Episodes

Growing up, Kenneth’s mother was unable to care for him, due to her mental health. His mom struggled with stability, health and peace. By practicing a mindset of care, Kenneth is on a journey to decriminalize mental health and help others to make systematic changes in their changes. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• practice ‘trauma-informed approach’
• go into conversation with a mindset of care
• be open minded and open ended
• mental health affects everyone
• give ourselves grace
• recognize when something is beyond our ability or emotional capacity
• power of relationships matter
• strive to create a collective power to work to compel change
• find meaning out of our pain

https://www.amazon.com/born-into-crisis-kenneth-nixon-ebook/dp/B0BS7C57LT

tags: Kenneth, Nixon, Jr, Born, Into, Crisis, A, Memoir, mental, health, advocate, VOICE, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Liza and her husband decided to shake things by riding their bicycles across the country. This enabled them to choose to live in the moment and to find the beauty. Their journeys have become inspiration for others to follow their dreams. Liza shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• be present with what’s happening around you
• find the beauty
• people are amazing
• follow your dreams
• taking on a challenge is often a mind game
• the biggest challenge is between our own ears
• live in the moment
• be who you are
• learn to value yourself
• you have control
• live life in meaningful and connected ways
• life is joyful
• put joy first

https://www.lizamcquade.com

tags: Liza, McQuade, author, Spontaneous, Revolutions, Seeing, America, One, Pedal, at, a, Time, extraordinary, bicycle, adventure, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Zach and Jeremy each experienced traumatic childhoods. They have been battling mental health, anxiety and depression. Zach and Jeremy are on a journey to break down the stigmatism associated with mental health, that it’s ok for men to experience the full spectrum of emotions and to make others’ journey to healing and coping a little less lonely. They share the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• name it and you contain it
• start with curiosity
• own the identity
• come to the now
• let go of all of the stories
• question what we know
• speak to yourself with compassion
• question what you believe

https://www.thefitmess.com

tags: Zach, Tucker, Jeremy, Grater, founders, hosts, The, Fit, Mess, physical, emotional, mental, health, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com