🎙 Corner Booth

🧩 Season Theme: Hungry
This season we’re exploring what it means to be hungry not just for food, but for belonging, for meaning, for God himself. Maybe you’ve walked into a room and wondered if there was a place for you. Today, consider this your invitation: there’s a spot at the corner booth waiting, and you don’t have to sit alone.

👣 Guest Introduction:
My guest today is Brandon Booth, President and Spiritual Director of Signpost Inn and host of The Signpost Inn Podcast. Brandon and his team walk alongside people in the middle of life’s chaos, offering friendship, compassion, and spiritual direction. Their mission is simple but deeply needed: to lift weary eyes toward Jesus and help people discover his steady presence in the mess.

💡 Episode Highlights:

What it feels like to show up at church and feel like you’re not one of the “cool kids at the cool table”

Why hospitality and belonging are essential to the life of faith

How Signpost Inn helps people reconnect with God when he feels distant

Brandon’s own journey into spiritual direction and why slowing down matters

What it means to “be still and know” in a distracted, noisy world

🔗 Connect with Brandon Booth & Signpost Inn:
Website: signpostinn.org
Podcast: The Signpost Inn Podcast

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🎙 Sugar-Free

🧩 Season Theme: Hungry
This season we’re talking about hunger physical, emotional, and spiritual. What do we crave? What fills us? And what leaves us empty?

👣 Guest Introduction:
Dr. Cali Estes knows firsthand the dangers of quick fixes and hidden addictions. Early in her life, she was prescribed the now-banned weight-loss drug Fen-Phen a combination that promised results but came with devastating risks like heart valve disease and pulmonary hypertension. That experience, paired with her own journey, fueled her mission to expose the hidden dangers in substances we consume every day including one of the biggest culprits: sugar.

Known as “The Female Dr. Drew” and “The Battery Recharger,” Cali is a global leader in addiction recovery, mental health, and performance optimization. She’s the founder of Sober On Demand®, and she’s spent over 25 years helping CEOs, athletes, creatives, and everyday people reset their brain chemistry, break free from burnout and addiction, and reclaim their lives.

💡 Episode Highlights:

Cali’s personal story of being prescribed Fen-Phen and the fallout when it was banned.

The dangers of sugar and why it’s one of the most addictive substances we face daily.

How sugar impacts not just physical health but also mental clarity and emotional stability.

Why high-performers are especially at risk of hidden addictions.

Tools Cali uses from neurofeedback to biohacking to help clients heal and thrive.

👉 Your Challenge This Week:
Go sugar-free for seven days. Notice how your body, mind, and mood respond. Hungry isn’t always about food it’s about what we run to when we’re empty.

🔗 Connect with Dr. Cali Estes:
Website: Sober On Demand®
X (Twitter): @caliestes

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🚨 If You’re Struggling
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, please don’t wait. Help is available.

In the U.S., dial 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

Visit 988lifeline.org for more resources.

You are not alone.

🧩 Season Theme: Hungry
The season theme Hungry explores the cravings that shape our lives not just for food, but for healing, hope, and meaning. “Bitter herbs” remind us of the hard and painful parts of life that we must sometimes taste in order to fully appreciate sweetness and renewal.

👣 Guest Introduction:
This week, we step into the shoes of Zach Tidwell a Marine Corps veteran whose journey is both heartbreaking and deeply inspiring. On his second deployment, Zach received devastating news: his wife was having an affair. The marriage ended in 2018, and just months later, he was in a motorcycle accident that left him with a severe traumatic brain injury. As he battled impulsivity, agitation, and alcohol abuse, he was honorably discharged and tried to start fresh in Colorado, pursuing a nursing degree. On the outside, life looked steady. Inside, he was spiraling.

By spring of 2019, Zach reached his breaking point. On March 31st, he attempted to take his life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the face. Against all odds, he survived but awoke to a new reality: completely blind and deaf in one ear.

What could have been the end of Zach’s story became the beginning of something remarkable. He relearned how to eat, brush his teeth, and walk. Within eight months, he was back on a snowboard in the Rocky Mountains. Soon after, he returned to college, where he began to pursue accessibility solutions after facing new challenges as a blind student.

Today, Zach is not just a survivor he’s a force. He skis, rock climbs, whitewater kayaks, skydives, and even competes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. His story of resilience, innovation, and perseverance offers hope for anyone tasting the bitter herbs of life, especially during Suicide Prevention Week.

💡 Episode Highlights:

The painful unraveling that began with betrayal and a traumatic brain injury.

The moment Zach attempted to end his life and why survival changed everything.

His courageous journey of learning to live blind, and choosing to thrive.

Why his message matters so deeply in the conversation around suicide prevention.

🔗 Connect with Zach Tidwell:
Website: zachtidwell.net
X (Twitter): @ZachCTidwell

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If this episode moved you, challenged you, or gave you something to think about don’t keep it to yourself! Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and let us know how stepping into Zach’s shoes impacted you.