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

We're not made for the exhaustion of try-harder living. Kathi Lipp and Cheri Gregory, co-authors of You Don't Have to Try So Hard, share how to overcome the four "P Bullies"--perfectionism, people pleasing, performancism, procrastination. If you need insight on how to overcome these and strength to rest from them, listen in to this episode!

How do we get beyond our fear of dealing with the sticky topic of race to help create positive change? Cheri and Amy process their big take-aways from the interviews with Lucrecia Berry and share the steps they're committing to take. If you want to be part of a movement toward a more unified world, listen in and take action steps to build a more compassionate community.

Cheri and Amy couldn't fit all the questions they had to ask Lucrecia Berry, author of What Lies Between Us, into one episode. In this follow-up, Lucrecia shares practical advice for how to handle conversations about race when you just don't know what to say. It's possible to create safe places to build unity, and Lucrecia Berry gives us the tools!

Bringing change into the charged issues of race in America is an area in which many of us feel unsure. Lucretia Berry, the fierce-hearted author of What Lies Between Us, shares how to build our vocabulary and muscles for having difficult but transforming conversations about race. In this riveting episode, Lucretia shares her personal journey of discussions in her family and equips us for these conversations in our own lives. This is for every person who has watched the problems of race on the news and thought, I wish I knew what to do to help.

Fear can wash over us suddenly and then wash us away. Away from peace. Away from our purpose. Away from relationships with the people we love. Cheri and Amy discuss practical ways to deal with fear so that we stayed anchored to God in the storms of worry. (You don't want to miss hearing how Cheri called her own intervention!)

Do your worst fears consume you? Maria Fulough, author of Breaking The Fear Cycle: How To Find Peace For Your Anxious Heart, shares her riveting story of God's Presence on the day she believed would be the worst of her life. That day was transformed by God, and it started a transformation of the rest of Maria's life that will change the way you think about fear. Bring your Kleenex and a journal for notes to this episode!

Are you a doer? Amy and Cheri are your sisters from a different mister! The world needs get 'er done gals, but there are some down-sides too. Amy and Cheri discuss how to separate the good worker-bee traits from the harmful ones so that we can leverage the upside of work while avoiding our negative tendencies.

Are you a woman who has despaired that you're wired like Martha instead of like Mary? Fret no more! Katie Reid, author of Made Like Martha, exposes the lies our Christian culture has believed about get-'er-done girls. She leads us to embrace our do-er natures while living in our truest identity as daughters. Don't miss this encouraging episode!

We're prone to focusing on self, but it's a terrible weight to carry. What freedom might we find if we re-focused on God and let thoughts of ourselves go?

Cheri and Amy discuss (ahem... confess) areas where they've been too focused on self and share steps they're taking to put God back in the center, right where He belongs.

This is a special mini-sode for the listener who is a Highly Sensitive Person OR who loves someone who is an HSP. We're releasing this a right before Independence Day, because the 4th of July can be totally overwhelming for HSPs, who often experience extra sensitivity to light and sound. Our goal is to give you some practical strategies so you can take intentional care of yourself (or your loved one) and truly enjoy the holiday!