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#345 From Coma to Comeback: Maria Garcia’s Stroke, Recovery & Nutrition Breakthrough
Episode 345
Monday, January 12, 2026 • Duration 57:45
Welcome to the Speaking Podcast. Guest Maria Garcia shares her powerful story of resilience after a massive stroke at 25 and the long recovery that followed.
Maria discusses relearning basic functions, writing her memoir Breaking Into Delight, and discovering a transformative nutritional approach years later that significantly improved her recovery. She now coaches others to reset their relationship with food and reclaim their health and purpose.
Maria Garcia is a powerful example of resilience and self-discovery. After earning double majors in Finance and International Business, she initially made her mark in the corporate world. But her path took an unexpected turn when a massive stroke altered her life forever. Through sheer determination and a long, challenging recovery, Maria emerged stronger, with a deeper sense of purpose.Maria channeled her transformative journey into her memoir, Breaking Into the Light: A Journey of Self-Discovery and Transformation, sharing her journey and the lessons learned along the way. Almost a decade after the book’s release, she discovered a groundbreaking nutritional methodology, which played a pivotal role in her continued recovery and personal transformation.Today, Maria is a passionate coach, committed to helping others navigate their own journeys of recovery and transformation. She specializes in guiding individuals to reset their relationship with food, unlocking profound shifts in their overall life experience.
What we Discussed:
00:00 Intro
00:20 Who is Maria garcia
02:10 How she got ill
03:30 Organ donation company speaking to her family
04:40 What was going on in her head when she could not move for 2 weeks
05:30 Her 1st movement in her body
07:00 Getting scared when sh saw the Nurse walk in
07:50 Dr's do not always get it right
09:25 The Next stage after the hospital
10:30 Birth Control pills can be dangerous
12:30 When she went home in a wheelchair and diapers
14:15 What was going on in her head at this stage
15:20 How she got out of the wheel chair
16:10 How Yoga helped a lot
17:30 Investigating different ways to heal
18:53 How her family kept Hope Alive
20:05 Getting into Personal Development
23:52 The importance of rereading a good book
26:00 When she found an ad about Nutrition
28:25 Developing a career on Nutrition
30:13 How the Food has been made toxic
30:30 The Wheel of Health
32:30 People lost touch with Nature
33:23 How to find healthy food
35:00 The Food Pyramid was inverted
35:40 Listen to your body
36:50 Pringles are not healthy or safe
38:30 Pork and Chicken are not the best meat to eat
#344 Your Manager Doesn’t Know What They’re Doing - Now What? - Carlee Wolfe
Season 7 · Episode 344
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 • Duration 39:33
Carlee Wolfe is a global talent management leader and coach with over two decades of experience shaping leadership and organizational transformation across industries. She has worked with USA Volleyball, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Under Armour, and Hyatt Hotels. For nearly 20 years, she has also coached volleyball athletes - including those chasing their Paralympic dreams - while serving on nonprofit boards to expand opportunities in adaptive sports, workforce development, and leadership. Her commitment to talent, sport, and service continues to create meaningful impact locally and globally.
03:07 Do you need to understand the personalities of employees
06:00 Non Profit and how to succeed
08:30 How to know which Non Profit to donate to
Voice Actor Secrets Revealed Chris Dattoli Shares Top Tips
Season 7 · Episode 335
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 • Duration 40:54
Chris Dattoli is an NJ-based voice actor who has been a part of various video games, audiobooks, anime’s, cartoons, & commercials,
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Chris Dattoli is an NJ-based voice actor who has been a part of various video games, audiobooks, anime’s, cartoons, & commercials, such as “Kon" in the fighter game Konsui Fighter, "Kuroki Maeba" in ReBite: The Psychopathic Chef, Arthur, Marty, and all the male roles in the physiological video game IMAGO: Beyond the Nightmare, & in the video game Brigandine Grand Edition as Zemeckis, Cador & Paternus. He’s also voiced numerous commercials for brands like the NFL Network, Disney, Microsoft, Lowes, and more! In addition to his voice resume, Chris is also an On Camera actor and model and has been featured in numerous on-screen movies, TV shows, and commercials for companies like T-Mobile,FOX, and more! In 2024, Chris won a Voice Arts Award from the Society of Voice Arts & Sciences!
What we Discussed:
00:20 Who is Chris Dattoli
01:00 His Podcasting Experience
03:25 Should you Script your Questions for your Podcast
05:50 His Voice is Familiar for the major corporations he worked with
07:10 How do we Protect our Voice
11:00 Not over doing recording and editing
14:25 His Home Recording Studio
18:15 The Microphones that he uses
19:30 The Software that he uses for editing
22:20 How to Start off as a Voice Actor
26:20 How to know what to charge as a Voice Actor
30:20 How is an Audio Booked Priced
#244 Maria Kellis - Financial Feast or Famine
Season 5 · Episode 244
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 • Duration 59:18
Maria Kellis is the Founder and CEO of the Inspired Leadership Academy, and is laser-focused in her approach to coaching toady's leaders and the development of leaders for the new paradigm of business.
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Maria Kellis is the Founder and CEO of the Inspired Leadership Academy, and is laser-focused in her approach to coaching toady's leaders and the development of leaders for the new paradigm of business.
#243 Sandy Stream - Speaking with Courage Circles
Season 5 · Episode 243
Saturday, September 23, 2023 • Duration 45:58
Sandy Stream is an author and activist whose work is built on the belief that everyone deserves and is capable of finding peace and warrior-like strength within themselves.
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Sandy Stream is an author and activist whose work is built on the belief that everyone deserves and is capable of finding peace and warrior-like strength within themselves. After teaching law for 20 years, raising her two children, and facing a life full of adversities and lessons, she decided to turn her efforts towards facilitating workshops for young and experienced adults to encourage them to live in peace and power.
#242 Theresa Rose - Crystallizing Your Speaking Business
Season 5 · Episode 242
Sunday, September 17, 2023 • Duration 46:40
Theresa Rose is a Brand and Business Crystallizer, Strategic Co-Creator, and Certified Speaking Professional who works with experts and their businesses to create one-of-a-kind visual brands they can draw on a cocktail napkin.
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If you or know some body you know is struggling with anxiety and want to know how to be 100% anxiety free, in 6 weeks, without therapy or drugs, fully guaranteed - then let me tell you about our sponsor Daniel Packard.
His research company spent 8 years testing to develop an innovative process that solves your anxiety permanently in just 6 weeks - with an astounding 90% success rate. Because their program is so effective, people who join their program only pay at the end, once they have clear, measurable results.
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Theresa Rose is a Brand and Business Crystallizer, Strategic Co-Creator, and Certified Speaking Professional who works with experts and their businesses to create one-of-a-kind visual brands they can draw on a cocktail napkin. Using her Crystallization Process, Theresa helps thought leaders Clarify, Amplify, and Monetize their Brilliance as efficiently -- and lucratively -- as possible.
Theresa brings delightful enthusiasm, energy, and insight on how entrepreneurial experts can cut through the noise and distraction to create meaningful, lasting, and lucrative connections with their customers and fans.
#241 Andrea Menard - The Rise of the Sacred Feminine
Season 5 · Episode 241
Monday, September 11, 2023 • Duration 43:07
Andrea Menard is an accomplished Métis singer/songwriter, actor, speaker, wellness trainer, and the founder of the Sacred Feminine Learning Lodge.
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If you or know some body you know is struggling with anxiety and want to know how to be 100% anxiety free, in 6 weeks, without therapy or drugs, fully guaranteed - then let me tell you about our sponsor Daniel Packard.
His research company spent 8 years testing to develop an innovative process that solves your anxiety permanently in just 6 weeks - with an astounding 90% success rate. Because their program is so effective, people who join their program only pay at the end, once they have clear, measurable results.
If you’re interested in solving your anxiety in 6 weeks - fully guaranteed - and you want to learn more and have a free consultation with Daniel, go to https://www.danielpackard.com/
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Andrea Menard is an accomplished Métis singer/songwriter, actor, speaker, wellness trainer, and the founder of the Sacred Feminine Learning Lodge. As seen in USA Today, Andrea is an influencer in Feminine leadership and was named one of the Women Executive Network’s (WXN) Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner in 2020. An advocate for rematriation and reconciliation, Andrea trains women to “Lead Like a Goddess” and helps all-gendered people to reclaim and embody the qualities of the Sacred Feminine. She is also the author of the Seeds from the Sacred Feminine Wisdom Cards to be released with Mango Publishing on May 9th, 2023.
One of the all-star cast of the new hit CTV series, Sullivan’s Crossing, Andrea is a five-time Gemini-nominated actress, a 15-time music award winner, and she was named ACTRA National’s Woman of the Year in 2021. Andrea has released 5 award-winning albums, including a Michif language album, a symphony show, 2 television programs, and her TEDx Talk called “Silent No More” has reached over 128,000 views. She has performed for royalty, prime ministers, governor-generals, residential school survivors, families of the missing and murdered Indigenous women, and even sang her song “Peace” to the world’s NATO generals.
Born in Manitoba, Andrea is a proud member of the Metis Nation of Canada. Her Metis family originates from St. Laurent, Manitoba (Treaty 1) and then settled in the interlakes region of Treaty 2 territory. Andrea's carries the name Skooteah Equahh which means Fire Woman in Anishinaabemowin and the Nehiyewan name Notigwew Yutin, which means Grandmother Wind.
#240 John Henny - The benefits of Having a Voice Coach
Season 5 · Episode 240
Saturday, September 9, 2023 • Duration 37:55
John Henny, a renowned voice expert, has empowered thousands of global voice users through his extensive experience.
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If you or know some body you know is struggling with anxiety and want to know how to be 100% anxiety free, in 6 weeks, without therapy or drugs, fully guaranteed - then let me tell you about our sponsor Daniel Packard.
His research company spent 8 years testing to develop an innovative process that solves your anxiety permanently in just 6 weeks - with an astounding 90% success rate. Because their program is so effective, people who join their program only pay at the end, once they have clear, measurable results.
If you’re interested in solving your anxiety in 6 weeks - fully guaranteed - and you want to learn more and have a free consultation with Daniel, go to https://www.danielpackard.com/
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#239 Erin Rogers - Don’t be afraid of Making Fun of Yourself
Season 5 · Episode 239
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 • Duration 53:01
Erin Rodgers is a storytelling coach and writer from Toronto, Canada.
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Thanks to my Sponsors for Helping Support me:
If you or know some body you know is struggling with anxiety and want to know how to be 100% anxiety free, in 6 weeks, without therapy or drugs, fully guaranteed - then let me tell you about our sponsor Daniel Packard.
His research company spent 8 years testing to develop an innovative process that solves your anxiety permanently in just 6 weeks - with an astounding 90% success rate. Because their program is so effective, people who join their program only pay at the end, once they have clear, measurable results.
If you’re interested in solving your anxiety in 6 weeks - fully guaranteed - and you want to learn more and have a free consultation with Daniel, go to https://www.danielpackard.com/
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#238 Robert Florio - Speaker, Author and Mouth Painter Despite Adversity
Season 5 · Episode 238
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 • Duration 46:05
Robert Florio's journey from a 14 year old boy injuring his spinal cord diving in a swimming pool in 1996 until now is Filled with unbelievable experience of rehab, depression, Family support and sacrifice.
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Thanks to my Sponsors for Helping Support me:
If you or know some body you know is struggling with anxiety and want to know how to be 100% anxiety free, in 6 weeks, without therapy or drugs, fully guaranteed - then let me tell you about our sponsor Daniel Packard.
His research company spent 8 years testing to develop an innovative process that solves your anxiety permanently in just 6 weeks - with an astounding 90% success rate. Because their program is so effective, people who join their program only pay at the end, once they have clear, measurable results.
If you’re interested in solving your anxiety in 6 weeks - fully guaranteed - and you want to learn more and have a free consultation with Daniel, go to https://www.danielpackard.com/
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John Henny, a renowned voice expert, has empowered thousands of global voice users through his extensive experience. A sought-after lecturer, he has spoken at prestigious institutions and conferences like IVTOM, Osborne Head and Neck Institute, VIP Worldwide Voice Conference, The Paul McCartney Liverpool Institute, and USC. John coaches various professionals, including corporate employees, military personnel, sports announcers, and voice-over artists. His innovative techniques alleviate strain and optimize vocal quality.
As an online personality and course creator, John authored three best-selling books, hosts the widely-followed Intelligent Vocalist podcast, and boasts 130,000 subscribers with 14 million views on YouTube. Additionally, he offers a comprehensive collection of training courses for singers, speakers, and voice teachers.
What we Discussed:
- System depending on the clients ( 3 mins)
- How to know which type of singing Genre your should do ( 5 mins)
- How to Warm up before Speaking ( 6:40mins)
- Warm down for speakers ( 8:30 mins)
- What type of Coaching would suffice for a speaker ( 10 mins)
- Are energetic screaming speakers doing damage to their voices ( 12 mins)
- Speaking in different countries ( 15 mins)
- Lessons learned that can go wrong ( 16 mins)
- Can you get the same result online (17:30 mins)
- His 3 Books ( 19:30 mins)
- His Podcast ( 21mins)
- Switching from Solo Podcast Episodes to having Guests ( 23 mins)
- Engaging on Social Media ( 28 mins)
- Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking ( 31 mins)
- Knowing how to find the best voice coach ( 34 mins)
Erin Rodgers is a storytelling coach and writer from Toronto, Canada.
She is a founding member of "The Pathfinders Collective" a group that produces collections of true stories from writers around the world. https://pathfinderscollective.org/
Erin has a passion for creating space for more people to share their authentic selves. Whether you are presenting a keynote to a crowd of hundreds or sharing a life experience one on one, she is excited for you to connect with the life-changing power that comes from sharing your story.
What we Discussed:
- Being Different ( 4 mins)
- The Anxiety with Public Speaking ( 8 mins)
- The Bad experiences in School ( 11 mins)
- Teacher having a Job for Life ( 14 mins)
- Bringing the Funny into your Speeches ( 19 mins)
- Don't be afraid of Making Fun of Yourself ( 24 mins)
- Her Solo Shows ( 25 mins)
- Structuring a Workshop ( 28 mins)
- The Pathfinders Collective ( 30 mins)
- Tips for Having the Best Webinars ( 35 mins)
- Things that can go Wrong with Equipment ( 39 mins)
The journey from a 14 year old boy injuring his spinal cord diving in a swimming pool in 1996 until now is Filled with unbelievable experience of rehab, depression, Family support and sacrifice. I found artwork early on as a saving grace. Learn to paint with my mouth. My art, family and Faith got me through a lot. One of my most recent experiences with pain let me down a very dark road for many years. After my outer body experiences in 2016 I finally realized who I was. That led me down the discovery of healing through meditation and making contact with the universe. I was forever changed like someone just lifted all the curtains of reality around me. In two thousand seven I graduated from the art institute of Pittsburgh online with a Bachelors degree in video game art and design. You see when I had my injury I wanted to play video games and I saw in the rehab there was no way for me to do that. Along the way I wrote a book called life! It must be acomedy. I even started doing stand up comedy as a way to share my experiences and inspire. Many years later i realized i have an opportunity to make a handsfree meditation video game that would not only help people with disabilities play video games but also teacher how to heal and unlock some unbelievable abilities that all of us Have inside of us. It's ripe time to get this out to the world because consciousness of people is changing to believe in possibilities
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