Living Strong: The Flip Side of Adversity

Mindset Reset

Valerie Jackson and I will talk about making the decision to live past devastating seasons and awaken resilience. In her vulnerable Flip Side story, Valerie will share life after her brother's addiction and death, in order to inspire all of us that we can have New Beginnings with a Mindset Reset. She will share practical tools that have changed her life, created a pathway out of sorrow into success, and has shaped everyday thereafter. Join us in a conversation on the Flip Side of Adversity and experience post-traumatic growth and a life that is lived on purpose with purpose.

Tap in, don’t Tap Out

When you think about quitting, think about why you started!
All month, we have been celebrating the 5 year journey of Living Strong Consulting; and the CEO of Glow Creative, Chloe Cain, has reminded me through the milestones and memories and the peaks and the valleys of our story to never forget why we started this journey in the first place.
Webster defines 'tapped out as... weary, burned-out, drained, jaded, played out, pooped, DONE!... Like me, during the past 18 months, these words may sound familiar to you. But, each step down memory lane has reminded me that I have a choice and an opportunity to SHINE, even in the middle of the grind. Why - because the perseverance in my purpose, radiates hope for a GLOW generation.
So I choose to Tap in, and don't Tap out. Choose to keep going, to keep climbing and tap into what God wants to do significantly with my climb.
Join Chloe and I, for a flip side conversation; as I let Chloe interview me about my WHY. The lessons about the wants, the worries, and the wisdom but most of all the truth that I can't tap out because the best view comes after the hardest climb.
Living Strong: The Flip Side of Adversity 9/30 at 5:00 pm EST.

Faith First

“Do you trust God, or don’t you?” is a question our Guest Co-host includes in her logo and her life decisions. Putting her faith first has led to career credentials, a book launch, entrepreneurship, and major moves. Log in to hear her story of how she Faithed It Over and learned how to take risks and live boldly in the process. If you are on a faith journey and need some encouragement, practical tools, and strategy for growth, this conversation is for you. Log in 9/23 at 5:00 pm EST for wit, wisdom, and truth from Pastor Sone.

WALKING IN YOUR DESTINY, PR STYLE

As a businesswoman at heart and the PR Chic by trade, Monica. Biscoe is a firm believer of being in the right place at the right time to go to the next level…and the only way to go is UP! With so many platforms and points of focus, how does an entrepreneur promote your idea, get clients to purchase your product, attract followers to support your position, or get collaborators to recognize your value? PR people are storytellers. They create narratives to advance their message, to protect brands, and build reputations through the media, social media, or self-produced communication. Join me on 9/16 at 5:00 pm EST as we talk with a veteran in the field of PR, Monica Biscoe has 30 years of experience and branding knowledge to help any business owner find their voice and take control of their story.

Power of Perseverance : Circumstances Don’t Define Who You Are

Have you heard the saying,” It’s not how you start, but how you finish.”? Well, for Sergeant Waleska Gonzalez, it’s her lived experience, not just a cliché. After enduring homelessness, growing up in a home with domestic violence, dropping out of school in 10th grade, and overcoming later divorce. She joins the Flip Side conversation on 9/9 @ 5:00 pm EST with how she broke generational cycles, shattered glass ceilings and blazes trails for others as Sergeant Gonzalez, the first Puerto Rican female Pennsylvania State Police Officer. Making her dreams into a reality at all cost, empowered by will, strength and faith. On this journey she discovered purpose, a new-found freedom and ultimately self-love and power.

From NFL to Prison Cell and Back

Stay tuned for our next episode of Living Strong: The Flip Side of Adversity on 9/2 at 5:00 pm EST when we talk with Dr. Irving Fryar about is Flip Side story of “From NFL to Prison Cell and Back’. https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4019/living-strong-the-flip-side-of-adversity
Fryar retired from the NFL in 2001 after completing 17 NFL seasons. During that time, he caught 851 passes for 12,785 yards and 84 touchdowns, and 15,594 all-purpose yards. Fryar's 255 played games are the most ever for a New Jersey-born player.
From the #1draft pick in the NFL to the prison cell. We are having a “Then and Now” conversation with Pastor, Counselor, Community Leader, and Speaker- Dr. Irving Fryar. Dr. Fryar’s flip side story has included seasons of victory, pain, regret, and recovery on and off the field. Join us on Sept. 2nd at 5:00 pm EST for his life lessons and hear his life mission to be a great witness of the Gospel by letting his life be a living example of Jesus Christ.

Don’t Tell Me What I Can Do

This conversation with Dr. Claudia Curry will focus on issues of isolation, self doubt, rejection, and low expectations that impact women and will empower women to persist. Don’t tell me what I can’t do!” is intended to be a resource and support for women to take matters into their own hands and create a Flip in their story.

I Still Can

Has anything ever hit you and you felt like… “I will never come back from this!”
Well, join us for our next Flip Side Conversation with teacher, speaker and author, Jane Hopkins. After surviving a stroke and coma, Jane has continued to live a life of “I Still Can”. If you have ever wondered if you can keep going, log into our 14th episode of Living Strong: The Flip Side of Adversity for endurance strategies to reenforce that you haven’t come this far to quit. Learn from someone who is living through her victory, not under her adversity. And she wants to tell you…. “You STILL Can”, too.

Crossed Out

You don’t have to preserve your pain in order to prove that it is real.” ~ Brittany Burgunder
Emotional Healing from abuse, insecurities, abandonment, and shame includes facing the challenges of being liberated from brokenness, chains, and despair in order to take back your power. Yes, I said “challenges”, because to disrupt the reality of the default habits of familiar pain this process takes work, intentionality and perseverance. Healing is messy but beautiful in the end. Join Shivon Gunalan for a powerful Flip Side story of moving from a life feeling crossed out by your past to a crossover into the FULL potential of your future.

The Adventures of the Crisco Kid: Don’t Always Believe Others

What if we were able to not see our broken past as our barrier, but see that our suffering is a call to action. Join our Flip Side conversation with Dr. Marnie Aylesworth, as she shares her story of childhood trauma and her journey of healing. Her willingness, as she would say to unpack the crap, has shaped her passion and purpose to create safe and loving spaces for children and the adults that support them. Learn how she integrates the unique combination of compassion leadership, mindfulness, and yoga into her life, career path, and leadership style to impact early childhood professionals across the state of PA to help them live the saying... When You Write the Story of Your Life, Don't Let Anyone Else Hold the Pen