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.

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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: myeighthandgrace@gmail.com

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

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

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What if I am vulnerable enough to share a real-life stewardship story: RO, nervous system system regulation, and letting Jesus carry what was never ours to hold- would you want to hear it? if so, and you're craving a real-life... let's chat!

This is a real-life, real-body episode,-grounded, non-performative, and not trend-chasing. We're talking health without hustle, care without shame, staying wide awake, and letting God carry what we cannot.....

Gentle January is coming to a close and the world still feels loud, its being the world. In this solo episode, we talk about stewarding a healthier journey, staying awake without hardening, holding justice and mercy together, and moving into Febuary with tenderness, conviction, and hope. This isn't a debate or teaching- it's a reflective conversation about faithfulness, nervous systems, joy, and what it means to mother a movement across generations without losing softness.(Insert our Soft Girl Era:)

I'm sharing my RO journey, not because the numbers are impressive and not because a shot is magic, but because I am learning slow, integrated stewardship: hormones, nourishment, nervous system care, boundaries, and Jesus at the center help me be the best me I can be- and I am still learning more.

I'm also naming something tender in the air right now: the pressure to respond to everything, all the time-until our hearts harden or our nervous systems collapse.

A reminder that even here, even now, He is with us- and there is still freedom, peace, and wildly hopfeul expectation.

To connect with Brandy:

Podcast collaboration and speaking inquiries: myeighthandgrace@gmail.com

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

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You love Jesus but you're tired, let's talk about that. Many of us walk through life existing because we're so tired. Faithful women are living exhausted- not because their faith is weak, but because their bodies have been carrying too much for too long.

In this episode, we talk about the difference between devotion and depetion, why spiritual burnout often shoes up in the nervous system, and how anxiety isn't a faith problem. Scripture shows us about rest, regulation, and living faithful- without being in survival mode.

If you love Jesus, still showing up, and quietly worn out in your bones, you want to listen in to this. We'll talk about working without urgency, resting without guilt, and finding a softer, steadier rhythm that doesn't require quitting your real life.

This one's for you.

To connect with Brandy:

for podcast collaboration and speaking engagements- myeighthandgrace@gmail.com

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

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What if consistency isnt loud, but it's quiet and faithful and wildy underated. What if gentle doesn't mean uncimmited, it just means we stopped bullying ourselves into obedience?

Today, we're going to talk about it, because God designed our bodies with wisdom.

In this episode of eighth & GRACE, Brandy slows down and clarifies what our "Soft Girl Era" actually is and what it is not. We talk honestly about burnout, overstimulation, anxiety, and why so many Christian women feel exhausted while doing "all the right things."

This one feels peersonal. A little tender. And honestly, maybe even a little more spicy.

Grounded in Scripture, real statistics, gentle humor, and deep compassion, this episode reframes consistency as faithfulness-not hustle-and discipline as devotion, not punishment.

Soft. Strong. Brave. Steady.

To connect with Brandy for podcast collaboration and speaking engagements: myeighthandgrace@gmail.com

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

Instagram- follow along and DM me to chat:@brandyadawson

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Link to Gentle January Resourses

If the new year already feels loud, demanding, or like it's asking you to hurry up-this episode is for you.

In today's conversation, Brandy Dawson introduces the Gentle January Rhythm- where we're choosing a different beginning. One rooted in presence instead of performance and pressure, steadiness instead of striving, grace instead of performance, and softness that still holds courage and strength. Becase a new year doesn't have to mean a new you, to have a new rhythm.

This episode sets the tone for what's coming this season on eighth & GRACE; walking through life together, honest conversations about faith and formation, gente rhythms, and Friday favorite finds woven into everday discipleship.

Whether you're craving rest, recalibration, or simply a soft place to exhale, you're welcome here.

You can connect with Brandy for podcast collaboration and speaking engagements: myeighthandgrace@gmail.com

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

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