The Alex Perry On Fire podcast is a dynamic force of energy, igniting the flames of passion and self-discovery within us all. With each episode, Alex Perry passes the torch of inspiration, guiding listeners on a transformative journey toward embracing the flame of their purpose. Perry is more than a host; he is a flame keeper, sharing insights, stories, wisdom and having conversations that resonate with the audience’s innermost aspirations. The show serves as a beacon, urging individuals to explore their true potential and purpose, encouraging them to step into the light of their passions.
Neal Williams On Surviving a Suicide Attempt, Addiction, and Prison
Neal Williams, a life coach, says it plainly: “I should be dead.” At 19 he tried to end his life, and days into treatment his heart stopped. Years of addiction followed, ending with a year and a half in prison. Neal sits down with Alex Perry to tell all of it, including the lost young man he wishes he could go back and hug.
About Neal:
Neal Williams is a life coach, author and the founder of Elevated Lifestyle Academy (https://elevatedlifestyleacademy.com/about/), which offers life coaching, case management and consulting for young men and families facing addiction and mental health struggles. The academy brings families into the recovery process, with the goal of giving everyone the knowledge, tools and confidence to succeed in recovery and in life. Learn more at elevatedlifestyleacademy.com (https://elevatedlifestyleacademy.com/).
About Our Featured Charity:
This season, Alex Perry On Fire is making a monetary contribution to each guest’s charity of choice. Neal Williams’s charity is Prison Entrepreneurship Program (https://www.pep.org/about-pep/). The program brings business leaders into prisons to teach inmates entrepreneurship, character development and servant leadership. After release, it supports graduates with housing, jobs, mentoring and business loans. Neal has volunteered with the program and says it also teaches men to be present fathers and husbands.
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7 Oct 2026
Will Guilfoile on Stage 4 Melanoma at 29: “It’s Me Versus Me”
Will Guilfoile is 29 and living with stage 4 melanoma that has spread to his brain, bones and organs. Every morning he treats it as a contest with himself. Will tells Alex Perry what he means by it's me versus me: trying to be a better son, brother and uncle than he was yesterday, and not comparing his situation to anyone else's. He shares how a skin mark hidden under his long hair in 2022 led here, what the cancer has taken from his career and social life, and why he says he wouldn't trade what it has given him.
About Our Featured Charity:
This season, Alex Perry On Fire is making a monetary contribution to each guest’s charity of choice. Will’s charities are Wounded Warrior Project (https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/mission) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (https://www.stjude.org/about-us).
Wounded Warrior Project honors and empowers post-9/11 veterans and service members who were wounded, ill or injured, along with their families, and its programs are free to those it serves. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, works to advance cures and prevention for childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases, and families never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food.
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30 Sept 2026
Carlyn Ray, Dallas Glassblower: Does Trauma Spur Creativity?
Does trauma spur creativity? Dallas glass artist Carlyn Ray asks that question about her own life. She tells Alex Perry about losing her sister Harper to brain cancer, growing up dyslexic and feeling most seen when she was making art, and living out of her car to build her glassblowing studio. Shealso talks about meeting Dale Chihuly at twelve, going on to work for him, and what grief taught her about letting herself feel.
About Our Featured Charity:
This season, Alex Perry On Fire is making a monetary contribution to each guest’s charity of choice. Carlyn’s charities are Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center (https://dcac.org/about/) and SPCA of Texas (https://spca.org/about-2/spca-of-texas/about-us/).
Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center works to improve the lives of abused children in Dallas County, bringing public and private partners together to investigate abuse, pursue justice, and provide therapy to children who have been hurt. Carlyn served as a chair of DCAC’s Art for Advocacy auction and saysthe kids it serves need safety, love, and "almost the cocoon oflight." SPCA of Texas is the leading animal welfare agency in North Texas, rescuing animals, running adoption, foster, and clinic programs, and investigating animal cruelty, with a mission to create a brighter future for animals, people, and the community.
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Like what you heard today on Alex Perry on Fire? Tell us about it.Want to share what has helped you on your journey? We want to hear about that, too.
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Call: 214-506-8023
Who has been a guest on Alex Perry On Fire
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Elliott Perry
Elisabeth Jordan
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YouTube views
2,885,011
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.2 / 5
20 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
39 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100
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YouTube
93
Engagement
51
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