In this episode, Doug Noll and I discuss the pain he endured as a child having been born with several disabilities and how he struggled through school until a teacher discovered he could barely see… Doug’s life story is one of overcoming, not succumbing to challenges he was faced with… sharing his experience with emotional wounding and deep grief. Doug has taken his experiences and molded them with his purpose for peace. Douglas E. Noll, JD, MA left a successful career as a trial lawyer to become a peacemaker. His calling is to serve humanity, and he executes his calling at many levels. He is an award-winning author, teacher, trainer, and a highly experienced mediator. Doug’s work carries him from international work to helping people resolve deep interpersonal and ideological conflicts to training life inmates to be peacemakers and mediators in maximum-security prisons. His fourth book, De-Escalate: How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less, was published by Beyond Word Publishing in September of 2017. De-Escalate is now in four languages and its second printing. He is the co-founder of Prison of Peace, and creator of the Noll Affect Labeling System. In 2012, Doug was honored by California Lawyer Magazine as California Attorney of the Year.   I am your host, Marci Nettles. I have had a lifetime of opportunities where I had the choice to Breakdown or Breakthrough. It is my hope this Podcast may become your light in the darkness, as you listen to the stories of people I consider “heroes.” Each one had a point where they too had to choose to either Breakdown or Breakthrough! Working from home, with my husband/business partner, helping people around the world find new levels of success in their health and wellness, is part of what makes me tick! If you are open to opportunity, let’s connect!    Thank you for listening! Please connect with Doug: DougNoll.com Purchase Doug’s Book here: MarciNettles.com/books   Find Marci at marcinettles(.)com Don’t forget to claim your FREEBIE from Doug by going to Marcinettles.com/freebies