Release Doubt, Reveal Purpose

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...

Send us Fan Mail We trace Beth Green’s journey from a nine-year-old activist to an intuitive counselor who grounds social change in oneness, mutual support, and evolved ego. We challenge exclusionary religion, reframe purpose as co-creation, and offer practices to align inner healing with outer impact. • early activism, refusal to conform, moral courage • burnout and 12‑step surrender as a doorway...

Send us Fan Mail Peter Gunn shares his transformative near-death experience that occurred during his childhood and the profound spiritual gifts it awakened in him, including prophetic visions and heightened intuition. • Experiencing death at age six after suffering heat stroke, seeing his body from above, and traveling through a tunnel of light • Meeting angels who told him "your job isn&apos...

Send us Fan Mail Alexis Leigh shares her powerful journey from living what appeared to be a perfect life to confronting childhood trauma and finding true purpose through writing her book "Pain is a Portal to Beauty." • Hearing a voice in the woods telling her, "If you die today, your life will have been a tragedy," became her pivotal turning point • Recognizing how childhood tr...

Send us Fan Mail Relationship coach André Paradis reveals how men and women operate with fundamentally different communication systems that cause constant misunderstandings despite speaking the same language. His personal journey from feeling like "a mistake" to becoming an expert in relationship dynamics showcases how understanding gender differences can transform troubled relationships...

Send us Fan Mail Lyubim Kogan, a 9/11 survivor, shares his transformative journey from Wall Street to founding Wings for Heroes, a mission helping wounded veterans rebuild their lives through adventure therapy, physical rehabilitation, and community support. • Survived 9/11 and used Red Cross assistance to start his financial practice, where his first client was a Vietnam veteran with PTSD • Witne...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when your brain finally reveals trauma it's been hiding from you for decades? In this powerful conversation, reality television personality Lannette West shares the transformative moment when she uncovered repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse while standing in her bathroom mirror, finally seeing herself with compassion. Lannette takes us through her journ...

Send us Fan Mail Mark Motsenbocker shares his transformative journey of finding purpose after losing both parents in a car accident at age eight and being raised by his grandmother Dorothy, who taught him valuable lessons about giving and legacy. • Lost both parents at age eight in a tragic car accident three days after Christmas • Grandmother Dorothy Hanson, a widow, took in Mark and his four sib...

Send us Fan Mail Diane Gansauer shares her extraordinary journey of transformation from a successful but unfulfilling career in wildlife conservation to becoming a funeral celebrant and long-distance hiker, discovering her true purpose along the way. • Leaving a 20-year executive career that looked perfect on paper but felt misaligned with her soul • Receiving a divine opportunity to establish a c...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Bruce Chalmer explores the transformative power of forgiveness after betrayal, sharing insights from his 30+ years as a psychologist specializing in couples therapy. He reveals a practical three-step forgiveness process that creates internal freedom and healing even after the most painful betrayals. • Betrayal comes in many forms beyond infidelity, including financial deceptio...

Send us Fan Mail Sylvia Worsham welcomes Amita Sharma to discuss how women can navigate perimenopause through holistic approaches that restore energy, focus, and joy. After experiencing debilitating symptoms herself and finding little help from traditional medicine, Amita discovered a combination of modalities that transformed her health and became her life's purpose. • Perimenopause symptoms...

Send us Fan Mail Kevin Palmieri shares his powerful journey from contemplating suicide to finding purpose as a podcaster and speaker, revealing how facing fears consistently led to transformation. • Raised without knowing his father until age 27, developing deep-seated feelings of inadequacy • Job-hopped from gas station attendant to construction, making excellent money but feeling empty • Reached...

Send us Fan Mail Michelle Hensley shares her powerful journey from tragedy to triumph after unexpectedly losing her husband to cancer in 2014. With remarkable resilience, she transformed from a pastor's wife with no business experience into the founder of the nation's leading mobile gift wrapping company that now serves the White House. • Facing life as a 51-year-old widow with no workfo...

Send us Fan Mail Larry Bilotta shares his transformative journey from living 27 years in a "marriage made in hell" to falling in love with his wife in the 28th year through the process of falling in love with himself first. • Understanding how childhood shapes marriage and our adult relationships • The Chaos to Purpose Scale that measures how our first 10 years impact our values • Why op...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever achieved what should have been a career milestone only to feel strangely empty inside? That's exactly what happened to Rachel Spekman during her keynote speech in Stockholm. The moment should have been her professional pinnacle but instead became her wake-up call. In this deeply resonant conversation, Rachel shares her transformation from corporate high-achiever...

Send us Fan Mail Rick Tocquigny shares his transformative journey writing his 11th book, "Truly Significant," and how it changed his perspective on life and purpose. Through curating stories of big-hearted people, Rick discovered that true significance comes from focusing on others rather than self-promotion. • Rick's book "Truly Significant" grew from patterns he observed...

Send us Fan Mail Danielle Bernock shares her journey through childhood trauma, religious trauma, and spiritual trauma to find redemption and healing through faith and personal work. • Childhood trauma creates invisible wounds that affect our relationships and self-perception • Many trauma survivors don't recognize their experiences as trauma, instead blaming themselves • Trauma is personal an...