The Collide Podcast

🎧 Listen & Subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon Music , or wherever you listen.  What if your story—broken pieces and all—could be the very thing God uses to bring hope to someone else? In this powerful episode, Austie Eckley , founder of Acacia + Gold , shares her honest and redemptive journey of transformation after years of battling addiction. Her story is...

Hop onto this episode with Kevin Sweeney, pastor of Imagine Church, host of the podcast “The Church Needs Therapy” and author of “The Joy of Letting Go”. On this pod, Kevin invites us into trusting God has more life on the other side of the hard thing we have to let go. Get ready for all your expectations to be challenged! We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based...

🎧 Listen & Subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon Music , or wherever you listen. What if one person’s belief in you could change the entire trajectory of your life? In this inspiring episode of the Collide Podcast , we sit down with Superintendent Kristi Dominguez to hear her powerful story of transformation—from a challenging upbringing and a learning disabili...

What if parenting your teenager wasn’t about control, but about growing with them in faith and relationship? In this episode, Willow sits down with Steven Argue, a renowned thought leader, researcher, and author with decades of ministry experience focused on adolescents and emerging adults. This is a rich conversation packed with practical insights and spiritual wisdom that will leave every paren...

Hop on the pod and spend time gleaning wisdom from Pamela Havey Lau. Pamela is a mediator, professor, and author of the books Soul Strength and A Friend in Me. You will be challenged and inspired as Pamela shares her personal journey of pain and the need to forgive. This woman who has spent decades working with those who have experienced healing through pain and peace through conflict will walk al...

Need some friendship advice? This podcast with Jess Johnston and Amy Weatherly,longtime friends and best-selling authors of  I’ll Be There (But I’ll Be Wearing Sweatpants) will give you just that! Together these two created the Sister, I Am With You online community, a space where millions of women get real about friendship, including the friendship struggles their daughters face. This conversatio...

Your day will be beautifully interrupted when you press play on this episode! Listen to Pastor Christian Lindbeck share the story of God interrupting His life and calling Him into ministry. In this conversation, we talk about trauma, shame, church wounds, healing and repair, and the Restorer. You don't want to miss it! We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on...

Feeling like you need some perspective? Hop on the Collide podcast today and listen to Greg Otterholt share his story. Despite being born missing half his left arm, Greg was taught not to be defined by labels but instead to do what he could to redefine them. Greg is perhaps best known for his success in radio and broadcasting, but it’s the story behind his success that is most inspiring. Press pla...

Spend time with this marriage coach grabbing hold of some transformative advice! Sharmen Kimbrough is a counselor and relationship coach who specializes in working with high-conflict couples and emotionally destructive relationships. She shares in this episode her firsthand experience of divorce, single parenting and destructive behavior and emotional abuse. This interview will bring hope, wisdom...

What if discovering your purpose could change not only your life, but the world around you? In this inspiring episode of the Collide Podcast, we sit down with Hannah Gronowski Barnett to talk about passion, purpose, and the unique calling each of us carries. She shares about the people who first called out potential in her life, her journey of founding a grassroots movement, and how to step into t...

Take time out today to hear Dr. Lily DeBlieux, a champion for children. Lily is the co-founder of SpeakUp, Stand Up, Save a Life, an organization whose initiative provides education and open dialog to create a way to help teens not only identify when someone is in a crisis but empower them to know what to do with that information. This interview between Lily and Willow will help you recognize when...

What happens when you stop living a double life and fully surrender to God? In this episode, YouTuber, influencer, and podcast host Jeanine Amapola joins us for a fun and honest conversation about faith, identity, and transformation. With over 1.8 million followers on YouTube and more than 2.3 million podcast downloads, Jeanine has built a powerful platform—but her story is more than numbers. She...

🎧 Listen & Subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon Music , or wherever you listen.  What if the thing that felt like failure was actually a redirection toward your true calling? In this episode, Willow sits down with Pastor Kurt Langstraat, who shares the powerful story of how a devastating injury in his youth ended his dreams of a future in athletics—but opened...

What if the very moment you’re facing—the pressure, the spotlight, or the unknown—is the one God has been preparing you for all along? In this powerful episode, Madison Prewett Troutt shares how to navigate life’s most defining moments with bold faith and unwavering conviction. Whether you’re facing a big decision, wrestling with insecurity, or feeling the weight of cultural expectations, this con...

You don't want to miss this episode! Willow has an amazing conversation with Ivelice Cuenca about her family's big move from Venezuela to the U.S. and how God showed up all along the way. This inspiring worship leader is stepping into her calling and God is doing amazing things through her life. You will feel inspired just hearing it!  We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of ou...

Hop onto this episode and explore the power of your thoughts with Amanda Barnett who is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and certified Mental Health Counselor that specializes in helping women overcome anxiety, build confidence, and experience deeper and more meaningful relationships. Amanda and Willow look at the life of Jesus' mother Mary and just how amazing her perspective was when God...

You will be moved as Derek Archer shares his story in this episode. Derek is vulnerable and authentic as he takes us back to his greatest place of pain and how God met him there. Derek has been in ministry for decades but wears many hats; leader, entrepreneur, consultant, realtor, writer, and coach. In this conversation with WIllow, they lean into the Immanuel, God with us and Derek invites us to...

Get ready to be challenged and inspired. Chris Hoke  is the executive director of Underground Ministries and founder of One Parish One Prisoner, a program that equips churches to “practice resurrection” through re-entry support and mutually-healing relationships with incarcerated men and women as they are released back into their local communities. Chris is a commissioned pastor, the author of Wan...

Hop on the podcast and hear from a returning guest, Scott Erickson! Scott is the author of several books including Honest Advent . In this conversation Willow and Scott deep dive into what is honest advent versus dishonest advent, and how we experience the invisible God in a felt way. The pressures we feel in a branded Christmas and can our faith exists outside of that brand. This conversation wil...

🎧 Listen & Subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon Music , or wherever you listen.  What does it take to break free from the cycle of abuse—and how can we help others do the same? In this powerful episode of the Collide Podcast, we sit down with Julie Bonn Blank to talk about surviving domestic violence and finding hope on the other side. She shares her personal...

🎧 Listen & Subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon Music , or wherever you listen. Can beauty really rise from the ashes of heartbreak? In this inspiring episode of the Collide Podcast, we sit down with author N. Ford to talk about how God shows up in our most broken places and begins to write redemptive stories from them. N. shares her personal journey of hearta...

🎧 Listen & Subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon Music , or wherever you listen. What if the wins and the losses were both part of God’s plan to shape your story? In this episode, Willow sits down with Debbie Jackson—a former national gymnastics champion, Olympic team contender, and member of Seattle Pacific University’s Hall of Fame. But beyond her impressive...

What if loving people boldly could actually change the world—starting with your corner of it? In this special 200th episode of The Collide Podcast , we’re bringing back one of our most beloved conversations with none other than New York Times best-selling author and world-renowned encourager, Bob Goff . Recorded live at our Collide Conference, this Q&A session is packed with laughter, heart, a...

Take some "you time" today and hop on this podcast! Margaret Shull has been involved in human services for over 20 years as a pastor, teacher, speaker, and mental health counselor. This is Margaret's second time on the Collide podcast and this time she invites us to really analyze the hurried pace of our life, where we are getting our worth, and how to begin slowing down so we can burn bright inst...

🎧 Listen & Subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon Music , or wherever you listen. How do we begin to rebuild trust—and what does real repair actually look like? In this thought-provoking episode of the Collide Podcast, we continue the conversation with licensed mental health therapist Shawn Hofing in part two of our deep dive into the topic of broken trust. Whil...