Voices for Voices®

What If Compassion Scaled To Three Billion People? | Episode 407 A midnight capture makes headlines, but the real story lives in the human fallout—families torn by trafficking, teens blindsided by counterfeit pills, and communities trying to hold a line against fentanyl without losing their compassion. We open the door to an honest, practical, and stigma-free conversation about keeping people aliv...

From Lawn Seats To Legends: A Fan’s Aerosmith Journey | Episode 406 A lawn seat, a rumor about a second stage, and a plan that paid off—this is a love letter to live music and a reminder that every instrument can be a voice. We open with gratitude for a global community that keeps our mental health mission moving, then dive into a decades-long relationship with Aerosmith: the grit of early struggl...

What If Your Voice Is The Work You’re Here To Do? | Episode 405 What keeps you waking up with a microphone in front of you and a story still on your tongue? We open 2026 by pulling back the curtain on how a scrappy nonprofit leapt past 400 episodes without a marketing budget, and why we’ve stayed stubborn about telling the truth even when it’s messy. Justin shares candid reflections on mental heal...

Misunderstood Feelings, Real Grief, And Finding Purpose Through Service | Episode 404 We open season five by talking about emotions that do not always show on the face, the pain of being misread, and how grief reshapes purpose. Through stories of work, loss, faith, and mental health, we make a case for honesty over polish and service over performance. • misread emotions and the gap between feeling...

How Fixing My Teeth Lightened My Mental Load | Ep 403 A simple, visible change can loosen a heavy mental load. That’s the heartbeat of this conversation as we open up about finishing adult braces, why a “cosmetic” decision wasn’t vanity at all, and how incremental progress restored confidence one tray at a time. We trace the arc from childhood brackets and outdated retainer advice to the slow, dec...

Finding Your Voice When No One Listens | Ep 402 Ever felt like you’re shouting into a void while everyone nods and moves on? We sit with that ache—being left out, pushed around, and told to smile—and turn it into plain words, practical tools, and a path toward feeling seen. This isn’t a pep talk. It’s a map for when the floor feels unsteady and the room feels too loud. We unpack the hidden ways pe...

How Voices For Voices Plans To Protect Kids From Harmful EdTech And Polarizing Content | Episode 401 The milestone feels big—400+ episodes and listeners in 100+ countries—but what we talk about today is bigger: protecting kids from the worst parts of the digital world sneaking into classrooms. We open with gratitude and momentum, then get straight to the point: if a device is handed to a first gra...

We Hit 400 Episodes, Beat Our Goal, And Lay Out What Comes Next | Ep 400 Four hundred episodes later, the mission feels bigger than ever. We’re celebrating a milestone we once thought was years away, reflecting on eight years of recovery, and sharing how a no-budget project earned listeners in 100 countries and 1,000 cities. The throughline is simple: real stories deliver real help. When people he...

A Tour Of Voices For Voices Publishing’s Most-Requested Reads | Episode 399 What if your next favorite read was also a compass? We open the doors to our full catalog—stories that chase wonder across foggy coasts and deep oceans, and practical guides that turn hard-earned lessons into everyday tools for work and wellbeing. From a dream-woven chapter book and a Christmas rescue with real stakes to a...

Steal Our Posts For Your Book? Not Today | Ep 398 Headlines love big numbers, but the real story today is about protecting creators and setting a clear standard for credit. We open with gratitude for a community that helped us scale toward 400 episodes across 100 countries and thousands of cities, then get straight to the update: Voices for Voices is registered, and we have wholly acquired Mythica...

Voices for Voices Episode 397 Left Us Speechless | Ep. 397 The momentum feels different when gratitude sets the pace. We look back on 390+ episodes, a growing global community, and the small sparks—a listener’s golden beanie idea, an editor’s quiet excellence—that turned into bright, tangible wins. Our mission stays steady: serve people facing mental health challenges and trauma recovery with prac...

What If Doing Your Best Is Enough To Change The World | Episode 396 What if the most powerful mental health tool you have is the choice to do your best today? Justin invites you into a raw, relatable journey that stretches from holiday shopping chaos and delayed deliveries to the deeper work of grief, faith, and finding purpose when certainty never arrives. The mission is bold—reach at least three...

Persistence Over Presents | Episode 395 Ever notice how the work that matters rarely happens overnight? We open with gratitude for our global community and a clear look at the holidays—less about shopping, more about purpose and faith—and use that lens to unpack the real engine behind meaningful change: persistence. Not the loud kind, but the steady habit of showing up, deciding for yourself, and...

Beyond Filters And Flawless: Choosing Purpose Over Perfection | Episode 394 Perfection promises peace and delivers pressure. We’re hitting the cusp of 400 episodes not by chasing flawless, but by choosing truth, service, and steady output—especially when the timeline rewards filters over substance. Together we unpack how comparison steals momentum, why online cruelty isn’t worth your attention, an...

We Confront Two Tragedies And Ask How To Help | Episode 393 A hard headline is never the whole story. We sit with two devastating news events—the reported suicide of actor James Ransone and the alleged involvement of a son in the deaths of Rob and Michele Singer Reiner—to ask a more urgent question: how can we show up sooner when mental health turns critical? We unpack what responsible response lo...

What If Your Illness Became Your Superpower | Ep 392 A single 90-page book lit the spark. We walk through how Prescription for Living evolved into Voices for Voices—hundreds of episodes, a growing publishing arm, and a mission to help people navigate mental health with courage, clarity, and practical tools. The heart of the story is simple: belief comes first, patience powers the middle, and impac...

Purpose Whispers Loudest When Obstacles Shout | Ep 391 What keeps you moving when everything says quit? We open up about the grind behind Voices for Voices: the tough stories, the lost studio, the doubts that show up at 2 a.m., and the stubborn belief that one listener’s breakthrough is worth every hurdle. This isn’t a victory lap; it’s a field report from a team that chose calling over comfort an...

How Stress Can Cause Real Illness And How To Reverse It with Dr. David Clarke | Ep 390 What if your body’s pain isn’t a sign of damage, but a signal that your brain’s alarm system has been stuck on high? We sit down with Dr. David Clarke—president of the Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms—to unpack how stress, trauma, and learned danger can wire physical symptoms into the nervo...

From Cult Conditioning To Child Protection: Kim Kelley’s Survivor-Led Blueprint | Ep 389 What if the most reliable alarm for control is this: truth doesn’t mind being questioned? That line unlocks the heart of our conversation with Kim Kelley, a nationally recognized child safety advocate and survivor who translates lived experience into practical systems that protect kids in the real world and th...

How Kim Kelley Turned Trauma Into A Mission To Expose And Disrupt Child Trafficking | Ep 388 The story starts where most would end: born into the Children of God, a notorious cult that cloaked abuse in faith and control. Kim Kelley walks us through the mechanics of manipulation—how language is twisted, questions are punished, and “God’s love” becomes the cover for exploitation—and then shows what...

A Theme Park Used Our Name Without Asking, And We’re Taking Action | Episode 387 A billion-euro headline promised a new destination called Dracula Land—then we spotted language inside the plan that mirrored our brand, Mythical Creatures Around the World. That raised a hard stop. We walk you through what we found, why the wording matters, and how IP law protects more than logos; it protects years o...

Medal of Honor: Telling Sammy Lee Davis’s Story in Cudgel with Nathan and Todd Tetreault | Ep 386 A harmonica playing Shenandoah. A vow to never leave a brother behind. A night in Vietnam when an ordinary soldier did something extraordinary and love carried him across a river under fire. We sit down with the Teacher Brothers—veterans turned filmmakers—to share the heart and vision behind Cudgel, t...

I Lived Like A Zombie, Then Built A Nonprofit | Ep 385 We share raw stories of overdose, a car crash, grief, and a psych ward circle to show why asking for help became the turning point. From surviving reckless years to building Voices for Voices, we map a plan to make mental health care free, humane, and within reach. • gratitude for global audience and milestone growth • teen risk, bullying, and...

Young Author, Big Imagination; Nine-Year-Old Ryan Solomon and The Search for Drake Colton | Episode 384 A nine-year-old author just proved that big stories don’t need a long resume. We sit down with Ryan Solomon, the mind behind The Search for Drake Colton, to trace how doodles, daydreams, and family brainstorms became a published Christian fantasy for kids. With his parents, David and Amanda, Rya...

How Rewiring Your Thoughts Can Calm Anxiety, Improve Sleep, And Change Your Life | Ep 383 Sleepless nights, racing thoughts, and a stomach in knots don’t have to be your baseline. We bring on brain coach Helen Dugdale from Sydney, Australia to connect the dots between anxiety, insomnia, and the kind of thriving that shows up in your decisions, your health, and your mood. Helen blends decades of sc...