Transforming the world, one stranger at a time. On a quest to eliminate loneliness and isolation, writer and speaker Lauren Hansen is on a mission to encourage every person to meet someone new every day. This podcast shares inspirational stories of her interactions with strangers across the world. Be inspired through her stories to create new stories of your own.
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In Episode 106, Lauren interviews Netherlands-native Bertine Pas. Bertine is a teacher filled with so much joy and light! In this episode, Bertine shares about her adventurous summer across Europe, life in the Netherlands, and her journey of faith. Bertine is inspiring and full of life! - The Strangers on The Way Podcast: Transforming the world, on…
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In Episode 105, Lauren interviews leadership expert Dr. Derek Matthews. Derek lives in Arizona with his wife and three children and serves businesses through leadership consulting (Character Quest) and innovative growth solutions (The Patriot Pay). In this episode, Derek talks about the #1 secret the best leaders are doing, specific ways to build c…
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Episode 104: Agate Meikulāne - Life in Latvia, the beauty of nature, and wisdom to keep going
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In Episode 104, Lauren interviews 20-year old Agate Meikulāne. Agate is a fully-alive and passionate student from Latvia who currently works at an art gallery. She spent her gap year traveling and working in fashion design and is set to study Design and Technology Education in the fall. In this episode, Agate shares about the people and culture of …
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In Episode 103, Lauren interviews the youngest guests on the Strangers on the Way Podcast, eight-year-old Valerie and five-year old Leon! Valerie and Leon are siblings and live in the Chicago suburbs. In this episode, Valerie and Leon joyfully share about their favorite things, including swimming, travel, ice skating and their family! This is a sho…
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Episode 102: Anne Beall - Analyzing fairytales, embracing self-compassion, and a hot air balloon ride
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In Episode 102, Lauren interviews author and entrepreneur Dr. Anne Beall. Anne has written numerous award-winning books and owned a research company that enabled her to learn about fairytales, love, and gender dynamics of men and women, among many others. In this episode, Anne shares about the surprising discovery of hidden messages in the Grimm's …
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In Episode 101, Lauren interviews La Toya Ormsby, Jamaica-native and Director of Client Services at a crisis pregnancy center in Maryland. In Jamaica, La Toya enjoyed mango season in the summer, jerk pits, drive-in movie theaters, and being surrounded by family and neighbors. In this episode, La Toya shares about her vision for setting a table thro…
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Episode 100: Tony Hodges - Lessons from marriage, how to learn, and healing from Father wounds
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"I know you've been through pain and I know you've been through loss, but this is how I'm going to put your life back together." In this episode, Lauren chats with Tony Hodges, English business man and Ministry Lead of City Vision from Yorkshire in England. City Vision has come into being as an enabling agency to help the business people of peace a…
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Episode 99: Kimberly Jackson - The creative process, generational legacy, and gifts from God
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In this episode, Lauren chats with powerful business owner, graphic designer, photographer and prophetic trainer Kimberly Jackson. Kimberly comes from a family of 11 (she's the youngest of 11!), a long line of entrepreneurs, and currently owns a business with her husband that services CNC machines, a niche industry. In this episode, Kimberly shares…
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"The real power is being vulnerable. The real power is being who you are. The real power is speaking truth. That's what I really learned the last couple of years. You're sick in your secrets. You're powerful in your truth." -Julie Egger In Episode 98, Lauren interviews amazing mom and applied behavior analyst Julie Egger. Julie's journey is inspira…
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Episode 97: Tyler Skupien - Finding career fulfillment, a love story, and discovering our love language with God
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In Episode 97, Lauren interviews finance project manager and dancer Tyler Skupien. In this episode, Ty talks through her journey from corporate accounting to alternative investments and how finding career fulfillment is incredibly important. She also shares her personal love story and her experience discovering the voice and a deeper connection to …
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Episode 96: Brian Phillip - Healthy masculinity, raising up leaders, and accessing abundance
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In Episode 96, Lauren interviews ministry leader and Seattle real estate broker Brian Philip. Having been in the business and management field for over 20 years, Brian has experience and a passion for equipping leaders. His belief is that leading is the same as fathering - that a father's role is to: provide, protect, and promote (how powerful is t…
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In Episode 95, Lauren interviews Director of 5Q Central, wife, and mom of 3 Lindsey Harwood. Lindsey helps to lead an international organization that equips teams to adopt the APEST model based in Ephesians 4 (Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Shepherd, Teacher). Knowing how the members of your team are wired helps every person play to their strengths.…
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Episode 94: Kevin Benejam - Stepping out, the wonder of children, and meeting strangers on the NYC train
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In Episode 94, Lauren interviews New York native Kevin Benejam (KB). Kevin Benejam is a multifaceted artist, designer, speaker, entrepreneur, writer, actor, and producer, as well as the founder of KABEL and VESI Creative. Kevin's expertise spans many industries including fashion, marketing, film and real estate. In this episode, Lauren and Kevin ch…
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Episode 93: Kelly Hansen - Hansen's Ice Cream Parlor, building teams, and creating a thriving family business
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In Episode 93, Lauren interviews Kelly Hansen (no relation to Lauren, but how fun they share the same last name!), family business owner of Hansen's Ice Cream Parlor in Wilmot and Burlington, Wisconsin. Kelly and her family opened Hansen's Ice Cream Parlor in 2017 and expanded with a location in Burlington in 2021. Their innovative creations (like …
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Episode 92: Anusha Reddam - Deep suffering to deep hope, developing relationships, and why women are wonderful
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In this episode, Lauren interviews Scotland resident and incredible mom Anusha Reddam, who spent many years working for a human trafficking organization called International Justice Mission. Originally from India, Anusha discovered faith while in college and in this episode, she shares her experiencing building a friendship with Jesus as well as th…
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In Episode 91, Lauren interviews husband, dad, son and lawyer Rod Carter. Rod talks about his journey overcoming sinus and brain cancer, what he learned from facing the possibility of death, and how to create a life worth living. His "Pick 5 winners" and "rolodex of connections" are two beautiful strategies for making the most out of this one life …
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Episode 90: Kelly Kirstein - Raising teen girls into thriving young women through Chicks Ministry
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In Episode 90, Lauren interviews Founder and Director of Chicks Ministry Kelly Kirstein. Kelly lives on a farm in Iowa with her husband and three children. Passionate about young women, Kelly received a vision to create an organization and over the last 14 years, Chicks has expanded to a worldwide ministry with the vision to inspire teen girls to p…
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In Episode 89, Lauren interviews sparkling treasure Jennifer Maneval. Jen is a joy who comes from a long line of faithful women - her mom and grandma have shared stories of faith with her since she was a little girl. In this episode, Jen shares stories in her own life where God showed up and offers wisdom to single moms raising teenage and grown ch…
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Episode 88: Christa Lyth - Scotland joys, growing in listening, and walking through suffering
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In Episode 88, Lauren interviews Christa Lyth, a woman full of great wisdom and team leader of Fusion Scotland. In this episode, Christa shares about the joys and traditions of Scotland (including Scottish ceilidh dancing!), growing in listening to God's voice, her journey of walking through significant daily chronic pain, and the power of compassi…
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Episode 87: Jean Deming - Creative play, sharing joy with others, and living a life of whimsy
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In Episode 87, Lauren chats with Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy volunteer Jean Deming. Jean has a zest for life and a joy like none other! In this episode, Jean shares about what was like working in the medical field, at an airline, with the mayor, and more recently serving at the art museum. Jean is full of wisdom and talks about the importance o…
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In Episode 86, Lauren interviews water lover and warehouse manager Joe Girten. Joe has an incredibly wise and thoughtful servant heart and helps to lead a 30-40s group in Illinois called Thrive. In this episode, we chat about the vitality of finding community, swimming toward Jesus, and fun wisdom from author Bob Goff. Join Joe for some wonderful i…
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Episode 85: Steven and Samara Keller - Creativity, mindset, and harnessing flow for peak performance
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In Episode 85, Lauren interviews Steve and Samara Keller, creative entrepreneurs and holistic coaches who currently live in California and travel the world. Their passion is helping people break the unhealthy cycles in their life to find freedom and abundance in their relationships, health and finances. In this episode, Steve and Samara share the f…
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In Episode 84, Lauren introduces you to...herself! In this surprise episode, Lauren shares what is on her heart about this season on earth, her process of walking through fear and anxiety this past year, how we can allow the gardener to prune our hearts, and running the race of destiny and purpose set out for each of us. Lauren's stories will inspi…
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In Episode 83, Lauren interviews street pastor and community hero Mark Sedacca. Mark nearly died of pancreatic, liver, adrenal and kidney cancer, but is healthy and thriving today. He was also homeless living out of a dumpster behind Saks Fifth Avenue in Sarasota for 18 months, but now he helps clothe and house homeless all over his city. Mark's st…
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In Episode 82, Lauren interviews professional gamer (gamer tag: 99centMcFury), esports coach, and CEO of Gamers Glorified LLC Matthew Hixon. Matthew started competing professionally by playing Street Fighter. After discovering he could use video games to help his daughter learn geography, Matt created a curriculum that teaches life skills, financia…
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Episode 81: Ken Mooney - Valuable lessons from improv, overcoming dyslexia, and seeing outside of ourselves
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In Episode 81, Lauren interviews the hilarious, witty and brilliant Ken Mooney. Ken has had an exciting career ranging from theater to improv to teaching to coaching football to leading in a corporate management role at a data protection company. In this episode, Ken shares about the value of improv in life, overcoming his struggles with dyslexia t…
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In Episode 80, Lauren chats with podcaster, DJ, videographer, drone photographer, and jack-of-all-trades David Woll. David started his own disc jockey business after graduating from college with a broadcasting degree and 28 years later, he has hilarious and inspirational wedding stories to share (including nearly being beat up, helping an older man…
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Episode 79: Bec Chamberlain - Singleness, abundance, and hearing God's voice in the dating journey
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In this episode, Lauren chats with joyful Australian-native, matchmaker, dating app creator, and podcaster Bec Chamberlain. Now based in the state of Washington, Bec's heart is to love and serve Christian singles across the world. She runs courses for women so they can become emotionally healthy, date well, and prepare for marriage. Bec is also the…
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Episode 78: Matt Slove - Growing up in a family business, leading teams, and lessons from a bakery
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In Episode 78, Lauren interviews third-generation business owner and pastor, Matt Slove. Matt is an incredible leader and pastor in Chicagoland. In this episode, Matt talks about what it was like growing up in and managing a family retail bakery business (including creating a six foot tree cake!), how to lead teams effectively, and what it was like…
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In Episode 77, Lauren chats with Mads Baker, young adult pastor from England. Mads serves with Fusion Movement and equips churches to love, reach and disciple college students across the nation. In this episode, Mads talks about her experience stepping into the scary waters of vulnerability, shares her experience growing up in West Africa, and give…
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In Episode 76, Lauren interviews recent college graduate Hannah Sever. You'll be captivated by Hannah's pure joy and light. In this episode, Hannah shares about her recent experience traveling in Israel and Africa (including being in Israel as the war in Gaza broke out), the kindness and surprises of Father God, and the purpose of love in the midst…
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In Episode 75, Lauren chats with the brilliant Jenny Belle, Lead Film/TV Publicist for the Republic of Ireland with KOVA International and Hollywood Correspondent for Spirit Radio Ireland. Jenny is passionate about the arts, prayer, and bringing beauty to life. One of Jenny's current projects is bringing Season 4 of The Chosen to cinemas in Ireland…
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In Episode 74, Lauren chats with Ohio creative, runner, designer, and mom Lauren Rarick (also known as Flo!) In this episode, Lauren and Lauren chat about creating sweet family moments, how to hear God's voice, experiencing the love of Father God, and how to "come anyways." If you're looking to grow in your spirituality or desiring to experience gr…
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In Episode 73, Lauren kicks off the New Year with her brother, Michael Hansen! Michael is full of wisdom, discipline, and joy. In this episode, Michael shares how to overcome setbacks, set and achieve goals, renew mindsets, and create systems to support long-term dreams. He also talks about the power of gratitude and random acts of kindness. This e…
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In Episode 72, Lauren chats with wise overcomer Donna Bultinck. In this episode, Donna talks about the power of music to express what's inside of us (can anyone say "Thank you Taylor Swift?!"), overcoming depressive thoughts by experiencing the power of Jesus, and the transition from moving solo across the country from Illinois to Florida. Lauren h…
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In Episode 71, Lauren chats with trivia host and teacher Tim Schulz. By day, Tim teaches middle schoolers and at night, he creates spaces for community, connection, and fun as a trivia host in local neighborhood pubs (you'll love his trivia voice!) In this episode, Tim chats about overcoming shyness and perfectionism, how he designs trivia nights, …
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In Episode 70, Lauren chats with Madyson Smith, wife and mama and lover of Jesus. Madyson experienced the presence and power of God in a life transforming way two years ago and she's on fire to share the love of the Father with everyone she comes across. In this episode, Madyson shares her story of understanding her identity, how she built an every…
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In Episode 69, Lauren chats with Daniel Mueller, young adult ministry leader and Information Technology extraordinaire. In this episode, Daniel vulnerably shares about walking through a difficult season, healing and growing through community, and his vision to create safe spaces for people to be real and heal. You'll be inspired by Daniel's journey…
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In Episode 68, Lauren talks to 22-year old Danny Chmura. Danny has overcome his share of hardships and carries an innocence and wisdom beyond his years. In this episode, Danny shares about how God has leveled a smooth path before him and why passionate worship is so powerful. We know you'll be encouraged by Danny's story, his heart, and his life. -…
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In Episode 67, Lauren chats with life coach Sally Knapp. Sally is an overcomer who is drenched in wisdom, joy and love. In this episode, Sally shares her experience living in relational connection with the Holy Spirit, explains how to start that daily relationship with God, and describes what it was like walking with someone through an alcohol addi…
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In Episode 66, Lauren chats with Canadian and Beyond Consulting Co CEO and coach, Jenn Co. You'll fall in love with Jen's winsome stories and tender breakthroughs. In this episode, Jenn shares how she walked through a season of pain and how that process made space for her to begin dreaming again. Now Jenn helps others go for their dreams! Jenn also…
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In Episode 65, Lauren chats with Ohio youth leader and area director Marc Johnson. What inspires me most about Marc is his humility and joy. In this episode, we talk about how some people are wired to connect with strangers but how everyone can learn the skills to engage in conversation, and Marc shares his insights on accessing joy, riding motorcy…
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In Episode 64, Lauren chats with Brazilian native and future lawyer Gabi Fornazieri. Gabi grew up in Brazil and it has been her dream since she was a little girl to come to the United States to become a lawyer. In this episode, Gabi shares her story of moving to the USA, the powerful role faith has played in her life, and she gives practical steps …
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In Episode 63, Lauren chats with author and motivational speaker Randi Moxi. Combining her passion for animal rescue and lessons learned from her childhood experience being bullied, Randi wrote a children's book to share the power of friendship, acceptance, and communication with "the least of these". In this episode, Randi also talks about the pow…
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In Episode 62, Lauren chats with the woman who has known her on earth the longest - her mom! Together, Annie and Lauren Hansen talk about the legacy of love woven into their family line and the steadfast love of Jesus who turns ashes into beauty. In this episode, Annie shares her personal story of walking from pain and grief into joy and laughter. …
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Episode 61: Janet Hunter - Healing pain, caring for the poor, and life lessons from Australian cows
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In Episode 61, Lauren chats with Australian friend Janet Hunter. Janet shares her journey from deep grief to healing joy, her passion to care for the poor with dignity, and some funny lessons she has learned from Australian cows. The fruit of Janet's life is a deep knowledge and desire for others to know their identity as daughters and sons of God …
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In Episode 60, Lauren chats with Rob Weir, brilliant leader and lover of people. Rob grew up in South Africa, spent 12 years in Hong Kong and currently lives with his family in Northern California. In this episode, Rob shares his passion for unity, a secret to unlock joy, and we chat about how men can heal from shame. This is a powerful episode tha…
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In Episode 59, Lauren chats with Dr. Lisa Kohut, faith-based therapist and coach. Dr. Lisa explains the mental health crisis in our world and shares key wisdom to healing from anxiety, depression, and mental torment. Two of the main causes of the mental health struggle are isolation and lies. Dr. Lisa shares ways to come out of isolation and ways t…
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Episode 58: Beth Wiruth - Fighting life's battles, intimacy in singleness, and discovering identity
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In Episode 58, Lauren chats with newly retired and affectionately named "mama Beth," who served both in higher education and in the military. Beth shares how training for military battles is parallel to training for life's battles, strategies that have helped her navigate tough seasons, and ways to connect with God in the midst of the struggle. Bet…
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In Episode 57, Lauren chats with Hannah Mathews, talented musician and beloved daughter of King Jesus. Hannah shares about her upbringing in Kuwait, college experience in India, and time living in the United States. Hannah has a very special relationship with Jesus and shares how we can build intimacy with him. She also details what she senses God …
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