Climbing Fierce

In this episode, Claudia is joined by Marion Mann. Marion is the visionary and the executive director of the HESED Alliance, which is an organization dedicated to offering compassion, understanding, and empowerment to survivors of abuse. Marion transparently shares her story of spiritual and sexual abuse, the devastating impact of abuse on the human heart and soul, and what her own healing journey has looked like. 

EPISODE 29 SHOW NOTES: https://www.growthpointperspective.com/blog/hardship-series-a-journey-of-healing-from-sexual-abuse

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Today, Claudia and Hannah are joined by Chesed Dent, a woman of faith, educator, global soul, and woman on a mission to tell others about God's big story. She beautifully shares her story of singleness until was 38 years old. In this episode, Chesed honestly names the challenges on this journey, explains why discipleship is one of the most beautiful answers to singleness, and encourages us to not stopping living... even in our longing.

EPISODE 28 SHOW NOTES: https://www.growthpointperspective.com/blog/hardship-series-navigating-a-prolonged-season-of-singleness

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What do you do when work becomes an addiction?

In this week's episode, Claudia and Hannah interview Greg Faulls, a pastor, blogger, and seminary educator on his journey of recovery from workaholism. Greg transparently recounts his story of striving for a sense value and worth over decades, which eventually led him to a place of disconnection from himself and others. With wisdom and authenticity, Greg unpacks what he's learned about humility, identity, and grace during his recovery process. 

 EPISODE 27 SHOW NOTES: https://www.growthpointperspective.com/blog/the-difficult-process-of-unmasking-authenticity

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In this weeks' episode, Claudia is joined by Toni Perry, an instructor of digital media and journalism. Toni transparently shares her remarkable journey through a prolonged season of infirmity. As she reflects on what it has been like to walk through three serious medial diagnoses over the last 14 years that still continues today, Tony recounts how her faith has been strengthened and what she's learned about joy, hope, and surrender along the way.

 EPISODE 26 SHOW NOTES: https://www.growthpointperspective.com/blog/hardship-series-one-woman-s-journey-through-sickness

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Hardship will take different forms, last for different intervals, and differ in degree and depth, but the pain and loss they insert into our lives will share some definite similarities. It is often at this juncture of pain and loss that the comforts of life melt away, and we're left with the raw, unfiltered, unvarnished reality of our lives. Nothing seems to get to the core of who we really are than pain and hardship. In this episode, Claudia and Hannah discuss the launch our new podcast series on stories of hardship. They highlight the guests who will join us over the next few weeks to share their stories of pain, and God's redemptive presence. 

 EPISODE 25 SHOW NOTES: https://www.growthpointperspective.com/blog/hardship-when-hope-feels-fractured

BOOK: THE MOON IS ALWAYS ROUND

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The jump in the mental health crisis is not a secret to anyone. 40 million adults (19% of the population) deal with a diagnosed anxiety disorder. While we can’t change our genetics, our past life events, or maybe even some of our brain chemistry...we know a God who knows the ins-and-outs of our bodies, who formed us in our mother’s womb, and who knows all of our days before any of them came to be (Ps. 139). We can look to him as we deal with rising levels of anxiety. In this episode, Claudia and Hannah talk about how to access a deeper kind of peace in God that is not humanly produced.

EPISODE 24 SHOW NOTES: https://www.growthpointperspective.com/blog/accessing-peace-in-an-anxious-world

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The average American makes nearly 2,000 decisions per hour. Many of us don't think much about the little decisions that we make every day. But the accumulation of these small choices will impact our lives. In this episode, Claudia and Hannah unpack a simple strategy for effective decision-making. You don't want to miss this episode! A good decision risks little for the opportunity to gain a lot. But a bad decision risks a lot for the opportunity to gain little.

EPISODE 23 SHOW NOTES: https://www.growthpointperspective.com/blog/designing-a-blueprint-for-effective-decision-making

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We are all going to falter in our perspectives from time to time. No one is immune. But then there are those times when our perspective isn’t just a bit skewed. It’s totally out of alignment. in this episode, Claudia and Hannah discuss 14 common indicators of a limited or dysfunctional perspective. 

EPISODE 22 SHOW NOTES: https://www.growthpointperspective.com/blog/how-do-i-know-if-i-need-a-fresh-perspective

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In this episode, Claudia and Hannah discuss the beautiful truth that God is a table-setting God. Throughout Scripture, God not only uses imagery of a table as a metaphor for our provision, but he actually want to meet, sit, and commune with us on our life journeys.

Sometimes, God sets a table for two in a place that is far from our choosing: in the middle of our fear, uncertainty, pain, loneliness or loss. We pray that this episode encourages you and attunes you to God's whispers in your own areas of struggle and pain, "Stop running. Stop fighting. Stoping trying to fix this. Come sit with me."

EPISODE 21 SHOW NOTES: https://www.growthpointperspective.com/blog/what-if-this-hardship-is-where-god-wants-to-meet-you

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Waiting is part of the human experience. But why does God make us wait?

In this episode, Claudia and Hannah explore 4 reasons why God makes us wait: He is protecting us, preparing us, refining us, or reminding us. As we continue to climb towards the plans, purposes, and presence of God, we can embrace seasons of waiting knowing that if we choose to shift our perspective towards God’s perspective, then this waiting season could become a remarkable part of our journey towards the higher places.   

EPISODE 20 SHOW NOTES: https://www.growthpointperspective.com/blog/why-does-god-make-us-wait

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