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Author: Seth Adam Smith
Seth Adam Smith is a best-selling, award-winning author and blogger whose writings have been translated into over thirty languages and featured on Huffington Post, Good Morning America, Fox News, CNN, the Today Show, and many other news outlets around the world.
A survivor of a suicide attempt in 2006, Seth is an advocate for resources and understanding concerning depression and suicide prevention and regularly writes about these topics in his books and on his blog. He recently finished "Rip Van Winkle and the Pumpkin Lantern," and is currently working on a series of historical novels set in Colonial America.
Confronting Feelings of Shame
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of creativity, innovation, and change.” – BrenĂ© Brown All of us deal with feelings of guilt and shame. These feelings are the underlying reason behind many of our broken behaviors and flawed thinking. In this fantastic talk, scholar and author BrenĂ© Brown discusses how we can confront our feelings of shame as well…
EXCLUSIVE Interview Kweku Mandela
In January, ForwardWalking.com had the amazing opportunity to interview Kweku Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela. In this video, Kweku talks about his involvement with the film Beyond Right and Wrong, and shares some insight as to how his grandfather was able to inspire peace and forgiveness in South Africa. Beyond Right & Wrong follows victims of…
Understanding Depression
“I’ve learned that people handle [depression] better if they understand it better. It’s kind of like women going through pregnancy. If they know why their body is doing what it’s doing–if they know where the pain is coming from, why it’s there–it’s more tolerable.” In this video, Maurice W. Harker, Certified Mental Health Counselor (CMHC),…
Marriage SHOULD Be Painful
For whatever reason, we seem to have this funny idea that love is supposed to be bliss or that when we get married we’ve somehow achieved a state of “happily-ever-after.” Well, that’s just not true. Love is actually quite painful. In fact, if you’re doing it right, love, marriage, and family will be the most…
The Eyes are Useless When the Mind is Blind
Not long ago, I shared this quote on my Facebook fanpage: “The eyes are useless when the mind is blind.” My friend Nate, an incredibly brilliant medical researcher, wrote this comment: “The human eye only sees a very small amount of light in the Light/EMR spectrum. Much, much less than even 1%. These include Gamma…
How a "Scrambled Eggs" Baby Became a Record-Breaking Director
Thirty-eight years ago, on September 26, a baby was born. This baby had congenital birth defects; polysplenia, Scoliosis, a missing heart valve, and an inability to swallow liquids without aspirating into the lungs. In other words, to drink was to drown, there was a liver where a stomach should be, and a heart mounted semi-backwards….
Author of "God WILL Give You More Than You Can Handle" Opens Up!
“There’s a certain phrase I’ve come to really dislike,” wrote Kayla Lemmon in an article published on her blog last week. The phrase she was talking about? “God will never give you more than you can handle.” “It’s a sweet sentiment, really,” said Kayla. “The people who say it are speaking from caring and concerned hearts. BUT–it…
Moving Forward with Cerebral Palsy
How do you move forward in life when you have a disability? How do you move forward if that disability is cerebral palsy? Ask Cassi Baird, a gifted speaker and therapist that has been moving forward with cerebral palsy for over 26 years! Cassi is a living, breathing, forward walking miracle. Watch part of her incredible story below….