Stay ConnectedMany women feel overwhelmed with the chaos of life, struggle with the fact that life, relationships and marriage are hard, and lack what they need to truly thrive.
The Thriving Beyond Belief podcast, with host, Cheryl Scruggs, and online community provide women with encouragement & support, to better manage their stress, create healthy relationships, and build a life that thrives beyond belief.
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Taylor Kiser, author of Eat The Cookie, understands the pendulum swings we experience with our weight and self-perception. She knows what it's like to let fear of falling short turn into a belief that you're not worthy, and this belief turned into destructive habits that controlled her life for far too long. Now a certified nutrition and fitness coach, Taylor enjoys eating a cookie now and then, even as she enjoys discovering recipes and habits that give her renewed physical energy and health. In Eat the Cookie, you'll learn the secrets of balance that can help us all live health-conscious without being calorie-obsessed.
Related Links:Nancy Hicks is a teacher and speaker who inspires women to find their God-given power and ignite a life of passion. As a mother, wife and leader, Nancy Hicks understands the many roles a woman plays and the feeling that there must be more in her and for her. Nancy knows what it's like to spend blurry days scrubbing floors and doing laundry, and she also knows what it's like to use her voice as a singer and a former on-air spokesperson for QVC, reaching millions with her platform. In each season, Nancy has learned the power of intimacy with Christ and finding true aliveness from within — and unleashing the power and passion each of us is created for and called to. With the perfect mix of glamour and grit, Nancy inspires women to take their place in God's Kingdom and raises them up to become who they are meant to be.
Related Links:Karen Ehman is a Proverbs 31 Ministries speaker and New York Times best-selling author. She writes for Encouragement for Today online devotions that bring God's peace, perspective, and purpose to over four million women daily. Karen is the author of 11 books, including Listen, Love, Repeat, Keep It Shut, Hoodwinked, and Pressing Pause. She is also the Speaker Track Director of Proverbs 31 She Speaks Conference and a teaching staff member of their writers' training site, COMPEL.
Related Links:Jenny has served in ministry and worked in the entertainment, publishing and creative industries for over fifteen years. Her unique personal story and creative adventures have provided her with a platform to encourage others to find freedom and take action. Her dedication to helping individuals be rooted in faith frees people to move beyond their failures in pursuit of purpose. Jenny's been quoted in popular media outlets like Bustle, Martha Stewart, Inc. Magazine, and other numerous print, television and digital platforms. She's even been featured on the Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey podcast, taught authors at Lysa Terkeurst's COMPEL training, co-hosts the Shut the Should Up podcast alongside Candace Payne, and has spoken at the Blissdom Conference and other major Online and in-person leadership and faith-based events. From practical teaching to preaching at conferences, breakout sessions, keynotes and more, she loves to equip and empower others to live on purpose.
Related Links:Today on the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast, Lisa Bevere!
Lisa Bevere has spent three decades empowering women of all ages to find their identity and purpose. She is a New York Times bestselling author and internationally known speaker. Her previous books, which include Fight Like a Girl, Lioness Arising, Girls with Swords, Without Rival, and Adamant, are in the hands of millions worldwide. Lisa and her husband John are the founders of Messenger International.
Do you have a godmother?If you are anything like I was, my guess is you don't.
As a young Christian, I remember feeling lost trying to navigate my way through marriage, motherhood, and more.
I'd hear things like, "You need a mentor!" but I didn't have the faintest clue where to find one.
It felt like trying to find a unicorn! Where were these mythological creatures willing to give their precious time, energy, and wisdom to help me through life? The women I knew were all in the same boat as me—overwhelmed and trying to survive!
Like so many others, I felt I was on my own.
As I travel and meet with countless women, this frustration seems to be the norm. Perhaps you know the feeling.
It's time to change that.
I wrote my newest book Godmothers because I see you and I feel your pain.
I've been there.
I don't have all the answers, but I know that when we come together as women, we can close the gaps in each other's lives.
So pour yourself of cup of tea (or a double shot of espresso), curl up in your favorite chair, and let's have some real talk. As you turn the pages of Godmothers, may you laugh at my mistakes, learn from my successes, and discover God's heart for your season.
And who knows? With a little luck, you may even pick up a few street smarts for the road ahead!
Love, Lisa
Related Links:Today on the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast, Tod Jacobs and Peter Lynn from Not a Partnership!
About the Authors: Tod JacobsTod Jacobs is Director of the David Robinson Institute for Jewish Heritage in Jerusalem, which he co-founded in 2005. Prior to his current role teaching and counseling his students and alumni, he enjoyed a distinguished career on Wall Street as one of the leading authorities on the telecommunications industry globally. As a managing director at JP Morgan and before that a partner at Sanford C. Bernstein and Company, Tod acted as a frequent commentator on network television and in leading newspapers and magazines, and testified several times before the U.S. Congress as an expert on telecom and media issues. His credits in print and broadcast journalism, where he worked prior to Wall Street, include nominations for both the Pulitzer Prize for investigative journalism and the Emmy Award. Tod lives in Jerusalem with his family.
Dr. Peter LynnPeter Lynn has served as Dean of Students at the David Robinson Institute for Jewish Heritage since its inception. An MA in Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) from the University of Pennsylvania and a PsyD in Human and Organizational Psychology, Peter lectures at Touro College in Jerusalem. He is also the Founder and Director of Greatness Within Seminars, where he helps empower individuals and organizations through the application of Positive Psychology. An accomplished athlete and Ironman finisher, Peter was captain of the U.S. World Duathlon Team. Peter lives in Jerusalem with his family.
Related Links:Hello, I'm Marilyn Vancil!
It is a sacred honor to witness "Holy Aha Moments" for those I accompany as a spiritual director, coach, and facilitator of workshops and retreats. Being in the presence of how God draws people to new experiences of freedom and ever-deepening awareness of Divine Love and Grace in their everyday stories is a privilege and a joy!
I've been passionate about the Enneagram personality model and its value in Christian spiritual transformation for over thirty years. My workshops and retreats focus on how this self-awareness tool helps people identify barriers to living out their unique expression and experience as one created in God's image.
I earned my certification as an Enneagram Professional in the Narrative Tradition through Enneagram Worldwide, and have also taken courses on the Enneagram at Loyola University and the Deep Coaching Institute.
I completed my spiritual director training through SoulStream and my coaching instruction through Coach Training Alliance.
I enjoy life in Seattle with my husband, Jeff. Our four children, their spouses, and our eleven precious grandchildren bring us unlimited delight!
Related Links:In 2009, Lara Casey—PowerSheets® creator, best-selling author, and mom to three—wrote a blog post ("How to Make Things Happen") in an attempt to answer the many emails she received asking, "how do you do it all?"
The blog post received a flurry of responses, resonating with hundreds of people. It sparked a movement that turned into the Making Things Happen Conference a decade ago, where she continues to lead attendees through our proven process to uncover what truly matters to them and do something about it. Those same principles are in every page of the PowerSheets® Intentional Goal Planner, our cornerstone product that has sparked powerful and positive change in thousands of women's lives across the world.
Recognize her from somewhere else? For 10 years we published the acclaimed print magazine Southern Weddings, encouraging brides to plan meaningful celebrations and even more beautiful marriages. We were honored to partner with the best vendors in the business, including Southern Living Magazine, and to publish a beloved wedding planner you can still buy today. Though SW retired in 2018 so our team could focus on helping women cultivate what matters in every season of life, SW's legacy lives on!
Welcome Kelly Balarie to the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast!
Now more than ever, we need rest –a deep, trust-centered knowing of God's goodness and peace.
Yet, these days, we are experiencing the opposite: Three out of five people admit to doing more than they can manage. Many are more fearful than ever because of Covid-19. Great amounts of people are under the weight of massive financial burdens. Not only this, but family life, virtual schooling, safety discussions and workplaces are overtaking over sacred home spaces.
Here, we are doing and worrying, more than being with and loving God. The pressure -- is real.
Whereas, we once figured rest was at home, now we realize that quietly tucking ourselves away from projects, people, and the pressures of today, isn't the whole answer… We are still left feeling worried, exhausted, tired, and weary. Distance, days at home and constant solitude don't fill the hole or the desires of our heart.
What is rest? Real rest is soul rest. Soul rest not found from exterior things, but through heartfelt focus, soul-full simplicity and wise communication – all with the goal of fostering love. In this, we can grab hold of what matters most. We become present to God. We find peace. We lay hold of God's goodness. This is rest.
Bestselling author Kelly Balarie believes a more soul-full way of life is available for us all. In her latest book Rest Now: 7 Ways to Say No, Set Boundaries, and Seize Joy, Kelly offers practical "hows" to help rest become a living reality.
In our interview, you'll learn to:
Rest Now shows us that we no longer have to strive for rest, but we can love from it, like Jesus did. This not only brings rest, but joy – even in the most tumultuous season.
Balarie says,
"Rest and joy are fully available to us even in this season thanks to Jesus."
Shari Rigby, a former model who represented numerous companies such as Mercedes Benz, Humira, American West Airlines, Suzuki, Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Cox Cable, got her start in acting as a lead in the Dove award winning music video, "Slow Fade," by Casting Crowns. She also appeared in The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. Her feature films include Not Today which received seven awards including an IFFF Spirit Award and Best Justice Film, October Baby named one of the "Top 15 Impressive Box Office Performances of 2012" by CNN, and leading roles in the upcoming films Boonville Redemption (starring Diane Ladd, Ed Asner), Wildflower (starring Cody Longo and Nathalia Ramos), The Journalist (starring Sharman Joshi and Stephen Baldwin), Extraordinary (starring Karen Abercrombie, Leland Klassen and Lindsley Register), and Overcomer (starring Alex Kendrick, Priscilla Shirer and Aryn Wright Thompson).
Shari co-wrote her biography, Beautifully Flawed, with Claire Yorita Lee, which was published in Feb. 2015, and the screenplay has been completed. Recently, Shari has completed a new 7 day devotional titled, Pursue The Passion, for the re-release of The Passion Of The Christ.
Shari's directing debut was for her book trailer for Beautifully Flawed, which she co-wrote and produced. This short film launched Shari into writing and directing several pieces such as, Birdie's Song, a short film nominated for 8 awards at the 168 Film Festival. Lassies for the Salvation Army, The Church That Never Sleeps for the Dream Center, and Pursue The Passion short video for FOX/ICON just to name a few. Shari is currently the Executive Producer, Writer and Director for the Dream Center television show currently airing on Daystar and has recently been made the Director of Broadcast Media for the Dream Center. Shari continues writing on her book series, 3M's – Mother, Mother-in-Law and Me and Ladies Don't Smoke, all part of theBeautifully Flawed brand. Shari's passion is about tell stories that move, inspire and move people into action.
Shari is the founder of "The Women In My World," a women's group focusing on identity, purpose, ministry, serving others and living life in Hollywood. Shari speaks on these topics and has spoken to over 70,000 people and counting. Shari's passion is serving others by creating and sharing powerful stories of individuals overcoming the odds.
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