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Win Charles
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Welcome to Ask Win conversations about being awesome with a disability and raising awareness at the same time and absolutely Yes sometimes you have to say F…..CK you to your own mindset and especially your disability! 

  1. 3d ago

    Caregivers Need Care Too

    Send us Fan Mail Carol Williams Thursday, November 12, 2026 Ask Win: http://askwinpodcast.weebly.com/. Please donate to Ask Win by going to Payment Venmo Win1195 at https://venmo.com/. Park Land with Win: https://parklanejewelry.com/rep/winc?_k=bb50de368afeec410814b4cd07e5b80c95da0353b25774d8fe4f5a53ebf0b753. On Ask Win today (Thursday, November 12, 2026), Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Carol Williams. Carol, the unstoppable force in soloist woman entrepreneurship. Since 2009, she's conquered career shifts, liberated herself from a toxic marriage, and thrived through the pandemic as a leader in coaching. As the founder of the Beacon of Light Center, LLC, Carol empowers visionary women to unlock their potential across all aspects of life. She's known for her holistic approach,  playful spirit, and uncanny ability to inspire transformation. Clients dub her "superwoman with x-ray vision" for her insight, trustworthiness, and compassion. Ready to get real and make an impact? Join Carol's fold and let the journey begin. To learn more about Carol visit UnScatterMe.com We keep the show going through real-life chaos and use it as a springboard to talk about resilience, caregiving, and why your needs cannot be an afterthought. Carol Williams shares how her mission to spread love, light, and joy turns into practical support for caregivers through boundaries, coaching, and life-first planning.  • carols personal “what lights me up” story and the Beacon A Light Center mission  • Caring for a dad with Alzheimer’s and a son with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)  • Why caregiver needs must align with the work, including time, pay, and capacity  • Navigating agency logistics, long drives, and the stress that lands on caregivers  • The ripple effect of coaching caregivers and the teams around them  • Simple ways to support care teams, including communication and small appreciation  • Why “work-life balance” fails and how life-first planning works instead  • Where to find Kel online, including unscatterme.com and LinkedIn  if any of you who are listening especially the fangular Delta want to send me um beta programs you're working on or beta projects you're working on and need the advice from the disabled perspective please do that  Support the show

  2. Nov 8

    You Can’t Delay The Life You Want

    Send us Fan Mail Dr. Munira Zahabi Saturday, November 7, 2026 Ask Win: http://askwinpodcast.weebly.com/. Please donate to Ask Win by going to Payment Venmo Win1195 at https://venmo.com/. Park Land with Win: https://parklanejewelry.com/rep/winc?_k=bb50de368afeec410814b4cd07e5b80c95da0353b25774d8fe4f5a53ebf0b753. On Ask Win today (Saturday, November 7, 2026), Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Dr. Munira Zahabi. Dr. Zahabi is the Founder and CEO of Kismet Ventures Inc., creator of Give Your Business a Voice™ and the IMPACT Journey™, and host of Munira’s Musings. Known as The Niche Navigator™, she helps entrepreneurs, authors, coaches, and experts clarify their message, communicate with confidence, build credibility, and become more visible. Through more than 600 interviews, speaking, coaching, and strategic communication work, Munira helps people turn conversations into opportunities and authority. She is also a Certified DISC Behavioral Analysis Trainer, Cialdini Certified Coach, author, and international speaker. To learn more about Dr. Zahabi visit https://thenichenavigator.com/ casual chat about weather turns into something much bigger: what happens when you stop delaying the life you actually want. We’re joined by Manira Zahabi, an author, coach, strategist, mother, and grandmother calling in from Chicagoland, sharing her path from being born and raised in Kenya to building a career in the US. Along the way, we talk about the real grit of starting over, learning new systems, and the kind of guidance many immigrants wish they had on day one. We also get personal about joy and priorities. Manira explains why her grandkids are her greatest joy, but only after health, because health is the foundation that lets you enjoy family, work, and everything else. From there we explore creativity and the things we keep putting off, like painting and getting hands in clay, plus the simple details that make life feel rich, including a strong vote for sushi as a favorite meal. Then the conversation shifts into the hard truth: time is not guaranteed. A sudden loss in Manira’s orbit sparks a deeper question about how careful we can be and whether we’re living to the fullest. We also share a direct health update, including MRI results and the possibility of a total knee replacement, and why making peace with medical decisions can be an act of self-respect. If you care about life coaching, career transitions, health mindset, resilience, and building a legacy, this one will stay with you. If this hit home, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs a push, and leave a review with the one change you’re ready to make next. Support the show

  3. Nov 6

    Men Avoid The Doctor And Pay For It

    Send us Fan Mail Michael Bovarnick Friday, November 6, 2026 Ask Win: http://askwinpodcast.weebly.com/. Please donate to Ask Win by going to Payment Venmo Win1195 at https://venmo.com/. Park Land with Win: https://parklanejewelry.com/rep/winc?_k=bb50de368afeec410814b4cd07e5b80c95da0353b25774d8fe4f5a53ebf0b753. On Ask Win today (Friday, November 6, 2026), Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Michael Bovarnick. Michael is an 83-year-old prostate cancer survivor, patient advocate, speaker, and founder of The Prostate Education Project, a free resource for men and families navigating prostate cancer. Diagnosed more than 23 years ago, Michael has experienced surgery, recurrence, radiation, androgen deprivation therapy, and the life changes that can follow treatment. He is also a survivor of triple coronary bypass surgery. Drawing on decades of lived experience, Michael speaks about patient education, caregiving, intimacy, resilience, aging, and purpose. His message is simple: serious illness can change your circumstances without taking away your voice, dignity, participation, or ability to help others.To learn more about Michael visit Theprostateeducationproject.org Support the show

  4. Nov 4

    I’m Ready For A Total Knee Replacement

    Send us Fan Mail Water is dripping into the closet again, the dehumidifier keeps kicking on, and we’re trying to hold it together while the house and the body both demand attention. We share a real-time update on what it’s like when an ADA accessible bathroom with a roll-in shower fails where it matters most: the floor seal. When the “fix” is basically a patch job, you don’t just get noise and inconvenience, you get repeat water damage, contractors, mitigation equipment, estimates, and that sinking feeling of doing this all over again.  At the same time, the knee situation is coming to a head. An upcoming MRI could point to a ligament tear or push us toward a total knee replacement, and we talk honestly about what we’ve been told about recovery, pain, and how knee replacements can be tougher than a total hip. If you live with chronic pain, cerebral palsy, or navigate life as a wheelchair user, you’ll recognize the mental math: what choice gives you the best shot at stability, function, and fewer daily battles?  We also say the quiet part out loud about caregiver support. When your body gets stiffer after days in bed and your home environment is literally leaking, the workload lands on everyone around you. We’re exhausted, frustrated, still showing up, and still making the calls that keep life moving forward.  Listen, share this with someone who’s juggling health and housing, and please subscribe and leave a review so more people can find the show. What’s your go-to move when everything hits at once? Support the show

  5. Oct 15

    What Does “Safe” Mean When You’re Medically Complex

    Send us Fan Mail Canceling surgery the day before it happens is a gut-punch, but sometimes it is the most responsible medical choice you can make. We sit down for a candid life update on why the plan changes, how a past ICU crisis still shapes every decision, and why “where” a surgery happens can matter as much as “who” performs it when you live with cerebral palsy.  We talk about getting our paperwork together, including a living will and revisiting DNR decisions, then we get into the real reason the brakes get hit: a system that struggled to place a critical patient in the ICU and the memory loss that comes with intubation and a medically induced coma. That experience rewires your definition of safe. If a surgery center cannot handle an emergency, we are not rolling the dice, especially with a history of fast complications.  From there, we break down what is happening with the knee: a kneecap that pops in and out, unstable hardware, reduced bend, and the push to find the right fix. We explore options like partial knee replacement, MPFL reconstruction, and groove surgery for patellar tracking, plus how cerebral palsy, smaller bone structure, and aging joints complicate standard orthopedic advice. We also address anesthesia risk, including a propofol allergy, and why we are determined to advocate loudly until we land on a plan that protects mobility and long-term health.  If you have ever had to fight for the safer option, you will feel this one. Subscribe for updates, share this with someone navigating complex care, and leave a review with the one question you wish every surgeon would answer up front. Support the show

  6. Sep 26

    What If Your “Mental Health” Problem Is Environmental

    Send us Fan Mail Elyssa Schneider Saturday, September 26, 2026 Ask Win: http://askwinpodcast.weebly.com/. Please donate to Ask Win by going to Payment Venmo Win1195 at https://venmo.com/. Park Land with Win: https://parklanejewelry.com/rep/winc?_k=bb50de368afeec410814b4cd07e5b80c95da0353b25774d8fe4f5a53ebf0b753. On Ask Win today (Saturday, September 26, 2026), Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Elyssa Schneider. Elyssa is a health advocate and educator focused on raising awareness about the connection between environmental toxicity and mental health. Her work grew out of her own 28-year struggle with depression and her experience addressing mercury and lead exposure as part of her personal health journey. After seeing profound changes in her own life, Elyssa began supporting others who were searching for answers to persistent symptoms and witnessed meaningful transformations as they explored and addressed heavy metal exposure.  Today, she helps individuals and families become more informed, ask better questions, navigate available testing and professional resources, and feel less alone in the process. Elyssa combines personal experience, ongoing education, holistic health principles, and a faith-based perspective to encourage people to take a more proactive role in understanding their health. To learn more about Elyssa email her at elyssapr@gmail.com Depression can feel like a life sentence, especially when you do everything “right” and nothing really changes. We sit down with Alisa Schneider, who shares a raw, honest story that starts with unexplained sadness at nine years old and stretches into nearly three decades of trying to power through, trialing medication, and chasing solutions that never fully touch the pain. Then a clinic runs the kind of testing she had never been offered before and everything shifts: toxic heavy metal levels, specifically lead and mercury, show up “off the charts.” We talk about heavy metal toxicity and mental health, why stored toxins can be missed by a standard blood test, and what a provocation heavy metal test looks like in real life, including a chelation dose followed by a timed urine collection. Alisa also explains chelation therapy in plain language, what it is, what it is not, and how her symptoms changed once the metal burden started coming down. We also zoom out into environmental medicine, everyday exposure sources (think old paint, pipes, and mercury dental fillings), and why so many people never get evaluated for toxins when they are struggling with depression, anxiety, fatigue, insomnia, or brain fog. Along the way, I share how this conversation ties into my own health planning, surgery stress, and the bigger question of what our bodies have been carrying since childhood. If this sparks questions, share this episode with someone who needs hope, and subscribe so you don’t miss what we learn next. If you found it helpful, leave a review and tell us what topic you want us to dig into next. Support the show

  7. Sep 24

    What If Your “Broken” Brain Can Reconnect

    Send us Fan Mail Herbert Heagh-Avritt Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Ask Win: http://askwinpodcast.weebly.com/. Please donate to Ask Win by going to Payment Venmo Win1195 at https://venmo.com/. Park Land with Win: https://parklanejewelry.com/rep/winc?_k=bb50de368afeec410814b4cd07e5b80c95da0353b25774d8fe4f5a53ebf0b753. On Ask Win today (Wednesday, September 23, 2026), Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Herbert Heagh-Avritt. Herbert is a cognitive brain training coach, speaker, and traumatic brain injury survivor who has firsthand experience rebuilding his own brain function and regaining his capacity for life. Today, as a “personal trainer for your brain,” Herb shows other TBI survivors how to strengthen cognitive function, rebuild capacity, and discover what may still be possible for their lives. To learn more about Herbert visit http://herb-brain-training.vibepreview.com A brain injury can take more than memory, it can take your emotional control, your work, your routines, and the feeling that you’re still you. Herbert Hay Averett joins us to tell the full story behind his snowboarding crash, the years of confusion that followed, and the moment he realised motivation alone was not restoring his cognitive capacity. He shares what the dark stretch looked like, what kept him here, and why the road back often comes in slow, hard-earned steps. We talk about neuroplasticity in plain language and why “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” is simply wrong. Herbert explains how he discovered the Kennedy Method and combat brain training, and what changed when he started exercising multiple cognitive processes at once, including working memory, anticipation, focus, and processing speed. The surprising part is how these shifts show up in everyday life: cooking dinner faster, completing projects without getting lost, and getting distance from the loud, negative internal voice many TBI survivors recognise. We also zoom out to veterans dealing with repetitive concussive trauma, depression, homelessness, and a suicide rate that should stop all of us in our tracks. Finally, we dig into who this kind of cognitive training may help, including people with ADHD, autism, disabilities, and even those who simply want a stronger, more efficient brain. If this conversation helps you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find it. What’s one daily task your brain makes harder than it should be right now? Support the show

  8. Sep 20

    Clearing Money Blocks With The Sedona Method

    Send us Fan Mail Money can feel like a moral test. Selling can feel pushy. And even when you are good at what you do, something inside can still freeze when it is time to make an offer. We sit down with Catherine Clift, a wealth mindset coach, to name what is really happening under the surface: subconscious money blocks, worthiness wounds, and the fear based stories that keep smart, caring people stuck in avoidance. Catherine shares her winding road through career changes, a long stretch in a call center, and the moment she discovered the Sedona Method release technique through an “abundance course” that challenged her old beliefs about being spiritual versus being successful. We dig into the difference between gripping your feelings for familiarity and choosing to let go for freedom, plus why happiness comes first and abundance follows. If you have ever thought money will finally make you feel safe, this conversation flips that script in a way that is both grounded and hopeful. We also go personal: Catherine opens up about alopecia areata and the mirror work that helped her rebuild self love, while Wynne shares a raw story of cerebral palsy, family trauma, reporting abuse, and learning to live with resilience instead of bitterness. You will hear a guided “letting go” exercise you can try along with us, designed to soften anger and bring real relief in minutes. If this hit home, subscribe, share it with a friend who hates selling, and leave a review so more people can find these tools. What belief about money or worth are you ready to release today? Support the show

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Welcome to Ask Win conversations about being awesome with a disability and raising awareness at the same time and absolutely Yes sometimes you have to say F…..CK you to your own mindset and especially your disability! 

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  • Creator
    Win Charles
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
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