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Let the puppy shine

This episode is with Christine fermo, I need to have a nice long conversation about mental health and how it impacts her life on a daily basis. The Episode starts off a little awkward because she is super nervous, but once you make her feel a little comfortable she warms up and explains her situation pretty well. Her mental health started while she was in college, she was recommended to see a psychiatrist for her anxiety. Eventually, it started to progress where she didn't want to eat or do the basic things in life such as showering or just taking care of her household. Music and art are two things that helped her cope when she was at her worst. Christine is a perfect example of how mental health can absolutely take over your life, and turn you into someone that you won't even recognize when you look at yourself in the mirror or when you do your soul searching. When she lost her mother she really felt cheated because she didn't get to spend enough time with her, and her mom was the person that she mimicked the most with her fashion and every other aspect of her life. We talk about how her anxiety progressed into full-blown panic attacks and how when she would try to explain it to people who didn't understand, they would say she's faking it completely judge her. We really go in-depth on how psychological and mentally paralyzing depression really can be. She has a emotional support dog which is the most important thing in her life, and she even makes a few appearances on the show. one of the biggest topics of this episode is whether not mental health is a disability. After all said and done, I really think Christine is a brave woman for sharing her story, and Showing her vulnerability.

Traveling in the dark

This episode is with an old friend named Paul daye, we met in school a long time ago and we know some of the same people. He is a guy I have a lot of respect for. He always made blindness look easy even if it isn't, and all the stories you would hear about him and every time you would interact with him, you always felt like he had figured it out. In the episode, he talks about her being a normal kid when his family structure starts to take a turn for the worse but when he was watching a Mr. Rogers episode, he learned about something that would take him on his next journey. He talked about becoming 100% independent and advocating for those who have disabilities. Paul is a person who no matter how hard things get in his life, always continues to push himself to keep going. Even though he is blind he is very athletic and played many of the sports that are provided for those with visual impairment and blindness. He talks about finding the girl of his dreams who is also blind and then they had kids who are fully sighted.

The three INs

Sara Shalom was a person that I stumbled across one night and once I read her story I had to have her on. She has become a good friend, and we try to look out for each other when the other is down. She is a writer and a speaker. She's lives her life by these three words which are integrity, intention, and inspiration. She speaks in depth about what those three words mean to her. She suffers from a chronic illness called fibromyalgia, and chronic depression. She's also had multiple spinal surgeries, and was recently diagnosed with a functional neurological disorder. She has a person that has overcome many things and has to fight every day to stay on the right path, which is one of the reasons why she's such an inspiration to me. She has a person that constantly shows strength even when she's at her worst, she struggles with how she feels about herself and the perception of others sometimes. She shows me shows what is like to be human and have a disability. Her honesty he's really what we need more of in this world.
sarashalom.inbox@gmail.com
 

Wild and well

This episode has my friend Dani, she is a persona that I admire, and ask for advice when it comes to taking health supplements to better my life. She is a nurse practitioner call has a functional medical clinic and she helps people with their bodies from the inside out, by dealing with their mental health and coming up with good exercises and a good diet for a Better Life. She was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome, lupus, and depression. She wanted to find a way to heal her own body without a pill, and once she started to do so for herself, that's when she found a job that allowed her to help others similar to her situation. She talks about her concerns about suicide for the younger generation because during the pandemic the stats went way up. And she said her passion for mental health by laying out how important the first 18 years of your life are, and I what she does is so veil to those who are struggling mentally. 
Please support her new book because she's doing a lot of good out here, and we need more like her.
https://wild-well-a-wellness-emporium.myshopify.com
https://www.instagram.com/daniwilliamsonwellness/
https://daniwilliamson.com
 

Metal lord

This episode is with a father name Richard McDeid, his sons name is Mason McDeid, and their journey is absolutely connected in many ways. Mason has Sarabel palsy and is now 25 years old, and Richard has raised him his whole life. One day he was trying to find a way to calm Mason down, and for some reason when he played MacArthur he noticed Mason's demeanor completely change she's a point where he was absolutely calm and relaxed. through this  eventually and idea sprung from Richard's mind, that he would try to get local bands to perform for not only his son but other children with cerebral palsy and mental disabilities. It's growing so big that he gets thousands of bands to perform at his own festival that not only makes mason happy but all of his friends as well.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/masonsmetalfest
 
 

Abnormal pain scale

Jessica Velasquez starts off very shy, but when she warms up and you gets going, you realize she's a very sweet and strong person. She struggles with a chronic illness called lupus. She talks about the treatment that you can get that mitigate the pain to some degree, and how lupus affects her on a daily basis. Can you talk about the sexualization of women, specially women with disabilities on Instagram, and how she goes about it being a very attractive woman ca on her platform. She talks about the good and bad days, and how they can wait on you mentally. Talked about her mental health and the treatment that helps with the pain.
https://www.instagram.com/tinycreatvre/
 

The proactive goofball

Kevin is a guy I have a lot of respect for, because he's been through so much and no matter how much he has been through he continues to keep moving. He's battled mental illness, homelessness , a crystal meth addiction, he survived cancer twice, and had three strokes. His honestly is not only refreshing, but beautiful. We go periodically throughout his entire life, and showing all the ups and downs, the goods and the bads, and it truly shows how resilient a person can be if they stay strong. Believe it or not there's also more to his story, so sit back and go on this journey with me
https://franklykev.com
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/frankly-kev/id1584060947
Instagram @franklykevpodcast
 

38DDD

This episode is with Michaela Cox, she is an author who writes mainly nonfiction, and has published many books.  Her first 38 years on this planet were very challenging including the three Ds, which are three different stages in her life that she had to overcome, and eventually thrive. Disability, divorce, death which were all challenging by themselves, but between the three of them they made for one hell of a come back story. She goes in detail about her sight loss and all the challenges that come with that and how she had to adapt to her disability. She talks about having kids, and how they help her not only emotionally but also a helping her with daily tasks
https://www.myheartfeltmeditations.com /https://www.thrivinginallthingsinlife.com/
 
 

The TikTokcter

This episode is with a guy who is pretty famous on TickTock, but he's also a doctor, DR. Carlton is a specialist that deals with HIV, and STDs. This conversation was very informational, but also personal for DR. Carlton because he's also a gay man who talks about his personal views and knowledge of how HIV has played the gay community. We also discuss in detail how medicine has come a long way in the last 10 years so that HIV, and AIDS is not a death sentence anymore. 
He is @DoctorCarlton on TikTok and Instagram

Reaching for Normal

This episode was a great conversation, but very sad for me, so much so that I actually took a week from any podcast recordings. Amy Daniels is a mother who lost her daughter Emily from a complex medical condition which was a tumor in which she received many treatments over the years, Which also lead to cognitive issues, and physical issues. Her daughter inspired her to write a book which is her memoir to her daughter through the eyes of her mother/caregiver. And we get to hear the dynamic between her and the rest of her family and how Emily's passing affected not only Amy but also her sister, and father. When you listen to this episode you really get to hear how strong Amy is, and how she still lives the best life she can but not only for her and her family but also for Emily as well
https://www.amazon.com/Reaching-Normal-Mothers-Raising-Chronic-ebook/dp/B09514Y2GW/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=YQP5UZEHLXQE&keywords=reaching+for+normal+amy+daniels&qid=1636297354&qsid=130-6200530-0758927&sprefix=reaching+for+nor%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1&sres=1476685355&srpt=ABIS_EBOOKS
https://www.amazon.com/Reaching-Normal-Mothers-Raising-Chronic-ebook/dp/B09514Y2GW/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=YQP5UZEHLXQE&keywords=reaching+for+normal+amy+daniels&qid=1636297354&qsid=130-6200530-0758927&sprefix=reaching+for+nor%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1&sres=1476685355&srpt=ABIS_EBOOKS