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Making an Impact With Your Platform: Online and Offline with Gretchen Saffles | Episode 86 Feb 19, 2020

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There’s a lot of us online, like a lot of us. Each of us with a story and those of us who love Jesus love to share our stories online. Gretchen Saffles from Well-Watered Women speaks to those of us who want to take a look at our calling, online and offline. Is what we’re sharing “too much” is it “enough”? It’s not all that we’re called to actually, evangelism shouldn’t stay online. Gretchen encourages us to get out of our comfort zone, share Jesus with people in real life. She also encourages us to cut the comparison of our callings that we so often fall into online. I mean, today’s convo will really rock your world. Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/86 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Become a patron: patreon.com/behindthebliss

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Waiting Well During the Process with Meshali Mitchell | Episode 85 Feb 12, 2020

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As hard as it is to admit, healing doesn’t always happen in one moment. What do we do when we wait for the breakthrough? How do we wait well? Today’s episode is all about “the journey” to healing and wholeness. Photographer a new friend, Meshali Mitchell shares her process of finding healing, what are waiting seasons have looks like and nuggets that she’s found in past and present seasons. Meshali talks through the difference of self-help and dying to self and which one of the two we're actually called to. If you’re in an “in-between” season, a transition or in a time of waiting, this episode is for you! Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/85 Become a BTB Patron: patreon.com/behindthebliss

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Finding Vision and Direction in Creativity with Morgan Harper Nichols | Episode 84 Feb 05, 2020

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When you look back, it’s hard to not beat yourself up - “I should have done,” “I could have done,” “I shouldn’t have done”… But really, what we really need to here is that all along we were blooming. Artist, poet and encourager, Morgan Harper Nichols, shares the ups and downs that she fought when jumping on board with the vision she was given. From one creator to another, she pulls back the screen to see the uncertainty, the fear and the “I’m not sure about this” moments that may have kept her back from her incredible online mission had she not tuned into the voice of truth and vision. If you’re in between dreams, have an idea, calling or vision, and you need a little encouragement and want to get up close and personal to someone else’s story, this episode is for you. Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/84 BTB Instagram: instagram.com/behindthebliss Morgan on Instagram: instagram.com/morganharpernichols Become a patron: patreon.com/behindthebliss

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Knowing Peace When Life is Uncomfortable with Katelyn James | Episode 83 Jan 29, 2020

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Life's not always fun - in fact, it sometimes it feels painful. You might know it well. Katelyn James, photographer, mom and wife, shares her moment(s) of pain in today's episode and how losing a child and standing in the tension of grief and goodness showed her God's goodness. In a culture that emphasizes comfort, we often hop over pain when there are golden nuggets hidden inside of dark seasons that sometimes we can only find there. Katelyn encourages us with this: "if you allow yourself to lean into the uncomfortable, to let yourself feel pain and let God do work from the foundational place of where the problem started - that's how you feel." Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/83 Spotify Playlist "When Life Hurts": https://spoti.fi/2tab2LS Katelyn on Instagram: instagram.com/katelynjames BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast

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When Reality Doesn't Meet Expectations with Nicole Zasowski | Episode 82 Jan 22, 2020

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Have you lost something that you were counting on? Maybe a promotion slipped through your fingers, or maybe you’re grieving the loss of a friend or a family member, maybe you’re in the midst of an infertility journey and it wasn’t supposed to happen like this. Family and marriage therapist and author of “From Lost to Found,” Nicole Zasowski, walks us through her heart transparently when her life seemed to be far from her expectations. We talk all about choosing “I’m a victor” instead of the “woe is me,” going through it instead of “getting through it,” and grieving while still knowing the goodness of God. Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/82 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Nicole on Instagram: instagram.com/nicolezasowski Become a patron: patreon.com/behindthebliss

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Listener's Q & A with Rachel Awtrey | Episode 81 Jan 15, 2020

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In this episode, Rachel takes questions that listeners submitted to answer on topics like quiet time resources, sessions of waiting, marriage, grief and more! Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/80 Become a patron: behindtheblisspodcast.com/give Rachel on Instagram: instagram.com/rachel.awtrey

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You Are Known And Seen By Jesus with Laynie Travis | Episode 80 Jan 08, 2020

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In this episode, Rachel and Laynie sift through what it looks like to start a small group in your home, the need to love on women in your community and what it looks like for you to know you're seen and known by Jesus. Laynie dives into the "Jesus sees you" idea by offering truths that we can understand through Scripture and women in the Bible. What an incredible eye-opening episode for those of us who need to know that Jesus knows and sees us in what we're walking through today! Shownotes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/80 FabFitFun: https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101l8789 BTB Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Laynie on Instagram: instagram.com/laynietravis

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Beholding and Becoming: The Art of Everyday Worship with Ruth Chou Simons | Episode 79 Jan 03, 2020

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In this episode, Rachel sits down with best selling author, Ruth Chou Simons. Ruth speaks to the refinement season, what it’s like to see worship in your everyday. She shares about her book “Beholding and Becoming: the Art of Everyday Worship.” What does beholding, becoming and worship really mean? They talk all about that and more! She’s a mama of 6 boys, keeps it real and preaches a message well all need to hear in this episode through this conversation. BTB Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/79 Fabfitfun: https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101l8789

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Carrying Out God’s Design for Family with Rodney and Michelle Gage | Episode 78 Dec 18, 2019

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In this episode, Rachel sits down with family dynamic geniuses, Rodney and Michelle Gage, share their insight on creating a family structure that will make a difference. They talk through the 5 shifts that all families can incorporate into their values to move towards God’s desire for the family unit. They also talk through the 5 signs that your family may be drifting away from its original design. This conversation brings so much light to any family you may be a part of as a spouse, parent or child. If you’re wanting God’s vision for the family to become your vision for family, need some “next steps” in implementing health into your family dynamic and want to see a healthy shift in creating structure in your home, this episode is for you! Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/78 BTB Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Become a patron: behindtheblisspodcast.com/give

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Surrender When We Crave Control with Ashlyn Carter | Episode 77 Dec 11, 2019

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In this episode, Ashlyn Carter shares her story of craving control and how it was all revealed to her through wrestling with eating disorders, depression, and anxiety. She opens up about how this affected her marriage and her walk with the Lord and speaks directly to women who may find themselves in similar positions. If you love control, are feeling the stirring to surrender a piece of your life that you’ve yet to let go of or just need to hear how to love on someone that fits this description, this episode is for you! She has an incredible “buckle up and lean in” message for those that are in the middle of difficulty, a signal of hope and a testimony that we can all cling to in times of despair. Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/77 BTB Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Become a Patron: patreon.com/behindthebliss

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