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What if the thing you regret most isn’t what you did, but rather the moments you missed?

Longtime radio and TV personality Tommy Sablan opens up about addiction, nearly 19 years of sobriety, faith, loss, and the lessons that changed how he sees what matters most in life. From confronting his own addiction to losing the people closest to him, Tommy shares an honest reminder to be present while we still have the opportunity.

If this episode speaks to you, subscribe to the Peaceful Presence Podcast for more stories of faith, hope, healing, and miracles and share this conversation with someone who may need to hear it.

CONNECT WITH TOMMY SABLAN
Follow Tommy on social media: @TommySablan

WATCH TOMMY’S NEW SHOW, SOBER
Catch SOBER on KUSI and stream episodes through the FOX 5 San Diego / KUSI app:

Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fox-5-san-diego-kusi-news/id586932831
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tribtv.kswb2&hl=en_US
FOX 5 San Diego Apps: https://fox5sandiego.com/apps/

Also available on Roku and Apple TV through the FOX 5 KUSI Now App

00:00 Tommy Sablan on Regret & What Really Matters
01:20 Meet Tommy Sablan: San Diego Radio & TV Personality
03:43 Losing His Family & Coping With Grief
07:53 Tommy Sablan’s Radio Career & National Radio Hall of Fame
12:08 9/11 & the San Diego Human Flag Story
17:00 Growing Up Around Heroin Addiction
20:20 His Brother Ray’s Heroin Addiction & Recovery
24:03 How God Helped His Brother Get Sober
25:17 “I Thought I Was the Good Son”/ Facing His Own Addiction
27:42 The Night Tommy Sablan Chose Sobriety
30:13 “My Name Is Tommy and I’m an Addict”
31:29 Nearly 19 Years Sober: “Who’s Going to Know?”
32:22 Faith, God & Sobriety
34:42 Chelsea King, Amber Dubois & a Spiritual Encounter
37:41 Recognizing Signs From God & Loved Ones
40:41 Tommy’s New Show SOBER on KUSI
43:33 What Sobriety Gave Him
45:38 What He Would Tell His Younger Self
47:36 The Life Regret That Changed His Perspective
49:34 “You’ve Got to Be There” / What Really Matters
50:18 How to Connect With Tommy Sablan

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What happens when you ask Jesus, “I don’t want to just be taught about You. I want YOU to teach me”?

Bianca Van Staden did exactly that, and what followed was a journey into a deeper relationship with Jesus and a way of understanding prayer, our union with Christ, the spiritual realm, and the deeper things of God that may be very different from what many of us have been taught.

Bianca shares the encounter that changed the direction of her life and what began to unfold when she asked Jesus to teach her for Himself.

We explore prayer, hearing God, the spiritual realm, our union with Christ, and some deeper ideas about faith that we don’t often hear discussed this way. This conversation goes into places that may make you see your relationship with God differently.

Bianca’s teachings have truly awakened something in me, and my hope is that this conversation encourages you to seek God more deeply for yourself.

➡️ CONNECT WITH BIANCA VAN STADEN:

👉 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BiancavanStaden
👉 Wells of Mem on YouTube: @TheWellsofMem

00:00 Coming Up
00:38 Welcome to the Peaceful Presence Podcast
01:24 Meet Bianca Van Staden
04:22 Bianca’s Early Relationship With God
06:29 Why She Stepped Away From Religion
08:10 The Day She Audibly Heard God
10:06 “Jesus, I Want YOU to Teach Me”
12:19 How Do You Know When God Is Speaking?
15:11 “If It Comes From God, It Has to Bear Life”
16:31 Are We at a Spiritual Threshold?
19:58 What Does Spiritual Governance Mean?
26:07 Understanding “Archy”
28:48 Energy, Aura & the Spiritual Realm
39:49 The Power of Words and Energy
45:42 What Are You Allowing to Take Form in You?
48:10 Embodying Heaven on Earth
51:11 Are We Defending What Feels Safe?
54:17 Is Grace Given—or Revealed?
59:43 Have We Overcomplicated Prayer?
1:03:25 Has Prayer Evolved?
1:09:11 Praying From Heaven’s Perspective
1:11:25 Olivia’s Personal Journey With Prayer
1:15:26 A Story of Intercession & Healing
1:19:47 Prayer as Agreement With Heaven
1:21:47 Can Prayer Force an Outcome?
1:23:36 The Tree of Life vs. Tree of Knowledge
1:25:34 Are We Living From an Illusion?
1:27:29 Is God Good Only When Life Goes Our Way?
1:29:51 Choosing What Brings Life
1:32:30 “If It’s Not in Heaven, Should It Be on Earth?”
1:39:06 Olivia Shares a Personal Revelation
1:40:37 “It Is All a Great Math Equation”
1:43:31 Taking the “Lie” Out of Believing
1:49:17 Bianca’s Final Message of Hope
1:51:12 How to Follow Bianca

The Peaceful Presence Podcast shares conversations centered on faith, hope, miracles, spiritual growth and experiencing God in a deeper, more personal way.

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The Peaceful Presence Podcast exists to help people grow closer to God through honest conversations, life-changing testimonies, miracles, healing, and stories that reveal His faithfulness in every season.

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After a horrific accident changed everything, Jeff Olsen experienced a near-death experience that would completely reshape his understanding of life, death, God, love, and loss.

For years, Jeff couldn't even speak about parts of what happened without becoming overwhelmed with emotion. In this conversation, he shares deeply personal moments from his experience, including encounters with his wife and young son, what he says God revealed to him, and an extraordinary experience involving members of his medical team.

But this episode is about so much more than what happens when we die. It’s about how we choose to live.

If you're walking through grief, questioning God, carrying guilt, or simply wondering what really matters in this life, I hope Jeff’s story brings you hope.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT JEFF OLSEN

Jeff’s newest mission, Illuminate Peace, is a peace advocacy movement encouraging us to first cultivate peace within ourselves, then carry that peace into our homes, communities, and the world.

Learn more, take the Illuminate Peace pledge, or connect with Jeff:
https://illuminatepeace.org

📖 Jeff and his son Spencer share their story in their book, Where Are You? If you’d like to order a copy, you can find it here:
https://www.amazon.com/Where-Are-You-Jeffery-Olsen/dp/B0B6XS8764
CHAPTERS

00:00 Jeff Olsen’s Near-Death Experience
03:28 Who Jeff Olsen Was Before the Accident
07:41 The Final Goodbye Before Everything Changed
11:31 One Last Look at His Wife & Children
13:52 The Car Accident That Changed Everything
16:20 His Near-Death Experience Begins
18:24 The Most Profound Goodbye
20:20 Out-of-Body Experience & the Oneness He Felt
23:19 How God Sees Us
24:57 Looking Down at His Own Body
28:17 Medical Team Says They Saw His Deceased Wife
34:58 Communicating With His Wife After Death
40:55 He Returns to the Other Side
42:00 “I Was Home and I Was Whole”
44:05 Reuniting With His Young Son
44:40 Encountering God & Experiencing No Judgment
48:24 Free Will, Grief & Letting His Family Go
50:06 God Told Him: “Life Is Not a Test. It’s a Gift”
54:11 What His NDE Taught Him About This Life
01:00:03 His Wife’s Message: “Choose Joy”
01:02:31 His Surviving Son’s Crisis of Faith
01:07:50 Finding God When You’ve Lost Someone
01:11:05 Are We Multidimensional Beings?
01:12:38 Misconceptions About God & Unconditional Love
01:15:17 His Dream About Jesus, Gandhi & Mother Teresa
01:19:47 Illuminate Peace & Jeff Olsen’s Mission

Thank you for listening and being part of the Peaceful Presence Podcast Community!

The Peaceful Presence Podcast exists to help people grow closer to God through honest conversations, life-changing testimonies, miracles, healing, and stories that reveal His faithfulness in every season.

🌿 Connect with your host, Olivia Figuered:
https://linktr.ee/oliviafiguered