Sucker Punched: Recent Episodes
Becky L McCoy
We don't expect life to be so hard. Suffering is for other people. And then loss and disappointment knock us flat like a sucker punch. Join Becky L McCoy as her guests share their stories of hard moments in life and how they are choosing to live bravely and authentically. Get cozy with a cup of coffee or clean the house while you listen. Either way, join in and consider sharing your Sucker Punched story with us.
(formerly Stories of Unfolding Grace)
In this episode, Courtney Ellis joins me for a really lovely discussion on the gifts and challenges of silence (including Courtney’s love of birding!). We talk about all the things we miss when we distract ourselves with noise and activity and how silence helps us to be grateful and present, whatever that might look like.
For the transcript for this episode, visit BeckyLMcCoy.com/podcast/94
HOW TO PRACTICE SILENCE:
- Pick a comfortable place to sit or lie down. Close your eyes or keep them open. Resist the urge to have background noise or music of any kind.
- Take some deep breaths and notice what’s happening in your body. Where do you have tension? Pain?
- Start with just a few minutes of silence at a time. It’s okay if your mind wanders or you get bored.
- Just a little bit of silence is great. Experiment with it in different ways. Use it in the car or while folding laundry instead of listening to something. Over time you can expand the amount of time you spend in silence.
- Try birding!
STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Courtney’s new book Weathering Change
- Thee Quaker Podcast
- Documentary: Into Great Silence (a silent monastery in the French Alps)
Becky L McCoy is a writer, retreat leader, and spiritual director. She is the communications and outreach coordinator for the Brian Dagle Foundation and podcast host of Sucker Punched. She earned her master of arts in Christian theology and spiritual formation from Regent University and is pursuing a doctor of ministry in spiritual formation and soul care.
Courtney Ellis is author, speaker, pastor, and host of “The Thing With Feathers Podcast.” She’s also a birder based in Orange County, California where she lives with her husband (also a pastor!) and three children. Together they serve Presbyterian Church of the Master. Her newest book, Weathering Change: Seeking Peace Amid Life’s Tough Transitions is available anywhere books are sold.
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In this episode, Mandy Capehart and I discuss labyrinth walking. We explore some special labyrinth experiences in our own lives, why somatic practices are an essential part of navigating grief, and how being present with our body, heart, mind is an essential part of healing and wholeness.
For the transcript for this episode, visit BeckyLMcCoy.com/podcast/93
HOW TO WALK A LABYRINTH:
- Find a labyrinth, a looped trail, or a walking path where you don’t have to make any directional choices.
- Walk toward the center of the labyrinth or to your halfway point, paying attention to your breath.
- Pray, meditate, or repeat a breath prayer as you go, letting go of everything that is overwhelming you.
- At the center (or halfway point), take a few deep breaths, pray, and notice what you are feeling.
- Begin the walk back to the starting point, filling up with the peace and calm you crave.
STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- My new book "In the Company of the Weary: Ten Gentle Spiritual Practices for Your Tired Soul"
- Labyrinth directory online
- Circles in the Sand labyrinths at the beach in Oregon
Becky L McCoy is a writer, retreat leader, and spiritual director. She is the communications and outreach coordinator for the Brian Dagle Foundation and podcast host of Sucker Punched. She earned her master of arts in Christian theology and spiritual formation from Regent University and is pursuing a doctor of ministry in spiritual formation and soul care.
Mandy Capehart is on a mission to normalize grieving and cultivate the conversations that bring us healing. She is the founder and CEO of The Restorative Grief Project, an online community focusing on one another’s stories and new methodologies for grief to create a safe environment for our souls to heal and our spirits to be revived. She is also the host of a weekly podcast, Restorative Grief with Mandy Capehart and the monthly podcast for premium subscribers, Restorative Grief: Expanding the Conversations, as well as a published author, certified trauma professional, grief educator, one-to-one coach, and somatic embodiment practitioner. She also specializes in working at the intersection of grief and faith, educating faith communities on how to create helpful healing environments to avoid spiritual bypassing and platitudes.
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In this episode, I explore the contemplative practice Visio Divina with Charlotte Donlon. We discuss moments of surprise and transformation that happen in the unlikeliest of times and places and how Visio Divina helps us to slow down, get out of our heads, and stay open to seeing, hearing, and experiencing how God is moving in our lives.For the transcript for this episode, visit BeckyLMcCoy.com/episode/92HOW TO PRACTICE VISIO DIVINA: 1. Choose a piece of art or something beautiful.2. Sit and look, noticing what feelings you experience.3. What questions do you have? What are you curious about?4. Give yourself time to sit and look without having to learn or decide anything.STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: - Charlotte's book "The Great Belonging" - My new book "In the Company of the Weary: Ten Gentle Spiritual Practices for Your Tired Soul"- Charlotte’s new book “Spiritual Direction for Writers”- Joan Mitchell’s “Bonjour Julie”- Joan Mitchell’s “The Sink”Becky L McCoy is a writer, retreat leader, and spiritual director. She is the communications and outreach coordinator for the Brian Dagle Foundation and podcast host of Sucker Punched. She earned her master of arts in Christian theology and spiritual formation from Regent University and is pursuing a doctor of ministry in spiritual formation and soul care.Charlotte Donlon is a writer and spiritual director whose work centers on helping people explore themes of belonging through art and faith. Her essays have been featured in publications such as The Washington Post, The Christian Century, and The Millions, among others. She lives in Birmingham, Alabama.FIND BECKY ONLINE:Website: BeckyLMcCoy.comSocial Media: @BeckyLMcCoyFIND CHARLOTTE ONLINE:Website: CharlotteDonlon.com and SpiritualDirectionForWriters.com Social Media: @charlottedonlon and @spiritualdirectionforwriters
After an unplanned hiatus, Sucker Punched is back! Come explore spiritual practices that are gentle and kind and let us be human, limitations and all. For the transcript for this episode, visit BeckyLMcCoy.com/podcast/91STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Charlotte Donlon's book "The Great Belonging"My new book "In the Company of the Weary: Ten Gentle Spiritual Practices for Tired Souls"Spiritual Directors InternationalFIND BECKY ONLINE:Website: BeckyLMcCoy.comSocial Media: @BeckyLMcCoy
Grief changes us. In many ways, we become a better version of ourselves. It doesn’t mean the loss we experienced was “good,” but it can be a really good teacher. How do we learn from our grief when it’s also one of the most painful experiences in life? CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE TRANSCRIPT FOR THIS EPISODE
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A friend has recently lost a loved one and you hate seeing the pain the grief is causing them. You want to love them and support them through this time, but you don’t want to overwhelm them. You want them to know you’re there, but you’re afraid of doing the wrong thing. How do you help a grieving friend?
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You’ve experienced a great loss and it’s so overwhelming that you have to make life really small for a while, just to survive. What do you do when you disappear from life for long enough that you’re not sure if the people, places, and things you love most will be patient enough to wait for you?
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Here are a few books to help you feel less alone in your grief:Crying in H Mart by Michelle ZanierRebellious Mourning: The Collective Work of Grief edited by Cindy MilsteinThe Sixth Stage of Grief by David KesslerH is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldHow to Carry What Can’t Be Fixed by Megan DevineThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion Grief Library: http://BeckyLMcCoy.com/GriefLibrary 4 Mantras for When I'm Overwhelmed: BeckyLMcCoy.com/4mantras
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Have you ever been so tired of grief? So ready for it to be ‘over’ or at the very least ready for a break? What do you do when you’re tired of grieving?
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STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Audible Premium Plus: BeckyLMcCoy.com/Audible Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Harry’s Trees by Jon Coehn Joy for Beginners by Erica Bauermeister Grief Library: http://BeckyLMcCoy.com/GriefLibrary 4 Mantras for When I’m Overwhelmed: BeckyLMcCoy.com/4mantras
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You’ve experienced a great loss and have been deep in the thick of the grief fog. You’ve been just surviving until now but you’ve got to get back on top of the things you’ve neglected. But how do you grieve when you have work to get done and relationships to tend to? Where does grief fit into regular life?
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STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Audible Premium Plus: BeckyLMcCoy.com/Audible Dusk Night Dawn by Anne Lamott The Comfort Book by Matt Haig Grief One Day at a Time: 365 Meditations to Help You Heal After Loss by Dr. Alan Wolfelt Grief Library: http://BeckyLMcCoy.com/GriefLibrary 4 Mantras for When I'm Overwhelmed: BeckyLMcCoy.com/4mantras
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One of the most awkward and painful parts of grieving, one of those sneaky little things no one warns you about, is that you lose yourself to the grief. It’s as if parts of you died, too. You forget your strengths, your passions, and the things that used to bring you joy. And as you start to come out of the fog of the initial grief storm, you realize you have to rediscover who you were and decide who you’ll be.
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STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Atlas Tea Club: BeckyLMcCoy.com/Atlas StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Gallup You are Your Best Thing by Tarana Burke and Brené Brown The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman You Owe You by Eric Thomas PhD Grief Library: http://BeckyLMcCoy.com/GriefLibrary 4 Mantras for When I’m Overwhelmed: BeckyLMcCoy.com/4mantras
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When you’ve experienced a great loss, it takes some time to get back on your feet again. You’re not the same as before the loss, but you’re doing your best. And then, seemingly, from out of nowhere, a grief trigger runs you over, leaving you feeling like you’re back at square one.
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STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Atlas Tea Club: BeckyLMcCoy.com/Atlas The Cure for Sorrow by Jan Richardson Your Grief, Your Way: A Year of Practical Guidance and Comfort After Loss by Shelby Forsythia Grief Library: http://BeckyLMcCoy.com/GriefLibrary 4 Mantras for When I'm Overwhelmed: BeckyLMcCoy.com/4mantras
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When you’ve experienced a great loss, you know that life will never be the same. You don’t want to be paralyzed by grief - you want to heal and experience joy and love - but how do you do that while still honoring the great pain and the absence of someone you love?
When you’ve experienced a great loss, you know that life will never be the same. You don’t want to be paralyzed by grief – you want to heal and experience joy and love – but how do you do that while still honoring the great pain and the absence of someone you love?
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STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Atlas Tea Club: BeckyLMcCoy.com/Atlas Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen Grief is Love by Marisa Renee Lee Grief Library: http://BeckyLMcCoy.com/GriefLibrary 4 Mantras for When I’m Overwhelmed: BeckyLMcCoy.com/4mantras
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When you’ve experienced a great loss, you know that life will never be the same. You don’t want to be paralyzed by grief - you want to heal and experience joy and love - but how do you do that while still honoring the great pain and the absence of someone you love?
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STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Atlas Tea Club: BeckyLMcCoy.com/Atlas Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen Grief is Love by Marisa Renee Lee Grief Library: http://BeckyLMcCoy.com/GriefLibrary 4 Mantras for When I'm Overwhelmed: BeckyLMcCoy.com/4mantras
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You’re crawling out of the pit where you’ve been living with your grief and you look around to see you’ve only been living an outline of a life. You know you can’t go back to your life before, but you have no vision for what comes next. And that’s when you realize it’s time to start dreaming again.
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STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Atlas Tea Club: BeckyLMcCoy.com/Atlas Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler The AfterGrief by Hope Edelman Grief Library: http://BeckyLMcCoy.com/GriefLibrary 4 Mantras for When I'm Overwhelmed: BeckyLMcCoy.com/4mantras
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When the calendar changed from 2022 to 2023, many people took a deep breath, let out a sigh, and wished things were different. While others were brainstorming resolutions or picking a word to focus their intentions on, those of us who have experienced loss were accepting the fact that we were entering yet another year without loved ones. What do you do when a new year is less of a fresh start and more of a reminder that you’re bringing grief into the new year with you?
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STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Atlas Tea Club: BeckyLMcCoy.com/Atlas A Hole in the World by Amanda Held Opelt Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieGrief Library: http://BeckyLMcCoy.com/GriefLibrary 4 Mantras for When I'm Overwhelmed: BeckyLMcCoy.com/4mantras
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For most of my life, I would’ve proudly called myself a perfectionist. Doing things well and with precision is important to me. But over the years I’ve realized that the ‘perfectionist’ label is one of the most unhealthy stories I’ve told myself.
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Feeling in control can give us an illusion of being safe. Safe from loss. Safe from trauma. Safe from feeling any bad feelings. And when - despite our best efforts - we can’t predict or control everything that happens to us, we feel like we’ve failed or (worse) that we are the failure itself. It’s an exhausting, defeating cycle that can leave you wondering if being an adult means being either in control or a complete failure. There’s got to be a better way.
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Sometimes when we share the innermost parts of ourselves we leave the encounter feeling like we’ve been stripped bare, sometimes even flayed on the altar of vulnerability. It can even feel like a hangover - like you can’t face the world and your whole self is now too tender to even try.
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STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Shop Our Place Cookware: BeckyLMcCoy.com/OurPlace Daring Greatly by Brené Brown Vulnerability is my Superpower by Jackie Davis You are Your Best Thing by Tarana Burke 4 Mantras for When I'm Overwhelmed: BeckyLMcCoy.com/4mantras
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We all experience loneliness. And we all have a built in desire to feel like we belong. But when we realize that loneliness and belonging can co-exist - what do we do with that?
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When it comes to friendship, there’s some kind of unspoken fear that we have to have it all together or our friends won’t want to be our friends anymore. Do you find yourself worrying that if your friends could see your insert weakness, fault, or fear here they’d go running? What if friendship was less about two perfect people finding each other and more about finding the people who compliment and fit in with your own humanity?
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If friends aren’t the people we play with at recess or live down the hall from in the college dorm, what are they? Why do we need them if not to have a friend for hide and seek or someone to share the highs and lows of growing up with? Why do we even need friends at all?
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You know that healthy friendships are an essential part of your mental health and well-being, but it feels like making friends as an adult should be easier. Why does it seem like everyone else has it figured out and you’re just sitting there hoping for someone to adopt you and be best friends forever and never have to make a new friend again?
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STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Shop Rothy's Shoes: BeckyLMcCoy.com/Rothys Discernment by Henri Nouwen Daring Greatly by Brené Brown 4 Mantras for When I'm Overwhelmed: BeckyLMcCoy.com/4mantras
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Some of us grew up thinking that our faith was a permanent, immovable object and that any whiff of change or dissonance was a personal failure. But what happens when you realize that the ways you’ve always understood and practiced your beliefs are unhealthy and need to shift?
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It’s easy to feel like who we are is made up of all the things we can offer people - we are worth the sum of our productivity and helpfulness. But what happens when we have nothing to offer? Do my friends want me just for who I am or for the value I add to their lives? What kind of a friend am I if I have nothing to give? It’s terrifying to be vulnerable enough to admit that all I can give my friends is myself, but sometimes that’s all I’ve got. How can we navigate friendships when we are all overwhelmed, burned out, and exhausted?
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Have you ever worried what would happen if you had to be honest about your imperfections? Do you feel like life is sometimes a Jenga tower, balanced on some of your strengths with each weakness only precariously holding up the blocks above them? Do you acknowledge your weaknesses or do you prefer to pretend like they’re not there? Are you holding your breath, waiting for one stressful, traumatic moment to make it all come tumbling down? What if there was a better way, one where we could be honest about our weaknesses and shore them up instead of just hoping for the best?
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We’ve got to do lists a mile long and they’re only getting longer. Just when we feel like we are getting a handle, something else comes up. And the longer our lists, the higher our stress. How could we possibly build and live lives of meaning when we are lost, like a kid in a ball pit, under the pile of our obligations and commitments?
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Have you ever been so overwhelmed by your own inability to get stuff done, so frustrated by your ability to fail so easily that you’ve only been able to see yourself as a walking liability? Like you’re a burden to everyone you come across? Like you’d be a better friend, sister, mother, insert relationship here if you were just better at…everything? Being human means having limitations and sometimes being human is just the worst.
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You're coming out of a seasonal depressive episode, getting back to what, you know, as normal life and a global pandemic hits. You're trying to figure out how can we live in a community when we're all so isolated. This is Sucker Punched.
Jessica Kantrowitz is a writer, editor, and workshop leader living in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the author of The Long Night: Readings and Stories to Help You Through Depression, Blessings for the Long Night: Meditations and Poems to Help You through Depression, and 365 Days of Peace: Benedictions to End Your Day in Gentleness and Hope. She writes about theology, culture, social justice, and chronic illness, including her own struggles with depression and migraines. Her writing has been featured in places like Sojourners, Think Christian, The Good Men Project, Our Bible App, the Madeleine L’Engle blog, and Together Rising. She is also the creator and leader of the Finding Your Voice workshops for writers with depression or other mental illness.
Get to know Jessica: Twitter: @JFKantrowitz Instagram: @JessicaFaithKantrowitz Website: JessicaKantrowitz.com Workshops: Workshops.JessicaKantrowitz.com
Jessica's books: Blessings for the Long Night: Poems and Meditations to Help You through Depression 365 Days of Peace: Benedictions to End Your Day in Gentleness and Hope The Long Night: Readings and Stories to Help You through Depression The 365 Days of Peace Journal
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You travel for work as a speaker and strategist working in faith politics and the American public life, then a global pandemic hits. Your travel is grounded and you're stuck wondering how can policy and politics give us hope now and in the future? This is Sucker Punched.
Michael is considering the impact of a global pandemic on both personal and policy levels, hoping that this will be an opportunity to band together and care for the most vulnerable.
Michael is the founder of Public Square Strategies and a member of Trinity Forum.
Get to know Michael: Newsletter: ReclaimingHope.substack.com Twitter: @MichaelRWear
Michael's books: Reclaiming Hope: Lessons Learned in the Obama White House About the Future of Faith in America Conviction (&) Compassion: The And Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement
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You're running a nonprofit encouraging and helping women around the country.
Then a global pandemic hits.
You're single living alone and mostly isolated due to an autoimmune disease.
Holly is figuring out what it looks like to live through a global pandemic as a single person who lives alone. She finds herself feeling like she's floating away and gets creative to figure out ways to feel grounded again.
Holly is a writer, speaker, and the executive director of Rise.
Get to know Holly:
Website: NowSheRises.org
Twitter/Instagram: @HollyStallcup
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Website: BeckyLMcCoy.com
Social Media: @BeckyLMcCoy
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You're working in an inpatient psychiatric facility.
A global pandemic hits.
While your job is considered essential, you begin to have extreme fight, flight or freeze responses to all the trauma.
Kristina is navigating her own grief and depression while helping women in an inpatient psychiatric facility through the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kristina Harutoonian is a Los Angeles native and the comedic voice behind The DTR Blog. She thrives on satire and encouraging others to connect unashamedly with God. She's known for her endearing transparency and humorous tone, gaining a following through her creation of relatable memes, inspiring stories, and all-too-real jokes on topics like dating within Christian culture, navigating depression, and her uncomfortable talks with God. She works as a counselor in residential mental healthcare and enjoys growing a deeper connection with her readers and audience.
Get to know Kristina:
Website: theDTRblog.com
Twitter/Instagram: @theDTRblog
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Website: BeckyLMcCoy.com
Social Media: @BeckyLMcCoy
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Marlena lost her job at a non-profit in February.
Her mom had major surgery in March.
And then a global pandemic hit.
Marlena discusses what it means to be a neighbor and show compassion when we can't be in the same space as other people due to the COVID-19 quarantine.
Links from the episode:
- Terrence Lester's organization Love Beyond Walls
Marlena is published in a variety of venues, is an adjunct professor at Winebrenner Seminary. She is a board member of Evangelicals 4 Justice. Her new book, The Way Up Is Down: Finding Yourself by Forgetting Yourself, comes out soon (IVP, July 14, 2020). She is also the author of A Beautiful Disaster: Finding Hope in the Midst of Brokenness (Brazos Press, 2014). She is a member of Ink: A Creative Collective and lives just outside of Toledo, OH with her husband three daughters.
Get to know Marlena:
Website: MarlenaGraves.com
Twitter: @Marlena_Graves
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Website: BeckyLMcCoy.com
Social Media: @BeckyLMcCoy
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Trillia Newbell and Becky wrap up the burnout series with a discussion on how to prevent it with healthy boundaries, margin, and regular rhythms of rest through the practice of sabbath.
Check out Trillia's new book: If God Is For Us
Links from this episode:
- Trillia's talk from the BRAVEtogether Virtual Retreat
- Trillia's book God's Very Good Idea
- Books referenced in this episode: Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend and Margin by Richard Swenson
- DREAM: BRAVEtogether Virtual Retreat 2/23/19
- BLOG: What You Need to Know About Burnout From a Single Parent
- PODCAST: Holiday Burnout Episode #59
- Resonate Recordings
Connect with Trillia:
BLOG:
YOUTUBE:
FACEBOOK:
INSTAGRAM:
TWITTER:
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BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
PATREON: patreon.com/BeckyLMcCoy
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/3truths
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Seth, a writer and creator, has been exploring what it means to be addicted to and burned out on social media.
Check out Seth's book Coming Clean.
Links from this episode:
- DREAM: BRAVEtogether Virtual Retreat 2/23/19
- BLOG: What You Need to Know About Burnout From a Single Parent
- Seth's favorite Twitter follows: Emily P Freeman, Tsh Oxenreider, Russ Ramsey, Michael Wear, and Jen Fulwiler
- Tyranny of the Urgent
- Liturgy of Lament
- PODCAST: Holiday Burnout Episode #59
- Resonate Recordings
Connect with Seth:
BLOG: sethhaines.com
PATREON: patreon.com/sethhaines
YOUTUBE: youtube.com/user/sethmouk
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/sethhaines.writer
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/sethhaines
TWITTER: twitter.com/sethhaines
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BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
PATREON: patreon.com/BeckyLMcCoy
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/3truths
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Dorina was the primary caregiver for her husband when he battled melanoma. She learned to grieve when they had to give up the non-profit they were running and also when her husband passed away. The weight of grief as a widow and the heaviness of secondary losses left Dorina exhausted and burned out. As Dorina says, "it takes a lot of courage to rest."
Check out Dorina's books Flourishing Together and Glory Chasers.
Links from this episode:
- Rhythms of Rest by Shelly Miller
- PODCAST: Holiday Burnout Episode #59
- DREAM: BRAVEtogether Virtual Retreat 2/23/19
- BLOG: What You Need to Know About Burnout From a Single Parent
- Resonate Recordings
Connect with Dorina:
BLOG: DorinaGilmore.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/DorinaLazoGilmore
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/dorinagilmore
TWITTER: twitter.com/DorinaGilmore
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/3truths
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Amber discusses the effects of burnout on creativity and productivity. After a year of creative burnout, Amber learned how to let go of and adjust her expectations and care for herself and discovered a new confidence in herself and her work.
Links from this episode:
- PODCAST: Holiday Burnout Episode #59
- Meditation Apps: Headspace and Calm
- DREAM: BRAVEtogether Virtual Retreat 2/23/19
- BLOG: What You Need to Know About Burnout From a Single Parent
- Resonate Recordings
Connect with Amber:
BLOG: ambersalhus.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/amber.salhus
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/ambersalhus
TWITTER: twitter.com/ambersalhus
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/3truths
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It's the Becky episode! Becky L McCoy talks with Becky Kiser about avoiding burnout at the holidays and Becky's new book, Sacred Holidays.
Get your copy of Sacred Holidays!
Links from this episode:
- Sacred Holidays by Becky Kiser
- Sacred Holidays Advent Bible Studies: For All and He Is
- Advent Candles
- BLOG: What You Need to Know About Burnout From a Single Parent
- Resonate Recordings
Connect with Becky Kiser:
SACRED HOLIDAYS: SacredHolidays.com
INSTAGRAM (Becky): instagram.com/beckykiser
INSTAGRAM (Sacred Holidays): instagram.com/sacredholidays
TWITTER (Becky): twitter.com/beckykiser
TWITTER (Sacred Holidays): twitter.com/sacredholidays
Connect with Becky L McCoy:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/3truths
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Becky and Chantel resume their conversation on burnout, the importance of community, and working from rest, not resting from work.
Links from this episode:
- Ep. 57 - Chantel Runnels; Burnout, Work, & Rest Pt. 1
- SWOT Analysis
- BRAVEtogether Virtual Retreat Recording PERSEVERANCE (including Chantel's story)
- BRAVEtogether Virtual Retreat Recording Winter 2018 (including a 30 minute session with Chantel)
- BLOG: What You Need To Know About Burnout From a Single Parent
- Resonate Recordings
Connect with Chantel:
TWITTER: twitter.com/ChaunRose
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/ChaunRose
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/3truths
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When Chantel is burned out, she finds herself being weary and impatient and has used the enneagram to discover that her burnout includes avoidance, impatience, and Marshmallow Dream Bars. Coming out of a season of burn out requires Chantel to prioritize rest, sleep, eating well, and exercising.
Links from this episode:
- Essentialism by Greg McKeown
- Strengths Finder 2.0
- The Road Back To You by Ian Chron and Suzanne Stabile (great intro to enneagram book)
- Meyers Briggs
- BRAVEtogether Virtual Retreat Recording PERSEVERANCE (including Grace P Cho's marathon story)
- Resonate Recordings
Connect with Chantel:
TWITTER: twitter.com/ChaunRose
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/ChaunRose
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/3truths
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Alia Joy lives with chronic illness and has found herself deeply disappointed by the parts of life she misses out on because of it. Her asthma makes it difficult to breath during wild fire season where she lives and when she's got an upper respiratory virus on top of it, she misses out on time with her family, namely: summer vacation.
PREORDER ALIA'S BOOK: Glorious Weakness: Discovering God in All We Lack
Links from this episode:
- BLOG POST: For When Grief Hits You From Out of Nowhere
- Ep. 51 - Becky L McCoy; What is Disappointment?
- Ep. 52 - Jonathan Merritt; Disappointment, Chronic Pain, & Faith
- Ep. 53 - Jennifer Dukes Lee; Disappointment, Career, & Control
- Ep. 54 - Kate Motaung; Disappointment, Loss, & Belonging
- Ep. 55 - Tasha Gentile; Disappointment, Failure, & Guilt
- (in)Courage
- When You Tell God You Don't Want to Live Anymore by Alia Joy
- Resiliency Coaching
- BRAVEtogether PERSEVERANCE - TO GO
- BRAVEtogether on Facebook
- Resonate Recordings
Connect with Alia:
TWITTER: twitter.com/AliaJoyH
INSTAGRAM:twitter.com/AliaJoyHtwitter.com/AliaJoyH
Connect with Alia's book Glorious Weakness: @ReadBakerBooks and #GloriousWeakness
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/3truths
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Tasha felt like a disappointment when one of her first births as a doula did not go as expected. She struggled with the guilt of feeling inadequate, she felt like she had failed professionally and as a friend. Tasha had to wrestle with the ideas of calling and how she felt her failure had disqualified her from this vocation.
Read more thoughts on disappointment: Good Things Are Scary; Disappointment is Comfortable
Links from this episode:
- Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist
- Remember God by Annie F Downs
- BLOG POST: Good Things Are Scary; Disappointment is Scary
- Ep. 53 - Jennifer Dukes Lee; Disappointment, Career, & Control
- Resiliency Coaching
- BRAVEtogether PERSEVERANCE - TO GO
- BRAVEtogether on Facebook
- Resonate Recordings
Connect with Tasha:BLOG: TashaGentile.com
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/3truths
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Kate wasn't ever really sure where she fit in and the disappointment of living in South Africa while her mom was dying of cancer challenged her to rethink what "home" and "belonging" really meant to her.
Get Kate's book A Place To Land: A Story of Longing and Belonging
Read more thoughts on disappointment: Good Things Are Scary; Disappointment is Comfortable
Links from this episode:
- Annie F. Downs' podcast That Sounds Fun
- Truece App
- BRAVEtogether TO GO
- BRAVEtogether on Facebook
- Resonate Recordings
Connect with Kate:BLOG: KateMotaung.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/katemotaungwriter
TWITTER:twitter.com/k8motaung
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/katemotaung
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/3truths
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When Jennifer was 24, she was passed over for a job she had her heart set on. While hindsight has given her some perspective on the size of that disappointment, Jennifer and Becky discuss how even small disappointments can be extremely painful.
Jennifer's new book, It's All Under Control, is for women who are facing really hard things and just trying to keep it all together.
Read more thoughts on disappointment: Good Things Are Scary; Disappointment is Comfortable
Links from this episode:
- It's All Under Control: A Journey of Letting Go, Hanging On, and Finding a Peace You Almost Forgot Was Possible by Jennifer Dukes Lee
- The Happiness Dare by Jennifer Dukes Lee
- Love Idol by Jennifer Dukes Lee
- Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
- Landline by Rainbow Rowell
- Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
- Decision Making and the Will of God by Garry Friesen
- The Next Right Thing with Emily P Freeman
Connect with Jennifer:BLOG: JenniferDukesLee.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/JenniferDukesLee
TWITTER: twitter.com/DukesLee
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/DukesLee
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/3truths
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Jonathan, a writer, has a chronic pain disorder in his hands. What began as a great disappointment turned into an opportunity to grow and get to know God more deeply.
Read more thoughts on disappointment: Good Things Are Scary; Disappointment is Comfortable
Links from this episode:
- Learning To Speak God From Scratch by Jonathan Merritt
- Disappointment with God by Philip Yancey
- It's Not Supposed To Be This Way by Lysa TerKeurst
Connect with Jonathan:BLOG: JonathanMerritt.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/JonathanMerrittWriter
TWITTER: twitter.com/JonathanMerritt
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/Jonathan_Merritt
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/3truths
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Becky explores what it means to be disappointed and what disappointment with herself, with others, and with God has looked like in her own life. Read more thoughts on disappointment: Good Things Are Scary; Disappointment is Comfortable Links from this episode: * Disappearing Act: Let Your Grief Breathe * Resonate Recordings * BeautyCounter with Theresa Idoux * Resiliency Coaching * BRAVEtogether Virtual Retreat * Email List & 3 Truths (and a lie) For When Life is Ridiculously Hard
Connect with Becky: BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy PATREON: patreon.com/BeckyLMcCoy Share your Sucker Punched story at BeckyLMcCoy.com/SuckerPunched Please subscribe to and rate this podcast to help others find Sucker Punched.
Becky shares how grief impacts her life in unexpected ways and how she's learned to let go of things instead of trying to be awesome at everything all the time. Links from this episode: * Disappearing Act: Let Your Grief Breathe * Resonate Recordings * BeautyCounter with Theresa Idoux * Resiliency Coaching * BRAVEtogether Virtual Retreat * Email List & 3 Truths (and a lie) For When Life is Ridiculously Hard
Connect with Becky: BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy PATREON: patreon.com/BeckyLMcCoy Share your Sucker Punched story at BeckyLMcCoy.com/SuckerPunched Please subscribe to and rate this podcast to help others find Sucker Punched.
18 years ago, Jim Bradford befriended a small boy with cerebral palsy. HK Derryberry had lost his vision and had several other physical disabilities when he was born premature as a result of a car crash that killed his mother. Being a preemie, blind, and prone to seizures would discourage most people, but HK is resilient and worked hard to earn his high school diploma.
HK says he loved that Jim is like a father to him and makes him feel normal. Jim loves that HK is always so positive.
Get your copy of HK and Jim's book!
Advice from HK and Jim:
- HK says a positive attitude is essential to accomplishing your goals.
- Jim encourages everyone to approach people even if it's awkward. If it's awkward the first time, it won't be the second time.
HK's answers to the fun questions:
• What are you loving right now? Doing motivational speaking and traveling with Jim
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? The #1 from Chick-fil-A
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Walking and eating healthy
HK's answers to the fun questions:
• What are you loving right now? Speaking with HK
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? Veggies and fresh food
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Moderate exercise
• What are you doing to be brave? Speaking to surprising groups
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Connect with HK & Jim:BLOG: hkderryberry.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/hk.derryberry
TWITTER: twitter.com/hkderryberry
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/email
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NOTE: Sucker Punched is the podcast formerly known as Stories of Unfolding Grace
Rachel Scott of Better Than Blended works with couples who are blending families together after divorce, death, and adoption. Rachel knows from experience (from growing up in a blended family and being a parent of one) that it takes a lot of intention and humility to go from brokenness to unity. It's easy to feel rejected by step-kids, but as she learned to focus on the kids' needs instead of what her role as step-mom "should" be, she found that trust began to develop. She has seen laughter in her new family and they take regular family days to continue to invest in relationships. She encourages families in the process of blending to pursue authenticity, keep their marriage the priority, and remember that these challenges are temporary.
Rachel's answers to the fun questions:
• What are you loving right now? Getting to do the everyday things with the kids (and without exhaustion) because she gets to work from home
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? Sweet potato pie
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Reading. Specifically, The Magnolia Story and Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus
• What are you doing to be brave? Connecting with people she wouldn't normally talk to
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Connect with Rachel: BLOG: betterthanblended.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/betterthanblended
TWITTER: twitter.com/betterthanblend
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/betterthanblended
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/email
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When Sarah's oldest was nine months old, she started showing signs of food allergies. At first it was only hives, but on her 5th birthday, Sarah's daughter had her first anaphylactic reaction. Through allergy testing, Sarah and her husband discovered their child was facing seven severe food allergies. Sarah's anxiety levels skyrocketed as they began learning to navigate the realities of life threatening allergies. The biggest struggle was learning how to manage her own fears without projecting them onto her children. In the years since her daughter's diagnosis, Sarah has developed a strong community with other allergy families and is amazed at how her daughter has learned to see and embrace differences in other children. Sarah strongly encourages families of kids with food allergies to find a community of people who understand the specific challenges and that it's okay to be neurotic.
Sarah's answers to the fun questions:
• What are you loving right now? Embroidery
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? Lots of new baking recipes
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Not much, but trying to get the toddler to sleep earlier (see Becky's Pinterest board for self care ideas)
• What are you doing to be brave? Parenting three kids and learning to be a wife to a husband who travels for work
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Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
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Heather was diagnosed with Vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, the same autoimmune disease her mom died from. Heather began to grieve the loss of the life she expected to live and was afraid of how the disease will impact her family, but realized she had the opportunity to make sustainable choices and manage her disease. As her perspective shifted, she started exploring what it means to live with courage. Heather says we need to talk about, "the type of courage when you put two feet on the floor on a morning when you don't like your story."
Heather's answers to the fun questions:
• What are you loving right now? Chocolate chip cookie dough paired with fruit - bananas or apples:)
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? My grandma's chicken and pastry and the 14 vegetables that go with it
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Daily power naps or at least daily resting moments
• What are you doing to be brave? Conquering my fear of facebook live, lol!
Connect with Heather:
BLOG: therescuedletters.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/rescuedletters
TWITTER: twitter.com/rescuedletters
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/rescuedletters
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
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Gretchen's older son was struggling in school due to a learning disability and her younger son was making incredibly rebellious choices. Gretchen was overwhelmed with worry, stress, and fear for her boys as she and her husband had to make hard choices for their family. She was determined to trust God for the outcome and be vulnerable and honest with their friends. A gratitude journal helped keep her focused on the most important things during that difficult moment in their family.
Gretchen's answers to the fun questions:
• What are you loving right now? Being empty nesters in their new city apartment
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? Pepperoni and vegetable pizza and the food trucks!
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? walking everywhere for exercise
• What are you doing to be brave? Leaving a comfortable and familiar community
Connect with Gretchen:
BLOG: gretchenfleming.com
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011015433541&fref=ts
TWITTER: twitter.com/Followinghard
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Lauren started having panic attacks in high school, but didn't fully realize she had chronic anxiety until her 20s. Around the same time, Lauren was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, which comes with a lot of chronic pain.
Lauren hosts the podcast Finding Joy. Find her and leave some love!
Lauren's answers to the fun questions:
• What are you loving right now? So many things! Living in North Carolina!
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? Indian Chicken Saag, Dark Chocolate, Peanut and Almond Butter
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Being okay with doing nothing.
• What are you doing to be brave? Hosting an eight city tour with Finding Joy Ladies Night Out.
Connect with Lauren:
BLOG: laurengaskillinspires.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/lauren.gaskill.inspires
TWITTER: twitter.com/lauren_inspires
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When Elli was diagnosed with postpartum depression, she realized she'd been struggling with anxiety and depression most of her adult life. "I just thought I was a really weak person because I wasn't able to cope." She was anxiety, paranoid, barely managing parenting, and having panic attacks. It wasn't until she started creating space in her schedule, anti-depression medication, counseling, exercise, and mediation that she finally started finding relief. In the dark place, Elli says, "you feel like a failure and that things are never going to get better, but those are both lies."
Elli's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Peaky Blinders, Parks & Rec, and Catastrophe on TV. Wearing dungarees (overalls) and striped shirts
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? Tapas and anything salty (olives and blue cheese) with red wine
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Canceling plans and scheduling a spa hair cut
• What are you doing to be brave? Trying to monetize her writing and meeting a publisher
Connect with Elli:
BLOG: thehippochronicles.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/thehippochronicles
TWITTER: twitter.com/MrsElliJohnson
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/ellijohnson
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Amanda, a counselor and mental illness advocate, struggled with grief and suicidal ideations. She was diagnosed with major depressive disorder and thought maybe her struggles were over. Yet, she continued to face numbness and found any passion she once had was gone. Eventually, she was diagnosed with Bipolar Type 2 (also known as hypomania); the more accurate diagnosis, medication, and counseling finally began to give her some relief. Amanda encourages anyone struggling with mental illness or other hard life moments to be honest with people and allow them to help. "It's okay to struggle," she says.
Amanda's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Diet Coke and blasting live folk music (especially the Avett Brothers)
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? Chicken burrito, no pico, all rice on the side
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Slowing down: less work, more music.
• What are you doing to be brave? A TED Talk proposal
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WEBSITE: helloamandaphillips.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/helloamandaphillips
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When Vidhi's son was an infant, he had severe allergies and sensitive skin. She found herself restless, panicky, and crying more often than normal. Her husband noticed the change in her behavior and encouraged her to go to the doctor. Vidhi was diagnosed with Postpartum Anxiety and began her journey of finding healing and relief. She wants other women who are struggling with Postpartum Anxiety or Depression to know "you are not alone. This is a very normal thing...It's not your fault."
Check out Vidhi's organic baby products at Panchhi.
Vidhi's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Her business (her second baby!)
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? Fruit, especially kiwi and watermelon
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Intentionally being happy and enjoying every moment
• What are you doing to be brave? Being herself and not worry about others' opinions
Connect with Vidhi:
WEBSITE: www.panchhi.ca
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/mypanchhi
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/mypanchhi
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When Katie was pregnant with her first child, she was diagnosed with OCD and signed herself in to an inpatient treatment program. Her OCD was mostly triggered by her career as a nurse (although in hindsight she can see signs of it in childhood memories) and the symptoms were completely incapacitating. Katie says that even though she hates having OCD, she's thankful that she can connect with other people who are suffering and that having a diagnosis gives her hope that she won't ever go to the uncontrolled dark place again.
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Ann Dagle has experience the loss of a loved on to suicide first hand. Her son Brian had always struggled with depression, but everyone was caught off guard when he died by suicide. Ann is now committed to local suicide prevention efforts and works hard to help other families grieve as well. Ann now runs the Brian Dagle Foundation, which raises money to support suicide prevention programs.
Ann's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Her new house!
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? Fresh fish or salad with tomato and mozzarella
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Completing her advanced yoga teacher training
• What are you doing to be brave? Putting herself out there. As Ann says, she didn't want to be brave, but she sees how sharing their family's story is helping so many other people.
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WEBSITE: brianshealinghearts.org
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/btdfdn
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Jenny and her husband Matt have both struggled with depression at different times. As a college student, Jenny was depressed, but didn't exhibit the typical symptoms, so it took a survey at a college mental health fair to realize something wasn't right. Years later, Jenny and Matt were married, had two babies, and moved cross country for a job. The stress of change, plus some undiagnosed health issues, added a tremendous amount of tension to their marriage. Lifestyle changes, counseling, medication, and better self care continue to help them avoid going to the dark place again.
Join Jenny and me at the Brave Together Virtual Retreat from your couch on Saturday 9/9.
Listen to Jenny on The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey: Ep. 135
Jenny's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Spending time with kids
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? Spaghetti, meatballs, and garlic bread
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Time with friends, reading her Bible, and drinking coffee in silence
• What are you doing to be brave? Being obedient to what she feels like God is asking her to do
Connect with Jenny:
BLOG: jennyrandle.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/jennycreates/
TWITTER: twitter.com/JennyCreates
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/Jenny.Randle
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Mental illness is one of those things that people either 1) don't know anything about or 2) have very strong opinions about even if they don't live with a mental illness. This series initiates the important conversation of what is it really like to live with a mental illness or love someone who does?
If you struggle with anxiety and depression, join us in the RESILIENT Facebook group.
Previous episodes that discuss mental illness:
- Ep. 01 - Becky L McCoy; Anxiety, Depression, & Feeling Unloveable
- Ep. 07 - Heather Bender; Unplanned Pregnancy, Denial, & New Purpose
- Ep. 13 - Laura Fleetwood; Wonder Woman, Breakdown, & Hope
- Ep. 22 - Christina Herr; Mental Illness, Resentment, & Restored Relationships
- Ep. 35 - Kelli Estes; Prescription Drugs, Addiction, & Sobriety
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Leah writes about marriage, not because she has all (or many) of the answers, but because her and her husband Matt have faced a serious season of crisis in their marriage. Leah said she wasn't nagging, but she spent a lot of time complaining about life. They faced health problems, had a new baby, were sleep deprivation, fought colic, and spent a lot of complaining and arguing. They chose to learn from the experience and now work together to help other couples make intentional choices to care for each other and nurture their marriage.
Leah's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? 5yo reading independently, 3yo adult in a little boy's body, 16mo ham, spring in Tennessee, and getting to work with her husband.
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? All the things (she's pregnant), but especially Chipotle. (Leah's favorite Chipotle hacks: https://www.buzzfeed.com/dartanionlondon/how-to-hack-your-chipotle-order?utm_term=.jv3oExg442#.okP64rEGGq)
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Joined a gym!
• What are you doing to be brave? Writing a book (buy your copy here: https://theredoakcollective.com/collections/all-products/products/intentional-love-31-ways-marriage-bundle?aff=15)
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BLOG: LeahHeffner.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/LifeAroundTheCoffeeCup
TWITTER: twitter.com/LeahHeffner
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/LeahHeffner
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Sucker Punched is back!
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Almost 20 years ago, Kelli was a nurse and addicted to prescription pain killers. She had experimented with drugs and alcohol as a teenager, but experienced a greater high from the medication she took as an adult for TMJ than she ever did as a drunk teen. She kept her addiction a secret from her family and coworkers because she was afraid of losing her job, her marriage, and other relationships. Eventually, Kelli had to take a leave of absence and then go through a probational period in her nursing job while she got sober. As she fought for sobriety, Kelli found grace in books with stories about people living through hard things, a new job with better pay, her husband who did not leave her, and learning to have a relationship with God, not just learn about him. Kelli uses her story now to encourage people that you can't pick an addict out of a crowd; no one is immune to addiction. She continues to be brave as she is transparent with her experience and wants people struggling with addiction now to know, "you are not alone, this does not define you, and you are loved."
Kelli's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Currently reading No More Faking Fine by Esther Fleece
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? Sautéed veggies with mashed cauliflower
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Changing to a healthier way of eating and going to the gym
• What are you doing to be brave? Interviewing for new jobs and taking trips
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FACEBOOK: facebook.com/kelli.estes.1
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/kelliestes
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Caroline, writer of the In Due Time devotional and leader of the Moms in the Making infertility groups, has faced a tremendous number of challenges over the last decade. She was diagnosed with disembarkment syndrome, a vertigo-like neurological condition, lost her two-year-old nephew to a pediatric brain cancer, and has faced unexpected infertility. In all of the grief and lost expecatations, Caroline is remarkably positive. She says that infirtility is, "grieving the idea of what you thought your life would look like," which is hard and messy and painful, but even in the middle of the pain, she chooses to believe that God is still good. Caroline sees grace in God's presence and her experiencing peace, joy, and freedom even while life is hard. She chooses to be brave by being vulnerable, open, and honest with her story and her struggles. Caroline encourages others who are waiting or are discouraged to remember that God is good and that challenging times in life can help refine and develop our character. Join Caroline's online Moms in the Making infertility group on Facebook and get 15% off the In Due Time Devotional with code 'unfoldinggrace15' at InDueTimeDevotional.com.
Caroline's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? 80 degree weather in Dallas!
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? Almond butter and salads
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Eating healthy, exercise, and trying to get sleep
• What are you doing to be brave? Moms in the Making Conference
Connect with Caroline:
BLOG: in-due-time.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/trustinginduetime
TWITTER: twitter.com/trustinduetime
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/trustinginduetime
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BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
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Anna LeBaron escaped from a polygamist cult when she was 13. Her new book, The Polygamist's Daughter details what it was like to grow up in such an abusive and traumatic environment. Anna was child 40-something of 50 to polygamist cult leader Ervil LeBaron. She grew up in an incredibly unstable environment and felt safe almost nowhere. She was abused physically, emotionally, spiritually, and mentally and was being groomed to continue in the polygamist practice from a very young age. After she escaped, she saw grace in her sister and brother-in-law who protected her and provided a safe place for her to begin to heal. She attended a small Christian school that helped her ease into life outside of the cult. She is thankful for her five children, the siblings who have continued to support her, and all of the things that lined up for her book to become a reality. Pursuing healing, wholeness, and freedom has required a tremendous amount of courage. As Anna says, "healing is a process. Healing is a miracle." Healing from abuse and trauma is a life-long journey and Anna encourages victims of all kinds of abuse and trauma to ask for help and to seek counseling. Order your copy of Anna's new book The Polygamist's Daughter wherever you get your books!
Anna's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Coffee and leading the launch team for Maria Goff's new book Love Lives Here
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? Fruit, nuts, cheese, and coffee (with cream)
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Making time for a long bath and reading
• What are you doing to be brave? Being interviewed for a talk show in Ireland and the BBC
Connect with Anna:
BLOG: AnnaLeBaron.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/AnnaKLeBaron
TWITTER: twitter.com/AnnaKLeBaron
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/AnnaKLeBaron
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Niki found herself with a rectal cancer diagnosis only a few short years after losing both her mother and sister to different cancers. She knew her disease was not terminal, but the diagnosis was enough for her to be faced with very real fears and a lot of anger. Her family had only moved to the United States two years earlier, so they were still building community when she was diagnosed and they certainly felt like outsiders with their obvious British accents. Niki and her husband decided to handle the situation with complete vulnerability: they were honest with their kids and talked openly with the congregation where her husband was the pastor. They coped with humor and had to make difficult decisions about how they would fight for their marriage or allow the stress to drive them apart. Niki saw grace as she realized how known and loved they were by their community in North Carolina - they were surprised by how deeply people cared for them and were willing to step into the mess cancer had created in their life. Niki is cancer free now and continues to live vulnerably and openly and lean into the the hard stuff; even though vulnerability can feel like weakness, she no longer believes that "if you're strong, nothing is wrong." Niki wants to encourage people who are facing a huge challenge in life to remember that you don't "have to wait to feel joy or beauty again...There's joy and beauty in the middle of it." She encourages leaders to model authenticity and be intentional about helping people and stresses the importance of helping leaders by initiating doing kind and helpful things.
Niki's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Coaching her daughter's lacrosse team.
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? A cup of tea with a flapjack (an English granola bar). Try Niki's flapjack recipe at NikiHardy.com/recipes
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Not enough. Trail running with the dogs and reading when she leaves time.
• What are you doing to be brave? A podcast! Writing and blogging with vulnerability (and thankful for groups like Hope*Writers that encourage and support community)
Connect with Niki:
BLOG: NikiHardy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/NikiHardyauthor
TWITTER: twitter.com/NikiBHardy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/Niki.Hardy
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When I was pregnant with my daughter, my husband was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma. We knew the prognosis was not good, so we decided to have many uncomfortable conversations about what this fight would look like together and after he was gone. It was heart wrenching to make those kinds of decisions, but I'm so glad that we did. From the moment Keith experienced his first symptom to the time he passed away, it had only been three months. It was shocking and emotionally complicated since I had a two-year-old to care for and a baby that wasn't due for another month. I spent the month between his death and Libby's birth in a dark and angry place. I had lots of questions and very freely told God that he had messed up. And then Libby was born and light started shining through the cracks in my heart; this little baby reminded me that there was good and there was hope, even when my heart was so very broken. We experienced so much grace in the months Keith was sick and after he died. People brought food, cared for the kids, and cleaned my house. My kids brought laughter to our house. Being widowed and a single mom was never the plan for my life, but the grace, the good things, remind me that there is hope and that my story isn't over.
Becky's Fun Question Answers:
• What are you loving right now? Golden Girls on Hulu!
• What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? Queso (always) and Underwood Cellars' Pinot Noir
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Bubble baths and glasses of wine when I make the time for it. Waking up an hour before the kids to have time for myself.
• What are you doing to be brave? Getting to know who I am and living confidently based on my strengths and weaknesses (especially not being ashamed of my weaknesses)
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BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
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It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 episodes. I started this podcast wanting to give people an avenue to share their stories of struggle and grace, but I wasn’t sure what the reaction would be. It’s been particularly challenging to share my own story because the vulnerability scares me; is it worth risking my comfort and is anyone even listening or reading? Now that it’s the end of the first season, I felt it was appropriate to share how I’ve had to choose to live bravely even when I didn’t feel like it. My friend Heather Bender from episode 7 interviewed me from our hotel room at the Hope*Writers Workshop and we shared thoughts on being vulnerable as a writer, the fears all creatives face, and some projects I’ve been working on. She’s an ENFP and I’m an INFJ (for all you Meyers Briggs fans), but we magically make a great team.
Becky's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Being at the Hope*Writers Workshop and having the space and time to dream
• What’s your favorite food at the moment? Cherry Oat Bars at Starbucks at East Coast Taco
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Making time for reading and waking up before the kids
• What are you doing to be brave? Taking time off from writing and podcasting to give my brain a break
Connect with Heather:
BLOG:HeatherDBender.com
FACEBOOK:facebook.com/heatherdbender
TWITTER: Twitter.com/DFHK_blog
INSTAGRAM: Instagram.com/HeatherDBender
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BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
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Meet Adrienne, an adoptive mom and autism advocate. Her family watched as two international adoptions fell through and they lost all of the money they had saved to put towards those children. They decided to take a break from trying to add to their family since their infertility issues and adoption disappointments were devastating. After they moved to another Air Force base and her husband had deployed, she got a phone call from their social worker, saying a family had picked them to adopt their baby. Adrienne and her daughter drove nine hours to pick up the baby when he was born and seven months later, her husband returned from deployment and they loved every moment of being a “complete” family. Around her son Jonah’s first birthday, Adrienne got pregnant and they moved again. Shortly afterwards, Jonah started exhibiting developmental delays and was diagnosed with autism. Adrienne saw grace in the support she received from her friends and family through emails, texts, and prayers through figuring out Jonah’s needs. Adrienne encourages people dealing with a child’s difficult diagnosis to find a support group that can help you identify the next right steps for you and your child. “It’s okay to be sad,” Adrienne says, when life doesn’t turn out how you expect.
Adrienne's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Beth Moore’s novel “The Undoing of Saint Silvanus” and Kimberly Williams Paisley’s memoir “Where the Light Gets In”
• What’s your favorite food at the moment? Anything chocolate and pumpkin in the fall, especially pumpkin spice muffins (a box of spice cake mix and a can of pumpkin baked per instructions for cupcakes on box)
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Making time for exercise
• What are you doing to be brave? Being a diplomat for Jonah at school and working as a team with his teachers
Connect with Adrienne:
BLOG: blessedbeyondexhaustion.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/blessedbeyondexhaustion
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/email
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Meet Sarah, host of the Heart Lessons podcast. Two of her children were diagnosed with fatal anomalies during pregnancy and lived tragically short lives. Sarah questioned why this had happened twice and how God could let it happen at all. She grieved quietly as she continued to parent her other children. The grief was overwhelming, but she found grace in answered prayers. “Life is hard,” Sarah says, “but there’s still hope.”
Sarah's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Online grocery shopping
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Slow cooker gyros
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Permission to do restful things instead of chores
• What are you doing to be brave? Podcasting and writing and being vulnerable
Connect with Sarah:
BLOG & PODCAST: sarahrieke.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/SarahJRieke
TWITTER: twitter.com/heart_lessons
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/sarah_rieke
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/email
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NOTE: Sucker Punched is the podcast formerly known as Stories of Unfolding Grace
Meet Tracey, author of “Out of the Darkroom, Into the Light: A Story of Faith and Forgiveness after Child Abuse.” At a young age, she was a victim of abuse and grew up with an alcoholic parent. Tracey was ashamed of her family and experienced a lot of guilt and fear. She estranged herself from them and eventually started going to counseling. Through all of the struggles of her growing up years, Tracey says she hoped there was a God and that he would get her through it. The more she got to know about God, the more she experienced forgiveness, restored relationships, and found a community to help her parent and establish a family that did not reflect her own childhood. As a child and young adult, Tracey “struggled with wanting to be loved” and encourages other victims of abuse that they do not need to suffer alone. “Don’t give up,” she tells them, “Find someone you can tell.”
Get Tracey’s book, “Out of the Darkroom, Into the Light: A Story of Faith and Forgiveness after Child Abuse” on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2dJz1r3
Tracey's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Her new job at an elementary school.
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Anything with quinoa
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? A lot of exercise for emotional and mental health
• What are you doing to be brave? Sharing her story is still scary, so it takes courage to be open
Connect with Tracey:
BLOG: traceycasciano.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/TMCasciano
TWITTER: twitter.com/TraceyCasciano
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/email
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NOTE: Sucker Punched is the podcast formerly known as Stories of Unfolding Grace
Meet Della, a bubbly former ballroom dancing instructor, who moved to Connecticut from North Carolina with her husband, only to be facing a divorce soon after. Adding insult to injury, Della had a severe pulmonary embolism (a blockage of blood flow to the lungs) as a complication of her cystic fibrosis (CF). She didn’t handle all of the changes well and even attempted suicide. Now, Della is living with her parents, taking care of herself, and learning what unconditional love really means. The biggest thing Della has learned through these challenges is who God really is. Being a Christian, Della explained, is much more about relationships than it is about saying the right things or acting the right way. She wants people to know that it’s okay to “take God into a boxing ring and then out for ice cream” because he can handle the reality of our lives. Her advice for people handling significant amounts of change or struggling with living a life that’s less than what they dreamed of is “don’t give up and take your time,” learn to love and accept yourself, find a counselor, and spend time praying.
Della's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Love Does by Bob Goff
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Sushi and Chipotle
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Doing all her CF treatments, leaving the house, and being open and honest with people
• What are you doing to be brave? Giving herself permission to love herself, her life, and God
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/email
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NOTE: Sucker Punched is the podcast formerly known as Stories of Unfolding Grace
Meet Debbie, a mom of four and fitness and nutrition expert, who lost her husband in a sudden, tragic accident. While her and her four sons were on vacation, her husband stayed home to work on some projects. When she hadn’t heard from him all day, she began to get nervous. After sending out an official search party, his body was found in the woods near the school where he worked. Debbie was suddenly forced to learn to live and parent without her husband. Debbie has seen grace through cards, gift cards, and prayers from strangers and encourages those who are grieving to “feel the feelings”. Even after getting remarried, Debbie says her grief hasn’t disappeared, but she’s thankful that her husband is a long-time family friend who can help her boys learn about their dad.
Debbie's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Food (see next)
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Bojangles, pizza, Smirnoff (she loves sugar)
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Fitness and nutrition (ironically)
• What are you doing to be brave? Wanting to be shoved out of her comfort zone
Connect with Debbie:
BLOG: projectmomsanity.com and DebbieWilkinsBaisden.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/momsanity
TWITTER: twitter.com/momsanitysisters
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/momsanitysisters
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/momsanity1
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/email
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Jen, Nina, and I recorded this episode during our live podcast even September 3, 2016. It’s an honor to help these brave women share their stories of grace during times of transition. Nina is a mom of two wonderful girls, one with her and one in heaven, and has just transitioned to staying home after 16 years of working. It’s hard to not be seeing the students she’s worked with for the last several years as a speech therapist, but she is excited to be home with baby Lennox and spend the time caring for her, since she did not get that time with her first daughter, Audie. Nina finds grace everywhere in her more simpler life and is thankful for this season. Jen, on the other hand, has added a baby, a small business, and homeschooling responsibilities to her life this year. While her life may be crazier than it was before, Jen is glad for how enriched their lives are. She says their family is more busy with three little girls, a business, and homeschooling, but they are having so much fun.
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: eepurl.com/bBOHH1
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Meet Amy, a mom of three and writer at Carried By Hope, who discovered her husband had an affair while deployed. They were living abroad at the time and spend months working towards reconciliation. Several months later, her husband had another affair and asked for her to leave. Amy and her kids came back to the United States for the summer and ended up moving in with her parents to start their new life when her husband asked for a divorce. Amy says life was surreal and she felt like a failure. She describes divorce as “a lot like death, but with no real closure” and found comfort in hymns, scripture, and a divorce group. James Dobson’s book Love Must Be Tough helped her to find healthy perspective. Since becoming a single parent, Amy spends time journaling all of the ways that their needs have been met. Her favorite story came from when she went back to school and didn’t have the money she needed for textbooks: she gave the money she had as a gift to her church and, on the way out, was given a financial gift that covered her needs. When it comes to other people facing infidelity and divorce, she wants people to know “you’re not alone. It feels very lonely…but you’re not alone…The end of your marriage is not the end of your happily ever after.”
Amy's Answers to the Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Hamilton soundtrack
• What’s your favorite meal right now? A good burger with sweet potato fries (especially at any local place)
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Taking Sundays off
• What are you doing to be brave? Sharing her story
Connect with Amy:
BLOG: CarriedByHope.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/CarriedByHope
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/Carried_By_Hope
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/email
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Meet Christina, writer at Laughter Without Fear and host of Minivan Confessions, who had a challenging child as the daughter of a mom with several mental illnesses. When Christina was four, her dad had a heart attack and she and her siblings were placed into foster care because of her mom’s bipolar disorder, learning disabilities, and schizoaffective disorder. Without reason, Christina was placed back in the care of her mother even though her siblings remained in the foster care system. As she grew up, Christina realized that her relationship with her mom was not like those of her friends and their moms. As a teenager, she resented the fact that they didn’t have the bond she expected and was embarrassed by her mother’s hoarding tendencies. After attending a seminar on mental illness at the Cornerstone Music Festival, Christina realized that people who struggle with mental illnesses need a tremendous amount of compassion and she began to learn more about her mom’s particular struggles. Christina sees grace throughout her life in the strong support system she grew up with and in learning to trust God with her life details. Difficult seasons in life, she says, are merely plot twists and not the ending.
Christina's Answers to the Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? the new Harry Potter book
• What’s your favorite meal right now? alfredo sauce and chocolate
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? making time for interests, hobbies, and running
• What are you doing to be brave? getting her words out there and making a point of encouraging people
Connect with Christina:
BLOG: LaughterWithoutFear.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/LaughterWithoutFear
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/ChristinaHerr
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/email
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NOTE: Sucker Punched is the podcast formerly known as Stories of Unfolding Grace
Meet Marissa, a mom and writer, who was diagnosed with angiosarcoma, a type of breast cancer. Understandably, she experienced an incredible amount of shock and fear after diagnosis. Would treatment work? Would her family have to learn to live without her? In the midst of the uncertainty, Marissa went to Houston for treatments, surgery, and clinical trials while her family stayed at home. Now that Marissa is in remission, she chooses to continue to trust in God’s character and his faithfulness. It has not been an easy journey, but Marissa chooses to be brave by encouraging others with her story through her writing.
You can find Marissa’s book ‘Loving Your Friend Through Cancer’ on Amazon or win a copy on Becky’s Instagram or Facebook pages. (GIVEAWAY OVER)
Marissa's Answers to the Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Flip flop weather
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Teriyaki Salmon (recipe: http://damndelicious.net/2012/05/30/teriyaki-salmon-with-sriracha-cream-sauce/)
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Playing the piano regularly
• What are you doing to be brave? Writing a weekly devotional
Connect with Marissa:
BLOG: marissahenley.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/marissalhenley
TWITTER: twitter.com/marissahenley
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/marissa.henley
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/email
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NOTE: Sucker Punched is the podcast formerly known as Stories of Unfolding Grace
Meet Jamie, a blogger, podcaster, speaker, and writer, who dreamed of being a radio DJ. When her kids were younger, she won a contest that gave her a morning show DJ hosting job. She left her role of stay at home mom for the full time, Monday through Friday job at the radio station. Even though she was so happy to be working at her dream job, she saw that her marriage and family were suffering. Jamie says it was one of the hardest decisions she had made because she knew she was doing well and felt like she was letting people down. It was also an incredibly easy decision because she says she would always choose her family over a career and over something that provides momentary fun. Jamie and her husband Aaron supported each other through the decision-making and transition when Jamie left her job. She says she’s proud of herself for deciding that her family was worth the sacrifice and as a result of that difficult season, she says now she can remember that she can trust God. Jamie gave up her dream job at the radio station and now hosts the wildly popular podcast: The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey.
Jamie's Answers to the Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? LuLaRoe leggings
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Empanadas and husband Aaron’s cooking
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Going for walks
• What are you doing to be brave? Parenting and writing a book
Connect with Jamie:
BLOG: JamieIvey.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/JamieIvey5678
TWITTER: twitter.com/Jamie_Ivey
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/JamieIvey
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/email
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Meet Robin, a mom of four who experienced a miscarriage and was surprised by the grief that resulted. Robin said she knew the numbers and likelihood of miscarriage, but she expected it to happen to other people, not to her. She expected to feel mad, angry, and confused, but instead she felt numb. Robin didn’t know how to grieve and fell into depression; she struggled, feeling like her grief made her lazy and unable to live. Eventually, Robin learned how to be vulnerable with others and honest with herself. She encourages people who are grieving that “it’s okay to hurt,” and to know that, “God is still good, no matter the outcome.”
Robin's Answers to the Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Warmer weather in Alaska
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Jalapeno burger and baked brie leftovers
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Get up before the kids
• What are you doing to be brave? Choosing to share weaknesses and wins
Connect with Robin:
BLOG: GraceEnoughForUs.wordpress.com
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/Robin.Chapman
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/email
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This episode is a unique one in that I'm not sharing a story of unfolding grace, but encouraging you to be brave in the challenges you're facing right now. Have you ever felt intimidated by how brave other people are? Do you feel like you're not strong enough to be brave? Take 20 minutes to listen to this episode and I hope you'll feel encouraged that you can live bravely, too.
Becky's Answers to the Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Being home after vacation and The Newsroom on Amazon Prime
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Cinnamon rolls, last night's BLT, and anything with cilantro
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Surrounding myself with things I enjoy
• What are you doing to be brave? Preparing for a writers' conference
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: eepurl.com/bBOHH1
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Meet Andy, founder and owner of Plum Deluxe, a loose leaf tea company with specialty blends and a tea of the month club. Andy’s professional career began in Europe as an IT specialist for an American company based abroad. Through a series of events, he was hired by a different company and relocated to Scotland. His work environment in the new job was difficult, even hostile. The stress he was experiencing at work manifested itself as migraines and other physical symptoms and Andy began to withdraw into himself. He started meeting with a group of entrepreneurs who helped him to create space and find perspective. He ended up quitting his job and, eventually, moved back to the United States. Several years later and he is running a successful tea company. He has also created a community that is a safe harbor for learning what it means to live a life you love. Andy has developed an awareness of his emotional wellbeing through the difficult years of uncertainty. He encourages people in difficult work environments to create some space, to take care of yourself, and to be confident that you can choose to make a change.
Order yourself some tea and join Andy’s tea of the month club at PlumDeluxe.com
Andy's Answers to the Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? The hot tub at his new house
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Scones, shortcakes, and other baked goods
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Pilates
• What are you doing to be brave? Taking risks and trying new things as inspired by Brene Brown’s book Rising Strong
Connect with Andy:
BLOG: PlumDeluxe.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/PlumDeluxe
TWITTER: twitter.com/PlumDeluxe
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/PlumDeluxe
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/plumdeluxe/
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: eepurl.com/bBOHH1
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Meet Maretha, a writer and mom, who competed in Junior Wimbledon as a teenager. Maretha was born with ectrodactyly, a genetic condition that means her left hand only has a thumb and pinkie finger. The disability is often called a “lobster hand” and also affects her heart. Since her right hand seemed to be unaffected, she became a successful tennis player and qualified for Junior Wimbledon. Not long into competition, however, she had trouble with her right hand. She discovered that, even though it didn’t look affected by ectrodctyly, her right hand couldn’t keep up with the demands of her tennis career because of her disability. She began to question why God would allow her tennis career to end when she was so successful. She felt angry and lost and wondered if she had worth without tennis. In an attempt to achieve a new standard of perfection, she became bulimic. Eventually, Maretha says she realized that God had made her to be more than just a professional tennis player and the grace, she says, is that he let her figure it out in her own time.
Download Maretha’s free book Seasons With Christ at SeasonsWithChrist.com
Maretha's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Her two month old and getting sleep
• What’s your favorite meal right now? White chocolate
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Prioritizing time with God and taking time to write
• What are you doing to be brave? Enjoying time with her husband and choosing to be social even when it makes her uncomfortable
Connect with Maretha:
BLOG: SeasonsWithChrist.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/SeasonsWithChrist
TWITTER: twitter.com/MR2603
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/Maretha_Retief
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: eepurl.com/bBOHH1
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Meet Monica, a mother of three, whose son Mason was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer. She shares the struggle of being caregiver for one child while still parenting her other children. Monica describes the challenges of being a primary caregiver and how that role changes when your loved one passes away. After Mason went to heaven, Monica said it was a challenge to allow herself, her husband, her son, and her daughter to grieve in their own, unique ways. Monica and her husband started the Mason Green Foundation, which raises money and awareness for pediatric brain cancer.
Find the On Coming Alive Project, at OnComingAlive.com.
Monica's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Being part of the On Coming Alive Project
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Mexican and Italian. And Starbucks’ Chai Latte
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Eat better. Go for walks. Spend time alone and with each member of the family individually
• What are you doing to be brave? Sharing her story and Mason’s life
Connect with Monica:
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/masongreenfoundation
CARINGBRIDGE: caringbridge.org/visit/masongreen
TWITTER: twitter.com/mason_memories
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: eepurl.com/bBOHH1
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Meet Catherine, an AP psychology teacher, who cycled through public school, private school, and homeschooling so often as a child that she only spent one year in one educational setting. By the time she got to high school, she had an education about the level of 5th or 6th grade. Catherine didn’t know how to be a successful student, but she found that popularity was easy, so she invested her energy into friendships. Upon graduating, she swore to never step foot in a school again. She got married and started a family. Several years later, she found herself pursing a college degree and then graduate school. Now a high school teacher, Catherine encourages her students to pursue their passions and work hard to achieve their goals.
References from Catherine’s episode:
The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey (podcast) and Year Without God by Rob Bell (book).
Catherine's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Podcasts (especially The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey)
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Roasted vegetables and coffee (all day!)
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Getting enough sleep each day
• What are you doing to be brave? Figuring out the best ways to use her story and what her writing journey looks like
Connect with Catherine:
BLOG: abeautifullymessylife.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/abeautifullymessylife
TWITTER: twitter.com/abmessylife
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/abeautifullymessylife
PINTEREST: pinterest.com/abmessylife
Connect with Becky: BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy
NEWSLETTER: eepurl.com/bBOHH1
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Meet Laura, a high achiever and writer at Seeking The Still. She was always able to meet every challenge and had a reputation of being super woman. She had such a high capacity for stress that she was able to get it all done without asking for help. Two years ago, she was chairing a school fundraiser when she experienced her first panic attack, quickly followed by a deep depression. Since then, Laura has found hope through counseling and learning to ask for help. She encourages people to ask for help, too, and reminds others who struggle with anxiety and depression that “there is always hope.” Laura encourages the other “wonder women” out there to look closely at their priorities and reevaluate how they are using their time and energy.
“My brokenness is a better bridge for people than my pretend wholeness ever was.” – Sheila Walsh -
Laura's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Goodwill and thrift shopping
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Avocado with salt and pepper
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Ultra relay race
• What are you doing to be brave? Being sensitive and obedient to how she feels God is leading her
Connect with Laura:
BLOG: SeekingTheStill.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/SeekTheStill
TWITTER: twitter.com/seekingthestill
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/seekingthestill
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
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TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
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Meet Mary Kate, a mother of twin two-year-olds, was a good girl. She went to church and did all the right things. Three months before she was planning on marrying her college sweetheart, she found out she was pregnant. Immediately, Mary Kate panicked and felt an overwhelming sense of shame about disappointing everyone’s expectations for her. A few weeks later, Mary Kate and her fiancé found out the twins were mono-mono, which a very rare and potentially dangerous situation where the twins share an amniotic sac. The girls were born early and spent the first three months of life in the ICU. Now that the girls are two, Mary Kate is amazed at how many wonderful things came out of such a difficult season.
Mary Kate's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Her new FitBit
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Homemade Alice Springs Chicken Quesadillas
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Setting aside time to rest and prepare well for each day
• What are you doing to be brave? Living in Wisconsin
Connect with Mary Kate:
BLOG: TheSimplyDevineBlog.com
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/marykate_white
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Meet Ana, a mom of two and oldest of four sisters. When Ana was in high school, a close family friend violated her family’s trust. Her relationship with her sisters changed as they began to heal and she found herself wrestling with guilt; whether or not it was true, she felt like she should’ve been able to protect them and prevent the whole thing. After spending several years riddled with anger, Ana finally began to let go of the guilt and find healing. Grace showed up in restored relationships with her sisters.
Ana's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Good chocolate
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Margherita pizza (with red sauce or pesto)
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Breaks from social media in order to use that time to get back into shape and reading Jefferson Bethke’s morning devotion
• What are you doing to be brave? Mothering her two boys while her husband prepares for and applies to medical school
Connect with Becky:
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Meet Patty, an all around awesome and brave person (also known as my mom), shares the story of the years when my dad was laid off: he was running his own business and, while it was a thriving business, their mortgage was sold to a bank who wouldn’t recognize the federal program that allowed them to pay only interest while they got back on their feet. Bankruptcy and foreclosure followed and my parents had to find a place to live when most places wouldn’t consider them as tenants with a history of bankruptcy. Grace showed up in the form of Toys ‘R’ Us Geoffrey Bucks and tomato soup and helped her to realize that “home” is where family is.
Patty's Answers to the Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Daffodils, the completed Niantic boardwalk, and spring arriving
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Noosa coconut yogurt and dark chocolate.
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Learning about who she is and what it looks like to be a widow in this season of life.
• What are you doing to be brave? Pursuing new interests and trusting God with an unknown future.
Connect with Becky:
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Meet Shauna Beth, a mom of two (with one on the way) and owner/creator of Flip and Bean Creation, a small business that solves practical parenting problems. Shauna Beth shares the heartbreak of being diagnosed with unexplained infertility and the experience of infertility treatments, including Clomid, Gonadotropin injections, intrauterine insemination, and in vitro fertilization. Multiple miscarriages and three children later, Shauna Beth insists this long season of struggle is what drew her and her husband closer together and changed her relationship with God.
Shauna Beth's Answers To The Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Looking forward the family dynamic shift when baby #3 arrives.
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Cheese sticks and m&ms.
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Trying to sit down and be in the moment.
• What are you doing to be brave? Attempting a VBAC and sharing her story and her faith.
Connect with Shauna Beth:
BLOG: flipandbeancreation.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/flipandbean
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/flip.and.bean
SHOP: etsy.com/shop/flipandbean
Connect with Becky:
BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy
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NOTE: Sucker Punched is the podcast formerly known as Stories of Unfolding Grace
Emily, an environmental scientist and Peace Corps alumna shares her experience with the Peace Corps, finding a place to belong, and learning that she could trust God with her dreams.
Emily's Answers to the Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Being quiet with God, finding happy fun things on social media, knitting, and spending time with family.
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Yogurt with fruit and granola: a parfait of the day!
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Running!
• What are you doing to be brave? Applying for jobs and letting go of what might be the “perfect” situation.
Information on the Peace Corps: www.peacecorps.gov
Connect with Becky:
• Blog: BeckyLMcCoy.com
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• Twitter/Instagram/Pinterest: @BeckyLMcCoy
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Heather, a mom of four, shares her story of a sexual assault that ended in pregnancy. She battled shame, denial, and depression, but, as a result, found purpose and direction for her life.
Heather's Answers to the Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Finding new opportunities for writing and sharing her story. Meeting new writers friends and seeing her journey as a writer unfold.
• What’s your favorite meal right now? There’s nothing a bowl of spaghetti and red sauce can’t fix.
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Taking time where she can to reflect on life and write about it.
• What are you doing to be brave? Writing and sharing her story, not knowing how people will respond.
Connect with Heather:
• Blog: HeatherDBender.com
• Facebook: facebook.com/heatherdbender
• Twitter: @DFHK_blog
Connect with Becky:
• Blog: BeckyLMcCoy.com
• Facebook: Facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
• Twitter/Instagram/Pinterest: @BeckyLMcCoy
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NOTE: Sucker Punched is the podcast formerly known as Stories of Unfolding Grace
Molly, a graduate student, shares her career ending injury and how it turned her life around. She was accustomed to facing adversity with anger and now chooses to look for the good.
Molly's Answers to the Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Molly’s trying to say “yes” more and become a more fun person.
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Usually ice cream is her favorite, but she didn’t let herself eat ice cream for the month of February, so she decided to put hot sauce on everything.
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? She gave herself a cardio challenge for exercise, which helps her to sleep better and make better food choices.
• What are you doing to be brave? She’s living by the quotes, “take action” and “idleness is the gateway to depression,” to stay involved and active to prevent another battle with depression.
Connect with Becky:
• Blog: BeckyLMcCoy.com
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NOTE: Sucker Punched is the podcast formerly known as Stories of Unfolding Grace
Michelle, a former Rockette, was diagnosed with MS just after turning 40. She describes what it’s like to live in fear of an unpredictable disease and insists that she still has hope.
Michelle's Answers to the Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Whitney Houston! Seeing a student find their creativity and learn something new.
• What’s your favorite meal right now? She’s trying to eat better, but if she could have any meal, it would be a steak (medium rare) with asparagus and hollandaise sauce and a glass of red wine.
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Making better food choices and walking more often.
• What are you doing to be brave? Talking about her diagnosis and being honest about living with fear. Also, being the MS Society spokesperson.
Connect with Michelle:
• Facebook: facebook.com/michelle.c.tolson
• Twitter: @michellectolson
• MS Society: nationalmssociety.org
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• Blog: BeckyLMcCoy.com
• Facebook: Facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
• Twitter/Instagram/Pinterest: @BeckyLMcCoy
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NOTE: Sucker Punched is the podcast formerly known as Stories of Unfolding Grace
When Leighann was pregnant with her third child, the doctor’s found something that warranted recommending terminating the pregnancy. Find out how her son’s diagnosis (and survival) helped her learn to live more authentically.
Leighann's Answers to the Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Life coaching and behavioral psychology related research, the new Star Wars movie, and time with her family
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Mexican food, fig spread over brie, and biscotti and tea.
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Getting up early each morning to get in some exercise, a shower, and quiet time before the kids are awake.
• What are you doing to be brave? Starting a life coaching business (NOTE TO READERS: Leighann is amazing at this. You should definitely hire her.)
Leighann's blog: www.leighannmarquiss.com
Read Leighann's book about prenatal diagnosis: http://leighannmarquiss.com/the-book/
Connect with Becky:
• Blog: BeckyLMcCoy.com
• Facebook: Facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
• Twitter/Instagram/Pinterest: @BeckyLMcCoy
Share your Sucker Punched story at BeckyLMcCoy.com/Submissions Please subscribe to and rate this podcast to help others find Sucker Punched.
NOTE: Sucker Punched is the podcast formerly known as Stories of Unfolding Grace
Jen’s parents got divorced when she was 13. She felt insecure and unloved. It took a 20 year journey to find the love she was searching for and heal from the disappointment of her family not looking like she expected it to.
Jen's Answers to the Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Downton Abbey
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Panera Mac & Cheese
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Reading! Inspired by the Modern Mrs Darcy Challenge (http://modernmrsdarcy.com/2016-reading-challenge/)
• What are you doing to be brave? Sharing her story and being vulnerable
Connect with Becky:
• Blog: BeckyLMcCoy.com
• Facebook: Facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy
• Twitter/Instagram/Pinterest: @BeckyLMcCoy
Share your Sucker Punched story at BeckyLMcCoy.com/Submissions Please subscribe to and rate this podcast to help others find Sucker Punched.
NOTE: Sucker Punched is the podcast formerly known as Stories of Unfolding Grace
Lexi, founder of Scribbles and Crumbs and On Coming Alive, talks about the loss of her son Charlie and her dedication to help people grieve well.
Lexi's Answers to the Fun Questions:
• What are you loving right now? Seeing the On Coming Alive project contributors come together and spending time with her son.
• What’s your favorite meal right now? Vegetarian sushi. Always chips and queso. Always.
• What are you doing to take care of yourself? Being more intentional with taking breaks from work.
• What are you doing to be brave? Taking on more speaking engagements
Connect with Lexi:
• Blog: ScribblesAndCrumbs.com
• Social Media: @scribblesandcrumbs
• The On Coming Alive Project: OnComingAlive.com
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NOTE: Sucker Punched is the podcast formerly known as Stories of Unfolding Grace
Becky, the host of Sucker Punched, shares her battle with an anxiety disorder and how grace showed up in relationships with her husband and friends.
Becky's Fun Question Answers: // What are you loving right now? ‘Big Magic’ by Elizabeth Gilbert // What’s your favorite meal right now? Asian Pear Slaw from Spice Market // What are you doing to take care of yourself? Being more intentional with my schedule and making my bathroom more spa like. // What are you doing to be brave? I’m working on a book proposal and learning to ‘promote’ myself. It can feel yucky and egocentric, but I’m learning to trust that people actually do want to read what I write.
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