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You probably know Tim Hawkins for making families laugh. But this conversation goes somewhere much deeper.

In this two-part conversation, Hannah sits down with comedian Tim Hawkins for an unexpectedly honest discussion about parenting, marriage, raising kids in the faith, homeschooling, calling, success, burnout—and what happens when the life you've worked so hard to build begins taking more from you than you realized.

Tim shares what he and his wife learned raising their children and why they intentionally resisted becoming overly focused on producing a particular “result” in their kids. They talk about giving children room to wrestle with difficult questions about faith, maintaining boundaries without parenting from fear, and raising children who actually still want to come home when they're grown.

They also dig into humor and family life—including the surprising ways sarcasm can become a defense mechanism, why not every uncomfortable moment needs a joke, and how learning to communicate honestly can transform conflict in both parenting and marriage.

But as the conversation continues, Tim gets deeply personal about his own journey.

At the height of a demanding comedy career—touring extensively, managing employees, buses, travel and the constant pressure to create—Tim realized something wasn't right. His energy was depleted, his family was getting what was left of him, and eventually his marriage reached a breaking point.

Tim shares what that season taught him about success, being truly present with the people you love, knowing when something has run its course, and ultimately coming back to the simplicity of the Gospel.

This is a conversation about much more than comedy.

It's about raising kids without trying to control the outcome.

Building something without allowing it to consume you.

Knowing when to put down the hustle and be present.

And remembering that Christianity isn't ultimately about making our lives more successful—it's about Jesus.

There are plenty of laughs along the way (it is Tim Hawkins, after all), but stick with this conversation through Part Two and all the way to the very end. Some of the most vulnerable and encouraging moments happen in the final minutes.

• Tim Hawkins on parenting and raising four kids

What if the pain you’ve walked through could become part of the purpose God has for your life? This week on Shaped by Faith Radio, I’m joined by Cecily Lachapelle, author of Repurpose Your Pain and host of the Higher Pursuit podcast.

Cecily has walked through seasons of deep heartache and unexpected challenges, but through it all, she has experienced the faithfulness of Jesus. We talk about finding healing in Christ, learning to hear God’s voice in both the quiet and the storms, and allowing Him to bring purpose from the places that have caused us pain.

Cecily also shares about pursuing a deeper relationship with Jesus and finding our true identity as daughters of God. If you’re walking through a difficult season, or carrying something from your past that still hurts, I believe this conversation will encourage you. Your pain does not have to be the end of your story. God is still at work. 

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Have you ever been severely ill and mostly bedridden? Are you living in the tension of the now and the not yet after rebuilding your life from hard seasons? In our authentic conversation, special guest Lauren Watt, shares her "Renewing Your Mind, Restoring Your Hope" God Story about her healing journey and the intersection of faith, trauma and chronic illness.

Lauren is a 25-year-old entrepreneur, creative, writer, and speaker who became severely ill at 14 and spent eight years mostly bedridden with complex chronic illness. After years of searching for answers and trying numerous treatments, Lauren began a brain retraining program in 2023 and has since regained much of her health, rebuilding a life that once felt impossibly far away. Today, she writes about chronic illness, trauma, faith, and hope through her Substack, Lauren's Pen, which reaches readers across 31 U.S. states and 13 countries. 

Lauren is also a referral from former podcast guest, Lara Silverman, who is a author, speaker, musician, and hosts the "Singing Through Fire" podcast. 

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You read the same email 3 times and still can’t make it connect. You walked out of your annual with normal labs and no real answer, maybe an “it’s just stress or your age.” You are not imagining it, and you are not a hypochondriac. You know when something is not right in your body.

This is episode # 369 and the 4th mark of a good health steward in the Health Stewardship Series. After faithfulness, determination, and accountability, we bring wisdom to the root cause of your fatigue.

We quiet the loud, overwhelming cortisol noise, we ask the better question (or 2) and we land on the ONE word Scripture keeps “prescribing” for a body, mind, and spirit in overload.

Rest.

In this episode:

* why a normal lab is a starting point, not a finish line, and why conventional ranges are built on sick people rather than well people

* how to ask God for wisdom instead of adding more noise to an overloaded nervous system (James 1:5)

* physical, mental, and spiritual rest, with one verse for each (Mark 6:31, Matthew 11:28-30, Exodus 20)

* why rest across all three areas of health compounds into one thing, helping your body feel safe again

Being told there is no answer is not the same as there being no answer. You are allowed to keep asking your body, the Lord, and the people who can help.

Ready to steward your health to live with energy and focus? Become a subscriber!

Get comfortable asking yourself these 2 specific questions:

* What’s not right in my health?

* What would actually help my body feel safe again?

If this episode has you realizing you’ve been drowning in women’s wellness advice and you want a more personalized tool to help you understand what your own body is saying… you don’t need another unhelpful health app.

You need a place to start.

I’ve put together the free Treasured Wellness Starter Kit to help you begin asking the question that changes everything: “Lord, how do I start to treasure my wellness?”

Inside, you’ll get the foundational, faith fueled tools to start understanding what your body is actually saying, and what to focus on first, while leaving room for your real life and true capacity.

When you grab the Starter Kit, you’ll also join me here on Treasured Wellness where we’ll keep looking to the Creator of our bodies for what it means to faithfully steward this temple that He’s entrusted to us.

And if this episode put words to something you’ve felt for years, that your normal labs never told the whole story, that’s exactly where we go deeper this month.

Inside the Sanctuary, our members’ home, I’m teaching what your labs are really saying, functional versus conventional, and the markers most doctors never check. If you’re ready to stop guessing at your own bloodwork, come sit with us.

Treasure your wellness,

Michelle

*DISCLAIMER:

By listening to this podcast, you agree not to use this podcast as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others. Contact your own physician for any medical concerns you have. This entire disclaimer also applies to any guests or contributors to the podcast. Under no circumstances shall Treasured Wellness, LLC, guests or contributors be responsible for damages arising from the use of this podcast.