Rooted

I know I’m late to the game—these episodes have been out for over a year—but maybe that’s exactly why I’m writing this review. If you’re just now cruising through Brandon Petty and Tyler Gilman’s podcasts like I am, don’t make the mistake of thinking you missed your chance to hear them. Truth doesn’t expire. These podcasts are for people who are genuinely trying to figure out life. It doesn’t matter if you’re at the lowest point you’ve ever been, standing on top of the mountain, or somewhere in the middle wondering what comes next. It doesn’t matter whether you’re white-collar or blue-collar, young or old, successful or struggling. And it doesn’t matter whether you feel caught up in the cultural wars, arguments over sexuality and identity, politics, expectations, or simply the constant noise of the world telling you who you’re supposed to be. There’s something deeper here. What I hear in Brandon Petty and Tyler Gilman’s message is an invitation to stop allowing the world, your circumstances, your failures, or even your successes to define you. It’s about finding the kind of freedom that comes when you stop surviving and you decide how free you want to become. A lot of us spend years learning how to survive. We get good at carrying the weight, pushing forward, and making it through another day. But eventually you realize that surviving in the wilderness isn’t the same thing as being free. That’s what these podcasts have challenged me to think about. So yes, I’m more than a year late. But if you happen to stumble across these episodes from Brandon Petty and Tyler Gilman like I did, start listening. Whether life is good, bad, or somewhere in between, there may be something here that helps you become free with whatever is keeping you stuck—and finally start walking toward freedom.