It Starts with One Small Change It Starts with One Small Change

How do you focus on getting better if you can’t focus at all? On today’s show, Gaelina shares the story of her recent diagnosis of ADHD and how she had to a way to balance family, work, life, legacy and a global pandemic while finding her own ways to own her diagnosis.Follow us:@onesmallchangepodcast#podcast #onesmallchange #onesmallchangepodcast #story #change #selfhelp #resilience #motivation #positivity #adhd #anxiety #mentalhealth #adhdawareness #add #mentalhealthawareness #adhdlife #neur...

Meet Amanda, our latest guest on It Starts with One Small Change! Growing up, Amanda had many hopes and dream but always knew one thing for certain...she wanted to be a mom. After becoming pregnant with her first child, Amanda, and her husband Mark, embarked on a journey neither one of them expected, becoming parents to a child with Downs Syndrome. Throughout this important conversation Amanda talks to us about her and her family's experience with Downs Syndrome, their advocacy, and how a lif...

Meet Mary on this week’s episode. A survivor of abuse and trauma, Mary has grown beyond her pain. As a child, Mary was abused by the man she thought was her father. Coercive control and manipulation added pain and stress as she grew into young adulthood. Her first marriage was to an abuser. Violence continued to affect all aspects of Mary's life, culminating in the murder of her mother. But Mary fought back. Through exploration and therapy, she found forgiveness. This woman is the defin...

Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago in the 1980s, some might think Sean's adolescence was straight out of a John Hughes movie; he had a loving family, great friends, and played sports. However, after a serious brain surgery in High School, Sean found himself on the wrong path. In this episode we discuss his struggles with addiction and how he found the road back to sobriety through the support of new friends and old. Please note: Sean’s episode discusses drug use. Listener discretion is advi...

Defining your identity can be hard, especially if you have two cultures as your North star. In this week’s episode, meet Misgana Tesfaye and hear his story of how being a first-generation immigrant led to cultural dualities – and how one small change led him on a new path between both worlds.Follow us:@onesmallchangepodcast

As an adult, Andre Van Hall suddenly and unexpectedly began to lose his sight. Learn how this monumental change in his life led to the development of curiosity as a new muscle for coping and adapting to life without sight.