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 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 to numb the pain, she chose to face it. 🚪 🌅 What followed was not a quick recovery, but a slow and courageous rise toward healing. 🚪 In our conversation, Tiffaney speaks openly about the silence surrounding suicide, the complicated weight carried by those left behind, and the importance of learning how to truly sit with grief. She shares the powerful reality that suicide loss survivors are seven times more likely to struggle with suicidal thoughts themselves, making compassion, understanding, and open conv…

⚠️ 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…

🌵 **NEW EPISODE DROP** 🎙️ **"Dissonance"** — now streaming everywhere podcasts play. 💭 Ever felt like you're wandering a desert, chasing mirages of fame, love, approval, and success only to end up more lost, more unmade? 🎶 The artist Plumb once wrote: "There’s a God-shaped hole in all of us, and the restless soul is searching..." This week, I sit down with Billy Byrd Sr., who knows that ache all too well. At 19, he landed in federal prison. But in the silence of his own dissonance, God began composing a new melody in his life. 🎤 From R&B rhythms to the pulpit, from prison bars to praise, Billy’s story is one of redemption, purpose, and divine harmony. 🔥 Don’t miss this powerful conversation about chasing the wrong things, hitting rock bottom, and discovering the only One who truly fills the void. 👣 Step into Billy’s shoes. Hear his song. Let it move you. #Dissonance #NewEpisode #OtherPeoplesShoes #PodcastDrop #FaithStory #GodShapedHole #BillyByrdSr #ChristianPodcast #TestimonyTuesday …

💳 Imagine getting handed a membership card… Not to Costco. Not to an exclusive club. To the one club no one ever wants to join...the one reserved for grieving mothers. 💔 In this powerful conversation, Author June Kraholik opens up about the unimaginable loss of her 2-year-old son, Kaleb. She didn’t just lose her child; she lost her sense of reality, identity, and control. 🕊 But through writing and raw honesty, she’s found a way to help other moms walk through the pain, one broken step at a time. 🎙 Step into June’s shoes in this brand-new episode of Other People’s Shoes. 🎙 🕊💔👣🎧 #NewPodcastEpisode #OtherPeoplesShoes #AngelMom #GriefSupport #MommaYouDontHeal #JuneKraholik #GriefJourney #UnmadeSeason #ChildLossAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #GriefClub #YouAreNotAlone #HealingInProgress #PodcastDrop #ThisIsGrief 💔👣🎧

🎙 NEW BONUS EPISODE — The Change 💔 What if the worst moment of your life didn’t destroy you, but uncovered your calling? 🔥 After losing her two young grandsons in the Oklahoma City bombing, Kathy Sanders did what few could: she stepped into the pain, asked the hardest questions, and refused to be silenced. 📖 Nearly 30 years later, her search for truth has uncovered disturbing connections between far-right extremists, ignored warnings, and possible government cover-ups. Her journey is featured in the Max documentary An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th and in her book Shadows of Conspiracy. 🎧 This powerful bonus episode is inspired by the Garth Brooks song “The Change”—a reminder that sometimes our actions aren’t about changing the world… but about making sure the world doesn’t change us: 🎶 "And I hear them saying, 'You'll never change things' And no matter what you do It's still the same thing' But it's not the world that I am changing I do this so, this world we know Never cha…

🚨 NEW EPISODE JUST DROPPED! 🎙️ "Permission," featuring the incredible James Epps Jr., is live now! 👟 From a childhood marked by trauma, poverty, and pain 🌪️ to earning one of the highest ranks in the U.S. Marine Corps 🇺🇸, James has lived through what most only read about—and came out stronger, sharper, and unshakably purpose-driven 💥. Now he’s using his voice to inspire students, educators, and nonprofits across the country 🌟. His message? 👉 Greatness does not need approval. As Geno Smith put it best: “They wrote me off—I ain’t write back though.” 🗣️🔥 🎧 In this powerful conversation, you’ll hear: 🎒 His journey through trauma and perseverance ✅ How to rise above the labels others place on you 🧭 What 22 years in the Marine Corps taught him about leadership 🎤 Why your voice matters more than their opinions 🚫 And how to stop waiting for permission to live your purpose ➡️ LISTEN NOW at opspodcast.com or wherever you get your podcasts! #NewEpisode #OtherPeoplesShoes #PermissionPodcast #Jame…

⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: ⚠️ This episode contains sensitive content, including references to sexual violence and trauma. Listener discretion is advised. 🎙 Trapped 👣 This week’s guest, Tam Lawrence, has lived through unimaginable darkness—but her story doesn’t end there. Raped at 14 and put in a cage for two years at the age of 17, Tam's journey is one of extraordinary resilience. Today, she stands as a powerful voice in media, advocacy, and entrepreneurship. Her spirit is unbreakable, her voice unwav...

👣 Throughout history, some of the most remarkable Americans—people like Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., and even the Founding Fathers—looked at the messiness of this nation 🇺🇸 and said, "Enough." They didn’t run from the chaos—they reshaped it 🔥. This week, we welcome someone with that same kind of conviction: David Pasqualone 🙌. A born-again believer ✝️, father of two 👨‍👧‍👦, marketing guru 💼, and host of The Remarkable People Podcast 🎧, David has dedicated his life to helping people and organizations break free from confusion and move toward clarity, purpose, and impact 💡. In this special 4th of July episode 🎆, David joins us to explore the idea of freedom in a fractured nation—and he doesn’t shy away from answering the big question: “What would you change about the United States of America?” 🗽 Join me as I walk in David's Shoes #RedWhiteAndUnmade #UnmadeSeason #opspodcastshow #DavidPasqualone #FreedomIsMessy #WhatWouldYouChange #FourthOfJulyEpisode #Faith…

What do you do when you're in a place so dark, you can’t see the light or even remember what light feels like? This week’s guest, Carolyn Sophia Skowron, brings us into her raw, real, and redemptive story of navigating life with Nonverbal Learning Disability, depression, and anxiety. From childhood bullying to relentless self-doubt and anxiety, Carolyn often felt invisible and unworthy. She grew up believing she was broken, until she started to rebuild. One moment stands out in her story: the day of a hit-and-run car accident. At the very last second, just before impact, Carolyn reached for her seatbelt and buckled it—an act that quite literally saved her life. That moment became more than just a matter of physical survival; it symbolized a turning point. It was as if something deep inside her said, You still matter. You’re still worth saving. That split-second decision became the spark that led her on a path to discovering her unbreakable light—a strength that had always been there, …

This week, we invite you to STAY—Stop Thinking About Yourself—with a guest whose story redefines transformation: Frank Meeink. ⚠️ Once a high-profile neo-Nazi skinhead leader, Frank's life was filled with violence, hate, and deep-rooted pain. But in prison, the unexpected happened—he began to see the people he was taught to hate, and his walls started to crumble. 💥 Frank’s incredible story of redemption and reckoning is captured in his book, Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead 📖. Today, he speaks boldly about the dangers of radicalization and the power of second chances. His journey reminds us that no one is too far gone, and no story too broken to be rebuilt. 🧱💔➡️❤️ #STAYEpisode #OtherPeoplesShoes #UnmadeSeason #StopThinkingAboutYourself #FrankMeeink #RedemptionStory #RecoveringSkinhead #TransformationJourney #UnlearnHate #EmpathyMatters #RealTalkPodcast #PodcastConversation #PodcastCommunity #FromHateToHope #SecondChances #ListenToUnderstand #HealingJourney #ChangedLife #PowerOfC…

🩵 New Episode Alert! 🎙 What if being unmade is the first step to being remade? This week on Other People’s Shoes, I sit down with Jill Pavlov — entrepreneur, storyteller, and former entertainment reporter — for a raw conversation about eating disorders, addiction, and the power of finding your voice. 🛏️ We talk about the messy cast of our lives, the 9% of Americans who face eating disorders, and how healing often begins in the clutter. 🎤 Jill gets real about her journey through pain and recovery — and how she helps women turn internal chaos into confident messaging. This one is for anyone who's ever felt like they’re coming undone. ✨ Because sometimes the mess is where the remaking begins. 🔗 Listen now at opspodcast.com #OtherPeoplesShoes #UnmadeSeason #PodcastEpisode #EatingDisorderAwareness #AddictionRecovery #MentalHealthMatters #WomenWhoLead #FindYourVoice #PodcastLife #StorytellingMatters #ConfidenceCoach #CopyPop #HealingJourney #ClarityAndConfidence #NewPodcastEpisode 🎧👟🩵

🎙️ Episode Title: "🐛 Hungry Caterpillar" 👟 Theme: Season of Unmade — In this season, we explore what happens when life takes us apart, only to reveal who we were truly meant to be. Sometimes we have to be unmade to be remade. 🔄🦋 🎤 Guest Introduction: What’s your greatest pet peeve? 😤 Maybe it's slow drivers 🚗💨, loud chewing 😬, or people who always interrupt. But for today’s guest, Jordan Miller, it's something deeper: accepting things as truth without asking the hard questions. ❓🧠 Jordan was raised as a devout member of the LDS (Latter-day Saint) faith 🙏. He believed. He served. He followed. But inside, a hunger began to grow — a hunger for authenticity, for answers, for truth. 🌱 Eventually, he stepped away from everything he knew to become a truth seeker 🧭. Inspired by his childhood fascination with Bill Nye the Science Guy 🔬🧪, Jordan now approaches life like a science experiment — testing, questioning, and evolving. Just like a caterpillar, always hungry for more 🐛, Jordan’s journey…

🚨 NEW EPISODE DROP 🎙️ **“Just 2 Minutes: What a Mirror Can Teach You About Who You Really Are”** is live now! 🪞⏱️ Ever wonder what *just 2 minutes* could really do? This week, we’re joined by "Kaitlyn with a K from the UK 🇬🇧"—a digital nomad 🧳, coach 🎯, and mirror-time mindset master 💭—who’s helping us all rethink the power of presence. 👁️ ✨ In just 120 seconds a day, you could start rebuilding your confidence 💪 🪞 You could face yourself honestly 🔥 You could spark the change you’ve been craving Don't miss Kaitlyn’s powerful journey from burnout to boldness 💼➡️🌍 and learn the **simple, brave ritual** that’s reshaping lives. #OtherPeoplesShoes #NewEpisode #SelfReflection #MirrorWork #MindsetShift #PodcastDrop #ConfidenceBoost #TwoMinuteChallenge #DigitalNomadLife #BurnoutRecovery #SmallStepsBigChange #PodcastRecommendation #SelfGrowthJourney #EmbraceTheMirror #StepIntoTheirShoes #KaitlynWithAK #PodcastCommunity

🎙 Mind Reset: Mark Anthony 👤 Guest Intro: Laughter, entertainment, just playing around, hoodwinked, hypnosis, bamboozled — today’s episode might start with a few laughs, but don’t be fooled. My guest, world-renowned hypnotist Mark Anthony, brings a story that’s anything but a trick. Raised in the chaos of Southeast London — surrounded by violence, abandonment, and addiction — Mark’s life spiraled through crime, prison, and pain. But behind bars, he made one life-altering decision.And that choice became the mind reset that changed everything.

🎙️ Broken Timeline 🎙️ ❓ True or False: Does Time Really Heal ALL Wounds? 🧩 Season Theme: Unmade This season on Other People’s Shoes, we explore what happens when life falls apart—when plans unravel, timelines break, and we’re left standing in the pieces. But sometimes, being unmade is what allows us to be remade into something stronger, deeper, and more real. 👣 Guest Introduction:In 2012, Debbie White Wilkins Baisden’s timeline shattered. Her husband disappeared without warning, gone for 40 unbearable hours. When he was found, her reality shifted forever. Debbie became a widow at just 35. Now left to raise four sons—ages 8, 7, and 4-year-old twins—she stepped into a life she never planned for, marked by sorrow, strength, and spiritual discovery. So, does time really heal all wounds—or does it simply teach us how to carry them? Join me as I walk in Debbie’s shoes through a "Broken Timeline" and discover the truth behind the pain and the possibility of healing. ⏳💔

🎙️ Season 20 Premiere: “Realigning the Compass” with Best-Selling Author Shaun Grant Ever feel like you're navigating life with a broken compass? One minute you're heading north, the next you're spinning in circles—disoriented, overwhelmed, and unsure where you went off track. In this powerful kickoff to Season 20, we dive into what it means to be unmade —to sit in the mess, the unknown, the in-between—and discover it’s not the end, but the beginning.