A conversation Carrie has with her friend, Monica Murphy, about two ways she chose grit while seeking a career path: 1) showing up to a corporate job that felt brutal for two years, and 2) leaving to pursue a career that she always felt drawn to but also kinda steered away from. Today? She couldn’t be more grateful (even 4 months after original recording😉). Love this project? Learn how to better support here= https://www.patreon.com/rss/ichoosegrit?auth=TMG2GzNBLsNw2noG6G-aLUiJca4b6V3z

Carrie chats with her friend Steve Calme about a serious bout with depression he experienced while struggling to find his purpose. And from facing this burden as he pursued his Master's degree and eventually a doctorate, to seeking out help, and eventually choosing to do what he knew would benefit him even though he completely didn't feel like it.....it won't take you long while listening to see how this season of Steve's life called for a lot of whole lot of grit. Find out how to better support Carrie in this project right here: https://www.patreon.com/rss/ichoosegrit?auth=TMG2GzNBLsNw2noG6G-aLUiJca4b6V3z

Carrie thought it time for an honest life with chronic illness update as she’s now 5 months into wholly focusing on regaining strength...as well as some insight into her complicated employment journey, and her slight proposition to the “everyone should work” mentality. Also this: https://www.patreon.com/rss/ichoosegrit?auth=TMG2GzNBLsNw2noG6G-aLUiJca4b6V3z .

This weeks episode features, Lona Owens, a friend of Carrie’s that loves to share what she learned through her experience with homelessness if able to help another by doing so. Lona shares her walk through the shelter system, eventually gaining housing, and ultimately, a true transformation that came when she discovered her own dignity among a genuinely welcoming community. Recording of this episode started outside + eventually became indoors with a mask, so please forgive the varying recording quality.

Loved getting to sit down with a friend I’ve known as long as I can remember, Rebecca Syens (formerly Surita). Becca let me pick her brain about her experience of being diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia our junior year of high school. Becca explains why we didn’t talk much about it at the time she was going through it + ultimately how it completely shaped her career choice today. Her entire story is full of grit.

Today’s guests is Sam Wiebersch, a friend of Carrie’s who has also particularly had to learn to choose grit through a number of physical health issues. Sam + Carrie spend a lot of time discussing tactics they learned to get them through college while suffering physically, and Sam shares how stopping her life after years of pushing it ultimately led to a lot of healing.

Carrie introduces us to her first internet friend and fellow podcaster, Rachel Wong. Rachel shares openly about struggles related to her mental health that began for her in middle school and how therapy, community, & her relationship with God have played (and continue to play) into her healing. We chat about how she is applying what she’s learned in the midst of 2020, and hear some of her perspective on issues of race unique to her experiences as a Chinese-Canadian at this time. I promise you, this one’s story will soothe your soul.

Carrie opens Season TWO of the podcast by sharing about her experience of 2020 thus far, and some practices & mindsets getting her through that closely parallel her life with a chronic illness. Episode ends with highlights of what this season’s phenomenal guests have said is getting them through this year so far—a year that is calling for a lot of grit....from all of us.

Carrie reflects on the fact that she’s been referred to as a social justice advocate, and what about her life has led her to have a heart that breaks at witnessing the issues of division & racial inequality being brought to the surface these days. (hint: other people’s’ reactions to her own suffering)

A few more weeks of a Stay at Home Order means Carrie has begun to interview her roommates. Anna Romportl shares a time she was sure of what she was meant to do with her life, and she turned out to be wrong. She chose grit by deciding to do something about it. Hint: a convent is involved.