In this special Check In With… episode of Pulse Check, Sam and Gracie sit down with Carlos (aka Carl) — a man who is, quite simply, all heart.

From dog walks at 6am to summer schools, faith, work, and finding your passion, this one is full of laughs and genuine insight. We moves from laugh-out-loud moments to deeply honest reflections on faith, work, purpose, and people.

Carlos shares his passion for encouraging young people, his 30-year journey in the workplace (where he literally puts holes in things), the role summer schools have played in his life, and why doing everything “with a good heart” might be the best advice you’ll ever hear.

A warm, funny, and encouraging conversation about staying open, staying humble, and staying human.

• (00:00) - Intro Sketch
• (01:29) - Theme Song
• (01:51) - Introducing Carlos, Who is Carl?
• (08:12) - Tattoo parlour
• (08:49) - What is your motivation?
• (11:42) - What has made you smile recently?
• (19:07) - Listening to God's voice.
• (21:23) - What's this hole punch business?
• (24:17) - What got you to where you are? What keeps you going?
• (25:06) - Who would you want to be an apprentice to?
• (29:49) - Advice for achieving your goals.
• (32:36) - Tom Allan
• (33:14) - How has your faith been deepened?
• (36:24) - How are you really feeling? … Deep
• (40:07) - Keeping you On Track - What's your workout track?
• (42:03) - Kitbag For Life
• (44:10) - How can we pray for Carlos?
• (45:13) - Three Beats Ahead - Game

You don’t need the perfect shoes, you don’t need all the answers, you just need to keep moving — and not do it alone. Progress might feel slow, it might feel muddy but stopping is the only way to stay stuck.

The tough times getting you further than you could have imagined or even noticed.

What happens when you train for one thing… and turn up to something completely different?

In this episode of Pulse Check In, Gracie shares the story of being unknowingly signed up for a Wolf Run — a brutal, muddy, obstacle-packed challenge that turns a simple 10K into a lesson about doubt, adaptability, and community.

From slipping through mud with the wrong shoes on, to relying on strangers to get through impossible obstacles, this conversation explores what it means to keep moving when life gets messy, how faith shows up in unexpected places, and why we’re never meant to face the hardest moments alone.

Expect laughter, honest reflections on mental health and burnout, and a reminder that sometimes progress isn’t fast — it’s just faithful.

• (00:00) - The Accidental Wolf Run
• (02:32) - Theme Song
• (02:57) - Welcome and 3 Beats ahead answers and listener thoughts
• (06:45) - What's a Wolf Run? - I Was Completely Unequipped
• (12:28) - W is for Woods - Doubt Is the Real Obstacle
• (20:37) - O is for Obstacles - You Don’t Get Through Alone
• (25:23) - Listener Check Ins
• (28:17) - Keep moving through the mud times!
• (31:54) - L is for Lake
• (35:30) - F is for Field/Freedom
• (37:40) - Listener challenge
• (38:21) - Round up with the scriptures
• (41:49) - Gracie's workout track
• (42:59) - Questions for you!
• (44:04) - 3 Beats Ahead - Game

Our first guest on the pod, Sam and Gracie swap the running track for the doctor’s office as they sit down with Dr. Joshua Jones to talk all things heart health, faith, and connection. ❤️

From the signs of a struggling heart to the deeper link between the head and the heart, the trio explore what it means to stay both physically and spiritually healthy. There’s laughter, a few awkward waiting-room moments, and some surprisingly profound insights on how our emotional, mental, and spiritual wellbeing all beat in rhythm together.

Along the way, they unpack lyrics from Gable Price and Friends’ “Think With Your Chest,” reflect on identity in God, and chat about how faith keeps us going when life feels heavy. Plus — don’t miss the debut of their new game segment, “Three Beats Ahead,” where listeners get clues to next week’s theme!

🎧 Expect humour, honesty, and heart — literally.

• (00:00) - - Intro
• (01:02) - - Theme song
• (01:26) - - In The Waiting Room
• (03:32) - - Pulse Check In
• (35:18) - - Workout Tracks
• (39:39) - - What's In The Kitbag
• (41:06) - - Three Beats Ahead - Game
• (43:24) - - Final Diagnosis