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Podcast · By Darin Mellor · English · Official site

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Sep 14, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 14, 2026

    In Due Season (opens the original)

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    Patience isn’t always about sitting around and waiting for something to happen. Sometimes it’s continuing to show up when the results aren’t visible yet. Sometimes it’s another person seeing potential in you long before you’re ready to see it yourself. And sometimes it’s realizing you’ve been so focused on what’s coming next that you’ve forgotten to experience the season you’re already in. In Episode 37 of The Beard Winner Podcast, I explore what patience has been teaching me through my health a

  2. Episode · Aug 22, 2026

    Through the Fog (opens the original)

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    In this episode of The Beard Winner Podcast, I talk about what it means to keep moving forward when life feels uncertain, unclear, and emotionally heavy. After trying twice to record an episode about healing and loss, I realized I wasn’t ready to speak from the other side of that experience yet. So instead of forcing a lesson I’m still learning, this episode became about something more honest: navigating life when you can’t see very far ahead. Using the morning fog on my drive to the gym as a me

  3. Episode · Aug 2, 2026

    One Percent Better (opens the original)

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    What if lasting transformation wasn't about making one giant leap—but about making one small decision today? In Episode 35 of The Beard Winner Podcast, Darin explores the power of becoming one percent better every single day. Real growth isn't found in overnight success or dramatic life changes. It's built through the quiet, consistent choices we make when no one else is watching. From getting out of a warm bed when comfort tells you to stay put, to choosing prayer before scrolling social media,

  4. Episode · Jul 29, 2026

    What's Now? | Finding Strength Through Surrender (opens the original)

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    What happens when you stop asking, "What's next?" and start asking, "What's now?" In this deeply personal episode of The Beard Winner Podcast, Darin shares the powerful lessons that emerged from a recent ketamine-assisted therapy session an experience that brought clarity, peace, and a renewed perspective on healing, faith, and personal growth. Through vivid imagery of flowing rivers, galaxies, light, and water, Darin explores what it means to surrender control, release the weight of past relati

  5. Episode · Jul 14, 2026

    Encouragement (opens the original)

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    Sometimes life places us exactly where we're meant to be—and we don't realize it until later. In Episode 33 of the Beard Winner Podcast, I share a deeply personal story about witnessing a car accident and the unexpected opportunity to encourage a young driver during what was likely one of the hardest moments of his life. What began as an ordinary Saturday of working out, visiting a local brewery, and spending time with friends quickly turned into a reminder that even the smallest acts of kindnes

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