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In this episode, we reflect on the guests we’ve had in December—people who look outward, give back to their communities, and remind us of the good happening in the world. We share highlights from Season 3 of 2024 and the amazing guests we've had on the podcast, and share some recent personal highlights.
Thank you for being part of our podcast community and for continuing to listen and support us. We are so grateful for you all and wish you a joyful and peaceful holiday season!
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Today, we're honored to share a special re-release of our conversation with the late Don Ward, a beloved teacher and lifelong advocate for Utah's refugee community. Known as "everyone's favorite teacher," Mr. Ward taught for 35 years at Jordan and Alta High Schools in Sandy, Utah, and spent the last 15 years supporting refugees through the Ward Foundation, a nonprofit he established through his efforts and connections with former students to provide aid and support for refugees.
In this episode, Don shares his inspiring story - from his teaching career and cancer diagnosis to his incredible work with refugees - and the profound impact it had on his life and those around him. We're so grateful for the chance to share his legacy of service and compassion for others.
Learn more about the Ward Foundation and how to get involved at donwardfoundation.org and on Instagram @wardfoundation.
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In this episode, we meet Beth Young, an inspiring woman who has dedicated her life to compassion and service. Drawing on her family's legacy of helping others, Beth has made it her mission to support those experiencing homelessness. From her socially conscious upbringing to her service in the U.S. Army, Beth shares how these experiences shaped her life leading to a passion for advocacy. Settled in Utah, Beth actively serves those experiencing homelessness while cherishing her role as a wife, mother, and grandmother. Tune in to be inspired by her wisdom and commitment to making a difference.
Learn more about ways to get involved in helping those experiencing homelessness below (as suggested by Beth in this episode):
Circles USA - Building Community to End Poverty
Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project
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This week we continue our tradition of having a gratitude episode Thanksgiving week, sharing a few thoughts on gratitude and revisiting a past episode. We love having a chance to reflect on the impact gratitude can have and how we can incorporate it into our lives.
Speaking of gratitude, we're so grateful for all you! Those who continue listening and supporting the podcast, those that are new here, and especially our amazing guests who so graciously and vulnerably share their stories, making this podcast possible.
We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving (and Wicked!) weekend!
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Greg is a husband and father and recently graduated with a Master's in Mental Health Counseling. Today he shares about several life transitions in his life focusing on his LDS faith transition. He gives valuable insight from a therapist's perspective for those going through faith transitions, those actively participating in their belief systems, and those seeking to understand others. He also gives tips for having difficult conversations surrounding this topic, and thoughts on change and growth.
Greg is very wise and thoughtful and we're so glad we were able to have this conversation with him to help us wrap up our current faith series. He is a practicing therapist in Arizona and will becoming licensed in Utah in the near future. Thank you, Greg, for joining us and sharing your story!
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Mason Sawyer is a devoted father, public speaker, and host of the 10Ninety podcast. In July 2021 Mason lost his wife, son, daughter, brother, and nephew to a tragic car accident. Mason was on our podcast previously (July 30, 2024) to share about what he has been through and how he began podcasting and sharing his story to help and connect with others. Today Mason joins us as part of our faith series to share about his LDS faith transition, leaving the LDS church, and his thoughts on belief and religion while facing loss and grief. Mason goes in-depth with details of his loss of belief in the LDS church, and shares thoughts on the power of honesty and human connection, and is as vulnerable and honest as he is funny and relatable.
We're so appreciative of Mason for having this conversation with us and have so much admiration for the purpose he has found in all he's doing to help others.
Find Mason on Instagram @masonsayer91 and his podcast @10ninetyrule, which centers around his favorite quote, "Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent what you do about it."
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Today Katie shares her story of learning to share emotions after her sister passed away, finding the addiction recovery program, learning to overcome depression and anxiety, navigating faith doubts, and finding comfort staying in the LDS church. Katie is very thoughtful and kind and share her experiences and life lessons in a relatable, genuine way in this touching, uplifting conversation.
Katie is a facilitator for the 12 step program through the LDS church and has spoken at LDS events and firesides. She is a wife and mother of four kids, works as a school crossing guard, and runs a family business called Bluffdale Goldens where they raise mini Goldendoodles as a family. You can find her on Instagram @bluffdalegoldens.
Thanks so much to Katie for joining us and sharing her story and life transitions.
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Tova is the author of the memoir The Book of Separation as well as three novels including a national bestseller. Today Tova joins us to share about her journey questioning and ultimately leaving Orthodox Judaism as well as her marriage, which led to writing The Book of Separation, a memoir about heeding your inner compass, even if it means walking away from the only life you've ever known. She shares what this journey has been like and how she has found peace and beauty on the other side.
Tova is extremely thoughtful and wise and we loved this rich conversation with her. We are excited to share her story with you as part of our current faith series and very grateful she took the time to talk with us.
Tova's books include her memoir The Book of Separation as well as three novels, Visible City, The Outside World, and The Ladies Auxiliary, which was a national bestseller. Her latest novel We Would Never will be published in February. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe Magazine, and Real Simple, and her fiction has been broadcast on NPR. She lives in Newton, MA with her family.
Find Tova at www.tovamirvis.com where you can find descriptions and links for her books, and on Instagram @tovamirvis.
Thank you for listening!
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Today's episode is a re-release of an episode from last fall that is one of our highest listened-to episodes. Brenda shares about living around the world including serving as a mission president couple for the LDS church, and how she has learned to support her children in their LDS faith transitions. She shares about the difficulties as well as coming to a place of acceptance and love, benefits this shift has brought to her relationships, and advice for those in similar situations.
We loved talking with Brenda and so glad we could bring this conversation back for the second episode in our current faith series. We know you will love Brenda's fun, genuine personality and learning about her life experiences and valuable perspectives.
You can find Brenda on Instagram @b_smart.
Thank you for listening!
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Stan grew up in a fundamental conservative Pentecostal religious community in Arkansas, was a teen minister, and became a highly influential Lead Pastor by the time he was an adult. Led by a desire to expand and make room for all, Stan went on the journey of becoming a progressive Christian Pastor and shares his fascinating story in this moving and thoughtful conversation today. We're honored Stan made the time to share his thoughts and experiences with us in this inspiring conversation that we will continue to reflect back on, gleaning insight and wisdom from, and are excited to share with our audience.
Stan currently serves as a Teaching Pastor at The Village Church in Atlanta, GA, and Austin New Church (UMC) in Austin, TX. He is the Pastor Emeritus of GracePoint Church in Nashville, TN, where he served as Lead Pastor from 2003 through 2019. In 2015, GracePoint made the move to the full affirmation and celebration of LGBTQ+ people. Stan now spends his vocational time as a speaker, LGBTQ+ advocate, and consultant within the Progressive Christian Movement, including within the LDS Community.
Find and follow Stan on Facebook here and on Instagram @pastorstanmitchell.
Stan will be speaking at the LUV Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, this Friday, October 18. Find more information at luvwithoutlimits.org.
Faith Series
Stan's episode is the first episode of a Faith Series we will be sharing over the next five weeks where we will have five different guests share their experiences in different religious traditions including faith transitions and expansions of many kinds. We're excited to share these unique stories with you as we learn from each of the guests and their experiences.
Thank you for listening!
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Today Shaylee and Reggie join us to share about how they sold their home and moved their family of six to Tanzania in September 2023, fulfilling a dream many years in the making. This move exposed their children to a new way of life, culture, and people in hopes that they would each walk away with new perspectives, priorities, and a unique understanding of the world. Now back in the United States, Shaylee and Reggie share details on the experience and the valuable lessons they learned as a family.
We’re grateful Shaylee and Reggie joined us today and admire their adventurous spirits, and value them sharing this unique experience!
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Hannah joins us today to share her unique journey as a child bride to a well-known polygamist, later earning her GED and leaving the polygamist lifestyle in 2012, and as a single mom of four pursuing a career in nursing. Now a Family Nurse Practitioner, Hannah shares about gaining the courage to leave, freeing herself from oppression, and tools for giving yourself permission to live the life you want to live.
Hannah is incredibly inspiring and such a kind, genuine person. We were fascinated by her story and all she has accomplished, and are so grateful she took the time to share with us.
Hannah's first book Give Yourself Permission: Overcoming Female Oppression is coming out this week on October 3rd! It can be found on Amazon.
Find & follow Hannah on Instagram @1giveyourselfpermission and @1hannahleigh
and on Facebook at Give Yourself Permission.
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Today Britt shares her story of being a devout member of the LDS church including being a seminary teacher, to deconstructing her beliefs and entering a stage of nihilism, to finding meaning and spirituality beyond religion, and now practicing spirituality in a tangible and beautiful way. We discuss concepts and tools she uses with her clients and topics from her new book No Nonsense Spirituality. Britt has a Master's Degree in Applied Theology with a specialization in the future of American religion. She currently works as a spiritual director on nihilism recovery, faith deconstruction, and secular spirituality.
Britt is extremely thoughtful and wise and we loved every minute of this rich conversation! Her thoughts on spirituality really resonated with us and we're excited to bring her wisdom and perspective to our podcast. Thank you again to Britt for taking the time to share with us on Beautiful Shifts.
Find Britt on Instagram @nononsensespirituality
on YouTube @nononsensespirituality
and on TikTok @nononsensespirituality
Find Britt's book No Nonsense Spirituality on Amazon here.
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Thank you for listening! We'd like to thank the band We The Lion for giving us permission to use their song Move Along on our podcast. Find us on Instagram @beautifulshifts_podcast and on Facebook here.
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Today SarahAnn shares her story of being diagnosed with Hydrocephalus and living with this chronic life-threatening condition for over twenty years. She shares about founding the Chest Wall Injury Society where she works as CEO, and how she has gone through life facing mortality and embracing fear and beauty. SarahAnn is incredibly smart and inspiring and we admire her example of following passions in the face of uncertainty and viewing life as a gift.
SarahAnn is involved in the Hydrocephalus Association, a nonprofit organization with the mission to find a cure for Hydrocephalus and improve the lives of those impacted by the condition. Find the Hydrocephalus Association www.hydroassoc.org and on Instagram @hydroassoc.
Every year SarahAnn, along with Shantil and her family, are involved in the Salt Lake City WALK to End Hydrocephalus, which is coming up Saturday, September 28. Learn more @hawalk_saltlakecity.
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Thank you for listening! We'd like to thank the band We The Lion for giving us permission to use their song Move Along on our podcast. Find us on Instagram @beautifulshifts_podcast and on Facebook here.
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Today we are joined by Nathan Garn, Shantil's husband, who shares the experience of having their oldest son Payton born with a life-threatening condition (spinal meningitis, which led to hydrocephalus, which led to a severe seizure disorder). Nathan and Shantil share the challenges and life lessons they've learned from Payton having grit and finding joy through his chronic health conditions, and the color and depth that can be gained going through hard things.
Thank you to Nathan for coming on the podcast and sharing his down to earth, thoughtful wisdom and perspectives.
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Thank you for listening! We'd like to thank the band We The Lion for giving us permission to use their song Move Along on our podcast. Find us on Instagram @beautifulshifts_podcast and on Facebook here.
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Today we have a guest we've been hoping to have on the podcast since the beginning! Bruce Feiler, a New York Times bestselling author, joins us to share what led to writing his book Life is in the Transitions and discuss its crossover with our podcast. We talk about the types of transitions we go through in life, what Bruce learned from interviewing hundreds of people about their life transitions, and more insights from his book. Bruce is such a wise, genuine person and we're honored he made time to come on our podcast. We can't wait for you to hear this insightful, enjoyable conversation with him.
Bruce's bestselling books include Life is in the Transitions, Secrets of Happy Families, and The Search. Find Bruce and his work at brucefeiler.com, on Facebook here and on Instagram @brucefeiler.
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Thank you for listening! We'd like to thank the band We The Lion for giving us permission to use their song Move Along on our podcast. Find us on Instagram @beautifulshifts_podcast and on Facebook here.
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Today is our first episode of Season Three of the podcast! We share some thoughts going into this new season, some exciting guests we have coming up, and reintroduce ourselves and the theme of the podcast. We can't believe we are starting our third season of doing this and can't wait to dive into more guest stories with you all, gaining new perspectives and finding beauty in our stories together.
Thanks for listening, supporting, and joining us for Season Three!
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Our last re-release of the summer! This was our last episode of Season One and one of our top-listened episodes. Jeffrey and Bryce are a gay couple living in the suburbs of Salt Lake City and share about raising their twins through the gift of surrogacy along with other life experiences and thoughtful perspectives. They are such a great couple and family and we're so grateful they made the time to share their story with us in this vulnerable, important conversation.
Find them on Instagram @growingupwithdads, which they created with the intent to provide hope and inspiration to LGBT youth and be an example they feel was lacking when they were growing up.
Thanks for listening!
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Today's re-release is a conversation from Season One that had such great impact on us and is one of our most listened-to episodes of all seasons.
In 2021, Mason's family was involved in a fatal car accident that took the lives of his wife, daughter, son, brother, and nephew. Sam was born with a rare form of Dwarfism that affects bone growth and development and causes abnormalities. Best friend's since high school, they share more about their stories and how they have used the 10Ninety Principle, the name of their podcast, to share stories so others feel less alone, focusing on how life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent what you make it.
They are both incredibly inspiring and have great sense of humors. We laughed and cried through this unforgettable conversation and are grateful we were able to hear their stories and learned so much from them both.
Find the 10Ninety Rule Podcast on Instagram @10ninetyrule
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In today's re-release, Carrie shares her powerful story of surviving and overcoming a deep addiction to prescription drugs. Carrie exemplifies incredible strength and resillience, turning weaknesses into strengths, and that through our flaws we can connect and heal together. A survivor of the opioid epidemic, she aims to help others gain hope, healing, and understanding for themselves, friends, and loved ones.
Carrie is a mother of four and a grandmother. She is a licensed realtor and Director of Growth at Keller Williams Home Hub.
Find Carrie on Facebook (Carrie Butler) and on Instagram @carrie.butler.76. You can also reach out to her over email - [email protected]. She would love to help others connect with support and resources for addiction and recovery.
- Visa fler
