An Undercover Cop, PTSD, and the Trauma He Couldn’t Escape
After his girlfriend died by suicide, Todd Maguire disappeared into a new identity as an undercover cop—and into a world of drugs, guns, biker clubs, and extreme risk. He shares how unprocessed grief shaped his years as “Donny,” what happened when he had to become Todd again, and why speaking openly about PTSD finally changed his life.
How Art Helps Us Understand the Human Experience
Can art teach us who we are? Sculptor Ben Minnis shares how creativity, nature, and even childhood education can deepen human connection, reveal hidden parts of ourselves, and change the way we experience the world.
What the Creative Process Looks Like After 30 Years of Making Art
People often think of T-shirts as disposable. Sherry Spivey has spent more than 30 years proving the opposite. Hear how creativity, craftsmanship, and a love of nature have shaped a career built around art that people hold onto for decades.
How Energy Healing Can Help You Break Old Patterns
For years, Erin Grace struggled with anxiety, depression, and feeling disconnected from herself. She shares how energy healing transformed the way she understood her past and helped her rebuild her sense of self.
How to Use AI Ethically Without Losing Our Humanity
What if the best use of AI is not replacing human thought, creativity, and connection but protecting our time for them? AI consultant Peter Swimm explores ethical AI, automation, creative work, and what technology can never replicate about being human.
Inside the Foster Care System Through One Foster Mom's Story
Many conversations about foster care focus on the children. This one also explores the foster parents, the biological families, and the emotional reality of loving a child you may have to let go.
How Childhood Trauma Can Resurface Years Later
Childhood trauma doesn't always stay buried. Learn how repressed memories, therapy, mindfulness, and community helped one man rebuild his life after a mental health crisis.
How to Manifest What You Want Through Self-Discovery
Can manifestation really change your life? James Ruzinok shares how self-discovery helped him find purpose after divorce, and why the life you want begins with understanding yourself.
How to Leave Toxic Relationships and Rebuild Your Life
What do you do when someone you love is the person causing you the most harm? Kim Daigle shares how she learned to recognize manipulation and walk away from toxic relationships.
How Social Worker Burnout Led to a New Life of Service
What happens when the work you love starts taking more than it gives? After 12 years in child welfare, Carmen Gosa reached a breaking point. Hear how burnout led her to an unexpected new chapter.
How to Live With Purpose Every Day
What if the life you want starts with changing the story you tell yourself? Brandi Hawthorne shares practical wisdom on purpose, resilience, and living with intention.
How to Build a Healthier Relationship
What makes a relationship stronger? Craig and Meg Smidt share the lessons that changed how they approached love, communication, and connection.
Lessons From Serving Nashville's Homeless
The people Josh Stephenson set out to help ended up changing him too. Discover the lessons he learned serving Nashville's homeless community.
Healing Your Family Relationships After Domestic Abuse
Domestic abuse can leave lasting wounds, but healing is possible. Paula Flatt shares her journey of rebuilding her life, her family, and herself.
Hospice Care and End-of-Life Planning Explained
Most people don't learn about hospice until they're in the middle of a crisis. Discover what hospice nurses wish every family knew before the end-of-life journey begins.
The Human Need to Create in a World That Consumes
Making something with your hands can do more than pass the time. Stephanie Stewart-Howard explains why creativity has always helped people find purpose, connection, and joy.
How Everyday Racism Changes the Way We Live
A workplace interaction resurfaced memories Marcus Barker hadn't thought about in years. He reflects on race, confidence, belonging, and why meaningful conversations about bias matter.
How Grief Changes You Forever
After losing her husband unexpectedly, Laurah Jurca was faced with another unimaginable loss just 12 days later. She opens up about compounded grief, widowhood, mental health, and the small acts of support that made the biggest difference.
How Being In a Car Accident Changes Your Perspective
A serious car accident changed Greg Tilton's perspective on life. He shares how trauma recovery, gratitude, and healing shaped his journey after surviving a devastating crash.
Why We Resist Change: What It Takes to Live Authentically
You may know what needs to change and still feel unable to move. Mike Brcic explores why resistance can sound like logic, how emotional safety allows the authentic self to emerge, and what depression, wilderness, play, and music taught him about answering life’s call.