More Than Fine

If you’re like me, there was a time when everything seemed to be going just fine. Until it wasn't. I don't know what it's been for you. Maybe a divorce. Sickness. Rejection. Addiction. Abuse. Bankruptcy. Loss. Whatever it is, I know it has you asking, "Can my life ever be good again?" But what if I told you that your place of trouble is also the place where hope is found? I know it doesn't make sense but from what I've seen, it's how God does things. And that means you're not stuck – and you're not staying here. He's the One who says, "I will...transform the Valley of Trouble into a gateway of hope." (Hosea 2:15) In His hands, things are going to be more than okay. You are going to be more than fine. For more on faith + emotional & spiritual wellness, visit www.UncommonValor.co

Finding Community When You Feel Like You Don't Belong with Ericka Andersen

Dec 14, 2022

Becoming part of a church community can be difficult and triggering. Church abuse and other negative experiences can leave us feeling like we don't belong. Ericka Andersen discusses the process of healing from traumatic church experiences and how to find a community where you belong. She discusses the importance of both...

Burnout: Learning to Say 'No' & Taking Back Your Joy With Jennifer Watson

Dec 7, 2022

Burnout. We've all felt it. There's so much we have to do (and sometimes with so little) that it sucks the joy right out of life. Jennifer Watson talks with us about the connection between burnout and the expectations placed on us (and the ones we place on ourselves). She discusses how to rediscover joy in taking a...

Will They Listen? How Good Churches Respond to Abuse Victims with Dr. Scot McKnight

Nov 30, 2022

Victims often have a hard time having their voices heard, especially in a church environment where hurt has happened. Dr. Scot McKnight shares what safe churches look like, and how churches with what he calls a "goodness culture" respond to the wounded and marginalized. He also discusses telltale signs of unsafe...

I Don't Feel Like Celebrating: How Gratitude Looks When You're Overwhelmed by Grief- POP Question

Nov 23, 2022

Mixed emotions, anyone? Hurt and loss make the holidays super complicated, and figuring out how to be grateful in the midst of all of it can feel so overwhelming and unfair. Michelle addresses a listener question asking "How can I be grateful when all I feel is grief?"

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Coping with Grief (In the Everyday & The Holidays) with Clarissa Moll

Nov 16, 2022

Grief is hard to work through when we don't understand it. And it often seems that no matter what we try, both our everyday lives and the holidays are full of triggers that keep bringing our grief to the forefront. Clarissa Moll shares why the traditional thinking of grief as stages or a journey isn't helpful, and...