I Dare You Podcast

Tom Kersting is a nationally renowned psychotherapist, author and television contributor.  He is the author of the bestselling book, Disconnected: How to Protect Your Kids From the Harmful Effects of Device Dependency and the newly released bestseller, Raising Healthy Teenagers: Equipping Your Child to Navigate the Pitfalls and Dangers of Teen Life . Tom is a regular, guest expert on many nat...

In this episode, you'll discover a new way to look at your lifespan and how to live well. I share how starting healthy habits today will set you up for a longer, happier, healthier life over the decades. You’ll learn how the habit of exercise gives you physical and mental benefits that will transform your body and mind. Lastly, you’ll discover how “pick your hard” is the choice we all make when ch...

Michelle Dempsey-Multack, MS, CDS is a Certified Divorce and Co-Parenting Specialist, bestselling author, educator for divorce coaches. and top 1% podcaster known for her ability to inspire and empower moms through their divorce and co-parenting journeys. Michelle's passion for "putting the child first" in the divorce process while helping everyone she reaches feel supported and empowered, makes h...

Robert Glazer is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners , a global partner marketing agency and the recipient of numerous industry and company culture awards, including Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards two years in a row. He is the author of the inspirational newsletter Friday Forward , and the #1 Wall Street Journal, USA Today and international bestselling author of fi...

Nona Jones is a rare combination of business executive, best-selling author, preacher, and entrepreneur. She currently serves as the Chief Content & Partnerships Officer at YouVersion, and her corporate leadership experience includes serving as the Head of Global Faith Partnerships at Meta. Nona is also the bestselling author of three books, including Killing Comparison, Success from the Insid...

We're halfway through 2023 and it's time to make the most of the rest of the year. In this episode, you'll learn five success strategies that will help you finish strong and maintain your momentum, or get back on track if you've stumbled. I'll share the success principles used by high performers to stay at the top of their game and always bring their best, and you'll gain practical insights that y...

Tim Timberlake is the Senior Pastor of Celebration Church in Jacksonville, Florida and Creedmoor, North Carolina. He is a gifted communicator and teacher who can communicate with people from all walks of life. His sense of humor, combined with his in-depth Bible teaching, gives the listener and reader the tools to transform their lives from the inside out. Tim is a graduate of the Pistis School of...

Tyler Boone is a successful entrepreneur and musician who grew up in Charleston, SC. Tyler brings a perfect marriage of both Americana & Blues Alt Rock & has been self-releasing music since 2012. Tyler’s dynamite new single, “Running Sideways”, was released in March, 2023. Tyler’s music has been featured in Fox Sports NASCAR, Modern Blues Rock on Spotify, New Music Blues on Pandora & S...

Melissa L. Johnson is a licensed marriage and family therapist, adjunct instructor at Bethel University, and the founder of Impossible Beauty , a blog and podcast dedicated to redefining beauty as “the life of God at work in us and among us”. Melissa’s writing and podcast interviews seek to uncover what true beauty is, what it is not, and how we go about finding beauty in a broken world. Melissa i...

Adam Lane Smith is a transformative force in the field of personal development and relationships. Leveraging years of professional experience as a licensed psychotherapist, he has honed his craft as a highly sought-after Attachment Specialist and personal coach. From hardworking blue-collar families seeking to mend marital discord to high-power executives striving for harmony in parenting, to mill...

Tom Turcich is the 10th person to walk around the world, while his dog, Savannah, is the first pup to accomplish such a feat. Their seven-year, 28,000-mile journey was born from the death of Tom’s close friend, Ann Marie, who died in a jet ski accident at the age of 16. Seeing how someone “better and kinder than me could be snuffed out suddenly and indifferently”—woke Tom to the reality of his own...

Dr. Heather Thompson Day is an interdenominational speaker and has been a contributor for Religion News Service , Christianity Today , Newsweek and the Barna Group . She is also the host of Viral Jesus , a podcast with Christianity Today , that is in the top 200 of all Christian podcasts in the country. Heather is an Associate Professor of Communication at Andrews University . She is passionate ab...

Rob Dube is the co-founder, owner, and Board Chair for imageOne. imageOne has been recognized as a Top 25 Small Businesses in America on the list of Forbes Small Giants , an Inc. Magazine Best Places to Work, and as the number one Top Workplace in Michigan.  Rob is the Visionary/CEO of The 10 Disciplines for Managing and Maximizing Your Energy , a coaching program that helps entrepreneurs bui...

Raymond Prior, Ph. D. is one of the most sought-after names in performance psychology by the world’s best performers. His clients include Major Champions, World Champions, Olympic Gold Medalists, individual and team National Champions, National Coach of the Year Award winners, individual and team Conference Champions, and countless NCAA All-Americans. Dr. Prior also works with non-sport performers...

Elizabeth Passarella is the author of  It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway  and  Good Apple , which was named one of the best books of 2021 by  Real Simple  magazine. Her articles and essays have appeared in the  New York Times ,  The Wall Street Journal ,  Vogue ,  Parents ,  Martha Stewart Weddings ,  Real Simple , and  Southern...

Chanel Dokun is the author of Life Starts Now: How to Create the Life You've Been Waiting For . She is a certified Life Planner and Relationship Expert trained in Marriage and Family Therapy. Chanel specializes in helping people step into their life’s true calling through her Women of Consequence life planning organization. Prior to running her own business and co-founding a therapy practice,...

Dr. Julie Gurner is an Executive Performance Coach and Dr of Psychology. She was compared to Wendy Rhoades of Billions by the Wall Street Journal. Dr. Gurner brings an unparalleled depth of expertise on human behavior and performance optimization, and helped hundreds of individual clients fine-tune their performance to win in some of the most competitive spaces on earth. Dr. Gurner’s offers perfor...

Andrew McCarthy is a New York Times best selling author of Brat: An '80s Story , Just Fly Away , and The Longest Way Home. And his new book is, Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain.  He gained fame as an actor in the 1980’s appearing in such iconic films such as Pretty in Pink , St. Elmo’s Fire , and Less Than Zero , as well as cult favorites Weekend At Berni...

Nikki Boyd is a charismatic home lifestyle influencer, professional organizer, and a published best-selling author.  Nikki is a trendsetter with a massive fan base surpassing 544k YouTube subscribers and 117K Instagram followers. She has authored the best-selling book Beautifully Organized: A Guide to Function and Style in Your Home and Beautifully Organized Home Planner: The Ultimate Step-by...

Andrew Lam, M.D., is a dad, surgeon, and the award-winning author of three books, including his new release, The Masters of Medicine: Our Greatest Triumphs in the Race to Cure Humanity's Deadliest Diseases.  His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including  The New York Times and The Washington Post.   He graduated summa cum laude in history from Yale University, wh...

Pailin “Pai” Chongchitnant is a mom, a professionally trained chef, and a Youtube superstar. She is the creator of“Pailin’s Kitchen”, the wildly popular cooking channel on Youtube with a massive following of nearly 2 million subscribers around the world. She is also the best-selling author of Hot Thai Kitchen and her new release, Sabai, and the host of One World Kitchen on Gusto TV. Pai was born a...

Ben Smith is a fitness and nutrition coach, entrepreneur, Army Veteran, and mental health advocate based in Los Angeles. With more than a decade working in health and fitness, he has led programming at respected strength training gyms in LA, developed online training for high-performing individuals all over the world, and currently travels the globe as a performance coach for clients in the music...

Jamie Kreiner is a historian of the early Middle Ages and Professor of History at the University of Georgia. Her most recent book — The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction (Liveright, 2023) — explores early Christian monks' frustrations with distraction and their inventive and sometimes contentious efforts to make themselves concentrate. LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE IF: You str...

Anna Olson is a professionally trained chef, the internationally known host of Food Network’s Bake with Anna Olson, and the  Oh Yum with Anna Olson channel  on YouTube (which has over 1.3 million subscribers!). In addition, she is the author of ten bestselling and award-winning cookbooks, including Baking Day with Anna Olson and Set for the Holidays with Anna Olson. Anna also has he...

In this episode, I connect the principles of story design to the story you’re writing for your life. We examine how foundational principles of great stories give us clues to how we can live our best life. You’ll also discover a fresh perspective on how mindset and faith will help the hero (you) overcome the challenges ahead and live the life you want to live. Finally, you can expect to learn new s...