The GoodHard Story Podcast

Katherine Wolf
  • 4.9 (446)
  • CHRISTIANITY
  • UPDATED WEEKLY

The good story and the hard story can be the same story. This is where we’re sharing the proof. Feeling isolated by your hurt and heartbreak? Then this place is for you. Join Katherine Wolf and her most trusted friends as they honor the hardest parts of life while making space for the hope and humor in it all. Your weekly pep talk from The GoodHard Story Podcast will load you up with fresh inspiration, practical takeaways, and the soul-deep sense that you are not alone in the story you’ve been given.

  1. 4D AGO

    Episode 120 - Sissy Goff on the Antidote to Anxiety

    My guest today is Sissy Goff, a licensed professional counselor for kids whose wisdom goes far beyond the boundaries of children and parenting. Her insights into anxiety, resilience, mental health, and spiritual wellbeing have served me as a mom and also as a person with worries and hurts of my own. She’s become a dear friend of mine and one of my most trusted voices as I navigate raising my two sons. I asked Sissy for all the tips on raising kids that can do hard things…and how we can be adults who do hard things, too. We covered the anxiety epidemic, the capability crisis, the Enneagram in parenting. Whether you’re a parent or simply a person navigating a “John 16:33” world, there’s something for you in this conversation. Show Notes What we mentioned: Daystar Counseling Ministries - https://www.daystarcounseling.com/ Are My Kids on Track?: The 12 Emotional, Social, and Spiritual Milestones Your Child Needs to Reach - https://a.co/d/03N6Oesv Raising Worry-Free Girls: Helping Your Daughter Feel Braver, Stronger, and Smarter in an Anxious World - https://a.co/d/0aCcqVSn The Just Life Podcast with Benjamin Watson - Ruth Malhotra: The Woman Who Told The Truth About Ravi Zacharias - https://pod.link/1836971545/episode/MjQ3MTBkNDQtZmFkNi0xMWYwLWE0OWMtZTMzNGVmMGI2OTVi Scriptures we referenced: John 16:33 Where to find Sissy Goff: Raising Girls and Boys - https://www.raisingboysandgirls.com/ Instagram - @raisingboysandgirls and @sissygoff For more messages of hope, free resources, and opportunities to connect with me: https://hopeheals.com/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopeheals/⁠ Subscribe to The GoodHard Story Podcast! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-hard-story-podcast/id1496882479 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/0OYz6G9Q2tNNVOX9YSdmFb?si=043bd6b10a664beb Want a little hope in your inbox? ⁠⁠Sign up for the Hope Note⁠⁠, a monthly digest of only the good stuff, like reflections from me and a curated roundup of the Internet’s most redemptive content: http://eepurl.com/gGUnlf Get to know us: ⁠⁠Hope Heals⁠⁠: https://hopeheals.com/spaces ⁠⁠Hope Heals Camp⁠⁠: https://hopeheals.com/camp ⁠⁠Mend Coffee⁠⁠: https://www.mendcoffee.com/ Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/hopeheals/

    56 min

  2. MAR 24

    Episode 119: Kim Stuart on Finding the Story of Grace

    My friend Kim is a writer, speaker, and podcaster who has the gift of finding the arc of a story, even in the messiest moments. Lately she’s been searching for the storyline of grace throughout her life and what she found has changed everything. Kim is witty, winsome, and oh-so-wise. In our hour together, she was as generous with her tears as she was with her laughter as we discussed the places where God’s grace meets our grief.  Show Notes What we mentioned: Treasures in the Dark: 90 Reflections on Finding Bright Hope Hidden in the Hurting - https://a.co/d/0bTx1bcW Star for Jesus (And Other Jobs I Quit): Rediscovering the Grace that Sets Us Free by Kimberly Stewart - https://a.co/d/0eW6qxG4 The GoodHard Story Podcast Ep. 114 with Adam Young - https://pod.link/1496882479/episode/ZWZlMTg1NjUtNzhkZC00Mjg3LTg5YmEtZDRhMDQxMTQxYzA4 Scriptures we referenced: Ecclesiastes 7:2 Psalm 4:1 Where to find Kim: Website: https://www.kimberlystuart.com/ Instagram: @kimberly.stuart.writes For more messages of hope, free resources, and opportunities to connect with me: https://hopeheals.com/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopeheals/⁠ Subscribe to The GoodHard Story Podcast! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-hard-story-podcast/id1496882479 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/0OYz6G9Q2tNNVOX9YSdmFb?si=043bd6b10a664beb Want a little hope in your inbox? ⁠⁠Sign up for the Hope Note⁠⁠, a monthly digest of only the good stuff, like reflections from me and a curated roundup of the Internet’s most redemptive content: http://eepurl.com/gGUnlf Get to know us: ⁠⁠Hope Heals⁠⁠: https://hopeheals.com/spaces ⁠⁠Hope Heals Camp⁠⁠: https://hopeheals.com/camp ⁠⁠Mend Coffee⁠⁠: https://www.mendcoffee.com/ Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/hopeheals/

    1 hr

  3. MAR 17

    Episode 118: Will Acuff on Building a Life that Can Handle Hard Things

    Today I’m introducing you to a friend who has decided to make his life into a “joy lab.” His circumstances are anything but easy - tune in to see why - but he’s learned how to thrive within them. Will Acuff is a disability dad, husband, author, and founder of a non-profit that helps underestimated entrepreneurs launch their own businesses. He has become an expert at building a life that can handle the hard stuff and today he’s sharing his hard-won method with us. It starts with self-awareness and it ends with joy. What we mentioned: Corner to Corner - https://cornertocorner.org/ No Elevator to Everest: Shift from Survive to Thrive through Spirit-Led Self-Awareness - https://a.co/d/04Tq0wFF Henry Nouwen - author and theologian “You’ve never met a mere mortal.” - C.S. Lewis Amy Julia Becker’s Take the Next Step Podcast - https://amyjuliabecker.com/take-the-next-step-podcast/ Praxis - https://www.praxis.co/Goldman Sachs (female business training program)  Scriptures we referenced: John 14 Ephesians 3:20 John 10:10 Luke 15 For more messages of hope, free resources, and opportunities to connect with me: https://hopeheals.com/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopeheals/⁠ Subscribe to The GoodHard Story Podcast! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-hard-story-podcast/id1496882479 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/0OYz6G9Q2tNNVOX9YSdmFb?si=043bd6b10a664beb Want a little hope in your inbox? ⁠⁠Sign up for the Hope Note⁠⁠, a monthly digest of only the good stuff, like reflections from me and a curated roundup of the Internet’s most redemptive content: http://eepurl.com/gGUnlf Get to know us: ⁠⁠Hope Heals⁠⁠: https://hopeheals.com/spaces ⁠⁠Hope Heals Camp⁠⁠: https://hopeheals.com/camp ⁠⁠Mend Coffee⁠⁠: https://www.mendcoffee.com/ Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/hopeheals/

    47 min
  4. Episode 117: Jo Saxton on Finding Your Place of Leadership

    MAR 10

    Episode 117: Jo Saxton on Finding Your Place of Leadership

    I stumbled into a place of leadership, almost by accident, after surviving an out-of-the-blue stroke and becoming a beacon of hope for a lot of people. I wanted to rise to the occasion of encouraging those people and pointing them to Jesus, but I quickly learned that leadership isn’t automatic. It’s a skill to develop. I wish I’d had a guide like Jo Saxton…which is exactly why I’m sharing her genius with you! Jo is a speaker, author, podcast, and leadership coach who has given her life to helping women find their God-given places of leadership so they can thrive in their families, communities, and workplaces. Whether you’re a woman or not…whether you see yourself as a leader or not…this conversation has something for you. What we mentioned: Ezer Collective The Dream of You: Let Go of Broken Identities and Live the Life You Were Made For by Jo Saxton Scriptures we referenced: Genesis 1:27 Genesis 2:18 Psalm 121:1–2 Psalm 46:1 Judges 4–5 2 Kings 22:14–20 1 Chronicles 4:9–10 Acts 16:14–15 Romans 16 Psalm 139:1–6, 13–14 Joel 2:25 Matthew 5:13–16  Jeremiah 29:7 Where to find more on Jo Saxton: www.josaxton.com Instagram: @josaxton For more messages of hope, free resources, and opportunities to connect with me: https://hopeheals.com/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopeheals/⁠ Subscribe to The GoodHard Story Podcast! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-hard-story-podcast/id1496882479 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0OYz6G9Q2tNNVOX9YSdmFb?si=043bd6b10a664beb Want a little hope in your inbox? ⁠⁠Sign up for the Hope Note⁠⁠, a monthly digest of only the good stuff, like reflections from me and a curated roundup of the Internet’s most redemptive content: http://eepurl.com/gGUnlf Get to know us: ⁠⁠Hope Heals⁠⁠: https://hopeheals.com/spaces ⁠⁠Hope Heals Camp⁠⁠: https://hopeheals.com/camp ⁠⁠Mend Coffee⁠⁠: https://www.mendcoffee.com/ Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/hopeheals/

    47 min

  5. JAN 27

    Episode 116: Benjamin Wills on Collaborating with God

    Benjamin Wills is a man who has given every part of his life to the good/hard work of seeing people and communities restored to their God-given fullness. He’s worked and lived in marginalized communities, welcomed children into his family through adoption, shepherded a congregation in the Anglican church, and pastored my own Hope Heals Camp community for over five years! Benjamin is gentle and humble of heart, while being an absolute force for God’s goodness in the city of Atlanta. I cannot wait for you to get to know this one-of-a-kind friend and soak up his wisdom on raising kids who know they’re beloved by God, the gift of spiritual direction, and the unexpected spiritual rhythms that have formed his soul most deeply. Show Notes What we mentioned: Adam Young - https://adamyoungcounseling.com/ Curt Thompson - https://curtthompsonmd.com/ Hope Heals Camp - https://hopeheals.com/camp The Daily Examen - https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/ignatian-prayer/the-examen/ Scriptures we referenced: Romans 12:2 John 6:68 Where to find more from Benjamin Wills: www.sozojustice.com  Sozo Instagram: @sozojusticecollective Personal Instagram: @mrwills23 For more messages of hope, free resources, and opportunities to connect with me: https://hopeheals.com/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopeheals/⁠ Subscribe to The GoodHard Story Podcast! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-hard-story-podcast/id1496882479 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/0OYz6G9Q2tNNVOX9YSdmFb?si=043bd6b10a664beb Want a little hope in your inbox? ⁠⁠Sign up for the Hope Note⁠⁠, a monthly digest of only the good stuff, like reflections from me and a curated roundup of the Internet’s most redemptive content: http://eepurl.com/gGUnlf Get to know us: ⁠⁠Hope Heals⁠⁠: https://hopeheals.com/spaces ⁠⁠Hope Heals Camp⁠⁠: https://hopeheals.com/camp ⁠⁠Mend Coffee⁠⁠: https://www.mendcoffee.com/ Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/hopeheals/

    44 min

  6. JAN 20

    Episode 115: Melanie Shankle on Becoming What You Didn’t Have

    Parenting dynamics are complicated, to say the very least. Every mother and father will leave wounds on their children, no matter how carefully (or carelessly) they parent. Today I’m sitting down with Melanie Shankle, who was generous enough to share about the wounds left by her mother as well as the healing she’s found in raising a daughter of her own.  Through her bestselling books and hilarious podcast, Melanie has shared her life with us for nearly two decades—from the frivolous and fun stuff to the hard and the heavy stuff. Her most recent book, Here Be Dragons, was one of the best books I’ve read in the last year. In true Melanie fashion, this conversation about aging well, relating to young adult kids, and breaking generational cycles is as heavy as it is light. I think you’ll enjoy every minute. Show Notes: What we mentioned: Here Be Dragons: Treading the Deep Waters of Motherhood, Mean Girls, and Generational Trauma by Melanie Shankle - https://a.co/d/0giagu3 Sparkly Green Earrings: Catching the Light at Every Turn by Melanie Shankle - https://a.co/d/0TMFnLl Songs for the Anxious Heart - https://open.spotify.com/album/6mA22vsD5MvgUPCEPKgjBg?si=vHtRb743RuGHJQKLvAkK0w   Scriptures we referenced: James 1:4 Isaiah 61:3 2 Corinthians 1:4 Where to find Melanie Shankle: The Big Boo Cast - https://pod.link/262921699 @melanieshankle on Instagram About Hope Heals: For more messages of hope, free resources, and opportunities to connect with me: https://hopeheals.com/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopeheals/⁠ Subscribe to The GoodHard Story Podcast! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-hard-story-podcast/id1496882479 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/0OYz6G9Q2tNNVOX9YSdmFb?si=043bd6b10a664beb Want a little hope in your inbox? ⁠⁠Sign up for the Hope Note⁠⁠, a monthly digest of only the good stuff, like reflections from me and a curated roundup of the Internet’s most redemptive content: http://eepurl.com/gGUnlf Get to know us: ⁠⁠Hope Heals⁠⁠: https://hopeheals.com/spaces ⁠⁠Hope Heals Camp⁠⁠: https://hopeheals.com/camp ⁠⁠Mend Coffee⁠⁠: https://www.mendcoffee.com/ Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/hopeheals/

    55 min

  7. JAN 13

    Episode 114: Adam Young on the Best Case Scenario for Our Trauma

    One of my all-time favorite guests returns today with the most heartening, hopeful possibilities for the outcomes of our deepest trauma. Adam Young is a therapist who specializes in story work, a therapeutic approach that has helped me understand my own good/hard story in order to become who I want to be. It has changed my life and I think it can do the same for you. Our conversation covers the common traits of people who become better instead of bitter after heartbreak, making sense of God’s place in our hard stories, and the spiritual practice of praying your feelings. There is healing for you in this hour—I guarantee it. Show Notes What we mentioned: Make Sense of Your Story: Why Engaging Your Past with Kindness Changes Everything by Adam Young - https://a.co/d/3ompr6b Adam Young on Episode 71 of The GoodHard Story Podcast: https://pod.link/1496882479/episode/NWE5Yzg2YzAtNjE4Yy00M2M1LThkMDYtZTk2YTVhNWQ0MWVj Amy Julia Becker - https://amyjuliabecker.com/ All My Knotted Up Life: A Memoir by Beth Moore - https://a.co/d/j778gry Scriptures we referenced: Psalm 4:1 Romans 12:15 Joel 2:25 Genesis 50:20 Where to find Adam Young: https://adamyoungcounseling.com/ The Place We Find Ourselves Podcast - https://adamyoungcounseling.com/podcast/ About Hope Heals: For more messages of hope, free resources, and opportunities to connect with me: https://hopeheals.com/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopeheals/⁠ Subscribe to The GoodHard Story Podcast! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-hard-story-podcast/id1496882479 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/0OYz6G9Q2tNNVOX9YSdmFb?si=043bd6b10a664beb Want a little hope in your inbox? ⁠⁠Sign up for the Hope Note⁠⁠, a monthly digest of only the good stuff, like reflections from me and a curated roundup of the Internet’s most redemptive content: http://eepurl.com/gGUnlf Get to know us: ⁠⁠Hope Heals⁠⁠: https://hopeheals.com/spaces ⁠⁠Hope Heals Camp⁠⁠: https://hopeheals.com/camp ⁠⁠Mend Coffee⁠⁠: https://www.mendcoffee.com/ Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/hopeheals/

    51 min

  8. JAN 6

    Episode 113: Rich Villodas on Finding the Spacious Life

    Episode 113: Rich Villodas on Finding the Spacious Life Need a bit of soul rest today? I’m offering you an hour that feels both like a deep breath AND a challenge to live differently. Rich Villodas is one of the few people who can pull off this refreshing combination, and we are blessed to have him on The GoodHard Story Podcast this week. He’s been a source of inspiration and encouragement to me for many years now. In a world full of loud voices competing for the spotlight, Rich has remained a gentle, steady, and humble conduit of Jesus’ wisdom and grace. During our conversation, Rich shared some vitally important “how to’s” with me: how to examine your interior life, how to take your love for God out of its tidy compartment, how to be formed by Christ rather than your idea of Christ, and how to teach our kids to navigate complexity. Show Notes What we mentioned: The Narrow Path: How the Subversive Way of Jesus Satisfies Our Souls by Rich Villodas - https://a.co/d/dqVs2JW Episode 85: My New Way of Understanding Beauty with Brook Hensley - https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/episode-85-my-new-way-of-understanding-beauty-with/id1496882479?i=1000689600342&l=en-GB The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus by Rich Villodas - https://a.co/d/84WTasB Scriptures we referenced: The Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 5 - 7 2 Corinthians 12:9 Galatians 4:19  Romans 8:29 Where to find Rich Villodas: @richvillodas on X @richvillodas on Instagram https://www.richvillodas.com/ About Hope Heals: For more messages of hope, free resources, and opportunities to connect with me: https://hopeheals.com/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopeheals/⁠ Subscribe to The GoodHard Story Podcast! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-hard-story-podcast/id1496882479 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/0OYz6G9Q2tNNVOX9YSdmFb?si=043bd6b10a664beb Want a little hope in your inbox? ⁠⁠Sign up for the Hope Note⁠⁠, a monthly digest of only the good stuff, like reflections from me and a curated roundup of the Internet’s most redemptive content: http://eepurl.com/gGUnlf Get to know us: ⁠⁠Hope Heals⁠⁠: https://hopeheals.com/spaces ⁠⁠Hope Heals Camp⁠⁠: https://hopeheals.com/camp ⁠⁠Mend Coffee⁠⁠: https://www.mendcoffee.com/ Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/hopeheals/

    57 min
See All (126)

Trailer

4.9
out of 5
446 Ratings

About

The good story and the hard story can be the same story. This is where we’re sharing the proof. Feeling isolated by your hurt and heartbreak? Then this place is for you. Join Katherine Wolf and her most trusted friends as they honor the hardest parts of life while making space for the hope and humor in it all. Your weekly pep talk from The GoodHard Story Podcast will load you up with fresh inspiration, practical takeaways, and the soul-deep sense that you are not alone in the story you’ve been given.

Information

  • Creator
    Katherine Wolf
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    126
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Katherine Wolf
  • Show Website
    The GoodHard Story Podcast

You Might Also Like