Episodes

In this episode of The Human Experience, host Jennifer Peterkin sits down with Kelvin, the founder of Rustic Nature Tours, to explore his journey from an aspiring diplomat to running a successful safari business in Kenya. This episode dives into Kelvin's passion for wildlife, his upbringing, and hi…

In this episode, Jennifer Peterkin sits down with Becca Pearce, a former insurance executive whose life took an unexpected turn when she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Becca's journey from a high-powered career to founding Extend Coaching and Consulting highlights the themes of resilience, reinv…

Today, Jennifer Peterkin sits down with Cynthia Newberry Martin, a lawyer by training who found her true calling as a writer. Despite her legal career, Cynthia's passion for storytelling never waned, leading her to publish her first book in 2019 and subsequently win several writing awards, highligh…

In this powerful episode, host Jennifer Peterkin dives into the harrowing and inspiring story of J.D. McCabe, a father of two who endured severe domestic abuse.

In this episode, host Jennifer Peterkin interviews Kathy Izard, an award-winning philanthropist, author, and speaker who recently launched her podcast, What's Your Whisper?

In this episode, Tony shares his incredible journey from a small-town upbringing in Madison, Maine, to becoming a prominent figure in the Nashville music scene.

In today’s episode, host Jennifer Peterkin is joined by the inspiring Martha Kartaoui, who endured years of spiritual and physical oppression within a religious cult.

In this episode, Jennifer sits down with Amy, a resilient and inspiring individual whose life took dramatic turns.

Much of Bruce's adult life was in corporate America; he moved his family around for jobs before finally settling in North Carolina and starting his own business. As he was thinking about retirement and on the cusp of selling his business, he received a cancer diagnosis. Thankfully, Bruce is in remi…

This episode is a bit different than those we've done in the past; I had four guests on to discuss some of the intricacies and lesser discussed issues within Interpersonal Violence (also known as IPV) - namely, cyber stalking and parent/child alienation.While many have suffered from both cyber stal…

When Chandrika Phea went to China as a Christian missionary, she assumed her life would follow the trail that had been forged before her. An ordained minister in her own right, Chandrika grew up the daughter and granddaughter of minister's in the African American Pentecostal church.But upon her ret…

Heidy is the proud daughter and wife of immigrants. Though she was born an American citizen, she has spent her life around those who have immigrated to the United States in search of "The American Dream". Heidy has a unique view of what it means to be an immigrant in America as someone that has wal…

When Heather and her husband found out they were pregnant with their first child, it was a time of celebration. Like many newlyweds, they were excited to start their family. What they couldn't have foreseen was the gut-wrenching reality of infant loss that many live with every day.At 38 weeks, Heat…

Julie has the kind of story that you look back on and say, how can one person have lived through so much? Growing up in an abusive household, Julie was eager to get away as soon as she had her high school diploma. But escaping your past and your trauma, aren't necessarily easy; especially when life…

Julie has the kind of story that you look back on and say, how can one person have lived through so much? Growing up in an abusive household, Julie was eager to get away as soon as she had her high school diploma. But escaping your past and your trauma, aren't necessarily easy; especially when life…

Cody was a paramedic for over a decade. He spent more than ten years of seeing some of the saddest and worst parts of humanity, some of whom he knew personally. While he did so much good during that time, it left him numb, needing to dissociate and rely on alcohol to get through.When his family enc…

Quanisha is a doula operating in San Antonio Texas, as well as a leader of the San Antonio Black Doula Collective.While doula may or man not be a term you're familiar with, the practice of being the emotional, mental, and physical support for a woman leading up to, including, and after birth, their…

When Mel was a teenager, still under her parents care, she was diagnosed with a progressive autoimmune disorder. While a diagnosis like that is bound to change your life in some way, the reality was that Mel had to start thinking about what she and her husband-to-be wanted their future to look like…

As a pastor's kid, Hesron always knew what was expected of him. He played the part well, but from a young age, Hesron began living in two separate worlds. He was one person while he was in front of others, and someone else behind closed doors.After being introduced to pornography at the age of 12, …

Christine had her first surgery when she was only a couple of months old. Now, well into adulthood, Christine has had over twenty surgeries for the bilateral cleft lip and palate that she was born with.The physical difficulties were one thing, but the emotional and social fallout have caused the bi…

Auntie Anne Beiler grew up in the Amish-Mennonite Community in south central Pennsylvania. It was there she met her husband, Jonas, and where they began their life together.Walking through the insurmountable grief of losing one of her children to an accident, and then being sexually abused by a per…

Sometimes, it takes a traumatic event to wake us up out of the fog we're walking through. For Stephanie, that event came in the form of slamming her finger in a car door. While not the source of her trials, it did help her to see that she indeed needed a change.The past six years have been formativ…

Karen had been working intensively towards a career goal for half a decade, but when she finally made it into her "dream job", she found that it wasn't as dreamy as she thought it would be.Having recently entered motherhood, Karen realized that what she wanted had shifted. In fact, her entire ident…

From travel agent to traveller, from teacher to seeker, Jen has made a beautiful life from the myriad opportunities that have come her way. Never one to let something meaningful pass her by, she has seen and done more than many of us, simply by saying yes.Jen has taught in Poland, safari'd in Tanza…