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Dave Raymond: The Man Inside the Phillie Phanatic

Dave Raymond: The Man Inside the Phillie Phanatic

by | Sep 29, 2026 |

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For 16 years, Dave Raymond brought the Phillie Phanatic to life. But when grief, the end of his marriage and hopelessness collided, the character known for bringing joy to millions unexpectedly became a lifeline for the man inside the costume. Dave shares his deeply personal journey and why today he believes reaching out must work both ways.

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Mariah Sheridan Runions: When Loving Someone Isn’t Enough to Save Them

Mariah Sheridan Runions: When Loving Someone Isn’t Enough to Save Them

by | Sep 17, 2026 |

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Mariah Sheridan Runions grew up surrounded by mental illness and later found herself trying to keep someone she loved alive. After losing him to suicide, she carried guilt for years. Mariah shares what she now understands about responsibility, suicidal thoughts, choosing yourself, self-love and why taking care of yourself isn’t selfish.

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Dr. Calvin Spinks: When Being Needed Becomes Your Identity

Dr. Calvin Spinks: When Being Needed Becomes Your Identity

by | Sep 1, 2026 |

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Dr. Calvin Spinks shares how childhood rejection, racism, instability, and anxious attachment shaped his need to help, fix, and carry everyone around him. In this honest conversation, he explores people pleasing, boundaries, self-worth, unhealthy coping, and what it took to stop being the tugboat—and become the lighthouse.

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