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The Possibility-Action Network PodcastEpisode 164, The POWER of FORGIVENESS with Sammy RangelSammy Rangel is the Program Coordinator for the SAFE Streets Outreach Program, dedicated to helping youth facing abuse, homelessness, and survival behaviors such as sex for food and shelter. He has reached thousands of youths and professionals, providing support and mentorship. Sammy was invited to the Summit Against Violent Extremism in Dublin in 2011, a global event hosted by Google Ideas, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Tribeca Film Festival.
The summit brought together former members of violent groups working to help youth avoid violent extremism. He is a sought-after speaker for law enforcement, corrections, treatment centers, and academic...
2025-01-081h 03
It's Not You, It's MeGo From Victim to Survivor in 4 StepsAre the holidays getting you down? Is it a drag year after year? Let this be the last time you feel this way. It's time to move from victim to survivor.In this episode we explore:What is a abuse?Step 1 - cultivate awarenessStep 2 - it's not your fault. Forgive yourselfStep 3 - take radical responsibility to learn something differentStep 4 - step into your power and take actionSammy Rangel's inspiring TEDTalk is here. If he can turn it around, so can you. I want to hear fr...
2022-12-1222 min
The Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast Ep. 14 - What would it take?If you could imagine what your dream life would be like what would you have to do right now to get there? What would you have to bring to the table? what would you have to embrace? What would have to leave behind? What would you have to overcome?--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sammyrangel/support
2022-02-0502 minThe Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast Ep. 13 The Courage of FearDo you want to live at the level of your wounds or the level of your spirit? Courage is knowing what not to fear as much as it is about what we should. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sammyrangel/support
2022-01-2707 minThe Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast Ep. 12 Free of ChainsWe might've been born in chains but we don't have to live in them. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sammyrangel/support
2022-01-2001 minThe Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast Ep. 11 PersonaWe develop personas which at some point for some of us turn into false images of ourselves. What are we concealing? What are we protecting or afraid to show? How can we have genuine interactions with others when what we are sharing is a hollow shell compared to who we really are? We might benefit from taking a deeper look at how to find peace with the genuine authentic self. We only find the path of endless possibilities at the summit, not the base of the mountain. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sammyrangel/support
2022-01-1725 minThe Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast Ep.10 - with Emily Katz - The Self Healing ConsultantEmily Katz has overcome the grips of addiction and major life events that eventually lead to rock bottom. Today she shares her story of healing and becoming an expert in her own well being. She shares her unique insights with our listeners about how she applies her success in the corporate world to consulting with individuals in mastering their own mental health wellness. Today Emily is known as the Self Healing Consultant.Connect with Emily on her website, IG, and FB https://www.theselfhealingconsultant.com/http://www.instagram.com/the.self.healing.consultant...
2022-01-1031 min
Escape The OddsSeason 2, Episode 12, Sammy Rangel,Watch full interview @ Escapingtheodds.com Sammy Rangel is the CEO of Formers Anonymous & lifeafterHate.org. He is a TedX speaker ,Consultant and earned a MSW. Early on life for Sammy could only be described as torture and neglect. Abused by close family members and hitting the streets of Chicago 11 years old. Joining a gang was his only sense of family and structure. Eventually his life on the streets led to 16 years in various prisons and earning the status as a high ranking maniac Latin Disciple. Sammy was radicalized in prison and hate became his best friend.
His organization now helps...
2021-06-011h 00
The Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast Ep.6 The Gains of LossYou are listening to the Life Technician Podcast with Sammy Rangel, who went from disaster to master, and is now changing lives by changing minds. Follow him at sammyrangel.com Today's episode is about what we stand to gain from loss. Finding the connection remains despite loss. And what we lose while we live may be greater than what we lose to death. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sammyrangel/support
2021-04-0802 minThe Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast Ep.5 Suffer well (Pain)You are listening to the Life Technician Podcast with Sammy Rangel, who went from disaster to master, and is now changing lives by changing minds. Follow him at sammyrangel.com Today's episode is about Pain...the question is have you suffered well?--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sammyrangel/support
2021-04-0802 minThe Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast Ep.4 Tedx Danubia - The Power of ForgivenessYou are listening to the Life Technician Podcast with Sammy Rangel, who went from disaster to master, and is now changing lives by changing minds. Follow him at sammyrangel.com Today's episode is about A Tedx Talk Sammy gave in Budapest in 2015. He talks about the role forgiveness played in in his change and how he rewrote the meaning of his experiences leading to healing. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sammyrangel/support
2021-04-0821 minThe Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast Ep.3 Family and TogethernessYou are listening to the Life Technician Podcast with Sammy Rangel, who went from disaster to master, and is now changing lives by changing minds. Follow him at sammyrangel.com Today's episode is about exploring the definition of family especially after having come from a broken family that has hurt us and ruined the meaning of family.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sammyrangel/support
2021-04-0807 minThe Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast Ep.2 You are not aloneYou are listening to the Life Technician Podcast with Sammy Rangel, who went from disaster to master, and is now changing lives by changing minds. Follow him at sammyrangel.com Today's episode is about knowing that regardless of what we face in life we are never really alone nor are we meant to be.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sammyrangel/support
2021-04-0801 minThe Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast Ep.1 Design or DisasterYou are listening to the Life Technician Podcast with Sammy Rangel, who went from disaster to master, and is now changing lives by changing minds. Follow him at sammyrangel.com Today's episode is about the fact that change occurs either by choice or by force, by design or by disaster. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sammyrangel/support
2021-04-0802 minThe Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast Ep.9 The Lessons of LoveYou are listening to the Life Technician Podcast with Sammy Rangel, who went from disaster to master, and is now changing lives by changing minds. Follow him at sammyrangel.com Today's episode is about what lessons we can learn and take away from love.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sammyrangel/support
2021-04-0801 minThe Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast Ep.8 A little moreYou are listening to the Life Technician Podcast with Sammy Rangel, who went from disaster to master, and is now changing lives by changing minds. Follow him at sammyrangel.com Today's episode is about giving a little more than we intended or thought we would. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sammyrangel/support
2021-04-0803 minThe Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast-Ep.7 Suffer Well (Pain)You are listening to the Life Technician Podcast with Sammy Rangel, who went from disaster to master, and who is now changing lives by changing minds. Follow him at sammyrangel.comToday's episode is about How long thoughts actually long...which is about seven seconds. SO how is it that some thoughts can last for years?--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sammyrangel/support
2021-04-0802 minThe Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast Ep.6You are listening to the Life Technician Podcast with Sammy Rangel, who went from disaster to master, and is now changing lives by changing minds. Follow him at sammyrangel.com Today's Episode is about the gains of loss. Death is not the worst thing in life, its what we lose while we are still alive. Suffer well.
2021-03-1802 minThe Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast - Ep. 5You are listening to the Life Technician Podcast with Sammy Rangel, who went from disaster to master, and is now changing lives by changing minds. Follow him at sammyrangel.com Today's episode is about Pain...the question is have you suffered well?
2021-03-1302 minThe Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast - Ep. 4The power of forgiveness | Sammy Rangel | TEDxDanubia"We do not have to be victims of our own stories...but interestingly enough stories are a way out [our suffering]. We hold the power to change our story." Sammy Rangel ended his ted talk leaving the stage with a standing ovation. He shared some stories of his childhood which was filled with so much abuse and neglect that it's hard not to empathize with story of what lead him to a 7 year prison sentence in solitary confinement. Sammy is the founder of Formers Anonymous, a self-help group for criminals...
2021-03-1221 minThe Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast - Ep. 3We are either focused on healing or focused on suffering. Pain and Suffering are proof of life, but so is love.
2021-03-1107 minThe Life TechnicianThe Life Technician Podcast - Ep. 1We either change by design or by disaster. Choose wisely
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2021-03-0801 min
Misfits Makin' It: Oddballs Doing Cool Stuff on Radio MisfitsRTA – How to Talk to a Trumper With Sammy Rangel of Life After Hate“They do change and that’s what these messages mean. People do change .” – Sammy Rangel
Today I interviewed Sammy Rangel of Life After Hate
In this episode we speak about how:
The far right exploited the pandemic to terrorize vulnerable communities.
Far right groups are stealing recruitment techniques from ISIS.
The work continues – the election outcome does not change that people have been radicalized
We evaluate a conversation with a Trumper (my dad) to give you concrets tips and strategies to engage in this necessary dialogue
To catch up with our guest:
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2020-11-111h 31
Black, Brown & BilingüeHate to Forgiveness with Sammy RangelYour hosts, Lissette and Maurice, interview Sammy Rangel about his life, and how he went from living a life of hate to now helping others leave hate groups.
2020-09-121h 02
In Session With Darren WaltersEP52 Brian DunneHe's the current drummer for Hall and Oates and have been touring the world with them for the past 7 years. As the drummer for Live From Daryl's House Brian has been fortunate enough to record shows with Joe Walsh, Billy Gibbons, Sammy Hagar, Aloe Blac, Gavin Degraw, Cheap Trick, Wyclef Jean, Daughtry, Todd Rundgren, Patrick Stump, Booker T. Jones, Grace Potter, Parachute, Guster, Daryl Hall, Chiddy Bang, Rumer, Nick Waterhouse, Minus the Bear, Johnny Swim, Amos Lee, Brett Dennen, Darius Rucker, Ben Folds, Kandace Springs, Kitty Daisy and Lewis, Elle King, Anderson East, Grace, Mayer Hawthorne, Allen Stone, Butch Walker...
2020-08-1600 minMisfits Makin' It: Oddballs Doing Cool Stuff on Radio MisfitsRTA – White Supremacy and the Violent Far Right With Sammy Rangel of Life After Hate“People are being groomed and don’t realize that they’re being groomed or that they have been groomed.” — Sammy Rangel
Today I interviewed Sammy Rangel from Life After Hate. This is part two of that discussion.
Sammy Rangel is an author, social worker, peace activist, speaker, trainer and father. His autobiography, “Fourbears: The Myths of Forgiveness,” chronicles his life from the physical and sexual abuse he endured as a child to his path of self-destruction that culminated in a 15 1/2-year prison sentence. In 2012, Sammy founded Formers Anonymous, a national self-help group based on the 12-step model fo...
2020-04-221h 01Misfits Makin' It: Oddballs Doing Cool Stuff on Radio MisfitsRTA – Confronting Hatred With Sammy Rangel of Life After Hate“Hatred is also a form of suffering expressed.” — Sammy Rangel
Today I interviewed Sammy Rangel from Life After Hate. This is part two of that discussion.
Sammy Rangel is an author, social worker, peace activist, speaker, trainer and father. His autobiography, “Fourbears: The Myths of Forgiveness,” chronicles his life from the physical and sexual abuse he endured as a child to his path of self-destruction that culminated in a 15 1/2-year prison sentence. In 2012, Sammy founded Formers Anonymous, a national self-help group based on the 12-step model for people addicted to street life and violence. In May 2015...
2020-03-1253 min
Spunti di vistaSuprematista bianco e pentito. È possibile?La voce del cofondatore di Life After Hate, un'organizzazione che negli Stati Uniti aiuta suprematisti bianchi ed estremisti a uscire dalla spirale della violenza. La sua carriera di gang-leader, gli scontri in prigione, gli anni di isolamento in massima sicurezza prima del cambiamento totale. Sammy Rangel racconta le origine dell'odio e il dramma delle famiglie che assistono al cambiamento dei figli e cercano di convincerli a chiedere aiuto, prima che sia troppo tardi.Sono stati più di mille i morti nel 2019 nei vari naufragi nel Mediterraneo. Tutte persone senza nome, senza volto e senza un'identità precisa. Il tentativo di re...
2019-08-1000 min
reClaimedLife After Hate with Sammy RangelIn Part 13 of Redlining & White Noise, Charles Rotramel and Gregg Taylor speak with Sammy Rangel, Executive Director of Life After Hate. In this moving conversation, Sammy shares his story of gang violence, incarceration, and how he became immersed in violent extremism. He talks about his transformation from a life of hate to a life of compassion and the organization he co-founded to help others do the same. For more on this episode, visit reclaimedpodcast.com.
2018-10-1952 min
Speak Out with Tim WiseEpisode 30: #WeCounterHate - Creating an Innovative Digital Response to Racism on TwitterOn today’s episode of Speak Out With Tim Wise, Tim speaks with the folks behind the We Counter Hate project: an ingenious and creative new effort to counter hate speech on Twitter. As you’ll hear on the program, the project involves the use of computer technology to identify hate speech, alert those who spread it that it has been deemed hate speech, and then let them know that for every re-tweet of the material, a donation will be made to an organization fighting the very hatred they seek to spread. Ultimately the goal is to get “hatefluencers”to think...
2018-04-1052 min
Humanize Me301: Sammy Rangel's turnaround from violent extremismSammy Rangel is a transformed man: a former far-right extremist who had a powerful change in his life and is now the Executive Director of Life After Hate, a nonprofit that works with ‘radicalized' individuals in extremist movements and assists them in leaving the movements and reforming their lives (among other things).
2018-01-0556 min
The Other F Word: Conversations About FailureSammy Rangel on ForgivenessAs an author, social worker, peace activist, speaker, and trainer, Sammy Rangel joins us to share his profound story about forgiveness. His early life was filled with horrendous experiences of abuse and neglect, leading to violent years spent in and out of prison, with the most important people and systems failing to help him. While his story is heart wrenching, his spirit is awe inspiring. He speaks honestly about the pivotal moments in his life that caused him to shift from destruction to connection, from hate towards empathy, and ultimately, towards forgiveness. You can connect with Sammy on F...
2017-10-1153 min
Everyday Mindfulness Show024: Insecurity — Is It Our Armor?What do you do when you are feeling insecure, what "armor" do you display? Some people retreat, some begin talking a lot to fill the quiet, others create stories in their minds or try to look important. Often times we put on a combination of "armors" depending on the situation. Is it a defense mechanism? Get real, get vulnerable with Host Mike Domitrz and CAST members Barry Moniak and Sammy Rangel as they explore their own insecurities and in the process ask the question, "Why do I put on armor?" and "what can I learn by facing my fears?" If...
2017-07-1930 min
Everyday Mindfulness ShowInsecurity — Is It Our Armor?What do you do when you are feeling insecure, what "armor" do you display? Some people retreat, some begin talking a lot to fill the quiet, others create stories in their minds or try to look important. Often times we put on a combination of "armors" depending on the situation. Is it a defense mechanism? Get real, get vulnerable with Host Mike Domitrz and CAST members Barry Moniak and Sammy Rangel as they explore their own insecurities and in the process ask the question, "Why do I put on armor?" and "what can I learn by facing my fears?" If...
2017-07-1931 min
ParadigmsVictor Johnson, Sammy Rangel of Life After Hate, and Bob Lord of DreadnaughtVictor Johnson shares his song On This Train about the Portland Heroes, Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche and Ricky John Best who were killed in a white supremacist terror attack, and Micah David-Cole Fletcher who was seriously injured. Sammy Rangel from Life After … More ...
2017-07-0359 min
ParadigmsVictor Johnson, Sammy Rangel of Life After Hate, and Bob Lord of DreadnaughtVictor Johnson shares his song On This Train about the Portland Heroes, Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche and Ricky John Best who were killed in a white supremacist terror attack, and Micah David-Cole Fletcher who was seriously injured.
Sammy Rangel from Life After Hate talks about the organization and the mission, and shares the story of one man’s recovery from hate and violence.
Bob Lord of the band Dreadnaught talks about the band and their new CD Hard Chargin’.
Music by: Talking Heads, Victor Johnson, Cyndi Lauper, and Dreadnaught.
The post Victor Johnso...
2017-07-0359 min
Everyday Mindfulness Show017: Don’t Escape Your Experience — Embrace ItHost, Mike Domitrz, welcomes CAST member Sammy Rangel to the podcast. Sammy is the epitome of mindfulness. During his formative years, he was denied a sense of self and potential. He has endured a life most cannot fathom. But, Sammy has turned his mess into a message, as an author, a speaker, and a comfort to those in need. Sammy describes his gradual awakening, the strategies he uses for support during his journey, and how he is constantly developing into the man he wants to be.Subscribe to the Everyday Mindfulness Show. Key Takeaways:[1:27] Sammy describes h...
2017-05-3131 min
Everyday Mindfulness ShowDon’t Escape Your Experience — Embrace ItHost, Mike Domitrz, welcomes CAST member Sammy Rangel to the podcast. Sammy is the epitome of mindfulness. During his formative years, he was denied a sense of self and potential. He has endured a life most cannot fathom. But, Sammy has turned his mess into a message, as an author, a speaker, and a comfort to those in need. Sammy describes his gradual awakening, the strategies he uses for support during his journey, and how he is constantly developing into the man he wants to be.
Subscribe to the Everyday Mindfulness Show.
Key Takeaways:
[1:27] Sammy describes his tumultuous youth and h...
2017-05-3132 min
Concept To Cash FlowEp.68: Sammy Rangel - From Serving time to Serving Others“Repurpose your Past for Possibilities in the Future.” Holy cow! This is a powerful episode where you may want to have some kleenex nearby. From growing up in an abusive home to trying to commit suicide at the age of 8 to a mom that tried to kill him to being imprisoned, Sammy’s personal life and experiences are nothing short of miraculous. “Nothing was harder than making the decision to change.” What a POWERFUL statement! The mindset to believe you can do ANYTHING is the game changer and what continues to guide Sammy. Is...
2017-01-1756 min
Mind Body Spirit Living PodcastYou DO Deserve a Wonderful Life with Sammy Rangel - Aired 10-22-16 You DO Deserve a Wonderful Life with Sammy Rangel – 10-22-16 | Mind Body Spirit Living When you were young, what did you imagine your life would be like when you grew older? You might have had images and expectations of a family, a home, a fulfilling career, or many of the other trappings of what most would consider a rich, wonderful life. But sometimes perceived wrongdoings in our past, or a low sense of self worth can make us believe a story that we don’t deserve to have a rich, wonderful life. Or maybe those around us have...
2016-10-2430 min
Mind Body Spirit Living PodcastRe-Thinking Your Purpose with Sammy Rangel - Aired 4-9-16 Re-Thinking Your Purpose with Sammy Rangel – 4-9-16 | Mind Body Spirit Living
The journey we embark on in the early part of our lives is heavily influenced by our family circumstances, environment, and cultural influences. The path that we initially take often must be re-considered when we enter a new stage of life, and realize that what we thought was working in our life is no longer working.
This is particularly true in situations defined by difficult circumstances such as a life of abuse, crime, or addiction. When the circumstances that created our path are no lo...
2016-04-1030 min