In this episode: Brian’s dad profoundly impacted his life; Brian wasn’t raised to be like anyone else. Brian was taught to stand in the gap, ...

In this episode: Patti recently published her first book: When He Was Anna: A Mom’s Journey Into the Transgender World. This chapter of Patti’s own ...

In this episode: For more than ten years, Matthew knew something wasn’t right. After countless doctor visits, Matthew was finally diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, ...

In this episode: At just 17 years old, Sara was raped by someone she knew. As a result of this rape, Sara became pregnant. Although ...

In this episode: Abandoned at birth in a parking lot in Seoul, South Korea, Shari’s life had a traumatic beginning. Shari’s American family didn’t hide ...

In this episode: Renee and Piripi met at 13 years old, started dating at 15, and were together for 11 years before marrying. Eighteen months ...

In this episode: A moment of absolute shock, disbelief, and fear. A death sentence. Fear that she would leave her three and a half year ...

In this episode: Cha believes in the best of us. She desires that we learn to ask good questions. Ones that lead to transformation, open ...

In this episode: Morhaf’s diagnosis of metastatic lung cancer was revealed gradually a the conversation with his lung doctor who walked him through a series ...

In this episode: Self-described as one-dimensional and intense, pre-coma Kelly loved her job, her colleagues, her award-winning real estate company, and working hard. Always pushing ...

In this episode: Daniela was 5 years old when she and her mom left communist Romania seeking asylum in Germany. Unable to live together as ...

In this episode: Valli and her husband were in a state of shock upon learning their newborn son, Battle, was born with a genetic mutation ...

In this episode: Merf, born Martha Sue, grew up in a small, poor town in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Fishing and shooting guns. ...

In this episode: Sarah and Shawn met at Microsoft; they shook hands and Sarah heart sparked. They married in 1997, began building their community, and ...

Jodie and Erik had been married twenty years and had two beautiful children. Life felt pretty typical. However, knowing that the news of his infidelity ...

In this episode: A typical Christian family, Susan and Rob raised their five children in the Evangelical Church. Then, two of their daughters, Annie and ...

In this episode: Three years ago, Gill, a father of four, was diagnosed with a golf-ball sized, grade 4 glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive, incurable brain ...

In this episode: April fell in love with Billy when she was 16 and they married three years later. Just two months into their marriage, ...

In this episode: Cindy is a mother, a wife, a friend, a writer, and a daughter. Cindy was “just your average kid”. She has wonderful ...

In this episode: Luanne and Matt met at a small Christian college in Indiana trying out for a music ensemble. As their friendship deepened, with ...

In this episode: The last thing Aidan remembers of December 4, 2015 was getting into a friend’s car for a sleepover. He doesn’t recall their ...

In this episode: Bella, the President and Founder of Alexander’s Hope, has a long-standing history of non-profit work and volunteering. At the age of 12, ...

In this episode: Being one of eight daughters, raising two little girls was comfortable for Marie. Her youngest, Erin, wasn’t a girly-girl. Although Marie didn’t ...

In this episode: Within 6 months of dating, Todd fell in love with Lisa’s beauty, intellect, and shared interests. They married, have two beautiful children ...

In this episode: Mike has known Janine since the eighth grade. While in University, they connected over their shared passion for crossword puzzles. Gradually, their ...

In this episode: Sally met a rugby player at a bar. She fell in love with this rugby player –  also a firefighter – when ...

In this episode: Janine and Mike met in junior high. After admitting her crush on him, they began dating in university and fell in love, ...

In this episode: Our oldest son Ethan was 18 years old and six weeks into college when his dad, Matt, came out. Now 22 and ...

In this episode: Welcome to the inaugural episode of An Unexpected Launch, hosted by me, Kirsten Duncan. Episode one is the beginning of my story. ...