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Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Learn about the power of positivity, faith and funnies.
How we face and react to life’s most difficult challenges says a lot about who we are and how well we can lead a meaningful and impactful life. Leon “The Jokester” Purley never let his set-backs and obstacles get in the way of impacting other people’s lives in a positive way through comedy. In this episode, we will learn about his unique challenge with eyesight, how he made his way into comedy, and dig further into what drives him to step out of himself and be a light to others. You will love this conversation we have that is full of wisdom, inspiration, and (of course) humor. Leon shares his story of battling vision issues, learning to call on God at any time, and much more. The passion that Leon has for bringing joy to others and sharing his journey through comedy and writing is truly inspiring. How we face and react to life’s most difficult challenges says a lot about who we are and how well we can lead a meaningful and impactful life. Leon “The Jokester” Purley never let his set-backs and obstacles get in the way of impacting other people’s lives in a positive way through comedy. In this episode we will learn about his unique challenge with eyesight, how he made his way into comedy and dig further into what drives him to step out of himself and be a light to others.
You will love this conversation we have that is full of wisdom, inspiration and (of course) humor. Leon shares his story of battling vision issues, learning to call on God at any time and much more. The passion that Leon has for bringing joy to others and sharing his journey through comedy and writing is truly inspiring.
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S.A.N.D. To Pearls Transforming the Sabotaging And Negative Dialogue stuck between your ears. Now available on Amazon Shop Now
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Depression – that’s a spirit and if I allow that spirit to come in with the negativity it holds then I would probably lose the battle. Phillippians 4:13 says I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me and strengthens is present tense – meaning I can call on help from the Lord at ANY given time.
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As long as I know that God is on my side then everything is good to go!
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If I let fear come in, it starts to permeate my life.
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Leon at the Loony Bin Comedy Club
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Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Richard and Sheri Bright are both comedians and marriage coaches and mentors. After watching this power couple on YouTube, I can tell you that they are a hoot! In this episode you will find so much powerful insight into making marriage last and dealing with the messes that we get ourselves into in life. They also shed light on the ministry life and the importance of being not being perfect but more-so being transparent and honest.
By bearing their souls and sharing their struggles before and during their marriage, Richard and Sheri are able to use their own lessons to help others have stronger, lasting marriages. They both discuss their pasts and what brought them to the place they currently are at, what lead them to church and how they turned their lives and marriage around. They discuss starting in the ministry before they were ready to and how they ended up using honesty and transparency to help other couples and make a difference in an authentic way.
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S.A.N.D. To Pearls Transforming the Sabotaging And Negative Dialogue stuck between your ears. Now available on Amazon Shop Now
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Broken emotional people will find and marry broken emotional people.
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God works in process and there’s a process he had us in that we didn’t even realize at the time.
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When we’re told to walk as children of the light, it doesn’t mean we have it all right! It means that we live exposed, transparent and with vulnerability
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Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
The battle for mental health and finding hope in purpose.
In this episode, I will be continuing my incredible conversation with Grand Rapids native and funny guy – Aaron Sorrels, The Unemployed Alcoholic.
If you missed the first part of our talk, go back and listen to episode 4! We dive more deeply into his battle with mental health and how he found hope and purpose throughout his recovery journey.
Aaron gets super real and raw with us about how his recovery affected his mental health and what he discovered about himself in the process of that recovery. As he fought to recover, he still experienced debilitating bouts of depression and anxiety – things he had assumed were only linked to alcohol. Aaron provides so much courageous inspiration through sharing his experience learning to understand true recovery, opening up to different kinds of treatment, dealing with the judgment from others and finding hope and healing through both God’s love and through pin-pointing his higher purpose in life.
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VALUABLE RESOURCES:
S.A.N.D. To Pearls Transforming the Sabotaging And Negative Dialogue stuck between your ears. Now available on Amazon Shop Now
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As much stigma as there is around recovery, there’s just as much (if not more) around mental health challenges.
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There’s a lot of people that are struggling with anxiety or depression that are treating that with alcohol.
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It’s not as important what you turn from as it is what you turn to.
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Aaron Sorrels: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube
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Celebrate Recovery
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Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
How Aaron went from self-destruction to building up himself and others in an incredible way.
I met Aaron Sorrels, The Unemployed Alcoholic, at a comedy show in Grand Rapids and he really stole the show that day. It is such a pleasure to have him on the show to share his incredible story of battling through substance abuse, identity crisis, depression, and anxiety. You will be so inspired by how he turned around his life from such a dark place to find his higher calling to help others recover, heal and find hope. Aaron shares his story growing up in a Christian home, being an alcoholic from early on and dealing with bullying and how all of this came together to make him who he is today. He never pictured himself being a comedian but he explains how unemployment and observing his journey through the mixture of blessings and issues in his life brought comedy into his life. Whether you have dealt with substance abuse yourself or are feeling beaten down by unemployment, I know you will find inspiration and hope in Aaron’s story!
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VALUABLE RESOURCES:
S.A.N.D. To Pearls Transforming the Sabotaging And Negative Dialogue stuck between your ears. Now available on Amazon Shop Now
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A couple weeks of unemployment turned into a couple months and then a year of unemployment. That was just a really hard time but it was a good and valuable time. I was able to dig deep into the deep hurts that caused me to turn to alcohol for a numbing purpose.
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The cycle is the same no matter what the substance or addiction is.
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Recovery is a difficult road to go down but it is so valuable. Some of the things I have gained through going through the 12-step program – I wouldn’t have been able to gain that insight and that wisdom through anything else. I would actually recommend the 12-step recovery program to anybody else.
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Aaron Sorrels: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube
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Order my new book: S.A.N.D To Pearls -Navigating and transforming the sabotaging and negative dialogue stuck between your ears
Celebrate Recovery
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Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Learn how God can turn trauma and pain into something beautiful.
This is the second part of the 2-part series featuring Funny Gal Sal, Sally Baucke. If you missed the first part, be sure to go back and listen because we talked a lot about how Sally discovered comedy and was able to achieve a mindset transformation and using the trauma in her life to bless others. In this episode we will continue that conversation and discuss in more depth why comedy is so important to her and how God brings out his glory in the darkest places.
Battling self-esteem and self-worth from an early age put her on a difficult path growing up but Sally talks about how God took her down a path that ultimately lifted her up and brought glory to the kingdom. We often find ourselves putting negative experiences on God and Sally shares her own perspective and experience of how she did this and ultimately was able to see how God sees her – as his own daughter.
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VALUABLE RESOURCES:
S.A.N.D. To Pearls Transforming the Sabotaging And Negative Dialogue stuck between your ears. Now available on Amazon Shop Now
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God always takes our path and he will take us down a place that eventually brings him glory one way or another and for me, that is what comedy has helped me do.
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We tend to transfer those feelings of not being enough, of being invisible, of being misunderstood. I feel those things and put those things on God and thought he felt those things about me as well. But that couldn’t be further from the truth.
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I just want them to feel seen and loved because that’s what I needed. And if my comedy helps them feel that way, then God has used that pain and not wasted it but used it for good. I’m okay with that!
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Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
The amazing Funny Gal Sal, Sally Baucke, joins me on this episode to talk about how comedy helped transform her life and the lives of those around her. Dealing with the emotional absence of her father and self-esteem issues from a young age, Sally was left with inner turmoil to fight for years. She shares her journey from finding Christ at a young age and gradually, over many years learning to embrace and accept who she is today.
You will get an inside look at how Sally discovered her love for comedy and the healing effect laughter has on people. She also shares her heart on the mindset transformation that took her on her own Cinderella-style mental transformation. You will love how Sally talks about turning your mess into your message and truly understanding your inner and spiritual royalty.
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VALUABLE RESOURCES:
S.A.N.D. To Pearls Transforming the Sabotaging And Negative Dialogue stuck between your ears. Now available on Amazon
S.A.N.D. To Pearls a 3-part personal development series Shop Now
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There was a lot of judging and criticism and it left me wanting and feeling like I could never attain the love of a father. To be honest, I believe many of us transfer that feeling of an earthly father towards the heavenly father. This is how we see God – Is he uninterested? does he think we are silly?
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I noticed that when I laughed, I too “felt better.” Since that time I have pursued the therapeutic benefits of humor in my own life, in the life of my patients, my children, and audiences.
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It has taken decades to re-write the old tapes in my head, and love myself for who God made me to be.
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Sally Baucke: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Tricia Harmon: LinkedIn | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Email
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Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Mark Christopher Lawrence is an award winning actor and comedian who joins us on this episode to talk about how he overcame odds and obstacles life threw at him. He also shares the path he found to success and how he was lead to open doors of opportunity that have changed his life today.
MCL will give a glimpse of his life - From what got him through the most challenging times of his life to how he was able to blossom in the midst of trials and find God’s will for his life. Get ready to be inspired!
Watch on Live With Tricia YouTube
VALUABLE RESOURCES:
S.A.N.D. To Pearls
Transforming the Sabotaging And Negative Dialogue stuck between your ears. Now available on Amazon
S.A.N.D. To Pearls is a 3-part personal development Series Shop Now
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A friend dared me to go on stage at the Comedy Store and do three minutes and I was funny even though I had no act. Louie Anderson says, “Hey, keep writing, you got something kid.” And that was the beginning of me being a comic.
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Had I stayed in the environment where I was, I don’t think I would have blossomed into the person I am today.
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The lesson is not to just get ready but to stay ready.
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