Jim Bratton Podcast

Jim Bratton Podcast

Marriage can become complicated long before either spouse understands why. Chris Times of Agape Marriage and Family Counseling explains how communication breaks down, why spouses can experience the same relationship very differently, and how counseling can help couples recognize the patterns beneath their arguments. Jim Bratton and Chris also discuss what to expect when seeking counseling and when it may be time to listen to your gut and ask for help.    

Jim Bratton Podcast

Jennifer de Ranieri joins Jim Bratton along with David Armstrong and David Anderson for a conversation about a new community event coming to Galveston's Seawall August 29 and 30.   Info: https://galvestonislandmarket.com/   Website: https://katiesseafoodhouse.com/ Email: katiesseafoodhouse@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KatiesSeafoodHouse/ The conversation begins with how Jennifer's pop-up market came together with the new Seawall property and Katy Seafood. Jennifer talks about building her vendor community, now approaching 600 vendors, and her goal of providing...

Jim Bratton Podcast

Musician and composer Paulo Castillo joins Jim Bratton for a conversation about what actually happens behind the music — preparation, composition, improvisation, collaboration and performance.   Paulo also happens to be the composer and performer behind the new theme for The Jim Bratton Podcast. He and Jim talk about how that deceptively simple solo-bass theme was created, how just a few notes can change the emotional direction of a conversation, and why music doesn't have to be complicated to communicate something meaningful. The conversation moves from jazz and composition to stage...

Jim Bratton Podcast

What if the story you tell yourself matters more than the events you've lived through? In Episode Three, Coach Kevin and Jim Bratton explore perspective, healing, trauma, and why the present moment is where change begins. Building on the first two episodes, Coach Kevin explains how our interpretation of past experiences shapes our future. Through stories of business loss, heart recovery, trauma, and Stoic philosophy, he argues that while our past influences us, it does not have to imprison us. Coach Kevin Voisin  

Jim Bratton Podcast

Episode Two moves beyond understanding anxiety to learning how to use it. Coach Kevin shares stories of business failure, athletic competition, health challenges, and relationships to demonstrate how anxiety can either become a prison or a powerful motivator.   What if anxiety isn't stopping you—but preparing you? Coach Kevin returns  to explore how the same emotions that create fear can also produce confidence, courage, and peak performance.

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Mary transforms a tiny fixer-upper into a home with determination, survives a broken ankle, and reveals how one unlikely relationship slowly became a lifelong marriage. Before there was a marriage, there was a little two-bedroom house... In Episode 16 of Focus Your Inner Bitch, Mary Bratton remembers buying her first home with almost no money and rebuilding it one project at a time. From hauling insulation into a tiny attic and planting gardens from borrowed cuttings to rewiring the house with her father's help, her determination shines through every story. She also recalls breaking her ankle,...

Jim Bratton Podcast

What if anxiety isn't your greatest weakness? In the first episode of this special series, Coach Kevin joins Jim Bratton to examine anxiety through a different lens. Together they discuss fear, performance, technology, biology, and why understanding anxiety may be one of the keys to personal growth. Coach Kevin challenges the common belief that anxiety is only something to overcome. Drawing on personal stories, psychology, history, and everyday experience, he argues that anxiety is part of being human and can become a tool rather than a limitation when understood correctly.   View Video ...

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The Grand's Dori  Bosnyák  previews an exciting new season filled with legendary performers, Broadway-style productions, comedy, live film scores, family entertainment, and the community spirit that has made Galveston's Grand 1894 Opera House one of Texas' cultural treasures.   

Jim Bratton Podcast

This conversation bridges two remarkable careers. Jim Bratton brings decades of experience as a professional voice artist and interviewer, while Christophe Laury reflects on a lifetime in French radio—from national broadcasting to station leadership and syndicated programming. Together they explore how technology has changed the business, why authenticity still matters, and what it means to build a career around.   You tube at On the fly translation by Catherine Stroud Christophe Laury -   Christophe Laury is a prominent figure in French radio. He began his career in music...

Jim Bratton Podcast

A focused reflection on doing less, removing the unnecessary, and recovering clarity through simplicity