Hope Comes to Visit

About Hope Comes to Visit

Hope Comes to Visit is a soulful podcast that holds space for real stories, honest conversations, and the kind of moments that remind us we’re never alone. Hosted by author, speaker, and former TV journalist-turned-storyteller Danielle Elliott Smith, the show explores the full spectrum of the human experience — from the tender to the triumphant. Through powerful interviews and reflective storytelling, each episode offers light, connection, and presence for anyone navigating the in-between. Whether you’re grieving, growing, beginning again, or simply craving something real, Hope Comes to Visit will meet you right where you are — with warmth, grace, and the quiet belief that even in the dark, transformation can take root. New episodes drop every Monday, so you can begin your week with a little light, reflection, and hope.

Publisher

Danielle Elliott Smith

Category

education · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Jul 2025

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

77 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   S2 Ep 32 The Moments That Change Everything: Music, Masculinity & Second Chances with Haha Bailey

   Send us Fan Mail What if the moments that change our lives aren't the ones we planned—but the ones we almost missed? Haha Bailey has spent decades working in security and executive protection, learning to read rooms, recognize what isn't being said, and understand people at their most vulnerable. But behind that work is a deeply emotional storyteller who believes music has the power to connect us to the people, places, and memories that matter most. In this episode of Hope Comes to Visit,&nbs...

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   6 Oct 2026

   We Need to Talk to Our Sons: What Being a “Good Man” Really Requires

   Send us Fan Mail The Cornell allegations, the men we love, and why silence isn't enough What does it actually mean to be a “good man”? In this solo episode of Hope Comes to Visit, I took a look at the allegations involving seven former Cornell fraternity members—not to determine guilt or innocence, but to ask a larger and deeply uncomfortable question: What do we expect from men when a woman around them may not be safe? For generations, women and girls have been taught how to protect themselv...

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   28 Sept 2026

   Should. Just. I’m Sorry.: The Words That Quietly Give Our Power Away

   Send us Fan Mail Should. Just. I'm sorry. Three tiny phrases we use all the time—often without noticing what they might be saying underneath. In this solo episode of Hope Comes to Visit, I'm excited to explore the language we use with ourselves and how words like should, just, and I'm sorry can reveal comparison, self-minimizing, postponed happiness and our tendency to apologize simply for taking up space. There are also two very different versions of “just.” There's: “I'm just checking in…” ...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

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