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Thomas Attig: Expert Insights on Managing Grief and Finding Solace

From Pain to Peace: Expert Insights on Managing Grief and Finding Solace.  My guest this week is Mr. Thomas Attig, A Philosopher, Professor and Author of numerous books about understanding and managing grief. “You don’t have to be okay to be healing – grief is a messy, beautiful process.” ~ Unknown   My guest this week hails from Victoria, Canada.  Mr. Thomas Attig has dedicated his life’s work to better understanding the grieving process and how people learn to cope with great loss. Mr. Attig explains that he had a lot of experience with death growing up because he came from a large family.  Losing loved ones never became easy to him, but he became better at working through the pain.  One reason for this was his ability to better understand what he was feeling and why he was feeling it. We talk about the much talked about, “5 stages” of grief.  Those being denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.  While it is certainly reasonable to have any one of these stages or even all of them, it is not always necessarily the case.  Sense everyone is wired differently and death comes to people from a lot of ways and at all different ages, you simply cannot broad brush how everyone one will go through grief. We discuss some of the things that one must hold true to themselves when grieving and other possible emotions one might experience.  If you are interested in learning more about Mr. Attig’s philosophies and approaches you can find his books on Amazon and his most recent book, “Seeking Wisdom in Death’s Shadows” by going to Oxford University Press and you can use the promo code AUFLY30 to get 30% off. Please continue to listen and support this podcast and be sure to check out my social media content on my website MotivateWithCoachCamp.com [http://MotivateWithCoachCamp.com]  Also, if you are interested in becoming an official sponsor of this podcast please click the link below to learn more.  This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC ShelbyRowProductions.com [http://ShelbyRowProductions.com]   👉 SPONSOR THIS PODCAST -  https://bit.ly/443wPRj [https://bit.ly/443wPRj] 🔗 WEBSITE - http://www.motivatewithcoachcamp.com [http://www.motivatewithcoachcamp.com] 📺 WATCH - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA2NYLA-b6Cp3oFn-5Mk7Kg] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/MotivatewithCoachCamp/] 🎧 LISTEN - Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/motivate-with-coach-camp/id1653465516] and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/0VU3FauCURe558WBUHOZCK?si=155cb61ddb3a472e]   This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC SRPStudiosLLC.com [http://srpstudiosllc.com]

Michael House: A Candid Conversation About the Realities of Adoption

The Unspoken Challenges: A Candid Conversation About the Realities of Adoption.  My guest this week is Mr. Michael House, A Firefighter/Paramedic with the city of Southaven, MS “Adoption is not a last resort, it’s a first choice for a forever love.” ~ Unknown   As most of you know, the decision to start a family can be both an exciting and scary time all wrapped up together.  Knowing that you will have a person on this planet that will be solely reliant on you for everything is perhaps the most important decision you will ever make. My guest this week describes how he and his wife set out with a goal having three kids, but after their second child things took a turn.  Having had two children without any issues the couple had no reason to fear trying for a third.  However, it was on her third pregnancy that she suddenly faced some complications. Statistics show that nearly half of all pregnancies end with a miscarriage.  This is a national average with those statistics being much higher in some countries.  Suddenly the House family found themselves falling victim to becoming a statistic. Michael shares how over the next few years they ended up having 4 total miscarriages and the fear of trying again had overtaken their will to try again.  This reality didn’t change the fact that they still wanted to have a third child so they took the next steps to inquire about the process of adoption.  We take a deep look at all of the hurdles they faced and the overwhelming cost that is associated with adoption. It became apparent that adoption is not for the faint of heart, but as Michael shares, he has no regrets at all, so much so that he and his wife have decided to move forward with adopting their daughters half-brother.  If you or someone you know are looking at adoption you will definitely want to check this episode out and if you are interested in helping the House’s reach their funding goal to adopt their daughters little brother you can donate at their GoFundMe @ “Bring Baby House Home” Please continue to listen and support this podcast and be sure to check out my social media content on my website MotivateWithCoachCamp.com [http://MotivateWithCoachCamp.com]  Also, if you are interested in becoming an official sponsor of this podcast please click the link below to learn more.  This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC ShelbyRowProductions.com [http://ShelbyRowProductions.com]   👉 SPONSOR THIS PODCAST -  https://bit.ly/443wPRj [https://bit.ly/443wPRj] 🔗 WEBSITE - http://www.motivatewithcoachcamp.com [http://www.motivatewithcoachcamp.com] 📺 WATCH - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA2NYLA-b6Cp3oFn-5Mk7Kg] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/MotivatewithCoachCamp/] 🎧 LISTEN - Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/motivate-with-coach-camp/id1653465516] and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/0VU3FauCURe558WBUHOZCK?si=155cb61ddb3a472e]   This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC SRPStudiosLLC.com [http://srpstudiosllc.com]

Ambleside School in Nesbit: Hannah Hatcher and Krista Dornier

Learning Without Limits: Exploring the Innovative Approach of Ambleside’s Hybrid Schooling.  My guests this week are Mrs. Hannah Hatcher and Krista Dornier, Employees of the Ambleside School in Nesbit, MS. “Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.” ~ K. Gilbran   One of the most important things we do as parents is ensure that our kids get a quality education to prepare them for their future.  My guests this week explain the uniqueness of the school they both work at and how they were drawn to this particular school. The Ambleside school was originally founded by the 19th century British educator Charlotte Mason.  Her vision was to create a faith based school that focused on character formation, habit training, nature study and artistic appreciation.  Her goal was to keep the classrooms small and make it a more intimate setting to really hone in on each individual students specific needs.  There are only 19 Ambleside schools in the United States and the one in Nesbit, MS. is unique in its own right.  It is the only one of the 19 that happens to be a hybrid of home school and in class instruction. Hannah and Krista share how Ambleside has impacted their personal lives with their own children.  The ability to watch their children grow in ways they never imagined, has solidified why they trusted Ambleside for their children’s education. We discuss the variety of teaching styles and topics that Ambleside covers and how the classes are interchangeable with those things that are taught is public schools.  If you would like to learn more about what Ambleside offers you can reach out to them at www.amblesidehernando.com [http://www.amblesidehernando.com] or Admin@amblesidehernando.org [Admin@amblesidehernando.org] Please continue to listen and support this podcast and be sure to check out my social media content on my website MotivateWithCoachCamp.com [http://MotivateWithCoachCamp.com]  Also, if you are interested in becoming an official sponsor of this podcast please click the link below to learn more.  This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC ShelbyRowProductions.com [http://ShelbyRowProductions.com]   👉 SPONSOR THIS PODCAST -  https://bit.ly/443wPRj [https://bit.ly/443wPRj] 🔗 WEBSITE - http://www.motivatewithcoachcamp.com [http://www.motivatewithcoachcamp.com] 📺 WATCH - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA2NYLA-b6Cp3oFn-5Mk7Kg] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/MotivatewithCoachCamp/] 🎧 LISTEN - Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/motivate-with-coach-camp/id1653465516] and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/0VU3FauCURe558WBUHOZCK?si=155cb61ddb3a472e]   This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC SRPStudiosLLC.com [http://srpstudiosllc.com]

Swim, Bike, Run, Repeat:  The Mental and Physical Grind of My Ironman Triathlon Quest

Swim, Bike, Run, Repeat:  The Mental and Physical Grind of My Ironman Triathlon Quest.  In this week’s episode I share with my viewers my year long journey to completing Ironman Louisville! “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” ~ T. S. Eliot   Personal growth can happen when we allow ourselves to push further than we ever dreamed possible.  There came a time in my life where I started seeking out incredible challenges to see what I might be capable of actually doing.  Part of my journey was tied to my job as a firefighter/paramedic.  Another part of my journey was pursuing a higher education.  However, it was my physical journey that I found myself being challenged in ways that I never had dreamed possible. After having ran over a dozen marathons I decided it was time to challenge myself in a huge way and committed myself to training for and running an Ironman Triathlon.  If you are not aware of what that entails it is, a 2 ½ mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and 26.2 mile run, 140.6 total miles. In this episode I share how I had to take the first 6 months to simply learn how to distance swim and ride on a tri-bike.  Every step of the way took total focus and I developed a mindset that would allow me to see anything other than success.  My goal for sharing with my audience about my personal achievement of Ironman is, the hope of inspiring others out there to go for something bigger than they have ever dreamed of. This experience changed me in ways that I would have never gotten otherwise.  It taught me how to have impeccable time management, extreme determination, incredible flexibility to life and above all, how anything can be possible when you go all in on something.  If you would like to see my wife’s journey to her completing her Ironman you can watch her 6 episodes on YouTube.  The channel is called, “Southern Ironmom”.  You can also go to my website www.motivatewithcoachcamp.com [http://www.motivatewithcoachcamp.com] for other inspirational and motivational content. Please continue to listen and support this podcast and be sure to check out my social media content on my website MotivateWithCoachCamp.com [http://MotivateWithCoachCamp.com]  Also, if you are interested in becoming an official sponsor of this podcast please click the link below to learn more.  This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC ShelbyRowProductions.com [http://ShelbyRowProductions.com]   👉 SPONSOR THIS PODCAST -  https://bit.ly/443wPRj [https://bit.ly/443wPRj] 🔗 WEBSITE - http://www.motivatewithcoachcamp.com [http://www.motivatewithcoachcamp.com] 📺 WATCH - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA2NYLA-b6Cp3oFn-5Mk7Kg] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/MotivatewithCoachCamp/] 🎧 LISTEN - Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/motivate-with-coach-camp/id1653465516] and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/0VU3FauCURe558WBUHOZCK?si=155cb61ddb3a472e]   This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC SRPStudiosLLC.com [http://srpstudiosllc.com]

PTSD: Kevin Whitsell | Paramedic Pedi Flight Manager

PTSD: The Unspoken Epidemic Among First Responders.  My guest this week is Mr. Kevin Whitsell, Paramedic Pedi Flight Manager and Podcast Host of “A Silent War Within”. “PTSD was my darkness, self-care was my dawn – I rose again.” ~ Unknown   One of my true joys that have come from podcasting has been the opportunity to connect with amazing people and share their personal stories of trials and triumphs. This week’s guest has chosen to take that same opportunity, but he has chosen to keep it centric to helping first responders face and cope with PTSD or as some call it, PTS(I) for injury.   As a paramedic and now Pedi-Flight Manager, my guest Kevin Whitsell has seen his fair share of harrowing calls.  We take a step back to see what roads led Kevin to first getting involved in EMS and how the years took their toll.  Then we take a look at how he decided to take action helping those dealing with PTSD by giving them a voice on his podcast. Kevin describes how he has seen his podcast create real healing by just allowing someone to tell their story. As he put it, “sometimes people just want to be heard and know that they are not alone in their struggle.”  Finding help is the number one thing you can do if you are struggling with PTSD and knowing that there can be a better tomorrow when you have the right tools and resources.  If you or someone you know may be struggling with PTSD you can reach out to the Don’t Struggle Alone Hotline at 1-888-610-9279. If you are interested in hearing more about Kevin’s podcast and check in on his episodes you can find him on YouTube and Facebook “A Silent War Within” and on IG @‌Asilentwarwithin901. Please continue to listen and support this podcast and be sure to check out my social media content on my website MotivateWithCoachCamp.com [http://MotivateWithCoachCamp.com]  Also, if you are interested in becoming an official sponsor of this podcast please click the link below to learn more.  This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC ShelbyRowProductions.com [http://ShelbyRowProductions.com]   👉 SPONSOR THIS PODCAST -  https://bit.ly/443wPRj [https://bit.ly/443wPRj] 🔗 WEBSITE - http://www.motivatewithcoachcamp.com [http://www.motivatewithcoachcamp.com] 📺 WATCH - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA2NYLA-b6Cp3oFn-5Mk7Kg] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/MotivatewithCoachCamp/] 🎧 LISTEN - Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/motivate-with-coach-camp/id1653465516] and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/0VU3FauCURe558WBUHOZCK?si=155cb61ddb3a472e]   This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC SRPStudiosLLC.com [http://srpstudiosllc.com]