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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.

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Ray Bassin-No fear but of fear itself

November 02, 2020 • Kasey Kellem and Greta Fechter • Season 1 • Episode 33

Ray has experienced 35 years of drug addiction in and out of jails and hospitals where he spent 3 weeks in a coma and 2 months learning how to walk again. Ray survived 7 open heart surgeries (3 in 1 year), brain surgery, and an amputated left foot all while remaining in a 12 step fellowship program. Ray has been clean and sober now for 4 plus years. He is semi back to work living a productive life and even started his own small business. At any point, he could have given up but he chose to overcome and adapt to a new way of life.

We learned from Ray:

If you want to experience drugs first think about what you want to do, what you enjoy, the people you love and who love you…then say, “Good-bye” to all of that!

*Doing drugs may help you to temporarily forget all of your problems, but in the long run it will only create larger problems.

*When you are exposed to hard-core drugs you have no fear and actually become numb.

*Never giving up, having family and friend support, and following your dreams all help you get through addictions.

Gretatude:

*Don’t let the past steal your present- Terri Guillemets

*Even in the midst of devastation, something within us always points the way to freedom-Sharon Salzberg

*Recovery is hard. Regret is harder-Brittany Burgunder

You can reach out to Ray Bassin on Facebook or text him at 440-339-0786.

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