Read inspiring stories of families healing, families meeting and families reuniting.
Family relationships can be complex, and siblings, children or parents can hold grudges for many years, but it’s heartening to hear stories of forgiveness and resolution.
If family is important to you, this section will speak to your heart. Who knows? You might even find that reading this is like family therapy for yourself!
Overcoming Obstacles In Life – From Foster Child To Teen Mom Drug Addict To Grad Student
Jessica Rodriguez went through an abusive childhood, drug addiction, teen pregnancy and more to now dedicating her life to helping others. We've often thought that the best people to help others are those that have been through difficult times in their lives because they understand what it takes to turn a life around. Jessica is one such person. Living With Bipolar Disorder, How I Turned My Life Around To Help Others By Jessica Rodriguez. Since the age of fourteen I dreamed of helping others. Currently, I am a graduate student studying mental health counseling at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX. However, there was a time in my life where college, and furthering my education, was nothing more than an unattainable fantasy for me. Much of my reality growing up was quite literally, what nightmares are made of... CLICK PLAY To hear the featured musical soundtrack to ...
World Music Artist Karsh Kale On Overcoming Adversity In The Music Business And In Life
By Michael Nova How A Musician Can Find His Path In The Music Industry By Paving His Own Road Karsh Kale is best-known for his work as a world music artist, mixing various genres of music together to create what is known as the Asian underground genre. Melding together rock, pop, electronica and ambient music with Indian classical and folk music, he was one of the first to pioneer the sound, and now tours worldwide performing, in between gigs producing artists and composing music for film and TV. CLICK PLAY To hear the featured musical soundtrack to this interview by X: THC. A self-taught musician, Karsh hooked up with Bill Laswell to join Tabla Beat Science, with Zakir Hussain, Talvin Singh, Trilok Gurtu and Sultan Khan in 2000. As a DJ and electric tabla player, he caught the ear of Six Degrees Records and was signed to a record deal, ...
Pioneering Indian Pro Basketball Player Inspires a Nation On How to Become Successful
By Justin Cutler. Santam Singh: The First Indian-Born Player To Be Drafted in the NBA Hopes To Open Doors For Basketball In His Homeland And Help His Family. Most NBA fans are unfamiliar with the name Satnam Singh. As the 52nd overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft, Singh’s potential is still unknown. However, regardless of what his future in basketball holds, the 21-year-old descendant of India has already made history. Growing up, basketball was much more than a game to Singh. His father, who is almost as tall as Singh, is the head of the village and his biggest supporter. He made Satnam see basketball as a way out of this home village of Ballo Ke, which is a rural area populated by about 700 people. The village is filled with homes that lack basic amenities such as protective windows and heating. Singh comes from a family of wheat ...
How To Make It In The Music Industry – An Interview With Mark Desvaux
As a serial entrepreneur, Mark Desvaux ran several successful businesses and moved on to the music industry, where he released two best-selling albums with his music group, Urban Myth Club, performing at the UK's Glastonbury Festival three times, and signing a publishing deal with Warner Bros. Mark is also is is also an author and internationally known speaker, and he has founded several nonprofit organizations, including Foodshare, where he inspired 7,500 school children to grow and donate produce to local charities. When Mark speaks of the interactions he has with his own children, he asks a simple question of them each day, in order to empower them. We think you'll enjoy the question and the concept behind it. Mark's diverse life experiences have led him to become a life coach inspiring others, but he had to overcome some adversity to become the success that he is today. Here's our interview ...
Best Selling Author Explains How To Overcome Addictions And Fear of Intimacy To Heal Our Relationships
By Michael Nova and Matthew Le Blanc. Addiction Rehab And Therapy Helped Heal Damaged Family Relationships. Thomas Gagliano is a best-selling author who quit his successful business in order to help others. To achieve this goal, Thomas went back to school and received his MSW at age 51. His first best-selling book, The Problem Was Me: How to End Negative Self-Talk and Take Your Life to a New Level, with Dr. Abraham Twerski explores how we sabotage our lives because of a fear of intimacy. His second book, Don't Put Your Crap in Your Kid's Diaper: The Clean Up Cost Can Last a Lifetime was released in 2015. Tom is a life coach, published author, and a keynote speaker with a Master’s degree in social work. He also leads both men and women’s groups, and also works with families, so that parents can provide their children the positive messages that ...
