Find Your Brightside

Welcome to The Brightside, a weekly show where curiosity, positivity, and real conversation come together. Hosted by storyteller Jerry “J-Man” Joyner, each episode blends humor, personal stories, and thoughtful dialogue with guests from all walks of life. From creative journeys to life lessons and moments of perspective, The Brightside keeps things genuine and uplifting without feeling forced. New episodes drop every Friday - tune in, reset, and Find Your Brightside.

Find Your Brightside is a health podcast hosted by Jerry "J-Man" Joyner, with 37 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Jerry "J-Man" Joyner hosts Find Your Brightside, a health show with 37 episodes published.

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  Episode #37

  Building the Stage for Something Bigger - Nichole Belford

  Sep 25, 202630 minS1

  Some people chase the spotlight. Nicole Belford builds the stage.On this episode of Find Your Brightside, J-Man sits down with Nicole Belford of the Addison Performing Arts Center to talk about a career built around creating experiences that bring people together.Nicole has helped open and operate some of North Texas' most recognizable venues, including Bass Performance Hall, American Airlines Center and the Eisemann Center, while working across more than 5,000 events throughout her career.Her story started long before the stage. Born in Germany to a military family, Nicole spent much of her childhood moving between cultures before returning to the United States. After losing her mother at 12, figure skating became an important outlet that taught her discipline, creativity and focus - lessons that would continue shaping her life and career.Today, she's helping lead a new chapter for the Addison Performing Arts Center, expanding the venue beyond traditional theater and creating more opportunities for music, dance, outdoor performances, community events and film.That vision now includes the inaugural Addison Full Circle Film Festival, taking place November 7-8, 2026. The festival will bring Texas filmmakers and audiences together for a new kind of film festival experience rooted in community and independent storytelling.Nicole and J-Man also discuss why live experiences still matter, what it takes to build strong creative communities and why getting people back into theaters, venues and shared spaces remains so important.Learn more about the Addison Performing Arts Center:https://visitaddison.com/Learn more about the Addison Full Circle Film Festival on FilmFreeway and find tickets through Eventbrite.https://filmfreeway.com/AddisonFullCircleFilmFestivalFind Your BrightsidePresented by NHuS³ MediaWhen you shine a light, you can always Find Your Brightside.

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  Episode #36

  Changing the World One Person at a Time - Chad Davenport

  Sep 18, 202640 minS1

  For more than 25 years, Chad Davenport has lived by a simple idea: see a need, find a way to help.Chad is a U.S. Navy veteran, IT professional, and founder of Tonight We Ride, a Dallas nonprofit supporting people experiencing homelessness, veterans in need, and communities facing crisis.In this episode of Find Your Bright Side, J-Man sits down with Chad to talk about how a local toy drive grew into decades of community outreach, why Tonight We Ride became an official nonprofit, and the programs they are building to create real, practical change.From providing phones to veterans through Comms Up, to transportation and VA resource navigation, homeless outreach, crisis relief, and the annual Chad D's Toy Drive, Chad's mission is straightforward: change the world one person at a time.Learn more, volunteer, donate, or request help:https://tonightweride.orgSponsored by:I AM A FANFans Decide. Stories Get Made.https://iamafan.comMALLACOREAI tools and technology helping businesses and creators work smarter.https://mallacore.comHOWDYWOODTexas-born apparel and lifestyle.https://howdywood.shopSubscribe to Find Your Bright Side for more conversations with people making a difference in their communities.#FindYourBrightSide #TonightWeRide #ChadDavenport #Dallas #Veterans #VeteranSupport #HomelessOutreach #Nonprofit #Community #Volunteer #DallasTexas

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  Episode #35

  Living the History of the Texas Rangers - Bill Patterson

  Sep 11, 202639 minS1

  For more than a decade, Bill Patterson has been helping keep the history of the Texas Rangers alive.A fifth-generation Texan, Air Force veteran and founder of Legends of the Texas Rangers, Bill joins J-Man to trace the Rangers from their beginnings in 1823 through their evolution into one of Texas’ most recognizable law enforcement institutions.Bill shares the difference between reenacting and living history, his own family connections to early Texas Rangers, the story of Frank Hamer’s pursuit of Bonnie and Clyde, and why preserving the actual places, people and stories behind Texas history matters.He also discusses the next chapter for Legends of the Texas Rangers - bringing these stories to a new generation through short-form documentaries filmed at the actual locations where Texas history happened.Follow Legends of the Texas Rangers on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/LegendsoftheTexasRangers/HOWDYWOODhttps://howdywood.shopMALLACOREhttps://mallacore.com/jmanI AM A FANhttps://iamafan.comFind Your Brightside is about the people who shine a light so others can find their way.

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  Episode #34

  How Dallas’ Music Scene Built a Mental Health Lifeline - Lauren O'Connor

  Sep 4, 202638 minS1

  What happens when personal tragedy becomes a reason to build something that can save others? On Episode 34 of Find Your Brightside, Jerry Joyner sits down with Lauren O’Connor, President of Amplified Minds, a Dallas-based nonprofit providing free professional mental health support to Texas residents 18 and older. Lauren’s story begins in the music world. After experiencing the devastating loss of friends to suicide and substance use, she began asking a bigger question: why were so many musicians, artists and creatives struggling in silence? That question eventually became a mission. Today, Amplified Minds has grown from its grassroots beginnings in the Deep Ellum music community into an organization providing support groups, art therapy, music therapy, substance use recovery resources and other mental health programming led by licensed professionals. Lauren and Jerry talk about the stigma surrounding mental health, why creatives can be especially vulnerable, the importance of community, the role music has played throughout Lauren’s life, and why simply asking for help can be one of the most important first steps a person takes. They also discuss Amplified Minds’ annual Louder Than Stigma Fest, returning to the Kessler Theater on September 19, 2026. The event brings together live music, wearable art, mental health organizations and the Dallas creative community to raise awareness and support Amplified Minds’ free mental health programming. If you or someone you know could benefit from Amplified Minds, learn more about its programs, volunteer opportunities and ways to support the organization: AMPLIFIED MINDS amplifiedminds.org Instagram: @amplified.minds If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text 988. For an immediate emergency, call 911. ABOUT FIND YOUR BRIGHTSIDE Find Your Brightside is about the moments, people and decisions that remind us there is always another side to the story. When you shine a light, even just a little, people are gonna find their way. Presented by NHuS³ Media. EXPLORE MORE Howdywood howdywood.shop Mallacore mallacore.com Subscribe for more conversations with artists, entrepreneurs, leaders, creators and people finding the bright side through real life experience. #FindYourBrightside #LaurenOConnor #AmplifiedMinds #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #LouderThanStigma #Dallas #DeepEllum #DallasMusic #MentalHealthMatters #SuicidePrevention #CreativeCommunity

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  Episode #33

  Turning Grief Into Art - Melissa Tucker

  Aug 28, 202650 minS1

  Dallas artist Melissa Tucker grew up quite literally beneath her father's easel. Art wasn't simply something she learned - it was part of the Tucker family language.Read about Melissa here: https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/dallas-artist-melissa-tucker-11893626/In this episode of Find Your Brightside, Jerry Joyner sits down with Melissa to talk about growing up alongside acclaimed artist Scott Tucker Sr., earning a music scholarship to TCU, finding her way from music into painting and sculpture, and developing the hyper-realistic work that would eventually take her into spaces like Old Parkland and museums.But Melissa's story took a painful turn when her father passed away.After years of creating alongside him, she found herself unable to paint. A solo trip to Paris - including quiet walks through its historic cemeteries - eventually helped Melissa begin processing grief, loss and the question of what happens to all the love we still carry after someone is gone.That experience helped inspire Requiem, a deeply personal body of work exploring loss, remembrance and legacy.Today, Melissa is creating again, operating Tucker Art Project in Deep Ellum and dreaming even bigger. Her ambitions include large-scale figurative bronze sculpture and a public tribute to Deep Ellum music legends Blind Lemon Jefferson and T-Bone Walker.This is a conversation about art, family, grief, creativity and what it means to continue the work of someone who helped make you who you are.Find Your Brightside with Jerry Joyner explores the people, stories and experiences that remind us there is still light to be found - even during life's darkest chapters.Subscribe for more conversations from Find Your Brightside.

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