Never Ever Give Up Hope

Do you want to succeed? Need to be inspired? Want to be a victor instead of a victim? Are you looking for coping mechanisms? This show shares stories of everyday people who refused to give up hope in the middle of insurmountable circumstances; people who have transformed their lives and want to give you their secrets of success. Their message is one of hope, encouragement, laughter and inspiration. No subject is off limits, i.e. abuse, failure, health issues, depression, coping with stress.

How to Stop the Anti-Christian Agenda Swooping Into Our Schools 04/09/2024

How to Stop the Anti-Christian Agenda Swooping Into Our Schools Have you noticed an anti-Christian agenda swooping into our schools, libraries, media, and government institutions? When even the Muppets and Kellogg’s Cereal boxes tell your young children they can be any gender they feel like, parents need strategies. Joan Benson wrote THE book on how parents can respond to their children when they ask uncomfortable questions. Joan was my guest on Never Ever Give Up Hope last year. to enjoy her story of love lost, betrayal, and new-found joy. Joan Benson adopted two infants and two twelve-year-olds to complete what she hoped would be a loving permanent family. Joan is a wife, mother of four adult children, a grandmother of eight, a former educator, and an author/speaker. She has been a freelance writer for over thirty years and has served as a reading specialist, teacher mentor, and classroom teacher in her first career. After retiring from her educational life, she pursued her love for writing with the freedom to share her spiritual insights. Previously, she has been published in multiple Christian magazines including LifeWay’s “ParentLife” and Regent University’s “The Christian Leader.” Some of her devotional writings have been published on CBN.com. Joan wrote for LifeWay Publishing’s Children’s Ministry for twelve years. Her debut historical fiction novel, His Gift, was published in 2020. She has recently co-authored four children’s books with Marjorie Wingert. Her awareness broadened when she watched the trend of an anti-Christian agenda forcing its way into our education system. Textbooks are now being written with gay and transgender characters for young elementary readers. This presents a gay and transgender lifestyle as “normal” without an opportunity for parental input. We CANNOT afford to wait until children are old enough to talk about these concepts or the cultural ideologies will indoctrinate them first. We can teach children to treat each other with kindness without indoctrinating them into gender confusion. With the playfulness of an alphabet tale, the main characters, letters A-Z, parade into the story with their unique talents and interests on display. Gender identity questions are addressed based on the truth of God’s design, affirming the concept that our gender is not random, changeable by desire. God made each person with meaningful intent, with good plans and purposes. When God made me so, He knew my real worth. I was specially made to be X on this earth. Wonder of Life is a beautiful story with humorous, yet meaningful illustrations to convey its life-affirming message. Truth-filled rhyming text will delight while teaching children how God set humans apart from animals, even creating them in his own image. Starting with Creation, the authors develop the concept of the sanctity of human life, blessing children with confidence in God’s love and desire for relationship. CONNECT WITH JOAN HERE /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/30716868

Do You Want To Know How to Channel Your Inner Awesome? 04/02/2024

Do You Want To Know How to Channel Your Inner Awesome? Cam F Awesome has experienced the kind of devastation few of us ever will—he was suspended from the U.S. Olympic boxing team months before the London games. But he did not give up. In fact, he went on to create a new name and life and earn more championships than any other boxer in America. And he doesn't even like boxing. As a kid, Cam F. Awesome was bullied but found his strength in boxing. Today Cam is known as "The Motivational Comic," a former Olympic Heavyweight and multi-time National Champion boxer with over 400 wins. He rose to fame after being featured in the Netflix documentary "Counter Punch," which chronicled his Olympic journey. In his interview, Cam discusses these topics: 1. An Attitude of Gratitude 2. Channeling Your Inner Awesome 3. Building Confidence through preparation 4. If you can fail without being discouraged, success is inevitable 5. How Cam escaped bullying and became America's #1 boxer We are honored to have Cam with us today to share his triumph over adversity. Becoming Awesome - Making Success Inevitable With a unique brand of humor and transparency, Cam has become a sought-after motivational speaker in both academic and business settings. Sharing scenes from his colorful life, he engages audiences and readers with some unique lessons: · How to come back from a catastrophe—even one that costs your dreams and livelihood. · How a fool-proof equation can help you develop goals and keep focused on them. · Why it is vital to chase after failure rather than avoiding it. · Why humility may not be all it is cracked up to be. · How to balance the importance of having a Plan B with the motivation of desperation. · How to develop healthy social media habits (no, healthy and social media are not oxymorons). · How to be your own biggest fan! Unlike other books that urge you to put the phone down and concentrate, your phone is a vital part of processing Cam's messages. QR codes lead to videos, news stories, and personal messages from the author, and interactive worksheets help you put his advice into practice. So jump in the ring and let's go twelve rounds together! It'll be Awesome. /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/30647103

Did You Know that When You Create Your Habits - Your Habits Create Your Life? 03/28/2024

How to Recreate the Journey You Never Took and Stop Going the Wrong Way 03/20/2024

How to Go From Adversity to Victory 03/01/2024

How to Go From Adversity to Victory Bryan Charleau’s story is one that many of us can relate to because of adversity and disappointments. Bryan transferred schools to pursue his athletic dreams but had to deal with back-to-back ACL tears within six months. His struggles with having to step away from his athletic dreams and find a new identity put him into a very dark place but……. That was then. Today he shares how he turned those struggles into success and is now a mentor to those who want to achieve in every area of their lives. Is a career in sales for you or are you overridden with self-doubt, excuses, and negativity? Maybe you shudder at the thought of leaving your comfort zone. Bryan will show you how to turn that around and lead by example. In Bryan's interview, he shared his guidebook to a career in sales including the fears to overcome, setting goals, planning and motivation, and how his techniques are for everyone wanting to succeed. Outwork, Outperform, and Outsell If you have been led to the sales profession but don't know where to start or who to turn to, Pitching Sales! is more than just a beginner's guide; it is a literary mentorship for all new professionals entering a career in sales. Pitching Sales! is meant for the young professional just finishing school and looking to define themself, for the struggling student trying to find a job to pay their tuition, for the individual who has heard about the opportunities of commissioned income, and for those looking to master the basic principles of sales to accelerate their career trajectory. Like every sales professional, Bryan Charleau had to pursue this career the hard way, which, according to the workforce, is "the only way." Based on what he had to endure on his journey to success, Charleau presents insightful ways on how you can connect the dots much faster than he did, allowing you to perpetuate the highs and soften the lows and allowing you to recognize that at the beginning, you do not need to navigate sales on your own. With real-world experiences, expert insight, and a few anecdotes, Bryan Charleau walks you through what it takes to succeed in one of the most competitive professions, sales. Learn habits, techniques, and targeted efforts that will lay the foundation for early success and expedited growth. With no clear road map, many struggle to achieve success, and even fewer sustain it. Pitching Sales! will act as your comprehensive guide, helping you turn sales into a career and ensure your hard work pays off. Learn how to: Align your expectations for your new profession. Tailor your applications and prepare for interviews. Understand different commission structures. Foster the proper mindset needed to be a sales professional. Recognize obstacles in your sales development. Learn and implement lasting habits needed to excel in sales. Discover how to motivate, and re-motivate, yourself. Plan your next steps to success. If you are looking to kick start your sales career or push your career forward, let this book pitch you on sales! /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/30192913

Decide That You Want To Be More Than What You Are Now and Watch What Happens! 02/17/2024

Decide That You Want To Be More Than What You Are Now and Watch What Happens! David Richman was overweight, a smoker, married to an abusive alcoholic, and stressed out unbelievably. At his lowest point, he heard the words from a friend that he needed to hear. These words allowed him to start a journey of discovery, transformation, and self-belief. Today he helps empower people to start hard conversations around the emotional aspects of trauma, and to help them transform into their best selves. David is an author, public speaker, and endurance athlete whose mission is to form more meaningful human connections through storytelling. By the time he was in his late thirties, David was a sedentary, overweight smoker who was stuck in an abusive and unhealthy marriage. It was clear that if he was going to enjoy any kind of life satisfaction, he had to stop focusing on what others wanted out of him, and zero in on what he wanted for himself. He began to set measurable, attainable, and meaningful goals—to become healthy, to raise his young twins in a safe home environment, to become a top performer at work, and to seek out his own physical, mental, and emotional limits. Through lessons learned in business, sports, and life, David introduces the concept of “winning in the middle of the pack” and discusses how we all can get more out of ourselves than we ever imagined. His most recent adventure was a 5,000-mile solo bike ride across the country in which he visited most of the participants for his upcoming book chronicling fifteen remarkable and unique emotional journeys of people with cancer. David is a businessman, corporate and motivational speaker, personal consultant, and author of and . Amazon bestseller in "Brain Cancer" Have you ever been forced to consider the fact of your mortality? If confronted with cancer, how would you feel? What would you say to the people you love? What would they say to you? No two people have the same answers to these questions, a lesson I learned well during a solo six-week, 5,000-mile cross-country bike ride I called Cycle of Lives. The trip started as a fundraiser in honor of my sister, June, who died of brain cancer. But long before I even set out on my endurance ride from LA to Florida to NY, I exhaustively interviewed fifteen people across the country whose lives had also been irrevocably changed by cancer - either as patients, survivors, loved ones, or caregivers. Hearing their moving stories, which were influenced by many different forms of past and present trauma, transformed my cycling odyssey into a journey of emotional self-discovery as I relived the chaos and emotional upheaval of cancer through them: from the man who found true love after losing his soulmate to cancer, to the elite athlete who had to reckon with his all-star body finally letting him down, to the medical oncologist who cares as much about her patients as she cares for them. Whether you or someone you care about is going through cancer or some other major trauma, I hope this thought-provoking collection of astonishing stories can help you, too. /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/29993163

Do You Want To Accomplish Against All Odds? 02/14/2024

Do You Want To Accomplish Against All Odds? Jason Pike was drowning in a cesspool in South Korea -- at night -- alone. He was a soldier against all odds. Lieutenant Colonel Jason Pike is a decorated combat veteran with multiple deployments who served thirty-one years in the U S Army, including nine years in five countries overseas. He earned over thirty service awards. Jason asked himself, "How did you ever accomplish what you have accomplished under such intense circumstances?" He then realized he had to write his story because what he learned in the trenches of combat could be used in every area of life. In his interview, he shares what he went through in a federal investigation for something he was not guilty of. He was thrown under the bus and accused of subversion and espionage against the U. S. Government. A brutally honest tale of a soldier's unorthodox life, a rogue career, and an often- maverick character not easily aligned with the military credo. A Soldier Against All Odds is a genuine and frank account of Jason's thirty-one years in uniform: the good, the very bad, and the very ugly. At age seven he was diagnosed at age seven with an acute learning disability and failed first grade. He also was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, a crippling bone disease dissolving the bone of his knee which added to his academic challenges and a significant physical disadvantage. Jason's story is one of survival, perseverance, and a refusal to quit, no matter what, which was a characteristic gifted to him by his father. When he shared his story, everyone asked, "How the hell did you do it?" And many times, he asked himself the same question. In A Soldier Against All Odds, he shows that through determination, careful application, and bold strategy you can overcome all odds. Personal humiliation was brought about primarily by his mistakes, being haunted by investigations, academic difficulty, arrests, and physical frailty. He paid the price for being himself. This is how he did it, but most importantly, how he survived it. This chronicle of life will inspire you to wince, cry, and laugh. He hopes that the lessons he learned through the course of his life and his military career will be an inspiration to anyone confronting the future from a place of disadvantage. A Soldier Against All Odds compiles all his life events in an inspiring story of a life in uniform. Jason's brutal honesty on how he did it while disclosing many sacred secrets about his survival is unique and captivating. His straightforward account of one man's journey will inspire you and show you how to be resilient no matter what disadvantages and struggles may happen. /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/29957783

How Would You Cope With Your Life Ending as You Know It? 01/31/2024

Do You Know How to Deal with Your Kids Substance Abuse? 01/20/2024

Do You Know How to Deal with Your Kids Substance Abuse? Marsha Vanwynsberghe has experienced many moments feeling hopeless including almost losing her children. She experienced financial, business, and serious health challenges while battling the feelings of frustration, overwhelming fatigue, and isolation. Can you relate? Marsha is the six-time bestselling author of "When She Stopped Asking Why." Marsha is a storytelling NLP trainer, speaker, publisher, author, and podcaster. Marsha fought the system to save her kids and her family from the downward spiral of substance abuse and now shares her lessons as a parent who dealt with teen substance abuse that tore her family unit apart. Her mission is to help women and men to speak, share, and publish their stories. Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your life. She enpowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders and build platform businesses that create massive impact. Marsha is currently offering a coaching certification to support people in learning how to use their voice and move from silenced to outspoken. CLICK HERE TO BUY Marsha Vanwynsberghe’s story is one of a mother who fought the system to try to save her kids and her family from the downward spiral of substance abuse. She relentlessly searched for answers, solutions and support. In her search, she found thousands of other parents who were also dealing with substance abuse issues and their teens. Parents who were hiding from the world, living with shame, guilt and embarrassment for choices that were not theirs to own. Marsha decided to speak up, share what she learned and create a light of hope for other parents. This book is for every parent who is searching to: • Be present for your kids and not lose yourself in the process • Parent with love and let go of the expectation of perfection • Learn the power of personal and energetic boundaries • Surrender what you can’t control and own what you can • Let go of the judgement of self and others • Stop letting fear drive the wheel • Find the gifts in adversity • Build your confidence, clarity and courage • Recreate the relationships in your life with yourself, your partner and your children Marsha Vanwynsberghe is a Life Adversity Coach, Author and Speaker. She coaches and mentors people to make physical changes in their bodies and emotional transformations in their lives. Take radical responsibility of your story so you can build a business with a massive impact. We all have a story. A lot of time, the stories that we don’t like to talk about...the stories that we hide from others..they actually shape who we are. The more we hide them, the more we let shame take the wheel. But truth be told, our stories have made us who we are today. The more we stand in the power of our stories, the more we can make an impact. You see, the gifts we have are wrapped up in the lessons we learned in our stories! So, let’s dive into your stories and look for the lessons that make you an expert OF your story. After all, by sharing your lessons with others, you get to help them create change in their lives...so they, too, can create businesses with massive impact. /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/29533673

You Can Live Your Best Life and Then Give it all Away 01/15/2024

You Can Live Your Best Life and Then Give it all Away Ahmard Vital was ‘living the American dream” when his world fell apart. Even when he made mistakes he turned it around and realized what a blessing it was. Ahmard is a motivational consultant, international speaker, and author who provides his audiences with the tools needed to achieve personal success, utilize willpower and determination, and develop strategies that will allow anyone to achieve personal and professional excellence. His mission is to especially empower young men to live life to the fullest. He is becoming one of the most SOUGHT-AFTER motivational speakers in the world from ZAMBIA and UAE and throughout the U. S. inspiring professionals at companies like the Boys and Girls Club, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Salvation Army. After a decade of studying the performance habits of high-achieving athletes, Ahmard has developed programs of inspiration and motivation that are beneficial to individuals, professionals, companies, and organizations worldwide. His motivation is to help teenagers be seven to ten times more successful than he could become. The challenge is to become the man he needed in his life when he was seventeen. In today's interview, he will share those principles and exercises. Now What? A question that often comes from rock bottom requires a strategy that looks at solutions, building a ladder one rung at a time to escape despair and uncertainty. With simple and calculated solution-based steps, Now What is a focused guide for young adults who want concrete, practical solutions to their problems. Whether they have been raised in troubled homes, embroiled in the criminal justice system, or advanced to the university level with no clear career path, Now What is designed to help them steer their life towards productive and preferred fulfillment. Have you wandered through life seeking what you think you lack? Well, your search is over. Within the pages of this book, you will learn that the opinion you have of yourself is the only one that matters and that the self-love and forgiveness you practice are the greatest gifts to give to yourself. All that is asked of you is to be willing to initiate and accept your inevitable growth. The principles presented will reinforce the truth that you are More Than Enough. After years of research, Ahmard Vital’s Awaken the Baller Within reveals profound truths about the positive use of mind and how it affects athletes’ game performance. This book will teach you how to: • Manage your thoughts • Solidify your role as a team leader and player • Establish strong work habits • Stay positive amid negativity • Be the change you want to see on the team You’ll feel empowered as you begin controlling your thoughts. Want to be a top recruit? The choice is yours and you have everything needed for transformation. Now do it. The time is now. This is your moment. /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/29495658

Focus on What You Can Control instead of Fear of What is Coming 01/09/2024

Focus on What You Can Control instead of Fear of What is Coming Most of Guy Morris' childhood felt helpless and hopeless. As an adult, while successful in his career, he hid chronic depression, complex PTSD, hyperanxiety, and addiction for many years. Guy was a homeless runaway at thirteen who now has a 36-year Fortune 100 career, bringing awareness of the rapid advances of A1 as it relates to cyber-security and national security. In addition, he is a published songwriter for Disnew Records, a screenplay writer for Sojourn Entertainment, a Coast Guard charter captain, a PADI diver, an adventurer, and now an author of an intelligent well-researched thriller. Since his 2021 debut as an indie author, Guy has released three pulse-pounding thrillers inspired by true stories, actual technologies, true global politics, and history. The true event of when the Ethiopian Ark of the Covenant was stolen and sold on the black markets inspired the Lask Ark following a massacre of 750 men, women, and children in January 2021. Deep research into AI, cyber-espionage, politics, history, religion, prophecy, and politics often provides further motivation. When Guy discovered through an obscure AP article a spy program had escaped the Lawrence Livermore labs at Sandia, a well-known HSA spy lab, two FBI agents showed up at his door. In Guy's interview, he will share what he discovered and why it is necessary to help you understand current and future events. You will want to pass this on to bring awareness and prepare us for what is ahead. The SNO Chronicles are inspired by the true story of a program that escaped the Lawrence Livermore Labs at Sandia, a cryptology and signals lab for the CIA and NSA. The program was never recaptured. Code named SLVIA (Sophisticated Language Virtual Intelligence Algorithms), and program was designed as a web-crawling virtual spy under a joint CIA-NSA program to create a digital backdoor. Equipped with early versions of deep fake technology as well as other espionage, data gathering, and analysis functions, prototypes of the SLVIA toolset were stolen during the 2016 Russian CIA hack. Over the past decade, SLVIA has formed a network of millions of human connections across the globe known as the SNO (Spy Net Online). Men and women from all political, professional, and religious backgrounds are willing to share what they know and seek the truth behind the headlines. From political and corporate leaders to taxi drivers and hookers SNO members connect through SLVIA completely unaware of other members. Set in a post-coronavirus world with a crippled world economy, rising social and political corruption, and unrest with a global food crisis in the third world, and where real-world AI integrates into digital identity, law enforcement, military and cyber warfare, political corruption, and religious apostasy when SLVIA decodes end time prophecies to interpret world events through a prophetic lens with a frighteningly accurate real-world perspective. During 2020 the US, Russia, and China declined to abide by the international Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS) protocol which would restrict any AI from making a kill decision without the validation of a human operator. During 2020, Russia demonstrated a hypersonic missile that could evade current missile defenses. Political corruption and division in the US have destabilized the world’s greatest democracy. China, Russia, and Iran have formed an alliance designed to weaken the Western alliance's grip on the world economy and shift power to the east. A decade of hacks of US consumer, corporate, and government information has been weaponized into an artificial intelligence internet virus that can be trained and targeted to hack access and disable connected systems. The 2020 Solar Winds hack was the tip of the iceberg of a coming cyber conflict. /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/29313663

How to Start, Launch, and Run a Successful Podcast 01/03/2024

Do You Struggle with Thoughts of Self-doubt or Feel Unworthy? 12/07/2023

Has your Faith Been Challenged Due to the Loss of a Child? 11/30/2023

Has your Faith Been Challenged Due to the Loss of a Child? Clint Hatton's world was turned upside down on September 23, 2019. The entire world was turned upside down in 2020. Clint Hatton had to rise from the ashes of the tragic death of his seventeen-year-old son, Gabriel, a licensed pilot killed in a plane crash while living his dream in 2019. How do you not allow fear, loss, or anything else life throws at you but rather be a carrier of hope, living your dream, and choosing to find a way to love and serve others along the journey? Clint believes we were created to live a courageous life! He burns with a passion to inspire and help you overcome every obstacle our dynamic world throws at you. Clint Hatton is an author, motivational speaker, personal development and leadership coach, and the founder of BigBoldBrave based in Dallas, Texas. He has been coaching individuals and teams for over twenty years with a proven track record of helping people grow personally, achieve success, and build healthier marriages and relationships. Big Bold Brave: How to Live Courageously in a Risky World contains wisdom and strategies Cline lived by to thrive despite his greatest personal loss. COURAGEOUS HUMANS, INSPIRING LIVES Big, Bold, Brave calls you to live a courageous life! Every human is uniquely created to fulfill a divine purpose. If you burn with a desire to inspire others and overcome every obstacle our dynamic world throws at us, this book is for you. Clint Hatton shares the mindsets, insights, and character traits that have empowered him and his family to rise from the ashes of the tragic death of their seventeen-year-old son, Gabriel, and continue to chase their dreams. Learn how to: - Distinguish between natural and unnatural fears. - Turn your pain from loss or extreme disappointment into a catalyst. - Remain in a state of gratefulness, joy, and hope despite your circumstances. - Recognize opportunities and possibilities where others see closed doors. - Develop your character to love and serve others and live a fulfilling life. - ... and much more. /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/28874298

Are You Stuck in Shame or Do You Want to Live in Freedom? 11/23/2023

Are You Stuck in Shame or Do You Want to Live in Freedom? When Tess Scott's third husband left her, she spent weeks with her face buried in the green shag carpet begging God to make him stay. He didn't. Three weeks after her husband left, Tess was diagnosed with breast cancer. She understands what feels like never-ending stress including parenting an adopted son with FAS, two sons struggling with substance abuse, and attempted suicide. Do you have a 'messy story? Tess is on a mission to encourage others who have endured much to realize they are not alone. Tess Scott is a speaker and an award-winning author of Listen Sister - Finding Hope in the Freakshow of Life. Most of us will relate to Tess' story in some way and all of us will enjoy her humor as she shares tragedy, heartbreak, and extreme stress in raising EIGHT children. Tess lives by the motto - "Sometimes what seems to be the worst timing is actually the best." She explains this in her interview and asks if you are stuck in shame -- or would you rather live in freedom? You will enjoy her interview: Listen, Sister! Finding Hope in the Freakshow of Life. This is a hilarious collection of short personal stories that turn awkward memories into much-needed encouragement. Each tale of real-life shenanigans points out glimpses of God in the everyday and directs women to the source of true joy in their stress-filled lives. A Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper Recommended Book, December 2022 Imagine a life where you are financially savvy and independent, living with purpose and generosity while inspiring others. “In this terrific read, Keisha Blair gives us all the tools to thrive, no matter the obstacles we face. She defines prosperity as something beyond monetary figures. Holistic wealth is financial, physical, and emotional stability combined—and she shows us how to get there.” —Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper Imagine facing life’s disruption with confidence, knowing how to regain your balance in times of uncertainty. By expanding on the teachings shared in the highly acclaimed first edition of her book and in her viral article, “My Husband Died at Age 34—Here Are 40 Life Lessons I Learned from It,” viewed by more than fifty million people globally, author Keisha Blair presents even more revolutionary strategies—curated for the challenges of today’s world—that will help you find balance and success. This updated edition of the classic book is fully revised throughout, and includes: A new foreword by iconic actress and activist Kelly Rutherford, star of Gossip Girl, Melrose Place, and Dynasty Additional chapters on pandemic-related disruptions and how to face them More than 50 practical tips and case studies from trailblazers, luminaries, and readers (including Certified Holistic Wealth Consultants™ trained by Keisha Blair) who have increased their income, overcome disruption and setbacks, and reinvented themselves using the original book as a guide. New interviews from the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair A Holistic Wealth framework broken down into four easy parts to enable you to assess and build wealth in all areas of your life From financial stability and physical health to your emotional and spiritual connections with others, prosperity is more than just a number—it’s a way of living, and it’s yours for the taking. /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/28774058

Do You Know How to Overcome Fear or Challenges 11/10/2023

Do You Know How to Overcome Fear or Challenges When Melony Brown was two years old, she had a significant stroke. She did not choose an overcome attitude as a child but her parents instilled it in her. They did not allow her to use lack of coordination, left-sided weakness, or balance issues as an excuse. Melony is an author, speaker, and host of the Challenges Won't Stop Me podcast. Fighting to overcome life's challenges and thriving is the message she lives by and shares with her audience. Decades of neurological struggles and brain surgery tried to stop her, but she chose to fight to overcome instead. Learning everything those challenges were meant to teach her and grow in her, Melony desires to encourage, inspire, and motivate women to fight to overcome the challenges intersecting their paths. With God guiding the way and a backpack filled with your essential gear, you are primed and ready to overcome any challenge that dares to cross your path. It is time to…..JOURNEY ON! Melony shares several stories including an Auschwitz survivor and a young girl who was kidnapped and sex trafficked. After escaping, she had her tattoo removed which branded her as a 'slave'. She started a business helping other women remove these memory scars including tattoos from prison, gang membership, and abuse. You are going to enjoy Melony's interview: On her podcast, she has interviewed over 135 courageous women who fought to overcome a wide range of challenges. Be sure to check out her Journey On Quiz. Are you prepared to survive when one of life's tough challenges rudely intersects your journey? This journey through life is tough, but you're tougher. In Challenges Won't Stop Me, author, podcaster, and speaker Melony Brown invites you to join her for an eight-mile journey in which you will create a personalized survival guide that will equip and prepare you to survive the rugged terrain that is sure to mark your path. Do not be afraid or discouraged as the master navigator, God, will be with you and fight for you. As you engage and interact with the text, you will color visual symbols, which are reminders of each piece of gear's purpose. discover how Bible characters fought to overcome by consistently using the gear. draw inspiration and encouragement from others who have fought to overcome. reflect and answer questions related to your journey and what you're learning. Melony Brown not only survived several of life's tough challenges, but she also thrived while fighting to overcome those unexpected turns. In Challenges Won't Stop Me, she shares the strength, wisdom, and grit she's gained, as well as all the 135+ overcomers she's interviewed have gained. Their written stories and podcast interviews can be found at www.melonybrown.com. Grab your backpack. Let's fill it with the essential gear you'll need to survive, overcome, and thrive! It's time to JOURNEY ON! /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/28591158

Something Greater Than You Has Something Greater FOR You 10/30/2023

Something Greater Than You Has Something Greater FOR You Are you tired of being miserable and broken? Maurice Martin has been through his fair share of trauma - from masking the private pain of his childhood to battling depression in his twenties. After becoming an award-winning vocalist and songwriter, Maurice hit rock bottom and it became clear that there was only one way out. Maurice had to let go of what had been holding him back. Now that he has healed, he is on a mission to equip and empower you to release your limiting beliefs and become the person you were born to be. During his interview, Maurice shares seven EMBRACE strategies to give you a balance of HOPE. Focus on the now instead of the future “Faith was at the center of my healing. Faith gave me the courage to face my past and a renewed perspective to show me my real identity. I learned that my trauma didn’t have to continue to define me and leave me empty. Faith, paired with healthy habits, continues to mature and healthily grow me.” Here is your must-read guide to a happier, peaceful life Have you ever felt like life got in the way of you living your dream? Like you’re stuck in a rut and there is no way out? Are you ready to unleash the joy, peace, and fulfillment that you have been longing for? I've been where you are and the pain of your past doesn't have to control your future anymore! It's time for you to break free from the chains that are holding you back. Your But Is Too Big was written to foster inner healing and help you find peace. Let me show you how to let go of the pain so that you can embark on a path to live your best life now and for years to come. Join me on the journey to freedom and discovery. Together, we'll find peace trusting in God's promises and embracing a life filled with hope. With true joy, you'll finally discover the best life has to offer. Stop settling for just getting by: it's time to break out of the rut and soar above it all! /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/28467113

Never Allow Meager Beginnings Stop You from Reaching Your Ultimate Goals 10/15/2023

How to Respond to a Cancer Diagnosis of your Child and Survive 09/19/2023

How to Respond to a Cancer Diagnosis of your Child and Survive How does any parent cope when the doctors tell you that your daughter has an eight percent chance of surviving more than five years? HOPE is a Way to Escape Your Fear Michael Schnabel heard that devastating news that left him weak and defenseless – until he formed a support group to move forward to save her life. In each person's life, some events forever change their course. Twenty-seven-year-old Stephanie experienced two of these events in fourteen days; the birth of her only child and the discovery that she only had an eight percent chance of living. She is haunted by the thought that this baby will only know her through pictures and she makes that mental image her motivation to survive. Michael Schnabel is the author of Daddy’s Girl: A Father, His Daughter, and the Deadly Battle She Won. Michael is a graduate of Northern State University who developed his passion for writing and storytelling during his thirty-year career at Bristol-Meyers Squibb. Michael chronicles the powerful story of his daughter's fight to survive her cancer diagnosis to live life with her newborn son and the author's grandson. She became a warrior and provided hope for others. Listen to this fantastic story of one family facing the most daunting circumstances and how three generations of a family respond to the crisis. This story illuminates a range of emotions and delivers them with humor, love -- and some miracles! For only 99 cents pick up your survival guide for anyone struggling through a crisis with a family member How does a young mother overcome an eight percent chance of living to raise her newborn son? She becomes a warrior and provides hope for others. Daddy's Girl is the story of a father, his daughter, and the deadly battle she won. In each person's life, some events forever change their course. Twenty-seven-year-old Stephanie experienced two of these events in fourteen days; the birth of her only child and the discovery that she has an eight percent chance of living. She is haunted by the thought that this baby will only know her through pictures until she makes that thought her motivation to survive. This is a story of one family facing the most daunting of circumstances, at once celebration and devastation. Michael Schnabel, Stephanie's father tells the story of survival and how three generations of a family respond to crisis. Stephanie's courage is fueled by her son's deep brown eyes and unconditional love. Her faith comes from the belief that something greater than us provides what we need - when we need it. Daddy's Girl illuminates a range of emotions and delivers them with humor, love--and some miracles. /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/28084598

How Do You Move Past the Pain of Life's Curve Balls? 09/05/2023

How Do You Move Past the Pain of Life's Curve Balls? When your life is thrown a curve ball and you lose your husband at 47 years old -- what then? What about your future? How do you cope? Kim met tall, dark, and handsome Steve Sorrelle who proposed ten days later. It was a love story written in the heavens. They raised five children -- life was good. Kim Sorrelle began journaling after a breast cancer diagnosis in 2009. Four months later, her husband Steve was told he had pancreatic cancer. Six weeks later, Kim held him as he took his last breath. Kim is a writer, speaker, entrepreneur, director of a humanitarian organization, activist, mother, grandmother, lover of all people, and.....black licorice. Kim's story will make you laugh....and cry. She is a master at sharing life's tragedies mixed with laughter. Kim's entrepreneurial journey included commercial real estate, a golf course, catering, a grocery store, and more. Besides building businesses into multi-million-dollar companies, Kim is proud to have weathered the pandemic storm in the food industry, keeping staff employed, and seeing the company's sales grow beyond pre-pandemic numbers. Kim is the director of Rays of Hope International, a partnering organization that works with people in their country who have a passion, a vision, and a mission to help people through business plans, fundraising, sustainability, planning, supplies, and building. Working in countries like Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Burkina Faso, Rays of Hope has enjoyed relationships with hundreds of organizations that are working to help the underserved and vulnerable population. "Love Keeps No Record of Wrongs" There are so many things that we do not have control over, things that we would not ever choose: cancer, losing a spouse, tragic accidents. But we can choose how we will handle these things. Joy is a choice that anyone can make but not everyone knows how. Facing cancer, becoming a widow, and losing the future, as the author saw it, made her recognize that she had to choose a way to deal with the present. Engage with a love that transcends social experiments and leads to a radically transformed life "Love is patient, love is kind, love is . . ." The words are so familiar they almost lack meaning, a Christianese version of "live, laugh, love." Even non-Christians are familiar with the Love chapter of 1 Corinthians, read at weddings, painted on decorative signs, and preached regularly from the pulpit. But what happens when these verses are taken seriously? What would it take for someone to live out the Love chapter as literally as possible? That was the question Kim Sorrelle set out to answer during her yearlong experiment. Using 1 Corinthians 13 as a road map, she focused on one phrase at a time, seeking to understand its true meaning and how it could motivate every daily action. She also looked at the ones we do not think too deeply about: love does not boast, does not dishonor others, doesn't keep a record of wrongs, and more. In her attempts to live the Love chapter to the letter, Kim journeyed all the way to Haiti, where she met people who both tested and displayed love to its limits. From irritating employees to sexist short-term missionaries to curse-wielding women to the profoundly kind nuns, her encounters are filled with rueful self-reflection and comical commentary, as well as a new understanding of the nuances and power of true love in action. Kim's transformation into someone who truly loves like Jesus will challenge readers to think more deeply about how they can manifest love in their own lives and will reveal the power of Christlike devotion that is unwearied and humble, contented and forgiving. Her exploration is an incredible encounter with the filling, strengthening love of God -- a love that truly never fails. /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/27950010

Do You Know One of Medical Profession's Most Horrific Dirty Little Secrets? 08/15/2023

Do You Know One of Medical Profession's Most Horrific Dirty Little Secrets? ATTENTION: Anyone with back issues in need of surgery MUST read this first. Dr. Ardavan Aslie is a board-certified spine surgeon who received his undergraduate education at the University of California, Berkeley, where he double-majored inphysiology and genetics. He earned his MD from New York Medical College and completed his residency at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City while working with some of the world's most renowned scoliosis surgeons. He received his spine surgery fellowship training at Harvard University. In addition to his private practice, Dr. Aslie has been active in researching and developing cutting-edge treatments for osteoporotic and aging spines. Dr. Aslie's new hard-hitting exposé CORPORATE SPINE: How Spinal Surgery Went Off Track and How We Put it Right reveals eye-opening new research into the surprisingly common practice of using pedicle screws in spine surgery and despite overwhelming evidence that they are practically useless and cause harm down the road. Seeing the money, the funding, and the support to cover up this dirty secret made me question if this was right – but I knew I had to write a book about uncovering the truth. INTERVIEW HERE***** Each year, an estimated half-million people will undergo spinal fusion surgery in the US alone. In most cases, surgeons will implant rods and screws into a patient’s fused vertebrae as part of the procedure. There’s just one (enormous) problem: according to the published medical literature, the screws provide little to no benefit for patients. They do, however, provide billions in profit for a handful of medical device companies. In this meticulously researched and hard-hitting exposé, veteran California spine surgeon Ardavan Aslie, MD, sounds the alarm on this all-too-common but unproven standard of care. Despite overwhelming evidence that pedicle screws often do more harm than good, device manufacturers continue to push profits over patients. The failure of spine surgery to develop and utilize more effective surgical options has, sadly, led it to a dead end. It doesn’t have to be this way. In Corporate Spine, Dr. Aslie explains how spinal surgery got to this low point, how patients can protect themselves, and how spinal surgery can get back on track to help, not hurt, the estimated 16 million Americans suffering from chronic back pain. Whether this describes you or someone you know, Corporate Spine offers an illuminating report from the frontlines that will both astound and empower. /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/27761307

Are You Viewing Your World From a Human Perspective....Or? 08/02/2023

Are You Viewing Your World From a Human Perspective....Or? Michaell Magrutsche is an Austrian/Californian multidisciplinary artist, awareness/creativity educator, speaker, and author of five books related to art. He is an advocate for helping understand neurodiversity. Michaell's dyslexia and dysgraphia (hand-eye coordination) forced him to develop an awareness of seeing the world purely from a human perspective. Creating art completed his awareness of what it is to be human, our habitat nature, and how to be the steward for OUR habitat and the next generations. Michaell’s talent is recognizing awareness to seed a new consciousness that allows us to unveil the untapped superpowers of human limitlessness, art/creativity, healthy discourse, and adaptability to make all humans fit within our human tapestry. As a child, Michaell's dyslexia and dysgraphia (hand-eye coordination) he could only navigate in very few systems. Michaell was forced to find his salvation in art. Interacting and creating art outside of systems helped him feel humane and got him through life. Michaell is completely self-taught. Art allowed him to experience life with other humans and five books later Michaell produced with Robert Evans and became a City Arts Commissioner. He discovered that creating art is humans' greatest inherent superpower, followed by healthy dialogue and adaptability. These superpowers are applicable to everything from creativity, leadership, business, education, relationships, and what else humans focus on. Michaell keeps unveiling the limitations of all man-made systems like technology, science, economy, and generalized knowledge to change systems to be more human-adaptable instead of humans keep forcing themselves to be system adaptive. This work raises our human potential instead of making us blinder and ignoring our human worth for system values. We are wasting too much life force and energy on system navigation to achieve limited system value. Michaell’s mission is to show us something very different. We are in an unconsciousness crisis. We don’t see that all our ever-growing (financial principles)creations led us to a pivotal point of diminishing returns. Today, we have such an overabundance of goods and services that we have become incapable of consuming. We all keep creating and marketing but besides money we don’t even have the time to sort through them, let alone the time to use or consume all those offerings that we all keep creating more and more of. Time has become humans' most valuable thing, not money and systems that we give our life force to function. Work and tinkering can enrich our human experience to live more fulfilled lives but we unconsciously deprive ourselves of living a human life through systems, our metaverse. This is why we have to become conscious. Humans have relinquished so much to systems, which demand more systems and more system work that our passion for human tinkering/creating has become work for money and now work to survive. Michaell’s truth compass is our humans’ limitlessness and nature’s sense of balance. The awareness and wisdom of this focus continuously reveal our eternal knowledge of humankind and the recognition of our human potential. That’s why there is nothing more to do but to be aware and become conscious. Understand what it means to be human, our habitat nature, and how to be the steward for OUR habitat and the next generations. When conscious, change will happen automatically. His interview will challenge and inspire you to become the best YOU that you can be for YOURSELF. “We could heal the world and others by being the best YOU that each can be for YOURSELF to contribute with each uniqueness seamlessly to the whole of humanity.” /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/27640167

Your Dreams May Be Free But Getting There Demands a Price 07/29/2023

Your Dreams May Be Free But Getting There Demands a Price When Ron Worley was homeless in 2003 he felt hopeless. He was drinking himself to a coward’s death. He had lost everyone and everything that meant anything to him. He called himself a disgusting human being, who looked for his next high rather than find a path to his children. Ron is a successful business owner, real estate investor, mentor, and self-made millionaire who follows his own code – the Worley Way. From homeless, addicted, and alone to a multimillionaire, Ron Worley wants you to discover the values that let him commit to personal bravery and take purposeful risks that could be your path to the business and life you have always wanted. Failure. Addiction. Abuse. Circumstances can overshadow a life of purpose. Choosing bravery and making hard choices can seem impossible. Yet, you do not have to accept mediocrity. Your growth is your choice. Ron's life changed more than anyone could have imagined when he decided to BELIEVE he would achieve. He made up his mind, set the goal, and knew he would get there. Your dreams may be free but getting there demands a price. Ron shares life lessons that inspire countless entrepreneurs, thinkers, and those wanting lasting change. His systems guide wealth and well-being. A true story of vulnerability, grit, and personal ethics for long-term success, wealth, and exceptional relationships. Your dreams may be free, but getting there demands a price. Homeless. Addicted. Alone. Ron Worley hit rock bottom but climbed his way back into money, a successful business, and fulfillment. Now, he is helping others do the same. Negative circumstances can overshadow a life of purpose. Making brave hard choices can seem impossible. Yet, you don’t have to accept mediocrity. Your growth is your choice. If trauma and failure have set you adrift, it’s time to step up with Ditches to Riches. Unlock potent strategies to revolutionize your well-being, create personal wealth, and build a prosperous business! Worley’s inspiring true success story teaches you to overcome feeling defeated, directionless, and driven to the edge. Give yourself the chance you deserve. /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/27601575

Do You Feel Frustrated in your Career and NEED to Change Direction? 07/19/2023

Do You Know How How To Change Your Life - and Change Your World 07/08/2023

Are You Thick-skinned and Independent But Need Help? 07/02/2023

Are You Thick-skinned and Independent But Need Help? Tez Brooks is a multiple award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, journalist, and author who understands the pain of sexual abuse, bullying in middle school, and then unfaithfulness and divorce. As a former law enforcement officer and police chaplain Tez knows that the stressful position of first responders is often scary, unpredictable, and infuriating. Where do you go to refresh and refocus when the world expects you to be thick-skinned and independent? As a multiple award-winning author, filmmaker, and international speaker, Tez Brooks’ work appears in Guideposts, Power for Living, The Upper Room, CBN.com, Clubhouse, Focus on the Family, Cru.org and more. His editorials are featured regularly and seen by over 30k readers each month. He is the president of two chapters for Word Weavers International. First responders have one of the highest percentages of addiction, divorce, and suicide. As a police chaplain, Tez experienced the trauma of first responders and the need for hope. Tez' story is an encouragement for anyone and especially those who work as first responders. INTERVIEW Debriefing: Meditations of Hope for Those Who Protect and Serve is a collection of real-life experiences helping cops, correction officers, chaplains, and others to see God’s hand in all they do, so they can better understand His loving care for those working the challenging and dangerous job of first responder. It’s time to debrief. The stressful position of first responders is often scary, unpredictable, and infuriating. Where do you go to refresh and refocus when the world expects you to be thick-skinned and independent? It can be difficult to balance your physical, emotional, and spiritual health, along with your social and family life, as you focus on your role to protect the public. It’s easy to forget the bigger purpose God has for you. Conventional wisdom holds that fathers have few parenting skills and that mothers always know best. The single father is often considered a mythical creature, found only in sitcoms as an object of humor or pity. Where does that leave real single dads? Too often, it makes them susceptible to overcompensation or apathy. Tez Brooks knows those feelings all too well. He's traveled that road with his own children after an unexpected divorce. The Single Dad Detour is the result of his journey and the lessons he learned along the way. It is a guidebook for the rocky road of single fatherhood, extending encouragement, confidence, and challenges, using specific examples from dads who have survived parenting and have hope to offer. There are no unreachable requirements for perfect fatherhood here and no twisty theological mysteries - just authentic, down-to-earth wisdom from one dad to another. /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/27348348

How Do I Cope with the Guilt of Working Mom Burnout? 06/07/2023

How Do I Cope with the Guilt of Working Mom Burnout? Have you – or someone you know – had ‘working mother’ burnout? Dr. Susan Landers is a neonatologist who worked full-time in the NICU for over 30 years and raised three children. She achieved many academic and professional accomplishments, and she encountered challenges along the way, both in her career and in her mothering. She achieved many academic and professional accomplishments, and she encountered challenges along the way, both in her career and in her mothering. Susan suffered through one difficult period during her midlife, after the birth of her third child, that propelled her to make specific choices and a career change. She loves to share stories that reassure younger mothers to know that they, too, can become “good enough mothers” even if they work full-time. She supports mothers with her social media posts, her blog, and her newsletter. Are you trying to be a "Super Mom" or a good mother? During her interview, Dr. Landers shares how to identify and recover from working mother burnout: So Many Babies describes one overworked physician-mother as she journeys through medicine and motherhood raising three children. While practicing medicine in the NICU full time for over thirty years, Susan Landers, MD met and managed many trials raising her three children, trials typical for many working mothers, such as breastfeeding, sibling rivalry, bedwetting, dyslexia, a gifted child, ADHD, a dog bite, and an adolescent eating disorder. The challenges of full-time practice and many twenty-four-hour shifts in the high-stress NICU always complicated issues with Susan’s children but also provided her the privilege of caring for thousands of critically ill newborn infants. Susan always felt that her career and accomplishments in medicine were equally as rewarding as raising three children. It was the constant attempt to balance these two worlds – physician and mother - that was so daunting a task. Susan believes that most, if not all, working mothers are similarly challenged as they attempt to manage their work and being a good mother. So Many Babies describes Susan’s experiences of finding resilience and endurance throughout her career as a physician and mother. It is an entertaining and reassuring story for working mothers. /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/27073890

Are You Feeling Stuck, Overweight, or Burnt Out and Want to Give Up? 06/03/2023

Do You Feel Invisible, Unnoticed? Of Little Value to Others? 05/25/2023

How Could A Father be Transformed by the Life of a Child? 05/18/2023

How Could A Father be Transformed by the Life of a Child? As a parent, how would you respond when told that your young son had severe hearing loss along with other symptoms eliminating his quality of life? When Jeff Seitzer was younger, he thought he was struck with bad luck. He had encephalitis at age four leaving him with major residual effects. At ten years old he was in an accident that left him partially disabled and as a teenager was diagnosed with a congenital nerve disease that put him into leg braces. Did it stop there? No. His son was born with major internal organ defects and severe hearing loss and was tragically killed in an accident. Later in life, he began to see how responding to such life challenges helped him grow as a person. Hyperactivity from encephalitis prompted him to be very active, which made him prone to depression. The mental and physical disciplines I developed in response to encephalitis and the degenerative condition helped him not only achieve a lot personally and professionally but made him an effective caregiver for his son's special needs. As a caregiver and stay-at-home dad, Jeff learned how to put others' needs ahead of his own. Accounts of Jeff's on-the-job training as a caregiver and stay-at-home dad have appeared in the Omaha World-Herald, Adoptive Families Magazine, and many others. As an award-winning teacher, he has authored a number of books on law and philosophy and now teaches at Roosevelt and Loyola Universities. His interview is compelling, heart-warming (and heart-wrenching), and encouraging for anyone who has been a caregiver. "Our son Ethan and I shared a special moment just before he underwent emergency surgery as a newborn. Standing at his bedside, feeling helpless, I prattled on about some issue in German philosophy while he held one of my fingers tightly in his only free hand. When someone arrived to conduct a preoperative test on his heart, I stepped out for a moment but was called back almost immediately. Ethan had become so agitated, they could not continue. He calmed right down again when I placed my finger in his wee hand and resumed my monologue. At that moment, I felt like he had chosen me to take care of him. I will be forever grateful to him that in my hour of need, he chose me." Compassionate new memoir proves kids are our best teachers Stay-at-home dad shares the powerful story of how his special needs son changed his outlook on life – for the better A self-involved academic struggling to cope with his own neurological problems, Jeff could hardly take care of himself, let alone a child with special needs, when his son, Ethan, was born. But despite multiple surgeries, hospitalizations, serious breathing and swallowing problems, hearing loss, and a challenging social environment in his first months of life, Ethan thrived—all the while teaching Jeff to take things as they came. And eight years later, the arrival from China of adopted baby sister Penelope took Jeff's on-the-job training to a whole new level. Ethan's instinct for fun proved the perfect complement to Jeff's determination to live life fully. He died too young, but not before he, Penelope, and their mother, Janet, taught Jeff that the true path to happiness was putting other people's needs before his own—and living in the moment rather than trying to control it. “About coping, self-sacrifice, and loss, The Fun Master is a moving memoir by a father who was transformed by his love for his child” –Foreword Clarion Reviews /episode/index/show/neverevergiveuphope/id/26884200

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