This powerful episode of Breaking Impossibilities dives deep into mental health, trauma healing, addiction recovery, grief, forgiveness, and the transformative power of breathwork.

At 74 years young, Ayo Handy-Kendi—Certified Breathologist, founder of Positive Energy Works, lifelong community organizer, and host of Sage and Baby Boomers and Those Who Love Us—shares her extraordinary real-life transformation. Ayo opens up about surviving childhood abuse, homelessness, substance addiction, the murder of her 17-year-old son, and the loss of three husbands, while carrying decades of suppressed pain she didn’t fully understand until later in life.

In this conversation, Ayo explains how trauma causes the body to hold the breath, how suppressed emotions live in the subconscious, and how intentional breathwork helped her release pain, stop drinking and drugging, forgive her abuser and her son’s killer, and reclaim peace of mind. We explore the connection between breathing, the brainstem, emotional regulation, mitochondria health, mental clarity, and healing trauma, as well as why so many people struggle with brain fog, stress, anxiety, and emotional shutdown without realizing their breath is the root.

This episode speaks directly to anyone navigating mental health challenges, addiction recovery, unresolved trauma, grief, spiritual healing, or self-belief, and serves as a reminder that it is never too late to heal, grow, and live fully. Ayo’s story is living proof that when we breathe better, we live better—and when we believe again, we break impossibilities.

🎧 Listen, breathe, heal, and remember: you are possible.

🎙️ ABOUT BREAKING IMPOSSIBILITIES

Breaking Impossibilities is a podcast focused on mental health, entrepreneurship, recovery, self-belief, and real-life transformation. We highlight raw stories from people who turned adversity into purpose.

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🔗 CONNECT WITH AYO HANDY-KENDI

Instagram: @ayohandykendibreathe

Website: positivEnergyWorks.com

YouTube: @ayomeansjoy1

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Breaking Impossibilities where mental health meets self-mastery, and adversity becomes the foundation for success.

In this special episode of Breaking Impossibilities, we sit down with Desmond Smith, also known as King, the founder of Ball4Eva Clothing, straight out of Ohio and building a brand rooted in abundance, belief, and prosperity.

Desmond shares his journey growing up in a single-parent household, being raised by a strong mother, and learning how to turn pain into motivation instead of excuses. From humble beginnings to launching a lifestyle brand focused on attracting positivity, wealth, and purpose — this episode is about mindset, faith, and betting on yourself.

If you’ve ever felt limited by where you come from, your environment, or who wasn’t there for you — this conversation will hit home.

🔑 In This Episode:

Growing up in Ohio and breeding greatness

Being raised by a single mom and using pain as fuel

The meaning behind Ball4Eva and attracting abundance

Why belief is the real key to success

What Breaking Impossibilities truly means

Turning vision into a real brand and lifestyle

This episode is for entrepreneurs, creatives, athletes, and anyone chasing more out of life.

🔗 FOLLOW DESMOND “KING” SMITH

📲 Personal IG: https://www.instagram.com/__kingme

👕 Brand IG (Ball4Eva Clothing): https://www.instagram.com/_ball4evaaclothing

🎙️ ABOUT BREAKING IMPOSSIBILITIES

Breaking Impossibilities is a podcast focused on mental health, entrepreneurship, recovery, self-belief, and real-life transformation. We highlight raw stories from people who turned adversity into purpose.

👉 Subscribe for weekly episodes

👉 Like, comment, and share if this story inspired you

👉 Want to be a guest? Visit www.breakingimpossibilities.com

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Breaking Impossibilities where mental health meets self-mastery, and adversity becomes the foundation for success.

In this special Podcast Summit edition of Breaking Impossibilities, host Justin Townsend sits down with David Hartman, creator of the Lace Em Up Podcast and founder of Davidedo Designs.

Born and raised in Houston, Texas, David was diagnosed with dyslexia in 5th grade and told he would never graduate high school. Instead of quitting, he leaned into art — the one thing that gave him hope. That decision led him to earn two college degrees, a master’s degree, and build a career spanning 20 years in education, including serving as a Vice President at a community college.

David now uses his platform to spotlight artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs, sharing real stories about fear, faith, creativity, and believing in yourself when the odds are stacked against you.

This episode is about:

Turning fear into fuel

Why art can save lives

Breaking labels placed on you as a child

Faith over fear & action over excuses

Why “creating is problem solving”

If you’ve ever been told you weren’t enough — this one’s for you.

🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVID HARTMAN

🎧 Lace Em Up Podcast (YouTube):

https://youtube.com/@LaceEmUpPodcast?si=hUUTK9RJ94qQNLhF

🎨 Davidedo Designs (YouTube):

https://youtube.com/@davidedodesigns?si=HROXrlaULaNklyUq

📸 Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/davidedo_designs

🌐 Website:

https://davidedodesigns.com

🔑 BRAND CLOSING (Keep Consistent)

This is Breaking Impossibilities — where we turn pain into power through real stories, real conversations, and real growth.

Believe in yourself.

Trust yourself.

Love yourself.

Because you are possible.

🎙️ CONNECT WITH BREAKING IMPOSSIBILITIES / HOST

🎤 Host: Justin Townsend

🌐 Website: https://www.breakingimpossibilities.com

📧 Email: JustinT@breakingimpossibilities.com

📸 Instagram: @breakingimpossibilities

🎧 Podcast Platforms: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Podbean | YouTube

💥 Want to be a guest on the podcast?

Schedule a call directly on the website:

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Breaking Impossibilities where mental health meets self-mastery, and adversity becomes the foundation for success.

In this episode of the Breaking Impossibilities Podcast, Justin Townsend sits down with Nella Coleman a powerhouse community builder, author, and mother whose story defines resilience.

Nella went from being kicked out of college, fired while pregnant, and abandoned with a “good luck” text, to building thriving online communities and helping creators turn audiences into family. When life stripped away her comfort and security, faith became her strategy.

“I was holding my baby in one hand, writing with the other, crying and telling God, ‘I don’t know what to do.’ And ever since that day, it’s been nothing but blessings.”

Through heartbreak, domestic violence, and loss, she discovered that God uses the broken pieces to build purpose. Her book, Crooked Sticks Draw Straight Lines, reveals how every detour and disappointment prepared her for destiny.

This conversation hits deeper than business or success, it’s about faith, motherhood, survival, and rebirth. Justin and Nella unpack what it truly means to break impossibilities: turning pain into platforms, failure into faith, and fear into freedom.

If you’ve ever felt like quitting, this episode reminds you why you can’t. You’re still here for a reason.

Follow Nella on Instagram → @AlwaysNella

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Breaking Impossibilities where mental health meets self-mastery, and adversity becomes the foundation for success.

“Breaking Impossibilities” brings you Brandon Houston—founder of 365 Healthcare—who went from two years of homelessness in Boston to building a thriving pediatric home care agency in Atlanta serving 130 medically fragile children (G-tubes, trachs, vents, quadriplegia, cerebral palsy). He breaks down: how he started, how GAPP (Georgia Pediatric Program) works, why “done is better than perfect”, and the mindset + systems to become acquisition-ready.

If you’re curious about starting a home care agency, working within Medicaid/GAPP, or you just need raw motivation to push through your storm—this one’s for you. 🌧️➡️✈️

In This Episode

0:00 Intro: From Dorchester to Atlanta

1:48 What 365 Healthcare does (medically fragile kids)

4:15 GAPP explained (what’s covered vs. not)

6:02 Why he started: saving his grandmother from a bad nursing home

9:30 Homeless for two years: darkest moments + turning points

13:05 How church/community unlocked real resources

16:24 Step-by-step: starting a pediatric home care agency

20:11 “Done Perfect” & taking the first shot

23:40 Scaling to 130 clients & operations mindset

27:55 Becoming acquisition-ready (books, taxes, SOPs)

31:10 Fatherhood, purpose, and breaking the wall

34:20 What “Breaking Impossibilities” means to Brandon

36:50 Resources & how to connect

Key Takeaways

Action Perfection: Your first step beats your best plan.

Resource Stack: Church & community orgs = food, shelter, referrals, and real help.

GAPP Reality: Covers physical disabilities, not mental health/developmental delay.

Build to Sell: Clean books, tax readiness, SOPs—operate like you’re for sale.

Mission Hype: When you solve real problems, growth follows.

Connect with Brandon / 365 Healthcare

https://365healthcare.org/

https://www.instagram.com/houstondotcom/?hl=en

Connect with Breaking Impossibilities

Instagram/TikTok: @BreakingImpossibilities

Book Justin for speaking, workshops, or podcast: JustinT@breakingimpossibilities.com

If this story moved you, like, subscribe, and share with someone who needs a push. We turn pain into power here. 💥

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Breaking Impossibilities where mental health meets self-mastery, and adversity becomes the foundation for success.

“Addiction isn’t about weakness — it’s about pain, and healing starts when we drop the judgment.”

In this raw and inspiring episode of Breaking Impossibilities, licensed therapist, podcast host, and therapist coach Stefanie Kral, LMFT/LPCC, shares how her journey through trauma, mental health struggles, opioid addiction, and even an overdose became the fuel for her mission to change the way therapy is done.

Stefanie isn’t your “traditional” therapist in a cardigan with a notepad — she’s evolving the therapy game by making it real, relatable, and stigma-free. Through her podcast My Therapist Said and her coaching work, she empowers both clients and fellow therapists to:

Break the stigma around addiction and mental health

Build healthier relationships in early recovery

Advocate for themselves in life and in their careers

Step into leadership roles and create the income and impact they deserve

Learn to love themselves again after years of shame and struggle

🔥 This episode dives deep into:

Stefanie’s story of addiction, recovery, and transformation

Why so many people suffer in silence and how to break that cycle

The dangers of early recovery relationships — and how to navigate them

Why therapists must speak louder, not quieter, if they want to change lives

The truth about sitting with your feelings and finding strength on the other side

✨ Stefanie is showing a new generation that therapy doesn’t have to suck — it can be empowering, raw, and revolutionary.

📲 Connect with Stefanie Kral:

IG: @mytherapistsaidpod

🌐 Website: www.mytherapistsaid.me

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Breaking Impossibilities where mental health meets self-mastery, and adversity becomes the foundation for success.

Welcome to another powerful episode of Breaking Impossibilities with your host Justin Townsend, recorded live at the Podcast Summit in Atlanta, Georgia!

In this episode, Justin sits down with Nick (14), Kareem (11), and Kahlik (13) — three incredible young men from Mississippi who are proving that age is not a limit. Known as the Boss Brothers, these young entrepreneurs have already written nine published books, built their own brand, and are teaching kids everywhere how to make money doing what they love.

Their mission?

👉 To teach entrepreneurship, family values, and financial freedom to the next generation.

From reading Escape the Rat Race as a Christmas gift to building a movement that inspires thousands of youth, the Boss Brothers are redefining what’s possible for young Black entrepreneurs. They’re selling out books, networking with top leaders, and already planning their next goals — from creating their own phone brand to turning Boss Brothers Universe into a Fortune 500 company.

🎙️ In this episode, you’ll learn:

How their father’s work ethic inspired them to retire him early

The mindset it takes to build a business before high school

Why disagreements never break their bond

How they’re using books, podcasts, and social media to spread financial education

What keeps them focused when things get tough

💬 “We don’t let money come between us. Our relationship means more than that.” – Boss Brothers Universe

🔥 FOLLOW THE BOSS BROTHERS UNIVERSE

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bossbrothersuniverse

▶️ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@BossBrothersUniverse

📚 E-Books: https://stan.store/bossbrothersuniverse

💵 Support: https://cash.app/$BossBrothersUniverse

ABOUT BREAKING IMPOSSIBILITIES

Breaking Impossibilities is a movement built to inspire people overcoming addiction, trauma, and adversity through real stories of transformation.

Hosted by Justin Townsend, each episode brings raw, motivational conversations with individuals turning pain into purpose.

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Breaking Impossibilities where mental health meets self-mastery, and adversity becomes the foundation for success.