She Speaks Stories

Susan, Katie, and Portia are together again discussing the podcast hiatus, Katie's new book, and the upcoming season of the show, "Meet the Team". 

 

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Susan, Katie and Portia reminisce about favorite episodes and make an announcement about the future of all things She Speaks Stories. Listen in and be reminded about the power of stories. 

 

Previous episodes mentioned within this episode in the order discussed:

 

Jane Marceski-Episode #112

 

Irene Rollins -Episode #18

 

Road trip episodes- #’s 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

     Julie’s Story-Episode #24

     The Flaherty Family-Episode #25

     Candace Hurkman-Episode #26

     Portia Allen-Episode #27

     Susan Blount- Episode #28

 

Eschet Chahil-Episode #46

 

Dark Moments-Episode #47

 

Resources mentioned: Free from Body Shame by Jess Connolly

jessconnolly.com

Ed Wanderer grew up in a Washington, D.C. suburb in a loving family and life overflowing with books, sports and exploring the US and Europe with his parents and grandparents. Marrying the love of his life, they went on to adopt three beautiful children continuing their own legacy of loving well. 

Ed has battled depression and anxiety since his second year of college until now—fortunately, not continuously. He and his doctor have used counseling and medicine to keep anxiety at bay, adjusting as needed. But as the bleakness of the Covid-19 pandemic grew, so did Ed’s depression and anxiety. Lean into his powerful story of hope. 

 

#mentalhealthmonth #anxiety #depression  #panicattack #selfcare #counseling #serotonin #parenting #adoption

For Kira Fontana, creating music has always been spiritual. After studying music composition on the East Coast, Kira moved to Los Angeles to further her music career and ended up one of the top vocal coaches in the city. Discouraged with what she saw in the music industry and finding no real place for her music, she eventually stopped writing and singing. But by the end of 2017, something changed. Kira had been “spiritual, but not religious” for many years, but several members of her immediate family became born-again Christians. Join us as we listen in to her story and celebrate her path to freedom.

Listen to Kira’s Refuge album: https://kirafontana.lnk.to/Refuge-album 

Watch Kira

 

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“He changed me. I could never change me.” 

“I know He heard me because he heard me every other time.”

Andrea is not only the author of two books, but also a Family and Consumer Sciences high school teacher. She lives with her husband, Brian, and their four-year-old son in Lake Charles, Louisiana. (Side note, she went to high school with Adam Busby from the TLC show, Outdaughtered). Throughout her trial-filled life, she has continued to answer “yes” to God by showing others how to turn their pain into purpose. So, if your relationship with God feels stagnant, or if you feel doubt and are desperate for hope, listen in and get ready to receive some practical wisdom.

 

Her new book

 

More Andrea:

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Facebook

andreapbourgeois.com

Blog

 

“Your past doesn’t define you, but it does change you.”

Jimmy and Kristin Scroggins have been married for over 25 years and have eight children. They have served at Family Church since Jimmy became the lead pastor in July 2008. Under Jimmy’s leadership, Family Church has grown into a network of thirteen neighborhood churches in South Florida. Listen in to Jimmy and Kristin’s story of leading families to discover and pursue God’s design.

Full Circle Parenting

 

More Jimmy and Kristin:

Jimmy and Kristin’s Instagram

Jimmy and Kristin’s Facebook

gofamilychurch.org

Free sample chapter

YouTube Full Circle Parenting

 

 “God was working in his heart. We just didn't see it.” 

 “God stays in the game with his people.”

 “Sometimes parenting feels overwhelming, but God has given you your kids, so it is God's will for you

 to be the best parent you can be. If God wills it, it will be.”

For too long, women have assumed they are outliers in their sexual struggles. This assumption often keeps them silent, leaving them to face the battle by themselves. Through working with women in their 20s and 30s, young adult minister Ashley Chesnut has both witnessed the devastating effects of sexual sin in the lives of women and walked alongside them to break free from it. Listen in as Ashely shares her story of compassion.

 

The book  It's Not Just You 

 

More of Ashley

Instagram

itsnotjustyoubook.com

 

"You have to fight sin at the root." 

 

"God is after making us healthy and holy." 

 

"No matter what your struggle or story, God loves you."

Author, podcaster, photographer and blogger, Kat Harris loves to equip and empower women to walk in their worth. With us today in all of her sassiness, she shares her journey growing up in the southern American culture and later moving to and dating in New York City.

Get ready Story community for Kat’s always honest, sometimes painful, look at dating, desire and sex.

 

Sexless in the City

Excerpt from Kat's book

 

More of Kat:

Instagram

Pinterest

therefinedwoman.com

Kat's Podcast

 

“I had to be willing to ask the questions that might blow the whole thing up.”

 

“God cares about our hearts, not just behavior modification.”

 

“We live out of what we REALLY believe, not what we SAY we believe.”

 

“My identity is not my sexuality. My identity is that I’m made in the image of God.”

 

“Jesus offers a new way.”

Chrissie Kenaston is a military spouse, a mom of three beautiful children, and the author of What If I Name Her Grace? –a transformative tale of trying to live like Jesus in the trenches of early marriage and motherhood… and learning how to find God’s grace when you miss the mark.

Founder of Copy with Chrissie, an online copywriting business, she’s also featured on online publications and a popular guest on entrepreneurial podcasts. Chrissie currently lives with her family in New Mexico but frequently moves, as most military families do. Pull up a chair, story community, and listen in to Chrissie Kenaston’s story of trading guilt for grace.  

Her Instagram

Find her book here

Her website

Pulled from our most recent At the Table virtual event on January 27, join Portia Allen, Irene Rollins, Susan Wanderer, Katie Hawkins and our very special guest Sarah Anderson around the table.

How do we live together when religion and politics tear us apart? Lean in and borrow hope today, Story community.

 

Sarah Bauer Anderson on Instagram

Irene Rollins on Instagram

Portia Allen on Instagram

Susan Wanderer on Instagram

Katie Hawkins on Instagram

The Space Between Us