{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/679be8912ca2b62f97b5851f/69a55fbbccf5ebd4b1a883fe?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Winning the Lottery with Andrew Kimler","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/679be8912ca2b62f97b5851f/1772444688209-93147645-7060-4a51-9a63-a28ce8f50762.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What if the most painful year of your life was actually preparing you for the family you were meant to have?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of GUTS, host Topaz Adizes sits down with Andrew Kimler, Sundance fellow and award-winning creative producer, for a deeply personal conversation about adoption, fatherhood, creativity, and purpose. </p><p><br></p><p>After enduring three failed adoptions in a single year, alongside profound personal loss, Andrew reflects on grief, resilience, and what it takes to stay open after repeated heartbreak.</p><p><br></p><p>Together, they explore:</p><p>- The emotional reality of failed adoptions and how to mourn what almost was</p><p>- Why you “can’t get matched with the wrong kid” in the adoption journey</p><p>- What patience really means and how to use the waiting season well</p><p>- The difference between what a story is about and what it’s really about</p><p>- How creativity, writing, and fatherhood reveal your deeper purpose</p><p><br></p><p>_____________________________________________________________________</p><p><br></p><p>Follow GUTS:</p><p>Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/guts.podcast/</p><p>LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/topazadizes/</p><p>Subscribe for updates: topazadizes.com </p>","author_name":"The Skin Deep"}