What You Find in the Dark (An Interview with Aubrey Sampson)
Dream Brave
So many of us associate darkness with death and pain. But what if I told you, that though darkness is gloom, it is also a womb? That if you walk through grief, you will find a garden? In this episode, Dr. Wai Jia interviews author and pastor Aubrey Sampson, who’s not only lived through but has written a number of books on grief, lament and joy. Aubrey has lived through autoimmune disease, being a mother to a baby who had to go through spinal cord surgery, and the loss of her best friend, among other griefs. In her latest book, “What We Find in the Dark” she offers raw, real, and...
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How God Promotes Us Through Pain and Perplexity (An Interview with Bob Sorge)
Dream Brave
What do you do when life never goes back to normal? When a routine surgery left Bob Sorge with a lifelong vocal injury, everything changed. Once a powerful speaker and worship leader, he suddenly couldn’t do the work he loved or live life the way he had planned. In this vulnerable conversation, Bob shares his journey through decades of chronic pain, unanswered questions, and the transformation that God orchestrates through suffering. This story will move you, ground you, and remind you that even when life doesn’t go back to normal, it can still move forward. Bob’s voice may be faint and...
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What Cancer Couldn't Kill: The Long Way Home (An Interview with Marianne Tan)
Dream Brave
What if the worst news of your life becomes the turning point for your greatest healing? Diagnosed with cancer at just 27, Marianne had no family support, no insurance, and a past full of pain. But what followed was a flood of miracles—reconciliation, redemption, and a peace she never imagined. In this raw and honest episode, Marianne opens up about growing up in dysfunction, her battle with cancer, how faith reframed her suffering, and the miraculous reunion with her estranged father—who, without her knowing, had just returned to Christ. We talk about trauma, cancer, breaking up,...
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Can You Just Sit With Me? (An Interview with Natasha Smith)
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In this powerful episode, Dr. Wai Jia sits down with Natasha Smith, grief educator and author of Can You Just Sit With Me? Healthy Grieving for the Losses of Life, to explore what it means to grieve well. Natasha has experienced multiple heartbreaking losses—miscarriage, stillbirth, divorce, giving up her first baby for adoption, the loss of her two older sisters and dad to cancer, the murder of her nephew, and the loss of a prestigious engineering career to homeschool her 4 kids. Through it all, she discovered that every loss deserves space and grace to grieve. Together, Dr. Wai Jia...
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Half a Donut and a Whole Lot of Faith: My MIL’s Legacy of Resilience (An Interview with Susanna Tam)
Dream Brave
What do you do when your child is diagnosed with terminal cancer in a new country...and you can only afford to share half a donut for lunch? When Dr. Wai Jia's mother-in-law Susanna immigrated from Hong Kong to Canada, she had no idea her 10-year-old son (now Dr. Wai Jia's husband) would be diagnosed with liver cancer…or that he’d survive a transplant, complete an Ironman, and later raise a family in Africa. In this deeply moving episode, Susanna shares in her disarmingly light and joyful way: Her journey from street kid to resilient matriarch Why she never pitied herself, even during the...
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Treasures in the Dark
Dream Brave
What if your darkest seasons weren’t detours, but sacred spaces where God meets you most deeply? In this opening episode of Season 2 called "Treasures of Darkness," Dr. Wai Jia Tam shares raw and vulnerable reflections from her personal journey through physical pain, emotional exhaustion, and spiritual wrestling. From ICU beds to unexpected encounters in the wild, she explores the profound truth that God does not abandon us in the dark—and that often, it’s in the valleys that He reveals His deepest treasures of hope. This season, Wai Jia also sits down with a series of extraordinary...
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Sabbath & Rest: How To Sabbath Audaciously (An Interview with Hern Shung)
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Have you felt worn out or breathless in trying to pursue your goals? Have you ever wished you could just go away with Jesus and find rest for your soul? Does Sabbath seem like an impossibility? If those are the questions you've asked, you’ll enjoy this episode. In this episode, Dr. Wai Jia sat down with Ang Hern Shung, Pastoral Overseer at Trinity Methodist Church in Singapore, who talks candidly about his burnout and what he learnt from his recent Sabbatical. Links: Order your copy of DREAM BRAVE at your favorite retailer here:
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Why God’s Rest Unlocks the Miraculous
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Does rest seem like an impossible demand from God? In your busy life, do you find yourself squeezing in errands to run, people to meet and things to do when you know you wished you could rest? How can rest be part of our journeys of dreaming brave when our big dreams demand so much of us? In this episode, Dr. Wai Jia shares why rest is the key to our fruitfulness and abiding in God. And why rest, is the ultimate gift from God. Links: Order your copy of DREAM BRAVE at your favorite retailer here:
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Stepping Out in Faith When You Feel Unqualified (An Interview with Becca David)
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Have you ever felt you’re unqualified or ill-equipped for what God is calling you to? Do you ever feel someone else could do a better job, or think: What can God possibly do with someone like me? If those are the questions you've asked, this episode is for you. In this episode, Dr. Wai Jia speaks with Becca David, a hairstylist from Massachusetts, about how God freed her from feeling unworthy and uneducated, and turned her past sexual trauma into a purposeful ministry serving strippers in her local strip club. Becca works as a hairstylist as her full time vocation. Her ministry and...
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When I Feel I'm Not Good Enough
Dream Brave
Do you often feel small and inadequate? Have you ever wondered how God could possibly do anything significant through someone as broken and flawed as you? God, why can’t I just be good enough to do something great in my lifetime? In this episode, Dr. Wai Jia share how God loves to use the weak and the lowly and why, if you’re feeling “not good enough” for His God-sized dreams for your life, that’s a good place to start. Links: Order your copy of DREAM BRAVE at your favorite retailer here:
info_outlineHave you ever felt like you didnt know where you were headed? You know you’ve heard God’s call, but then, it’s as if He’s gone silent and you dont know whats next. What steo do you take whe there’re so many options. Hello God, are you there? In this episode, Wai Jia speaks to us about how God’s plans for our lives comes through best when we come to the place of true surrender, and how, even in our uncertainty, we can still take steps of faith forward.
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