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Imagine getting a call out of the blue, inviting you to be part of an Olympic team. That’s exactly what happened to today’s guest, Zachary Penprase.  He’ll share his love of baseball and how the trauma of being bullied in middle school affected his life.  We’re going to find out how Zachary turned his life experiences around from being a guy that thought the world was against him to life coaching other people to their highest levels of success.

How do you overcome great failure after incredible success? Our guest today is Golden Globe nominee, Christopher Atkins, who overcame some incredible obstacles. Perhaps best known for his debut in the 1980 film The Blue Lagoon, Atkins had to learn how to balance success and failure, stardom and real life.

He went from an undrafted NFL free agent to two-time Pro Bowl player and a member of the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame. Our guest is NFL Hall of Fame kicker John Carney.  He shares how God and his faith are a big part of his career. Also joining us is John’s wife, Holly, author of Wicked Not! Not All Step-Mothers Are Wicked.  We’re going to talk about family and how John and Holly use sports and activity to help others to break away from being average and to help benefit and bless the community around you.

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We’re excited today to have Emmy award-winning actress and New York times bestselling author, Carolyn Hennesy talk about her career, passionate love of animals, and even the flying trapeze fitness routine. We’re also going to meet, James Craigmyle, actor and canine trainer with shows like Court TV, and America’s Top Dog and News Nation.

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Our guests on today’s episode, are comedian Josh Blue and actor RJ Mitte. Both have cerebral palsy. One uses it to make you laugh, the other make you feel, but they both make you think. Josh won the fourth season of Last Comic Standing. His material comes from a reality he’s been living with since birth. RJ got a big break in his acting career when he played in the acclaimed television series Breaking Bad as Walter White, Jr., who has cerebral palsy. It has enabled him to help change how people engage and interact with individuals with disabilities and helped open doors on equal opportunity.

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Eric Roberts has been in hundreds of movies including blockbusters like The Cable Guy, The Dark Knight and The Expendables.  He and his wife share his experience with addiction and the fallout from it.  Eric also shares how he repaired much of the damage done to personal relationships in the aftermath of his addiction.

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Millions know five-time Grammy® Award winner Sandi Patty as “The Voice” as critics dubbed her due to her wide soprano vocal range. But what no one knew for most of her life was that she was sexually molested as a little girl. And off-stage, she struggled to have a voice at all. Finally speaking up for herself to help others, she’s here today to share her story with us.

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Our guest today has played many different roles, most of them villains.  Today we’re going to meet the real side of actor Donna Mills known for her role on Knots Landing, The Bait and many other television series and films.  She also shares her story about adopting a child as a single mom.  Donna recently played the role of a mom of a daughter with Down Syndrome in Carol of the Bells, a very special film produced and directed by Joey Travolta were 70% of the film crew were disabled.

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Anyone can lose control of their temper in a stressful situation, but did you know that just five seconds of violent shaking can kill an infant or leave them permanently disabled? Whether out of aggression toward a crying baby or completely by accident, abusive head trauma, also called “Shaken Baby Syndrome”, kills more than 1,500 infants every year in the US alone. That abuse usually comes from a parent or a family member. But Scott Juceam’s 16-month-old baby, Hannah, was shaken to death by their nanny. Join us to hear his poignant story.

Warrick Dunn spent 12 seasons in the NFL winning Offensive Rookie of the year and playing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons and in three Pro Bowls. He was also one of the first pro football players to ever publicly admit his struggles with depression, triggered by the murder of a family member. Today he shares his journey to find peace.

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