Episodes 54
Avg. Duration 29m
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Since Jan 2024
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Surpassing Labels is a space for honest reflection, emotional awareness, and quiet transformation.

Created within The Spiral Current, this podcast explores what lives beneath survival mode, performance, and the roles we’ve learned to carry.

Here, we move beyond surface-level conversations into the undercurrents shaping our lives — not to fix ourselves, but to understand ourselves more fully.

Alongside solo reflections, Surpassing Circles (bonus episodes) offers a space for people who have felt unseen, unheard, or unheld to share their stories in their own words.

This is a space to breathe.


To reflect.


To remember who you are beneath the labels.

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S3E2 Episode 2: You're Allowed to Think for Yourself

Apr 03, 2026 6m Transcript

There’s a quiet moment that happens…when something you’ve always agreed withdoesn’t fully land the same way anymore.Not enough to argue.Not enough to explain.Just enough to pause.In this episode, we…

S3E1 Episode 1: The Undercurrents We Never Questioned

Mar 25, 2026 8m Transcript

There are patterns many of us live inside without ever fully noticing.Ways of thinking, responding, and holding ourselves that feel normal—simply because they’ve been there for so long.In this…

S3 Entry Point: A Different Way of Being Here

Mar 25, 2026 8m Transcript

In this opening reflection, we step outside the pressure to fix, improve, or become something else — and instead turn toward what has already been quietly present.There’s a way of being that doesn’t…

SC4: Surpassing Circles Spotlight Series: In Loving Memory Featuring Breanna Sprenger: The Good Life Voices (Part 4)

Jul 04, 2025 29m Bonus

Today's episode is unlike any other. It features the radiant Breanna Sprenger—a Good Life Ambassador, disability advocate, and beautiful soul who left a mark on everyone she met. Breanna lived with…

SC3: Surpassing Circles Spotlight Series: Featuring Karyssa Kestranek (Part 3): The Good Life Voices

Jun 27, 2025 24m Bonus

Today's guest is living proof that survival is just the beginning. Meet Karyssa Kestranek—a traumatic brain injury survivor, motivational speaker, and Good Life Ambassador with the Cuyahoga County…

SC2: Surpassing Circles Spotlight Series- Featuring Shaye Taylor (Part 2)- The Good Life Voices

Jun 20, 2025 15m Bonus

Today on Surpassing Circles, we're celebrating unstoppable spirit, unapologetic advocacy, and the beauty of living life on your own terms. Meet Shaye Taylor—Special Olympics Ohio athlete, LGBTQ+…

S2E4 Season 2: Episode 4: Let Them Call It Selfish

Jun 19, 2025 8m

If choosing rest, setting boundaries, or saying no makes you "selfish"—then maybe selfish isn't such a bad thing. In this powerful episode of Surpassing Labels, we're reclaiming the word that's been…

SC1: Surpassing Circles Spotlight Series – Featuring Grace Blatt (Part 1): The Good Life Voices

Jun 13, 2025 0m Bonus

Welcome to Part 1 of The Good Life Voices! This is where we shine the light on voices that are shifting culture, breaking barriers, and redefining what's possible. I'm so excited to introduce you…

SC .5: Surpassing Circles Begins: A Tribute to the Stories That Still Need Telling

Jun 06, 2025 3m Bonus

Welcome to the Surpassing Circles Spotlight Series—a sacred space within the Surpassing Labels Podcast devoted to honoring the voices, stories, and resources from the special needs and disability…

S2E3 Season 2 Episode 3: The Weight You Carry That No One Sees

Jun 06, 2025 9m

They don't see the mental tabs you keep open. The reminders, the meal planning, the birthday cards, the calming down, the checking in. They don't see the emotional labor—because you make it look…

S2E2 Season 2 Episode 2: The Roles We're Praised For Are the Ones That Are Killing Us

Jun 01, 2025 8m

You're the strong one. The reliable one. The one who holds it all together. And the world praises you for it. But here's the truth no one talks about: The very roles we're applauded for are often the…

S2E1 Season 2 Episode 1: A Return, A Rise, A Reintroduction

Jun 01, 2025 3m

Welcome back to Surpassing Labels—the podcast for the woman who's done disappearing and is ready to come home to herself. In this reintroduction episode, I'm sharing the heart behind Season 2.…

S1E43 Episode 43: Inclusion Revolution! Aaron DeVries Leads the Way as The Inclusive Dad

Dec 06, 2024 33m

In this must-listen episode, I sit down with Aaron DeVries, the powerhouse behind The Inclusive Dad, to dive into his inspiring journey as a father, advocate, and game-changer in the world of special…

S1E41 Episode 41: Unstoppable Leadership: How Motherhood Aligned Passion Purpose and Impact

Nov 22, 2024 45m

In this inspiring episode, we're joined by Dina Lobo, a mother, a powerhouse corporate consultant, motivational speaker, and visionary evaluator. Dina shares her incredible journey of embracing…

S1E40 Episode 40: Beyond Words: The Power of Overlooked Potential

Nov 15, 2024 57m

In this powerful episode, we go Beyond Words with Jay Silverman, the acclaimed Director and Producer of the Movie Camera. This inspiring film tells the touching story of a young boy with mutism who…

S1E39 Episode 39: Through Her Eyes: A Story of Resilience and Re-Invention

Nov 01, 2024 47m

In this heartfelt episode of Surpassing Labels, we sit down with Dr. Wisniewski, a compassionate and resilient doctor of chiropractic who has faced a profound life change: the loss of her vision due…

S1E38 Episode 38: Trusting Your Gut: How Intuition Guides Us

Oct 25, 2024 13m

In this we dive into the often-overlooked power of intuition in navigating life's unique challenges. 💖🌟 You're constantly making decisions—some big, some small—but what happens when you start…

S1E37 Episode 37: You Are Enough: Cultivating Self-Acceptance

Oct 18, 2024 9m

In this episode, we dive into the transformative power of self-acceptance.  So often, we get caught in the cycle of comparison, self-criticism, and striving for perfection, forgetting that true…

S1E36 Episode 36: Speaking Up: A Mission to Promote Cerebral Palsy Awareness

Oct 11, 2024 38m

In this episode, I sit down with Brandon Rodgers an inspiring young man living with cerebral palsy, who is on a mission to raise awareness and spark meaningful conversations. With a powerful voice…

S1E35 Episode: 35 Flip the Script: The power of questions

Sep 27, 2024 11m

In part two of the series of The Power of Choice, we continue our exploration of how asking empowering questions can impact our choices. This episode delves into how reframing questions can shift…

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