Episode1
A New Beginning: Why We Need Hope
In the opening episode, Nancy shares why she started Voice of Hope and what “exploring hope” can look like in everyday life. A gentle invitation to begin again, wherever you find yourself today.
Nancy Schmidt presents
Heartfelt conversations exploring what hope means — especially in the midst of life’s difficult situations.
A podcast hosted by Nancy Schmidt, a certified coach and former healthcare executive who has spent more than 35 years helping people move forward through life’s challenges.
New podcast • launched October 2026
Nancy SchmidtHost • Professional Certified Coach
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Welcome to The Voice of Hope — Explore With Us
Meet your host, Nancy Schmidt, as she shares why she started this podcast and what it means to explore hope together. In just a few minutes you’ll hear the heart behind the show, the kinds of conversations ahead, and an open invitation to bring your own questions about hope in hard times.
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Season one
Episodes
New conversations every week, each exploring hope in a different season of life.
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Episode 1 with Nancy
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Episode2
Hope in the Valley of Grief
Loss changes everything, and it can feel like hope has gone quiet. Nancy talks about grief as a journey rather than a problem to fix, and how small moments of light can carry us through the valley.
Episode3
When the Diagnosis Comes: Hope Through Illness
A hard diagnosis can turn our world upside down overnight. This conversation explores holding fear and faith together, leaning on others, and finding hope one day at a time.
Episode4
Caring for the Caregiver
Caring for someone we love is a gift and a heavy load. Nancy explores the quiet exhaustion of caregiving, the permission to rest, and where caregivers can find renewal and support.
Episode5
The Freedom of Forgiveness
Forgiveness is rarely easy and never quick. This episode looks at what forgiveness is and isn’t, and how letting go of old hurts can open a door to hope and healing.
Episode6
We Were Never Meant to Walk Alone
Hope grows in community. Nancy reflects on the power of showing up for one another through meals, phone calls and simple presence, and how a caring community can carry us when we can’t carry ourselves.
Episode7
Faith When the Season Is Hard
What do we do when prayers seem unanswered and the season drags on? A candid conversation about doubt, endurance, and the steady faith that can hold us in the hardest stretches of life.
Episode8
Gratitude in Every Season
Just before Thanksgiving, Nancy explores gratitude as a practice that changes how we see, even in difficult times. Simple ways to notice the good and let thankfulness feed our hope.
About your host
Nancy Schmidt
a voice of hope, serving the community
Nancy Schmidt has spent more than 35 years leading, managing and coaching people and teams across healthcare and academia. As Senior Vice President for the Spaulding Rehabilitation Network and Partners HealthCare (now Mass General Brigham), she brought groups with competing interests together around a shared vision, and her teams helped the network grow five-fold over a decade.
Today Nancy is a credentialed coach who helps leaders, from emerging professionals to senior executives, find clarity and share their vision. She is especially devoted to women who have faced breast cancer, walking alongside them from treatment to redefining their lives as resilient survivors. Through The Voice of Hope — Explore With Us, she brings that same warmth to listeners, inviting honest conversation about what hope really means, especially in the midst of life’s difficult situations.
- CredentialsMS, PCC, CPC, ELI-MP
- AuthorCo-editor of Outcome-Based Rehabilitation and Staff Development and Clinical Intervention in Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- PodcastLaunched October 2026
- Contactexplorehopetoday@gmail.com
Upcoming event • Community Spotlight Café
Coffee & conversation with Nancy
Come meet Nancy Schmidt in person and learn about The Voice of Hope — Explore With Us over coffee and conversation.
- Tuesday, October 27, 2026
- 9:00 – 10:30 am
Share your story of hope
Have a question, an idea for a future episode, or a story of hope you’d like to share? Nancy would love to hear from you.