Changing the Perspective Podcast
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -Podcast bringing hope, inspiration and positivity through real life stories from people who have gone through some adversity or rough situations and ended up in a better place or influenced some people along their journey. We could all use some more positivity in our lives currently! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/changing-the-perspective/support
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Surviving Domestic Abuse - Formal & Informal support - Interview with Author Michele Finneran
August 04, 2021 21:44 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MBDr. Michele Finneran and I discuss the support that is needed and can be received with the right direction while in Domestic Abuse situation. We discuss not just the support needed for the person in the abuse situation but the support needed for the people surrounding the person being abused. There isn't enough discussion about the people that surround the abuse victim. Those people can be helpful but can 100% become an incredibly large issue as well. Dr. Finneran's mission in writing t...
Blended Families - Interview with Megan Botto
July 23, 2021 16:04 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBBlending families can be super hard. Megan Botto and her husband help people who are trying to blend their families in the most settled way as possible. Blending creates chaos for all people involved but that chaos can be simplified and lessened if certain boundaries and situations are worked on ahead of the blend. 1 thing that is 100% of blending a family, emotions will be involved and everyone's emotions are valid no matter what another family members opinion may be of the situation. If...
Military Medium - What is a medium? Interview with Medium Dean McMurray
July 16, 2021 16:51 - 1 hour - 118 MBFrom military action to talking to spirit, Dean McMurray has experienced a lot in his life. He talks with me about how he discovered he was a medium. We talk in detail about what a medium is, what a medium does and how they can help someone that needs some healing from their losses or past issues. I have said that healing is not a one size fits all thing, which is why I want to bring all kinds of ways you can find peace and heal from your past situations. You can follow Dean or get in con...
Autism Rocks and Rolls - Sam Mitchell & his mom Gina Mitchell
July 06, 2021 12:08 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBSam is a high school senior who was diagnosed with autism when he was 4. Although Sam has faced challenges along the way, autism never has HAD him. Sam is the creator and owner of the podcast Autism Rocks and Rolls, which can be found on Podbean, YouTube, ITunes, Spotify, and SoundCloud. Sam loves rock and roll music, so Autism Rocks and Rolls was born. Through Sam's podcast and public speaking, the messages and missions he wants to spread are: I am not broken. Look at me. Do not ignore m...
Freeing your Heart for Love - Interview with author Lorrine Patterson
June 28, 2021 16:00 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBLife after abuse, multiple failed marriages, bad choices and so on isn't always easy to manage but it can be great even if you don't feel that way for awhile. Author Lorrine Patterson and I talk about all of the rough patches in her life that led her to write an amazing book about the crazy that she called her life. She had multiple failed marriages, several situations of abuse in different forms, a string of bad choices in singlehood and then found real true love the way it was meant to b...
PTSD and life after the Military with Author Eric Herrar
June 21, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MBLife after the military is sometimes hard and when you see the things that certain parts of the military personnel see, then it is REALLY hard. Eric and I discuss what drove him to write his new book Bomb Hunters Story - Clearing Roads. He talks about the job he had in the military and the things that he had to see and be a part of that led to PTSD and the realization that he was going to have a hard transition back to "normal" life. He found out that there was not as many resources for m...
You can get past abuse - Interview with Paola Frias
June 15, 2021 15:58 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MBYears of abuse can do a number on a persons mental, emotional, physical, financial and spiritual well being. You can get past it with a little work on yourself. Paola Frias and I have a conversation about ways to work past issues that abuse can cause in a person. The cycle is real and the issues that come from it are hard for a person to get past without some support and work on self love and self esteem. Please subscribe to our channel and hit the like button below this video. We wil...
20 Questions of Abuse Part 2 (Questions 11 - 20)
June 09, 2021 14:19 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MBCommon threads among abuse. In this video we did something amazing. We brought together 16 abuse victims together in one interview. This group crosses 4 countries and 10 different states in the US. Together they have 5 different sources of abuse (parental, significant other, co-worker, friend and child) and 7 different forms of abuse (verbal, emotional, mental, physical, sexual, financial and spiritual). The goal of this video is to show commonality among all the different forms, typ...
20 Questions of Abuse Part 1 (Questions 1 -10)
June 07, 2021 14:11 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MBCommon threads among abuse. In this video we did something amazing. We brought together 16 abuse victims together in one interview. This group crosses 4 countries and 10 different states in the US. Together they have 5 different sources of abuse (parental, significant other, co-worker, friend and child) and 7 different forms of abuse (verbal, emotional, mental, physical, sexual, financial and spiritual). The goal of this video is to show commonality among all the different forms, types...
Red Flags you are in a relationship with narcissistic partner - Interview with Laura Winger
June 03, 2021 14:55 - 49 minutes - 67.7 MBFrom starting a relationship and ignoring the red flags, to the punishments received while in the relationship then to having to call the police and get free from it all - this interview goes start to finish of a narcissistic relationship. Laura and I discuss multiple facets of being in a relationship with a narcissistic partner. Although the face in the situation is different, the situation itself feels so familiar. Laura is wanting to help young women learn the red flags of abuse before...
From the darkness to the light - Interview with Zachary Motes
May 23, 2021 15:01 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MBThis is a fun and deep interview that surrounds finding the real you after hiding in the dark for awhile. Loss of his first son, excessive partying and alcohol use, questioning everything he grew up knowing and deciding to make some changes is what we discuss in this interview with Zachary Motes. He lost his first son at only 9 days old. He spiraled into a dark place that had him questioning everything he thought he knew in religion and spending a lot of time in bars. He was a drummer in ...
Refusing to Drown - Interview with Tereson Dupuy
May 15, 2021 17:47 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBHave you experienced multiple struggles in your life and each one had the ability to take you all the way down but you rallied anyway? Tereson had that story. She has several struggles that she could have drown from in life but got up from the bottom and made a better life for herself. It not always about status in life, sometimes it is just about having peace. Catch out her blog and website: https://refusingtodrown.com/ Catch Tereson on her own podcast link below: https://anchor.fm...
Taking control of depression and anxiety in 2021 - Interview with Kris
May 09, 2021 15:25 - 49 minutes - 67.7 MBKris talks about her years of struggling with depression, anxiety and lack of self esteem. She discusses having suicidal thoughts at certain times. She also talks about how she is taking control of those things in 2021. She is finding gratitude in the daily things of life now. She has had some major struggles but has had so many amazing victories in life as well. I am so excited she decided to share this story with everyone. The resources she listed in this video: Andy Stanley has grea...
Christian Mom of Transgender Child - Interview with Sue Vizcarra
April 30, 2021 16:49 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MBWhen you grow up in religion you are taught that anything other than just the gender you were born in is the only option for right or wrong. You are taught that it is about a man and a woman and the rest is wrong. This is what Sue had to settle in when her child came to her about told her that they identified different then they were born. It caused riffs in her parent/child relationship as well as in her support system around her. She started researching what transgender really was and...
How can Hypnotherapy help you? Interview with Stacie Johnson
April 23, 2021 13:00 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBHave you every thought about Hypnotherapy but weren't quite sure about it? Listen to this interview with Stacie Johnson. She is a certified hypnotherapist and mindset coach that explains what hypnotherapy is and talks about the myths she hears people say about it. You can treat an incredible amount of issues in your head and your body with the hypnotherapy sessions she offers. Check her out at: https://www.iamstacie.com/ https://www.facebook.com/iamstaciej Please subscribe to our ...
One Last Drop - Ripple effect of our life choices - Interview with Author Ryan Stock
April 16, 2021 14:20 - 36 minutes - 49.8 MBFrom high level athletics to high level coaching, bad decisions with alcohol and choices that needed to be made in relationships all led to an amazing book. In this interview, I talk with Author Ryan Stock on how our relationship with athletics, vices and life choices all lead us down a path that isn't always pretty. We talk about how his book came to be based on him making the choice to give up alcohol, find some inner peace by working on self love and becoming aware of the part he was pl...
Recovering after multiple concussions- Accommodating for a "normal" life - Interview with Bella Page
April 09, 2021 13:36 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MBBella has had over 10 concussions due to different sports she played. She discusses all the effects those concussions have had on her everyday life and how she has set up accommodations to live what everyone would consider a "normal" life. She has set up several organizations and support groups to help people who are dealing with the after effects of a concussion. She discusses several reasons including her pages that she runs which are listed below. Links https://postconcussioninc.com...
All things Autism - Interview with Sara Bradford
April 02, 2021 13:00 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBSara Bradford is a wife of someone on the autism spectrum and has 2 children on the spectrum as well. She has taken the lessons she has learned from her life of research and living with her autistic family, and wrote books made for children about those lessons. She specifically talks about subjects that a "neuro-typical" person would see as a disability. She wants children to have a fun way to learn about the differences in other individuals and find amazing qualities in those differences...
Surviving Domestic Violence - Interview with Laura Moseley
March 26, 2021 14:39 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBA survivor of 23+ years of domestic violence has taught Laura the good, bad and UGLY of life. She has come out of her marriage with an abuser and is making her life better for her and her children and knows the things to not take for granted anymore. Through her recovery she has decided to start a support site and podcast to help others who are in or have been in an abusive relationship know they are not alone. Her favorite quote is "Find a way or make one". She started a Facebook page an...
Finding a successful life after addiction and homelessness - Interview with Doug Kramer
March 19, 2021 14:45 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBDoug talks about what life really looks like when you are in the middle of addiction. He was homeless and addicted to lots of different vices in the middle of his life. The toll it takes not only on the addict but the family is not good. He got rescued by the grace of God by turning himself in when the time was right. He went from a life of addiction, lies and homelessness to a life of success. His story is fantastic and one I hope can reach just the right person. Please subscribe t...
Surviving a school shooting and the Aftermath that wasn't counted on - Interview with Taylor Fraser
March 11, 2021 21:49 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MBWhat would you do if one day you were at school like normal and all the sudden you hear gunshots and the school is on lockdown. That is what happened to Taylor when she was in high school. She lived in a small rural town that didn't see much action and yet they were now a statistic. She talks about the event and how it all went down but then discusses further the aftermath of PTSD that she didn't count on. She has had to learn to heal and gives tips on how she did that. website: https...
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - Interview with Natalie Vecchione
March 05, 2021 15:07 - 50 minutes - 69.8 MBIn this interview we learn more about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Natalie adopted her son when he was a baby. He was later diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder later in life after years of her advocating on his behalf. Through her son growing up and Natalie researching all the ways to help him life as inter-independent as possible, she decided that the world needed more information and support for this disorder. She decided to start a support group, website and podcast tha...
Eating Disorder Counselor - Interview with Kate Botchwey
February 26, 2021 15:35 - 42 minutes - 35.3 MBBehaviors of an eating disorder are the symptoms of a gas line of issues that are fueling the eating disorder. Eating disorder counselor, Kate Botchwey, talks about addressing the behind the eating disorder issues in order to help someone get more control over their eating disorder. She talks about a lot of aspects on why we react to trauma or negative emotions and thoughts with food. She gives some great resources which I have listed below for anyone wanting more information: National...
Secrets to parenting without giving a F___! -Interview with author Sue Donnellan
February 19, 2021 14:23 - 49 minutes - 68.6 MBStarting out with deciding ok I will have 1 kid and then within a few years ending up with 4 because you had triplets would overwhelm anyone. Sue was someone who wasn't sure she even wanted kids and then had 4 under the age of 4 and her world changed for sure. She had some trial by fire parenting lessons that made her change the way she was looking at parenting all together. That's when she started trying some new techniques and looking at the way she was handling things and not about her...
My forever Valentine - Interview with Marty & Shawna Brinley
February 12, 2021 15:26 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBMarty & Shawna talk about how they met online and all the weird things that come with online dating. They touch on love languages and what makes for a strong relationship with some differences along the way. It is a light hearted fun discussion for valentines weekend. Steven Furtick - O'Fences - short 15 minute video that illustrates how small things can create a wall in your relationship. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=... Please subscribe to our channel and hit the like b...
5 Love Languages - Interview with Relationship coach Rachel Scheer
February 05, 2021 14:00 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBThe 5 Love Languages is a study on the 5 ways we all want to be loved. We discuss the 5 Love Languages in detail as Marty and I discuss how each one of the 5 fit into our relationship with Rachel and go over her new book that released February 2nd. We have linked all her resources and her book link below for everyone to find her services and her book easily. Website: lovelaughleisure.com Facebook: facebook.com/HelpingSinglesAttractLove Instagram: instagram.com/lovelaughleisure Twitter: ...
Trailer: Relationship coach Rachel Scheer talking about the 5 love languages.
February 02, 2021 15:17 - 2 minutes - 3 MBJoin us this Friday February 5 for the full episode. Going through the 5 love languages in detail. Rachel Scheer resources below. Website: lovelaughleisure.com Facebook: facebook.com/HelpingSinglesAttractLove Instagram: instagram.com/lovelaughleisure Twitter: twitter.com/lovecoachforall Book landing page (available for 99 cents until Feb. 9): https://mailchi.mp/603981418092/date-to-find-your-soulmate Amazon link to book: https://www.amazon.com/Date-Find-Your-Soulmate-Successful-ebook...
Podcast Update 1-29-21
January 29, 2021 15:52 - 5 minutes - 7.27 MBWhy you should subscribe. You do not want to miss what we have coming up over the next several months!!! So many amazing stories and topics to share with the world. Please subscribe to our channel and hit the like button below this video. We will release a video at the end of every week! Check out our past interviews for some amazing stories! Please also check out our social media pages below. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/changingthep... Instagram https://www.instagram.com/c...
What can Freeway Ministries do for you? - Interview with John Stroup Executive Director
January 26, 2021 17:53 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBFreeway Ministries is changing the world one broken life at a time. They offer so many incredible outreach services, living arrangements (if part of their program), recovery help, job assistance, classes on so many different aspects of life and mostly helping people find their purpose in God's world. This interview is full of so much information on how you can get involved in freeway either as a participant, volunteer or financial support! Please subscribe to our channel and hit the lik...
From addict & homeless to creating disciples - Interview with John Stroup
January 22, 2021 15:38 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MBInterview is with John Stroup, executive director at Freeway Ministries. He shares his story of drug dealing, addiction, homelessness, jail and redemption. Its an incredible story of life changing decisions. Check out his books: From the pit to the pulpit - by John Stroup & Stop Loving Your Kids To Death: Breaking the Destructive Cycle of Enablement in Addiction from a Biblical Perspective - by John Stroup. You can get his books at the Freeway Ministry offices. Please subscribe to ou...
Goal setting when you are unsure of your WHY - Zoom interview with Corey Ellis
January 15, 2021 18:35 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MBAs 2021 starts and everyone starts making new goals for the year, we all have to assess what we really want in life in order to set those goals. What if you are unsure about what your real WHY in life is. Corey talks about being 46 and not being fully sure what he wants to be when "he grows up". He gets overwhelmed with thinking about the bigger picture of what he thinks he should want or have and doesn't settle in enough to just take small steps to the bigger goal. We discuss how to set...
Growing up with divorced parents - Interview with Ethan Thompson
January 08, 2021 15:34 - 44 minutes - 41.8 MBGrowing up with divorced parents is hard on children. My son Ethan talks about his experience with growing up with his parents being divorce when he was young. It is a great perspective on what children in this situation notice and experience without their parents even knowing. He gives some advice to parents and children that may be going through this issue now in their lives. Please subscribe to our channel and hit the like button. We will release a new interview at the end of every w...
Sobriety, I just woke up and decided it was time get sober - Interview with Michael Ormsby
January 01, 2021 15:25 - 26 minutes - 20.3 MBSobriety, Imagine waking up one day and deciding it was time to get sober. That is basically what Michael did. He was encouraged from his family over the years and one day decided it was time. He gave us some insight into his years of being drunk and how things are for him now. He is mending relationships, getting healthy and building his business now that his mind is clear. Enjoy this interview on addiction. Please subscribe to our channel and hit the like button for this video. We wil...
Finding sobriety in faith - Interview with Jonathan Hagar
December 27, 2020 00:14 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBIn this interview we talk with Johnathan on where this addiction started for him and what he experienced through those years. He shares that it started to numb his anxiety but it ended when he found faith for the first time in his adult life. Through exploring faith, he found that his addiction was in the way of him truly embracing his potential within his faith. It is a great story of recovery although done a little different by finding faith first before recovery. We have found that most...
Finding sobriety in faith - Interview with Johnathan Hagar
December 27, 2020 00:14 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBIn this interview we talk with Johnathan on where this addiction started for him and what he experienced through those years. He shares that it started to numb his anxiety but it ended when he found faith for the first time in his adult life. Through exploring faith, he found that his addiction was in the way of him truly embracing his potential within his faith. It is a great story of recovery although done a little different by finding faith first before recovery. We have found that mos...
Short Christmas message from our family to yours.
December 23, 2020 16:03 - 2 minutes - 2.44 MBShort Christmas message from our family to yours. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/changing-the-perspective/support
Body Dysmorphia and relationship with food -Zoom Interview with Jay Stone
December 18, 2020 16:39 - 46 minutes - 63.6 MBIn this interview Jay talks about what his mind told him he needed to look like in College and the guy he would see in the mirror when he wasn't just what he thought he should be. His relationship with food changed in College as he tried to look a certain way. He really wanted to talk about it from the male perspective because 20% of people who fight an eating disorder are male. The difference is that men don't talk about it as frequently as women do. It was a great perspective on the issue o...
Realizing I have an Eating Disorder - Interview with Lindsey Brown
December 12, 2020 15:22 - 36 minutes - 21.2 MBLindsey started fighting with her understanding of food and eating when she was young. She had lots of struggles as she navigated her teens and actually ended up in the hospital at 80 pounds. She has made some huge strides in college to get her mind in a better place and understand how to eat food without judging every morsel she was putting in her mouth. She has an incredible story that she is still really having to deal with daily. The resources she listed in this interview are listed ...
Parenting a child with autism - Interview with Cara and Zeke
December 04, 2020 17:57 - 42 minutes - 20.1 MBParenting in general is hard but parenting a child with autism adds a new level of challenges to parenting. I interview Cara and her son Zeke about the challenges they have faced in Zeke's lifetime so far. The resources she listed in the video are below in this description. Abilities First Home - Abilities First 417-886-0404 [email protected] Asperger Experts Home - Asperger Experts Springfield Regional Center 417-895-7400 Autism Center at Burrell Autism Center 417-7...
HIV interview with Isaac Wheeler
November 27, 2020 16:30 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBInterview with Isaac Wheeler, living with HIV and taking away the stigma around it. See resources mentioned in this video below. Resources: Thebody.com Aids Project of the Ozarks aidsmap.com Please subscribe to our channel and hit the like button below. We will release a video at the end of every week! Please also check out our social media pages below. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/changingthep... Instagram https://www.instagram.com/changing_th... Podcasts Apple Podcasts, ...
Living with HIV and the stigma with Isaac Wheeler
November 27, 2020 16:30 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MBInterview with Isaac Wheeler, living with HIV and taking away the stigma around it. See resources mentioned in this video below. Resources: Thebody.com Aids Project of the Ozarks aidsmap.com Please subscribe to our channel and hit the like button below. We will release a video at the end of every week! Please also check out our social media pages below. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/changingthep... Instagram https://www.instagram.com/changing_th... Podcasts Apple Podcasts, Castbox...
Finding your self worth with Tiffany Samples.
November 20, 2020 22:35 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBInterview with Tiffany Samples, finding self worth. See resources below mentioned in this video. First video - Amazing content but some things to learn about production still for sure. We can only get better from here! Recourses: The Jordan Harbinger Show (Podcast) Personal Counselor Books: Mindset - Carol Dweck Power Vs Force - David Hawkins Letting Go, The Pathway of Surrender - David Hawkins Radical Forgiveness - Colin Tipping Unfuck Yourself, Getting out of Your Head...
Intro to Changing the Perspective
November 18, 2020 19:32 - 3 minutes - 2.64 MBIntroduction to a new passion project from Shawna Brinley. Through individual testimonies bringing hope and positivity to 2020 and beyond. Check us out on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwBYPMPsuGalIPCtHRIScUg/videos --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/changing-the-perspective/support