Never Ever Give Up Hope
Self-Improvement
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Stories of ordinary people who have experienced the extraordinary and gone from hopelessness to success
Episodes
- How to Cope Through Pain: Shigeko Ito on Complex PTSD and Family Healing
Shigeko Ito is an author, educator, and mental health advocate with a PhD in Education from Stanford University. Drawing on her cross-cultural experience and academic insight, she writes about intergenerational trauma, the lasting effects…
- Strong Leadership Demands that You Never Start with WHY - Start with WHO
David Ask states boldly that everything rises and falls on men leading well. When men fail to lead—or to love well—everyone loses. But when men lead with courage, nobility, and kindness, everyone wins. David Ask is an entrepreneur with pro…
- How Do You Recreate Your Life After Setbacks and Become More Successful?
Before the COVID‑19 pandemic, Julie Marty‑Pearson spent nearly 20 years working in higher education. While she built a successful career, the demands of her work began to take a toll on her health. After being diagnosed with kidney disease…
- How Do You Recreate Your Life After Setbacks and Become More Successful?
Before the COVID‑19 pandemic, Julie Marty‑Pearson spent nearly 20 years working in higher education. While she built a successful career, the demands of her work began to take a toll on her health. After being diagnosed with kidney disease…
- How Would You Handle 5 Years in Prison Knowing You Are Innocent
Ronald 'Zion' Roseboro's life was upended when he was falsely accused of assault, resulting in five years of incarceration despite his efforts to prove his innocence. At the time, he was the primary caregiver for his grandmother, who had A…
- How Would You Handle 5 Years in Prison Knowing You Are Innocent
Ronald 'Zion' Roseboro's life was upended when he was falsely accused of assault, resulting in five years of incarceration despite his efforts to prove his innocence. At the time, he was the primary caregiver for his grandmother, who had A…
- From Doubt to Drive: How to Fight Fear and Spark Your Creative Fire
After several years spent working for the federal government, Amy L. Bernstein's soul was completely crushed by the lack of creativity in the work. She was working incredibly hard—and feeling numb and demoralized. She realized she needed t…
- There are Good Days and Bad Days and Many In Between When Fighting Cancer
Cancer is a club you never want to belong to, but you find the most amazing people when you do. Erica Campbell has a group of women who bonded over their breast cancer journey. Together they know what it means to face illness head-on -- to…
- How to Turn Your Disability to Ability and Soar Above Circumstances
When Jenna Udenberg was fifteen, she had a suicide plan due to tough medical issues and severe physical pain from her arthritis. She lived in bed. But she pulled herself from those very dark, tough times to become an inspiration to many wh…
- Are You Seeking Help After Being Abused by a Family Member?
The average person can keep a secret for forty-seven hours. Babs Walters held the worst kind of secret for nearly seventy years. Beginning at the age of eleven, Walters suffered childhood sexual abuse at the hands of her father. His edict,…
- How Could Anyone Survive a Brain Aneurysm and Hemorrhage and Succeed in Life?
In 2018, Andrew Davie survived a ruptured brain aneurysm and hemorrhage. Now…he recently graduated with a clinical mental health counseling degree, practices as a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor LGPC, consults for James Mason Univ…
- Do You Know How to Get Free from Narcissistic Abuse?
Mia Hanks had a rude awakening when she realized something was 'not normal' in her marriage. The worst part was that she could not see a way out. Narcissistic abuse is a bondage that has only recently been exposed as mental and physical ab…
- Is the Lie You Are Telling Other People, the Lie You Believe?
One day, Troy Karnes drank too much and missed his wife's birthday dinner (that he had planned). To show her he could change, he put $10k into their joint bank account and told her he wanted to use it for a dream vacation a year later. If…
- Could Your Struggles be Your Access to Wisdom and a Better Life?
Lori Pappas plodded with a slow, heavy pace against resistance in her youth. Her parents had her committed when she was 16 years old because they could not control her. She was rebellious, and her mother, a religious fanatic, was convinced…
- How Do You Produce on Purpose to Experience a Full Life?
Randy Adkins, Jr suffered the tragic loss of his 19-year-old younger brother over 20 years ago. Although that was devastating and a time of feeling helpless, it was also a time filled with questions that caused him to self-reflect and make…
- Stranger than Truth Story You Will Never Forget or Believe
At 13 years old Sandra Schnakenburg was hit by a car traveling 100 mph while riding her bike. In addition to having her face reconstructed, she suffered a traumatic brain injury long before such injuries were widely understood. Her parents…
- What are the 10 Publishing Myths You Need to Know and Understand
To all aspiring authors and those who have already been published, you will gain valuable knowledge about publishing from Terry Whalin. Terry Whalin is an editor and author of over 60 books and has written for more than 50 magazines. Sever…
- How Do You Grapple with Emotional or Social Issues That Haunt You?
John Graham graduated from college with no real training, no direction, and no one to help him. As a result, he went through eight career detours, moving from state to state, feeling helpless, alone, and not knowing what to do or where to…
- How Do You Grapple with Emotional or Social Issues That Haunt You?
John Graham graduated from college with no real training, no direction, and no one to help him. As a result, he went through eight career detours, moving from state to state, feeling helpless, alone, and not knowing what to do or where to…
- The Secret How to Maintain Your Mindset in the Middle of a Challenge
Jenn Todling had a mental breakdown after caring for her chronically ill spouse for five years. She felt trapped and hopeless, assuming she would never be able to leave the situation or have a fulfilling life. This was a turning point for…
- The Secret How to Maintain Your Mindset in the Middle of a Challenge
Jenn Todling had a mental breakdown after caring for her chronically ill spouse for five years. She felt trapped and hopeless, assuming she would never be able to leave the situation or have a fulfilling life. This was a turning point for…
- How to Face Your Journey with Certainty Instead of Pain
From her humble beginning as a bartender to the sacred halls of the convent and through the trials of tumultuous relationships and alcoholism, Gina Economopoulos grapples with loss, grief, and the pursuit of self-discovery. From the agoniz…
- How to Face Your Journey with Certainty Instead of Pain
From her humble beginning as a bartender to the sacred halls of the convent and through the trials of tumultuous relationships and alcoholism, Gina Economopoulos grapples with loss, grief, and the pursuit of self-discovery. From the agoniz…
- How to Face Your Journey with Certainty Instead of Pain
From her humble beginning as a bartender to the sacred halls of the convent and through the trials of tumultuous relationships and alcoholism, Gina Economopoulos grapples with loss, grief, and the pursuit of self-discovery. From the agoniz…
- How Would You Respond if You Had 1% Chance of Survival from Disease?
In 2004, Madelaine Weiss had a flesh-eating disease, which started as strep throat and extended into her arm. She had a 1% chance of survival. The doctors were threatening to remove her upper right quadrant, but after seven weeks in the ho…
- How Would You Respond if You Had 1% Chance of Survival from Disease?
In 2004, Madelaine Weiss had a flesh-eating disease, which started as strep throat and extended into her arm. She had a 1% chance of survival. The doctors were threatening to remove her upper right quadrant, but after seven weeks in the ho…
- How To Bring Joy Back To the Workplace
Dr. Danny Brassell is a highly sought-after speaker, trainer, and coach known as "Jim Carrey with a PH.D." Dr Danny went to 18 schools before he was 12 years old, and everyone made fun of him because he stuttered. It is ironic that he now…
- How to Survive the Trauma and Find Hope to Endure the Hidden Pain
When Dr. Beverly J. Armento was 23, in her first year of teaching, and after 17 years of physical and emotional abuse, she was at her darkest hour and considered suicide. She struggled through the night, listening to the voices in her head…
- How to Survive the Trauma and Find Hope to Endure the Hidden Pain
When Dr. Beverly J. Armento was 23, in her first year of teaching, and after 17 years of physical and emotional abuse, she was at her darkest hour and considered suicide. She struggled through the night, listening to the voices in her head…
- How to Survive the Trauma and Find Hope to Endure the Hidden Pain
When Dr. Beverly J. Armento was 23, in her first year of teaching, and after 17 years of physical and emotional abuse, she was at her darkest hour and considered suicide. She struggled through the night, listening to the voices in her head…
- How to Survive the Trauma and Find Hope to Endure the Hidden Pain
When Dr. Beverly J. Armento was 23, in her first year of teaching, and after 17 years of physical and emotional abuse, she was at her darkest hour and considered suicide. She struggled through the night, listening to the voices in her head…
- How to Survive the Trauma and Find Hope to Endure the Hidden Pain
When Dr. Beverly J. Armento was 23, in her first year of teaching, and after 17 years of physical and emotional abuse, she was at her darkest hour and considered suicide. She struggled through the night, listening to the voices in her head…
- How to Survive the Trauma and Find Hope to Endure the Hidden Pain
When Dr. Beverly J. Armento was 23, in her first year of teaching, and after 17 years of physical and emotional abuse, she was at her darkest hour and considered suicide. She struggled through the night, listening to the voices in her head…
- How to Survive the Trauma and Find Hope to Endure the Hidden Pain
When Dr. Beverly J. Armento was 23, in her first year of teaching, and after 17 years of physical and emotional abuse, she was at her darkest hour and considered suicide. She struggled through the night, listening to the voices in her head…
- How to Survive the Trauma and Find Hope to Endure the Hidden Pain
When Dr. Beverly J. Armento was 23, in her first year of teaching, and after 17 years of physical and emotional abuse, she was at her darkest hour and considered suicide. She struggled through the night, listening to the voices in her head…
- How to Survive the Trauma and Find Hope to Endure the Hidden Pain
When Dr. Beverly J. Armento was 23, in her first year of teaching, and after 17 years of physical and emotional abuse, she was at her darkest hour and considered suicide. She struggled through the night, listening to the voices in her head…
- You Can Break Through Severe Generational Trauma Including Holocaust Survival
Willie Handler is a child of two Holocaust survivors and has inherited not only their trauma but also their resilience. That resilience helped him battle through life's challenges. Willie Handler has reinvented himself on several occasions…
- Your Step-to-Step Process on Unlocking Your Power Through Forgiveness
In the eighth grade, Katherine Giovanni almost committed suicide, and she tried again when her mother died. But this was the flashpoint in her life that caused her to turn around and walk in a new direction. Katherine had survived cancer,…
- It's About Time - A Saga For Those Who Want to Understand Men
Mark Connor began boxing at age 10 at the Mexican American Boxing Club, the area of the city from which he formed his understanding of the world, anchoring his perception of direction to the family house and the rising of the sun outside h…
- It's About Time - A Saga For Those Who Want to Understand Men
Mark Connor began boxing at age 10 at the Mexican American Boxing Club, the area of the city from which he formed his understanding of the world, anchoring his perception of direction to the family house and the rising of the sun outside h…
- It's About Time - A Saga For Those Who Want to Understand Men
Mark Connor began boxing at age 10 at the Mexican American Boxing Club, the area of the city from which he formed his understanding of the world, anchoring his perception of direction to the family house and the rising of the sun outside h…
- It's About Time - A Saga For Those Who Want to Understand Men
Mark Connor began boxing at age 10 at the Mexican American Boxing Club, the area of the city from which he formed his understanding of the world, anchoring his perception of direction to the family house and the rising of the sun outside h…
- It's About Time - A Saga For Those Who Want to Understand Men
Mark Connor began boxing at age 10 at the Mexican American Boxing Club, the area of the city from which he formed his understanding of the world, anchoring his perception of direction to the family house and the rising of the sun outside h…
- It's About Time - A Saga For Those Who Want to Understand Men
Mark Connor began boxing at age 10 at the Mexican American Boxing Club, the area of the city from which he formed his understanding of the world, anchoring his perception of direction to the family house and the rising of the sun outside h…
- Each Step - Big or Small - Makes A Big Difference
In 1996, Dave Mowry had a total breakdown. He was driving down the freeway. under a lot of stress, and his mind was racing. And then, his mind snapped. He heard it like a snapping twig and felt it like a small electric shock in his brain.…
- Each Step - Big or Small - Makes A Big Difference
In 1996, Dave Mowry had a total breakdown. He was driving down the freeway. under a lot of stress, and his mind was racing. And then, his mind snapped. He heard it like a snapping twig and felt it like a small electric shock in his brain.…
- You Have Cancer - What Do I Do to Win the Battle?
When Ray Hartjen was diagnosed with multiple myeloma - cancer, it was the first thing he thought about when he woke up, and pretty much the last thing he thought about before he nodded off to sleep. It occupied his thoughts most of the day…
- Severe Disability and Paralyzed from the Neck Down - Did NOT Stop Ken
Paralyzed from the neck down while playing college football in 1970, Ken Kunken was led to believe the best he could hope for was a career selling magazine subscriptions over the phone. But he battled back from the depths of depression and…
- No Obstacle Too Great Not to Overcome and Be Successful
Dr. Fidele Sebahizi's powerful story of courage and perseverance will inspire you to create your own life from the ashes, no matter what giants are in front of you. Dr. Sebahizi was born and raised in a poor village in the Democratic Repub…
- How Do You Overcome Mental Health Stigmas, with Balance and Peace?
Dr. Fred Moss felt disillusioned with the conventional approaches to mental health, particularly the over-reliance on medication. This sense of hopelessness fueled his determination to find alternative ways to help people, and it ultimatel…