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Here’s a slightly fuller version that keeps your voice but gives it a little more weight 👇 --- What we were taught about sex… wasn’t really the full story. This week on *Other People’s Shoes*, I sit down with Xanet Pailet to talk about the things most of us were never taught… intimacy, connection, and what it actually means to feel. Most of us learned just enough to be uncomfortable… but not enough to truly understand ourselves or the people we’re with. From a 26-year sexless marriage to a c…
🗣 What if the thing you’ve been trying to fix… was never the real problem?
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For most of his life, Byron Athene believed his stutter was holding him back. It shaped how he saw himself, how he showed up in the world, and the path he believed was available to him.
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Even though he felt drawn to philosophy and psychology, he convinced himself that becoming a therapist wasn’t realistic. His voice, in his mind, disqualified him.
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So he stayed safe. 😶 Holding back in conve…
🚪 GOODBYE… but what if it’s the last one?
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We say it all the time… “See ya.” “Talk soon.” “Goodbye.” 🚪 But what if that moment… was the moment?
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This week on "Other People’s Shoes", I sit down with Kelly Weaver, someone who has stood at life’s doorstep and knows just how real that final goodbye can be. After facing cancer, loss, and a near-death experience, she brings a perspective most of us avoid… but desperately need.
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💭 Are you ready to say goodbye? 💭…
📱 NEW EPISODE: “SMS”
🚪 How many of us have texted while driving? 🚪 Be honest. 🚪 Maybe it’s a quick reply. Maybe you’re changing a song. Maybe you glance down for just a second. 🚪 But what if that second changes someone’s life forever?
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This week on Other People’s Shoes, I sit down with Dave Booth, whose life changed in an instant when a teenage driver slammed into him at nearly 75 mph while traffic was backed up.
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This conversation gets real. 🚪 We talk about phone addic…
What happens when life knocks on your door in the most painful way imaginable?
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In this episode of Other People’s Shoes, I sit down with Tiffaney Childers, author of The Rise Back: Reclaiming Life after Suicide Loss, Pain and Silence and a passionate suicide loss advocate. After losing both of her parents to suicide, enduring chronic pain from a failed surgery, and walking through years of silence and emotional survival, Tiffaney found herself at a crossroads. Instead of continuing …
Ever notice what a simple porch light can mean? 💡🏡
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In this episode of Other People’s Shoes, Neil sits down with Dr. Kelly Meyer to unpack the quiet power behind leaving the light on… and why that small signal of welcome can carry so much weight. Inspired by the familiar promise, “We’ll leave the light on for you,” this conversation moves beyond nostalgia and into something deeper: belonging, identity, and the moments in life when someone (or something) is knocking at the door.👀
Full disclosure… my guest Monica McKitterick is a Duke graduate which, as you know, gives me every reason to not like her right out of the gate.
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But sometimes life sends you something unexpected… like a box on your doorstep you didn’t order. Didn’t ask for. Maybe weren’t even sure you wanted.
And the real question becomes: Do you open it… or leave it sitting there?
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Together, we peel back self-doubt, loneliness, heartbreak, and the pressure to look successful on the ou…
HELLO...it's me...
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In this week’s episode of Other People’s Shoes, titled “Hello…”
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I sit down with Shane McKenna, the creator of LOQUI LISTENING, to talk about something that feels surprisingly rare in our always-on world 🌍📱 being truly heard 👂❤️.
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Inspired by the familiar ache in Hello by Adele, this conversation leans into those moments when we reach out, knock on the door of someone’s life, and feel like no one is home.
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Shane shares why…
🙏✨ What happens when God asks you to move… and doesn’t give you a plan? In this episode of Other People’s Shoes, Neil sits down with Stephanie Rivard, who, after 11 years as an Executive Director, did something most of us only talk about — she walked away after hearing God tell her to leave. No roadmap. No safety net. Just obedience. Titled G.O.D. (Gift of Desperation). This conversation explores prayer, learning to recognize God’s voice, and what it looks like to become fully dependent on H…
🎂🎙️✨ "SEVEN YEARS. A PAUSE. A REFLECTION." ✨🎙️🎂 This week’s episode of "Other People’s Shoes 👟 marks seven years of listening 👂, storytelling 📖, and showing up week after week 💛 and instead of a countdown ⏳ or a highlight reel 🎉, this birthday episode does something different. It slows down 🛑. It looks back 🪞. It listens. In honor of our new season, "Who’s There." 🚪 I invited back a familiar voice from the past 🗣️ Cindy Ryan 💛 whose inward, intuitive work mirrors the…
🚨🧪PSA… and no, it’s not just a public service announcement.
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What if one small number 🧾 slightly elevated, not “high,” easy to dismiss was actually life knocking?
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In this episode of Other People’s Shoes 👟, Neil sits down with Jason Stone, host of "Prostate Cancer: "The Road to Recovery", to talk about the PSA test that didn’t raise alarms 🚨… and the questions that were never asked. Jason shares how a quiet moment in 2017 🕰️ no follow-up, no monitoring plan bec…
In this episode of Other People’s Shoes, Neil sits down with Danielle Matthews for a conversation rooted in perspective, hindsight, and the moments that change everything.
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Titled “2020,” the episode explores the idea behind the phrase “hindsight is 20/20” how clarity often comes only after life has already made its move. Danielle shares her story of being hit head-on by a drunk driver at 23, an accident that resulted in a traumatic brain injury and altered the course of her life. <…
New Episode! "Rejected"
⚠️ EXTREME CONTENT WARNING / LISTENER ADVISORY
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This episode contains very heavy and mature subject matter, including discussion of rape, childhood physical and sexual abuse, emotional and psychological abuse, suicide, addiction, and severe trauma.
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This conversation is intended for adult listeners only. Please listen with care, and consider whether this is the right time and space for you before pressing play. While this episode ulti…
🚪🚪 WHO THERE?🚪🚪
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What if the knock at your door 🚪 wasn’t opportunity ✨… but trauma 💔?
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For the Season 22 premiere 🎙️ of Other People’s Shoes 👟, I sit down with Kimberly Haar licensed therapist 🧠, author 📖, and survivor ❤️🩹 for a conversation that goes where most people are afraid 😶🌫️ to look.
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Kim shares her front-door moment
🚪👇 🏠 Home invasion 💔 Physical, emotional, and sexual abuse 🔫 Gun violence 🙏 A journey toward forgiveness ✝️ that feels impossible
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🎙✨ SEASON FINALE: "ATLAS" Season Theme: Hungry 🧩 What if the thing exhausting you most… is what you keep carrying for everyone else? 🪨 🎭 In our Season Finale, "Atlas", we talk about the invisible weight so many of us hold: ⚖️ People-pleasing 🤐 Approval 🎭 Perfection 🧠 The pressure to be “the strong one” 🎭 This conversation asks some honest questions: • How heavy is the need to be liked? • What are you holding that was never yours to carry? • Can you trust yourself again? •…
Alright, let’s make this "feels" like Christmas morning 🎄👟 🎁 THE GIFT 🎁 Yes… the Christmas tradition continues 🎄 🎁 For the 6th year in a row, Other People’s Shoes unwraps a Christmas episode but this one asks a bigger question: 🎁 👉 What gifts does this world actually need right now? 🎁 This year, Garrett and I aren’t just talking presents under the tree. We’re talking about the stuff you can’t wrap: ❤️ Grace 🕊 Forgiveness 😂 Laughter 👂 Listening 🫂 Showing up when it matters 🎁 We look…
🥪➡️💥 PB&J. White bread. Normal… right? 👟 At 15 years old, Dr. Aaron Chapa was overweight, confused, and hungry for direction — with no real guidance on food, health, or how the body actually works. 👟 That’s where this episode of Other People’s Shoes begins.
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🎙✨ CRAP Sometimes what we eat. Sometimes what we believe. Sometimes what we’ve been told is “fine.”
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In this conversation, Dr. Chapa shares how one small change cutting sugar led to a massive shift (inch by inch, it…
🎙✨ NOW AND NEXT 👣✨ 🔥✨What if the real breakthrough isn’t fixing your past… but showing up for the person right in front of you? This week’s episode, with Marco Vega called the Now And Next, dives into a mindset that’s been reshaping my own life: 👣✨ ✔️ Do what you can with the NOW you’ve been given ✔️ Stay ready for the NEXT person you can impact 👣✨ I sat down with Marco Vega music industry pro, part-time story listener, and the self-proclaimed “bad boy of Music Row” 😎🎸. Behind the swagger is…
🐦💥 Ever felt torn between playing it safe… or diving head-first into the deep end? That’s the heartbeat of "Chicken Or Fish", the newest episode of Other People’s Shoes. This one is inspired by the Osprey yeah, the bird that "dives straight into the water" to get what it needs. No fear. No hesitation. No playing chicken. Just courage, instinct, and trust. In this episode, we talk about what it looks like to stop circling the surface of your life and actually "go afte…
💉 “What if the shot everyone’s talking about… isn’t the whole story?”
🎧 This week on Other People’s Shoes, we’re stepping into the world of GLP-1 medications with "Ana Reisdorf, MS, RD" a dietitian with 15+ years of experience and the creator of "GLP-1 Hub".
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Ana has helped countless people navigate weight loss, bariatric prep, and health transformation… and she’s also walked this road herself. After using GLP-1 meds personally, she noticed the confusion, th…
🦃✨ Who’s sitting at your table this season?
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With Thanksgiving coming up, it’s easy to think about food… but what about the "feelings" we keep feeding?
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Are "shame", "loneliness", "depression", or “not enough” still pulling up a chair? Maybe it’s time to say, “You’re not welcome here anymore.”
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This week on Other People’s Shoes, I talk with Wes Woodson about how to stop accepting mediocrity in how others treat us "…
🥗✨ Ever tried going to a restaurant "alone" no phone, no playlist, no scrolling just you, your meal, and your thoughts? Sounds simple… until you actually try it. That moment of silence can feel uncomfortable, even exposing. Why is being alone so hard sometimes? 🎧 In this episode of "Other People’s Shoes", I sit down with Constance Curtis, a transformational coach and entrepreneur who’s spent over two decades helping people find purpose, alignment, and peace within themsel…
🍂🌱 What are you hungry for right now? Not just food… but growth, purpose, and a life that feels rooted in something real. This week on Other People’s Shoes, we sit down with Greg Peterson The Urban Farmer 🧑🌾🍊 Greg took a simple backyard in Phoenix and turned it into a thriving food forest 🌳🥕🍋 And now he’s teaching the world how to plant, grow, and nourish not just soil but identity and community too. If you’ve ever wondered whether you could grow your own food… or if you’ve felt a hunger fo…
🩵🔥 "Unwanted" 🏀😅 Rivalries can get *intense* especially if you’re talking "Duke vs. UNC". 🏀😅 So when I found out today’s guest, Christi Kelsey, had ties to Duke, I’ll admit…I almost didn’t reach out. 🙈 🎧 But here’s what hit me 💭 Sometimes the biggest rivalry isn’t on the court… it’s in the mirror. 🪞 🎧 This episode is all about what happens when you stop fighting your body 💪 and start *listening* to it. 🧠💖 Christi’s a "nutrition coach", "cancer survivor"…