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From The Game 2 Grace

From The Game 2 Grace

By: Jarius & Candice Hayes
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 From the Game 2 Grace is a podcast for families navigating blended family challenges, caregiving responsibilities, mental health struggles, life transitions, and the unique journey after professional sports. If you’re a parent in a blended family, a caregiver supporting a loved one, a spouse adjusting to life after professional football,or a family touched by mental illness this space is for you. Join us in the conversation for real stories, encouragement, and practical tools to help you keep going with hope and resilience. We’re Candice and Jarius Hayes married for 29 years, parents of a blended family, entrepreneurs, and authors. Our journey has taken us from single motherhood and life after Jarius’s career in the NFL, to raising three children and serving as full-time caregivers for our son through his mental health battle. Those experiences fuel our passion to walk with you.Copyright 2025 Jarius & Candice Hayes Christianity Social Sciences Spirituality
Episodes
  • After its all Said and Done

    After its all Said and Done
    Sep 27 2025

    Suddenly, the identity you carried for years feels like it slips away.

    The question whispers loud: Who am I without the game?

    But, here's what we learned. The end of the game is not the end of your story

    Grace meets you where the game leaves you .

    Grace says you are more than what you do.

    Grace says : There is purpose after the platform.

    Grace says : Your best days are not behind you.

    This week's conversation is another reminder that you position may change, but your purpose remains.

    #walkinginpurpose #fromgame2grace #lifeafterfootball #purposebeyondthegame #podcastshow

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    26 mins
  • Don't dwell on what didn't get accomplished, just keep moving

    Don't dwell on what didn't get accomplished, just keep moving
    Sep 13 2025

    On this episode of FromThe Game2Grace, we open up about what it felt like to walk through one of the life's hardest hits.

    Quote by Jarius Hayes : " Alot of times you will focus on what you didn't accomplish rather than what you did accomplish"

    This raw conversation will encourage anyone facing setbacks, reminding you that even in loss, there's perspective, growth and God's timing .


    #NFLJOURNEY #overcomingadversity #fromthegame2grace

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    19 mins
  • Getting Released from the Arizona Cardinals

    Getting Released from the Arizona Cardinals
    Sep 13 2025

    It's no fun going through adversity, nobody wants to. But what truly matters is how you overcome it.

    In this episode, we share Jarius's journey: after being released from the Arizona Cardinals, he went on to play for NFL EUROPE expansion team, the Amsterdam Admirals. One season later, the same team that let him go the Arizona Cardinals called him back.

    His story is a reminder that even when things look bleak, there's always hope. Stay encouraged. Believe in the process. Never lose faith in small beginnings.

    #fromthegame2grace #overseas #nflexpansionteam #nfleurope #overcomingadversity
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    32 mins
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