Season 1 Episodes

Cyndy Etler is an internationally acclaimed teen life coach and an award-winning young adult author. 

As a child she was homeless, incarcerated, and suicidal, all resulting from a severely abusive home life. 

She has committed her life to supporting at-risk youth with care, non-judgment, and respect.

Michael Belh’s story has taken him from tragedy to triumph.  He has persevered through a childhood of domestic violence, physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. He would end up in jail by the end of his freshman year of high school. Michael excelled at high school sports and earned a full athletic scholarship to Rutgers University to play football.  While at Rutgers, he was also a member of the wrestling team, participating in two division 1 sports.  He went on to obtain his bachelor’s and master’s degree in Special Education.  

Today, Michael has transformed himself from a 305-lb football player and competitive eater to a 175-lb triathlete, marathon runner and is looking forward to competing in ultra marathons in the near future. He competes regularly in Ironman triathlons, half Ironman, short distance triathlons and running races of all distances.  The Ironman is a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile run. He has qualified for the Ironman World Championships and the Ironman 70.3 World Championships(½ Ironman Distance).

Today I welcome a guest that I was connected to through mutual friends. I’m excited for this conversation simply from the amount of excitement those friends were for me to have him on the show. I’ve been warned that his energy is infectious. 

He and his wife Alyssa are proud papa and mama to two beautiful fur babies Dewey and Nola. He’s the defensive coordinator and head strength coach of the Vaux High School Football team in North Philadelphia. 

In previous lives he’s worked for been featured on HGTVs House Hunters, interviewed the man that revolutionized the NBA, and convinced his mom, dad, and sister to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. 

Ana is a trauma coach, a mom, a wife and a former 12yr old.

Her work around trauma helps her clients make sense of their past experiences and how it impacts their daily lives today. 

She helps navigate triggers with her clients which in turn helps calm the nervous system. 

Joy Marilie Jackson is a native New Yorker with a Master’s Degree in Early Education and over 20 years of experience in the education field. She has worked as a teacher, curriculum developer, instructional coach, school leader and currently as an education consultant. 

Beyond her work in schools, Joy began studying child development independently, which led her to become passionate about conscious discipline in schools and homes. She began sharing her experience and knowledge on child development and conscious parenting on her social media platforms, where she reaches over 150k followers. 

Joy has expanded her services to include working with families directly. She offers live and self-paced courses on conscious parenting, and works with families one-on-one as a conscious parenting coach. She specializes in working with families with toddlers, first generation “gentle” or conscious, cycle-breaking parents. 

Meet Kohila, Holistic Mind Catalyst, Learning Success Advocate, and Education Visionary. Kohila is a passionate professional who is committed to assisting teachers and educators in achieving career success. Her coaching approach is meticulously crafted to equip educators with the skills, knowledge, and self-assurance necessary to elevate student learning outcomes and establish thriving coaching practices of their own.

But Kohila doesn't stop there. As an online 'Wholistic' NeuroGrowth Learning Success Coach, she specializes in providing coaching services to students of all ages and their parents. Her focus is on helping students achieve success in all subjects while also cultivating a positive mindset and healthy habits. Using her proven and tested Meta-Learning DeStress Method, Kohila tailors her coaching process and methodology to meet the unique needs of each student and family.