Suicide Survivor Brings Hope: Emma Benoit
In this episode, I chat with Emma Benoit who survived a suicide attempt at 16. She’s using her painful experience to help others find hope in the darkest of days. My guest, Emma Benoit became extremely passionate about suicide prevention after surviving a suicide attempt in 2017, the summer before her senior year in high…
Read MoreALS Twins: Keeping Alex & Jaci’s Legacy Alive
In a cruel twist of fate and genetics, two twins both lost their young lives to ALS. Here, I talk to their mother Lori Hermstad who is speaking up to help keep their legacy alive. In this episode, I catch up with Lori Hermstad of Iowa. Lori lost her 2 twin daughters to ALS at…
Read MoreBehind the Brew: “Ales For ALS” with Mike & Cheryl Smith
In this episode I catch up with Cheryl & Mike Smith, a hop farming family who created Ales for ALS to raise funds and awareness for ALS. Listen in as I catch up with Mike and Cheryl Smith who created Ales for ALS, a program that has raised over $3,500,000 for ALS research at the…
Read MoreMy Dad, My Hero – Varen Rogers on life with ALS
In this episode, Varen Rogers shares her perspectve on life while her dad fights ALS. Here, sweet inspiration comes from 10-year-old Varen Rogers who’s giving us her young outlook on life with ALS in her family. Varen accidentally made a name for herself with one sweet gesture, a tribute to her father, Justin Rogers who…
Read More“Don’t Wait to Be Great” – Jahkil Jackson, Teen Activist
Here I catch up with 13 year old, Jahkil Jackson who is a young entrepreneur known for creating Project I Am and distributing almost 60,000 Blessing Bags to the homeless around the world. In this episode I chat with Jahkil Jackson of Chicago, Illinois who has been helping the homeless since he was eight.…
Read MoreA Tribute to ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Co-founder Pat Quinn
In this special episode I share my chat with ALS Ice Bucket Challenge co-founder Pat Quinn who inspired millions before losing his battle to ALS. Pat Quinn was the last of three ALS warriors, Anthony Senerchia, Pete Frates and Pat Quinn to be the first to accelerate the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge while living…
Read MoreWords to Live By – a Chat with Jamie and Scott Smith
This episode is pure inspiration. Here I chat with Scott and Jamie Smith. As they fight Scott’s ALS, they are sharing their hearts to encourage others. Silver Linings, Courage Under Fire, Nothing to Lose and Riding On Hope are just a few of the topics Scott Smith writes about in his intimate blog, FlexOnALS. He’s…
Read MoreAll the Colors Came Out: Kate Fagan on Love & Lessons from her Father
Former ESPN host, Emmy Award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author, Kate Fagan and I chat about her latest book: All the Colors Came Out. It is an unforgettable, beautifully written memoir about the love between a father and a daughter. Listen in as Kate Fagan shares her motivation for her beautiful love story…
Read More“You are Worth It” – Beyond the Medal with Kyle Carpenter
Here I chat with Medal of Honor Recipient, Kyle Carpenter to hear what pepared him to cover a grenade to save his fellow Marine and what he’s learned from his near- death experience. Kyle, the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient, a war veteran, a young man who nearly died in combat shares his incredible…
Read MoreIN HER ALS SHOES: A Chat with Leah Stavenhagen
Listen in as I talk to Leah Stavenhagen, 28, about her ALS journey and the “In Her ALS Shoes” movement she created. “I was an active 26-year-old so why did I feel like my feet couldn’t quite keep up? She couldn’t find my knee-jerk reflex and suggested that I visit a neurologist. Naively, I didn’t…
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