Everyday heroes, young and old, are interviewed to glean wisdom and secrets for living well so that listeners are inspired to live meaningful lives. As a mother of six, theology student, breast cancer survivor, and wife of 36 years, host Beth Graham includes many personal tidbits surrounding parenting, health, marriage, and spiritual living. No more treading water and feeling unfulfilled; it's time to take action! Welcome to our community of inspiration!
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Ben Oofana joins Lessons From Living to explain how trauma imprints in the body and how to heal it from the inside out. Drawing on his apprenticeship with a traditional Native healer, decades of vision quest practice, internal martial arts, and work with clients worldwide, Ben details an embodied meditation method that processes emotions rather than bypasses them. We discuss spiritual bypassing,…
Author and advocate Jody Hudson joins Lessons From Living to share the powerful story behind her book, “My Promise to Alex,” and the legacy she’s building after losing her 22-year-old daughter, Alex, to late-diagnosed Lyme disease. Jody recounts a decade-long medical mystery, 40 doctors, false negatives on outdated tests, and the painful reality of “invisible illness” and medical gaslighting. She…
In this powerful Lessons From Living finale with Mitch Parsons, host Beth Graham dives into Mitch’s vision for The Remnant—a Christ-centered training center designed to call men to holiness, strengthen marriages and fatherhood, and offer a countercultural alternative to modern gym and bar culture. Mitch shares the moment that sparked the idea, why he walked away from traditional gyms, his decision…
Former Vanderbilt football standout Mitch Parsons joins Beth Graham to share a raw, faith-filled journey from performance-driven living and a seven-year battle with anorexia to freedom, healing, and wholehearted obedience to God. Mitch opens up about the “curse of the athlete,” body image, control, and the long-term neurological and emotional scars of an eating disorder—and how he’s retraining his…
In this portion of Dawn Ward’s Lessons From Living conversation with Beth Graham, Dawn goes deeper into the spiritual and emotional realities families face when a loved one struggles with addiction. Key topics: ambiguous loss — grieving a child who is physically present but relationally distant — and how mothers can begin grieving while still holding hope. Dawn explains practical tools for healthy…
Dawn Ward opens up to host Beth Graham about her family's two very different experiences with addiction — one son who fought his way back after being inadvertently exposed to laced drugs in high school, and another who became dependent on prescription pain and anti-anxiety medications compounded by mental-health challenges. Drawing from her book From Guilt to Grace and her Faith to Flourish…
In this powerful second segment, Stacey Glass shares how an estranged mother–daughter relationship was redeemed through persistent love, faith, and everyday invitations—calls, cards, short visits, and “keeping the door open.” Hear the pivotal moment her mom asked, “Why did you forgive me?,” the quiet watching that rebuilt trust, and how integrity at home matched what her mother saw in public.…
Join host Beth Graham for Lessons From Living’s 100th episode—a heartfelt look back at the podcast’s original vision: elevating ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Beth revisits the story that started it all (Episode 1: Will Reynolds and his life-changing kidney donation), reflects on a growing body of work, and shares behind-the-scenes challenges of finding humble, never-before-featured…
In this powerful episode of Lessons From Living, Stacey Glass shares her remarkable journey from a traumatic childhood marked by addiction and abandonment to finding hope through the loving hands of a church community. Discover how a pastor's family driving 20 minutes out of their way three times a week, a music director who saw potential beyond circumstances, and surrogate families who opened…
What does success really mean? After two heart attacks derailed his Wall Street career, Adrian Jones had to completely redefine his markers of achievement. In this deeply personal conversation with Beth Graham, Adrian shares how health crises forced him to confront the truth: traditional success was literally killing him. Discover Adrian's powerful framework for career reinvention, including the…
In this powerful Lessons From Living episode, Adrian Jones shares how surviving two “widow-maker” heart attacks—one in 2016 and another in 2024—finally forced him to transform his life. We explore what his life and definition of success looked like before these health crises, why the first heart attack wasn’t enough to spark lasting change, and why it often takes a life-threatening “wake-up call”…
In this encouraging episode of "Lessons From Living," couples counselor Raffi Bilek shares invaluable insights into the art of communication in relationships. Explore how humor can enhance dialogue, how even gridlock can be navigated and discover effective strategies for couples when one partner is resistant to improving their communication skills. Raffi discusses the impact of cultural, gender,…
