Our Story Pt. 2 - Series Finale3 years ago I started this journey of storytelling. To be honest, story sharing, is probably more accurate. This journey was started on the heels of the most intense thing I have endured as a person and as a pare

Addiction, Mental Health, and Recovery ft. Sam

Apr 25th, 2022 46m 27s

Addiction, Mental Health, and RecoveryThis week's guest has chosen to remain anonymous, and we will only call him Sam. Sam is a recovering Alcoholic with years of sobriety, still attending his AA classes. He tells us about his small town, reli

Looking to Love and Wellness ft. Tal Zlotnitsky

Apr 18th, 2022 44m 56s

Looking to Love and WellnessWe talk with serial entrepreneur Tal Zlotnitsky about moving past heartache and looking to love and wellness. Tal tells us about moving from Israel with his family at a young age to America. He moved from his home

The Plush Lyfe - From Prison to Peace ft. Anthony Jae Gonzalez

Apr 11th, 2022 47m 2s

The Plush Lyfe - From Prison to PeaceI talk with author and podcaster Anthony Jae Gonzalez about his transformation in life from being a drug dealer who was in and out of prison to man who can accept his shortcomings and what he did that got h

Understanding Neurodiversity ft. Sara Gullihur-Bradford

Apr 4th, 2022 37m 29s

Understanding NeurodiversityWe welcome author and podcast host Sara Gullihur-Bradford to Focused on Forward this week to talk about her series of children's books and her podcast - The SJ Childs Show, but also to talk about Neurodiversity and

Into the Thriver Zone ft. Susan Omilian

Mar 28th, 2022 36m 57s

Into the Thriver ZoneFrom Susan Omilian's website - "Susan Omilian is an attorney, author, motivational speaker and nationally recognized expert who has worked to end violence against women for the last forty years. In the 1970s, she founded a

Becoming Me While Raising You ft. Kim Muench

Mar 21st, 2022 38m 5s

Becoming Me While Raising YouI talk with Kim Muench about her work as a coach, author and podcaster for her show and book entitled - Becoming Me While Raising You. But I also talk to KIm as a Mom and how she helped her oldest son overcome his

A Gap Between Two Worlds ft. Kevin McNulty

Mar 14th, 2022 44m 56s

A Gap Between Two WorldsToday we speak with Author, Speaker and podcast host - Kevin McNulty about Transitions. We may not think that transitions in life are something that we need help overcoming, but these times of uncertainty can cause adde

From Rescue to Recovery ft. Tracey Brown

Mar 7th, 2022

From Rescue to RecoveryTracey Brown is a former Coast Guard Small Boat Swimmer who details her own personal trauma of being burned at a young age and the emotional damages of returning from unsuccessful rescue operations. We talk about the yea

The Financial Worries of Single Parenthood ft. Catherine Thomas-Humphreys

Feb 28th, 2022 37m 53s

The Financial Worries of Single ParenthoodMy guest this week is someone who not only talks the talk, but who has walked the walk. She knows what its means to "magic money" when things were tight, and anxiety that followed due to the lack of f

Oh, The Stories We Tell ft. Chris Templeton

Feb 21st, 2022 45m 46s

Oh, The Stories We TellI have an amazing chat with Chris Templeton this week about growing up with a narcissist for a father and mother who just wanted to be happy. We talk about how those could have created some very unhealthy habits in his l

From Identified Problem to Identified Possibility ft. Dedee Pfeiffer

Feb 14th, 2022

From Identified Problem to Identified Possibility ft. Dedee PfeifferWe talk with Dedee Pfeiffer about her dealing with lifelong addictions with alcohol and more. As a high functioning alcoholic, Dedee was able to have a career, children and ma

Postpartum Depression and New Mothers ft. Angela Knappenberger

1 Feb 7th, 2022 45m 52s

Postpartum Depression and New MothersMeet Angela Knappenberger. Angela was a new mother with a baby who just decided that she didnt need to sleep. There was issues with sleep, latching on and more. Angela began to experience postpartum depres

Tis But a Scratch ft. Chris DT Gordon

Jan 31st, 2022 57m 49s

Tis But a ScratchNecrotizing Fasciitis. No matter how you say it. It doesn't sound good. Anytime you hear or see the word Necrotizing, nothing good follows. And the story of Chris DT Gordon surviving Necrotizing Fasciitis isn't that much diff

Challenges of the Caregiver ft. Lisa Zawrotny

Jan 24th, 2022 39m 26s

Challenges of the CaregiverThis is my friend and fellow podcaster, Lisa Zawrotny. Lisa has been kind enough to have me on her show called - Positively Living. Lisa is a Productivity Coach certified in time and stress management, but that's not

From Queens to Queens ft. Jaimie Sherling

Jan 17th, 2022 46m 28s

From Queens to QueensThis is Jaimie Sherling. Her family has been fighting and dealing with cancer with many years. Her father had cancer and won. Her brother had cancer and lost.Jaimie has also fought breast cancer once, and won. And now she

Iowa Makes Her Break Out in Handcuffs ft. Wendy Weiner Runge

Jan 10th, 2022 1h

Iowa Makes Break Out in HandcuffsMeet Wendy Weiner Runge, a film and television producer who was wrongly convicted and sentenced to 10 years in an Iowa prison. She tells her story of overcoming and learning how to find the light in the darknes

Wounds ft. Razel Jones and Daniel Abbott

Jan 3rd, 2022 1h 20m

Wounds ft. Razel Jones & Daniel AbbottSeason 3 starts next week with a story of learning to overcome racism, but dealing with the wounds that have resulted.Its an insightful conversation with two men - Razel Jones and Daniel Abbott, who grew

Surviving the Holocaust ft. Dr. Alex Hershaft

Sep 28th, 2021

Surviving the HolocaustIn our season 2 finale we present the story of Dr. Alex Hershaft. We talk about living in the Jewish Ghetto of Warsaw, Poland. We talk about what life was like inside the walls the Nazi party put up to limit the movement

Chasing the Vase ft. Brock Bevell

Sep 20th, 2021 43m 49s

Chasing the ViceThis week on Focused on Forward I talk with Brock Bevell from the podcasts Chase the Vase and Agents of Recovery. Brock is a former Police Officer who was on Anti-Drug Task Forces, and working to get drugs off the streets. Unf

Facing Fears and Moving Forward ft. Janice Burt

Sep 14th, 2021 34m 38s

Facing Fears and Moving Forward ft. Janice BurtThis week on Focused on Forward, we welcome Janice Burt. Janice talks about something we all have to deal with in our everyday lives - Fear. We all deal with fear and it can be detrimental to our

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Couldnt Beat Carrie Creed

Sep 7th, 2021 58m 19s

Episode NotesFrom issues to being diagnosed with EDS ( Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) to having issues with pregnancy and childbirth, not once but twice, Carrie Creed has seemingly been through it all. But what you wont hear from her when you listen

The Long and Winding Road to The Tick ft. Joshua Schubart

Aug 31st, 2021

The Long and Winding Road to The TickJoshua Schubart grew up in the Long Island New York area. His childhood wasn't easy or a storybook, and it's easy to say that Joshua had a rough childhood. Joshua has struggled with a stutter, he's been hom

The Good Divorce ft. Tom Kendrick

Aug 24th, 2021 37m 52s

The Good DivorceI have never thought of divorce of a good thing, its gone against how I was raised and my own personal beliefs. Plus I cant think of a good example of what could be considered a "good divorce". Now although Tom is not advocati

Post Betrayal Syndrome ft. Dr. Debi Silber

Aug 17th, 2021 33m 2s

Episode NotesAfter experiencing betrayal in many forms in life, and perhaps most devastatingly in her marriage, Debi Silber found herself wondering why? Why was she her and what could she do? Instead of sitting back, Debi took charge and put