Out of the Starting Blocks and Into the Race
An intimate look at one man's 21 year journey through the foster care system and how athletics helped in his ability to form a positive identity.
Podcasting since 2024 • 13 episodes
Out of the Starting Blocks and Into the Race
Latest Episodes
Resetting, Rebuilding, Persevering
Renee and Joe talk about what it really means to reset, rebuild, and persevere when life does not offer a clean restart. They reflect on moments of pause shaped by faith, therapy, and honest reflection, and why resetting is not about erasing th...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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38:12
Reemergence Part II
This episode is a pause. A breath. A moment of honest reflection.Joe looks back on a year that tested him in ways he didn’t expect—through health challenges, moments of vulnerability, and a shifting sense of how he sees himself. It’s a y...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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31:42
Reemergence
In this episode of Out of the Starting Blocks, Joe and Renee discover that their own search for a podcast identity mirrors the very process of identity formation they talk about each week. As they reflect on their journey, Renee opens ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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27:38
Episode 7: A Roll of the Dice
“Not all families are made the same way. Some are built by blood, others by circumstance—and sometimes, by a little bit of both.In this episode, Joe takes us back to the family where he spent most of his time in foster care. It was a hom...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:08:22
“The Pause That Made Us Stronger”
In this heartfelt update, Joe and Renee sit down for an open conversation about the unexpected pause in their podcast journey. They share the reasons behind stepping back, what life taught them during the break, and how that time away has only ...
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Season 1
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16:33