Resilience Talk Network

Tamara K. Anderson shares an audio chapter from her book, Normal for Me, which addresses the question: Does God give us more than we can handle?

In today's episode Tamara shares:

How she felt God has given her more than she could handle and how that phrase should be changed.

What it felt like to be a "Zombie Mom"

A powerful lesson about angels

An humorous example of what 2 hours of my life looked like during my "survival mode"

Several journal entries

Stories of our escape artist, Jacob

If you like what you hear today, you can order a copy of Tamara's book, Normal for Me, on Amazon or on her website. You can also listen to her audiobook on audible or wherever audiobooks can be found.

You can read the entire transcript of today's episode here: https://tamarakanderson.com/podcasts/not-more-than-we-can-handle

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Mark Willis struggled through anxiety, depression, job loss and a pornography addiction before finding hope and healing in Jesus Christ.

I had the opportunity to interview Mark’s wife Katy about her side of the story on my podcast earlier this year. You can listen to her episode here.

In This Episode We Talk About:

The importance of reaching out for help if you are suicidal

How God often answers our prayer through others

The importance of self-compassion

Pride and humility

Emotions are messages for myself and I can “NAME” them to give better context for what my emotions are looking to teach me: Notice, Acknowledge, Make Space, Expand Awareness

The importance of self-care and connecting with Christ to fill your own bucket daily

Christ can heal all broken people (and we are all broken)

You can find the resources shared and the transcript here: https://www.tamarakanderson.com/podcasts/mark-willis-finding-hope-and-healing-in-christ

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Tamara K. Anderson shares her experience being quarantined for COVID and three things which helped her, along with the story of a Christmas miracle from WWI.

Today I share three things which have helped me get through the COVID quarantine sanely:

Gratitude

Goals

God

I also tell the story of a the Christmas miracle of the truce which took place in 1914 during the first World War. Truly Christmas has always been a time of miracles--from the very first gift of Christmas--a Father giving the gift of His Divine Son, to my own experience with COVID this holiday season. God lives and loves us.

Invitation: Set aside your differences and let this Christmas be a time of love and miracles in your life.

You can find the full transcription of this week's episode here: https://www.tamarakanderson.com/podcasts/of-covid-and-christmas-miracles

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Teri Benson died for 26 minutes during the surgery for her aortic dissection. Listen as she shares the secrets to finding joy in life.

In Teri’s podcast we discuss:

How to deal with hard times

Why it is important to have a purpose to pull you forward

The reality of angels—both the heavenly kind and the earthly kind

What heaven is like

How God and prayer can help us

You can choose to find joy in life’s little victories

Sometimes you have to allow others to serve you—and that is okay

Gratitude equals positivity and joy

You can access the transcript of Teri’s podcast here: https://www.tamarakanderson.com/podcasts/teri-benson-finding-joy-in-my-lifes-second-chance

Manifesting with the 369 and 5x55 methods

On today’s episode of the Stories of Hope in Hard Times podcast, Tamara tells about the gift of a friend in high school, sings the chorus of a song she wrote over 20 years ago, explains 3 reasons we need each other.

Here are the 3 Reasons We Need Each other

We need deep friendships which help us feel seen and heard.

We have strengths and weaknesses to complement each other to make us “whole” as a team.

We are God’s ministering angels on earth to help and serve one another.

The invitation at the end of the podcast is to perform an act of friendship in the next week.

You can read the transcript of this episode here: www.tamarakanderson.com/podcasts/grat…-car-accident

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Abby Stephen's life changed when she was paralyzed in a car accident. But she beat the odds and is now a walking quadriplegic.

Listen as she shares her wit and wisdom through her amazing journey of faith. Some of the topics we discuss are:

Why she believes in miracles

The importance of finding humor in hard situations

Growing into a feeling of gratitude vs. just listing things to be grateful for

Happiness is a choice

Don't ask "Why" ask "What"

Why we need people

You can find Abby on Instagram @abspeaks, Facebook, YouTube and on her website.

You can find the transcript of this episode here: https://www.tamarakanderson.com/podcasts/abby-stephens-walking-after-paralysis

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Tamara K. Anderson shares a personal story of a car accident and the lesson of gratitude she learned from reading her journal almost 20 years later.

I also share 3 lessons we can apply during this time of year and a family tradition.

Lessons Learned

Look for things to be thankful for. There are things you can be thankful for no matter how dire your situation, and being thankful changes the whole experience.

The second thing I learned from this is it's important to write those things down. Write them down on a piece of paper and a little notebook like I did, because you will forget, you will forget.

And then the third thing you should do is share the things that you're thankful for. And as you share them, it helps inspire gratitude in others.

You can read the transcript of this episode here: https://www.tamarakanderson.com/podcasts/gratitude-after-a-car-accident

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Wendi was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and MS. She didn't think she could get out of bed, but discovered baby steps which helped her move forward.

Listen as Wendi shares:

Pray--even if you don't feel like it

Building a storehouse of remembering

It's not "all or nothing." Do "small or something."

How walking saved her

Love people where they are and love yourself too

Toxic perfectionism

What to do when a spouse doesn't believe anymore

You can find Wendi on her blog: https://walkingwithwendi.blogspot.com

The transcript of Wendi's podcast can be found here: https://www.tamarakanderson.com/podcasts/wendi-jagerson-why-practice-makes-better-not-perfect

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Do you need tips to help manage stress, anxiety or depression? Listen as Trina shares ideas to help physically, emotionally and in everyday situations.

Tamara K. Anderson interview Dr. Trina Boice on coping techniques to help with stress, anxiety, and depression. This is especially needed during this time of the Coronavirus or COVID-19. We specifically talk about:

The importance of taking care of your physical body

Changing your surroundings

How the friends you keep can impact you

Meditation, mindfulness and many more tips

For Trina's FREE Guide to coping techniques mentioned in today's podcast go here: http://www.findingjoytoday.net/

To take her course, Managing Stress, Anxiety and Depression 90% off the listed price go here: https://lifelonglearningeducation.com/p/stress-reduction-strategies

And use this code: Corona2020

You can find Trina on her social media platforms of Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube. You can also find her on the following websites:

MovieReviewMom.com

LifelongLearningEducation.com

FromBook2Business.com

You can access the transcription for this episode here: https://www.tamarakanderson.com/podcasts/trina-boice-easy-tips-for-hard-times

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