Tipped Podcast

Every kid deserves to know what it feels like to belong to a team.

For children who face barriers to playing sports, that opportunity can mean more than a game. It can mean friendships, confidence, and a place where they’re welcomed exactly as they are.

Chris Adams sits down with Ashley Guymon, CEO and co-founder of Adaptive Arena in Bluffdale, Utah, to discuss the mission behind its promise: “Everybody plays, nobody pays.”

Inspired by her nephew’s experience with adaptive baseball, Ashley shares how she helped create a space where children with disabilities can play alongside friends and siblings. Through wheelchair basketball, adaptive cheer, and multisport activities, the team adapts equipment, rules, and activities so more children can participate.

The conversation also explores what happens beyond the court: parents finding people who understand, siblings building connections of their own, and children discovering that they can be the athlete teaching someone else how to play.

Ashley opens up about the harder parts of the work, including funding limitations, hearing about bullying, and caring deeply about challenges her staff can’t always solve. Together, she and Chris discuss how curiosity, empathy, and practical support can help families feel less alone.

For parents, coaches, educators, and anyone who wants to build a more welcoming community, this episode asks what becomes possible when we adapt the game—and make room for everyone.

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Follow Tipped for honest conversations with people from every walk of life about their struggles, turning points, and what they’re learning along the way.

Addiction doesn’t always look the way we think it does. Sometimes it’s the person who seems to have everything together. Sometimes it’s someone silently fighting a battle that nobody knows about.

In Episode 9 of Tipped, Chris Adams sits down with Jon Zabriskie and Dallen Miner from Addiction in Remission to discuss sexual addiction, unwanted sexual behavior, and the tipping point when someone decides they need help.

Why do people return to behaviors they want to stop? How can shame and secrecy make reaching out harder? And what happens to a relationship when hidden behavior comes to light?

Jon and Dallen share their approach to recovery, including practical skills, emotional awareness, community, and support that continues beyond a retreat or intensive. They explain how ideas about habits and neuroplasticity inform their work, while acknowledging that lasting change takes continued practice.

The conversation also explores the people affected alongside the person struggling. Partners may be left questioning their relationship, their memories, and themselves. Together, we discuss why they deserve support of their own—and why a partner’s addiction is not their fault.

In this episode, we explore:

• Recognizing when sexual behavior is interfering with your life and relationships.
• Separating your sense of worth from behaviors you want to change.
• Addressing secrecy, betrayal, and damaged trust.
• Learning emotional awareness, communication, and healthier habits.
• Finding community and taking the first step toward support.

Behind every struggle is a person with a story worth understanding. This conversation makes room for those stories—and for the partners and families navigating their own pain.

Content note: Discussion of sexual addiction, pornography, masturbation, and betrayal in relationships.

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Learn about Addiction in Remission: https://addictioninremission.org

Follow Tipped for honest conversations with people from every walk of life about their struggles, turning points, and what they’re learning along the way.

What if the story you keep telling yourself is keeping you stuck?

Former professional soccer player, entrepreneur, and content creator Maikon Orellana joins Chris Adams for an honest conversation about losing yourself—and learning how to move forward.

Maikon opens up about divorce, drug use, his initial resistance to therapy, and the changes he’s making in how he speaks to himself and connects with others. Together, they explore how childhood experiences and old beliefs can influence the way we respond to fear, failure, and conflict.

The conversation gets personal about relationships: why arguments become contests, how to recognize when pride takes over, and what it means to support someone while respecting your own limits. Chris introduces ideas from Internal Family Systems, and they discuss the difference between working through everyday conflict and tolerating abuse or neglect.

At its heart, this episode asks: Can you question the story you’ve been living by—and begin making choices that reflect who you want to become?

For anyone navigating a breakup, questioning their identity, or trying to break familiar patterns, Maikon shares what he’s learning through his own tipping points.

Content note: Discussion of substance use, divorce, childhood experiences, abuse, and a brief reference to suicide.

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When does sexual behavior stop feeling like a choice—and what does it take to change?

Chris Adams sits down with Kyle Reid to discuss sex addiction, unwanted sexual behavior, and the struggles people often keep hidden. They explore how shame, secrecy, identity, and emotional pain can shape someone’s relationship with sex—and how those patterns can affect trust and connection with others.

Kyle explains why not every unwanted sexual behavior deserves an addiction label. Together, they discuss the importance of understanding the individual, taking responsibility for harmful behavior, and respecting personal values.

The conversation also explores religious and cultural expectations in Utah, consent, boundaries, and what healthy sexuality can look like. Kyle shares why his approach goes beyond focusing on what someone wants to stop: it also means developing a vision of the person they want to become and the relationships they want to build.

Whether you’re struggling yourself or trying to understand someone you love, this episode makes space for an honest conversation about seeking support and moving forward.

Content note: Discussion of pornography, sexual acts, sexual abuse, incest, and consent.

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What comes up when you slow down and listen?

Chris Adams sits down with therapist and musician Drew Vernick to explore sound baths, mindfulness, and the emotions that can surface through sound. Drew shares how his musical upbringing and work in mental health came together—and how he incorporates sound into his approach to helping people connect with themselves.

With live demonstrations of singing bowls, flutes, rattles, chimes, and stringed instruments, this episode gives you a chance to hear the sounds they’re discussing. Chris also reflects on his own sound bath experience and the sense of peace he felt afterward.

Together, they discuss why these experiences aren’t always simply relaxing, how sounds can bring up memories or difficult feelings, and why a thoughtful facilitator matters. Drew acknowledges what remains uncertain and emphasizes that everyone’s response is different.

A conversation about making space for your emotions, staying curious, and finding your own ways to reconnect.

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Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/Aak6SHRnj-E
Learn more about Drew: https://connectionscs.com/team/drew-vernick

Who checks on the person everyone else leans on?

Professional speed skater Tanner Worley joins Chris Adams for an honest conversation about athletic pressure, grief, men’s mental health, and the courage to be vulnerable.

Tanner shares the setbacks he’s faced in his skating career, the disappointment of narrowly missing an Olympic team spot, and how losing his cousin to suicide changed his understanding of strength and connection.

Together, they explore why appearing strong doesn’t mean someone is okay, how trusted relationships can help us through difficult moments, and the example adults set when they give children permission to express their emotions.

Whether you’re an athlete, a parent, or someone used to being “the strong one,” this conversation is a reminder that you deserve support, too.

Content note: This episode discusses suicide loss, self-harm, and grief, including a brief description of a suicide death.

Everyone has a tipping point. Real people. Real stories. Real life.

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Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B7w8A0LFeQ

If you or someone you know needs crisis support in the U.S., call or text 988 or visit https://988lifeline.org.

When you’ve struggled to feel better, what does it take to keep looking for help?

Chris Adams welcomes James and Matt from Neurolife for a conversation about depression, recovery, and transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS. James shares how his experiences with depression and opioid addiction led him to seek support, build new skills, and create a business focused on helping others.

Together, they discuss what TMS treatment involves, their experiences with it, and Neurolife’s approach to brain mapping and personalized treatment. They also explore the role of counseling, daily routines, sleep, and connection in a person’s ongoing mental health journey.

At its heart, this conversation is about reaching a tipping point—and continuing to look for support when the path forward hasn’t been simple.

This episode shares personal experiences and provider perspectives for education and discussion. Speak with a qualified healthcare professional about treatment options, risks, and suitability for your situation.

Everyone has a tipping point. Real people. Real stories. Real life.

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What does success mean if getting there costs you the parts of yourself you value most?

Real estate professional and entrepreneur Karina Perez joins Chris Adams for a candid, often funny conversation about ambition, financial uncertainty, relationships, and the pressure to have life figured out.

Karina opens up about her experiences with ADHD, starting new ventures, searching for stability, and trying to find the right therapist. Together, they explore fear of failure, family expectations, and the patterns that can follow us from our work into our personal lives.

At the heart of the conversation is a question many of us recognize: how do we grow and make changes without losing ourselves along the way?

Everyone has a tipping point. Real people. Real stories. Real life.

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When a relationship reaches its tipping point, the conflict can affect everyone around it.

In this episode of Tipped Podcast, Kyle Reid and Chris Hughes discuss high-conflict divorce and the pressures it places on children, parents, and the professionals trying to help. They explore unresolved resentment, the pain children experience when they feel caught between parents, and the challenges therapists face while supporting families through conflict.

Drawing on their clinical experience, they discuss parental responsibility, cooperation among professionals, and keeping children’s wellbeing at the center of difficult decisions. They also reflect on the emotional toll this work takes on the people trying to help.

For parents navigating separation and professionals supporting families, this conversation invites greater understanding of the people on every side of the conflict.

Everyone has a tipping point. Real people. Real stories. Real life.

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Who supports the people who spend their days supporting others?

In the first episode of Tipped Podcast, Chris Adams and Haley explore the emotional pressures of working in a helping profession—from compassion fatigue and burnout to difficult boundaries and the weight of other people’s struggles.

Drawing on examples from foster care, counseling, and family advocacy, they discuss what can push caring professionals toward their tipping point, why support matters, and how communication and understanding can help us navigate difficult situations.

If your work involves helping people and you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, stretched thin, or unsure where to turn, this conversation is for you.

Everyone has a tipping point. Real people. Real stories. Real life.

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