Delay the Binge™ Podcast

The Journey

20 Voices • 4 Themes • Choose What Speaks to You

Be curious. Follow what speaks to you.

A four-week guided podcast experience exploring personal growth, self-awareness, behavior change, resilience, habits and intentional living through twenty real conversations and four transformational themes.

Week 1 • AwakeningAug. 10–14 Opens Aug. 10
Week 2 • ChoosingAug. 17–21 Opens Aug. 17
Week 3 • Building MomentumAug. 24–28 Opens Aug. 24
Week 4 • Living the JourneyAug. 31–Sept. 4 Opens Aug. 31
The Journey unfolds one week at a time. Hover over a path to preview it, or click any week to explore the guests and what’s coming.
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Start Here

Where are you today?

Twenty people. Twenty different stories. Four themes. The Journey was created to help you explore the conversations that speak to what you’re noticing, questioning, practicing or returning to in your own life.

You don’t have to begin at the beginning. Stay curious. Explore the themes. Meet the voices. Choose what you need today—and make note of what you may want to return to later.

“The danger is when we mistake the place where we’re comfortable for the place we’re called to remain.”— Pam Dwyer

Explore Intentionally

There is no “behind” on this Journey.

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Listen

One new guest conversation arrives each weekday. Explore the voices that speak to you.

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Go Behind the Mic

Watch Pam’s short reflection after each guest conversation, then use Wednesday’s Behind the Mic™ Field Guide to explore all five voices through the week’s theme.

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Pull Up a Chair

Each Tuesday, a PJ Hamilton story brings the week’s theme into an ordinary human life.

Try a Plus One

Take one small idea, practice, question or intentional choice into your own day.

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Return

Save what speaks to you. Come back when you need it. Share a story when someone comes to mind.

Pam’s Reflections

Behind the Mic™ Playlist

Watch Pam Dwyer’s Behind the Mic reflections, Pause Points and practical Plus One takeaways.

Watch Behind the Mic →
Week One

August 10–14, 2026

Awakening

“You can’t change what you haven’t seen.”

The Journey begins by helping us recognize the hidden patterns, beliefs and behaviors that quietly shape our lives. Self-awareness becomes the first step toward meaningful, intentional change.

You Are Here → AwakeningAwakening map from The Delay the Binge Journey showing five guest conversation stops
Five voices. Five different ways of seeing what may have been hiding in plain sight.
Dr. Mamta Bhatt, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast1
Monday • August 10
Coming Aug. 10

Dr. Mamta Bhatt

Noticing when achievement becomes identity—and joy gets postponed until everything is finally fixed.

This may speak to you if…You’ve spent years achieving, producing, helping or meeting expectations—and you’re beginning to wonder who you are without all the doing.
Erika Coleman, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast2
Tuesday • August 11
Coming Aug. 11

Erika Coleman

Recognizing when pushing yourself turns into a competition you can never really win.

This may speak to you if…You’re constantly pushing yourself to do more, prove more or handle more—and wondering whether you’re becoming your own rival.
Dr. Vanessa Labode-Richman, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast3
Wednesday • August 12
Coming Aug. 12

Dr. Vanessa Labode-Richman

Understanding the hidden cost of everything your brain is carrying—and where your Brain Dollars are going.

This may speak to you if…You’re handling life, but things you once enjoyed don’t feel the same—and you can’t quite tell where your energy has gone.
Sherry Shaban, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast4
Thursday • August 13
Coming Aug. 13

Sherry Shaban

Seeing the not-enoughness beneath overdoing, overachieving, over-controlling and trying to fix yourself.

This may speak to you if…You’re always doing, improving, helping, achieving or fixing—but somehow enough never feels like enough.
Paula Houlihan, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast5
Friday • August 14
Coming Aug. 14

Paula Houlihan

Recognizing when stress, habit and old programming are quietly making choices for you.

This may speak to you if…You keep doing what you promised you wouldn’t—or avoiding what you genuinely want to do—and knowing better hasn’t changed the pattern.
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PJ Hamilton’s Front Porch

This Week’s Story

A personal story exploring Awakening through a moment from Pam’s own life—and what became visible only after she was willing to look again.

Read the Awakening Story →
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Behind the Mic™

Your Weekly Field Guide

Five voices. One theme. A chance to pause, notice what’s speaking to you and choose where you want to explore next.

Open the Awakening Field Guide →

🎙️ Pam’s Pause Point

Today’s Plus One: Notice one thing you’ve been explaining away. Don’t fix it today. Just name it.

Awareness before action.

Week Two

August 17–21, 2026

Choosing

“Awareness creates the opportunity to choose differently.”

Once we recognize our patterns, we can begin making intentional decisions that interrupt old habits, challenge old stories and create new possibilities.

You Are Here → ChoosingChoosing map from The Delay the Binge Journey showing five guest conversation stops
Awareness creates possibility. Choice determines what we do with what we now see.
Richard Buckingham, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast6
Monday • August 17
Coming Aug. 17

Richard Buckingham

Choosing curiosity, presence and purpose in everyday life.

This may speak to you if…You’re moving through life quickly and want to become more intentional about how you meet ordinary moments.
Dr. Judith Wright, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast7
Tuesday • August 18
Coming Aug. 18

Dr. Judith Wright

Breaking unconscious patterns and choosing a new way forward.

This may speak to you if…You keep finding yourself in the same pattern even when you know better.
Scott Mason, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast8
Wednesday • August 19
Coming Aug. 19

Scott Mason

Rewriting the stories that shape our identity and future.

This may speak to you if…An old story about who you are still seems to be making present-day decisions for you.
Dr. Alexandra Stockwell, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast9
Thursday • August 20
Coming Aug. 20

Dr. Alexandra Stockwell

Living authentically by choosing truth over performance.

This may speak to you if…You’re exhausted from being who you think you’re supposed to be instead of showing up as yourself.
Nancy Deyo, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast10
Friday • August 21
Coming Aug. 21

Nancy Deyo

Finding hope, resilience and possibility after life’s unexpected turns.

This may speak to you if…Life didn’t follow the route you planned and you’re deciding what possibility looks like now.
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PJ Hamilton’s Front Porch

This Week’s Story

A personal story about the choices we make once we can finally see what has been shaping us.

Read the Choosing Story →
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Behind the Mic™

Your Weekly Field Guide

Five voices. One theme. A chance to pause, notice what’s speaking to you and choose where you want to explore next.

Open the Choosing Field Guide →
Week Three

August 24–28, 2026

Building Momentum

“One choice becomes another.”

Sustainable personal change grows through practice, self-compassion, habits, adjustment and the next intentional choice—not through expecting ourselves to be perfect.

You Are Here → Building MomentumBuilding Momentum map from The Delay the Binge Journey showing five guest conversation stops
One choice becomes another. Progress grows through practice, not perfection.
James Lang, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast11
Monday • August 24
Coming Aug. 24

James Lang

Learning, habits and making lasting change practical.

This may speak to you if…You know what you want to change but need a more realistic way to make it part of everyday life.
Dr. Melissa Robinson-Winemiller, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast12
Tuesday • August 25
Coming Aug. 25

Dr. Melissa Robinson-Winemiller

Self-empathy, healthy boundaries and replacing shame with kindness.

This may speak to you if…You’re trying to change through criticism and wondering why being harder on yourself isn’t working.
Dorota Wasik, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast13
Wednesday • August 26
Coming Aug. 26

Dorota Wasik

Building sustainable success without sacrificing yourself.

This may speak to you if…Success is costing more of you than you’re willing to keep paying.
Savio Clemente, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast14
Thursday • August 27
Coming Aug. 27

Savio Clemente

Thriving after trauma and discovering purpose through adversity.

This may speak to you if…You’re wondering whether what happened to you can become part of what moves you forward.
Debbie Zita, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast15
Friday • August 28
Coming Aug. 28

Debbie Zita

Trusting yourself and living each day with greater intention.

This may speak to you if…You want to stop outsourcing your choices and begin trusting the wisdom you’ve already built.
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PJ Hamilton’s Front Porch

This Week’s Story

A story about what happens when small intentional choices begin quietly changing our direction.

Read the Building Momentum Story →
Week Four

August 31–September 4, 2026

Living the Journey

“The goal isn’t perfection. It’s becoming.”

Personal growth is not something we finish. The final week explores emotional awareness, boundaries, perspective, self-trust and the lifelong practice of noticing, adjusting and returning.

You Are Here → Living the JourneyLiving the Journey map from The Delay the Binge Journey showing five guest conversation stops
There is no finish line here. Notice. Choose. Learn. Adjust. Return.
Barb Nangle, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast16
Monday • August 31
Coming Aug. 31

Barb Nangle

Recovery, healthy boundaries and creating internal safety.

This may speak to you if…You’re learning that boundaries aren’t simply about other people—they’re also about how you care for yourself.
Dr. Lorea Martínez, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast17
Tuesday • September 1
Coming Sept. 1

Dr. Lorea Martínez

Emotional intelligence as a lifelong practice.

This may speak to you if…You want to understand your emotions without letting every emotion make the next decision.
Alan Bodnar, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast18
Wednesday • September 2
Coming Sept. 2

Alan Bodnar

Becoming the driver instead of the passenger of your own mind.

This may speak to you if…You’re ready to notice when your thoughts are taking the wheel without asking where you actually want to go.
Jeffrey Bone, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast19
Thursday • September 3
Coming Sept. 3

Jeffrey Bone

Perspective, gratitude and living with intention.

This may speak to you if…You need a different lens on where you are rather than another demand to become somewhere else.
Brandi Croghan, guest on the Delay the Binge podcast20
Friday • September 4
Coming Sept. 4

Brandi Croghan

Carrying the Journey forward with courage, hope and purpose.

This may speak to you if…You’re ready to carry what you’ve learned forward without waiting to become a finished version of yourself.

One More Stop

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Keep Going →

The Journey doesn’t end here.

Stay aware. Stay curious. Make one intentional choice. Learn from the days you do it—and the days you don’t. Return whenever you need the reminder.

“The goal isn’t perfection. It’s becoming.”