Back Pew Sessions

Welcome to Back Pew Sessions — the podcast for the folks who never quite felt comfortable in the front row. Hosted by James Riggsby , this is a place for honest conversations about healing, failure, marriage, faith, bourbon, golf, Alaska, anxiety, purpose, and surviving yourself. No polished self help. No pretending life fits into neat little boxes. Just stories, hard truths, dark humor, cold coffee, occasional whiskey, and conversations for imperfect people trying to make sense of the mess. Pull up a chair. Bring your baggage. You’re among friends. ew podcast weblog

Back Pew Sessions is a general podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 0 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #9

  The story i did not know i was telling myself

  Aug 5, 202629 minS0

  <p>In this episode James reflects on turning 55, family, and the slow work of healing. After a birthday weekend of friends, bourbon, and backyard stories, he revisits a chapter about his biological mother and realizes he has been telling his life through the voice of a wounded child.</p> <p>That quiet revelation — "she didn't skip me" — frees him from an old verdict and uncovers the voice he was meant to tell his stories from: an older, gentler narrator by the campfire. James explains how reinterpreting the past changes the story without changing the facts and invites listeners to sit by t...

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  Back Pew Sessions

  The River Saved Me

  Jun 24, 202638 minS0

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  The River Saved Me

  Jun 24, 202638 minS1

  <p>Last summer I went to Alaska carrying grief, uncertainty, and a darkness I hadn’t fully admitted to anyone. What I found in the rivers, the mountains, the salmon, and the eagles changed me forever. In the most personal episode of Back Pew Sessions yet, I share how a fishing trip became a turning point, why men’s mental health matters, and how sometimes the wilderness gives us back the parts of ourselves we thought were gone forever. Sometimes the river doesn’t take you. Sometimes it saves you.</p>

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  When the Ghosts Return: A Man's Quiet Battle with 'Not Enough'

  Jun 17, 202639 minS1

  <p>On this episode the host wakes up confronted by an old voice whispering "you're not enough" and spends the night unpacking how men chase achievement to prove their worth. He shares personal stories, from family and writing to bourbon on a deck, showing how success can change circumstances but not the wounds that shape us.</p> <p>Through honest reflection he urges connection, vulnerability, and consistency as real paths to healing — acknowledging the ghosts without letting them narrate your life, and finding grace in the ordinary steps forward.</p>

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  Back Pew Sessions

  The ghosts still bark

  Jun 17, 202639 minS0

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