Bite of Courage
Bite of Courage
Mo Vear
Bite of Courage is a podcast about ordinary people aspiring to live their best, most authentic life by overcoming vulnerability and fear. It's about finding our courage and sharing our stories so we can be who we're truly meant to be, and discovering in the process that we're a lot more similar than we are dissimilar.
Chicago Nurse, Alicia Bean, Isolates Fear to Find Joy | Ep #18
Alicia Bean is one of our country’s frontline nurses putting her life at risk in an effort to save lives during the coronavirus pandemic. Alicia, who says fear lives in the lizard brain tells us how she isolates fear to find joy.
May 4, 2020
41 min
Judi Langley - Life, Love, Marriage: One Woman’s Journey | Ep #17
My initial intention for today was to talk to my guest, Judi Langley, about her 25 year marriage to her husband, Gotham. I quickly realized, however, that Judi is one of those people who has as much knowledge as she does depth, on a variety of topics.
Mar 30, 2020
1 hr 21 min
Can a Relationship Survive After Deportation? | Ep #16
Have you ever had to leave someone you love behind? My guest today is Ray. Over 8 years ago, Ray’s partner, who was an illegal immigrant, was deported. Separated now longer than they were together, Ray travels back and forth to see him.
Dec 16, 2019
27 min
Laura Alberts — The Courage of a Breast Cancer Survivor | Ep #15
My guest today is Laura Alberts. While Laura is a breast cancer survivor, she isn't defined by it. In fact, after undergoing chemo and radiation treatments, Laura claimed to have her "breast year ever" in real estate.
Oct 21, 2019
36 min
Dawan Warren - From Ex-Felon to Returning Citizen | Ep #14
My guest, 41 year old Dawan Warren, has spent half of his life in prison. Dawan had no way of knowing that he'd be released twenty years early for good behavior, yet he found the courage to change his thoughts and behaviors and turn his life around.
Sep 30, 2019
45 min
#13: Dr. Charles Vear - Catching Your Dreams and Changing Careers… Mid-Life
How do you hang on to your dreams when you have a family to feed and a mortgage to pay? My guest today is Dr. Charles Vear. Ninety-three years young, he and his wife Gloria wrote their memoir called "Love, Laughter & Dreams: We Prayed for Twelve Children."
Aug 26, 2019
56 min
#12: Elaine Gabalac - Living With Epilepsy
Can accepting and embracing your adversities be the key to living out your wildest dreams? My guest, Elaine Gabalac, opens up for the first time about living with epilepsy.
Aug 5, 2019
51 min
#11: Christine & Jean Bosco Rutagengwa - Hotel Rwanda: Love Prevails Over The Rwandan Genocide
Is love stronger than death? My guests, Christine and Jean Bosco Rutagengwa, talk about surviving the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Inspired by his love for Christine, Jean Bosco recounts what happened.
Jul 15, 2019
1 hr 17 min
#10: Livia Gazzolo - Musician; Jazz Vocalist; Music Producer
Livia Gazzolo is a musician and jazz vocalist with a residency at the Atwood Cafe in downtown Chicago, Illinois. She also produces a monthly cabaret variety show at The Mouse House called “When the Cat’s Away."
Jul 1, 2019
18 min
#9: Albert Ancel - We’re All Recovering From Something
Can giving up control and embracing my pain and feelings of powerlessness really be the key to healing? It was for Albert Ancel, a grateful recovering alcoholic, who says that once he embraced his pain and his fears of feeling powerless, he could celebrate.
Jun 17, 2019
50 min
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