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Bite of Courage

18 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratings

Bite of Courage is a podcast about ordinary people aspiring to live their best, most authentic life by overcoming vulnerability and fear. It's about finding our courage and sharing our stories so we can be who we're truly meant to be, and discovering in the process that we're a lot more similar than we are dissimilar.

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Chicago Nurse, Alicia Bean, Isolates Fear to Find Joy | Ep #18

May 04, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

Alicia Bean is one of our country’s frontline nurses putting her life at risk in an effort to save lives during the coronavirus pandemic. She is generously blessed with humility, compassion, and determination to care for others and is deferential to courage. Instead of ascribing it to herself, she attributes it to her colleagues, essential workers and volunteers alike. Alicia, who says fear lives in the lizard brain — the part of the brain that triggers our fight or flight response (like t...

Judi Langley - Life, Love, Marriage: One Woman’s Journey | Ep #17

March 30, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

My initial intention for today’s episode was to talk to my guest, Judi Langley, about her twenty-five year marriage to her husband, Gotham. I quickly realized, however, that Judi is one of those people who has as much knowledge as she does depth, on a variety of topics. From her bi-racial, bi-cultural marriage and an illustrious thirty-five year career that she recently left behind, we talk husbands, kids, careers, family, and friends and the gifts that come to our communities when women...

Can a Relationship Survive After Deportation? | Ep #16

December 16, 2019 09:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB

Have you ever had to leave someone you love behind? My guest today is Ray. Over 8 years ago, Ray’s partner, who was an illegal immigrant, was deported. Separated now longer than they were together, Ray travels back and forth to see him, but every time he’s getting ready to go, he needs all the courage he can muster to go through with it. He knows the possibility of them ever returning to the U.S. together, and the place they once called home, is undetermined. “It’s the hardest thing I’ve eve...

Laura Alberts — The Courage of a Breast Cancer Survivor | Ep #15

October 21, 2019 08:00 - 36 minutes - 17 MB

Can a positive attitude help us heal? My guest today is Laura Alberts. While Laura is a breast cancer survivor, she isn't defined by it. In fact, after undergoing chemo and radiation treatments, Laura claimed to have her "breast year ever" in real estate. One of Coldwell Banker's top realtors in Orland Park, Illinois, Laura is also a musician, dancer, and vocalist and the winner of both Senior American Idol and Seniors Dancing with Seniors Dance Competition. "Things happen in life, but I'v...

Dawan Warren - From Ex-Felon to Returning Citizen | Ep #14

September 30, 2019 08:00 - 45 minutes - 21.3 MB

Are you free, really? My guest, 41 year old Dawan Warren, has had a lot of time to think about this question. He's spent half of his life in prison. Indicted at the age of 18 for a series of robberies, Dawan was facing 40 years. Charged with 16 years at the age of 20, he had served 8 by the time he was released. 11 months later, he proceeded to commit bank robbery for which he was given a 34 year sentence. Dawan had no way of knowing that he'd be released twenty years early for good behavi...

#13: Dr. Charles Vear - Catching Your Dreams and Changing Careers… Mid-Life

August 26, 2019 08:00 - 56 minutes - 26.2 MB

How do you hang on to your dreams when you have a family to feed and a mortgage to pay? My guest today is Dr. Charles Vear. Ninety-three years young, he is a retired medical doctor, a navy veteran and an author who, along with his wife Gloria, wrote their memoir called Love, Laughter & Dreams: We Prayed for Twelve Children. But at the age of 34, with his wife and 8 children, he received, perhaps, his greatest call to courage. “I didn’t want to die with my dream still inside of me,” he says...

#12: Elaine Gabalac - Living With Epilepsy

August 05, 2019 08:00 - 51 minutes - 23.8 MB

Can accepting and embracing your adversities be the key to living out your wildest dreams? My guest, Elaine Gabalac, opens up for the first time about living with epilepsy. Diagnosed at fourteen, she was angry, sad and scared. But things had to get a lot worse before she realized that the very thing destroying her life was also the very thing she needed to embrace — and that thing was fear. “Fear is useless,” she says. “You can't summon courage to meet fear from a place of emptiness.” Grat...

#11: Christine & Jean Bosco Rutagengwa - Hotel Rwanda: Love Prevails Over The Rwandan Genocide

July 15, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MB

Is love stronger than death? My guests, Christine and Jean Bosco Rutagengwa, talk about surviving the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Inspired by his love for Christine, Jean Bosco recounts what happened and why, and how he found the courage to leave Hotel Rwanda to get Christine—hopefully, alive, and return with her to the hotel. An unplanned refuge with only a thin layer of protection, Hotel Rwanda was the only place to get away from the killers. “Love gives us courage," he says. “I accepted dea...

#10: Livia Gazzolo - Musician; Jazz Vocalist; Music Producer

July 01, 2019 08:00 - 18 minutes - 11.1 MB

Livia Gazzolo is a musician and jazz vocalist with a residency at the Atwood Cafe in downtown Chicago, Illinois. She also produces a monthly cabaret variety show at The Mouse House called “When the Cat’s Away." © 2019 Mo Vear Visit: HumorMeWithMo.com Email: [email protected] Facebook page HumorMeWithMo @BiteOfCourage on Twitter Mo on LinkedIn Bite of Courage on Instagram Trio Productions. All Rights Reserved. In Association with Podcast Prowess.

#9: Albert Ancel - We’re All Recovering From Something

June 17, 2019 08:00 - 50 minutes - 29.6 MB

Celebrate your powerlessness? That’s just crazy talk. I thought. I’d have to relinquish control! Can giving up control and embracing my pain and feelings of powerlessness really be the key to healing? It's hard to imagine, but that's how it began for my guest today. Albert Ancel, a grateful recovering alcoholic, says that once he embraced his pain and his fears of feeling powerless, he could celebrate. His whole attitude, outlook and perception changed, and life got better. That was over nin...

#8: Vince Auricchio - Husband, Dad, Friend, Attorney

June 03, 2019 08:00 - 59 minutes - 34.3 MB

Can an act of defiance help to cultivate courage? My guest thinks so. An attorney by trade, Vince Auricchio is used to having the odds stacked against him, but this was personal. His daughter was about to undergo brain surgery and the reality of losing her was more than his heart could bare. But in a moment of defiance, Vince, a Christ follower, found the courage to win the fight of his life by relying on his faith and surrendering to the outcome. In this heart-felt episode, Vince gives us...

#7: Skyla Stillo - High School Senior, Writer/Blogger, Free Spirit

May 20, 2019 08:00 - 43 minutes - 25.1 MB

High school senior, Skyla Stillo, talks about finding her courage after an attempted suicide and how it led her to start her blog: Unlabeled.blog about self-love, mental health, and fashion. “It's not who you wear, it's who you are.” © 2019 Mo Vear Visit: HumorMeWithMo.com Email: [email protected] Facebook page HumorMeWithMo @BiteOfCourage on Twitter Mo on LinkedIn Bite of Courage on Instagram Trio Productions. All Rights Reserved. In Association with Podcast Prowess.

#6: Lesia Cartelli - Speaker, Author, Founder & CEO of Angel Faces

May 06, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 38.3 MB

After suffering from traumatic burns over 50% of her body, Lesia decided she didn’t want to be known as the “burn girl.” Determined to be known as an ordinary girl who endured an extraordinary experience, Lesia learned how to face rejection, conquer her fears and live in the moment by unlocking her courage with vulnerability and turning her pain into purpose. Now, the founder & CEO of Angel Faces, a nonprofit organization for other burn and trauma patients, Lesia is teaching them how to not ...

#5: Dr. Allison Kessler Vear - The Good Doctor

April 22, 2019 08:00 - 56 minutes - 32.6 MB

Dr. Kessler Vear, who is currently the inpatient attending physician at Chicago’s Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, specializes in physical medicine, neurological rehabilitation, and spinal cord injuries. Paralyzed in a skiing accident at sixteen, she shares her story of courage, recovery and ultimately, her desire to live her best life, despite her physical limitations! © 2019 Mo Vear Visit: HumorMeWithMo.com Email: [email protected] Facebook page HumorMeWithMo @BiteOfCourage on Twit...

#4: Kirsten Alberts - Stand Up Comic, Writer, Podcast Producer, Social Media Professional

April 08, 2019 10:00 - 41 minutes - 23.9 MB

Kirsten Alberts is a stand-up comedian, writer, podcast producer, and social media professional who can be seen at comedy clubs across the country. On this episode of Bite of Courage, she shares openly about finding the courage to overcome an eating disorder and her journey to manage it. © 2019 Mo Vear Visit: HumorMeWithMo.com Email: [email protected] Facebook page HumorMeWithMo @BiteOfCourage on Twitter Mo on LinkedIn Bite of Courage on Instagram Trio Productions. All ...

#3: Marzie Ghasempour - Iranian Playwright, We Have To Stop Meeting Like This

February 04, 2019 21:23 - 31 minutes - 18.7 MB

A chance meeting in Chicago, Marzie Ghasempour and I met because we happened to be sitting next to each other at the musical Hamiliton and we couldn’t contain our excitement that night. During intermission, we picked up our pre-show conversation. Born in Iran, Marzie feels privileged and proud to be living and working in the United States where using her critical thinking skills is celebrated. Reluctant to speak about her own courage, she opens her heart on BOC and shares things about her da...

#2: Stephanie Erin Brill - Musician

February 04, 2019 21:19 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB

Singer, songwriter, Stephanie Erin Brill, whose music Save the Day is the title track for Bite of Courage, shares her incredible story of strength. As she takes us on her journey and tells us about her love for music, family and friends, she talks candidly about how she overcame a tragic event in her early childhood. From Cedarburg, Wisconsin, Stephanie’s been singing and composing music since the age of five and recorded her first album when she was thirteen. Her triumphant story lends itse...

#1: Jim Gaffigan - Stand Up Comic, Actor, Writer, Author

February 04, 2019 21:12 - 59 minutes - 34.4 MB

Jim Gaffigan doesn’t need a lot of introduction. He’s one of America’s funniest and most well-recognized comedians. He’s also been a friend of mine since high school so I have lots of dirt on this clean comic. From high school to show business, Jim talks honestly about life’s ups and downs and the courage it takes to be true to yourself. © 2019 Mo Vear Visit: HumorMeWithMo.com Email: [email protected] Facebook page HumorMeWithMo @BiteOfCourage on Twitter Mo on LinkedIn Bi...

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