Story Of Her

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Life Update, Why I Stopped Asking God For Clarity, And Thoughts on Identity Sep 23, 2019

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Welcome to the first episode of Season 2! On this episode, host Mandy Black opens up about a huge life update. She shares all about her and her husbands move from Los Angeles to Reno, NV and the journey of trust they had to go on, to get where they are now. Mandy also shares all about the lessons she has learned during this season about stillness, as it pertains to her own identity. And why she thinks social media and the modern day "hustle" mentality can often distract us from living into our full and true identity. EPISODE SHOW NOTES: https://mandyblack.org/lifeupdateshownotes/ INSTAGRAM COMMUNITY: www.instagram.com/storyofherpodcast FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: www.facebook.com/mrsmandyblack

Season #2 Trailer Jul 15, 2019

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Season #2 of The Story Of Her Podcast is on its way in September of 2019! We are excited to announce that we have so many incredible interviews coming up this season, including Bethany McDaniel (founder of Primally Pure) and Sarah Adler (founder of Simply Real Health). As well as many other inspiring, powerhouse women. Stay tuned for more empowering conversations all about spirituality, relationships, faith, holistic health, and more. In the meantime make sure to follow along with Mandy over on Instagram, Facebook, or her blog. You can also check out her music here. Thanks for tuning in!

True Worship: Why What You Worship Matters with Faith Rose Jul 08, 2019

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Faith Rose is a singer/songwriter, recording artist, and worship leader out of Long Beach, CA. She is passionate about using music as a tool to inspire, empower, and lead others into a deeper knowledge and intimacy with their Creator. On this episode Faith and host, Mandy Black do a deep dive into the conversation of worship. They talk all about the reality that as human beings, we all worship something, whether that be our job, a relationship, money, success, or our Creator God. And how worshipping anything other than our Creator will eave us longing and empty. This interview is applicable for everyone, whether you are a musician like Faith, a mom, a doctor, an entrepreneur, a teacher. We all are offered the opportunity on a daily basis to use whatever it is that we have in our hands as an act of worship.

EPISODE SHOW NOTES: www.mandyblack.org/podcast/faithrose

STORY OF HER COMMUNITY: www.instagram.com/storyofherpodcast

Health, Wellness, And Beauty From The Inside Out Jul 01, 2019

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On this episode we are chatting all about how to pursue health, wellness, and beauty from the inside out. Host, Mandy Black kicks off the episode by getting up close and personal and sharing all about her experience, years ago, battling an excessive exercise eating disorder. She shares all about how her unhealthy relationship with food and body image started, how she eventually got freedom from it, and why that experience was really the catalyst for her lifelong pursuit and passion for holistic health and wellness. Mandy then shares all about the importance of pursuing health and wellness from a place wholeness...as well as the importance of redefining the distorted standard of beauty that culture sets up for us. She then wraps up the episode by getting practical and sharing her top five tips for living a more holistically healthy, balanced life. EPISODE SHOW NOTES: www.mandyblack.org/healthandwellness

Rewire Your Brain For Happiness And Overcome Negative/Anxious Thinking Jun 24, 2019

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On this episode, Story Of Her host, Mandy Black opens up and share's about her journey in navigating a debilitating anxiety disorder, and the steps she took to find freedom from it. She talks all about the deep struggle she walked through in her faith walk and how her mental health journey really brought her to a new level of trust in God. She also shares some of the research she found during that time, all about the interplay between our brains and bodies. And the extent to which our daily choices directly affect the wiring in our brains, and ultimately our overall happiness in life. Whether you struggle with mental illness or not, this episode is for anyone who wants to learn to overcome negative/anxious thinking, and live a happier, more fulfilled life. SHOW NOTES: www.mandyblack.org/podcast/rewireyourbrain STORY OF HER COMMUNITY: www.instagram.com/storyofherpodcast

How To Date From A Place Of Wholeness, Set Healthy Boundaries, And Navigate Heartbreak with Kait Warman Jun 17, 2019

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Kait Warman is a Los Angeles based lifestyle blogger, inspirational speaker, relationship coach, online educator and host of The Heart Of Dating Podcast, which is a top 50 Christian rated podcast. Kait's mission is to empower both men and women to have the courage to own their story, walk with victory, thrive with purpose, and discover clarity and vision in their life and relationships. Kait is particularly passionate about the topic of relationships and has a deep hope that the dating scene can be transformed, because let's face it, #thestruggleisreal. Kait helps hundreds of men and women on their journey through the conversations on her podcast, 1 on 1 relationship coaching, as well as her online dating and heartbreak courses. On this episode Kait and I do a deep dive into the conversation of how to date and pursue relationships from a place of health and wholeness. Kait shares all about her journey in the dating scene in Los Angeles. She opens up about her biggest heart break and how that really was a turning point for her in discovering her self-worth and beginning to date more intentionally. We also dive into the topic of boundaries in relationships...and how, often the boundaries we set are a direct reflection of our own self-worth and self-love. EPISODE SHOW NOTES: www.mandyblack.org/podcast/kaitwarman STORY OF HER COMMUNITY: www.instagram.com/storyofherpodcast

How To Battle Unhealthy Mental Narratives and Live Fully Into Your Worth with Kat Harris Jun 10, 2019

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Kat Harris is a Brooklyn-based online educator, digital content creator, and female empowerment advocate. She loves Jesus, a good Beyonce dance party, and has an affinity for Ranch dressing (don't take it away from her!). Her vision is for women to know their beauty, identity, and value. She is Co-Founder of the online publication, The Refined Woman, and host of the The Refined Collective Podcast. She believes in the power of story, that done is better than perfect, quality triumphs quantity, and that the journey truly is the destination.

In this interview we dive into the discussion of how to battle the unhealthy narratives in our minds, so that we are able to live fully into our worth as valuable, gifted, powerful, and loved women of God. Kat truly held nothing back in this episode, and graciously jumped on the vulnerability train with me to chat all about her battle with both a debilitating anxiety disorder and an eating disorder. She shares very openly and honestly about both of these struggles, and how they ultimately taught her to dig deeper to uncover the unhealthy narratives that she was believing. She shares practical tips and wisdom on how she learned to battle these untrue narratives and subsequently claim victory over them. And then she wraps it all up with some empowering words for any of you ladies out there who have ever struggled with believing the lies in your mind about who you truly are. EPISODE SHOW NOTES: www.mandyblack.org/podcast/katharris STORY OF HER COMMUNITY: www.instagram.com/storyofherpodcast

Overcoming Fear To Become Who God Created You To Be with Arielle Estoria Jun 03, 2019

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Arielle Estoria is a Spoken Word Poet, Author, Speaker, Model, and Actress. Through various aspects of storytelling, Arielle orchestrates each art form out of a "Words not for the ears but for the soul" motto. This motto stems from her dedication to remind her audience that words are meant to be felt and not just heard. Arielle is the Co-Author of two self-published collections of poetry: Vagabonds and Zealots (2014), Write Bloody Spill Pretty (2017). In 2016 Arielle released her first EP of poetry and music titledSymphony of A Lioness. On the show today, Arielle opens up by reciting her poem, Created To Create. Arielle shares the story of how she got to where she is now as a full time Poet, Author, Speaker, and Model. We also the importance of overcoming your fears to step fully into who God created you to be. Arielle speaks to the obstacles she had to overcome to get where she is now, as well as why she feels like she is often more afraid of success than she is of failure. EPISODE SHOW NOTES: www.mandyblack.com/arielle

STORY OF HER COMMUNITY: www.instagram.com/storyofherpodcast

A New Conversation On Gender Roles, Expectations In Relationships, And Sexual Addiction with Phylicia Masonheimer May 20, 2019

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Phylicia Masonheimer is an author and speaker who teaches women how to discern what is true, discuss the deep stuff, and accomplish God's will in their own lives. She holds a B.S. Degree in Religion from Liberty University, which is where she met her husband, Josh. They now live in northern Michigan with their two daughters, Adeline and Geneva

On the show today Phylicia and I dive into the topics of gender roles, expectations in relationships, and even sexual addiction. Phylicia opens up about her story of deconstruction and reconstruction in regards to her theology on gender roles in marriage and the church, as well as spiritual leadership. Near the end of the interview she also shares about her book "Christian Cosmo", and how the inspiration for the book came from her own battle years ago with a sexual addiction. She speaks to the dangers of pornography/sexual addiction and the impact that that has on our mental health, our faith, and our relationships.

EPISODE SHOW NOTES: www.mandyblack.org/phylicia-masonheimer-show-notes STORY OF HER COMMUNITY: www.instagram.com/storyofherpodcast

Our Love Story with Micah Black May 13, 2019

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On this episode, I invited my hubby Micah on to help me share all about our love story. I've had several of you write in asking if I could share more of my own story with you all in regards to love and relationships, and so I decided to do just that. I've already shared some the back story of how I was raised, what my dating years looked like, and some of the struggles/lessons I walked through in Episode #6. So this episode is a sequel to that. However, this episode is going to be more focused on the more recent years of my story. Starting with the day I met my now husband until the day we got married. In this episode we discuss how we met, what our first date was like, and then how things sort of progressed from there. We speak to why we chose to hold off on getting romantic or physical for quite some time, why we are passionate proponents of not texting endlessly in dating relationships, as well as how some of the lessons we learned from our past dating experiences really helped us to have a fruitful and joyful dating experience with each other. We also give some practical pointers and advice for those of you who are in the dating scene. SHOW NOTES:

www.mandyblack.org/podcast/ourlovestory

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