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Welcome! Neff Inspiration is the new name for Steps To Sobriety. I am an Anaesthetist, Bestselling Author, Speaker, Show Host and an Alcoholic in recovery. I interview guests that have gone through hell and kept going. I talk to people who have had extraordinary experiences and learn from their lessons. I talk to ordinary people whose perseverance made them superheroes. This show demystifies mental health problems with the help of transparency, authenticity, humility and self-love. My guests and I explore ways how to deal with the daily challenges that life throws at us. Let’s find answers on how to live a life that is so beautiful that yesterday becomes jealous of today!
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Friday Jul 15, 2022
Friday Jul 15, 2022
In Amanda's words:
I am a board-certified paediatrician who has practised in the military as a paediatrician and flight surgeon for 12 years. I have counselled many soldiers and family members on wellness. I also have the experience of being a patient after suffering a Traumatic Brain Injury and dealing with the severe sequela following this injury.
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
275 Johnny Crowder: Train Your Brain to Think Healthier Thoughts
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Growing up with mental illness gives you a very interesting perspective on life and how the human brain works. After pursuing a psychology degree and launching Cope Notes, the mental health technology company, Johnny Crowder has learned countless lessons about neuroscience, positive psychology, and resilience. Trying to manually force healthier thoughts to occur inside of the brain is kind of like trying to bench press 500 pounds without years of training. Through trial, error, and years of personal experience, Johnny has learned how to effectively train the brain to think healthier thoughts in a practical, sustainable, life-changing way.
Johnny Crowder is a 29-year-old suicide/abuse survivor, TEDx speaker, touring musician, mental health and sobriety advocate, and the Founder & CEO of Cope Notes, a text-based mental health platform that provides daily support to users in nearly 100 countries around the world.
3 top tips for my audience:
1. See if you can surprise your brain and interrupt old thought patterns
2. Get into the habit of challenging negative ideas
3. Start a gratitude checklist (10 things method)
Social media and contact info. How can viewers contact you after the interview? Please list your social media handles and websites. This is how they will appear in the show notes!
Website: copenotes.com
Podcast: copenotes.com/podcast
FB: facebook.com/johnnyxcrowder
IG: instagram.com/johnnycrowderlovesyou
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johnnycrowder
#publicspeaker #publicspeakers #publicspeaking #publicspeakingtips #tedxspeaker #tedxtalks #tedx #tedxtalk #tedtalk #tedxtalks #tedspeaker #motivationalspeakers #motivationalspeaker #motivationalspeaking #motivationalspeech #professionalspeaker #professionalspeaking #inspirationalspeaker #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthadvocacy #mentalhealthadvocate #suicideprevention #suicideawareness #mentalwellness #mentalwellnessmatters #mentalwellbeing#mentalillness #mentalillnessawareness
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
Dawn Cady is a Success Guide, Intuitive, Certified Holistic Therapist, Owner and Founder of Alleviate Pain.
Dawn suffered for 31 years with opioid addiction, learning how to walk again despite doctors insisting she’d be disabled for the rest of her life.
Dawn created The Neural Alignment Method®, uniting over 120 of the world’s best healing tools and techniques that she incorporated into her online programs. When working one on one with clients, Dawn connects with their higher self/soul, channelling the messages that give you guidance to heal from all life issues/blockages, including chronic pain, anxiety, depression, confusion, and family issues.
After hitting rock bottom Dawn was ready to die. She was described as - an opioid addict, that was permanently physically disabled, depressed, suffering from anxiety, PTSD and going through a nervous breakdown. Instead of giving up, she transformed into a multi-award winner who created a life-changing method that went through 2 years of clinical trials. She now guides and shows people through a range of online programs, how they too can heal themselves. No matter what you have been told there’s always room for your body to heal beyond what you thought was possible because she too was told she could not heal and proved everyone wrong.
3 top tips for my audience:
1. Never give up on yourself
2. Focus on what you want your life to be, not what it isn’t
3. Life is simple, it's just not always easy and by taking one step at a time and focusing on the now moment, you will create the life you want.
Social media and contact info.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DawnCadyPainCoach
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawncady/
Telegram: https://t.me/healyourselfdc
Email: dawn@alleviatepain.com.au
Website: https://www.alleviatepain.com.au/
#tags. What hashtags are you identifying with? What are the keywords that I can use to optimise your interview for search engines?
#healer #healyourself #energy #consciousness #success #intuition
Friday Jun 24, 2022
Friday Jun 24, 2022
In Pamela's words: I am the youngest of 5 daughters born into a middle-class family in Western, Pennsylvania. Our parents divorced when I was 17 and I was left to “raise” my mother for a few years as she struggled with depression, anger and drinking after their divorce.
Recovery from an emotionless narcissistic husband and recovering from alcohol abuse, to hide the marriage issues, were the best two things I have done for myself. Realizing that my marriage was only going to get worse, I decided I needed to save myself and my children. He was verbally punishing me on a daily basis, just as my father abused my mother and the children. Yes, I married my father. As sick as that sounds, my father was the first man I got to know in my life, and of course, I would look for someone with his qualities because that was all I knew. My father, and my ex-husband, have some really great qualities, like work ethic, how they appear to others, and having nice things. What you don’t see is the devil behind the mask. They were both verbally abusive to me. My ex was even physically abusive to me on more than one occasion and then he told me “I deserved it,” and I 100% believed him. I never had high self-esteem before he came into my life, and the little bit I had left, he totally sucked from me. I walked on eggshells for 19 years, and then I got strong. When he cheated on me and told me it was my fault, I was done, out, getting divorced one way or another. That was the beginning of my new life. I then got sober, helped our oldest son get into recovery for drug addiction, returned to college and received a BS in Management, changed jobs, bought my house, finished raising our two children that were in grade school when we divorced, and here I am today. I am ALIVE and loving my life.
3 top tips for my audience:
1. If it feels wrong, it is.
2. Trust your gut instinct
3. Never let anyone tell you “you aren’t worthy” because sisters/brothers, YOU ARE!
Social media and contact info.
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-bonasera-management
Instagram: pamelamomof3
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
272 Fred Rutman: When you can’t understand the battles you need to fight
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Fred Rutmanwas a college professor (Marketing/Finance) when in the summer of 2009, his life came crashing down. Numerous hospitalizations lead to numerous misdiagnoses, medical cognitive bias and much damage. After three months, they recognized my condition - my heart kept stopping. The standard fix for this is a pacemaker. To cure everything else, I was left to my own devices. Then in 2013 and 2018, this happened again - a one in a billion series of events. He is now writing my memoir “The Summer I Died Twenty Times,” doing the podcast circuit, & hoping to inspire others.This is a story of overcoming adversity and resilience. A story of overcoming a series of improbable medical traumas, including botched surgeries and medical device failures. Oh, and being clinically dead a few dozen times. And PTSD, Post Concussion Syndrome and perpetual anxiety. With no roadmap to recovery, I found my way back to health via the miraculous healing powers of intermittent fasting, which I share with anyone who is interested.
3 top tips for my audience:
1. Comparison is the thief of joy
2. With hope, you can survive anything
3. There is an unlimited supply of joy and hope
Social media and contact info.
repeatedly.dead.fred@gmail.com
https://www.instagram.com/repeatedlydf/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredrutman/
#MedicalTrauma #RepeatedlyDeadFred #PTSD #PostConcussionSyndrome #ABI #TBI #IntermittentFasting #IF #WeightLoss #DeathAndNearDeath #CardiacIssues #CovidRecovery #Adversity #Resilience #PositiveMindset #Fitness #Health #Food #TimeRestrictedEating #LookingForAPublisher #LookingForALiteraryAgent #Lifestyle #Inspiration #HaveMeOnYourPodcast #GinStephens #DelayDon’tDeny #FastFeastRepeat #IntermittentFastingStories
Friday Jun 17, 2022
271 Rocio Perez: UNSTOPPABLE - 7 steps to becoming a more intentional leader
Friday Jun 17, 2022
Friday Jun 17, 2022
I am a Leadership and Life Coach and the Founder of my own business, Inventiva. I have delivered thousands of leadership keynotes, trainings, webinars, workshops and presentations throughout the world. I wrote the best selling book “UNSTOPPABLE: 7 Steps To Becoming A More Intentional Leader” which and in order to reach even more people I distilled my lifetime of experiences into The MindShift Game and The MindShift Game Service Suite.
As a child I lived a life of poverty and abuse. I dropped out of school at age 12, became pregnant and had a beautiful baby boy at age 15. To build a good life for my son, I decided to get a college degree. At age 16, I started at a local community college and then went on to earn an A.A., A.S., then a B.B.A., and M.B.A.! I did all of this while raising my child on my own, dealing with injuries from a major car accident, brain cancer and other crises. I truly believe that it is the power of MindShifting which I stumbled upon in my youth, and then refined as an adult that has led me to overcome these challenges.
3 top tips for my audience:
- Believe in yourself.
- Do what makes your heart sing.
- Lead you.
Social media and contact info.
Rocío Pérez, Founder & CEO
Inventiva Consulting | 303-587-8367
rocio@inventivaconsulting.com
44 Cook St. Ste. 100 | Denver, CO 80206
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/rocio-perez-global-leader
#tags.
#Unstoppable
#TheMindShiftGame
#Inventiva
#RippleEffects
#HispanicLeadership
#Leadership
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Michael’s journey through life and sobriety has been nothing short of spectacular.
At 12 years old he survived having 60% of his liver removed - then dived into alcohol and drugs. By 27 he nearly lost his legs from vascular disease.
Sober since 30 (he’s now 63) Michael’s spirit has thrived. He’s dived into photography, yoga, real estate, option trading, and business coaching. As an entrepreneur, he’s generated well over $40 million. In addition, Michael has literally trained 1,000’s to get their message to the world.
Today you will hear how he got sober, threw away his cane – and now explores the mountains near his home in central Oregon.
Michael is a #1 bestselling author, coach, teacher, trainer, entrepreneur and co-founder of Endless Stages - an organization dedicated to helping anyone get their voice, message and story out to the world.
Author of the #1 bestselling book, “Falling Down Getting UP”, foreword by the father of Guerrilla Marketing, Jay Conrad Levinson. Jay called Michael’s ability to survive through thick and thin a true example of an entrepreneur using guerrilla type tactics to overcome virtually anything.
For years he struggled with chronic health issues, addictions and low self-esteem. Then one day he had had enough and became willing to make a change. It wasn’t easy. Michael had to stop dreaming about what he wanted - and begin to take massive action by applying the Law of GOYA.
3 top tips for my audience:
1. Sobriety Rocks
2. Tell your story, it could save someone's life
3. Choose Happiness
Social media
www.endlessstages.com
www.michaelbharris.com
https://www.facebook.com/
#author #speaker #coach #yoga #inspiration #entrepreneur #endlessstages #sobriety #michaelharris
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Do you find yourself trying to escape from the way you feel and turn to alcohol? Nearly 50% of individuals who suffer a concussion will have symptoms that persist for over a year. Mental health diagnoses are widespread following a concussion. What if there was a way to identify an old concussion even in your youth? We are going to help you identify an approach to get out of the trap you are in. You no longer feel the need to turn to alcohol because you love the way you feel.
How to get your brain and mind back on track? Dr. Spencer Zimmerman NP-C, DC, DABCN helps individuals who struggle with depression, anxiety, ptsd, concentration, and brain fog through a “whole body” approach. He’s refined his unique method over the past 9 years and has worked with over 1,000 patients. He’s a contributing author and featured on podcasts talking about the role of the brain in our health.Our brain defines who we are and what we can become in life; unfortunately it is one of the least evaluated parts of our health despite playing a role in everything.
3 top tips for my audience:
- Any head injury no matter how long ago, is a big deal
- Don’t push past through your symptoms
- Obtain the life you want, so you don’t feel the need to hide.
IdahoBrainandBody.com
https://www.facebook.com/DrSZimmerman
https://www.instagram.com/drszimmerman/
https://www.tiktok.com/@drszimmerman
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
I love telling stories about how people go from sick and tired to optimal health and wellness under my guidance and care. As a speaker and storyteller, I have been mentored by Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Clint Arthur.
Topics that I am exceptionally passionate about include hormone health and hormone replacement for menopause, testosterone for men, integrative medicine, functional medicine, weight loss, auto-immune disorders, gastrointestinal issues, chronic fatigue, insomnia or sleep disorders, depression and anxiety. In addition, I love talking about empowering women through the challenges of motherhood.
https://is.gd/aimeebook
https://www.aimeeduffymd.com/
Tuesday May 31, 2022
267 Zoe Thompson: Like a Phoenix from the Flames: Survive to Thrive
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Can adversity create a stronger and more powerful version of you?
Zoe is not just proof that it can, she now uses her personal and professional experiences and training to coach and guide those who are ready to rise, and thrive.
Zoe has come through an unhealthy relationship to overcome mental, physical and emotional health challenges and used everything that she learned during the toughest times to her advantage.
You cannot go back to who you were before, you can rise to be a stronger and more powerful version of you.
Brief Bio.
Zoe started her career with the Police Service. After 20years, several departments and working her way up the ladder to a senior leadership role she faced redundancy. Taking all the ‘best bits’ from her work and life experiences, ‘Phoenix’ was created and Zoe has been coaching to support individuals and businesses with lifestyle, wellbeing and leadership ever since.
In life, Zoe has been on a continuous journey of self development and growth, a mum, a basketball fan and at one stage competed at an international level in the sport of ‘Strongwoman’
Zoe uses NLP, CBT, Positive Psychology and many other ’tools in the toolbox’ to help people get from where they are to where they want to be, whatever that is for them.
3 top tips for my audience:
1. NOTHING WILL HAPPEN UNTIL YOU TAKE THE FIRST STEP
2. GET COMFORTABLE WITH BEING UNCOMFORTABLE
3. FIND A POSITIVE IN EVERY SITUATION
www.phoenixlifecoach.co.uk
#PhoenixCoaching
#Thrive
#TogetherWeRise
#RiseFromTheAshes