The Overcomer's Podcast

Travis & Cyndy Barnes

The Overcomers podcast interviews people about overcoming adversity. We believe that adversity can become your advantage. We ask people to tell us how their past has built muscles instead of scars. The topics that we cover include abuse, addiction, incarceration, depression, anxiety, health problems, loss of income, loss of employment. Each person will share how they navigated these situations in life to become the Overcomer that they are today. read less
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S12: Episode 2 - The Sound of Freedom: A Conversation with Andrea Sutton on Abuse and the Crisis of Rape
Oct 16 2023
S12: Episode 2 - The Sound of Freedom: A Conversation with Andrea Sutton on Abuse and the Crisis of Rape
Vampiro: [about the kids singing and clapping after being rescued] Do you hear that? That's the sound of freedom. Tim Ballard: Amen.   This dialogue is from the newly released “Sound of Freedom” movie about a former U.S. government agent who embarks on a mission to rescue children from sex traffickers in Colombia.   Movies can sometimes be reflections of real life. One sad reality is that there are people who will exploit someone’s weakness for their own gain and pleasure. Yet, there are also people such as our episode’s guest, Andrea Sutton who along with her team, shows everyone that there is hope and have helped many people who've gone through tough times. Today, Andrea’s here to share what she's learned.   In this Overcomer's Podcast special episode, we're exploring a reality that is a tough and difficult topic– abuse and how people can heal from it. We'll talk about how some people use others' weaknesses for their own gain, which is really sad. Andrea tells us stories about how she's supported people who've been hurt by abuse and violence, and why it's important to speak up if something doesn't feel right and to trust your guts about a situation.   She explains that no matter your age, it's never too late to heal from tough experiences, especially traumas. She also talks about how being hurt for a long time can cause problems in your body and mind. We'll learn how important it is to have experts who understand how to help.   Listen in to hear about how Andrea's group helps people who've been through hard times. They're like friends who know how to give the right advice. We'll also find out why it's okay to trust your feelings and why exercise can make your brain feel better.   If you’re someone that needs this… or you may know someone in need of this, you can share this episode to them… It’s never too late…  You might find assistance from Andrea and her team or be able to offer your help.
S11: Episode11 - Dr.Tyler Reynolds: Say Goodbye to Pain and Hello to Maximizing Function
Sep 21 2023
S11: Episode11 - Dr.Tyler Reynolds: Say Goodbye to Pain and Hello to Maximizing Function
Do you have any pain in your body and are interested in what to do to just get out of the pain quickly? What if you could be on a program that is both a fitness program and doctor-supervised? Together with his wife Sarah, our today’s guest is the co-founder of Functional Effect located at Downers Grove, Illinois. Not only did Dr. Tyler Reynolds obtained his Doctorate of Chiropractic from the National University of Health Science, he  also completed over 250+ hours of post-graduate studies in Functional Rehabilitation with specialties in shoulder dysfunction and The McKenzie Method. Coming from a medical family, Dr. Tyler already knew that it’s gonna be it for him too. He enjoys sports and working out, and thought that he could help people in this way. He started in the fitness industry with clients that have both cognitive and physical limitations. He has a strong desire to help people achieve optimal health and wellness. His number one goal is to eliminate pain and maximize function in each person he works with. As parents of two beautiful children, Dr. Tyler takes care of running the business, treating the patients, and training the clients. On the other hand, his wife does more of the nutrition and life-coaching using her years of experience in the fitness industry and degree in Psychology to effectively guide and connect to their clients. Also helping him understand people a lot more. Their approach is different from other fitness businesses in such a way that they have developed a system and a process to create a customized program that produces customized results for each of their clients. They believe that everyone moves and lives differently including different goals as to why they want to work with someone like the Functional Effect. Functional Effect was born with the aspiration to have a functional-effective gym that first gets people out of pain, then to moving really well, and get them to do so much more in a pain-free life and live the way they ultimately desire. Dr. Tyler shared that he is more of “the pain guy” as his goal is about getting someone to his office, treating their chronic pain and movement issues, then get them back on the floor in training and fix the rest as well. He wants to get his patients out of pain but he knows that they are still in dysfunction. So to move from pain to dysfunction and to function, he needed to train them in the actual fit/gym-side and get them so far away from pain that even if they get back to dysfunction, it would take a lot of work to get them back to pain. In short, they wanted to discover the dysfunction– the “why” that puts a person in pain in the first place and then fix it through their fitness programming which specializes on people that are in pain and have movement issues, helping them “see the light.” Dr. Tyler, along with the whole Functional Effect team, wanted it to be a family and a community with a very friendly and supportive environment where everyone knows each other’s name. Basically, a business model that is very much about relationships.