Discover The Joy: The Purdy Podcast
Uplifting. Encouraging. Inspiring life stories.
Empowering information sparked by true tales of triumphs -- and trials.
Some have been overcome.
Others are overwhelming.
But what we learn from each other’s stories can help us, Discover the Joy.
And some guests have me delving deeper, using podcast EXTRAS to bring you
free insights and advice from top rated experts, specialists, and influencers!
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
PODCAST EXTRA: Move More, Hurt Less with Physical Therapist ALLEN WEISS
We are MOVIN’ with ALLEN WEISS, a Certified Athletic Trainer, Physical Therapist, and co-owner of Preferred Physical Therapy in Clay County, FL as he drops game-changing advice for staying healthy an…
Get Ready to Roll with Olympic Skateboarder POE PINSON
This one was fun so hold onto your boards! 🛹✨ I’m talking to the one and only POE PINSON, right near the beach. 🏖️ 🤩 Poe is an Olympian skateboarder who’s crushing it on the ramps – and she’s sharing…
PODCAST EXTRA: LAUREN GUION Takes us Inside The World of Adoption
Ever wonder what it really takes to adopt a child? How foster parents often become forever families? Or what support is available for those opening their hearts and homes?
In this podcast EXTRA, we si…
Mom of 3, Suddenly 10: LONDESHUA KENDRICK'S Adoption Story
When mother of 3 LONDESHUA KENDRICK adopted her 7 nephews, she transformed her life overnight to give them a stable, loving home -- keeping the 7 boys out of the foster care system.Londeshua shares w…
PODCAST EXTRA: Midlife Momentum -- Empowering Women Entrepreneurs
Get ready to unleash your inner boss as we continue celebrating Women's History Month! In this Podcast Extra, DR. ERIN JOY -- a business psychologist with 30+ years of experience -- reveals why midli…
Turning Pain Into Purpose: COMMANDER ERICA WEBER's Personal Journey to Help and Protect
What a way to recognize Women's History Month -- sharing a very personal and revealing conversation with Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) COMMANDER ERICA WEBER who oversees the Northeast Florida C…
PODCAST EXTRA: The Secrets to Lasting Love
What really makes a marriage endure? In this week’s Podcast EXTRA, licensed mental health counselor JENNIFER FORTUNE dives into the keys to long-lasting love, in light of my previous podcast episode …
7 Decades, 1 Love: A Lifetime of Marriage
It’s a Valentine's Day love story for the ages — 70 years of marriage! While some of us can’t even commit to a Netflix series, PAT and DAVID BALANKY have been navigating life together since going to …
Caeleb Dressel on Olympic Gold, Family, and Fishin'
Baseball, frisbee, wakeboarding -- CAELEB DRESSEL says as a kid he tried it all. Fortunately for America, swimming brought him the most joy, ultimately collecting 10 Olympic medals in his career; 9 o…
40+ Years Behind The Lens
Get ready for an adrenaline-packed ride through 40+ years of unforgettable sports photography with RANDY LEFKO! Randy has seen—and shot—it all. He shares his journey from sports editor to seasoned ph…
Barn-Born American Pride!
Nothing says 'Merica like a barn full of handcrafted wooden American flags. That's the joy you'll find BRAD SATCHER creating in the coolest man cave there is! After building a wooden flag for himself…
PODCAST EXTRA: Tour GARLAND SCOTT's The Noah's Ark Safe House
PODCAST EXTRA: After dedicating his life to helping people escape gang life, former gang member GARLAND SCOTT takes us on a tour of the beautiful safe house he and his wife built, as they also search…
A One-Time Gang Enforcer Is Now a Community Force
Breaking fingers, collar bones- whatever painful infliction a New York gang ordered for their foes, it was GARLAND SCOTT’s job to do it. And he says he enjoyed being “the enforcer” -- until a hit was…
Special Podcast Edition: A Survivor's Unstoppable Journey After The Attack
She was stabbed by her ex-boyfriend 17 times at the end of her junior year of high school and left partially paralyzed from the chest down. But recent high school graduate MADISON SCHEMITZ defied the…
Protecting Hilton Head's Hatchlings
Do cold, winter-like temperatures have you dreaming of visiting a warm, sunny beach? Then it's the perfect time to hear KYM CASTILLO share her joy in life: Saving sea turtles! Like other vacationers…
From the Back of the Pack, to Track and Field Phenom
How did the slowest kid on his track team become one of the fastest teenagers in the nation? After not being selected for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in France, CHRISTIAN MILLER decided to skip tra…
Special Podcast Edition: Who is incoming White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles?
President-Elect Donald Trump has just chosen Susie Wiles to be his incoming Chief of Staff; the first time a woman has ever held that job. Wiles, who lives just outside Jacksonville, Florida in St. J…
Behind the Scenes of 'The Carpenter' Movie
How cool would it be to be a movie star for a week? KENNY KREBS from St. Johns County, FL and his family found joy in making that dream a reality, knowing nothing about movie making. The family owns …
From Migrant Worker to World Renowned Brain Surgeon
He first came to the U.S. as an undocumented migrant worker from Mexico. Today, DR. ALFREDO QUINONES-HINOJOSA (Dr. Q) is the head of neurosurgery at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. Hear how he journ…
A Massive Stroke Tests This Power Couple's Enduring Devotion
Her husband Greg Burton suffered a life-threatening stroke, and had to step down from his job as the Duval County Schools Police Chief. As his main caregiver, his wife LAKESHA BURTON also stepped awa…