A Fighter's Story

Episodes

Feb. 19, 2024

From Setback to Success: David Gospodarek's Inspirational Road to Mental Health Advocacy

Join us on the latest episode of A Fighters Story, where we sit down with David Gospodarek, a licensed therapist in Denver, Colorado, who overcame a traumatic brain injury after a severe auto accident. Despite the challenges…
Dec. 1, 2023

Accountability and why men are failing at it

I understand this is not my traditional content but I feel like this aligns with where I am at right now. So please enjoy the rant and check out the website at www.afightersstory.com and find me everywhere at @iamrobchilds -…
Oct. 19, 2023

Don't listen to yourself. Tell yourself. Mental health update.

Look guys I felt like I needed to get some shit off of my chest. I kept it vague but if you are feeling a little off or any of this made sense to you then hit subscribe. Find me on instagram @iamrobchilds and send me a DM fo…
Oct. 13, 2023

Marine, Daniel Arcand recounts the war and PTSD

Daniel is an amazing human. He has encountered war and live to tell about it. Beyond his story you hear he has started a nonprofit to help soldiers with their PTSD. @warriorsforpeace is an organization to help combat veteran…
Oct. 8, 2023

Stacey Lynne opens up about life experiences and future plans

My time with Stacey has been amazing. We have slowly become friends. She has overcame issues most people would run from to become a very successful female partner within her law firm. Stacey's speech competition: https://you…
Oct. 7, 2023

Army Vet and podcaster Sean Young re lives and explains PTSD

PTSD is a very serious thing that a lot of us don't talk about. Sean has a Podcast called Recover Out loud where that topic is discussed with all types of guests. In this episode we go over his time in the army where he reco…
Aug. 4, 2023

Sylvie von Douglas fights for herself

Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu98 lb female #Muaythai #fighter w/ 260+ fights in #Thailand aiming to best Wickwar's world record of 471 pro fights. patreon.com/sylviemuay www.patreon.com/posts/muay-thai-uncut-7058199 @iamrobchilds -…
July 23, 2023

Stacey Lynnes shares her unbreakable story to success

Stacey and I had a great talk. She has become somewhat of a friend. She overcame moving out of her parent's house at a young age where she was told she would never amount to anything. And now she is a partner at her law firm…
July 23, 2023

Celeste Hansen Road to ONE Championship

Celeste trains in Thailand through Fairfax Muay Thai and is under @onechampionship contract after winning The Road To One Championship. She grew up in Australia with her family in a traveling carnival and after deciding that…
June 14, 2023

Autism Rocks with Sam Mitchell

Sam Mitchel is an amazing young man that started the podcast Autism Rocks. We were able to sit down and have an honest amazing conversation. I encourage everyone to check out Autism Rocks on all streaming platforms. --- Su…
June 4, 2023

Straight White man learns from Trans man. LGBTQ+ education and story

Derek is first and foremost my friend. I Want to thank him for his strength and willingness to do this. So many of us want to understand the LGBTQ+ community but I don't see people starting the conversation so I did. Thank y…
March 30, 2023

Alcoholics ananymous is not what you think it is.

Please rate, subscribe, and comment letting me know how you feel about this. Find me on all social media. @iamrobchilds In this episode, we delve into the controversial topic of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonym…
March 12, 2023

Slider Jesus Tells a Haunted Tale

I had to get a buddy from high school on the show and @sliderjesus was just the guy. He has gone from drug addiction to finding the thing that makes him happy while gaining an audience to share the word of sobriety. www.afig…
March 3, 2023

Bruce Psych tells his comedic story on stage

I met Bruce in the craziest way. I met him by seeing the inside of his skull after he seized up during detox in the summer of 2018 and from there, our stories split until this point. Bruce is now sober and living a sober lif…
March 1, 2023

One Championship has a legend and her name is Amber Kitchen

Amber is an excellent fighter from the UK who has been training and fighting since childhood. She is signed to ONE championship and is looking to obtain a belt within the international organizations' ranks. I had a great tim…
Feb. 19, 2023

PFL Champion Sadibou sy tells his story of a Champions tale

Sadibou sy is a man with the people of Senegal behind him and Sweden. From his win in the PFL to his insane training schedule Sadibousy talks to me about it. Follow him @sadibousy on Instagram and look out for his upcoming f…
Feb. 8, 2023

World Travel with Ryan Van Duzer

Where do I even start? Ryan Van Duzer comes from a fantastic family and has created a platform of pure positivity where he shares his travels across the globe. From his first trip leaving Honduras and arriving in Denver Colo…
Jan. 15, 2023

Veteran turned therapist. The true human experience. Alex

Ive known this man for a few years now and I can say this. He is humble, accepting of others and one of the hardest workers in the gym and in life that you will meet. Follow along and hear stories of struggle and success. @i…
Jan. 8, 2023

15 Year old Jiu Jitsu phenom- Helena

Where do I even start? This girl started at 8 and is only 15. She is working with the best in the sport to further her career and has an amazing start. Please show her some support at @helenajiujitsugirl and tell her I sent …
Dec. 15, 2022

James the sailor sails the world.

I ran into this guys YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@SailorJames and fell in love. He essentially bought a cheap boat, fixed it up and decided to sail around the world. I gotta say this is an amazing man with an ama…
Dec. 8, 2022

Podcast episode for class.

I am not sure what to put here so ill ramble for a second and then call it a day. Prof Benninghoff here ya go I guess. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afightersstory/support
Nov. 28, 2022

Nice talk with JD an old friend

Just had to have a sit down with an old friend from podcasting and see where things were at for him. JD is from Pennsylvania and has traveled all over the country and ended up trying to help addicts with his wife by starting…
Nov. 15, 2022

FPV LEGEND: Cola Feuillie

Find @cola_fpv on instagram as well as here for YouTube. this guy has amazing footage and his skills are not be beaten by anyone. Please enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAIdO4BtkTA --- Support this podcast: https://a…
Oct. 27, 2022

The legend: Antonio McKee

Besides being a legend in the sport holding multiple titles Antonio is also the head coach and owner of body shop performance gym. Antonio and i spoke about a lot of different areas. Drawing comparisons of bad upbringings, r…