Excess.Stories
Stagione 1
Excess Stories Introduction
Natalie's Story
Dustin's Story
Cullen's Story
Justin's Story
Annie's Story
Samantha's Story
Clayton's Story
Mike's Story
Emma's Story
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di Steve Whitney
This episode describes the story of how Excess.Stories came to be a Podcast, and what you can expect in the future.
Natalie tells her story of how she saw something in the lives of her friend's family that was missing from her life. Listen to how Natalie discovers the secret that was missing from her life and how it changed her.
Dustin was struggling with habits that caused him to feel worthless. He tried hard to change himself, but failed. A new opportunity opened a pathway to freedom and joy.
Listen as Cullen explains how he was able to get off the streets and overcome some bad decisions to find his own worth and some healthy new relationships.
Justin describes how he went from the lowest point in his life to finding new meaning and purpose that now gives him hope and peace and a reason to live his life everyday.
Annie grew up feeling judged and never feeling like she fit into any groups around her. She shares how she has come to find acceptance and forgiveness. Find out how this led her to new peace and freedom in the relationships in her life.
Samantha shares how the struggles in her early life and with some of the people in her life, made it hard for her to trust anyone. But as she opened up to God and some new relationships, she has found peace.
Clayton, the podcast producer, shares how his early years were full of judgment and always needing to earn love. This path was leading him to drug and alcohol addiction and to earning love by trying to please people. He came to a breaking point in his marriage and realized he needed a change. As he began to search he found a group of men to share his struggles with and they helped open his mind and heart to see God more clearly and to find new peace.
Mike tells us how he got to the point of wanting to take his own life. But God had other plans and put him on a new path that led him to fall on his knees and ask for help. Now he has chosen to trust God and is able to be a father to his daughter.
Emma shares some of the challenges early in her life, which included losing her mother to alcoholism. She also suffered from social anxiety, gender confusion, and the instability that this brought. Through the love of her co-workers and her father, she was able to find joy and peace in her life and is optimistic about her future.