Lorie Newman and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Lorie's experience growing up in a conservative Christian home, caring for suffering people, having a big family while adopting internationally, living through the tragedy of her son commit suicide and her fight against spiritual warfare.
Andre Johnson and Jovanna Javis have a conversation about Andre's experience growing up in the South, being called "weird" and feeling different for liking anime and comics, not fitting into a box as a black artist, having a strong support system, overcoming things he wasn't good at and working to become a well rounded person.
Birney Bull and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Birney's experiences growing up as a single child in an experimental school, finding purpose through his intelligence, going to law school, having a down syndrome daughter, becoming an adoption lawyer while caring for his daughter and finding purpose through helping orphans find homes.
Matt Rogie and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Matt's experiences as a US Army Helicopter Pilot in Afghanistan, dealing with mental heath struggles and PTSD and sharing his thoughts on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 as a Veteran.
Abdul and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Abdul's experience being Afghani in USA, being an interpreter for US Military, being a refugee, feelings on the Taliban taking back control of Afghanistan and knowing his family are in danger trying to escape.
Shelby Barfield and Jovanna Javis have a conversation about Shelby's experience living in an abusive home as a kid and adult, raising her siblings, being in the foster care system, going through emancipation at 15, joining the Army, leaving an abusive marriage, being a mom, getting remarried, finding faith and pursuing dreams to help young girls who go through what she did.
Nicholas Seward and Jovanna Javis have a conversation about Nicholas' experience living with Asperger Syndrome, dealing with racism and bullying, receiving magazines from his grandma that led him to become a portrait body photographer, battling stereotypes and helping black artists.
Thessa Washington and Jovanna Javis have a conversation about Thessa's experience becoming the 1st Black Female Pilot in 165th Air National Guard, taking the long path to get where she is now, overcoming her fear of heights, having self doubts and believing in herself.
Jonathan Proffitt and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Jonathan's experience being adopted after birth, growing up in New York City vs Savannah, GA, teaching himself to play music, getting married and becoming the father to 2 kids, losing his 1st biological son after birth, battling anger and depression, almost losing his family, having a healthy 2nd biological son, and restoring his faith in God.
Tisia Tye and Jovanna Javis have a conversation Tisia’s experience going from a healthy family to a broken family, battling drug addiction, experiencing abuse, time in prison, finding faith and the road to recovery.
Dave Allgire and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Dave's experience growing up in desegregated schools in Seattle, feeling unguided, God calling him to ministry, living in inner city Chicago, being a husband and father, having a special needs daughter, experiencing debilitating anxiety and depression, seeing the importance of having diversity in your life and more.
Brittany Harris and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Brittany's experience growing up in a loving family, losing her mother to liver cancer, testing of her faith, working for DFCS and living out her purpose during difficult times.
Corey Williams and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Corey’s experience growing up in an overcrowded home with drugs and violence, having sever stuttering, getting his girlfriend pregnant in his last year of high school, deciding to follow Jesus and become a preacher, getting married, having a blended family and ministering through a racially and politically divisive time.
Jovanna Javis and Nick Schultz have a conversation about what it has been like for Jovanna during the current season of elections, protesting, riots, division and social media opinions. Jovanna shares how she keeps herself in a healthy place, how she engages with people that have different views and how Dr. Martin Luther King would be challenging us all right now.
Shannee Theus and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Shannee’s experience growing up without her father, being biracial, not fitting in with black or white groups, seeing people deal with race differently moving from New York to Savannah, feeling like her opinion doesn’t matter, being a realtor in diverse communities and growing as a person during tense racial and political climate.
Lindsey Dennis and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Lindsey's experience growing up wrestling with her identity and faith, trying to remain content while being single, finally getting married but dealing with heartbreak soon after, having her first 2 daughters pass away shortly after birth from Anencephaly and Acrania, adopting an African American son, having a 3rd daughter who was healthy, being supported by community, working through grief as a family and how faith has gotten her through...
Alia Freeman and Jovanna Javis have a conversation about Alia's experience being diagnosed with hearing loss at an early age, growing up being embarrassed and made fun of for wearing hearing aids, missing her father and wanting him back in her life, reuniting with her father, expecting and seeing miracles, wanting to be a positive influence for others and how her faith has sustained her.
Karima Burdette and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Karima's experience growing up in Morocco, being abused by her grandma, having to steal for food, moving to France with her mom, struggling with school, coming to the USA at 18, being abused and threatened in her 1st marriage, having an abortion, having serious health issues from her breast implants, getting married again, having a healthy family life, telling her Muslim family that she became a Christian, finding her purpose and more....
Jada Haynes and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Jada's experience having her parents get divorced, becoming great at basketball, getting cut in college, finding out who she was outside of basketball, transitioning from an athlete to a professional, maintaining her character in a divisive world and much more.
Joyce Griggs and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Joyce's experience growing up in segregated North Carolina, being 1 of 10 kids, working in the cotton fields to help put food on the table, having an abusive father, going to college and earning a Master's Degree, being in an abusive marriage, becoming a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army, going through harassment and abuse in the Army, becoming a lawyer and going through people disbarring her, dealing with the trauma of a lifetime of abuse, bein...
Marcus Thompson and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Marcus’ experience needing his legs to be broken and restructured as a baby, being raised in a racially diverse African American family, having loving parents, losing his father unexpectedly as a teenager, being the 2nd in his family to attend college, having his grandparents’ 100 year old home burn down, dealing with the significance of all that lost history, finding purpose in helping other people and deciding to run for office.
Naomi Havens and Jovanna Javis have a conversation about Naomi's experience growing up in a military family in Germany, losing her 22 month old sister, becoming a military spouse, going to a strict Christian school, having a daughter but being unable to get pregnant after that, having breast cancer, choosing not to go through chemotherapy, feeling ridiculed and bullied for her decisions that then led to thoughts of suicide, going vegan and back to eating food that her ancestors ate, writing a bo...
Melissa Sharp and Jovanna Javis have a conversation about Melissa’s experience growing up in a military family, seeing the difference in race from military friends to school friends, getting bullied as a teenager, losing her mother, dealing with isolation and grief, how faith changed her life, processing racial pain, unrest and how the church responds to it, and becoming a CASA for abused and neglected children.
Jason Bailey and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Jason’s experience growing up with his father and brother having Marfan syndrome (MFS), losing his father at 8 years old, having his family struggle after his father died, looking for ways to cope, getting married, having kids, getting divorced, attempting suicide, being angry with God and church, becoming a good father, and finding peace and purpose.
Shalena Cook Jones and Jovanna Javis have a conversation about Shalena’s experience being born to a single mom in inner city Brooklyn, getting into a serious car accident as a child, being inspired by their family lawyer, becoming a lawyer, being a black woman that has lived on both sides of the socioeconomic spectrum, developing empathy to help all types of people and the highs and lows of running for office.
Glenn Paddock and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Glenn's experience growing up with divorced parents, having a son and getting divorced, becoming a bouncer, managing strip clubs, selling drugs, being addicted to power, hurting other people, losing his mother and father, dealing with anger, meeting God and turning his life around, remarrying, reconciling with his son, starting a non profit called The Dream Campaign to help trouble youth and finding his purpose.
Malik Jones and Jovanna Javis have a conversation about Malik's experience growing up living with his grandmother while his father was in prison, having a goal to go to juvenile jail, being let down when his dad going went back to prison 2 weeks after he got out, being committed to the state after being put in juvenile jail 10 times, spending time in a boys group home, losing a close friend to gun violence, and finding his voice and purpose to start making a change in the community.
Neil Ligon and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Neil's experience growing up with a sheltered and privileged life until his father died while he was a teenager, using his father’s death to feel however he wanted to, pursuing a career as a lawyer, having his life change with a serious car accident, dealing with reconstructive facial surgery and memory loss, learning how to walk, talk and read again, accepting help, getting married and finding his purpose to help the disabled community....
Jovanna Javis and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Jovanna's experience with race since the Ahmaud Arbery murder, the good and the bad that have come from it and how challenging racial reconciliation really is.
Dave Lotz and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Dave's experience having his heart broken twice before finding his wife, having 3 young sons… a newborn, a 2 year old with Type 1 Diabetes and a 4 year old with cancer, finding out his son had partial brain malformation and was considered “special needs”, losing their son after he suffered a major seizure, fighting depression every December and January, keeping his faith through all the difficult times and giving back to other people with spec...
