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  • “Hope has to evolve and change.” These powerful words shaped the extraordinary journey of Martha Sharkey, Founder & CEO of Today is a Good Day — a nonprofit creating a lifeline for families navigating the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

    One Day at a Time: Martha Sharkey on Hope, Loss, and Building “Today is a Good Day” – Episode 19

  • What would your life look like if you used every single second with intention? This week on Hope Comes to Visit, I’m joined by Donald L. Dowridge Jr., a man who embodies resilience, purpose, and what it truly means to live with hope.

    86,400 Seconds of Hope: Donald Dowridge Jr. on Choosing Purpose Every Day

  • Discover Valerie Rowekamp’s journey from medical crisis to reinvention. A story of hope, audacity, and transformation on Hope Comes to Visit.

    Trauma to Triumph: Valerie Rowekamp on Choosing Audacity and Becoming “Hope Personified”

  • What happens when life breaks open in every direction? For Aimee Kandrac, it all came crashing down in a six-week period — empty nesting, a cancer scare, the end of her 23-year marriage, and selling her dream home. But from that breaking point came something extraordinary: “Amy 2.0.” In this episode of Hope Comes to Visit, Aimee shares how she rebuilt her life with new boundaries, deeper self-knowledge, and a joy her own family and friends had never seen before. As CEO and co-founder of What Friends Do, Aimee also brings hard-won wisdom about how we show up for each other in times of crisis. Because when we let others in — when we accept help as much as we give it — we create the kind of connection that heals us all.

    Boundaries, Broken Places, and Being Mended with Gold – with Aimee Kandrac

  • “You were the most chosen.” These are the words Miranda Ward spoke to her son after he learned he was conceived through sexual assault. In this week’s episode of Hope Comes to Visit, Miranda shares her extraordinary journey from a moment of unthinkable violation to building a life defined by fierce love, protection, and healing.

    The Most Chosen: Miranda Ward on Love, Survival, and Rewriting the Narrative

  • What happens when you set out on an 86-mile journey with no athletic background, no clear “why,” and only three days to complete it? For Ian Hawkins — Speaking and Storytelling Coach at Netflix — the answer was far more than sore feet. In this conversation, Ian shares his whirlwind trek along the historic Pilgrim’s Way from London to Canterbury Cathedral — a pilgrimage that most take a week to complete, but he compressed into just 72 hours. Along the trail, blistered and battling rain, Ian unexpectedly found himself face-to-face with unprocessed grief over his father’s death and childhood trauma.

    72 Hours, 86 Miles, and a Lifetime of Lessons with Ian Hawkins

  • Grief shatters us in ways we never imagine possible until we're standing in its wreckage.  When Marty died suddenly, almost 2 years ago, on August 13, 2023, I found myself navigating the rawest form of pain while thousands of miles away in Greece with my children. The frantic journey home, the 17 days by his hospital bed, and the impossible decision to let him go fundamentally altered who I am.

    Broken Open: What Grief Teaches Us About Living

  • What happens when your world breaks open… and you find a way to keep breathing anyway? In this deeply moving episode of Hope Comes to Visit, Danielle sits down with writer, speaker, and bold belief builder Kim Moldofsky, whose life changed forever after the loss of her son Isaac to suicide five years ago. Together, they explore the layered terrain of grief, motherhood, identity, and rebuilding — not with false positivity, but with grace, honesty, and deep reverence for what it means to be human.

    Scrappy Grace — Grief, Motherhood & Bold Belief with Kim Moldofsky

  • What happens when the life you asked for arrives — and it’s not what you wanted, but exactly what your soul needed? In this episode, I sit down with Holly Plount — a devoted mother of two, wife to her best friend, and a woman who found herself standing in the middle of the dream life she had worked so hard to build… only to realize it didn’t feel like home.

    Breakdown. Breakthrough. Becoming. – Hope Comes to Visit with Holly Plont

  • What happens when the dream doesn't look the way you thought it would — but turns out even better? In this episode of Hope Comes to Visit, I sit down with former award-winning journalist and communications executive Marla Cichowski, who shares her powerful journey to becoming a single mother by choice (SMBC).

    On Her Own Terms – Marla Cichowski’s Journey to Motherhood

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