This week, I chat with my friend Clarrissa as she explains it all (get it??). But really ... Clarrissa and I talk about everything from single parenthood to addiction to racial divides. She opens up about what it felt like to not fit in with any type of "group" growing up because of her color. She discusses the challenges she faced as a single mother, working two jobs, trying to survive while living in a hotel. Clarrissa has also been a victim of domestic abuse and she talks about her life during the abuse and how she found freedom and safety from her abuser. Clarrissa is a SURVIVOR, no doubt about it. I believe you will be so encouraged through her story. She has one of the kindest, most gentle hearts of anyone I have ever met. She and her husband, Dale, along with her two kiddos, Eddie and Joy, serve faithfully at their home church. She is a WWII nerd, a lover of people, and she is also currently in school to earn her license in Christian Counseling! WHAT. A. WOMAN.  EPISODE NOTES:Books:1. Purpose Driven Life - Rick Warren2. Bait of Satan - John Bevere 3. Sometime You Win, Sometimes You Learn - John Maxwell4. Lead Like Jesus - Ken Blanchard Connect with Clarrissa! website: rissaj316.wixsite.comIG: @clarrissastephens