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Let’s Talk Memoir83. The Vulnerability of Writing About Difficult Motherhoods featuring Karen DeBonisKaren DeBonis joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about the obstacles and medical gaslighting she faced trying to uncover what ailed her son, postpartum depression, writing about difficult motherhoods, learning how to deal with conflict, sharing our pages with partners, promoting our work, a happy social media story, how she overcome her people pleasing ways to become a warrior mom and her new memoir Growth: A Mother, Her Son, and the Brain Tumor They Survived.
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Jesus Calling: Stories of FaithGod Is There, Even At Your Breaking Point: Luke Weaver and Talaat & Tai McNeelyLife throws a lot of stuff our way, both good and bad. But have you ever found yourself at that wall when you know that if one more thing comes your way you’re going to explode? We don’t fully understand why God allows us to reach those breaking point moments, but we can know that He loves us and we can trust that He is a refuge from the worst of storms in our life. Luke Weaver is a newly-signed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, after recently playing for the Kansas City Royals. Luke got atten...2023-02-2327 min
Jesus Calling: Stories of FaithFaith Amidst Uncertainty: Janine Urbaniak Reid and Megan SmalleyWhen we face scary situations in life, it's easy to wonder if our faith—especially the amount of faith we have—makes a difference. But is it healthy to quantify faith, to think If I just had more faith, my problem would go away! Though tempting, that line of thought doesn’t square with the faith-filled greats all throughout history who followed God despite the fear and uncertainty of their experiences. They practice what the poet John O'Donohue argues we must learn: to "Hold nothing back [and] learn to find ease in risk." God's grace can empower and sustain our fa...2022-06-2325 min
Jesus Calling: Stories of FaithSpreading Love Over Hate: Anthony Ray Hinton & John M. PerkinsThis week we are celebrating Freedom Day, or what is more commonly known as Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Anthony Ray Hinton is an American activist, writer, and author who was wrongly convicted of the 1985 murders of two fast food restaurant managers in Birmingham, Alabama. Hinton was sentenced to death and held on the state's death row for twenty-eight years. During that time, he befriended a member of the Klu Klux Klan and through that friendship, that man moved from a life of hatred to a love f...2022-06-1623 min
Jesus Calling: Stories of FaithWhat If Our Weakness Is Our Biggest Strength?: Natalie Grant & Mary MarantzMaybe you’ve discovered yourself so aware of your apparent weaknesses that you couldn’t imagine how your weaknesses could be strengths. Throw in things like financial difficulties, an unexpected diagnosis, or loss of someone close to you, and it’s easy to think that life is nothing more than different shades of failure. Moments like these invite us to hear Jesus’ words to Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:9: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Our guests this week know weakness in its various forms. Natalie Grant faced big hurdles to bec...2022-05-2631 min
PrecariousThe Opposite of Certainty - My Conversation with Janine Urbaniak ReidLeah and Janine have much in common. They both know what it's like when best-laid plans go awry. Janine tells the beautiful and heart-breaking story tracing her son's diagnosis and subsequent treatment of a brain tumor. Janine is the epitome of grace and hope. Her book, "The Opposite of Uncertainty" captures her struggle with making sense about something that makes no sense. You will fill uplifted after listening to this episode.Janine Urbaniak Reid has been published in the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, and widely syndicated. Hoping to bring humanity into the healthcare discussion by...2020-12-2445 min
The Shaun Tabatt ShowThe Opposite of Certainty: Fear, Faith, and Life in Between (feat. Janine Urbaniak Reid)What happens when we can no longer pretend that the ground underfoot is bedrock and the sky above predictable? All Janine Urbaniak Reid ever wanted was for everyone she loved to be okay so she might relax and maybe be happy. Her life strategy was simple: do everything right. This included trying to be the perfect mother to her three kids so they would never experience the kind of pain she pretended not to feel growing up. What she didn’t expect was the chaos of an out-of-control life that begins when her young son’s han...2020-08-2432 min
Still Becoming with Monica DiCristinaEpisode 45 - Interview with Janine Urbaniak Reid: The Opposite of CertaintyI am so excited to have Janine Urbaniak Reid on the Still Becoming podcast. Janine and I recorded this interview in May just as the ongoing Covid19 pandemic was settling into the United States.
Janine recently wrote and published an incredible memoir entitled The Opposite of Certainty. In her book Janine invites us along the journey she went through after her son Mason was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor at ten years old.
From the press release of Janine's book:
"In this story of survival against all odds, Janine recounts how doctors discovered her 10-year-old son Mason had an inoperable b...2020-08-0852 min
LIVE BOLDLY with SaraThe Opposite of Certainty: When Your 10 yr Old Son is Diagnosed With a Brain TumorThe Opposite of Certainty: when your 10 yr old son is diagnosed with a brain tumor How have you been cared for? Janine Urbaniak Reid was born in Chicago and grew up in California. She graduated from the University of California at San Diego. She was vice president of a San Francisco public relations firm before she began raising a family, and then writing full time. She has been published in the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, and widely syndicated. Hoping to bring humanity into the healthcare discussion by sharing her experience as a...2020-08-051h 03
The Catherine Plano PodcastEpisode 227: Surrender Imperfectly with Janine ReidCatherine is here today with Janine Reid. Janine Urbaniak Reid is a mother and author of the upcoming “The Opposite of Certainty: Fear, Faith and Life in Between” (MAY 12, 2020.)
She hopes to help others find hidden strength and hope in an unpredictable world, and to inspire us all to come through seemingly impossible times transformed by sharing the story of her own reluctant journey through the completely unimaginable.
In “The Opposite of Certainty,” Janine reveals the details of her life as the mother of a son with a slow-growing brain tumour – the chaos, devastation, search of strengt...2020-07-2800 min
Hope for the Caregiver"I Wanted To Go To Some Place Where a Brain Tumor Ceases to Exist." A Conversation with Janine Urbaniak ReidBrain tumor, Alcoholism, and Breast Cancer ... Janine Urbaniak Reid ("The Opposite of Certainty") clearly understands brutal challenges. Yet, she's punched through these things and lives a life of meaning and purpose. "...I just want off this planet. I don't really want to die, but I want there to be some other way. I had this fantasy where I could get my family and we could all go somewhere, but I don't know that is ....where a brain tumor cases to exist. But it was more like, 'I just want out.'" https://www.janineurbaniakreid.com/...2020-07-1654 min
The Impactors PodcastThe Opposite of Certainty, fear, faith & life (Janine Urbaniak Reid)Episode #70 of Season 2 of The Social Impactors Podcast features #SocialImpactor Toronto native, Janine Urbaniak Reid. As a mother and author of The Opposite of Certainty: Fear, Faith and Life In Between, Janine writes about her imperfect life, what connects us and addresses the question of what it means to love fiercely in a sometimes dangerous and always uncertain world.
Janine and I talk about the opposite of certainty, why she believes in social impact, and what drives her to show up every day.
If you enjoyed the episode leave a #iTunes review to help new people find it! Link: https...2020-07-1515 min
HerMoney with Jean ChatzkyNavigating The Healthcare System And Being Your Own AdvocateHealth matters have been a priority for all of us lately, and when we’re sick, the last thing we want to deal with are insurance questions and medical bills. Janine Urbaniak Reid, author of “The Opposite of Certainty” joins us to share her story and discusses some of the tactics that she used to get answers. She dives into the topic of resiliency, and opens up about how we can all “live a life you don’t hate, in circumstances you do.” She also tackles how to stay positive through it all, how to support a friend who is hurting...2020-07-1541 min
SHINE ON! Kacey's Health & Happiness ShowYou're going to change.....Benjamin Hardy PhD has done the research. You are not going to stay the same. In fact - you can choose to be however you want to be. You're not stuck. What's the future? You pick! And meet a Mom who knows you can do hard things...in fact - you may already be doing them. Inspiration from Janine Urbaniak Reid who wrote the opposite of certainty. I'm sure you will love her. Thank you for listening. xo Kacey
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Live Inspired Podcast with John O'LearyThe Opposite of Certainty with Janine Urbaniak Reid (ep. 268)When you flipped the calendar from December to January, what were you certain was going to happen this year? Maybe a family vacation, wedding, simply going to the store as often as you needed! And then... Borders closed. Events were canceled. Online learning became the norm. Dining room tables, pets and children replaced offices and coworkers. Today, Janine Urbaniak Reid shares her own reluctant journey with unexpected chaos - hers is in the form of mothering a son with cancer. But the truth she shares is applicable to all of us navigating these uncertain times: This cr...2020-07-0258 min
The Tricia Goyer ShowWalk it Out #110: The Opposite of Certainty with Janine Urbaniak ReidIn this episode of Walk it Out, I'm chatting with Janine Urbaniak Reid about her new book The Opposite of Certainty. It's such a powerful episode. Can't wait for you to listen in!
For links and everything we talked about in this episode, visit https://www.triciagoyer.com/110
2020-06-2450 min
KPFA - Bookwaves/ArtwavesBookwaves/Artwaves – June 11, 2020: Tayari Jones – Frank GalatiAnnouncements.
Bay Area Book Festival. A conversation between poets Jericho Brown and Nikky Finney, The Witness We Bear, in conversation with Ismael Muhammed, recorded Friday, June 5, 2020, streaming on the Bay Area Book Festival You Tube channel.
The Booksmith lists its entire June on-line schedule of interviews and readings on their website, which includes Lockdown Lit every Tuesday at 11 am.
Book Passage author interviews: Janine Urbaniak Reid in conversation with Anne Lamott on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 4 pm, and Julie Lithcott Haynes in conversation with Paula Farma on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at 4 pm. You can register on the...2020-06-1159 min
Hope for the Caregiver#405 "My faith used to be like a AAA card I kept in my wallet ...to be used in emergencies." A Conversation With Author Janine Urbaniak ReidThe Opposite of Certainty is the story of Janine’s reluctant journey beyond easy answers and platitudes. She searches for a source of strength bigger than her circumstances, only to have her circumstances become even thornier with her own crisis. Drawn deeply and against her will into herself, and into the eternal questions we all ask, she discovers hidden reserves of strength, humor, and a no-matter-what faith that looks nothing like she thought it would. Beautifully written and deeply hopeful, Janine shows us how can we come through impossible times, transformed and yet more ourselves than we’d ever all...2020-05-2024 min
Immerse Yourself In Your Ears To A Spellbinding Full Audiobook.The Opposite of Certainty by Janine Urbaniak Reid, Anne LamottPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/22946to listen full audiobooks.
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Genres: Children's Health
Publisher's Summary:
All Janine Urbaniak Reid ever wanted was for everyone she loved to be okay so she might relax and maybe be happy. Her life strategy was simple: do everything right. This included trying to be the perfect mother to her three kids so they would never experience the kind of pain she pretended not to feel...2020-05-127h 30
Journey Through An Next-Level Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.The Opposite of Certainty: Fear, Faith, and Life in Between by Janine Urbaniak ReidPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386613to listen full audiobooks.
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Narrator: Ginny Welsch
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 30 minutes
Release date: May 12, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Parenting Tips
Publisher's Summary:
This gripping memoir about what it means to face uncertainty details the plans Janine had for her family and her life that were gutted by her then 10-year-old son Mason’s diagnosis of a cancerous brain tumor, only to be followed by her own cancer diagnosis. All Janine Urbaniak Reid ever wanted wa...2020-05-127h 30
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Title: The Opposite of Certainty: Fear, Faith, and Life in Between
Author: Janine Urbaniak Reid
Narrator: Ginny Welsch
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 30 minutes
Release date: May 12, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Parenting Tips
Publisher's Summary:
This gripping memoir about what it means to face uncertainty details the plans Janine had for her family and her life that were gutted by her then 10-year-old son Mason’s diagnosis of a cancerous brain tumor, only to be followed by her own cancer diagnosis. All Janine Urbaniak Reid ever wanted wa...2020-05-127h 30Discover This Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook — Perfect Between Meetings.The Opposite of Certainty by Janine Urbaniak Reid, Anne LamottPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/22946to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Opposite of Certainty
Author: Janine Urbaniak Reid, Anne Lamott
Narrator: Ginny Welsch
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
Release date: 05-12-20
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 22 ratings
Genres: Children's Health
Publisher's Summary:
All Janine Urbaniak Reid ever wanted was for everyone she loved to be okay so she might relax and maybe be happy. Her life strategy was simple: do everything right. This included trying to be the perfect mother to her three kids so they would never experience the kind of pain she pretended not to feel...2020-05-127h 30