⚠️ EXTREME CONTENT WARNING / LISTENER ADVISORY 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. 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 ultimately carries hope, it does not soften the reality of the pain discussed. This episode of Other People’s Shoes is one of the most difficult and most important conversations of the Who’s There? season. Tim Wessel, whose life began in trauma and unfolded through years of isolation, abuse, and rejection. Tim was conceived through rape. He grew up never knowing his biological father in a very odd way. Throughout much of his childhood, Tim endured physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological abuse, including being repeatedly told to take his own life by the p…

🚪🚪 WHO THERE?🚪🚪 🚪 What if the knock at your door 🚪 wasn’t opportunity ✨… but trauma 💔? 🚪 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. 🚪 Kim shares her front-door moment 🚪👇 🏠 Home invasion 💔 Physical, emotional, and sexual abuse 🔫 Gun violence 🙏 A journey toward forgiveness ✝️ that feels impossible 🚪 This isn’t theory 🧠 This is lived experience ❤️ 🚪 We talk about: ✨ Healing that’s real 🙏 Faith after trauma 🌅 Finding joy after devastation 🚶‍♂️ Walking forward when everything changes 🚪 ⚠️ Listener discretion advised 🚨 🚪 🎧 Step into Kimberly’s shoes 👟 and ask yourself… 🚪 ❓❓ **Who’s knocking at your door?❓❓ 🚪 #WhoThere 🚪 #OtherPeoplesShoes 👟 #PodcastSeason22 🎙️ #TraumaRecovery ❤️‍🩹 #SurvivorStories 💪 #FaithAndHealing 🙏 #ForgivenessJourney ✝️

🎙✨ 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? • And what might happen if you met yourself at "4 a.m." before the noise, expectations, and opinions show up? 🌅 🎭 This season has been about hunger not for more stuff, but for truth, clarity, and permission to put something down. 🎭 If you’re tired… this one’s for you. If you’re strong… this one’s "especially" for you. 🎭 🎧 Listen now at opspodcast.com 🎭 #SeasonFinale, #Atlas, #HungrySeason, #opspodcastshow #LetItDown, #PeoplePleasing, #SelfTrust, #Perspective, #PodcastLife #EmotionalHealth

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 back, laugh a lot, reflect a little deeper, and even talk shoes—because of course we do. Including the fact that Shaquille O’Neal wears a size 22 shoe 😳👟 which somehow turns into a surprisingly meaningful metaphor for perspective. 🎁 This episode is part gratitude, part chaos, part heart, and fully Other People’s Shoes. 🎁 If you’ve been hungry for hope, honesty, or just a good reminder that the best gifts don’t come from a store—this one’s for you. 🎁 Thank you for walking with us this year. Merry Christmas. …

🥪➡️💥 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. 👟 🎙✨ CRAP Sometimes what we eat. Sometimes what we believe. Sometimes what we’ve been told is “fine.” 👟 In this conversation, Dr. Chapa shares how one small change cutting sugar led to a massive shift (inch by inch, it’s a cinch). We talk about food, loss, systems that fail us, and what happens when health becomes personal. 👟 🫀 Holding his father in his arms at the moment of death changed everything. 🍭 Should sugar be treated like a controlled substance? 🎥 Are we eating “make-believe food” like in Hook? 🥩 Is carnivore the answer… or just part of the conversation? 👟 This episode isn’t about perfection. It’s about awareness. And deciding what you don’t want to keep swallowing anymore. 👟 👟 Step into Dr. Aaron’s shoes and ask yourself …

🎙✨ 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 someone who "really" sees people. Someone who knows how to sit in the heavy stuff without rushing to fix it. 👣✨ We dig into questions we’re "all" wrestling with: 💔 Why are we more connected digitally yet lonelier than ever? 📞 Who’s your 911 person the one you call when life collapses? 😋 Why “don’t yuck someone else’s yum” might be the most underrated life rule 🏝️ And yes… what Tom Hanks and Wilson still teach us about connection 👣✨ Marco also shares what he’s doing with "Loqui", a human-to-human l…

🐦💥 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 after the thing you’re hungry for", even when it means getting uncomfortable. 🎧 Tune in and step into a story that might just nudge you out of your safe zone. #ChickenOrFish #OtherPeoplesShoes #PodcastLife #CourageOverComfort #TakeTheLeap #UnmadeSeason #DiveDeeper #ChooseBravery

💉 “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". 👟💡 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, the myths, and the lack of real guidance so she built a place where experts bring clarity and science to the conversation. 🔬✨ 🎧 In this episode we dig into: 👉 What people *get wrong* about “the shot” 👉 Why sustainable results are harder than they look 👉 Ana’s own journey using GLP-1s 👉 How guidance + accountability change everything 🎧 If you’ve been curious about GLP-1 meds or you’re on that journey yourself, you’ll want to hear this one. 🎧 Listen at opspodcast.com 🎧 #OtherPeoplesShoes #PodcastLife #NewEpisode #GLP1 #GLP1Journey #W…

🦃✨ Who’s sitting at your table this season? 👟🎙️ With Thanksgiving coming up, it’s easy to think about food… but what about the "feelings" we keep feeding? 👟🎙️ Are "shame", "loneliness", "depression", or “not enough” still pulling up a chair? Maybe it’s time to say, “You’re not welcome here anymore.” 👟🎙️ This week on Other People’s Shoes, I talk with Wes Woodson about how to stop accepting mediocrity in how others treat us "and" in how we treat ourselves. 👟🎙️ We dig into: 🍽️ Letting go of what no longer belongs at your table 🧠 The power of hearing “it’s not your fault” 🪞 Why we often tolerate disrespect we’d never dish out to others 📌 How to bring real evidence that you *are* enough 👟🎙️ If you’re hungry for a new kind of wholeness, this one’s for you. 👟🎙️ 🎧 Listen now: [https://www.opspodcast.com](https://www.opspodcast.com) 🔗 Guest: @weswoodson 🎥 Louie Giglio’s talk: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mLgS63cObI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mLgS63cObI) 👟🎙️ #OtherPeoplesShoes #Hung…

🥗✨ 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 themselves. 🌿 🎧 We dig into the difference between being "busy" and being "connected", and how chasing validation from others can leave us feeling emptier than ever. Constance shares how to turn inward—how to trust yourself, release old patterns, and reconnect with what truly matters. It’s a lively, honest conversation about identity, fulfillment, and the courage to just "be" where you are. 🎧 So next time you find yourself at lunch alone, maybe skip the scroll and tune in—you might just discover something deeper than what’s …

🍂🌱 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 for something more grounded, more intentional, more alive this episode is for you 🌿✨ Maybe a garden can feed more than a plate. Maybe it can feed the soul too 🧡 🎧 Listen: Plant & Grow opspodcast.com 🔗 @urbanfarmu 🌍 urbanfarm.org #UrbanFarming #GrowYourOwnFood #PlantAndGrow #HungrySeason #OtherPeoplesShoes #PodcastLife #PurposeInTheSoil #GratitudeSeason #ThanksgivingVibes #SeedsOfChange #UrbanGarden #Permaculture #FoodForest #GrowCommunity #FeedYourSoul #GardenLife #PhoenixLocal #FarmToHome #PodcastCo…

🩵🔥 "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", and "women’s health advocate" who’s learned how to turn self-criticism into self-compassion. 🌿✨ We talk about feeling "unwanted", rebuilding trust with your body, and finding freedom from the guilt, diets, and “starting over.” 🔄 🎧 This one’s not about basketball. 🏀 It’s about realizing your body was never the enemy. 🩵 🎧 Listen now 👉 opspodcast.com 🎧 #OtherPeoplesShoes #HungrySeason #Unwanted #BodyImage #SelfWorth #DukeUNC #PodcastLife #NutritionCoach #WomenOver40 #FaithAndHealing #StrongHealthyFree #WalkInTheirShoes #MindsetMatters …

🍫🎟️ What’s your Golden Ticket? Charlie Bucket had his chocolate bar moment. 🏆 Charles Fernández had his Olympic one. But what happens "after" you’ve “made it”? When the crowd stops cheering, and you’re left asking Who am I when I’m not performing for applause? This week on Other People’s Shoes, I sit down with Charles Fernández, a 2x Olympian and world champion from Guatemala, who opens up about the hunger that success couldn’t satisfy and the power of being fully *present*. This one’s about chasing gold, losing yourself, and finding something far greater. 🎧 Listen now: opspodcast.com #OtherPeoplesShoesPodcast #HungrySeason #GoldenTicket #Olympian #CharlesFernandez #MindsetMatters #Identity #Purpose #Integrity #PodcastCommunity #BePresent #PersonalGrowth #Wholeness #Leadership #LifeAfterSuccess #InspiringStories #PodcastLife 🎙👟

👣 How comfortable is the seat you’re in right now? 🪑 Not just the chair you’re sitting in… but the "place" you’re in spiritually, emotionally, and even relationally. ✨ This week, ✨Tera Elness✨ joins me on Other People’s Shoes" to talk about what it really means to "sit with Jesus" to slow down, breathe, and hear those three life-changing words: “I love you.”💛 ☀️ We talk about feeding our souls the same way we feed our bodies 🍞 and what the sandals people wore in Bible times 👡 can still teach us today about walking in humility and faith. 🙏 So pull up a chair, grab your coffee ☕, and take a moment to listen you might find you’ve been hungry for this kind of peace all along. 💭 🎧 Sitting In The Chair" streaming now on Other People’s Shoes. 👟 Listen here: https://www.opspodcast.com #OtherPeoplesShoes #Podcast 🎙 #FaithJourney 🙌 #HungrySeason 🍽 #SitWithJesus #SpiritualGrowth 🌿 #ChristianPodcast ✝️ #TeraElness #WalkByFaith 👣 #FaithConversations 💬 #PodcastCommunity 💛

🚪 Ever typed in a password that should’ve worked… and it didn’t? That feeling of being locked out from access, belonging, or opportunity can hit deeper than we realize. 🎙 This week on "Other People’s Shoes", I’m joined by "Vinnie Potestivo" Emmy Award-winning Media Advisor, creator, and the man behind I Have A Podcast®. Vin knows what it’s like to open doors for others and build platforms that last. We’re talking about: ✨ What to do when access is denied 🎬 How Vin helped shape pop culture at MTV 🎤 Why storytelling is the real password to connection 🎵 And how Cass Elliot’s “Make Your Own Kind of Music” still inspires creators today 🎁 Don’t miss Vin’s free resource: vpe.tv/gift 🎧 Listen now: (https://www.opspodcast.com) #opspodcast #leavingheelprints #takethestairs #VinniePotestivo #IHaveAPodcast #podcastlife #creativecommunity #storytelling #accessgranted #purposedriven #makeourownkindofmusic #hungryseason

Ever feel like an ostrich with your head in the sand numbing, avoiding, or just going through the motions? This week on Other People’s Shoes, I sit down with Megan Warren 👣, an inner development coach who helps high-achieving women stop checking society’s ✅ “should” boxes and start creating a life that actually feels fulfilling. Megan shares her powerful journey: ✨ Breaking free from people-pleasing & emotional suppression 🔥 Rebuilding life from the inside out at 40 ⚡ Creating Extraordinary Lives through her 5-pillar process 💞 Finding the courage to let go so you can finally welcome what’s meant for you If you’ve ever caught yourself asking, “Is this all there is?” this episode is for you. 🎧 👉 Listen now: www.opspodcast.com #opspodcast #takethestairs #leavingheelprints #Podcast #HungrySeason #OtherPeoplesShoes #ExtraordinaryLives #Fulfillment #InnerGrowth #LifeTransformation

🍽️ Remember high school lunch? The “cool table” was full, and you were left balancing your tray, scanning the room, wondering where you belonged. 😔 For many of us, that feeling never left. Sometimes church feels the same way—like there’s an inside circle, and we’re not in it. We show up, but we don’t feel seen. We worship, but we still feel alone. This week on Other People’s Shoes, I sit down with Brandon Booth President of Signpost Inn https://www.signpostinn.org + host of the Signpost Inn Podcast to talk about those moments of rejection, isolation, and the ache of not belonging. But here’s the good news: 🍵 there’s a spot waiting for you at the "Corner Booth". A place where you don’t have to earn your way in, where belonging isn’t about being “cool enough,” and where you can finally slow down and be met by God’s presence. 👣 In this episode, we dive into: ✨ Why hospitality matters more than polished programs ✨ How to reconnect with God when He feels distant ✨ What it means to find res…

🚫🍭🍩 What if the thing you’re most hungry for… is actually hurting you? This week on Other People’s Shoes 🎙👟 I sit down with Dr. Cali Estes 💪🧠 known as “The Female Dr. Drew” to unpack the truth about sugar 🍬⚡ and why it may be the most addictive substance in our daily lives. Cali shares her story of being prescribed Fen-Phen 💊➡️💔, how it changed her path, and why so many high-achievers 👩‍💼🏃‍♂️ quietly struggle with hidden addictions. 🔥 Your Challenge This Week: 👉 Go SUGAR-FREE for 7 days 🚫🍫🥤 Pay attention to your body 🫀, mind 💭, and mood 😃 and see what shifts when you cut it out. 🎧 Listen now and join the challenge! 🎧✨ opspodcast.com #SugarFreeChallenge 🚫🍬 #HungrySeason 😋 #OtherPeoplesShoes 👟 #PodcastLife 🎙 #AddictionRecovery 💡 #HealthJourney 🌱 #NoSugar 🥗 #SugarDetox 💧 #MindBodySoul 💖

🚨 If you or someone you know is struggling, dial **988** or visit [988lifeline.org](https://988lifeline.org). You are not alone. ✨ NEW EPISODE: *Bitter Herbs* ✨ Zach Tidwell’s life was a series of blows no one should have to endure. 💔 * Betrayal on deployment. * A motorcycle accident that caused a severe traumatic brain injury. * A downward spiral into anger, alcohol, and despair. On March 31, 2019, Zach hit rock bottom. He placed a Glock 19 to his face and pulled the trigger. Against all odds, he survived. When he woke from life support, Zach was blind and deaf in one ear. His body bore the scars of survival, but his spirit refused to be buried. 🌄 Within eight months, he was snowboarding in the Rockies. 🎓 He returned to school, determined to tackle accessibility barriers. 🥋 He pushes himself through skiing, kayaking, skydiving, and even Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. 👣 Zach’s story is raw, painful, and profoundly hopeful. He reminds us that sometimes life serves us bitter herbs—but even bitter…

🍽️ NEW SEASON, NEW EPISODE 🎉 Season 21 of Other People’s Shoes is here, and this time we’re exploring what it means to be truly Hungry for food, for purpose, and for connection. 🍽️ 🙏 But here’s the question: Does prayer really do any good or are we just talking to the ceiling? 🍽️ To answer that, I sat down with Rachel Wojo known as the “Prayer Girl.” Rachel has inspired thousands through her writing and speaking, and her new book Desperate Prayers is a raw reminder that prayer isn’t about polished words it’s about honest conversation with God in life’s darkest moments. 🍽️ In this episode, Saying Grace, Rachel opens up about: ✨ Why she became known as the “Prayer Girl” ✨ The story behind her new book ✨ Who she finds hardest to pray for (this one might surprise you!) ✨ How prayer satisfies a deeper hunger for peace and purpose 🍽️ 👣 Step into Rachel’s shoes and discover how prayer can move us from empty to full. 🎧 Pull up a chair and listen now Season 21 is officially served at opspodcas…

⚠️ 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 enli...

👣 Meet Cristie Cerniglia Marriage coach • Homeschooling mom of 4 • Wife of 30 years 💍 🩵 Cristie knows the ache of drifting apart, the frustration of “fixing” that doesn’t work, and the loneliness that can settle in even a “happy” marriage. 🩵 Her turning point came when she discovered the Six Intimacy Skills tools that completely transformed her marriage in just 12 weeks. Today, she equips women (and couples) to: 🩵 ✨ Move from frustration to joy ✨ Revive intimacy and connection ✨ Spark encouragement through simple daily practices ✨ Borrow hope until it becomes your own 💡 🩵 This episode is packed with practical tools like Gratitude Drop & Give Me 10, and even leaving little love notes with a dry-erase marker. 🖊️🩵 🩵 🎧 Don’t miss Cristie’s story of hope, healing, and transformation on *Other People’s Shoes*! 🩵 👉 Link to listen: opspodcast.com 🩵 #MarriageCoach #MarriageMatters #RelationshipGoals #IntimacySkills #PodcastLife #OPShoesPodcast #MarriageHelp #HopeInMarriage #LoveAndConnection #…

🎙 The Missing Piece💔 🎧 What if a joke cut deeper than you meant it to? In this episode, Jordan Turbyfill and I explore how humor can connect or wound and why the bond with a mother can be the most powerful, and sometimes painful, relationship in our lives. 🎧 We also talk about NF’s song [*How Could You Leave Us* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOzQMCyPc8o&list=RDwOzQMCyPc8o&start_radio=1 🎶 and the raw emotions it stirs. It’s a story about love, loss, and living with the “missing piece.” 🎧 Listen here: https://www.opspodcast.com #TheMissingPiece #OtherPeoplesShoes #Podcast #NF #HowCouldYouLeaveUs #Motherhood #Humor #Family #UnmadeSeason #PodcastLife #Storytelling #WordsMatter #Healing

🌱Messy Prayers 🎙️ 🙏✨ 🗝️ Praying for someone, especially your spouse, is like trying to plant seeds in rocky soil. You know growth is possible, but every time you kneel down, you hit something hard: shame, pride, unmet expectations, fear. It takes work to clear the ground. But if you stay with it, roots can take hold—and something beautiful can grow. 🌻 🙏✨ This week on Other People’s Shoes, we sit down with author and seminary grad Amanda Hayhurst (@amandahayhurstwrites), who knows what it's like to feel unworthy, undone, and uncertain if healing was even possible. 💔 🙏✨ From betrayal to breakthrough, from cancer diagnoses to confession, Amanda shares how messy prayers saved her marriage and how honest surrender led her back to the God who never left. 🙏✨ 🙏✨ 👇 Drop a 💬 if you've ever struggled to pray for your spouse or felt like your prayers were too messy to matter. 🙏✨ #MessyPrayers #UnmadeSeason #OPSPodcast #ChristianMarriage #HealingJourney #PrayerMatters #MarriageRestored #GodIsStill…