Mending the Broken

Mending the Broken

By Bethany WilliamsEducationSelf-Improvement
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Mending the Broken episodes

  • Complacent Destruction

    Comfort and peace aren’t the same thing. In this episode, Bethany shares how staying comfortable in her 9-to-5 after the God-given deadline held her back from growing her business, deepening her faith, and stepping into something new, and what it took to finally take the leap.

    She walks you through a seven-step challenge to break out of complacency: recognize where you’ve settled, explore what’s keeping you there, reconnect with your purpose, take one uncomfortable step, build accountability, reflect weekly, and practice gratitude.

    And if complacency isn’t your current struggle, there’s a challenge for you, too: stay intentional about your own growth while offering support and accountability to someone who may be feeling stuck.

    Wherever you find yourself, take the challenge this week and love yourself enough to heal.

    27 min
  • Broken Joy

    In “Broken Joy,” Bethany opens up about how trauma shaped the way she saw herself, leading her to silence her needs, question her worth, and squeeze into boxes that left little room for who she truly was.

    Through honest reflection, she explores taking accountability for the ways she began living as though she wasn’t enough, while extending grace to the version of herself who was trying to survive. This conversation is about recognizing those patterns, challenging the beliefs that kept her small, and making room for joy again.

    What parts of yourself have you hidden to remain accepted, and what would it look like to give them room to live?

    30 min
  • Tried By Fire

    In this episode, Bethany reflects on being “tried by fire” and finding faith, clarity, and renewal through a painful season of change. She shares how surrendering control helped her move through the end of her marriage and embrace the possibility of becoming a stronger, more fully realized version of herself. Through the metaphor of a new build and a model home, she explores releasing regret, making space for growth, and trusting the rebuilding process. Listeners are invited to let go of what keeps them stuck and take an intentional next step toward healing.

    23 min
  • Blind Spots

    Unexpected betrayal can expose the blind spots you never saw coming—in friendship, marriage, and even in the way you protect your own heart.

    Chardai from Chardai Speaks joins Bethany for a raw, faith-filled conversation about betrayal, boundaries, red flags, forgiveness, and healing. Chardai shares the heartbreak of losing a 16-year friendship after choosing love and marriage, while Bethany reflects on navigating infidelity, divorce, PTSD, and healing as a single mom.

    Together, they explore what it means to keep your heart soft without ignoring warning signs, protect your peace without becoming guarded, and accept that closure doesn’t always come with an explanation.

    If you’ve ever ignored a red flag, stayed too long, questioned your instincts, or struggled to trust again after betrayal, this conversation is about moving beyond survival and choosing to heal with intention.

    50 min
  • Navigating the Left Turn (Uncharted Territory)

    Some of the hardest detours in life do not look like detours until they have already changed everything. Bethany Anne Williams opens up about a devastating left turn, the trauma that followed, and why healing is not optional if you want to step into what God already promised you. After a season of grief, a delayed vision, and a year she expected to be “for me,” Bethany shares the uncharted territory she was forced to navigate: a head-on collision, PTSD, survivor's remorse, and the extra wound of betrayal layered on top of it all. But this episode is not just about what broke her. It is about what helped her begin rebuilding.

    Bethany also reflects on the cost of staying stuck in trauma and the ways it can delay your calling, your growth, and even the promises attached to your obedience. Her story is deeply personal, but the message reaches anyone who has ever been blindsided by loss, betrayal, fear, or a life change they never asked for.


    21 min
  • The Hiatus

    After a long hiatus, Bethany returns to Mending the Broken for the start of the Rebirth Season. In this transparent episode, she shares how motherhood, marriage, divorce, purpose, and personal healing shaped the years away. But more importantly, the lessons that brought her back.

    Bethany reflects on the difference between rest and avoidance, why pain doesn’t have to become an excuse, and how proactive healing, boundaries, and grace can help us move forward. If life has left you feeling delayed, discouraged, or disconnected from who you’re called to be, this is your invitation to begin again.


    33 min
  • Release to Receive

    Welcome back to another episode of Mending the Broken where we discuss how letting go of the old items, mindsets, and even people from the past will set you up for a new season of healing, newness, and wholeness. Love yourself enough to heal. 

    24 min
  • Alone but Not Lonely

    Isolation vs. Solitude. One creates loneliness and the other creates empowerment. On today's episode we discuss the healing power of being in a state of solitude. Healing is created from this alone time because it allows you to know yourself deeper, improve relationships, boosts creativity, enhance psychological well-being,  and take time to plan your life. 

    26 min
  • Push Back

    Pain can be the destroyer of purpose if you allow it to do such a thing. This week we dive into ways that we can work through our pain, overcome it, and boss up like the CEO over our own lives! Take this journey with me and teach the pain that you have the power! It doesn't control you!

    22 min
  • FearLESS Healing

    Fears can make walking in purposeful healing seem impossible. Join me as I discuss facing one of my biggest fears and learning to control it instead of the anxiety controlling me. Here are a few tips on minimizing fear and maximizing healing!

    24 min

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Mending the Broken provides space to create a lifestyle of Healing. It is important to accept that healing is a daily task. Whether its healing from past hurts to the stresses of each day or from the…