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Surviving SarahEpisode 302: Rachel Macy Stafford: Letting Go and Getting UnstuckI am so happy to welcome my dear friend, Rachel Macy Stafford, back to the podcast. Rachel is a New York Times bestselling author and one of the most compassionate humans I know. You may know her best as the Hands Free Mama. She has joined me on Surviving Sarah on episodes 58. I asked Rachel to join me on the show again because she speaks to often about how to find your authentic self and how to let go and get unstuck. She most recently has written a book on the subject called Soul Shift along with a retreat...
2024-03-0539 minSurviving SarahEpisode 301: How to Find a TherapistI asked my friend Emily Ferrara to join me to talk about how to find a therapist. Emily is a licensed professional counselor based in Atlanta, GA who specializes in anxiety, OCD and work/life balance. We had a really great conversation when she joined me on Surviving Sarah back on episode 171. So you may want to add that one to your listening queue. This conversation is pulled out of a larger conversation that I recorded with her about perfectionism. To gain access to this bonus content--a 3 part deep dive on perfectionism--simply purchase my book Is Everyone H...
2024-02-2719 minSurviving SarahEpisode 300: Fun MattersIn this episode, Sarah shares how research shows that we, as adults, have been living in a "fun drought," why that is and what we can do to build more fun into our lives. If you want more helpful content like this, pre-order her new book Is Everyone Happier Than Me? An Honest Guide to the Questions That Keep You up at Night If you enjoy Surviving Sarah, then you will enjoy the audiobook version because Sarah reads it herself. Connect with Sarah: Instagram | Website Sign up for Sarah's monthly Survival Kit Newsletter t...
2024-02-2015 minSurviving SarahEpisode 299: How to Take a Vacation From Your ProblemsIn this episode, Sarah uses the What About Bob? movie to unpack how we all need to take a vacation from our problems. She helps us figure how what is causing the chaos and what we need to do to find peace. You can download her FREE guided journal, Peace in the Chaos. Connect with Sarah: Instagram | Website Sign up for Sarah's montly Survival Kit Newsletter
2024-02-0616 minSurviving SarahEpisode 298: How Creativity is Connected to HappinessThere are countless reasons why we, as adults, don’t take time to be creativity. And sometimes we find ourselves burnt out by creativity because we have to be creative to pay the bills. In today’s episode, Sarah confronts all the reasons head on and then breaks down how creativity is connected to our overall happiness. Connect with Sarah: Instagram | Website Sign up for Sarah's monthly Survival Kit Newsletter
2024-01-3015 minSurviving SarahEpisode 297: 10 Books That Will Save Your LifeIn today’s episode, Sarah shares 10 books that have saved her life and could save your’s too. These are nonfiction books that she has returned to over and over again. She breaks them down into two categories: personal development and parenting. Check out the shownotes for takeaways and links to everything discussed. Connect with Sarah: Instagram | Website Sign up for Sarah's Survival Kit Newsletter Pre-order Sarah's latest book Is Everyone Happier Than Me? Book launches 3/19/24
2024-01-2319 minSurviving SarahEpisode 296: Sarah Bragg | What to Stop and Start in 2024As I thought about this next year, I thought about what would be good to leave behind in 2023 and what would be good to pick up in it’s place instead. With that in mind, I am going to share 3 things that we can stop doing and what to start doing instead. Connect with Sarah: Instagram | Website Sign up for Sarah's monthly Survival Kit newsletter
2024-01-0915 minSurviving SarahEpisode 294: Sarah Bragg | How to Actually Enjoy Christmas (With Less Stress & More Meaning)In this episode, Sarah addresses the stress and overwhelm that comes with the holidays and shares some really practical, simple advice on how to not let the stress rob of you enjoying this season. Connect with Sarah: Website | Instagram Sign up for Sarah's monthly Survival Kit Newsletter
2023-12-0513 minSurviving SarahEpisode 293: How Stories Make Us Better HumansIn this episode, Sarah talks about one of her favorite things: BOOKS! She talks about why it's good for us to read fiction, how to read more and she shares her new favorite book tradition. Connect with Sarah: Website | Instgram Sign up for Sarah's monthly Survival Kit Newsletter
2023-11-2818 minSurviving SarahEpisode 292: Busy but BoredIn this episode, Sarah shares honestly about a time when she found herself feeling busy yet bored in life. If you have ever felt restless in life, this episode is for you. Connect with Sarah: Website | Instagram Sign up for Sarah's montly Survival Kit Newsletter
2023-11-1410 minSurviving SarahEpisode 291: 5 Things to Try When You Feel Burnt OutIn this episode, Sarah shares more specifically about what helped her navigate a season of unknown--a season that lead her to pause the podcast. She shares 5 things that helped her take care of herself emotionally, mentally and physically when she felt completely burnt out. Connect with Sarah: Website | Instagram Sign up for Sarah's monthly Survival Kit Newsletter
2023-11-0714 minSurviving SarahEpisode 290: Into the UnknownIn this episode, Sarah talks about what she's been doing over the past two years since she paused the podcast. Sometimes we know it's time to walk out of a room but unsure what room to walk into next. If you are in the middle of an unknown season, you will relate to what she has to say. Connect with Sarah: Website | Instagram Sign up for Sarah's monthly Surival Kit Newsletter
2023-11-0712 minSurviving SarahEpisode 289: David Thomas | Raising Emotionally Strong BoysI am so happy to welcome my friend, David Thomas, to the show again. He’s been a regular on the show and we co-hosted the first two seasons of the Raising Boys & Girls podcast together along with our friend, Sissy Goff. David is the director of family counseling at Daystar Counseling Ministries in Nashville, TN and is the author of 10 books. Today, we are talking about his latest books—Raising Emotionally Strong Boys and the workbook for kids titled Strong and Smart. He brings his 25 years of practice to the table. We start by talking about what it looks like...
2022-06-2150 minSurviving SarahEpisode 288: What To Do When Feeling Stressed & BurnoutIn this episode, Sarah talks honestly about how she has been feeling over the last year and a half, how to handle the daily stress and what to do about the things causing the stress. Order Sarah's book, A Mother's Guide to Raising Herself: What Parenting Taught Me About Life, Faith and Myself Check out bonus content from today's episode over on Patreon. Sign up for Sarah's monthly Survival Kit Newsletter Connect with Sarah: Website | Instagram
2021-11-0214 minSurviving SarahEpisode 287: Alexandra Kuykendall | How to Disagree With HonorI am happy to welcome Alexandra Kuykendall back to the show. She has been on Surviving Sarah a couple of times over the years. She is a co-host to the popular podcast The Open Door Sisterhood and is a writer and speaker. Today, she joins me to talk about her new book “Seeking Out Goodness: Finding the True and Beautiful All around You.” Seeking out the goodness around you. That is so easy for us, right? I mean, we aren’t bombarded with what is hard and conflicting at all. Alex’s book is perfectly timed for where we are not only...
2021-10-2641 minSurviving SarahEpisode 286: Jessica Hottle | 5 Steps to Manage Your EmotionsI am happy to welcome Jessica Hottle to the show. She is a faith-based fitness coach, podcast host, best-selling author, and speaker. She is the author of the upcoming book "Face Off with Your Feelings: Break Up with the Lies from Your Past and Embrace the Truth for Your Future” Today, Jessica shares 5 steps to help manage emotions when they arise. We talk about how to help our body move through those emotions. This is something that you can start to put into place today so pull up a chair and join the conversation. Order Sarah's book, A Mother's Guide to Raisi...
2021-10-1930 minSurviving SarahEpisode 285: Allison Baggerly | What to Do About Money & ShameI am happy to welcome Allison Baggerly to the show today. She is a blogger, podcast host, and founder of Inspired Budget. As a teacher and small business owner, Allison combined her passion for teaching and finances to help others learn how to start budgeting. She has built a community of over 120,000 Instagram followers that turn to her for budgeting advice and inspiration to save more money. Allison shares about how she and her husband paid off over $111K of debt on 2 teacher salaries while growing their family. And we tackle the emotions we feel surrounding debt and how to m...
2021-10-1233 minSurviving SarahEpisode 284: Merica Stum | Summer Quarter ReviewLet me just say that you are blessed because you hit play on today’s episode. This is time for another installment of the quarterly review with our good friend, Merica Stum. I love these episodes so much. We look at the last quarter—July, August and Sept—and talk about how we felt about the last few month. Then, we talk about what we read, watched, listened to and loved along with updates on planners. And lastly, we talk about what we are looking forward to in this next quarter. Order Sarah's book, A Mother's Guide to Raising...
2021-09-2856 minSurviving SarahEpisode 283: Anne Bogel | How to Create an Enjoyable Reading LifeI am happy to welcome Anne Bogel to the show. I have known of Anne and followed along with her for years now. And I have to say that I really enjoyed chatting with her. For as long as I can remember, I have loved books. In fact, my favorite thing to do back in college was go to Barnes and Noble to just look at books and journals and sip coffee. It was a dream. Anne is an author, blogger and podcaster. She has a popular blog called Modern Mrs Darcy and two podcasts, What Should I Read Next? a...
2021-09-2131 minSurviving SarahEpisode 282: Christy Wright | How to Take Back Your TimeI am happy to welcome Christy Wright back to the show. Christy is a #1 national best-selling author, personal development expert, and host of The Christy Wright Show. Since 2009, she has served at Ramsey Solutions, where she teaches on personal development, business, and faith. Christy was a guest on Surviving Sarah a couple of years ago and I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with her so I was so happy when she reached out to come back on the show. Christy has a new book titled: Take Back Your Time: The Guilt Free Guide to Life Balance. She is addressing a tension that w...
2021-09-1433 minSurviving SarahEpisode 281: Tricia Goyer & Amy Parker | Less Grumble More GratitudeI am happy to welcome authors, Tricia Goyer and Amy Parker, to the show. These two best selling authors team up to create a beautiful, helpful children’s book titled The Grumbles. The Grumbles is a picture book perfect for your favorite 4-8 year old that helps teach kids how to approach life with a gracious mindset. This conversation feels like an author spotlight. Between the two of them, they have published an incredible amount of books. So they talk about what they’ve learned about life through their years in the publishing industry. And then we dive into the topic...
2021-09-0735 minSurviving SarahEpisode 280: Ashley Abercrombie | How to Handle Conflict with Love and CuriosityI am so happy to welcome my friend, Ashely Abercrombie, back to the show. She is a speaker and writer whose authored the books Rise of the Truth Teller and Love is the Resistance. This latest book, Love is the Resistance, is all about learning to disagree and resolve the conflicts you’ve been avoiding. Sounds totally irrelevant, right? Note the sarcasm. I think Ashley’s book, which comes out today, is so timely for the world in which we are living in. And for some of us, conflict is the word we would use to describe our homes and...
2021-08-3136 minSurviving SarahEpisode 279: Sarah Bragg | Chapter 11: Take a Smoke BreakToday, I wanted to round out book launch week with an episode just from me. I also wanted to include one more chapter from the audiobook as a way of celebrating. This has been a good week. If you subscribe to the newsletter or follow on Instagram then you probably know that our family got hit with Covid about two weeks ago. Scott and I were vaccinated but Sinclair hadn’t received hers yet. And after 3 days of school, she tested positive. So we spent book launch in isolation at home. Going into it, I was quite disappointed. I had fun...
2021-08-2419 minSurviving SarahEpisode 278: Korie Robertson | Advice on Parenting, Marriage and Raising OurselvesI am so happy to welcome Korie Robertson to the show. She is a New York Times best-selling author and star of A&E’s Duck Dynasty. She works in the family business Duck Commander, is co-owner in Tread Lively Productions. Korie loves doing life with her husband, Willie and their six kids and four grandbabies in their hometown of West Monroe, Louisiana. In honor of my book launching, we talk about what raising kids taught her. We also talk about what its like being a grandparent, advice she’s giving her kids as they step into marriage, what to do to...
2021-08-1733 minSurviving SarahEpisode 277: Sandra Stanley | Lessons About Parenting With The End in MindI am so happy to welcome Sandra Stanley back to the show. This is her third appearance on the show and every time, I walk away with so much. If you don’t know Sandra, she is the author of The Comparison Trap and Breathing Room. She is married to Andy Stanley and they have grown children. I wanted to have Sandra back leading up to my book launch for A Mother’s Guide to Raising Herself because I feel like she has a lot of wisdom to share. This episode is all about parenting. We talk about how parenting produ...
2021-08-1050 minSurviving SarahEpisode 276: Erin Moon | Raising Herself: Faith & MotherhoodI am happy to welcome my friend, Erin Moon, to the show today. She is the host of the Faith Adjacent podcast, as well as the resident Bible scholar on The Bible Binge podcast. She is an author and the Senior Creative at the Popcast Media Group. She is an absolute delight to follow and curates one of my favorite newsletters called The Swipe Up. Erin and her family live in Birmingham, Alabama. I asked Erin to join me as part of a series of podcasts to help launch my book. I have benefited from following along with Erin’s par...
2021-08-0343 minSurviving SarahEpisode 275: Sarah Bragg | Chapter 22 of A Mother's Guide to Raising HerselfToday, I have something special for you! I have one of the chapters from the audio version of my book, A Mother’s Guide to Raising Herself. I’ve learned over the last 13+ years of parenting, that parenting is less about raising kids and more about raising ourselves. Raising kids pushed me to come face to face with my own uncertainties, fears, tendencies towards perfectionism, and inauthenticity. And as I wrestled with those things, certain phrases started to rise to the surface. I began saying these phrases to myself in order to grow up, to become, to be raised. This book hig...
2021-07-2719 minSurviving SarahEpisode 274: Will Hutcherson | Helping Kids & Teens Feel Seen When They Feel DespairI am happy to welcome Will Hutcherson to the show. He is a pastor, speaker, and founder of Curate Hope, non-profit that partners with parents and educators to heal despair in kids and teens. He is also the co-author of the new book, SEEN: Healing Despair and Anxiety in Kids and Teens Through the Power of Connection. This is such a practical and helpful conversation. He unpacks in such a clear, understandable way what is happening in the brain when we our kids feel despair or anxiety. Then, we talk about what we can do as parents to help our ki...
2021-07-2041 minSurviving SarahEpisode 273: Lesley Graham | Work & MotherhoodI am so very happy to welcome Lesley Graham to the show today. She is one of my closest friends and may remember hearing from her on the Dopesquad episode which was episode 79. Lesley is such an inspiration person who has such a heart to see women succeed in life and work. She lives on a farm in Georgia with her leather making husband Sam and their two girls. She is currently serving as a mentor and coach to her wellness community, as well as sharing their journey to fix up 35 acres on her blog at www.lesleywgraham.com We tal...
2021-07-1342 minSurviving SarahEpisode 272: Ginger Curtis | Beauty By DesignI am happy to welcome Ginger Curtis to the show today. She is the founder of Urbanology Designs in the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas. She has been recognized and received so many awards from the Interior Design world from Interior Design Society to HGTV to Houzz.com. She has created a design book called "Beauty By Design” which I’ve read and found very helpful. It is highly resourceful along with being full of inspiration. We talk about how the struggles that she has faced in life informed her now career in design. We talk about how to creat...
2021-07-0647 minSurviving SarahEpisode 271: Merica Stum | Deep Dive on "A Mother's Guide to Raising Herself"I am so happy to welcome my friend and yours, Merica Stum, back to the show. It is time for another quarter catch up with her. But this time we do something different. We start the episode catching up about what happened in this past quarter, but this is episode is really dedicated to my upcoming book. Merica asked me months ago if I would be up for her interviewing me about my book and the writing process. And I have to say that this conversation was so fun for me. I loved peeling back the curtain on the...
2021-06-291h 04Surviving SarahEpisode 270: Shelly Robinson | Learning to Raise YourselfI am so happy to welcome Shelly Robinson to the show today. She is a certified holistic family wellness coach, cycle-breaker, conscious parenting educator, and founder of the Raising Yourself movement. Her passion in life is to empower moms to turn their midlife crisis into midlife magic by teaching them how to reparent themselves, disrupt generational patterns, and take radically good care of their needs. I found her on Instagram and have absolutely loved following her. She offers so much wisdom and advice around the idea of raising yourself—which you know that I am all about given the topic of m...
2021-06-2231 minSurviving SarahEpisode 269: Kathleen Edelman | Understanding Your Kid's WiringKathleen is a temperament communication expert helping people become their best, authentic self and speak kindly to each other. She is the author of I Said This, You Heard That and her latest book is called A Grown-ups Guide to Kids’ Wiring. We have such a good conversation around the temperaments and specifically parenting. You know, we are all looking for connection with our kids and Kathleen just really opens our eyes about how to do that and I think that what she says can be a game changer for our parenting. Order Sarah's book, A Mother's Guide to Raising Herself...
2021-06-1551 minSurviving SarahEpisode 268: Desiree Hartsock Siegfried | From Heartbreak to HappinessI am happy to welcome Desiree Hartsock Siegfried to the show. You may best know her as an ABC Bachelor contestant and star of Season 9 of ABC's The Bachelorette. Many viewers quickly fell in love with this down-to-earth girl looking for love. But those shows were really only the beginning of her journey that led her to marrying her husband who she met on the show, becoming a mother of two boys, creating her own Bridal line, hosting The Heart of Purpose podcast and writing her book The Road to Roses: Heartbreak, Hope, and Finding Strength When Life Doesn’t Go...
2021-06-0836 minSurviving SarahEpisode 267: Mazi Robinson | Dealing with RejectionI am so happy to welcome Mazi Robinson to the table today. She is a licensed professional counselor and speaker specializing in helping women discover their true voice as they navigate self worth/self esteem challenges, relationship concerns, and life stage transitions. She is also a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator presenting workshops and retreats based on the research and methodology of Dr. Brené Brown to individuals and groups. This is one of those conversations that I think you will return to. You will want to take notes on this one because Mazi is a trusted guide to help us navigate the w...
2021-06-0155 minSurviving SarahEpisode 266: Kellee Hall | How Making It Personal Helped Her Survive Covid19 (Part 2)Welcome to part 2 of my conversation with my mentor, Kellee Hall. If you missed part 1, I encourage you to go back and listen to it. This week, Kellee talks about what she learned about herself by raising her kids. And today, in part 2, Kellee tells us her story of 2020. She walks us through how her husband, Stuart, ended up in ICU near death from Covid19 and what helped her make it through that month. She also shares what it was like to walk with her young adult children through the political and social unrest and how through it all, what sh...
2021-05-251h 06Surviving SarahEpisode 265: Kellee Hall | Lessons from Sarah's Mentor on How Raising Kids Raised Herself (Part 1)I want to introduce you to someone I loved dearly. She has been my mentor since I was about 20 years old. She has had a front row seat to the evolution of who I am. Kellee Hall is married to Stuart Hall and is raising 3 adult kids. She runs a couple of businesses, one is called The Echo Group which is a management service for speakers and influencers. She manages people like yours truly, Mo Isom and our friends from Pantsuit Politics. I’ve been gleaning life wisdom from Kellee for over 20 years and I wanted the opportunity for you to...
2021-05-1831 minSurviving SarahEpisode 264: David Thomas & Sissy Goff | What To Do About Power StrugglesI am so happy to welcome David Thomas and Sissy Goff back to the show. This felt like a reunion since we haven’t been able to sit down together like this since 2019. They are no stranger to the show. They have been on a few past episodes of Surviving Sarah. But in case you are new here, David and Sissy are counselors at Daystar in Nashville, TN. They have written some my favorite books on parenting and I had the privilege of hosting the first two seasons of their podcast, Raising Boys and Girls. Today’s conversation feels like...
2021-05-1140 minSurviving SarahEpisode 263: Tara Bremer | Managing Digital ClutterI am so happy to welcome Tara Bremer BACK to the podcast. I had so much fun the last time we chatted that I wanted to have her back. Tara is the founder of House Peace which helps us find order in our homes and lives. She has a team of people who work with her and in fact, one of her team members, Kendra, came to my house back in Atlanta and helped me create systems for the lack of storage we had. Tara joins me today to talk about managing our digital clutter. We talk about all things di...
2021-05-0448 minSurviving SarahEpisode 262: Sarah Bragg | What It Means to Raise YourselfWe are just under 4 months until my book, A Mother’s Guide to Raising Herself, launches out into the world and with that, I wanted to take a few minutes and unpack what it means to raise yourself. Order Sarah's book, A Mother's Guide to Raising Herself: What Parenting Taught Me About Life, Faith and Myself Check out bonus content from today's episode over on Patreon. Sign up for Sarah's monthly Survival Kit Newsletter Connect with Sarah: Website | Instagram
2021-04-2713 minSurviving SarahEpisode 260: Monica DiCristina | How to Set BoundariesI am so very happy to welcome my friend, Monica DiCristina, to the show today. Monica is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Atlanta where she lives with her husband and three kids. Monica has such a desire to help guide others in their process of becoming who they were meant to be. She is the host of one of my new favorite podcasts called Still Becoming. You definitely want to hit subscribe to that show along with following her on Instagram—she always shares such helpful content there. Today, we dive into the topic of boundaries. This is one of thos...
2021-04-1341 minSurviving SarahEpisode 259: Emily Lex | How to Live More Freely & LightlyI am so happy to welcome Emily Lex to the table. She is a watercolor artist, longtime blogger, and the author of Freely and Lightly. She has been featured on HGTV and in Better Homes and Gardens and The Magnolia Journal. She resides outside the Seattle, Washington area with her husband and four children. I have been reading Emily’s blog and following her online for years so it was such a pleasure to get to chat with her. And let me just say that Emily is so genuine. I have interviewed a lot of people over the last 6 years and...
2021-04-0631 minSurviving SarahEpisode 258: Merica Stum | 2021 First Quarter ReviewI am so excited to be doing quarterly episodes with my friend and your friend, Merica Stum. Now that we live in the same city, we want to sit down every quarter and unpack what happened. In this episode, we talk about what we learned, what changed, what we’ve loved, what we’ve read. We dive into what we what more of and less of for this next quarter and of course we shares what’s helping us survive. You will feel like you are sitting right there with us in my house and you’ll even get to hear...
2021-03-301h 03Surviving SarahEpisode 253: Sarah Bessey | An Invitation to Prayer When Your Faith Is EvolvingI am so happy to welcome Sarah Bessey to the table. I’ve wanted to chat with her for a very long time because she embodies a sense of generosity about her. Her presence welcomes you wherever you are on your faith journey. Sarah is the author of the popular and critically acclaimed books Jesus Feminist, Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith, and Miracles and Other Reasonable Things. Her recent book A Rhythm of Prayer is a New York Times best seller. Sarah joins me today to talk about faith and prayer. She shares a little bit of her...
2021-02-2352 minSurviving SarahEpisode 251: Robyn Downs | How to Make Small Wellness Shifts to Create Big ChangeI’m very happy to welcome Robyn Downs to the table. Robyn uses simple, science-backed strategies to help people cut through life’s clutter to uncover small shifts that create huge change. She holds a Master’s degree in education with an emphasis in behavior change, and 4 years of public policy & health change at the doctoral level. Her work taps into cutting edge science around psychology, neuroscience, mindfulness, and habits. Recently named one of the Most Influential Women in Wellness and she recently published a book titled: The Feel Good Effect: Reclaim Your Wellness By Creating Small Shifts That Create Big Cha...
2021-02-0940 minSurviving SarahEpisode 250: Kelsey Chapman | Gleaning and Sharing Wisdom From OthersI welcome Kelsey Chapman back to the show. Kelsey and I met years ago when she was a guest and we’ve have kept a friendship going ever since. Kelsey is an author, community builder, online educator and host of The Radiant Podcast. But to me, she is one of the greatest resources and cheerleaders I know. Her first book, What They Taught Me: Recognizing The Mentors Who Will Take You From Dream To Done captures her perfectly. Mentorship is truly at the heart of who she is and what she does. In this episode, we talk about several different mento...
2021-02-0236 minSurviving SarahEpisode 249: Sarah Bragg | How to Reach Your Goals Without Judging YourselfI look back on this month and while I’m surprised that we are at the end, I also feel like we’ve lived a lot. But that doesn’t mean that I’m not excited for what this new year could hold. I’ve been on record saying that I love the start of the new year. There is something hopeful and fresh about it. I tend to find myself ending a year completely ready for a reboot. And this year is no different. Can I let you in on a secret? While I love the s...
2021-01-2615 minSurviving SarahEpisode 248: Laura Tremaine | How to Build Connection With PeopleI am so happy to welcome Laura Tremaine to the table today. Laura lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Jeff, and their two children. She is is a writer and podcaster. On her weekly podcast 10 Things To Tell You, she encourages listeners to take the episode prompts to a friend or to their journal, because meaningful connections come from good conversations. Her first book Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First. will release in February. Today’s conversation is all about connection. And as her book suggests, Laura goes first —she steps into vulnerability first. We talk about friendships, why it sometim...
2021-01-1945 minSurviving SarahEpisode 247: Hannah Brencher | How to Create Change in Your LifeToday, I am so happy to welcome Hannah Brencher back to the show. Hannah is an author, blogger, TED speaker and entrepreneur. She has authored three books and today we discuss her most recent one, Fighting Forward. We talk about how to go about making change in your life—how to find your way forward when you want to fight for more, when you want to find a better life or better version of yourself. With that, we talk about what gets in the way of moving forward and changing our lives and what helps you maintain tha...
2021-01-1236 minSurviving SarahEpisode 245: Sarah Bragg | What Helps Me Walk Through Seasons of ChangeSarah shares what this season of change and transition has been like for her and what has helped her when she feels sad and scared because of it. Sign up for Sarah's monthly Survival Kit Newsletter Connect with Sarah: Website | Instagram
2020-12-1509 minSurviving SarahEpisode 239: The Power in Speaking Out When You Feel Burnt OutIn today's episode, Sarah shares two big life updates and then talks honestly about how she has been feeling lately--overhwhelmed is an understatement. She shares a few things that are helping her in this season where she feels burnt out. Check out bonus content from David Thomas & Sissy Goff from Raising Boys & Girls along with deleted content from today's episode over on Patreon. Sign up for Sarah's monthly Survival Kit Newsletter Connect with Sarah: Website | Instagram
2020-10-2714 minSurviving SarahEpisode 235: Unpopular Opinions, Being Uncool and VulnerabilityHave you ever struggled to admit an unpopular opinion? Or have you ever struggled with appearing to be uncool? Today, Sarah unpacks some of her own unpopular opinions and fears around being perceived as uncool, how that's related to vulnerability and why it's important to show up as yourself. Check out bonus content from David Thomas & Sissy Goff from Raising Boys & Girls along with deleted content from today's episode over on Patreon. Sign up for Sarah's monthly Survival Kit Newsletter Connect with Sarah: Website | Instagram
2020-09-2916 minSurviving SarahEpisode 232: Sarah Anderson | How to Live Together When Politics Tear Us ApartBefore we jump into the conversation, I want to give you a heads up about the audio quality. When COVID happened, I no longer could record out of my home studio and moved to a studio that did not have my children lurking around the corner. And with that, I tried some new audio equipment. And I didn’t do it well. I don’t know about you but I don’t handle mistakes or goof up’s really well. I hate messing up but messing up is just part of life. I say this because you might notice a difference...
2020-09-0843 minSurviving SarahEpisode 231: Christen Shefchunas | How to Build Confidence in YourselfI am so happy to welcome my new friend, Christen Shefchunas to the table. She is a former Division I Coach that saw too many women missing out on their dreams because of a lack of confidence. So she now works 1 on 1 with females as a confidence coach, speaks to women about confidence, and makes Confidence Nuggets bracelets (which you’ll hear more about in the episode). We talk about why we as women tend to lack confidence and how we can build it. We also talk about how to build confidence in the girls that we are raising. If you...
2020-09-0149 minSurviving SarahEpisode 230: Sarah Bragg | 5 Tips to Help Survive Virtual SchoolFor many people, school is back in session. School looks different for everyone right now. Some are back in person, some are homeschooling and some are experiencing school in a virtual format. For us, we have wrapped up week 3 of digital learning. I thought for this episode, I’d share 5 things that are helping me and the kids survive virtual school. LINKS: Download Sarah's FREE planner pages mentioned in the episode. Check out bonus content from David Thomas & Sissy Goff from Raising Boys & Girls along with deleted content from today's episode over on Patreon. Connect with Sar...
2020-08-2518 minSurviving SarahEpisode 229: Elizabeth Petters | Growing Up AnxiousI am so happy to welcome Elizabeth Petters to the table. I met her through her father, Pete Enns, who you may remember from being on the show. After recording, he told me that Elizabeth would be great for the show and he was absolutely right. Elizabeth is a mom to two and is passionate about breaking the stigma of mental illness in the church. She shares her struggle with anxiety which started all the way back when she was in the 3rd grade. She talked about what anxiety looked like for her, what helped her move forward, how it affe...
2020-08-1844 minSurviving SarahEpisode 228: Dr. Deborah Tillman | America's Supernanny Gives Us Alternatives to Harsh ParentingI am so very happy to welcome my friend, Dr. Deborah Tillman, back to the podcast. You may know her best as America’s Supernanny. She is a Consultant, speaker, author and founder of Happy Home Christian Leadership Academy for Early Learners, Inc. The Washington Post labeled her “A force for good” which I completely agree with. She joined me back on episode 163 where we talked about raising strong willed kids. Today, we talk about something that I know Dr. Deborah is passionate about and so am I. We talk about harsh parenting. What that looks like, misconceptions about why people fe...
2020-08-1144 minSurviving SarahEpisode 222: Sarah Stewart Holland & Beth Silvers from Pantsuit Politics | How to Talk to Your Kids About PoliticsI am excited to welcome Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers to the table. You may know them as the hosts of the popular Pantsuit Politics podcast. They are also the authors of the book I Think You’re Wrong But I’m Listening: A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations. And I want you to know that this conversation was recorded the week before everything started to shut down so again, you won’t hear a lot of conversation about COVID19. I invited these ladies to be on the show because since 2020 is a big election year, I wanted someone to help...
2020-05-1242 minSurviving SarahEpisode 215: How to Survive Being QuarantinedThe last several days have turned everything upside down so I decided to do my monthly solo episode early after a friend encouraged me to address how to survive the quarantine. With all the unknown surrounding the CoronoVirus, our emotions are high. How in the world are we supposed to social distance ourselves and work from home and home school the kids?! To address this, family joins me around the table to talk about what we are feeling and thinking right now about the virus. Then, I share a few tips on how to survive being quarantined.
2020-03-1725 minSurviving SarahEpisode 212: Sarah Bragg | Moving From Rejection to Worthiness PLUS A BIG ANNOUCEMENTSarah shares a BIG announcement at the end of today's episode so be sure to not miss it! But first, Sarah talks about a little something that we all have all faced: rejection. She shares stories of her past and how those rejections defined her sense of worthiness and belonging. She also shares how to overcome the critical voice in our head in order to move from rejection to worthiness. Check out bonus content from David Thomas & Sissy Goff from Raising Boys & Girls along with deleted content from today's episode over on Patreon. Connect with Sarah: Website | Instagram
2020-02-2518 minSurviving SarahEpisode 208: Sarah Bragg | One Thing To Do On Sunday to Have a Successful WeekToday's episode is very practical. Sarah shares one thing she does on Sunday in order to have a successful week. Be sure to download the FREE planner pages that Sarah mentioned. Connect with Sarah: Website // Instagram // Patreon *Don't miss the bonus content found on Patreon. Become a patron today!
2020-01-2815 minSurviving SarahEpisode 204: Merica Stum | Year in Review 2019I am so happy to welcome my dear friend, Merica Stum, back to the table for our annual year in review episode. Can I just change the show to have every episode with Merica? I just love her so much. There is something so fun about this episode. I think it embodies exactly who I am. We can talk about nothing like our Starbucks order and I find it fascinating and entertaining. In this episode, we talk about what changed for us this year, what we learned, ways we’ve grown, good habits we’ve put into practice, what we read...
2019-12-311h 19Surviving SarahEpisode 202: Heather Adams | The Importance of MentorshipI am so happy to welcome Heather Adams to the show today. I was in Nashville this past September and was able to sit down face to face with Heather. Heather is the founder and CEO of Choice Media Communications which is a boutique public relations firm in Nashville. And I’ve had the opportunity to work with her firm over the last few years and they are so kind and gracious to work with. Not only is Heather a leader and entrepreneur but she is also a boy mom. So you know we had to talk a little bit about...
2019-12-1042 minSurviving SarahEpisode 201: Courtney DeFeo | Raising Tween GirlsI am so happy to welcome Courtney DeFeo back to the show. Courtney is an OG Surviving Sarah guest making her first appearance on the show back on episode 18. She is such a creative entrepreneur who has a big heart for helping others. She is an author and podcast host for the Treasured Podcast which is a great resource for moms of girls. Courtney has partnered with Parent Cue from Orange to create a resource for moms and tween girls so that is the basis for our conversation today. We talk about raising tween girls, the areas...
2019-12-0336 minSurviving SarahEpisode 200: Sarah Bragg | Listener Questions AnsweredWe are celebrating 200 episodes and 4 years of Surviving Sarah!!! It’s hard to believe that the show has existed for so long. It has been such a fun ride and it has afforded me opportunities that have been incredible. In this episode, I answer listener questions like how I produce an episode, how I juggle mom, kids and home, who my dream guest would be and what’s next for Surviving Sarah. Support Surviving Sarah on Pateron Connect with Sarah on Instagram Download Sarah's FREE planner pages
2019-11-2629 minSurviving SarahEpisode 199: Tricia Goyer | Living Grumble FreeI am so happy to welcome Tricia Goyer back to the show. To me, Tricia is one of those women that I just want to be around. She is a wife, mom, author, speaker, and podcaster. You may remember her from a previous appearance on the show where we talked about how to calm angry kids. This time around, we talk about her book The Grumble Free Year which documented a challenge that her family took to live a grumble free life for a whole year. We talk about what triggered her to take this challenge, ways that we a...
2019-11-1931 minSurviving SarahEpisode 198: Ashley Abercrombie | Telling the Truth About YourselfI am so happy to welcome Ashley Abercrombie to the show. Former Surviving Sarah guests, Kelsey Chapman and Tiffany Bluhm, connected us and I am so glad they did! This was one of my favorite conversations. Ashely and her family live in New York City. She is a blogger and writer and her first book, Rise of the Truthteller, hit stores this fall. She is also the co-host of the podcast Why Tho with Tiffany Bluhm. Ashley has fought to overcome addiction, rape, abortion, perfectionism and dysfunctional relationships. She pretended to be someone she wasn’t for far too long and...
2019-11-1238 minSurviving SarahEpisode 196: Sarah Bragg | Cultivating the Courage to FailI think a lot about the struggles of my youth and how I never thought I’d still struggle in the same ways. But newsflash, I’m 41 and still struggle in some of the same ways—it just looks a little different. But as I am growing up, there are things that I truly no longer want to live by. There are things that I’m finding in my life that have dominated my thinking for far too long. One of those is perfectionism. In this episode, I talk about how perfectionism meets my fear of failure and how I am lea...
2019-10-2925 minSurviving SarahEpisode 194: Sarah Beckman | Surviving When Life Feels Out of ControlI am happy to welcome Sarah Beckman back to the show. I always enjoy welcoming guests back. Sarah is an author and speaker who recently became an empty nester. So you know I capitalized on sitting with a mom further down the road from me and asked for some advice. She shares some really great advice for us moms who are in the tween/teen years. So have your mental pen and paper ready. Then, we talk about her latest book “Hope in the Hard Places: How to Survive When Your World Feels Out of Control.” We talk about why...
2019-10-1552 minSurviving SarahEpisode 193: Haley Evans | Manners in the Digital AgeI am happy to welcome Haley Evans to the table. Haley is a lot like you and me. She works and is a mom spending evenings carting kids around to different activities. She is also a woman who realized that her phone had evolved from a device designed to simplify her life to one that ruled it. So she has committed to not only making changes for herself but hopes to help others do the same. We talk about why she wrote the book Hung Up; how we’ve lost all sense of manners when it comes to our device an...
2019-10-0841 minSurviving SarahEpisode 192: Jane Mosbacher Morris | Buy The Change You Want To SeeI welcome Jane Mosbacher Morris to the table. She is the Founder and CEO of TO THE MARKET, a company that connects businesses and consumers to ethically made products from around the world. Before starting To The Market, she served as the Director of Humanitarian Action for the McCain Institute for International Leadership and currently serves on the Institute's Human Trafficking Advisory Council. Prior to joining the Institute, she worked in the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Counterterrorism and in the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues. She is also the author of the book, Buy the Change You W...
2019-10-0137 minSurviving SarahEpisode 191: Sarah Bragg | Being Present At Work & HomeToday, we talk about a tension that many of us feel. I think that many of us feel pulled between work and motherhood. We want to find the magic formula to be able to do it all—work all the hours and do (and be) all the things with (and for) our kids. Sarah talks about that tension and what has helped her. Connect with Sarah Download Sarah's FREE planner pages
2019-09-2410 minSurviving SarahEpisode 190: Sissy Goff | Raising Worry-Free GirlsI am so happy to welcome my dear friend back to the Surviving Sarah table. Sissy Goff is no stranger to your ears. She’s been a guest here way back in the day and then I hope you’ve heard her on our Raising Boys & Girls podcast. Sissy is the Director of Child & Adolescent Counseling at Daystar Ministries in Nashville and has written so many helpful books about kids. She joins me today to talk about her well anticipated latest book Raising Worry-Free Girls: Helping Your Daughter Feel Braver, Stronger, and Smarter in an Anxious World. We talk about the differ...
2019-09-1740 minSurviving SarahEpisode 189: Nancy Swanson | Raising AthletesI am so excited to welcome Nancy Swanson to the show today. Nancy is a teacher at my daughter’s elementary school. I jump at any chance I have to sit across the table from someone further down the road from me. Nancy is married and her three children are all grown. The reason, I invited Nancy to the table is because she is the mother of Dansby Swanson—the shortstop for the Atlanta Braves. I can’t tell you how many people have asked me to have an episode dedicated to navigating sports with children. So, I knew Nancy would...
2019-09-1053 minSurviving SarahEpisode 188: Natalie Taylor | Aligning Our Values With Our FinancesI am so happy to welcome Natalie Taylor to the table today. She is a Certified Financial Planner, Professional and Behavioral Financial Advisor who is passionate about helping people cultivate a plan for their finances based on their values and goals. She is also a wife and mom who lives in my favorite place, Santa Barbara. I am so excited to share this conversation with you. I found it extremely helpful and I think you will, too. We talk about 3 common pitfalls that we fall into with our finances. And with that topic, we talk tips for...
2019-09-0347 minSurviving SarahEpisode 187: Sarah Bragg | What I'm trusting for, grateful for, inspired by and found funIf you’ve been listening to the show for awhile, then you know how much I benefit from the research, teaching and writings of Brené Brown. One thing that Brené does every week for her email subscribers is something called TGIF. That stands for… TRUST // GRATEFUL // INSPIRED // FUN Each week, she talks about what she is trusting right now; what she is grateful for; what is inspiring her; and what’s fun. TGIF. So for this episode, I thought it might be fun to do that here in regards to August. I want to look...
2019-08-2717 minSurviving SarahEpisode 186: Dan Scott | Helping Your Tween Navigate LifeI am so excited to welcome my friend Dan Scott to the table. Dan has been working with kids for over 20 years as a teacher in education, pastor and communicator. He is also the father of 4 and he is passionate about reaching the hard to reach preteen age group. He is the author of the book Caught in Between: Engage Your Preteens Before They Check Out which offers the latest research findings on preteens, sums up conversations every ministry leader is having about preteen ministry and walks readers through a comprehensive plan to engage preteens in ways that will ensure they...
2019-08-2050 minSurviving SarahRe-Release with David Thomas | Raising Boys, Parenting Through Meltdowns, Dealing With Your Child's AggressionI'm excited to put this conversation back in your ears! This was the first time David Thomas from Daystar Counseling Center came on the show. We talk about raising boys, child development, dealing with your child's aggression and adjusting our parenting expectations. If you want to hear more with David, check out episode 91 of Surviving Sarah and our other podcast, Raising Boys and Girls. Shownotes Connect with Sarah: website // Instagram
2019-07-0256 minSurviving SarahEpisode 183: Sarah Bragg | Resisting Reality and Finding AcceptanceI want to have a conversation with you about where we are in life. If you have ever felt stuck where you are and unhappy with how life has turned out, then this episode is for you. I talk about how powerful acceptance is—accepting where you are and who you are. And how acceptance starts by naming what reality you are resisting. Connect with Sarah: Instagram
2019-06-2515 minSurviving SarahEpisode 179: Sarah Bragg | What Surviving Actually Looks LikeToday, I want to have a conversation with you about what surviving looks like. In our culture, it’s easy to operate out of a do it all and do it well mentality. We are told to thrive in every situation. And then the pressure builds and we live in a state of "supposed to's." Somewhere along the lines, surviving got a bad rep. But what if surviving is something noteworthy? What if surviving was actually admirable? In this episode, I will talk about what surviving means to me—what I think it actually is—and how we need to giv...
2019-05-2816 minSurviving SarahEpisode 176: Ruth Schwenk | Advice on Motherhood with the Better MomRuth Schwenk joins me today. You may know Ruth from the website she created called TheBetterMom.com. She is a wife and mom to 4 kids. She is an author of several books including the two we mention in today’s episode: The Better Mom Devotional and Settle My Soul. If you’ve ever felt alone in motherhood or struggled to love every stage of motherhood, you will relate to this conversation. Ruth has such a heart to come alongside other mothers to help them feel seen and known. In this episode, Ruth shares her advice for new moms, the importance of su...
2019-05-0745 minSurviving SarahEpisode 175: Book Club with Sarah Anderson | The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené BrownLast month, I asked you to join me in reading The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown. This is one of my all time favorite books and one that I sit with on a regular basis. I’ve already heard from many of you how this book has been wrecking you in the most beautiful ways. I asked my dear friend, Sarah Anderson, to join me around my table to discuss the book. We had the best conversation that included our takeaways, favorite quotes, things that surprised us, things we are putting in to practice and what is...
2019-04-301h 16Surviving SarahEpisode 174: Jordan Lee Dooley | Own Your Everyday: Overcome the Pressure to Prove & Show Up For What You Were Made To DoJordan Lee Dooley joins me today. She is a multi-passionate women who is speaks, writes, podcasts (SHE podcast) and creates (SoulScripts). And she has a book launching in May called Own Your Everyday: Overcome the Pressure to Prove and Show Up For What You Were Made To Do. In the midst of a culture where everybody feels like they need to work within their purpose and/or push their creativity to be a side hustle, it’s easy to feel like purpose and position become blurred. It is sometimes difficult to find the balance between working for income and wor...
2019-04-2337 minSurviving SarahEpisode 173: Heather Zempel | How to Handle Conflict in RelationshipsI am happy to welcome my friend, Heather Zempel, to the table today. She is a pastor, author, speaker, wife and mom. She was formerly a biological engineer and a legislative assistant in the U.S. Senate before becoming a pastor. She now serves as the Discipleship Pastor and Ministries Director at National Community Church in Washington, DC. She recently published a book called Big Change, Small Groups which is all about creating community. There is so much goodness packed into this conversation. Not only do we cover random stories about vultures, but we also talk about some really important way...
2019-04-1650 minSurviving SarahEpisode 172: KariAnne Wood | Finding & Loving Your Decor StyleOne of my favorite things is to have reoccurring guests on the show. I love inviting people back to the table who I just really enjoy and today’s guest is one of those people. KariAnne Wood, whom you may know as Thistle Wood Farms, joins me again. She is a home blogger, influencer and author who has written a new book called The DIY Style Finder. If you have ever asked the question, “How do I figure out my decorating style?” then this episode is for you! We talk about why its so hard to find our style, our big...
2019-04-0936 minSurviving SarahEpisode 171: Emily Shupert |How Anxiety, Fear & Shame Affect WomenWay back in January I sat down with today’s guest and as I was editing the episode, I found myself talking about things that I was journaling about and working on this very morning. My friend, Emily Shupert, joined me around my table. She is licensed professional counselor and founder of a boutique counseling and coaching company here in Atlanta called Simplify Life Counseling + Coaching. She is the author of the book The Happiness Map which was written to offer women a personalized navigation tool to find happiness in life right now. Emily and I have an honest conversation abo...
2019-04-0253 minSurviving SarahEpisode 170: 3 Things I'd Tell My Younger Self About Health & Body ImageToday, I want to have a conversation with you about health. I’m not sure that I’ve shared on the show my own health journey. In fact, did you know that I wrote a book all about it that was published when I was in my twenties? It was written for teenage girls and called Body. Beauty. Boys. The Truth About Girls and How We See Ourselves. That book chronicled my journey through eating disorders and body obsession and the truths that finally helped me see myself clearly. The girl who wrote that book as a 25-year...
2019-03-2622 minSurviving SarahEpisode 165: Knox McCoy | Talking About Faith, Pop Culture and So Many Things In BetweenI am so happy to welcome Knox McCoy to the show. Knox and his family are no strangers to the Bragg’s. We used to live in the same city and became great friends. Knox even helped me launch the podcast way back when. If you don’t know Knox, he is the co-host of the wildly popular podcasts “The Popcast with Knox and Jamie” and “The Bible Binge” They are killing it on the iTunes charts and if you haven’t subscribed to their shows, then press pause and go do it. You won’t be disappointed. And sidebar, his co...
2019-02-1949 minSurviving SarahEpisode 163: Dr. Deborah Tillman | America's Super Nanny Advises on Raising Strong Willed Kids, Parenting Kids in Right Direction & Setting BoundariesDr. Deborah Tillman joins me today but you may know her best as America’s Super Nanny for Lifetime television. She is a child development and parent educator, speaker, author and founder & CEO of Happy Home Child Learning Centers. And today, we have such a helpful conversation. It was like Deborah was in my home being super nanny and helping me to the best parent I can be. We talk about how she became America’s Super Nanny, how to handle a strong willed child, how to steer your child in the right direction and how to set b...
2019-02-0542 minSurviving SarahEpisode 161: Nicole Zasowski | Having the Courage to be Vulnerable in RelationshipsI am happy to welcome Nicole Zasowski to the table today. She is a Marriage & Family Therapist in Connecticut where she lives with her husband and son. She’s co-authored a couple of books with her mentor written primarily for therapists and she has a book coming out next year. I really loved chatting with Nicole and I practically pushed her in the deep end right off the bat in this conversation about vulnerability. We talked about what vulnerability looks like, how to have courage to show up in the middle of something hard, why vulnerability is the key to hav...
2019-01-2247 minSurviving SarahEpisode 159: Kara Kae James | Thrive Moms founder on embracing the chaos of motherhood & finding joyI was happy to welcome Kara Kae James back to the show. She is a Surviving Sarah OG appearing way back on Episode 33. She is the founder and executive director of Thrive Moms which is a ministry all about empowering moms. She and her husband have 4 kids and she just launched her first book into the world titled “Mom Up—Thriving With Grace in the Chaos of Motherhood” We have a great conversation about what it looks like to embrace the chaos of motherhood. We talk about practical ways to do that, what helps us cultivate joy and ho...
2019-01-0844 minSurviving SarahRe-Release with Rachel Stafford the Hands Free Mama | Choosing Love, Letting Go of Control & Reframing FailureEach month I re-release an older episode of Surviving Sarah and I decided to re-release my conversation with Rachel Stafford for December. You may know her as the Hands Free Mama. She is a best selling author penning the books Hands Free Mama, Hands Free Life and Only Love Today. Rachel is one of those people who have been influential in my life—even without her knowing it. I can remember reading her blog back when Sinclair was about 2 or 3 years old and her words were such an encouragement to me. And now we live close to each other and she...
2018-12-2850 minSurviving SarahRe-release Sarah Rieke | Facing Grief & FearWith this being infant loss awareness week, I wanted to re-release my conversation with Sarah Rieke. She is a kind hearted, gentle spirited woman who has suffered the loss of children and has a passion to walk with women who also suffer loss. We talk about grieving and fear and what she would say to a women walking a similar path. She also has a podcast called Heart Lessons so if you are looking for more from her be sure to check that out. You can find the show notes to this episode here. Come fi...
2018-10-1949 minSurviving SarahEpisode 147: Ellie Holcomb | The God of Creation Deeply Loves YouEllie Holcomb joins me around my virtual kitchen table. This was the first time we’ve met and she is such a delight! I’m sure if you’ve ever heard her on another show or seen her in concert then that comes as no surprise. She makes you feel like you’ve been friends forever. If you don’t know who Ellie is, she is a singer/songwriter, mother to 3 and wife to Drew Holcomb who is also a musician. We recorded this episode way back in July when she was fully pregnant with their third. She has since welc...
2018-10-0938 minSurviving SarahEpisode 141: Melanie Dale | What To Do With Our Anger It’s that time again for another crossover episode with my good friend, Melanie Dale. Each month, Melanie and I sit down and have a conversation about a topic that we are both surviving and that we could lighten up about. So one part is here and the part of the conversation is on her show, Lighten Up with Melanie Dale. So be sure to hop over there when are you are finished listening to this one. This month we are talking about our emotions—specifically about anger. We talk about the last time we were angry, what triggers our anger...
2018-08-2829 minSurviving SarahEpisode 140: Sarah Beckman | Loving Your Neighbor In Time of NeedSarah Beckman joins me today. She is a mother to 3 kids between the ages of 17-21. If you are a mother entering in the high school phase, she would be a great person to friend. Our conversation is focused around her book which is called Alongside: A Practical Guide For Loving Your Neighbor in Their Time of Trial. We have a practical conversation around how to come alongside someone you knew who is walking through a difficult season or circumstance. We talk about what loving your neighbor really looks like, excuses we often give to not step in and w...
2018-08-2156 minSurviving SarahEpisode 100: Hannah Davis | Fitness & Health HabitsCue the confetti because today is Episode 100! And last night friends of the show gathered together at my home in Atlanta to celebrate this milestone with me. Before we jump into the today’s conversation, I just wanted to say thank you for listening. There are women all around who feel like they are alone, as they survive whatever life looks like for them. And this podcast is a place where I hope that women realize that they are not alone. Whether you are single or married; ave children or not; being your own boss or working for someone el...
2017-11-0752 minSurviving SarahEpisode 39: Sherry SurrattWelcome to Surviving Sarah. I'm your host, Sarah Bragg and this week, Sherry Surratt joins me for Episode 39. In her personal life, she lives in Parker, Colorado with her husband, Jeff. She has two grown kids and two grandkids. Professionally, she is an author, communicator, former MOPS President & CEO and currently serves as the Executive Director of Parenting Strategy at Orange. Since she has been through all the phases of parenting and has been married for over 30 years, we have a rich conversation about surviving parenting and marriage. Hop over to SurvivingSarah.com for links...
2016-09-0642 minSurviving SarahEpisode 30: Sarah RiekeSarah Rieke joins me for Episode 30. Sarah sought me out after listening to the show because she wanted some advice to how to start a podcast. After getting to know her, I knew that her story would truly resonate with many of my listeners. She is a kind hearted, gentle spirited woman who has suffered the loss of children and has a passion to walk with women who also suffer loss. We talk about grieving and fear and what she would say to a women walking a similar path.
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