Ron talks with Kristof Morrow, award winning journalist, an author, U.S. Navy Veteran and Tourette's Syndrome overcomer. Kris discusses the challenges he has to face daily dealing with an extreme case of Tourette's and other adversities he has had to overcome. You will find his story very inspiring and learn a lot about Tourette's.  Sponsors:   Life Insurance Buyers Inc                   www.lifeinsurancebuyers.com                  Risa August Author-The Road Unpaved       &n ..read more

Meet Dr Susan Partovi, recognized internationally as a leader in homeless and street medicine.  She practices in the Skid Row district of Los Angeles, California which contains the highest concentration of homeless in the United States. Dr Partovi is one of the founders of H.E.A.L (Health Care, Empowerment, Advocacy and Learning), a non-profit that brings supplies and medical students to clinics in Haiti. Dr Partovi discusses with us her new book " Renegade M.D.-A Doctor's Stories From The Streets" and to make us and our communities begin to recognize the shared humanity of our most vulne ..read more

Ron talks with Max Friedman, author of "Painful Joy", memoir writer and second-generation Holocaust survivor. Max shares with us how his mother and father survived the horror of the Holocaust spending several years being imprisoned in concentration camps. Max will explain to us the difficulty of living in a family where both parents were haunted by the war and the atrocities they experienced and somehow managed to survive. Sponsors:     Switch to the Box                      www.switchtothebox.com/sandy       ..read more

Ron talks to Risa August, an artist, writer, world traveler, certified Gestalt practioner, endurance athlete, and a Acromegaly patient and survivor.  In 2011 Risa noticed something was wrong with her body, she began to grow and get larger despite being on a strict regimented diet and competing in endurance events such as cycling, triathlons and mountain hiking. She tells her story of her medical journey of being finally diagnosed after eight years and of her 1845-mile soul healing journey on the Pacific coast highway from Canada to Mexico on a bike while still having a tumor in her body ..read more

Meet Dr Charley Ferrer, world renowned clinical sexologist and sex therapist.  She is an award-winning author of several books on relationships, sexuality, self-empowerment and breast cancer.  Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016 and thyroid cancer in 2017, she became frustrated with the lack of information and treatment options provided to patients.  Dr Charley created the Cancer Tamer Foundation which focuses on education and empowerment.  Dr Charley's philosophy on breast cancer is realizing cancer is not an "outside force" invading but an "inside force" residing. Her re ..read more

Meet Dan Clouser, author, podcast host, speaker, coaching trainer and consultant. In 2019 after founding and running a non-profit youth sports organization for 30 years working with kids and  teaching them leadership skills and life lessons through sports, he felt a calling from God to leave his comfort zone. He started a new journey with his wife and dog selling most of their material things and setting out across the country in a RV to meet and work with people to make this world a better place.  Sponsors:    Hero Soap Company- Use code RAP for a 10% discount     ..read more

Meet Tim West who is legally blind and lost all his skin at age 4 due to Stevens- Johnsons Syndrome.  Tim stands tall, he is a disability and mental health advocate who fights for those who feel they cannot. Listen and get a sense of what living with a disability is like from someone who tells it like it is. Sponsors:   Hero Soap Company-Click link below and use code RAP for 10% off every order                    www.herosoapcompany.com                    Rare Patient Voice   ..read more

Ron talks with Eric Christiansen, an acclaimed documentarian and seven-time Southwestern Region Emmy Award recipient whose films focus on the impact of trauma on individuals, families and communities. A trauma survivor himself, having lost his home in the Santa Barbara, California Painted Cave Fire disaster, he understands trauma and the resilience of the human spirit and how important hope is to heal. By spotlighting these survivors and their journeys, Eric has been able to unify a variety of audiences around the power of HOPE and educate the general population about the complexities of traum ..read more

Ron talks with Leslie Hope Holthoff, a mom by the age of sixteen.  Leslie tells us of her experiences in turning a life destined for failure into a life of abundance which inspired her to help others using herself created Hope to Happiness method.  Leslie has authored the book "Not Mary, Not Roe" the survival story of a reluctant teen mom which is a stereotype shattering story that explores teen pregnancy. Sponsors:   Hero Soap Company                   www.herosoapcompany.com               &nbs ..read more

Meet Kim Sorrelle, author of the best seller "Love Is", serial entrepreneur, director of a humanitarian organization, activist, mother and lover of all people.  In 2009 while battling breast cancer, her husband Steve received a pancreatic cancer diagnosis four months after her diagnosis.  Her first book "Cry Until You Laugh" chronicles that journey. Kim's award-winning best seller "Love Is" chronicling her year long quest to figure out the true meaning of love that led to life changing discoveries found mostly on the streets of Haiti. Today Kim is a regular radio, television and podc ..read more