Podcasts & Press
Conversations, coverage, and recognition for Pivoting From Blue: One Year of Death, Divorce & Discovery.
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Life. On Purpose with Brandi Eilert
Skip Van Gardner on Surviving Psychological Death and His Book "Pivoting From Blue"
October 15, 2026 · 73 min (video) / 1 hr 15 min (audio)
A routine crossing to the Bahamas became a two-hour fight for survival between two squall lines—and it was only the sharpest edge of the hardest year of Skip's life.
Living the Dream with Curveball
Navigating Life's Storms: Skip Van Gardner's Journey of Resilience and Discovery
October 24, 2026 · 34 min
Skip talks about resilience, the loss of his father, a near-death sailing experience, and the honesty it took to write Pivoting From Blue.
Coming Soon
- The Live Free Podcast – Life Beyond Survival (Live Free Wellness, with Christine Elliott) — recorded; airing soon. Show page
- eHealth Radio Network (with Eric Michaels) — recorded; episode coming soon. Show page
- Happy, Healthy, Wise (with Mary Meyer) — recording in November.
- The Comma Podcast (with Paul Briley) — recording in November.
- Becoming Bridge Builders (with Rev. Dr. Keith Haney) — recording in December. Show page
Press
Literary Titan Book Award (September 2026)
XPR Newsroom — Skip Van Gardner's "Pivoting From Blue" Receives Literary Titan Book Award for Its Powerful Story of Survival and Transformation
"Pivoting From Blue, the debut novel by businessman and storyteller Skip Van Gardner, has received the Literary Titan Book Award, recognizing its emotionally resonant exploration of grief, family, faith, identity, and the courage required to rebuild a life after profound upheaval."
GetNews — Skip Van Gardner's "Pivoting From Blue" Receives Literary Titan Book Award for Its Powerful Story of Survival and Transformation
"In its review, Literary Titan describes Pivoting From Blue as "an intimate, messy, frequently funny, spiritually charged story" about surviving upheaval and deciding how to live afterward."
openPR — Skip Van Gardner's "Pivoting From Blue" Receives Literary Titan Book Award for Its Powerful Story of Survival and Transformation
"Rather than presenting survival as a matter of unwavering strength, Pivoting From Blue offers a more compassionate message: healing begins with the willingness to keep going, even when the path forward remains uncertain."
Book release (July 2026)
GlobeNewswire — Palmetto Publishing Releases Skip Van Gardner's Debut Novel About Surviving a Year That Nearly Broke Him
"Pivoting From Blue, newly published by Palmetto Publishing, chronicles one man's raw and often darkly funny journey through grief, identity collapse, and the long road back to himself."
StreetInsider — Palmetto Publishing Releases Skip Van Gardner's Debut Novel About Surviving a Year That Nearly Broke Him
"I did not write this book because I handled things well. I wrote it because I survived it anyway, and I think there are people out there treading water in the dark right now who need to know that surviving is enough."
NEWSnet Detroit — Palmetto Publishing Releases Skip Van Gardner's Debut Novel About Surviving a Year That Nearly Broke Him
"It is a story told without polish or distance, written by someone still close enough to the wreckage to describe exactly how it felt."
Reviews & Awards
Two-time nominee for Book of the Year · Literary Titan Gold Book Award · Reader Views: "Raw, real, and riveting" · Literary Titan: "He's profane, funny, angry, sentimental, self-critical, spiritual…" · OnlineBookClub: "truly a book that will keep readers engaged"
Literary Titan review · Reader Views review · OnlineBookClub
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