Life On Earth

Edward Kiester Adam Bailey
Life On Earth Podcast

Life on Earth is a podcast based on finding the best "you". No one podcast can solve your problems. There isn't one TV show or internet video that is the answer to all that ails you. Your life is probably a mess of hot nonsense. Well, take comfort, so are everyone else's lives. Welcome to Life On Earth. A podcast brought to you with the idea of beginning conversations with physical/spiritual/mental health professionals and allowing them the forum to deliver their message. Along the way, hosts Ed Kiester, and Adam Bailey, will address topics of concern in their growth progression, with the hope

  1. 09/02/2021

    Life on Earth episode 14 Addiction recovery story with a woman named Heather

    Adam and I are particularly proud of this episode of Life on Earth. We spoke to a woman named Heather who has overcome addiction, and continues to succeed in her recovery from this horrible disease. We have spoken to people who are educated in the field of supporting addiction recovery, but I learned so much from hearing the expertise of someone who survived the battle, and is now thriving in her success. She is a perfect example of how addiction can strike ANYONE from ANY walk of life. Heather is your stereotypical suburban soccer mom. Raising a family, progressing in her career, and building a community of friends wherever she goes. Then all of this was derailed when she was injured in an accident, and she was prescribed opiate based pain medicine to help her in her healing. This could have been the start of a tragic story, as she slipped further and further into the grips of addiction. She tells amazingly vulnerable stories about how addiction morphs who you are, and before you know it you're doing things you never thought you would do, all in service to your disease. Hearing her describe the mind frame of a person struggling with addiction, and all that changed in her world, was humbling. How the feeling of "not deserving help" would juxtapose with feelings of "I can't be an addict, I am not like the stereotypical addict" shows how powerful the mind can be when it comes to protecting itself.  Seeing her now, on the other side of addiction, as she works to continue her progress was a much needed story of optimism. She definitely adds a human face to an often dehumanizing and stigmatized disease. It was a good reminder of the role optimism, support, and humanity play in helping people over come the crosses they bear.

    1h 11m
  2. 31/01/2021

    Life on Earth episode 13 Living with Purpose (following a calling) with CR Braniff

    Adam and I were lucky enough to be able to speak with CR Braniff. CR is the husband to author Angela Braniff who authored the book "Love without borders" which describes how a deep sense of "purpose" and faith has lead this couple to adopt 6 kids (5 at the time the book was released) to join their already growing family of 4. It was inspiring to hear how CR described daily life with 8 kids. His views on faith, and joy through living life with a deeper purpose, was refreshing and felt very contradictory to what seems to be a society currently obsessed with instant gratification and dopamine rushes. CR's love for his kids, and wife really shine through in this discussion. It is quickly evident how what others may view as a "Herculean" task of trying to raise a large family from diverse backgrounds, with diverse needs, all while sustaining and expanding a farm and nurturing a marriage, is the only way this man can picture living a life of fulfillment. His joy and enthusiasm in his chosen path, is endearing. By the end of the conversation it becomes clear that CR's "chosen" path, doesn't feel to CR as though it was chosen BY him, so much as it was chosen FOR him in the form of a spiritual calling. During the entire conversation I couldn't help but notice how this man described how keeping his focus on his faith, family, and especially his wife, made what seems like a heavy workload feel routine to him. Every comment he makes, and every story he tells, reflects the incredible perspective that CR has gained through living his life for a bigger purpose than himself.

    1h 24m

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Life on Earth is a podcast based on finding the best "you". No one podcast can solve your problems. There isn't one TV show or internet video that is the answer to all that ails you. Your life is probably a mess of hot nonsense. Well, take comfort, so are everyone else's lives. Welcome to Life On Earth. A podcast brought to you with the idea of beginning conversations with physical/spiritual/mental health professionals and allowing them the forum to deliver their message. Along the way, hosts Ed Kiester, and Adam Bailey, will address topics of concern in their growth progression, with the hope

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