PEP Talks: People Empowering People
Kasey Crawford Kellem is a school counselor, author, yoga instructor, motivational speaker, former business owner and special ed teacher, and now, podcaster. She is a beacon of resiliency as she continues through her journey dodging hurdles but still dancing all along the way! The creator and author of Mind Over Matter Books, Kellem’s first five books, “Believe,” “Love,” “Laugh,” “Relax,” and “Dream” teach children the resiliency tools necessary to overcome obstacles. After her husband died from cancer, Kellem wrote, “Bella-Eve the Bounce-Back Dog” a book she has shared with thousands of children helping them cope with their challenges in life. Her adult memoir, “Don’t Stop Believing: Our Journey with Cancer” was written to help encourage others coping with a terminally ill family member or widowhood believe they can overcome the grief. She has spent her thirty-plus year career in education helping others overcome their hardships so they can live longer, happier quality lives.
PEP Talks: People Empowering People
Brittany Witczak: The Storm before the Rainbow
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Kasey Kellem and Greta Fechter
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Season 1
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Episode 20
Brittany Witczak is a 31-year-old hairstylist and wife. Brittany is married to Kyle and together they have been trying to have a baby with much heartache, peaks, and valleys and finally triumph over the past 3 years. Thanks to her selfless sister, her husband and she are now expecting their first rainbow baby.
We learn from Brittany:
*Despite years of struggling, heartbreak, depression, anxiety, don’t give up-It is worth all of the pain!
*There is a plethora of support groups available for people trying to have babies, esp. on Facebook! Just type in “Fertility groups.”
*Talking about your infertility helps you through the process as you meet so many other people with similar stories.