Stories of ordinary people who have experienced the extraordinary and gone from hopelessness to success
When Tess Scott's third husband left her, she spent weeks with her face buried in the green shag carpet begging God to make him stay. He didn't.
Three weeks after her husband left, Tess was diagnos…
When Melony Brown was two years old, she had a significant stroke. She did not choose an overcome attitude as a child but her parents instilled it in her. They did not allow her to use lack of coordi…
Are you tired of being miserable and broken?
Maurice Martin has been through his fair share of trauma - from masking the private pain of his childhood to battling depression in his twenties. After b…
Dr. Salvatore Forcina survived against all odds. His story is one of tenacity and perseverance.
Dr. Forcina was born in Italy in 1941. This was the time of World War 2 and the war and its aftermath p…
How does any parent cope when the doctors tell you that your daughter has an eight percent chance of surviving more than five years?
HOPE is a Way to Escape Your Fear
Michael Schnabel heard that dev…
When your life is thrown a curve ball and you lose your husband at 47 years old -- what then? What about your future? How do you cope?
Kim met tall, dark, and handsome Steve Sorrelle who proposed ten…
Michaell Magrutsche is an Austrian/Californian multidisciplinary artist, awareness/creativity educator, speaker, and author of five books related to art. He is an advocate for helping understand neur…
When Ron Worley was homeless in 2003 he felt hopeless. He was drinking himself to a coward’s death. He had lost everyone and everything that meant anything to him. He called himself a disgusting hum…
Sara McElroy felt helpless and hopeless in her job. She felt trapped running on the hamster wheel in her CMO role. Even though it was taking a massive toll on her health and well-being, it was everyt…
Kevin Palmieri remembers the pain when opening his final pay stub of the year. Did he accomplish his goal of six figures? Yes, he did. But nothing changed.
He was laying in bed that night and had th…
Tez Brooks is a multiple award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, journalist, and author who understands the pain of sexual abuse, bullying in middle school, and then unfaithfulness and divorce.
As a…
Have you – or someone you know – had ‘working mother’ burnout?
Dr. Susan Landers is a neonatologist who worked full-time in the NICU for over 30 years and raised three children. She achieved many ac…
After years of being his own worst enemy, Byron Morrison knows exactly how frustrating the never-ending cycle of hard work, expectation, and minimal results can be. Maybe You Should Give Up is Morris…
Have you felt lonely? Left out? Less than? Have you ever wanted to blend in with the wallpaper so you were not noticed? Do you know how to connect with other people who fill your heart rather than d…
As a parent, how would you respond when told that your young son had severe hearing loss along with other symptoms eliminating his quality of life?
When Jeff Seitzer was younger, he thought he was st…
"Stop Trying to Win the War in Your Mind
Just Do Your Job!"
In his wildest dreams, Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Bradley P. Jones never thought he would make a career out of the military. Through the …
Divorced after 28 years of marriage Dawn Damon lost everything, her job, friends, identity, and social status.
It was painful. She felt helpless, but not hopeless.
Dawn has been an influencer, past…
ARE YOU A SPITFIRE WHO REFUSES TO QUIT?
When Stephanie Jordan’s husband passed away in Dec 2014, she had an 8-month-old, 2-year-old, 7, 9 and a 13-year-old who went into chaos.
Together with he…
Have you dreamed of doing something big? Something EPIC? Have you dreamed of crossing the finish line at the big race, standing on the peak of a mountain, owning your own business, achieving a caree…