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Wild Hope RisingEp. 13- From "Power-Through" to "Purposeful Pause"As women, we’re well-versed in the power through — pushing past indicators and warning signs, juggling roles, and striving to do “all the things” and “all the things, well.”
But what if the real power is found in the pause?
In this episode, we’re making a wilderness course correction and exploring the purposeful pause — the kind that doesn’t just recharge you but recalibrates your heart, realigns your soul, and reconnects you with God’s presence in the chaos as well as fueling your life for all he has created you for.
And, this episode go...2025-07-1555 min
Wild Hope RisingEp. 12- Break Free From Limiting Beliefs- A Hope Huddle with Laurie DufresneWhat if your beliefs are all that is holding you back, keeping you playing small, and leading to the overwhelming feeling of being STUCK?
In this Hope Huddle episode, Tammy & Sunny huddled up with mindset and transformation coach, Laurie Dufresne to talk all things “limiting beliefs.”
We discuss marrying action to truth, blaming the enemy (gulp), and other excuses that may be halting your journey.
In Laurie’s own wilderness season, she found a passion, a dream, a bigger mission to serve women, to help them shift mindsets, master emotional reactions and take back con...2025-07-0857 min
Wild Hope RisingEp. 11- Outrage. Disruption. And A Call for Change in "WE-The Church"**Sensitive Topic Warning. May not want to listen at work or with kiddos running around. **
There are moments when staying silent isn’t an option—and this is one of them. In this raw and deeply honest episode which is outside the norm of our episodes, Sunny throws open the doors on a conversation the church has too often avoided. Abuse. Injustice. Wounds hidden under the rug of religion. This isn’t just a conversation about broken systems—it’s a call to every one of us to rise up, disrupt the comfortable, and be the change.
With h...2025-07-0141 minWild Hope RisingEp. 10- The Curious Shift from Overwhelm to Overflow- A Rise & Step EpisodeThe Curious Shift from Overwhelm to Overflow-
BONUS EPISODE COMPANION- Rise & Step: The Overflow Toolkit
Ever feel overwhelmed, like you’re drowning in demands, expectations, and emotions—and just trying to stay afloat?
In this soul-stirring episode, we get real about the weight so many women are silently carrying. From busyness and burnout to the emotional and spiritual toll of doing ALL THE THINGS. Sunny Cain names what so many of us feel—but don’t always say out loud: overwhelm is real, and it’s costing us more than we realize.
But what i...2025-06-2445 min
Wild Hope RisingEp.9- Hope Dud#5- Jerry McGuire Lied- Put the Dud to Death“You complete me.”
Nope. Not today, Jerry.
In this raw and real episode of Wild Hope Rising, Sunny and Tammy tackle one of the sneakiest hope duds out there: the belief that another person can be your source of completion, healing, or identity.
From the highs of listener wins to the gut-wrenching grief of unmet expectations, they hold space for it all — marriage tension, friendship disappointment, church hurt, and the deep ache of dreams that didn’t come to pass. And yet, right there in the middle of the mess, they invite you to do somet...2025-06-1759 minWild Hope RisingEp.8- Hope Dud #4- The Pressure for PerfectHope Dud #4 The Pressure for Perfect
Ever feel like you’re falling behind on some invisible checklist? Like if your life doesn’t look polished, filtered, and all-together, then somehow you’re not enough?
In this real and relatable episode, Sunny Cain opens up about the pressure for perfection that so many of us carry — from family milestones and life transitions to the messy middle moments (like a hilariously chaotic trip to the bank). With vulnerability and a little humor, she shares how the weight of trying to "get it all right" can actually keep us from w...2025-06-1041 minWild Hope RisingEp.7- Hope Dud #3 – Hope Isn’t Numb: Rethinking What Healing Feels LikeHope Dud #3 – Hope Isn’t Numb: Rethinking What Healing Feels Like
Is it possible that our pursuit of healing can actually drain our hope? In this real and raw episode, Sunny Cain continues in the "Hope Dud” series- those sneaky false anchors we cling to when walking through wilderness seasons. She unpacks the lie that healing means you won’t still feel the weight of your past—and invites listeners to define healing from a new paradigm- one where both the ache and the hope can co-exist.
Sunny shares from her own story—childhood wou...2025-06-0340 minWild Hope RisingEp.6- Hope Dud #2- The BOO- The Big Opinions of Others.Let's chat today about how we are sometimes driven by thoughts in our subconscious, which we may be entirely unaware of. These thoughts form actions driven by internal messages lurking under the surface in our hearts;
“If I can keep everyone happy, manage their mood, please others…”
“if I gain their acceptance or approval…”
“If I can earn my seat at table…into the circle…to the promotion….”
“Then, I will be worthy. And if I feel worthy, I will finally have hope.”
This is a HOPE DUD driven by the BOO (the Big Opinions of Others) aka people pleasing and it f...2025-05-2733 minWild Hope RisingEp-5- Hope Dud #1- Self Help Culture; The Exploitation of HopeWe are launching a brand new series called HOPE DUDS today! Our goal is to help women in wilderness seasons identify the many different ways, we attempt to manufacture our own hope. These leave us exhausted, disillusioned, and sitting in disappointment.
In this episode- we’re going there!
-do you turn to the faucet instead of the fountain?
-do you settle for a drip when you could have an endless supply?
-do you attempt to manufacture your own hope?
-do you operate in false self, aka “the flesh” or as the...2025-05-2028 min
Wild Hope RisingEp.4- Haunting Songs of FreedomToday Sunny and Tammy gather around the table for real talk around the messages we as women are constantly hearing, internalizing, and carrying with us.
On one hand we are told to love ourselves, embrace our imperfections, but on the other we are told our problems can be solved by simply fixing our shortcomings. “Love yourself?” Or, “Fix yourself?” Hmmm, which is it? This “confidence culture” has caused an exhausting ping pong match in our heads, and ladies- it’s not serving us well!
We tackle this battle head-on in our conversation. Today we talk about so much good...2025-05-1333 minWild Hope RisingEp. 3- Probabilities, Possibilities, & Wild HopeHave you ever played it safe when it comes to “getting your hopes up” because you don’t want to be disappointed again? Yep, me too!
Friend, we are talking about hope today, and let me tell you- over the past several years I have
longed for hope, ached for hope,
tried to talk myself into hoping again.
worked to manufacture my own hope.
I ignored hope, was afraid to hope.
And yet somehow- hope has been close, a companion in my story.
Here’s what we dive into today:
My own seven year wilde...2025-05-0624 minWild Hope RisingEp.2-The (Wild)erness- New WingsHave you ever walked through a season that left you feeling stuck, unable to move forward? Has that season triggered your insecurity as you look around you and see other people “living their best life?”
These seasons leave us desperate to press the fast forward button as we tell God to “get us out of here!”
Am I right?
But, what if there is more than meets the eye to this season? It’s what I am talking about on the podcast today.
Our conversation today is all about…..
My camping trip...2025-04-2928 min
Wild Hope RisingEp.1-Where Wild Hope Begins- You're Right on Time!Have you ever felt like you were too late, “behind”, or disconnected from vision and purpose?
Then friend, you are going to find yourself at home here at Wild Hope Rising. Tammy and I have designed this community to help empower you as they navigate the challenging or “wilderness “seasons in your life.
We sat down today to share how this crazy dream got started, how vision sparked, and hope started rising.
We dive into so much goodness today.
The familiar feelings of being fenced in, held back, and disconnected, as well as the jo...2025-04-1641 min