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“Let Him Cook” with Naheem Garcia

Naheem Garcia has been an actor and theatre educator for 30 years. His performances include Hollywood and independently produced films such as The Purge 3, The Equalizer 2, The Holdovers, and The Money Game. He is a major character in the Sci-Fi, futuristic podcast Caucus: After the Fall.
In conversation with Ann-Marie, Naheem describes how acting saved him from the streets.
Working with multiple youth programs, Naheem shares how he helps the next generation find purpose and identity through the lens of discipline and responsibility. 
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“Life-Altering Impact” with Shannon Michelle

What happens when life changes in an instant — and you’re forced to begin again?
In this powerful conversation, we explore resilience, healing, and the courage to live fully after everything falls apart. From a traumatic motorcycle accident to awakening and purpose, this episode is a reminder that life doesn’t end when things break — it transforms.
If you’ve ever faced a moment that changed you forever, this story is for you.
✨ Watch till the end — this one stays with you.
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“After the Collision” with Pedro Gonzalez

What happens when life changes in a split second — and you wake up to a new reality you never chose?
In this episode of About This Life, Ann-Marie sits down with Pedro Gonzalez — an educator, man of faith, and survivor whose motorcycle accident led to amputation.
Pedro opens up about:✨ Surviving a life-altering motorcycle accident✨ Choosing limb salvage — and later amputation✨ Waking up in the hospital and thanking God for life✨ Returning to the classroom as an amputee✨ How trauma does not define you✨ Finding community, identity, and calling after loss
If you’ve ever faced loss, uncertainty, or a moment that changed everything, this episode is for you.
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Finding God Within with Daniel Anderson

What if the pain you survived became the wisdom you now live by?
In this deeply moving conversation, Daniel Anderson shares his journey through childhood trauma, abandonment, addiction, homelessness, and spiritual awakening. From hitting rock bottom to discovering purpose, alignment, and self-worth, this episode explores how healing begins within—and how finding yourself can lead you back to God.
Together, we talk about legacy, belief systems, faith beyond fear, and what it truly means to live from alignment rather than survival.
If you’re navigating healing, identity shifts, or searching for deeper meaning, this conversation is for you.
✨ You are not broken.✨ You are becoming.✨ And your story matters.
‪@thesoulsearcherssociety‬ 
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Healing After Physical Attacks Through Creativity with Devorah Brinckerhoff

Sexual assault isn’t only about physical injury — it’s about identity, safety, and the parts of ourselves we’ve had to redefine. 
In this powerful episode of About This Life, mixed-media artist and transformational guide  Devorah Brinckerhoff shares how creativity becomes a pathway for healing trauma, releasing limiting beliefs, and reconnecting with the self.
A grounded, honest conversation on reconnecting to self after abuse, protecting children, body memory, and becoming who you are meant to be.
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“Second Chances Matter: How Education in Prisons Transform Lives” with Dr. Elizabeth Sherrell-Davis

What if one opportunity could change the trajectory of a life?
In this powerful episode of About This Life, Dr. Elizabeth Sherrell-Davis—retired instructional design manager, former professor, and founder of Signature of Excellence Coaching & Consulting—shares her extraordinary journey teaching inside the prison education system.
Dr. E offers a deeply human perspective on what it means to educate, empower, and believe in people who are often written off by society. Through years of teaching incarcerated students, she has witnessed firsthand how education restores dignity, awakens purpose, and opens the door to second chances.
🔹 Episode Highlights
🎓 Education as Transformation🧠 The Mindset of Incarcerated Students❤️ Compassion, Redemption & Second Chances🧭 Clarity, Courage & Connection for Growth🌱 Empowering Women, Men & Children to Rise
This is an honest, compassionate conversation about humanity, hope, and becoming your better self—no matter where you begin.
 
✨ As long as you’re breathing, your story is not finished.
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3 Lessons That Will Change You in 2026

✨ As 2025 ends, Ann-Marie shares three life-shifting truths for you to carry forward into 2026 — lessons rooted in healing, moving forward after your heart has been broken, and giving yourself permission to rest. 
✨ Grounded in reflection, wisdom, and scripture, this episode is a closing prayer for the year — and an invitation to enter 2026 healed, present, and rooted in trust.
Because what’s meant for you… will never miss you. 🌱
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“Your Third Act: When Adult Children Leave” with Aderonke “Ronnie” Izon

💛 What happens when the role of “mom” fades… and you’re finally invited to meet the woman underneath? 
Ann-Marie sits down with author, speaker, and Third Act Society founder Ronnie Izon for a raw, intimate conversation about motherhood, identity, and the grief women never expect when their children grow up. From decades of devoted parenting to the quiet shock of an empty house, Ronnie traces the moment where roles fall away — and how letting go becomes the doorway back to self.
It’s not what you think it is. ☝🏽
The author of “Slipping Through My Fingers: What Every Mother Feels, What Every Daughter Will One Day Understand,” Ronnie gives language to the ache of empty nesting, the identity crisis that follows, and the generational cycle of women erasing themselves in the name of love.
Listen as Ronnie takes Ann-Marie behind the scenes of her awakening — from raising children on autopilot to reclaiming womanhood, building community, and founding the Third Act Society as a space for women rediscovering who they are beyond motherhood.
This isn’t just a conversation —it’s a reminder that release is an act of love. 🌠 
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