Sara’s son was sick and she wasn’t sure what was wrong. After many doctors and doing lots of research on her own she discovered her son had PANDAS. The family came together and successfully found a way to manage the illness.  In order to help other children Sara wrote a middle grade book entitled Pendulum under the pen name of S. E. German.  Additionally, her podcast Learning to Slay the Beast discusses the disorder as she interviews many experts on the topic.

Caryn developed a loss of chemical tolerance after exposure to some chemicals.  She reveals how it has affected her life and the adjustments she had to make. She is helping others learn how to function and navigate in our perfumed and chemical (VOC’s) world by means of her Facebook page and her consulting business. Discussion Group: https://facebook.com/groups/canarychat Consulting Business Page:  https://www.facebook.com/canarycaremcs Email:care@canarycaremcs.com

Heidi Dunstan widowed at a young age noticed well-meaning friends frozen in awkwardness uttering words that hurt more than comforted.  Hence, she explains why saying, “How are you?” isn’t the best choice of something to say.  Compassionately, Heidi’s goal is to help all of us learn what to say to friends and family during their grieving process. From her own experience and talking to many other grievers she talks about what the process is like if we, sadly, experience a loss ourselves. Heidi is currently working on a book A Legacy of Loss.   Https://heididunstan.ca/lean-into-grief     www.facebook.com/leanintogrief  Insta@Lean IntoGrief

Lisa David Olson as a child found escape through comedy, her favorite--anything with Carol Burnett.  By accident she fell into doing Improv work and found her natural talent. She recommends to do the things that make you sweat.  Be brave. Now, she helps others with her humor as a Business Humorist, Speaker and Trainer.  Podcast: Stranger Connections  She wrote: Laughs on Wry-An Improviser’s Memoir.

In Part 2, Josh begins the journey to get surgery. He describes what he went through and gives some sound advice from what he learned.

In part one of his story, Josh says, “A machine does just enough to keep you alive." He explains what it is like to be on dialysis.  He also delves into what helped him to adjust to living with kidney disease.

Laci is brought up in an environment of trauma. To survive she shuts down squashing her own voice. As she matures she finds that creativity is part of what generates healing. Passionate she now blends her love for color psychology with business branding. Laciconsults.com

Jan Canty continues her story. Running a podcast Domino Effect of Murder has been reaffirming and educational for her. Jan uncovers misconceptions people have about the victims/survivors of a homicide. Currently, she is working on a workbook as a step-by-step guide on the process of what to expect and what you need to know following the tragedy of a homicide.