Latest Hope helps Podcast Episodes
The School of Life: Rekindling Faith in Times of Trial
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - February 14, 2022 18:00 - 29 minutesFaith. Hardship. Loneliness. On this episode of Hope Helps, Charly Burridge-Jones introduces three guests who are on three separate faith journeys. Cristina and Stephen, both members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Jaspreet—a Sikh activist—share the ups and downs of find...
Full House for Yuletide: Adopting Seven Children at Christmastime
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - December 23, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutesDancing. Singing. Midnight meals. Tropical Christmas mornings, holiday road trips, Father Christmas and… a barbecue? On this special festive episode of Hope Helps, host Charly Burridge-Jones shares magical Christmas traditions of UK residents from around the world. Featured guests Amy and Michae...
Building Bridges: Hope for a Unified World
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - November 20, 2021 09:00 - 31 minutes“We don’t live in isolated communities,” says civil service worker Mamataj Begum. We meet different people all around us, whether at work, school, sporting events, or simply walking down the street. As society becomes increasingly divided, collaboration with others becomes increasingly valuable....
The Travelling Story-Teller: Lessons from the Pilgrimage of Life
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - October 19, 2021 23:00 - 38 minutesFor professional storyteller Darren Hill, life is a pilgrimage. “It’s a journey which has a beginning… an end, and the middle bit.” Darren’s “middle bit” includes prestigious theatrical training and a career he loves. However, it began with the challenge of dyslexia and facing opposition while p...
Passing Through Pain: Overcoming Grief and Loss
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - September 29, 2021 15:00 - 29 minutesGrief after losing a loved one—though devastating—is felt by many. Richard Auger and Camilla McNally came to understand this pain first-hand after unexpected tragedy struck their lives. While their personal stories are different, both beautifully convey how faith in Christ enabled them to overco...
Making It Up As We Go Along
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - August 11, 2021 16:00 - 37 minutesPeter and Alexandra Mackenzie Johns met at age 16 and dated for a few years before serving missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and going their separate ways. After eight years, they reconnected and realized they were perfect for each other. During their ten-year marria...
Breaking Down the Barriers of Racism
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - July 16, 2021 14:00 - 30 minutesLola Ogunbote was only 14 years old when she had an experience with racism that changed her life forever. Lola is a black woman, football coach, activist, and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Regular encounters with racism do not stop her from pursuing her dreams. She i...
Finding Our Way Together
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - June 28, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutesThis week on Hope Helps, Charly Burridge-Jones speaks with Felicity and Ben Munzer, a newlywed couple living in England. They assert that the ideal marriage is 1+1=3, where two individuals join together to create something greater than themselves. Ben and Felicity know that they have found a rel...
Known and Loved
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - June 09, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutesIn this episode of Hope Helps, Tom Christofferson and Arteh Odjidja reflect on how we can affirm ourselves in Christ. As members of the LGBTQ+ community, they share their common life experiences on being members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and how we can reach out and love...
Messages from Molokai: Befriending the One
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - May 26, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutesKristen Metzger, a singer, actress, director, and more takes time to truly connect with an exceptional group of people. What makes these people so unique? They are the last colony of lepers that were exiled to the island of Molokai, Hawaii. In this episode of Hope Helps, Charly Burridge-Jones an...
From Convict to Convert - Through Christ
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - April 28, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutesOn this week’s episode of Hope Helps, host Charly Burridge-Jones welcomes Peter and Kay O’Malley. Together, they discuss how life changes can be a positive experience. In his twenties, Peter spent almost two years in prison. Following his sentence, he found a home in The Church of Jesus Christ o...
Faith and Hope Despite Challenges
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - April 14, 2021 00:00 - 38 minutesIn this week’s episode, Charly Burridge-Jones talks with singer and performer Alex Boyé about how music and faith have been a source of hope during times of trial. At just 16 Alex was homeless and performing on the streets in order to make his way in the world. He had dreams and ambitions he ...
Through Clouds and Sunshine: Conversations with Irish Paralympian Jason Smyth and his wife Elise
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - March 31, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutesIrish Paralympian Jason Smyth and his wife, Elise, guide Charly-Burridge-Jones through their relationship journey on this episode of Hope Helps. Life’s challenges come in many forms but balancing a family and a Paralympic career is certainly a unique one. Jason is a five-time gold medallist a...
Refugees within Reach
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - March 17, 2021 12:00 - 40 minutesAround the world, there are millions of people fleeing their homes due to war, violence and persecution. The refugee crisis may seem distant, but there are ways we can help from our own homes. On this episode of Hope Helps, host Charly Burridge-Jones and guests shed new light on the experiences ...
Chasing Your Life’s Dreams
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - February 24, 2021 01:00 - 30 minutesNo matter our age, profession, or background we all have dreams and things we hope for in the future. In this episode of Hope Helps, Charly Burridge-Jones and her guests talk about how to explore what our dreams might be and some helpful tips for how to chase them. Charly reflects on how we ar...
The COVID Conundrum: Hope Helps’ holistic approach to the pandemic
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - February 10, 2021 01:00 - 30 minutesBalancing mental, physical and spiritual health can be tough, even during a regular year. With the added problems and opportunities of the last year, it is easy to feel like you are falling short. In this week’s episode of Hope Helps, Charly Burridge-Jones and her guests talk about how they have...
Discovering your life’s work
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - January 27, 2021 01:00 - 29 minutesFinding our life’s work can seem a daunting task. In this episode of Hope Helps, Charly Burridge-Jones and her guests explore tips that can help guide us on our own journey to find direction. Charly begins by expressing how individual our journeys can be and how important it is to approach the...
Building Great Relationships - Even During Covid
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - January 13, 2021 01:00 - 37 minutesRelationships can be complicated. Add in the circumstances surrounding Covid and we can all experience another level of complexity. In this episode of Hope Helps Charly Burridge-Jones and her guests explore tips that can strengthen relationships with each other, at any level. Charly begins by ...
New Year’s goals: are they a good idea?
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - December 29, 2020 01:00 - 33 minutesTraditionally a New Year brings with it the promise of a new beginning. With the challenges and heartbreak of a worldwide pandemic that began this past year, many are hopeful that 2021 will bring new opportunities and a fresh start. In this episode of Hope Helps, host Charly Burridge-Jones expl...
Hope of the Season
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - December 15, 2020 22:00 - 41 minutesIn the first episode of Hope Helps host Charly Burridge-Jones and her guests reflect on their unique experiences of the Christmas season, even in the circumstances surrounding Covid-19. Guest Savannah Stevenson, a wife, new mother and well-known West End actress, shares her thoughts of what it ...
Hope Helps aims to encourage and inspire
Hope Helps: Navigating Everyday Life - December 06, 2020 15:00 - 1 minuteHope Helps is a new podcast designed to encourage, inspire and help people navigate their lives through the stories of others. As host Charly Burridge-Jones and her guests reflect about the joys and challenges of everyday living, they will uncover ways to strengthen relationships, manage disappo...
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