People Finding God Podcast

Sierra Isaac

Every person has a story. Every story reveals something about God. On the People Finding God Podcast, we explore the journeys of ordinary people who encountered God in extraordinary circumstances. Together, we uncover who they were before, what life looked like when everything changed, and how God met them in the middle of their pain, questions, loss, healing, and hope. These are stories of faith forged through real life—not perfect lives, but transformed ones. Because often, we don’t find God when life is easy. We find Him when we need Him most.

  1. 2d ago

    Gabrielle Hansen's Story: You Were Always A Good Seed

    Gabrielle grew up in a deeply religious LDS home, but from a young age, she often felt like being herself meant disappointing God. In this conversation, she shares her journey from rebellious teenage years, to serving a mission, marriage and motherhood, and eventually beginning to untangle God from religion and other people’s expectations. We talk about learning to trust yourself, questioning beliefs without abandoning God, living in the uncomfortable middle, allowing your children to choose their own path, and discovering that your desires and intuition may actually be one of the ways God speaks to you. Gabrielle's perspective is honest, thoughtful and refreshingly nuanced. Her story is a reminder that faith doesn’t always have to mean certainty—and sometimes getting closer to God begins with becoming more honest about who you are. And maybe the thing we most need to understand about our younger selves is this: you were always a good seed. Host: Sierra Isaac Editor: Adrienne Quintana

  2. Sep 6

    Ben Ward's Story Part 2: What If The Burden Is The Light

    In Part 2 of my conversation with Ben, we continue into the experiences that tested his faith in an entirely different way. Ben shares what happened when he was diagnosed with melanoma, the cancer returned aggressively, and suddenly the battle became physical, emotional, financial, and spiritual. He talks about the community that rallied around his family, what it was like to receive help when he was used to being the provider, and how he learned firsthand what it means for burdens to actually become lighter. We also talk about fear, uncertainty, and doubt....and how the principles Ben had spent years teaching through his work became the very principles he had to live while fighting for his life. Ben shares an incredible experience of feeling prompted by God while driving with his family, and how that impression may have saved their lives. We talk about recognizing God’s voice, trusting what doesn’t always make logical sense, radical honesty, and the awareness that comes from believing heaven is much closer than we sometimes realize. And at the end of our conversation, Ben answers the question I ask every guest: Who do you know your Savior to be now? His answer is simple and beautiful, Jesus Christ is his brother, the one who goes before him, does not shame him, and continues to offer love even when Ben struggles to fully receive it. This episode is about what happens when faith moves from something you believe into something you actually have to live. If you haven’t listened to Part 1 yet, start there, and then come back for the rest of Ben’s story.   Host: Sierra Isaac Editor: Adrienne Quintana

  3. Aug 31

    Ben Ward's Story Part 1: What If The Burden Is The Light

    In this episode I sit down with leadership coach and entrepreneur Ben Ward for a deeply personal conversation about faith, family, pride, failure, and the experiences that have shaped his relationship with God. Ben shares what it was like growing up between two very different worlds after his parents divorced, the influence of his mother's faith, and the moment his older brother's testimony planted a seed that would eventually help Ben find his own. He also shares the powerful lesson his father taught him after returning to the Church: “I thought it was me.” Years later, Ben would learn a similar lesson for himself. After experiencing extraordinary business success, Ben watched everything unravel. His company collapsed, his financial security disappeared, and he found himself in what he calls the “Black Death” one of the darkest periods of his life. It was there, angry with God and questioning a scripture he had always loved, that Ben came to understand the words “My burden is light” in an entirely new way. Maybe our burdens aren't always made lighter by being taken away. Maybe sometimes they become light—wisdom, compassion, humility, experience, and a deeper understanding of who God is and who we are becoming. This is a conversation about what happens when everything you thought defined you is stripped away, and how God can use even our darkest experiences to illuminate the way forward.   Host: Sierra Isaac Editor: Adrienne Quintana

  4. Aug 22

    Stephanie Willis' Story: Deconstructing Everything & Finding God Again

    Stephanie grew up deeply rooted in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But after years of questions, a difficult marriage, a faith crisis, and eventually leaving the Church and removing her records, she found herself rebuilding her life and her relationship with God, from the ground up. What followed was a season of divorce, healing, searching, creativity, new love, and eventually an unexpected experience in Hawaii that opened the door for Stephanie to consider something she never thought she would do.... Come back. In this conversation, Stephanie shares openly about losing her faith, the choices she made along the way, finding safety and healing within herself and her new marriage, and ultimately being rebaptized into the Church she once publicly walked away from. Her story is a reminder that our journey with God doesn't always look linear and that no matter how far we think we've gone, it is never too late to come home. @unquietwoman @mothertruckerhatpopup Host: Sierra Isaac Editor: Adrienne Quintan

  5. Aug 8

    Billie Eilish: A Conversation With Sierra & Adrienne

    Sometimes God teaches us through the moments we’d never expect. What started as a story about trying to buy Billie Eilish tickets turned into one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned about faith, patience, and trusting God’s timing. In this conversation, Adrienne and I talk about what it looks like to move toward a dream before you feel qualified, how God often asks us to take the next step without seeing the whole path, and why some of life’s greatest lessons are hidden inside ordinary moments. We also dive into imposter syndrome, creativity, calling, and the surprising ways God partners with us, and not by doing everything for us, but by inviting us to create alongside Him. If you’ve ever wondered if you’re ready, questioned whether you’re qualified, or felt like you’re waiting on God, this episode is for you.   Host: Sierra Isaac Editor: Adrienne Quintana

  6. Aug 2

    Seeing Beyond The Veil Part 2: Trish's Story

    In Part 2 of my conversation with Trish Wilhite, we continue exploring what happened after the unimaginable loss of her son, Gunnar. Trish shares how grief became an invitation to deepen her relationship with God, Christ, and the Savior’s healing power. We talk about agency, surrender, angels, spiritual experiences, and what it means to live from a place of trust instead of fear. She explains why she believes healing isn’t transactional, why she says “this life isn’t as serious as we make it,” and how choosing to bring our pain into the light changes everything. Whether you’ve experienced profound loss, are searching for greater peace, or simply want to understand God in a deeper way, this conversation is a reminder that hope, joy, and healing are possible—even in the middle of heartbreak. I hope this episode helps you see God’s love a little more clearly.   Host:  Sierra Isaac Editor:  Adrienne Quintana

  7. Jul 27

    Seeing Beyond The Veil Part 1: Trish Wilhite's Story

    In this heartfelt conversation, Trish Wilhite shares the deeply personal experiences that shaped her relationship with God, from a childhood filled with joy, sports, and simple prayers for lost soccer socks to caring for her grandmother through a long illness with AIDS, witnessing sacred experiences with loved ones after they passed away, and navigating the unimaginable loss of her son, Gunner. Together, we explore what it means to receive personal revelation, trust spiritual impressions, and discover that God is far more personal than many of us realize. Trish opens up about moving beyond a transactional relationship with faith into one built on love, trust, and ongoing conversation with Heaven. This episode is a beautiful reminder that God is still speaking, angels are nearer than we think, and every one of us can learn to recognize His voice. If you’ve ever wondered whether God sees you, hears you, or is involved in the details of your life, this conversation is for you.   Host: Sierra Isaac Editor: Adrienne Quintana

  8. Jul 13

    The Beauty Of An Imperfect Journey: LaDawn's Story

    What if God isn’t asking you to have all the answers—only to trust Him with the next one? In this deeply moving conversation, LaDawn Stone shares the quiet, lifelong journey of building a faith that could withstand life’s unexpected turns. From growing up as one of the few members of the Church on the East Coast, to spending her teenage years in Brazil as the daughter of mission leaders, to navigating one of the hardest decisions of her life through prayer and personal revelation, LaDawn offers a beautiful reminder that faith is built one experience at a time. Together, we talk about learning to recognize the voice of the Spirit, asking better questions in prayer, trusting that there is often more than one “right” path, and why our greatest transformations usually come through the trials we never would have chosen. We also explore divorce, healing, remarriage, self-compassion, and the peace that comes from making deeply personal decisions with God rather than through the opinions of others. This episode is filled with practical wisdom for anyone navigating uncertainty, wondering how to hear God more clearly, or learning to trust themselves while trusting Him.   Host: Sierra Isaac Editor: Adrienne Quintana

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Every person has a story. Every story reveals something about God. On the People Finding God Podcast, we explore the journeys of ordinary people who encountered God in extraordinary circumstances. Together, we uncover who they were before, what life looked like when everything changed, and how God met them in the middle of their pain, questions, loss, healing, and hope. These are stories of faith forged through real life—not perfect lives, but transformed ones. Because often, we don’t find God when life is easy. We find Him when we need Him most.

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