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Inspiring stories of life's unexpected struggles with the many voices of courage, strength, hope and survival. At Warrior's Day Off, guests and listeners can take a break from society's expectations of what strong looks like, sounds like and feels like.
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Stepping Up is about three inspiring women who share their overlapping stories of survival and the wonderful ways in which they are helping others. Guests: Joanne Ehrlich, Lori Villa and Jill FaderJoanne Ehrlich, a 22 year cancer survivor, started a Foundation called Heel the Soul to help women going through serious illness treatment on their own. Last year it was expanded to include men. She and other volunteers sit with patients and provide them comfort bags with items suc...
At Warrior's Day Off you will hear guests' inspiring stories about overcoming life’s unexpected struggles. We explore the many voices of courage, strength and survival, without judgement. This Episode, Need to Get Something Off My Chest, features unscripted conversations about the host's breast cancer journey and her best friend's experience from 22 years ago. Two survivor friends talk openly, and even laugh together as they share their stories of courage.
Rebuilding Lives features an interview with award winning Stanley Richards, a previously incarcerated man who has transformed his life and helps thousands of others rebuild theirs every year. Stanley is the Executive Vice President of The Fortune Society, a non-profit organIzation in New York founded by David Rothenberg. In addition to his work with Fortune, Stanley Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to be appointed to the NYC Board of Correction where he is Vice Chair w...
Stress Management- is part of a series calledThe Road to Healing, featuring hopeful, life-enhancing stories, techniques and interviews with integrative medicine specialists. Our guest today is Jennifer Graf, a licensed clinical social worker psychotherapist, who specializes in stress management. In 2015 she helped initiate the Graf Center for Integrative Medicine at Englewood Health, providing acupuncture, Reiki, yoga, holistic nutritional counseling, meditation and other str...
1The Road to Healing Trauma features internationally recognized author, lecturer, trainer and trauma resolution specialist Brent Baum and his pioneering approach used with over 30,000 trauma survivors including veterans, rescue personnel of the Oklahoma City bombing, Senior Staff of TWA Flight 800, and many affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. His emotional reframing technique incorporates the latest breakthroughs in neurophysiology. He has a private practice and works with guests at the Mi...
This Episode features an interview with Michele Gannon, Founder of Mary’s Place by the Sea in Ocean Grove, NJ. Her story is inspiring. The work she is doing is extraordinary. Mary’s Place by the Sea is a special place where women with cancer or recovering from cancer treatment go to take a deep breath, share challenges and experiences, and focus on their own healing. They provide services such as massage, nutrition education, individual counseling, Reiki, guided meditation, expressive wr...
Mental Health issues are on the rise on college campuses across the country. Dr. Nance Roy joins us to discuss the comprehensive framework for promoting emotional wellbeing in our teens and young adults especially during COVID. This Episode also features the extraordinary story of how one student, Braden Renke, channeled her struggle into purpose and hope by helping others. Dr. Nance Roy has over 20 years of experience as a psychologist working in college mental health. ...
Season 2 begins with an Episode on Reinvention featuring Melanie Landano. Melanie ventured down a different career path during COVID-19, launching a popular food truck in NJ called Mel's Butcher Box. She knows how to pivot, reinvent, and land on her feet. Melanie weaves stories about her early days growing up in Brooklyn, her life-long friendships, and the loss of her parents, while sharing insights to navigating life's unexpected challenges. She even teaches me the correct way to pronounce m...
Dr. Dale Bredesen talks about his most recent New York Times bestselling book: The End of Alzheimer’s Program and his protocol for preventing and reversing cognitive decline. He discusses the steps to enhancing cognitive ability at any age. We will also hear an inspiring story from someone who followed Dr. Bredesen’s protocol and experienced life altering results.Dale Bredesen is a neuroscientist who has researched neurodegenerative diseases for over thirty years. His career has been gui...
Kindness Over Hatred features a conversation with Holocaust survivor Mark Schonwetter and his daughter Ann Arnold. The strength of a mother's love and the incredible courage of good people during the worst of times inspires hope in kindness over hatred. As a young Jewish boy during WWII, Mark Schonwetter, his mother and younger sister survived the Holocaust hiding in the forest of Poland and in the homes of families who were willing to risk their lives to help others. Mark and his daughters A...
Chris Nowinski, Ph.D., is co-founder and CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, a non-profit organization leading the fight against concussions and chronic encephalopathy (CTE) and dedicated to improving the lives of those impacted. He is the author of the investigative book, "Head Games: Football's Concussion Crisis" which is also a documentary. Dr. Nowinski earned his doctorate in Behavioral Neuroscience from Boston University School of Medicine and has authored more than 30 scienti...
"A Meaningful Life" features an interview with David Rothenberg. From the glamour of Broadway as a press agent and producer to prison riots, civil rights sit-ins, politics, and criminal justice reform, David has led a multi-faceted life. He has been involved with over 200 Broadway and off- Broadway productions and represented some of the most successful works in theatre including the original production of Hair, Richard Burton’s Hamlet, Beyond the Fringe, Tony and Tina’s Wedding and Blue...
"Inspiring Wellness" features two of the visionaries behind the NAMI-Miraval groundbreaking new partnership. Katrina Gay, NAMI’s Chief Development Officer for Strategic Alliances and Development and Dina Fenili Director of Brand and Marketing for Miraval Resorts talk about the genesis of their alliance, the new videos curated by Miraval's award winning specialists and complementary tools available for the first time online.Together in 2021, the Miraval and NAMI teams will be launching a serie...
For years, Miraval has received awards such as “Best of the Best for Wellness Retreat”, “Best Wellness Program”, “Best All-Inclusive Resorts” from publications like Conde Nast Traveler, Virtuoso, US. News and World Report, Travel & Leisure, The Robb Report and more. Simon Marxer and Luke Bloom are two members of the Miraval team responsible for curating these award-winning experiences and services. They bring imagination, authenticity, and meaning to wellness. In this Episode, we talk abo...
Joining us for S2 E8 is Mitch Gordon, Founder of Verto Education, and college student Mariana Steiner. Verto is a first semester (or year) abroad program founded on the premise that not all students need to take the same linear path to earning their college degree. Verto courses earn transferable college credits, keeping students on their original 4-year graduation timeline. Admission to Verto includes a guaranteed acceptance to at least one of their 60+ partner universities. Mitch Gordo...
S2 E9 features The Lantern Network, a nonprofit organization assisting underrepresented, high-potential youth of color as they pursue their career goals. Students are coached academically and professionally, with access to a dedicated team of trainers, mentors, and recruiters, all of whom are there to connect the student with their greatest tools for success. Their vision is a bold and strong America where all people are valued by the content of their character and not by the color of t...
“Soul of the Hurricane: The Perfect Storm and an Accidental Sailor” is a true story that begins with an unexpected invitation to transport a Norwegian schooner from Brooklyn to Bermuda but ends with a Coast Guard helicopter rescue in the dead of night. It was October 1991 and the ship was Anne Kristine, the oldest continuously sailing vessel in the world. What awaited them was Hurricane Grace, the southern end of what came to be known as the “Perfect Storm.” This Episode features Nelson ...
This Episode features three experts uniquely qualified to speak about the gambling industry, addiction, and recovery: Dr. Timothy Fong, Jack O'Donnell, and Arnie Wexler.In 2018 the Supreme Court overturned a federal law that had blocked sports gambling, putting legalization in the hands of each state. Currently, 30 states and Washington, D.C. have made it legal. About 100 million people can now make wagers from their homes and on their phones. The landscape is changing quickly.For many,...
Lynch syndrome is a common and often under-diagnosed inherited condition that increases one's risk for a variety of cancers, including colon, rectal, uterine, ovarian, urinary tract, and others. Many individuals with a Lynch mutation develop related cancers at a much younger age than the general population. According to the National Cancer Institute, “It is estimated that 1 in every 280 Americans are living with Lynch Syndrome." Most people living. with this inherited condition are unawa...
Bobbi Gibb is a three-time winner of the Boston Marathon Women’s Division in the pre-sanctioned era, 1966, 1967 and 1968. She was the first woman ever to run and complete the Boston Marathon in 1966 at a time when it was believed that women were not physically able to run marathon distances and were not allowed to compete in events longer than one and a half miles. In 1966, Roberta (“Bobbi”) Gibb finished the Boston Marathon in 3 hours, 21 minutes, and 40 seconds. On the 100t...
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