Tiny Experiments: One Brave Step Without the Perfect Plan

Host Laura Mangum Broome welcomes listeners to Flourishing After Adversity and encourages those facing grief, illness, loss, heartbreak, or unexpected change to keep moving forward faithfully and intentionally. She invites listeners to download her free guide, “Reframe the Spiral,” and shares how saying yes to being a podcast guest after publishing her book led, through small uncomfortable steps, to launching her own show. 

She explains that goals can create pressure by asking “did I succeed or fail,” while tiny experiments reduce overwhelm by asking “what did I learn,” helping people move without certainty, confidence, or a full roadmap—especially after adversity. She outlines three steps: choose one area you feel stuck, turn it into a small hypothesis-based experiment, and review what you learned. Practical tips include shrinking the step, setting a 3–7 day window, and naming the lesson quickly, then sharing, subscribing, and visiting iCope2Hope.com for support.

00:00 Stuck Without a Plan
00:23 Welcome and Free Guide
01:11 My First Tiny Yes
02:00 Goals vs Experiments
03:08 After Adversity Fear
04:00 Three Tiny Experiment Steps
05:03 Quick Practice Tips
05:42 Weekly Reflection Challenge
06:14 Recap and Next Steps
07:24 Closing Encouragement

• Free Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day: https://www.icope2hope.com/reframe
• iCope2Hope 3-Step Resilience Framework: https://bit.ly/FrameworkRoadmap
• Website: iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.com
• Move Beyond Adversity Blog: https://www.icope2hope.com/blog
• Free Newsletter: Wednesday’s Resilient Recharge: https://www.icope2hope.com/newsletter
• Schedule a free 15-minute Clarity Call with Laura: https://bit.ly/15mincallLMB