Release Doubt, Reveal Purpose

Send us Fan Mail One phone call can split your life into “before” and “after.” That’s where our conversation with author Benedicta Gbaruk begins, in the middle of unimaginable family loss and the kind of regret that keeps you awake asking, “What did I miss?”  If you’ve ever carried fear, doubt, or worry while trying to hold a family together, you’ll hear your own questions reflected with honesty a...

Send us Fan Mail God can feel loud one season and silent the next, and that shift can mess with your confidence, your purpose, and even your desire to pray.  Sylvia Worsham sits down with Donna Kirkwood, author of He Is the Vine, to talk about what it really looks like to stay connected to Jesus when you’re tired, busy, grieving, or stuck in a wilderness season. Donna shares how her faith grew ove...

Send us Fan Mail A divorce can feel like an ending, but sometimes it’s the first quiet doorway to a different kind of life. I’m sitting down with author Eli Brackenbury, whose newly released book Finding God at Fifty begins with an ordinary morning in an empty house and an unexpected, unmistakable peace. What follows is a raw, grounded conversation about what happens when you stop trying to muscle...

Send us Fan Mail Burnout can look like success right up until the moment your body refuses to cooperate. We’re joined by Jobert Abueva, originally from the Philippines, who shares what happened when years of nonstop global travel and high-stakes performance finally caught up with him and dropped him into a breaking point in a Hong Kong hotel room.  What follows isn’t a quick fix. It’s an honest lo...

Send us Fan Mail Your body doesn’t “randomly” fall apart. Sometimes it raises its voice after years of being ignored. Sylvia Worsham sits down with author and coach Kristen Renee Appleby to unpack how chronic stress, perfectionism, and hiding our authentic selves can trap us in a fear-based survival loop and how that loop can show up as inflammation, panic, burnout, and even autoimmune disease.  I...

Send us Fan Mail A six-year-old girl had never slept in a bed, and when one finally arrived, she hugged the post and kissed it like it was her mom. That moment is the spark behind Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit taking on a problem most people never even see: child bedlessness, kids sleeping on floors, couches, pallets, or in overcrowded rooms because a bed slips behind rent, food, and surviv...

Send us Fan Mail Your dream finally comes true and then, in the second week, your body collapses. That’s where Lara Silverman’s story starts, and it’s why this conversation goes straight to the questions most of us whisper in the dark: What do you do with faith when healing doesn’t come, when God feels silent, and when your old life is gone? We talk with Lara, a Stanford Law grad and former federa...

Send us Fan Mail Something tries to keep this conversation from happening, and that becomes part of the point.  When fear, doubt, and worry flare up right as you’re moving toward growth, it’s easy to assume you’re failing or that the people around you are the problem. I sit down with Michael J. Muccio, speaker and author of Evil’s First Breath, to talk about what’s really happening beneath the sur...

Send us Fan Mail You can be talented, called, and experienced and still feel like an imposter the moment you’re asked to speak up. That split-second fear of being exposed is exactly what we unpack with Kurt Bush, an ordained minister and leadership coach who knows what it’s like to hover over “submit” and wonder if this is the day everyone finds out you don’t belong. We trace imposter syndrome bac...

Send us Fan Mail A dream is easy to admire from a distance. It’s much harder when you’re staring at the ocean, your life packed into a 42-foot sailboat, and the weather decides to test you on day one. I’m joined by sailor and author Alison Gieschen, who shares how she and her husband Dan stopped treating “sail around the world” like a someday idea and turned it into a lived reality through five ye...

Send us Fan Mail What if the breakthrough you keep praying for starts with one terrifying sentence: “I surrender”?  Sylvia Worsham sits down with Dr. Laurette Willis for a raw, faith-forward conversation about the real path from pain to purpose, and why God doesn’t waste a single part of your story. Laurette shares how childhood trauma, compulsive overeating, and years of New Age spirituality left...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever eaten to quiet your mind, numb a feeling, or prove you’re “fine,” this conversation goes straight to the root. I’m Sylvia Worsham, and I’m joined by Isabel Chiara, author of Nourish, to talk about what happens when food becomes comfort, protection, and a stand-in for the safety we didn’t feel growing up. Isabel shares her story from a rigid immigrant household and t...

Send us Fan Mail The moment you decide to obey a calling is often the moment life tries to talk you out of it. Sylvia Worsham sits down with Dr Michelle Machado, a two-time TEDx speaker, former educator, and author of Alive Again: Four Steps to Reclaim Your Life in a Distracted World, to unpack what it looks like to follow God when you want control first and clarity second. Michelle shares her tur...

Send us Fan Mail Your life can change in the space of two seconds. That’s the promise behind the “Epic Reset,” and it’s why I invited licensed professional counselor Zander Sprague to share the simple framework he uses to help people stop reacting on autopilot and start choosing a better path: Emotion, Pause, Interrupt, Choose. We talk about why that pause is the most powerful step, especially whe...

Send us Fan Mail Most people don’t need another piece of advice, they need to feel truly heard. Sylvia Worsham sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Eleanor Haspel Portner to unpack why fear, doubt, and worry often grow louder when we try to “think” our way out of soul-level pain, and how purpose gets clearer when we return to inner alignment.  We walk through Dr. Eleanor’s Four Worlds framewor...

Send us Fan Mail A tough exterior can be a cover for a terrified inner child, and George Stoimenov is honest about what that costs. We talk about growing up in Bulgaria with a father he admired but couldn’t fully connect with, the moment shame “shattered” his inner world as a teenager, and how self-hatred can quietly turn into performance masculinity. Muscles, fights, alcohol, drugs, and image can...

Send us Fan Mail Burnout doesn’t always show up as exhaustion first. Sometimes it shows up as saying yes to everything, losing your edge, getting controlling, and quietly realizing you don’t even know what you like anymore. That’s why I invited Miriam Groom to share her story from family-business overwork and depression to building a career counseling company designed for people who feel stuck, sc...

Send us Fan Mail Overthinking can feel like problem-solving, but when your mind is stuck in worry, rumination, and endless “what if” loops, it stops being helpful and starts stealing your life. We sit down with clinical psychologists Shang Olsen and Michelle Linhardt, both Level Two trained in metacognitive therapy (MCT), to explain a radically practical shift: you don’t control which thoughts sho...

Send us Fan Mail Your life can look “fine” on paper while your body is quietly flashing warning lights. Sylvia Worsham sits down with author Nicolette Halladay for a raw, faith-forward conversation about trusting yourself again after divorce, heartbreak, and the kind of relationship that makes you doubt your own reality. We talk about what self-trust actually looks like in real time: the micro mom...

Send us Fan Mail Your résumé can vanish in a single meeting. So what’s left when the title, the paycheck, and the plan fall apart? Sylvia Worsham sits down with author and leader Kristen Stockton to discuss the kind of loss that doesn’t just disrupt your work, but also shakes your identity. Kristen shares how a sudden job loss after 14 years sent her into fear and grief, and how God used that unra...

Send us Fan Mail Your life can look perfect and still feel dangerous to your body. That is the thread we pull today with Dr. Jordin Wiggins, a naturopathic doctor and author of The Pink Canary, as we talk about the quiet signals women ignore until they cannot ignore them anymore: numbness, chronic stress, “functional” burnout, low libido, and that haunting sense that joy has gone missing. We dig i...

Send us Fan Mail She thought Jesus was a frequency, a helpful symbol you could blend into a bigger spiritual toolbox. Then one unsettling moment and one simple invitation, “Jesus, come with me,” cracked open everything Jessica Campos thought she knew about healing, power, and truth. What followed wasn’t another clearing session or a new modality. It was deliverance, repentance, and a brand-new ide...

Send us Fan Mail One smile, one text, one handwritten note, one choice to notice the person right in front of you. That sounds small until you realize how often the “small” thing is the exact interruption someone needs when they feel unseen, overwhelmed, or alone. I’m joined by Jill Lublin, a powerhouse in the PR world and the author behind The Prophet of Kindness, and we go deep on what kindness...

Send us Fan Mail Abortion is usually argued like a courtroom case or a campaign issue. We take a different route: a real story, a practical framework, and a challenge to build the kind of support that actually changes decisions and futures.  I’m joined by Roland C. Warren, author of Alternative to Abortion: Why We Must Be Pro-Abundant Life and President and CEO at CareNet, to talk about what happe...

Send us Fan Mail Some wounds don’t start with fear. They start with the moment you realize you crossed a line, followed an order, couldn’t stop what happened, or lived through something that still feels unforgivable. That’s the heart of “moral injury,” and it’s why I invited Navy chaplain Larry Brant onto the show. Larry joined the Navy at 45, deployed with Marines in Afghanistan, and later served...