Boundless Moments Podcast

Sacred moment stories come to life through the voices of those who lived them

Nathan Houchens, MD
Director, Boundless Moments Podcast
Associate Chief of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Michigan

Welcome to Boundless Moments

A storytelling podcast about moments of deep connection between people - those moments when time seems to stand still. Hosted by an internal medicine physician, Dr. Nathan Houchens, our podcast often features stories from healthcare but extends to any moments of shared humanity. In each episode, we delve into those brief moments that uncover the transformative power of compassion, the profound beauty of vulnerability, and the unyielding resilience of the human spirit. Boundless moments come to life through the voices of those who lived them. Through their heartfelt tales and the conversations that follow, discover how ordinary encounters become extraordinary.

  • At Boundless Moments, we gather to share sacred moment stories that reveal the golden thread weaving us together.

  • A moment is sacred when transcendence becomes tangible, when the boundaries between ourselves and others seem to dissolve, and we are left with a sense of awe or reverence.

  • Every episode is an invitation to pause and appreciate the expansive power of shared humanity.

  • We seek to build a social movement of meaningful connection.

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Three Little Birds

Kristin Collier, MD

And I saw three little birds come down one by one in a beautiful arcing swoop. And one by one, each one of their wings just brushed the water as they did so. And it was so beautiful and magical that I sat up to see if anyone else had seen it. And everyone else was asleep on their chair. It was just me. And I knew in that moment that Jake was gone.

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Fireflies

Kenneth Pargament, PhD

And then she said “I started to have this warm feeling. It was a warm feeling in the, in the center of my chest, and then it began to spread all over me, all over my body.” And then she said, “that feeling, that feeling, it spoke to me.” I was stunned by what she was saying, and I asked Alice, “what did the voice say?” And Alice said, “the voice told me ‘I'm with you. I'll always be with you.’” I asked Alice who was speaking, and she said, “oh, that was God. God was telling me he'd be with me no matter how bad things got.”

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An Introduction to Boundless Moments

Nathan Houchens, MD

Welcome to Boundless Moments, the storytelling podcast that brings sacred moments to life through the voices of those who lived them.

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