Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan

Metasha want’s to inspire woman who are mothers to embrace their motherhood journey and want’s to encourage everyone to maintain their culture. Sadly a lot of societies don’t value a woman’s contribution as a mother, whether you are a stay at home mum or a working mum. The pressure of being everything for everyone all the time especially in todays culture is overwhelming.

I am a proudly South African mum of 7, now living in Oxford UK. Inspired by the tradition of baby massage and my desire to find a way to be more present and connected with my growing family, I left my pharmacy career to  start a parent and baby wellness business. I support woman by teaching them useful techniques such as baby massage and Baby yoga. I also provide community and a welcoming space for mums and mums to be. My passion for supporting mums and babies has led me to launch my motherhood mentorship coaching program which aims to empower woman to reach their full potential resulting in happier families.

Metasha’s online baby massage course will be released by the end of August, anyone interested in learning baby massage will be able to do so in the comfort of their own home, anywhere in the world. The course will be available on her website below.

Listen to Metasha as she talks about baby massage and baby yoga, on Episode 41 of “Inspirational Journey’s through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan”.

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Facebook: thehartofmothering

Gavaskar is from Mobeni Heights in Durban, South Africa. He turned 43 recently. Gavaskar has an illness called AVM – which is a brain aneurysm and vascular malfunction of the brain, which is too much blood pressure fluid flowing to the brain. He has a coil and glue in his head that cuts off the blood pressure fluid flow to his brain. Dr Royston who saw him for the first time, told his parents to take his car keys away, as he is ticking like a time bomb and could cause a major accident in the road.

In 2010 he had 13 brain aneurysm operations and there after another 3 ear operations, where he found out that he had a hole in his ear. After 3 asbestos operations and a spine operation, he could just sit at home and do nothing but gain weight.

Listen to Gavaskar Naidoo as he talks about AVM and he goes about his days, on Episode 40 of “Inspirational Journey’s through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan”.

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Mobile: +27 84 8222 042

Khomotjo Lizzy Komape, 40 yrs old, I started my Primary school in 1989 and completed my matric in 2000. Studied Tourism Management, then I started my work in the Tourism industry as a travel consultant and now I am working as a Front office Attendant. I started my journey as the founder of the NPO Breaking boundaries women's health hub and a women's health counsellor in 2017 April.

Listen to Khomotjo Lizzy Komape as she talks about #hysterectomy, #fibroids and losing her baby, on Episode 38 of “Inspirational Journey’s through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan”.

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Liora has a teaching degree and has over 16 years experience teaching children in junior and pre primary school. She is a mother of two teens and has been running her late husbands leak detection business for the last 3 and a half years.

In Liora’s words… “How can one feel so much anguish, pain and loss, and at the same moment such a sense of gratitude and peace? Gratitude that Shaun was finally free from the pain of the last 3 years. Gratitude for the gift of having walked our journey together up to this point. Marriage, two incredible children, all the ups and downs… And then the horror of his accident, three trauma filled years, the loss of my soul mate and all the overwhelming feelings of that! So many mixed emotions, all at the same time”.

Listen to Liora Karpelowsky  she talks about being human, on Episode 36 of “Inspirational Journey’s through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan”.

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Michaela is a strategic intervention coach specialising in emotional eating. She is working with people who want to increase the quality of their life and Overcome Emotional Eating, Regain Their Confidence, Inner Power and Resiliency, and Prevent the Development of Stress/junk Food-related Diseases, Sleep Disorders and Negative Mental Patterns.

She holds PhD in cell biology. 

Listen to Michaela as she talks about various topics including emotional eating, on Episode 33 of “Inspirational Journey’s through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan”.

Some snippets for you:

𝟙.             Raise standards on health.

𝟚.            Is the belief serving us?

𝟛.            Why do we wait for things to happen?

𝟜.            My body is healthy!

𝟝.            Create what makes Joy.

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Lena Cebula was born and raised in a post-USSR Ukrainian iron mining town. She has struggled in poverty trying to survive. She is a drug addiction and human trafficking survivor.

Today Lena is a wife and mother of three beautiful children. She is an author of a spiritual autobiography called Miraculous. It’s raw and transparent account of her life chronicles. Portion of the profits goes to Fight4Freedom to support survivors. 

Lena Cebula is a social justice advocate, blogger, professional public speaker and host of Love&BLoved Podcast. Lena is sharing the Good News of God’s love and creating awareness about the reality of human trafficking. 

She wants to move people with encouragement, inspiration and motivation and to offer hope, that there is a chance to have love, joy, peace and wholeness again after trauma! 

You got to listen to Lena’s inspirational journey on Episode 32 of “Inspirational Journey’s through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan”.

Some snippets for you:

𝟙.             The nice lady sold me to brothels.

𝟚.            My parents became alcoholics.

𝟛.            My trustworthy aunt cheated me!

𝟜.            I was the no. 1 drug dealer!

𝟝.            I was afraid of judgment and shame.

𝟞.            Journey from hell to heaven.

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In 2008 the #realestate crash took Daniel out and he lost everything. He turned to drinking and had nothing. He lost the house the cars, the toys, the money, and worst of all...custody of his children.  

After he got sober he started back into business. He jumped back into the mortgage business and had massive financial success. Searching for his purpose, he then became a Coach, where he trained Realtors on lead gen and sales. AND yet even after he had achieved all his goals and had all of the money he wanted (he had the house, the cars, the toys, the family life) he was still unfulfilled. He felt empty.

This is when God stepped in...he told Daniel that his purpose was much bigger then what we was doing and that if he had the courage to listen to his direct guidance, he would be massively emotionally fulfilled and finally be living his true calling.

This is where Godspeed with Daniel and this powerful App that connects people and puts people in direct conversation with God, called The God Walk App, was born.

Now he lives a life of true fulfilment, a life most men could only dream of, not only having the money, the body and health, the love of his life, but also waking up every day talking with God and living his true purpose making a massive impact on the World.

You got to listen to Daniel’s journey on Episode 31 of “Inspirational Journey’s through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan”.

Some snippets for you:

𝟙.             Talk to God now.

𝟚.            Real estate crash in 2008.

𝟛.            Values was set!

𝟜.            I was not a victim.

𝟝.            You done, don’t drink again!

𝟞.            I made you for a bigger purpose!

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Lerato Solomon is the Founder and Chief Executive of Mental Matters with Lerato Solomon, Mental Health Advocate, Speaker, Podcaster, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network fellow and the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans Award Winner.

She has been living with mental illness from the age of 10. She is passionate about mental health, women and youth empowerment. Her work is focused at promoting mental health awareness, normalising conversations about suicide and dismantling mental illness stigma. She believes that there can never be too much awareness.

Mental Illness is a reality, we need to engage in discussions like this. Enjoy Episode 30 of “Inspirational Journey’s through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan”.

Some snippets for you:

𝟙.             Be Empathetic.

𝟚.            Show Kindness!.

𝟛.            Power of Community.

𝟜.            Suicide at the age of 10.

𝟝.            Live a healthy lifestyle.

𝟞.            Break the mental illness stigma.

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Get inspired by the amazing story of Kovini Moodley, Founder of Boss Babes of South Africa, Chartered Accountant, Change Activist and wears many different hats as a multifaceted woman.

Kooveshnie is a mum to 3 amazing little humans, a Cath-lab Radiographer by profession, and dedicated to sharing her light with the world. She opens up about her personal struggles and shares her coping strategies on being in a Toxic relationship.

After 11 years of marriage, she decided that Enough is Enough! Few people can survive what she has been through, listen to her story, you will be inspired and feel empowered.

She is also a student of Life, living authentically and is on a mission to help others who are going through similar situations in Life.

You are going to love Episode 27 of “Inspirational Journey’s through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan”.

Some snippets for you:

𝟙. My first LOVE is my children.

𝟚. We carry pain as humans, pain makes us or breaks us!

𝟛. My world fell into pieces!

𝟜. We are all Energy!

𝟝. Believe in Yourself.

𝟞. My Life was threatened.

𝟟. I forgave him!

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𝒜𝓇𝑒 𝓎💗𝓊 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝒹𝓎 𝒻💗𝓇 𝒶𝓃 𝒾𝓃𝓈𝓅𝒾𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓅♡𝒹𝒸𝒶𝓈𝓉 𝒶𝒷🌺𝓊𝓉 #𝓁☯𝓋𝑒, #𝓉𝓇𝓊𝓈𝓉, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓈𝑒𝒸💗𝓃𝒹 𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒𝓈¿

𝒥💗𝒾𝓃 @𝓈𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉𝓉𝒶𝓁𝓀𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽𝓃🍩𝓁𝒶𝓃 𝒶𝓈 𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓉𝓈 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 @𝒦𝒶𝓃𝒾𝓀𝒶 𝒥𝒶𝒾𝓃. 𝒮𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝒶𝓀𝑒𝓈 𝓊𝓈 ☯𝓃 𝒶 𝒿🌸𝓊𝓇𝓃𝑒𝓎 🍪𝒻 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝒶𝓇𝓇𝒶𝓃𝑔𝑒𝒹 𝓂𝒶𝓇𝓇𝒾𝒶𝑔𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝑒𝓃𝒹𝑒𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝟣𝟫 𝒹𝒶𝓎𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒸😍𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒽🍪𝓂𝑒 𝒾𝓃 𝒶 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝑒𝓁𝒸𝒽𝒶𝒾𝓇.

𝒦𝒶𝓃𝒾𝓀𝒶 𝒥𝒶𝒾𝓃 𝒾𝓈 𝒶 𝐻💍𝓁𝒾𝓈𝓉𝒾𝒸 𝐻𝑒𝒶𝓁𝓉𝒽 𝒞❤𝒶𝒸𝒽. 𝒬𝓊𝒶𝓃𝓉𝓊𝓂 𝐻𝑒𝒶𝓁𝑒𝓇 & 𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓇𝓉𝑒𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝐹𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓃𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓁 𝒜𝓃𝒶𝓁𝓎𝓈𝓉 (𝒞𝐹𝒜).

𝒮𝒽𝑒 𝓁😍𝓋𝑒𝓈 𝓉💗 𝑔𝓊𝒾𝒹𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑒𝓆𝓊𝒾𝓅 𝓅𝑒💍𝓅𝓁𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝓉❤💗𝓁𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓂💗𝒹𝒶𝓁𝒾𝓉𝒾𝑒𝓈 𝓉💗 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝓂𝑒𝒶𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔𝒻𝓊𝓁 & 𝓇𝒶𝒹𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝑒𝓈, 𝓅𝓇💗𝓅𝑒𝓁𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓂 𝓉💮 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓁𝒾𝓏𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝒾𝓇 😍𝓌𝓃 𝒾𝓃𝓃𝑒𝓇 𝓅❀𝓌𝑒𝓇 𝓉💗 “𝑒𝓋🍪𝓁𝓋𝑒 𝒸🍪𝓃𝓈𝒸𝒾❀𝓊𝓈𝓁𝓎 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒶𝓊𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎❝.

𝐻𝑒𝓇 𝓈💞𝓊𝓁 𝓂𝒾𝓈𝓈𝒾🏵𝓃 𝒾𝓈 𝒯❤ 𝑒𝓂𝓅❁𝓌𝑒𝓇 𝒽𝓊𝓂𝒶𝓃𝒾𝓉𝓎 𝓉❤ 𝓌𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓊𝓅 𝓉💮 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝒾𝓇 𝓃𝒶𝓉𝓊𝓇𝒶𝓁 𝑔𝒾𝒻𝓉𝓈, 𝒸❁-𝒸𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓇𝒾𝓈𝑒 𝓉💞𝑔𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓉💮 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝒾𝓇 𝓉𝓇𝓊𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝓊𝓃𝒾𝓆𝓊𝑒 𝓅🍩𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒶𝓁.

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘌𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝟤𝟨 𝘰𝘧 ❞𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘕𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯❝.

𝕾𝖔𝖒𝖊 𝖘𝖓𝖎𝖕𝖕𝖊𝖙𝖘 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖞𝖔𝖚:

𝟙. ℝ𝕠𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕔𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖.

𝟚. ℙ𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 ℙ𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣.

𝟛. 𝔹𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕪𝕔𝕝𝕖!

𝟜. 𝕌𝕟𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕥𝕙.

𝟝. 𝕃𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗, 𝕟𝕠 𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥!

𝟞. ℙ𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕗 ℕ𝕆!

𝟟. 𝕋𝕠𝕩𝕚𝕔 𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕘𝕖.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰"𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘕𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯".

☞ ℙ𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕦𝕤 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕡𝕠𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕤, 𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕝𝕦𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕊𝕡𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕗𝕪. ℕ𝕠 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕒 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨, 𝕛𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕥𝕒𝕡 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕚𝕧𝕖-𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣 𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘. 𝕀𝕥’𝕤 𝕤𝕦𝕡𝕖𝕣 𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕪.

☞ 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘔.

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𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘺 𝘍𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵-𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘜𝘱 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦, 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳.

𝘈𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 670𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘪𝘬𝘛𝘰𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯, 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘙𝘌𝘈𝘓 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘪𝘬𝘛𝘰𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 40𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘞𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘺’𝘴 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 90𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘺. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 #𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘵

𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘺𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 1 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥. 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯, 𝘛𝘟 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦..

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘌𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦 25 𝘰𝘧 "𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘕𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯".

𝕾𝖔𝖒𝖊 𝖘𝖓𝖎𝖕𝖕𝖊𝖙𝖘 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖞𝖔𝖚:

1. 𝓐𝓭𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓿𝓪𝓵𝓾𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓟𝓮𝓸𝓹𝓵𝓮.

2. 𝓘𝓽’𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓱𝓸𝓲𝓬𝓮.

3. 𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓭 𝓹𝓮𝓸𝓹𝓵𝓮 𝓛𝓘𝓥𝓔 𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓻!

4. 𝓕𝓮𝓮𝓵 𝓰𝓸𝓸𝓭 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂.

5. 𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓼 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓼𝓮𝓵𝓯.

6. 𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓲𝓼 𝓡𝓸𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓛𝓞𝓥𝓔!

7. 𝓒𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓻 𝓣𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓻!

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰"𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘕𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯".

☞ ℙ𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕦𝕤 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕡𝕠𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕤, 𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕝𝕦𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕊𝕡𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕗𝕪. ℕ𝕠 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕒 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨, 𝕛𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕥𝕒𝕡 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕚𝕧𝕖-𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣 𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘. 𝕀𝕥’𝕤 𝕤𝕦𝕡𝕖𝕣 𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕪.

☞ 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘔.

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Barbie is an International Best You speaker going from side to the Main stage in 6 months based on fan feedback and 25 years of speaking engagements to a New York Times Square Billboard!

She also has a global TV channel on The Best You TV called “You Are Amazing!” where she interviews world thought leaders who are changing the world for the positive!

She is featured in the Cannes film festival winning documentary, “The Prison Project,” as a counsellor to women serving life sentences in Chowchilla, California, based on Viktor Frankl’s work in 2007. Barbie has also appeared on Fox News, abc, MarketWatch, Forbes, Nasdaq, CBS, USA today, NBC, Mindvalley and Lit, you can see we have an extraordinary guest.

She earned an M.A In Spiritual Psychology from the world famous University of Santa Monica, and is a 2021 graduate of Vishen Lakhiani’ s Premium Coaching.

You are going to love Episode 24 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

𝕾𝖔𝖒𝖊 𝖘𝖓𝖎𝖕𝖕𝖊𝖙𝖘 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖞𝖔𝖚:

1. 𝖂𝖔𝖒𝖊𝖓 𝖌𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉 𝖘𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖘.

2. 𝕭𝖊𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖉𝖗𝖎𝖛𝖊𝖓 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝕱𝖔𝖈𝖚𝖘𝖊𝖉!

3. 𝕯𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖔𝖚𝖑.

4. 𝕾𝖚𝖗𝖗𝖊𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝕾𝖚𝖇𝖒𝖎𝖘𝖘𝖎𝖔𝖓.

5. 𝕭𝖊𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖞 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝕼𝖚𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖚𝖒 𝕷𝖊𝖆𝖕𝖎𝖓𝖌!

6. 𝕲𝖔 𝖘𝖎𝖙 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊𝖗 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖑𝖊𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖒𝖊 𝖆𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝖋𝖔𝖗 5 𝖒𝖎𝖓𝖚𝖙𝖊𝖘.

7. 𝕸𝖆𝖐𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖉 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖘𝖕𝖊𝖆𝖐 𝖘𝖆𝖈𝖗𝖊𝖉!

Thank you for listening to "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

☞ ℙ𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕦𝕤 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕡𝕠𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕤, 𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕝𝕦𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕊𝕡𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕗𝕪. ℕ𝕠 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕒 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨, 𝕛𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕥𝕒𝕡 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕚𝕧𝕖-𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣 𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘. 𝕀𝕥’𝕤 𝕤𝕦𝕡𝕖𝕣 𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕪.

☞ Click in the comments for the links to watch on YouTube or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Anchor FM.

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"Shattered by Suicide, Renewed by Resilience" – @Jason Holzer

Jason Holzer is the co-founder of 4D Athletes and a globally recognized leader in the areas of education, coaching, and leadership. Jason is also a best selling author in the field of post-traumatic growth and resilience. His book, “Shattered by Suicide, Renewed by Resilience” has reached thousands of readers globally and is a best seller. With over 12 years of experience in coaching and teaching, Jason understands what it takes to develop and inspire others to live their purpose and help others become the best version of themselves.

An educator, author, and basketball coach, Jason’s background includes experience in urban and private education, coaching at the middle school and high school level, and writing a best-selling book. In 2019 Jason co-founded 4D Athletes and developed world class content for parents, coaches, and athletes to help them develop leadership and life skills to thrive through modern day challenges.

Jason has worked with schools, student athletes of all ages, parents, and coaches from across the nation teaching them leadership and life skills that enhance their sports experience as well as help them win in the game of life. His life mission is to create a world where anxiety, depression and suicide are irrelevant issues in our global society..

You are going to love Episode 23 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

Some snippets for you:

1. Win within!
2. I felt heard.
3. Preparing you for what’s next.
4. Conscious awareness!
5. Leadership brings people together.
6. Make people know they matter.
7. Great Leaders and Great Listeners.

Thank you for listening to "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

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"What unique opportunities and challenges do the young people of today face?" – @Anna Rodin

Anna tackles that question in, For Your Twenties: A Guide to Staying Connected Amidst the Chaos through her own experiences, the stories of others and lots of research. We are living in a time of change, and in a lot of ways, the new generation is leading us through.

Anna is a twentysomething woman who found herself at her lowest and wants to help other young people find the freedom and happiness she was able to find.

She is a college student, a yoga teacher, and an Author of For Your Twenties.

She is a city girl at heart, loves to travel, and has a particular interest in how today’s world may be impacting those of younger generations, especially in a post-pandemic world.

If you are part of the new generation, you are going to love Episode 22 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

Some snippets for you:

1. A mental breakthrough!
2. Its normal to have challenges.
3. Depression at 11 years.
4. Beliefs we hold onto!
5. We have the noise and opinions of the world!
6. Tools needed to pull yourself out of that dark      place.

Thank you for listening to "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

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"Some people find rock bottom, I found out that rock bottom had a basement!" – Kevin Palmieri

Kevin is the CFO, Founder & Co-Host of Next Level University, a Global Top 100 Self-Improvement Podcast with more than 1,200 episodes and 600K+ listens in over 125 countries. 

In his mid 20's... he had it all.

I had a beautiful girlfriend, high paying job, sports car, my dream body... but I still ended up sitting on the edge of a bed debating suicide.

After my rock bottom moment, I went all in on holistic self-improvement. I was determined to overcome my anxiety, depression and to finally live the life I'd always dreamed of.

Years later, I now host a podcast that impacts hundreds of thousands of people in countries all over the world.

At this stage, I've helped grow the podcast into a multi six-figure business, and I've recorded well over 1,000 episodes.

I've also given hundreds of speeches, trainings and coaching calls with people all over the world.

The main thing that changed was ME. I focused on learning what I didn't know (unlearning a lot too), and my life started to shift.

I love talking about Consistency, Commitment, Habits, Mindset, Confidence, Fear, Relationships, Limiting Beliefs and everything in between.

I believe in a heart-driven but NO BS approach to holistic self improvement, and I look forward to teaching even more people about what it really takes to get to the next level!

Listen to this amazing soul who is impacting the world, tune in to Episode 21 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

Some snippets for you:

1. Be the person I resonate with.
2. The more we are aware of our self, the more we can change our self.
3. Fear of failure!
4. Life is happening for us!
5. Courage to keep going forward.
6. Can someone really succeed without struggle?

Thank you for listening to "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

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"My eyes got tired from reading lips" - Kellina Powell

Kellina is a young entrepreneur who loves to help people with their personal growth and educate others about the deaf community. Specializing in Depression, Anxiety, and Self Esteem for young professionals with disabilities.

Little do people know that Kellina is actually a hard of hearing person. She became Deaf at the age of 4. She recently graduated with a psychology degree and is now starting her own online coaching business while launching her book!

Listen to a go-getter who is on a mission to make an impact in the world, tune in to Episode 20 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

Some snippets for you:

1. Being my own self.
2. How do you build your confidence having a disability?
3. I shut myself out!
4. Have you read a book from a Deaf person?
5. It’s okay to take a break.
6. Finding a job as a Deaf person.

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"Live Incredibly Full Everyday" – @Martin Salama

Martin Salama is known as the Architect of The Warriors L.I.F.E. Code.

He specializes in helping people frustrated in their life quickly shift their mindset to UNCOVER their greatness so they can live their true potential and enjoy LIFE!
An example of what he’s achieved is a client like Roberta, who lost her 6-figure job due to COVID and came to Martin depressed and felt very lost. Within a short time, she had quote: “direction, focus, and a renewed energy around all the possibilities I could pursue…and getting back on track to enjoy LIFE!”

The key to his success is, he’s mastered the ability to Live Incredibly Full Everyday! Which he turned into the acronym L.I.F.E. and created the Warriors L.I.F.E. Code coaching program.

Would you like to Live Incredibly Full Everyday, then tune in to Episode 19 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

Some snippets for you:

1. I did not want to be a businessman.
2. Helping other people!
3. I was a people pleaser, until I fixed myself!
4. Don’t take anything personally?
5. Worrier to Warrior Life.
6. Controlled anger!

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"Small business owners can beat the IRS" - Charles J Read

He has also been on Fox Business, Business News Daily, Biz TV Texas, and Dallas Innovates. Charles is the President/CEO of GetPayroll, a certified Public Accountant, a US Tax Court Practitioner, Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council and US Marine Corps Sergeant. He has also spent 25 years as a Rotary Club Member.

The IRS issued more than thirteen billion dollars of employment tax penalties on businesses for fiscal year 2019. But very few businesses have the tools or knowledge to avoid these penalties or, if need be, how to get them reversed.

In his new book, The Payroll Book: A Guide for Small Businesses and Startups, Charles reveals how to avoid the heavy hand of the IRS.

We are talking Tax, are you ready for Episode 18 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

Some snippets for you:

1. Read and understand it!
2. Make sure the numbers add up.
3. Know the Law!
4. Don’t pay people under the table?
5. Work on your business, not in your business.
6. Go the extra mile!

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"Multiple dimensions of Human potential and development" – Jim Marshall

Mr. Marshall is a polymathic intellectual who has devoted over 50,000 hours to the study and practice of multiple dimensions of human potential and development. He received a classical education as an honor student at a Jesuit Military Prep School, was accepted into engineering school while still a junior in prep school, and attended college on academic scholarship. He graduated college with a Bachelor of Science cum laude. While still an undergraduate, he began the study of “alternative” Arts and Sciences which today would be described as Transformational and Holistic.

Eventually, he became a professional practitioner and, after 28 years of formal education, had a long career as a Human Development Engineer. Jim has integrated the best aspects of the most advanced techniques on the planet, and expanded their limits by his own Research & Discovery. He has successfully treated and/or trained hundreds of clients over a 40 year career, and is the inventor of Septemics and several consciousness-expanding systems. His areas of expertise include psychology, philosophy, theology, parapsychology, science, engineering, mathematics, law, literature, history, music, organization, metaphysics, military science, political science, physical culture and education..

We are talking Septemics, are you ready for Episode 17 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

Some snippets for you:

1. What level are you at, on all 35 scales?
2. Move up one level at a time.
3. Evaluate human behaviour!
4. In 1995, I completed my first transcript
5. Helping people by the millions!
6. For anyone who would like to understand      themselves completely.
7. Makes sense to an average person

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"Quitting medications and coping with diagnoses in natural ways" – Emily Nader

Emily is a Holistic Health and Strength Coach, who lives by movement and nutrition as medicine (and pleasure). She has first-hand experience quitting medications and coping with diagnoses in natural ways through mindset, movement, nutrition, and stress management.

Being in-touch with her own energy allows her to live in alignment, in harmony with the environment, and attract more love, joy, and freedom into her life. She is continuously growing and healing through self-awareness and self-love practices. Her passion lies in spreading the word on the ability of our bodies to heal themselves, if we allow them to.

We are talking about putting toxins in our bodies, are you ready for Episode 16 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

Some snippets for you:

1. What do I consume in terms of information?
2. I am more confident with who I am!
3. I connected with myself through fitness.
4. The environment was pulling me down!
5. Natural ways to cope rather than medication.
6. Be the best person I can be!

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"Overcoming generational addictions" -  Kathy James

Kathy James is a mental wellness and ACE awareness advocate, best known for offering mentorship, life skills training, and resources to women and young adults as the Founder of Girl Fight, LLC. Kathy’s passion to help the community is driven by her past. With the help of many positive influences and her own determination, Kathy was able to overcome generational addictions, deep depression, and raging anger, directly derived from recurring Adverse Childhood Experiences and her own self-sabotaging habits.

Gaining a deep passion for fighting for her personal goals, and despite being undereducated, Kathy went on to grow her skills and to develop a career as a Corporate Leader, Technical Trainer and second-time Entrepreneur, goals she once thought were unattainable. Today, Kathy chooses to make herself vulnerable by sharing stories of her experiences, the knowledge she has gained, and the resources around her to inspire the community to create a culture within themselves, becoming the difference within their own lives and the life of another.

Are you ready for Episode 15 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

Some snippets for you:

1. ACE helps gauge the level of Trauma.
2. My parents were addicted to drugs!
3. Borderline alcoholic before the age of 19 years
4. Idea of self-love
5. I dared people to challenge me!
6. Adverse Childhood Experience
7. You are not alone!

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"Attempted Murder survivor" – C.A. KAnooble

Christy (or C.A. KAnooble)  [Ka-NEWB le] is an author, comedian, mom, business owner; and self-proclaimed “Hoe“ from Pennsylvania, United States. She launched a mental health project recently titled ”mentally kill”, a project she believes will revolutionize the way we educate about mental health.

Get ready for Episode 14 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

Some snippets for you:

1. Add miles to go before I sleep
2. Self-Acceptance!
3. Live your Life with Intent
4. Growing up not being heard!
5. Took me down a bad path
6. Escape my Reality

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I know what it’s like to live a life focused on approval! - Melinda Hardin

Melinda Hardin grew up in a shadow of grief, seeking answers in wellness, religion, relationships and in the bottom of vodka bottles. She knows what it’s like to live a life focused on approval, and she also knows what it’s like to emerge from it. Long-practiced at reinventing herself personally and professionally, she infuses dreamers with inspiration to become doers.

Her book, Uneclipsed: About Shadows, Emerging, and Finding the Light is her most recent baby, born through addiction, rediscovering God, and finding fresh courage to shine with purpose as mother, wife, entrepreneur and creative artist.

Melinda is at ease with recording. She’s a singer in the band, The Pretty Goods, and has filmed projects for HGTV and The Magnolia Network. She’s also a yoga instructor, a multi-space Airbnb and event space host, a successful real estate agent, and an entrepreneurial partner with her husband, Ben, on several historic building projects. She has experience as a pharmaceutical sales rep, a corporate wellness director, a birth doula, and a restaurateur. She holds a Master of Arts in Holistic Wellness and a handful of sorted certifications but will tell you that her greatest lessons have come from parenting her two daughters, Annie and Celia.

Get ready for Episode 13 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

Some snippets for you:

1. I was grieving, not living as the girl I wanted      to be!
2. Grew up in a shadow of grief.
3. Bottom of vodka bottles.
4. Singer in a band as well!
5. The divine lives in all of us.
6. Bold and brave enough to tell your own truth.
7. Purest expression of your purest self.

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"You can get out of an ABUSIVE situation!" – Federica Bressan

Federica Bressan is a science communicator and author based in Italy. She holds a PhD in Computer Science and two MDs in Music and Musicology. She hosts and produces the podcast "Technoculture" and conducts YouTube interviews on science, technology and culture. She has recently published her first work of fiction, "In the heart of Tuscia" (Tuscia is pronounced Too-sha).

I believe that “Living is an Art”, this is what I have learnt on my journey. What does it mean, there are better and worse ways to go through it, and it’s all a matter of what I value, what my priorities are and what tools I have to execute it. Our upbringing can confuse us! In 2017, I was 36 years old and my life was going very badly but from the outside you would not see it, every day was a struggle, full of worries, at that point I had to sit down with myself and face the fact that I had something to do with that. I could not only be a victim, I knew I had to do something with the quality of my life!

Get ready for Episode 12 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

Some snippets for you:

1. The sun always shines after the storm.
2. Living is an art!
3. Our upbringing can confuse us!
4. I had something to do with it.
5. Ask hard questions.
6. Inner urgency!
7. Never give into sadness.

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A Forklift went over my leg, I thought I could save my leg - Lawrence Tuazon 

Lawrence Tuazon is a health and fitness coach, a speaker, and a peak performance expert. He is an amputee who has inspired thousands of people around the world with his radical health transformation.

As the founder of Total Health Coaching, Lawrence guides his clients on their journey towards peak health and fitness. Lawrence is passionate about helping his clients achieve permanent health and body transformation by encouraging them to take a holistic approach to achieve extraordinary health.

His clients get results due to Lawrence’s dedication to creating a tailored plan that works for them. Lawrence is passionate about all aspects of wellness including nutrition, exercise and mindset. His vision is to create chronic health as the new normal instead of chronic disease and to bring holistic health education into the school curriculum. Lawrence believes that everybody can lead a life of extraordinary health and wellness and he has dedicated his life to this pursuit.

Get ready for our Milestone Episode 11 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

Some snippets for you:

1. Not taking care of myself!
2. Losing 4L of Blood
3. Putting my family at risk!
4. Everything happens for a      reason.
5. Redefine what is Possible.
6. Use this as a Blessing

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"Education is the most powerful tool from which we can transform the world!" - Ivan Garcia

People-oriented, Ivan dedicates his life to helping others evolve their skills and becoming a better version of themselves, while creating a strong positive influence with those around him.

He is also a passionate educator that combines his genuine interest in education and communication to add value to other people, the best way he can.

Ivan has worked in multiple areas throughout his short career, including education, communication, engineering, real estate, management, scientific research, entrepreneurship and multiple volunteering projects. All of which gave him the tools and knowledge to maximise his contribution in education across various fields.

Get ready for Episode 9 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

Some snippets for you:

1. Family, Society and Self-education is important
2. All of us are Educators and Teachers
3. All education complement each other
4. School system should be changed
5. Learn what we Love
6. WHY are you here?

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"Your pain is Profitable" – Niece Anderson  

Niece has just written and produced her first film “Perspectives,” which is the first part of a larger series about the importance of healthy communication in romantic relationships.   

You are in for a treat in Episode 8 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".  

Some snippets for you: 

- I deserve better 

- Create my own happiness 

- I gave myself a Pity party 

- Your pain is Profitable 

- Things will get better  

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Niece Anderson started her entertainment career as a songwriter and poet. In this, she wrote for others and was also  involved in the live entertainment scene. Later in life, she became more  interested in storytelling, writing several short fictional stories. Then in 2020, she launched Niece Anderson Relationship Coaching which featured informational videos on topics such as co-dependency, and communication in relationships. 

Now in 2022, she has written and produced her first film “Perspectives,” which is the first part of a larger series about the importance of healthy communication in romantic relationships.   

Niece’s motto is: “Your pain is Profitable"  

To contact Niece Anderson, 

"We don't have a typical Coach/Athlete relationship" - Stephanie Ryall

Mark has just published his second book, Run Daughter, Run Father, which provides stories, anecdotes, and scientific advice on running and racing. It highlights the training adventures of him and his daughter Stephanie, whom Mark coached and ran with. The insights are targeted at younger and older age-group competitors.

"Empowers women to say, Bon Voyage to shackles in their mind" - Bonnie S Hardie

Hurricane Eden caused havoc and made more people homeless in Florida.

Upfront, excuse the slight noise in the background but when you are homeless, you do whatever it takes to make things happen. This is what I admire Bonnie for, she is a real go-getter and does not sit back and wait for life to happen She is grateful for her life irrespective of her current situation. Currently homeless and still helping others who are less fortunate than her.

You are going to love Episode 6 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

Some snippets for you:

- I am homeless NOT hopeless

- I make it work

- I get to my bench, get fresh air and enjoy gazing into the sky

- What more can I do, if my conditions were better?

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“Why am i getting caught up in people's harsh words?” - Denolia Pillay

I have been medically diagnosed as profoundly Deaf at the age of 4 months old. Further to my medical diagnoses blind in my left eye. I never really knew that this kind of opportunity was out there and when I knew that there was, I wanted to enter immediately and in entering this platform, I would like to create an awareness in society, being able to integrate both hearing and non-hearing worlds together.

You are in for a treat in Episode 5 of "Inspirational Journey's through Life with StraightTalkWithNolan".

Some snippets for you:

- Don't lose yourself in the community

- Reflect on everything

- There are some who are not meant to be in your life

- I am Worthy

- Changing my Mentality

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To contact Denolia Pillay 

Mobile: +27 60 746 7717 (text messages only)