Grit 'n' Grace: The Podcast for Highly Sensitive Christian Women

In our driven, multi-tasking culture it's so, so hard to rest. But what if rest is the key? What if rest, not work, is just what you've been looking for to find your way back to your truest, God-created self? It's not just possible to bring God great glory in rest, it's actually a requirement. Amy and Cheri process their struggles with rest and share what they're learning through a few simple practices. Rest just might be what we reforming perfectionists and people-pleasers need most!

It's easy to get lost. Not the kind of lost that you can fix with a GPS, but the kind of lost when you don't quite remember who you are anymore. Michele DeRusha, author of True You, helps us to find our way back to the person God created us to be. Pushing back the false facade of busyness and achievement, we can find wholeness and healing. This touching interview is fuel for the real you who's waiting for you to find your way back!

In a hilariously pathetic conversation, Amy and Cheri chronicle their objections, obstacles, and abject failures with rest. Thankfully, in a turn of the tide, they also give some powerful but simple solutions to their rest issues. If you want to laugh at two women with struggles instead of crying over your own, you'll want to tune in. Misery loves company after all!

How many times recently have you awakened in the morning with the thought, "I'm still so tired"? Dr. Saundra Dalton, author of Sacred Rest, says that many of us have made chronic rest deficit our norm. The good news is that in this interview, she offers solutions beyond the quick fixes that have left us disappointed. Tune in for a truly transforming conversation that will help you to create deeply restorative rest.

It often seems safer and less painful to hide our hurts. Could there possibly be an advantage to revealing them? Cheri and Amy talk through painful times that were actually improved by bringing the hard things into the light. Grounded in the truth that the Lord is close to the broken-hearted, they unpack the gifts of transparency and authenticity that far surpass the "safety" of keeping hurts hidden.

On a day that should have been one of the happiest of her life, Melinda Means, author of Invisible Wounds, experienced a terrible longterm setback. In this interview, she shares what she hid for years, revealing the hope-filled lessons she learned along the way. If you suffer from chronic physical, spiritual or emotional pain, this episode will leave you with encouragement and tools for a better future.

Following the Holy Spirit can be intimidating. Questions arise like, "What if He asks me to give up control?" or "What if He takes me someplace I don't want to go?" Cheri and Amy have grappled with the same questions. They're learning to surrender to the Holy Spirit, though, because they're starting the see the unexpected joy of seeing Him as a present from God. This episode is filled with their real-life stories of learning to receive, unwrap and enjoy the Holy Spirit as a gift!

Some of us get squirmy when the subject of the Holy Spirit comes up. We're not too sure what to do with this sometimes-controversial person of the Trinity, but Suzie Eller, author of the Spirit-Led Heart leads us to engage with Him. In this conversation, Suzie unpacks the roles and impact of the Holy Spirit and tells us why relationship with Him is transformational in your everyday life. You can be empowered by the Holy Spirit; it's a promise!

It's such a human habit to keep on doing what you've always done, hoping for different results. (It's also been informally dubbed the definition of insanity...) In this episode, Amy and Cheri process what they learned while following through on their intentional pre-decisions to do things differently — during the holidays and during their spontaneous January sabbatical. The good news is that we aren't trapped in our ruts; we have an open invitation from Jesus to follow Him from our old into His new!

The New Year is full of possibilities ... and uncertainties. Join Amy and Cheri for a frank discussion of where we look for validation when we're feeling insecure and the difference it makes when Jesus fills our empty places. They also share their words for 2019, along with an announcement about how they're already living those words out.