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That's A Gay Ass Podcast"ChatGPT Therapy" w/ Courtney ActCourtney Act takes a break from recording her gorgeous new podcast "RnR" and sits down with Eric in the gay ass chair. In addition to getting therapy from a robot, we discuss:- soy milk- Courtney's lazy eye- Labubus (a slay or nay?)- Parvati Shallow- BenDeLaCreme's "The Amazing Drag Race" idea- Courtney's horny typePlus, we ask: "is Natasha Lyonne a character actress?"**********************************************************************Fan of Gay Ass...2025-07-091h 02
WNBA PodcastAll-Star Courtney WilliamsCourtney Williams is this weeks guest, Courtney is coming to us after making her first All-Star appearance.This is an interview full of energy which we have come to expect from Courtney on and off the court. Courtney lets us know what the mind set was going up against Team USA.Courtney also explains what it was like to come from a small town and make it to the big time and the impact her parents had on her reaching her goals.We talk about so much more, plus we get in to the 3x3 olympic tournament and Michelle gives...2025-06-0948 min
Unlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms59 | Simple Ways to Create a Peaceful, Joyful SummerSummer doesn’t have to be busy to be beautiful. In this episode, I’m sharing simple and practical ways to create a peaceful, joyful summer - even if life feels overwhelming.
Let’s talk about how to slow down, be present in the little things, and choose joy in this season. You don’t have to do it all.
Let’s make space for what really matters.
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What are Your Priorities? How to Find Out AND How to Find Time For...2025-06-0519 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms58 | It's Okay to Not be Okay. Tips on Making it Through Hard Days.Do you ever have those days where everything feels heavy and you're just trying to make it through the day? I see you friend.
In this episode, I’m want to share some encouragement for you on these days that come in our grief. And give you some simple tips to help you keep going when you feel like giving up.
If you're grieving, overwhelmed, or just tired, I want you to know - you’re not alone, and it’s okay to not be okay.
Let’s walk through this together, one small st...2025-05-2224 min
The Strategic Success PodcastEP 54: Cold Calling vs Relationship Building with Louis and Nicole WilliamsIn this episode, we sit down with Louis and Nicole Azzi Williams, the dynamic husband-and-wife team behind one of the top real estate teams in the Greater New Orleans area. With Louis’s vision for building a specialized, client-focused team and Nicole’s passion for helping buyers find their perfect homes, they’ve created a real estate powerhouse that delivers top-tier service at every stage of the process.🔑 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:✔️ How Louis built The Williams Team with a focus on specialization and service✔️ Nicole’s insights on guiding b...2025-04-2447 min
HER AgencyWhen You're The Only Black Woman in the Room... Leadership Lessons with Courtney WilliamsMentorship, advocacy, and leadership are at the core of today’s discussion with Courtney Williams, VP and Head of Business Development at The Martin Agency. From her early days as an intern to becoming a trailblazer in the advertising world, Courtney shares how mentors and sponsors shaped her journey and how she’s paying it forward by creating opportunities for others.Discover how Courtney navigates being the only Black woman in the room, leverages her authentic leadership style, and empowers others to find their voice. This conversation is a powerful reminder that sometimes all it t...2025-02-2103 min
The Foster Friendly PodcastTeens Openly Share Their Experiences as Birth Children in a Foster Home with Eli and Ayla WilliamsIn this episode of the Foster Friendly Podcast, host Courtney Williams engages in a heartfelt conversation with her children Eli and Ayla about their experiences growing up in a large foster family. They discuss the emotional complexities of fostering, the dynamics of their family, and the lessons learned through their journey. The conversation highlights the importance of compassion, patience, and the challenges faced when welcoming new foster children into their home. Eli and Ayla share their insights on the impact of fostering on their lives and the significance of family support in navigating difficult situations. In this...2025-02-1946 minHER Agency4: From Overlooked to Empowered: How Courtney Williams Humanizes Leadership in the Agency WorldIn this inspiring episode of Her Agency, Brandi sits down with Courtney Williams, VP and Head of Business Development at The Martin Agency, to discuss leadership, mentorship, and the power of authenticity.Courtney is also at the forefront of change as she co-chairs the 4As National New Business Committee, a volunteer with the Can: Diversity Collective, and a former board member for SheSays Atlanta and #TimesUp. Her visionary approach paved the way to achieve AdAge’s 2023 A-List Agency of the Year, Adweek’s 2x Agency of the Year, and a sport on Fast Company’s Most...2025-02-1048 min
Vegas Realty CheckNavigating the Las Vegas Real Estate Market: Trends, Insights, and the Impact of Fed Rate ChangesSend us a textCurious about the pulse of the Las Vegas real estate market? Join us for an enlightening conversation with Mia Wolfe from EXP Realty, S.0188075 as we navigate the latest trends and insights. Discover the anticipated effects of the Federal Reserve's recent quarter-percent rate drop and how it might influence mortgage rates. With the holiday lull in full swing, we explore why sellers are holding off on price reductions and what rising Zillow saves might indicate for the new year. Learn about the shifting inventory landscape, including the decrease in single-family homes and the s...2024-12-2034 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms57 | Just Starting Your Grief Journey? Here Are Some Tools & Resources That Will HelpGrief can feel overwhelming when you’re just starting your journey, and you may be wondering where to begin. Are you feeling lost or unsure of how to take your first steps toward healing?
In this episode, I’m sharing 6 essential tools and resources that can help guide you through this difficult time and provide support along the way. Stay tuned to discover what could make a difference in your grief journey.
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Sleeping After Child Loss: 5 Tips to Help You Fall Asleep After Losing Your Child2024-12-1918 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms56 | 4 Ways to Experience Joy After Loss During the Holiday SeasonThe holiday season is so hard when you’re walking through the grief that comes with losing your child.
Just getting through this season seems hard enough. Thinking about feeling joy too? I know it seems impossible.
But that’s why I wanted to bring you this episode. To not only tell you it is possible to feel joy during this season, but also to give you 4 ways you can experience that joy this season.
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Learn >>...2024-12-0517 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms55 | How to Make Time for What Really Matters to YouThis time of year brings about all sorts of emotions, especially as grieving parents. This year, it’s causing me to really think about what’s important in my life. What are my priorities? Am I spending enough time in my life doing what matters most to me?
How can you answer that? Is your life so busy that at the end of the day, you look back and think “I didn’t do anything that really mattered to me”.
If so, friends, this episode is for you! I give you 3 steps you can take to claim bac...2024-11-2110 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms54 | Feel Like You're Drowning in Your Grief? 3 Ways to Get Your Head Above WaterHave you ever felt like you’re just barely keeping your head above water in your grief? Like no matter what you do, you’re sinking deeper and deeper? Maybe you’re wondering if you’ll ever catch a break or breathe a little easier again.
I so understand you friend.
In this episode, I want to share three ways to help you rise above the waves, take a breath, and start moving forward - even in those moments when it feels impossible.
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FREE Download - Find Your Lifesave...2024-11-1412 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms53 | Too Busy to Pray? 3 Creative Ways to Stay Connected with GodPrayer is something we know we need to do daily. Connecting our hearts with God, praying protection over ourselves and our family.
We know that it's crucial to our relationship with Jesus, to talk with him daily. But sometimes it can seem hard to "fit it in" with the busyness of life.
In this episode I wanted to bring you 3 creative ways that you can infuse prayer not just in your mornings, but throughout your entire day.
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You Only Live TwiceFear is clicheIn honor of Halloween, we are talking about fear…. But fear in everyday life. Take a journey with just Courtney today as she discusses her 8 “lives”, how to control what you can control and many more hypocritical, yet helpful anecdotes to embrace your life fully. 2024-10-3118 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms52 | How to Handle New Seasons in Your Life Without Your ChildAre you facing something new in your life? A new job? Moving to a new house? Or simply just making new memories?
Experiencing new things in your life without your child can be so hard. It can be difficult to wade through all the emotions that come with it.
Here are 3 things you can do to help you face whatever “new” you’re getting ready to experience in your life.
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Learn >> www.unl...2024-10-1711 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms51 | 3 Simple Ways to Lessen the Overwhelm of GriefGrief can be so heavy and overwhelming. It can be hard to see our way through it, especially in the early days. And grief also takes a toll on us mentally to where we just can’t do or think about doing anything complicated.
So how do we make it through an emotion that’s so heavy with a mental capacity to not doing anything complicated?
No worries friend. In this episode I give you 3 simple, easy things you can do to lessen the overwhelm of that big emotion we have to walk with after losing...2024-10-0317 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms50 | Are You Worried About the Future? You Don't Need To Be - And Here's WhyHave you been struggling with the state of the world right now? Have you been wrestling with the uncertainty of the future? How is it all going to work out when it seems impossible right now?
Well friends, this episode is for you! God has shown me something that I’m so excited to share with you. Something that I believe will give you peace even in the midst of an unknown future.
Plus I share with you some scriptures that I’m speaking over me and my family. Scriptures of God’s provision and peace...2024-09-1917 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms49 | The Moment Peter's Guilt Met Jesus' GoodnessA few years back I had a fresh revelation of a very familiar story in the Bible. This story reminds us how Jesus meets us in the hardest moments and offers us something incredible in return.
He doesn’t leave us alone in this messy life, but is so close to us.
If you're looking for hope and a reminder of Jesus' constant presence in your life, this episode is for you.
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4 Ideas to Breathe...2024-09-0515 minYou Only Live TwiceCareer Suicide and my Top 10 Work/Life tipsDiscussing Courtney’s career path and how it changed her paradigm on what work should/can be and how career suicide was the best thing she could have done. Now she is sharing her top 10 tips to help get a better work/life balance.2024-08-2638 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms48 | How Close is God in Your Grief? 4 Ways He Shows Us He's NearThere’s a verse that has been such a big part of my grief journey. I have felt the promise that this verse gives us over and over again.
However, recently I heard a different take on this verse that blew me away. I couldn’t wait to share it with you.
In this episode, we dive into the closeness of the Father in our grief, and I bring you 4 ways you can know that he’s near.
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31 Days of God’s Character Scripture Calen...2024-08-2215 minYou Only Live TwiceOvercoming a Flatline PerspectiveDiscussing Courtney’s literal second chance at life, flatlining, anxiety, having a baby and how a near death experience changed her perspective on all parts of life forever.2024-08-0922 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms47 | Need Peace in Your Grief? 15 Promises You Can Claim Today!Feeling peace in the middle of your grief can seem impossible. However, when we look in the Bible it’s full of promises of peace that we can claim over our grief and pain and sadness.
I’ve experienced this peace in my own grief journey, the peace that doesn’t make sense.
In today’s episode, I share a time that I felt this peace. And then we’ll go into what peace is and how you can claim it in your own grief journey.
🔗Links Mentioned in Episod...2024-08-0815 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms46 | Rediscovering Who You Are After Losing Your ChildThe journey of rediscovering who you are after losing your child is such a process. And it can seem overwhelming.
In today’s episode, I break down how to start this journey into two phases with steps that you can start taking today in the process of rediscovering the new you after child loss.
This is such a process, friend. It won’t happen overnight, but I know you can begin the journey of discovering who you are again, the new you, partnered with Jesus.
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In this episode, I go into 4 reasons why God’s word has so much power and how you can use it to help you make it through hard situations that come up in your life and in your grief journey.
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Find Your Lifesaver Verse
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31 Days of God’s Character Scripture Calendar
...2024-07-2522 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms44 | 4 Things You Need to Prioritize in your Grief JourneyGrief affects us in so many different ways - emotionally, mentally, physically, spiritually. Our entire being is affected.
I believe there are certain things we need to prioritize in our healing journey. Today I’m bringing you 4 things to prioritize. While these aren’t the only 4 things, I wanted to bring these to you today as I think they are some important ones.
These things can help bring healing to your heart and your body, and will help you learn how to start living again after walking through such deep loss.
2024-07-1813 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms43 | How I Made it Through My Son's 7 Year Heaven Anniversary (And How You Can Too)Our child’s heaven anniversary is the hardest day of the year. The day our babies left this earth and went to heaven is a no good, awful day. So how are you supposed to make it through?
I recently went through my Sam’s heaven anniversary and I made it through the day. So I wanted to make this episode to share with you what I did to give you some ideas on how to make it through your child’s next heaven anniversary.
I pray that as you have to face th...2024-07-1115 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms42 | 4 Steps to Overcome Fear After Losing Your ChildFear is one of the emotions I have really struggled with after losing Sam. If you struggle with fear as well, you know how crippling it can be.
But God has not left us to deal with this emotion on our own! He’s equipped us with things we can do, weapons we can use, against our fears.
In this episode, I go into what causes our fear (and no, it’s not the situation that causes the fear), how we can overcome that fear, and some truth we can speak into our fear.
🔗Lin...2024-07-0317 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms41 | The Typical Advice That Doesn’t Work for Grieving Moms (And What Works Instead)Throughout my own grief journey, I’ve received advice that just didn’t fit after losing Sam. This type of grief that we’re having to walk through, the grief of losing a child, is just not right. It shouldn’t be this way.
And so the “typical” advice that we might receive just doesn’t apply to us as grieving moms.
In this episode I bring you 4 pieces of advice that you might receive that doesn’t work in our situations. And then I give you what DOES work instead.
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However, most of the time memories won’t just happen - we have to be intentional in planning for them!
I don’t want you to get to the end of your summer and realize you let the time slip by without taking the time to make memories with your family.
That’...2024-06-2030 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms39 | 5 Things I Did to Bring Joy to my Life After Losing my ChildFeeling joy after losing your child can seem impossible. How in the world are we going to be able to feel joy and happiness after walking through such deep grief?
I feel you friend. I was there wondering that same exact thing after losing Sam.
But I’m here on the other side looking back to you saying that you CAN feel joy and happiness again! And here are 5 things I did to bring that joy back into my life.
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Ep. 26 | Struggling...2024-06-0619 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms38 | My Easy 3 Step Quiet Time RoutineWe all know we should be spending time every day with Jesus. It’s how we find our strength to get through the days, especially after losing our child.
I believe the key in making this a routine, a part of your every day life, is to keep it simple!
So in this episode I’m sharing my easy 3 step quiet time routine that I strive to do every morning. I pray that this will inspire and motivate you as you set up your daily quiet time routine.
🔗Links...2024-05-1625 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms37 | 3 Ways Walking Outside Can Play a Role in Your Healing JourneyY’all know how big a fan I am of walking! Walking outside in nature has played (and continues to play) such a huge part of my healing journey.
But why? Why would walking outside help with healing your heart?
I’m here to tell you! Here are 3 ways that walking outside in nature, in God’s creation, is a great thing to do in your grief journey.
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Ep. 29 | How Does Grief Affect Your Body and Mind? 5 Ways to Start Healing After Grief2024-05-0214 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms36 | Having a Bad Day? 7 Ways You Can Survive Hard Days Missing Your ChildSometimes you just have a plain old bad day. Either you wake up missing your child or a wave of grief knocks you down and you find it hard to come back from it.
What do you do?
It can be hard to feel like you can turn the day around when it starts going south. Almost like you’ve fallen in a pit of quicksand that’s pulling you down and you don’t see any way to escape it.
No worries friend! I’m here with 7 things...2024-04-1822 min
Birth Stories in ColorCourtney Williams - The Journey Pregnancy AppOur guest, CEO of Emagine Solutions Technology Courtney Williams, is the creator of The Journey Pregnancy App. The app enables patients to vital signs during pregnancy and then transmits this information in real-time and creates a record. Beyond that it issues a call to action for users to contact their providers when they enter vitals that are out of bounds based on ACOG standards. This technology was developed after Courtney experienced Postpartum Preeclampsia, a rare condition that occurs when you have high blood pressure and excess protein in your urine soon after childbirth. She was already working in maternal...2024-03-2845 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms35 | The ONE Thing That Helped Me Survive After Losing My ChildIf you were to ask me... Courtney, what is the one thing that helped you get through after losing Sam?
What would I say? What is the one thing that helped me survive?
Well my friend, in today's episode, I tell you. And I also will let you know how you can use this same thing in your grief journey to help you make it too.
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💚Connect With M...2024-03-1418 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms34 | 3 Simple Ways to Create a Peaceful HomeWhen we’re walking through our grief journey anything we can do to help bring some peace to our lives is helpful!
So today I wanted to bring you 3 simple ways you can make your home a place of peace. These things are NOT hard at all! And most of them will cost you nothing!
I pray that as you listen to this episode it will give you some ideas that you can implement inside of your own home!
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YouTube channels: Clutterb...2024-03-0713 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms33 | How my Lifesaver Verse Has Kept Me From Drowning in my Grief Journey (Plus how you can find yours!)There are a few things that have been critical in me being able to make it after losing my child. One of those things, without a doubt, is my lifesaver verse.
So what is a “lifesaver verse”? And how can you find yours?
In this episode I go all into what this is and how I’ve used it in my own grief journey to help keep me from drowning in my grief.
I pray that the Holy Spirit will help you be able to find the one that’s...2024-02-2913 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms32 | Stepping Out in Faith - Don’t Let Fear Hold You Back!Stepping out in faith and doing something that God has called you to do can be so scary.
What if it wasn’t God telling you to take that step?
How is it going to work out?
How will I know what my next step is supposed to be?
The fear of not knowing can hold you back from doing what you feel God is telling you to do.
This recently happened to me. I had God telling me to do something, but I was sc...2024-02-2313 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms31 | How to Meditate as a ChristianMeditation. What’s the first thing you think of when you hear that word?
Is it how God defines meditation - or is it how the world defines it?
This short episode is actually a clip I pulled out of another episode. After pulling it out I realized I wanted to share it with y’all! So in this little baby episode we dive into what meditation is, what God says about meditation, and if you should meditate at all.
I pray this episode blesses you!
...2024-02-1506 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms30 | The Power of God’s Love as a Grieving ParentValentine's Day is next week. And when I think about love, I can't go without talking about the greatest love I've ever experienced...
The love of God in my grief.
After I lost Sam, the depth of my pain and sadness was so very deep, but God met me with love that was equally as deep.
So this episode is dedicated to him, the one who has been there for me every moment since we lost Sam and will be there for me every moment until I see h...2024-02-0813 min
Entrepreneur RxEntrepreneur Rx Interview with Courtney Williams, Co-founder and CEO of Emagine Solutions TechnologyFor episode 85 of Entrepreneur Rx, John welcomes Courtney Williams, co-founder and CEO of Emagine Solutions Technology. Emagine is tackling the U.S. maternal health crisis with remote patient monitoring. The podcast starts off with Courtney touching on her diverse background and then she moves to how her sister’s high-risk pregnancy inspired her to get into healthcare entrepreneurship. This experience opened her eyes to the dangers of pregnancy and the lack of access to safe healthcare for pregnant women.
Inspired to make a change, Courtney and her team developed a handheld ultrasound device called VistaScan that is FDA...2024-02-0726 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms29 | How Does Grief Affect Your Body and Mind? 5 Ways to Start Healing After GriefGrief affects every part of us - emotionally, mentally, and physically.
Anyone who has walked through deep grief will know the effect of grief mentally and even on our physical body.
So how do we start healing after grief?
Today I wanted to talk through 5 things we can do to bring healing mentally and physically so we can better process our thoughts and emotions during this journey.
And remember it’s just that - a journey. Show yourself lots of grace and kindness 💚
...2024-02-0120 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms28 | How to Find Joy in Your Grief JourneyIn my grief journey after losing Sam, there have been many times that I’ve experienced joy and sadness all at the same time. But an important lesson I’ve learned is, feeling joy again IS POSSIBLE!
I know it doesn’t seem like you will ever feel anything but sadness (especially if you’re early in your grief journey), but I want to encourage you that feeling joy again is possible. And I share with you 5 things you can do to experience the joy of the Lord daily in your life.
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We’ve all been there!
But no worries - I’ve got you friend! In this episode I bring you 4 things that you can do to help bring a new excitement to your quiet time.
I pray that you can use one of these ideas to help bring a new s...2024-01-1817 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms26 | Struggling to Find Community in Your Grief Journey? 3 Places You Can Look!Community is so important in this grief journey. Losing a child can make you feel so alone.
But I'm here to tell you that you do NOT have to walk this road alone!
There are so many options for you when it comes to having a support system in your life. Today I'm going to dive into 3 different places you can look for a community to walk alongside you.
Plus we never need to forget the one who will never leave us, the one who started walking this...2024-01-1111 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms25 | Finding New Purpose in Life After Losing Your Child: A Simple Way You Can Start TodayEverything changes after you lose your child. Your purpose and passions in life is no exception.
It can be hard feeling purpose or passion for anything after walking through such deep grief. And you’re right. In the beginning it’s all we can do to survive.
However, there will come a point in your grief journey that you’ll feel the pull to find a new purpose for your life. But how? Where do you even start?
In today’s episode I bring you simple steps you can do...2024-01-0424 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms24 | Is There a Wrong Way to Grieve? My Answer Might Surprise You.I know I’ve mentioned so many times that there’s not a right way to grieve. But is there a wrong way?
My initial reaction would be no, there isn’t a wrong way. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized there is a wrong way - a way that doesn’t bring lasting peace and comfort.
So today I wanted to share what that is and then give you some ideas on ways you can process your grief - all partnered with Jesus.
📄Show...2023-12-2816 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms23 | The #1 Gift that Jesus’ Birth Gave Us as Grieving ParentsJesus' birth brought us many things, but there is one gift that his birth brought us that is the greatest gift we could have as grieving parents.
Today I want to talk about everything that Jesus' birth brought us - all based off of Isaiah 9:6. And then I want to add one important gift that he gave us. One that is the greatest gift we can have on our grief journey. One that I can’t talk about without crying.
I pray that we always remember the reason for this season. And...2023-12-2116 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms22 | Stop the Scroll! A Step-by-Step Plan to Reduce Social Media UsageSocial media. It’s the thing that takes up so much of our time, but we all know we should turn it off.
So why is it so hard to stop the scroll?
That’s what I go into in this episode. Plus I go through steps you can take to help reduce (or stop) your social media use and begin tasting the freedom that being away from your phone will bring.
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https://www.unlock...2023-12-1423 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms21 | In Memory Of: 5 Ways to Honor Your Child After They Go to HeavenAfter your child goes to heaven, there will come a time when you want to do something in their memory. Something to honor them. And there are so many different things you can do!
I wanted to bring you 5 ways that you can honor your child that you’ve lost. You can use these 5 ideas to spark your own ideas of what you can do.
Everyone’s journey is so different and unique to them, so there’s no right or wrong way and there’s no right or wrong time to do some...2023-12-0713 min
Hearts AlignedCourtney’s Corner| Hearts Aligned With Deshaun Williams | Courtney StarksDive into today's riveting episode featuring the captivating Award-Winning Show Host, Courtney Starks. In this power-packed conversation, we delve into the profound significance of embracing our individual struggles and goals, with a resounding message: Your journey is uniquely yours—never measure it against someone else's 10+ year expedition.
Courtney Starks lays bare the transformative power of accountability, drawing on a life-altering realization during his kidney failure. Discover how pivotal moments can serve as potent awakenings, urging us to reassess our path and recognize that some endeavors are best left unexplored.
Ready to amplify your insights and perspectives? Tune in now to ga...2023-11-3034 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms20 | Dreading Get Togethers After Losing Your Child? Tips on Preparing For and Making it Through Holiday PartiesThe holidays are upon us. After losing a child everything about the holidays can seem hard. But today I wanted to touch on one specific part of this holiday season - holiday parties.
Getting together with family and friends while you’re processing your grief can seem so overwhelming and impossible.
So I wanted to bring you some tips you can use to prepare for the party and also some things you can do while you’re there.
Remember, our goal is to survive!
I pray tha...2023-11-3015 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms19 | Give Thanks to the Lord, For He is Good: A Walkthrough of Psalm 107All holidays are hard after losing a child, and Thanksgiving is no exception. It’s just another reminder that our child isn’t here.
So today, I want to help us get through the day by taking you through one of my favorite “Thanksgiving” verses in scripture - Psalm 107.
I walk through this portion of scripture verse by verse and relate it to this grief journey that we’re walking. Inside is a promise that is so crucial to us on not just Thanksgiving Day, but every day.
📄Show Notes:2023-11-2212 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms18 | Gratitude and Grief? 5 Ways to Experience Gratitude After Child LossGratitude and grief. They just don’t seem like they go together. How can we have thankfulness after we’ve lost our child?
It seems impossible.
While it’s not impossible, it also isn’t easy. It really takes concentrated effort to have gratitude in the middle of your grief. So why even try? What’s the big deal about gratitude?
In this episode I tell you why it’s important and I give you 5 ways that you can experience gratitude in the midst of healing after losing your chi...2023-11-1620 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms17 | The Power of Distractions in Your Grief JourneyDistractions. Normally they are not a good thing. We hear all the time: Stay focused on your goals! Don’t get distracted!
But during your grief journey (especially in the early days), distractions are a very good thing.
When we sit for too long the grief and pain threaten to consume our mind, so we need to have some distractions ready to go for those moments.
Here are 4 things that I used in my own grief journey to help me keep my mind distracted from the pain that thr...2023-11-0920 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms16 | Sleeping After Child Loss: 5 Tips to Help You Fall Asleep After Losing Your ChildWe all know how important sleep is, but sleep is one of the things that is so hard to do after losing your child. There were so many nights that I would just lay awake, my mind refusing to stop long enough for me to go to sleep.
There were 2 things I did specifically that helped me be able to fall asleep in those early days, weeks, and months after losing Sam.
So today I wanted to share those things with you (and a few additional tips) in hopes that you’ll be...2023-10-2628 min
Behind The Dreams#3 | Courtney and Renee from To My Sisters (TMS) speak about how they built their business & friendship"In this captivating episode of 'Behind The Dreams' hosted by Claud Williams, we dive into the remarkable journey of best friends turned business partners Courtney Daniella Boateng and Renée Kapuku. Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, they embarked on a journey to create a digital sisterhood, TMS, that supports women worldwide. From the challenges of working together to the lessons learned as entrepreneurs, Courtney and Rene share their inspiring stories of friendship, resilience, and building a meaningful community. Join us for an episode filled with insights on pursuing passions, embracing complexity, and the power of collaboration. Discover h...2023-10-2247 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms15 | What are Your Priorities? How to Find Out AND How to Find Time For ThemOne thing that became crystal clear after we lost our son Sam is that I was done wasting time on things that didn’t matter. Because you never know how long you have on this Earth, I didn’t want to waste a moment on things that weren’t a priority.
But how do you know what’s a priority and what’s not?
In this episode I bring you through 4 steps to help you:
➡️Figure out what’s important to you
➡️Know what order to place them in
...2023-10-0521 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms14 | Resting after the Battle: 5 Ways You Can Rest After Losing a ChildAfter you lose a child, it wears you down emotionally, mentally, and physically. It feels as if we’ve just gone through battle. It’s important to be able to find some kind of rest after the dust of your loss settles. But I know that rest seems impossible while you’re starting to walk this grief journey.
So I wanted to share with you 5 different ways you can find rest for your mind and emotions. These are ways that I’ve used throughout my journey to help bring peace and rest to my life.
...2023-09-2131 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms13 | Winning the Battle in Your Mind: How Turning 40 Threw Me on the Struggle BusAre you struggling with a mental battle? Do you feel overwhelmed by the thoughts that won’t go away? Is this mental battle stealing your peace and your joy? Are you ready to win victory over this battle once and for all?!!!
That’s exactly what this episode is about. I’ve recently been struggling with something mentally and the Holy Spirit helped me gain victory over it. So I knew I wanted to bring you the steps He showed me to win!
These are the exact steps I took to finally...2023-08-3127 min
Rebound RevolutionI’m Gay Now with Courtney WilliamsYou’ve probably seen her fly tunnel fits, signature kicks, or maybe even heard her trash talk on the court. Chicago Sky player Courtney Williams isn’t afraid to speak up, or show up as her full self in any space she’s in. This week, Dr. Money and Courtney talk about what it takes to “get fly”, queer identity and style, and how her visibility and voice are creating space for the next generation.Follow Courtney: Instagram, TwitterFollow Money on Instagram: @bettathanmoneyFollow editaudio: twitter: @editaud_io Instagram: editaud.ioRebound...2023-08-2438 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms12 | Walk With Us: What To Do For Someone Who Just Lost Their ChildWelcome to the second part of our Walk With Us series!
Today we go into what to DO for someone who has just lost their child. It can be so hard knowing what to do for someone walking through such deep grief and sadness. Can you even do anything that will make a difference?
So I went back in my journey to when we lost Sam and thought about all the things that people did for us that I STILL remember to this day.
I hope that thes...2023-08-0323 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms11 | Walk With Us: What To Say (and NOT say) to Someone Who Just Lost Their ChildToday I’m bringing you the first of a two-part series that I have called Walk With Us.
If you have someone in your life who has lost a child, these episodes are for you to help guide you in what to say and what not to say from a mama who has lost her child too.
These episodes are dedicated to all my family and friends who weren’t scared to get down in the dirt. They weren’t scared when life got hard. They walked with me. They cried with me...2023-07-1324 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms10 | How to Get Through Your Child’s Heaven AnniversaryYour child’s heaven anniversary is the hardest 24 hours of the year. How are you supposed to get through the day that took your baby?
It can be so hard making it through that day, but I’m here with 6 things that have helped me get through Sam’s heaven anniversary in the past.
I pray that this episode will help give you some ideas on how you can make it through your child’s heaven anniversary too.
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The Strange South PodcastEpisode 137: Dead CallIn this episode, Patrice, Marleah, and Courtney sip on "It's Summer, Y'all!" - a refreshing watermelon margarita with lime (who knew!) and delve into the chilling world of phone calls from beyond the grave.2023-06-0945 min
Breaking Barriers, Building a Hire GroundBreaking Barriers, Building a Hire Ground – Episode 135: Energy Sector Supplier Diversity is a Growth Engine for All with Courtney Williams of Evergy“Supplier diversity is important in life because equity, parity, and inclusion are important to the ecosystem of human life.” – Courtney Williams
Courtney Williams is a supplier diversity manager at Evergy, a company that delivers utility services to 1.8 million residential and commercial customers in Kansas and Missouri. Courtney has worked in community engagement for over 20 years and is passionate about the development of diverse businesses as a way to create local impact and foster generational wealth. As a supplier diversity manager for Evergy, Courtney is also dedicated to increasing the culture of supply chain inclusion and the development of imp...2023-05-2334 min
On Her MarkCourtney Williams (Sky): Free Agency, Folkston Roots & Backup PlanWe know her for playing BIG on the court and always bringing the energy to eery space she enters. Yup, Courtney Williams is on the podcast today! This season the small town girl is moving to the big city. Courtney signed with the Chicago Sky in free agency, a time that was pretty stressful for her. We talk about being a free agent and what’s she looking forward to in Chicago. We also talk about where her love of the game was born, how it drove her to keep playing, opportunities it has given her, and more. She ta...2023-05-1323 min
Happy to Meet Cute!18: Happy to Meet Denise Williams!In this super fun episode, we chat with prolific author Denise Williams about her recent release, Love and Other Flight Delays. We also chat all about writing while parenting, the incredible romance course Denise teaches, and Excel spreadsheets (and trust me, this conversation does not go where you think it's going to go!). We hope you enjoy!
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The Fastest Way...2023-04-051h 07Unlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms9 | Getting Angry With God - Is it okay?Are you feeling angry at God? Are you wondering if that’s okay - to feel anger? Are you supposed to have that feeling on this grief journey?
Well I'm here to encourage you today friend. Not only is it okay - God completely understands.
I wanted to share my story of how I got angry with God and what He showed me in return (it might surprise you). Plus what you need to do when you are feeling that anger.
I pray this episode encourages you and let...2023-03-2315 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms8 | Making it Through the Early Days After Losing Your ChildI see you.
You just lost your child and you don’t know how you’re going to make it. There’s only one way - Jesus. But I do have a few ways that I wanted to share with you that helped me make it step by step through the valley and to the other side, where the sun is shining, and I could see a glimmer of joy, of hope, of happiness.
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Find the show notes here: https://www.unlockingjoy.com/making-it-through-the-early-days-after-losing-your-child/
✨Free Reso...2023-03-0925 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms7 | How to Make Spending Time with God a Priority in 2023We all know the importance of spending time with Jesus, but a lot of times it’s the thing that gets pushed down the list when life gets crazy.
I want to challenge us all to make spending daily time with Jesus a priority in our lives. So I bring you some tactical tips on things you can do to make spending time with God happen in your life every day.
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Find...2023-01-0623 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms6 | How to Survive the Holidays After Losing Your ChildThere are many things that are hard in this grief journey. And the holiday season is no different.
But throughout my journey, I have found a few things that helped me get through this time of year and it’s my joy to share those with you in hopes that you can find one or two ideas to help you during this time of year.
So here are 6 tips (plus a bonus 7th tip) to help you survive the holidays without your child.
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DaGRIPS5E8 - DaGrip Welcomes Courtney Tate, Author of ”Tasty Cakes” & ”An Unforgettable Journey”The DaGrip welcomes Courtney Tate, author, and veteran educator to share with us her views on writing powerful stories to impact the lives of black and brown kids in America. Courtney is the owner of Courtney Tate Consulting, LLC; where she empowers others in building a better tomorrow.
Courtney walks us through her journey of journaling and manifesting those late-night notes into books. She is passionate about helping students fine their own path through self-identification and literature. With the country suffering with low test scores after COVID, she believes her books are one-way parents and students can...2022-11-0527 min
Hustle + Gather, with Courtney and DanaStop and take your pulse, with Jessie WilliamsJessie Williams wasn't sure what she wanted to do with her life, but she knew she was her happiest when she was creating. In this episode, hear how her she was inspired to move back to N.C. and open Edge of Urge—a one of a kind store that brings together independent artists' work in Raleigh and Wilmington—and Unlikely Professionals and found success on an unlikely path.Hustle and Gather is hosted by Courtney Hopper and Dana Kadwell, and is produced by Earfluence. Courtney and Dana's hustles include C&D Events, Hustle and Gather, and The B...2022-10-2434 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms5 | 5 Tips for Facing Hard, Triggering Situations After Losing a ChildIf you’ve lost a child, have you ever been in a situation that triggered hard memories?
After losing Sam, there have been MANY times I've had to walk through situations that brought back such hard memories for me. How did I deal with those situations?
Today I give you my top 5 tips in being able to make it through these situations and come out on the other side with peace.
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✨Free Resources...2022-10-0726 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms4 | Promises of God You Can Cling to When Life Gets HardLife can be so hard sometimes. But God doesn't leave us alone to figure it out all by ourselves!
Today I give you 15 promises that are found in God’s word that are there for us to cling to when life gets hard.
I pray that you can feel the peace of these verses wash over your weary heart and mind and that you feel your strength be renewed in the presence of a Father who loves you so very much.
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Find the show notes...2022-09-2917 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms3 | How Losing My Son Taught Me To Live IntentionallyIn today’s episode we’re talking about how losing my son, Sam, really put living intentionally into perspective for me. But the thought of prioritizing our time and being intentional can be overwhelming! No worries my friend!
I’m going to break this down into easy, actionable steps that you can begin implementing TODAY to start prioritizing your time in ways that are most important to you.
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Find Your Lifesaver Verse: www.unlockingjoy.c...2022-09-2217 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms2 | 3 Ways You Can Have Peace in the Middle of Your StormIn today's episode I talk about peace. But not just any peace. Peace that doesn’t make sense. Peace that you can feel even in the middle of your storm.
Tune in for 3 tips on how you can have this peace guard your hearts and your minds.
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31 Days of God’s Character Scripture Calendar: https://www.unlockingjoy.com/godscharacter/
💚Connect...2022-09-1621 minUnlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms1 | My Story of Loss and Hope - How I Survived the Death of My 4-year-old SonThis is a story of how we lost our 4-year-old son, Sam, how Jesus carried me through one of the hardest roads I’ve ever had to walk - and is still carrying me today.
I pray that you find the hope and encouragement to face whatever storm you’re having to walk through. Know that God is faithful and he is strong enough to carry you.
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Find the show notes here: www.unlockingjoy.com/1
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Find Your Lifesaver Verse: www.unlocking...2022-09-0817 min
Insider Secrets to a Top 100 Podcast with Courtney Elmer | Podcasting Strategy for Business GrowthThe Systems You Need to Go From Zero to 7 Figures | Allison WilliamsWhat business systems are you currently using in your company?If you’ve struggled to implement effective systems as an online entrepreneur, know that you’re not alone!Today’s guest, Allison Williams is here to help you systemize your operations and grow your revenue, so you can have more time to focus on what you love and finally become the visionary leader in your business!BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH: How business systems allowed Allison to turn her start-up into a multi-million dollar business in 3.5 yearsThe...2022-08-0931 min