“Forgiveness doesn’t mean pretending the wound never happened. It means deciding the person who hurt you no longer gets to write the rest of your story.”
Other People's Shoes
Other People's Shoes
On my show, I aim to create a space that allows us all to hear each other's points of view. Constructive dialog helps us all realize that truly hearing another person's story can enrich our lives. After all, when you walk in Other People's Shoes, you really do get a different perspective on life.
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👟  Step Into the Unknown  👟

In 1969, Neil Armstrong left a footprint on the Moon and uttered the iconic words,

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“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

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His step reminds me that entering new spaces can transform the traveler and the world around them.

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What Is

Other People’s Shoes?

Other People’s Shoes is a podcast designed to spark empathy.

 

 

Each week, I sit down with people from all walks of life to uncover their challenges, triumphs, and lessons.

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From self-discovery to overcoming adversity to finding purpose, the goal is always the same: to reveal the heart of the human experience.

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Instead of traveling to the Moon, we journey into the lives of others.

 

 

Imagine lacing up other people's shoes, stepping into their world, and discovering the stories that have shaped who they are.

 

 

Like an astronaut exploring new terrain, I seek to understand, connect, and learn from the vast expanse of human experience.

 

 

🚀 Ready for Liftoff? 🚀

 

 

 

Join me as I take one small step into someone else’s world.

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Here, we walk in shoes that aren’t our own and discover what we’ve been missing along the way.

 

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Ghosted
June 17, 2026

Ghosted

👻 GHOSTED. One day, they're there. The next day, they're gone. No explanation. No goodbye. No closure. 📝 Most of us have a name on our list connected to that kind of silence. A relationship. A friendship. A conversation that never happened. 💔 📝 This week, I sit down with Gareth Pickering fr…
Password
June 10, 2026

Password

🎙️ Episode: "Password" 📝 🔐 Who has the password to your life? Not everyone deserves access. Not everyone has earned a seat at your table. And forgiveness doesn't automatically mean handing someone the keys back. 🗝️ 📝 This week on 🎙️ Other People's Shoes, Coach Nrgy Abrams joins me for a p…
Save The Tiger
June 3, 2026

Save The Tiger

🐅 What if the most dangerous person in your life wasn't hiding in the shadows...📝 What if they were sitting at the dinner table? 📝 What if they quoted Scripture? 🙏 What if everyone around you trusted them? 🤔 📝 And what if questioning them meant risking your marriage, your family, and …
Unlovable Flower
May 27, 2026

Unlovable Flower

💔🥀 UNLOVEABLE FLOWER 🌿👣🎙️ 📝 What happens when betrayal doesn’t just break your heart… …but breaks the way you see yourself? 💭💔 📝 This week on Other People’s Shoes, Brooke Van Doren shares the moment her world completely collapsed after discovering her husband’s affair and how that pain forced her t…
Outside
May 20, 2026

Outside

🎙️ "OUTSIDE" 👟🔥 📝 What happens after the headlines fade? What happens when your worst mistake becomes the thing people remember most about you? 💭📝 This week on Other People’s Shoes, Matthew Sisneros shares a story marked by regret, consequences, accountability, and the painful road toward …
Staircase
May 13, 2026

Staircase

🎁 New Episode! "Staircase" 🪜⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions about suicide, trauma, grief, and emotional loss. 🎙️ NEW EPISODE: STAIRCASE 🪜 Forgiveness isn’t a light switch. 💡 It’s a staircase. One painful step at a time. 📝This week on Other People’s Shoes 👟, Heather…
The Moment
May 6, 2026

The Moment

There are moments in life that change everything. For Joe Chris Rodriguez, that moment didn’t just alter his path… it split his life into "before" and "after". Serving in the United States Air Force, Joe Chris experienced a tragic encounter that left him in a wheelchair, but the physical battle was…
Bag Of Coal
April 29, 2026

Bag Of Coal

🚪 SEASON FINALE 🚪 🚪 All season long, we’ve been asking one question… 🚪 Who’s there? 🚪 This week, we open the final door and behind it is a voice you need to hear. 🚪 🎙 Meet Vanessa Hankins, host of Tri-State Time Machine a storyteller who brings the history, mystery, and unforgettable people of Appa…
What IF...
April 22, 2026

What IF...

🚪🚪 **KNOCK. KNOCK.** 🚪🚪 What if… that’s not just a question—but an invitation? 🎙 “What IF...” 🚪 Today, I’m joined by Jon Sheldon 🚪 A former Marine squad leader turned leadership and growth coach who now helps high-performers slow down, get honest, and actually align their lives with what matters mo…
Little Mermaid
April 15, 2026

Little Mermaid

Lauren Pearlingi has built her life around helping people face what they’ve been through… and decide what to do with it. 👣✨ In this episode of "Other People’s Shoes", we step into her story and into a deeper conversation about healing, identity, and the weight we carry from our past. 🧠💭 We talk abo…
Fix It
April 8, 2026

Fix It

🚪 "KNOCK KNOCK… WHO’S THERE?" 🚪 What if the thing on the other side of the door… isn’t something you can fix? 🚪 💔 Betrayal 😡 Anger 🤯 Confusion 🤝 Or the question you’ve been avoiding… 🚪 "Can I actually forgive this?" 🚪 This week on "Other People’s Shoes", I sit down with Dr. Bruce Chalmer and we go …
SECRET
April 1, 2026

SECRET

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, …
Stutter
March 25, 2026

Stutter

🗣 What if the thing you’ve been trying to fix… was never the real problem? 🚪 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. 🚪 Even though he felt drawn to philo…
Goodbye
March 18, 2026

Goodbye

🚪 GOODBYE… but what if it’s the last one? 🚪 We say it all the time… “See ya.” “Talk soon.” “Goodbye.” 🚪 But what if that moment… was the moment? 🚪 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 c…
SMS
March 11, 2026

SMS

📱 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? 🚪 This week on Other People’s Shoes, I sit down with Dave Booth,…
Rise UP
March 4, 2026

Rise UP

What happens when life knocks on your door in the most painful way imaginable? 🚪 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…
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About the Host

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Neil Matthews

🎬 Producer | 🎙 Host | 🎧 Editor | ☕ Coffee Connoisseur

I don’t just talk about empathy I jump in head-first 👟🚀. My mission is simple: step into as many lives, stories, and shoes as I can, and invite you along for the journey 🌍✨.

Every conversation on *Other People’s Shoes* is a chance to explore new perspectives kind of like space travel, just without the helmet and zero-gravity training 🧑‍🚀😉. We wander through heartbreak 💔, hope 🌱, resilience 💪, faith ✝️, humor 😂, and those quiet moments that shape who we are.

A few things fuel me along the way: my faith in Jesus ✝️, the steady orbit of my wife Elizabeth ❤️🌎, and my lifelong loyalty to the University of North Carolina (Go Heels!) 🩵💠🐏. I was born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina 🌊🪖, but Southern Oregon is where my story really took flight 🌄🚀.

Curiosity has always been my rocket fuel 🔭⭐. It’s what inspired me to create a space where people can show up as they are, tell the truth about where they’ve been, and remind us that empathy has the power to change everything 💡💞.

When you step into "Other People’s Shoes", you’re not just listening you’re exploring new worlds 🌌. One story, one step, one perspective at a time 👟➡️👣.

So lace up, take a breath, and let’s see where the next leap takes us 🚀✨.

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