BeTempered
We believe that everyone has the potential to achieve greatness, and that the key to unlocking this potential is through personal development. Our podcasts are designed to help you cultivate the skills and mindset you need to achieve your goals and live the life you want.
Episodes
101 episodes
BeTempered Episode 100 - Real Stories From People Who Stopped Hiding and Started Healing
Episode 100 isn’t polished and that’s the point.This time, it’s not one guest sitting across the table. It’s a room full of people who have lived it. People who have carried addiction, trauma, loss, shame, and still chose to show up anyw...
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Episode 100
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1:29:13
BeTempered Episode 99 - She Looked Fine But Was Falling Apart with Cindy Lee
Cindy Lee shows up with energy, humor, and a presence that lights up the room. But behind that is a story most people would never guess. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 28, battling relentless fatigue, surviving a head-on crash that left h...
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Episode 99
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1:44:58
BeTempered Episode 98 - The Downward Spiral No One Talks About with Donald Reed
Rock bottom doesn’t always look like chaos. Sometimes it looks like a normal life slowly coming apart behind the scenes. In this episode, that’s exactly where the story begins before everything spirals.Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr sit down ...
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Episode 98
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1:54:58
BeTempered Episode 97 - The Reality of Addiction and the Power of Faith with Joni Reed
Some stories do not build slowly. They hit you with the reality of what trauma and addiction actually do, and they force you to sit in it before showing you what redemption can look like.Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr sit down with Joni Reed ...
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Episode 97
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1:54:05
BeTempered Episode 96 - A Childhood Stolen, A Life Reclaimed with Tracy Nutt
Tracy Nutt shares the painful and powerful truth about surviving childhood sexual abuse, the manipulation that kept her silent, and the shame that followed her into school, relationships, and her mental health. Joined by hosts Dan Schmidt and B...
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Episode 96
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1:12:53
BeTempered Episode 95 - The 0.1% Chance That Could Save Her Life with Cheyanne Mitchell
A 0.1 percent chance can sound impossible until you hear Cheyanne’s story. In this episode, hosts Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr sit down with Cheyanne Mitchell and her aunt Maria to talk about a journey marked by resilience, faith, and the relentle...
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Episode 95
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1:10:24
BeTempered Episode 94 - Redefining Wealth Through Service with Brett Guiley
What if the most important thing you steward isn’t wealth, but identity? Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr sit down with financial planner and community builder Brett Guiley to unpack a journey rooted in small town values, deep curiosity, and the coura...
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Episode 94
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1:15:11
BeTempered Episode 93 - When Detours Become Lifelines with Dennis Liming
What starts as a foggy morning hike with his daughter turns into a life saving chain of events Dennis never could have planned. At 69, the firefighter, EMT, chaplain, and tool and die craftsman found himself facing multiple iliac aneurysms on t...
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Episode 93
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1:13:36
BeTempered Episode 92 - Addiction Rewired, Faith Restored with Zac Shisler
What happens when the crash you never wanted becomes the wake up call you needed?On this week’s episode of BeTempered, hosts Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr sit down with Zac Shisler for one of the most raw and redemptive conversations we have...
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Episode 92
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1:50:44
BeTempered Episode 91 - When You Stop Running and Start Rebuilding with Lisa Chandler
Pain does not ask permission before it reshapes a life. On this episode of BeTempered, hosts Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr sit down with Lisa Chandler to talk about what it looks like to stop running and start rebuilding when survival has been the ...
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Episode 91
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1:19:48
BeTempered Episode 90 - Faith That Refuses to Compromise with Mandy Turner
What if the thing you are most ashamed of becomes the bridge that helps someone else survive? That question frames this conversation as hosts Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr sit down with Mandy Turner, a teacher, coach, photographer, and woman of dee...
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Episode 90
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1:26:45
BeTempered Episode 89 – Sobriety Starts With Surrender After Alcohol Became the Escape with Jerry Wilson
What starts with a fifth a night and a recliner slowly becomes absence. Jerry Wilson was still providing, still present in the house, but slipping further away behind the glass. His story does not begin with a polished plan to change. It begins...
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Episode 89
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1:41:20
BeTempered Episode 88 - From Foster Care to Police Chief Through Grit, Faith, and Belonging, with Chief Kurt Holden
What if one sentence could change the entire direction of your life?When Chief Kurt Holden’s foster dad introduced him as “my son,” something finally settled. After years of instability and separation, that moment of belonging became the...
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Episode 88
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1:19:02
BeTempered Episode 87 - What It Really Means to Be 'Tempered' with Mike Derringer
Some stories do not get easier with time. They shape who you become.On this episode of BeTempered, hosts Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr sit down with Superintendent and educator Mike Derringer. What begins as a conversation abou...
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Episode 87
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1:13:25
BeTempered Episode 86 - Built Through Consistency, Not Applause with Jeff Schmidt
What happens when the plan you built your life around stops working, and you choose not to walk away?This week on BeTempered, hosts Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr sit down with Jeff Schmidt, Dan’s brother, for a real conv...
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Episode 86
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1:11:47
BeTempered Episode 85 - Coaching for More Than the Scoreboard with Tyler Luce
What does it look like to coach for something bigger than a scoreboard? In this episode of BeTempered, hosts Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr sit down with Tyler Luce, a sixth grade social studies teacher and head varsity baseball coach at National Tr...
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Episode 85
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1:29:20
BeTempered Episode 84 - 2025 The Year That Clarified Our Mission
Before Christmas rushes past, we press pause to ask better questions. What truly mattered this year? Where is God leading the mission of BeTempered? And how do we show up for people in ways that outlast trends, algorithms, and noise?Host...
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Episode 84
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50:46
BeTempered Episode 83 - Building a Practice on Gratitude and Trust with Dr. Craig Hewitt
What if the hardest detours in life turn out to be the exact preparation you needed for a purpose you didn’t see coming? Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr sit down with Dr. Craig Hewitt, a husband, father of five, and Navy trained dentist whose path ru...
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Episode 83
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1:47:07
BeTempered Episode 82 - Inside the Support Systems That Change a Child’s Trajectory with Allie Shafer
What happens when a child cannot focus in class because the lights were shut off at home, there is no food in the cupboard, or their clothes have not been washed in a week. On this episode of BeTempered, hosts Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr sit down...
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Episode 82
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1:24:20
BeTempered Episode 81 - 'Small Choices, Big Impact' with Brian Ballenger, Mark Broeker, and the WC Leads Cohort
What makes someone worth following when no one is watching. In this leadership roundtable, that question sits in the center of the table as stories unfold from classrooms, locker rooms, offices, and quiet early mornings when no one else is arou...
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Episode 81
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52:45
BeTempered Episode 80 - The Journey From Addiction to Influence with Tim Clowers and the God Who Met Him There
A locked door at 3 a.m., a voice that asked one piercing question, and a church parking lot where a bag of drugs met a trash can. Tim Clowers’ turning points do not read like safe, polished faith stories. They read like real life. On this episo...
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Episode 80
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2:06:02
BeTempered Episode 79 - Aligning Business for Longevity with Erin Flynn, CEO of Cladwell
A great story does not skip the hard parts, and Erin Flynn refuses to. On BeTempered, hosts Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr sit down with Erin to trace the real path from Indiana gym floors to Silicon Valley boardrooms. She chased a dream, ran into w...
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Episode 79
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1:29:11
BeTempered Episode 78 – Robert Rogers Lost His Entire Family in a Flash Flood and Still Chose to Praise God
Some stories knock the wind out of you and then hand you back your breath. On this episode of BeTempered, hosts Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr sit down with Robert Rogers, who in one devastating moment lost his wife and four children in a s...
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Episode 78
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1:46:33
BeTempered Episode 77 - Leah Schmidt on What Matters the Most in Life
Senior year can feel like standing on a cliff’s edge, and Leah Schmidt brings us right to that moment with clarity, humor, and heart. Hosted by Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr, this conversation follows Dan’s daughter as she wraps a long soccer journ...
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Episode 77
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56:04
BeTempered Episode 76 - How Faith and Grit Silence Imposter Syndrome
Doubt has a way of sounding smart. It whispers that you’re a fraud, that you got lucky, that someone else would have done it better. On this episode of BeTempered, hosts Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr challenge that voice head-o...
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Episode 76
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45:43