In this episode of The Hero Within Podcast, host Karen Hall interviews Lisa Urbanski, a holistic wellness advocate from Manitoba, Canada. Lisa shares her profound story of overcoming addiction and embracing her highly sensitive and empathic nature. Struggling with these traits from a young age, Lisa turned to substances to cope, which led to a severe addiction. At the age of 30, she decided to turn her life around, utilizing methods like yoga, manifestation, and natural health practices. Lisa explains how understanding her sensitivity and finding the right support systems were crucial in her recovery. The conversation delves into the importance of purpose, processing emotions, and the role of community and holistic health in maintaining sobriety and personal growth. Lisa also speaks about her impactful work with therapy dogs and her commitment to helping others unlock their potential.

00:00 Introduction and Personal Struggles

00:39 Welcome to the Hero Within Podcast

01:13 Meet Lisa Urbanski: The Unconventional Conventional Woman

02:29 Lisa's Early Life and Empathic Abilities

04:03 Struggles with Substance Abuse

07:01 Journey to Sobriety and Self-Discovery

10:14 Finding Purpose and Helping Others

15:08 The Power of Mindset and Natural Healing

21:45 Conclusion and Contact Information

Meet Karen Hall:

Karen Hall, known as The Queen of Empathy, is an Emotional Intelligence Leadership Coach, speaker, international bestselling author, and podcaster. With over 40 years of experience coaching, Karen specializes in helping leaders develop emotional intelligence to build trust and strengthen relationships. Karen combines neuroscience, emotional intelligence principles, and practical leadership strategies to increase resilience and inspire high-performing teams. She is the Executive Producer and host of The Los Angeles Tribune, and Managing Director of The Los Angeles Tribune Women’s and Spanish Journals . Trained by renowned thought leader Marianne Williamson as a spiritual life coach, she hosts The Hero Within Podcast™, ranked in the top 2.5% globally. She also hosts Unstoppable AF - Unstoppable AND FUNNY! comedy podcast, The Empathy Advantage podcast and The AI Advantage podcast. Karen empowers leaders to regulate emotions to remain calm in crisis, overcome adversity, and deepen meaningful connections. Married for nearly 40 years to her husband Joshua, Karen cherishes her family of four children and five grandchildren as her greatest blessing.

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Meet Lisa Urbanski:

Lisa Urbanski is a holistic wellness advocate and community leader from a small town in Manitoba, Canada. After overcoming a personal battle with addiction, she discovered her passion for personal growth, mindset, and holistic healing. Through her transformative journey, Lisa tapped into her inner strength and is now dedicated to helping others unlock their own potential. As the pack leader of a therapy dog program and a pioneer in frequency-charged nutrition, Lisa blends innovative practices with her healing approach to create lasting change and support individuals in their transformation.

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In this heartfelt and inspiring episode of The Hero Within podcast, Karen Hall sits down with Skylar Sorkin, the founder and host of the Regardless podcast. Skylar shares her personal journey of resilience, grief and growth, highlighting how the word “regardless” became a transformative mindset during pivotal moments in her life.

From navigating early career challenges to dealing with personal grief and the California wildfires, Skylar and Karen discuss how Skylar used this mantra to overcome adversity and inspire a community of women to move forward—no matter what life throws their way. Together, Karen and Skylar explore the power of emotional intelligence, the importance of building authentic connections, and how to find strength through life’s chaos.

Whether you’re navigating challenges in your relationships, career, or personal life, this episode will leave you feeling empowered and ready to embrace your own “regardless” mindset.

🎙️ Topics Discussed in This Episode:

• Skylar’s journey to founding the Regardless podcast
• The transformative power of the “regardless” mindset
• Emotional intelligence as a tool for resilience
• Grieving, healing, and growing through life’s toughest moments
• Building community and connection during times of crisis
• Practical advice for navigating the chaos of your 20s

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Join host Karen Hall in this heartfelt episode of The Hero Within Podcast as she sits down with David Meltzer, a successful serial entrepreneur who married his dream girl, had 3 loving children yet hit rock bottom.

David shares his emotional journey of overcoming life's adversities, the pivotal role his wife played in his transformation, and his healing journey to learn to release his hate for his father, his mother and others, including himself. Join us as he shares his personal transformation by forgiving others, and forgiving himself and replacing hate with love. We celebrate his mission to empower others to find joy each day as they consistently persist in achieving their potential. Tune in for an inspiring conversation about faith, love, forgiveness, and the true meaning of happiness and learn about David's biggest surprise miracle!

00:00 A Night of Reckoning

00:35 Welcome to the Hero Within Podcast

01:32 Introducing David Meltzer

02:51 Defining Happiness and Life Lessons

04:42 From Scarcity to Abundance

09:48 The Turning Point: Bankruptcy and Realizations

12:44 A Life-Saving Moment

17:37 Rebuilding and Empowering Others

18:34 Conclusion and Gratitude

About Karen Hall: Karen Hall, known as the Queen of Empathy, is an international motivational speaker, bestselling author, and expert in emotional intelligence. She serves as Executive Producer, Trainer, Speaker and Host for The Los Angeles Tribune events, while also leading as Managing Director of the Tribune global Women’s and Spanish Journals.

Trained by the renowned Marianne Williamson as a certified spiritual life coach, Karen brings over 40 years of coaching and teaching, helping leaders manage emotions, build trust, and foster resilience. She hosts a TV show and The Hero Within Podcast™ , ranked in the top 3% globally, showcasing inspiring true stories of unsung heroes who use emotional intelligence while navigating adversity to find hope and healing to return to love™.

Karen helps her clients tap into their spirituality and compassion to remove resentment and build relationships of trust both professionally and personally. Married to her supportive husband Joshua for 39 years, they have four kids and five grandkids.

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About David Meltzer

David Meltzer is the Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire. David is also a three-time international best-selling author, a Top 100 Business Coach, and host of the top entrepreneur podcast, The Playbook.

David is the Executive Producer of the Apple TV series 2 Minute Drill and Office Hours. He is also the executive producer of Entrepreneur’s #1 digital business show, Elevator Pitch. David is featured in many books, movies, and TV shows such as World’s Greatest Motivators, Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy and Beyond the Secret, airing on Netflix. Additionally, he has been recognized by Variety Magazine as their Sports Humanitarian of the Year and awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

His life’s mission is to empower OVER 1 BILLION people to be happy! This simple yet powerful mission has led him on an incredible journey to provide one thing…VALUE. In all his content and communication that’s exactly what you’ll receive. For the past 20 years, David has been providing free weekly trainings to empower others to empower others to be happy.

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Website: https://dmeltzer.com/

Twitter, Instagram, YouTube: @davidmeltzer

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Free training: https://free.dmeltzer.com/training