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Your Ability is Not Your Value - Half-Time Show with L. A. Sprague
What if you aren't defined by what you can do, but by who you are? For listeners of faith, L. A. addresses the pressure to “believe it away.” She shares gentler ways to pray, scriptures that allow lament, and how to love without implying blame for unhealed bodies. Then she names both sides of the ledger—lost autonomy and career momentum, yes, but also surprising gains: a patient, joyful marriage; deeper compassion; and a redefined purpose grounded in inherent worth rather than output. The throughline is simple and strong: your value isn’t measured by steps taken or hours worked. It’s anchored in being human, being loved, and being here.
L. A. Sprague opens up about living with POTS and how ordinary moments—sitting upright, driving a mile, bright lights through a window—can tilt a whole day. The conversation moves from raw honesty about loss to a vision for accessibility that lets people participate without apology: stools in stores, flexible workplaces, normalized wheelchair use, affordable electrolytes, and church spaces where lying down isn’t a spectacle but a supported choice.
We also unpack the rhythm of good days and bad days. On lighter days, L. A. reconnects with friends, lifts at the gym, and pours energy into the podcast. On heavy days, she shuts out every stimulus and chooses rest. That’s where the mental battle runs loud. So we get practical about support: ask specific questions, offer options when brain fog hits, reduce light and noise, bring meals and hydration, and honor the need for space. Presence beats platitudes. Small acts carry big dignity.
Listen to learn, to feel seen, and to leave with clear ways to help the people you love. If this resonates, share it with a friend, subscribe for more conversations like this, and leave a review with one thing you want to see change in your community.
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- https://www.buzzsprout.com/2552643/support
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License code: FFWQZDUHONOHPA8O
Support the show
- Share your story: [email protected]
- Contribute towards the production of Christians With Chronic Illnesses and the encouragement of ill believers:
- https://www.patreon.com/c/CWCIpodcast
- https://www.buzzsprout.com/2552643/support
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By L. A. SpragueWhat if you aren't defined by what you can do, but by who you are? For listeners of faith, L. A. addresses the pressure to “believe it away.” She shares gentler ways to pray, scriptures that allow lament, and how to love without implying blame for unhealed bodies. Then she names both sides of the ledger—lost autonomy and career momentum, yes, but also surprising gains: a patient, joyful marriage; deeper compassion; and a redefined purpose grounded in inherent worth rather than output. The throughline is simple and strong: your value isn’t measured by steps taken or hours worked. It’s anchored in being human, being loved, and being here.
L. A. Sprague opens up about living with POTS and how ordinary moments—sitting upright, driving a mile, bright lights through a window—can tilt a whole day. The conversation moves from raw honesty about loss to a vision for accessibility that lets people participate without apology: stools in stores, flexible workplaces, normalized wheelchair use, affordable electrolytes, and church spaces where lying down isn’t a spectacle but a supported choice.
We also unpack the rhythm of good days and bad days. On lighter days, L. A. reconnects with friends, lifts at the gym, and pours energy into the podcast. On heavy days, she shuts out every stimulus and chooses rest. That’s where the mental battle runs loud. So we get practical about support: ask specific questions, offer options when brain fog hits, reduce light and noise, bring meals and hydration, and honor the need for space. Presence beats platitudes. Small acts carry big dignity.
Listen to learn, to feel seen, and to leave with clear ways to help the people you love. If this resonates, share it with a friend, subscribe for more conversations like this, and leave a review with one thing you want to see change in your community.
- https://www.patreon.com/c/CWCIpodcast
- https://www.buzzsprout.com/2552643/support
Purchase here:
https://a.co/d/6dM3f89
Music for The Supernatural Case of an Accidental Time Traveler Ad:
https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/sketch-book
License code: FFWQZDUHONOHPA8O
Support the show
- Share your story: [email protected]
- Contribute towards the production of Christians With Chronic Illnesses and the encouragement of ill believers:
- https://www.patreon.com/c/CWCIpodcast
- https://www.buzzsprout.com/2552643/support
- Follow us:
- Facebook:
Christians With Chronic Illnesses - TikTok, IG, X, Threads, Twitch, & YouTube:
@CWCIPodcast - Discord Support Group
https://discord.gg/ZaWMkbGSty
- Facebook: