Welcome to Season 3 of Five Word Life Story - a podcast where 5 words change the narrative, challenge perception, and bring us back to presence and purpose.

Today's guest is Dr. Jenn Jacobs. Jenn is a professor of Sport Psychology at Northern Illinois University and the co-founder of Project FLEX, a transformative sport leadership program serving incarcerated youth across Illinois. Her work harnesses the power of sport to promote social change, helping young people reimagine their futures through leadership, education, and community. Beyond prison walls, Dr. Jacobs has developed and studied sport-based initiatives in Belize, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, and across the Chicago area. She has secured more than $3.5 million in grant funding and shared her research through over 50 publications and 80 national and international presentations.

Connect with Jenn:

Websites:

https://projectflex.org/

https://www.cedu.niu.edu/knpe/about/faculty-and-instructors/jacobs-jenn.shtml

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjsportsocpsychniu

Jenn’s Five Word Life Story: Sweat, Empower, Wow, Soak, Surprise.

Date: October 15, 2025

Five Word Life Story is produced and hosted by Hillary Rea.

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Welcome to Season 3 of Five Word Life Story - a podcast where 5 words change the narrative, challenge perception, and bring us back to presence and purpose.

Today's guest is Rasheeda Gray. Rasheeda is a former corporate marketing executive who transformed her creative passion into an award-winning design career. As founder of Gray Space Interiors, her work has been featured in Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, and on HGTV’s Renovation Resort. Her work reminds us that when passion meets purpose, transformation happens.

Connect with Rasheeda:

Website: https://grayspaceinteriors.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grayspaceinteriors/

Rasheeda’s Five Word Life Story: Community, Driven, Authentic, Evolving, Curator, Resilient.

Date: October 7, 2025

Five Word Life Story is produced and hosted by Hillary Rea.

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Welcome to Season 3 of Five Word Life Story - a podcast where 5 words change the narrative, challenge perception, and bring us back to presence and purpose.

Today's guest is Bobby Steggert. Bobby is a psychotherapist and actor in New York City whose artistic career spanned two decades in the theater. Tony nominated for the Broadway revival of Ragtime, other highlights include Big Fish, 110 in the Shade with Audra McDonald, and Terrence McNally's Mothers and Sons opposite Tyne Daly. He currently appears as John Singer Sargent on HBO's The Gilded Age. Bobby began his work as a therapist after attending Columbia University, and now works in private practice serving the creative arts community. He is the host of the podcast The Quiet Part Out Loud.

Connect with Bobby:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobbysteggertmsw/

The Quiet Part Out Loud podcast: https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/podcasts/the-quiet-part-out-loud

Bobby’s Essay in the Wall Street Journal: "Flubbing My Lines on Broadway Changed My Life"

Bobby’s Five Word Life Story: Student, Gremlin, Duality, Masculinity, Peace-seeking.

Date: July 25, 2025

Brit Marling essay mentioned in the episode: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/opinion/sunday/brit-marling-women-movies.html

Five Word Life Story is produced and hosted by Hillary Rea.

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