What if your favorite suspense novel could help you rebalance your entire life?

In this episode of A Joyful Rebellion, host James Walters talks with bestselling author, business strategist, and resilience coach Rhonda Parker Taylor. Her debut novel Crossroads is more than a legal thriller—it’s a mirror for self-reflection. Rhonda shares how each of her flawed-yet-relatable characters embodies a different dimension of imbalance, from workaholism and grief to loyalty and burnout. The plot may be fiction, but the emotional truths are very real.

Together, James and Rhonda explore the invisible tug-of-war so many of us feel between responsibility and self-worth—and why joy often takes a back seat. They unpack Rhonda’s powerful “13 Dimensions of Life Balance” framework, the quiet rebellion of saying yes to what lights you up, and how seemingly small daily choices—like cutting up fruit—can become acts of self-love.

Rhonda also opens up about her decades-long journey to publishing Crossroads, how her sister’s blunt wisdom reignited her dream, and why she believes legacy is built in everyday moments. Her next project? A sequel and a series of personal development books rooted in the lives of her characters.

Whether you're craving change, feeling out of sync, or just love a good story with soul, this episode will help you see your own life through a new lens.

• [00:00:00] Welcome and Rhonda’s Daily Joy Practice

• [00:01:00] Introducing Crossroads—a Suspense Novel with a Purpose

• [00:04:00] Finding Joy in the Midst of Struggle

• [00:07:00] Why Fiction Can Be a Mirror for Your Own Life

• [00:11:00] The 13 Dimensions of Life Balance

• [00:17:00] Vulnerability, Success, and the Fear of Rewriting Your Story

• [00:25:00] Small Practices That Create Big Shifts

• [00:29:00] Balancing Joy with Real Life

• [00:35:00] What’s Next: Life Balance Workbook, Resilience Guide & Sequel

• [00:38:00] Rhonda’s Final Wisdom: Extend the Moments That Make You Smile

• Rhonda’s website: Suspense Thriller Crossroads by Rhonda Parker Taylor -

• Crossroads by Rhonda Parker Taylor – Available on Amazon

• Follow Rhonda on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn

Sometimes your life doesn’t change with a big decision—it changes because of a single step. In this powerful episode, James talks with Austin Page, mindset-driven coach and former patient who went from self-destruction to self-mastery after a near-fatal car crash left him hospitalized and immobile.

What started as physical rehab soon turned into an identity shift. Austin shares how daily, uncomfortable action rebuilt his confidence, how self-discipline sparked real transformation, and why most people stay stuck not because life is “bad”—but because it’s “not that bad.”

They talk about the Region Beta Paradox, how to create a “brand book” for your future self, and why belief only comes after action. If you’ve ever said, “I just need to get motivated,” this episode is the wake-up call—and the roadmap—you’ve been waiting for.

Episode Title: From Hospital Bed to Mindset Coach: Austin Page on Rebuilding Your Life

Chapter Markers:

1. [00:00] The Moment Everything Changed – A drunk driving accident and the wake-up call

2. [02:00] Hospital to Rehab – Facing reality and getting uncomfortable

3. [04:30] Resistance Meets Rubber Bands – Building strength from rock bottom

4. [06:00] From Bedbound to Walking Again – Why physical progress fuels mental change

5. [08:00] Building Self-Belief One Day at a Time

6. [10:00] The Region Beta Paradox – “It’s not that bad” is a trap

7. [12:30] Writing Your Own Brand Book – Identity, habits, and standards

8. [14:30] What the Future Version of You Would Do

9. [17:00] Action Before Belief – Why confidence follows reps

10. [19:00] Attracting What You Want by Becoming It

11. [21:00] Inputs = Outputs – Energy in, energy out

12. [24:00] Saying No & Losing Friends – Navigating social friction during growth

13. [27:00] The Alcohol Test – What people say when you start to change

14. [29:00] Deposits or Deductions – Every choice adds up

15. [34:00] Presence & Pride – If you’re not proud of your presence, you can’t be present

16. [37:00] Who > How – The person you want to be already knows what to do

17. [43:00] The Cornfield Analogy – Progress grows where belief used to be.

• Instagram: @‌apageman

• Coaching Website: Flow Coaching

• Free Mindset Resources: Shared regularly on his Instagram Stories

• *DMs open for coaching inquiries and collaboration

What if your diagnosis isn’t your destiny—and the real problem isn’t you, but the system that told you something was wrong in the first place?

In this bold and eye-opening episode, James sits down with Dr. Fred Moss, a former psychiatrist who spent 45 years inside the mental health system—only to walk away. Known today as The UNDoctor, Fred now helps people “UNdiagnose, UNmedicate, and UNindoctrinate” themselves through creativity, communication, and conscious choice.

We talk about the origins of the modern psychiatric model, the myth of the chemical imbalance, and why discomfort isn’t a disorder—it’s part of being human. Fred shares how 100,000+ prescriptions and 30,000 patients eventually pushed him to break the cycle, and how healing actually begins when we stop trying to be “fixed.”

This episode is for anyone who’s ever questioned their diagnosis, their medication—or what it really means to be okay.

Episode Title: Welcome to Humanity: Dr. Fred Moss on Psychiatric Truth and Creative Healing

Chapter Markers:

1. [00:00] What If the Problem Isn’t You? – Redefining the “disorder”

2. [03:00] Growing Up in Chaos & Learning to Communicate – Fred’s early love of human connection

3. [08:00] A Job That Was Supposed to Last 3 Weeks – How a childcare gig changed everything

4. [10:00] The Birth of a Healer – First encounters with barbaric psychiatry

5. [13:00] Why Prozac Changed Everything – The rise of biological psychiatry

6. [15:00] The Thousand-Cut Career – When prescribing becomes soul-sacrifice

7. [17:00] The Razor Blade in the Band-Aid – Medication as symptom generator

8. [20:00] The Mindset That Keeps People Stuck – Why people fight to keep their diagnosis

9. [22:00] Becoming The UNDoctor – Shifting from psychiatrist to life coach

10. [26:00] On Anxiety, Sunday Scaries & Social Media – Real talk on what’s “normal”

11. [29:00] 20 Ways to Manage Discomfort – Non-pharma tools for being human

12. [33:00] The Power of Creativity – Art, gardening, dancing & expression as healing

13. [36:00] Agency & Sovereignty – The reminder no one gives you

14. [40:00] “I Just Want to Be Better” – Why medication won’t get you there

15. [45:00] The Starting Line – Step one for those wanting a different way

16. [48:00] Welcome to Humanity – The messy truth and beautiful possibility

• Fred’s Website: welcometohumanity.net

• Books by Dr. Fred Moss:

  • Find Your True Voice

  • Creative Eight

• TEDx Talk & Speaking Engagements: Available via his website

• The UNDoctor Podcast: Streaming everywhere

• Follow Fred on Instagram: Fred Moss