Purpose For Life

Suzanne Roberts
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Are you searching for deeper meaning and direction in your life? Do you ever wonder what your true purpose is? Look no further! We invite you to follow the Purpose for Life podcast, hosted by the inspiring Suzanne Roberts. Suzanne, a passionate advocate for intentional living, guides you through insightful conversations and practical advice designed to help you unlock your potential and live a life filled with purpose. Each episode is a journey towards self-discovery, offering fresh perspectives and actionable steps to help you align your daily life with your deepest values and aspirations.Whether you're feeling stuck, seeking clarity, or simply want to enrich your understanding of yourself and the world around you, Purpose for Life is your essential guide.

  1. 3d ago

    What If Your Authentic Self Is Enough: How to Find Purpose Through Social Media - Jessica Gentry

    Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to build a life and business around your purpose—and still remain genuinely human in an increasingly digital world? In this episode of Purpose For Life, Suzanne Roberts sits down with social media strategist Jessica Gentry to explore the power of authenticity, community, courage, and human connection in the age of AI. Jessica shares the story of how she unexpectedly launched her social media business after watching her entrepreneurial parents navigate a devastating financial loss. What began as a desire to help her family became a calling to help authors, entrepreneurs, and purpose-driven people share their voices with the world. Suzanne and Jessica explore why people are craving realness on social media, how vulnerability can build meaningful community, and why AI can be an incredible tool without replacing the human connection we all need. They also talk about finding your “why,” taking the courage to put yourself out there, and why sometimes the most powerful thing you can post is simply who you really are. In This Episode: 00:00 Welcome & Jessica's journey into social media 01:20 The unexpected moment that launched Jessica's business 02:40 Turning a personal crisis into a purpose-driven business 04:45 Why knowing your “why” gives you the courage to begin 06:00 Finding community and connection through social media 08:45 Why people are searching for authentic connection 10:00 Jessica's clients and the inspiration behind her work 14:30 Why authenticity is changing social media 17:00 AI, authenticity and the question: “What's real?” 20:00 Why human connection still matters in an AI world 24:00 Jessica's advice for anyone afraid to show up online 28:00 What Jessica believes is the purpose for life  Guest Information Jessica Gentry Social Media Strategist & Founder of a Social Media Agency Email: jessicasocialtrendsagency@gmail.com Calendly Link: https://calendly.com/jessicasocialtrendsagency/30min Jessica helps entrepreneurs, authors, and purpose-driven people bring their voices into the world through social media while maintaining authenticity, vulnerability, and genuine human connection. If you've ever felt called to share your voice, start something new, build a community, or simply show up more authentically in the world, this conversation is for you. #Authenticity #SocialMedia #ArtificialIntelligence #HumanConnection #PersonalBranding #Entrepreneurship #PurposeForLife

    What If Your Authentic Self Is Enough: How to Find Purpose Through Social Media - Jessica Gentry

  2. Oct 14

    Belonging Begins Within: What If You Don't Have to Change to Belong?

    Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to truly belong? In this solo episode of Purpose For Life, Suzanne Roberts explores why we sometimes lose ourselves trying to find acceptance outside of us—and what becomes possible when we begin by belonging to ourselves first. Through the powerful image of a healthy forest, Suzanne invites us to reconsider diversity, inclusion, and the shared roots that nourish the whole. What if our communities, teams, and organizations were places where every person mattered, every presence was welcomed, and everyone had the space to reach for the sun? Belonging begins with reconnecting to our deepest selves: our values, our vision, and our purpose. From that place, we can become a contribution to something larger than ourselves and help create a more inclusive, connected, and life-giving world. In this episode: 00:00 – What Does It Mean to Belong? 01:00 – Belonging to Yourself First 03:00 – The Wisdom of a Healthy Forest 05:00 – Creating Cultures of Inclusion 07:00 – Belonging to the Whole of Life 08:00 – Your Mission Statement for Belonging Your invitation: Take a moment to write your own mission statement for belonging. What does it mean to belong to yourself, and how can that belonging become a contribution to others? Share your reflections with Suzanne at the email address mentioned in the episode, and subscribe to Purpose For Life for more explorations of connection, wholeness, and living on purpose. #PurposeForLife #Belonging #TheGreatReconnection #HumanConnection #Wholeness #LivingOnPurpose

    Belonging Begins Within: What If You Don't Have to Change to Belong?

  3. Oct 7

    Why Not Me? The Courage to Bet on Yourself - Crystal Johnson

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Purpose For Life, Suzanne Roberts sits down with entrepreneur and digital advertising strategist Crystal Johnson for a deeply honest conversation about betting on yourself, redefining success, and remembering why you started in the first place. Crystal shares the story behind building her business after becoming a new mom, beginning with a desire to work remotely and eventually taking the frightening leap into entrepreneurship. She talks openly about the years that didn't look successful from the outside—including making $20,000 in her first two years, becoming a single mom for a period of time, and moving into her parents' basement with her son.  But Suzanne helps Crystal uncover something deeper: success wasn't one big moment. It was every decision along the way to keep believing in herself. Crystal's story becomes an invitation to stop measuring your life by someone else's timeline and to ask, What if I believed that this was possible for me, too? The conversation then moves into motherhood, homeschooling, entrepreneurship, family, legacy, and what happens when the “why” behind our goals begins to evolve. Crystal shares why she is learning to build a business around the life she actually wants—not build a life around the business. At the heart of this conversation is a powerful reminder: your dream may change, your path may change, and your definition of success may change—but you can keep coming back to what matters most. Timestamps 00:00 – Crystal's Entrepreneurial Beginning  03:00 – Betting on Yourself  07:00 – When Success Doesn't Happen Overnight  11:00 – Why Not Me?  15:00 – Redefining What Success Really Means  19:00 – When Life Gives You a Different Perspective  23:00 – Realigning With Your Why  27:00 – Motherhood, Homeschooling & Purpose  31:00 – Building a Rich Life  34:00 – The Purpose For Life Guest Information Crystal Johnson Entrepreneur | Digital Advertising Strategist | Mother | Future Author Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Subscribe to Purpose For Life for more conversations about purpose, personal growth, connection, and living deeply aligned with who you are. #PurposeForLife #CrystalJohnson #SuzanneRoberts #Entrepreneurship #Purpose #PersonalGrowth #Mindset #WomenInBusiness

    Why Not Me? The Courage to Bet on Yourself - Crystal Johnson

  4. Oct 1

    What If You're Already Whole? A Different Way to Think About Healing

    Send us Fan Mail In this month’s Wisdom Drop, Suzanne Roberts sits down with her dear friend Anne Santilli to explore a simple but profound invitation: you are already whole and holy. Drawing from the Wisdom Deck connected to It’s Deeper Than That and The Great Reconnection, Suzanne and Anne explore what it means to return to the deeper self beneath the experiences, trauma, stories, and identities that can cause us to feel disconnected from who we truly are. Anne shares how trauma and difficulty can create distance between who we are and who we believe we need to be, while Suzanne explores the deeper current of wholeness and holiness that is always within us. Together, they talk about meditation, writing, curiosity, trust, and the willingness to slow down enough to discover what has been there all along. This conversation is not about becoming someone new. It is about discovering what is already within you—and learning to trust that it is safe to open the gift. Let this Wisdom Drop wash over you, and ask yourself: What might I discover if I took the time to arrive inside myself? Timestamps 00:00 – Welcome to the Wisdom Drop  01:15 – You Are Already Whole and Holy  03:00 – How Trauma Can Disconnect Us From Ourselves  05:15 – The Deeper Current Within  07:15 – Making Inner Discovery a Priority  09:30 – Learning to Trust Your Wholeness  12:00 – Wholeness as a Lifelong Journey  14:00 – Knowing It Within & Living It in the World  15:30 – Returning to Yourself In This Wisdom Drop  The meaning of being “whole and holy” Returning to yourself and your own belonging  How trauma can create distance from our authentic selves  Reconnecting with the innocence, curiosity, and playfulness we carried as children  The deeper current of life within us  Making inner discovery a priority  Meditation and writing as practices for self-discovery  Learning to trust our own wholeness  Why healing and reconnection are lifelong processes  Moving from knowing our deeper self internally to actually living from it  Testing, experiencing, and discovering that our inner radiance is safe to explore A Question for Reflection What might you discover if you gave yourself permission to slow down, arrive inside yourself, and explore what is already whole within you? #PurposeForLife #TheGreatReconnection #Wholeness #SelfDiscovery #InnerWork #SpiritualGrowth #PersonalGrowth

    What If You're Already Whole? A Different Way to Think About Healing

  5. Sep 30

    What If the Story You’re Telling Yourself Is Holding You Back? - Steve Linton

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Purpose For Life, Suzanne Roberts sits down with author and personal development expert Steve Linton to explore the powerful relationship between frequency, self-image, the subconscious mind, and the results we create in our lives. Steve shares his journey from becoming homeless after college to discovering personal development and completely changing the way he thought about himself and his future. He explains why changing what's happening on the outside often begins with changing what's happening within. Suzanne and Steve explore how our childhood programming can shape our self-image, why we have to honestly acknowledge where we are before we can get where we want to go, and how visualization, stillness, and intentional action can help us create a new internal reality. Steve also shares a powerful lesson from nearly 30 years of skydiving: sometimes the thing we are most afraid of is nothing like the story we created in our minds. At the heart of this conversation is an invitation to become more honest with ourselves, quiet the noise, and ask: What else could I do if I stopped believing the story that says I can't? Timestamps: 00:00 – What Is the Frequency of Success? 03:00 – From Homelessness to Personal Development 05:30 – Self-Image & the Subconscious Mind 09:00 – Knowing Where You Are Before You Change 13:00 – Stillness & Reprogramming the Mind 17:00 – Why We Need More Stillness 21:00 – Fear, Flying & Skydiving 25:00 – The Stories We Create in Our Minds 27:00 – The Purpose for Life Steve's Personal Story Steve shares how he experienced homelessness after college when he couldn't find work as a pilot. His introduction to personal development changed the way he viewed himself and his circumstances, eventually leading him to explore how subconscious beliefs and self-image influence the results we experience.  The Skydiving Lesson After nearly 30 years and more than 17,000 jumps, Steve uses skydiving as a metaphor for fear. People often create a story about what an experience will be like before they've ever experienced it. Once they actually take the leap, they discover that reality can be very different from the story in their mind.  A Question to Sit With Where are you right now—and what story are you telling yourself about where you can go next? Steve Linton Author | Personal Development Speaker | Pilot | Professional Skydiver Instagram Facebook #PurposeForLife #PersonalDevelopment #SelfAwareness #Mindset #Leadership #Purpose #PersonalGrowth

    What If the Story You’re Telling Yourself Is Holding You Back? - Steve Linton

  6. Sep 23

    Everything Feels Impossible Until It’s Done - Vincent Van Den Broeck

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Purpose For Life, Suzanne Roberts sits down with entrepreneur and author Vincent van den Broek for an extraordinary conversation about mindset, resilience, authenticity, action, and living without regret. After being hit by a car in 2024 and spending weeks in a coma followed by months of rehabilitation, Vincent was told the odds were against him. But instead of allowing predictions about his recovery to define his future, he focused on what he could control: his actions. He began rebuilding the skills he had before the accident, one step at a time, and walked out of rehab far sooner than expected. Vincent shares why “everything feels impossible until it’s done,” why we don't have to win every game to win the season, and how taking consistent action creates possibilities we cannot see yet. Suzanne and Vincent also explore authenticity, complacency, and the importance of leaving everything on the court—because the goal isn't necessarily to win every time, but to know you gave everything you had. At the heart of this conversation is a powerful question: When you reach the end of your life, will you be able to say you did everything you wanted to do and said everything you wanted to say? Timestamps 00:00 – Vincent’s Miracle 03:00 – From Coma to Recovery 05:30 – Mindset & Taking Action 08:00 – Everything Feels Impossible Until It’s Done 12:00 – The Power of Consistent Action 15:00 – Living Without Regret 18:00 – What Authenticity Really Means 21:00 – Leave Everything on the Court 24:00 – You Don’t Have to Win Every Game 27:00 – The Purpose for Life Guest Information Vincent van den Broek  Entrepreneur | Author | Content Creator Book: Everything Feels Impossible Until It’s Done Social: Vincent in the Kitchen Instagram  Subscribe to Purpose For Life for more conversations with people who are deeply connected to themselves and living on purpose.

    Everything Feels Impossible Until It’s Done - Vincent Van Den Broeck

  7. Sep 16

    From Trauma to Wholeness: The Journey Back to Yourself - Dawn Elgin

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Purpose For Life, Suzanne Roberts sits down with Dawn Elgin, founder of Practical Spiritualism, for a profound conversation about healing, surrender, safety, and coming home to the truth of who we are. Dawn shares her extraordinary journey from a successful corporate career through multiple traumatic brain injuries and a seven-year process of recovery that ultimately led her toward coaching and practical spirituality. Together, Suzanne and Dawn explore why safety begins within ourselves, how presence can change the way we respond to life, and why the things we carry from our past can keep us from seeing our own potential. Dawn introduces her powerful metaphor of the “room within”—the space we fill with experiences, beliefs, wounds, and stories until we begin to believe we are the room. The work, she says, is learning to release what no longer serves us so we can reconnect with the wholeness that was there all along. At the heart of this conversation is a beautiful question: Who are you beneath your story? Timestamps 00:00 – Welcome & Dawn’s Journey  03:49 – Trauma, Brain Injury & Surrender  06:45 – Discovering Practical Spiritualism  10:00 – What Does Spirituality Really Mean?  13:00 – Healing Begins With Safety  15:30 – The Breath & the Power of Presence  19:00 – The 12 Laws of Co-Creation  22:00 – Releasing What We Carry  24:00 – The Room Within You  27:30 – Discovering Your Pure Potential  28:30 – The Three Purposes for Life  29:00 – Closing Guest Information Dawn Elgin Founder of Practical Spiritualism Creator of Field and Form: The 12 Laws of Co-Creation Host of The Aligned Human Project Social Media: Facebook LinkedIn Instagram In This Episode Dawn’s transition from the corporate world into coachingHow multiple brain injuries changed the trajectory of her lifeLearning to surrender instead of controlWhat “practical spiritualism” meansSpirituality as a return to our own essenceWhy safety is essential to healingRadical self-responsibilityUsing the breath to return to presenceThe difference between vigilance and awarenessField and Form: The 12 Laws of Co-CreationWhy “pause equals power”The weight of grudges, pain, and old storiesForgiving without forgettingDawn’s journey through domestic violence and traumaThe metaphor of “the room within”Releasing the experiences that obscure our potentialThe power of stillnessKnowing, embodying, and helping others discover who they are A Question to Sit With: Who are you beneath your thoughts, emotions, experiences, and story? Dawn’s answer to Suzanne’s purpose-for-life question offers three powerful invitations: Know thyself. Embody your truth. Help others do the same. Subscribe to Purpose For Life for more conversations about discovering your deepest self, living on purpose, and reconnecting with what is already within you.

    From Trauma to Wholeness: The Journey Back to Yourself - Dawn Elgin

  8. Sep 9

    Your Greatest Wounds Can Become Your Greatest Strength - Tongela Clark

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Purpose For Life, Suzanne Roberts sits down with transformational coach Tongela Clark for a powerful conversation about the inner game, forgiveness, purpose, and discovering the champion within. Tongela shares her remarkable journey from growing up in her great-grandmother's hair salon to building successful businesses and becoming a transformational coach working with athletes, entertainers, and leaders. She explains how her own "broken lines"—including shame around not having a college degree, family wounds, and unforgiveness—ultimately became the very places where she discovered her greatest strength. Suzanne and Tongela explore why we can become so focused on our external performance that we lose connection with what's happening inside, how forgiveness can release the things holding us back, and why our pain doesn't have to define us. Instead, it can become a source of purpose, power, and transformation. At the heart of the conversation is a simple but powerful invitation: do the inner work, forgive yourself, and don't be afraid to live the life you were called to live. Guest Information: Tongela Clark Transformational Coach | Inner Game Coach Email: pause@thesailorlifestyle.com LinkedIn Facebook

    Your Greatest Wounds Can Become Your Greatest Strength - Tongela Clark
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Are you searching for deeper meaning and direction in your life? Do you ever wonder what your true purpose is? Look no further! We invite you to follow the Purpose for Life podcast, hosted by the inspiring Suzanne Roberts. Suzanne, a passionate advocate for intentional living, guides you through insightful conversations and practical advice designed to help you unlock your potential and live a life filled with purpose. Each episode is a journey towards self-discovery, offering fresh perspectives and actionable steps to help you align your daily life with your deepest values and aspirations.Whether you're feeling stuck, seeking clarity, or simply want to enrich your understanding of yourself and the world around you, Purpose for Life is your essential guide.

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  • Creator
    Suzanne Roberts
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    76
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Purpose For Life
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    Purpose For Life