Episodes

Send us a text Join us as we sit down with Brittany Benavides-Smith, a devoted music teacher from Georgetown, Texas. Brittany bravely shares her inspirational story of navigating the complexities of living with bipolar disorder, being faced with traumatic loss at a young age of both of her parents, overcoming a toxic first marriage, and tackling binge eating. Brittney today is a thriving individual who uses her passion for music to become a successful creative entrepreneur and talented player f...

Send us a text After grappling with the realities of bipolar disorder, Sarah I Fox invites us into her world, sharing her transformative journey through mental health challenges. Growing up in Brooklyn and identifying as a woman of color, Sarah discusses the intersectionality between mental health, being a person of color, and the role of her faith. Even though bipolar disorder turned an ugly head towards Sarah, Sarah never in turn chose to turn an ugly head back. Instead, Sarah used having bip...

Please tune in as we listen to Lauren Erickson discuss how she experienced Autism from the lens of having a sibling who is on the spectrum. Through Lauren's story, you will see how she was taught many valuable life lessons; life lessons that many didn't get the opportunity to be taught. Lauren discusses the importance of not just quickly judging someone by a label, but rather, the importance of opening up minds to knowledge, ears to listen, and hearts to love and provide compassion.

Please join us as the wonderful Shelley Aniciete discusses not only her journey of becoming an amazing public defender in the post conviction division, but also, her journey as an amazing runner. Needless to mention, she is a 4 time going on 5 time marathoner, a run coach who also has a nutrition background as part of her coaching program for those who really want to level up their running. The insights that Shelley provides to people are what anyone can find useful, whether you are a runner or ...

Do you have someone in your life whom you love on the autism spectrum? Have you ever wondered what their world was like? Have you ever wondered how you can be supportive towards a person on the autism spectrum? Tune in and find out now! Much love always!!!

Please tune in as Tom Flynn, a loving father of 3 girls, discusses his journey with parental alienation. Tom discusses his life pre-marriage with kids as a law enforcement officer who moved up in the ranks in NJ. In a series of unfortunate events, Tom is not only stopped in his career, but also is precluded from being able to have the quality time with his daughters as they were taken and kept away from him. Tom shares an inspirational story of using his pain and turning it into power, and may ...

Please tune in as I welcome a special guest, Marccella Gonzalez. Marccella bravely shares her journey with the Autism Spectrum through raising her children. She shares the experience of advocating at the school for her daughter, her own shares of challenges and triumphs, and how her Autism makes her the talented Tarot card reader and psychic she is. Through Marccella's story, she highlights the strengths of Autism and works on breaking the stigma associated with the word "autism." She is a testa...

Please welcome Kevin, a retired law enforcement officer from New Jersey, as he bravely comes forward to discuss his book "Man You are Crazy." Kevin, along with his co-author Chris Anderson, share their heroic incidents of being in law enforcement and the mental health issues they ensued. Kevin is a prime testament to the saying "no matter how bad life gets, there is always hope on the other side." Kevin's story is one for anybody in law enforcement and their families; along with mental health p...

Please join me as we learn from Dr. Matthew Glowiak who has generously shared from his professional training and expertise what he has learned working with various mental health issues, namely addiction but also has experience working with autism spectrum. Apart from sharing valuable insight that is beneficial for both professionals in mental health and potential clients, Dr. Glowiak has also gifted the world with a book where he pours his passion into encouraging and motivating others. Encourag...