Neff Inspiration

315 Kattie Lail: Overcoming Meth Addiction and helping others to do the same

Kattie was exposed to meth at a very young age. Both her parents struggled with meth addiction, which resulted in a very dysfunctional home. When she was arrested at 19, Kattie realized she didn’t want to continue going down the same path. She went on to be a counselor of high-risk populations and remained sober for a number of years. After a relapse she was arrested on federal charges and spent three years in prison. That’s when Kattie finally started to accept help from the people around her. She found a loving, supportive community to help her maintain wellness.
She has a passion for criminal justice reform and wants to serve as a voice for those who are voiceless. She now serves as Addiction Wellness Coach Supervisor at Face It TOGETHER, a nonprofit dedicated to helping those impacted by addiction, including loved ones, get well. She’s a wealth of knowledge and empathy and uses her painful past experiences to help others.
                            
3 top tips for my audience:
1. Ask for help. It took me so long to accept help from people in my life. Once I did, it made all the difference.
2. Let go of your anger. I spent many years angry, especially at my Mom. As I’ve grown older, I’ve found much more compassion for her.
3. Incorporate mindfulness into your wellness whenever you can. I’m a big believer in the power of being present with your thoughts, feelings and actions.

Social media and contact info.  
wefaceittogether.org
facebook.com/wefaceittogether
instagram.com/faceittogether/
twitter.com/wefaceit2gether
linkedin.com/company/face-it-together

314 Joseph Kajy: What you have done in the past does not define your future!

Joseph Kajy has overcome his struggle with drug addiction, after being a slave to it for 11 years. His addiction has led him to serve two separate Prison sentences and being at a place where Suicide seemed like the only option. After realizing his only way of living a life worth something, was to face his addiction head-on and work towards living a sober life. Today Joseph has 5+ years of sobriety. He is a husband, a father, and a business owner of Top Fence which currently generates 4+ Million dollars in sales. Joseph's life mission now is to share his story and give hope & inspiration to anyone who feels like they have their own demons to fight and can't find hope anywhere in their life.

3 top tips for my audience:
1. Being self aware
2. facing your past
3. battle your inner voice and fears

Social media and contact info. 
Website:  http://www.topfencellc.com/
Social Media:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TopFenceLLC
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/josephkajy/
Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@josephkajy

313 John Davis: Combating Veteran Suicide - Your new Mission after the Military

John is the most tattooed person with a Harvard degree and has taught everything from incarcerated teenagers in New York to English in Asia to American Youth Ninja Warrior. He’s spoken to congress regarding veteran issues and is the author of Combat To College. John enjoys traveling, nature, and volunteer work. John currently resides in the Dominican Republic and works as an ambassador for the Foundation for a healthier Senegal.      
In John's words:
My journey of self-discovery after the military was a roller coaster. There were meltdowns battling PTSD, I got married and divorced, saw the bottom of a lot of Jack Daniels bottles, visited brothels in Bangkok, spent a night or two in jail, married and divorced again (facepalm), joined a motorcycle club, got addicted to pills, and spent hundreds of hours in tattoo parlors.  
After being consumed by my military identity for so long, I didn’t know who I was without it.
It was a journey to get back to myself and I found myself through helping others.

3 top tips for my audience:
      1. Traditional therapy isn’t as helpful as we want it to be 
      2.  Veterans should focus on our strengths instead of our weaknesses
      3.  You need a mentor, and you also need to be a mentor 

Social media and contact info. 
www.johnhdaviswriter.com
https://www.instagram.com/john.h.davis.writer/

#combattocollege #wearesva #GIbill #AUSA #UNG_Press

312 Barb Nangle: How to set boundaries even if you have never done it

Barb Nangle is a boundaries coach, speaker, writer and the Founder and CEO of Higher Power Coaching and Consulting, LLC and host of the podcast, "Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12 Step Recovery."
In 2015 at the age of 52, after decades of therapy and tons of self-help work in a variety of areas, Barb found herself in 12-step recovery. She’s been in two such fellowships since then and has changed deeply and profoundly as a result. As a former addict and people-pleasing rescuer, she empowers people to live their lives on purpose by coaching them to build boundary systems in their personal and professional lives.
                            
3 top tips for my audience:
These are my 3 most important tools of recovery:
1. pause
2.  Reach out for help
3.  Keep the focus on yourself

Social media and contact info. 
Instagram @HigherPowerCoaching
Podcast “Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12-Step Recovery”
“6 Weeks to Better Boundaries” online course (promo code: stepstoboundaries). The first three listeners of this podcast who sign up for the course will get $50 off (normally $149, so only $99 with coupon code)
Website HigherPowerCC.com 

#higherpowercoaching #fragmentedtowhole #liveonpurpose #livingonpurpose #boundarytips #setboundaries #healthyboundarie #behaviorchange #braveboundaries #boundaries #mentalhealth #narcissist #addictionrecovery #traumarecovery

311 Erik DaRosa: The Importance of Meeting Yourself Where You Are At

Erik DaRosa, known by friends and clients as “Yoda,” is an inspirational speaker and both the Founder and Co-host of the From Survivor to Thriver podcast. Erik is upending the front end of mental health conversations with his Co-host Marc Fernandes. Each week, he tackles different mental health topics through honest and relatable "kitchen table" conversations with real people helping to shatter mental health stigmas and find their voices. He aims to normalize discussions around mental health topics and remind his audience they are not alone, there is strength in community and "it's perfectly ok to not always be ok."
In Erik's words: 
For as long as I can remember, I did everything to hide my "not okay-ness" from the world. After years of therapy and a highly effective regime of medications, there were still times that I chose the path of least resistance, the same path that far too many people choose: to suffer in silence. For decades I outwardly displayed a facade, that of a usually smiling, highly functioning, type-A successful overachiever. I had, subconsciously or not, chosen to accept society's stigma rather than embrace my vulnerability.

Stigma says we shouldn't talk openly about these things. I say we should! Stigma also says we shouldn't stand high upon the mountaintop, vulnerable and transparent, for the entire world to see. I say we must!

Together, let's work to break the stigma of mental illness and remind one another that it's perfectly okay to not always be okay.  Collectively and with a bit of patience, we'll get through this, I promise.

3 top tips for my audience:
1. There is help
2. There is hope
3. There is a way through

Social media and contact info
Linked-In:    Erik DaRosa
Insta:        Skisherpa
FB:        Erik DaRosa
Podcast:    From Survivor to Thriver
FB Page:    From Survivor to Thriver

310 Alexandria DeVito: How Taking Care of Yourself Can Help Your Children Before They’re Even Born

Alexandria DeVito is the founder of Poplin, a pre-pregnancy wellness company for couples. Poplin helps couples *get ready* to get pregnant, starting with the most comprehensive pre-pregnancy wellness assessment out there. Alexandria has two Master’s degrees - one in business from Harvard Business School and one in nutrition. She developed Poplin after working with hundreds of couples trying to conceive, running tons of lab tests to discern what was going on and realizing that they had preventable health problems often undiagnosed by their doctors (including well into multiple rounds of fertility treatments). She knew there had to be a better way and built it from the ground up. 

In Alexandria's words:
Most of the time, when we talk about fertility, it’s in the context of infertility - and that’s way too late. As a type A planner, I realized there is guidance, tools and support for every other major milestone in life - weddings, home purchases, careers. It’s much more clinically effective - and it’s a better user experience overall - if we approach pregnancy like we approach these other major milestones. That's when I decided to take my diagnostic approach and protocols beyond the clinic and to serve couples across the country through Poplin. We help healthier parents conceive and give birth to healthier babies. 

3 top tips for my audience:
1. Know what you’re working with. Test, don’t guess. 
2. Pre-pregnancy planning involves both partners/donors. It’s a 50/50 biological equation.
3. Hormones are only 30% of the equation regarding fertility. Your whole health matters too. 

Connect with Us! 
Website: https://www.getpoplin.com 
Email: support@getpoplin.com 
Facebook: https://facebook.com/getpoplin 
Instagram: @getpoplin

309 Eric Daddario: Deciding to live the life you want - Asking for help is not weakness but strength

In Eric Daddario's words:
I  help student-athletes and students see how making better life decisions now will lead to a more fulfilling life. Through stories and examples, my presentations engage and resonate with students and student-athletes as I show them how they can immediately change the course of their own lives and the lives of others. My presentations are based on real-life experiences, including having witnessed a younger brother make poor decisions that ultimately led to him dying of a drug overdose.
              
3 top tips for my audience:
1. You're not  alone with your struggle, regardless of what you think or believe
2. Asking for help is not a weakness but a strength
3. No one is an exception from addiction

Linkedin- Eric Daddario
Facebook- Eric Daddario
Twitter- @ericdaddario16
Tiktok- @ericdaddario3

308 Robb Kelly: Not the Drinking - It’s the Thinking. Rewiring Neural Pathways Damaged by Addiction

Dr. Robb Kelly, PhD is a sought-after recovery expert who believes in treating the causes of addiction and not the symptoms. Dr. Kelly has appeared on such shows as The Doctors, Eye Opener, Good Morning Texas, and Kens5 morning news. A frequent contributor to radio and print interviews including The Jim Bohannon show, Miracles in Recovery, USA Today, and participated in McLean Hospital’s (Harvard Medical School) study on the stigma associated with mental illness. Dr. Kelly hosted Sober Celebs show on KLIF radio in Dallas, and currently hosts the Breaking Through Addiction podcast featuring special guests discussing a variety of mental health issues.
In Robb's words: 
Addiction is fueled by unresolved trauma;
Alcoholics are born, not made;
Drug addiction is not hereditary;
Somatic Experiencing is the gold start treatment for trauma.

Top Tips 
1. Alcoholism is hereditary.
2. Addiction is fueled by unresolved trauma
3. People with addicted minds are powerful

robb@robbkelly.com
http://www.robbkelly.com
http://www.facebook.com/drrobbkelly
twitter.com/RobbKellyGroup
linkedin.com/in/dr-robb-kelly-07718133
https://www.instagram.com/robbkellyrecoverygroup/

307 Cheryl Ilov : The Art of Healing Through Movement

Cheryl Ilov is an author, speaker, dancer, martial artist, and non-traditional physical therapist. She is also a former chronic pain patient, who was declared incurable by her medical team. Faced with a bleak future filled with pain, dysfunction, and disability, Cheryl made a bold decision. She knew she had to find her own path to healing and recovery, which launched her on a journey of self-awareness, lifelong learning, health, and healing. She made a full recovery, earned her master’s degree in physical therapy, opened her own practice, and dedicated herself to teaching her clients the art of healing through movement.    

In Cheryl's words:
Our bodies have an incredible capacity to heal itself, especially when we have the tools to provide the proper environment to support the healing process. One of these tools is somatic movement, which truly embodies the mind-body connection. By integrating the science of physical therapy with the principles of somatic movement, Cheryl Ilov has created a program to help you decrease aches and pains, recover from, and prevent injuries, improve your fitness, core strength, posture, balance, and flexibility. She believes that everyone can enjoy vibrant health and vitality at every stage of life with the art of healing through movement.
                
3 top tips for my audience:
1. Why mindset matters, and how you can optimize it for better health and wellness.  
2. How to start practicing somatic movement.  
3. Three quick tips to practice every day. 

http://cherylilov.com
https://thefemininjaproject.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ilovinsights/
https://twitter.com/CherylIlov
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0oIAa1eygYtcRPuNnLv1g
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylilovvitalityconsultant/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IPY60KG/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997681330/

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306 Michael Hynes: From traumatic darkness to transformation into your own superhero

Michael Hynes is an executive coach and the author of The Myth-Guided Mind: How to Unleash Your God-Given Genius at Work and at Home. As a former therapist he learned that life can be brutal. Terrible things happen to good people all the time. Michael himself was broken by life when his uncle was killed in a funeral attack. That marked the beginning of his journey to becoming a healer and being a catalyst for people to get past their worst days and waking up to the best day ever. 

3 top tips for my audience:
1. Find healthy ways to connect: People, pets, nature, museums, live music, sports
2. Learn to connect to yourself breath, posture and meditation or deep listening
3. Be brave. Healing can be very hard. If commiting to put on socks is all you can manage do it and celebrate that youre out of bed and on your way to getting dressed.

Social media and contact info
www.michaelhynes.ca
www.linkedin.com/in/mike-hynes-196b353
Instagram @hynesm 
Facebook mhynes
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3sk2NrF