Known Through Connection

Known Through Connection Presence-driven conversations. Real people. Worth connecting.
🎙️ Hosted by Jess Collicott

06/21/2026

Tim Collins used to build his identity on himself. Just him and the world, trying to keep up with everything happening around him.

That’s changed. His identity is in God now, and he says it takes so much pressure off, because growth becomes something God reveals rather than something he has to force on his own. The world shifts. People shift. He says God does not.

On this Father’s Day, Tim spoke directly to the men with influence on the next generation: fathers, older brothers, neighbors, anyone a kid looks up to. His message was simple. Family is the foundation of a healthy society, and God is the anchor in how we connect, how we raise our children, how we communicate with each other.

Watch the full conversation with Tim Collins here: https://youtu.be/IAdB4bISHu0. Also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

06/21/2026

Jason Hamer made a decision that didn't depend on anyone else's response: he was going to show up for his daughters, whether they wanted him to or not.

After leaving a difficult situation, rebuilding that trust took years, not in one big moment, but in small ones. Five minutes on a porch. A meal together. Choosing to be seen again and again.

Jess and Jason talked honestly about what it means to be a father in the middle of contention, the hurt that comes with it, and the pull to step back when it would be easier. Jason's answer: show up anyway.

This Father's Day, watch the full conversation with Jason Hamer here: https://youtu.be/FyyyjZqbryk.

Also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

06/17/2026

There’s nothing scarier than staying in it.

Julie Finley was 37 years old when she sat down and asked herself whether the next 40 years of her life were going to look like the last ten. Whether she could accept that. And she couldn’t.

She closed with Jeremiah 29:11. The same verse that gave this episode its title. Plans for hope and a greater future, not to hurt or harm you. If someone is hurting and harming you, that is not what God wants for you. There is so much more on the other side.

The full episode, “A Future of Hope, Not Harm,” is out now. Watch here: https://youtu.be/U7bWyJ053x4

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available at 1-800-799-SAFE or text START to 88788.

06/15/2026

Silence does not buy your freedom.

Julie Finley said that in our conversation, and it landed hard. For years she stayed quiet because speaking up only made things worse. Keeping the peace felt like the only way to survive. But silence wasn’t keeping her safe. It was keeping her stuck.

She’s talking now because she knows there are people out there doing exactly what she used to do. Staying quiet. Waiting. Hoping it gets better. Since sharing her story, she’s already heard from more of them than she expected.

The full episode, “A Future of Hope, Not Harm,” is out now. Watch here: https://youtu.be/U7bWyJ053x4

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available at 1-800-799-SAFE or text START to 88788.

06/13/2026

There was a day Julie Finley sat on her bedroom floor and wondered if life would be easier if she wasn’t in it.

Then she opened Facebook, and a post about the legacy parents leave for their kids stopped her. She thought about her own mother, and what she wanted to leave for her daughters instead.

That was the first step.

The full episode, “A Future of Hope, Not Harm,” is out now. Link below.

If you or someone you know is struggling, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available at 1-800-799-SAFE, or text START to 88788. The 988 Su***de and Crisis Lifeline is also available by call or text.

06/11/2026

Breaking a cycle that was modeled for you growing up isn’t just relief. It’s grief too. You’re mourning the life you thought you’d have, even while you’re stepping into something better.

Julie Finley talks about what that felt like for her, and how her faith made room for both.

The full episode, “A Future of Hope, Not Harm,” is out now.

Before Julie Finley and I even sat down together, I already knew there was something worth knowing about her. Today conf...
06/04/2026

Before Julie Finley and I even sat down together, I already knew there was something worth knowing about her. Today confirmed it.

Julie is a mom, a fitness coach, an NPC competitor, and a woman of faith who has walked through something very hard. She's a domestic violence survivor, and she's chosen to talk about it openly because she believes the best thing she can do is speak for the women who don't feel like they can yet.

She's willing to shine a light on something that is very dark for more people than we even know.

The episode records soon. ☀️

05/31/2026

The pressure is real. Christy Johnston is not arguing against that.

She is arguing against leaders who respond to that pressure by pulling back from their people. Less communication. Less recognition. Less connection.

In this clip from Episode 15 of Known Through Connection, Christy explains what “love your people” actually means as a leadership mindset. It is the shift from focusing on deadlines and fear to asking: what does my person need to be successful?

When leaders take that approach, everything gets easier. When they do not, people burn out and quit. Gallup says over half the workforce is already looking for something else. Even senior leaders and executives.

Full episode link in the comments. ☀️

04/16/2026

Erin Clark lost her husband of 30 years unexpectedly in 2021. Out of that grief, she built How's the Weather -- a movement that replaces "how are you?" with a gentler, more honest question.

What I kept coming back to in this conversation was Erin herself. The grief is real, missing her husband is real -- and yet there's a genuine playfulness and life to her that comes through in everything she's created. She holds both at once.

That's what this clip captures. Episode 12 of Known Through Connection.

https://youtu.be/Ue3epRDJWP4

04/03/2026

Jason Hamer thought he was just sore from moving. Out of shape. Nothing new.
He tried physical therapy. Chiropractic care. Nothing helped. The pain got so bad he couldn't roll out of bed.

Then the MRI call came back.

"You've got multiple myeloma cancer and multiple compression fractures in your spine. That's why you're in so much pain."

That phone call changed everything.

What he did next is Episode 17 of Known Through Connection.

Full episode link in the comments.

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