Meredith for Real: the curious introvert

The highlight of teenage Tony Dushane’s existence was the short car ride with his crush as they were dropped off to preach door to door. In this episode, he shares the negative impact purity culture …

The message given at every commencement speech is, “Go into the world & make an impact!” This makes anyone who gone on to lead an ordinary life to feel like an extraordinary disappointment. 

Dr. Brand…

By the time she was twelve, Carissa Phelps had run away from home, dropped out of school, and fled blindly into the arms of a brutal pimp. After years of being trafficked, she was able to escape, gra…

After selling a successful business, a series of serendipitous events led Matt Simpson to research Ayahuasca as a healing modality for trauma. The experience was so healing, that he never returned to…

Dr. Bruce Greyson was the protégé of Near Death Experience Researcher, Dr. Raymond Moody. Dr. Greyson was raised in a scientific household with no particular religion, his interest in near-death expe…

Gary Arndt is a photographer, travel blogger & podcaster whose list of visited countries is so long, where he hasn’t been is actually a shorter list. In this episode, we challenge what exploring cult…

In this conversation-style episode, I talk with the hosts of the Bledsoe Said So podcast, Ryan Bledsoe & Nick Fermanides. Ryan is the son of former guest & UFO experiencer, Chris Bledsoe. Their famil…

Melissa Garner is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida who specializes in assisting women in recovering from trauma & toxic relationships. In this episode, we’ll briefly discuss how people e…

Dan Wise was the office manager of a Georgia pill mill. Before going to prison, he made a Hail Mary YouTube video asking for advice on how to survive a prison sentence. After serving 2 of his 5-year …

KC Davis’ personal growth journey began at 16 when she entered a rehab center for drug addiction & mental health issues. It continued at 19 when she became an evangelical Christian. Since then, her j…

Sarah Vermunt had a public meltdown in a Publix that made her realize the career she was in & the Ph.D. she was pursuing was not at all what she really wanted. 

Many can relate but remain stuck in exp…

"We made an agreement with each other that we would not eat each other no matter how hungry we got." Douglas Robertson is the author of The Last Voyage of the Lucette. He was just a teenager when his…

Fraidy Reiss is the founder of Unchained At Last, an organization dedicated to ending forced and child marriage in the U.S. In this episode, she shares her personal experience of being forced into an…

Dr. David Tolin is the Founder & Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living, the author of over 200 scientific journal articles & even received the Award for Lifetime Contrib…

Kim Lee (a pseudonym) is a psychotherapist, married swinger & an author. In her book, The Swinger in the Mirror, she chronicles her rollercoaster of self-reflection & relational entanglements. In thi…

Jenny Radcliffe is a professional con woman & people hacker who uses social engineering to test the vulnerability of professional security systems. She shares how she got started in her teens, avoide…

In 2016 the Canadian government passed the C14 bill, allowing some individuals to have assistance from a medical practitioner in ending their own life. Jan Ditchfield is the founder of a non-profit c…

Jay Alders is an internationally acclaimed multidisciplinary fine artist, photographer, and designer whose distinctive style has been seen on album covers like Slightly Stoopid and 311 and in media o…

Dr. Kate Mangino holds a Ph.D. in human rights & social development & is the author of the book, "Equal Partners: Improving Gender Equality at Home." She covers how to know if you’re the cognitive la…

Kashif Khan believes healthcare shouldn't be about waiting to get sick. After watching his father’s health deteriorate & eventually cause an early death, he found himself as the head of his household…