Thriving Beyond Belief with Cheryl Scruggs

Cheryl Scruggs
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Many women feel overwhelmed with the chaos of life, struggle with the fact that life, relationships and marriage are hard, and lack what they need to truly thrive. The Thriving Beyond Belief podcast, with host, Cheryl Scruggs, and online community provide women with encouragement & support, to better manage their stress, create healthy relationships, and build a life that thrives beyond belief.

  1. 2D AGO

    Chelsea Smith: 'I Do' Today: A 52-Week Guide to the Marriage You've Been Waiting For

    Join me today as I chat with the beautiful lady and best-selling author Chelsea Smith who gives us a lifeline to 'I Do' Today: A 52-Week Guide to the Marriage You've Been Waiting For Do you dream of having one of "those" marriages--a marriage full of connection, trust, and laughter? A marriage that gets better year by year? Whether you've been married a few months or a few decades, the challenges of marriage--like finances, kids, grief, sex, and even everyday annoyances--might make that dream feel far away. But it doesn't have to feel that way. After twenty-five years of marriage, Chelsea Smith knows that the best way for a marriage to thrive is by taking it one day, one decision, one conversation at a time. In "I Do" Today, she gets you and your spouse talking and growing together in life-changing ways. Each week, you'll explore a new topic through: Short readings with real-life stories that offer validation, hope, and motivation Reflection prompts and conversation starters that go deep without being daunting Activity ideas to bring you closer together (and have fun along the way!) Simple, easy-to-follow steps for strengthening your emotional and physical connection "I Do" Today helps you and your spouse actively choose each other again and again as together, day by day, you create the marriage you've always wanted. Related Links: WEBSITE: Chelsea Smith

    44 min

  2. FEB 5

    J.R. Briggs: The Art of Asking Better Questions: Pursuing Stronger Relationships, Healthier Leadership, and Deeper Faith

    Join me today as I chat with and best-selling author JR Briggs who gives us a lifeline to The Art of Asking Better Questions! What he teaches us: There are few things in life he's more passionate about than asking great questions—and that is teaching others to ask better questions. J.R.'s Wisdom: 1. The quality of your life is determined by the quality of the questions you ask God, yourself, and others. 2. There's not a single area of your life—not one—where improving the quality of the questions you ask won't improve the quality of your life and the lives of those around you. 3. We don't have a shortage of information; we have a shortage of wisdom, curiosity, and wonder. What's needed is the kindling of a desire for and ability to ask the right questions at the right time in the right situation for the right reason. 4. If we want information, Google it. But if what we're after is wisdom and connection, we need questions. 5. Jesus was a brilliant question-asker. In the Gospels, Jesus asked over 300 questions. He was asked over 180 questions—and yet he only directly answered five of them. There's much to be learned about what, when, where, and how he asked questions. Here's what we explore in the interview: 1.) Why questions are so important (but why we don't ask them very much) 2.) How questions impact our faith 3.) Leadership and the art of asking better questions 4.) Ridiculously practical ways to ask better questions. Related Links: WEBSITE: J.R. Briggs

    30 min

  3. JAN 22

    Kris Reece: How to Deal with Toxic Relationships

    Join me today as I chat with Toxic Relationship Recovery Specialist and best-selling author Kris Reece who gives us a lifeline out of the confusion, self-doubt, and emotional exhaustion that come from loving someone who constantly twists the truth, withholds affection, or makes you feel like you're the problem. LISTEN ON ITUNES Related Links: WEBSITE: Krisreece.com

    35 min

  4. 10/31/2025

    Erin Kerry

    Erin Kerry is an integrative health coach and functional nutritionist. She is the host of the top-ranked podcast Sparking Wholeness and the owner of the coaching company Sparking Wholeness. As a survivor of mental illness, Erin knows firsthand how suffering from a chronic illness can infiltrate every area of life.   Related Links: WEBSITE: ErinBKerry.com

    35 min

  5. 10/02/2025

    Cheryl Scruggs: Are You In a Wilderness? Let's Discuss Chapter 6 from Thriving Beyond Belief Book!

    Solo episode with Cheryl Scruggs re being in or walking through a Wilderness period! Related Links: WEBSITE: Thriving Beyond Belief: Courageous, Rooted, Thriving Women (Paperback)

    24 min

  6. 08/21/2025

    Cheryl Scruggs: Chapter 5 (Solo Episode)

    Related Links: WEBSITE: Thriving Beyond Belief: Courageous, Rooted, Thriving Women (Paperback)

    27 min

  7. 07/18/2025

    Amy Daughters: You Cannot Mess This Up

    It's 2014 and Amy Daughters is a forty-six-year old stay-at-home mom living in Dayton, Ohio. She returns to her hometown of Houston over the Thanksgiving holiday to discuss her parents' estate—and finds herself hurled back in time. Suddenly, it's 1978, and she is forced to spend thirty-six hours in her childhood home with her nuclear family, including her ten-year old self. Over the next day and a half she reconsiders every feeling she's ever had, discusses current events with dead people, gets overserved at a party with her parents' friends, and is treated to lunch at the Bonanza Sirloin Pit. Besides noticing that everyone is smoking cigarettes, she's still jealous of her sister, and there is a serious lack of tampons in the house, Amy also begins to appreciate that memories are malleable, wholly dependent on who is doing the remembering. In viewing her parents as peers and her siblings as detached children, she redefines her difficult relationships with her family members and, ultimately, realizes that her life story matters and is profoundly significant—not so much to everyone else, perhaps, but certainly to her. Amy's guide said her trip back in time wouldn't change anything in the future, but by the time her thirty-six hours are up, she's convinced that she'll never be the same again. where I came from  It all started when Dick and Sue Weinland hooked up at an apartment complex in Houston, Texas. Four years later, after things had gotten quite cozy, I was born just a few short miles from the Eighth Wonder of the World, a.k.a. – the Astrodome. I blossomed into womanhood north of H-Town, in Spring, Texas, where I attended Klein Oak High School. From there, it was on to the Princeton of the Texas Panhandle – THE Texas Tech University – and just five glorious years later, a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.  That's when it became time for me to not only enter the world of business (I was in the purchasing arena for a decade) but to do my own hooking up and child creating. The plot twist that brings us to the rest of the story was my husband's job moving us to England for three years. Finding myself temporarily without employment, I did the next obvious thing and became a writer.

    29 min

  8. 06/19/2025

    Leslie Means

    On today's episode of Thriving Beyond Belief, Cheryl is joined by the incredibly inspiring Leslie Means — a wife, mama of three, former TV anchor, storyteller, and the founder of Her View From Home, a vibrant online community where women from all walks of life share their hearts and real-life stories. Leslie opens up about her journey from Nebraska farm girl and broadcast journalist to becoming a champion for women's voices across the country. What began as a simple dream with a few friends in 2012 has since grown into a nationwide movement of encouragement, faith, and authenticity. In this conversation, we talk about calling, creativity, motherhood, and the courage it takes to tell your story. Leslie shares the highs and lows of building a platform rooted in truth and vulnerability, and how God continues to guide her every step of the way. Whether you're in a season of transition or seeking deeper purpose, this episode is for you.

    32 min
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Many women feel overwhelmed with the chaos of life, struggle with the fact that life, relationships and marriage are hard, and lack what they need to truly thrive. The Thriving Beyond Belief podcast, with host, Cheryl Scruggs, and online community provide women with encouragement & support, to better manage their stress, create healthy relationships, and build a life that thrives beyond belief.

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  • Creator
    Cheryl Scruggs
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    292
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Thriving Beyond Belief / Hope Matters Marriage Ministries, Inc., a 501c3
  • Show Website
    Thriving Beyond Belief with Cheryl Scruggs

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