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Braving the Brightside

Daniel Bradley

Booking Overview

This is a biweekly personal-development and mental-health interview show focused on resilience, recovery, adversity, and purposeful reinvention, featuring professionals alongside people with compelling lived experience. Agencies could credibly pitch psychologists, authors, recovery advocates, coaches, veterans, entrepreneurs, and other experts with substantive stories of overcoming hardship; booking difficulty is likely low.

Metrics

Episodes: 42

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: USA

Page updated: Oct 28, 2026 · How we check this data

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

bravingthebrightside@gmail.com

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Host

Daniel Bradley - Host of a show focused on resilience, recovery, hope, and the process of rebuilding after adversity.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Subject-matter experts, authors, coaches, entrepreneurs, veterans, recovery advocates, and people with substantial firsthand experience of addiction, trauma, adversity, or major life change.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Professional expertise in psychology, coaching, conflict resolution, leadership, or personal development, Long-term recovery or other substantial lived experience of adversity, Leadership, entrepreneurship, military service, or work serving others

Recent Guest Discussions

Katelyn Lehman - Chronic Stress, Trauma, Resilience, Nervous-system Regulation, Technology, Attention, And Her Book The Coherence Method

Ken Miller - Addiction Recovery, Sobriety, Guilt And Shame, Personal Responsibility, Identity, Incarceration, And Rebuilding After Adversity

River Easter - Empathy, Communication, Difficult Conversations, Self-awareness, Conflict, And Responding With Curiosity Rather Than Defensiveness

John Hopkins - Mortality, Purpose, Fear, Regret, Courage, And Making More Intentional Use Of One's Time

Craig Eagleson - Resilience, Reinvention, Failure, Leadership, Purpose, Investing In Oneself, And Navigating Major Life Transitions

Recent Topics

Health, Mental Health, Resilience, Addiction Recovery, Trauma

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Braving the Brightside
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When Life Changes Your Voice | Denise Cesare

October 23, 2026

Send a message into the BrightsideWhat happens when the very thing you’ve built your life around becomes something you can no longer rely on?Educator, author, and speech-language pathologist Denise Cesare spent years helping others communicate. Then she faced five years without a functional voice—and the challenge of holding onto her identity, her career, and her hope.In this heartfelt conversation, Denise joins Dan Bradley to explore the small moments that helped her keep going, how her expe...

The Bright Side Isn’t the Easy Side | Sam Alvey

October 09, 2026

Send a message into the BrightsideWhat does it take to keep smiling when life keeps hitting back?In this episode, Dan sits down with UFC legend and Karate Combat champion “Smile’n” Sam Alvey for a conversation about fighting, faith, family, reinvention—and why choosing the bright side has never meant choosing the easy side.Sam opens up about the difficult final chapter of his UFC career, adapting his fighting style to make history as Karate Combat’s first simultaneous two-division champion, a...

Are We Becoming Observers of Our Own Lives? | Dr. Katelyn Lehman

September 18, 2026

Send a message into the BrightsideAre we actually living our lives or are we slowly becoming observers of them?This week on Braving the Brightside, Daniel sits down with clinical psychologist and author Dr. Katelyn Lehman for a fascinating conversation about stress, trauma, resilience, technology, and finding coherence in an increasingly overstimulated world.Dr. Katelyn shares ideas from her new book, The Coherence Method, including how our minds and bodies respond to chronic stress, why regu...

Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with Braving the Brightside?

Braving the Brightside is hosted by Daniel Bradley. Its publicly listed email is bravingthebrightside@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Braving the Brightside?

The publicly listed email for Braving the Brightside: bravingthebrightside@gmail.com.

How many listeners does Braving the Brightside have?

Podseeker estimates Braving the Brightside reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Braving the Brightside?

Braving the Brightside typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Subject-matter experts, authors, coaches, entrepreneurs, veterans, recovery advocates, and people with substantial firsthand experience of addiction, trauma, adversity, or major life change. Common among recent guests: Published books; Professional expertise in psychology, coaching, conflict resolution, leadership, or personal development; Long-term recovery or other substantial lived experience of adversity. Recent guests include Katelyn Lehman, Ken Miller, and River Easter.

How hard is it to get booked on Braving the Brightside?

Low. A guest with relevant expertise and a clear angle for its audience has a realistic chance.

What topics does Braving the Brightside cover?

Recent episodes cover Health, Mental Health, Resilience, Addiction Recovery, and Trauma. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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Publicly listed emails

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