The Sit Down Stand Out Show Benen Dykstra
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The podcast that shares personal stories of people who have adapted and overcome physical and mental challenges to achieve their dreams. To prove to themselves and all of us that your dreams are within reach.
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Conscious Choices with Rose Booth
To have faith is to put your trust and belief into something
or someone you cannot see but exists with your heart. Rose Booth made the conscious choice to accept Christ into her life at 8 years old, and although we question ourselves Rose's faith is what kept her going during a difficult three years at the high of the pandemic contracting covid, nearly dying multiple times, and becoming an amputee. Find out how she documented this journey in her book Dancing in the Valley: Finding Life and Joy Amidst the Shadow of Death Nipping at My Heels and the thought behind her podcast The One Single thought podcast discussing her life as a career driven woman. Follow along on her journey in the links below and until next time Keep Calm and Roll On.
https://www.rosebooth.net
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-single-thought/id1632968683
https://instagram.com/rosieboo65
https://www.facebook.com/rose.booth
https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Valley-Finding-Amidst-Nipping/dp/1955051240/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DC714V76HFGF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nsrqJ5UVj_uYPPcyLC4YHA.fTl4Jr-raZ7CVlgt00VCxVkqAm8CUfaTZswno-ThMgY&dib_tag=se&keywords=Dancing+in+the+Valley%3A+Finding+Life+and+Joy+Amidst+the+Shadow+of+Death+Nipping+at+Her+Heels&qid=1712860767&sprefix=dancing+in+the+valley+finding+life+and+joy+amidst+the+shadow+of+death+nipping+at+her+heels%2Caps%2C74&sr=8-1 -
Put your Boots on with Kimberly Berg
Life can knock everyone down in many strange ways, what matters is how we get back up and rebound from it. Kimberly Berg grew up with a WW2 veteran dad and siblings who deal with Post Polio Syndrome. These were the building blocks for the career she has today as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist who specializes in helping people affected by conditions such as ALS, Parkinson's Disease and other neurological condition through dance, no contact boxing, agility camps and so much more. find out the difference between no contact and shadow boxing, the formation of the PD Rebel Performance Project a dance troop made up entirely of people affected by Parkinson's Disease. To follow along on Kimberly Berg"s journey click the links below and until next time Keep Calm and Roll On
https://rebelfitclub.com
https://www.instagram.com/pd_rebelfitclub
https://www.facebook.com/PDRebelFitClub
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC66NA1QeeRcTCnc3Usn6p1A -
Working on a Dream with Kristi Jacques
Music is something we are all familiar with, regardless of the genre you listen to as long as you feel a connection with the melody, lyrics, stage performance, or the people off stage. Kristi Jacques has always felt a connection to music since she was a little girl helping in her parents music store, Along Kristi's journey she has faced many challenges from type 1 diabetes to a rare condition called Sarcoidosis a condition that causes lumps to form in the lungs making breathing without oxygen difficult and causing pulmonary hypertension as the heart works harder to pump blood and oxygen into the body. Despite all of these challenges with some inspiration from Miles Kennedy from the brand Alter Bridge Kristi continues to create new music and work on the dream of getting a double lung transplant to one day be able to preform in front of crowds and share the gift of music with the world. Until that wonderful day comes please consider checking out all of Kristi Jacques's music in the links below and leaving a tip on her website to support her in whatever way you can every little bit helps until next time Keep Calm and Roll On
https://www.kristijacquesmusic.com
https://www.instagram.com/kristi__jacques
https://www.facebook.com/KristiJacquesMusic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeb52fFy7hU7dvEEfqNlGNA
https://www.tiktok.com/@kristijacques4?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc -
Put the Carriage Before the Horse with Faye O'Hara
Animals have been helping mankind by feeding us, working with us, and being our companions for countless years. Faye O'Hara has always loved horses raising training, and riding them but, one night everything changed. Faye became paralyzed after a car wreck at 15 and for the next 7 years away from horses and fell into a deep sadness and used alcohol to deal with the emotional and physical pain. During these 7 years Fay got her house adapted to her needs and learned how to get use to life in a wheelchair with limited use in one arm but, her love for horses never left her thoughts. On this episode find out how a horse named Majestic helped Faye get a new outlook on life as she now uses her story as a motivational speaker, competitive Carriage rider and all around inspiration. Be sure to Like, Review Subscribe to follow Faye O"Hara on her journey click the links below and until next time Keep Calm and Roll On
https://www.fayeoharamajesticequine.com
https://www.instagram.com/majestic_equine
https://www.facebook.com/groups
https://twitter.com/fayeohara90
https://www.tiktok.com/@majesticequine?_t=8fH7BaJKwj2&_r=1 -
The Most Painful Choice is No Choice at all with Rachel McDonald
Have you felt that something wasn't right with you mentally or physically and those around you didn't believe you?Rachel McDonald faced this exact challenge for years trying find a doctor who would diagnose her with endometriosis a rare condition that can only be diagnosed through surgery. on this episode we discuss Rachel's journey with endometriosis, trying to get a Hysterectomy operation in the middle of 2020, being diagnosed with Mesenteric Artery Syndrome her passion for cats, acting and so much more.
Be sure to like, Review and Subscribe wherever you Listen to your favourite podcasts to follow our guest Rachel McDonald click the link blow and until next time Keep Calm and Roll On
https://racheljmacdonald.godaddysites.com
https://instagram.com/racheljmacdonald
https://www.tiktok.com/@racheljmacdonald?_t=8k3Dmvito7y&_r=1
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9060938/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk -
Who's Hungry? With Ian Taverner
Ian Taverner just like the rest of us learned how to cook simply to survive, however bit by bit his health slowly started to wear him down mentally and physically. Being diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), Arthritis, Prinzmetal Angina, Anxiety and Depression caused Ian to go through a dark period called the groundhog years. Eventually with a lot of time, practice and patients Ian adapted his cooking methods and the tools he uses to fit hi accessibility needs to the point where he wrote his own cookbook called Mr. Cookfullness combining the joys of cooking with the mindfulness that as long as your are enjoying the cooking process, able to do it safely and enjoy what your eating anyone can cook.
So if you're hungry for more information on Ian Taverner's journey or you'd like to pickup your copy of Mr. Cookfullness check out the links below until next time Keep Calm and Roll On
https://www.cookfulness.co.uk
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cookfulness-Therapeutic-Approach-Ian-Taverner/dp/1913568792/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2I49DBM574GUY&keywords=cookfulness+ian+taverner&qid=1700484136&sprefix=cookf%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1 https://x.com/cookfulness?t=JndQKDOMVKO1_5upmValeA&s=09
https://www.instagram.com/cookfulness?igsh=MXBkdmI5eWIwYWFqcw==
https://www.facebook.com/Cookfulness
https://youtube.com/@cookfulness-ianmrcookfulne1869?si=jbwM60k-aAQUeNBc
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-mr-cookfulness-taverner-b04a8810?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app
https://www.tiktok.com/@cookfulness?_t=8jIYITJswFt&_r=1
Customer Reviews
A Podcast That Stands Out
Sit Down Stand Out is great podcast with a unique focus on people who refused to quit and demonstrate resilience. Really appreciate the inspiring stories of guests who refuse to play victims. The host Ben has an amazing story himself, and this is a great pordcast from wich to draw personal inspiration!
Entertaining and Informative
The Sit Down Stand Out podcast with Benen is an excellent adventure into the lives of a diverse sample of individuals. The Rolling Dragon shares personal insights along the way. He is intuitive and takes the time to craft questions that result in an entertaining and informative conversation. A podcast that definitely deserves a listen, or two, or three!
Love the Rolling Dragon!!!
I wish everyone would listen to the The Sit Down Stand Show Podcast. Host Ben brings a personal perspective into very important conversations about disability, discrimination, accessibility and self reliance.