Episodes
David Richman lost everything 3 times in his life, and kept getting b…
In this episode of the "Between The Before & After Podcast," host Coach John McLernon interviews David, a man who has overcome numerous challenges in his life. David shares his story of escaping a difficult home life at 18, being …
The Ultimate Answer: Joshua's Journey into Quantum Healing
From a very unusual childhood, to a fascinating and powerful journey into becoming a quantum healer, this is Joshua's story!
When The Rocks Sing: Marv Weidner's story of life after death
In this emotional episode, Coach Jon interviews Marv Weidner who shares his experience of his wife receiving a devastating cancer diagnosis. Marv describes how their future plans vanished and the past no longer mattered, leaving them with only the present …
How Jamal went from divorced and homeless to marrying the woman of hi…
In this podcast episode, Jamal delves into his personal journey of questioning the purpose of life and religion. Growing up with parents who struggled and suffered, he couldn't understand why their devout faith didn't seem to address the roots of …
Dom Matteo - Death of a friend, birth of a son and a rebirth (losing …
At 300 pounds and 36% body fat, Dominic was morbidly obese. He held a decent job, he was happily married, he enjoyed some solid, long-standing friendships, and he liked his hometown, Cleveland. Yet something wasn’t right in his life – …
Trying to Impress my father after he died: Ed Slover
Ed's father died when he was only 13. Ed decided he needed to impress his father, and so he went down the route of endless academia, finding it empty. This started a journey of trying to uncover the meaning to …
Amy's life took a dramatic U-turn at 17, and a mistake turned into he…
To meet Amy today, is to meet a highly accomplished, wonderfully polished speaker, presenter and musician. What often gets missed are the painful, even devastating obstacles that came along her journey. So, in this episode, we dig under the surface …
A shocking childhood made suicide feel like the only way out, until C…
In an unexpected twist, the floodgates opened, and Chris poured out his heart, sharing the raw, unfiltered truth about his childhood, and how that led him to nearly committing suicide. Here's how he dug his way out from that dark …
Brutally attacked, and then blamed for it, Lynn Forney should not hav…
When home on a break from college, Lynn Forney awoke to a man, a stranger, in her bed. Then he stabbed her repeatedly. Statistically, she should not have survived. And if that wasn’t enough, she was victim-blamed and -shamed by …
Before he was Vinnie P - a chaotic backdrop before becoming famous
As the oldest of 4 kids, Vinnie was a "troublemaker". Really, underneath this was an intense curiosity to understand the world. When family life took a dramatic turn for the worse, Vinnie was forced to grow up faster than intended, …
Jas Takhar: My father, my hero and the foundation for my success
Toronto native, Jas Takhar, is the son of hard working immigrants. After seeing their work ethic, he decided that he wanted to make a bigger impact, and become an entrepreneur.
From a broken 26 year marriage and a victim to hiking Kilimanjaro at …
The end of Nancy's 26 year marriage broke her to the core. Her subsequent split with her fiancé years later, finally woke her up that there were lessons here she needed to learn and that is exactly what she has …
A Doctor With a Brain Injury Rebuilds Her Life
Amanda Zeine, DO, FAAP always dreamed of being a doctor. Graduating from medical school in 2007, she had her dream career. That all changed with a traumatic brain injury in 2018 leading to memory loss, loss of identity, and having …
Chancellor Jackson: Surviving Prison in Beijing
After graduating from college with a degree in Media and Communications, Chancellor Jackson decided to take off on an adventure and live abroad. Growing up in Georgia, the last thing Chance expected was that he'd find himself in a jail …
Rising Above a Painful Past with Donna Tashjian
Donna is the founder of Vibrant Living International a non-profit organization. She helps bring accelerated transformation to people across the world. Her passion is to help you reach your full potential. Donna has been speaking and coaching for over 25 …
From rare illness and medical horror to survivor, advocate and trailb…
Eleven years ago when Holly was twenty six, just weeks after giving birth, she was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder. She spent two months fighting for my life in the ICU on a ventilator, completely paralyzed unable to be …
From College Dropout to Podcasting Pro
To those who know Alex Sanfilippo, he is synonymous with Podcasting, having founding PodPros and their flagship software called PODMATCH. But, there's a lot of proverbial water under the bridge that gets overlooked, from his time as an aerospace executive, …
From "Too Sensitive" as a child to Intuitive Healer
All her life, people have told Michelle she was "too sensitive". As a child, she felt emotions deeply and felt alone and misguided. As an adult, she realized this was a gift, not a curse.
Grateful Sweat: from special ed and addiction to musician and trainer
Geoff has lived a life full of twists and turns. From losing his father to cancer, to losing his childhood home, he went from gifted student to battling addiction, before finding his way back through music and fitness.
From "Hollywood's Biggest Loser" to Celebrity Entrepreneur
Clint Arthur, who went to high school with Robert Downy Jr., describes his past self as "The Biggest Loser in Hollywood". From that foundation, Clint build himself up to become a celebrity entrepreneur, connecting with some of the biggest names …
The "Later Life" - Jeff's roundabout journey into bodybuilding as a f…
A journey to Mexico re-ignited a passion for fitness. A failed marriage led down a rocky road to ultimately meeting and marrying the woman of his dreams, which then pushed him to pursue bodybuilding at the highest level.
From self-harming teenage mom, to autoimmune warrior, fitness model a…
Kristal Adams has been through many things in her life including self harm, body image issues, and living with two autoimmune condition while being a busy mom, wife and business owner. She shares her story and how she overcame these …
Heaven's Bell: How does a CEO talk to children about dying?
Sherrie Barch is a first time author who wrote a children's story about death and dying (a child dying even). She calls it her COVID passion project. Sherrie Barch is the CEO of two Forbes’ ranked top executive search firms …
Desperate to heal: Betrayed by husband and family, Debi uncovers 3 gr…
Debi was betrayed, not once, but twice by loved ones. Desperate to heal from the gaping wounds this left behind, Debi realized that unhealed betrayals were impacting her health, work, and relationships., which led to 3 groundbreaking discoveries.