Finding Unity

This episode features my parents who celebrate their 47th wedding anniversary this past weekend. They discuss how they have navigated and found unity in their marriage despite some negative events from their childhood.

Michael Nascimento broke his back after he was in a car accident as a teenager. He was told that there were many things he would not be able to do with a broken back, including playing football. Michael discusses how he accomplished his goals despite all odds and was able to play on the BYU football team. He shares how he found resilience and unity through his journey.

Cory Danziger ( The Burbs/ Beauty and the Beast) and Molly Orr (Drake & Josh/ The Amanda Sow) talk about their experience growing up as child actors. They share how they navigated the film industry and how they found unity as they worked in the industry as children.

Jacqueline and Dr. Paul discuss Jacqueline’s health challenges. They discuss hydrogen water, emotional impacts of health concerns, and how they navigate and find unity in marriage.

Bryce Dunford discusses pitfalls of dating and marriage within a religious community and his perspective on how to overcome them and find unity.

Ryan opens up about his journey of navigating life with OCD and Mental Health challenges. He discusses treatments and interventions that he has used and how he looks for and finds unity.

Trigger Warning: In this episode, Celeste shares personal experiences, including topics of sexual abuse, which may be triggering for some listeners. Celeste shares her experience of being placed in foster care and the unhealthy adoption she was placed in. She shares how she found unity through seeking understanding, healing, connection, and love.

Stuart talks about his journey from cleaning Porta-potties to becoming a successful YouTuber. He shares how he found unity as faced discouragement prior to his success and how he continues to find unity through his creativity.

Harper discusses life as a male who is not married in a family based church and how he dealt with grief after the loss of his father.. He also discusses his experience with a disciplinary council,repentance, and facing setbacks. Harper discusses how his life experiences have helped him to find unity through seeking understanding, healing, connection, and love.

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual assault, which some listeners may find upsetting or triggering. Kristen opens up about her experience with sexual abuse, giving birth without realizing she was pregnant, and placing her daughter for adoption. She shares her journey of finding healing, understanding, connection, and love, and how these experiences have brought her a sense...

Dr. Brian Willoughby discusses research on pornography within religious communities, along with recent findings on AI. He explores the impacts of pornography, how to navigate conversations in dating, and offers suggestions to help those affected by it. Dr. Willoughby is a professor in the School of Life at BYU and a fellow at the Wheatley Institute.

Nicole has navigated AS, Lyme Disease, a TBI and other health struggles. She discusses her healing journey and how she found unity in times of extreme pain, loneliness, and despair.

Welcome back to Season 5 of Finding Unity! I kicked off this season by inviting my aunt to join me. She shares her journey of undergoing a heart transplant and how she found unity through healing, connection, seeking understanding, and love throughout the process.

Annie discusses being bed bound for a year due to her chronic illness. She shares how she has found unity through connection, healing, seeking understanding and love during this isolating and difficult journey.

Brittany shares how she found healing after the pain and heartache of divorce. She shares how service and connection, “saved,” her and her family. ***Trigger warning*** Domestic Abuse and drug use are discussed in this episode.

Blaine talks about how he has been able to embrace running, biking, and the athletic world as a person who experiences blindness. He shares how he was able to find a sense of connection as a coach within the Special Olympics after he was no longer able to compete.

Beth shares what it was like for her to be an adoptee, finding her birth parents, and how she has found unity through this process in seeking understanding, healing, connection, and love.

Carolyn shares benefits of discovering learning about your ancestors based on research and her own personal experience. She shares how one can find unity healing and understanding from the past regardless of the history.

Michael White shares his personal experiences living with religious OCD (Scrupulosity). He shares how he has been able to find healing and tools that have helped him manage his OCD. He also shares his perspective on what clergy, family, and friends can do to support a loved one with OCD.

Dr. Lili Anderson shares her thoughts on the fears and concerns that prevent individuals of faith from dating, marrying, and/or staying married. She shares thoughts and experiences from her life and from years of experience in providing therapy to people of faith. She shares ideas in how to overcome these fears and ways to build and foster unity and connection with others.

Emily Silva is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in Perinatal Mood Disorders. She talks about what tools are helpful to parents who struggle with postpartum and how to find healing and unity when individuals or their loved ones experience postpartum. Emily uses a wide range of modalities but focuses more on CBT in this episode.

Brigitte shares her beliefs as a Nondenominational Christian and how her faith has brought unity. We discuss how we have been able to maintain our friendship and build unity despite our faith differences.

Moriah discusses her struggles with fertility and how she has found unity, healing, connection, understanding, and love throughout the process.

Kate Loveless talks to us about having cancer as a child and ultimately loosing her sight. She shares how she finds unity through the healing she finds in her faith, nature, and building connections with others.

Thank you so much for each person who has taken the time to share their story with me. Thank you so much for taking the time to find unity with me. I hope we continue to find unity through seeking understanding, connection, healing, and love.