Episodes

  • Ruel Thomas on Music, Loss, and Resilience

    Ruel Thomas on Music, Loss, and Resilience
    Sep 10 2025
    At 30, Ruel is living his dream as a full-time musician in Austin, Texas. But behind the music is a story of childhood loss, resilience, and a recent cancer diagnosis. This is his most personal performance yet- his own story.
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    39 mins
  • Going Places on a Stationary Bike: Mike & Dan's Journey

    Going Places on a Stationary Bike: Mike & Dan's Journey
    Aug 27 2025
    Meet the duo behind Torrent Cycle and Tenet Café, a grounded and growing fitness community in Salt Lake City. Mike and Dan are partners in life and in business, and their successes in one reinforces success in the other. Their whole is truly greater than the sum of their parts. In this heartfelt conversation, they share how they went from careers in NYC to becoming beloved business owners in Salt Lake City. Along the way, they talk about love, faith, entrepreneurship, and the power of building community, one spin class and one smoothie at a time.
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    42 mins
  • From the Field to the Mind: Bridger's Unconventional Path to Healing

    From the Field to the Mind: Bridger's Unconventional Path to Healing
    Aug 13 2025
    From college football to psychiatry, Bridger's journey is anything but ordinary. He shares why he walked away from surgery, how he treats his patients with heart and humanity, and why he believes healing starts before the prescription.
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    45 mins
  • Love, Again - Second Chances and Staying the Course

    Love, Again - Second Chances and Staying the Course
    Jul 30 2025
    In this candid and uplifting episode, Amber and Maria are joined by their husbands for a conversation about love the second time around. Together, they open up about what it means to rebuild trust, show up through the hard seasons, and choose each other- again and again. It's a heartfelt look at marriage, resilience, and the unexpected beauty of staying the course.
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    45 mins
  • Holding On, Letting Go - A Conversation with Joseph and Laura Lee Kozusko

    Holding On, Letting Go - A Conversation with Joseph and Laura Lee Kozusko
    Jul 16 2025
    In this intimate episode of Affairs of the Heart, Amber and Maria sit down with Joseph and his wife Laura Lee as they share the raw, beautiful truths of living through the final days of life. With grace, love, and surprising moments of lightness, they talk about what really matters, what they're learning in letting go, and how love endures-even in the goodbye.

    To read Joseph in his own words go to https://www.caringbridge.org/site/2723b097-9c87-11ef-b55d-6fe004f3e196
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    42 mins
  • From Hello to Heart-Level In No Time

    From Hello to Heart-Level In No Time
    Jul 2 2025
    In the premiere episode of Affairs of the Heart, Amber and Maria invite you into the story of their unexpected and soul-nourishing friendship. What started as a new connection quickly turned into something that felt like it had always been there. In this honest and heartfelt conversation, they share why they felt called to create this podcast- a space for real talk, deep listening, and the kind of connection that reminds us we're never alone.
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    42 mins