Failing Awesomely

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Be well, be awesome!

Welcome to the Failing Awesomely Podcast! We've reach episode 50! Wow. Thank you all so much for taking a little time out of your week to spend it with me. Your support means so much to me as I have, very vulnerably, been sharing my story and my friend's stories for 50 episodes now.

When I started this show, I had a very different picture of the types of stories I would share, my own included. Then the toughest period of my life hit: I lost a baby at 12 weeks pregnant just two months into releasing this podcast. Two months after the tremendous loss of our precious angel, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fast forward further to December of 2020, I realized I had been deep into Mommy Wine Culture, drinking what I thought was a "normal" amount, oblivious to the fact that I was on a downward spiral of drowning out pain and joy in my life and it was never going to get better until alcohol was completely out of my life. So, you guessed it, I became sober! 

The Failing Awesomely Podcast transformed naturally, but without me giving it much thought to how I need to structure my show. I will be taking the rest of the year to figure out how I want to move forward with the podcast from here and try to chisel it to what I know it can become. My goal is to HELP people who may be struggling with the same things I have and lead them to relying on the Lord while in the mess that is life sometimes. 

Stay tuned for BONUS episodes to come from now through the rest of 2021!

Much love and God bless,

Lindsey Garcia

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Website: lindseygarcia.com

Instagram(s): @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters

Welcome back to the Failing Awesomely podcast! I'm your host, Lindsey Garcia, and I'm so happy you're here taking a little bit of time out of your day to spend it with me and my new friend, Caroline Beidler. 

Caroline and I had an amazing instagram LIVE on Monday October 11th 2021, talking, primarily, about how to reset your mind for success in recovery from substance abuse, in our case, alcohol.

Caroline is a wife and a mama to twins! She is an advocate for women in recovery from substance abuse and trauma. Her movement, Bright Story Shine (brightstoryshine.com), is a space she's created to share stories and explore addiction, mental health and wellness, faith and spirituality, trauma recovery, sexual violence, stigma, and hope. 

Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Sign up for our FREE "7 Day Recovery Reset Devotional" at www.brightstoryshine.com, enter in your email address and it will be sent right to your inbox.

Caroline Beidler Instagram: @carolinebeidler_official

Lindsey's Instagram(s): @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters

Podcast Email: [email protected]

Welcome to the Failing Awesomely Podcast! I am your host Lindsey Garcia: wife, mama, singer, breast cancer survivor, sober gal, and podcaster.

It's October! This means it's Breast Cancer Awareness month and Sober October, which I'm excited to be participating in spreading the love and being active in both this year. I'm running 35 miles this month for Pennsylvania's 35 Mile Breast Cancer Challenge run by the American Cancer Society. If you would like to donate, click on the link below. Thank you so much for your generosity in helping to find a cure for Breast Cancer.

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For Sober October, I'm teaming up with Christian author and Recovery Advocate, Caroline Beidler, for our 7 Day Recovery Reset! One message a day from us sent right to your inbox. We'll highlight some tips, reflections and prayers that you can do this month to give your life and recovery a boost. To sign up, visit:

brightstoryshine.com

In today's episode, I was honored to have Christian author and podcaster, Ericka Andersen, on the show. Recently, Ericka shared her thoughts on Alcohol and The Church on her instagram and I loved her thoughtful insight on the topic and wanted to dive in a little deeper with her. 

Ericka is a wife and mama of two kiddos, ages 5 and 3. She is the author of Leaving Cloud 9 and has also been published in the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. She is the host of the Worth Your Time podcast and you can find her over on IG loving on and encouraging people in their walk of faith, motherhood, and sobriety. 

Ericka's website: erickaandersen.com

Leaving Cloud 9: https://www.amazon.com/Leaving-Cloud-Resurrected-Poverty-Illness/dp/1400208270/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=leaving+cloud+9&qid=1633489159&sr=8-1

Ericka's IG: @ericka_andersen

Worth Your Time Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/worth-your-time/id1443576278

Lindsey's website: lindseygarcia.com

Lindsey's IG: @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters

Email: [email protected]

Welcome back to the Failing Awesomely podcast! I'm Lindsey Garcia and today I have the privilege of sharing with you my awesome interview with Sarah Levy from thesassysoberlife.com. In this episode, Sarah shares her story of being in and out of recovery from alcohol addiction for the past 10 years and how she went from believing she was a failure to finally feeling free in her recovery journey. 

She talks about the problem surrounding the stigma of addiction and how that can keep people stuck in the suffering for so long, herself included. But Sarah found relief and a calling when she was open and honest about her sobriety to herself, to her friends and family, and to this amazing online community she built on instagram- @sassy_sobriety32. 

The sober community has been deeply impacted by Sarah in such a short period of time and I can't wait for y'all to hear our time together. Sarah is so relatable, down to earth, fun, and entertaining. You're going to love her!

Sarah Levy: instagram- @sassy_sobriety32  //  thesassysoberlife.com

Lindsey: instagram- @lindseyhgarcia  //  @failingawesomely  //  @janesdaughters

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If you've experienced a miscarriage, you fully understand what Karen means when she refers to accepting that, "What is meant to be and what you want are not always the same thing." 

We get real, we get raw, we get vulnerable about the pain, the grief, the guilt, and the hope of experiencing a miscarriage. Our mission is to be so open about this that it makes the listener who has gone through the same pain feel comforted, understood, seen, and heard. And for those of you who love someone who has experienced the loss of a pregnancy, this is a great episode to help you better understand what they're going through when they can't find the right words. 

We encourage you to lean on your support system if you have recently experienced a loss. Therapy is an amazing tool as well. If you find it difficult to lean on the people around you, we're here. Message us:

Karen Higbee Instagram: @kalysehigbee

Lindsey's Instagram(s): @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters

Email: [email protected]

I've been thinking a lot about my intentions for this show: to share my story and others stories, to help people who may be going through similar circumstances. And to lead anyone who is open to better know Jesus and how he saved my life and can save theirs. Thats my mission. Using a combination of the gifts God gave me and the past pain I've faced for GOOD to bless others. It's a mission I'm happy to live out, but I question myself all the time. I question how others think of me and my mission. I question what I'm doing as a wife, a mother, a Christ follower, a sister, a friend, a daughter. I listen to the lies that Satan plants in my mind about running this race God laid out for me. 

Do you struggle with this too? If so, this episode is for you. 

2 Corinthians 12:7-10 - So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, "My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. 

Connect with Lindsey:

Instagram(s): @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters

Email: [email protected]

This week, I chat with a *new* dear friend, Deb Podlogar, known as @mocktail.mom on instagram for her fabulous mocktail recipes and AF (alcohol free) drink recommendations. Deb hosts an instagram LIVE show called, Making Friends and Mocktails, every Monday night at 9PM Est. (but don't worry, if you can't make the LIVE, she always posts the episodes so you can catch up). 

Deb is a wife and mom to two girls and lives in Kentucky. Her sobriety journey started December 31, 2020 and she's been a wonderful inspiration ever since. I could not believe when Deb and I found one another on instagram that she is also a breast cancer survivor!! To say we have some things in common would be a huge understatement. 

I know you are going to love this episode, especially if you are someone who is sober curious or evaluating your relationship with alcohol. This episode is for YOU! 

I'd love to hear what you think of the episode! Connect with me on instagram @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters. You can also email me at [email protected]. Be well, Be awesome!

Connect with Deb:

- Instagram: @mocktail.mom

- Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BuzzmommaBoutique

1 Corinthians 15:31 -

"I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily."

Death. It's all around us, but we don't like to think about it. We are fearful of it. It has an earthly sting we do not want to come near us, not yet anyway. But when we have salvation through Christ, why are we so afraid? Isn't eternal life the beautiful goal? Now death HAS no sting, right? So it's in the dying, the unknown, the wonder, that we tend to be afraid. But that IS this life: suffering, happiness, broken bones, healing, betrayal, love, death, life. We cannot escape it, but we can embrace it as Christians and when we can do that, THAT is when we discover what true joy is here on earth. 

We hope you can learn something while listening to this episode and think a little differently about when the time comes that you might leave this earth and how you may change the way you live for today- for this moment. 

As always, I'd love to hear from you! I'm an open book. Be well, be awesome.

Connect with Lindsey:

Lindsey's Instagram(s): @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters

Email - [email protected]