Podcast
Pay Attention
A podcast exploring spirituality, meaning, and the deeper questions of being human.
Welcome
Every week, we explore the questions that often go unasked.
Through conversations about spirituality, psychology, medicine, philosophy, and everyday life, Pay Attention invites listeners to slow down, notice more deeply, and discover what it means to live with greater awareness and intention.
These aren't conversations about having all the answers.
They're invitations to pay closer attention.
Episode 6 — When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan
We all make plans for our lives—our relationships, our careers, our families, and the people we hope to become. But life rarely unfolds exactly as we imagine it will.
In this episode of Pay Attention, Kyle reflects on what happens when the life we planned meets the life we’re actually living. Drawing from his work with patients and families in the intensive care unit, he explores the grief of losing an imagined future, the temptation to resist what we cannot control, and the possibility of paying attention to what is still here.
What if the unexpected turns in our lives aren't simply deviations from the plan? What if they invite us to become more attentive to what matters now, what remains, and what is still unfolding?
A question to carry with you: What if the life you're living right now isn't a deviation from the plan, but an invitation to pay attention to what is actually unfolding?
About the Podcast
Pay Attention grew out of years spent sitting beside people during some of life's most meaningful moments—as a healthcare chaplain, spiritual director, and student of the human condition.
Each episode is an invitation to become more attentive: to yourself, to others, and to the deeper realities that quietly shape our lives.