Best Heather Bryant Podcasts (2024)

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Second Honeymoon Here We Come 33:30

1h ago33:30

33:30

In this week's episode of The Redeemed Marriage Podcast, Rusty and Heather discuss a new chapter of their marriage—empty nesting, or as they affectionately call it, their "second honeymoon." As their youngest son heads to college this week, Rusty and Heather share the intentional steps they've taken to prepare for this season, including staying con…

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240. Be All You with Ryan Pruitt 29:19

1h ago29:19

29:19

All great things start with a podcast! What started out as a podcast by Ryan Pruitt during COVID lockdowns has morphed into his business called Be All You. Ryan joins the show today to introduce his unique business and discuss the state of education. Be All You is an education company creating an exploratory platform for students who need to create…

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Summer Shorts: How do we deal with triggers when our pastor preaches on adultery? 34:30

1d ago34:30

34:30

In this week's episode of The Redeemed Marriage Podcast, Rusty and Heather address a question from a listener struggling with triggers while in a church setting related to past infidelity. Despite years of healing, the listener and her husband find themselves reliving painful memories whenever their pastor preaches on adultery. Rusty and Heather dr…

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239. Virtual, Personalized Learning with Dr. Lorna Bryant 34:33

1d ago34:33

34:33

While virtual learning is often associated with COVID lockdowns and isolation, it actually has the power to create more connections than traditional brick-and-mortar schools for some students. Dr. Lorna Bryant, Head of Career Solutions at Pearson Virtual Schools joins the show today to explain how. With virtual learning, students can access knowled…

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Summer Shorts: How do you grow closer to the Lord and closer together? 35:38

8d ago35:38

35:38

In this episode of the Redeemed Marriage podcast, Rusty and Heather Bryant answer a Summer Shorts question from a listener in Oklahoma. They discuss practical ways couples can grow closer to God individually and together. Their candid conversation reveals how their individual and collective spiritual lives have changed post infidelity. Drawing from…

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238. Student Voice and Aspirations with Dr. Russ Quaglia and Dr. Lisa Lande 35:12

8d ago35:12

35:12

Many times we say we value students’ voices and aspirations, but we don’t do the work to truly make them partners in designing and delivering education. Today, Dr. Russ Quaglia and Dr. Lisa Lande from the Quaglia Institute for School Voice and Aspirations join the show to talk about how to change this. We have a great conversation about being hones…

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Former Apex Town Councilmember Bill Jensen with Jason Riddle and Shane Reese 19:59

12d ago19:59

19:59

Former Apex Town Councilmember Bill Jensen with Jason Riddle and Shane Reese by Peak City PodcastBy Peak City Podcast

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Summer Shorts: Is it ok to celebrate and enjoy your anniversary when your marriage has been tainted by an affair? 19:07

21d ago19:07

19:07

This week a listener from Kansas asks about the complexities of celebrating a big anniversary milestone after their marriage has been marred by infidelity. Having just celebrated 28 years of marriage, Rusty and Heather discuss the importance of celebrating restoration and redemption. They share personal stories of anniversaries following their own …

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BONUS. Making the Shift Series: Heather Van Bethuysen 36:45

15d ago36:45

36:45

Welcome to our special series about shifting to a more student-lead ecosystem! Usually we take the month of July off, but this year we’re going to re-examine episodes with the theme of empowering students and communities to determine their own needs and successes. Sometimes we get caught up in the idea that the purpose of education is to create a f…

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Summer Shorts: How did Heather's cancer diagnosis affect reconciliation? 20:23

28d ago20:23

20:23

In this week's episode of The Redeemed Marriage Podcast, Rusty and Heather discuss a listener's question from the United Kingdom regarding the impact of Heather's cancer diagnosis on their journey of reconciliation. Heather was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016, just five years after their marriage crisis. This episode explores how the health cr…

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BONUS. Making the Shift Series: Bill Daggett 34:25

24d ago34:25

34:25

Welcome to our special series about shifting to a more student-lead ecosystem! Usually we take the month of July off, but this year we’re going to re-examine episodes with the theme of empowering students and communities to determine their own needs and successes. Kids today are different. Compared to high school graduates in 2000, today’s graduate…

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Summer Shorts: How do we navigate communication about the betrayal post affair in order to balance healing and moving forward? 33:02

1M ago33:02

33:02

In this week's Summer Shorts episode, Rusty and Heather tackle two interconnected listener questions about post-affair communication challenges. They discuss the balance between healing from betrayal and moving forward in your marriage after infidelity. They address a betrayed spouse's anxiety about discussing the affair, fearing it may cause guilt…

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BONUS. Making the Shift Series: Sheryl Cababa 33:37

1M ago33:37

33:37

Welcome back to our special series about shifting to a more student-lead ecosystem! Usually we take the month of July off, but this year we’re going to re-examine episodes with the theme of empowering students and communities to determine their own needs and successes. Sheryl Cababa researches and designs educational products and services on behalf…

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Summer Shorts: Will sleeping in separate beds lead to problems in our marriage? 25:47

1M ago25:47

25:47

This week's episode of The Redeemed Marriage Podcast continues the Summer Shorts series, addressing a question from a listener in Mississippi about the potential impact of married couples sleeping in separate beds. Rusty and Heather discuss the potential risks associated with sleeping separately, while also providing practical tips for couples to m…

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BONUS. Making the Shift Series: Kavita Tanna 37:10

1M ago37:10

37:10

Welcome to our special series about shifting to a more student-lead ecosystem! Usually we take the month of July off, but this year we’re going to re-examine episodes with the theme of empowering students and communities to determine their own needs and successes. In today’s episode, Kavita Tanna, founder of Global Reconnect, speaks about our inter…

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Summer Shorts: What do we do if one spouse feels like the marriage has significant problems while the other spouse believes everything is fine? 29:16

2M ago29:16

29:16

On this week's episode of The Redeemed Marriage Podcast, Rusty and Heather tackle a challenging question from a listener in Pennsylvania: How to handle a situation where one spouse believes the marriage has significant problems and is unhappy, while the other spouse feels everything is fine. Drawing from their personal experiences and insights, Rus…

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Summer Shorts: Have you considered interviewing your sons? Luke and Logan's perspective on their parents' journey through infidelity. 56:00

2M ago56:00

56:00

Rusty and Heather sit down with their sons, Luke and Logan, for a deeply moving and personal conversation. For the first time, Luke and Logan open up publicly about their understanding of their parents' journey through infidelity and how it impacted them as they were growing up. Hear their honest and heartfelt reflections on learning of their paren…

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237. Story-Based Creativity with Sarah Lagrotteria 33:57

2M ago33:57

33:57

Humans think in story. Story is not just a way to connect with others, it’s how we connect to ourselves and how we navigate our world. At Just Bloom School, adults and children learn how to tap into their innate story-telling abilities to develop creativity and resilience. Head educator Sarah Lagrotteria joins us today to tell us more. Sarah has tr…

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236. Changing the Education Ecosystem with Byron Sanders 40:40

2M ago40:40

40:40

The traditional educational ecosystem is not built to reflect kids’ lived experiences and development. It has almost arbitrary divisions: School, after school, and summer; school districts and nonprofits; test scores and behavior. Byron Sanders and Big Thought want to change that ecosystem. Big Thought is a Dallas-based organization that creates yo…

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Summer Shorts: How can I best encourage and help my friend as she rebuilds her marriage after an affair? 37:10

2M ago37:10

37:10

A listener from Georgia asks, "How can I best encourage and help my friend as she rebuilds her marriage after an affair?" Rusty and Heather offer practical advice and emotional support strategies for anyone walking alongside a friend in the wake of infidelity. Rusty and Heather share emotional stories of the support they received during their journ…

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Summer Shorts: What if my spouse makes me uncomfortable when they interact with the opposite sex? 26:10

2M ago26:10

26:10

On this week's episode of The Redeemed Marriage Podcast, Rusty and Heather tackle a sensitive topic submitted by a listener - how to handle situations where one spouse's touchy-feely behavior with the opposite sex makes the other spouse uncomfortable. The listener's scenario involves a husband who admits to touching women in a way he wouldn't touch…

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235. Retaining School Health Professionals with Lesley Slaughter 33:20

2M ago33:20

33:20

Lesley Slaughter’s job as Senior Vice President of Soliant is to examine how to close the gap between the number of healthcare professionals and the increasing number of patients requiring care. Recently she has been focusing on school settings as the location of care and health professionals like speech pathologists, sign language interpreters, sp…

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Summer Shorts: How can I stay connected to my spouse during the different seasons of marriage? 26:27

3M ago26:27

26:27

A listener from Mississippi asked how to stay connected to their spouse when they have young children. Maintaining an emotional and physical connection with your spouse can be challenging as your marriage goes through various seasons and transitions. In this episode, Rusty and Heather provide insightful tips and strategies to help couples maintain …

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234. Immersive Nature Learning with Seth Oglesby and Susan Zelinski 37:13

2M ago37:13

37:13

Getting to see a live wild animal up close beats staring at a screen for just about anybody, big or small. Our guests today have witnessed that firsthand and are building out their family education program based on it. We are joined today by Seth Oglesby and Susan Zelinski from Arc of Appalachia’s Nature is Neat program. They are in the early growi…

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Summer Shorts: How do we stop an argument that is spiraling out of control? 32:19

3M ago32:19

32:19

All couples have fights, but do you know how to fight fair? The Redeemed Marriage Podcast's Summer Shorts series continues with Rusty and Heather addressing a listener's question from Kentucky on how to stop an argument that is spiraling out of control. In this episode, Rusty and Heather share practical strategies and insights from their own experi…

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233. Playworks and the Power of Recess with Elizabeth Cushing 32:35

3M ago32:35

32:35

Play is powerful. Not only is it critical to the individual development of children, but it can create schoolwide cultures of inclusion, celebration, and healthy conflict resolution. No one knows this better than our guest on the show today, Elizabeth Cushing, CEO of Playworks. For almost 30 years, Playworks has worked to give kids a safe, healthy,…

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Summer Shorts: What's the best way to deal with libidos that don't match? 31:25

3M ago31:25

31:25

Rusty and Heather tackle a common challenge many couples face - differing levels of sexual desire within the marriage. A listener from North Carolina writes in asking for advice on how to handle the situation when one spouse has a higher libido than the other. Giving insight from their own journey toward sexual fulfillment, Rusty and Heather provid…

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232. The Research, Entrepreneurship, Design, & Inquiry Lab with Tom Thorpe 31:10

3M ago31:10

31:10

Almost ten years ago, Tom Thorpe wanted to create a learning environment that was embedded in the community and shaped around individual students. Today, REDI Lab, a “school within a school,” is physically located in a Denver Housing Authority neighborhood and sees over 100 students create their own learning path every year. As our guest today, Tom…

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Summer Shorts: How can I guard my marriage when I find the spouse of our couple friend attractive? 23:16

3M ago23:16

23:16

A listener in Colorado asks, "What’s the best way to go about having couple friends while also staying guarded if you think the spouse of the other couple is attractive?" Rusty and Heather tackle the topic of maintaining healthy boundaries in couple friendships, especially when one or both individuals find the other couple attractive. Drawing from …

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231. Improving Math Curriculums with Tammy and Marc Goldberg 37:32

3M ago37:32

37:32

If a student misses even a single building block in their math education, they will struggle in future lessons. In math, every concept builds on itself. That’s why developing an excellent math curriculum is so critical… and so difficult. Today our guests are Tammy and Marc Goldberg, education innovators with Mathnasium. They’ve helped the company r…

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Summer Shorts: How does a betrayed spouse process memories of times before and during the betrayal? 27:57

4M ago27:57

27:57

This week's question comes from a listener in Maryland: "How does a betrayed spouse process memories of times before and during the betrayal?" If you have ever journeyed through a betrayal, you have probably found yourself wondering what to do with memories that took place before and during the betrayal. Were the happy moments real? Will I always l…

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230. The Path to Hope with Christian Martinez 32:24

4M ago32:24

32:24

Christian Martinez knows firsthand what it’s like to be a young immigrant in America: The language barrier, financial stress, feeling alone and hopeless. That’s why he does what he does today. Christian is the founder and community innovator for The Camino Program and he’s our guest on the show today. Christian tells us about the Camino program, no…

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Ask Us Anything & The Greatest Contest Ever 28:37

4M ago28:37

28:37

Join Rusty and Heather on this week's episode of The Redeemed Marriage podcast as they kick off their exciting Summer Shorts series and unveil a thrilling contest for their listeners. In this episode, Rusty and Heather share the details of their upcoming Summer Shorts series, where they'll be addressing listener-submitted questions about marriage, …

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229. Building Students and Staff Agency with Johnna Noll 33:00

4M ago33:00

33:00

In 2015, Norris School District came to Johnna Noll with a learner-centered educational consultant’s dream request. The tiny school district’s residential population consisted of a treatment center for kids, and it asked Johnna to help it transform into a learner-centered, trauma-invested, constantly evolving program. Of course, she said yes. Johnn…

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Help! The Warning Signs In My Marriage Are Coming From Me 32:49

4M ago32:49

32:49

Recognizing and addressing red flags in your marriage is a sensitive topic. It can be even more delicate when the warning signs are coming from within yourself. Rusty and Heather explore what it means to listen to that inner check in your spirit that signals there could be potential danger ahead. Gain insights from Heather's personal reflection on …

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228. Systems Change in Kentucky with Rob Collins 30:21

4M ago30:21

30:21

How do you even begin to create systems change in education? Our guest today is Rob Collins. He manages the Innovative Learning Network in the Kentucky Department of Education. Rob gives us a peek into what systems change looks like right now for the state of Kentucky. We dive into the teaching initiatives that the Kentucky Department of Education …

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Throwing the Challenge Flag: Navigating Red Flags in Marriage 34:43

4M ago34:43

34:43

Join Rusty and Heather as they discuss the sensitive topic of addressing red flags in your marriage. Drawing from their own story of unfaithfulness, they offer invaluable guidance on how and when to approach your spouse when you notice warning signs that leave you feeling uneasy. In this candid discussion, Heather shares her journey of dealing with…

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227. Liberatory Learning with Dr. Michelle Sadrena Pledger 33:48

4M ago33:48

33:48

It’s time to get free from oppression, both inside the classroom and out: internalized oppression, interpersonal oppression, ideological oppression, institutional oppression. That’s what Dr. Michelle Sadrena Pledger is here to talk with us about today. Michelle is the Founder of Living for Liberation and is also the Director of Liberation at the Hi…

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Paths To Betrayal In Marriage 32:03

4M ago32:03

32:03

What are the warning signs of a potential affair? What red flags should you look for in your own life and marriage that could lead to betrayal? Rusty and Heather discuss the various paths that can lead toward crossing a dangerous line in your marriage. By sharing details of her own path to betrayal, Heather answers the question: "How did I get to a…

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226. Building a Workplace Mentorship Program with Michael Coughlin 32:04

4M ago32:04

32:04

Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City is the nation's first and the city's largest youth mentoring organization. Chief Program and Innovation Officer Michael Coughlin joins us today to tell us about their newest iteration of mentoring: their workplace mentorship program. Starting sophomore year, students are paired with corporate professionals …

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From Despair to Hope in Your Marriage 35:11

5M ago35:11

35:11

In this week's episode, Rusty and Heather answer a question that many couples ask: "Is there hope for my marriage?" Drawing from their personal journey of overcoming infidelity and rebuilding their relationship, Rusty and Heather share their story of the miraculous transformation that occurred. Listen in on their reflective journey, as they relate …

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225. Supporting Individual Interests and Strengths with Steve Heath 33:19

5M ago33:19

33:19

Steve Heath calls himself a “professional confuser.” In a world where kids are defined by grades, test scores, attendance, and behavior, Steve’s organization asks them what they want to do and then helps them do it. Steve is executive director and co-founder of FabNewport. FabNewport provides underserved youth with the opportunity to learn how to c…

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Heather Confronts Who She Was Pre-Infidelity 30:51

5M ago30:51

30:51

Join Rusty and Heather on today's episode of the Redeemed Marriage Podcast as Heather bravely shares three profound insights she gained about her pre-infidelity self in the wake of her journey towards healing and redemption. Through vulnerability and introspection, Heather sheds light on the transformative power of self-discovery and personal growt…

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224. Aggressive Optimism with Jenna Edwards 34:49

5M ago34:49

34:49

Students often face the double burden of experiencing trauma then feeling isolated and powerless. Educators don’t always know when to step in and what tools to offer. Jenna Edwards’ new book, “Aggressive Optimism,” seeks to fix that. “Aggressive Optimism” is a novel based on Jenna’s own experience with a devastating accident and resulting PTSD. The…

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Hope For A Transformed Marriage: Five Practical Ways to Fight For Your Marriage 30:16

5M ago30:16

30:16

Join Rusty and Heather for a discussion filled with hope and practical advice. Drawing from their own journey of overcoming infidelity, they share five essential strategies to fight for your marriage: praying against the enemy, preparing with a solid plan to address challenges, actively performing and practicing the plan, maintaining a positive min…

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223. The Learning Science of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood with Ryan Rydzewski and Gregg Behr 38:54

5M ago38:54

38:54

Fred Rogers was an incredible learning scientist before the term even existed. That’s the basis of Ryan Rydzewski’s and Gregg Behr’s new book, “When You Wonder, You're Learning: Mister Rogers' Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids.” Today they join the show to share what they learned while writing the book. Fred engineered eve…

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Wrestling With Demons: Fighting the Battlefield of the Mind After Betrayal 38:16

5M ago38:16

38:16

Rusty and Heather discuss the unseen battles that rage within the minds of both the betrayed and the betrayer. They shed light on the demons of doubt, fear, and guilt that flood the mind after marriage trauma. This episode explores the haunting questions that linger in the aftermath of betrayal. Rusty and Heather tackle the heart-wrenching quest fo…

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222. City Year’s Whole School, Whole Child Model with Quamid Francis 33:16

5M ago33:16

33:16

Today we’re joined by Quamid Francis, the former Executive Director of City Year New York. His program places and supports Student Success Coaches in 17 New York City public schools. The Student Success Coaches’ number one priority is to build trusting relationships with students. Based on these trusting relationships, student attendance increases,…

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Becoming An Expert On Your Spouse - Marriage Mentoring Live 30:50

6M ago30:50

30:50

This week Rusty and Heather invite you to join in on their live teaching with their Monthly Marriage Mentoring Community. The topic is "Becoming An Expert On Your Spouse." You will come away with 20 questions that might help you determine how well you really know your spouse. Through the discussion, you will certainly learn more about Rusty and Hea…

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221. Beyond the Classroom: Real-World Learning with Ellen Erlanger and Kathy Meyer 36:30

6M ago36:30

36:30

In this episode of Learning Unboxed, we are thrilled to welcome Ellen Erlanger and Kathy Meyer, co-directors of professional learning at the Partnerships for Authentic Learning and Leadership. They bring a wealth of experience and insights into the transformative power of authentic learning—a pedagogical approach that bridges academic content with …

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