The Hopecast with Rachael Flick

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On this edition of the show, Rachael talks with author, speaker and podcast host, Allie Marie Smith. She shares her story from her book, Wonderfully Made: Discover the Identity, Love, and Worth You Were Created Fo. It was on a gloomy June day in 2001, eighteen-year-old Allie Marie Smith hopped in her blue Ford Explorer and headed north for the Golden Gate Bridge. She planned to jump off and end he...

Join us for an intimate and heartwarming exploration of Jess Ronne's journey, through widowhood to a blended family with a special needs child. Jess's story began with the devastating loss of her husband, leaving her to raise her their children alone while navigating the difficult process of grief. In the midst of the challenges, Jess found Ryan, also a widower and a father with grieving...

Join us for an intimate and heartwarming exploration of Jess Ronne's journey, through widowhood to a blended family with a special needs child. Jess's story began with the devastating loss of her husband, leaving her to raise her their children alone while navigating the difficult process of grief. In the midst of the challenges, Jess found Ryan, also a widower and a father with grieving...

Listen to two line of duty, law enforcement widows spill the tea  on what we wish we had known about our husbands’ worlds as first responders.  Gracie and I take an honest, insightful and brave look back over our roles as LEO wives and things that would have helped our husbands and helped us.  We hope that our look back can help all the men and women who continue to serve the thin blue line and th...

Listen to two line of duty, law enforcement widows spill the tea  on what we wish we had known about our husbands’ worlds as first responders.  Gracie and I take an honest, insightful and brave look back over our roles as LEO wives and things that would have helped our husbands and helped us.  We hope that our look back can help all the men and women who continue to serve the thin blue line and th...

Imagine your earliest memory of your mother being one of her chasing you around the house with a butcher knife when you were only 3 years old, or the magnitude of deciding by age 5 that life is no longer worth living. For many of us, these scenarios are so far beyond our experiences that it’s challenging to wrap our minds around. But for Andi Burger, who was born into the hands of violent monsters...

When the news broke of her husband's infidelity, Enne’s world was flipped upside down. But she made the courageous decision to stay committed to Bob as they worked to salvage the broken pieces of their marriage. On today’s episode of The Hopecast , Bob and Enne sit down with Rachael to share their story of redeeming love. Bob explains his obstacle of overcoming shame, while Enne recalls pract...

At times, life can feel overwhelmingly unfair as 5x cancer survivor Georgia Shaffer can attest to. On today’s episode of the Hopecast, Rachael Flick sits down with Georgia as they do a deep-dive into what it takes to cultivate resiliency in the face of adversity. Georgia encourages listeners to live in the present moment and lists tangible action items to take when one notices they are starting to...

Food is for both nutrition and enjoyment. But what happens when it becomes an obsession? On today’s episode of the show, Rachael talks with Dr. Rhona Epstein about food addiction and eating disorders. Like most addictions, Dr. Rhona explains how shame is often at the root of it. She shares with listeners the steps they can take to find lasting freedom from this addiction.  Satisfied (book) Food Tr...

While no greater example of forgiveness has ever been more powerfully displayed than through Christ’s ultimate sacrifice on the cross, there are certain offenses that can take tremendous work for humans to forgive. Today’s Hopecast guest is Dr. David Jenkins, who knows better than most just how challenging that offering forgiveness can be in certain circumstances. David sits down with Rachael and...

It was almost a decade ago when journalist and bestselling author Lee Strobel found himself on the brink of death. His doctor warned him that he was one step away from a coma and two steps from passing away. After making a miraculous recovery, Strobel felt compelled to address what he considered to be life's most significant and final question: what happens after we die? This question led Str...

One thing that is unmistakable for anyone who meets Rachael, or hears her speak, is her passion. Growing up, Rachael dreamed of being a doctor. While her educational path diverged from medicine, Rachael continued to support wellness journeys for others as a high school P.E. teacher and a personal trainer. Tragically, Rachael lost her husband of ten years on February 5, 2018. Deputy Sheriff Micah F...

One thing that is unmistakable for anyone who meets Rachael, or hears her speak, is her passion. Growing up, Rachael dreamed of being a doctor. While her educational path diverged from medicine, Rachael continued to support wellness journeys for others as a high school P.E. teacher and a personal trainer. Tragically, Rachael lost her husband of ten years on February 5, 2018. Deputy Sheriff Micah F...

Today’s episode of The Hopecast features a meaningful conversation between Rachael and author and speaker, Autumn Miles on the topic of domestic violence. Autumn shares that while she grew up as a pastor’s kid, heavily involved in the church from birth, accepting a lie in her youth that God didn’t have anything significant for her future, led her down a dark path that she never imagined. Autumn re...

There’s nothing like a cancer diagnosis to shake someone to their core and cause them to reflect deeply on the life they are living, as was the case for Dr. Jim Burns. After receiving his diagnosis, Jim started thinking about what principles and values he wanted to pass on to his kids. While he himself didn’t grow up in a Christian home, Jim didn’t want to merely give his family “emotional scraps”...

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, and its rate increased by 33 percent between 1999 and 2019. Yet that statistic doesn’t include the number of Americans who thought about or attempted suicide: according to Mental Health America, more than 10.3 million U.S. adults have had serious suicidal thoughts. So many people are silently hurting. Award-winning author and popular...

Michele Louviere is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 25 years of counseling experience. She has a Masters of Divinity in Psychology and Counseling degree and one year of doctoral work from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Science in English Education from Louisiana State University.  When Hurricane Katrina occurred, Michele returned to New Orleans to wor...

On today’s special edition of The Hopecast , producers Mike Segovia and Jessica Daley host the show as they reflect on some of the best episodes from the past year. Episodes including: Rachael recounting the worst day of her life when Micah passed away, and offering listeners a powerful message of hope to overcome their own worst days; Nick Vujicic discussing his childhood depression and failed su...

Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield is an expert on father/daughter relationships. You could even call her “The Dad Whisperer” as her podcast title reflects. After yearning for a deeper relationship with her own dad, Dr. Michelle has taken both her personal and professional experience as a licensed professional counselor and developed resources to help dads cultivate meaningful relationships with their d...

From unstoppable, heroic Hercules, to fighting for his life, actor Kevin Sorbo has been from the peak of Hollywood hill, to the valley of the OR. Today’s episode of The Hopecast , features an honest conversation between Rachael and actors Kevin and Sam Sorbo. Kevin talks about his health crisis that began when he was on set filming the popular Hercules television series. While he nearly lost his l...

I watch a lot of superhero movies. Superman, Batman, Black Widow, the Hulk, Captain Marvel.  The hero’s journey always has a common thread of pain. The difference between the hero and the villain is what they chose to do with that pain and their great strength.  The Darryl Strawberry story has been shared under a microscope. The world championships and the seedy drug dens that led to suspensions. ...

I watch a lot of superhero movies. Superman, Batman, Black Widow, the Hulk, Captain Marvel.  The hero’s journey always has a common thread of pain. The difference between the hero and the villain is what they chose to do with that pain and their great strength.  The Darryl Strawberry story has been shared under a microscope. The world championships and the seedy drug dens that led to suspensions. ...

Today’s episode of The Hopecast features part 2 of Rachael’s conversation with Leeanna Tankersley. After being hit with the unexpected and unwanted news that her husband was seeking a divorce, Leeanna’s world flipped upside down. In the previous episode she shared what it was like for her in the aftermath as she processed grief and tried to come to terms with her life that felt like shattered piec...

A mother of 3, Leeanna was shocked to receive the news that her husband wanted a divorce. In that season of deep pain and suffering, she decided to press into God with all that she had. Always having been a writer, Leeanna found herself processing her unexpected life circumstances through the written word, originally detailed for herself, but eventually a gift she was able to use to encourage othe...