When life blindsides us, we don’t just remember what happened — we remember how it felt.
In this episode, Brent sits down with Nick, a father whose children survived the Nashville school shooting, to explore not just the event itself, but the quiet, complicated, deeply human process of healing that followed.

This isn’t a story about giving advice.
It’s a story about how humans process the moments we never saw coming — the big shocks and the smaller emotional bruises we collect along the way.

Nick shares:

• What happened the morning of the shooting
• What his body felt before his mind could make sense of it
• The blur that followed in the days and months afterward
• The internal reset that saved his marriage
• The unexpected ways his children showed strength
• How returning to the school became part of their healing
• And why some memories stay alive until we decide to release them

Alongside Nick’s story, we explore the neuroscience of trauma, how the brain stores painful events, why time feels strange after something life-altering, and what it really means to “let go” of memories that no longer serve who we’re becoming.

This episode is for anyone carrying something heavy — even if it’s not “big enough” to call trauma — and wondering why it still lives inside them.

Healing isn’t just about moving on.
It’s about learning which memories to keep … and which ones to finally set down.

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Music Credits

"Land" by ANBR

"Espionage" by Solis

"Corals Under The Sun" by Yehezekel Raz

"Apollo" by Rotem Cinamon

"Hallow" by Steven Keech

"Ea" by Hans Johnson

"Contemplative Question" by The Tennessee Pistols

What if the things you spend your life building were never meant to last?

In this episode of Better Beliefs, Brent Kocal sits with Tibetan monks creating a sand mandala—a sacred artwork that takes days to build and seconds to destroy. Their teaching? Everything in life is impermanent, and that truth is what makes it beautiful.

You’ll hear how these monks view life, effort, and the purpose of creation—not as something to cling to, but as something to experience fully and release with grace. Brent explores why Western culture struggles with impermanence, our deep attachment to results and outcomes, and how we can find lasting joy in the act of creation itself.

If you’ve ever felt like your achievements fade too fast, or your happiness depends on what you accomplish next—this conversation will shift your perspective.

Listen now to discover:

• Why Tibetan monks spend days building mandalas they’ll immediately destroy
• What impermanence can teach us about freedom and fulfillment
• How to find joy without attachment to results
• Why letting go might be the most powerful creative act of all

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Music Credits

"Breath Deep" by Master Minded

"Ea" by Hans Johnson

"Hallow" by Stephen Keech

"Flicker of Thought" by Eleven Tales

"Like a Bird" by Letra

"Moving Forward" by The Tennessee Pistols

What if death isn’t the end—but a doorway we’ve walked through countless times before?

In this episode of Better Beliefs, host Brent Edward explores one of humanity’s oldest and most controversial ideas: reincarnation. Through the story of a woman who experienced vivid past life regressions and readings from the Akashic Records, we ask a question that challenges everything Western culture teaches us about life and death: Do we live more than once?

You’ll hear what she saw on the other side of death, what those memories revealed about the soul’s purpose, and why the experience gave her peace instead of fear. Along the way, we’ll look at ancient cultures that embraced reincarnation, modern psychological skepticism, and the possibility that consciousness continues long after the body stops breathing.

If you’ve ever wondered where we go when we die—or why some lives feel connected in ways we can’t explain—this conversation might change how you see everything.

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Music Credits:

"Duality" by Kyle Preston

"Suspicion" by The Bows

"Parallel Dimension" by Onyx Music

"Pluto" by Alon Peretz

"Hallow" by Steven Keech

"Resonate" by Romeo

"Lift" by Starlux