Grit, Grace, & Inspiration | Finding Hope When Life Doesn't Go as Planned
Feeling stuck, starting over, or searching for purpose after life didn't go the way you hoped? If so, welcome home. Grit, Grace, & Inspiration is a personal growth podcast about finding hope, healing, and the courage to move forward when life changes in ways you never imagined.At 17, Kevin Lowe became completely blind after life-saving brain surgery. Today he's a keynote speaker and the founder of Lowe Down Media Design Studio, where he helps people and businesses share their stories through websites, apps, and custom songs. As host of nearly 500 episodes, he brings that same passion for story to honest interviews...
When Love Can't Fix It: A Mother's Story of Heartbreak, Hope, & Holding On
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What happens when the person you love most is hurting, and there's nothing you can do to make it better?
For a mother who would give anything to take away her child's pain, few things are more heartbreaking than realizing that sometimes, love simply isn't enough to fix what's broken.
In this deeply personal episode of Grit, Grace, & Inspiration, Kevin Lowe sits down with his mom, Teresa, for a conversation that takes listeners behind the scenes of the life-changing brain surgery that saved his...
What If You Never Got to Tell Them? Appreciating the People Who Make Your Life Worth Living
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What if tomorrow came, and you never got the chance to tell someone how much they mean to you? The people who make the biggest difference in your life are often the ones you forget to thank, simply because they've always been there.
Life gets busy, routines take over, and it's easy to overlook the everyday love and sacrifices of the people closest to you. But what if the greatest gift you could give someone today is simply letting them know how much they matter?
<...She Lost Her Sister, Then Her Mom: Finding Hope After Grief with Kate Gladdin (Encore)
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What happens when grief breaks your heart, and just when you’ve learned to live with the pieces, it happens all over again?
At 20, Kate Gladdin lost her older sister, Nicole, in an accident while Nicole was traveling in Thailand. Years later, after turning Nicole’s memory into a mission that has reached hundreds of thousands of young people, Kate faced that same nightmare again when her mother, Julie, was struck and killed by a driver while crossing the street with the walk signal.
Enco...
I Turned 40 at 170 MPH! My NASCAR Race & A Powerful Reminder About Life
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GO INSIDE the NASCAR Driving Experience with Kevin Lowe!
What if the secret to feeling more alive isn’t gaining more control over your life—but learning to loosen your grip on what happens next?
We spend so much time waiting for certainty. Waiting for the job to work out, the answer to come, the next opportunity to arrive, or life to finally feel the way we think it should. But while our attention is fixed on the next turn, it’s easy to miss t...
A Brain Tumor Took His Smile — But a Pocket Square Named Henry Gave Him His Life Back (Encore)
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What if the part of yourself you’ve spent years trying to hide could become the very thing that sets you free?
After a life-altering brain tumor left half of John Kippen’s face paralyzed, he didn’t just have to recover physically—he had to confront an entirely new identity.
For 12 years, John hid from the world, believing people would see his appearance before they saw him. Then an unexpected twist of fate—and a pocket square named Henry—reconnected him with his childhood lo...
When Life Gets Hard: Is What You Turn to Helping You Face Life—or Avoid It?
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What if the thing you keep turning to when life gets hard isn’t actually helping you cope… but is instead helping you avoid your life?
In Episode 464 of Grit, Grace, & Inspiration, Kevin Lowe explores the surprisingly thin line between escape and refuge—between the things that temporarily distract us from life and the things that genuinely help us return to life stronger, clearer, and more alive.
Because sometimes the very things that look healthy from the outside—working harder, staying busy, scrolling your phone, w...
Feeling Stuck in Life? How to Stay Positive While Waiting for Your Next Big Break (Encore)
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Pulled from the Grit, Grace, & Inspiration archive: This episode was originally released in August 2022, but the message may be even more relevant today...
Have you ever felt like everyone around you is moving forward while you are still sitting there, waiting for something in your own life to finally change?
Maybe you have been working hard.
Maybe you have been doing everything you know to do.
Maybe you have stayed patient, kept believing, and kept showing up.
And...
Paralyzed at 19: Rebuilding Life and Finding Purpose Through Adaptive Surfing with Charles Webb
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What do you do when the life you thought you were going to have disappears in a single moment—and finding your way forward takes years instead of weeks?
At just 19 years old, Charles Webb was a surfer living in Southern California with dreams of taking surfing further when a motorcycle accident left him paralyzed from the chest down.
But this isn’t one of those stories that jumps from tragedy straight to triumph.
There were more than two decades in between.
Finding Peace When You Can’t Control Life's Waves: A Surfer’s Guide to Enlightenment with Alastair Thompson
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What if the thing you keep running from is the very thing that could finally set you free?
Alastair Thompson has lived on five continents, built businesses, chased adventure around the world, and spent decades surfing some incredible waves. But somewhere along the way, he realized that maybe all that movement wasn't just about living an adventurous life.
Maybe some of it was running.
And eventually, the ocean became the place where he stopped escaping himself and started understanding himself.
...
Got the End-of-Summer Blues? Why Not Bring the Best Parts of Summer with You?
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As summer vacations end, kids head back to school, schedules fill up, and everyday routines return, it’s easy to feel like the freedom and joy of summer are disappearing with them. But maybe the answer isn’t wishing you could rewind the calendar. Maybe it’s deciding what deserves to come with you.
How to Keep Your Best Summer Habits Alive
In this bonus episode of the Summer Shift series, Kevin Lowe challenges you to look at what summer gave you—and refuse to pack...
The Best Thing You Can Do Today? DON’T LISTEN TO THIS! (Summer Shift Finale)
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What if the answer you’ve been searching for isn’t hiding in another podcast, book, expert, or piece of advice—but in the silence you keep trying to fill?
We live in a world where there’s almost always something playing. A podcast during the morning routine. Music while doing the dishes. Earbuds on a walk. Advice, inspiration, and information whenever we have a spare second. But all that input can make it surprisingly difficult to hear the one voice that understands your life better than any...
Time Is The One Thing You’ll Never Get Back: How Are You Spending Yours? (Summer Shift Week 11)
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What if the life you’re working so hard to build is causing you to miss the life you’re already living?
There’s nothing wrong with chasing bigger goals—but when success starts costing you the moments, people, and time that matter most, it may be time to rethink what you’re really chasing.
It’s easy to tell yourself that you’ll slow down later. You’ll spend more time with the people you love once work settles down. You’ll enjoy life once you reac...
Feeling Stuck and Behind? Don't Mistake Life's Detour for a Dead End (Summer Shift Week 10)
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What if the biggest setback in your life isn't the end of your story—but rather the plot twist that leads you to exactly where you're meant to be?
If you've been feeling behind, questioning your direction, or wondering whether you've missed your chance, this episode is for you. In this week's Summer Shift Series Kevin shares why unexpected detours don't signal failure—they often redirect us toward opportunities we never could have planned.
Through personal experience and practical encouragement, you'll learn how to stop...
How to Forgive Yourself for Past Mistakes Before Regret Steals Your Future (Summer Shift Week 9)
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What mistake from your past still makes you question whether you deserve a better future?
Maybe it was a failure, a bad decision, a relationship you damaged, or a season of life you wish you could erase. The moment may be over, but the regret is still influencing how you see yourself and what you believe is possible.
In this episode of Grit, Grace, & Inspiration, Kevin Lowe reveals how to forgive yourself for past mistakes, release the weight of shame, and stop allowing yesterday...
What’s the Point in Winning If You Lose Yourself in the Process? (Summer Shift Week 8)
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What good is reaching the finish line first if you no longer recognize—or respect—the person who crossed it?
We live in a world obsessed with winning.
Get the promotion. Close the deal. Reach the goal. Beat the competition. Prove that you are the best.
But there is a question we do not ask nearly enough:
What is your success costing you?
If achieving your goal requires you to compromise your integrity, damage your relationships, tear down othe...
More Money, a Better Job, or Losing Weight Isn't What You Really Want (Summer Shift Week 7)
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What if the thing you’re really chasing isn’t more money, a better job, or a different life—but instead something bigger than all of that?
I'm talking about freedom!
It’s easy to believe freedom will finally arrive when your circumstances change. But whether you feel trapped by debt, a draining job, a difficult relationship, fear, health challenges, or something else entirely, waiting for everything to become perfect can keep you stuck.
In this 454th episode of Grit, Grace, and Inspirat...
Veteran Returns to Service After Losing an Arm: A Story of Overcoming Adversity (Encore)
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In this powerful episode, originally published on July 4, 2024 as episode 303, Kevin Lowe sits down with Rich Ingram, a man whose life story is a testament to the human spirit’s incredible capacity for resilience.
From living in a tent during the dead of winter to losing his arm while on deployment overseas, Rich’s journey is one of sheer determination and unyielding grit. Get ready to experience Rich's transformative experiences, uncovering the mindset and strategies that enabled him to thrive against all odds. This episode promises to l...
A Lesson in Personal Growth from My Mom's Ponytail Palm (Summer Shift Week 6)
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If you've been feeling restless, unfulfilled, or like you've hit a plateau, this episode may give you the perspective shift you've been searching for.
In the 6TH week of our Summer Shift Series, Kevin shares the powerful story of a decades-old ponytail palm that spent years confined to a pot—until one simple change unlocked the growth it was always capable of.
And maybe your life is no different.
If you've been feeling restless in your career, relationships, routine, or even your ow...
Feeling Stuck? The Question You've Been Asking All Your Life May Be the Problem (Summer Shift Week 5)
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Maybe me and you have just been asking ourselves the wrong question all along... We thought we were just being realistic, but in actuality we have been secretly destroying our chances at ever living out the life we were meant to have!
In Week 5 of the Summer Shift Series, Kevin explores how a simple mindset shift can help you stop preparing for the worst and start creating space for hope, growth, and possibility.
Are Your "What If" Questions Helping You or Hurting You?
<...Why Can't I Move On? Maybe You're Not Supposed To (Summer Shift Week 4)
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If you've ever wondered why you still can't "move on" from something that happened months—or even years—ago, this episode may completely change the way you think about healing.
Most people mean well when they tell us to "just move on." But if you've ever been on the receiving end of that advice after a loss, heartbreak, disappointment, diagnosis, or difficult season of life, you know just how painful those words can be.
What this episode strives to ask instead, What if the reas...
Stop Standing On The Edge And Finally Dive Into The Life You Want (Summer Shift Week 3)
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Stuck Standing on the Edge of Something Great... But Scared to Jump In?
Be honest, what dream, goal, or opportunity have you been standing beside—knowing you want it, but feeling too afraid to take the next step?
In Week 3 of the Summer Shift series, Kevin Lowe explores the space where so many people get stuck: the gap between knowing what you want and actually going after it. Whether it's a career move, a health goal, starting a business, launching a creative project, or pu...
What If 1 Question Could Change Your Life's Direction in the Next 90 Days? (Summer Shift Week 2)
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Summer has a way of slipping through our fingers. One minute it's Memorial Day weekend. The next, kids are back in school, pumpkin spice is everywhere, and we're wondering where the summer went.
But what if this summer could be different?
What if instead of simply passing time, you intentionally used the next 90 days to build something meaningful?
In Week 2 of The Summer Shift, Kevin invites you to take a mental trip to the beach and asks a powerful question that sits...
Stop Surviving and Start Living Before Summer Passes You By (Summer Shift Week 1)
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Have you gotten so used to merely surviving life that you’ve forgotten what it feels like to actually enjoy it?
As summer begins, this episode is your wake-up call to stop letting life blur by on autopilot and start intentionally living again.
Are You Living Or Surviving?
Is your life overwhelmed by the routines. The stress. The exhaustion. The endless cycle of work, and responsibilities? Living in continuous survival mode can quietly disconnect you from joy, purpose, and even your own li...
She Lost Her Sister, Then Her Mom: Finding Hope After Grief with Kate Gladdin (Encore)
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What would you do if your phone rang at 3:37AM… and within hours, your entire life changed forever?
In this deeply emotional and unforgettable conversation, originally published in October 2025, Kevin sits down with Australian-native Kate Gladdin who is a speaker, author, and resilience advocate for a story that will stop you in your tracks.
At just 20 years old, Kate received the kind of phone call no one is ever prepared for. Her older sister Nicole — her best friend, role model, and lifelong companion — had been i...
She Lost Her Son… But Refused to Lose Her Faith (A Mother’s Story of Grief, Hope, & Healing) (Encore)
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What if the life you loved… the family you built… and the future you imagined suddenly came crashing down all around you?
Whether you’re a mother, a father, someone grieving, someone struggling, or simply someone trying to hold onto faith in a difficult season of life… this episode may be exactly what your heart needs today.
In this deeply emotional and unforgettable conversation, Kevin sits down with Amber Emily Smith for one of the most powerful episodes ever shared on Grit, Grace, & Inspiration.
Ori...
She Was Electrocuted, Frozen in Place, and Fully Awake: A Story of Overcoming Adversity
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What would you do if you had 20 seconds to realize you were dying… and couldn’t do anything to stop it?
In this episode, you’ll step into a true story where those 20 seconds changed everything—and what came after is even more powerful.
There are moments in life that don’t just disrupt your plans—they rewrite your entire identity. And when that happens, most people aren’t struggling with motivation… they’re struggling with how to keep going when everything familiar is gone. This episode...
Is It Possible to Grieve and Grow at the Same Time?
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Have you ever found yourself sitting in your car, staring straight ahead, thinking…
“This is not where I thought my life would be.”
Maybe something ended.
Maybe something changed.
Or maybe life just didn’t go the way you planned.
And now you’re caught in this tension—
Trying to move forward… while still holding on to what you’ve lost.
Here’s the truth no one really tells you:
You don’t have to “get over...
The Hardest Part of Starting Over: Letting Go of the Life You Imagined
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Have you ever looked at your life and thought… “This isn’t what I planned.” Not even close. Maybe something changed. Maybe something ended. Maybe life just didn’t turn out the way you thought it would. And now you’re left trying to figure out… How do I move forward from here?
Why It’s So Hard When Life Isn’t What You Imagined
Here’s the truth most people don’t talk about: It’s not just what happened that’s hard… it’s letting go of the life...
If God Is Real, Why Do Bad Things Happen? 3 Stories of Faith Through Hard Times (Encore)
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Have you ever felt like life’s pain is too heavy to bear? That in your darkest moments, as unanswered prayers echo in the night, you’re left wondering, “If God is real, why would He let bad things happen?" Today, join me on a deeply personal journey through sorrow, struggle, and faith as I share stories from my own life that reveal hope amidst heartbreak.
*This episode originally aired on April 22, 2025 as part of my Easter Special. Some mentioned links and resources may no longer be ava...
Caregiver Burnout and Grief: A Brother's Suicide, 6 Years Caring for Mom, and an Angel's Warning
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CLICK TO HEAR THIS SAME STORY TURNED INTO A SONG: One More Step by K-Lowe Music!
At some point, life will hit you in a way you didn’t see coming—loss, responsibility, pain, or a moment that forces you to ask, “Can I do this?” This episode speaks directly to that moment… and what it actually takes to move forward when everything in you wants to stop.
In this deeply emotional and powerful conversation, you’ll hear the journey of Colin Potts, a man who face...
If a 12-Year-Old Can Leave Behind This Kind of Impact… What Are You Doing With Your Life?
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What would you do differently today if you truly understood that life isn’t measured in time—but in the love you give and the impact you leave behind?
In this deeply moving episode, Kevin shares the story of a 12-year-old girl named Jenna—whose life, loss, and legacy became an unexpected wake-up call. After attending her memorial service, he was left wrestling with a powerful question:
if a young girl can leave behind this much love and impact in just 12 years, what are we doi...
A 3AM Wake-Up Call Changed Reginald’s Life: A Heartfelt Story of Rejection to Redemption (Encore)
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This may be one of the most life-changing conversations you ever hear. Today's #FanFav episode explores one man's story that reveals how you can still move forward even when rejection, poverty, and painful childhood experiences try to disqualify your future.
In this inspiring episode, Kevin Lowe sits down with Reginald D. to talk about overcoming rejection, healing from childhood wounds, and walking boldly in your God-given purpose.
Reginald shares his personal story of growing up with deep emotional pain, facing bullying and lack, and...
Still Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop? 4 Steps to Stop Living in Survival Mode
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Your brain learned how to survive the storm, but it hasn't learned how to survive the calm. Today, we begin the process to change that!
After surviving something difficult—a diagnosis, a divorce, job loss, or another life-altering challenge—you’d expect life to finally feel normal again. But for many people, the fear doesn’t leave when the crisis ends. Instead, the mind keeps waiting for the next disaster… the next piece of bad news… the other shoe to drop.
In this 437th episode of G...
When You Feel Like Quitting But Can’t: 3 Mindset Shifts to Help You Take the Next Step
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Have you ever sat in your car, knowing you need to walk into something difficult—but feeling like you just can’t do it?
That moment when your hand is on the steering wheel, the engine is off, and everything inside you is telling you to walk away… but you know you can’t. You know you have to face what’s waiting on the other side of that door.
We all experience moments where life feels overwhelming—whether it’s a tough conversation, a stressful da...
What If Cancer Could Save Your Life? Steve Garraty on Overcoming Adversity and Second Chances
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Sometimes life doesn’t ask for your permission before it changes direction. One day you’re running full speed toward the life you think you want… and the next, you’re standing still, asking questions you never planned to face.
This episode isn’t just about surviving. It’s about discovering that sometimes the interruption you never wanted becomes the redirection you desperately needed.
If you’ve ever walked through pain and wondered what it could possibly mean… this episode might help you see that even the ha...
Living with Reckless Optimism: The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything When You Stop Being “Realistic”
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What if the advice to “be realistic” is the very thing holding your life back?
In this transformative episode, Kevin Lowe explores the moment everything changes — the day you stop shrinking your dreams and start living with reckless optimism.
If you’ve ever lowered your expectations to avoid disappointment or convinced yourself that it’s too late to chase something bigger, this conversation speaks directly to you.
Why Must You Listen?
Discover how shifting from guarded expectations to bold belief can transform...Why Chasing Happiness Is Making You Unhappy (A Personal Growth Lesson Most People Miss) (Encore)
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What if the reason you’re unhappy… is because you’re trying so hard to be happy?
Most of us wake up wanting to “feel happy,” yet research shows that chasing happiness directly can actually make us more frustrated and discouraged.
So, if you’ve ever felt like joy keeps slipping through your fingers, this #FanFav episode reveals a powerful shift in perspective—one that replaces pressure with simple, daily actions that actually work.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
Why focusing directl...What If Tomorrow Could Be Different… Because You Decided to Love Bigger? (A Life-Changing Mindset Shift)
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Listen to This Episode's Song: Love a Little Bigger by K-Lowe Music
What if tomorrow could feel different... not because life changes... But because you decide to try out this one mindset shift that has the potential to change your life, your family's life, and the lives of everyone around you!
In this honest and reflective episode of Grit, Grace, & Inspiration, Kevin Lowe shares the life-altering experience of nearly dying in a barbershop chair — and the single mindset shift that suddenly became so much mo...
Surviving Was Only the Beginning: A Coach's Story of Grief, Resilience, and Playing From the Heart
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What would you do if everything you built your identity around—your body, your career, your future—was taken from you overnight?
In this episode, you’ll hear a true story of survival, reinvention, and what it really means to play from the heart when life gives you no other option.
If you’ve ever felt stuck after a life-altering setback, questioned your purpose, or wondered how to keep moving forward when the path disappears, this conversation speaks directly to you. This isn’t about moti...
Why You’re Not Seeing Results from Your Good Habits: A Personal Growth Principle Most People Miss
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