C22-15. Andrew Biernat & The Growing Pains of Growth

April 11, 2022March 3, 2026Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Andrew Biernat, on air from April 12th

The process of personal growth isn’t always pleasant. After years of counseling, reading mountains of personal development books, and going through numerous challenges, including quitting alcohol and experiencing 3 miscarriages in between our two girls, much of the growth I’ve experienced has come at a cost. Some of the growth processes are fun and motivational. Much of it cuts you to the core in order for you to heal back stronger.

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Andrew Biernat is an author, podcaster, and professional connector. He works at his local Chamber of Commerce and enjoys time in the woods with his wife and two daughters. Andrew started his career selling a product he didn’t believe in. He made a switch to personal training in 2013 and continued to hone in on his expertise. He wrote two fitness books, created a course, and an online membership program with over 150 customized workout videos. With the Covid lockdowns changing the landscape of the fitness industry he transitioned to the Ontario County Chamber of Commerce and started his own podcast where he focuses on personal growth, personal branding, and entrepreneurship.

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C22-15.Victoria Coure. A Contagious Smile after Abuse

April 11, 2022April 5, 2023Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Victoria Coure, on air from April 12th

A Contagious Smile has been supporting families with both special needs as well as survivors of domestic violence for well over 16 years now. As a special needs parent, a survivor of domestic violence, and being special needs myself, I understand first-hand just how challenging it was and still is to be able to find the assistance that you need. This is a place where there is no judgment, no bullying and you get to be YOU! We offer support groups, social groups, classes, legal preparation, and much more. Finally, a place where you can be amongst lifelong friends, who understand exactly who and where you are because each and every one of us has been there or is still there. We believe in having fun, learning with laughter, and supporting one another’s dreams.

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Victoria is a true survivor and mother of a special needs miracle child. With more than 16 years of educating herself and countless others within the special needs community. She brings a light to those who’ve known true darkness. Victoria has dedicated a large portion of her life in aiding those who were not in a position to help themselves. Victoria has several degrees and certifications which also include a Paralegal Degree, ASL Masters, First Aid/AED/CPR, Tracheostomy Certification, 3 Black Belts in mixed Martial Arts and is currently furthering her studies through online classes at Yale. Jackie also speaks to groups of domestic violence survivors as well as advocates for both survivors as well as special needs families. She is also an accomplished author and works throughout the year to help bring awareness along with toys for the special needs communities. Victoria and her daughter have been featured on tv advocating for those with challenging abilities and also with abused women. Having become a survivor herself has made her into a “Pitbull”. She advocates for these families and individuals and fights tooth and nail for them.

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C22-15 Heather Mathes, Paid to Be Perfect.

April 11, 2022February 24, 2023Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Heather Mathes, on air from April 12th

Heather Mathes, fit model and author of the new book, Paid to Be Perfect: The Secret to Finding Your Perfect. She will talk about how to find your body’s natural size, whether you’re a size 2 or 22, through healthy lifestyle habits: nutrition, fitness, wellness, and doing what feels good.

She was paid to be perfect. Imagine being paid to maintain a perfect size 6 your entire adult life. Professional model Heather Mathes had to maintain her exact measurements for decades in order to be a fit model. In doing so, she discovered her body’s natural size.

Heather’s unique expertise helps anyone who wants to find their body’s natural size, whether you’re a size 2 or 22, through healthy lifestyle habits. Nutrition, fitness, wellness, and doing what feels good are all part of her method.

Heather shares stories about her own experiences in the fit modeling world, includes insider secrets into the fashion world where she was paid to be “perfect”, and offers tips and expert advice for anyone who wants to find and maintain their body’s natural size. She is relatable and informal in sharing what is possible for anyone to achieve. Her book is called Paid to Be Perfect: The Secret to Finding Your Perfect.

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Heather can help you in all these areas.

Finding your body’s natural size
The all-important first step to discover what size your body wants you to be
Why you shouldn’t fight Mother Nature
Being pragmatic about body size and how one looks – it isn’t about pleasing others
Mental health and wellness
How to know when you need help – reaching out to others
Heather’s “adding a thought method” – when you think you look a certain way, you can
Do what feels good – why your food experiences should be filled with pleasure
Picking something you enjoy — don’t run if you don’t enjoy it — just move your body in a way that brings you pleasure
Should people use Botox, cosmetic surgery, or implants? Whatever you do, it’s your choice and it doesn’t mean “you flunked self-acceptance”
Aging — both in the modeling industry and in our society in general

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Heather Mathes began modeling in 1988. She continued modeling professionally after graduating from the Ohio State University with a B.S. in Marketing in 1993 before signing her first contract fit modeling with a major national retailer in 1996. After a ten consecutive year fit modeling contract, as well as modeling for other companies outside of her contract, she retired to become a mom in 2008. She then came out of retirement in 2016 at the age of 46 to continue fit modeling for the same company at the exact measurements she was in her twenties, not because she was under contract, but because she had developed health and wellness methods that kept her weight from fluctuating. She did this unconsciously as these methods became her norm. These methods and more are what she shares in her book

Paid to Be Perfect: The Secret to Finding Your Perfect. She lives in Columbus, OH with her husband, her son, and her dog.

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C22-14. Sharon L. Brecher is a Miserable Mom

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Sharon Brecher, on air from April 5th

Comedic illustrator and popular influencer Sharon Brecher, author of Miserable Mom: The Do’s and Don’ts of Sending Your Kid to College

Welcome to that special time of every parent’s life – when they’ve done all they can to prepare their kids for the next step, and the time has come… their kid is leaving home and going to college! Miserable Mom celebrates the ups and downs of one of life’s most emotional parenting moments, conveniently coinciding with mid-life. Mom-blogger, illustrator, and popular influencer Sharon Brecher shares her first-hand experience with the daily angst and indignities of motherhood in her humorous comic strips that portray the do’s and don’ts of sending your kid to college. Through illustrations and transparent slice-of-life narrative, Miserable Mom: The Do’s and Don’ts of Sending Your Kid to College provides an authentic connection with others who are also navigating this emotional time. Delivering an unapologetic perspective of motherhood, Sharon shines a light on the stream of consciousness we all internalize and helps us laugh at ourselves. By normalizing common parenting and mid-life insecurities with a dose of humor, Miserable Mom will help you feel supported while enduring this incredibly special time of parenting college students.:

High Anxiety: The Do’s and Don’ts of Pre-College Prep
Holy Sh*t Your Kid is Leaving the Nest! The Do’s and Don’ts of Moving Out…and Moving In
The Overbearing Parent’s Reminder: Step Back So Your Child Can Shine at College
The New Normal Back at Home: The Do’s and Don’ts of Stalking, Suffocating and Controlling Those Left Behind
Raging Hormones & Mid-Life: Keeping it Cool When You’re Burning up Inside and You Just Want to Turn Back Time
Live and Learn: Put on Your Best Game Face, Don’t Forget To Laugh When Your Crazy Slips Out and Remember All Parents Are In This Together
The Emotions of Change: Now what?

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“Sharon has taken her first-hand experience with the daily angst and indignities of motherhood and – instead of eating cupcakes alone in her car – has channeled it into this well-observed and funny book! Her illustrations that juxtapose her comic characters against a real-life background are an apt metaphor for her clever take on what it means to love and let go with a sense of humor… and to get up the next day and do it all over again.” – Eileen Heisler, Executive Producer/Co-Creator of hit TV series, The Middle

“She’s not really miserable. She’s creating her way through the ups and downs of life’s most perplexing assignment – raising humans. Sharon’s book is a sassy, sparkling help list for a mom’s most dreaded job, sending her kid to college. You will laugh, you will wince, you will buy two books so you can cut one up to send pages to your friends.” – Becky Blades, Author of Do Your Laundry or You’ll Die Alone: Advice Your Mom Would Give if She Thought You Were Listening

“Miserable Mom: The Do’s and Don’ts of Sending Your Kid to College is fun, lighthearted and brimming with good advice – The perfect gift for any parent navigating this emotional, exciting journey.” – Linda Wolff, Freelance Writer/Syndicated Blogger, CarpoolGoddess.com

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Sharon L. Brecher is a mom-blogger, writer, illustrator, wife, and Miserable Mom. Her first book, Miserable Mom: The Do’s and Don’ts of Sending Your Kid to College, calls out the absurdities of this stage of motherhood with a wry sense of humor and a self-deprecating wink to her own place in the emotional merry-go-round. Sharon is a born and bred New Yorker, living in Southern California. She has raised two young adults (one in college and one recently out) and has an MA in Education. Sharon was the Educational Director of Futurekids and spent several years working as a consultant for companies like Disney Interactive and Disney Online, where she created educational content for kids and guides for parents. Upon an emotional return from dropping her oldest off at college for the first time, Sharon needed to process some unfamiliar and vulnerable feelings. With one kid out and one to go, mid-life was upon her. This new phase would require the honesty and humor she always internalized, to process life’s challenges. But this time Sharon needed to share with other moms out loud. So, she sat down at her computer and Miserable Moms was born.

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C22-14 Irina Lotvin Healing through the Mess.

April 4, 2022April 14, 2022Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Irina Lotvin, on air from April 5th

My other underneath of this is the mission to heal our Mother Earth as it is getting abused and depleted .. and support our bio-agriculture and create a healthy microbiome not only in our own bodies but in our soil .. so we can leave this planet for our children and their children for generations to come.

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She immersed herself for four years in the master’s-degree program and treated over a thousand patients. Later, she continued her education under world-renowned Japanese acupuncturist Dr. Kiiko Matsumoto.

After healing herself from a bleeding ulcer in her colon, she continued to natural healing the body using food as medicine, with the pioneers in functional medicine; doctors Neil Barnard, Alan Goldhamer, Douglas Lisle, Michael Klaper, and Colin Campbell.

Irina combines this approach from her own healing journey from dire illness with her strong background in Eastern and Western medicine. She primarily works, empowers, and guides women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s, coping with gut-related issues, and restoring their holistic health.

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