The Comeback Couch

We’re revisiting some of our all-time favorite episodes to wrap up 2024! 

In this elisode, Kaitlin chats with a military-officer-turned-pastry-chef about his faith and how it led him to opening a bakery. He tells the story of how his dream bakery came to be and how he uses his military experience every single day to make pastries. 

Kevin talks about coming back from his daughter’s cancer diagnosis and learning that he has to have “one day at a time” faith to fully rely on God.

Info about Kevin:

Kevin has a degree from the United State Military Academy at West Point, NY as well as a Master of Business Administration degree from Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS. He also has a Master of Divinity degree from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in Lynchburg, VA and is a certified Pastry Chef through Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Boulder, CO. Talk about well-rounded!

After retiring from active duty in 2010, he went on to work for the Army Acquisition Corps in Huntsville, AL. And now, he and his family own L’Etoile Patisserie in Huntsville! He says the bakery exists to glorify God by developing and strengthening our community through relationships while providing exceptional service and distinctive, high-quality baked goods. L’Etoile Patisserie is located at 1214 Meridian Street, Huntsville, AL.

Connect with Kevin:

www.letoilehsv.com

Instagram: @letoilehsv

Connect with Kaitlin:

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In this solo episode with Kaitlin, she shares her experience with spiritual abuse and the effects of church leaders using their words and power to wield harm. 

Kaitlin gets vulnerable with this part of her testimony and will walk you to the other side of the pain where she found fruit and abundance. She talks about how Romans 8:28 always holds up and how we can look back and see that God was there all along. 

Connect with Kaitlin:

You can book her to speak at your next event! 

kaitlinchappellrogers.com

Instagram.com/kaitlinchappellrogers

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Kaitlin chats all things perseverance with the lead pastor of Bright City Church, Nick Connolly. 

In a world that feels like it’s spinning out of control and the looming pressure of a presidential election looming, Nick’s guidance helps us keep going and refuse to give up.

MORE ABOUT NICK

Nick Connolly is the founding and lead pastor of Bright City Church. Bright City is passionate about being a light in culture, living out the way of the bright, and creating a space where people can not only come to church, but encounter a living and powerful God who loves them.

Additionally, Nick loves to be involved in entrepreneurial endeavors. In 2013, he helped his wife create Naptime Diaries, an online print shop that eventually became All Good Things Collective. He now helps Jess run Go + Tell Gals and coaches other entrepreneurs, pastors, and small business owners when he isn’t busy pastoring Bright City Church. His debut book, Don’t Give Up Just Yet: Choosing Persistence in a World of Overwhelming Resistance, released in 2024 with Tyndale House.

Nick wants to help people keep going in their individual callings as they experience the power and presence of God in their daily lives. Nick and his wife, Jess, live in Charleston, SC, with their four kids Elias, Glory, Benja, and Cannon.

Get Nick’s book here

Website: brightcity.churchInstagram: @nconnollyTwitter: @nicksconnolly

Connect with Kaitlin:

You can book her to speak at your next event! 

kaitlinchappellrogers.com

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Kaitlin chats with the self-proclaimed “Comeback Kid” as she shares how she and her husband survived a broken marriage, how they watched every area of life transform when they surrendered to God, and why she keeps going no matter what. 

Laine is wise, beautiful, brilliant, and deeply rooted in the love of Jesus. She has thousands of God moments in her arsenal and shares a handful with us in this episode. 

More About Laine:

Guiding parents through their toughest times, Laine Lawson Craft, a best-selling, award-winning author and podcast host, provides hope and practical solutions. Her expertise showcased in her 2023 Nonfiction Book of the Year, “The Parent's Battle Plan,” and her top 10% global podcast, Warfare Parenting Podcast, offers a blend of faith-based wisdom and real-world strategies to reclaim prodigal children and restore and heal the family.

Laine’s best-selling book, ”Enjoy Today Own Tomorrow,” has helped thousands of women find healing from life’s hurts through a three-R process. She also offers online courses, hope-filled products, and many FREE resources. 

Connect with Laine:

Go to her website here

Follow her on Instagram here 

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Kaitlin and Shari go deep very fast to discuss Shari’s lifetime-esque life. From not knowing her first husband was in the mob in Miami to finding Jesus and answering a newspaper ad that led to her connecting with her now husband, Shari’s life is full of twists and turns that God has used for His glory and her good!

More About Shari

Shari is the CEO and Founder of Style By Color, an organization dedicated to helping women step into confidence by discovering their colors. She has been a motivational speaker for over 20 years, training some of the first speakers out of Proverbs 31 Ministries! She has a son and triplet stepdaughters and lives with her husband in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Connect with Shari

Follow her on Instagram here
Go to the Style by Color website to find a consultant or become one!

Connect with Kaitlin:

You can book her to speak at your next event! 

kaitlinchappellrogers.com

Instagram.com/kaitlinchappellrogers

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Redline Lights
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This episode is the second part of a deep conversation between Kaitlin and her new friend Emmaline about Emmaline’s exit from a cult, her life of homelessness and addiction, and how she found Jesus and a new family through adult adoption. Emmaline shares about her marriage and divorce that took place after she left the cult and found Jesus as well as the drug addiction and prostitution that was part of her story shortly after leaving the cult.

*Emmaline’s story is raw and traumatic. We want listeners to be aware that her story includes life in a cult, sexual abuse, domestic violence, miscarriage, prostitution, addiction, and mental health struggles. 

More than anything, Emmaline’s story is full of the grace and love of God and proof that He uses everything and works it together for good for those who love him.

ABOUT EMMALINE:

Emmaline works in children’s ministry, loves the outdoors, and thrives in the sunshine! She loves Jesus and telling people about how He saved her life. 

Connect with Kaitlin:

You can book her to speak at your next event! 

kaitlinchappellrogers.com

Instagram.com/kaitlinchappellrogers

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Redline Lights

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Carissa Scott Homes

Contact Carissa via www.thescottreteam.com, call her at 256-468-3128, or email her at [email protected]. You can also find her on Instagram at @carissascottsells and on Facebook at @carissascottrealtor - If you mention this ad when you contact her, she will give you a $500 client credit at closing that can be used for closing costs, moving expenses, cleaning, and more.

This episode features a deep conversation between Kaitlin and her new friend Emmaline about Emmaline’s exit from a cult, her life of homelessness and addiction, and how she found Jesus and a new family through adult adoption.

Emmaline’s story is raw and traumatic. We want listeners to be aware that her story includes discussion of life in a cult, sexual abuse, addiction, and mental health struggles. 

More than anything, Emmaline’s story is full of the grace and love of God and proof that He uses everything and works it together for good for those who love him.

ABOUT EMMALINE:

Emmaline works in children’s ministry, loves the outdoors, and thrives in the sunshine! She loves Jesus and telling people about how He saved her life. 

Connect with Kaitlin:

You can book her to speak at your next event! 

kaitlinchappellrogers.com

Instagram.com/kaitlinchappellrogers

We’re so thankful for our podcast sponsors!!

Dwell Bible App

Head to this link for 25% off the Dwell app! 

Redline Lights

Mention The Comeback Couch for a 15% discount on any service. Go to redlinights.com or call 256-468-1257 for more info or to book a consultation! 

Carissa Scott Homes

Contact Carissa via www.thescottreteam.com, call her at 256-468-3128, or email her at [email protected]. You can also find her on Instagram at @carissascottsells and on Facebook at @carissascottrealtor - If you mention this ad when you contact her, she will give you a $500 client credit at closing that can be used for closing costs, moving expenses, cleaning, and more.

The Comeback Couch’s first repeat guest, Bethny Ricks, returns to talk about her new book, Face Forward: Reclaiming Hope When Everything Falls Apart, and how we can not only own our failures but learn from them and allow them to help us persevere. 

Kaitlin and Bethny laugh a lot, talk a little about Bethny’s new marriage, and Kaitlin goes on a whole tangent about how she can’t cook. Go with them on the rabbit trails because it all goes back to God and His grand plan! 

ABOUT BETHNY:

Bethny is a leadership expert, seasoned business executive, speaker, and author. She focuses on helping others achieve their well done without compromising character or faith by sharing uncomfortable truths via storytelling, biblical principles, and written words. She’s a wife and a mother of two, living in Ohio and constantly searching for the perfect cup of coffee! 

CONNECT WITH BETHNY:

Follow her on Instagram - @bethnyricks + @jesusledbiblefed

Check out her website

Grab her book Face Forward: Reclaiming Hope When Everything Falls Apart  

Connect with Kaitlin:

You can book her to speak at your next event! 

kaitlinchappellrogers.com

Instagram.com/kaitlinchappellrogers

We’re so thankful for our podcast sponsors!!

Dwell Bible App

Head to this link for 25% off the Dwell app! 

Redline Lights

Mention The Comeback Couch for a 15% discount on any service. Go to redlinights.com or call 256-468-1257 for more info or to book a consultation!

Tune in as Kaitlin chats with her long-time mentor and friend, Katie Wilson, during a road trip! 

Katie shares practical ways to keep coming back from life’s storms, spiritual habits that keep her grounded, and the difference in the difficult situations we experience and the trials of our own doing. 

Katie is a writer, painter, and event speaker. She has worked in ministry for the past 15 years and has participated in international mission work. Katie is a devoted mother and a beloved friend. She and her husband, Jay, live in Tupelo, Mississippi. 

Connect with Kaitlin:

You can book her to speak at your next event! 

kaitlinchappellrogers.com

Instagram.com/kaitlinchappellrogers

Dwell Bible App

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Lonely No More Course
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The Comeback Couch is back and Kaitlin is kicking off a new season with a chat about perseverance! If you need some encouragement to keep going in your daily life so that you can get to the finish line of your faith and hear, “Well done,” then you’ll want to listen to this quick + impactful episode. 

Connect with Kaitlin:

You can book her to speak at your next event! 

kaitlinchappellrogers.com

Instagram.com/kaitlinchappellrogers

Dwell Bible App

Head to this link for 25% off the Dwell app! 

Lonely No More Course
You can go to karenkaysmith.com for more info on Lonely No More.