Release Doubt, Reveal Purpose

Send us Fan Mail Fear can feel like a full-time job when life collapses at once—divorce, layoffs, a financial crash, and the gnawing question of who you are without your old identity.  We sit down with relationship coach and author Jonathon Aslay to explore how he climbed out of that chaos, traded numbing habits for healing practices, and found purpose he couldn’t have imagined at the start. His s...

Send us Fan Mail What if the life you built isn’t the life that fits you anymore? We sit down with children’s author Ron Kinscherf, who walked away from decades in corporate IT and found unexpected joy crafting stories for kids—sparked by a grandson, an anthill, and a simple what if.  His journey blends creativity, faith, and a quiet courage to follow what feels true, even when the path looks noth...

Send us Fan Mail A heartbeat in the 20s. Three warnings ignored. And then the flatline that changed everything.  Rob Rene joins us to unpack how a stubborn refusal to get a pacemaker turned into an operating-table collapse, a literal restart, and a powerful reset of values, priorities, and purpose. What emerges is bigger than a medical story—it’s a guide to aligning health, faith, and daily choice...

Send us Fan Mail What if the life you’ve been building was shaped by old survival rules that no longer fit?  We sit down with transformational guide Alicia to unpack how early conditioning, fear-based religion, and cultural pressure nudge women into people-pleasing, chronic overgiving, and burnout—and how to trade that fatigue for embodied leadership rooted in faith, truth, and nervous system safe...

Send us Fan Mail What if caring for an aging parent didn’t mean losing yourself in the process?  We sit down with author and caregiver advocate Barbara Stratte to map the messy, human, and hopeful path through the sandwich generation—where kids, careers, and parents all need you at once. From downsizing a lifetime of belongings to deciding between a retirement home and moving Mom in, Barbara share...

Send us Fan Mail Hurt can harden us—or it can teach us how to heal.  We sit down with David McKee to explore how a childhood marked by a parent’s mental health struggles spiraled into years of anxiety, avoidance, and creative silence, and how learning the basics of neuroscience, neuroplasticity, and behavior change opened a kinder, more sustainable path forward.  David shares the turning point tha...

Send us Fan Mail What if the stories you’ve tried to bury are the very compass that leads you to purpose?  We sit down with Lisa, a survivor-turned-podcast host and workshop leader, to trace a raw, hope-filled arc from childhood abuse and family secrecy to voice, service, and durable joy. She shares how early messages and unstable dynamics hardwired survival mode, why talk therapy wasn’t enough, a...

Send us Fan Mail A wall of water stole a business, a mini-stroke threatened language itself, and somehow the path forward got clearer, not smaller. We sit down with journalist-turned-coach Tanya Targett-Camacho to trace how disaster stripped away pretense and revealed a calling: help women own their stories on video, without apology or imitation. Tanya shares the harrowing weeks after an inland ts...

Send us Fan Mail When life blindsides you, do you freeze—or build a new path? Our guest shares how a surprise breast cancer diagnosis didn’t end her plans; it clarified them. She went from corporate accounting to licensed therapist in her fifties, guided by quiet faith, relentless discipline, and a simple surrender cue she calls “manager.” Together we unpack why motivation is unreliable, how micro...

Send us Fan Mail Ever felt like your spiritual life hit pause while your calendar kept sprinting? We dive into that stuck feeling and chart a clear route forward with Dr. Kelly Edmonds, whose journey from accounting to energy healing opened a wider, more grounded reality. Together we unpack a practical trinity for growth—energy mastery, divine awareness, and bloodline power—that helps you clear bl...

Send us Fan Mail What if people-pleasing isn’t kindness but a quiet signal that you’re losing yourself? We dive into the real shape of codependency and map a way out using healthy boundaries, reparenting, and the power of 12-step recovery, with a grounded blend of practical tools and faith. Barb Nangle shares how a “helping” moment exposed old patterns and led her to Al‑Anon, CODA, and ACA, where...

Send us Fan Mail Burnout doesn’t always roar. Sometimes it whispers through a spotless calendar, a packed to-do list, and the constant need to be “fine.”  Today we sit with two origin stories of awakening: Melanie stands before the ashes of her burned home and sees how people-pleasing had already scorched her spirit, while Sylvia faces a life-threatening diagnosis and chooses surrender over contro...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a handful of idealists turn a quiet idea about human potential into a global movement—and then have to live with the power that follows?  We sit down with Marcia Martin, whose new memoir, Sex, Power, and Transformation, peels back the curtain on the early days of EST (later Landmark), the boom in personal development, and the private reckoning behind public influ...

Send us Fan Mail Change can feel like a threat, but what if the crossroads in front of you is a divine invitation?  We sit down with Dr. Sue McCreadie—pediatrician, coach, and luminous truth-teller—to unpack how fear, doubt, and the illusion of control keep us looping old stories and how alignment can transform pain into purpose.  Her story begins with a conversation she avoided for years: asking...

Send us Fan Mail What if the place that hurt you is the place you heal?  That question threads through a raw, hopeful conversation with senior pastor Carlos Ortiz Jr., who opens up about childhood abuse inside the church, a secret life of addiction masked by achievement, and the quiet night in a college dorm when a whisper to “trust” began a long, layered recovery.  Carlos doesn’t sell quick fixes...

Send us Fan Mail What if the fight in your home isn’t really about the dishes, the text, or the tone—but about authority and foundation?  Dr. Mark Teague joins us to map the unseen battlefield that takes aim at Christian marriages, and how to respond with clarity instead of chaos. Drawing from a working-class upbringing and decades in complex corporate roles, he shows why ancient principles—truth,...

Send us Fan Mail A love story can end on earth and still keep shaping lives. Michelle Bader Ebersole takes us from a whirlwind engagement to a rare cancer diagnosis, through amputation, parenthood, and the long quiet of hospice during lockdown.  When doctors say “terminal,” she and her three kids choose presence over perfect plans—Dream Foundation trips, nightly movies, popcorn, and a final, tende...

Send us Fan Mail What if everything you’ve been taught about fear, love, and even spirituality is too small for who you really are? Today, we sit down with Christian de la Huerta to trace a raw, hopeful path from paralyzing shyness and self-hatred to self-love, purpose, and relationships that actually work. His story spans cultural pressure, misreadings of religion, and the long shadow of depressi...

Send us Fan Mail What if your biggest detour was the doorway to a truer life? That’s the pulse of our conversation with Arlene Cohen Miller, who traded a steady legal career for a practice rooted in coaching, mentoring, and meditation. We unpack how a mother’s quest to support a neurodivergent child can become a mirror for her own nervous system, values, and boundaries—and how the tools that help...

Send us Fan Mail Some conversations feel scary until someone hands you the right words. We brought together two suicide attempt survivors, Deborah and Brian, to share the tools, language, and lived insight that help families break silence, reduce shame, and make safer choices when emotions run high.  Their prevention-first approach is built for real life: short lessons, tactile workbooks, and simp...

Send us Fan Mail We explore how a 70-day hospital journey, a near-death encounter, and a “stadium of light” experience reframed our approach to surrender, discernment, and purpose.   Holly Porter joins us to share how seventy days in critical care, two intubations, and a chorus of unseen prayers sparked a profound pivot from doing to being. Her story moves from out-of-body moments to a near-death...

Send us Fan Mail Purpose can dim quietly. The tasks you once loved blur into dread, and the calendar fills while your energy thins.  Our guest, thought habit expert and author Amy Kemp, shares how a thriving sales leadership career gave way to a deeper calling when familiar work started to feel heavy. That shift led her to the Habit Finder assessment, a tool that measures subconscious habits of th...

Send us Fan Mail What if the fastest path to peak performance isn’t more hustle, but a quieter shift—one that starts in the heart and ends in decisive action?  Dr. Lise Janelle joins us to unpack how life’s hardest seasons can become training grounds for strength, clarity, and purpose. From champion rowing and clinical practice to a cascade of personal losses, her story reveals why willpower isn’t...

Send us Fan Mail We trace the link between emotional health and spiritual growth, and how loving your wounded parts turns pain into usable wisdom. Dean and HollyKem share stories, tools, and a simple framework for self-love that strengthens faith and marriage. • healthy vs unhealthy religion and the cost of hiding pain • seminary and street journeys that meet in purpose • addiction recovery, famil...

Send us Fan Mail What if the life you built isn’t the life you want—and the way through isn’t more hustle, but more trust? We sit down with Dr. Nona Djavid, an immigrant from Iran who did everything “right”: advanced degrees, a thriving practice, marriage, and motherhood. Then, in a quiet moment on a closet floor, she realized strategy had delivered success without fulfillment—and chose a new path...