New Podcast Shares Stories of Resiliency and Strength

PODCASTING IS PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE FOR MANY AMERICANS, ACCORDING TO FORBES, THE GLOBAL REVENUE FROM PODCASTING REACH 9.2 BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE PAST YEAR. WELL, LAUNCHING A PODCAST, THOUGH, CAN BE PRETTY DAUNTING. BUT WGCUS JENNIFER CRAWFORD LEARNED ABOUT A NEW PROGRAM THAT LOOKS TO SEPARATE ITSELF FROM THE CROWD BY FOCUSING ON POSITIVITY. >> WHAT DO YOU HOPE PEOPLE WILL GET OUT OF THIS CONVERSATION TODAY IS I KNOW YOU'RE DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB AND YOU'RE REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT EDUCATING EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY WOMEN ABOUT CANCER. WHAT DO PEOPLE GET OUT OF OUR CONVERSATION TODAY? >> I THINK THAT IF THEY CAN REALLY WHETHER IT BE PHYSICAL HALLS ELEMENT THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH OUR MENTAL HEALTH OR AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH A SITUATION WITH THEIR JOB OR WITH THEIR FAMILY, THAT THEY CAN SEE THAT PUTTING ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU EDUCATE YOURSELF ON WHATEVER THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE THAT YOU'RE NAVIGATING AND YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD. SANDRO VICTORY OVER JOINS US NOW IN THE WGCU STUDIOS. >> AND WELCOME BACK, SANDRA. I AM SO EXCITED, JENNIFER, TO BE HERE WITH NO LONGER HAVING YOU AND YOU HAVE BEEN SO BUSY SINCE YOU LEFT YOUR ROLE HERE IN THE SPRING. YOU HAVE BEEN HOSTING FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN FOCUS AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK. BUT YOU'VE BEEN VERY BUSY AS WE JUST SAW IN YOUR SIZZLE REEL. TELL US ABOUT YOUR NEW PODCAST. >> I AM SO EXCITED. THESE ARE INSPIRATIONAL CONVERSATIONS. >> WITH AMAZING PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN THROUGH SOME REALLY DIFFICULT STORMS IN LIFE. AND THEY'VE REALLY TAKEN SOME INCREDIBLE LIFE LESSONS. THEY'VE TRANSFORMED THEIR LIVES IN POSITIVE WAYS AFTER THOSE REALLY DARK STORMS. AND SO WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS SOMETIMES WITH PUBLIC FIGURES, SOMETIMES WHAT PEOPLE YOU'LL MEET FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. BUT WE REALLY LEARN FROM THEIR JOURNEY BECAUSE THE TRUTH IS THAT. YOU KNOW, LIFE CAN BE HARD. SOMETIMES WE ARE ALL GONNA PASS THROUGH. IT MAY BE A A LOSS, A DEATH OF A LOVED ONE. IT MAY BE GETTING LAID OFF. IT MAY BE A RELATIONSHIP THAT ENDED THAT WE DIDN'T EXPECT. THESE ARE MOMENTS THAT YOU DON'T ANTICIPATE, BUT THEY HAPPEN TO YOU. AND YOU KNOW, IN MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, IF I CAN, I MEAN, A SHARE MOMENT WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN, I DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS GOING TO SURVIVE. SHE WAS BORN VERY PREMATURE. AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DOCTOR, SHE'S GOT A 50, 50 CHANCE OF SURVIVING. I WAS IN THE NICU NEVER IMAGINED. I'D BE IN A PLACE LIKE THAT. AND I WAS TERRIFIED DAY AND NIGHT WHETHER SHE WAS GOING TO MAKE IT. SHE WAS WAY LESS THAN A POUND AND A HALF. THE ONE THING THAT I HUNG ONTO THAT GAVE ME HOPE. I WAS SEEING THE PHOTOS OF ALL THE OTHER BABIES IN THE NICU THAT'S SURVIVED AND MADE IT. AND I REALLY THINK THAT'S WHAT IS, YOU KNOW, SO LOVED ABOUT SOME PODCASTS OUT THERE. IS THAT YOU'RE HEARING ANOTHER PERSON'S LIFE STORY THAT YOU CAN RELATE TO THAT CAN HELP YOU THAT CAN INSPIRE YOU. AND THAT'S REALLY MY MOTIVATION IS TO GIVE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE SLICE OF SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIFE. HE'S BEEN THROUGH A REALLY DARK STORM AND HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN REALLY RELATE TO THAT IN AND WE'LL GET A LIFE LESSON OUT OF IT BY LESS ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THE FIRST ONE. SO THE FIRST ONE IS ABOUT A GORGEOUS MODEL. JOCELYN BINDER WHO HONESTLY, I I IM IN AWE OF HER. SHE FELT A LUMP IN COLLEGE WAS SAYS THAT SHE WAS BLOWN OFF. SHE WENT SEVERAL TIMES FEELING LIKE SOMETHING WAS, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS SOMETHING NOT RIGHT FOR A LUMP IN HER. AND IT WAS UNTIL SHE WAS 28 THAT THEY DISCOVERED THAT SHE HAD UNFORTUNATELY STAGE 3 CANCER VERY QUICKLY BECAME STAGE 4. UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAS SPREAD TO OTHER PARTS OF HER. SHE WAS TOLD, YOU KNOW, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THE PROGNOSIS WAS 2 YEARS BECAUSE THE CANCER HAD METASTASIZED BUT IT'S 9 YEARS. SHE IS MODELING. SHE'S TRAVELING. SHE IS LIVING HER BEST LIFE. SHE'S SHARING HER JOURNEY PUBLICLY TO HELP OTHER WOMEN. AND IT'S REALLY NOT JUST ABOUT CANCER, BUT ANYONE GOING THROUGH, YOU KNOW, SOME SORT OF PHYSICAL CHALLENGE OR MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGE AND SHE'S FOCUSED ON LIVING HER EVERY DAY AS BEAUTIFULLY AS SHE CAN. AND SHE'S JUST SUCH AN INSPIRATION, INSPIRED AND TOUCHED MY HEART. >> AND YOU'VE GOT 2 OTHER EPISODES. I BELIEVE WE ARE ROLLING UP A SODA FOR. WE HAVE 4. >> WE'LL BE INTERVIEWING FLORIDA PANTHER STAR AARON EKBLAD WHO TALKS ABOUT HIS SUSPENSION IF FOR USING A BANNED SUBSTANCE FROM THE NHL FOR 13 GAMES. HE TALKS ABOUT INJURIES. BUT YOU KNOW HIS STORY SO INTERESTING MADE SOME MAJOR INJURIES, BUT HE TALKS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S THAT DOUBT OF WILL I BE WILL I BE PHYSICALLY ABLE TO DO THIS? WILL I BE OK? HE TALKS ABOUT, YOU KNOW WHAT HIS HIS ANKLE IS IS STIFFER THAN IT'S EVER BEEN. BUT IT'S ACTUALLY STRONGER. AND SO IT'S ABOUT TURNING THESE BIG LIFE CHALLENGES INTO SOMETHING POSITIVE IN OUR LIFE. THAT'S ONE OF THE EPISODES. WE ALSO TALK WITH A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS WRONGLY CONVICTED OF MURDER AND SPENT NEARLY 2 YEARS ON DEATH ROW. AND HE TALKS ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE MAKING HIM A BETTER MAN THAN HE COULD HAVE EVER BEEN. WITHOUT THAT EXPERIENCE. SO THEY'RE REALLY REMARKABLE PEOPLE WITH SOME GREAT STORIES. AND I I HOPE THEY REALLY BRING SUNSHINE TO EVERYONE WHO WATCHES AND LISTENS. >> I LOVE IT. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. I WOULD END OR TO SEEING YOU ALL OF THE ALL OF THE EPISODES. IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE BACK. GREAT TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU.