Stories of Hope Podcast

Join us for an honest conversation about marriage with Chris and Alisa. After 10 years and 2 children they both found themselves unhappy, which served as a wake up call to take steps that created deeper emotional and spiritual intimacy. Chris and Alisa serve as Co-Directors of the Center of Marriage & Relationships at Biola University.

Today we talk with Dave Carder about the vulnerabilities and signs that can lead to marital affairs, as well as steps for affair recovery.

Season 2, Episode 11 guests are husband and wife, Jared and Janelle. We are privileged to chat with them as they openly and honestly share the struggles, wisdom and joy that have come from their journey with infertility, fostering and adoption.

Join us for as we chat with Harmony Dust Grillo as she shares her inspiring story about healing from sexual trauma and trafficking, as well as starting her non profit, Treasures, to help women from all over the world who have similar experiences.

We are privileged to welcome Leslie Vernick to kick-off Season 2! Leslie is a mental health professional, speaker and author. In this episode she will share with our hosts, Dan and Michal, the signs and patterns of emotionally abusive relationships as well as steps for healing. For further resources, visit leslievernick.com

SPECIAL EPISODE: Season 1 wrapped up a couple months ago, but we decided to virtually gather the team for a new episode focused on our current experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope our conversation provides encouragement, as well as some tools and resources to help you through this time of social distancing.

Today we wrap up Season One with our final Story of Hope. We talk with our dear friend, Wendy, who shares about the impact of childhood trauma, as well as her healing journey.

Today we explore abandonment and how it can impact our ability to connect and receive love. We’re privileged to hear Steve’s story which is a powerful journey of restoration. We cannot deny our pain, but it doesn’t need to define us.

Today we explore a tragic and unfortunately, relevant topic, domestic violence. If you haven’t personally been affected by domestic violence, it’s likely someone in your life has been impacted. This can be hard to talk about, but it's important to be aware and equipped with insight and tools. Our guest today is Devorah who's spent her life working with those who have been affected by domestic violence.

Today we talk with Gary about grief and forgiveness. Gary has experienced one of the deepest pain’s possible, the loss of a child.