by lameredith | Aug 3, 2022 | Persistence U podcast show notes
As a young man spiraling out of control with drug addiction, Colleen Elaine’s son clearly had a problem. He wasn’t the only one. Colleen Elaine shares lessons learned after her life unraveled, and the permanent changes made as her son and entire family...
by lameredith | Jul 26, 2022 | Persistence U podcast show notes
It’s been over nine months since I packed my few boxes, stuffed my cats in an airplane, and flew from Alaska to Tennessee to a home where I knew no one, leaving the place where I’d spent more than 5 decades of my life....
by lameredith | Jul 19, 2022 | Persistence U podcast show notes
While teens her age worried about the prom and high school graduation, Kerrie Atherton was planning to end her life. The weight of depression, trauma, and substance abuse had become too much. A meeting at Alcoholics Anonymous was the first important step toward...
by lameredith | Jul 12, 2022 | Persistence U podcast show notes
What do you say when a doctor tells you that you’ve got six months to live? When you’re Dr. Allen Lycka, you get a second opinion. And a third. And so on. Rather than close his practice down and get his affairs in order, Dr. Lycka followed his intuition...
by lameredith | Jul 12, 2022 | Persistence U podcast show notes
Back when Fiona Demark was growing up in a small town in Australia, resources to help support her sight loss weren’t readily available. Legally blind since birth, she worked hard in school and envisioned a future for herself that included a career. But her...