The School of Self Reinvention

Welcome to the Season One Finale of the School of Self Reinvention!  We are closing out this first season with something a little different.  I’ve invited back a recent guest that many of you know as Dan Wade, my husband!  Today we are doing a bit of a twist on a reinvention and today’s show is HOW to reinvent.  We are talking about relationships and your marriage.  This is how to reinvent your relationship.  If you’re in a good marriage, this is reinforcement. If you are looking for a relationship, this is an excellent foundation to help you when you find that special someone. Dan and I have been married for 21 years, happily married I may add.  But both of us have been married before and I think that we’ve learned a lot about our- selves, about relationships, and about marriage.  So, today we are going to talk together about getting a strong marriage and how to keep your marriage strong.  If you want to start your own reinvention, visit: www.sandywade.net for more information. If you have a story of your own reinvention you'd like to tell us about, contact us through our website.  https://sandywade.net/ 

12/18/21 • 25:43

Today’s guest is a returning guest from Episode #2, Mary Kominska. Mary’s story in episode #2 is one of our most listened to episodes because her story of how Jesus saved her from a 10-year long drug addiction is a powerful one!  She’s now 21 years sober & a successful business owner.  If you haven’t heard Mary’s story, I encourage you to go back and listen to podcast episode 2!  She previously shared her story of overcoming the wreckage of having teenage parents, and a dad who leaves her with an abusive mom addicted to drugs and alcohol.  Mary shared how finding her faith saved her life and the power of forgiveness.  I wanted to bring Mary back to the show so she could share more of her story.  What we didn’t have time to share the last time is that Mary also had to find a way to live with the fact that she gave a baby girl up for adoption shortly after she graduated high school in 1987.   Mary also wanted to come back to talk about a difficult and sensitive topic, and that is living with regrets of having an abortion.To find out more Mary, Avon and PAL (Parents of Addicted Loved Ones), visit Mary’s website at https://bestandbeautifulyou.com/You can reach out directly to Mary at: bestandbeautifulyou@gmail.com To find out more about Boundaries, visit: https://www.centralaz.com/cares Boundaries - February class information: https://www.centralaz.com/page/414?EventOccurrenceId=3844If you want to start your own reinvention, visit: www.sandywade.net for more information. If you have a story of your own reinvention you'd like to tell us about, contact us through our website.  https://sandywade.net/ 

12/11/21 • 45:37

Today’s guest is a special guest because this guest is my very own husband and best friend – Dan Wade. Dan was a senior executive at a major financial institution helping wealthy people become wealthier.  He was extremely successful but his life was unfulfilled and he knew something was missing.  How does a financial advisor and power lifter end up living a life of service all for the glory of God? It starts when God wakes you up in the middle of the night to have a conversation with you, that’s how. Dan shares his journey of reinvention with his career, his power lifting and most of all with his heart.  

12/4/21 • 37:50

If you’re struggling with what feels like a bad day, or facing an uphill battle in your life right now, you must hear what this amazing incredible woman has to say!  April 24, 2018 is a birthday today’s guest will NEVER forget and a day that changed her life forever.  It was the day Kathy was ran over by a car and nearly killed.  She was at a math conference with her coworkers in downtown Washington D.C.  It’s a miracle she survived and a miracle she is still alive.  A group of bystanders had to lift the car off of her to save her life! Kathy’s reinvention is a physical reinvention from a horrific accident and also an amazing mindset reinvention when everything you know to be true about your life changes in a heartbeat.   To connect directly with Kathy and to find out more about It Works, you can find Kathy online here: kathywilburn.Itworks.com Facebook - Kathy Stanley WilburnInstagram - kathy_creations

11/27/21 • 39:45

Meet Roderick Lofton.He is proof that with your faith you can make it through ANYTHING!  And I mean ANYTHING! If you are dealing with grief and struggling with your faith in getting through this, you need to hear Roderick’s story.  Imagine meeting and marrying your best friend, the love of your life.  You are a faithful God loving family.  Suddenly you’re your life changes on a dime when your wife dies unexpectantly and you are left a single father of five children under the age of 11!  Two years ago, Roderick was in a horrible fall at home which landed him in a wheelchair for over a year.  The doctors didn’t think he’d be able to walk again.  Roderick is one of those people who radiates God’s love.  His light shines bright and his story inspires!  You will be touched in your soul when you hear of how Roderick got himself and his five children through all of this. 

11/20/21 • 43:02

Born & raised in Hungary, today’s guest had a passion for running & sports and wanted to become a PE teacher.  But life had different plans.  In 1994, at the young age of just 14 she started to experience severe joint pain and was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis.  The prognosis given to her meant a wheelchair by the age of 30.  But in 2002 Viktoria started to reinvent herself by asking bigger questions about who she is, her purpose and what is life all about.  When the student is ready, the teacher appears.  Viktoria’s incredible journey is proof that a reinvention can happen no matter what your circumstances! Viktoria believes we have the power to shift our perception & live the life we long for, regardless of our current circumstances.She says her illness is one of the million obstacles that people experience every day. One can learn to perceive obstacles as transformational tools that enable us to find our light and connect with the God. Viktoria also believes we came here with a purpose but not without guidance; we all were given a map imprinted in our hearts. Our job is to reveal and follow it in partnership with God. And as we do so, miracles happen.Viktoria is now a heart-centered transformation life coach and holistic healing coach.  She empowers others to build a life they love living.Through her own healing journey & life path from Hungary to now living in the U.S., she is committed to the quest to fall in love with life repeatedly.  She started a spiritual counseling practice to now grow her wellness enterprise worldwide. Viktoria’s passion is sharing her experience & journey to help others connect more deeply with their intuition and imagination to heal themselves from the inside out as they are discovering their truths – becoming fulfilled and experiencing greater freedom. I couldn’t wait to sit down with Viktoria and talk about her journey.  How she was able to turn this crippling diagnosis around and reinvent her life in such an incredible way!  Website: https://viktoriaseavey.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viktoriaseaveyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/viktoriaseaveyFree Vision Workshop & Gifting a Discovery SessionLink: https://viktoriaseavey.com/discovery-session/

11/13/21 • 48:07

Meet Alan Hardwick.  Former cop and counter-terror expert turned writer!Today’s guest is a multi-career, love and life reinvention story of a recently retired police sergeant, who served as a member of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force living in Edmonds, Washington.  He went from single dad raising 5 young kids, with a mentally unstable ex-wife to now a happily married husband, father and grandfather. He’s also a musician and a member of the group One Love Bridge.  On top of all of that, Alan is also a writer and published his first novel in 2019.  It’s called “Never Been This Close To Crazy,” which he describes as “a love story with a whole lot of crazy going on.”  Alan’s novel is fiction but he draws from some of his own life experience.I wanted to talk to Alan to find out more about his own life story and how he was able to make it through everything he went through, keep his family together and still be able to follow his passions.  You can purchase Alan's book at -  https://www.alanhardwick.com/

11/6/21 • 51:01

Anne Lamott said, “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including YOU!” Covid caused many of us to hit a pause button, including today’s guest. When life slowed down, she finally admitted she was in a sexually abusive relationship for three years and realized she deserved better. This pause button was a reset button for her and she reinvented her career and more importantly, her mental health!  Her message is that healing never stops.  Survivors are not alone and we are fighting to make the world a better place. Meet Lisa Rae Bowman.  Lisa is from Brooklyn, NY and a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design for film.  Lisa has worked in the film industry and has worked on various TV shows and movies.  Then COVID hit!  The pandemic has been the catalyst for Lisa’s own self reinvention.  When the world stopped turning and life slowed down, Lisa was left alone with her own thoughts and was forced to look within to address her own mental health.  It was through this healing process from sexual and emotional abuse that Lisa left the movie industry and transitioned her career to communications.  She’s now the advocacy coordinator for an online community of survivors, running campaigns to empower conversations between survivors and allies.  Lisa’s reinvention is a mental health reinvention! 

10/30/21 • 29:20

You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.  Brene Brown said, “One day you will tell your story of what you went through and it will become someone else’s survival guide.”  I believe this to be true for today’s guest.   Joel Norras is 26 years old.  At the young age of 13, they discovered he had a brain tumor.  At the same time his dad left him, his mom and older sister.  The Dr’s told his mom he would never play sports again and he would be lucky to walk after the surgery to remove it.  This young man went on to not only went on to walk, but to run collegiate Cross Country all four years in college at the University of South Carolina Beaufort!  He was actually captain of the team his senior year.  You will be blown away by the mindset of this young man.  He is truly an inspiration! Joel’s mental strength has made him physically strong.  He is proof that overcoming the obstacles of physical ailments and hurt makes us stronger for the ordeal!  

10/23/21 • 32:00

This reinvention is a complete LIFE Reinvention that started just by deciding one day to get off the couch.  Today’s special guest is Jacey Weston.  Jacey’s life didn’t start out easy – growing up quite poor with a single mother, she experienced trauma in her young life.  The instability continued into adult hood and spiraled out of control when she hit rock bottom at the age of 30.  When a long-term relationship completely collapsed, she also lost her friends as a result.  She found herself sad, depressed, bouncing from job to job, and unsure of even where to live.  She was lost without direction.  But at 31 she discovered a way out.  One day she just decided on a whim to go for a run, thinking she was running as a way to escape and running away from her problems.  Little did she know she was running into a whole new life.  She says that running taught her that you can do pretty much anything if you simply put one foot in front of the other.   Jacey is now happily married to an incredible husband and a mother of a beautiful little girl living in the Pacific northwest.  She loves to practice yoga and wants to become a writer.  She also as aspirations of owning a nonprofit that targets accessibility and support, in addition to holding space for single mothers.  Talk about reinventing your life! 

10/16/21 • 29:58

Childhood sexual abuse – The topic is taboo, surrounded by stigma and shame. People don't often talk about childhood sexual abuse, a silent and devastating epidemic, but a staggering number of men live with the lasting effects every day.  According to reports, one in three women and one in every five men were molested as a child. People aren’t as aware that the number of men who were sexually abused is so high because these men are often so ashamed & don’t speak about it.  I’m hoping today’s guest, and his brave story, will help a lot of other men to be free.  Because there ARE so many men who don’t say anything, I hope the courage of today’s guest, and in sharing his story, will help lift the pressure by talking about it.  I also know by talking about it, he’ll be able to help someone else. I want to introduce you to Owen.  Owen is 24, a recent college graduate and a high school teacher.  He’s engaged to be married and has an extremely bright future ahead of him! His path to get here wasn’t an easy one, but he made it! Owen agreed to sit down with me to talk about his experience and how he made it through.  His story of reinvention is a survival reinvention of the un--imaginable!  

10/9/21 • 29:40

Erin Gagne is a nurse practitioner who has quite a story of reinvention to share.  Erin’s reinvention story is healing her own health – She shares her story of how she was working in a high stress toxic work environment which was only making her digestive disease worse. She wasn’t sleeping and fighting depression and brain fog.  It started impacting her job.  Medications from her medical doctor weren’t helping and thoughts of suicide as a way out was her wake up call.  Erin’s reinvention was healing HERSELF – mind body and soul!  She explains that the mind body connection is how to heal your gut!  Erin is a dedicated Nurse Practitioner with an extensive and Unique background. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from the University of Rhode Island in 2008 and lives in South Carolina. She worked for 8 years as a nurse in the Cardiothoracic ICU at the medical University of South Carolina prior to pursuing her degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Erin Graduated with her Master’s Degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2016 from Maryville University. She has worked in several different areas before finding her love for anti-aging and Integrative Medicine. Her career journey has taken her from internal Medicine, to Physical medicine where she gained a vast experience working with PRP and Stem cell therapy. In 2017 she became certified as an Aesthetic Injector and continued to pursue her knowledge and growth in the area since as an advanced injector. She also has a passion for integrative medicine and Bioidentical Hormone Replacement therapy, and believes the blend of the two is the recipe for true anti-aging medicine. Recently she completed a fellowship in Anti- Aging, metabolic, and Functional medicine through American Academy of Anti-aging Medicine(A4M). In 2019 she became board certified through the American Board of Anti-aging Health Practitioners (ABAAHP).Erin’s goal is to help each patient feel their best inside and out. To get to the root cause of your alignment and help you figure out the solution that is best for you. She believes in individualized care, not one size fits all. Here's a link to Erin's new Kitchen Optimization Course: https://erinlynnewellness.com/kitchen-optimization-access-pageFor more information on Purium products, visit: https://ishoppurium.com?prods=4422200623176:1&giftcard=erinlynnewellnessFollow Erin on Instagram @erinlynnewellness 

10/2/21 • 34:30

Today’s guest is Nick Pumfrey.  Abuse sent him to foster care at the age of 14 filled with anger.  Thinking his career aspirations would end up somewhere involving a life of crime, God had something else in store for Nick!  Nick went on to become a highly successful senior executive leader in a large corporation but God had even more in store for him. Nick’s story is proof that no matter what you are going through God is with you every step of the way and there’s a reason why you had to go through what you went through. Grab your tissues and listen to this very powerful conversation!  You don’t want to miss this God reinvention!

9/25/21 • 44:12

Today's guest is Mary Kominska, who reinvented herself after a serious 10 year-long drug addiction.   Her reinvention story is an inspirational tale of overcoming the wreckage of having teenage parents, and a dad who leaves her with an abusive mom addicted to drugs and alcohol.  Mary is now 21 years sober and a successful business owner.  She started her own thriving Avon business and is doing amazing!  I wanted to talk to Mary to find out how someone can go through everything she’s been through and truly reinvent their life to come out the other side.  Actually, not only come out other side but to thrive on the other side.  Hear how she was saved from addiction and never looked back.  How she had to also help her son battle a serious heroin addiction.  Mary shares a powerful story of how forgiveness played a major role in her healing process, not just the forgiveness of her mom, but forgiving herself. To find out more Mary, Avon and PAL (Parents of Addicted Loved Ones), visit Mary’s website at https://bestandbeautifulyou.com/You can reach out directly to Mary at: bestandbeautifulyou@gmail.com To find out more about Boundaries, visit: https://www.centralaz.com/cares Boundaries - February class information: https://www.centralaz.com/page/414?EventOccurrenceId=3844If you want to start your own reinvention, visit: www.sandywade.net for more information. If you have a story of your own reinvention you'd like to tell us about, contact us through our website.  https://sandywade.net/ 

9/18/21 • 36:30

Have you ever struggled with not feeling good enough?  Today’s guest had to face this head on, her life depended on it!  After a lifetime of feeling like she had to shrink to fit in, be the person she felt she was supposed to be, judging her body, and that constant feeling like she wasn’t good enough caught up with her in the form of a life-threatening diagnosis, actually two of them within 6 months of each other.  Sometimes life will give us subtle signs that we need to change, sometimes they’re not so subtle. Today’s guest has quite the story to share.  She refers to COVID as the great reset and she shares how this turned out to be an amazing gift for her life. She also shares how using the power of her mind and finding her voice is what is healing her!  Meet Jennifer Eby.  She’s beautiful and vibrant and amazingly successful.  She is a founding partner of her own company, MARC TECH 2, Inc., a Manufacturer’s Representative business in the hardware technology market.  She lives in the beautiful pacific northwest, close to Seattle, Washington.  We sat down to talk about her healing journey and how reinventing her MIND is what is healing her life.  Jenn's website:  www.jenneby.comEmail:  jennifer@jenneby.comIf you want to start your own reinvention, visit: www.sandywade.net for more information. If you have a story of your own reinvention you'd like to tell us about, contact us through our website.  https://sandywade.net/

9/10/21 • 36:03