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Mind Over MasculinityOvercoming Trauma: Embracing Vulnerability and Resilience for Personal Growth and Redefining Masculinity with Dr. Stephan NeffEver wondered how the challenges of the past shape the men we become today? Join me as I sit down with Dr. Stephan Neff, a renowned anesthetist and mental health advocate, who bravely shares his incredible journey from overcoming a violent assault to becoming a beacon of healing and hope. Dr. Neff's story is a testament to the power of confronting trauma and the role vulnerability plays in redefining masculinity. Through his own experiences with PTSD, martial arts, and alcohol, Dr. Neff reveals the transformative path to recovery and the critical message that seeking help is a hallmark of...2025-02-0145 min
Neff Inspiration403 Lisa Jara, Menstrual Health Specialist - Embrace Cyclical Living To Live Life To The FullestLisa Jara is a Menstrual Health Agent (of Change), a Womb Whisperer and Soul Midwife, helping women and menstruating folks to holistically address the deeper causes of menstrual health challenges like PMS/PMDD, painful periods, endometriosis, PCOS or perimenopausal challenges, so they no longer dread "that time of the month", but have a happy, healthy period, navigating challenging life transitions with unshakable trust in themselves and their body. She leads a Quiet, yet powerful Revolution for sacred rebels who are ready to radically trust and follow their own body's wisdom, releasing trauma and internalised shame, and eroding patriarchy from...2023-11-2159 min
Neff Inspiration141 Amber Miller - Turning Pain into Purpose - Overcoming Generational TraumaAmber Miller’s mother and grandmother were both alcoholics. Even after orchestrating her mother’s funeral at the age of 22, Amber struggled for years with her own drinking issues. It wasn’t until she saw someone else at rock bottom that she realized she was continuing to pass down the generational trauma that she had endured to her own children. It was at that moment Amber decided to turn her pain into purpose and show her children and the world that there can be an end to the madness and life begins on the other side of fear.
After...2021-04-161h 00
Neff Inspiration140 Sue Curr - Finally Fearless from Addicted to Accountable in ‘Six Short Weeks’Sue Curr literally spent her whole life traveling life’s loneliest of roads; that of mental ill health as a result of what she deems to be an at times ‘traumatic’ childhood. It was to become a journey which by late September 2012 had descended into near fatal, full blown alcoholism. And saw her admitted to hospital as an emergency, where her family were told to prepare for the worst – she was dying!
Much to everyone’s astonishment including her own Sue survived and in doing so took her first tentative steps toward sobriety and becoming finally free of her dem...2021-04-121h 11
Neff Inspiration139 Tim Davis : TRIPOLAR - Learning to take care of the mind, body, and spirit”“Tim Davis, author of TRIPOLAR: The Story of a Bipolar Triathlete, which chronicles his journey from childhood traumas into multiple addictions for over 20 years. In recovery, he discovered his passion for triathlons & ultrarunning - important tools for his sobriety and sanity. He’s a teacher, coach, and speaker in Los Angeles, CA. He has completed 12 Ironman triathlons, seven 100-mile endurance runs, 1 double-ironman triathlon, over 50 ultramarathons, and 100s of other races. He is a huge advocate for mental health awareness, recovery, & fitness - and the connections between the mind, body, and spirit.”
Tim Davis will be sharing his experienc...2021-04-091h 16
Neff Inspiration138 Beate Chelette - Failing Faster: Building resilience through adversityBeate Chelette is the Growth Architect and founder of The Women’s Code. A first-generation immigrant who found herself $135,000 in debt as a single parent, Beate bootstrapped her passion for photography into a highly-successful global business and eventually sold it to Bill Gates in a multimillion-dollar deal.
As strategic advisor to organizations from start-ups to Fortune 100 global brands, Beate helps organizations to grow through her 5-Star Success Blueprint methodology. Clients call Beate for Leadership and Professional Development, Team Building, Executive Coaching, and Workplace Unification.
Recent clients include Chevron, Merck, the Women’s Legislative Caucus of California Cal Stat...2021-04-051h 08
Neff Inspiration137 Brian Wall - Mindset, Martial Arts and Marriage: Promoting awareness for mental healthThis week’s episode is a clash with a “Baldy Brother”; Mental Health & Addiction Specialist, Brian Wall! He shares his story of addiction, recovery and passionate advocacy for other wounded souls to prevent the hurting from spreading hurt to others. He offers a glimpse into his concept of “Flow”, how his recovery ignited healing in his wife and the mindset of an overcomer! He will certainly be joining us again in future episodes!
Brian is a self-motivated professional with a stellar record of success in mental health program management demonstrating over 20 years of outstanding performance in the healthcare arena with...2021-04-021h 02
Neff Inspiration136 Annette Whittenberger : Mental Health; learning to live with it instead of suffer from itIn Annette's words:
I am an Army Retired Veteran, Mother and Military Spouse who lives with PTSD, Depression and Anxiety. I spent decades suppressing childhood trauma as well as Military Trauma and a Car Accident. I have recently decided to use my voice to share my story on how I am living with it and through it instead of suffering from it.
Army Retired Veteran, Mother and Military Spouse of over 22 years. Founder of A Wild Ride Called Life ®, LLC and Host of the Truths We Hide Podcast. Mental Health Speaker, Writer, Blogger, Podcaster and Me...2021-03-261h 02
Neff Inspiration134 Amanda Love - Fibromyalgia Is Not A Death Sentence -You Can Feel BetterMy guest today is Amanda Elise Love . Amanda is a registered holistic nutritionist who works with those with fibromyalgia . She wants you to know the meaning of the word holistic with talking about nutrition and supplements. To think of the word holistic is to realize that it means the integration of the mind ,body and spirit when addressing health issues. She has a long history of illness which culminated with the diagnosis of fibromyalgia at the age of 20 over 10 years ago. She knows this syndrome because she has been there. She no longer suffers from the pain , fatigue and he...2021-03-2256 min
Neff Inspiration133 DeeJay Durante - Silver Fox Talks encourages you to let your mayhem be knownIn DeeJay's words:
I am a disability navigator providing a livestream to provide individuals with a platform to share their powerful story to destigmatize and normalize mental health and disability. A place to share your mayhem, be a voice to break stereotypes and stigmas as well as connect and create opportunities.
These conversations have the ability to change lives and even save them. It's important to share our stories of mayhem,that we experience, deserve to be known to promote mental health and destigmatize disability and life traumas. Through compassion and connections we can encourage...2021-03-1942 min
Neff Inspiration132 Jasmine Sandorval : Getting uncomfortable by challenging the status quo and breaking the moldComfort Kills Ambition
Jasmine Sandoval, Nurse Leader and Host of Comfort Kills Media, has always been the rebel to challenge the status quo. Jasmine inspires the empowerment of leadership, mindset, and transformation. Jasmine believes life needs a healthy balance of humble with a little hustle on the side!
Jasmine's 3 top tips
1. Empowerment to be enigmatically resilient
2. Thrive to be unapologetically passionate
3. Break the societal mold
Dr. Jazz's social media links:
ComfortKillsMedia.comus!
YouTube: Comfort Kills
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS_D_d8QGk5GzD7vjT4zWtA
Podcast: Comfor...2021-03-1555 min
Neff Inspiration131 Lisa Olson - Connecting Through Humor and Daily Bursts of BraveryIn Lisa's words:
I escaped my traumatic childhood through humor. This later became my business.
Improvisation is a superbly useful tool I teach others for their businesses, projects and goals.
I'm the 'icebreaker queen', and I promise to not scare your introverts. 😃
Author, speaker, podcast host and embarrassing mom . . . I adore pranks and sharing creative tips to help others get unstuck with projects and energize team dynamics.
For two decades I ran and performed in a comedy and improv troupe and say; "You really should try this at home."
Lisa's 3 top tips:
1...2021-03-141h 11
Neff Inspiration130 Nancy Barrows - A Voice Unsilenced: When someone tells your deepest, darkest secret to the worldIn Nancy's words:
I am dedicated peaking honestly and openly about taboo subjects, the traumas in my personal life story (sexual abuse, eating disorder, depression, dropping out of college, divorce, therapy...etc.) while creating safe space for others to do the same. I tell my story so that others have permission to tell theirs. I tell my story so that people who can find me when they need someone who can understand in a way only someone who has been there can.
Nancy has more than 20 years experience working as a Speech Language Pathologist focusing on the...2021-03-081h 17
Neff Inspiration129 Mila Johanson - How Two Generations of Women Found Success after Difficult ChildhoodsTo honor International Women's Day on the 8th of March I am talking to Mila Johansen, a public speaker, writing coach, teacher, and writer. She is the author of five books. She is a writing coach and has a new book coming out—21 Surprising Tips to Promote Your Book. She loves giving people permission to write their Short Book and teaches them how to do it. The Short Book can be used by entrepreneurs to become the expert in their field, to be a calling card or the outline for a longer book. Mila has published a book, From Co...2021-03-071h 06
Neff Inspiration128 Tina Ginn - Dealing with Ambiguous Grief: Passion, Courage and Life PurposeEstranged daughters in your life? How do you grieve with your own children not loving and supporting you?
Lisa's primary topic is overcoming life’s obstacles to pursue your best Life Purpose and passionate new beginning in career, and life. In her own words: I had a tragic car accident in 2017 - losing my job in 2018 on disability- separation and divorce in 2018 and have 2 estranged daughters in their 20’s. Grief at it’s best! But to move forward and build that life that you have always dreamed about and imagined! Creating an APP as a female in the Tech i...2021-03-0757 min
Neff Inspiration127 Pei-Ming Sun: Awareness, Balance, Consistency: Integrating East and West to grow and prosperToday I interview Pei-Ming Sun, an amazing woman that has reinvented herself from Taiwanese micro- and molecular biologist to stay-home single mother, small business owner as a real estate investor, a cooking instructor, a food truck operator, a small restaurant owner, then now an online entrepreneur as a life strategist to share key tips for a simple healthy lifestyle.
In Pei-Ming's words:
Life is SIMPLE. Being is what we have lost if we think life is difficult. Our dis-engagement from being true self has led us to inevitable suffering, addiction, depression, and even loss of willingness to liv...2021-03-071h 05
Neff Inspiration126 Denise Cloughley - Poured me a glass of Life: One woman's journey of choosing life over the bottleToday I catch up with Denise Cloughley: author, former inmate at Capri Hospital and now a woman on a mission to show others that the past does not equal the future.
I met Denise first on a Friday in March 2014. We were both starting the holiday of a lifetime. 27000 nzd for 1 month full board at Capri Hospital. We were both broken people but had done extensive research into alcohol. As good alcoholics do, we quickly compared notes. Who has the higher liver function tests, where is the best place to hide a bottle. Fun stuff!
Fast forward 2503 d...2021-03-071h 11
Neff Inspiration123 Yumay Chang - The Power To Manifest: Triumph from Childhood AbuseIn Yumay's words:
I was severely abused by sadistic parents - overt dad and covert mom, and emigrated to the US at age 20 with nothing and no one. I learned how to heal myself and build a life:
1. MS in CS from Stanford at age 21. Paid for school by being a CS TA despite English being my second language.
2. Financially free in my early 30s.
3. Ran/Running global sales teams for Microsoft and Google.
4. Built and sold a striving race business with over 20k racers.
5. I was a pretty good athlete myself at one...2021-02-1249 min
Neff Inspiration122 Charle Peck - Overcoming the guilt & Pain of ParentingRaising teens in today’s world is challenging. Add a pandemic, and the potential for conflict is certain. Parents, especially moms, typically feel a tremendous burden of guilt and pain, and when trying to raise a teen, there is often conflict. However, there IS hope, and parents can both empower themselves and their teens to find peace and harmony in their home again.
You should NOT have to parent in isolation. Since schools are significant secondary agents of socialization, high school educators should be better trained as well. “It takes a village” has a whole new meaning in 2021...2021-02-0553 min
Neff Inspiration121 Avishkar Sabharwal - Obesity, is it really your fault?Dr. Avishkar Sabharwal, M.D., Dipl. ABOM, Dipl. ABLM has trained in Internal Medicine both in India and the US, and is board certified in Obesity Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. His focus area has always been lifestyle diseases, especially obesity. His experience in India made him profoundly interested in the effects of nutrition on health and disease. He researched metabolic syndrome, which is often the outcome of obesity, during his MD in India. Dr. Sabharwal is a member of the Obesity Medicine Association wherein he has been actively involved in the Speaker’s Bureau Committee. He is also a mem...2021-01-301h 01
Neff Inspiration120 Keegan White - How to get out of your own way: Overcoming self-doubt and self-sabotageDo you ever talk yourself out of the dreams that you have or the goals that you set for yourself? Do you struggle to trust yourself or second guess the decisions that you make? Do you find yourself sabotaging yourself again and again no matter how many times you think this time will be different? If you're like many of the hundreds of women I’ve coached over the past 13 years, let me reassure you that there’s nothing wrong with you. It’s actually the programming in your subconscious mind that needs a reboot.
Keegan White is a Mindset...2021-01-1657 min
Neff Inspiration119 Rish Mitra - Man Up: Wisdom, Courage, Justice and Temperance to support men of all agesRish is a stoic in heart. Always trying to find ways to learn and live by 4 pillars of stoicism. Wisdom, Courage, Justice and temperance. He sees death as a motivation to do good, be good and see good. He passionately believes that if one can understand that, in our life, next second is not promised, we will be able to have better perspective of life and others. His mission in life is to serve boys, men and dad. He launched a podcast called Dads And Deadlifts to help MEN overcome their shame and guilt and accept the authentic version...2021-01-141h 06
Neff Inspiration118 Skip Mondragon - Even tough guys get depressedLights out, blinds drawn, door locked, phone off, I curled up in a fetal position under the desk in my office. I kept asking myself, “Skip, what are you doing? How did you get here?” I thought, “What happened? I’m a tough guy. I’ve been in the Army 25 years, I’m a Colonel, physician, deployed 30 months in combat zones, and endured many hardships. I’m a National Wrestling Champion. I’m tough!” Over the next four hours, I wrestled with these questions. Utterly broken, I finally admitted, “Skip, you’re depressed, go get some help!” April 17, 2014 was a new start.
Dona...2021-01-131h 24
Neff Inspiration117 Lisa Berry - Menopause: a pause in the hormone debateInternational show host, podcast producer and trainer creating global conscious
conversations Lisa herself is an international best selling published author with
a background in holistic nutrition and life coaching. Lisa breathes life into
the dreams of her listener, guests and clients with her enthusiasm and positive
mindset and excels in her Lightworker’s role as she helps them to turn their
content and books into podcasts and helps them express their message vibrantly
and energetically.
Lisa is a Councillor and Founding Faculty member of IAUSM, Academy Of
Universal Self Mastery, and to...2021-01-1135 min
Neff Inspiration116 Martha Lewis - Sleep For Recovery: 3 Hidden Causes of InsomniaMartha Lewis is a sleep consultant to health-conscious, high achievers who want to sleep but can’t. With multiple sleep certifications, an MS in holistic nutrition and as an expert on gut health, she addresses both body and mind with stress resilience techniques and testing for underlying health issues to get to the root cause of her clients’ insomnia. She has been featured in numerous publications, such as Thrive Global and Swanwick Sleep, and various podcasts around the world and is also a passionate speaker on the topic of sleep.
In Martha's words:
If you strug...2021-01-1039 min
Neff Inspiration115 NaKole Watson - My Thoughts Almost Killed Me: Tales from a Suicide Prevention SuperwomanI’m Na’Kole Watson, The Life Snatcher, a certified suicide prevention specialist and proud life survivor. I supply prevention resources, tools and strategies to influencers, community allies and people wrestling with suicide ideation. As a village, we deliver the support and guidance that those who are suffering need to save themselves and live a life free of unresolved pain and hopelessness.
Sometimes our thoughts push us further in life. Other times, they hold us back. But sometimes, they try to kill us. Join us as we discuss the truth about how destructive our thoughts can be...2021-01-0950 min
Neff Inspiration114 Tomas Garza - The art and practice of showing up for yourselfTomás Garza used to be an expert at not listening to himself. In a decades-long series of toxic career moves, he suffered and routinely failed to show up as a fully authentic human.
A violent car accident in 2013 changed everything. From hospitalization to learning to walk again to navigating a whole new field of career possibilities, Tomás has learned some critical lessons about truly showing up for yourself.
These days Tomás is a Meditation Instructor, Author, Media Producer and Host of the podcast “Decide to Transform.” He invites you to embark on the journ...2021-01-0855 min
Neff Inspiration113 Jennifer Bellemu - Living my best life as a Recovery Coach at a Recovery High SchoolWith 11 years of experience working with teenagers in recovery at MaryHaven Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center, Jennifer Belému brings a unique and vital perspective to Heartland High School as Student Engagement Coordinator.
Most importantly, however, she is a living example of thriving in recovery. Jen's passion for healthy, productive and meaningful personal growth is evidenced in everything she has done over the last 21 years in sobriety. Jen is committed to supporting students' recovery process through diverse avenues such as nutrition education, therapeutic community development, and positive social activities.
IG: recovery_coach_jen
FB: Jenni...2021-01-0755 min
Neff Inspiration112 Bernadette Bruckner - Show up. Be simply you. No matter what. Nothing else matters.In Bernadette's words
We hide our true self many times. Hiding through bad behaviour, bad words which hurts others and ourselves, addiction on different levels even through crime? But what if: we have not to hide anything from us not even from yourself?
What if...be simply yourself would be a key for true sobriety?
Bio
The creative all-rounder worked successfully in different working fields in Austria and abroad. By her interest in corporate communications, marketing, human resources and many other areas of business, she has appropriated an enormous amount of knowledge more than 35 y...2021-01-0656 min
Neff Inspiration111 Jason B Kendrick - Healthy Masculinity is not what we were taught and is the key to healing this worldJason B. Kendrick is a Communications and Transformation Specialist, Author, Speaker, Reiki Master, Heart Core Communications Trainer and Heart Centered Living Practitioner. He offers himself to the world in Love and Service to cultivate Peace, Love and Joy within all he works with.
In Jason's words: Healthy Connection is the key to a healthy life and healthy sense of self… It is the lack of healthy Human connection in the world that is leading to the sky-rocketing addiction and suicide rates. I am a Communication and Intimacy Coach for Singles, Couples and Businesses. My main desire is to hel...2021-01-0559 min
Neff Inspiration110 Guna Rasnaca - Set yourself free, do trauma workGuna is a Post-Traumatic Growth Coach. She is passionate about healing the root cause of physical and mental suffering: simple and complex trauma. She has supported her clients on their way out of depression, anxiety, addictions, abusive relationships and autoimmune diseases by working with simple and complex trauma in a gentle and holistic way at the subconscious mind and body level.
Her experience is that anyone who is willing to be free and to heal can do it. She supports individuals in taking back the responsibility and response-ability for their health by doing the trauma work.
In...2021-01-041h 05
Neff Inspiration109 Tamar Medford - My addiction is a gift to help others recover and live up to their true potentialTamar Medford is a performance consultant, best-selling author, host of The Road to Health podcast, and champion for people who suffer from addiction. Since overcoming her 20-year battle with drugs, alcohol and obesity in 2012, Tamar is on a mission to help people recognize their addictive patterns and break free from them. She empowers others to live up to their true potential while meeting the challenge of change.
Tamar's 3 top tips
People can have a great upbringing and still fall prey to addiction.
You have to own that you have created your own life so this also...2021-01-0353 min
Neff Inspiration108 Kelli Miller - Learning to love yourself to beat addiction in unprecedented timesKelli Miller, LCSW, MSW is a psychotherapist, radio host, and author. Kelli is the author of “Professor Kelli’s Guide to Finding a Husband” and the award-winning author of “Thriving with ADHD”. Kelli was a cost-host on LA Talk Radio, an expert radio personality for SIRIUS/XM Radio, and is currently a relationship contributor on WikiHow and seminar speaker.
www.kellimillertherapy.com
Instagram: @kellimillertherapy
Facebook: @KelliMillertherapy
If you want learn more about living a fantastic life after alcohol, check out my book!
https://www.amazon.com/My-Steps-Sobriety-fantastic-without-ebook/dp/B089ZPD21S/ref=sr_1_1?dchil...2021-01-0243 min
Neff Inspiration107 Amy Weeks - From Hopeless & Faithless to Hopeful and Faith-filledIn Amy's words:
Alcoholism & Addiction doesn’t have a specific type, race, age or gender — it doesn’t discriminate. I spent my whole life monitoring myself and keeping a “safe” distance from alcohol and drugs. I spent countless hours discussing and sharing live broadcasts on statistics, the epidemic, and the disease only to turn around and become the statistic in this epidemic with the disease.
Amy Beth Week is a creative, specializing in the medium of photography, also an avid writer and dabbles in other creative mediums. From childhood trauma, medical diagnoses, high-suicide risk, addiction and alcoholism to becoming...2021-01-011h 08
Neff Inspiration106 Chelsea Palermo - Harness the healing power of writing & transform your lifeChelsea Palermo, creator of The Write Journey, has crafted a healing writing program to teach others the transformative power of writing. Chelsea has been writing for nearly 30 years. She infuses the craft of writing, and studies on neuroscience including the impact of writing on our emotional and physical bodies, with her own methods of healing through her direct experience of using writing to heal her own traumas including the death of her ex-husband by suicide, and domestic violence in her family of origin. Chelsea holds an MFA in Poetry, and several healing certificates including Inner Child Healing, Life Story C...2020-12-251h 08
Neff Inspiration105 Jocelyn Bellows - Leap from Limitation to LiberationIn Jocelyn's words:
I believe in a world where men and women can break up with their old ways of being, stories that are no longer serving, breaking energetic ties with people and ideas to Wake Up to a being of joy and light and crafting a life on your terms – growing and expanding into the person you were always meant to be.
Together we will Learn, Experience and Activate newly-formed habits. together, we will script a life on your terms. committing to yourself will provide inner peace and knowing you are living your most co...2020-12-1852 min
Neff Inspiration104 - Nisha Mody - How Getting Divorced Helped Me Heal Intergenerational and Emotional TraumaNisha is a South Asian American woman who experienced emotional trauma as a child as well as in her toxic marriage. Her divorce led her to strengthen her convictions about justice and create connections between inequities and the depth trauma reaches our bodies and lives. She continues to reconcile this trauma through creative writing,meditation, healing her nervous system, with a dash of witchyness! And as a Feminist Healing Coach, she guides others to heal as well.
She is a librarian, writer, and Feminist Healing Coach who works to heals herself from emotional and physical abuse as well...2020-12-1353 min
Neff Inspiration103 Anna Oliveira - Should Cannabis be used to treat fibromyalgia and other chronic pain symptoms?In Anna's words:
I am passionate about helping people find alternative methods for pain management. I am a Registered Nurse, Massage Therapist, Yoga instructor and medical cannabis consultant. My focus is helping people with fibromyalgia learn how to manage their pain using a team approach.
I became a Nurse because of my love of connecting with people and learning about health and wellness. After working in the hospital setting for over 25 years, I started to see that the health care system was more about treating symptoms rather than teaching people how to live better lives using gentler, natur...2020-12-131h 08
Neff Inspiration102 Dennis Berry - Master Life Coach Dennis Berry. Kick Your Addiction. Master Your Life.Dennis Berry is a Certified Master Life Coach and has been working with people worldwide for over 15 years. His goal is to help you kick your addiction and master your life. With modern technology, he can work with anybody anywhere via Zoom and, while he is US based, he currently has clients in Australia, England and India.
His expertise is in Addiction Recovery, Alcoholism, and Life Mastery. He has firsthand experience, having been sober since April 8, 2003. With his journey in sobriety and recovery from drug abuse, it helped him find his mission in life, which is to help...2020-12-131h 02
Neff Inspiration99 Yishan Xu - Why a sleep psychologist can literally save your lifeHello, I am Dr. Xu, a licensed clinical psychologist, the founder and director of our clinic: Mind & Body Garden Psychology. Thank you very much for visiting the website of our clinic, and hopefully you find some contents here useful for you.
I am a sleep specialist trained in Stanford Sleep Medicine Department, gained the Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) certified by The Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine. I am serving as a committee member in Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
I always see the role of a psychologist as a gardener. When people come to us...2020-11-2349 min
Neff Inspiration98 McCall Bennett Lawrence - Recovery from being a victim-martyr child of an alcoholic single motherIn McCall's words:
My name is McCall - I was 8 years old when I walked into my first AlAteen meeting in Oct. 1981, Cleveland, Ohio... when my mom went thru detox and into rehab the first time. She was a single mom and I, an only child. Since then there have been as many crises as one would expect from a progressive illness like this family disease. She finished her 90-something-th detox recently and I have found that sharing my story is helping me find gratitude for her (and my own) disease.
Follow her on IG https://www...2020-11-201h 04
Neff Inspiration97 Shakoya Green - From Foster Care to Social Worker, Manifesting Greatness through GRACEIn Shakoya's words
Although, being detained from my parents and going into the foster care system was traumatizing, DCFS and my social workers played a pivotal role in my life from the age of 7 – 21 which I attribute to the tremendous support that was provided to me. While I was eager to no longer be involved in the process (DCFS), I learned to be open and have patience. This experience taught me to trust the process… abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, coping, healing and now I am a Social Worker … GROWTH is a JOURNEY.
Shakoya Green, M.A, M.S.W...2020-11-1839 min
Neff Inspiration96 Mimika Cooney - Pursue Your Purpose to unlock the Champion withinMimika Cooney is a Motivational Speaker, Author, Leadership Mentor, and the host of the “Mimika TV Podcast”.
Huffington Post nominated her as one of "50 Women Entrepreneurs to Follow in 2017". Podcasting Magazine nominated Mimika amongst the “Top 50 Moms in Podcasting” in 2020.
Mimika is passionate about empowering and equipping individuals to unlock their personal potential and become the leaders they were born to be.
As a certified John Maxwell Speaker, Trainer, Consultant and Coach she is licensed to facilitate this world renown leadership training and the DISC personality assessment.
Mimika loves to spark honest conversations, blaze a trail whe...2020-11-161h 00
Neff Inspiration95 Sue Paulson - The Chills, Challenges, & Thrills of Life After an Near-Death ExperienceParadise, Heaven, Pure Bliss. Is it really that wonderful? In this intimate encounter with the afterlife and the journey that led her there, Sue shares her adventures before, during, and after her near death experience in 2007.
A self-professed "Pollyanna" who looks for the silver lining in the blackest of clouds, Sue Paulson has experienced plenty of adversity.
Two bouts of cancer in 2011 and 2012 taught her to seek her own brand of heaven on earth. The author of Magnificent Misery - from Adversity to Ecstasy, Sue has her own app called The Magnificence Mentor which inspires others to unlock and e...2020-11-1350 min
Neff Inspiration94 Nathanie Etinoffe - What I learned from attending AA that warrants your attentionNathanie Etinoffe is a Performing Artist, award winning poet and a student of entrepreneurship. Shortly before graduating high school, her dream to become a concert soloist was shattered, when ordered to choose something else. Consequently, Nathanie trained and worked in various capacities. Nathanie is passionate about volunteerism. Unable to build her career as a concert soloist, Nathanie did vocal renditions for church functions, and toured as supporting artist in Dominica with visiting gospel music bands. Nathanie has also volunteered for fund raisers for the homeless, and women enslaved in human trafficking. Nathanie enjoys learning Internet Marketing and performing poetry.2020-11-121h 04
Neff Inspiration93 Esther Nagle - Breathing my way to happiness: self-discovery, healing and recovery through yogaIn Esther's words: There’s a lot more to Yoga than you might think. Far more than the exercise class it is often perceived to be, Yoga is a system for the sort of growth and healing required for recovery from addiction. Offering tools to promote self reflection, self compassion, emotional regulation, physical and mental healing and much more, Yoga offers everything needed to heal from the wounds that cause addiction, and develop healthy coping strategies for life, so that numbing is no longer required.Esther has 6 years of sobriety all thanks to Yoga. And she will tell us ho...2020-11-1156 min
Neff Inspiration92 Win Charles - Cerebral Palsy and why I gave up alcoholBorn with Cerebral Palsy, Win Charles has defied the odds by becoming an author. Her memoir I, Win is an amazing story of how she remembers her life through the years of having a condition called “CP”. As a competitor in the Kona IronMan Triathlon, and motivational speaker, Win Charles truly is an inspiration to many. Today Win Charles tours the country, speaking to schools and institutions to raise awareness about cerebral palsy and living a full life no matter what holds you back. She is also an advocate of veterans across the world.
If you want learn...2020-10-3148 min
Neff Inspiration91 Stacy Johnston - Lighting the path for YOU to discover& write the story of your legacyIn Stacy's words:
Life is rhythm and we each have a song to sing and a story to write. Choices, circumstances, honor, fear, courage, joy and character are all instruments in the orchestra of our life. Me can merely dance to the music, left to its own devices, consequence deciding the beat. Or, by grace and acceptance, with courage and honor, we can decide to be the conductor of our own symphony.
I am 36 yrs happily married, a mother of 3 and “mom” to a multitude. I have 5 beautiful grandchildren and strive to leave a legacy of grat...2020-10-2954 min
Neff Inspiration90 Felicia Sanders - The rarest thing in the world is to live, most people just exist. Let's change that!In Felicia's words:
My expertise is in helping people to live. What do you mean by that?
A lot of of people walking around this earth dead. They forgot what it means to live and to be connected to something greater than them.
We’ve been conditioned for so long to think a certain way, to do certain things in life to be considered successful.
Very few of us take a moment to pause and ask ourselves, what the hell am I doing?
Is what I’m doing supporting my life purpose and is it ma...2020-10-2652 min
Neff Inspiration89 Blake Cohen - Finding your own authentic self in recovery: “On the search for my own identity”In Blake's words:
As was the case for me, so many people who are affected by substance use disorders feel lost in their disease. The disease became my identity so finding sobriety meant I was stripped of that and had to start over. This is the greatest gift recovery offers us. We are given the opportunity to start over and finally become the person that is aligned with our core values. Recovery gave me my identity and taught me that I can be accepted for exactly who I am.
Blake Cohen is a Certified Addictions Professional through th...2020-10-261h 09
Neff Inspiration88 Katie Roessler - Working through grief and life challenges: why escape addiction keeps us from healthy healingWe all experience grief as a regular part of life; however, many of us fall into the trap of escape addiction to run away from it. We find grief to be uncomfortable and overwhelming because we never learned how to grieve in healthy ways. In today’s podcast episode, we will address what escape addiction is and the false beliefs around grief so you can start to face the grief in your life and grow from it.
Katie Rössler is a licensed counselor and grief healer from the USA living in Munich, Germany. She has over 12 years expe...2020-10-2157 min
Neff Inspiration87 Stacy Raske - Take off the mask: Owning your truth, unleashing your power, and embracing your authentic AlphaStacy is a Bestselling Author, Speaker, Boundaries Expert, and Soulful Success Coach who helps high-performing, ambitious women shatter the invisible ceiling by shifting from intimidating to influential Alpha Leaders, elevating their visibility, impact, and empire by leading with soul. As an Iraq War Veteran, recovering from trauma and self-doubt, she’s taken what she’s learned and distilled it down into a powerful toolkit that’s simple and actionable. Leading by example, she’s helped thousands of women own their truth, embrace their badass, and embody their power, finally allowing themselves to BE, DO, and HAVE ALL they truly desire.2020-10-1256 min
Neff Inspiration86 Lisa King - A life without alcohol: My ultimate gift of self loveI have had the pleasure of talking to Lisa King about her journey:
"I wanted and needed to know who Lisa was without the alcohol. After my partners suicide and my subsequent breakdown, I needed to make a choice.
Alcohol was my go to, to celebrate, to commiserate, if I was happy, if I was stressed. I was at a crossroads, do I continue living the life behind the masks, with all the coping mechanisms, or do I choose the life of truly loving me, I CHOSE ME."
Lisa King is an International Speaker, TEDx Speaker, Inte...2020-10-1254 min