Heather was a Registered Nurse that became a caregiver for her dad. After marrying, she was questioning her faith and lived with an eating disorder and suicidal thoughts. Her marriage (after kids) ended in divorce which she a...
What happens when a routine mammogram flips your whole life upside down? In this episode, USA Today bestselling romance author Cara Lockwood shares how an unexpected breast cancer diagnosis collided with raising five kids, mo...
Anne and I discuss her daughters suicide attempts along with her experience with domestic violence and divorce. She also shares about how she got through it all through art and painting. #scarstostars #suicideprevention #ment...
Dr. Patricia Timerman Barbosa da Silva shares how immigrating to the U.S. as a teen and “losing her voice” shaped her life’s work in mental health. Drawing on suicide hotline, prevention/intervention, and postvention experien...
Chip and I take you through a journey of his RV trips, his time with Vistage, his nonprofit in Tampa, FL and how our country is so divided and what we can do about it all the way to survival of our supply chain, threat of war...
Dr. Fred Moss is a mental health advocate/psychiatrist serving in many capacities: keynote speaker, psychiatry expert witness, podcaster, mental health coach, and teacher. A desire to help people be real and heard has been th...
Speaker * Author * Coach * Executive Director of Hurt to Hope * Minister Steve shares about his struggles as a child with an absent father and how that shaped him as a father, and later a minister. #scarstostars #suicidepreve...
Avy shares with us some things she has never talked about publicly… she is vulnerable, intentional and real with her words. She has dealt with eating disorders, ADHD, depression, anxiety and of course feeling ‘not enough’. Sh...
Camden shares about how a Rugby injury changed the course of his life. He became a coach because he could no longer play. The irony is that he found his true calling in leadership due to the set back!
Angeline shares her story of being married in New York, wining and dining and making great money with who she thought was the love of her life. The abuse started as words and ended up with her in the hospital with a broken no...
Julio Angel Rivera vulnerably shares how he was bullied as a kid in New York and was in constant fear. At 8 years old he witnessed a murder from his living room. His journey took him to body building, Jiu Jitsu, competitions,...
Deb Krier shares in depth about her diagnoses of Stage 4 triple-positive breast cancer in 2015, basal cell carcinoma in 2021, and thyroid cancer in 2023. She talks about the journey with different doctors and navigating the m...
Amandine shares so much about herself growing up with eating disorders and never feeling ‘enough’. Now she is a wealth of knowledge in many modalities to heal the body, mind and soul. She talks about how important self love i...
In her past, Deborah was a marketing executive. In this episode, she shares how creativity can be a powerful tool for overcoming adversity and building self-worth. She creates children’s plays, musicals and books with fundame...
Benjamin shares how he was diagnosed with sever dyslexia at a young age and to this day has a 3rd grade reading level. Despite that he owns a successful event company in Austin, TX and has met many celebrities! At age 23 he h...
Diana vulnerably shares her journey of being a divorced mom of two you boys when she was diagnosed with cancer. Little did she know, she would end up losing her left eye in a rare diagnosis and even more rare surgery. She bui...
Frank shares his history of mental health and suicide in his family. He has been a comedian for decades and also wrote jokes for Jay Leno and the Tonight Show for 20 years. He has a goal of saving a life a day. Also, he has j...
Jess shares how she woke up one morning as a teenager and her eye would not move... she was diagnosed with MS. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often disabling disease that affects the central nervous system, specificall...
Rhonda shares about being on the road with her husband, Wayne Nelson of The Little River Band and getting a cold that would not go away. She was eventually diagnosed with AERD. Rhonda is now an advocate for chronic disease, f...
Hollywood shares the story of losing a lifelong friend from an accident and having a hard time with closure. This turned into him writing the book, “The Ashes”. He explains how he lost that friend that knew all the things fr...
Carissa shares about how her ‘happily ever after’ did not turn out the way she expected. Diagnosed with several forms of depression, and dealing with suicidal ideation, she finally found herself through searching, reading, l...
Barton shares how he lost his brother to addiction. The first time he tried heroin; it was laced with fentanyl. #scarstostars #suicideprevention #mentalhealthawareness #conversations #community #personalstory #havetheconversa...
Jennifer shares about her struggles to have a baby and then being diagnosed with the most aggressive type of breast cancer. She was given a death sentence, but you will want to hear the rest of the story! She wrote a book abo...
Danielle shares how she went from thinking music would be her life to being an ecommerce expert. We also talk about all the ups and downs along the way! #scarstostars #suicideprevention #mentalhealthawareness #conversations #...
