After more than two decades walking with people through real-life struggles — in relationships, leadership, and seasons of faith and doubt — I’ve seen how many people feel worn down by life or unsure where to turn when things stop working. I’ve always felt called to create something that offers encouragement, clarity, and a safe space to process your story — without pressure, politics, or judgment.

 

The moment this podcast became real for me actually started in a conversation with my ADHD doctor. I told him about the book I felt called to write — a down-to-earth, non-churchy guide for navigating our relationship with ourselves, others, and, for those who want to explore it, God. He pushed me to explain why I believed it mattered, and after I shared the vision, he looked at me and said,

“There’s a huge market for this. Publishers are waiting for this exact voice.”

 

Then he added the line that changed everything:

“The first question they’ll ask is: how many people are you bringing with you?”

 

He asked if I’d ever considered starting a podcast around these themes. I told him I had — and shared how one of my teenagers, who doesn’t share my faith worldview, once surprised me by saying,

“Dad… you should do a podcast. I like the way you talk about stuff, and I think a lot of people would too.”

 

Coming from a 16-year-old, that felt like a miracle in itself.

 

My doctor leaned in and said with total confidence,

“Do the podcast first. Build the audience. Then walk into a publisher’s office. They’ll jump at it.”

 

And that was the day I stopped thinking about this podcast — and started building it.​