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Helping Others Episodes

Let Your Love Be Larger Than Your Circumstances: Rebecca Galli's Journey
May 21, 2025

Let Your Love Be Larger Than Your Circumstances: Rebecca Galli's Journey

What does resilience look like after losing your brother, your son, your marriage, your ability to walk, and raising a child with autism? Rebecca Galli knows this terrain intimately. As a bestselling author of over 400 column...
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Quotable
May 7, 2025

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Quotable

A 93-year-old powerhouse and her equally remarkable daughter share wisdom gleaned from lives spanning Depression-era hardship, wartime childhood, personal loss, and professional reinvention in this captivating Mother's Day conversation. Meet Gwen Borden and Amy Goober, co-authors of "My Mother Alwa…
Finding Faith After Unimaginable Loss: Autumn Starr Canterbury's story part 2
April 30, 2025

Finding Faith After Unimaginable Loss: Autumn Starr Canterbury's story part 2

The resilient spirit refuses to be broken. Autumn Star Canterbury embodies this truth in ways that will leave you breathless. When you've been traded for a horse, abandoned at a homeless shelter, and told repeatedly that your...
Discarded But Not Broken:  Autumn Starr Canterbury Story of Survival Part 1
April 23, 2025

Discarded But Not Broken: Autumn Starr Canterbury Story of Survival Part 1

What happens when the people meant to love you become the source of your deepest wounds? In this unforgettable episode, one woman shares her powerful journey through a childhood shaped by betrayal, abandonment, and unthinkabl...
Life Happens on the Other Side of Hard Things: Zoe Smith part 2
April 9, 2025

Life Happens on the Other Side of Hard Things: Zoe Smith part 2

Zoe Smith shares her transformative journey from a high-powered career to becoming a holistic healing practitioner, offering powerful insights on overcoming fear to reach our goals and healing the whole self. • Everything we ...
Navy SEAL to Social Warrior: Tom LaGrave's Mission for Youth
March 19, 2025

Navy SEAL to Social Warrior: Tom LaGrave's Mission for Youth

Tom LaGrave shares his remarkable journey from Navy SEAL to licensed clinical social worker, revealing how personal struggle and recovery led him to create Honor Bound Academy, a transformative program for youth transitioning...
Embracing Adoption and Differences: A Journey with Author Sasha Saidman part 2
March 5, 2025

Embracing Adoption and Differences: A Journey with Author Sasha Saidman part 2

Can a children's book change a life? In this inspiring episode, author Sasha Saidman reveals how stories about adoption, differences, and self-acceptance meet kids exactly where they are—sparking empathy, imagination, and con...
Save a Therapy Center Transforming Lives for Children and Babies with Disabilities! –Need is  Imminent
Feb. 27, 2025

Save a Therapy Center Transforming Lives for Children and Babies with Disabilities! –Need is Imminent

Urgent: Achievement Center for Therapy Faces Closure – Needs Help NOW! Shawn Manvell, founder of three therapy centers, is on the brink of shutting down because Tricare, military insurance, has not paid since January 1. The c...
"First Day, An Adoption Story: Sasha Saidman on Love, Adoption & Belonging"
Feb. 26, 2025

"First Day, An Adoption Story: Sasha Saidman on Love, Adoption & Belonging"

Can a children's book change a life? In this inspiring episode, author Sasha Saidman reveals how stories about adoption, differences, and self-acceptance meet kids exactly where they are—sparking empathy, imagination, and con...
Not Perfection but Preparation: An Interview with Ann Marie Thrives
Dec. 18, 2024

Not Perfection but Preparation: An Interview with Ann Marie Thrives

What if life’s greatest challenges could become stepping stones to purpose and resilience? On this episode of Real Talk with Tina and Ann , we welcome Ann Marie Thrives—Amazon bestselling author, speaker, and life coach—who h...
Unlocking Independence: Building Life Skills and Connections on the Autism Spectrum Part 2 with Ron Sandison
Oct. 16, 2024

Unlocking Independence: Building Life Skills and Connections on the Autism Spectrum Part 2 with Ron Sandison

What if the key to unlocking independence for individuals with autism begins with understanding their unique perspective? Join us as we explore the journey of building relationships and developing life skills. In this episode...
Even Your Lowest Moment can be Redeemed Part 2 Mikey Silas Interview
Sept. 18, 2024

Even Your Lowest Moment can be Redeemed Part 2 Mikey Silas Interview

Cleveland's best vocalist/songwriter, most interesting person, Mikey Silas, talks candidly about some of his worst moments and how the band , Apostle Jones, became part of making amends. Ann and Mikey explore how personal str...