🎙 Discomfort

🧩 Season Theme: Hungry
The season theme Hungry explores the ache for something more the hunger for fulfillment, meaning, and a life that actually feels like our own.

👣 Guest Introduction:
We’ve all heard the phrase about the ostrich sticking its head in the sand. But what happens when we live that way avoiding, numbing, or ignoring what’s right in front of us?

Today’s guest, Megan Warren, knows this tension firsthand. Once a single mom working full-time in a foreign country while raising her son with autism, Megan wore the mask of success while quietly wrestling with people-pleasing, emotional suppression, and burnout. At 40, she made the courageous choice to stop hiding and start living differently.

Now, as an inner development coach and founder of Extraordinary Lives, Megan helps high-achieving women stop checking society’s “should” boxes and start creating a life that’s actually aligned with what they’re hungry for. She believes transformation doesn’t come from the outside it starts within.

💡 Episode Highlights:

What it really means to “put your head in the sand”

The hunger behind high-achieving women who ask: “Is this all there is?”

Megan’s journey of breaking patterns of suppression, people-pleasing, and numbing

The turning point of rebuilding life from the inside out at age 40

The five pillars of her Extraordinary Lives process:

Radical Self-Connection 💞

Keep it Lit Mastering Glo Mode 🔥

BOSS Energy Activation ⚡

Emotional Ninjas 🥷

BIG Magic ✨

Why letting go is the key to welcoming what’s truly meant for you

How fulfillment isn’t “out there” it’s already within you

🔗 Connect with Megan Warren:
Website: meganwarrencoaching.com
Extraordinary Lives: subscribepage.io/extraordinary_lives

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🎙 Corner Booth

🧩 Season Theme: Hungry
This season we’re exploring what it means to be hungry not just for food, but for belonging, for meaning, for God himself. Maybe you’ve walked into a room and wondered if there was a place for you. Today, consider this your invitation: there’s a spot at the corner booth waiting, and you don’t have to sit alone.

👣 Guest Introduction:
My guest today is Brandon Booth, President and Spiritual Director of Signpost Inn and host of The Signpost Inn Podcast. Brandon and his team walk alongside people in the middle of life’s chaos, offering friendship, compassion, and spiritual direction. Their mission is simple but deeply needed: to lift weary eyes toward Jesus and help people discover his steady presence in the mess.

💡 Episode Highlights:

What it feels like to show up at church and feel like you’re not one of the “cool kids at the cool table”

Why hospitality and belonging are essential to the life of faith

How Signpost Inn helps people reconnect with God when he feels distant

Brandon’s own journey into spiritual direction and why slowing down matters

What it means to “be still and know” in a distracted, noisy world

🔗 Connect with Brandon Booth & Signpost Inn:
Website: signpostinn.org
Podcast: The Signpost Inn Podcast

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🎙 Sugar-Free

🧩 Season Theme: Hungry
This season we’re talking about hunger physical, emotional, and spiritual. What do we crave? What fills us? And what leaves us empty?

👣 Guest Introduction:
Dr. Cali Estes knows firsthand the dangers of quick fixes and hidden addictions. Early in her life, she was prescribed the now-banned weight-loss drug Fen-Phen a combination that promised results but came with devastating risks like heart valve disease and pulmonary hypertension. That experience, paired with her own journey, fueled her mission to expose the hidden dangers in substances we consume every day including one of the biggest culprits: sugar.

Known as “The Female Dr. Drew” and “The Battery Recharger,” Cali is a global leader in addiction recovery, mental health, and performance optimization. She’s the founder of Sober On Demand®, and she’s spent over 25 years helping CEOs, athletes, creatives, and everyday people reset their brain chemistry, break free from burnout and addiction, and reclaim their lives.

💡 Episode Highlights:

Cali’s personal story of being prescribed Fen-Phen and the fallout when it was banned.

The dangers of sugar and why it’s one of the most addictive substances we face daily.

How sugar impacts not just physical health but also mental clarity and emotional stability.

Why high-performers are especially at risk of hidden addictions.

Tools Cali uses from neurofeedback to biohacking to help clients heal and thrive.

👉 Your Challenge This Week:
Go sugar-free for seven days. Notice how your body, mind, and mood respond. Hungry isn’t always about food it’s about what we run to when we’re empty.

🔗 Connect with Dr. Cali Estes:
Website: Sober On Demand®
X (Twitter): @caliestes

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🚨 If You’re Struggling
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, please don’t wait. Help is available.

In the U.S., dial 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

Visit 988lifeline.org for more resources.

You are not alone.

🧩 Season Theme: Hungry
The season theme Hungry explores the cravings that shape our lives not just for food, but for healing, hope, and meaning. “Bitter herbs” remind us of the hard and painful parts of life that we must sometimes taste in order to fully appreciate sweetness and renewal.

👣 Guest Introduction:
This week, we step into the shoes of Zach Tidwell a Marine Corps veteran whose journey is both heartbreaking and deeply inspiring. On his second deployment, Zach received devastating news: his wife was having an affair. The marriage ended in 2018, and just months later, he was in a motorcycle accident that left him with a severe traumatic brain injury. As he battled impulsivity, agitation, and alcohol abuse, he was honorably discharged and tried to start fresh in Colorado, pursuing a nursing degree. On the outside, life looked steady. Inside, he was spiraling.

By spring of 2019, Zach reached his breaking point. On March 31st, he attempted to take his life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the face. Against all odds, he survived but awoke to a new reality: completely blind and deaf in one ear.

What could have been the end of Zach’s story became the beginning of something remarkable. He relearned how to eat, brush his teeth, and walk. Within eight months, he was back on a snowboard in the Rocky Mountains. Soon after, he returned to college, where he began to pursue accessibility solutions after facing new challenges as a blind student.

Today, Zach is not just a survivor he’s a force. He skis, rock climbs, whitewater kayaks, skydives, and even competes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. His story of resilience, innovation, and perseverance offers hope for anyone tasting the bitter herbs of life, especially during Suicide Prevention Week.

💡 Episode Highlights:

The painful unraveling that began with betrayal and a traumatic brain injury.

The moment Zach attempted to end his life and why survival changed everything.

His courageous journey of learning to live blind, and choosing to thrive.

Why his message matters so deeply in the conversation around suicide prevention.

🔗 Connect with Zach Tidwell:
Website: zachtidwell.net
X (Twitter): @ZachCTidwell

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🎙 Saying Grace

🧩 Season Theme: Hungry
This season, we explore what it means to be hungry, in all its forms. Hungry for food, for meaning, and for connection. Together, we’ll pull up a chair, break bread, and discover what truly nourishes us.

👣 Guest Introduction:
Does prayer really do any good or are we just talking to the ceiling? In this opening episode of Season 21 Hungry, we step into the shoes of Rachel Wojo, affectionately known as the “Prayer Girl.” Rachel has inspired thousands with her writings, speaking, and authentic faith. Her latest book, Desperate Prayers: Embracing God in Life’s Darkest Moments, invites readers into raw, honest conversations with God when life feels darkest. In our conversation, Rachel opens up about the power of prayer, the struggles that shaped her journey, and even the hardest person she’s ever had to pray for.

💡 Episode Highlights:

Why Rachel became known as the “Prayer Girl”.

The story behind Desperate Prayers and how it was born out of life’s hardest seasons.

Who Rachel finds hardest to pray for and why.

How prayer feeds the deeper hunger for peace, purpose, and connection.

🔗 Connect with Rachel Wojo:
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📘 Facebook Author Page
📖 Her Book – Desperate Prayers

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⚠️ Content Warning:In this episode, Joshua Daniel shares about his time as an Army Ranger and Green Beret, including a mission involving a suicide bomber. Listener discretion is advised.⚠️

🎙 De Oppresso Liber

🧩 Season Theme: Unmade
The season theme 'Unmade' refers to the concept of an 'unmade bed' raw, honest, and messy moments in life when things fall apart, identities unravel, and people are confronted with the truth of who they really are.

👣 Guest Introduction:
From a high school student enlisting at 17 to serving over 20 years in Special Operations, Joshua Daniel’s journey is one of resilience, sacrifice, and conviction. By 18, he had made it into the Special Operations community, and at 19, he deployed to combat for the first time. His path wasn’t smooth setbacks, challenges, and moments that could have derailed him were real but quitting was never an option.

Joshua retired as a Master Sergeant, not because he was the most gifted, but because he was relentlessly committed: to the mission, to the men beside him, and to the ideal embodied in the Green Beret motto: De Oppresso Liber To free the oppressed.

After his sixth deployment, Joshua founded Hero Games Charity, honoring fallen warriors and supporting their families through a grueling 6–8 hour crucible event built on sweat, grit, and legacy. Later, he launched Counter Culture Solutions, equipping people with mindset, resilience, and leadership skills forged in the Special Operations community. Today, Joshua’s call to serve looks different but the heart behind it remains the same.

💡 Episode Highlights:

Joshua’s journey from enlisting at 17 to becoming a Green Beret

A powerful story from a mission involving a suicide bomber

Why De Oppresso Liber is more than a motto it’s a way of life

How setbacks shaped Joshua’s resilience and leadership

The creation of Hero Games Charity and its mission to honor fallen warriors

What it means to carry a legacy forward into civilian life

🔗 Connect with Joshua Daniel:
🌐 Hero Games Charity
🌐 Counter Culture Solutions

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🎙 Borrow My Hope

🧩 Season Theme: Unmade
The season theme 'Unmade' refers to the concept of an 'unmade bed' raw, honest, and messy moments in life when things fall apart, identities unravel, and people are confronted with the truth of who they really are.

👣 Guest Introduction:
Meet Cristie Cerniglia a marriage coach certified through Laura Doyle’s Relationship Coaching program. A homeschooling mom of four from Kentucky, Cristie has lived the ups and downs of marriage firsthand. After 30 years with her husband, Rusty, she knows the ache of drifting apart, the frustration of failed fixes, and the quiet loneliness that can settle in even a “good” marriage.

Her turning point came when she discovered the Six Intimacy Skills, which completely transformed her relationship in just 12 weeks. Now, Cristie helps women and by extension, couples rediscover joy, restore connection, and breathe life back into marriages that feel stuck or stagnant.

💡 Episode Highlights:

Cristie’s journey from frustration and distance to reconnection and joy

The Six Intimacy Skills and how they can transform marriages

How small shifts in perspective and response can bring monumental change

Listening and Self Care and tools for fostering deeper empathy and connection

Practicing a Gratitude Drop and Give Me 10 not push-ups, but writing down ten things you’re grateful for about your spouse.

Learning how to receive graciously why it matters and how it changes dynamics

Using a dry-erase marker to leave simple notes of gratitude or encouragement

Why hope is contagious and how borrowing someone else’s hope can help you hold on until yours returns

🔗 Connect with Cristie Cerniglia:
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🎙 Episode Title: The Missing Piece

🧩 Season Theme: Unmade
The season theme 'Unmade' refers to the concept of an 'unmade bed' raw, honest, and messy moments in life when things fall apart, identities unravel, and people are confronted with the truth of who they really are.

👣 Guest Introduction:
Jordan Turbyfill has made a career in craftsmanship, but today he steps into a very different kind of work examining the heart behind our words. Known for his easy humor and quick wit, Jordan admits he’s guilty of tossing out the occasional “yo momma” joke. But what happens when a laugh cuts deeper than intended?

For Jordan, conversations about motherhood carry weight. The raw honesty in NF’s song How Could You Leave Us resonates deeply with himits haunting story of love, loss, and longing for a mother who was physically present but emotionally absent. It’s a reminder that the mother child bond can be a source of comfort or of pain, and that its absence can leave a hole nothing else quite fills. Together, we explore how jokes can become mirrors, revealing both the beauty and brokenness in our relationships, and why missing that connection can feel like the missing piece in life’s puzzle.

💡 Episode Highlights:

The double-edged nature of humor and the jokes we think are harmless.

Why motherhood whether experienced firsthand or longed for is one of life’s greatest gifts.

How NF’s How Could You Leave Us captures the pain of a fractured parental bond.

The lasting impact of losing or never having a healthy mother–child connection.

How love, absence, and humor can all shape identity and belonging.

🔗 Connect with Jordan Turbyfill:
Instagram: @one.contract.flooring

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