Wake Up Your Soul: Luke Mickelson on Ending Child Bedlessness and Inspiring Personal Growth

On Wake Up Your Soul with Andrea Lynn, Luke Mickelson shares his healing journey from an identity and faith crisis toward a life dedicated to service and personal growth. Motivated by the traumatic revelation of widespread child bedlessness in his community, Luke founded Sleep in Heavenly Peace, transforming local efforts into a global movement that has built over 370,000 beds across more than 400 chapters. Through his story of overcoming challenges and embracing a renewed life purpose, Luke shows how trauma recovery can ignite impactful change. Learn about the chapter model, community build days, and how you can join this vital mission to ensure no child sleeps on the floor. Tune in to discover how dedication and faith intertwine in this inspiring journey toward healing and service.00:00 Why Beds Matter00:09 Foster Care Wake Up Call00:28 Show Disclaimer01:30 Podcast Intro and Guest03:19 Luke’s Background04:31 Success and Identity Crisis06:41 Faith Crisis and Service08:17 Discovering Kids Without Beds10:05 Building the First Bunk Bed12:21 Family Project and Facebook Post18:20 Haley’s First Bed23:30 Mission and Massive Growth24:18 How Families Get Beds24:31 Finding Your Local Chapter25:27 Funding Beds Transparently26:56 Build Day Assembly Line28:29 Nonprofit Overhead Reality30:19 Mobile Corporate Build Events31:25 Hank Volunteer Lesson35:35 Why Hard Work Fulfills37:21 Volunteer Donate Or Start39:53 Chapter Coverage And Demand43:13 Applying For A Bed44:32 Beds As A Child Sanctuary45:48 Final Call To ActionConnect with Luke:[email protected] the showClick and subscribe to my youtube channel where you can catch fun lives to uplift your mood and video versions of this podcast:https://youtube.com/@wakeupyoursoulwithandrealynn?si=fGyeGrftRqTZNnjRFollow me on Ig:https://www.instagram.com/andrealynnintuitive?igsh=MTgzemQ2bnNwM2d4ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr