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     Dikaury Polanco
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted May 1, 2018

    Dikaury Polanco

    My name is Dikaury Polanco, I am 14 years old and I attend Colleyville Heritage High School. Pathways has been and always will be a major part of my life, […]

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     Keri Anne
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted May 1, 2018

    Keri Anne

    Like most little girls, I dreamed of the fairytale life: meeting Prince Charming and living happily ever after. A glimpse into my childhood would reveal promise that it might come […]

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     Lori Kelly
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted April 3, 2018

    Lori Kelly

    My home was broken before I even entered the world, as my parents were already separated when I was born in West Texas. My father was an alcoholic and my […]

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     Kalee Kelly
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted January 30, 2018

    Kalee Kelly

    Unworthy. Unlovable. Unhinged. Unimportant. Unwanted. My life prior to Pathways was ruled by “un.” My day-to-day was riddled with guilt and shame over things in my past and a lot […]

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     Jensy Gregory
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted November 1, 2017

    Jensy Gregory

    I could sum up my life before Pathways as a portrait – one that contained all of the loves of my life. I was not in the photo – instead […]

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     Contessa Akin
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted November 1, 2017

    Contessa Akin

    My story can be overwhelming to some people, but it’s a tale of overcoming and resilience and finding your worth despite your circumstances. When I was three years old, my […]

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     John Mastrangeli
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted November 1, 2017

    John Mastrangeli

    I was raised in the Midwest – born in Fort Wayne, Indiana but quickly transplanted to Rockford, Illinois where my father had grown up and I spent my grade school […]

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     Larry Evans
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted October 4, 2017

    Larry Evans

    I was fortunate to grow up in a large, loving, close-knit loving family in North Richland Hills, Texas. I had two brothers who are now deceased and four sisters who […]

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     Hillman Family
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted October 4, 2017

    Hillman Family

    Adults pictured, left to right: Val Hillman (305), Mike Hillman Jr. (322), Katrina Hillman (330), Alicia Harrison (349), Mike Hillman Sr. (335), Chelsy Hillman (339), Dustin Hillman (324), Teri [...]

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     Amy Brock
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted September 1, 2017

    Amy Brock

    Before I attended Pathways you would have found me up against a wall, trying to blend in with the wallpaper so as not to be seen. I was embarrassed, ashamed, […]

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     Danielle Durbin
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted September 1, 2017

    Danielle Durbin

    Before Pathways I lived in self-condemnation, constant fear, monotony and exhaustion. I had no faith in anything. I tried to control everything. Constantly believing I was never good enough [...]

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     Erin Trossbach
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted August 1, 2017

    Erin Trossbach

    All I ever wanted in life was for my dad to be proud of me. For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out why the one man that was […]

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     Bryanne Weaver Smith
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted August 1, 2017

    Bryanne Weaver Smith

    I was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in 2002, shortly before I graduated high school. In the 15 years since I was diagnosed I have grown in many ways. Pathways Core […]

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     Jeff & Marcia Kwarsick
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted July 3, 2017

    Jeff & Marcia Kwarsick

    In the late ‘80s a friend of mine approached me about attending a “You Seminar” (the original name of the training that Drs. Phil and Joe McGraw coined, before it […]

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     Craig Kwieran
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted June 1, 2017

    Craig Kwieran

    If we asked you to think of a person who represents the heartbeat of Pathways Core Training, you’d probably instantly think of Craig Kwieran. Craig has been serving the organization […]

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     Connor Brown
    By Darren Peck
    In Teen Family Camp
    Posted May 31, 2017

    Connor Brown

    Teen Family Camp really changed my life. It helped me find my true identity. At my old school I was bullied and made fun of for who I truly was. […]

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     Madi Lenow
    By Darren Peck
    In Teen Family Camp
    Posted May 31, 2017

    Madi Lenow

    Teen Family Camp has allowed me to drop into my heart and see the confident and courageous young woman I was created to be. Being vulnerable with myself was the […]

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     Tammy Hernandez
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted April 28, 2017

    Tammy Hernandez

    Tammy describes her service in the Marine Corps as a calling – she wore the uniform proudly and served her country faithfully. Enlisting in 1985, the military fulfilled a deep-seated […]

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     Alyssa (Powell) McClellon
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted April 28, 2017

    Alyssa (Powell) McClellon

    My life before Pathways Core Training was empty and chaotic. I was just a shell of a person, pretending to love herself and those around her. I felt broken and […]

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     James Bryan
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted April 28, 2017

    James Bryan

    I joined the Marines in 2000 as a radio operator and was admitted into 3rd Recon Battalion in Okinawa in 2003. Afterwards, I was deployed to the Jolo island chain in the […]

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     Rob Willis
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted April 3, 2017

    Rob Willis

    If you started your Pathways Core Training journey after 2009, it’s highly likely that Rob Willis, a playful man with a cheeky British accent, was instrumental in your training. Since […]

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     Kala DeHaan Hill
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted March 30, 2017

    Kala DeHaan Hill

    In the Pathways Core Training community, there are few sponsors with a “resume” as impressive as Kala DeHaan Hill. She can proudly count 36 individuals whom she has personally sponsored […]

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     Mark Musser
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted March 30, 2017

    Mark Musser

    “Prior to Pathways, I had given up on the idea of finding love and quit believing that I was even worthy of being loved. A lifetime of over-responsibility had pushed […]

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     Marcie Lockwood
    By Darren Peck
    In Core Training
    Posted March 30, 2017

    Marcie Lockwood

    “Pre-Pathways I had loved and lost so much. I was so shut off because I knew if I loved someone and truly let them in, I might lose them and […]

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     Susie Timms
    By Darren Peck
    In Special Needs Family Fund
    Posted March 1, 2017

    Susie Timms

    Before Pathways, Susie Timms took life too seriously, never injecting joy, fun or spontaneity. She knew something was missing from her life.   When her brother and sister-n-law, Wayne and Amy [...]

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