Amia Freeman had no idea when she went to an aerobics class many years ago, that it ultimately change her life in an incredible way. In the end, fitness helped her come to know God and get rid of the baggage she'd been carrying in her life for years. In today's episode, we discuss her childhood growing up with an alcoholic father, the rough years of early motherhood and the way God works through our issues when we move our bodies. As Amia put it in a recent post: "Listen when you refuse to move your body you’ve decided to keep whatever is inside of you stuck." For years, Amia has been using and preaching the value and association of pairing fitness with faith. Then, she lost the use of her legs in a strange, stress-related … [Read more...]
Run Your Own Race: Trisha Lopez-Davis on Overcoming the Trials of Life
Trisha Lopez-Davis has the warmest voice and it was an honor to invite her into my kitchen for today's interview. She's the co-founder of Hope City Church in Carmel, Indiana -- and also a speaker, author, marriage ministry leader and mom of 5. In today's interview, I speak with Trisha about her recent experience of adopting two children, after already raising three boys, and what it looks like to parent children of a different race who have seen a lot of trauma in their lives. We also talk about when Trisha and her husband, Justin, walked through infidelity in their marriage, causing their marriage and position as pastors to come to a screeching halt. How did they overcome? She tell us -- and how they ultimately began a marriage … [Read more...]
The Truth About Alcohol: Annie Grace of This Naked Mind
I'm so excited to speak today with Annie Grace, the founder of "This Naked Mind" -- a book and a large community dedicated to helping people change their relationship with alcohol, or quit all together. I found Annie after I sought a resource for finding a healthier relationship with alcohol. Since I started drinking my senior year of high school, I've always had a love/hate relationship with the substance. And a substance it is -- as Annie points out the major health downfalls of drinking. After quitting drinking, digging into the science behind the substance and realizing there were a lot of people out there who didn't quite feel like a program like AA was for them, she started her 30-day challenge. The program has morphed into a massive … [Read more...]
The Melody of Autism: Faith Clarke’s Parenting Journey
Faith Clarke's son, Jaedon, was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 2. Since then, she's been on a roller coaster of parenthood. But Faith isn't the kind of person who just lets things happen. She armed herself with knowledge, awareness and resources -- enough to go around to other parents who were unexpectedly living out the journey of Autism with their children. After Jaedon was diagnosed, Faith eventually created the organization, Melody of Autism to provided resources, community and support for other families. She wrote the book "Parenting Like a Ninja" and has become a fierce advocate for children and parents in the Autism community. In our interview, Faith speaks about how faith impacted her experience with a child with … [Read more...]
