This week’s #DearRach Q & A segment is centered around the conflicts, guilt and self-sabotage that happen when we live out of depletion. Staying in bad relationships, having unreasonable expectations of others, feeling bad that we don’t have more to give – all issues that arise when we’re living through trauma or we’re spread too thin. Rachael shares with listeners what she does to restore and refill herself, while also shouldering the hurt of remembering and honoring her hero. Listen in, and learn how you can tend to your heart too. 

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Is anyone else going crazy from e-learning in a pandemic?! Rachael provides 3 solid tips for keeping your kids alive, while clinging to your sanity. 

What's it like to go on a vacation for the first time after the loss of a spouse? You want to carry on new traditions for your children but you can't imagine going as the only adult. Hint: it involves asking for help and building in rest. 

Blended family question: How to help your 12 year old step son adapt from Bio mom's house to Bio dad's house. Going from punitive to positive discipline. Reparenting to your household expectations. Setting realistic expectations for the large scale changes he's adapting to, to motivate him to succeed. 

Is therapy a good idea for individuals and families that are struggling? Why Rachael encourages counseling as a form of saving your relationships early instead of hoping for a miracle when a family is breaking apart.”

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Pursuing anything of deep meaning and long term value can be a challenge for anyone. It requires intentionally stepping away from the daily chaos and stress of life in order to dream beyond current circumstances. Today’s episode of The Hopecast, features part 2 of a conversation between Rachael Flick and Yvette Maher. Yvette provides listeners with a subtle yet profound shift in mindset that makes it easier to define the “why” of our motivation, and also defines the 5 obstacles that can get in our way.

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Dreaming up the future can be hard, scary and vulnerable. But yet, God calls His people to do just that, with a promise from Matthew 19 that says “With God, all things are possible.” He doesn’t just ask us to believe for what seems reasonable according to our current circumstances, or hope for what feels like it’s within reach; God calls His people to dream greater than the possibilities we can conjure up in our minds. Today’s episode of The Hopecast features part 1 of a conversation between Rachael Flick and Yvette Maher as they discuss vision boards, words for the year, and daring to hope and yearn for a future better

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On the Hopecast this week, Rachael and her guest Michele Cushatt we talk about the reality of how the hard and the holy co-mingle into something brighter, more beautiful and ultimately resilient than if those two remain separate from each other. 

This year I urge you to seek sweetness in unexpected places. Find rest where you would usually be in a hustle. Give yourself more grace than you think is necessary or possible. Choose joy anyway.  Listen to this week’s episode of The Hopecast for a boost of strength and courage 
from two women who can really empathize with your hardships and your triumphs. 

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What do you do when the hits just keep coming? In this powerful interview, Michele Cushatt talks about how God found her in the dark night of the soul. Listen to how Michele processed divorce, blended family, death of loved ones, high risk adoption, three cancer diagnoses, chronic pain and extensive surgeries on her face, neck and tongue. 

Energetic, passionate and determined mother of six. Author, speaker, podcaster and leader, Michele, found herself in a depression with nothing left to give, wondering if God was really loving if He allowed all of these circumstances into her life. Michele delivers the powerful truth that, more than a God who saves us, we need a God who is WITH us - Emmanuel. 

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Micah and Rachael Flick were an average couple with an extraordinary love. They met at their gym, choosing to work out longer, just to spend more time together. When Micah finally asked Rachael out on a date, their feelings for each other grew quickly. Four months after their first date, Micah proposed and Rachael eagerly accepted. 

Rachael didn't have a healthy model of marriage from her own childhood. She and Micah did their best to prepare with marriage materials and pre-marital counseling, but the learning curve was steep. Rachael realized, in retrospect, that she had done a lot of "image management" in their dating in order to put her best foot forward. 

The reality of marriage was far from a fairytale. There was a lot of hard work and conflict involved in creating a love that would withstand pressure and unrealistic expectations 

When Micah died, Rachael gave a eulogy that moved the nation. The stories of their love, humor and humanity touched those who watched Rachael recall dancing  in the kitchen with Micah only days before he died. Rachael also spoke much needed truth of the realities facing law enforcement in a season where they are intentionally targeted as symbols of truth and authority in America. 

Rachael answers the tough questions around regret and if she would choose to marry Micah again, knowing the pain that would come in the future. Ultimately, the love that they shared inspires others to fight for each other and appreciate the simple pleasures of a life well lived.  

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For some, it’s easy to be present and enjoy the moment. For others, it feels like an impossible task that stress does not permit. Today’s episode of The Hopecast is part two of a conversation between Rachael and Dr. Debi Grebenik. With the COVID-19 pandemic burying many in a combination of grief and anxiety, Dr. Grebenik shares tips for staying grounded during the holiday season. She also discusses what the application of self-compassion looks like, how to overcome shame-cycles, and the importance of finding joy in the day to day monotony of life. 

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The pursuit of perfectionism is one that yields no return on investment. It’s smoke and mirrors… a myth… something that can never be attained. Perfectionism also keeps us in a loop of judgment towards ourselves and others. Today’s episode of The Hopecast is part one of an insightful conversation between Rachael and Dr. Debi Grebenik. Dr. Grebenick shares wisdom on a number of topics from breaking free from perfectionism, to having grace for ourselves and others, and how to overcome comparison and a scarcity mindset. 

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Listen to Rachael and Jaime talk about the treasures found in darkness. For Rachael her darkness came in the valley of tragic death. Jaime lost hope in a season when the pain of Lyme disease sucked the joy and delight out of her daily life. 

Suicide is such a stigmatized part of pain, but Jaime and Rachael don't shy away from telling you about the times when it felt like the only way to escape the constant, unrelenting agony. But even in their darkest nights, God was never further than their breath. Listen to how God pulled Jaime and Rachael up out of pits of heartache and pain and gave them courage and hope to dream again! 

While receiving treatment at the New York Center of Innovative Medicine, in Huntington New York, God began to revive Jaime's vision for a wholehearted life again. https://nycim.com/

This episode will give you courage to ask for help if you are in a valley. Watch Jaime and Rachael's transition from despair to dreaming and allow your heart and mind to open back up to a new vision for your future. 

Don't miss the end of this episode to hear Jaime's single, "All Things For My Good," and hear how God was using the painful chapters of her life to bring resilience and hope through her life and her music.

Download and listen to Jaime's brand new album, "All Things," on Apple Music and learn more about her ministry at www.jaimejam.com

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