What does healing look like when life doesn’t turn out the way you planned? In this episode, I sit down with my friend Michelle Smith to talk about forgiveness, abandonment, boundaries, and trusting God after deep disappointment. Michelle shares her journey through adoption, divorce, single parenting, and learning how to forgive — not once, but over a lifetime.

This conversation is honest, tender, and filled with hope for anyone walking through unresolved pain. If you’ve ever wondered how to keep trusting God when other people’s choices changed your life, this episode will meet you right where you are.

• Choosing forgiveness as an ongoing decision
• Learning to trust God after abandonment and betrayal
• Setting boundaries without closing your heart

• Connect with Michelle Smith on her website.

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What do you do when God moves in ways you didn’t expect? In this episode, I sit down with singer and Sunday Best winner Crystal Aikin to talk about calling, healing, and learning to trust God when the assignment keeps changing. Crystal shares her journey from nursing to music, from public success to private healing, and from striving to stillness. We talk honestly about singleness, unmet expectations, buried pain, and the kind of faith that’s built when God takes you off the path you thought you’d be on. This conversation is for anyone learning how to wait well and trust God deeply.

• Allowing God to heal what you’ve learned to push past
• Trusting God when expectations go unmet
• Learning to wait without striving or forcing outcomes

• Connect with Crystal on Instagram or YouTube

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Often during our darkest moments, it’s difficult to see God’s hands on our lives. But when we can look back and see how He carried us through other tough times, it becomes clear that there can be purpose even in our pain.

In this episode, I sit down with Anne Beiler, the founder of Auntie Anne’s Pretzels. Even after selling her company in 2025, she continues to inspire people with her story of redemption and resilience. My conversation with Anne is a reminder that even when life is hard, because life can be so hard, God is still good.

• Hearing from the Holy Spirit
• Moving mountains in marriage
• Choosing to live again

• Connect with Anne Beiler on Instagram or Facebook.
• Keep up with Anne on her website.
• Grab a copy of Anne’s latest books, including “Come to the Table Cookbook,” “Overcome and Lead,” and more from her online shop.
• Check out Anne’s Stories x 8 small group experience
• Listen to the Overcome with Auntie Anne podcast.

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What does it really mean to walk in spiritual authority? In this episode, I sit down with my Aunt Ruth — pastor, counselor, and teacher — to talk about identity, intimacy with God, and living with confidence rooted in Christ. We explore why authority isn’t about performance or perfect prayers, but about knowing who you are as a daughter of God. This conversation touches on unanswered prayers, singleness, disappointment, and learning to trust God even when life doesn’t unfold the way you expected. If you’re longing to walk boldly in your faith without striving, this episode will encourage and ground you.

• Defining spiritual authority
• Navigating disappointment
• Choosing contentment

• Connect with Ruthann Cannings on her website.
• For more encouragement, listen to episode #324-How to Leave a Legacy.
• Grab my devotional, 100 Days to Discovering the Gift of You.

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What does it look like to slow down and walk with a God who isn’t worried — even when life feels overwhelming?

In this episode, I sit down with author and speaker Megan Fate Marshman for an honest conversation about grief, drive, faith, and learning to let go of self-reliance. Megan shares how loss reshaped her understanding of trust, why autonomy can quietly replace intimacy with God, and how slowing down isn’t weakness — it’s wisdom.

This episode is for anyone who feels tired of trying harder and is ready to learn what it means to walk with God instead.

• Learning to slow down
• Growing in spiritual health
• Practicing honesty with God
• Choosing community over fear

• Grab a copy of Megan Fate Marshman’s book: Relaxed: Walking with the One Who Is Not Worried About a Thing
• Connect with Megan Fate Marshman on Instagram, X, Facebook, or her website.

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I’m entering this next season with a simple focus: alignment over overload.

In this episode, I share why I’m choosing a slower, steadier pace and how making room for overflow starts with living in step with God—not doing more. I also talk about what’s ahead for the podcast, the Inner Circle, and upcoming opportunities, along with a free tool to help you reset your rhythm anytime you need it.

• Choosing alignment over overload
• Redefining overflow as a fruit of obedience
• Embracing a slower, steadier pace with God
• Creating margin for rest, clarity, and trust
• Shifting from hustle to sustainable formation

• Join the Inner Circle: thesistercircle.com/innercircle
• Learn more about The Communicator’s Cohort: thesistercircle.com/cohort
• Free 5-Day Rhythm Reset: thesistercircle.com/rhythm
• Get your copy of The Full Circle Planner: thesistercircle.com/shop

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Has this year left you feeling defeated? If you’re ready to give up after giving it all you had, this episode will give you the push needed to get up and fight another day.

In this teaching, I share my practical advice for starting over, even when it feels like things never work out. The truth is, you have no idea how close you are to winning the fight while you’re in it. Sometimes you just need a reminder that you have what it takes to try again.

• Looking for the silver lining
• Learning how to fail forward
• Leaning into the beauty of this season

• Need more encouragement for starting again? Watch this podcast episode to learn How to Regain Motivation.
• Tired of drifting away from your goals? Check out this podcast episode on Finding Your Way Back.
• Reset for the year ahead with the Write It Down guide and the free Dream Builders Workshop.

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Are you making the most of your life? Maybe you have good goals, but the pressure to achieve has caused you to sacrifice your peace and fold under the pressure.

In this episode, I share important principles for partnering with God and releasing the pressure attached to productivity. There’s more waiting for you on the other side of surrender. If you’re tired of trying to make things happen on your own, this one’s for you.

• Building healthy habits
• Aligning with God
• Planning with purpose

• Ready to live beyond the limits of your to-do list? Listen to my chat with Kendra Adachi on A New Approach to Productivity.
• Check out this conversation with Jennifer Dukes Lee on The Balancing Act: God and Goals.
• Prepare your heart and mind for the year ahead with the Write It Down guide and the free Dream Builders Workshop.

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