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Ep. 108 – Can Enemies Live Together? How One Organization Is Creating True Lasting Peace

Listen to this powerful episode as Gissele chats with Celestin Gariyunka, ED of Prison Fellowship Rwanda who are actively working on creating long lasting peace by bringing together victims and perpetrators of the Rwandan Genocide. Celestin shares his secret to creating true harmony and how housing enemies together brings greater unity.

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Ep. 99 – Is there a limit to a Mother’s Love?

Podcast, Season 7

Imagine you adopt two children from foster care, only to find out they come with extraordinary mental health challenges. One of your children has even been diagnosed with psychopathy and is trying to kill one of her sisters…what would you do? How far does a mother’s love go and does it have the power to transform and help heal their child?

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Ep. 96 – Beyond Death: Forgiving our Ancestors and Healing Our Lives

Podcast, Season 7

What if death was not the end? Would we then be able to live more fully and create a world that is more compassionate? I chat with Angel Morgan about connecting to the other side, how to release conflict even with those who have passed over and how forgiveness can help us heal our lives.

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Ep. 91 – Would you forgive your son’s killer? How one man got beyond revenge.

Podcast, Season 7, Uncategorized

In this powerful and deeply moving conversation, Dr. Jitmoud shares the unimaginable journey of forgiving the man who took his son’s life. Rooted in his faith in Allah, he reflects on the true meaning of forgiveness—not as weakness, but as a profound act of strength, surrender, and spiritual clarity. Together, we explore what it really takes to move beyond anger and separation, and to see even those who harm us as part of our shared humanity. This is a conversation about grief, faith, and the radical possibility of love in the face of the unthinkable.

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Ep. 90 – A Second Chance at Love: Compassion, Separation, and Reuniting as Partners and Parents with Zeke and Terry

Podcast, Season 7

Can a relationship survive separation and come back stronger? In this intimate conversation, a couple shares their journey apart and the unexpected path that led them back together. Along the way, we explore compassionate parenting, women’s rights, travel, and how we can reimagine aging, relationships, and love itself.

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Ep. 87 – LGBTQ+ Family Estrangement: How Healing and Forgiveness Bring Us Back Together with Iona Sky

Podcast, Season 7

In this heartfelt conversation with Iona Sky, we explore LGBTQ+ family estrangement, the pain of separation, and what it takes to heal and reconnect. Together we discuss forgiveness, releasing internalized homophobia, and how individuals and organizations can create more inclusive spaces where belonging and reconciliation become possible. A powerful episode about love, healing, and finding a way back to one another.

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Ep. 86 – Loving All Aspects of Ourselves with Rashi Nayar

Podcast, Season 7

What does it mean to love our shadow selves and those who have hurt us? In this heartfelt conversation, Rashi Nayar and I explore spirituality, God, healing, and self-discovery, offering deep insights into compassion, awareness, and inner transformation.

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Ep. 83 – The Enemies Project: How to Have More Compassion In a Divided World

Podcast, Season 7

In this powerful conversation, I speak with Larry Rosen of The Enemies Project about what it truly takes to bring people together in a divided world. We explore why empathy is essential, how to stop seeing one another as enemies, and how listening can transform conflict into connection.

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Ep. 81 – Why We Feel “Not Good Enough” with Sabrina Trobak

Podcast, Season 6

In this episode, author Sabrina Trobak joins Gissele to explore the hidden ways the belief of “not feeling good enough” shows up in our lives. Together, they discuss how to recognize the subtle signs of low self-worth and the importance of acknowledging and feeling difficult emotions. This gentle conversation invites listeners to slow down, get curious, and bring compassion to the parts of themselves that struggle with not being enough.

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Ep. 76- Addressing Infidelity with Compassion: Part 1 of a chat with Carolee and Britton

Podcast, Season 6

Listen to PART 1 of this podcast episode with Britton and Carolee as they share their struggles in dealing with infidelity with compassion for themselves and their partners. They share how their childhood and upbringing lead them to having issues within their relationship and how a “BIG” decision changed their entire lives and the lives of their children.

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Ep. 72- Healing Division One Rhyme At a Time with the Spiritual Dr. Seuss (aka Scott Grace)

Podcast, Season 6

Tired of red vs. blue? Meet Scott Grace, the Spiritual Dr. Seuss, as we explore how to heal division with humor, heart, and his new book Beyond Red and Blue. Politics, peace, and poetry—this episode has it all, one rhyme at a time!

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Ep.71- Solitary Confinement Wasn’t the End: How Sonny Found His Way Back to Love

Podcast, Season 6

In this deeply moving episode, Sonny Von Cleveland shares his extraordinary journey of survival and transformation from enduring childhood sexual abuse and rape in prison to spending 19 months in solitary confinement. But this is not a story about staying broken, it’s a story about choosing love over hate.
Sonny opens up about the radical act of forgiveness, the power of compassion, and what it truly takes to create a more loving world. We explore healing from trauma, confronting greed and ego, and finding the courage to transform pain into purpose. His message is clear: no matter what we’ve lived through, we all have the power to love.
If you’re searching for hope, healing, or a reason to believe in the human spirit again then this episode is for you.