Unseen Atlanta
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Unseen Atlanta, an Atlanta Mission Podcast, shines a light on the untold stories of those who have experienced homelessness, revealing the hidden realities of this struggle and inspiring listeners to see hope, resilience, and the possibilities for change in Atlanta and beyond.
Hosted by Rachel Reynolds and Jonathan Miller, each episode tells the real-life story of a journey through hardships like housing insecurity, hunger, trauma, and addiction. Each episode also features a subject matter expert — like a neuroscientist or a shelter director — to further contextualize the subject.
Join us to see the unseen stories behind homelessness in Atlanta.
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- “You can’t do anything about yesterday except reflect and learn on it… but tomorrow, you rebuild.” · 21 min · Sesong 3 Episode 12By 13, Charles had lost his mother and his father. His teenage sister became his legal guardian, set up his bank account, and taught him how to pay bills and buy groceries before…
- "I walked in angry... but now I feel like I'm walking out with peace, confidence, and a different mindset." · 23 min · Sesong 3 Episode 11Amber walked into Restoration House with her five-year-old daughter, not knowing if there'd even be a bed for her - she was the only mom in a line of strangers, waiting three…
- "You see things that help transform you into someone you never thought you'd be." · 19 min · Sesong 3 Episode 10Barry left home at 13, took his first drink at 11, and spent years living on the streets of Atlanta before addiction and repeated hospital stays finally led him to The Potter's…
- "Make sure you have at least three people." · 21 min · Sesong 3 Episode 9Sleeping outside Restoration House for two days, Laquana waited and prayed she'd get a bed before her body gave her away. She was seven months pregnant. In this episode of Unseen…
- "The only place that answered the phone was Atlanta Mission." · 21 min · Sesong 3 Episode 8Before he ever walked through the gate at the Shepherd's Inn, Armon spent 40 years behind a pulpit — a pastor, a musician, a man well-known in his community. Then, almost…
- "We're so glad that you rested, because now it's time to do the work." · 30 min · Sesong 3 Episode 7Tanya has spent five years helping women and children move from crisis to stability at My Sister's House. But the moment that stays with her isn't a program milestone. It's a…
- "My job is to make sure they don't have to do this twice like I did." · 19 min · Sesong 3 Episode 6Andy walked into the Potter's House in 2008 with nothing but a duffle bag and a habit he couldn't outrun. It wouldn't be simple. What followed was a relapse, a hard phone call…
- "I Needed to Retool My Toolbox" · 23 min · Sesong 3 Episode 5By his 60s, Derryl had built a business that employed 25 musicians and carved out a life doing exactly what he loved. Then COVID came and took everything — the gigs, the income…
- "It All Starts With Saying Yes. Just Showing Up." · 30 min · Sesong 3 Episode 4When you walk through the doors of Atlanta Mission, not because it's your job, but because you chose to be there, our clients notice. They notice the difference between someone…
- “The Very Thing You’re Running From Is What You Need to Face.” · 35 min · Sesong 3 Episode 3For Elliot, that realization didn’t come easily. After a lifetime of feeling like he didn’t matter, and learning to push people away before they could hurt him, he found himself…
- “If You Keep Carrying the Same Old Bricks, You’re Gonna Keep Building the Same Old House.” · 16 min · Sesong 3 Episode 2After the loss of his wife, Eric found himself trying to cope with grief in ways that only made things worse. In this episode of Unseen Atlanta, he shares how unprocessed grief…
- “It’s Gonna Be Like a Road Trip… That’s Stationary.” · 40 min · Sesong 3 Episode 1That’s how Shanae explained sleeping in a car at Racetrac with her kids, trying to make the best of an impossible situation. In this episode of Unseen Atlanta, Shanae shares what…
- Collaboration is the only way forward. · 29 min · Sesong 2 Episode 17What if real change doesn’t come from doing more, but from doing it together? In Episode 17 of Unseen Atlanta, our CEO Tensley Almand sits down with Bruce Deel, founder and CEO…
- Slowly but surely, we build something better. · 30 min · Sesong 2 Episode 16In this episode, Good Samaritan CEO Breanna Lathrop shares why collaboration, not competition, is essential to transforming Atlanta’s health. From her early days volunteering at…
- I Thought I Was Going to Die This Way. · 20 min · Sesong 2 Episode 15For years, Micah believed he was destined to die in addiction. His life was spinning out of control; hurting the people he loved, cycling through legal trouble, and trying to fix…
- I didn’t want to die, but I didn’t know how to live. · 34 min · Sesong 2 Episode 14Our guest this week, Johnny, works on staff at Atlanta Mission today. But getting here took nearly losing everything. Years before he ever encouraged a new man on campus, Johnny…
- It was either sobriety or death. · 27 minAfter years of addiction and relapse, Mark Coffin hit rock bottom in a hotel lobby, detoxing alone with nowhere left to run. That moment changed everything. In this episode, Mark…
- I didn’t know how to live life any other way. · 27 min · Sesong 2 Episode 12For Danny, addiction started at just 11 years old. After decades of pain and arrests, he found himself completely broken. But God wasn’t finished yet. Through The Potter’s House…
- I sat in that jail bed and said, “God, I need help.” · 19 min · Sesong 2 Episode 11Ozzie spent years angry, trying to be someone he wasn’t. What started as fitting in turned into addiction, homelessness, and nights spent sleeping in bathrooms. In jail, he…
