Braving the Brightside Podcast
1) Coffee Break-A Very Brightside Christmas
Send a message into the Brightside Christmas Eve has a way of slowing everything down. In this Coffee Break, Dan reflects on the year you survived; the pivots, the missed steps, the unexpected joys a...Show More
2) Alive on Purpose: Health, Heart & Holding On with Maggie Henderson
Send a message into the Brightside In this episode of Braving the Brightside, we sit down with Maggie Henderson for an honest conversation about choosing life—again and again—even when your body has a...Show More
3) The Garden Within: Emotional Self-Care & the Seeds of Change with Bethany Stone
Send a message into the Brightside What does it really mean to take care of yourself—beyond the buzzwords, routines, and surface-level fixes? In this deeply grounding conversation, Dan sits down with ...Show More
The Garden Within: Emotional Self-Care & the Seeds of Change with Bethany Stone
1:45:52 | Dec 12th, 2025
4) Lift While You Climb: Lessons on Sobriety, Support & Service with Freddy Shegog
Send a message into the Brightside What does it take to rebuild a life from the ground up? What does it mean to rise — not just for yourself, but for the people who will one day need your light? In th...Show More
Lift While You Climb: Lessons on Sobriety, Support & Service with Freddy Shegog
2:14:58 | Dec 5th, 2025
5) Empathize. Empower. Evolve: Turning Pain into Purpose with Syreeta Martin Part 2
Send a message into the Brightside In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, we go even deeper into the heart of Syreeta’s journey — the unraveling, the rebuilding, and the quiet bravery it takes to ch...Show More
Empathize. Empower. Evolve: Turning Pain into Purpose with Syreeta Martin Part 2
1:35:22 | Nov 28th, 2025
6) Empathize. Empower. Evolve: Turning Pain into Purpose with Syreeta Martin-Part 1
Send a message into the Brightside What does courage look like in the messy middle of life? In this powerful conversation, writer and community builder Syreeta Martin opens up about resilience, genera...Show More
Empathize. Empower. Evolve: Turning Pain into Purpose with Syreeta Martin-Part 1
1:35:03 | Nov 21st, 2025
7) Sorry for Everything-We Hit a Snag
Send a message into the Brightside Hey everyone — this week’s episode hit a major technical snag. The main audio file became corrupted, and I’ve spent the last couple days trying everything short of c...Show More
8) Trophies Whisper but Trials Shout with Coach Snell
Send a message into the Brightside From the sidelines of Georgia high school football to the heart of Georgia Tech, Coach Snell has lived a life rooted in faith, resilience, and purpose. His story is ...Show More
9) Coffee Break-What Haunts Us, Heals Us
Send a message into the Brightside Fear isn’t the villain we think it is. In this first-ever Braving the Frightside Halloween special, Dan steps into the dark to explore what fear really is — from the...Show More
10) Tomorrow Needs You with Andrea Pierson
Send a message into the Brightside Some conversations remind you what bravery really looks like — not the loud, spotlight kind, but the quiet courage it takes to turn pain into purpose. This week, I s...Show More