Death and Donuts

Michelle and Michael Punch are in their early 30s, are happily married and have three children. But not so long ago, while they were at university and dating, Michelle considered herself an atheist who found happiness in things like clubbing and drinking while Michael, apart from his sexual relationship with Michelle, didn't mind dabbling with porn. But a trip overseas revealed to them that authentic joy is more than fleeting pleasures.

Daniel Skinner is a student studying philosophy at the University of Notre Dame in Sydney, Australia. For a few of his teenage years he was a fired up new atheist and nihilist. But one day he was listening to the Joe Rogan Experience where Rogan interviewed Jordan Peterson who said 'nihilism is cowardice'. This, amongst other things, threw Dan into an existential crisis.

My mum, Julie James, was a very troubled teenager. One night some of her friends forced the drug LSD into her mouth and she began to have hallucinations of hell. The next morning she wanted to end her life but a prayer said in desperation was her first step in a 50 year journey filled with sacrificial love, joy and peace.

In Season 1 Episode 9, Choosing not to hit rock bottom, Rohan Viswalingham shared how, through Buddhist meditation retreats, reading books and some lifestyle changes, he was able to preserve his life. He was then drawn to the Logos and was baptised as a Catholic Christian. But a 'piece to the puzzle of life' was still missing for Rohan, until one day, something 'trippy' happened, on a silent retreat, while participating in the Way of the Cross.