In this episode of Unwritten, Trevor Barreca sits down with a former Division I athlete (Dylan LaNoue) whose life revolved around performance, medals, and winning — until everything he worked for stopped satisfying his heart.

Raised in a hyper-competitive, sports-centered family, his identity was built on success. Records, rankings, MVPs — all of it came true. But behind the accolades were broken relationships, family pain, loneliness, and a growing realization that achievement wasn’t enough.

What followed was a slow, profound transformation — not through trophies, but through authentic friendship, prayer, and learning what it actually means to be loved.

In This Episode You’ll Hear:
🏅 Growing up believing your worth is earned through success
🏀 A Division I athletic career that still left him empty
💔 Rock bottom moments: family turmoil, heartbreak, and loneliness
🤝 The friend who loved him when everything else fell apart
🕊️ A chapel moment that changed how he understood God — and himself
👨‍👦 A father-son relationship healed through small, faithful acts
✝️ A powerful full-circle moment sponsoring his own dad into the Church

This episode is a moving reminder that identity isn’t built on what you accomplish, but on who you’re loved by — and how God patiently renews the mind and heart over time.

In this episode of Unwritten, host Trevor Barreca sits down with Chase Maly to share a story marked by suffering, mercy, and unexpected hope.

🛵 As a high school junior, Chase was involved in a serious motorcycle accident that left him in the ICU with multiple internal injuries and overwhelming pain. In the middle of it all, he wrestled with loneliness, fear, and the question of whether his life truly mattered.

🏥 During long nights in the hospital, Chase’s family never left his side—but internally, he just wanted the suffering to end.

📉 Years later, after walking away from his faith and chasing success on his own terms, Chase found himself at a retreat, unsure why he was there and unsure if God still wanted him back.

🌊 On a quiet walk down a dock toward the confessional, everything began to change. Through the sacrament of confession, Chase encountered God’s mercy in a way he never had before—and realized he didn’t have to carry his past alone.

🔥 Now a FOCUS missionary, Chase reflects on how God used pain, patience, and people to bring him home—and how those same experiences now shape the way he walks with students who feel unseen, lonely, or stuck in suffering.

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In this episode of Unwritten, Kyle Medlock shares the harrowing story of a single night that changed everything — a reckless decision, a violent crash, and a moment that left him with no doubt that God was real and present in his life.

Just one week before his senior year of high school, Kyle said yes to a thrill that turned into a near-fatal accident on a dark country road. What followed was chaos, silence, and a miracle that would take years for him to fully understand.

In This Episode You’ll Hear:
🚗 A high-speed joyride that ended in a catastrophic crash
💥 Kyle waking up upside down and crawling out of a crushed truck
🙏 How every passenger survived — against all odds
🏚️ The unexplainable detail in the wreckage that revealed God’s protection
✝️ Why this moment wasn’t instant conversion, but a grace that unfolded over time

This episode is a powerful reminder that God often moves in our lives before we know how to name it — and that some moments only reveal their meaning years later. If you’ve ever looked back and realized you shouldn’t be here, this story will stay with you.