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June is Brain Health Month: Alzheimer’s Awareness, Caregiving, and Hope with the MS Alzheimer’s Association

June is Brain Health Month: Alzheimer’s Awareness, Caregiving, and Hope with the Mississippi Alzheimer’s Association June is Brain Health Month, and this episode of Saved and Strong is both personal and practical. Carrie Watts is joined by Kendall Boulton of the Alzheimer's Association and her sister Bobbi Ford for a conversation about Alzheimer’s awareness, caregiving, brain health, and their family’s journey caring for their mother, Jody Nelson. Kendall shares about the work of the Mississippi Alzheimer’s Association, the importance of brain health awareness, and the ways the Walk to End Alzheimer's helps support families and fund the fight against Alzheimer’s. Carrie and Bobbi open up about the emotional and spiritual realities of caring for their mom and what they’ve learned through love, grief, advocacy, and the long goodbye Alzheimer’s often brings. In this episode: * What Brain Health Month means and why awareness matters * Alzheimer’s warning signs and family support * Carrie and Bobbi’s caregiving experience with Jody Nelson * Encouragement for caregivers walking through memory loss and dementia * Brain health habits and ways to stay proactive * How the Mississippi Walk to End Alzheimer's helps raise support and awareness Kendall Boulton serves as Development Manager for the Alzheimer's Association, where she leads the planning and execution of the Central Mississippi, North Mississippi, and East Mississippi Walk to End Alzheimer's events. In her role, she works closely with volunteers, donors, corporate partners, and community leaders to advance the Association’s mission of ending Alzheimer’s and all other dementia while supporting those affected by the disease. A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Kendall earned her MBA from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Bachelor of Science in Human Development from Southeastern Louisiana University. She is passionate about connecting people to causes that create lasting impact and empowering communities in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. Connect / Learn More * Walk to End Alzheimer’s Mississippi: https://www.Alzheimer’s Association Mississippi Chapter [https://www.facebook.com/AlzAssocMs?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Instagram: @alzassocms * email Kendall to sponsor the Walk to Alzheimer's: keboulton@alz.org Bobbi Ford is a retired nurse, mother, grandmother, and Alzheimer’s advocate whose mother lived with Alzheimer’s disease for 12 years. Through her caregiving experience, Bobbi developed a passion for raising awareness about the disease and supporting families affected by it. She enjoys serving with youth at Pinelake Church, gardening, traveling, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle focused on brain health. Mississippi Alzheimer’s Association * Walk to End Alzheimer’s Mississippi: Alzheimer’s Association Mississippi Chapter [https://www.facebook.com/AlzAssocMs?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Instagram: @alzassocms Connect with Carrie Watts * Website: CarrieWatts.com [https://www.carriewatts.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Instagram: @carriewattswrites [https://www.instagram.com/carriewattswrites/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Substack: @carriewattswrites  * More links / freebies: https://www.link.me/carriewattswrites [https://www.link.me/carriewattswrites] or https://www.stan.store/carriewatts

Held in the Dark with Jennifer Hope Longenecker: For Parents Walking Alongside Adolescents with an Eating Disorder

What do you do when the child you love is struggling with an eating disorder—and you feel helpless, afraid, and completely alone? In this heartfelt episode of Saved and Strong, host Carrie Watts sits down with author, certified mental health coach, and fellow parent Jennifer Hope Longenecker to discuss her powerful new book, Held in the Dark: A Guide for Parents Walking Alongside Adolescents with Eating Disorders to be released August, 2026. Join Jennifer's email newsletter for updates on her book launch. See her website for more information.  Jennifer shares the deeply personal story behind the book, born from her own family's journey through the painful and often isolating reality of an adolescent eating disorder. Rather than offering a clinical checklist, Jennifer provides something many parents desperately need—a compassionate companion for the journey. She addresses the fear, grief, guilt, confusion, and hope that parents experience while walking beside a child in recovery. In this episode, you'll learn: • Ways to support your child  • The importance of building a professional treatment team • Finding hope in the midst of uncertainty and darkness • How faith can provide an anchor during difficult seasons of parenting Whether your family is facing an eating disorder diagnosis, supporting a loved one in recovery, or simply seeking to better understand the challenges adolescents face today, this conversation offers encouragement, practical wisdom, and hope. Jennifer reminds us that while recovery is rarely a straight path, no parent has to walk it alone. Held in the Dark serves as a guide, a companion, and a reminder that there is hope even in the hardest seasons. Connect with Jennifer Hope Longenecker Website: www.jenniferhopelongenecker.com [http://www.jenniferhopelongenecker.com] Instagram: @jenniferhopelongenecker Email: jennifer@jenniferhopelongenecker.com [jennifer@jenniferhopelongenecker.com] Connect with Heather Longenecker Website: www.theunstablesnail.com [http://www.theunstablesnail.com] Instagram: @heather_e_cribb Email: heather.e.longenecker@gmail.com [heather.e.longenecker@gmail.com] Connect with Carrie Watts 🌿 Website: www.carriewatts.com [http://www.carriewatts.com] 🌿 Instagram: @carriewattswrites 🌿 Facebook: Carrie Watts 🌿 Substack: substack.com/@carriewattswrites 🌿 Link Hub: https://link.me/carriewattswrites 🌿 Free Resource for Writers: Download Carrie's FREE S.T.A.R.T. Writing Workbook—a practical guide designed to help aspiring authors move from journals, ideas, and dreams to a completed manuscript. Whether you're writing your first book, a memoir, devotionals, or fiction, this workbook will help you take your next step with confidence. 🌿 Stan Store: Visit Carrie's Stan Store https://www.stan.store/carriewatts [https://www.stan.store/carriewatts] to access the FREE S.T.A.R.T. Writing Workbook, writing resources, coaching opportunities, and upcoming writing workshops designed to help you share your story and impact others. 🌿 Podcast: Saved and Strong If this episode encouraged you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a parent who may need a little extra hope today. Remember: Your story isn't over. There is hope, even in the dark. — Carrie Watts Author • Speaker • Podcaster • Writing Coach "Helping women turn their stories into messages of hope." Contact our sponsor, Trey Carroll at www.nextestadvantage.com [http://www.nextestadvantage.com]

Messy Mourning: Hope for Mothers Grieving the Loss of a Child by Suicide with Author Jackie M. Baker

Grief is rarely neat, predictable, or easy to navigate. In this heartfelt episode of Saved and Strong, Carrie Watts welcomes author, storyteller, and pediatric nurse practitioner Jackie M. Baker for an honest conversation about loss, faith, and finding hope in life's most difficult moments. Jackie's debut book, Messy Mourning: Hope for Mothers Grieving the Loss of a Child by Suicide, was written to walk alongside mothers facing one of life's deepest sorrows. Through compassionate reflection, personal experience, and unwavering faith, Jackie offers comfort, understanding, and hope to grieving hearts. Rather than providing easy answers, she creates space for the heartbreak, questions, love, and longing that often accompany profound loss. Together, Carrie and Jackie discuss: • Navigating grief when life doesn't make sense • The unique pain of losing a child • Faith in the midst of unanswered questions • How God meets us in broken places • Finding purpose and hope after tragedy • Why sharing our stories helps others heal If you or someone you love is walking through grief, this conversation will remind you that you are not alone and that hope can still be found, even in the messiest seasons of life. Preorder on Amazon https://a.co/d/03gK19uk [https://a.co/d/03gK19uk] 📖 Learn more about Jackie and her book: Website: www.jackiembaker.com [http://www.jackiembaker.com] Substack: jackiembaker.substack.com Instagram: @jackie_mbaker Facebook: @jackiembakerauthor Newsletter Signup: www.jackiembaker.com/contact [http://www.jackiembaker.com/contact] 🔗 Connect with our host, Carrie Watts: 🌐 Website: carriewatts.com 🔗 All Links: https://www.link.me/carriewattswrites [https://www.link.me/carriewattswrites] 📸 Instagram: @carriewattswrites 🎙️ Facebook: Saved and Strong Podcast 📝 FREE S.T.A.R.T. Writing Workbook: https://www.stan.store/carriewatts [https://www.stan.store/carriewatts] 📚 Learn More About Hope*Writers: https://www.hopewriters.com/a/2148183200/sY22Dv2U [https://www.hopewriters.com/a/2148183200/sY22Dv2U] 💬 Interested in writing your story? Carrie offers 1:1 writing coaching to help you move from trauma to testimony and tell your story with clarity, confidence, and purpose. 📧 Email: carrie@carriewatts.com [carrie@carriewatts.com] Remember, friend: Your story isn't over. Carrie On. Contact our sponsor: Trey Carroll, www.nextestadvantage.com to help your student find their career path. #SavedAndStrongPodcast #JackieMBaker #MessyMourning #GriefSupport #HopeAfterLoss #SuicideLossAwareness #ChristianAuthor #FaithAndHealing #GriefJourney #HopeInThePain #CarrieWatts #CarrieOn #YourStoryIsntOver #ChristianPodcast #HealingThroughStories #neverlosehope #mentalhealthawareness #addictionrecovery #mother #bipolar #playlist #bookbundle #newrelease #launch #launchteam #share #messymiddle #cry #grief #preorder #order

Can I Read the Bible on My Own? Finding Confidence in God's Word with Angie Baughman

Have you ever opened your Bible and wondered, Am I doing this right? On this episode of Saved and Strong, host Carrie Watts welcomes Angie Baughman, Bible teacher, creator of The Step By Step Bible Study Method, host of the Understand Your Bible Podcast, and founder of Steady On Ministries, for an encouraging conversation about learning to study God's Word with confidence. Many women love the Bible but feel intimidated when it comes to reading and understanding Scripture on their own. They depend on devotionals, study guides, or teachers because they're afraid they'll miss something important. Angie shares why God never intended for His children to approach His Word with fear or uncertainty. Our conversation went deep fast. Angie shares her personal saved and strong story. Not only is she is spiritually strong after an early call on her life, but she is also physically and mentally strong after healing from two very difficult events. Angie shares vulnerably in this conversation.  Together, Carrie and Angie discuss: ✨ Can Christians really study the Bible without a teacher or study guide? ✨ Simple, practical steps for personal Bible study ✨ Why confidence in God's Word grows through consistency ✨ Overcoming trauma and feelings of inadequacy ✨ How to move from hesitation to a deeper relationship with God through His Word Angie's heart is to help women discover that they don't need a seminary degree, a perfect plan, or someone else's permission to engage Scripture. God has already provided everything they need to begin. If you've ever felt unsure, inconsistent, or overwhelmed in your Bible study journey, this episode will encourage you to take the next step and trust that God will meet you there. About Angie Baughman Angie Baughman is a Bible teacher, speaker, creator of The Step By Step Bible Study Method, host of the Understand Your Bible Podcast, and founder of Steady On Ministries. Through her teaching, Angie equips women to confidently engage God's Word for themselves and develop a faith that remains steady in every season of life. Connect with Angie 🌐 Website: www.livesteadyon.com [http://www.livesteadyon.com] 🎙️ Podcast: Understand Your Bible Podcast Connect with Carrie Watts 🌐 Website: www.carriewatts.com [http://www.carriewatts.com] 🔗 All Links: https://www.link.me/carriewattswrites [https://www.link.me/carriewattswrites] 📚 FREE S.T.A.R.T. Writing Workbook: https://www.stan.store/carriewatts [https://www.stan.store/carriewatts] 📧 Email: carrie@carriewatts.com [carrie@carriewatts.com] 🎙️ Subscribe to Saved and Strong on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If this episode encouraged you, please leave a review and share it with a friend who wants to grow stronger in God's Word. Our Commercial Guest and sponsor is www.nextestadvange.com [http://www.nextestadvange.com]with Trey Carroll. #SavedAndStrongPodcast #AngieBaughman #UnderstandYourBible #BibleStudy #BibleStudyTips #WomenInTheWord #ChristianWomen #FaithJourney #BiblicalTruth #ScriptureStudy #GrowInFaith #ChristianPodcast #FaithOverFear #HolySpirit #BibleTeacher #BibleReading #BibleStudyMethod #TrustGod #ChristianEncouragement #WomenOfFaith #DailyBibleReading #ChristianLiving #FaithBasedPodcast #SteadyOn #GodsWord #KnowTheBible #ChristianGrowth #FaithAndHope #CarrieWatts #PodcastEpisode #livesteadyon

Shine with Frannie Foltz, Author, Speaker, Podcast Host, and Coach

Top favorite Saved and Strong Podcast here > I’m joined by the hilarious, faith-filled, and joyfully authentic Frannie Foltz! 💛 Frannie is a Christian author, speaker, podcast host, and encourager on a mission to help women stop performing and start PURPOSEFULLY shining. 🌟 In this powerful and laughter-filled conversation, we talk about: ✨ Discovering your God-given gifts ✨ Trading confusion for clarity ✨ Living boldly in your calling ✨ Showing up online authentically ✨ Why humor and holiness can absolutely coexist ✨ Letting go of performance and embracing purpose Frannie’s heart for helping women live fully and abundantly is contagious, and this episode will leave you encouraged, inspired, and ready to SHINE. ☀️ A former educator turned entrepreneur, Frannie blends humor, hope, and biblical Truth to help others discover their God-given gifts, embrace their true identity, and live with purpose and joy. Through her signature workshops and retreats, books, and The Shine with Frannie Show podcast, Frannie encourages others to trade performance for purpose and confusion for clarity so they can live boldly and empowered in their calling—because life is meant to be lived fully and abundantly! Frannie is a proud mama to Kora, her spunky senior rescue Yorkie, and when she’s not writing or speaking, you’ll likely find her chasing adventure, collecting passport stamps, or basking in the sun with a good book or podcast playing in her airpods. She's never met a stranger!  Connect with her– * The Shine with Frannie Show anywhere you listen to podcasts * To learn more about her programs and coaching, visit www.shinewithfrannie.com [http://www.shinewithfrannie.com/] + You can download a free copy of her first book and purchase a copy of her latest book, Holy & Hilarious,  here [https://shinewithfrannie.com/#section-7nzim_HaWR] If you're wanting to shine online using short form videos, AKA reels, Frannie has a free guide: Unlock Your Social Media Superpower with Reels! Click here [https://shinewithfrannie.com/unlock-your-social-media-superpower] for instant access!  To book Frannie for a podcast or other speaking engagement, email her at frannie@shinewithfrannie.com [frannie@shinewithfrannie.com] And social media is where Frannie likes to get to know YOU! Visit her here on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/shinewithfrannie/] and here on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/frannie.foltz/] 🔗 Connect with our host, Carrie Watts: 🌐 Website: www.carriewatts.com [http://www.carriewatts.com] 🔗 All Links: https://link.me/carriewattswwrites [https://link.me/carriewattswwrites] 📸 Instagram: @carriewattswrites 📘 Facebook: Saved and Strong 🎁 FREE S.T.A.R.T. Writing Workbook: https://www.stan.store/carriewatts [https://www.stan.store/carriewatts] 📚 More about Hope*Writers / Hope*Books http://www.hopewriters.com/a/21481832... [http://www.hopewriters.com/a/21481832] 💬 Want to go deeper? Carrie offers 1:1 writing coaching to help you move from trauma to testimony and finally tell your story with clarity, confidence, and purpose. 📧 Email: carrie@carriewatts.com [carrie@carriewatts.com] ⭐ From our Sponsor: Next Test Advantage 🎓 Contact Trey Carroll for your student's career direction: https://www.nextestadvantage.com [https://www.nextestadvantage.com] 🎧 Listen, subscribe, and share with someone who needs encouragement today. #SavedAndStrong #CarrieWatts #FrannieFoltz #ChristianPodcast #FaithFilled #HolyAndHilarious #WomenOfFaith #ChristianWomen #PodcastInterview #HealingAndHope #PurposeDrivenLife #ChristianAuthor #FaithAndJoy #ShineWithFrannie