Juan Duarte III on Recovery, Pain and Purpose | Beyond the Label Ep. 12
Release Date: 10/16/2025
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Support the mission through the Vital Health Store: Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. Purpose is found in the process. In this episode of Beyond the Label, Jacob sits down with Dr. Atkins, a physician and youth educator whose journey took decades, multiple setbacks, and countless moments of faith. From failing college classes to joining the AirForce to a life changing moment on a park bench, Dr. Atkins shows that nothing is wasted and every step teaches you something that prepares you for what comes next. What you will hear: • How...
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Jacob Spellis on Leadership, Pressure and Mental Health | Beyond the Label Ep. 16
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Juan Duarte III on Recovery, Pain and Purpose | Beyond the Label Ep. 12
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Support the mission through the Vital Health Store: Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. Pain does not have to define you. It can refine you. In this episode of Beyond the Label, Jacob sits down with Juan Duarte III to explore recovery, spirituality, and men’s health. Juan shares how a family support meeting woke him up, why he stopped running from pain, and how he now builds community through Soul Path. What you will hear: • The moment he looked at his mother and knew he had to change • Why recovery and spirituality grow...
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Judge Nicole Khoury on Labels, Justice and Community Change | Beyond the Label Ep. 11
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Judge Nicole Khoury on Labels, Justice and Community Change | Beyond the Label Ep. 11 Support the mission through the Vital Health Store: Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. ⸻ “If you trust me, I’ll trust you. You respect me, I’ll respect you.” In this episode of Beyond the Label, Jacob sits down with Judge Nicole Khoury, a Toledo judge and community leader who’s been called everything from a “bleeding-heart liberal” to a “conservative activist.” She refuses to accept either label. Judge Khoury talks about:...
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Jacob Spellis on Dreams, Battling Cancer, and Starting Vital Health | Beyond the Label Ep. 10
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Healing Through Art, Recovery and Self-Worth | Beyond the Label Ep. 9
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Support the mission through the Vital Health Store: Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. ⸻ “Rock bottom is where you get to rebuild.” In this episode of Beyond the Label, Jacob sits down with James, who turned his recovery into a canvas for healing. What started as sketches in high school became a powerful tool to process emotions, build self-worth, and find freedom from addiction. James opens up about: • Using art to sit with emotions instead of running from them • How music and creativity inspired healing in recovery •...
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Lashanna Alfred on Prison, Purpose & Breaking the Silence | Beyond the Label Ep. 8
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Support the mission through the Vital Health Store: Every purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community. ⸻ “Do not suffer in silence.” Lashanna Alfred’s journey has taken her from the pain of losing both parents to violence, to incarceration in a foreign country, to building a counseling center and becoming a published author and speaker. In this episode of Beyond the Label, Lashanna shares: • Growing up after both parents were murdered • Her experience of being incarcerated and giving birth in Trinidad • Why she wrote Behind Bars: A...
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Support the mission through the Vital Health Store: www.vitalhealthmerch.comEvery purchase helps us break barriers and support families in our community.
Pain does not have to define you. It can refine you.
In this episode of Beyond the Label, Jacob sits down with Juan Duarte III to explore recovery, spirituality, and men’s health. Juan shares how a family support meeting woke him up, why he stopped running from pain, and how he now builds community through Soul Path.
What you will hear:
• The moment he looked at his mother and knew he had to change
• Why recovery and spirituality grow together
• How to face pain instead of numbing it
• Building Soul Path, Lion’s Den for men, and Rooted for women
• Why community, honesty, and meaning help us heal and grow
If you feel stuck or tired of running, this talk will help you take a brave step toward purpose.
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