Kiss My Chaos

Carter Evenson. We could talk to him for hours about all of his achievements in life. He will probably cringe at reading this as he is not one to brag about his accomplishments, but would rather inspire others to be their best selves. Our host Abby and her son have been directly inspired by Carter themselves! Carter is a 7th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. He began his training in 1980 under Grand Master Moo Yong Yun. He is a former State Champion, & started Carter's Academy in 1983, Kindred, ND. He has inspired thousands of adults and children alike in the mastery of martial arts.  He has been a musician nearly his whole life. He began on piano, then French Horn, then drums, then guitar. He has been writing & recording music since 1985, with songs on MTV, Fox Sports, ESPN, and many motion pictures, including the #1 movie Bring it On.  All of these accomplishments were almost erased from his future by one accident.
Carter crashed his ultralight airplane on Nov 6, 1983. He was given only a 30% chance of survival. He spent 3 months in the hospital & had 12 surgeries. He spent a year in physical & occupational therapy, starting with learning to walk again.

Our next guest is Ashley, whose life story is one of resilience, transformation, and hope. In the midst of her daughter’s battle with brain cancer, Ashley endured the heartbreaking loss of her husband to suicide — facing two unimaginable challenges at once and still finding the strength to keep moving forward.

Katie Stensgard has taken her passion of Jujitsu to new levels and keeps climbing higher. A woman, a world champion, a mother who fights domestic abuse. Listen to her amazing transformation and how she is helping others!

KISS MY CHAOS PODCAST presents Nichole Jackson-Lind. We are so excited to pick her brain. If you are interested perimenopause or menopause you are about to get some answers regarding hormone therapy, myths, and rumors, she is a leading expert in her field. 
We have suffered long enough. Its is time to ask the expert.  She helps explain to men what women are going through as well as provides insights in to women's health conditions and number of suicides. Nichole is a certified family nurse practitioner. She graduated from North Dakota State University in 2005. Nichole has held roles as an intensive care and dialysis nurse, as well as supervising as a nurse manager. Her one-on-one time with patients inspired her to expand her role into advanced practice. After becoming a nurse practitioner, she began working in the department of neurosurgery but quickly transitioned to practicing medical weight loss.

Today we speak with Tracy Oberg of the Brady Oberg Legacy Foundation.  Tracy's brother Brady was a soldier who served this country and his family honorably in Afghanistan.  Upon returning home, Brady experienced symptoms of PTSD that eventually ended in him taking his own life.  Tracy describes who Brady is and why the Brady Oberg Legacy foundation exists, what they offer, and their long term goals to help veterans, just the way Brady would have wanted it. 

Today we had the opportunity to sit down with Avery White.  Avery is a 21 year old that has endured something that needs to be spoken about.  After attempted suicide, Avery talks about her journey from trauma to triumph.  This was honestly one of the most insightful podcasts we have done.  Avery has found herself and is destined for greatness in this life. 

This week we get the opportunity to speak with Mrs. North Dakota Kjiesta Moch. This amazing woman has lived in several countries, is a mother, a mentor, mental health advocate, and entrepreneur. She speaks about the challenges she has faced, identified, and overcome by taking her trauma into triumph. 

This week we speak with Mr. Troy White from the Beyond Barriers Program.  Listen how Troy's program is helping everyone from CEO's to those incarcerated. Needless to say Abby and I learned a great deal about mental health, recidivism, causation, and healing.