Warning: This episode contains mentions of suicide and eating disorders. Please be mindful of your wellbeing while listening, and turn off or skip over parts that may be triggering.Second-Hand High. Episode six. You know the drill. In this installment of the podcast, I had the delight of discussing life's highs and lows with Kennedy Sutton. She's, you guessed it, an esteemed author of high seas pirate romantacy. If you don’t know what that means, you will soon enough. The setting for her high is a hospital, of all places, and involves the bona fide miracle their staff performed for her baby daughter. The thoughtful, personalized care Kennedy’s whole family received inspired her to use her own gifts to promote them as her cause. So, text a loved one an inspirational meme, take a deep breath in and out, and settle in for a high that adds a point to the scoreboard for humanity. This episode's HIGH-lights:Can't get enough of Kennedy's quips? Visit her website, where you can also find her entire book series to date. You can even order signed copies of her books! If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide or experiencing crisis. contact the Suicide and Crisis hotline by calling or texting 988.Kennedy's Because It's Your Cause:To donate to the great work of the Nashville-based nonprofit, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, and ensure children like Kennedy's daughter receive the compassionate, quality care they deserve, you can visit their website here. To have your story featured on the podcast, email [email protected]. To show your support and keep the podcast moving onward and upward, you can leave a glowing review wherever you stream your podcasts. Also, please like, follow, and rate on social media!Want to share a time when you experienced a second-hand high? Then don't be shy! Sharing is caring.To have your story featured on the podcast, email [email protected]. To show your support and keep the podcast moving onward and upward, you can leave a glowing review wherever you stream your podcasts. Also, please like, follow, and rate on social media!Facebook Instagram

High again! It's your highness and host Sweeney here, and today, I’m talking with Mr. Antoine Martin, a former high school drama classmate of mine. Nowadays, he’s a bona fide physicist, runner-in-training, and, thanks to his partner, an increasingly enthusiastic volunteer for a human services organization that is both his high and his cause. So don’t change that channel (ok, actually, just don’t click out of this episode), and grab a snack, because it’s time to take a deep breath, kick back, and get all kinds of high! This episode's HIGH-lights:Want to know more about what Antoine makes for a living? Check out this page on the inner workings of satellite thrusters!The next Paris Marathon, the second largest race in the world of its kind behind the N.Y.C. Marathon, will take place on April 7th, 2024. Mark your calendars! Registration info can be found hereServe the City is a global movement of volunteers showing kindness and caring for people in need in cities around the world.  You can learn more about their wonderful work hereAntoine's Because It's Your Cause:To volunteer with Serve the City, you can check here to see if there's a branch near you! If you'd like to donate to the cause, you can do so from any of their webpages. Just look for the bright blue DONATE button!Want to share a time when you experienced a second-hand high? Then don't be shy! Sharing is caring.To have your story featured on the podcast, email [email protected]. To show your support and keep the podcast moving onward and upward, you can leave a glowing review wherever you stream your podcasts. Also, please like, follow, and rate on social media!Facebook Instagram

Well, high there! Welcome to episode four of, not the first, not the last, but… the SECOND-Hand High season!Joining us is my longtime friend, Bob Millsap. A career chameleon, loving father and husband, and exceptionally talented writer, Bob’s high centers on the lessons in perseverance he learned from his wife Shelly after she sustained a traumatic brain injury from a homemade soda-turned-accidental-bomb. His ‘Because it’s your Cause’ is his personal resilience journey shared in his new book, Shake Yourself Free. His high is his wife, his life story is his cause, and added up, it's all one big high!This episode's HIGH-lights:Bob's websiteBob's Blog Bob's 9/11 storyBob's Because It's Your Cause:Read his inspirational story in his book, Shake Yourself Free, available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble's website, and bookshop.orgWant to share a time when you experienced a second-hand high? Then don't be shy! Sharing is caring.To have your story featured on the podcast, email [email protected]. To show your support and keep the podcast moving onward and upward, you can leave a glowing review wherever you stream your podcasts. Also, please like, follow, and rate on social media!Facebook Instagram

Welcome to the third episode of the storied second season of the one, the only… Second-Hand High!This episode is especially exciting, as it marks my first-ever interview with someone I’ve never met before! Terry Bartley is a West Virginia resident, high school teacher, and a newly minted author! His high takes a look at how watching families receive a little Christmas magic has stuck with him years later, while his "Because it’s your Cause" is a reminder that everyone deserves the right to feel safe and comfortable in the skin they live in.So, get ready to get on your high horse and go for a ride, cuz it’s that time again! This episode's HIGH-lights:JCI USA- Terry's High: https://www.jciusa.org/The Trans Lifeline- Terry's "Because It's Your Cause"U.S. Hotline: (877) 565-8860https://translifeline.org/ Most Writer's are Fans-Terry's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WU4J0unmA0K76LoJaVjLL The Wall of Awful:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo08uS904Rg How to (Explain) ADHD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhcn1_qsYmg Want to share a time when you experienced a second-hand high? Then don't be shy! Sharing is caring.To have your story featured on the podcast, email [email protected]. To show your support and keep the podcast moving onward and upward, you can leave a glowing review wherever you stream your podcasts. Also, please like, follow, and rate on social media!Facebook Instagram

Get ready for lift off, because in the second episode of season two, we're talking with author of the Deception and Justice series, Kirsha Fox! Her high unsurprisingly deals with the magic of sharing the love of the written word with others through TikTok, while her "Because it’s your Cause" highlights a well-deserving group that literally rocks.So strap in and prepare yourself for a little magic, a bit of mayhem, and the high of a lifetime! Get Kirsha's book pretty much anywhere they're sold. Buy directly from her website to get your copy with a personalized message!: https://kirshafox.com/The second book in her Deception and Justice series, The Whiteleaf Child, drops in April 2023!Check out Kirsha's author interviewing platform, The Tell Not Show, on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetellnotshowFor her "Because it's your Cause," Kirsha spotlights the indie band, Sub-Radio. Check them out, follow them on the socials, and send them all your love! https://www.sub-radio.com/Want to share a time when you experienced a second-hand high? Then don't be shy! Sharing is caring.To have your story featured on the podcast, email [email protected]. To show your support and keep the podcast moving onward and upward, you can leave a glowing review wherever you stream your podcasts. Also, please like, follow, and rate on social media!Facebook Instagram

It’s great to be back after a long, refreshing hiatus, and now I’m ready to kick off season 2! In the premiere episode, I'm joined by Will Grove— a *Pennsylvania native, serious foodie, and my colleague at the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona. His high is a two-for-one, where he recounts how at a Phoenix-based museum, the kind treatment of the employees towards a young child in his care with behavioral struggles made the day. This kiddo then turned around and reminded Will what it means to literally give your all to those in need. *Edit: In the intro, I refer to Will as a "Philly native." He is, in fact, from Erie, PA. Because It's Your Cause- Brain Injury Alliance of ArizonaP: 1-888-500-9165E: [email protected]: biaaz.orgFollow on the following social media platforms:  Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and TwitterWill's recommendation for movies about brain injuryThe Meyerowitz Stories Momento (for the most part)Will's hot spots to eat if you're in PhoenixThe FountainheadCibo Urban Pizzeria#1 favorite place- Phở Thành Vietnamese food (order the Phở Đặc Biệt!) Sweeney's food recommendations from this episodePizzeria BiancoLou Malnati's PizzeriaMr. Pickle's Sandwich ShopWant to share a time when you experienced a second-hand high? Then don't be shy! Sharing is caring.To have your story featured on the podcast, email [email protected]. To show your support and keep the podcast moving onward and upward, you can leave a glowing review wherever you stream your podcasts. Also, please like, follow, and rate on social media!Facebook Instagram

Hey, howdy, and… happy first-aversary to Second-Hand High, which turned a whole year old today, June 30th! I'm literally coming in at the 11th hour on the day of to provide this celebratory wrap-up episode for season 1. I couldn't be more proud of the guests I've had, the memories I've made, and my much-improved audio editing skills. Seriously... it's a night and day difference.This episode features each of my previous guests as they graciously agreed to reflect on their favorite part of being on the podcast. They also shared their favorite quotes that inspire them, and will hopefully do the same for you. Speaking of You, thanks for supporting the podcast in one way or another this past year. It means a lot.Season 2 will premiere in the fall of 2022, as I take a much-needed break to ponder life's many mysteries. Until then, as ever... be well, and DO GOOD!Want to share a time when you experienced a second-hand high? Then don't be shy! Sharing is caring.To have your story featured on the podcast, email [email protected]. To show your support and keep the podcast moving onward and upward, you can leave a glowing review wherever you stream your podcasts. Also, please like, follow, and rate on social media!Facebook Instagram

Hey, howdy, and... oh, you know the drill!For lucky episode #13, my guest is a high school friend from France with whom I recently reconnected via social media. Amandine and I not only shared many AP classes, but a love of nerding out over marching band and all things Lord of the Rings!In the interval between high school and adulthood, Amandine has not only returned to France and become a seasoned English-French interpreter & translator, but a full-fledged humanitarian as well.Her high takes us out on the High Seas with the refugee rescue organization, SOS Mediterranee, as well on the front lines at a public park feeding and clothing hundreds of unhoused individuals through a non-profit called L’autre Cantine. So batten down the hatches and tune in for a high that is bound to leave you in a state of awe and inspiration. *SOS Mediterranee rescue chant video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21PZ-txM9lQ Amandine's 'Because It's Your Cause' Info:-SOS Mediterranee website: https://en.sosmediterranee.org/ -L’autre Cantine Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lautrecantinenantes/Want to share a time when you experienced a second-hand high? Then don't be shy! Sharing is caring.To have your story featured on the podcast, email [email protected]. To show your support and keep the podcast moving onward and upward, you can leave a glowing review wherever you stream your podcasts. Also, please like, follow, and rate on social media!Facebook Instagram

To quote a beloved first lady, when the haters go low... we get high! Pretty sure that's verbatim...Speaking of bait, I have no shame dangling some in front of you-- get ready for an ah-mazing episode! Join me as I interview my nemesis-turned best friend-turned reluctant stepsister-to current half sister Dusti Poague (whew)! If she had a motto, it would be "Must love dogs!"Her favorite pastime is cuddling with her three pet pooches, or as she calls them, her children: Henry, Pig, and Chloe. She owes her high to a fellow canine lover and small town friend who made a big-time impact by saving abandoned dogs from heart-wrenching fates. Prepare yourself for some warm furry fuzzy feel-goods!This episode's "Because It's your Cause" Charities:*Round Valley Animal Rescue in Springerville, Arizona: https://www.roundvalleyanimalrescue.org/*Spay and Neuter Solutions in Tucson, Arizona: http://www.spayandneutersolutions.org/Want to share a time when you experienced a second-hand high? Then don't be shy! Sharing is caring.To have your story featured on the podcast, email [email protected]. To show your support and keep the podcast moving onward and upward, you can leave a glowing review wherever you stream your podcasts. Also, please like, follow, and rate on social media!Facebook Instagram

Cheers to the New Year, and the new highs that will accompany it!Starting us off strong, our first guest of 2022 will forever be "Lund" to me from our church mission days, but she's now more commonly known as Rebekah Lund Hiatt. Her high involves the non-profit, the South Carolina Victim Assistance Network, where she works as an attorney. When a new colleague first joined the organization, she turned a good work environment into a great one by her thoughtfulness towards her co-workers. So, three...two...one... let's go!To support this episode's "Because it's your Cause," the South Carolina Victim Assistance Network, visit http://www.scvan.org/ or call 803-750-1200. Services are available in English and Spanish.Want to share a time when you experienced a second-hand high? Then don't be shy! Sharing is caring.To have your story featured on the podcast, email [email protected]. To show your support and keep the podcast moving onward and upward, you can leave a glowing review wherever you stream your podcasts. Also, please like, follow, and rate on social media!Facebook Instagram