Podcasts by Grit n Grace — THE PODCAST
Grit ‘n’ Grace is refreshment for women worn out from following bad rules, working to keep everybody else happy, and overextending their time and emotions. Through interviews with insightful and inspiring guests, Cheri Gregory and Amy Carroll will help you to:
· Recalculate your journey from our culture’s bad rules to your own Jesus-made path.
· Overcome error terror as you commit to learning from failure.
· Replace the exhaustion of self-made goodness with the rest of God’s grace.
· Discern whose input to invite and whose feedback to forget.
· Leverage the strength of your emotions instead of either ignoring or being ruled by them.
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Episode #269: The End — Closing Thoughts from Cheri&Amy from 2022-07-28T20:26:24
The saying is true. All good things do come to an end. In this last planned episode of Grit 'n' Grace, Cheri and Amy talk about lessons they've learned about ending well and the biggest personal...
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Episode #268: Becoming an Influential Woman in an Uncertain Time from 2022-07-11T04:05:26
When we're going through uncertain times, just keeping ourselves afloat can feel like a challenge. It's counterintuitive to believe that uncertainty can be a pathway to our greatest influence. Y...
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Episode #267: Seeing Our Invisible God in an Uncertain World from 2022-07-03T00:13:54
Let's be honest: It's difficult to love, know, and serve an invisible God. It's especially hard in uncertain times when He's nowhere in sight ... when He seems to have vanished. In toda...
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Episode #266: How to Handle Your Strange Season with Hope from 2022-06-28T22:42:54
It's uncomfortable to be in a strange season, one in which your reality looks very different than your peers'. It can happen early in life when everyone else is moving into dorms while you go to...
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Episode #265: How to Succeed at Raising Your Children’s Children from 2022-06-20T00:23:17
When grandparents take on the job of parenting grandchildren, a mix of blessing and challenge ensues. From the rich resource of personal experience, Rick Johnson, author of When Grandparents...
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Episode #264: How to Seek and Find the Source of Heart Happy from 2022-06-13T01:36:47
Feeling alone in the chaos and stress of your life? We understand! Yet, everyone has seasons that it's hard to harness the happy that we're promised. In today's episode, Cheri and Amy dig deep i...
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Episode #263: How to Cultivate a Happy Heart in the Midst of Chaos from 2022-06-05T19:23:54
When you're at the end of your rope, is happiness possible? Tricia Goyer, author of Heart Happy: Staying Centered in God's Love Through Chaotic Circumstances, found a secret to happines...
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Episode #262: How to Handle Being (Inevitably) Misunderstood from 2022-05-30T14:02:46
It's coming. There will be a day when others misunderstand you. What then? Cheri and Amy discuss strategies to handle being misunderstood so that we aren't devastated when it happens. We can lea...
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Episode #261: Finding Women Who "Get You" When You Feel Misunderstood from 2022-05-23T23:57:31
Being misunderstood is the worst. The Worst. If you've been in that circumstance, you're in good company, and your story isn't over. Mary DeMuth, author of The Most Misunder...
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Episode #260: How Do You Feel Worthy When Your Past "Disqualifies" You? from 2022-05-17T01:20:01
Shadia Hrichi, author of Worthy of Love, knows what it's like to feel unworthy. An abortion early in her life left her believing that she was unqualified to serve God, ...
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Episode #259: How to Trust that Your Messy Story Can Be Redeemed from 2022-05-11T02:00:59
There's bad news and good news about your messy story. The bad news is that messy stories are straight-up painful. The good news is that you aren't alone. Shadia Hrichi, author of Tamar: Red...
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Episode #258: Why Learning How to Quit Good Things is a Vital Life Skill from 2022-03-27T21:58:58
It's important to end well, but it's tricky. As women, we don't like to feel like we're quitters, so we often hold onto things too long. But what about jobs, roles, and circumstances that are ju...
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Episode #257: How to Stop Dieting and Live in Peace with Food (Part 2) from 2022-03-22T01:22:11
So many of us have an unhealthy relationship with food. The disfunction can range from hypervigilance to constant dieting to eating disorders. Kassandra Baker, Certified Health, Life, and Mental...
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Episode #256: How to Stop Dieting and Live in Peace with Food (Part 1) from 2022-03-16T02:38:59
Ugh. It seems like this thought rolls through on the regular, "Well, it's time to diet again." What if it was possible to end our love/hate relationship with food and live in peace? Kassandra Ba...
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Episode #255: How to Build a Close Friendship with Holy Spirit from 2022-03-09T03:35:20
It's the member of the Trinity that makes us most squirmy. Because of a lack of knowledge, many of us avoid talking about the Holy Spirit at all, and most of us have missed out on the gift of fr...
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Episode #254: What Do You Do When Suddenly... He's HOME?! (Part 2) from 2022-03-01T20:18:36
When your husband's retired or continuing to work from home, things can get a little hairy. It can feel like you're losing control of "your domain." Cynthia Ruchti and Becky Melby, co-authors of...
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Episode #253: What Do You Do When Suddenly ... He's HOME?! (Part 1) from 2022-02-23T03:05:26
When your husband's retired or continuing to work from home, things can get a little hairy. It can feel like you're losing control of "your domain." Cynthia Ruchti and Becky Melby, co-authors of...
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Episode #252: 4 Insights that Will Dramatically Improve Your Painful Relationships from 2022-02-15T03:37:24
Are you bogged down in the pain of some of your most important relationships, feeling like a failure in what matters most to you? Today's episode has four key concepts that can truly change ever...
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Episode #251: Hope-filled Lessons Learned in Heartbreak from 2022-02-08T04:04:54
Sometimes life takes a turn far worse than you could have imagined. That was true for Lily Taylor, author of Unconfined: Lessons from Prison and the Journey of Being Set Free, during th...
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Episode #250: Learning to Understand Jesus' Most Confusing Words from 2022-01-26T20:06:34
We all have them. You know... the passages about Jesus that we'd rather skip. They're confusing, and confusion makes us scared. What if Jesus isn't who we hope He is? Dr. Amy-Jill Levin...
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Episode #249: Two Powerful Ahas About Living with No Regrets from 2022-01-20T04:01:26
Cheri and Amy share take-your-breath-away insights about how to live a no-regrets life. Far from being intimidating (I mean really, who has no regrets? No one.), this episode is personal, raw an...
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Episode #248: How to Live in the Joy of a No-Regrets Life from 2022-01-13T03:07:46
We can easily become paralyzed by our regrets, giving up the life God has for us and surrendering His joy. Although we all have sins, disappointments, and heartaches, it's possible to surrender ...
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Episode #247: 5 Ways to Break Out and Experience God's Abundant Place for You from 2022-01-05T15:38:35
Many of us feel caged by our circumstances. Maybe it's being enclosed in a hard marriage, a job you hate, or a painful friendship that's making you feel trapped. Or perhaps it's just ... well .....
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End-of-2021 Bonus-sode #2: 3 Ways to Make 2022 a Creative New Year from 2021-12-24T21:49:32
Once more, Amy and Cheri welcome back Grit ‘n’ Grace’s most frequent and beloved guest, Kathi Lipp — co-author (with Cheri) of the new devo: An Abundant Place: Daily Retreats for the...
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End-of-2021 Bonus-sode #1: Creating an Abundant Place with God Right Where You Are from 2021-12-18T20:30:15
In this special year-end bonus-sode, Amy and Cheri welcome back Grit ‘n’ Grace’s most frequent and beloved guest, Kathi Lipp — co-author (with Cheri) of the new devo: An Abundant Pla...
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Episode #246: One Step to Escape the Burden of Better from 2021-12-08T03:30:41
Comparison. It's so easy to slip into it. Before we're even aware, we want her story, her talents, or her body. The lines between healthy gro...
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Episode #245: How to Find Hope in Your Divorce Story from 2021-11-30T20:44:50
When life as you know it — as you dreamed it — ends, it can lead to a deep sense of hopelessness. That's what our guest, Tracie Miles, author of Living Unbroken: Reclaiming ...
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Episode #244: How to Handle the Holidays with Great Joy from 2021-11-22T07:18:36
Can it be? Thanksgiving is almost here, and Christmas is on the way! This is the year for joy to abound more than ever. Jill Baughan, host of the "Find Joy ... No Matter What" podcast, gives us ...
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Episode #243: How to Increase Your Joy Quotient from 2021-11-16T23:52:35
Some folks seem wired for joy, carrying sunshine in their pockets everywhere they go. But what if your natural wiring leans more toward "cloudy" or if your circumstances have blown in some storm...
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Episode #242: How to Make 2022 a Fabulous Year for You from 2021-11-11T04:33:06
It's been a tough couple of years for everyone, but the fresh start that January offers is on its way. This is the year to step into the trifecta that God has for us. Yes, we can (1) glorify God...
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Episode #241: How to Exhale the Good, Bad and Very Ugly of 2021 from 2021-11-03T01:12:50
The year is winding down (can I hear a Hallelujah?!) which means that it's time to evaluation and celebrate. Amy and Cheri do a year in review, discussing what they've done well and not so well ...
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Episode #240: Real Talk About Pregnancy Loss — Part 2 from 2021-10-26T18:18:40
So many of us struggle to know what to say and do when someone we know is hurting. That feeling of helplessness can multiply when it involves the loss of a child. In this second episode with Rac...
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Episode #239: Real Talk About Pregnancy Loss from 2021-10-19T02:56:51
It's a loss that's so common that it's often tragically overlooked. Whether you've personally miscarried or love someone who has, you know the unspoken pain of losing a child. Rachel Lewis, auth...
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Episode #238: Callings, Qualifiers, and Cultivating Habits that Set You Up for Success from 2021-10-03T03:38:54
Calling can seem like something that's mystical. Something that's given only to the special people. But calling is for all of us... if we can overcome feeling disqualified. Cheri and Amy discuss...
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Episode #237: Why the Future of Flawed People Is Brighter Than You Think from 2021-09-26T00:14:34
So often, we can feel disqualified by our flaws. Jodie Niznik, author of Crossroads: a Study of Esther and Jonah for Boldly Responding to Your Call, assures us again that God uses very ...
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Episode #236: How Thankfulness, Kindness, and Mercy Lead to Greater Peace from 2021-09-20T00:39:13
What if peace comes with practice? That was the question that set Kay Wyma, author of The Peace Project: a 30-Day Experiment Practicing Thankfulness, Kindness, and Mercy, on a path to f...
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Episode #235: How to Live in Peace Even When You Want to Go to War from 2021-09-12T23:30:03
In our contentious culture, there are dozens of triggers every day. One of our buzz words is uttered (or typed), and we go from sipping coffee to armoring up for war. How can we find peace when ...
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Episode #234: How to Live the Unexpected Gift of Being Intentionally Average from 2021-08-15T17:08:18
It's easy to get so caught up in the roller coaster ride of pursuing amazing that we miss the blessings of slow growth and intentional focus. Cheri and Amy discuss the lessons they've l...
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Episode #233: How to Harvest the Gains of Your Slow Growth from 2021-08-10T02:32:45
Choosing farm life was a difficult shift for Jennifer Dukes Lee, author of Growing Slow. But over time, as she watched the seasons of planting, growing, harvest and fallow, she began to...
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Episode #232: Developing an Easy Companionship with God from 2021-07-25T22:02:47
What would it be like to have an easy companionship with God? One like you have with your best friend? It's possible! Instead of fearing Him as a taskmaster, we can know God as our tutor. Instea...
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Episode #231: Tapping Into Your Promised Deep&Wide Life from 2021-07-18T18:28:37
We believe in Jesus, becoming a part of His family, and then what? A less-than life is what this week's guest, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson — author of Finding Deep & Wide — lived for year...
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Episode #230: Crushing Your Facade by Craving Freedom from 2021-06-27T22:41:46
It can be scary to come out from behind our carefully crafted facades. Living in freedom makes it so, so worth it, though. Today, as Cheri and Amy reflect on their interview with Barb Roose — au...
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Episode #229: How to Find the Elusive Freedom You Long For from 2021-06-20T22:59:16
It's a common human failing to add extra layers on our faith in order to feel good about our relationship with God. Unfortunately, that destructive habit leads to bondage rather than the freedom...
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Episode #228: How to Build a Variety of Habits Called Faith from 2021-06-13T23:06
Building a habit can have a bad rap unless the end-goal is a pleasure. Knowing God, our highest pleasure, is a goal that can keep us motivated! Today, Cheri and Amy knock obstacles to spiritual ...
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Episode #227: Stepping Into the Good Life of Faith from 2021-05-29T17:00
Developing new and better habits sometimes feels like too much work. But often the work of change is worth it. Jen Pollock Michel, author of A Habit Called Faith, calls us into habits t...
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Episode #226: How to Grow in God in Ways You Never Imagined from 2021-05-23T22:15:34
Limited. That's the way most of us would describe our understanding of the spiritual growth curve. Today, Cheri and Amy discuss what they've been learning about the stages of spiritual growth fr...
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Episode #225: How to See the Joyful Journey Your Soul's Already On from 2021-05-15T22:43:11
When we watch a baby grow, we understand that there are developmental stages, but we often expect our souls (and others') to arrive full-grown! Kristi Gaultiere, co-author of Journey of the ...
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Episode #224: Embracing the Peace of Being a New Creation from 2021-05-09T23:50:40
We're told that we're a new creation in Christ, but do we believe it? Do we live like we are? Too often Christian women feel that we need to work to make it true. Today, you can lay down all the...
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Episode #223: How to Live in the Peace of Who You Really Are from 2021-05-02T23:53:14
Angst-y describes the way most of us live our Christian life. Angst over our sins and mistakes. Distress over the ways we fall short. Despair that our trying harder never seems to get us where w...
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Episode #222: How to Transform Your Closet from Disaster to Delight from 2021-04-07T18:51:03
After slumping into a COVID wardrobe rut, Cheri and Amy needed some help from Shari Braendel of Fashion Meets Faith to get their groove back. Today they discuss their transformation from a 24/7 ...
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Episode #221: Spring Trends and Other Fashion Fun from 2021-03-31T03:56:20
It may seem counterintuitive to include fashion in a series about spiritual disciplines. It's not a stretch, though, as today's guest, Shari Braendel of Fashion Meets Faith explains. Tune in tod...
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Episode #220: How to Find Renewal in Your Hard Story from 2021-03-25T00:25:33
What do you do when you're drowning in the bitterness stoked by hard circumstances? Most of us don't want to stay there but aren't sure how to swim to higher ground. Heather Dixon, author of
Episode #219: Hope for When Life Falls Apart from 2021-03-16T21:30:18
It's hard to come up with strategies for keeping your head above water when it's already up to your neck! In this episode, Cheri and Amy process the amazing insights they gained from author Sher...
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Episode #218: What to Do When Your Life is Dismantled from 2021-03-10T15:44:02
We've all experienced heart break. But what do you do when devastating circumstances crash over you, one after the other, like waves on the shore? Sheri Rose Shepherd, author of No More Pick...
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Episode #217: You Have Permission to Be Fully You from 2021-02-23T19:38:40
What is it about receiving permission? Permission often gives us the confidence and courage to step into what we've always longed to be. Bethany Howard, author of Permission Granted, sh...
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Episode #216: Knowing the Names Is the Secret to Growing Grit from 2021-02-17T19:36:37
Since the beginning, names have had significance. The meaning of our name is often a blessing spoken over our birth. As Melissa Spoelstra, author of The Names of God, shares, God's name...
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Episode #215: How to Release and Surrender the "Extra" of 2020 from 2021-02-09T23:50:25
Barb Roose, author of Surrendered: 40 Devotions to Help You Let Go and Live Like Jesus and one of Grit 'n' Grace's favorites, shares how to let go of all the residual angst from 2020,. ...
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Episode #214: Strengthening Yourself with Helpful Facts About Menopause from 2021-02-02T06:51:36
Menopause: you had questions. we got you answers! In this riveting conversation with Amy's gynecologist, Nurse Practitioner Julie Keeler, you'll hear the medical/physical side of menopause. Juli...
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Episode #119: Turning Over Control to the One Who Does It Best from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Wonderful women who love deeply often also struggle with control. (Cheri and Amy might be in this club!) Let's just admit it. It's easy to think that we're "helping God" when we're really contro...
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Episode #118: When to Say Yes and How to Say No from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this busy world, can we maintain both relationships and hustle? We can if it's holy hustle. Holla! Cheri and Amy process their conversation with Crystal Stine, author of Holy Hustle, and shar...
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Episode #117: How to Make the Magic Mix of Holy and Hustle from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Paid jobs. Volunteer jobs. Serving and helping. How do we do it all, love what we're doing AND keep our sanity? Crystal Stine, author of Holy Hustle, shares the secrets of working with our whole...
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Episode #116 1/2: How to Know When You Need to Focus from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
"Is it Perfectionism ... or is it focus?"
In this bonus episode, Amy and Cheri dissect the difference between the all-or-nothing thinking of Perfectionism and the intense focus som...
Episode #116: How to Stop Trying Harder and Start Living Better from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We're not made for the exhaustion of try-harder living. Kathi Lipp and Cheri Gregory, co-authors of You Don't Have to Try So Hard, share how to overcome the four "P Bullies"--perfectionism, peop...
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Episode #115: Creating Powerful Proximity for Greater Grace in Race from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How do we get beyond our fear of dealing with the sticky topic of race to help create positive change? Cheri and Amy process their big take-aways from the interviews with Lucrecia Berry and shar...
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Episode #114: Bringing Grace Solutions to the Problems of Race--Part 2 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Cheri and Amy couldn't fit all the questions they had to ask Lucrecia Berry, author of What Lies Between Us, into one episode. In this follow-up, Lucrecia shares practical advice for how to hand...
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Episode #113: Bringing Grace Solutions to the Problems of Race from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Bringing change into the charged issues of race in America is an area in which many of us feel unsure. Lucretia Berry, the fierce-hearted author of What Lies Between Us, shares how to build our ...
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Episode #112: Using Practical Strategies to Banish Fear from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Fear can wash over us suddenly and then wash us away. Away from peace. Away from our purpose. Away from relationships with the people we love. Cheri and Amy discuss practical ways to deal with f...
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Episode #111: Finding Peace that Calms Your Fear-Filled Heart from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Do your worst fears consume you? Maria Fulough, author of Breaking The Fear Cycle: How To Find Peace For Your Anxious Heart, shares her riveting story of God's Presence on the day she believed w...
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Episode #110: How-To for Worker Bees — Weeding Out the Good from the Bad from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are you a doer? Amy and Cheri are your sisters from a different mister! The world needs get 'er done gals, but there are some down-sides too.
Amy and Cheri discuss how to separate t...
Episode #109: Being a Loved Daughter Who Does All the Things from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are you a woman who has despaired that you're wired like Martha instead of like Mary? Fret no more!
Katie Reid, author of Made Like Martha, exposes the lies our Christian culture ha...
Episode #108: The Relief of Knowing "It's Not About Me" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We're prone to focusing on self, but it's a terrible weight to carry. What freedom might we find if we re-focused on God and let thoughts of ourselves go?
Cheri and Amy discuss (ahem... c...
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Episode #107 1/2: How to Survive the Sights and Sounds of the 4th of July from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This is a special mini-sode for the listener who is a Highly Sensitive Person OR who loves someone who is an HSP.
We're releasing this a rig...
Episode #107: Gain More Life with Less Self-Focus from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What do you feel when somebody says, "It's not about you?" Cheri and Amy felt defensive, but author Sharon Hodde Miller, author of Free of Me, show us that this truth is freedom. We can have mor...
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Episode #106: How to Step Into a Confidence that Moves Mountains from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As women we're often reluctant to name our gifts and stand in the strength we have. But what if we shifted our thoughts to a place of confidence in the woman God created? Then we can say, "God g...
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Episode #105: Building Confidence that Empowers You to Make a Difference from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are you craving confidence to climb the mountains in your life? What if you could MOVE the mountain?Lynn Cowell, author of Make Your Move, shares that God wants to give us confidence to inspire ...
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Episode #104: How to Use a Change of Focus to Get Unstuck from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Do you have a situation in your life that has you feeling stuck? We've all been there! Cheri and Amy discuss the difficulties of being fixated on a problem and practical ways to shift our focus ...
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Episode #103: Flawed but Fabulous — Mentors Who Help Find a Better Way from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We're all on a search for examples we can follow, and Debbie Wilson, author of Little Women Big God, points us to women in scripture who have lived through hard times just like our own. Cheri an...
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Episode #213: Harnessing the Unexpected Power of Joy in Your Life from 2021-01-26T03:48:21
Joy is a gift that we all aspire to own, but circumstances sometimes make it feel elusive. Through two years filled with trials, Suzie Eller, author of Joy-Keeper: 6 Truths that Change Every...
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Episode #212: How to Take the Pressure Off Yourself in Evangelism from 2021-01-13T05:06:06
How do you respond to the word evangelism? Does it evoke excitement and joy? Or does it spark guilt and dread? Cheri & Amy discuss their past experiences-- the good, the bad, and the very, very ...
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Episode #211: How to Use the Power of Blessing to Help People to God from 2021-01-06T03:05:29
Do you suffer from "converter guilt"? It's the feeling of failure when you desperately want people to know Jesus, but you've failed to share the Gospel ... again. It's a terrible feeling that mo...
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Minisode #2: Creating a Gift That Can Change a Life from 2020-12-16T20:31:28
If you're looking for that last-minute, perfect Christmas gift, we've got it for you! Our favorite creative, Kristie Christie, joins us today to help us with creative gift-giving that has the im...
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Minisode #1: How You Can Make Someone's Story Better from 2020-12-07T20:58:23
Our dear friend Mary Snyder joins Grit 'n' Grace today. With humor (lots of funny in this one!) and southern charm, Mary shares stories that will move you and spur you to action.
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Episode #210: Creating a Richer Life through a Passion for Pets from 2020-11-17T20:29:49
Animals, especially our pets, are so much more than just something to cuddle. Pets enrich our lives and create growth in delightful ways. Listen in as Amy and Cheri reminisce about their fur-bab...
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Episode #209: How to Tap the Joy and Wisdom of Your Furry Friends from 2020-11-10T05:08:43
Jen Bleakley, author of Pawverbs: 100 Inspirations to Delight an Animal Lover's Heart, believes that God uses animals to both teach and heal us. In this interview, Jen discusses how ani...
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Episode #208: Bursting Out of the First-Half-of-Life Boxes from 2020-11-05T01:58:06
"Over the hill." "No spring chicken." "Has been." These are some of the derogatory terms for people who are aging, but those negative stereotypes are being dismantled. 50 is the new 30, baby! In...
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Episode #207: How Menopause Might Take You by Surprise (in a GOOD way!) from 2020-10-27T21:36:47
The word "menopause" is often associated with its negative symptoms — hot flashes, sleeplessness, and weight struggles. But what if we've missed the gifts associated with menopause? Through pers...
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Episode #206: Using the Pain of Suffering to Grow and Help from 2020-10-20T19:16:53
Suffering is painful; we'd all like to avoid it. Suffering also has a redemptive quality that is often more powerful than we imagine. Amy and Cheri discuss their own times of suffering and the l...
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Episode #205: How to Grow Through the Terrible Beauty of Refining from 2020-10-14T02:47:53
It's a hard truth: our greatest times of growth most often happen during seasons of suffering. How do we leverage the hard places instead of crumbling under them? Meg Apperson, author of Sky...
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Episode #204: Celebrating Freedom by Kicking Comparison to the Curb from 2020-10-07T03:20:42
Since comparison is a trap that keeps us from fully being ourselves, we have to take intentional steps to see it as an enemy and kick it to the curb. From the heart conditions that spark compari...
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Episode #203: How to Find Your True Measure from 2020-09-29T20:47:30
"Do I measure up?" Often, when we're trying to answer that question, we look around at everyone else to find our answer. In a word: we compare. In this episode, Shannon...
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Episode #202: How to Harness the Problem-Solving Power of Learning from 2020-09-22T22:49:29
Concerning our American race problems, do you feel overwhelmed with conflicting emotions and a lack of understanding? You're in good company. The amount that many of us need to learn is enormous...
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Episode #201: What You Learn About Race Today Can Help Tomorrow from 2020-09-15T22:14:36
In the wake of so many race-related tragedies in America, many of us are suddenly aware of all the things we didn't know. Race educator and two-time Grit 'n' Grace guest, Dr. Lucretia Berry, exp...
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Episode #200: Tapping Into a Love with No Performance Review from 2020-09-09T03:41:03
Many of us have adopted a skewed view of love. The belief that we're loved for our performance or productivity starts burrowing into hearts when we're young, and those deep-seeded convictions ar...
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Episode #199: How to Lift a Girl's Heart (and Your Own in the Process) from 2020-09-02T04:40:48
At the core of every girl is the need to be loved and cherished, yet many of us missed out on those gifts. Either they weren't given by those who nurtured us or they didn't make it over the obst...
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Episode #198: How to Lose the Old "Control Freak" Label from 2020-07-08T02:39:22
Even if "control freak" has felt like part of your DNA, you can lose that label today. In fact, you can lose it in a minute. Listen to this episode where Amy and Cheri lose who they're not — con...
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Episode #197: How to Harness the Transforming Power of Surrender from 2020-07-01T21:51:21
Often, when we think of surrender, we think of weakness and giving up. But what if it's the opposite? What if surrender is where true power is found? Barb Roose, author of Surrendered: Letti...
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Episode #196: How to Cancel Your Happiness Exemption from 2020-06-18T03:21:54
Do you ever feel like happiness is for other people, not you? In this episode, Cheri and Amy discuss the difficulties of embracing the happiness that's ours in Christ. As we learned in the last ...
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A Special Invitation to You from Amy from 2020-06-14T03:00:23
When it comes to the conversation about race, are you…
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Episode #195: What If Happy is Holy? from 2020-06-10T17:51:59
What if the pursuit of happiness has gotten a bad rap? What if it's not wrong or selfish but rather part of who we're meant to be? Katie Orr, the author of Secrets of the Happy Soul, explains th...
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Episode #194: Walking in Your New Life of Victory from 2020-06-03T23:58:48
In a frank discussion, Amy an Cheri process the steps (and mis-steps) required to move into a victorious life. They unpack how to leave your old stories in favor of the new one, how to leverage ...
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Episode #193: You Can Leave Your "Victim" Label Behind from 2020-05-27T01:14:42
People almost always become a victim by circumstances beyond their control, but even when your circumstances change, it's hard to lose the label. With great compassion and tenderness, Cynthia Ga...
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Episode #192: You're Not Alone in Anxiety and Depression from 2020-05-20T03:47:55
One of the greatest lies that keeps us isolated in suffering is the demonic hiss, "You're the only one." In this episode, Cheri and Amy dispel that lie by transparently sharing their own struggl...
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Episode #191: How to Handle Anxiety and Depression with Hope from 2020-05-13T01:35:52
Would you be surprised to know that a Superior Court Justice in California has suffered from anxiety and depression? Tim Fall, author of Running for Judge, has built a thriving family a...
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Episode #190: Three Practical Steps to Feel Confidence in Crisis from 2020-05-06T04:34:44
Being prepared for any crisis or emergency can feel overwhelming, but we don't have to live in fear and paralysis. Using practical advice from Kathi Lipp, Cheri and Amy process their readiness a...
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Episode #189: How to Move Beyond the Catcher-Upper Life from 2020-04-29T03:47:44
Recently, we've all been tested in the area of crisis preparedness. What grade would you give yourself? Were you ahead of the curve or scrambling to catch up? Kathi Lipp, author of Ready for...
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Episode #188: Hello to Grit 'n' Grace 2.0! from 2020-04-22T06:34:39
In an unexpected plot twist, God didn't shut down Grit 'n' Grace. He simply gave the gifts of redirection and fresh focus. Cheri and Amy talk about what's going away in the podcast, what's stayi...
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Episode #187: Farewell to Good Girls Breaking Bad Rules from 2020-04-15T03:23:42
All good things must come to an end. Or do they? In this episode, Cheri and Amy describe a near-miss and how God put them back on track. But it's a new track and a fresh vision for Grit 'n' Grac...
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Episode #186: Why the Complications of Community are So Worth It from 2020-02-27T02:17:15
"Sometimes it's just easier to be alone." Have you ever thought this after wrestling with a complication of community? You're not alone! Cheri and Amy have a candid conversation about the challe...
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Episode #185: What to Do with the Parts of You that You Don't Like from 2020-02-16T17:46:35
We're all a mix of good and bad, virtue and vice. This truth can leave us striving to fix ourselves and feeling like a failure when we inevitably fall short. Amy and Cheri discuss how we can tel...
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Episode #184: How to Find Books that Create a Shift from 2020-02-10T22:26:51
What books made your favorites list in 2019? In this episode, Cheri and Amy share their list and the top lessons they learned from them. If you're looking for a great read, listen in for books t...
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Episode #183: One Thing You Need to Know About Self Care from 2020-02-04T03:12:13
Self-care is such a fraught topic for reforming perfectionists and people-pleasers, isn't it? In this episode, Amy and Cheri discuss their Enneagram types and answer listener questions about sel...
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Episode #182: Avoiding the Bite of Blind Spots from 2020-01-05T03:13:47
In this New Year episode, Tim Riddle and Fil Anderson—authors of Blind Spots—unpack the dangers of what we don't see or know about ourselves. Growth and change is on all of our minds as...
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Episode #181: How to Find the Gift in "Wobbly" from 2019-12-23T05:04:10
Feeling a little off-balance is the norm this busy time of year! Most of us try to correct quickly, but what if there's actually a gift embedded in that uncomfortable feeling? Amy and Cheri talk...
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Episode #180: What to Do with the Life You Didn't Design from 2019-12-16T15:59:14
None of us get exclusive rights to design a perfect life, but how can we find joy in the life that we have? Tracy Steele, author of A Redesigned Life: Uncovering God's Purpose When Life Does...
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Episode #179: How to Handle an "Overweight" Friendship from 2019-12-01T19:12:08
Friendships are healthy when both parties seek God as the primary source. But when we start seeking a friend to fill our needs, watch out! Putting too much emphasis on any friendship makes it "o...
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Episode #178: What to Do When Your Friendship's a Little Off from 2019-11-26T18:22:01
Have you ever had a friendship that was just a little off? You really liked the person, but they were too clingy or demanding or jealous of your other friendships. Or maybe you've been ...
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Episode #177: The Unshakeable Presence of a God Who Never Leaves from 2019-11-17T01:16:24
It's that time of year again, when we're getting ready to celebrate all that God has done for us. But what if your faith is faltering? What if the disappointments and questions have piled up so ...
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Episode #176: The World Needs Your Gift of Sensitivity from 2019-11-10T01:32:49
Amy and Cheri dive deep into the hidden strengths of Highly Sensitive Persons. Amy opens up about her experience as a mom raising an HSP son. Cheri discloses a sneaky misconception about HSP's a...
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Episode #175: Finding the Strength of Your Sensitive Heart from 2019-11-02T13:50:09
For too long, the word "sensitive" has evoked negative associations. But research shows that 20% of the population have Sensory Processing Sensitivity. In this context, "sensitive" does not auto...
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Episode #174: Becoming Grumble-Free When You Thought You Couldn't from 2019-10-27T02:43:24
In today's episode, Cheri and Amy grouse about grumbling. Sounds like fun, right?! Although they start with a little hilarity, your co-hosts finally switch from talking about what's grumble-wort...
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Episode #173: How to Achieve the Impossible Goal of Being Grumble-Free from 2019-10-20T22:15:28
The complaining of the people around us seems relentless. Sometimes even our own grousing seems overwhelming. If you committed to a grumble-free life, how long would you make it? A day? A week? ...
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Episode #172: Embracing Christmas Disappointment from 2019-10-13T22:20:50
Disappointment at Christmas seems like the worst, especially if someone else is disappointed in YOU. But what if we embrace the reality of disappointment rather than running from it? That paradi...
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Episode #171: Secrets to Planning a Christmas that Won't Disappoint from 2019-10-05T23:30:51
Let's leverage the pre-Christmas months this year to launch a holiday season that won't disappoint . With powerful punches of insight and truth, Kathi Lipp delivers secrets that all of us need t...
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Episode #170: How to Move Forward One Step and Question at a Time from 2019-09-29T05:20:44
Amy and Cheri give last words on how Exhale is changing and shaping them as well as a few life and family updates. This is no ho-hum, re-hash episode, though. Listen carefully for a que...
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Episode #169: When Where You End Up Is BETTER Than Where You Were Going from 2019-09-23T05:28:45
We all have plans—plans about where we're going and what we're doing. But often those pre-determined destinations become subject to a detour, and the final stop isn't where we planned to be at a...
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Episode #168: Pulling Together the Strings of Your Life Into a Beautiful Tapestry from 2019-09-14T19:31:47
Often, we see focusing on ourselves and our gifts as selfishness, but what if it's really stewardship? This episode's guest, Cindy Finley, is a woman who has overcome the paralysis of not being ...
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Episode #167: How to Unleash Your Personality to Change Your World from 2019-09-09T04:10
God uses every part of us, even our personalities, for His beautiful purposes. He made that personality of yours, after all! Karen McNary, today's guest, tells how God has used her wiring over a...
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Episode #166: How One Woman Turned Trauma to Triumph from 2019-09-01T00:51:07
Just when you think a story is unredeemable, God walks in and uses it in a beautiful way. That's what happened for Kim Tshirret, founder of Hope Reins. God used her childhood love for horses to ...
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Episode #165: Gathering People for Good at Your Table from 2019-08-25T04:09:26
Cary Heise, this week's "seed-sender" guest, has always been a people-gatherer. Now she uses this gift to draw people around a table for great good. Instead of down-playing your gifting, what if...
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Episode #164: Building a Team that Makes a Difference from 2019-08-17T16:20:30
Do you have a passion to make a difference, but you feel alone? Amanda Davison, founder of A Wife Like Me, used what she once considered a weakness to build a dynamic team. Using social media an...
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Episode #163: Living Fully Alive in the Midst of Disaster from 2019-08-11T20:22:15
Today's guest, Jenn Hand, moves into disaster instead of away from it. On purpose. With the seeds of trauma counseling and personal joy in her hands, Jenn has ministered to hundreds in crisis si...
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Episode #162: The One Thing You Were Created to Do from 2019-08-04T04:06:15
When you think of producing spiritual fruit for God, how does it make you feel? Amy and Cheri confess that guilt was their long-time reaction. "Surely we're never doing enough!" they thought. Bu...
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Episode #161: Why It's a Good Thing to Be Lost First from 2019-07-28T01:15:04
Why are we constantly shocked by our humanity? Our limits? Our needs? Amy and Cheri discuss the difficult beauty of our neediness and the exquisite solution that ends our struggle against weakne...
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Episode #160: How to Step Into Your God-Created Best from 2019-07-22T02:12:52
"What is my calling?" When our heart's desire is to follow God, that's the question in our Top 10 during every phase of life. While it often feels hard to know what to do next, it's actually sim...
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Episode #159: The Reason Your Weird is Wonderful from 2019-07-14T03:19:11
When did we decide that it was our job to re-work ourselves, the woman God created? Cheri and Amy discuss the difficulties of releasing transformation to our Creator while embracing every facet ...
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Episode #158: When You SHOULD Disappoint People from 2019-07-06T18:53:32
Turn about's fair play, so this is Amy's week to get into Cheri's business! As usual, a little drama and a lot of giggles ensue. In this episode, Cheri and Amy discuss the unexpected power of di...
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Episode #157: How to Stop Meddling and Start Truly Helping from 2019-06-30T20:05:46
Amy's not usually confrontational, but in this episode she asks Cheri, "Why do you have to be all up in my business?!" In return, Amy gives an "anonymous caller" the answer she least wants. List...
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Episode #156: Pull the Plug on Habits That Hold You Back from 2019-06-23T02:48:35
How can you shed an old label? When you're facing conflict, is there a way to handle it besides faking fine or ghosting? If you're tired of the worn out habits that hold you back, today's episod...
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Episode #155: When Failure Becomes the Best Thing Not the Worst from 2019-06-19T03:22:17
Okay... maybe failure isn't the best thing, but it's definitely not the worst! Amy and Cheri discuss the upsides of failure (their second-most-dreaded word) as well as a counter-intuitive perspe...
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Episode #154: How to Overcome the Fear of Change from 2019-06-11T19:38:52
Most of us live in the tension between suffocating pressures and the fear of change. We want to live differently, but we're running-on-empty, unsure of whether we're able to move into a new way ...
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Episode #153: A Grit 'n' Grace Treasure of Celebrations and Surprises from 2019-06-02T05:40:46
Cue the drumroll, please... this is the both the third anniversary of Grit 'n' Grace and the launch episode for Cheri & Amy's new book, Exhale! (Party sounds, wooohooos & all the rest in the bac...
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Episode #152: Grit 'n' Grace Live from Lake Geneva, Part 2 from 2019-05-26T14:52:55
In this second part of the Friday night message from the first ever Grit 'n' Grace Girls Getaway, Amy and Cheri discuss their baddest bad rules and biggest "ah-ha!" moments from three years of p...
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Episode #151: Grit 'n' Grace Live from Lake Geneva, Part 1 from 2019-05-19T05:08:55
In their first ever Grit 'n' Grace Girls Getaway, Amy and Cheri unpacked All The Things for good girls. In this episode, you'll get a virtual front seat to hear the replay as they talk about the...
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Episode #150: The Joys and Perils of the Immeasurably More Life from 2019-05-11T22:18:30
What's your reaction to being given the immeasurably more life? Maybe you feel a mix of emotions similar to Cheri and Amy's: excited, scared, anticipating, and out-of-control. In this episode, t...
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Episode #149: How to Live an Immeasurably More Life from 2019-05-05T21:51:47
We all live in the tension between expectancy and disappointment, so what do we do when we're overcome by the "uns" of life? How do we handle unanswered prayers, unfulfilled dreams and unmet exp...
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Episode #148: Trading Good Intentions for the Thing We Need Most from 2019-04-28T05:10:52
We all know where the road of good intentions leads, right? We all have good intentions, but we know that they're never quite enough. "My heart was in the right place," is an excuse that Amy has...
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Episode #147: How Oneness Could Rock Your World (In a Good Way) from 2019-04-22T01:49:58
Ponder this question: "Am I going to be a loving person or not?" Life could change dramatically if we all asked ourselves that question before every interaction and reaction. Deidra Riggs, autho...
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Episode #146: Hope for the Hopelessly Awkward Hostess from 2019-04-14T04:10:10
The house must be spotless. The food must be gourmet. Your outfit must color coordinate (and your apron must match). These are bad hospitality rules that have held Cheri and Amy hostage.
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Episode #145: Discovering the Hope and Happiness in Hospitality from 2019-04-07T17:12:25
Sometimes the celebration just doesn't seem worth it. The cleaning, the cooking, and the planning can be overwhelming, so we just avoid it altogether.
But what if we've over-complic...
Episode #144: How to Rest Your Way Back from 2019-03-31T18:16:59
In our driven, multi-tasking culture it's so, so hard to rest. But what if rest is the key? What if rest, not work, is just what you've been looking for to find your way back to your truest, God...
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Episode #143: Returning to the Hidden You from 2019-03-25T16:10:21
It's easy to get lost. Not the kind of lost that you can fix with a GPS, but the kind of lost when you don't quite remember who you are anymore. Michele DeRusha, author of True You, hel...
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Episode #142: How to Stop Failing at Resting from 2019-03-20T04:22:40
In a hilariously pathetic conversation, Amy and Cheri chronicle their objections, obstacles, and abject failures with rest. Thankfully, in a turn of the tide, they also give some powerful but si...
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Episode #141: The Unexpected Ways That You Can Conquer Your Rest Deficit from 2019-03-10T17:00
How many times recently have you awakened in the morning with the thought, "I'm still so tired"? Dr. Saundra Dalton, author of Sacred Rest, says that many of us have made chronic rest d...
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Episode #140: Seeing the Good in Revealing Your Hurt from 2019-03-03T00:32:09
It often seems safer and less painful to hide our hurts. Could there possibly be an advantage to revealing them? Cheri and Amy talk through painful times that were actually improved by bringing ...
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Episode #139: Moving from Hidden Hurt to Hope-Filled Healing from 2019-02-26T06:12:06
On a day that should have been one of the happiest of her life, Melinda Means, author of Invisible Wounds, experienced a terrible longterm setback. In this interview, she shares what she hid for...
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Episode #138: Seeing the Gift in the Neglected Member of the Trinity from 2019-02-19T23:09:15
Following the Holy Spirit can be intimidating. Questions arise like, "What if He asks me to give up control?" or "What if He takes me someplace I don't want to go?"
Cheri and Amy ha...
Episode #137: Leveraging God's Positive Power in You from 2019-02-10T13:30
Some of us get squirmy when the subject of the Holy Spirit comes up. We're not too sure what to do with this sometimes-controversial person of the Trinity, but Suzie Eller, author of the Spirit-...
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Episode #136: When You Need to Leave Your Comfort Zone from 2019-02-04T00:02:07
It's such a human habit to keep on doing what you've always done, hoping for different results. (It's also been informally dubbed the definition of insanity...)
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Episode #135: How to Refill When You're Feeling Drained from 2019-01-01T05:00
The New Year is full of possibilities ... and uncertainties. Join Amy and Cheri for a frank discussion of where we look for validation when we're feeling insecure and the difference it makes whe...
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Episode #134: Why Being Free to Forgive is the Best Way to Live from 2018-12-26T23:04:27
While the holidays give us a chance to reconnect with family and friends, they can also be a time when old sore spots get re-bruised. Amy 'n' Cheri tackle the timely topic of forgiving holiday h...
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Episode #133: How to Dial Down the Crazy on the Big Day from 2018-12-24T00:33:17
Amy and Cheri talk candidly about how to recognize when we might be the ones driving others crazy and discuss practical ways to recalibrate on the fly. Amy shares an all-new attitude she's pract...
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Episode #132: One Thing You Need to Know About Heavenly Peace from 2018-12-16T15:45:47
Even as we sing about "heavenly peace," we recovering people-pleasers, perfectionists — and those of us who are Highly Sensitive People — can struggle not to over-react to circumstances we can't...
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Episode #131: The Best Way to Be Yourself This Christmas from 2018-12-09T01:09:47
With so many expectations swirling around us during the holidays, even the most reformed perfectionist can revert back to old ways. In this candid convo, Amy 'n' Cheri contrast their "ideal" hol...
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Episode #130: How to Make It the Most Wonderful Time of the Year from 2018-12-05T23:34:33
If you've ever promised yourself, "This year, I'm going to focus on the reason for the season!" only find yourself in full-blown perfectionism come December 25th, this episode is for you. Amy an...
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Episode #129: When You Need to Do Less This Year from 2018-11-26T06:49:30
Jesus is our "Prince of Peace" — so why do we place so many expectations on ourselves this time of year? Amy 'n' Cheri discuss times they've had to scale back on their usual holiday decorations ...
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Episode #128: How to Be "Prepared Enough" for the Holidays from 2018-11-20T23:29:45
The holidays pose a real challenge for reforming perfectionists and people-pleasers, and those of us who are Highly Sensitive People! In this episode, Amy and Cheri discuss how to know when you'...
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Episode #127: From "Dismal Failure" to Grit 'n' Grace from 2018-11-14T23:42:25
Most perfectionists and people-pleasers try to avoid failure at any cost. But as Amy and Cheri have learned, sometimes what initially appears to be a failure turns out to be the seed for a bount...
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Episode #126: How to Remember Who You Are in Your Work from 2018-11-04T19:00
Do you know your personal brand? Do you communicate it everywhere you go? Personal brand is a powerful idea that can change our work like and our personal life for the better.
Amy '...
Episode #125: Grit and Grace for the Working Woman from 2018-10-28T18:00
Over half of churched women work outside their homes, but many say they feel that this part of their lives is ignored in the faith realm. With sixty-five years of combined corporate experience, ...
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Episode #124: Moving Out of Your Comfort Zone (and Loving It!) from 2018-10-21T18:00
We all want to create a life that counts, but that seems so complicated. So hard. So very uncomfortable. Amy 'n' Cheri discuss the lessons they learned from their conversation with Susy Flory, a...
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Episode #123: Get Up and Go — The World Needs Your Story from 2018-10-14T19:00
For decades, Susy Flory, author of So Long Status Quo, has written the inspiring stories of others. But she has something that she wants everyone to know... YOUR story can make a differ...
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Episode #122 1/2: How to Prepare NOW for the Most Wonderful Time of the Year from 2018-10-12T00:52:24
Do you spend all year eagerly awaiting "the most wonderful time of the year"? Or do you get too wrapped up in holiday stress to enjoy the reason for the season? In this mini-sode, Amy 'n' Cheri ...
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Episode #122: How to Refill When You Feel Drained from 2018-10-07T19:00
What do you do when your "amazing" has fallen and can't get up? In this crazy-busy, demanding world, a girl needs to know how to refill when she's running on empty.
Amy 'n' Cheri di...
Episode #121: How to Come Out of Hiding When You Feel Less Than Amazing from 2018-09-30T19:00
Are you amazed by the sparkle of others while you feel dull, flat and well... far less than amazing? Stacey Thacker, author of Fresh Out of Amazing, unpacks five routes to the same dead end of e...
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Episode #120: How to Become a Woman Who Can Be Happily Counted On from 2018-09-23T19:00
We all want to be known as women who can be counted on, but there are some hidden traps involved. Over-helping. Savior complexes.Personal exhaustion. How can we become reliable friends, co-worke...
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