The Heather Petero Show

The Heather Petero Show is about creativity, faith, and living on purpose—minus the pressure and the perfectionism.Hosted by lifelong creative Heather Petero, this podcast features honest conversations, solo reflections, and stories from people learning to show up fully in their lives. Expect encouragement, laughter, a little truth-telling, and reminders that you don’t have to have it all figured out to take the next step.✨ Stay curious. Stay creative. Live on purpose.

The Heather Petero Show is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 30 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts The Heather Petero Show, a arts show with 30 episodes published.

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  Episode 29: Gumbo, Grit & the Courage to Begin Again with DeDe Reilly

  Sep 17, 202656 min

  What happens when decades of children’s ministry experience, a deep love for Jesus, a whole lot of hard-earned wisdom, and just enough Louisiana personality all land in the same room? Meet DeDe Reilly . DeDe has spent years helping churches understand something that sounds simple but is anything but: children’s ministry matters. The way we love, teach, encourage, and disciple children can shape a life for decades. But DeDe’s story isn’t just about successful ministry. We talk about the hard seasons too — the disappointments, the unexpected turns, the moments when life does not cooperate with the plan, and what it looks like to keep trusting God when you’re not quite sure what He’s doing. We talk calling, resilience, children who desperately need adults willing to show up, what the church sometimes gets wrong about kids’ ministry, and why the Gospel still belongs everywhere we can faithfully carry it. And naturally, we also find out about what is required for proper gumbo, and the sacred importance of purple and gold. This episode is funny, heartfelt, challenging, and a beautiful reminder that God doesn’t waste a single season. Come for the stories. Stay for the wisdom. And somebody please bring the gumbo. ️ The Heather Petero Show — Where Conversation Meets Calling. We would love to hear from you! Support the show www.heatherpetero.com Facebook: @theheatherpeteroshow

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  Episode 28: Failure, Faith & the Football Team We Shall Not Name — Mike Courtney

  Sep 9, 202649 min

  Mike Courtney was a successful pastor and an addict at the same time. Twenty-three years after a life-changing encounter with God in a recovery clinic, Mike joins Heather for a conversation about the secrets that nearly destroyed him—and the truth that helped set him free. Mike is the founder of Branches, a faith-based counseling organization serving Middle Tennessee, host of the Extending Branches podcast, and author of the brilliantly titled Failure and How I Achieved It . He opens up about rebuilding a marriage after betrayal, living the 12 Steps one day at a time, healing the father wound, and handing the leadership of Branches to his son. It’s honest, hopeful, deeply human—and somehow also involves tennis, emotionally supportive cottage cheese, and the one subject this Tennessee man specifically asked Heather not to mention: Georgia football. Mike’s story is a powerful reminder that failure does not have to become the name we answer to, secrets lose their power when brought into the light, and every time we tell our story in a safe place, shame gets cut in half. Learn more about Mike and Branches at Branches.org . We would love to hear from you! Support the show www.heatherpetero.com Facebook: @theheatherpeteroshow

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  Episode 27: Seth Panitch--Rejection, Reinvention, and a Little Magic

  Sep 2, 202647 min

  Seth Panitch does not believe in staying in one creative lane—and thank goodness. He is an award-winning playwright, actor, director, filmmaker, University of Alabama professor, and now the author of Antique , a magical debut novel. But before the publishing deal came 106 agent rejections, a first novel Seth cheerfully describes as a “monstrosity,” years of learning, and one stubborn decision after another to keep going. Heather and Seth talk about the wonderfully unpredictable life of an artist, directing Shakespeare in Havana, creating characters who feel fully alive, surviving rejection, starting over, and why the shortcut is almost always the long cut. It’s a funny, thoughtful, and refreshingly honest conversation about failure, reinvention, creative endurance, and finding the courage to keep chasing the magic. Because rejection may be part of the story—but it doesn’t get to write the ending. Instagram: @sethpanitchauthor Threads: @sethpanitchauthor TikTok: @seth.panitch YouTube: @sethpanitchauthor Facebook: Seth Panitch – Author Website: sethpanitch.com We would love to hear from you! Support the show www.heatherpetero.com Facebook: @theheatherpeteroshow

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  Episode 26: Opinionate, Not Judgmental: The Art of Disagreeing Well with Jeramy Gordon

  Aug 27, 202641 min

  What happens when being right starts costing you peace, relationships, and influence? This week on The Heather Petero Show , Heather sits down with author, entrepreneur, and former journalist Jeramy Gordon to talk about his book Opinionated, Not Judgmental and the challenge of holding strong convictions without letting those convictions turn into contempt. From his early years in journalism to his own experience with online outrage, Jeramy shares what he’s learned about communication, faith, self-examination, and the very real difference between defending your beliefs and reflecting your values. Heather and Jeramy talk about social media addiction, public discourse, Christian witness, asking better questions, speaking truth in love, and why being right is not the same thing as being effective. This conversation is thoughtful, honest, timely, and for anybody who has ever wondered how to stay grounded in a loud, reactive world. opinionated-book.com We would love to hear from you! Support the show www.heatherpetero.com Facebook: @theheatherpeteroshow

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  Episode 25: Wings, Words & Wanderlust: Mark Mustian

  Aug 19, 202637 min

  Mark is the award-winning author of The Return , The Gendarme , and Boy With Wings , founder and president of Tallahassee’s Word of South Festival of Literature and Music , a practicing attorney, former elected official, husband, father of three—and a man whose passport may need counseling. Heather and Mark talk about the years of hidden work behind a published novel, why perseverance matters more than inspiration, what makes writing genuinely good, and why American readers seem determined to make everybody live happily ever after. They also dig into the heart of Boy With Wings —difference, belonging, fear, acceptance, and what happens when the world decides to define you by the thing that makes you unusual. Plus: 96 countries, books written by women, the strange magic of pairing writers with musicians, walking, Stairway to Heaven , and a spirited defense of gloriously stupid movies. Smart, funny, thoughtful, and wonderfully all over the map—in the best possible way. Website: markmustian.com Facebook: facebook.com/markmustianauthor Substack: MustWrite.substack.com Bluesky: @markmustian.bsky.social We would love to hear from you! Support the show www.heatherpetero.com Facebook: @theheatherpeteroshow

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