I'll Walk With You

Send us Fan Mail David Sturt is currently serving as the Gospel Doctrine teacher for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He has previously served as a stake president, stake Young Men president, high councilor, bishop, Scoutmaster, ward Young Men president and missionary in the Texas Dallas Mission. David has a degree in training and development, an MBA from BYU, and has two decades o...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Kristine Coons, DO, FACOI is a transgender intersex physician who specializes in internal medicine and works for Providence Health where she has worked for the past 12 years. She is a native Washingtonian and has lived here in Spokane with her wife and four children for the past 12 years. As part of her work with Providence Health, Dr. Coons serves as Project Lead for Intersex...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Ron Hardy has been a good friend of our family for 20 years. He works in women’s health as an OB/GYN here in Spokane Washington. When I, Rhonda Monson, have mental health clients who are pregnant and have anxiety or past trauma with birth and delivery I always refer them to Dr. Hardy as I know they will be in good hands. I have been thanked many times by these clients. He and...

Send us Fan Mail A Parent's Paradise Charities founder Doree Handford is a mother of six, childbirth educator, doula, speaker, and passionate advocate for families who believes parents were never meant to do this alone. Drawing from nearly two decades of experience supporting families through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood — while also raising four children on the autism spectrum — sh...

Send us Fan Mail Russell C. Gaede, PsyD , is a consultant, mediator, and therapist with over two decades of experience specializing in trauma and complex human behavior. Holding degrees in Administration of Justice, business, and Clinical Psychology, Dr. Russ blends academic rigor with practical, boots-on-the-ground experience. Having overcome significant personal hurdles—including a high school d...

Send us Fan Mail Today we welcome Josh Taylor as our guest. We met Josh over 17 years ago when our family was involved with Christian Youth Theater Spokane. Josh was an immediate light in all of our lives, greeting us with warm open arms and a big heart as soon as he met us. Among others at CYT, he welcomed us and made CYT feel like home. We were always so impressed by how outgoing and charismatic...

Send us Fan Mail Hey friends! Welcome to I’ll Walk with You, this is Rhonda Monson, one of your hosts. To introduce you to our next guest I want to tell you about an experience I had. I had heard from several different people about a restaurant here in Spokane Washington called Feast World Kitchen, a restaurant that helps local refugees and immigrants which definitely speaks to my heart. So, my hu...

Send us Fan Mail Hello, this is Dakota from I’ll Walk With You. It is my honor to introduce to you our guests for this episode, Colleen and Gregory Butler. We have known the Butlers for over 15 years now, and we have always been impressed by them and their beautiful family.  Colleen and Greg are an interracial couple, married for 46 years, parents to 4 beautiful children, and grandparents to 11 gr...

Send us Fan Mail Hello listeners! Welcome back to I’ll Walk with You. This is Rhonda Monson and I have the privilege of introducing our guest for this episode, someone I have admired and looked up to my entire life, my oldest brother, Mike Merchant. Mike has done and continues to do so many incredible things, he is the Senior Vice President for The Arbinger Institute (Arbinger.com). The Board Chai...

Send us Fan Mail Hello, this is Dakota from I’ll Walk With You. I am honored to introduce you to my dear auntie, Diane Moses.  Diane is an inspiration. She is truly a light, and a living example of how we can overcome obstacles and choose love.  In this conversation, she shares some of her life experiences from growing up in town and on the reservation, overcoming alcohol and getting sober, leavin...

Send us Fan Mail Hello, this is Rhonda from I’ll Walk with You. I am excited to introduce to you my friend Dina Kieffer. Dina and I first met several years ago as a mutual friend invited her to a women’s retreat that I was facilitating. I instantly felt a connection to Dina as she is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, has a career in helping others, and is married...

Send us Fan Mail What a joy it is to introduce you to our next guest, Patrick Risk. Patrick is the Author of One Day at a Time: Daily hope for those navigating their own path of healing. He endeavors each day to live and breathe HOPE in all that he does—from managing his Facebook communities "Brightness of Hope” and “Worldwide Unified,” to sharing daily messages of inspiration that are follow...

Send us Fan Mail Today I am excited to introduce to you dear friends of mine, Becky and Scott Mackintosh and their son Xian. Becky and I became friends through social media many years ago as she shared her vulnerable story of being an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and her response to Xian coming out as gay to her and Scott. I was moved by her deep love and compas...

Send us Fan Mail Eva and I met in New York City when I lived there for a season, and we connected right away, becoming fast friends. Eva is an Episcopal Priest, a hospital chaplain working in mental health, and a person who loves people! Eva is living in New York City currently, and was raised in the  Washington DC area.  In our conversation, we discuss the significance of curiosity in human conne...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest for this episode is Dr. Ben Schilaty.  Ben is a social work professor at Utah Valley University. He also works part time as a therapist specializing in working with LBGTQ Latter-Day Saints and their families. He holds 3 degrees from Brigham Young University and earned a PhD from the University of Arizona. He is an award-winning author of "A Walk In My Shoes: Questio...

Send us Fan Mail I n this episode, we have a great conversation with Julie DeJesus, founder of I See You Living. Julie is a keynote speaker, podcast host, author, and mental health advocate who has made her brand and centered her work and much of her life on the belief that human connection restores mental health and resilience.  In this conversation, we discuss the importance of believing in some...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we are honored to be joined by Richard Ostler. Richard is from Salt Lake City, Utah, and is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is the author of three books, and is the host of the podcast, “Listen, Learn, and Love.” As an LGBTQIA ally, Richard has dedicated much of his life's work to the advocacy of greater love and accept...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest for this episode has been a dear friend of ours for over 20 years. Kirstin Johnson. Kirstin has worked in the medical field her entire adult life as a nurse, advanced registered nurse, and certified nurse midwife. When I first asked Kirstin to be a guest on our podcast, she was a little hesitant, but I insisted as I have watched her grow in her profession over the years....

Send us Fan Mail Hello, and welcome to I'll Walk With You, a new podcast where we have conversations about how we can all be more unified on our walk through life together. Our names are Dakota Moses, and Rhonda Monson. We are a mother/son duo who are passionate about bringing people together, spreading love, and lessening division in this world that is full of it.  This past year, we have in...

Send us Fan Mail Ganel-Lyn is a popular speaker, host, and author. She is a mental health advocate, social commentator and faith warrior. Several years ago, my husband, Doug, and I wanted to find a podcast that followed along with our church’s come follow me program. There were, and are many wonderful podcasts out there, but the one that spoke to our hearts was the Talk of Him podcast which Ganel-...