A PODCAST WITH A PURPOSE Featuring People Overcoming Life’s Challenges, Those That Can Inspire and Motivate, Those That Can Educate Us On An Assortment Of Topics https://itsawrapwithrap.com FB its a wrap with rap
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Meet Austrian-California multimedia artist Michaell Magrutsche, also an awareness and creativity educator, speaker, podcaster and author of his book "The Smart of Art". Michaell tells us how he coped with and overcame various problems in his life and will educate us about mankind and how we might realize our human potential. Sponsors; Hero Soap Com…
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Meet Rachel Shur who was a carefree 26-year-old woman living in Ventura County California who in an instant went to suddenly someone who had to make the most profound and complex legal, moral, medical and practical decisions humanly possible. Not only did she not know the answers, often she didn't even know the questions. She talks to Ron about her…
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Ron talks with Dan MacQueen who at age 28 was leading an active, healthy lifestyle. In 2014 life threw him a curve ball. He started getting terrible headaches and blinding vision which led to two emergency brain surgeries. What he found along the way will surprise you. He tells us about his recovery and what he did to return to normal and achieve a…
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Meet Leah Goldstein, internationally sought after speaker, author of her book "No Limits", world champion kickboxer at age 17, national cycling champion, winner of the 2021 Race Across America (RAAM) and nine-year veteran of the Israeli Defense Force in which she served as the first female elite commando instructor as well as a special forces intel…
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Jeanne Mari Retief-Dealing With A Panic Disorder and Living Your Figgi Life
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Meet Jeanne Retief who hold a PhD in International criminal and humanitarian law, has presented on key human rights issues worldwide and consulted for 15 years in that field. After struggling all her life with anxiety, at age 35 she experienced a health and soul crisis and was diagnosed with panic disorder. She tells us how she made difficult decis…
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Linn Rivers-Functional Health and Wellness Expert
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Meet Linn Rivers. Linn teaches people a different way of living and being in this world. She is a functional health and wellness expert and educator. She teaches people all over the world how to take their health into their own hands, mind, body and spirit. You will learn so much listening to this episode pertaining to neuro linguistic programming,…
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Lizbeth Meredith-Pieces of Me, Rescuing my Kidnapped Daughters
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Ron interviews award winning author, speaker and podcaster Lizbeth Meredith who recounts her struggle to bring home her internationally abducted daughters from Greece to Alaska. Her amazing story reminds us that if you seek help and do not quit, anything is possible. Video broadcast available on our You Tube channel ITS A WRAP WITH RAP -THE PODCAST…
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Kristof Morrow-Overcoming Over Tourette's Syndrome
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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 I…
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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 …
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Max Friedman-Painful Joy, 2nd Generation Holocaust Survivor
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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…
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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 moun…
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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.…
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Dan Clouser-The Journey of my Mother’s Son
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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 a…
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Timothy J West, Stevens Johnsons- Syndrome Survivor
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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 be…
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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…
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Leslie Hope Holthoff-The Evolution of a Teen Mom
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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 …
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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. …
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Michelle Shekhinah, From the Floor to the Door
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Meet Michelle Shekhinah who was married for many years and was a stay-at-home mom with two special needs children. In 2015 she realized her husband was addicted to drugs. In this time, she had experienced financial, emotional and sexual abuse from him, which turned into him sex trafficking her. Michelle spent many nights crying on the floor, until …
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Tyler Wittkofsky-You Are Not Your Past, Moving Forward
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Meet Tyler Wittkofsky, multi-genre author, poet, mental health and travel blogger, podcaster, winning marketing and communications professional who grew up homeless and abused by his father for the first ten years of his life. Tyler was constantly made to feel like a lesser person which led the way to quite a few mental health disorders that stem f…
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Susan Gold-Toxic Family, Transforming Childhood Trauma into Adult Freedom
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Ron talks with author Susan Gold who wrote "Toxic Family, Transforming Childhood Trauma into Adult Freedom " and used her intuitive callings to leave her toxic family situation and eventually meet the demons of her upbringing that were continuing to repeat in her life. Professionally Susan became known for attracting celebrity talent to brands in N…
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Meet former U.S. Marine King Randall from Albany Georgia. King was alarmed by the high level of crime in his hometown. The young offenders were mostly black males as young as 11 years old. This inspired him to be the change the community needed and to be the role model these young men were missing in their lives. King founded the X for Boys Program…
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Ron talks with author Mike Aronson about his book "Whatever" which contains over 30 years of documentation of what he has witnessed in his life such as a painting, a statue, wall art, quotes, positive thoughts, poems, rants and more. Mike became obsessed with the word WHATEVER and it was his dream to write a book with all the stuff he had collected…
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Meet Tina Petrova award winning film maker, motivational speaker and author. When not teaching or making films, Tina is an advocate on the issue of chronic pain as she is also a chronic pain survivor and thriver. Tina has released a feature length documentary titled "Pain Warriors" about the pain epidemic in North America and discusses with us this…
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Greg Carpenter & Dr Eric Dorninger -CBD Explained (Blue Sky CBD)
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Ron interviews Greg Carpenter founder of Blue Sky CBD and Dr Eric Dorninger research and development director of Blue Sky to answer all his questions about CBD . CBD is explained for the listener, it's sourcing, properties, effects on the body, its uses, legal issues, and the benefits for the consumer. Blue Sky is a small company in Colorado that f…
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Mike Schlappi-If You Can’t Stand Up, Stand Out
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Ron talks with four-time paralympic basketball wheelchair medalist and hall of famer Mike Schlappi who was accidentally shot in the chest at age 14 and left two-thirds paralyzed. Mike inspires others through his experiences and discusses his philosophy of overcoming adversity, and his challenge to individuals to succeed despite difficult circumstan…
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Meet Tom Exler, born with a rare birth defect called Bladder Exstrophy (BE) meaning his bladder was turned inaide out. Tom didn't ask to have a stoma but he is living proof that challenges in life doesn't have to stop anyone from what they want to do. Sponsors: Home Doctor Practical Guide https://3e24fn-0x2-k1z9b1gq42z1w7m.hop.clickbank.net Rare Pa…
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Diane Gilman-Fashion Icon Designer. The ”Jean Queen”.
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Ron talks with iconic fashion designer Diane Gilman who started her career in the 1960'a dressing rock stars such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, Jerry Garcia, Jim Morrison and the list goes on. Diane introduced washable silk to the U.S. market earning her fortune and fame in the department store industry. She reinvented herself as the …
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Wes Michael-Founder of Rare Patient Voice
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Ron talks with Wes Michael who founded Rare Patient Voice (RPV), a company that enables patients and caregivers to share their voices with the researchers and companies developing products to improve patient's lives. RPV provides patients and caregivers an opportunity to participate in all types of research, including market research, health econom…
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Jeanne Albaugh-From Begging to Accepting to Being the Change
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Meet Jeanne Albaugh, homeless at one point living under a bridge in South Florida for ten years after an unfortunate event and then leaving that lifestyle to eventually fulfill her dream of helping the homeless by founding Showering Love, a mobile hygiene bus offering showers, new clothing, personal hygiene products, medical services and informatio…
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Ron interviews Rob Lohman founder of The Addiction Recovery Hub and host of Beyond The Bars Radio Podcast, and author of The Addiction Intervention Book. Rob's resume includes alcohol. drug and gambling addiction, divorce, bankruptcy, mental health issues, suicide ideation, prison, recovery and transformation. His personal journey of overcoming lif…
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Ron talks to Juano Ocampo two-time brain cancer survivor and author of the book "Impossible to I'm Possible". Juano shares his journey through his trying times coping with a rare form of brain cancer and his life's calling pursuit of sharing with others life's true meaning. Sponsors: Rare Patient Voice https://rarepatientvoice.com/Itsawrapwithrap F…
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Erik Hale-Lung Cancer, Not Just A Smokers Disease
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Ron talks with two-time lung cancer survivor Erik Hale who at 30 years of age developed lung cancer. Erik makes us aware of the intricacies of this perplexing disease and helps to destigmatize it. Eric is an advocate for lung cancer awareness and a first-time author. You will find this podcast very informative. Sponsors: Rare Patient Voice https://…
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Patrick Moffett-Ice Cream in The Cupboard
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Ron talks with Pat Moffett internationally acclaimed author and producer, Vietnam war veteran, advocate for early onset Alzheimer's disease. Pat is the author of the critically acclaimed book "Fortunate Soldier", one of the few comedies ever written about the Vietnam conflict. Pat has also written "Ice Cream in The Cupboard" about his family's stru…
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Ron talks with one of the travel world's premier consultants, KK Robbins who has covered over 100 countries on seven continents and gives us some travel tips and her perspective on today's travel environment. Over a decade ago, she sold her car, her home, her man to head abroad and fulfill her dream of a life of travel. Sponsors: Hero Soap Company-…
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Randy Grimes-NFL Player Tackling Addiction
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Ron has a discussion with former 10-year NFL veteran Randy Grimes who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Randy talks about his addiction problem he overcame that developed while treating career related injuries, his work helping to start the program Pro Athletes in Recovery and his thoughts about the game. Please enjoy the podcast! Sponsors: The …
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Krystyna Lennon and Her Hypnodog -Dubbed World’s Best Hypnotist by CBS
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Ron talks with Krystyna Lennon, world renowned professional hypnotist, television personality, author and media source best known for hypnotizing the likes of Simon Cowell and Drew Barrymore. She has appeared on Britan's Got Talent and has over 100 million You Tube views. Their discussion reveals many fascinating answers to questions about hypnosis…
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Dan Hegerich-Why Is This Happening for Me
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Ron talks to Dan Hegerich a six-time cancer survivor who eventually left all the medicine behind and wants to share with us what he learned from educators and clinicians from his travels about health, healing and chronic degenerative disease through nutrition, movement, detoxification and open dialogue. Dan feels a deep responsibility to share his …
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Ron talks to Charles Smith who has lived with Compounded Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for going on 40 years. Charles has an amazing story to tell. He is not only an author, but an army veteran, certified peer support specialist , addiction recovery counselor, and holds a degree in Human Services. His life story will inspire you and show you no ma…
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Ron talks to Nelson Tressler founder and CEO of igotsmarter.com which is a goal achievement program and app created to help people succeed in every aspect of life and author of the book "The Unlucky Sperm Club, You Are Not the Victim of Your Circumstances but A Product of Your Choices". After being born into one of the biggest scandals his small Pe…
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Susan De Lorenzo-Pulling The Gems From Adversity
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Ron talks to transformational life coach Susan De Lorenzo who specializes in helping those recover from setbacks such as cancer, divorce and job loss aka "gems in disguise" using proven techniques for success. Susan is a survivor of invasive breast cancer whose marriage fell apart directly following her year of treatment. Sponsor: Home Doctor-Pract…
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Ron interviews Laurie Singer, licensed marriage and family therapist, board certified in behavior analysis, who leads the successful Camarillo California based Laurie Singer Behavioral Services Inc. Laurie has just authored her new book entitled "You're Not Crazy, Living with Anxiety, Obsessions and Fetishes". Motivated by her own personal tragedy,…
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Doug Noll-De-Escalator and Peacemaker
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Ron interviews Doug Noll, award winning trial lawyer, speaker, author and now a peacemaker and mediator. Doug is the co-founder of the award-winning Prison of Peace Project in which he has taught prisoners (many murderers) in maximum security facilities to be mediators and peacemakers. Doug is the author of De-Escalate: " How to Calm an Angry Perso…
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Ron talks with David Page creator of the television series "Diners, Drive Ins and Dives". David is a long time journalist network news producer with two decades of foreign and domestic service with ABC and NBC News who transitioned to food television and then authoring a book titled Food Americana. David has gone all over the United States capturin…
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Kevin Roth-Mindful Awareness, Riding The Surfboard of Life
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Ron talks with internationally known singer, songwriter, pianist, artist and mountain dulcimer player Kevin Roth. His music spans the world with contributions to traditional, original, contemporary and jazz influences. Kevin has performed at the White House twice and made many radio and television appearances throughout the world. He talks to us ab…
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Fred Rutman-The Man Who Died 20 Times and Found Intermittent Fasting
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Ron interviews Fred Rutman who was clinically dead 20 times due to his heart stopping. Fred discusses his weight gain to 340 pounds standing only at 5 ft 7 inches, his heart stopping, his diabetes, and his medical misdiagnoses only to find relief by discovering the world of intermittent fasting. His life has not been the same since. Sponsor: Laurie…
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Chad Osinga (aka Mr Tenacity)-His Mess Is His Message
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Ron talks with Chad Osinga, high school dropout turned college graduate, U.S. Army special operations sniper and combat operations instructor, speaker, writer and life coach mentor. Chad grew up in a drug house with a mother addicted to crack cocaine. He discusses with us the numerous adversities and challenges he has faced arising from war, specia…
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Sylvester Jenkins III-A Man Of Resiliency
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Ron talks with Sylvester Jenkins III-U.S. combat army veteran of five tours of duty, four tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. He grew up in a single parent home located in a crime infested neighborhood but made it out to become a college graduate, accomplished speaker and bestselling author. His story is phenomenal. Sponsor: Sour Honey www.sourho…
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Carolyn Breinich-What It Is Like To Be A Childhood Cancer Survivor
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Ron discusses with Carolyn Breinich author of Faith, Hope and Cancer her journey from being diagnosed at age 13 with leukemia to her adult years about the physical, emotional, social aspects and friends and family dynamics involved with the disease. The listener will get a perspective of the ramifications of having childhood cancer. Sponsor: Author…
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Ron speaks to Dorothy Graham O-Dell who shares her incredible journey to a life without limits. She has authored the book "The Overcomer, Facing Challenges with Faith and Courage". She will tell us about her being bullied in school, having low self-esteem and self-worth, her abusive relationship, and family tragedies and trauma. She spent years liv…
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Eddie & KatieZingleman-Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) Does Not Define Me
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Ron talks to Eddie and his wife Katie Zingleman about Eddie's lifelong battle with RP, a group of eye disorders that cause progressive vision loss. Eddie was thrown several roadblocks in life but talks about his resiliency to overcome and today his ability to make handcrafted country home furnishings . Links: www.tennesseewoodworks.com https://itsa…
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