the "perfect life" ahead of her - the outside world thought she had it all and so did she...until she didn't. How could a "routine" medical operation turn life upside down? How could a medical professional bully her into believing she was a "crazy housewife?" How could finding a lump in her breast and then "The Call" completely change her perspective on living or dying? How can you be a cheerleader for other women and not one for yourself? Christine digs deep into her soul, her faith, and her WILL to push...2021-07-0853 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonPast Memories LOST Forever, New Ones Made Slowly.Multiple traumas led to two types of amnesia - doctors can't figure them out and Holly Winter Huppert is determined to JUMP- and make sure her students are comfortable being uncomfortable! She's a teacher by day and an author and entrepreneur by night and she's multi-tasking her life away. Is there success or chaos here? She's spunky, determined, and a "shero" of a teacher, especially throughout the pandemic. Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Holly Winter Huppert is a spirited conversation about losing a lifetime of memories and striving to create new ones one minute at...2021-07-0252 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonRun For Your Life...Enjoy The Journey...Find Your Passion!Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Martha Hoy. Martha Hoy has a unique story that involves surviving a horrific car accident, fifteen surgeries, an abusive marriage and abandonment by her family. On the run with only her suitcase, she went to the only person who NEVER let her down and she hadn't even met him in person. Despite experiencing multiple traumas, she is thriving and her story is about survival, triumph and the strength of the human will. As a humanitarian, Martha supported orphans in Uganda, but little did she know that the connections she made in...2021-06-2550 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonLove is Never Out of Style! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Euri BermudezNOT BEING ACCEPTED by friends happens to many who have been divorced or widowed and after 25 plus years of marriage Euri Bermudez found herself wondering what happened and asking WHAT NOW? Would you know how to open the garage door if the power went out? How about fixing the refrigerator? She became "Ms Fix-it" and found the power in self-care and self-sufficiency. She also allowed herself TIME to heal, to forgive herself and her Ex, and the time to connect with God. When the time was "right" she accepted an invitation to dinner and the "rest is history!" She offer...2021-06-1758 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonFlawlessly Flawed to Encourage, Uplift and Inspire! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Nichelle NelsonStand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Nichelle Nelson shows how one of the biggest challenges in life turned out to be one of the biggest blessings and it took a MOM COACH to kickbutt! This episode of Stand Up & Speak Up contains 2, yes TWO, important stories. The first is of a mom who, like Elizabeth Meyers, last week's guest, and Debby, endured premature 2nd trimester fetal demise yet Nichelle's 3 baby losses were attributed to THROMBOPHILIA. Fortunately Nichelle was encouraged to find support through an organization called KinderMourn - check it out - and she was blessed wit...2021-06-111h 05
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonTrials to Triumph. Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Elizabeth MeyersTwo former USAF Officers, strong women and mothers who's babies died in the second trimester, Stand Up & Speak Up about the existence of depression/trauma and not having anyone to talk to about it...back THEN. Elizabeth Meyers, Podcast Host at Resilient Life Hacks, attended the US Air Force Academy and endured years of "frat house" living and the military figuring out how to incorporate women into the Academies (back in 1990) yet the loss of her unborn son proved more traumatic than anything she had encountered during her early Academy years. Silence abounds in a hospital when there is a...2021-06-031h 01
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonFrom Angry to Awesome Advocate! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Chrissie DepreHS Dropout to MPA. Victim to Victorious! How do you survive a home invasion and violent personal attack with your two infants in the next room? How do you move on after years of domestic violence and learn to TRUST again? Chrissie Depre Stands Up and Speaks Up every day in her new position as Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)Coordinator/Advocate for Monroe County, FL and her job has just begun. She's on a mission to make her painful past become her passion. Chrissie and Debby Montgomery Johnson have a candid conversation about family disfunction, being a teenage mo...2021-05-2759 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonUnresolved Trauma, Loss & Grief. Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Betsy RosamHow do you survive LIFE after the death of your child, divorce or even domestic violence? So many of us are living with trauma that remains unresolved because it's EASIER to dismiss rather than to deal with it fully. Betsy Rosam wants you to THRIVE, not just SURVIVE after some of life's worst tragedies. When Betsy Rosam got "the call" that her sweet Caroline was killed by a drunk driver she COULD have completely shut down but she didn't and today she's helping others cope with trauma by helping them THROUGH it. Certified in EFT, Psyche-K, and other healing mod...2021-05-231h 00
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonFrom Heartache to Your Hearts Desires. Stand Up & Speak Up With The Love TwinsHow do you heal past wounds and remove barriers to finding love if you can't JUMP out of your own way? Gladys Diaz and Michelle Roza, aka The Love Twins, join Debby Montgomery Johnson with a special message to anyone seeking their HEARTS DESIRES! In spite of death, divorce and the pains of growing up surrounded with domestic violence and addiction, the LOVE TWINS Stand Up & Speak Up for women around the world who truly want genuine love, commitment and a partner they can TRUST. How can you conquer fears and limiting beliefs to RISE above...challenge yourself on...2021-05-1355 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonInternational Survivor Stories - Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery JohnsonSeries 2, Episode 5: Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and special guests from around the globe…the stories are different but SO similar. Words with Friends…Facebook…Google Hang Outs…Dating Sites…The pandemic is keeping us isolated and online looking for something to do…and all of those social media/dating platforms are providing fun engagement and POTENTIAL FRAUD and SCAM. Not a naysayer for any of them, but we’re here to say Beware and Be Aware and don’t let your heart rule your head. Today’s show features a panel of relationship fraud SURVIVORs and each was “taken...2021-05-011h 00
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonRussian Bride Groom Tells All! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dr Jonathan FarleyHarvard educated, award winning Professor and YES, even HE got scammed and Dr. Jonathan Farley is courageous enough to STAND UP & SPEAK UP about what happened and WHY. Most men would never tell but he's not "most" and his courage is valued here. Scam victims, or survivors, are male, female, highly educated and well-traveled and like Dr. Farley, have big hearts. We ALL will be scammed at one time in our lives and usually we get taken by family and his "wife", as part of a coordinated organized crime group, set up the "family" situation and took his TRUST...2021-04-221h 01
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonBreaking Barriers! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Tinu PenaBorn in the US and growing up in Nigeria gives special guest Tinu Pena a unique perspective as an American, entrepreneur, and "Renaissance Woman!" Tinu's experiences growing up gave her the street smarts to navigate her arrival in NYC with $3.00 and a "can do" DESIRE to MAKE IT! Time in the Army helped pay for her Engineering degree and she's been a "woman in a man's world" but she's definitely a stiletto wearing kind of gal! Tinu's passion for training young women and her love for her mom led to her legacy creation, the BANWO Foundation, and she's on the...2021-04-1857 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonIncarcerated But Free! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Monique PettawayIncarcerated but FREE! The Judge said what? What just happened? Life changed in a flash when Monique Pettaway, newly married, found out her husband of just 6 months, was found GUILTY of murder and was going away for life. What's a girl to do? She stood by her man for 10 years and then after all appeals were exhausted, he let her go. Now, on her own she wanted to hide behind the smile. Family supported her but the world treated her like SHE was the criminal. His prison was physical, hers MENTAL yet with time she found FREEDOM and now...2021-04-0852 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonMom, Don't Answer That Call - It's Not your Friend and Tips to Protect Your Personal Security.Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dana Mantila. Cyber Security training sounds so DRY unless you watch Dana Mantilia "Do her thing" and that's exactly what happens today on Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dana Mantilia. Our conversation covered "Synthetic Identities" to Phishing (Spear Phishing vs "regular") to Catfishing but we're coming from the SURVIVORs/Victim's side on many topics. How do you secure your privacy settings on your phone and on social media and What DO you Tell your kids about why their "friends" may not really be their friends (and w...2021-04-0157 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonGet Clear, Get Confident, Get Going! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Marty WardCelebrate Our First Year - 52 episodes of Stand Up & Speak Up! Get Clear, Get Confident, Get Going! Marty L. Ward shows how Talents, Abilities, and Gifts (TAG) build confidence so that even the BULLYs in your life can't hold you back. In the process even the Bully can develop into the HERO with understanding, mentorship, and empathy. Take the opportunity to learn about yourself and be that GIFT to yourself and BEING ME MATTERS when we guide ourselves and others through frustration and self-doubt. Marty L. Ward has taken her CARE program to classrooms from Florida to Uganda. "Swiss Chees...2021-03-2558 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonAdvocates for Change! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dr. Barrett Matthews.Advocates for Change! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dr. Barrett Matthews. Bongo drums and a LeadHerShip cruise to Jamaica with Sharon Frame brought us together but USING OUR VOICE to change the world has kept us connected! I thought Dr. Barrett L Matthews was BRAVE for being the only male speaker at a women's conference aboard ship for 5 days and he thought I was brave for Standing Up and Speaking Up about an online relationship fraud for over $1 Million. In the last 5 years CEO Space, I-Change Nations, BlackBelt Speakers, and Passions to Profits and Podcasts...2021-03-1859 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonAdvocate for Yourself! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Tab CalvittiDoctors...Lawyers...More Doctors and all because of a fall on the ice. Medical malpractice, maybe...legal loopholes, maybe...bottom line after 4 back surgeries Tab Calvitti needed to become a Patient Advocate for herself and it took years to learn HOW to Stand Up & Speak Up for herself. She knew she wanted to live life again just like she did "Before The Fall" but now doctors didn't want to operate. What do we need to know about medical summaries, requesting medical records, HIPAA rules, and asking questions before it's too late. Tim McGuinness, PhD, and Founder of The Society of Ci...2021-03-1359 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonWoman On Fire! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Allison HarveyAllison Harvey is a WOMAN ON FIRE and a woman with a mission to provide every young woman in Haiti with an opportunity to stay clean and healthy during "that time of the month!" How often do we, in the 1st world countries, think about the effects of being isolated for 4-5 days of the month - ever hear of the Pad Man in India? This is Allison Harvey's mission for Haiti - provide the women with a vehicle to provide for themselves, make a little living, and live a life with clean sanitary items. In the meantime, Allison is...2021-03-041h 00
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonThe Power of Love Letters! Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery Johnson and Christina StuartIt all started in a dream. The childhood traumas filled her with emotional gaps and insecurities and she was choosing love in all the wrong places. How do you giggle about your past when it's filled with horrific memories? Join Christina Stuart and Debby Montgomery Johnson for a lively discussion about befriending the monsters in the closet...or hugging the bogey man who may be just as afraid of you as your are of him! Learn how Christina uses LOVE LETTERS to herself to gain control over her past and how self care can launch you into the future with...2021-02-2557 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonA Voice AND A Choice! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dr. Melissa BalizanHigh Stress...Pharmaceutical management responsibilities...People Pleaser and NO VOICE to Stand Up for herself. Dr. Melissa Balizan is the picture of a high achiever who climbed the administrative ladder in a large hospital only to land in the operating room for a surgery brought on by stress - and NO ONE from her department/division even called to check up on her. Ah-ha moment - self care and courage to leave an unhealthy environment was the KEY to taking her health and personal control back. Now she's on a mission, as a Concierge Pharmacist, to empower you and giv...2021-02-181h 00
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonProtecting The Rabbit Ears Generation. Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Debbie SilvermanGrandma...Help! You've heard about those "Grandma Scams", haven't you? It could happen to YOUR FAMILY and we need to Beware and Be Aware. Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Debbie Silverman lit the airwaves with tips to tell your parents/grandparents who to trust and who to NOT trust. Elder Fraud happens every minute and it takes a village, or at least a family, to protect and prevent. Don't wait until it happens to someone you love...FRAUD will happen and the banks may not prevent or have your back afterwards. (Former banker speaking here...2021-02-1359 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonLive In Your Best Body - Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Victoria Ahrensdorf, Feldenkrais Method TrainerAre you suffering from trauma? Aren't we all? Do you or someone you know have limited flexibility or mobility? How about that chronic pain in your back or joints brought on after sitting at your desk for 8 hours on a zoom conference? Victoria Ahrensdorf is a master teacher of the Feldenkrais Method and it is for anyone who wants to reconnect with their natural abilities to move, think and feel! Whether you want to be more comfortable at your computer, playing with your children, walking or performing a favorite pastime, these gentle lessons can improve your overall well-being. Victoria and De...2021-02-041h 01
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonCancer Saved My Life! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Sandra Nunes.I bet you've never heard anyone say that before..."Cancer saved my life!" That message from the oncologist WOKE Sandra Nunes up in a way that nothing else in her life had done. She realized that corporate "security" and working for everyone but herself wasn't going to change the diagnosis. Only SHE could change her thoughts, actions, and steps going forward. She pushed forward with treatments and never had the thought that the end was near - she was a middle child and all her life she bowed her head to hide but now was the time for her...2021-01-281h 00
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonA Survivor's Story - Be Brave! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Christina BlazesOpen the door and get him out of the pool...MOMMY, please! You're not GOOD ENOUGH to be doing that. WHO do you think you are? How many times have the things we've HEARD, especially as children, affected what we are doing today as ADULTS? Christina Blazes took a leap of faith and told her story about abuse and uncovered her "undiscovered hurt" that had been holding her back from her true POTENTIAL as a woman, wife, mom and entrepreneur. Encouraged by her husband-to-be to "work on herself" and that was said in a loving, supportive manner, she sought out p...2021-01-2159 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonMoney Help That Goes Beyond Numbers! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Emily ShullYou heard "Money doesn't grow on trees" or "Don't talk about our family money - people will think you're bragging" or "The ATM has money, just use your card!" As children how many times did we hear "No" when you asked for something you'd wanted - even if you worked for it? Those thoughts about finances might be HOLDING YOU BACK FROM YOUR GREATNESS! Emily Shull, Founder of Me, Myself and Money, comes to us from The Netherlands to share how emotions are integrally tied to our finances and our financial decision making. We all make mistakes, some "bigger" than...2021-01-1459 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonChange Your Perspective - Change Your Life. Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Laura J.K. BeersStand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Laura J.K. Beers, The Motivational Medium™ was full of the SPIRIT today as we walked through how GRIEF can be good with the right perspective. Many times we go through life wearing "GRIEF GOGGLES!" You've heard about seeing life through rose colored glasses, well, we've got the gray ones! Does a "Medium" talk to ghosts or channel energy from your loved ones. You'll know when you connect/reconnect to your true self and it's fascinating to know the difference between being "selfish" and practicing "self care." Laura J.K. Be...2021-01-0758 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonLook Like A Movie Star, Feel Like A Rock Star! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Mary PalmerCan you really retire and REWIRE? Absolutely YES and that's what Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Mary Sandoval Palmer was all about this week. Although both Mary and Debby lost their spouses at early ages, they were courageous and determined enough to take one step toward being self-sufficient as single moms and entrepreneurs. In spite of setbacks and some nay-sayers, the support, unconditional support, from their families set them on the path of service of others and to making choices that altered their lives. Mary is recognized as a skincare and glamour master and a prof...2021-01-021h 02
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonP.L.A.N Your Way Through Adversity! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Michael K. JacksonStand Up & Speak Up with Michael K. Jackson was an honest discussion about life as a dad/son. We set out to talk about how to P.L.A.N your way through adversity and tragedy and we ended up having a FIRST TIME discussion about how dads feel when the family loses a baby! We also discussed how Michael K. Jackson's father's passing changed his life and his service to his homeland. Powerful conversation today. Dr. Tim McGuinness was our guest from The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams (SCARS) and Tim had his own vulnerable moments.2020-12-1758 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonIt's More Than A Conversation! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Trish CarrYour thoughts lead to your actions and sometimes your actions aren't in your best interest but what you do after a fall is more important than what you fell for! @Trish Carr, The Results Revolutionary, and Co-Founder of Women's Prosperity Network (WPN) joins Debby Montgomery Johnson in a lively discussion about Ponzi Schemes, Online Dating Fraud, Business and Family. WPN brought these two together but Awakening Giants and the desire to change the world for a better place, especially for women and women entrepreneurs, has kept them together. Positive thinking and actions propel us to greatness and it's more tha...2020-12-1057 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonHeal Thyself! Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery Johnson and Shane MooreAre you FEELING STUCK in your own body? RELEASE the emotional baggage trapped in our tissues and feel FREE from your own body pains. Discover how trauma may be hiding in your body just waiting to heal! Shane Moore is passionate about helping others learn to heal themselves. Her body of knowledge encompasses authentic, holistic methods and her own experience with cancer in her unique approach that has proven extremely effective in relieving pain, restoring mobility, reducing and eliminating tumors, reversing illness and disease and helping people regain control of their healthy and their quality of life. Says Shane “I tr...2020-12-0355 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonDon't Mess With Confidence! Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery Johnson and Confidence ShaveleyIn spite of oceans between us, we connected on THANKSGIVING and we are grateful for the conversation! Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery Johnson and Confidence Staveley brought insight into the world of scammers from an inside perspective. Constance is Founder of CyberSafe Foundation and is one of the TOP 50 women in CyberSecurity in Africa. Her "WHY" is her mom and the fact that her mom was scammed by Nigerians. Pain and frustration became her PASSION as did being scammed myself (by a young Nigerian man) turned my passion to educate others to Beware and Be Aware. Dr...2020-11-2756 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonUnapologetic Prosperity! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Susan GlusicaWe all have stories, personal and perhaps embarrassing stories, around money. Money is central to our lives because it funds everything and makes it all possible. And sometimes, we don't make the best choices when it comes to our money and Susan Glusica, our special guest and expert, is no exception! Hear her story of the series of life and love circumstances and twists and turns the led her to swimming through her perfect financial storms. Susan's discovery of the 7 Money Realities is a powerful, practical method for attracting more money into our lives. Find the courage to come th...2020-11-1959 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonGod Gave Me Wings To Fly - There is Life After SuicideJanet Grillo has a special conversation on Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson today! Janet’s husband died tragically on December 13, 2001. To this day, She is uncertain if his death was a suicide, assisted suicide, suggested suicide or murder. After his death, Janet discovered that he was living a double life, had multiple affairs and alleged Mafia ties.
As her husband’s family walked away, she was reeling from the betrayal and grieving – and then Janet found hope. And she is here to share that path.
In addition to pushing through her grief, Janet...2020-11-1257 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonWhen Life Deals You Crappy Cards! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Donna BlevinsWhat do you do when life deals you crappy cards? Just fold or STAND UP and SPEAK UP with Debby Montgomery Johnson? Donna Blevins, PhD, stands 6'5" and has a giant heart and soul and a message that needs to reach THE WORLD! "Hmm, isn't that interesting?" is the question of the day. Donna's MindShift On-Demand Signature Exercise will get you choosing to make correct decisions and staying unattached to the outcome. Your POWER is your ability to choose and to change. You can become a witness to the "pain and tragedy" rather than being a PART of it...2020-11-0557 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonThe Energy Code Experience, Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Kezia LuckettStand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Kezia Luckett. The Energy Code – the key to unlocking your motivation and spirit? How is it possible to take control of your limiting beliefs so that you can leave you past behind? Are you a Woman Behind The Smile and “perfection” is keeping you hidden from the world and from yourself? It’s time to rewrite your story and unlock your future potential TODAY! Kezia Luckett and Debby Montgomery Johnson enjoy a conversation about the creation of The Pay It Forward Series – Notes To My Younger Self in which 19 women from around...2020-10-3156 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonHow Do You Get That Million Dollar Feeling? Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Brian BairdStand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Brian Baird explore "What is YOUR story?" How is it holding you back from being your AUTHENTIC self...with yourself and with others? Brian Baird, Founder of Million Dollar Feeling and The Positive-Living Community tells how to quickly learn to illuminate the beauty of your life with your authentic story. It's time to Flip the Script...Own Your Story...Change the World...whatever that means to you. Brian is a master of encouraging us tell our true stories so that we can smile when we find we are losing our...2020-10-1558 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonBold Faith, No FEAR! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Charla Anderson, special guestHow could ANYONE step towards the gun? Just listen to how Charla stood up with "BOLD FAITH, NO FEAR" and talks positively about today's chaos. In today's "new normal" we may be connected by we not connecting...we're socially isolated and looking for relationships but it's not happening virtually and we need to BEWARE and Be Aware of who's online and out there in person. Love unconditionally but have BOUNDARIES...personal protection. Together with Dr. Tim McGuinness (The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams/SCARS) we stressed our mission of supporting our fellow human beings! Special education was given...2020-10-0858 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonCHAOS Got You Down? Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Terri Lynn Phillips, Special GuestHas CHAOS ever ruled your life? Terri Lynn Phillips is an international business consultant and Virtual Assistant who conquers CHAOS with charisma, control, and confidence! Her definition of chaos is actually “Create Habits and Outstanding Success” and we talk about the strategies of KICKING ROCKS to move on to a more productive life. Do you have emotional overwhelm and can’t stop the mental distractions in your day? How about taking a POWER NAP? Or exercising (on a pole!!) or in a Zumba class? Shake up your life and know that time will heal anything IF you don’t hold on...2020-10-0158 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonYou Did WHAT...REALLY? Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Christy Rutherford, Special Guest"YOU DID WHAT?" is exactly what I said to Christy Rutherford when I heard her story of resigning her commission as a US Coast Guard Officer just 3 years before retiring with a full pension. As a former USAF Officer and mother of two Active Duty Officers, I was FLOORED that she would do that. Give up financial security just "three feet from gold?" Christy loves Napoleon Hill so that reference is fitting! Yes, she hit rock bottom and was feeling broken and bitter. Yes, she hit from the world for a bit until she realized that what others thought...2020-09-2458 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonWow, You Did WHAT? Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dr. Tim McGuinness, SCARSStand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dr. Tim McGuinness, Founder of The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams (SCARS) highlights those OMG moments when you say to yourself, WHAT DID I JUST DO? Sometimes you just have to JUMP and be flexible! I jumped out of a "Perfectly Good Airplane" with my daughter and we had a hoot! YOU DID WHAT? We made a list of 5 things we've done that we asked ourselves...WE DID WHAT? and the conversation went from there. Dr. Tim and our guests shared some of their "OMG" moments that changed our way...2020-09-1751 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonScammer Stories with The Woman Behind The Smile - The Real Story with Debby Montgomery JohnsonPeople have asked me (or anonymously criticized) for falling victim to an online relationship scam - a dating scam which was financially one of the most devastating things in my life. This interview with April from Scammer Stories is a valuable cautionary tale for anyone thinking of dating online, working on social media, or even playing games like "Words with Friends." Scammers are EVERYWHERE and they are very well trained to social engineer their way into our hearts and wallets. Beware and Be Aware and perhaps bring back "Stranger Danger" because we absolutely do NOT know who's behind the good...2020-09-1224 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonTurn Your Mess Into Success, Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Regena Rosa-Celeste, Special GuestTurn your MESS into SUCCESS! Regena is all about changing the way we experience peace from the inside out. We talked about depression and how her "rock bottom" actually led to her finding her purpose and inner joy. We brought in Dr. Tim McGuinness, Founder of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams (SCARS) to talk about World Suicide Prevention Day and how when we feel we need help it's available 24 x 7. Regena Rosa-Celeste is an international speaker, author, Real Estate "Yogi" and the "recovering perfectionist!" Today's conversation was a really important dive into depression and how to pull...2020-09-1155 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonPower Up and Be Your Best Self! Stand Up & Speak Up with Debby Montgomery Johnson and Marcella Scherer, Image Consultant, Special GuestMarcella Scherer has dressed some of the best but what about the REST of US? She is here at Stand Up & Speak Up to set us up for SUCCESS and yes, we can even have a "Cinderella Day" as she did for Susan, a woman who had lost her home, her job, and ultimately her life. Marcella is the epitome of poise and grace and she's got STYLE!! Everyone enjoys a pick-me-up and wouldn't you want to know what COLORS look best on you? I did. Power up your wardrobe, image and inner confidence with Marcella's expertise to be...2020-09-0358 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonDuct Tape Thy Mouth! Lyn-Dee Eldridge, Special GuestWhich is harder...being single and lonely or being in a relationship and lonely? What's the difference between lonely and being alone? Find out how to Live Life on Purpose With Your Gut with our Chief Happiness Officer and Founder of the Happiness Jungle, Lyn-Dee Eldridge. We hit the warning signs of online dating and how Lyn-Dee's personal experience with a relationship scammer turned out BEST for her as she gives tips on staying alert to the scam. Beware and Be Aware is what Debby Montgomery Johnson says and her book, The Woman Behind The Smile, is a real...2020-08-2057 min
Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonFrom America's Most Wanted List to Fraud Victim Advocate Brett Johnson, Special GuestAfter America's Most Wanted List - Now What? That's one of the questions Debby Montgomery Johnson and Brett Johnson (not related!) spoke about on Stand Up & Speak Up today. Brett is a recognized expert in online fraud and he's now an advocate for victim protection. Topics included: Nature or Nurture - How do you become a scammer; How do you step away from a life of crime? and How can we protect ourselves from financial and relationship fraud. This is a must listen to show!
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Stand Up & Speak Up With Debby Montgomery JohnsonRomance Scams Can Happen To Anyone! Debby Montgomery Johnson and Dr. Tim McGuinnessWe launched Stand Up & Speak Up with Dr. Tim McGuinness, the Founder of The Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams (SCARS), an international non-profit organized as the Official Scam Avoidance Education and Scam Victim’s Assistance Resource.
Welcome to the World of Romance Scams! Actually, they are not about romance, they are Socially Engineered Scams and some social media and dating websites have almost 90% of their profiles belonging to scammers…grrrrr. If he or she looks too good to be true, they probably are. Join Dr. Tim and me here for a spirited discussion!
If you...2020-04-0259 min