Life’s Tough: YOU can be TOUGHER! Podcast

Hosted by Dustin Plantholt

Dustin Plantholt, CEO & Founder of Life’s Tough Media and LifesTough.com, is an author, entrepreneur, film actor/producer, motivator, zealous life enthusiast, and host of the esteemed Life’s Tough: YOU can be TOUGHER! inspirational podcast. Dustin’s mission is to help transform the lives of as many people as possible. In his upcoming memoir, “Life’s Tough: YOU Can Be TOUGHER!,” Dustin shares his profound story of a most troubling and challenging upbringing—abandoned by both parents at an early age—and how he overcame the multitude of obstacles put before him to become a successful entrepreneur, highly sought-after motivational speaker, loving husband, adoring father and most importantly, a compassionate, empathetic and supportive human being. Dustin declares, “We are going to spark a movement and we are going to change the world, one heart at a time, freeing others from shame, guilt and anger. It’s life … life is tough … but YOU can be tougher!”

Along with Host Dustin Plantholt, guests and listeners share their real and vulnerable life stories of overcoming unique challenges and struggles to inspire and motivate each other towards personal fortitude, healing, growth and empowerment. The Life’s Tough Podcast is inspired by the life story and journey of Host Dustin PlantHolt. The Podcast is geared toward men and women ages 18 and older.

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Ever Been Ghosted By Christmas Past

Listen on your favorite podcast network Episode Description Season 1, Chapter 26: Ever Been Ghosted By Christmas Past Chapter 26: PJ has a habit of trying to connect with Nancy at Christmas and 1995 is

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What Are You Most Thankful For?

Listen on your favorite podcast network Episode Description Season 1, Chapter 24: What Are You Most Thankful For? Chapter 24: It is November 1995 and for the first time in more than five years, Nancy

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What’s Her Favourite Colour?

Listen on your favorite podcast network Episode Description Season 1, Chapter 23: What’s Her Favourite Colour? Chapter 23: After some time apart, Nancy and PJ question how well they really know each other. Looking for

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Are You A Good Self-Promotor?

Listen on your favorite podcast network Episode Description Season 1, Chapter 22: Are You A Good Self-Promotor? Chapter 22: It’s the fall of 1995 and just as Nancy and PJ’s orbits are getting closer in

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Do You Jump Into Things Too Quickly?

Listen on your favorite podcast network Episode Description Season 1, Chapter 21: Do You Jump Into Things Too Quickly? Chapter 21: Nancy pulls an all-nighter with a band on their purple tour bus yet manages

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Why Do You Take It So Personally?

Listen on your favorite podcast network Episode Description Season 1, Chapter 16: Why Do You Take It So Personally? Chapter 16: After five years of waiting around for PJ, Nancy is fed up and decides

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Building Self Confidence

When The Going Gets Tough “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” – Billy Ocean We live in a world where people are faced with many different problems, circumstances, and challenges in life.

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Guest Episode Ryan & Sophie

Listen on your favorite podcast network Episode Description Guest Episode 1: Ryan & Sophie It may have taken two decades for Nancy & PJ to Finally Get Together but they are not the only couple

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Resolutions and Goal Setting

When The Going Gets Tough “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” – Billy Ocean We live in a world where people are faced with many different problems, circumstances, and challenges in life.

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When The Going Gets Tough

When The Going Gets Tough “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” – Billy Ocean We live in a world where people are faced with many different problems, circumstances, and challenges in life.

Read More »

Life’s Tough, but Joe Foster is Tougher!

View this episode’s trailer Listen on your favorite podcast network Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts Amazon Music Episode Description Joe Foster: The True Story of Building a Billion Dollar Brand by Finding the “White Space”   In

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Frank Caliendo

Frank Caliendo Frank Caliendo has been all over television the past few years, from his many appearances on The Tonight Show, The Late Show, to his weekly picks segment on the FOX NFL pregame show

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Life’s Tough, but David Green is Tougher!

View this episode’s trailer Listen on your favorite podcast network   Apple Podcasts   Spotify Podcasts     Amazon Music Episode Description In this episode of “Life’s Tough—YOU Can Be TOUGHER!” host Dustin Plantholt talks to David Green,

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Pursuing Financial Freedom

Financial freedom looks a little different for each person, but at the end of the day, it’s as much about knowing what’s important to you as it is about making money. Financial freedom is having sufficient

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Hope On

The following is an excerpt from our “Tougher Together: Breakthrough” Podcast with Rebeccah Silence. Have you ever thought about your relationship with hope? Do you have hope? Do you dismiss hope? Are you hopeless? It’s

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The Positive Side of Change

“The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.” It’s wild to think that change is the most common thing all humans face in this life. Regardless of race, status, or privilege, whether

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Covering the Basics of Podcasting

How long should your podcast be? The average length of a podcast episode is 35 minutes; however, the length of your podcast can vary, depending on your audience and topic. Some studies show that the

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Are You Needed?

The following is an excerpt from our “Tougher Together: Breakthrough” Podcast with Rebeccah Silence. Have you ever found yourself needing to be needed and no clue what to do with yourself if no one needs

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Face Your Fears, On Purpose

It might be virtually impossible to eliminate all fear from your life, for the rest of your life, but there are still things you can do to eliminate the power of your fears. You can

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Composing A Plan for Healing from Cancer

View this episode’s trailer Listen on your favorite podcast network   Apple Podcasts   Spotify Podcasts Amazon Music Episode Description Dr. Onik talks candidly with internationally celebrated recording artist, composer, concert pianist and radio/television personality,

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What’s Your Podcast Style?

While some people feel as if podcasts have been around forever, others are still struggling to wrap their minds around this audio programming that you can download and listen to at your convenience. Podcasts have their origins

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When Life Blindsides You

The following is an excerpt from our “Tougher Together: Breakthrough” Podcast with Rebeccah Silence. No matter how hard you try, you can’t control or predict your future. You can be as prepared as possible, even

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Integrating your breakthroughs

The following is an excerpt from our “Tougher Together: Breakthrough” Podcast with Rebeccah Silence. One of the unchanging constants in life is change itself. Change is happening all around you, all the time, to every

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Setting Up Your Home Studio

So you want to start a podcast? Starting a podcast requires that you have a clear vision and content that will entertain, educate or engage an audience. Most listeners will put up with poor quality

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Generational Healing

The following is an excerpt from our “Tougher Together: Breakthrough” Podcast with Rebeccah Silence. In my world, generational healing is about the person in a family system that is brave enough and aware enough to

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5 Thing’s You Need to Know to Survive Cancer

View this episode’s trailer Listen on your favorite podcast network Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts Amazon Music Episode Description “This is NOT about getting ready to die, it’s about lessening your anxiety…because your anxiety and your

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Pediatrician On a Mission, Dr. Tina Bozicnik

View this episode’s trailer Listen on your favorite podcast network Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts Amazon Music Episode Description Dr. Christina Rahm speaks with long-time colleague, friend, and holistic pediatrician Dr. Tina Bozicnik. Hailing from Slovenia, Dr. Tina

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International Lawyer, Kline Preston

View this episode’s trailer Listen on your favorite podcast network Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts Amazon Music Episode Description Dr. Christina Rahm introduces you to the one and only Kline Preston as they talk about how

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Cheryl Miller, Co-Author of “Business Doing Good”

Listen on your favorite podcast network. Dustin Plantholt’s Life’s Tough: YOU can be TOUGHER! podcast this week features Cheryl Miller, Owner of Quantum Consulting and Training.   During her interview with Dustin, Cheryl Miller tells of her past personal challenges as

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Ever Been Ghosted By Christmas Past

Listen on your favorite podcast network Episode Description Season 1, Chapter 26: Ever Been Ghosted By Christmas Past Chapter 26: PJ has a habit of trying to connect with Nancy at Christmas and 1995 is

Read More »

What Are You Most Thankful For?

Listen on your favorite podcast network Episode Description Season 1, Chapter 24: What Are You Most Thankful For? Chapter 24: It is November 1995 and for the first time in more than five years, Nancy

Read More »

What’s Her Favourite Colour?

Listen on your favorite podcast network Episode Description Season 1, Chapter 23: What’s Her Favourite Colour? Chapter 23: After some time apart, Nancy and PJ question how well they really know each other. Looking for

Read More »

Are You A Good Self-Promotor?

Listen on your favorite podcast network Episode Description Season 1, Chapter 22: Are You A Good Self-Promotor? Chapter 22: It’s the fall of 1995 and just as Nancy and PJ’s orbits are getting closer in

Read More »

Do You Jump Into Things Too Quickly?

Listen on your favorite podcast network Episode Description Season 1, Chapter 21: Do You Jump Into Things Too Quickly? Chapter 21: Nancy pulls an all-nighter with a band on their purple tour bus yet manages

Read More »

Why Do You Take It So Personally?

Listen on your favorite podcast network Episode Description Season 1, Chapter 16: Why Do You Take It So Personally? Chapter 16: After five years of waiting around for PJ, Nancy is fed up and decides

Read More »

Building Self Confidence

When The Going Gets Tough “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” – Billy Ocean We live in a world where people are faced with many different problems, circumstances, and challenges in life.

Read More »

Guest Episode Ryan & Sophie

Listen on your favorite podcast network Episode Description Guest Episode 1: Ryan & Sophie It may have taken two decades for Nancy & PJ to Finally Get Together but they are not the only couple

Read More »

Resolutions and Goal Setting

When The Going Gets Tough “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” – Billy Ocean We live in a world where people are faced with many different problems, circumstances, and challenges in life.

Read More »

When The Going Gets Tough

When The Going Gets Tough “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” – Billy Ocean We live in a world where people are faced with many different problems, circumstances, and challenges in life.

Read More »

Life’s Tough, but Joe Foster is Tougher!

View this episode’s trailer Listen on your favorite podcast network Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts Amazon Music Episode Description Joe Foster: The True Story of Building a Billion Dollar Brand by Finding the “White Space”   In

Read More »

Frank Caliendo

Frank Caliendo Frank Caliendo has been all over television the past few years, from his many appearances on The Tonight Show, The Late Show, to his weekly picks segment on the FOX NFL pregame show

Read More »

Life’s Tough, but David Green is Tougher!

View this episode’s trailer Listen on your favorite podcast network   Apple Podcasts   Spotify Podcasts     Amazon Music Episode Description In this episode of “Life’s Tough—YOU Can Be TOUGHER!” host Dustin Plantholt talks to David Green,

Read More »

Pursuing Financial Freedom

Financial freedom looks a little different for each person, but at the end of the day, it’s as much about knowing what’s important to you as it is about making money. Financial freedom is having sufficient

Read More »

Hope On

The following is an excerpt from our “Tougher Together: Breakthrough” Podcast with Rebeccah Silence. Have you ever thought about your relationship with hope? Do you have hope? Do you dismiss hope? Are you hopeless? It’s

Read More »

The Positive Side of Change

“The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.” It’s wild to think that change is the most common thing all humans face in this life. Regardless of race, status, or privilege, whether

Read More »

Covering the Basics of Podcasting

How long should your podcast be? The average length of a podcast episode is 35 minutes; however, the length of your podcast can vary, depending on your audience and topic. Some studies show that the

Read More »

Are You Needed?

The following is an excerpt from our “Tougher Together: Breakthrough” Podcast with Rebeccah Silence. Have you ever found yourself needing to be needed and no clue what to do with yourself if no one needs

Read More »

Face Your Fears, On Purpose

It might be virtually impossible to eliminate all fear from your life, for the rest of your life, but there are still things you can do to eliminate the power of your fears. You can

Read More »

Composing A Plan for Healing from Cancer

View this episode’s trailer Listen on your favorite podcast network   Apple Podcasts   Spotify Podcasts Amazon Music Episode Description Dr. Onik talks candidly with internationally celebrated recording artist, composer, concert pianist and radio/television personality,

Read More »

What’s Your Podcast Style?

While some people feel as if podcasts have been around forever, others are still struggling to wrap their minds around this audio programming that you can download and listen to at your convenience. Podcasts have their origins

Read More »

When Life Blindsides You

The following is an excerpt from our “Tougher Together: Breakthrough” Podcast with Rebeccah Silence. No matter how hard you try, you can’t control or predict your future. You can be as prepared as possible, even

Read More »

Integrating your breakthroughs

The following is an excerpt from our “Tougher Together: Breakthrough” Podcast with Rebeccah Silence. One of the unchanging constants in life is change itself. Change is happening all around you, all the time, to every

Read More »

Setting Up Your Home Studio

So you want to start a podcast? Starting a podcast requires that you have a clear vision and content that will entertain, educate or engage an audience. Most listeners will put up with poor quality

Read More »

Generational Healing

The following is an excerpt from our “Tougher Together: Breakthrough” Podcast with Rebeccah Silence. In my world, generational healing is about the person in a family system that is brave enough and aware enough to

Read More »

5 Thing’s You Need to Know to Survive Cancer

View this episode’s trailer Listen on your favorite podcast network Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts Amazon Music Episode Description “This is NOT about getting ready to die, it’s about lessening your anxiety…because your anxiety and your

Read More »

Pediatrician On a Mission, Dr. Tina Bozicnik

View this episode’s trailer Listen on your favorite podcast network Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts Amazon Music Episode Description Dr. Christina Rahm speaks with long-time colleague, friend, and holistic pediatrician Dr. Tina Bozicnik. Hailing from Slovenia, Dr. Tina

Read More »

International Lawyer, Kline Preston

View this episode’s trailer Listen on your favorite podcast network Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts Amazon Music Episode Description Dr. Christina Rahm introduces you to the one and only Kline Preston as they talk about how

Read More »

Cheryl Miller, Co-Author of “Business Doing Good”

Listen on your favorite podcast network. Dustin Plantholt’s Life’s Tough: YOU can be TOUGHER! podcast this week features Cheryl Miller, Owner of Quantum Consulting and Training.   During her interview with Dustin, Cheryl Miller tells of her past personal challenges as

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