Color Outside the Lines (with Aiken Chia)
Dream Brave
They told him he wasn’t good enough. Not smart enough for Pure Literature. Not good-looking enough for TV. Not fluent enough in Mandarin. Not enough. But instead of shrinking, Aiken Chia—now a well-known content creator—chose risk. In the first guest interview of Season 3: RISK (Episode 29), Aiken shares how every rejection became soil for something deeper, and how God rewrote his story when he dared to begin again. This is what happens when you dare to color outside the lines. 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Aiken's background and upbringing 06:11 - School life and how it affects...
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The Illusion of Security
Dream Brave
What if the safest place isn’t comfort—but obedience? In this opening episode of a brand-new season called Risk, Dr Wai Jia explores what it truly means to live a life of faith-filled risk. Through real stories and hard-won lessons, this episode wrestles with the tension between fear and obedience—and why playing it safe can sometimes cost us more than stepping out. From small, trembling acts of trust to life-altering decisions, this conversation uncovers a powerful truth: faith doesn’t eliminate risk—it gives it purpose. In this episode, you’ll hear about: Why obedience often...
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Living Fully with Chronic Illness: An Ironman’s Defiant Hope (An Interview with Cliff Tam)
Dream Brave
If you live with chronic illness, you know how strange it feels to look fine on the outside—while fighting invisible battles within. Maybe you learn to smile through pain. Plan your days around fatigue. Wonder if you can do what someone else could easily say yes to. Some days, you might ask yourself, “Does my chronic illness exclude me from pursuing my passion or limit my dreams?” 🎙️ In this Treasures of Darkness episode, Dr. Wai Jia sits down with her husband, Cliff Tam—a liver-cancer-and-transplant survivor, Ironman triathlete, missionary to some of Africa’s hardest...
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Standing Tall with Dwarfism (An Interview with Tim Muttoo)
Dream Brave
What the world sees as limitation, God calls opportunity. Born with dwarfism, Tim Muttoo never let his height define him. Instead, he chose to believe he was created with purpose and intentionality. When he married Anita in Canada, their wedding story went viral—over 100 million views worldwide—because their love defied expectations and showed the world what it truly means to stand tall in faith, courage, and love. Inside this episode: Growing up with dwarfism and parents who saw only possibility Facing critics with the simple words: “Get to know me” Why everyone—visible or...
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Does Following God Make Me the Enemy's Target? (An Interview with Cameron Walcott)
Dream Brave
Does following God put a target on your back for the enemy? When Pastor Cameron Walcott obeyed God and moved his family across the world to plant a church, tragedy struck. Just days before their launch, his 13-year-old son Caleb died in his sleep. After the previous episode with Ps. Cameron about losing Caleb, Dr. Wai Jia was haunted by deeper questions about spiritual warfare. So Ps. Cameron came back for another conversation. Here we wrestle with: How to discern if setbacks are spiritual warfare or God saying “no” Why the safest place is still in God’s will, not in playing it small...
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Life After Losing My 13-Year Old Son (An Interview with Cameron Walcott)
Dream Brave
What do you do when tragedy strikes while you’re walking in obedience? When your faith is real, your prayers are sincere—and still, your world falls apart? In this deeply moving episode of Dream Brave, Dr. Wai Jia sat down with Pastor Cameron Walcott, who lost his firstborn son, Caleb—days before his 14th birthday. Caleb was a vibrant young boy, full of joy and purpose. He was also the page boy at Wai Jia's wedding. His life, and loss, left an indelible mark on all who knew him. But it was watching Cameron's unwavering hope in the midst of unimaginable grief that changed Wai Jia forever....
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Unstacking the Grief of Transitions (An Interview with Lauren Wells)
Dream Brave
What if the way we raise our kids today could spare them from the pain we’re experiencing today from our childhoods? In this tender, powerful episode of Dream Brave, Dr. Wai Jia speaks with Lauren Wells, founder of TCK Training, an industry leader in intersectional preventive care training and education to help Third Culture Kids thrive. Lauren shares not just as a childhood trauma expert, but as someone who lived it as a missionary kid navigating transition, adventure and unresolved grief. We talk about: 💬 How hidden losses in childhood can silently stack 💬 Why repair matters more...
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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,...
info_outlineWhat if the safest place isn’t comfort—but obedience?
In this opening episode of a brand-new season called Risk, Dr Wai Jia explores what it truly means to live a life of faith-filled risk. Through real stories and hard-won lessons, this episode wrestles with the tension between fear and obedience—and why playing it safe can sometimes cost us more than stepping out.
From small, trembling acts of trust to life-altering decisions, this conversation uncovers a powerful truth: faith doesn’t eliminate risk—it gives it purpose.
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
- Why obedience often feels risky—but leads to deeper freedom
- How fear disguises itself as “wisdom” and keeps us stuck
- The difference between reckless choices and faith-led risk
- Why God’s generosity always outweighs what we think we’re giving up
If you’re standing at the edge of a decision, waiting for certainty, or wondering if obedience is worth the cost—this season is for you.