671 | There's So Much More To My Story with Kristof Morrow

In this episode, we are speaking with Author Kristof Morrow. Kristof is a Navy veteran, author, and award-winning journalist from Texas. Surviving a hellish upbringing of addiction and abuse, he joined the military as a corpsman immediately after high school. After serving for a year, he manifested Tourette's and the severity of his condition incurs great injury to himself, even now. Kristof made several attempts to attend a university and even won the highest awards at two different schools for their annual creative writing contests, but ultimately decided to continue self-teaching. Then, in 2016-2017, he became sober from alcohol after struggling for several years became a journalist by audition, and won awards in photography as well as feature writing from two Texas press associations. Kristof moved to Canada in 2017 to live in British Columbia and began writing his book "The Second Sun" in October 2021 and finished in February of this year. He volunteers tutoring other writers one-on-one, has an elderly cat named Sparkles, and just published a kid's Christmas book called "Liam Earns a Friend!" In this episode, we discuss: 1) Kristof shares his story, his experience being diagnosed with Tourette's, and how he is so much more than his symptoms and diagnosis. He also shares the message that your diagnosis is not your fault, yet it is your responsibility how you manage or respond to it. 2) Kristof's story of writing, becoming a published author and connecting with his readers to help increase the reach of his book. Connect with Kristof Instagram: https://linktr.ee/kristofmorrow Email: [email protected] Buy Kristof's book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Second-Sun-Volumes-II/dp/B0BW2JXHWK/ref=sr_1_5?crid=205QYXOJQMMI&keywords=the+second+sun&qid=1687760810&sprefix=the+second+su%2Caps%2C240&sr=8-5 Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Storytelling NLP Trainer, Speaker, Publisher & Author, 2xs Podcaster Marsha is the 6-time Bestselling Author of "When She Stopped Asking Why". She shares her lessons as a parent who dealt with teen substance abuse that tore her family unit apart. Marsha has published 7xs, most recently with her co-platform, Every Body Holds A Story, and she is on a mission to continue to help women and men to speak, share, and publish their stories. Through her tools, OUTSPOKEN NLP certification, programs, coaching,, and podcast, Marsha teaches the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Your Choices in your own life. She empowers people how to heal and own their stories, be conscious leaders, and build platform businesses that create massive impact.Mentioned in this episode:QUIZOUTSPOKEN AD QUIZ https://nlp.marshavanw.com/ OUTSPOKEN August Cohort: https://www.marshavanw.com/nlp