Listen to the stories
Featured Episodes
MARCUS SMITH
Life beyond the athlete identity
Marcus shares his story as an athlete and the deeper realities that come with pressure, performance, and identity. This conversation speaks to what happens when success, struggle, and self-worth become too closely tied together.
COLE WHIPPLE
Who are you when the sport ends?
What happens when the sport that shaped so much of your life is no longer the center of it? Rachel Blogg sits down with her son, Cole Whipple, for a personal conversation about growing up as an athlete, playing college basketball, and realizing that walking away from competition didn’t mean losing who he was. Instead, Cole found relief, rediscovered his love for basketball, and learned that the sport could remain part of his life without defining his identity.
WESTON WOLFF
Chose happiness over football
Former Division I football player at the University of Maryland and the University of South Florida, Weston Wolff opens up about navigating injuries, staying disciplined through adversity, and earning his accounting degree while competing at the highest level. He shares practical insight on financial literacy for athletes in the NIL era, the pressure that comes with performance, and what it looked like to choose his long-term happiness over football—recognizing when it was time to pivot and step into his next chapter.
IMPERFECTLY HUMAN™ PODCAST
Real, raw stories that stay with you
This podcast is for people who want more than polished advice or surface-level conversations.
It is a space for stories of:
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survivorship
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empowerment
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hope
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resilience
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forgiveness
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identity
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healing
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the messier parts of being human
Some conversations are raw. Some are inspiring. Some are hard to sit with. All of them are rooted in truth, perspective, and the reminder that no one gets through life untouched.
BE A GUEST
Have a story worth sharing?
Rachel is always looking for thoughtful, honest guests whose stories reflect the heart of Imperfectly Human™ — survivorship, resilience, empowerment, hope, healing, identity, and what it means to move through difficult things without pretending to have done it perfectly.
This is a fit for guests who are open, reflective, and willing to share something real that could help someone else feel less alone.
You’re a perfect guest if:
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have lived through something meaningful, difficult, or transformative
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can speak honestly about resilience, healing, growth, or survival
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want to offer perspective, encouragement, or truth
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are aligned with the tone of the podcast: grounded, respectful, and real
