Neff Inspiration

371 Sarah Lebel: My Messy Life - From Surviving Human Trafficking to Defining and Finding Success

Sarah Lebel is a human trafficking survivor and author of "The Simple Guide to a Successful You" who is dedicated to helping other survivors figure out "What's Next" in life. She currently serves as the VP of Member Experience at a media company, the Founder of the non-profit But What Is Next, and co-host of the podcast, 'So...You Couldn't Be a Pop Star".

3 top tips
1. Understanding that addiction, trauma and trafficking can happen to anyone.
2. Success looks different for everyone - it's up to you to define it.
3. Life gets messy for everyone. It's what you do with the mess that counts.

Social media:
@but.what.is.next
@sarah_shelnut
http://www.butwhatisnext.com

#ptsd, #humantrafficking, #careers, #nonprofit, #recovery

369 Felipe Blue: Counselling on the Frontline - A close-up Look At America’s Drug Epidemic

F. Khristopher Blue is a therapist who is on the frontlines regarding mental health and addiction treatment. The non-profit program he founded called More Than Therapy is addressing the gaps in treatment and assisting clinicians get the tools they need to succeed, offering support and guidance so they can better address the challenges in this field as well as avoid burnout. Also, a person who has been impacted by a mental health disorder, as his mother has the same diagnosis, he has worked to develop cost-effective strategies to assist those impacted by mental health symptoms and recover appropriately.

F. Khristopher Blue overcame trauma associated with a drug-addicted mother in a gang-infested city to become a highly recognized mental health professional, award-winning author, and award-winning artist.

https://amzn.to/40ykvah 
This workbook was conceptualized for a NAMI Durham event to meet the need of people with Post-Pandemic Depression and Anxiety and the healthcare providers who treat these people and their families after the team conducted several “virtual” sessions in preparation for the event via support groups for stress and anxiety for minorities.

Our goals were to:
1. Educate about the causes, presentation and different treatments of Post-Pandemic Depression.
2. Provide structured exercises to help people become active participants in their own treatment and recovery.

For every book bought, one signed book and USB thumb drive with a wellness toolkit will be donated to a client/staff/volunteer/intern of Urban Ministries of Durham, Durham Rescue Mission, and B&D Integrated Health.

368 Dave Albin: How To Change Your Life In 4 Seconds

Dave’s passion for firewalking began in 1995 after attending his first Tony Robbins Seminar. Though he initially resisted the idea of walking on coals exceeding 1000 degrees in temperature, after a little last-minute encouragement, he found himself celebrating at the other end of the fire lane, with a crewmember affirming, “You did it, you did it, you do it!” That was the exact life-changing moment that Dave’s love, passion, and fascination for firewalking was born.

Dave Albin is worlds #1 Firewalk Expert. He is very clear that with great wisdom comes great responsibility, and he takes his gift very seriously. He loves what he does, and watching people change right before his eyes is something he will forever want to facilitate. If you want to firewalk yourself, or you want to put on a firewalk for your family, friends, or company, Dave is your guy. There is a reason that Tony Robbins put his faith and trust in Dave to facilitate firewalks for 17+ years.

If you are looking for team building experiences for your next event, Firewalk Adventures is ready and able to handle your event, large or small. Join us at our location in North Carolina or we also provide full onsite services. Working with event planners is our specialty!

Know more about him at https://firewalkadventures.com/meet-dave-albin

367 Andrew Delgado: How I Built A Comprehensive Man To Create The Best Version Of Me

In Andrew's words:
Recovery was just the start, 52 with a story, father of 3, 19 years sober, remaining teachable on day at a time.
Continually building the man I always wanted, my family deserves the best version of me daily. By keeping sober and adding to, not instead of, building that comprehensive man!!! 
One day at a time!

3 Top Tips 
1. delayed gratification
2. consistency is key
3. your habits are everything

Social Media
IG @dad.of.dads

#macronutrient #Personaldevelopment
#mindset #selfimprovement #selfworth #selfcare #selfawareness #transformation #selflove #awareness #discipline #success #growth #process #improvement #selfmastery #motivation #fitness #selfworth #fitness #emotions #fathers #men #courage
#mindset #dad.of.dads #comprehensiveman
#teamwatsonfit #pullups #fitdad #50andfit

366 Tom Meyers: How My Future Self Pulled Me Out Of My Depression

🎉 Brace yourself for an incredible episode of 'Steps to Sobriety'! We're thrilled to have Tom Meyer, the wellbeing futurist and body-centred stress-coach, joining us as our special guest. Get ready for a mind-opening conversation on flourishing in body, mind, and spirit. Tune in now! 

In Tom's words: 
Hi, I'm Tom, and I combine my work as an osteopath and body-centred stress coach and founder and instructor of the Reaset Approach with being a wellbeing futurist, speaker and space enthusiast. I'm also the author of a.o. “Futurize Yourself” and "The Futures Effect". I’m based in Brussels, Belgium, and my mission is to empower people to flourish in the flow of evolution and thrive in a fast-changing, uncertain, and challenging world.

https://www.futurizeyourself.com/ 

🌟💪 #TomMeyers #FlourishInLife #StepsToSobriety #Depression #mentalexercise #mentalhealth #Sobriety #mentalhealthawareness

365 Allie Cass: Why You Can’t Diet or Exercise Your Way Into a Healthy Lifestyle

In Allie's words:
Hi! My name is Allie and I'm a former bodybuilding pro turned functional health and fitness coach who helps stressed out women optimize their metabolism, up-level their mindset, and shift from surviving to thriving. I'm an advocate for self-love, becoming your best self through mind-body health, and living a life fully alive! I can't wait to connect with you!

3 Top Tips
1. Why improving your health and fitness is one of the most important steps to living your best life
2. Why becoming your best self and achieving your best health isn't just about diet, exercise, and lifestyle (hello mind-body connection!)
3. The top 3 things that are holding you back from feeling and looking your best and what is actually going to help you get to your goals

Social Media
Instagram: @alliecasshealth
http://www.alliecasshealth.com

#FunctionalNutrition
#FunctionalHealthCoaching
#Women'sHormoneHealth
#Levelupyourmindset
#mindbodyhealing
#integrativehealth
#holisticapproachtofatloss
#guthealth
#fitover40
#becomeyourbestself
#livelifefully

364 Sunitha Sandeep: Can A Woman Have It All? - Professional & Personal Success

Join us as we dive deep into the transformative journey of Steps to Sobriety with the incredible Sunitha Sandeep as our special guest. Get ready to explore anxiety, exhaustion, burnout, and discover the path to high-impact, deep-fulfillment, and inner peace. Don't miss this enlightening conversation! 

Sunitha is a TEDx Speaker | Helping High-Functioning Women End Anxiety, Exhaustion, Burnout To Reach High-Impact, Deep-Fulfillment & Inner-Peace Beyond Conventional Self-Development | Somatic & Trauma Informed Transformative Coach.

Learn more about her at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunithasandeep/

 

363 Crystal Lavender: Overcoming 20+ years of addiction using the law of attraction

In Crystal's words:
For my 41st birthday on October 2nd 2022 I published my first book called S.Y.L. Say You Love, a testimony of triumph over the darkness of childhood sexual trauma and addiction. I struggled with addiction in many forms from the early age of 13. I lived on the streets of Las Vegas Nevada until I started hitchhiking and hoping illegal freight trains all over America. I was on the Sally Jesse Rafael show for looking older than I was when I graduated my 5th-grade year. My early childhood sexual trauma along with being overly sexualized on national television conditioned me into believing that sex was my identity. I struggled with toxic relationships and had a skewed vision that love= sex. Codependency was another form of addiction for me. It took decades before I understood what self-love and healthy boundaries encompassed. My ability to say "No!" Had been taken from me without me ever realizing it. My biggest first step towards recovery was giving my inner child the voice she never had. The ability to say "No!" People, places, substances and events were a huge turning point in finding the life and love I had been searching for. I now share my story loudly and proudly so anyone sitting in silence knows they are not alone.

Social Media 
Crystal-lavender.com to receive a free download 
Crystal lavender on Facebook
Say you love recovery on Facebook 
Nacho momma719 on Tictok

Recovery Speaker, best-selling author, Recovery coach, starseed, lightworker, Recovered On Purpose, CPTSD, CSA, Codependency, addiction, sobriety, wedorecover

370 Guy Morris: The Sacrifices and Blessings When Man Learns To Change His Stars

Retired from a 36-year executive career with Fortune 100 software, high-tech and global energy, Guy Morris has also been a published song writer for Disney Records, a patented inventor, a Coast Guard charter captain, an adventurer, and now, a self-published author of thrillers. From cartel death threats in Latin America to the shark diving in Moorea – from a Board Room to a recording studio - from child homelessness to corporate jets, Guy pulls from a rich life of diverse experience to write books that thrill, educate, and inspire thoughtful dialogue on genuine issues facing humanity.

Since his 2021 debut as an indie-author, Guy has released three pulse-pounding thrillers inspired by true stories, actual technologies, global politics and history. His Kirkus recommended books have earned BookTrib’s Best 25 Books of 2021, Reader’s Favorite 2021 Gold Award, a 2021 finalist for IAN Book of the Year, and semi-finalist for Cinematic Book. His articles have been published in Mystery & Suspense magazine. In early 2022, he formed the non-profit Author Event Network association, where local accomplished authors collaborate to sign books at community events and festivals to engage readers, build platform and sell more books at higher margins. 

Learn more about him at https://www.guymorrisbooks.com

362 Joe Tlustos: Going Slow To Go Fast - Peer Addiction Coaching with Creatives

Joe suffered from multiple addiction for more than 20 years, mainly due to undiagnosed mental health conditions including Bipolar Disorder II, severe depression, anxiety and adult ADHD. Joe voluntarily entered inpatient treatment in November of 2008 and has been in recovery ever since. 
Joe spent more than 35 years in the broadcast media industry as an on-air talk talent, program director, talent coach and developer, and an Emmy Award-winning voice talent, operating radio stations in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Rochester, MN and Sioux Falls SD. He’s also a cancer survivor and a long-time volunteer of other nonprofits.
After 35 years as successful talk radio host, program director, public media network manager, talent coach/developer and an Emmy award-winning voice talent, Joe joined Face It TOGETHER, an addiction wellness nonprofit, as a peer addiction coach in 2017. Joe has extensive personal and coaching experience with addiction and mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety. His dynamic career daily put him a place where highly creative talent, mental health and addiction intersect. Often that intersection ran smoothly, but there were also massive crashes. Sometimes Joe got caught up in the wreckage.

3 Top Tips 
1. Sometimes you have to go slow to go fast
2. The opposite of addiction is not sobriety
3. The “WHY”…

https://www.wefaceittogether.org/
https://www.facebook.com/wefaceittogether
https://www.instagram.com/faceittogether/
https://twitter.com/wefaceit2gether
https://www.linkedin.com/company/face-it-together

Face It TOGETHER offers effective, compassionate peer coaching in person and virtually. Sponsorship and low-cost options are available for those facing financial difficulty. We help family members as well as those with addiction!