#25 Trusting God When it Doesn't Make Sense: Christian Surrender in Midlife

#27 A New Chapter — Where By The Book Is Going

This episode is a little different. After building By The Book as a space to explore purpose, calling, and what it means to build something with God at the centre, it has become clear that these conversations were never meant to stand alone. They belong within a wider story. In this episode, Johanne shares why By The Book is moving into its next chapter — and how the themes of discernment, surrender, and steady, Scripture-led living will now continuewithin She Rises. This is not an ending, but a gathering. A bringing together ofconversations around faith, life, and purpose in the second season. If you’ve been listening and quietly holding an idea, a calling, or something you’ve been meaning to begin — this episode is also an invitation. You may already have more than you think. In this episode: * Why By The Book is coming to a natural point of completion * How purpose, work, and calling sit within the wider context of life and faith * What it means to recognise when something is ready to move forward * Why you may already have everything you need to begin * The importance of building steadily, not reactively * Where the conversation continues next Continue the journey The conversation now continues on She Rises: Faith, Freedom and Order for Christian Women Spotify click HERE [https://open.spotify.com/show/1j192HsNK8rhmmvnxv2Cxj?si=a8ad26bac1e9409a] YouTube click HERE [https://www.youtube.com/@johannehewlett/podcasts] Amazon Music click HERE [https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/d65552c3-05ec-499f-b935-425c2d6505c9/she-rises-faith-freedom-and-order-for-christian-mums] Apple Podcasts click HERE [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/she-rises-faith-freedom-and-order-for-christian-mums/id1853908318] Ready to begin? If you want something structured to walk through as you start or build, Johanne’s book is designed to guide you step by step: By The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led Business Available via:https://johewlettauthor.com [https://johewlettauthor.com] Need support as you begin? Johanne also offers mentoring for women who want someone to walk alongside them as they: * start a business or ministry * build with clarity and steadiness * align their work with faith and life Find out more at:https://johewlettauthor.com [https://johewlettauthor.com] Share & Review If this episode has helped you, please share it with another woman who may be standing at the edge of something new. And if you’re able, leaving a review helps this message reach more women who are building quietly and faithfully. Thank you for being part of this journey. 🎁 FREE RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN BUILDING A BUSINESS Download your FREE Daily Business Check-In (Bible-led planning tool) HERE: https://www.johewlettauthor.com/free-check-in 📘 ORDER THE BOOK By The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led Business ⁠ Audiobook⁠ https://payhip.com/b/C2ojG⁠ Paperback⁠ https://payhip.com/b/bM1xW Also available on Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). Search By The Book Johanne Hewlett. 📚 COURSES FOR WOMEN IN THEIR SECOND SEASON The Full Flagship Course ⁠HERE⁠ https://payhip.com/b/G0j83 5 Core Essentials Bundle ⁠HERE⁠ https://payhip.com/b/wFxqO 🌐 CONNECT Website → ⁠⁠https://www.johewlettauthor.com #midlifewomen #womenover40 #womenover50 #womenover60 #christianwomen #christianbusiness #bibleledbusiness #godledbusiness #midlifereinvention #callingandpurpose #secondseasonwoman #midlifereinvention #purposeover40 #callingandcareer #hearinggod #christiandiscernment #midlifefaith #christianwomen #spiritualgrowth #mum #mom

#26 Are You in a Season of Surrender or Preparation? Discerning Hidden Seasons in Midlife

By The Book is a Christian podcast for women in midlife navigating calling, faith, purpose, and God-led work in their second season. Hosted by Johanne Hewlett. Not every quiet season means something is ending, and not every slowdown means something is wrong. In this episode, Johanne Hewlett explores how to discern whether God is inviting surrender or preparation when progress feels hidden. We talk about naming seasons, recognising internal formation, and why Scripture consistently shows God working beneath the surface before visible change. If you feel stuck between letting go and waiting, this conversation offers clarity without pressure. Topics: • Hidden seasons in Christian life • Surrender vs preparation discernment • Waiting on God without fear • Internal growth vs external progress • Naming midlife transitions with wisdom Until next time —go gently, go boldly, and go By The Book. 🎁 FREE RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN BUILDING A BUSINESS Download your FREE Daily Business Check-In (Bible-led planning tool) HERE: https://www.johewlettauthor.com/free-check-in 📘 ORDER THE BOOK By The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led Business ⁠ Audiobook⁠ https://payhip.com/b/C2ojG⁠ Paperback⁠ https://payhip.com/b/bM1xW Also available on Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). Search By The Book Johanne Hewlett. 📚 COURSES FOR WOMEN IN THEIR SECOND SEASON The Full Flagship Course ⁠HERE⁠ https://payhip.com/b/G0j83 5 Core Essentials Bundle ⁠HERE⁠ https://payhip.com/b/wFxqO 🌐 CONNECT Website → ⁠⁠https://www.johewlettauthor.com #midlifewomen #womenover40 #womenover50 #womenover60 #christianwomen #christianbusiness #bibleledbusiness #godledbusiness #midlifereinvention #callingandpurpose #secondseasonwoman #midlifereinvention #purposeover40 #callingandcareer #hearinggod #christiandiscernment #midlifefaith #christianwomen #spiritualgrowth #mum #mom

#25 Trusting God When it Doesn't Make Sense: Christian Surrender in Midlife

By The Book is a Christian podcast for women in midlife navigating calling, faith, purpose, and God-led work in theirsecond season. Hosted by Johanne Hewlett. Some surrender happens at the beginning. Some happens after faithfulness. In this episode, Johanne Hewlett explores the kind of surrender that arrives in midlife — when God asks you to release something that once felt like part of the promise. Through the lens of Abraham and Isaac, we talk about attachment, identity, grief, and the quiet cost of obedience. This is not surrender as correction, but surrender as transfer — placing even good things back into God’s hands. If you’re navigating disappointment, transition, or unexpected redirection, this episode offers language for trusting God when obedience feels costly. Topics: • Christian surrender in midlife• Letting go of God-given dreams• Faith and grief after obedience• Attachment vs trust• What comes after surrender Until next time —go gently, go boldly, and go By The Book. 🎁 FREE RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN BUILDING A BUSINESS Download your FREE Daily Business Check-In (Bible-ledplanning tool) ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠ [https://www.johewlettauthor.com/free-check-in] ⁠⁠⁠ 📘 ORDER THE BOOK By The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led Business ⁠Audiobook⁠ [https://payhip.com/b/C2ojG] ⁠Paperback⁠ [https://payhip.com/b/bM1xW] Also available on Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). Search ByThe Book Johanne Hewlett. 📚 COURSES FOR WOMEN IN THEIR SECOND SEASON ⁠The Full Flagship Course⁠ [https://payhip.com/b/G0j83]  ⁠5 [https://payhip.com/b/wFxqO]Core Essentials Bundle⁠ [https://payhip.com/b/wFxqO]  🌐 CONNECT Website → https://www.johewlettauthor.com/ YouTube Channel→ https://www.youtube.com/@johannehewlett/podcasts #midlifewomen #womenover40 #womenover50 #womenover60#christianwomen #christianbusiness #bibleledbusiness #godledbusiness#midlifereinvention #callingandpurpose #secondseasonwoman #midlifereinvention#purposeover40 #callingandcareer #hearinggod #christianproductivity #slowfaith#midlifecalling #faithledbusiness #burnoutrecovery #mum #mom

#24 How to Trust God With Money and Overcome Financial Anxiety - Learning to Rest in God as Provider in Midlife

By The Book is a Christian podcast for women in midlife navigating calling, faith, purpose, and God-led work in theirsecond season. Hosted by Johanne Hewlett. Money carries emotion, memory, responsibility, and often quiet pressure — especially in midlife. In this episode of By The Book, Johanne Hewlett explores what it means to trust God with finances without ignoring practical reality. Rather than offering budgeting strategies, this conversation reframes financial anxiety through a biblical understanding of provision. We talk about why money feels heavier in midlife, how financial fear quietly shapes decisions, and why Scripture consistently pairs provision with peace rather than pressure. If you’re rebuilding, stepping into God-led work, or navigating uncertainty around income, this episode will help you understand how trust, stewardship, and provision can coexist. In this episode: • Christian perspective on money anxiety• Trusting God as Provider in midlife• How fear influences financial decisions• Provision in God’s economy vs cultural messaging• Practising peace around money in everyday life This episode is for Christian women navigating business, career shifts, family responsibility, or seasons of financial uncertainty. Until next time —go gently, go boldly, and go By The Book. 🎁 FREE RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN BUILDING A BUSINESS Download your FREE Daily Business Check-In (Bible-led planning tool) ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠ [https://www.johewlettauthor.com/free-check-in]⁠⁠⁠ 📘 ORDER THE BOOK By The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led Business ⁠Audiobook⁠ [https://payhip.com/b/C2ojG] ⁠Paperback⁠ [https://payhip.com/b/bM1xW] Also available on Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). Search ByThe Book Johanne Hewlett. 📚 COURSES FOR WOMEN IN THEIR SECOND SEASON ⁠The Full Flagship Course⁠ [https://payhip.com/b/G0j83]  ⁠5 Core Essentials Bundle⁠ [https://payhip.com/b/wFxqO]  🌐 CONNECT Website → https://www.johewlettauthor.com/ YouTube Channel→ https://www.youtube.com/@johannehewlett/podcasts #midlifewomen #womenover40 #womenover50 #womenover60 #christianwomen #christianbusiness #bibleledbusiness #godledbusiness #midlifereinvention #callingandpurpose #secondseasonwoman #midlifereinvention #purposeover40 #callingandcareer #hearinggod #christianproductivity #slowfaith#midlifecalling #faithledbusiness #burnoutrecovery #mum #mom

#23 How to Work With God’s Pace: Doing Less Without Losing Fruit - Choosing Faithful Work Over Hustle in Your Second Season

By The Book is a Christian podcast for women in midlife navigating calling, faith, purpose, and God-led work in theirsecond season. Hosted by Johanne Hewlett. Many Christian women reach midlife carrying an unspoken belief that faithfulness must look busy. But what if God is not asking you to do more — only to move differently? In this episode of By The Book, Johanne Hewlett explores what it means to work at God’s pace in a culture shaped by hustle, urgency, and constant productivity. Rather than offering time management advice, this conversation reframes pace as a spiritual posture that shapes fruit, sustainability, and peace. We talk about how hustle became normalised in Christian spaces, why slowing down can feel threatening, and how Scripture presents fruitfulness as the result of connection rather than effort. If you’re feeling tired, scattered, or quietly sensing God inviting simplification, this episode will help you understand the difference between faithful work and fear-driven hustle. In this episode: • Christian perspective on hustle culture• Working with God’s pace in midlife• Faithful work vs productivity pressure• Why slowing down feels spiritually risky• Pruning, boundaries, and sustainable fruit• Rest as rhythm rather than collapse This episode is for Christian women building businesses, ministries, homes, or second-season callings who want fruit without burnout. Until next time —go gently, go boldly, and go By The Book. 🎁 FREE RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN BUILDING A BUSINESS Download your FREE Daily Business Check-In (Bible-ledplanning tool) ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠ [https://www.johewlettauthor.com/free-check-in]⁠⁠⁠ 📘 ORDER THE BOOK By The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led Business ⁠Audiobook⁠ [https://payhip.com/b/C2ojG] ⁠Paperback⁠ [https://payhip.com/b/bM1xW] Also available on Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). Search ByThe Book Johanne Hewlett. 📚 COURSES FOR WOMEN IN THEIR SECOND SEASON ⁠The Full Flagship Course⁠ [https://payhip.com/b/G0j83]  ⁠5 Core Essentials Bundle⁠ [https://payhip.com/b/wFxqO]  🌐 CONNECT Website → https://www.johewlettauthor.com/ YouTube Channel→ https://www.youtube.com/@johannehewlett/podcasts #midlifewomen #womenover40 #womenover50 #womenover60 #christianwomen #christianbusiness #bibleledbusiness #godledbusiness #midlifereinvention #callingandpurpose #secondseasonwoman #midlifereinvention #purposeover40 #callingandcareer #hearinggod #christianproductivity #slowfaith #midlifecalling #faithledbusiness #burnoutrecovery #mum #mom