Diamonds in Dumpster Fires
Resilience with a side of sass. A podcast where faith meets neuroscience—and healing gets real.
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires
Resilience with a side of sass. A podcast where faith meets neuroscience—and healing gets real.
About Diamonds in Dumpster Fires
Resilience with a side of sass. A podcast where faith meets neuroscience—and healing gets real.
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires is a faith-meets-neuroscience podcast for anyone determined to rise from the rubble. From divorce and dating disasters to burnout and betrayal, we talk about life's messiest moments with honesty, humor, and zero toxic positivity.
Why Join Diamonds in Dumpster Fires as a Guest
Faith And Mental Health Listeners
You reach listeners drawn to faith, mental health, and self improvement conversations about healing, shame, and resilience.
Honest Interview Style
You get a candid, humorous conversation that makes room for divorce, burnout, dating disasters, and real tools.
Trustworthy Topic Fit
You speak into recurring themes like self-compassion, boundaries, and emotional healing without having to force a polished story.
Clear Guest Visibility
You leave with a shareable episode that positions your perspective around faith, neuroscience, and practical recovery.
Episode Angles & Guest Pitches
Healing After Divorce
You help listeners rebuild after loss without pretending it was easy.
Self-Compassion And Shame
You show how your brain and beliefs can work together to interrupt shame.
Red Flags And Green Flags
You help listeners trust their instincts in dating and relationships again.
Gentleness And Resilience
You reframe strength as steadiness, not striving.
How You'd Contribute to the Show
Audience Takeaways
Your episode helps listeners feel less alone, name what hurts, and take grounded next steps toward healing, trust, and hope.
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Why Trust Me
The Ideal Guest
You are a coach, therapist, author, pastor, educator, or lived-experience guest who speaks honestly about healing, faith, relationships, and emotional resilience.
Recent Episodes
What to do when you're waiting
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • May 20, 2026
Building a Life That Aligns With Your Calling with Sandy Bastien
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • May 6, 2026
The Truth About Gentleness with Christie Thomas
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Apr 15, 2026
Emotional Healing after Divorce with Karen Conlon
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Apr 1, 2026
Singleness, Longing, and Learning to Trust God w/Hope Johnson
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Mar 18, 2026
Red Flags, Green Flags & Learning to Trust Yourself Again with Justin Smith
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Mar 4, 2026
Ambition Isn't the Enemy: Redefining Hustle with Erin Harrigan
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Feb 18, 2026
When Something Quietly Hurts
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Feb 4, 2026
Self-Compassion, Shame, and How God Designed Your Brain
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jan 28, 2026
What Real Resilience Looks Like with Eric Davis
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jan 21, 2026
You Don't Need to Remind People That You Exist
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jan 14, 2026
Gentle Resilience for the New Year
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jan 7, 2026
Still here (and that counts)
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Dec 31, 2025
Light in the In-Between: A Christmas Eve Episode
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Dec 24, 2025
Resilience When You're Sick: Why Rest Is Not Failure
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Dec 17, 2025
The Hidden Cost of High-Functioning Anxiety with Lisa Skeffington
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Dec 10, 2025
One Year Later: What Podcasting Taught Me About Resilience
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Dec 3, 2025
Faith, Romance, and Redemption: A Conversation with Emily A. Myers
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Nov 26, 2025
From Hustle to Wholeness with Dr. Sharon Spano
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Nov 19, 2025
The Power of Story in Spiritual Formation with Jenn Suen Chen
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Nov 12, 2025
Grieving Wholeheartedly with Dr. Audrey Davidheiser
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Nov 5, 2025
The Freedom of Surrender with Mary DeMuth
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Oct 29, 2025
Stories, Fear, and the Kind of Love that Changes Everything with Naeem Fazal
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Oct 22, 2025
Breaking Toxic Cycles and Coming Home to Yourself with Margarita Kogan
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Oct 15, 2025
Hope vs. Fear: Rewiring Your Default Setting
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Oct 8, 2025
Building Resilience in Loneliness
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Oct 1, 2025
What's Still Good: Anchoring Resilience in Shaky Times
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Sep 24, 2025
Sacred Ground: Finding Hope Beyond Our Sorrows with April Yamasaki
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Sep 17, 2025
Resilience in the Ordinary: Finding Strength in Everyday Life
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Sep 10, 2025
Another Trip Around the Sun: What Resilience Taught Me This Year
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Sep 3, 2025
When Your World Ends: Grief, Genesis, and God's Next Beginning with Dawn Mann Sanders
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Aug 27, 2025
Faith, Fear, and the Fork in the Road: Resilient Decision Making
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Aug 20, 2025
When Life Soaks Your Plans: Real World Resilience
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Aug 13, 2025
Rebuilding Confidence After Rejection: A Guide for the Anxiously Attached with Sheilanova Cornelio
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Aug 6, 2025
The Power of Confession: Unlocking Resilience Through Radical Honesty with Holly Mutlu
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jul 30, 2025
When the Hits Keep Coming: Building Resilience in a Season of Setbacks
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jul 23, 2025
Mindset Reset: Meet the GEM Framework
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jul 16, 2025
Resilience Is a Practice: How to Feel Safe in Your Own Skin Again with Monica Bodurka
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jul 9, 2025
When Faith Falls Apart: Finding God in the Mid-Faith Crisis with Catherine McNiel and Jason Hague
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jul 2, 2025
When Life Doesn't Go as Planned: Clearing a New Path with Nathan Westwick
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jun 25, 2025
Scarred but Strong: Learning Resilience in the Face of Loss with Sylvia Moore Myers
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jun 18, 2025
Unfiltered: Men on Love, Faith & Dating Part 2: with Kevin Livermore
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jun 11, 2025
Unfiltered: Men on Love, Faith & Dating Part 1: with John Peregrin
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jun 4, 2025
Resilience is Not A Personality Trait: It's A Practice
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • May 28, 2025
Single-spousing: Navigating Relationships and Embracing Quality Connections with Danielle Sangalli
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • May 21, 2025
Wired for Healing: ADHD, Autism, and the Science of Resilience with Dr. Robert Melillo
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • May 14, 2025
Faith, Finances & the Dumpster Fire: Breaking Money Myths with Janine Mix
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • May 7, 2025
The Bounce Back Myth: What Resilience Actually Looks Like
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Apr 30, 2025
The Truth About Joy: It's Not What You Think with Charlie Engelmann
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Apr 23, 2025
One Life: Finding Grace in the Life I Didn't Expect
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Apr 16, 2025
Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve: The Blessing and the Battle
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Apr 9, 2025
When You Feel Invisible – Faith, Neuroscience, and the Truth About Your Worth
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Apr 2, 2025
The Great Identity Crisis: Are You Living as Your True Self? with Kevin Livermore
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Mar 26, 2025
Scribbles, Silliness, and the Science of Self-Expression
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Mar 19, 2025
From Chaos to Calling: How to Turn Life's Challenges into Purpose featuring Chris Meston
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Mar 12, 2025
Shattering Superstitions – The Truth About Luck, Faith, and Resilience
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Mar 5, 2025
The Resilience Blueprint: Keys to Bouncing Back from Life's Dumpster Fires
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Feb 26, 2025
Burning the Beauty Standards: Finding Peace With Your Body feat Tamara Newell
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Feb 19, 2025
Love in the Time of Dumpster Fires
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Feb 12, 2025
The Strength to Keep Going: A Survival Guide for Hard Times
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Feb 5, 2025
Living Unbothered: How to Let Go, Laugh More, and Find Peace
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jan 29, 2025
Graceful Goodbyes: When Boundaries are not Enough
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jan 22, 2025
Dating is a Dumpster Fire: Part 1
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jan 15, 2025
Advice You Didn't Ask For (and probably can ignore)
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jan 8, 2025
New Year, Same Me: Finding the Silver Lining Without the Sugar Coat
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Jan 1, 2025
Surviving Christmas Alone: A Guide to Embracing Solitude
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Dec 25, 2024
Treasure in the Trash: Finding Joy in Hard Times
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Dec 18, 2024
Hope in the Heat: Finding Diamonds in Life's Dumpster Fires
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Dec 11, 2024
Welcome To Diamonds In Dumpster Fires
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires • Nov 25, 2024
Reviews
Great podcast interview with excellent questions. Thanks for the opportunity to come on your podcast!
I loved doing an episode with Melie- great questions and truly relevant topics that touched the emotional, spiritual and scientific parts that make us work.
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