Voices of OKC

Ariel Moore, author of Divine Authenticity, joins Jed Chappell to reflect on addiction, motherhood, faith, and rebuilding a life. She describes the practical support that gave her room to change, the spiritual life she developed, and the freedom of bringing her whole story into the open. Together, they consider how relationships, opportunity, and a safe place to belong can change what someone sees as possible.

Content note: Addiction, attempted suicide, family separation, violence, and trauma.

Ariel Moore remembers what it was like to need help while fearing the consequences of asking for it. Her conversation with Jed Chappell follows the path from that uncertainty toward recovery, reunification, meaningful work, and a life she now shares openly.

In Divine Authenticity, she writes about the experiences and beliefs that shaped that change. On this episode, she explains why honest writing required more than recounting events. It meant making room for the parts of her story she worried people might not understand.

The conversation explores:
- Why safe housing, relationships, and practical support matter alongside a person's desire to change.
- How being seen and loved can open possibilities that once seemed distant.
- Ariel's account of faith, prayer, and the spiritual practices central to her life.
- Vulnerability, forgiveness, and the difference between hiding a past and learning to speak about it.

Chapters
00:00 — Branded opening
00:23 — Introducing Ariel Moore
02:35 — Divine Authenticity and change from the inside out
06:55 — Growing up and wanting to be seen
12:01 — A crash, addiction, and years of treatment
16:20 — Encountering faith and finding practical support
21:46 — Motherhood, instability, and the fear of asking for help
31:37 — Reunification and a safe place to rebuild
36:32 — Vulnerability and the freedom to feel
38:43 — Opportunity and a future beyond the past
40:30 — The Secret Place and the hardest chapter to write
46:01 — Writing a story and facing what it carries
51:01 — Telling the whole truth
57:17 — Shame, forgiveness, and a different future
1:02:44 — Where to find the book
1:04:05 — Closing reflections

Resources
Divine Authenticity: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HHG99VCH
ReMerge: https://www.remergeok.org/
HopeHouse OKC: https://www.hopehouseokc.com/
City Center: https://okcitycenter.org/
VOICES of OKC: https://www.voicesofokc.com/watch-listen/

Jacobi Winslett reflects on Oklahoma City mentorship and the adults who helped him see more possibilities for his life. From an after-school program at Novo Ministries to changes in education and work, he considers what that early attention means now. His conversation with Jed Chappell connects leading by example at TimberCraft Homes with a renewed desire to give younger people his time.

Content note: Discussion of economic hardship and stressful experiences in law enforcement.

What this conversation explores

• The meaning of early mentorship can become clearer years after the program ends.
• Doing the work firsthand shapes what a leader asks of other people.
• Gratitude can become a practical commitment to give someone else time and attention.

Chapters
00:00 — Branded opening
00:20 — Jacobi Winslett and the conversation
01:52 — Growing up in Oklahoma City
08:30 — A mentor who helped him see his worth
11:21 — Novo: from participant to first job
16:46 — College, management and law enforcement
25:32 — Taking a career risk with a safety net
31:24 — Leading after doing the work
37:22 — Housing education and its limits
39:43 — A mentor’s influence becomes a next step
46:31 — Hope for Oklahoma City
50:36 — Doing hard things and closing reflections

About the guest

Jacobi Winslett is Vice President of Sales & Marketing at TimberCraft Homes, confirmed on its team page. He grew up in Oklahoma City and attended Millwood. In this conversation, he describes participating in Novo Ministries before volunteering and working there as a teenager, changing direction in school and work, and deciding to mentor younger people. Current role: https://timbercraft.co/our-team/ (checked October 12, 2026). Other biographical context is drawn from the interview.

Resources
Jacobi Winslett / TimberCraft Homes team: https://timbercraft.co/our-team/
City Center: https://okcitycenter.org/
VOICES of OKC — Watch + Listen: https://www.voicesofokc.com/watch-listen/

City Center champions youth and families in under-resourced communities by creating empowered pathways to relief and restoration. VOICES of OKC is its conversation platform, featuring local leaders, builders, artists, advocates, and neighbors whose stories help shape the civic imagination of Oklahoma City.

Joey Chappell of Open Vessels Oklahoma City talks about practical care—and why helping a neighbor cannot depend on being thanked.

A home repair may look like a small job from the street. For the person living there, it can change daily life. Joey Chappell joins his brother Jed to talk about the people behind those needs and the work of Open Vessels.

Their conversation moves from family and personal responsibility to recovery, faith and the limits of a small nonprofit. Joey describes what it takes to keep showing up, including the moments when gratitude arrives much later than expected.

Content note: Discussion of addiction, incarceration and family hardship; non-graphic accounts of neighbors experiencing disability and financial need.

What you’ll hear
- Taking responsibility without losing the possibility of change
- What recovery volunteers taught Joey about serving without applause
- Faith expressed through repairs, relationships and practical care
- The needs a small nonprofit can meet—and the resources it still needs

Chapters
00:00 Opening
01:42 Brothers and a St. Louis childhood
05:34 Owning personal choices
07:14 The Order of the Towel
10:30 A daughter who still calls him Daddy
14:03 Recovery volunteers and hands-on service
19:35 Faith and different gifts
22:40 What Open Vessels does
30:12 Repair partners and a home after a fire
32:49 Donor trust and accountability
37:18 What Joey hopes to build next
42:52 Being part of a larger community

Links & resources
- Open Vessels: openvessels.org spoken at segment 417; recorded URL, not live-verified
- Joey Chappell: [Link needed] individual profile
- Old Man’s Potter Field [verify]: [Link needed] local place name
- David Rogers [verify spelling]: [Link needed]
- Victory Church / Order of the Towel: [Link needed] church and service ministry
- Edie [verify spelling]: [Link needed] family mention; no public profile needed
- Johnny [verify spelling]: [Link needed] family mention
- Dennis: [Link needed] family mention
- Julie: [Link needed] family mention
- Community House [verify exact organization name]: [Link needed] recovery/treatment organization
- Home Makeover [verify exact show]: [Link needed] television comparison
- City Center: https://okcitycenter.org/ — standing asset
- Mitzi [verify spelling]: [Link needed] family mention
- Thanksgiving / Christmas assistance: [Link needed] current Open Vessels availability
- Neighbor to Neighbor [verify organization]: [Link needed]
- Eric Ploplano [verify] / Memorial Lowe’s: [Link needed] spelling and store location
- Chickasha / Chris: [Link needed] project information; beneficiary privacy
- Open Vessels on Facebook: [Link needed] exact page URL not spoken
- Cash App / $OpenVessels: Handle spoken; verify independently before publishing payment instructions
- Open Vessels on Instagram: [Link needed] handle not stated
- Open Vessels website, spoken: https://openvessels.org/ (confirm destination before publishing).

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Instagram: https://instagram.com/voicesofokc
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3nUpFLOsHGVtrN8tZz6nlM
Jed on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jed-chappell-7a745332/
VOICES on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/voices-of-okc/
City Center: https://okcitycenter.org/
Contact: info@voicesofokc.com

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Kristina Mills, an educator and Survivor contestant, talks about living with grief while making room for laughter, family and new challenges. She joins Jed Chappell to explore what supportive friendship can look like, how the game changed her sense of identity, and why moving forward does not mean leaving the person you miss behind.

What this conversation explores
- Laughter and ordinary family life after loss
- How to share good news with a grieving friend
- Meals, practical help and messages that need no reply
- Identity beyond being a wife, mother, daughter and educator
- An unexpected moment on a Survivor challenge beam

Chapters
00:00 Opening and guest introduction
00:50 Life after Survivor
03:07 Finding laughter inside grief
13:14 Faith after loss
14:49 Why sharing a story matters
21:33 Making room for good news
23:11 Grief in the passenger seat
24:13 Supporting a grieving friend
27:27 Identity beyond familiar roles
29:23 The challenge on the beam
37:16 What comes next and connecting with Kristina

Guest bio
Kristina Mills is an educator and Survivor season 49 contestant. She describes herself as a wife and mother and discusses speaking to school audiences about her experiences.

Links and resources
Kristina Mills on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krismills64/
Kristina’s website: None stated; she says building one is the next step.
Survivor: https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/ (official series page, verified separately)
The Price Is Right: [Link needed]
Unnamed grief platform and its New York creator: [Link needed; creator not named]
Unnamed Survivor alumni events, school speaking appearance and New York play: [Link needed; no specific event, school, play title or actor named]
Other named references: ChatGPT [Link needed]; Eeyore [Link needed]. No books, studies, sponsor or named guest employer mentioned.

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Jed Chappell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jed-chappell-7a745332/
VOICES of OKC on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/voices-of-okc/
City Center: https://okcitycenter.org/
City Center on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OKCityCenter
Contact: info@voicesofokc.com

Content note: Bereavement, parental addiction, postpartum depression, anxiety and a non-graphic discussion of police violence. Personal experiences are not clinical guidance.

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Dr. Paula Brown, an author and Oklahoma City parent, examines generational curses and the family patterns people can mistake for normal. Drawing from her Trinidad and Tobago roots, motherhood, faith, education, and lived experience, she and Jed Chappell consider how honest recognition, safe adults, counseling, and practical choices can help interrupt a cycle without reducing a family to its hardest chapter.

What this conversation explores

- The difference between inherited biology and repeated family behavior
- Why the “ham in the pan” story explains unquestioned habits so well
- Addiction, secrecy, and the importance of naming patterns without shame
- Safe, trustworthy relationships for young people
- Education, mental-health support, reentry, and second chances
- The sacrifices Paula made while earning degrees and raising four children

Chapter markers

- 00:00 Welcome and introduction
- 01:22 Trinidad, family, and starting again
- 03:23 The book and its five-generation cover
- 04:47 The ham in the pan
- 08:21 Recognizing addiction patterns
- 10:41 Family secrecy and isolation
- 13:59 Safe adults for young people
- 16:51 Dignity beyond curriculum
- 20:33 The cost of education
- 30:35 Civic responsibility and reentry
- 33:38 Education and poverty
- 41:22 Hope for family healing

Guest bio

Dr. Paula Brown is the author of *Generational Curses and How They Can Be Broken*. In the conversation, she describes growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, raising four children through military moves and deployments, and earning associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees while caring for her family. Her comments connect family healing with faith, education, counseling, trustworthy relationships, and civic responsibility in Oklahoma City.

Links and resources

- *Generational Curses and How They Can Be Broken*: https://www.amazon.com/ — exact direct listing [verify]
- Paula Brown Ryan on Facebook: [Link needed]
- Millwood Public Schools: https://www.millwoodps.org/
- City Center: https://okcitycenter.org/
- Watch and listen: https://www.voicesofokc.com/watch-listen/
- Episode hub: https://www.voicesofokc.com/episodes

Content note: Non-graphic discussion of addiction, family abuse, depression, incarceration, and mental health.

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Scott Jones, CEO of Husky Fat Promotions, is building a path for Oklahoma kickboxing from local gyms toward the international stage. He talks with Jed about turning a memorial show into a growing fight promotion, the discipline that separates trained fighters from bravado, and the pressure of building something ambitious with a small team.

What this conversation explores:

- The origin and growth of Husky Fat Promotions
- Oklahoma's opportunity in kickboxing and striking sports
- The structure of an eight-person, one-night tournament
- Fear, control, and the mental side of fighting
- Parenting, education, and letting children choose their own path

Chapter markers:

- 00:00 Welcome and Scott Jones
- 00:41 From fighter and coach to promoter
- 02:53 A memorial show becomes a business
- 05:08 K-1 and Road to Tokyo: Part 2
- 06:12 Bricktown, Norman, and growth
- 11:06 What comes next for Husky Fat
- 15:35 The mental discipline of fighting
- 22:01 Family and finding your own path
- 27:57 What college taught Scott
- 30:30 Event details and where to follow

Guest bio:

Scott Jones is CEO of Husky Fat Promotions, an Oklahoma City-based organization producing professional and amateur kickboxing events. K-1 identifies Husky Fat as a U.S. partner working to create opportunities for American fighters, while Husky Fat's Oklahoma events have connected local athletes with national and international competition.

Links and resources:

- Husky Fat Promotions: https://huskyfat.com/
- Road to Tokyo: Part 2 tickets and current event details: https://www.stubwire.com/e/39056/theroadtotokyopart2/youngfamilyathelticcenter/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/huskyfatpromotions/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@huskyfatpromotions1882
- K-1: https://www.k-1.world/
- Young Family Athletic Center: https://www.yfac.com/
- Swerve Combat: https://swerve.tv/combat/
- Pancreatic cancer foundation named by Scott: `[Link needed — exact organization not stated]`

Content note: Brief discussion of pancreatic cancer, bereavement, and bar/street violence.

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Artie Brylev left Russia to escape religious persecution and built a career at Battison Honda. He talks work, family, reputation and making opportunity intentional in Oklahoma City.

Artie grew up in the former Soviet Union, where his religious family practiced under a system that restricted public faith. In New York, $20 in spending money gave him an early reality check. Later, a busboy job at Junior’s gave him a picture of the family life he wanted, while years of work taught him that success without character or trusted relationships does not hold.

With Jed Chappell, Artie talks about leading a family-owned dealership, protecting a reputation, putting family before the office, and why Oklahoma City needs intentional places where young people can encounter mentors and real opportunity.

Content note: Brief, non-graphic references to religious restriction, incarceration, addiction, and youthful legal trouble.

What you’ll hear

- What $20 in spending money taught Artie about expectations
- Why reputation outlasts a single transaction
- How family became a priority rather than an afterthought
- The moment bussing tables changed the life Artie wanted
- Why opportunity for young people should not be left to chance

Chapters

- 00:00 Welcome and Artie Brylev
- 02:55 Growing up under communism
- 06:09 Arriving in New York with $20
- 15:35 The illusion of instant success
- 22:18 Family before the office
- 25:21 Making opportunity intentional
- 29:40 Building a family-owned business
- 41:23 The other side of the table
- 48:20 Investing in young people
- 51:03 Transparency in the car business

Links and Resources

- Artie Brylev / Battison Honda team: https://www.battisonhonda.com/team-battison-honda-in-oklahoma-city-ok
- Battison Honda: https://www.battisonhonda.com/
- City Center: https://okcitycenter.org/
- Junior’s of Oklahoma City: https://juniorsokc.com/
- Putnam City Schools Foundation: https://www.putnamcityfoundation.org/
- Eskridge Auto Group: https://www.eskridgeautomotive.com/
- Jim Norton Toyota of Oklahoma City: https://www.jimnortontoyotaokc.com/ [verify this is the location meant]
- CARFAX: https://www.carfax.com/
- Victory Church: https://victory.church/ [verify this is the congregation meant]

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Show email: info@voicesofokc.com

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