In this episode, Gentry chats with Mitch Nugent, Founding Executive Producer of Prima Theatre, to explore the deeply human art of living creatively—even when life feels like duct-taping sparks together while a raccoon auditions for your dreams. They talk about the role of curiosity, timing, and disappointment in the creative process, finding community through collaboration, and why your childhood talent show next to a KFC drive-thru might’ve been your first masterpiece. It’s heartfelt, hilarious, and a reminder that creativity isn’t a reward—it’s a rhythm. Starring grief, joy, Broadway lyrics, and possibly a stick-and-grunt musical.

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What happens when you follow your curiosity—even when it threatens your identity, your career, or your comfort? In this episode, I sit down with Rob Bell, NYT bestselling author, speaker, and creative force, to explore how curiosity has shaped his wild journey through faith, art, comedy clubs, and everything in between. We talk about locked doors, thunderstorms in the chest, what it means to be fully yourself, and why the most terrifying things often lead to the most liberating breakthroughs. This episode is full of wisdom, laughter, metaphors that stick, and a reminder that maybe you’re not lost—maybe you’re just waking up.

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Leaving a religion that shaped your entire identity? That’s no small thing. In this powerful episode, Gentry talks with longtime friend Ashley about her deeply personal story of growing up in church, marrying young in ministry, and ultimately walking away from religion to reclaim her voice and identity. From purity rings to sound healing, from following the rules to trusting her intuition, Ashley shares the raw truth about what it means to deconstruct your faith and build a new life grounded in authenticity and love.

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In this episode, Gentry sits down with LaVale Reavis to explore the messy reality of starting over. Imagine selling your dream home, most of your belongings, and moving to an island for a fresh start—only to find that your biggest challenges came with you. LaVale shares her journey of moving to Roatán, Honduras, the unexpected chaos that greeted them, and how loss and grief ultimately brought her back home. They discuss the allure of fresh starts, the challenges of reinvention, and how sometimes starting over means realizing what truly matters. Whether you’re considering a big life change or just curious about the reality of chasing a dream, this episode offers raw honesty, wisdom, and a few laughs along the way.

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Perfectionism feels like a badge of honor—until it burns you out. In this episode of Humans, Forward!, Gentry talks with ghostwriter and storytelling mentor Emily Sutherland about the hidden cost of chasing perfection. They dive into how perfectionism shows up in our lives and the myths we believe about success. Emily shares about how her perfectionism masked neurodivergence for years and how perfection often starts young—especially in religious or high-expectation households. If you’ve ever tied your worth to productivity, feared making mistakes, or felt like perfection is the only way to be seen, this episode will feel like a deep breath.

Emily Sutherland is a career storyteller who spent twenty years in the music industry helping acclaimed artists and comedians behind the scenes as a ghostwriter, photojournalist, content creator, and scriptwriter for award-winning videos and television programs. In 2017, she launched out as a creative solopreneur who is passionate about helping people write their stories and share them with the world. Connect with emily at emilysutherland.me.

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In this episode, Gentry and Gretchen open up about grief, infertility, and the messy, beautiful, absolutely unfair ways life sometimes unfolds. It's a raw, unfiltered conversation about living with invisible loss, surviving really bad advice ("Have you tried crystals?"), and finding your way back to wholeness—one breakdown at a time. It's a heavy one, but also surprisingly hopeful—because being human is brutal, hilarious, and somehow still worth it.

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In this solo episode, Gentry swears this isn’t a self-help podcast… and then proceeds to talk about self-help things. But stay with him—it’s a heartfelt, honest kickoff to Humans, Forward!, tackling the myth of doing life the “right” way, the trap of perfectionism, and the magic of self-awareness (with jokes, obviously).

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