E20 | When Self-Help Is Not Enough: What I Found When I Finally Opened the Bible

E28 | She Showed Up and She Was Not Okay | I Never Got My Why - Part 6

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1951076/fan_mail/new] What if the breakthrough wasn't pretending you're fine? In this episode of The Living Story Podcast, Tennille explores the story of Hannah and the moment she stopped hiding her grief. For women carrying heartbreak, disappointment, unanswered prayers, or seasons that feel impossibly heavy, Hannah offers a different picture of faith than many of us were taught. She didn't show up strong. She didn't show up with the right words. She didn't show up pretending everything was okay. She showed up broken. And God met her there. In this episode, you'll discover: • Why honest prayer often begins where performance ends • What Hannah's story teaches us about grief, longing, and faith • The difference between trusting God and pretending you're not hurting • Why God is not waiting for you to clean up your emotions before coming to Him • How lament can become a doorway to healing If you've been carrying pain while trying to look okay for everyone else, this conversation is an invitation to bring your real story into God's presence. About the Series I Never Got My Why is a 10-part podcast series for the woman carrying unanswered questions, heartbreak, disappointment, or seasons that never made sense. Together, we're exploring what happens when God doesn't give us the explanation we wanted and how He gently leads us toward healing anyway. Support the show [https://aged-sky-9140.ck.page/products/tip-your-host] FREE COMPANION GUIDE TO THE SERIES: I Never Got My Why: What I Got Was Better [https://livingstorypodcast.systeme.io/never_got_my_why] Enjoyed this episode? There's more waiting for you on Substack [https://substack.com/@middleofthestory]. Longer thoughts, quieter moments, and a community of women who get it. Come find us. If this episode stirred something in you, grab the free guide: I Thought I Would Be Further By Now: 5 Signs You Are Trying to Finish a Story God Is Still Writing. [https://livingstorypodcast.systeme.io/5signsfreebie] It is a gentle mirror for the woman who is still in the middle. My gift to you! [https://livingstorypodcast.systeme.io/5signsfreebie] Follow and connect with us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/livingstorypodcast/]!

E27 | When Your Heart Hasn't Caught Up Yet | I Never Got My Why - Part 5

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1951076/fan_mail/new] What happens when your mind knows the truth, but your heart is still grieving? In this episode of The Living Story Podcast, Tennille shares the lesson she learned in the aftermath of heartbreak: understanding something intellectually is not the same as accepting it emotionally. If you've ever known what God was saying but still felt stuck in sadness, disappointment, or unanswered questions, you're not alone.  Healing is not measured by how quickly your emotions obey your theology. In this episode, you'll discover: • Why the heart and mind often move at different speeds • The shame many faithful women carry during grief • What Proverbs 3:5-6 teaches about trust and surrender • How the question of "Why?" begins to become "What is God doing here?" About the Series I Never Got My Why is a 10-part podcast series for the woman carrying unanswered questions, heartbreak, disappointment, or seasons that never made sense. Together, we're exploring what happens when God doesn't give us the explanation we wanted—and how He gently leads us toward healing anyway. Download the free I Never Got My Why Reflection Guide below to walk through the series with us. Support the show [https://aged-sky-9140.ck.page/products/tip-your-host] FREE COMPANION GUIDE TO THE SERIES: I Never Got My Why: What I Got Was Better [https://livingstorypodcast.systeme.io/never_got_my_why] Enjoyed this episode? There's more waiting for you on Substack [https://substack.com/@middleofthestory]. Longer thoughts, quieter moments, and a community of women who get it. Come find us. If this episode stirred something in you, grab the free guide: I Thought I Would Be Further By Now: 5 Signs You Are Trying to Finish a Story God Is Still Writing. [https://livingstorypodcast.systeme.io/5signsfreebie] It is a gentle mirror for the woman who is still in the middle. My gift to you! [https://livingstorypodcast.systeme.io/5signsfreebie] Follow and connect with us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/livingstorypodcast/]!

E26 | When God Doesn't Change the Season | I Never Got My Why - Part 4

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1951076/fan_mail/new] In Part 4 of the I Never Got My Why series, Tennille explores the true context behind Jeremiah 29:11 and why God's promise of hope and a future was first spoken to people living in exile. What happens when God doesn't change the season? Through the story of Israel in Babylon, this episode explores how to stop putting your life on hold while waiting for the next chapter and how to build, grow, and flourish in a place you never planned to stay. Inside this episode: • The real context of Jeremiah 29:11 • Why God's promise did not remove the exile • How to stop living emotionally packed for departure • The difference between surviving a season and growing inside it • What God may be building in your waiting season If you've ever felt stuck, delayed, disappointed, or tempted to believe your real life starts later, this episode is for you. Support the show [https://aged-sky-9140.ck.page/products/tip-your-host] FREE COMPANION GUIDE TO THE SERIES: I Never Got My Why: What I Got Was Better [https://livingstorypodcast.systeme.io/never_got_my_why] Enjoyed this episode? There's more waiting for you on Substack [https://substack.com/@middleofthestory]. Longer thoughts, quieter moments, and a community of women who get it. Come find us. If this episode stirred something in you, grab the free guide: I Thought I Would Be Further By Now: 5 Signs You Are Trying to Finish a Story God Is Still Writing. [https://livingstorypodcast.systeme.io/5signsfreebie] It is a gentle mirror for the woman who is still in the middle. My gift to you! [https://livingstorypodcast.systeme.io/5signsfreebie] Follow and connect with us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/livingstorypodcast/]!

E25 l You Are Not the Only One Who Asked | I Never Got My Why - Part 3

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1951076/fan_mail/new] In Episode 3 of I Never Got My Why, Tennille explores the wilderness story of Hagar and the powerful name she gives God in the middle of unanswered questions: El Roi, the God who sees me. This episode is about isolation, edited pain, emotional honesty, and the deep human need to be seen fully in suffering. Inside this episode: * Hagar in Genesis 16 * El Roi, the God who sees * emotional isolation * the edited version of pain * why women hide the full truth of their grief * being seen versus being explained Support the show [https://aged-sky-9140.ck.page/products/tip-your-host] FREE COMPANION GUIDE TO THE SERIES: I Never Got My Why: What I Got Was Better [https://livingstorypodcast.systeme.io/never_got_my_why] Enjoyed this episode? There's more waiting for you on Substack [https://substack.com/@middleofthestory]. Longer thoughts, quieter moments, and a community of women who get it. Come find us. If this episode stirred something in you, grab the free guide: I Thought I Would Be Further By Now: 5 Signs You Are Trying to Finish a Story God Is Still Writing. [https://livingstorypodcast.systeme.io/5signsfreebie] It is a gentle mirror for the woman who is still in the middle. My gift to you! [https://livingstorypodcast.systeme.io/5signsfreebie] Follow and connect with us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/livingstorypodcast/]!

E24 | When “Why” Becomes the Room You Live In | I Never Got My Why - Part 2

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1951076/fan_mail/new] Why do some questions stay with us long after the moment that created them? In Episode 2 of I Never Got My Why series, Tennille explores what happens when heartbreak, disappointment, and unanswered prayers stop being something we experience and start becoming the emotional place we live. Through the story of Naomi in Ruth 1, personal reflections, and an honest conversation about the gap between knowing truth and trusting it, this episode is for the woman who feels stuck in grief, waiting, or the unanswered question she cannot seem to move past. Inside this episode: • Why grief can become an emotional home • The story of Naomi and what Scripture teaches about bitterness • The difference between visiting pain and living there • Functioning publicly while grieving privately • The gap between the mind and the heart • Why slow healing is not spiritual failure • Hope for women who still have unanswered questions Support the show [https://aged-sky-9140.ck.page/products/tip-your-host] FREE COMPANION GUIDE TO THE SERIES: I Never Got My Why: What I Got Was Better [https://livingstorypodcast.systeme.io/never_got_my_why] Enjoyed this episode? There's more waiting for you on Substack [https://substack.com/@middleofthestory]. Longer thoughts, quieter moments, and a community of women who get it. Come find us. If this episode stirred something in you, grab the free guide: I Thought I Would Be Further By Now: 5 Signs You Are Trying to Finish a Story God Is Still Writing. [https://livingstorypodcast.systeme.io/5signsfreebie] It is a gentle mirror for the woman who is still in the middle. My gift to you! [https://livingstorypodcast.systeme.io/5signsfreebie] Follow and connect with us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/livingstorypodcast/]!