In a culture that glorifies busyness, productivity, and constant output, many Chrisian women find themselves exhausted- even while doing "good ande meaningful work."

In this episode Brandy Dawson sits down with Erin Harrigan to unpack the deeper tension behind hustle culture while exploring the pressures women face to do more and be more, and how to find true success and peace through surrendering to God's guidance. They discuss the importance of abiding in Christ, redefining success with Him, and living intentionally in everyday life. And, it just may look different than how you expected. We are created with ambition, but not for chaos. Because God never asked us to prove our worth through exhaustion.

Resources Mentioned:

Redefining Hustle: Navigating Success with Jesus- Erin Harrigan

Erin's Podcast- Redefining Hustle

Connect with Erin- https://erinharrigan.com

Instagram- https://instagram.com/erindherrigan

To connect with Brandy and inquire about podcast collaboration or speaking engagements: https://[email protected]

Instagram:@brandyadawson

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Website + Blog:https://www.brandyadawson.com

If you've ever felt rejected, overlooked, or quietly left behind, this conversation is for you.

In today's episode of Wildly Hopeful, Brandy is sitting down with Tabitha Panariso- trauma informed therapist, writer, and author of Loyal in His Love: An Invitation to Be Held By Jesus When Others Let You Go. We explore the deeper layers of rejection and how it hurts in the moment, but also how it shapes identity, affects of relationships, and how we show up in the world.

But it doesn't haver to stay that way.

This episode is about healing in what rejection left behind and learning how to feel held again in the places that still ache.

To connect further, follow her on Instagram: Tabitha Panariso

To connect further with Brandy Dawson:

For podcast collaboration or speaking engagements- [email protected]

Instagram: @brandyadawson

Website:https://www.brandyadawson.com

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What does it look like to choose joy... when you're not okay?

In this deeply tender episode of Wildly Hopeful, Brandy Dawson sits down with Lauren Johnson for a conversation about motherhood, grief, loss, an IVF journey, and the quiet courage it takes to keep trusting God when life doesn't look the way you thought it would.

Lauren shares her journey with her daughter, Lily Ann-from a joy-filled pregnancy to unexpected NICU days, the sacred months they shared, and the ongoing reality of grief held alongside hope. She opens op about her IVF journey, her life today, and what it looks like to hold both sorrow and joy at the same time.

Together, they explore:

*Navigating grief aftetr the loss of a child

*Trusting God in the middle of fear, uncertianty, and everyday life

*IVF, motherhood, and pregnancy after loss

*Faith that stays honest in the middle of hard seasons

*Living life in the middle of choosing joy and living with grief

This is a conversation for anyone who has ever wondered if joy is still really possible, even here.

Wait..... What's my name again?

Not literally.

But in that quiet unsettling way of wondering-- why don't I feel like myself right now?

You still love Jesus. You're still showing up. Nothing is wrong, but something isn't right.

You're not falling apart.

And yet....

You feel tired. Maybe even a little hangry in your faith. Not far from God, just not quite yourself. In this episode of Wildly Hopeful Brandy sits down to chat with amy Seiffert tp talk about that exact tension, the one so many women feel but don't always have words for. If you have you ever caught yourself thinking..... I just need to remind myself who I am, this episode is for you

Because maybe, you've forgotten who you are.

To connect with Amy:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyseiffert

Her books: Starved,Grace Looks Amazing on You, and Your Name is Daughter can be purchased on her website.

To connect further with Brandy:

To enquire about podcast collaborations and speaking engagements: [email protected]

Website: https://www.brandyadawson.com

Instagram:@brandyadawson

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In the same week, one woman poured out her costly oil, one friend sold Him out for thrity pieces of silver, and Jesus went to the cross for them both. That is the kind of love this episode is about.

This episode is about truth, love, the Church( with the big and little Cc) and what it costs to stay when leaving would just be easier.

Recorded during Holy Week, we are reminded of a woman who poured out her oil on Jesus while, in the very same week, Judas agreed to betray Him for silver-- and how Jesus went to the cross for both of them anyway.

In this conversation with Natalie Runion, founder of the Raised to Stay movement and author of four books including: Raised to Stay and I Don't Even Like Women, we talk about church hurt, healing, truth in love, humility, revival, and why the Church doesn't need more platforms- it needs more mothers, builders and people willing to pour out their lives in quiet obedience.

We also talk about why so many women are exhausted for competing for seats they were already given as daughters, and how revival will not built on competition, ego, or performance, but on humility, repentance, healing, and love.

This conversation is for the people who want to love the Church, even when she is messy. For the people who are tired but still faithful. For the people telling the truth in love. For the people who are staying when it would be easier to leave, or at least curious about it.

If this is you, come sit with us at the table. We're wildly hopeful.

Food is one of the most basic forms of sustenance we consume in our lives every day. It sustains us and nourishes our bodies in the way God designed us to live and thrive. We need it, yet for many women our relationship with what we eat becomes tangled in guilt, pressure and shame- so how do we begin healing our relationship with food through our faith?

In this episode of Wildly Hopeful, Brandy Dawson sits down with Christian registered dietitian and intuitive eating counselor Abbie Stasior to talk about healing our relationship with food through faith, compassion, and grace.

Together they explore how diet culture shows up, even in Christian spaces, why food can become a place of control, and what it looks like to move torward true "food freedom in Christ."

If food has ever felt complicated fo you, this conversation offers a gentle place to begin again.

*Note: This conversation includes discussion of food, body image, and eating habits. Please listen gently and take care of yourself if these topics feel tender.

To connect with Abbie and learn more about her work helping women heal their relationship with food through faith and intuitive eating here:

Instagram:@abbiestasior| Podcast: Your Daily Bread| website: https://www.abbiestasior.com

To connect further with Brandy for podcast collaboration and speaking engagements: [email protected]

Instagram:@brandyadawson

Website, Blog, Newsletter: https://www.brandyadawson.com

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How do you move forward when your dreams fall apart- do you still trust God? What do you do when you love Him deeply... but life doesn't unfold the way you planned (or how you prayed?

In this vulnerably honest conversation, Brandy sits down with Jennifer Lucy Tyler to talk about faith in seasons of disappointment, unaswered prayer, grief, and waiting.

If you have ever felt confused by God's timing, struggled with unmet expectations, or wondered where God is when your dreams fall apart- this episode is for you.

Jennifer shares her personal story of loss, and formation, and how Scripture became an anchor in the hardest times of her life.

If you are walking through delay or quietly just surviving, you belong here. You don't have to have perfect faith to experience God's nearness. You are deeply loved and have a seat at the table.

To connect with Jennifer Lucy Tyler you can follow her on Instagram and log onto her website.

To connect further with Brandy and inquire about podcast collaborations and speaking engagements: [email protected]

Website + Blog: https://www.brandyadawson.com

Instagram:@brandyadawson

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One year ago, this podcast began with a simple yes.

No big strategy. No polished plan. Just a quiet conviction that women needed a space where faith could be honest and grace could breathe over us.

In this speciall anniversary episode, I'm reflecting on what the first year has meant- the late night edits, the tender conversations, the moments I almost talke myself out of continuing, and the messages from you that reminded me why we started.

We've had thirty-nine episodes, countless Friday chats, and so many sacred conversations about wilderness seasons, anxiety, courage, grief, formation, and becoming.

This year proved something: women are hungry for honest faith.

And as we step into year two, something is shifting.

Today, I'm sharing the heart behind our next chapter--where we're headed, what we're buidling together, and the new name that reflects the movement this space is becoming.

Year one was about belonging.

Year two is about becoming.

Welcome to what's next.

This may be a hot take, but is faith truly fearless? Can you be brave and still afraid- and what does honest faith look like when courage feels quiet, rest feels necessary, and following God asks us to slow down instead of strive?

These are some of the questions sitting at the center of today's one-year birthday episode with my dear friend, author, pastor, and Bible teacher-Jess Connolly. Our conversation is deeply honest about what it means to live fully awake with God- even when we're tired, stretched thin, or unsure of the next step. And it definitely feels less like an interview and more like two friends telling the truth together about courage, calling, and the sacred invitation to rest.

Jess shares pieces of her journey from humble beginnings that started in a season of exhaustion and searching for hope-- to pastoring, writing, and recently returning from a three month sabbatical.

Together, we talk about the pace, presence, the courage it takes to keep going when fear may still be present, devotion and depletion, and how women can care for themselves without living in guilt or shame.

If you have ever wondered whether faith has room for the fear you experience, fatigue, or your honest questions- this episode is a gentle reminder that bravery doesn't always look loud, and rest is not somehting you have to earn.

Connect with Jess Connolly: https://jessconnolly.com

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A one-year podcast birthday conversation on courage, sabbatical, burnout, and learning to follow God honestly, even when we're still afraid.

I love a good self-aware moment:)if you do too, and a whole ramble-- this one's for you.

Snow predictions, family group chats, soup season, and a cozy conversation about caring for ourselves in a loud world. In this episode, we talk nervous system care, gentle morning rhythms, faith that doesn't rush healing, and how to move out of survival mode with more joy, grace, and steadiness- one ordinary day at at time.

Also, maybe you'll be able to tell me how many times I said ramble.

If you want to connect:

Podcast colabs and speaking engagement: [email protected]

Blog + Website: https://www.brandyadawson.com

Instagram- Let's keep the chat going: @brandyadawson

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