Choosing Joy When You're Not Okay: Motherhood, Loss, & IVF with Lauren Johnson| Episode 44

Rejection Isn't the End of Your Story with Tabitha Panariso|Episode 45

If you've ever felt rejected, overlooked, or quietly left behind, this conversation is for you. In today's episode of Wildly Hopeful, Brandy is sitting down with Tabitha Panariso- trauma informed therapist, writer, and author of Loyal in His Love: An Invitation to Be Held By Jesus When Others Let You Go. We explore the deeper layers of rejection and how it hurts in the moment, but also how it shapes identity, affects of relationships, and how we show up in the world. But it doesn't haver to stay that way. This episode is about healing in what rejection left behind and learning how to feel held again in the places that still ache. To connect further, follow her on Instagram: Tabitha Panariso To connect further with Brandy Dawson: For podcast collaboration or speaking engagements- hello@brandyadawson.com [hello@brandyadawson.com] Instagram: @brandyadawson [https://instagram.com/brandyadawson] Website:https://www.brandyadawson.com [https://www.brandyadawson.com] Substack:Musings of Grace [https://substack.com/@brandydawson25?utm_source=user-menu]

Choosing Joy When You're Not Okay: Motherhood, Loss, & IVF with Lauren Johnson| Episode 44

What does it look like to choose joy... when you're not okay? In this deeply tender episode of Wildly Hopeful, Brandy Dawson sits down with Lauren Johnson for a conversation about motherhood, grief, loss, an IVF journey, and the quiet courage it takes to keep trusting God when life doesn't look the way you thought it would. Lauren shares her journey with her daughter, Lily Ann-from a joy-filled pregnancy to unexpected NICU days, the sacred months they shared, and the ongoing reality of grief held alongside hope. She opens op about her IVF journey, her life today, and what it looks like to hold both sorrow and joy at the same time. Together, they explore: *Navigating grief aftetr the loss of a child *Trusting God in the middle of fear, uncertianty, and everyday life *IVF, motherhood, and pregnancy after loss *Faith that stays honest in the middle of hard seasons *Living life in the middle of choosing joy and living with grief This is a conversation for anyone who has ever wondered if joy is still really possible, even here.

Wait, What's My Name Again with Amy Seiffert| Episode 43

Wait..... What's my name again? Not literally. But in that quiet unsettling way of wondering-- why don't I feel like myself right now? You still love Jesus. You're still showing up. Nothing is wrong, but something isn't right. You're not falling apart. And yet.... You feel tired. Maybe even a little hangry in your faith. Not far from God, just not quite yourself. In this episode of Wildly Hopeful Brandy sits down to chat with amy Seiffert tp talk about that exact tension, the one so many women feel but don't always have words for. If you have you ever caught yourself thinking..... I just need to remind myself who I am, this episode is for you Because maybe, you've forgotten who you are. To connect with Amy: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyseiffert [https://www.instagram.com/amyseiffert] Her books: Starved,Grace Looks Amazing on You, and Your Name is Daughter can be purchased on her website. To connect further with Brandy: To enquire about podcast collaborations and speaking engagements: hello@brandyadawson.com [hello@brandyadawson.com] Website: https://www.brandyadawson.com [https://www.brandyadawson.com] Instagram:@brandyadawson [Instagram:@brandyadawson] Substack:Musings of Grace [https://substack.com/@brandydawson25?utm_source=user-menu]

The Church Is Worth Loving, Even When She Is Messy with Natalie Runion| Episode 42

In the same week, one woman poured out her costly oil, one friend sold Him out for thrity pieces of silver, and Jesus went to the cross for them both. That is the kind of love this episode is about. This episode is about truth, love, the Church( with the big and little Cc) and what it costs to stay when leaving would just be easier. Recorded during Holy Week, we are reminded of a woman who poured out her oil on Jesus while, in the very same week, Judas agreed to betray Him for silver-- and how Jesus went to the cross for both of them anyway. In this conversation with Natalie Runion, founder of the Raised to Stay movement and author of four books including: Raised to Stay and I Don't Even Like Women, we talk about church hurt, healing, truth in love, humility, revival, and why the Church doesn't need more platforms- it needs more mothers, builders and people willing to pour out their lives in quiet obedience. We also talk about why so many women are exhausted for competing for seats they were already given as daughters, and how revival will not built on competition, ego, or performance, but on humility, repentance, healing, and love. This conversation is for the people who want to love the Church, even when she is messy. For the people who are tired but still faithful. For the people telling the truth in love. For the people who are staying when it would be easier to leave, or at least curious about it. If this is you, come sit with us at the table. We're wildly hopeful.

When Our Relationship With Food Gets Complicated with Abbie Stasior| Episode 41

Food is one of the most basic forms of sustenance we consume in our lives every day. It sustains us and nourishes our bodies in the way God designed us to live and thrive. We need it, yet for many women our relationship with what we eat becomes tangled in guilt, pressure and shame- so how do we begin healing our relationship with food through our faith? In this episode of Wildly Hopeful, Brandy Dawson sits down with Christian registered dietitian and intuitive eating counselor Abbie Stasior to talk about healing our relationship with food through faith, compassion, and grace. Together they explore how diet culture shows up, even in Christian spaces, why food can become a place of control, and what it looks like to move torward true "food freedom in Christ." If food has ever felt complicated fo you, this conversation offers a gentle place to begin again. *Note: This conversation includes discussion of food, body image, and eating habits. Please listen gently and take care of yourself if these topics feel tender. To connect with Abbie and learn more about her work helping women heal their relationship with food through faith and intuitive eating here: Instagram:@abbiestasior| Podcast: Your Daily Bread| website: https://www.abbiestasior.com [https://www.abbiestasior.com] To connect further with Brandy for podcast collaboration and speaking engagements: hello@brandyadawson.com [hello@brandyadawson.com] Instagram:@brandyadawson [https://instagram.com/brandyadawson] Website, Blog, Newsletter: https://www.brandyadawson.com [https://www.brandyadawson.com] Substack:Musings of Grace [https://substack.com/@brandydawson25?utm_source=user-menu]