Host Michelle Morley welcomes Brandy Vega—Christian US Army veteran, award-winning media executive, and founder of Promise to Live, a global suicide prevention and mental health movement. Brandy shares faith-driven turning points that taught her to trust God through hardship, take proactive steps without seeing the full picture, and lean on prayer, community, and gratitude during difficult seasons, including losing a Promise to Live volunteer to suicide and supporting a child in crisis. She recounts her daughter’s suicide attempt, a perceived miracle recovery, and the promise that inspired Promise to Live in 2021, emphasizing that many people want to end pain, not life. Brandy teaches practical tools: ASKEM (ask, seek, knock, expect miracles), ASK (acknowledge, support, keep in touch), asking “How are you really?”, 1–10 check-ins, and assuming others like you.

00:00 Miracle Second Chance

02:23 Pivot Pressure And Identity

03:36 Heartbreak And Trusting God

05:49 ASKEM Faith In Action

09:15 Hard Weeks And Asking Help

11:23 Prayer Power And Support

12:49 Chinese Farmer Perspective

14:13 Gratitude Shifts Focus

15:15 Hospital Miracle Promise

17:50 Birth of Promise to Live

18:48 ASK Method Explained

20:43 Ask How Are You Really

22:44 Direct Suicide Questions

23:42 Check In 1 to 10

24:58 Carrying the Urgency

27:07 Media Strategy Millions Reached

28:57 Assume Everyone Loves You

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About Guest

Brandy Vega is a wife, mother, Christian, U.S. Army veteran, award winning media executive, speaker and philanthropist. With over three decades in media, storytelling and community leadership, she is the founder of Promise2Live, a global suicide prevention and mental health movement dedicated to saving lives through connection, conversation and trusted resources. Brandy believes her greatest gift is bringing people together, turning pain into purpose and using her voice, faith and experience to create change that saves lives.

Links

Website: www.promise2live.org

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandyvega/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brandygirl000

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