Thank you for joining the podcast! Today's conversation features Tasia Percevecz with CrossFit Mayhem Freedom in Cookeville, Tennessee. When she’s not training with probably the best CrossFit team on the planet, she is enjoying coffee—a lot of it—chatting with friends and hiking. We talk about what pain teaches you in competition and in life, as we…

Join Mark Alexander from Africa Oasis Project and me for a fresh episode. In part two of our talk, we take a look at growing up in Africa as a missionary kid, how fresh H20 cleans up yellow fever and what people can do with the time they save once they don’t have to walk to dirty water holes. Encourage. Train. Inspire. Check out AOP media at africa…

Every day 25,000 people die from unsafe drinking water, and 90 percent of them are under the age of five. Join me as Africa Oasis Project missionary Mark Alexander tells me why a girl from Oregon raised $36,000 for three wells, why clean water provides women with access to education, and how he was supernaturally delivered from a carjacking at gunp…

Thank you for joining us for this discussion about risk and return, pursuing dreams and living unafraid. In this episode we will unpack seeing what you never would have seen without the risk, how discipline leads to freedom, the feeling of camping in front of a glacier in Iceland, discovering black sand beaches there, and what it’s like for a woman…

Join us as sisters-in-law Brandi and Marcella Cloud talk about what it takes to bring a vision to reality. We also explore a program that seeks to get art to each child in foster care countywide, the power of using your hands to serve and more! You can find out much more about The Mac at macart.org. To learn more about how the Fostering HUGS organi…

In this week’s episode Brandi and Marcella Cloud break down the essence of how to bring dreams into reality. Macoupin Art Collective began in the heart of Brandi Cloud because of the lack of art resources in her hometown in Illinois. From that came a studio that has reached hundreds of people in the three years it has been open. Discover what exact…

“If you can overcome your mind and your thoughts there’s [an] endless amount of things you can do.” Join Brad Fiori and me for part 2 of our conversation about going after audacious dreams. Brad talks about his plans to motorbike to the Arctic, adversity on the Appalachian Trail, the most painful day he had hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, cultivati…

Join Brad Fiori and myself on the Perspective Through Pain Podcast. Brad hiked 2,653 miles through California, Oregon and Washington on the Pacific Crest Trail. Listen to what he had to say about chasing dreams before it’s too late; how to break down difficult things and succeed; keys to mental toughness; three things you get when meeting people li…

Steve Russell and I talk more about how sports can give men hope at a young age. We unravel some of the character traits our coaches developed in us; how an athletic team can pull you out of a dark place; one pitcher’s commitment to give $100 for each strikeout to help children get adopted; what it’s like to hang out at a card shop as a boy; how sp…

Thank you for joining me with my guest Steve Russell for this week’s episode. You’ll hear us break down the power of sports figures on our youth, how sports build community among children, how to cultivate discipline, the legendary workouts of Dwayne Johnson and Tom Brady, a recap of some NFL performances from this past week, and more. Please subsc…

Colt Dean is owner of Off The Wall Chef Service in southwestern Illinois. Colt started Off The Wall three years ago and has gained rave reviews, nearly 4,000 likes on Facebook and a massive local following. His life was hit with adversity, however, and through it he has learned the power of appreciation. In this episode you’ll hear some colorful an…

Thank you for joining me, Brett Luster, for the Perspective Through Pain Podcast. I have Tanner Farmer with me today. He was a former three year starter for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team as well as a runner up to the national champion in NAIA wrestling. We talked a lot of leadership as well as not being scared of “what if’s”; setting unrea…

Join Steve Russell and I today for some encouraging conversation. We discuss the upcoming Kurt Warner movie, Pat Mahomes signing the largest contract by anyone, ever, and St. Louis sports teams battling the pandemic. It’s all on the Perspective Through Pain Podcast.

Join me, Brett Luster, as I talk with Paul the Professor about how faith allowed me to break my addiction to pornography. Through the Street Epistemology method, Paul drills down into my deeply held belief that Jesus healed me emotionally. He gets down to why I believe what I believe, and how firm that belief is. We discuss mentoring, relationships…

Join me, Brett Luster, as I explore the strength I found in my weakest moments. •Growing up in a single parent home •Living in a low income neighborhood •addiction to drugs •promiscuity •how a game changed my life •how a mentor changes your outlook •from the bottom of the class to a B.S. degree | Instagram: lusterbrett | Facebook: Brett Luster, Aut…

Join me, Brett Luster for today’s episode as I discuss overcoming great adversity with Angela Michael. Angela is a leader in the mobile ultrasound movement. She leads Small Victories Ministries in the Granite City area, where her team has saved 5,800 babies from abortion over 27 years. You can find more about resources they provide or how to volunt…

David’s Sword Ministries founder Chris Gromis talks with me about hos journey from near-alcoholic to born again Christian; how to build spiritual stamina; resisting the temptation to enable people; how to know you’re making a difference in someone when you don’t see results; survivalism and friendship. And don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t mis…

Join me, Brett Luster as I talk with Chris Gromis. Chris is founder of David’s Sword Ministries and a former bodybuilding.com ambassador. Listen in as we discuss helping soldiers with mental health resources; strategies for battling loneliness during COVID-19; one man’s journey from 287 pounds to 187 en route to becoming a bodybuilding.com ambassad…

How you can rise to the top no matter where you live when you know your purpose. Join Brett Luster and Steve Russell for a conversation about local success stories from the St. Louis metro-east. We talk about Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Jake Odorizzi, Geoff Hartlieb, Ken Oberkfell, Bill Plaschke, Gretchen Wilson, and more. You can check out my blog where…

Join Brett Luster and Steve Rusell as they break down local talent and interesting choices in the NFL draft. Steve even bought a Carrie Underwood CD. It’s this week’s Perspective Through Pain Podcast. Check out more content at brettluster88.wordpress.com.

You’ll find in this episode: shout outs to people helping with COVID-19 relief; NFL virtual draft Thursday; reminiscing on the Blues championship run; Coronavirus changes the way we watch sports; University of North Carolina football locks down no. 2 recruiting class in the nation, and more.

Join Brett Luster and Steve Russell for a conversation about sports from a local to a national perspective. On this episode: how sports provide escape; what inspires us about competition; XFL files for bankruptcy, and it’s a shame; Tom Brady just might Buc the system; some insight on the NFL Draft and more. Follow Brett Luster on Instagram @bdluste…

This episode explores knowing your purpose. Podcast host Brett Luster walks you through the journey that pointed him to purpose. So kick back and enjoy. Encourage. Train. Inspire.