About the Pod
Purpose and Performance is a podcast exploring what it truly means to live and compete with intention. At the intersection of faith, fitness, family, and scientific athletic performance, we have honest conversations about building a strong body without sacrificing a strong marriage, grounded faith, or meaningful relationships.
Hosted by Trevor and Andra Curry, each episode blends biblical perspective, sports science, and real-world experience to help you pursue excellence in training while staying anchored in what matters most. We dive into topics like sustainable performance, mental resilience, marriage and family rhythms, recovery, leadership, and identity—both in training and life.
Whether you’re a competitive athlete, coach, or someone striving to integrate faith with a high-performance lifestyle, Purpose and Performance offers practical tools, thoughtful discussion, and encouragement to help you perform at a high level without losing your purpose.
Train with intention. Compete with integrity. Live with purpose.
Meet The Hosts
Andra Curry
Co-Host
Born in January 1992, I grew up as an only child in the South Suburbs of Chicago with my parents, Lynda and Bob. I attended Catholic school until high school when I transferred to the local public school to enhance my basketball prospects.
After leaving Catholic school, I felt liberated from religious constraints and my relationship with God deteriorated. I harbored intense anger towards Him for the trauma I had endured and continued to endure at a young age.
In 2010, I was thrilled to leave home and attend college at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, embarking on a new chapter. I spent six years earning a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and a Master of Science in Kinesiology (psychophysiology).
Surprisingly, I left college with no less anger towards the Lord than I had when I began.
God gifted me with athletic talent, intensity, drive, and an unwavering work ethic. In my twenties, I used these talents to pursue various endeavors, unknowingly seeking to fill the God Shaped void in my heart. I was determined to achieve success and prove to the world that I was better than my past and feel loved and adequate. However, during this time, I also developed an unhealthy relationship with alcohol.
Every remarkable achievement I made with the gifts I received from God was promptly undermined by an alcohol-related incident.
Despite my rejection of Christ, convinced that I could handle things on my own (after all, I was determined to prove my worth and redeem myself), Christ continued to provide opportunities for me to succeed and use my accomplishments to hopefully walk with Him and share it with others.
For over a decade, I battled my own willpower, fueled by my stubbornness. Finally, in December 2024, I surrendered my will to God and drank for the last time, emptying the void in my heart of the liquid poison. Today, I find that hole truly filled, and when I use the gifts God gave me, His will is the basis of all of it.
Today I am a mom to an amazing little boy, am married to my soulmate, have a satisfying career, and enjoy pushing my limits in triathlon.
I hope to share my passion for athletics and competition with all of you through this podcast and remain a student in every way. By doing so, I aim to explore how applying Scripture’s “purpose” can be integrated into every “performance” of our lives.
Trevor Curry
Co-Host
I was born in September of 1992 in Bloomington, Illinois, to my parents Ron and Val. Alongside my sisters, I was raised in a home deeply rooted in the church. Faith wasn’t something we talked about occasionally—it was lived out weekly. My parents taught Sunday school, and the church quickly became a second home.
As I entered middle school, my involvement only deepened. There were seasons where I spent three to four days a week at church, participating in choir tours across the country and serving on mission trips. Faith was woven into my routine, my relationships, and my identity.
By high school, leadership became a central part of my life. I served as a Youth Cabinet member, helping organize events, service projects, and retreats, and even sat on several adult committees. The church wasn’t just shaping my beliefs—it was shaping my character.
When I transitioned to college, my original plan was to study religion. Along the way, I discovered a passion for healthcare and athletic training. While I continued taking religious coursework early on, my priorities slowly shifted. By my sophomore year, I became consumed by chasing “the college experience.” Achievement, identity, and ambition took center stage—and God quietly moved to the background.
After college, I relocated to Des Moines to pursue my career goals. I filled my life with work—often 80+ hours a week—believing success and financial gain would provide fulfillment. Instead, I became a sinking ship. Physically, mentally, and emotionally, I was running on empty.
A new job brought better balance and incredible friendships—people I still consider family today. Yet spiritually, I remained distant. From 2011 to 2017, I lived without God in my life. I felt the absence deeply but didn’t know how to return or where to begin, especially in an unfamiliar city.
In 2018, I moved back home to Bloomington convinced that proximity to family, lifelong friends, and our family farm would heal the emptiness. In many ways, it helped—but it wasn’t complete. I continued my work in athletic training, yet something was still missing.
In 2021, I took a leap of faith professionally, transitioning from athletic training into medical sales. I found a career I genuinely love—one that brought pride, purpose, and a return to the operating room. It also led me to the love of my life, my wife Andra. From the outside, everything looked complete. Internally, I still felt a void I couldn’t fill.
In December of 2024, Andra and I made the decision to quit drinking. That choice led us into a season of rediscovery—of ourselves, our marriage, and our values. In the months that followed, God’s grace met me again. Through my wife’s leap of faith, I was invited back into a relationship with God—this time with open arms and a humbled heart.
Through Purpose and Performance, I hope to bring an outside perspective rooted in medicine, science, and human performance—while boldly integrating faith into every aspect of life. I don’t come with all the answers. I come as a learner, alongside our community, exploring how God truly infiltrates our ambitions, our bodies, our discipline, and our pursuit of excellence.
This podcast isn’t about perfection. It’s about alignment—and discovering what’s possible when faith and performance are no longer separated.