Overcome with Auntie Anne

Sometimes our personal stories of overcoming are part of a line of stories about overcomers who have come before us—you could say we have a heritage of overcoming. And oftentimes, remembering that heritage gives us strength. Lily Isaacs is one of those people whose heritage is one of overcoming. 

She was born in Germany after WWII to two Polish Jewish parents and immigrated to the United States when she was two years old. Given what Lily's parents endured during the war, it’s a wonder they met and she was born. But because of their continued persistence, and a couple of miracles along the way, Lily is here today and is now the matriarch of the family award-winning bluegrass Southern gospel group, The Isaacs. 

Her testimony has been an inspiration to people around the world, and her love for Jesus has brought her through every single chapter of her life. And she loves to sing about and share this love with others. 

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When my husband, Jonas Beiler, and I recited our vows 53 years ago, his only real goal in life was to get married and have a family. But the death of our 19-month-old daughter and the subsequent sexual abuse I experienced at the hands of our pastor put his dream in jeopardy.

However, as we’ve both learned together over the years, we may not be able to change our past, but love and forgiveness will, in fact, truly change our future.

In this episode, I’ve asked Jonas to share what he experienced and went through in those moments. And as you’ll see, his willingness to embrace love and forgiveness is why we’re still together today. 

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When Yoli Origel found out she may have cancer, the first question out of her mouth was, “Oh my gosh. Am I going to die like my mom?” 21 years earlier, when Yoli was just ten years old, her mother passed away from cancer and thoughts of suffering the same fate ran through her head. But now 14 years later she’s still surviving and thriving and using what she’s learned and overcome to help others battling the same thing.

Yoli’s life mission is to support newly diagnosed cancer patients and survivors through programs and services offered by her organization, Cancer Kinship. I met her just a few months ago and have come to learn that she has an enthusiasm for life that’s palpable. On this episode of Overcome With Auntie Anne, I talk with Yoli about her “cancer storm,” the way it’s played out in her family, and the impact it’s made on her throughout the years. You don’t want to miss it!

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When Chantell and her family were at the lowest of lows, they were living in a run down, falling apart camp house for free—because they couldn’t afford to pay rent—and had no food left. Fast forward to today, and Chantell and her family are founders of Columbia Southern University, an active university with 31,000 students. So how does someone go from no food to university founder?

On this episode of Overcome With Auntie Anne, I talk with author and speaker, Chantell Cooley. Chantell is a woman of perseverance who has lived through and overcome her own obstacles to become the influential person of leadership she is today. And she’s passionate about empowering others to reach their ideal level of success by persevering through their own obstacles. 

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Have you ever heard a song or read a poem only to later hear the story behind it and have it take on so much more meaning? There’s a gospel song I love called God Of The Mountain and the lyrics go like this: For the God on the mountain is still God in the valley / When things go wrong, he’ll make them right / And the God of the good times is still God in the bad times / The God of the day is still God in the night.

No matter how often I hear this song, I feel the life and truth and power of it. And I never get tired of it. But after talking with my good friend who performs the song, Lynda Randle, and after hearing her story of overcoming, that song has taken on a whole new meaning for me.

Lynda Randle is a Dove Award-winning singer and songwriter who has used music as a way out of the pain and heartache she’s experienced. Until my conversation with her on Overcome With Auntie Anne, I didn’t know her “valley” that the song mentions. But now I understand why she sings it. She sings about what God has done in her life—through all the struggles, the pain, the abuse, the heartaches, the bullying—and she sings it so well.

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Priscilla Dobbins is a three-time widow. Her first husband died of a heart attack when she was just 26 years old. Her second husband died of cancer. And her third husband, Doc, as he was affectionately known, passed away in 2014. 

It wasn’t until the passing of Doc, though, that Priscilla fell into a deep depression, unlike anything she’d ever experienced. But, she says, “Though the enemy meant it for bad…the Lord turned it around and made something good out of it.” She believes that “in each one of those marriage instances, God took them … and he made something perfect.” 

On this episode, Priscilla Dobbins shares her story of working through, and eventually overcoming, depression. She shares a vital tool she used along the way and the things she learned in the overcoming process. 

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It’s natural when struggles in life come to ask, “Why me?” But what if we learned to turn that around and asked instead, “Why not me?” Could we start to reframe the struggle, as difficult as it is, in a way that allows us to help others?

Casey Baynes is a “Why not me?” type of person. The struggles she’s faced throughout her life have been taken head-on, and she’s used them to help thousands of people. With infectious positivity and optimism, Casey’s philanthropic endeavors enhance the emotional wellbeing of families with critically ill kids. And you can’t help but want to be a force for good and positivity when you’re around her. 

This week on Overcome With Auntie Anne, I talk with Casey about the struggles she has overcome and the work she’s doing to make a difference.

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By the world’s standards, my sister, Fi, and I shouldn’t be in a relationship with one another. No one would condemn us if, after our shared tragedy, we were estranged and never spoke. And no one would blame us if we walked out on each other years ago and never returned. But today, we’re best friends, because instead of driving us apart, the tragedy drove us closer together. 

This doesn’t mean it’s always been easy, especially for Fi, whose inability to feel was suppressed and locked away after the event. But we can never exhaust learning more about ourselves, which is what Fi has done over the years. On this episode of Overcome with Auntie Anne, I have a candid conversation with my sister and best friend, Fi Lusby, about the tragedy of loss, processing grief, and the never-ending journey of personal growth. 

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I often hear that laughter is the best medicine. But is it? For the award-winning comedian Chonda Pierce, making other’s laugh was an escape from her deep depression and loneliness. It wasn’t until she hit a wall (metaphorically) at the peak of her career that she finally had to deal with both. Not only does she open up about her story of overcoming, but she shares a few very practical tips for dealing with depression.

If you don’t know who Chonda Pierce is, let me tell you. She is an Emmy nominated, best-selling comedian whose winning combination of fierce wit and southern charm has made audiences laugh for more than two decades. In fact, she’s the most awarded female comedian of all time. (There’s a funny story about that award in the interview.) And not only is she a stand-up comic, but she’s also a television host, author, and actor.

In this episode, Chonda and I talk about depression and loneliness—where it comes from and what she does to cope. 

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