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July 7, 2022

From couchbound with a brain disorder to life-changing entrepreneur!

When Olivia was 15, she was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder called PANS, a condition that occurs suddenly after a virus gets into the brain and causes the immune system to attack the brain. Couch-bound for years, Olivia had …

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July 5, 2022

From Awkward kid with an eating disorder to Successful family busines…

Ryan Cote (co-tay) is the Founder of Morning Upgrade, a business dedicated to raising the awareness of personal development and morning routines. He is also co-owner in Ballantine (Bal-en-tine), his family's marketing agency and roofing company...and he's also a real …

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July 1, 2022

Hollywood Capone: From the Sudden Death of His Best Friend to Therapy…

Hollywood Capone suddenly lost his best friend with no warning. In the midst of his grief, Hollywood takes to writing "The Ashes", a fictional yet autobiographical novella about his best friend's death, in order to make sense of what happened.

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June 30, 2022

Kevin Kepple: From alcohol addiction and ego to (com)passionate profe…

For more than the first half of his life, Kevin Kepple did everything "his way". Kevin was great at his career, but internally he was struggling with low self esteem, comparison, and imposter syndrome. Kevin was addicted to alcohol and …

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June 29, 2022

Sarah Peyton: From Intense self-hatred to deep compassion and resonan…

Despite having a wonderful family, Sarah Peyton still had something eating away at her inside. Emotionally unstable and laceratingly cruel to herself, Sarah began to believe she must be defective or crazy. But what she didn't know was just how …

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June 28, 2022

From abandonment and abuse to acceptance and embracing it all: Kimmy'…

"The Epitome of Kimmy: Accept & Embrace It All" is Kimberly's story of finding hope from a painful past. Kimberly's journey goes from being abandoned by her biological parents at a tender young age to enduring emotional, physical and sexual …

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June 26, 2022

Gemma Bailey: From Broken Home to Serial Entrepreneur

Gemma Bailey is an international speaker, author, Youtuber, and a director for a non-profit organisation called Superheroes, as well as director for 3 companies specializing in NLP, Hypnotherapy and Personal Development.

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June 24, 2022

From suicidal and on probation to trainer, bestselling author and "Ho…

Relentless positivity. That's where Joe is today, as the owner of the (very originally named) Joe Martin Fitness LLC, based out of Huntsville, Alabama. A far cry from overweight, on probation, depressed, and suicidal. At one point, Joe thought his …

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June 22, 2022

From Fiji to a FROZEN winterland ... Uprooted from paradise as a chil…

Coming to Canada and the winter after growing up on a Pacific Island was quite the shock. But Adi faced this with an indomitable spirit, and she's now a thriving healthcare professional, passionate about changing the lives of Pacific Islanders! …

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June 21, 2022

100 surgeries later ... This is Victoria's Story of surviving abuse a…

Victoria is a true survivor and mother of a special need's miracle child. After becoming a mother to a miraculous little girl, Victoria's life took a terrifying turn. Victoria and her daughter would fight the battle of their lives at …

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June 19, 2022

Hope on the other side of crippling anxiety! (Dr. Isabel's Story)

Isabel is Functional/Integrative Medical Doctor from USA, now living in New Zealand. As a Medical Doctor who suffered from Depression for 20 years, Isabel is now "Alive and Inspired" about life. She has learned through her own difficult times how …

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June 17, 2022

Life After Windows: How 9/11 took away my family, with Inez Ribustello

In September of 2021, Inez self-published her memoir Life After Windows, a book she wrote chronicling her journey from North Carolina to Manhattan where she ended up finding her dream job as Beverage Director at Windows on the World in …

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June 16, 2022

"Get Outta Your Head" - Brian's remarkable mental health journey

Brian Sachetta is the author and owner of "Get Out of Your Head," a brand and book series that seeks to help folks overcome anxiety and depression.

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June 14, 2022

From Tragedy to Triumph: Sheena's story of rebuilding after loss

To say Sheena is a remarkable woman feels like an understatement! After a tragic loss as a teenager and 10 years of struggling through depression and anxiety, she and her sister took a leap of faith and started their business …

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June 10, 2022

Dancer and Physique athlete refuses to give up after life-changing di…

Steph O'Leary's world was rocked when she first got her diagnosis.And, feelings of "Why me?", "Why Now?" crept in. Sadness. Helplessness. Fear. Anger. But, rather than let those emotions break her, she let them fuel her. And so she continues …

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June 7, 2022

Contagiously Positive: How Laurie-Ann Dug her way out of a dark depre…

To meet Laurie-Ann Sheldrick is to meet someone who is, in her words "contagiously positive". You might think it's natural for her, or that she was born this way. Not so. She hit rock bottom in her 20's and it …

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May 31, 2022

From troubled teen to military vet to multi-million dollar tech entre…

Tim Branyan is NOT your typical military veteran. He was making bad choices until he decided to turn things around and joined the military.

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May 24, 2022

From Losing Everything and (literally) Sleeping through life ... to p…

James Heppner nearly gave up. He nearly lost his marriage, his family, his career and everything he had worked for.He tried to sleep the days away hoping it would get better. Until he realized it had to come from him. …

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May 17, 2022

From Basement to Boardroom: Brenden K's journey to internationally re…

Brenden Kumarasamy started out making videos in his Mom's basement, and now he's an internationally recognized speaker and founder of MasterTalk!

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May 10, 2022

Not Defined By Chronic Illness: Triathlete, life coach, non-profit fo…

Leann's super power is being genetically optimistic. She was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in 2009 at the age of 29. However, she believes that finding the positive in negative situations is a skill that can be learned, practiced, …

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May 3, 2022

Saving Innocence: One Man's fight against child sex trafficking

Alan Smyth is the Executive Director of Saving Innocence, and organization dedicated to fighting child victims of sex trafficking. He's also the author of Men! Fight For Me!, a book about ending sexual exploitation of children. This is a very …

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April 26, 2022

A dietitian whose life came crashing down! With Karie Cassell, Author…

Karie was a dietitian, on the Board of the Canadian Diabetes Association, specialized in Chronic Disease and Sports Nutrition with the IOC Nutrition. But then, things started falling apart both for her and her husband. Things needed to change. Karie …

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April 19, 2022

From weak and broken to empowering and changing lives with Lindsay Mi…

This week's episode was both heartbreaking and heartwarming with Lindsay Miller! Lindsay is incredibly open and vulnerable in sharing the story of her devastating struggles and how it led her to the amazing place she is in now.

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April 12, 2022

Brownies for Breakfast?? Cuz a glam Grandma told you to?

Why should you take cooking tips or health advice from a snarky grandma who doesn’t own a restaurant, isn’t a reality TV star, doesn’t have a medical degree, and doesn’t particularly like to cook? Here's why: her new book, "Brownies …

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