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  • Rewiring Your Brain To Be Resilient With Dr. Lucy Hone

    Rewiring Your Brain To Be Resilient With Dr. Lucy Hone
    Jul 1 2024
    Fifteen years ago, Dr. Lucy Hone set off on an academic journey to study the science behind resilience psychology. Little did she know, her grief would one day become her biggest research subject. After tragically losing her twelve-year-old daughter Abi in a car accident, Dr. Hone had to take everything she studied about the science of resilience, healing, and the human brain to relearn how to live after her devastating loss. Now, Dr. Hone has shared her secrets with millions of people across the globe -- writing the award-winning book, 'Resilient Grieving,' giving the viral TEDTalk, 'The three secrets of resilient people' that has amassed 2.3 million views, and co-creating 'Coping with Loss,' a collection of programs helping people handle their grief in ways most effective for them. Follow Benjamin on X: @BenjaminHallFNC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 min
  • We’re Stronger Through Community

    We’re Stronger Through Community
    Jun 24 2024
    Growing up in Detroit, Khali Sweeney struggled with dyslexia, not truly learning how to read or write until his 20s after his learning disability was written off as a lack of effort from a “problem child.” However, when he began shadowboxing, he discovered an outlet for reaching young people he wished was available to him as a child. As a result, Khali started a boxing gym of his own — one dedicated to giving kids the support that Khali would’ve greatly benefitted from. Seventeen years later, Downtown Boxing Gym has achieved amazing success, serving thousands of boys and girls ages 8-25 from 35 zip codes and 50+ schools in and around Detroit, Michigan. Khali joins Benjamin to share the importance of uplifting your community and inspiring growth in children by simply listening to them. Follow Benjamin on X: @BenjaminHallFNC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 min
  • Turning Grief Into Glory

    Turning Grief Into Glory
    Jun 17 2024
    Shamayim Harris, lovingly known as 'Mama Shu,' watched with sorrow as Highland Park, the neighborhood where she grew up in Detroit, Michigan slowly became blighted with crime, vacant buildings, and trash flooding the streets. It would be in this same neighborhood that Mama Shu tragically lost her two sons, decades part, due to violence in their community. Mama Shu took her heart wrenching grief and used it to create Avalon Village, a colorful community that now includes a greenhouse, homework house, marketplace for female entrepreneurs, and more. She joins Ben to share her secret behind turning grief into glory, why enriching your community is the first place to start if you want to change the world, and how she plans to keep expanding Avalon Village for years to come. Follow Benjamin on X: @BenjaminHallFNC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 min
  • From The Battlefield To The Boardroom

    From The Battlefield To The Boardroom
    Jun 10 2024
    "If I can't go through the front door, I'm going to go around the back. If the back door's locked, I'm going to go through a window. And if that is locked, let's just go on top of the roof and just remove the roof and go through it. That's how I see life." Growing up as the youngest of 12 children, becoming pregnancy at 15, and being raped at 17, Dr. Sonja Stribling became a fighter at an incredibly young age. However, following her 21 years of service in Iraq and a painful divorce, Dr. Sonja Stribling felt the strain from years of trauma and fresh PTSD building to an unbearable amount -- regardless of how much fight she had. She had two options: let it consume her or lead her to do good. She chose the latter. Dr. Sonya Stribling’s book, From The Battlefield to The Boardroom is available now! Follow Benjamin on X: @BenjaminHallFNC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 min
  • A Message to The Next Generation Of Heroes

    A Message to The Next Generation Of Heroes
    Jun 3 2024
    As graduates across the globe receive degrees and celebrate huge accomplishments, they're simultaneously stepping into unchartered waters; a season of life where words of encouragement are never taken for granted. That's why Benjamin was so honored to give a commencement speech for the graduates of The Institute of World Politics in Was -- where they're training the next generation of national security, intelligence, and international affairs employees that will lead in Washington. In this special episode, Benjamin shares that speech with all of you. Follow Benjamin on X: @BenjaminHallFNC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 min
  • This Memorial Day, Be the Somebody

    This Memorial Day, Be the Somebody
    May 27 2024
    Without Sarah Verardo, Benjamin wouldn't be alive. Through the relentless and heroic work of Sarah’s organization, Save Our Allies, along with the Pentagon and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Benjamin was successful evacuated from Ukraine in March of 2022. On this Memorial Day, Sarah Verardo joins to discuss how her husband, retired Sgt. Michael Verardo, inspires her every day and the significance of the holiday in the military community and her life. Follow Benjamin on X: @BenjaminHallFNC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 min
  • Defying Expectations

    Defying Expectations
    May 20 2024
    When her daughter Audrey was diagnosed with microcephaly, a rare brain condition, at just three months old, doctors told Tara McCarton and her husband Jimmy that Audrey would never be able to walk. With faith and a commitment to support Audrey unconditionally, Tara knew her daughter would defy the expectations for her life. Now, 12 years later, not only is Audrey walking, but she's also riding horses, catching waves, and full of joy. Tara McCarton joins Benjamin to offer a glimpse into Audrey’s life as illustrated in her children’s book, The Wish, and to raise awareness of research being done to find a cure for CASK gene disorders like Audrey's. Follow Benjamin on X: @BenjaminHallFNC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 min
  • Relearning To Live: Mike Honeyman's Story

    Relearning To Live: Mike Honeyman's Story
    May 13 2024
    What if you or someone you love was told they only had a 1% chance of survival? In July of 2018, Mike Honeyman was in a severe car accident that left him clinging to life with doctors giving him a 1% chance of coming out alive. His injuries, namely a critical traumatic brain injury, left him in a coma for weeks. Mike woke up to a new reality, he could no longer walk, talk, or even swallow. Although Mike’s medical team was transparent about his injuries and that he may never be able to do everyday tasks again, Mike and his wife Robyn Gust refused to take that as an answer. Mike and Robyn join Benjamin to discuss the journey they've both been on since that day in 2018 and the power that giving just 1% more every day can have when battling through a hardship - mental or physical. Follow Benjamin on Twitter: @BenjaminHallFNC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 min