In this episode, I talk about a tension I’ve carried for years: I love the community that church can create, but I’ve also seen how faith can turn into a system—and how easy it is to go through the motions without being truly transformed.

I share why more people today say they’re spiritual but not religious, what organized religion still does well, and why trust in institutions has been challenged. Then I briefly touch on numerology—not as a religion, but as a self-awareness tool that’s helped me recognize patterns, blind spots, and parts of myself I’ve avoided.

I wrap it up with what this looks like in real life: weekly relationship check-ins, battling sugar cravings, and choosing growth over ego.

If you’ve ever wrestled with faith, identity, or what it actually means to live what you believe—this one’s for you.

This weeks episode we talk about the initial teachings of The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer. We explore the challenges of being bad at meditation.

This episode started with a health wake-up call and turned into something deeper. I talk about focusing on the “clean” problem while ignoring the uncomfortable one, how that pattern shows up in my health and my boundaries, and why learning to show up for myself has been harder than showing up for everyone else.

I’m glad I never made this podcast a New Year’s resolution, because I probably would’ve quit. In this episode, I talk about why resolutions fail, how perfectionism disguises itself as preparation, and why real change starts with action, not motivation.

What happens when you catch yourself about to repeat the exact pattern that damaged you as a kid? The parent who's about to lose it in the McDonald's parking lot. The person stuck in cycles they can't see. This is the podcast for parents who refuse to pass their wounds down as inheritance. Real stories, real tools, real change.

R=ACE with GRIT explores blind spots, buried emotions, and the quiet work of self-respect and real growth.

Real growth. Real accountability. Real self-respect.

R=ACE with GRIT is a podcast about the real, uncomfortable work it takes to rebuild yourself. It’s not about perfection, motivation, or looking successful on the outside. It’s about facing your blind spots, keeping promises to yourself, and becoming someone you trust again. Real stories. Real self-respect. Real growth—one honest decision at a time.