Episodes

  • Dec 20, 2025 Miguel De La Rocha - Trauma-Surviving Veteran Helps Others Overcome

    Dec 20, 2025 Miguel De La Rocha - Trauma-Surviving Veteran Helps Others Overcome
    Dec 20 2025
    After facing death more than a dozen times and enduring the deep scars of trauma, Miguel De La Rocha rose from the shadows with a calling—to become the guide he never had. Miguel's mission: to guide veterans, first responders, and trauma survivors battling PTS, invisible wounds, or thoughts of suicide—toward recovery, identity rebuilding, and emotional freedom.

    Website: yourfate.life
    Book: F.A.T.E.: My Future After Traumatic Events
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    38 mins
  • Dec 13, 2025 John Simon - Neuroscientist & Inventor Who Had to Have Face Rebuilt

    Dec 13, 2025 John Simon - Neuroscientist & Inventor Who Had to Have Face Rebuilt
    Dec 15 2025
    John Simon is a brilliant neuroscientist, inventor, writer, and former pole-vaulter who had the right side of his face rebuilt after a freak accident.

    In addition to all of his accomplishments in the medical field and elsewhere, John wrote a fascinating sci-fi novel about a revolutionary device that forces a killer to experience their victim's terrifying final moments through the help of AI.

    Book: Virtual Justice
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    39 mins
  • Dec 6, 2025 Robert R. (Randy) Tisch - Incredible Story About Taming the Sea and Cancer

    Dec 6, 2025 Robert R. (Randy) Tisch - Incredible Story About Taming the Sea and Cancer
    Dec 6 2025
    Navy vet Randy Tisch sold his financial business to buy a boat and sail the world. He fought 30-foot waves on the Pacific Ocean as well as some serious storms of life, including cancer.

    Book: Crossing the Wild Pacific: Captain's Log of the Yacht Argo
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    39 mins
  • Nov 29, 2025 Chris Benyo - Marathon Runner Pushes Wheelchair-Bound Wife with ALS Across Finish Line

    Nov 29, 2025 Chris Benyo - Marathon Runner Pushes Wheelchair-Bound Wife with ALS Across Finish Line
    Nov 29 2025
    Chris Benyo ran 65 marathons, but it wasn't until his wife was dianosed with ALS that he ran his most meaningful ones!

    Book: All In: Living, not Dying with ALS

    Note: this episode originally aired on 5/31/25
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    38 mins
  • Nov 22, 2025 Dale Jones - One-Handed Juggler Overcomes the Odds

    Nov 22, 2025 Dale Jones - One-Handed Juggler Overcomes the Odds
    Nov 22 2025
    "My story starts in absolute despair, but I went on to have a life many can only dream about."

    This is the story of Dale Jones, a determined maverick who invented his own way of juggling one-handed. From clown school to winning jobs over talented two-handed jugglers, and eventually even being hired by The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, this is an entertaining an inspirational story you won't want to miss!

    Book: One-Handed Juggler, A Memoir: The Wild and Somewhat Uplifting Life of Dale Jones
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    38 mins
  • Nov 15, 2025 Kelly Cervantes - Navigating Grief and Finding Yourself After the Loss of a Child

    Nov 15, 2025 Kelly Cervantes - Navigating Grief and Finding Yourself After the Loss of a Child
    Nov 15 2025
    When moving to NYC to pursue an acting career, Kelly Cervantes never could have imagined what life had in store for her or how much she would fundamentally change along the way. Kelly speaks candidly about her emotional journey through the pain of unrealized dreams, navigating her husband’s Broadway spotlight, fighting for her child’s life, finding purpose after loss, and rebuilding her life and marriage.

    Website:
    kellycervantes.com

    Books:
    Normal Broken: The Grief Companion for When It's Time to Heal but You're Not Sure You Want To
    The Luckiest: A Memoir of Love, Loss, Motherhood, and the Pursuit of Self
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    39 mins
  • Nov 8, 2025 Vincent Tomeo - Poet & Historian Who Went Blind for a Year

    Nov 8, 2025 Vincent Tomeo - Poet & Historian Who Went Blind for a Year
    Nov 8 2025
    Vincent Tomeo is a poet and history teacher who's been all over the world. He has over 1000 published poems/essays. He even survived cancer and went blind for a year due to multiple sclerosis. He's humorous, cultured, and has won several awards for his writings. You'll enjoy hearing him talk about his experiences and what's important in life.

    Books:
    My Cemetery Friends: A Garden of Encounters at Mount Saint Mary in Queens, New York
    The Usefulness of Hippopotamus: A Humorous Chapbook for Trying Times

    Definition: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).
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    39 mins
  • Nov 1, 2025 Deborah Gardner - Guinness World Record as Oldest Woman to Swim the Catalina Channel

    Nov 1, 2025 Deborah Gardner - Guinness World Record as Oldest Woman to Swim the Catalina Channel
    Nov 2 2025
    Meet Deborah Gardner. She set the Guinness World Record for swimming the unpredictable 20+ mile open water Catalina Island Channel at the age of 66 1/2, and she did it with only one arm working for part of the swim! She'll tell you what it took to overcome her fears, as well as rough swimming conditions, to accomplish the unthinkable. Deborah is also an extraordinary keynote speaker, hospitality guru, and master motivator.

    Website: iamdeborahg.com
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    39 mins