The Prepare Podcast

Welcome back to the Prepare Podcast! We are continuing our series called “Journeys of Faith” featuring testimonies from women of faith.

On this episode I welcome Major Michele Harms. Major Michele is a wife, mother, friend, and officer in the Salvation Army. She currently serves at Divisional Headquarters in the Midland Division as Women's Ministries Secretary along with a host of other things!

Managing all of those "hats" of ministry along with caring for her family, Michele found herself empty with nothing left. Listen as she shares from her heart where she was and where she is now by the power of God's love and grace.

I hope you enjoy this episode!

Welcome back to the Prepare Podcast! We are starting a new series called "Journeys of Faith" featuring testimonies from women of faith. On this episode I welcome Hannah Nelson. Hannah weaves her story from being in a single-parent home to being adopted by her step-father to reconciliation with her biological father, all the while managing her mental health and her faith. She was a joy to interview and I hope you enjoy this episode!

Welcome back for episode 86 with Kellie Carden!

We are back with another episode in our series on mental health! Today I welcome Kellie Carden. Kellie shares her mental health journey and how it has connected to her work with The Salvation Army and has strengthened her walk with the Lord. You will be so encouraged by her story. I hope you enjoy this conversation.

*Trigger warning: In this episode we do discuss suicide and mental health.

We are back with another episode in our series on mental health! Today I welcome Vanessa Crabtree to the podcast. I'm so privileged to know Vanessa! You will be moved by her faith and strength as she tells her story of hope, surviving a car accident and her mental health journey. I hope you enjoy this episode!

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Welcome back for part two of my conversation with Major Pam Pinksen about gender equity. Thanks for helping us celebrate women this month! I hope you've enjoyed these episodes!

Happy Women's History Month! We are pausing our series on mental health to celebrate women and talk about Women's Equity. My guest on this episode is Major Pam Pinksen, Territorial Gender Equity Advocate for The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda Territory. Pam has a passion for people and for equity. You will hear her love for Jesus as she brings a biblical view point to this topic. I hope you enjoy part one of our conversation. Part two will be posted soon!

In our next episode in our series on Mental Health, I welcome Wendy Gorton-Hill to the podcast. Wendy is a wife and mother who has recently walked a painful road with her son's substance abuse. Substance use disorder is closely linked to mental illness and the pain and stress experienced by family members can leave them struggling with their own mental health.

In this conversation, Wendy shares her powerful testimony of God's relentless pursuit of His children through the parable of the Prodigal Son from Luke 15, which is the basis of her book "Watching the Wayward - Psalms for Parents of Prodigals." 

To purchase Wendy's book, visit our website: uscwomensministries.com.

*TRIGGER WARNING* In this podcast we discuss substance abuse.

*TRIGGER WARNING* In this episode we do discuss suicide and self harm.

This next episode in the our series on Mental Health features Captain Heather Montenegro and her daughter Hannah, and me, Heather Hanton and my daughter Taryn; 2 mothers and their daughters telling their stories and the importance of normalizing the conversation regarding mental health. We had a blast sharing with each other and I hope you, too, will enjoy listening to this episode.

Welcome to season 10 of our podcast and a new series on Mental Health Awareness. Take a trip back in time with me to 2015 as our former host Sarah Micula interviews Dr. Karen Hurula on this important topic. And stay tuned for new guests and more in this series of the Prepare Podcast. 

If you or a loved one is struggling with anything mental health related, please reach out to someone. You can find support at NAMI.org or immediate help in times of crisis by dialing 988 for the National Suicide and Crisis Hotline.

Welcome back to the final episode in our series on grieving. On this episode I welcome Lt. Rachel Johnson and Jennifer Riley. Rachel and Jen are friends but their friendship did not come by easily. Listen as they share their story of God's redeeming power in broken relationships and how grief plays a role but it doesn't define the story!