Chewing the Crust with The Pie Eating Man
Chewing the Crust with The Pie Eating Man
Podcast Description
Life doesn’t always go as planned. Unexpected challenges, setbacks, and major life pivots can leave us feeling lost—but they don’t have to define us.
In this inspiring YouTube series, I sit down with incredible guests who have faced life’s toughest moments—career changes, personal struggles, and unforeseen obstacles—yet have found a way forward. Through resilience, determination, and a shift in perspective, they’ve turned adversity into opportunity and discovered new paths to happiness and success.
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The series covers themes of personal struggle, resilience, and life pivots with specific episodes focused on challenging topics such as losing a loved one, navigating alcoholism in relationships, and overcoming homelessness. Notable episodes include Jo Lee's story of transforming loss into motivation through marathon running, and Debbie and Steve Akester's efforts to create a charity following their son's tragic death, illustrating how adversity can lead to impactful advocacy.

Life doesn’t always go as planned. Unexpected challenges, setbacks, and major life pivots can leave us feeling lost—but they don’t have to define us.
In this inspiring YouTube series, I sit down with incredible guests who have faced life’s toughest moments—career changes, personal struggles, and unforeseen obstacles—yet have found a way forward. Through resilience, determination, and a shift in perspective, they’ve turned adversity into opportunity and discovered new paths to happiness and success.
What do a 300-acre Canadian farm, professional boxing, and a podcast called Dildo Dilemma have in common?Lita Mae Button.In this episode of Chewing the Crust with The Pie Eating Man, Mark sits down with Lita Mae Button, a professional boxer, coach, and founder of Punch Positive, to explore a life shaped by resilience, adversity, and transformation.After becoming a young mother, facing an abusive relationship, and navigating her son’s life-threatening medical diagnosis, Lita found something unexpected…Boxing.Not as aggression, but as discipline, control, and healing.Today, she helps people over 50 reclaim their health through her F.I.S.T method, and hosts the podcast Dildo Dilemma, using humour and storytelling to raise awareness and drive action around violence against women.This is a conversation about:• Turning trauma into strength• Boxing as a tool for mental health• Surviving abuse and rebuilding confidence• Why it’s never too late to start again• Humour as a way to face life’s hardest truths• The power of community and personal growthAs Lita says:HOPE = Hold On, Pain Ends🎙 Watch more episodes here:Chewing the Crust with The Pie Eating Manhttps://www.youtube.com/@ThePieEatingMan🥊 Follow Lita Mae Button:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/libuttonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachlita/YouTube (Punch Positive): https://www.youtube.com/@punchpositive📘 My Book:The Pie Eating Man’s Guide to a Healthy Mindhttps://amzn.eu/d/9jNqAjB💬 If this episode resonated, share it with someone who needs it.#BoxingSavedMe #TraumaRecovery #WomensHealth #Podcast

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