The Unexpected Detour ❤️

The Unexpected Detour® ❤️ | Resilience of Black Women Embracing Survivorship What happens when breast cancer treatment ends, but the emotional, physical, and spiritual journey continues? In this heartfelt episode of The...

A good moment can exist alongside an unfinished problem. Join me for a short Sunday audio reflection on making room for joy, rest, and yourself. You deserve something in your week that makes you say, “I’m looking...

What happens when human beings become afraid of the very technology we created? A drive home and a thought about Rod Serling led me back to three memorable episodes of The Twilight Zone : “The Monsters Are Due on Maple...

Who created God—and what does it mean to trust a Creator our human minds cannot fully explain? In this personal faith reflection, Frances Hammond explores a question she once asked her mother and the realization that...

September 11, 2001, began as an ordinary workday for Frances Hammond. In this deeply personal, unscripted reflection, she remembers a planned visit near the World Trade Center, the call from her son, the exodus of...

What happens when the road you never expected becomes the road that leads you into purpose? In this episode of The Unexpected Detour ♥️, Frances Hammond welcomes Rev. Dr. LaKeesha Walrond for a heartfelt conversation...

Hate, prejudice, division, and judgment aren't new. We've carried them from one generation to another, sometimes without stopping to question what we're passing along. In this episode of The Unexpected Detour ❤️ , I'm...

Life can be going exactly as planned, and then, without warning, everything changes. In this episode of The Unexpected Detour ♥️ , Frances shares how a recent car accident disrupted more than her schedule. Between the...

Treatment may end, but the journey does not. In this open conversation, women living through and beyond breast cancer speak honestly about survivorship—the fear of recurrence, scan anxiety, body image, fatigue...

Cancer changes more than our bodies—it can change how we see ourselves, how we experience intimacy, and how we navigate relationships long after diagnosis. Yet sexuality and survivorship remain topics that many...

In a world where opinions spread faster than facts, how do we separate truth from speculation? In this episode of The Unexpected Detour ❤️ , Frances Hammond reflects on the public conversation surrounding the tragic...

This week, I decided to take The Unexpected Detour ♥️ on a personal route. A drive home led me back to memories of growing up as an only child—my imaginary friend DeeDee, my Barbie dolls, handmade clothes and earrings...

In this episode of The Unexpected Detour , Frances reflects on the countless missing-person stories that many of us never hear about through traditional news outlets. After seeing post after post on social media about...

What truly measures the condition of a person’s heart? In this reflective episode of The Unexpected Detour ♥️ , Frances revisits a familiar quote from The Wizard of Oz : “A heart is not judged by how much you love, but...

What happens when telling the truth requires a reward? In this episode of The Unexpected Detour ❤️ , Frances Hammond reflects on a question that has stayed with her: What has happened to our conscience? Inspired by the...