The Unexpected Detour ❤️

Frances Hammond
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The Unexpected Detour ❤️ was born from a journey through breast cancer — the detour that awakened the mission. What began as a personal path through fear, healing, survival, and faith has grown into a space where honest conversations about life’s unexpected turns can be shared openly and compassionately. Though we lean into many different detours — emotional, spiritual, relational, health-related, and personal — we will never leave our humble beginnings behind. Breast cancer awareness, education, and survivorship remain a vital part of the heart of this platform. The Unexpected Detour ❤️ is

  1. Sep 20

    “There Is Still Good Ahead | A Little Sunday Encouragement”

    A good moment can exist alongside an unfinished problem. Join me for a short Sunday audio reflection on making room for joy, rest, and yourself. You deserve something in your week that makes you say, “I’m looking forward to that.” Subscribe to The Unexpected Detour ❤️, like this episode, and share it with someone who could use some encouragement. How are you enjoying these audio conversations? Let me know in the comments. #TheUnexpectedDetour #SundayEncouragement #MakeRoomForJoy

  2. Sep 17

    “We Created AI. Now We’re Afraid of It.”

    What happens when human beings become afraid of the very technology we created? A drive home and a thought about Rod Serling led me back to three memorable episodes of The Twilight Zone: “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,” “I Sing the Body Electric,” and “Uncle Simon.” Those stories made me think about today's fears surrounding artificial intelligence. AI can do extraordinary things, but behind the machine is something we sometimes forget: us. We created the technology. We supplied the information. And as AI becomes more capable, perhaps the question isn't only what AI will become, but what parts of humanity we're teaching it to imitate. Follow The Unexpected Detour for more conversations about the unexpected turns that make us question, grow, and see life differently. Where in life, detours are inevitable. The Unexpected Detour ❤️®

  3. Sep 14

    Who Created God?

    Who created God—and what does it mean to trust a Creator our human minds cannot fully explain? In this personal faith reflection, Frances Hammond explores a question she once asked her mother and the realization that the Creator is Spirit—beyond the human boundaries of gender, age, race, and physical form. She reflects on the masculine language often used for God, the life of Jesus, and the attributes of the Creator we can show through love, compassion, mercy, forgiveness, and justice. In a world filled with division, grief, and life shape the way we live. What is one question about God you have learned to hold with faith? Follow The Unexpected Detour ❤️, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who may be carrying questions about God and faith. #TheCreatorHasNoGender #TheUnexpectedDetour #FaithReflection #GodIsSpirit #FaithAndQuestions #ChristianPodcast #SpiritualGrowth #FrancesHammond

  4. Sep 12

    September 11, 2001: A New Yorker’s Memory of the World Trade Center

    September 11, 2001, began as an ordinary workday for Frances Hammond. In this deeply personal, unscripted reflection, she remembers a planned visit near the World Trade Center, the call from her son, the exodus of people walking to safety, and the coworkers she lost that day. This is a New Yorker’s memory of lives changed forever—and a reminder to tell the people you love that you love them. What do you remember about that day? Follow, rate, and share The Unexpected Detour ❤ for honest reflections on life’s inevitable detour. #September11 #NeverForget #Remember911 #911Memorial #WorldTradeCenter #NewYorkRemembers #NewYorkCity #FDNY #FirstResponders #TheUnexpectedDetour

  5. Sep 3

    Becoming Greater Faith, Leadership, and an Unstoppable Journey

    What happens when the road you never expected becomes the road that leads you into purpose? In this episode of The Unexpected Detour ♥️, Frances Hammond welcomes Rev. Dr. LaKeesha Walrond for a heartfelt conversation about faith, leadership, healing, perseverance, and becoming. Dr. LaKeesha shares how growing up as an only child in Texas and being raised by a mother who refused to let her settle for average helped shape the woman she is today. She reflects on the moment she recognized her call to ministry after hearing Dr. Flora Wilson-Bridges preach at Morehouse College and how that experience challenged what she had previously been taught about women in ministry. She also discusses making history as the first female president of New York Theological Seminary. Her leadership journey included financial deficits, accreditation concerns, and the extraordinary challenges of guiding an institution through the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet she remained committed to preserving programs and creating opportunities for others. The conversation becomes deeply personal as Dr. LaKeesha shares how her childhood pain inspired the Let’s Talk About It children’s book series, including My Body Is Special. She also reflects on becoming a young mother, raising her family through difficult financial seasons, and the lessons motherhood and grandmotherhood taught her about faith, resilience, and legacy. Through Getting to Greater Global and her other initiatives, Dr. LaKeesha is helping women stop comparing themselves to others and begin embracing the person they were created to be. Her journey reminds us that we are stronger than our worst pain, capable of surviving difficult detours, and never finished becoming. Follow The Unexpected Detour ♥️ and share this episode with someone who needs to remember that their journey is not over. Where in life, detours are inevitable. My Body Is Special Workbook (1) (Let's Talk About it Workbook Series): Walrond, LaKeesha: 9781543917536: Amazon.com: Books

    Becoming Greater Faith, Leadership, and an Unstoppable Journey

  6. Aug 30

    When Are We Going to Choose a Different Road?

    Hate, prejudice, division, and judgment aren't new. We've carried them from one generation to another, sometimes without stopping to question what we're passing along. In this episode of The Unexpected Detour ❤️, I'm asking all of us to look in the mirror. No race, religion, culture, or group is exempt from prejudice. One person's actions should never become the reason we judge millions of people we've never met. Children are listening. Generations are watching. And what was handed down to us doesn't have to be handed down again. When are we finally going to choose a different road? Hate is poison. Let's stop passing it around. If this episode made you stop and think, share it with someone who may need to hear this conversation. If you're watching on YouTube, subscribe to The Unexpected Detour ❤️ at @theunexpecteddetour17. If you're listening on Spotify, follow the podcast so you don't miss the next episode. And remember, choosing a different road starts with us. Hate is poison. Let's stop passing it around.

  7. Aug 27

    The Inevitable Detour

    Life can be going exactly as planned, and then, without warning, everything changes. In this episode of The Unexpected Detour ♥️, Frances shares how a recent car accident disrupted more than her schedule. Between the shock, pain, appointments, and unexpected writer’s block, she found herself struggling to regain the focus she had before the accident. Then came the realization: this was another unexpected detour. Sometimes life interrupts our plans and forces us onto a road we never intended to travel. But a detour doesn’t mean the journey is over. We may have to slow down, regroup, refocus, and find our way back to the road. If life has recently thrown your plans off course, this short episode is a reminder to keep moving. The detour may change your route, but it doesn’t have to become your destination. 🎙️ The Unexpected Detour ♥️Where in life, detours are inevitable. Follow, share, and subscribe on your favorite streaming platform and YouTube: @theunexpecteddetour17 For this episode, I’d keep the hashtags focused rather than overcrowding the description: #TheInevitableDetour #TheUnexpectedDetour #UnexpectedDetours #LifeDetours #KeepMovingForward #GettingBackOnTrack #Resilience #LifeAfterTheUnexpected #Encouragement #FindingYourWay #TrustGod #FaithOverFear #Podcast #InspirationalPodcast #FrancesHammond

  8. Aug 14

    The After No One Sees: Honest Conversations About Breast Cancer Survivorship

    Treatment may end, but the journey does not. In this open conversation, women living through and beyond breast cancer speak honestly about survivorship—the fear of recurrence, scan anxiety, body image, fatigue, intimacy, hormonal therapy, ongoing medical care, and the loneliness that can follow treatment. This is a space for the after no one sees. “If this conversation gave language to something you have been carrying, follow The Unexpected Detour ❤️ on Spotify and share this episode with someone who may need to hear it. There is room for the parts of survivorship that are not always seen, and you do not have to carry them alone.”

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The Unexpected Detour ❤️ was born from a journey through breast cancer — the detour that awakened the mission. What began as a personal path through fear, healing, survival, and faith has grown into a space where honest conversations about life’s unexpected turns can be shared openly and compassionately. Though we lean into many different detours — emotional, spiritual, relational, health-related, and personal — we will never leave our humble beginnings behind. Breast cancer awareness, education, and survivorship remain a vital part of the heart of this platform. The Unexpected Detour ❤️ is

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  • Creator
    Frances Hammond
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    206
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Frances Hammond
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