{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EP 073:  I used to be a John - Ed Squire","description":"Years ago, I stood on a stage in front of over 1,000 people\u2014right after the FBI spoke\u2014and admitted something I never thought I would say out loud: I used to be a \u201cJohn.\u201d It was one of the most difficult and humbling moments of my life, but it wasn\u2019t the moment that truly changed me. The real turning point happened months earlier in a Starbucks. After sharing the truth about my life with someone for the very first time, I thought the conversation was over. But God had something else in mind. An 18-year-old girl turned around and asked me a simple question\u2014one that cut straight through years of silence, shame, and self-deception. In that moment, I couldn\u2019t hide anymore. That question didn\u2019t just expose my past\u2014it revealed the truth I had been avoiding. And it became the beginning of real transformation. Not through performance, not through pretending, but through truth\u2026 and through the quiet, persistent presence of God, who had never left me\u2014even in the darkest parts of my life. This episode is one of the most personal stories I\u2019ve ever shared. It\u2019s about brokenness, honesty, and the unexpected ways God begins to redeem what we thought was beyond repair. If this story speaks to you, I encourage you to take the next step. \ud83d\udc49 Watch and explore more: &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.visiblekindness.com\/ep073-ed&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; \ud83d\udc47CONNECT WITH ED: \ud83c\udf10 Website: https:\/\/www.visiblekindness.com  \ud83d\udcd8 Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EdSquire2  \ud83c\udfa5 YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@visiblekindness  \ud83d\udcf8 Instagram:&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ed_squire  LinkedIn:&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edsquire\/  X:&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.X.com\/VisibleKindness  Threads:&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.threads.net\/edsquiremedia&amp;nbsp; \ud83d\udce7 Join the Kindness Reset:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/pages.visiblekindness.com&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Visible Kindness Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.visiblekindness.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40672955\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/200275060"}