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What if the path to a stronger family isn’t more hustle, but more presence? We sit down with Matt and Nicole Gillette to unpack a decade-plus of marriage, two big moves, a parent’s cancer diagnosis, young kids, and the surprise launch of Wonder Learning—a community hub for parent coaching, connection-focused classes, and the Raising Wonder podcast. Their story blends heart and strategy: keeping marriage playful and curious, letting parenting sharpen empathy, and building a business that helps families slow down and connect in an overwhelmed world.

We trace their journey from New Jersey to Charleston to Meadville, where a micro church and an arts-rich town made the move make sense. Nicole shares how a midnight nudge turned into a clear vision: give families a place to practice connection, not just talk about it. Matt opens the hood on real estate and construction through a changing economy—how 2.5 percent mortgages reshape moves, why property management demand will rise, and how thoughtful renovations can beat relocating. Together they show what purposeful pivots look like when markets shift fast.

Faith runs through every decision. Isaiah’s quiet guidance and the humility of Philippians keep them moving one step at a time, focused on obedience rather than optics. The most counterintuitive takeaway might be the most practical: rest is a competitive advantage for families. Boundaries create the time equity to love well at home, serve the community

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What if success looks less like metrics and more like obedience? We mark a year on the mic by leaning into a conversation about calling, healing, and building a life that actually fits the season you’re in. Our guest, entrepreneur and veteran Kat Pons, brings the candor of military service, the tenderness of motherhood, and the focus of a mission-led business to explore how faith shapes real-world decisions—what to cut, what to keep, and how to stay consistent without losing what matters.

We trace her roots from New York to Puerto Rico and Florida, where grandparents modeled enterprise and everyday herbal wisdom. That early training meets a modern wellness practice: Restoration From Within, a coaching and clean body-care brand that treats health as stewardship. Kat shares why skin is a truth-teller, how hibiscus tinctures and wild oregano extracts support holistic routines, and why Kingdom principles—not trends—anchor her work. She also opens up about PTSD, naming the small ways trauma shows up and how inviting the Holy Spirit into therapy can produce breakthrough after breakthrough.

The story widens into a bold vision: Life Support Centers that partner with local organizations to

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Two lives meet over faith, food, and hard truths, as Neena Perez traces her path from trauma and survival to healing, coaching, and service. We unpack accountability, reframing, forgiveness, and building a purpose-filled life that lifts others.

• growing up with abuse, poverty, teen pregnancy, homelessness
• shifting from victimhood to accountability and faith
• feeling to heal, naming reality, building community
• writing Hit Me With Your Best Shot to reclaim voice
• forgiveness, family fallout, and ongoing PTSD realities
• reframing through NLP and Christian discipleship
• niching and boundaries for new coaches and founders
• teaching culinary skills to underserved communities
• launching Purpose-Filled Kitchen to blend food and faith
• future hopes of travel and hands-on service

Check her out on her website, go.neenaperez.com

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A Marine. A cop. A lawyer. A recording artist. A photographer. An author. Steve Gallegos has worn many titles, but the story he tells starts in the ditch—and shows how to climb out with purpose. We go straight into responsibility, resilience, and the power to “yell cut” on a life that’s veered off script.

Steve unpacks how our earliest programming trains us to blame, and why agency begins when we take 100% responsibility. He shares the moment a Hollywood producer crossed a line, how his first thought terrified him, and the decision that followed: walk away, reinvent, and refuse to trade integrity for applause. That pivot opened the door to his book Unshackled, written for women who face coercion, unequal pay, and structural barriers he witnessed firsthand as an entertainment attorney. We talk about boundaries, dignity, and how men can support without centering themselves.

We also get a head-turning rule-breaking story: during a photo op with President Reagan, Steve ignored the no-questions rule and asked for help with his citizenship. That choice led to a phone call from the INS and a July 4th swearing-in. The takeaway isn’t recklessness—it’s discerning when rules are limits, not laws, and when courage serves a worthy aim. From there, we dig into the bedroom-to-boardroom connection, why you can’t compartmentalize pain, and three core scripts to rewrite: “I am not worthy,” “I’m an imposter,” and “It’s too late to change.” Steve’s constant throughline is service: reflect people back to their inherent worth and help them remember who they are.

If you’re ready to step into authorship of your own story, this conversation offers tools, language, and lived examples to make the next scene better than the last. Listen, share it with a friend who needs it, and if it resonates, follow the show, leave a review, and tell us which script you’re rewriting next.

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We talk with Dr. Len Lopez about building health through small, consistent actions across sleep, thought, food, movement, and spirit. We explore digestion, stress, food combining, and simple mindset tools that help people stick with better choices without chasing perfection.

• STEPS framework for daily tracking of sleep, think, eat, physical, and spirit
• Why how you eat matters as much as what you eat
• Stress, fight-or-flight, and impaired digestion
• Practical food combining for sensitive stomachs
• Net-win mindset for meals and habits
• Vision boards, cues, and positive thought ratios
• Habit chaining and the motivation of visible progress
• Five Steps Today app and simple to-do integration

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A three‑day‑old infant left at a Dublin orphanage. A midnight chat room that led back to a mother’s voice on her 79th birthday. A DA who walked away from the courtroom to chase a childhood dream in one of America’s most violent cities. Pat Welsh’s journey is equal parts grit, grace, and the hard edges of service, and we go deep on what it takes to hold your soul together when the job tries to pull it apart.

We sit with the long arc of his life: adoption to identity, a marriage that weathered decades of shift work and trauma, and the devastating loss of a son who died serving overseas. Pat explains how a childhood traumatic brain injury shaped his memory—he can recall facts but cannot replay mental images—blunting the loop of PTSD while also dimming treasured life moments. That paradox reframed how he processed 300+ homicide scenes and the quiet, cumulative toll of violence. A chance grocery‑store encounter with a once‑runaway kid, now a college grad and dad, snapped him out of constant survival mode and back into human connection.

Pat opens the hood on police culture and the public divide. He argues that both police and media fuel the “us versus them” cycle by spotlighting outrage and hiding the daily good—mentorship, prevention, the quiet saves that never trend. We explore his Warrior Servant Leader framework: stand up for what’s right, put others first, and use your influence for positive impact at home and on the street. His training philosophy is holistic and blunt, aimed at helping officers become better spouses, parents, and neighbors, not just better tacticians. He challenges listeners to define their “life sentence,” the one line people will speak at your funeral, and to live to make it true.

If you care about policing, leadership, faith, or the long work of rebuilding trust, this conversation brings real stories, practical tools, and a moral compass you can use today: do the right thing,

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When the room won’t stop spinning and your plans shatter overnight, where do you put your hope? That’s the question we bring to Lara Silverman—bestselling Christian author, lawyer, jazz singer, and comedic actress—whose life veered from a federal prosecutor dream to a mysterious neurological illness that left her bedridden for years. She speaks candidly about the anger, the silence, and the strange nearness of God that met her when every door closed.

We trace her journey from ambition and identity in achievement to a tougher, truer discipleship grounded in the cross. Lara unpacks how acceptance isn’t surrendering to despair, but consenting to be formed when the answer is no. She shares the love story that bloomed in the valley—a friend from church battling terminal cancer—how they married under Isaiah’s promise of streams in the desert, and how she walked through grief when he died a year later. Her phrase “joy in the fire” isn’t a slogan; it’s a daily rhythm of singing when she can sit up, creating comedy that opens hearts, and recording the “receipts” of grace that kept arriving in Scripture, community, and quiet whispers.

You’ll hear thoughtful, practical reflections on suffering, sovereignty, and eternity; how churches can better care for widows, singles, and the chronically ill; and why 2 Corinthians 4:17 reframes pain as purposeful, not pointless. 

If this conversation strengthens you, share it with a friend, subscribe for more thoughtful stories of perseverance, and leave a FIVE STAR review with the verse that anchors you when life hurts. Your words help others find hope.

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A quiet Kansas childhood with a fishing pole and a love of books doesn’t usually share a sentence with corporate success, addiction, and a gun on the bathroom counter. Yet that contrast is exactly where our conversation with David Waldy lives—and where it begins to heal. David invites us into the gap between what people saw and what he carried: a volatile home, a cross-country move that couldn’t fix a marriage, a youth pastor who became an abuser, and the long shadow of labels that taught him men either leave or take. He learned to perform, hide, and achieve, until achievement itself broke.

We go deeper than biography and talk about the shift that changed everything: it may not be your fault, but it is your responsibility. David calls his approach fierce empathy—holding truth with courage while creating spaces where people feel seen and safe. That started with himself. We talk about renewing the mind through Scripture, how identity precedes behavior, and why repeating better truth rewires our brains. If you’ve ever felt stuck in the “before” of your story, this is a practical blueprint for moving into an “after” you can stand on: daily declarations rooted in who God says you are, not who pain says you were.

For the men in our audience, David unpacks emotionally intelligent manhood: naming real emotions, refusing to let them drive, and building consent-based accountability with brothers who call you back up, not out. We explore the neuroscience of familiarity, why comfort keeps us trapped, and small actions that create a new normal—make the call, join the group, write the page, take the walk with God until new identity becomes your default setting.

Listen for hard-won wisdom, real tools, and a clear message: freedom doesn’t erase your past; it redeems it. If this resonates, share it with someone who needs hope today, subscribe for more conversations like this, and leave a review—tell us what belief

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What if the door that closes on your career is the one that opens to your calling? That’s the unexpected turn in Dan Parr’s story—radio kid turned corporate leader turned Bible narrator and publisher—who set out to record one book of Scripture and ended up building a clear, modern translation people actually want to read.

We dig into the moments that shaped Dan’s path: a complicated pregnancy that left his parents clinging to faith, a neighborhood flood answered by radical generosity, and a layoff that could have sparked panic but instead made space for purpose. Dan shares why “ten minutes a day” with the Bible can steady a life more complicated than a car’s transmission, and how approachable language can remove needless barriers without watering down truth. He walks us through the craft and conscience of translation—cross-checking a dozen versions, leaning on commentaries, and praying through the hard passages—so the EUR Bible keeps Scripture’s integrity while speaking in the language of the 2020s.

We also talk about the art of narration and the lasting gifts of radio: pacing, presence, and the humility to let the text lead. Dan’s honesty lands with hope; he isn’t trying to win a translation war. He’s inviting you to encounter God through words you can finally understand. Whether you grew up on King James or felt lost at “thee” and “thou,” you’ll find a practical on-ramp to reading, reflecting, and being changed. And if you’re standing at your own crossroads, Dan’s journey is a reminder that God rarely wastes a skill—or a detour.

If this conversation resonated, tap follow, share it with a friend who’s curious about the Bible, and leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts. Your words help more people find the show and might be the nudge someone needs to start their ten minutes today.

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The headlines say “successful exit.” The heart says “now what?” That tension drives this candid conversation with coach, investor, and IllumiShift founder Matthew Strunk—who went from a one-day college stint and chaotic family business shifts to Inc. 5000 growth, multi-million-dollar sales, and a sobering realization: achievement without alignment feels like a golden prison.

We unpack the messy middle most people skip. Matthew shares how a childhood shaped by volatility hardened his work ethic and defense systems—then quietly taxed his relationships, mental health, and sense of self. He explains why shipping early beat perfection, how “fear as fuel” powered massive results but collected interest as burnout, and what changed when he swapped the chip on his shoulder for a mission rooted in love, service, and truth. If you’ve ever reached a milestone and felt nothing, this story will feel uncomfortably familiar.

From there, we dig into the “purpose paradox”—why behavior change requires meaning, and how meaning gets muffled by modern noise. Matthew lays out the Hidden Path behind IllumiShift: a practical, values-driven framework to help high achievers who feel stuck reconnect to what matters. We talk vision and legacy exercises, clearing distractions, choosing simpler living to reduce pressure, and building a life that fits on the inside, not just on a spreadsheet.

If you’re navigating success with a lingering sense that something’s missing, you’ll leave with language for what you’re feeling and steps to realign: check your fuel, create space to listen, act on small truths, and measure progress by presence, not just profit. If this resonates, follow, share with a friend who needs it, and leave a review with the one shift you’re committing to this week.

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