You Can Rise Out of the Deep Pit of Depression

When Tyler Wittkofsky was 19, he left home and fell into a dark pit of depression. He had been diagnosed with mental illnesses and turned to drugs and alcohol. He attempted suicide and failed. 

Step into the captivating world of Tyler Wittkofsky, an extraordinary talent hailing from North Carolina's enchanting southern coast. As a multi-genre maestro, Tyler weaves tales that sweep you into unforgettable adventures. Beyond his writing prowess, he's a fervent podcaster, mental health advocate, and blogger. With his wife Grace and furry companions Dutch and Belle, Tyler embarks on awe-inspiring journeys across the US, chronicled on the enthralling blog Adventure With Coffee.

Tyler's literary repertoire includes the touching novella (Not) Alone inspired by true events on mental health struggles and the debut romance, The Seeds of Love: Sunflower Kisses - Book One navigating love's complexities through a mentally ill protagonist. His emotionally charged poetry collection Coffee, Alcohol, and Heartbreak, draws from four transformative years.

Tyler shares his mental health journey as a beacon of hope on www.TylerWittkofsky.com. He co-hosts the Cook the Books podcast, delving into writing and publishing. He also leads Tea With Coffee Media, spotlighting untold stories via his indie publishing company. Not just a creative, Tyler excels as an award-winning marketing pro, recognized with accolades like the Wilmington Biz Journal's Top 100 award.

In 2020, he launched The Wittkofsky Company, a non-profit digital marketing and PR firm for positive global impact.

Listen to Tyler's inspiring story of his struggle with bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, PTSD, and anxiety - as well as his battle with addiction.

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How to Finally Lose that Weight and Keep It Off for Good

Have you ever been at such a low point in your life that you begged your partner to leave you? Have you felt helpless with the ongoing struggle of trying to lose weight? And what about anxiety and depression that becomes overwhelming?

Coach Jon shares his incredible story of how he won the battle and lost 100 pounds. He is now a weight loss coach and emotional eating expert, a nanotechnology researcher,  a Navy Marine engineer,, and a globetrotting nomad. 

Coach Jon has found his calling -- and it is to help you lose weight for good and leave the bogus diets in the rearview mirror. 

With Freedom Nutrition Coaching he marries the Science of Metabolism with the Psychology of Behavior Change and the compassion of human connection to create life-changing transformations for each of us.

Coach Jon struggled with PTSD, trauma, obesity and mental health issues spending years on diets, methods, coaching, etc. that were entirely ineffective as a long-term strategy for creating health.

In his interview, Coach Jon shares his incredible story of how you can win the battle using the concept of 'brain-driven' transformation as it connects to health, wellness, and weight loss.  

SECRET: It is not thinking less of yourself -- but thinking of yourself less!

Coach Jon's flagship program, Lifestyle-180, is a lifestyle transformation program that helps people to reverse engineer their healthy lifestyle, working with their brains instead of trying to fight against them. 

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Do You Know How to Fight the War Against PTSD - and Win?

After eight years of military service, Sgt. Q suffered from depression, anger, and panic attacks and was diagnosed with PTSD. He nearly ended his own life in the parking lot of a church.

Aaron Quinonez (Sgt. Q) endured a rough upbringing before becoming a proud Marine. He was trained to fight the enemy and was prepared for war.  When he volunteered for a combat tour in Iraq, ne did not realize his real battle would be fought in his mind.

Aaron is a Marine 1st Anglico veteran who specialized in communication as a forward observer. He holds billets for Naval Weapons Security Management and Close Combat Instructor. He received badges for expert marksmanship and master parachutist.

Sgt. Q is an award-winning author of Healing Through Service originally aimed at struggling veterans, which also offers help for anyone in crisis and may be your ticket to a more fulfilled life. 

From homeless and on the brink of suicide to founding a multi-million dollar company with over 100 employees, Reliable Commercial Cleaning and founder of the veteran non-profit Q Missions. He receive the 2016 Distinguished Service to Veterans award from the Department of Veterans Affairs and awarded the 2017 Hometown Hero award from Kiro7 News.

Sgt. Q traded the battlefield to help others by building homes and churches, feeding children, and supplying precious hope to struggling communities worldwide.

QMissions was born as a pathway for veterans, Sgt. Q's fellow warfighters, to replace the battle scars of their minds with the joy of serving others. 

In Sgt. Q's interview, he strives to help anyone to recover from PTSD by highlighting scientifically proven methods. He shares how to break the stigma of mental health issues.

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Healing Through Service is a guidebook on overcoming Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The book is characterized by insights, reflections, and strategies for overcoming PTSD which he describes as rampant among veterans. Having served in combat missions, Sgt. Q narrates his experiences related to the scars of war that haunt veterans long after their service.

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If You Have Been Broken, Do You Know How To Move Forward?

Kate Wallinga spent her professional life in the fields of mental health

and criminal justice, before breaking her back and being put on

permanent disability in 2014. She has worked in the fields of

correctional psych, forensic psych, and crisis assessment.

Kate studied criminal justice and mental health counseling and worked

in the New Hampshire State Prison system, locked psychiatric facilities,

and several emergency rooms.

In 2010, Kate had a near-death experience, which led to her being

housebound for a year. In 2014, Kate broke her back and had to

leave her career. In 2019, Kate's father died by suicide. She has

battled health issues including epilepsy and deafness. But, as she

will share today, although broken, Kate moved forward and she

will show you how to as well - no matter what you have gone

through.

After accepting the necessity of leaving her preferred career, Kate

spent a few years moping, then started listening to podcasts. She loves

true crime genre and soon realized this is what she wanted to do - to

connect with and share other people's stories.

In her interview, she shares her incredible story and how she became a

story-teller, a story-collector, and a.....herder of cats.

Podcasting seemed the logical next step after Kate worked in the fields of

forensic and correctional psychology, and crisis assessment.

Ignorance Was Bliss is a show about how we become who we are and 

making just about anything sound normal - from PTSD to podcasting to 

serial murder. It is about people's stories.

This podcast is about how we become who we are - about making 

just about anything sound normal. Over time, the focus of the show 

has widened to include the normal, the average, the ordinary, that 

all of us can understand...but we continue to think of ourselves as 

somehow messed up, weird, wrong. 

We're not.

You're not.

Honest.

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Improve 1% Everyday and you Will Be a Better version of You

On the fast track to startup success, a car speeding through a crosswalk jeopardized everything she’d built in a split second.

 

Constantly battling life-altering trauma, PTSD, a traumatic brain injury, and the cutthroat fashion industry, Just Bones Boardwear founder Jennifer Berk Weisman refused to let the accident define her and steal her identity. She had to do more than reinvent the boardshort. She had to reinvent herself.

Jennifer Berk Weisman is the owner of Just Bones Boardwear, a swim apparel company featuring her patented adjustable waist design. She never set out to build a fashion empire. But Jennifer realized there was a void in the market for boys' boardshorts during a frustrating shopping excursion. A creative problem solver, she designed innovative boardshorts that offered the “perfect fit” for boys in-between sizes and didn’t fit traditional fixed-waist boardshorts. Soon after, the brand expanded to include swimwear for toddlers, men, and women.

 

A standout in the swimwear industry, Just Bones Boardwear’s technology won Jennifer two patents and TasteTV’s Best Swimwear of 2016 Award for special functionality. Just Bones Boardwear has been featured in ELLE, InStyle, Vogue, and Fashion Week Online, as well as other major press. 

 

Jennifer’s boardshorts were worn throughout Ghost Shark, an original SyFy movie that premiered in 2013 during Shark Week.

Jennifer was a frustrated mom shopping for swimwear every year for her two sons who were lanky and didn’t fit traditional boardshorts or swim volley shorts. She knew there had to be a better way to make more comfortable fitting swimwear for boys who needed an adjustable waist – not one size fits all at that growing age.

During her interview, she shares her incredible story of survival against terrible circumstances. Then she shows you how your idea can possibly be a million-dollar one :

On her journey from stay-at-home mom to an innovative entrepreneur surviving unexpected adversity, Jennifer conquered every obstacle with a fierce determination to succeed. More than fluff, fabric, and fashion, Sink or Swimwear shares the powerful true story of recovery, hope, and resilience that will inspire you to channel your own inner strength to overcome trauma or chase your entrepreneur dreams. 

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A powerful true story of recovery, hope, and resilience, Sink or Swimwear will inspire you to channel your inner strength to overcome trauma or chase your entrepreneurial dreams.

 

Discover:

• How unexpected events can spark million-dollar ideas.
• Complications in the apparel business: trademark battles, wire fraud, and production pitfalls.
• A tell-all of photo shoots, fashion shows, and industry parties.
• Coping strategies after a traumatic brain injury.
• Dealing with PTSD triggers and symptoms. 

More than fluff and fashion, this memoir will empower you with a fierce determination to succeed so you can reach for the stars, even when facing the greatest adversity.

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Do You Know How to Allow Your Past to Help, Rather than Hurt You?

Have you felt hopeless? Or that your life was beyond your control? Have you dealt with the emotions surrounding those feelings and wondered if things would ever be different?

Do you want to know how to overcome traumas in life that seem overwhelming and realize what you were created to become? 

Kimberly Anne Bell holds a degree in human growth and development/psychology and one in theology. Her story is a perfect example of allowing your past to help, rather than hurt, you.  Kimberly never gave up hope even in the direst circumstances. 

The main factor that helped Kimberly overcome trauma in her life was to accept her past and realize she was created unique, wonderfully made, with flaws, feelings, and emotions, and that I was a gift from above. Just as important I had to accept that I was created to be loved, have abundant life, and achieve God's purpose to be blessed and to be a blessing to others. 

During her interview, she shares her physical, mental, and, emotional struggles as well as sexual abuse and childhood abandonment, PTSD and healing from trauma.

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The Epitome of Kimmy: Accept and Embrace it All, is an eye-opening memoir that takes you beneath the surface into some of the harshest realities of a child’s life. It is the unfiltered true story of Kimberly Anne Bell, who is faced with a life of abandonment, and sexual and physical abuse from a young age. As you read on, you will sense the trauma and silent pain as well as the divine intervention in her life that allowed her to overcome and be who she is today.

You will be inspired by how life became more precious to live and experience after Kimmy found love, peace, and acceptance within her soul. It will move you to also find resilience, embrace your destiny and overcome all adversity. It is about accepting that which is beyond your control because there is a long road ahead and you still have so much more to look forward to in life.

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How do You Handle the Good and the Not So Good?

There is absolutely no doubt that during the last few months life has presented itself in a very particular way. We are living in extreme times and it is deeply affecting peoples’ minds and wellbeing. How do YOU handle the good and the not so good?

In general, and especially in times of crisis, most people haven’t been taught the skills they need in order to deal with the challenges of life. Claudia Dagnino helps people by offering some simple and effective tips on how to alleviate their current stress, allowing them to better face and interact with what life is currently presenting.

Overwhelmed by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interfering with your life?

PTSD is NOT a life sentence. There is a Cure

Cherie Doyen is an author and a lifelong researcher of suffering. She has helped hundreds of people around the world to completely heal from PTSD. The focus of her work is to help those who have struggled through trauma.

On the heels of years of violent childhood trauma including sexual violation, came doctor after doctor, years of therapists and medications. Cherie was dying and no one knew why.

Stress kills people every day. The words of her final psychiatrist were that he could not help her.

Cherie became vigilant to find out why in a tangible and fixable way.  And she did.

PTSD is NOT a life sentence. PTSD can be cured. There is freedom.