Well, That F*cked Me Up! Surviving Life Changing Events.

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Mental Health awareness is such an important thing. A huge lack of understanding, and compassion, led to some seriously traumatizing situations in Lisa's Story. Next week, May 20th 2021, is Mental Health Action Day. Kyle and Luke are not experts, but we are learning a thing or two through these stories, and we hope you are too!
Helpful Links from Lisa:
Site: http://mindingmentalillness.com/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: Minding Mental Illness @LisaEJones2
Mental Health Action Day:
https://onemind.org/news/mental-health-action-day/

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Ivan Luiz Hernandez was born with a heart defect, yet defied all odds playing sports as a teen and working out six times a week into adulthood. One day, while living in New York at the pinnacle of his career, he was surprised to learn he needed open heart surgery and hid the operation from everyone he could. But that was only the beginning. Additional procedures, PTSD, and even agoraphobia would follow, with his journey developing into a “super power” he utilizes now in his newfound approach to life and as a business consultant, author, and entrepreneur. Its an amazing story!!
Links for Ivan:
Social: https://instagram.com/ivanluizhernandez Website: https://ivanluizhernandez.com/

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At age 39 this year, Ben K visited an ENT specialist due to lifelong sinus and hearing issues. During the examination, the doctor was puzzled by the presence of bone spurs in his nose. The Doctor asked Ben, 'has there ever been any facial trauma in your past'? The answer came during a Mother's Day lunch with his mom a few days later. What Ben found out from his Mother that day changed everything, and is truly jaw-dropping. Details emerged about his life or death, traumatic birth, that had never been relayed to him! A lifetime nose and ear problems, hearing and breathing issues, but the truth had been hidden at Ben's birth! We discuss more of the details in the episode, but Ben has now embarked on surgery to address his sinus and septum problems, followed by a procedure to reconstruct his jaw, which was also impacted by his birth trauma. The mental and emotional toll of my traumatic birth has also been significant. This episode not only discusses the physical turmoil that Ben has had to endure for decades, but the emotional struggle Ben has now been facing as he tries to make peace with the fact this information was withheld from him, seemingly to protect him? Its a very complex and heartfelt episode, and thoroughly engaging from start to finish!
Links for Ben:
Ben's Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2252652

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TRIGGER WARNING: Drug addiction and suicide.
Of all the episodes we have had so far on our Podcast journey, this may be one of the heaviest, so we do recommend listener discretion. Please know that we have kept in the whole story, so we can focus on the strength, courage and hope that comes with going through an experience like this. Our guest Beth, realized that her partner, and father of her young son, was in trouble when she found bottles of Opioids hidden around the house. After another deployment to Afghanistan, his drug use would get so bad that they would separate. His visits to their son would be fewer and further between and it became noticeable he was high each time, to the point that she felt it was unsafe. Eventually, and heartbreakingly, the opioids would turn to heroin, and his story would end in Suicide. We hear about the tragic moments when Beth had to explain to their young son what had happened, and how they started on the journey of grief together, It's utterly devastating, inspiring, and incredibly humbling. Hang in there until the end as we hear how things are now, just 3 years on. Wow.
Links From Beth:
Ele's Place: https://www.elesplace.org/branch-locations/capital-region
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/fixing_what_i_didnt_break/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/22zzPkiLDsl4ZUQZtO7wxd?si=_qBHQIaMRxORvS-66t_xQQ
Suicide Hotline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

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Jorge V Gonzalez shares his personal journey of reinvention, after spending two decades perfecting his craft, Jorge was faced with a disability after a bad accident, that left him unable to continue working, and plunged him into the depths of darkness. But rather than succumbing to anger and grief, he drew inspiration from his family's legacy of taking calculated risks and began to pursue a path forward with new found strength. Jorge talks about his family who moved to the USA from Mexico in search for a better life, and drew from the courage of his Grandparents, so he could honor them, and they would be proud of who he was.
Jorge shares the lesson that with the right mindset, setbacks can be transformed into opportunities for growth and self-discovery. He emphasizes the importance of resilience, hard work, and high expectations in achieving success and reinventing oneself. By sharing his own experiences and examples, Jorge hopes to inspire and empower others to pursue their true purpose in life.
Links From Jorge
Book: www.AnswerTheCall.me
Site: JorgeVGonzalez.com
Realtor: https://jorgevgonzalez.exprealty.com/

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