PEP Talks: People Empowering People
40 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Kasey Crawford Kellem is a school counselor, author, yoga instructor, motivational speaker, former business owner and special ed teacher, and now, podcaster. She is a beacon of resiliency as she continues through her journey dodging hurdles but still dancing all along the way! The creator and author of Mind Over Matter Books, Kellem’s first five books, “Believe,” “Love,” “Laugh,” “Relax,” and “Dream” teach children the resiliency tools necessary to overcome obstacles. After her husband died from cancer, Kellem wrote, “Bella-Eve the Bounce-Back Dog” a book she has shared with thousands of children helping them cope with their challenges in life. Her adult memoir, “Don’t Stop Believing: Our Journey with Cancer” was written to help encourage others coping with a terminally ill family member or widowhood believe they can overcome the grief. She has spent her thirty-plus year career in education helping others overcome their hardships so they can live longer, happier quality lives.
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# 116 I can do hard things
December 31, 2020 05:00 - 5 minutes - 4.15 MBHappy Thoughtful Thursday, Today’s breath is the Alternate Nostril Breathing which Integrates both sides of brain, Clears your mind, Improves focus, and will Calm and energize you. · Sit in a comfortable position with your legs crossed. · Place your left hand on your left knee. · Lift your right hand up toward your nose. · Exhale completely and then ((((((use your right thumb to close your right nostril. · Inhale through your left nostril and then close...
# 116 I can do hard things
December 31, 2020 05:00 - 5 minutes - 4.15 MBHappy Thoughtful Thursday, Today’s breath is the Alternate Nostril Breathing which Integrates both sides of brain, Clears your mind, Improves focus, and will Calm and energize you. · Sit in a comfortable position with your legs crossed. · Place your left hand on your left knee. · Lift your right hand up toward your nose. · Exhale completely and then ((((((use your right thumb to close your right nostril. · Inhale through your left nostril and then close...
Ray Bassin-No fear but of fear itself
November 02, 2020 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBRay has experienced 35 years of drug addiction in and out of jails and hospitals where he spent 3 weeks in a coma and 2 months learning how to walk again. Ray survived 7 open heart surgeries (3 in 1 year), brain surgery, and an amputated left foot all while remaining in a 12 step fellowship program. Ray has been clean and sober now for 4 plus years. He is semi back to work living a productive life and even started his own small business. At any point, he could have given up but he chose to...
Tracey Watts Cirino: Beyond Common
October 26, 2020 04:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBTracey Watts Cirino..... is an entrepreneur, speaker, author of Beyond Common ‘12 Essentials for Success in Life and in the Workplace”, business consultant, and the CEO and founder of Lavish Color Salon Inc. She is a growth-minded, fun-Loving, career, and family woman who loves to live a mostly healthy lifestyle and follows the 80/20 Rule. In today’s podcast interview, you will learn how life’s big failures and challenges turned into wins and opportunities for Tracey. We learned from T...
Tracey Watts Cirino: Beyond Common
October 26, 2020 04:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBTracey Watts Cirino..... is an entrepreneur, speaker, author of Beyond Common ‘12 Essentials for Success in Life and in the Workplace”, business consultant, and the CEO and founder of Lavish Color Salon Inc. She is a growth-minded, fun-Loving, career, and family woman who loves to live a mostly healthy lifestyle and follows the 80/20 Rule. In today’s podcast interview, you will learn how life’s big failures and challenges turned into wins and opportunities for Tracey. We learned from T...
Tony Viola: Finding faith and perseverance in time of unfairness
October 12, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBTony Viola, a former mortgage broker, was indicted three times and tried twice on identical charges by a multi-jurisdictional mortgage fraud task force. Prosecutors alleged Tony duped banks like JP Morgan into making 'no money down' mortgage loans that the bank didn't permit. Tony was convicted in federal court and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in jail. But from jail, and without an attorney, he proved his innocence at a second trial on the same charges using evidence the Justice Department hid ...
Evan Scharfeld: Cultivate yourself
September 21, 2020 04:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBEvan is a yoga certified instructor and the owner of Cultivate Yoga Space in Avon and Cultivate Yoga Non-Profit which offers free yoga classes to underserved communities. He is a single father of two awesome kids. Even is also a scrum master at an international software development company where he serves as a team level “therapist” helping colleagues continuously improve and work better together. Evan opened his business a few days before COVID closed it down. He chose to use that time as ...
Therese Lynch: All you need is love
September 14, 2020 04:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBTheresa is a wife of 17 years and mom of two children through transracial open adoption. She has been a type 1 diabetic for over 30 years, which is why her husband and she chose adoption to create their family. Theresa is also a school-based speech-language pathologist serving elementary students. | | |We learned from Therese: *When faced with any disease, especially when young, it is ok to be clear with your identity and not hide your disease. *A good way of dealing with friends ...
Therese Lynch: All you need is Love
September 14, 2020 04:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBTheresa is a wife of 17 years and mom of two children through transracial open adoption. She has been a type 1 diabetic for over 30 years, which is why her husband and she chose adoption to create their family. Theresa is also a school-based speech-language pathologist serving elementary students. | | | We learned from Therese: *When faced with any disease, especially when young, it is ok to be clear with your identity and not hide your disease. *A good way of dealing with friend...
Dallin Candland: Actions Gave Me a Voice
September 07, 2020 04:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBDallin currently is a college student at BYU in Idaho. He is studying business management with an emphasis in marketing. In school, he didn’t make the basketball team but later ended up becoming the basketball manager. This led Dallin to join track where his mindset and physical strength were tested and stretched every day. He met many wonderful people who lifted him through that experience. Slowly but surely his confidence and mental game became stronger and he started to lift others which...
Pearl “Escape” Howie: We all need to escape sometimes
August 31, 2020 04:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBPearl comes to us having traveled the world to learn from healing masters: a Sikh yogi, a Toltec family, a Bhutanese monk, a Vietnamese nun, an African shaman, a Native American healer, an Indian guru and experts in Borneo, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Hawaii. She has had a diverse history of careers including a filmmaker, with a Masters in Film and working in finance until she realized her job wasn’t serving her. And She is now a Zumba® Instructor, not just teaching master classes, bu...
Matthew Teck: Trust the Journey
August 24, 2020 04:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBAsk most kids who play an instrument what they want to be when they grow up. "I want to be a rockstar," they'll say. Well, our guest today, Matt Teck, got that opportunity! After touring part-time around his sales career, he got the call -- the call that took him to Branson full-time performing in a headline show. We'll get into the details during the interview, but Matt had to get moving on some side hustle after their first pay cut. He takes us through the circumstances that led into a law...
Munira Premji: Choosing Hope
August 17, 2020 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBMunira is the author of Choosing Hope: One Woman. Three Cancers. the story of how she battled three advanced cancers: Stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Stage 3 multiple myeloma, and Stage 3 breast cancer, within a period of five years. Munira shares her inspirational story about resilience, courage, and hope in the face of overwhelming odds. Munira tells her experiences at home, in the community, and in hospitals, revealing with utter honesty and catching humor her moments of darkness and light,...
Shannon Sabol: Grateful life
August 10, 2020 04:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBShannon is a certified Holistic Health Coach, a yoga teacher for over a decade, and a mother of two awesome kids. As a health advocate and wellness guide, she helps parents prioritize their own self-care and bring more awareness into their lives. Her dedication to helping other parents who struggle with balancing life came from her own need to recommit to self-care. After a tough divorce and messy transition into single parenthood, she realized that she couldn’t help her kids until she he...
Jackie Anderson: A new HoriZEN meet yourself where you are at
August 03, 2020 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBJackie Chavez Anderson is a Yoga teacher and certified Ayurveda Health Educator and founder of A New HoriZen, educating, encouraging, and empowering others to ignite their health evolution. Jackie’s goal is to share her passion, enthusiasm, and love for Yoga and Ayurveda. Struggling with unhealthy negative body image perceptions of herself throughout her childhood and as an adult, coupled along with poor diet and lifestyle routines through her years lead to a decline in her physical and emo...
Lili Gordan: Get out of your own way!
July 27, 2020 04:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBLilli is a US citizen living in Maine who came from Bulgaria 15 years ago in hopes to restart her life. She is a massotherapist, yoga instructor, and Ayurvedic health counselor. Lili shares with us her story of coming to America and trying to find and reconstruct herself. Her near-death experience was simply not living. We learned from Lili: *You cannot run from yourself *Starting your day right with a gratitude journal creates an anchor that grounds you throughout your day *You need ...
Jessica Kellem: This, Too, Shall Pass
July 20, 2020 04:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBJessica is a 29-year-old single mother, Ohio State University graduate, former special education instructor, and now podcaster who is always striving to better herself and her life. Over the last five years, Jessica has certainly faced her share of adversity after losing her father to prostate cancer. Jessica is sharing with us today her seemingly long journey of grief, abuse, and being a single parent. She, like her father, certainly lives with the mantra, “This, Too, Shall Pass”! We l...
Jessica: This, Too, Shall Pass
July 20, 2020 04:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBJessica is a 29-year-old single mother, Ohio State University graduate, former special education instructor, and now podcaster who is always striving to better herself and her life. Over the last five years, Jessica has certainly faced her share of adversity after losing her father to prostate cancer. Jessica is sharing with us today her seemingly long journey of grief, abuse, and being a single parent. She, like her father, certainly lives with the mantra, “This, Too, Shall Pass”! We l...
Brittany Witczak: The Storm before the Rainbow
July 13, 2020 04:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBBrittany Witczak is a 31-year-old hairstylist and wife. Brittany is married to Kyle and together they have been trying to have a baby with much heartache, peaks, and valleys and finally triumph over the past 3 years. Thanks to her selfless sister, her husband and she are now expecting their first rainbow baby. We learn from Brittany: *Despite years of struggling, heartbreak, depression, anxiety, don’t give up-It is worth all of the pain! *There is a plethora of support groups availabl...
Alicia Svonavec: Alicia’s Angels
July 06, 2020 04:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBAlicia is a French teacher who is on parental leave to care for her two little girls who were each born with serious health conditions. Her oldest daughter, Penelope (PeeWee) was born prematurely and lives with apraxia of speech, a neurological disorder, and autoimmune neutropenia which has caused her to be isolated most of her life. Her youngest daughter, Gwendonlyn (GiGi) who is 1 ½ year old, survived open-heart surgery at just 24 hours old and experienced more hospital care in her first ...
Jessica Patzell: I have a choice to use my voice
June 29, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBJessica Patzell: Jessica is a single mom of three, domestic violence survivor, and a believer in embracing your authentic self. For over a decade Jessica hid in the shadows ashamed of her abusive marriage. She had become a complete shell of the woman she was once was and worse, no longer believed she could be. It was not until her ex-husband was sentenced to 20 years in prison that she found her way out of the shadows and rediscovered her voice. Now, three years later Jessica has dedicated h...
Suzy Bednarski: Vacuum in Squares
June 22, 2020 04:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBSuzy is an outgoing, active, and successful mother of two adult boys who recently wrote the book, “Vacuum in Squares,” a memoir of how her twin sister and she survived living with an abusive father. Her bond with her identical twin is what she feels helped her get through the day to day struggles of living with such a difficult father. Working out, her sense of humor, close friends, and following her dreams also helped Suzy to be resilient during the turbulent times. Suzy also shares her sta...
Suzy Remer: Vacuum in Squares
June 22, 2020 04:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBSuzy is an outgoing, active, and successful mother of two adult boys who recently wrote the book, “Vacuum in Squares,” a memoir of how her twin sister and she survived living with an abusive father. Her bond with her identical twin is what she feels helped her get through the day to day struggles of living with such a difficult father. Working out, her sense of humor, close friends, and following her dreams also helped Suzy to be resilient during the turbulent times. Suzy also shares her sta...
Maria Boulas: Making opportunity out of difficulty
June 15, 2020 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBMaria is a 14-year-old teenager who was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer four years ago when she was in 4th grade. Maria has undergone three surgeries and three isolated radioactive iodine treatments. Despite her cancer and ongoing treatments she continues to excel academically and stay involved in the speech and debate program. We Learned from Maria: *Some cancers are very treatable. *Cancer is not as bad or as scary as it may seem. *Cancer doesn’t have to rob you of your childh...
Pammy Boulas: My ability is stronger than my disability
June 08, 2020 04:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBPammy is a 20-year-old college graduate who not only graduated from Capitol University in three years with a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts in Philosophy, but also received a near full scholarship to attend Case Western Reserve’s law school. Pammy didn’t always excel in school as she struggled academically due to a Learning Disability. She was on an IEP in Special Education through 7th grade with a Learning Disability in Math, Writing, Spelling. She worked very hard to overcome her challenges...
Jen Hengsteler: Faith, Perspective & Gratitude
June 01, 2020 04:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBJennifer is a special education teacher, single mother of two teenagers, and a widow of nearly 18 years. Jen became widowed when her firstborn son, Alec was 6 months old and her late husband and she had just found out they were pregnant with their daughter, Grace. Jen shows us how faith has gotten her through not only the loss of her first husband but also the loss of her mother and the divorce with her second husband. We learn from Jen: *God allows us to walk through trials to shape us t...
Mary Fischer: Faith over Fear
May 25, 2020 04:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBMary, a Magnificat Hall of Fame inductee and former professional basketball player for Dublin Ireland, is the mother of four boys ages 7 weeks to 8 years old. Her six-year-old son, Leo, was diagnosed with non-verbal Autism as a young toddler. He has since received amazing services through Help Me Grow and Lakewood City Schools in Ohio. Leo receives speech, occupational, feeding and ABA therapy. Mary tells how she balances her marriage, raising four boys, and staying well emotionally, physica...
Maggie Schupp: Finding Positivity in Grief
May 18, 2020 04:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBFive years-ago Maggie lost her best friend suddenly and her world was turned upside down. She learned to surround herself with positive people, rid herself of any negative obstacles, and continue to keep her best friend’s memory alive. During this time, Maggie was also facing her father’s debilitating life with Multiple Sclerosis which ultimately took his life in 2019. Maggie is a beacon of happiness, kindness, and positivity despite her losses and grief. We learn from Maggie: *Find a w...
Shelley Soderstrom: Stay Strong
May 11, 2020 04:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBShelley is a young mother and wife who over the past 16 years has been diagnosed with cancer in several areas of her body resulting in amputation, lung removal, several surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation. Throughout her journey which began when she was in high school, Shelley role modeled her “Stay Strong” motto as she continued to do what she had to do to get through her life because, as she put it, she had no choice. You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choi...
Wayne Muldrey: On the Blue Line
May 04, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBWayne Mulder is a law enforcement officer in Florida who also hosts a podcast and website both entitled, “On the Blue Line.” These platforms were created to empower police, given their demanding and often times, traumatic on-the-job-experiences, to live their lives fuller emotionally, physically, spiritually and mentally. Wayne aspires to bring police together from all over to network, problem solve and support one another. You can learn more about Wayne on his website, Facebook page and p...
Kristina Heaton: Once Upon A Thyme
April 27, 2020 04:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBKristina Heaton is a busy mother of four kids ranging in age from 5-22 years old who after working a stressful job for many years took the risk and followed her dream to open up her own cookbook store two years ago. The store, “Once Upon A Thyme Bookshop” is a very unique bookshop offering cookbooks and culinary gifts. Kristina shares with us how she managed to follow her dreams despite a lifetime of adversity. You can see more of Kristina Heaton on her website, Facebook and Instagram accoun...
Carrie Treister: Finding Your Edge
April 20, 2020 04:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBCarrie Treister is a successful yoga teacher and teacher trainer who created at a young age, “Carrie Treister School of Yoga.” Carrie is a beacon of resiliency as she experiences both physical limitations along with some losses that didn’t stop her from following her dreams. Carrie can be found on Facebook, Instagram and her website all named, “Carrie Treister.” Support the Show.
Tim Bratz-Failing Forward
April 13, 2020 04:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBTim Bratz is the CEO and founder of Legacy Wealth Holdings, a real estate investment company that acquires and transforms distressed apartment buildings into high-yield assets for their own portfolio. Working in real estate, Tim has built a passive business and created a residual income that allows him to live the lifestyle of his choice. He’s here to educate and empower others to become financially free through commercial real estate. You can learn more about Tim Bratz at his website, www.L...
Bri-Finding the Light in the Darkness
April 06, 2020 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBBriana Wozniak is a 16-year-old student at Berea High School who lives with a rare genetic disorder called, Wolfram Syndrome. She was diagnosed with type one diabetes when she was 7, just a couple days after her birthday. Three years later, to the date, on June 16th of 2014, she was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Wolfram Syndrome. For those of you who don’t know, Wolfram Syndrome is a rare, autosomal genetic condition found in 1 in a million people across the world. There...
Lyn Tomsik: A Blessing in Disguise
March 30, 2020 04:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBLyn Tomsik is a teacher who has taught math for twenty-seven years in both Brooklyn and North Olmsted City Schools where she is presently teaching high school math. Lyn has had quite the journey since the summer of 2018 including a car accident and a cancer diagnosis and treatment. Lyn has always been an upbeat, fun and friendly woman who has some good lessons of resiliency for all of us to learn! Support the Show.
Forward with Joe Pomeroy
March 23, 2020 04:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBJoe Pomeroy once thought you had to choose between a successful family or a successful business. After a decade of study and real-world experiences, he learned how you can succeed in every area of life by understanding fundamental truths. He now translates those principles to help you win at business, and in your marriage, and with your children. Joe is the founder of "Forward with Joe" and hosts a podcast of the same name. Above all that, he is a husband and father of 3. Support the Show.
Adam Sand: Keep all hands, feet and objects inside the ride!
March 16, 2020 16:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBDespite living with Autism, ADHD and PTSD, Adam is an author of seven published books that can be found at www.myhazingstory.weebly.com and on Amazon. Adam is married and copes with his PTSD by setting goals of riding the Millennium Force at Cedar Point 17,806 times so far and striving to ride it 20,000 times. We learned from Adam: *Sports can help students learn valuable life skills that transfer to academics. *Despite a disability diagnosis, one can still become an independent, produ...
Greta Fechter: Get out of your history and into your destiny
March 09, 2020 23:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBGreta Fechter is a wife, mother of three boys, former Language Arts middle school teacher for 21 years in the Cleveland Municipal School District, yoga teacher, and now podcaster. Despite her less-than-perfect childhood, Greta has gone on to create an amazing life for herself. She used education as a tool to foster her own love of learning and has shared it with thousands of children over the past two decades. Using stories about her past helped Greta form unbreakable bonds with her student...
Greta Interviewing Kasey Kellem
February 22, 2020 21:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBKasey Crawford Kellem is a school counselor, author, yoga instructor, motivational speaker, former business owner and special ed teacher, and now, podcaster. She is a beacon of resiliency as she continues through her journey dodging hurdles but still dancing all along the way! The creator and author of Mind Over Matter Books, Kellem’s first five books, “Believe,” “Love,” “Laugh,” “Relax,” and “Dream” teach children the resiliency tools necessary to overcome obstacles. After her husband died ...
Kasey Kellem-Don't Stop Believing!!
February 22, 2020 21:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBKasey Crawford Kellem is a school counselor, author, yoga instructor, motivational speaker, former business owner and special ed teacher, and now, podcaster. She is a beacon of resiliency as she continues through her journey dodging hurdles but still dancing all along the way! The creator and author of Mind Over Matter Books, Kellem’s first five books, “Believe,” “Love,” “Laugh,” “Relax,” and “Dream” teach children the resiliency tools necessary to overcome obstacles. After her husband died ...