Beyond The Label

 Support the mission through the Vital Health Store:  www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. You are not the label on your record. In this solo episode of Beyond the Label, Jacob Spellis speaks directly about what it took to rebuild his life after incarceration. He shares the years of rejection, the struggle to find work, and the pres...

 Support the mission through the Vital Health Store:  www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. Purpose is found in the process. In this episode of Beyond the Label, Jacob sits down with Dr. Atkins, a physician and youth educator whose journey took decades, multiple setbacks, and countless moments of faith. From failing college classes t...

 Support the mission through the Vital Health Store:  www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. Leaders feel pressure that most people never see. In this solo episode of Beyond the Label, Jacob Spellis shares what leadership really feels like behind the scenes. From running a company to making quick decisions that impact families, Jacob...

---  Support the mission through the Vital Health Store:  www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. Leadership starts with caring about your community. In this episode of Beyond the Label, Jacob sits down with Ed Beczynski to talk about leadership, community, and his vision for the city of Toledo. From growing up as the son of an immigra...

     Support the mission through the Vital Health Store:  www.vitalhealthmerch.com  Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. Discipline can turn chaos into purpose. In this episode of Beyond the Label, Jacob sits down with Matt Goode to talk about discipline, recovery, and faith. Matt shares how he went from living without direction to learning that accountabi...

 Support the mission through the Vital Health Store:  www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. True leadership starts with love, faith, and consistency. In this episode of Beyond the Label, Jacob sits down with Dr. Carnel Smith to talk about leadership, education, and faith. Dr. Smith shares how growing up as the oldest child of a singl...

   Support the mission through the Vital Health Store:  www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. Pain does not have to define you. It can refine you. In this episode of Beyond the Label, Jacob sits down with Juan Duarte III to explore recovery, spirituality, and men's health. Juan shares how a family support meeting woke him up, why he...

Judge Nicole Khoury on Labels, Justice and Community Change | Beyond the Label Ep. 11    Support the mission through the Vital Health Store:  www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. ⸻ "If you trust me, I'll trust you. You respect me, I'll respect you." In this episode of Beyond the Label, Jacob sits down with Judge Nicole Khoury, a Tol...

"Hardship doesn't have to define you. It can refine you." In this solo episode of Beyond the Label, host Jacob Spellis opens up about his own story — the struggles, setbacks, and defining moments that shaped his mission. From incarceration and addiction to surviving a rare cancer diagnosis, Jacob shares why he believes dreams are the starting point for transformation. In this episode Jacob talks a...

 Support the mission through the Vital Health Store:  www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. ⸻ "Rock bottom is where you get to rebuild." In this episode of Beyond the Label, Jacob sits down with James, who turned his recovery into a canvas for healing. What started as sketches in high school became a powerful tool to process emotions...

 Support the mission through the Vital Health Store:  www.vitalhealthmerch. com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. ⸻ "Do not suffer in silence." Lashanna Alfred's journey has taken her from the pain of losing both parents to violence, to incarceration in a foreign country, to building a counseling center and becoming a published author and speaker. In thi...

🛒 Support the mission through the Vital Health Store: www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. ⸻ "Recovery isn't a place you go — it's the life you decide to live." David Nalls' story is one of pain, rebellion, and redemption. From a childhood marked by rejection and anger, to incarceration and addiction, to facing decades in prison —...

🛒 Support the mission through the Vital Health Store: www.vitalhealthmerch.com Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community.  ⸻ "Sometimes being hardheaded is the only way forward." Dr. Celia Williamson grew up in Toledo surrounded by limits, labels, and redlined neighborhoods. She was told she wouldn't make it past her block — but she refused to listen. T oday, sh...

"Every child deserves a chance." Over 30 years ago, Dr. Rachel founded the Sophia Center with a mission: to make counseling and testing accessible for children, adolescents, and families who couldn't always afford care. What started with three staff members has grown into a community resource serving thousands — built on faith, compassion, and trauma-informed care. In this episode of Beyond the La...

"Mental health is the most important part of your quality of life." With over 25 years of experience as a psychiatrist, professor, and addiction medicine specialist, Dr. Singh has worked with children, adolescents, and adults to help them find better emotional health and long-term recovery. In this episode of Beyond the Label, Dr. Singh shares: • The difference between treating mental health in th...

"You're not going to make it. You won't be anything." That's what Dr. Michael Carter was told growing up. He proved them all wrong. In this episode of Beyond the Label, Dr. Carter opens up about growing up in Detroit, the labels placed on him from a young age, and how mentors, faith, and resilience shaped his journey into leadership. Now a respected speaker, advisor, and board leader, he's helping...

What if the labels they gave you were never yours to carry? In this episode of Beyond the Label, JD Krenk shares his journey from jail and addiction to becoming a father, mentor, and leader who helps others break cycles of pain and stigma. He opens up about: • Meeting Jacob during a jail outreach program • Holding onto hope when everything felt lost • Working with kids through Challenge Day • Heal...

What if the pain you hide is the thing that makes you a great leader? In this episode of Beyond the Label, Dustin Dale shares how childhood trauma, corporate burnout, and a near-death health crisis led him to become a servant leader — rooted in faith, vulnerability, and purpose. He opens up about: • Growing up without a present father • How ego nearly cost him his team • The moment he realized he...