Grit and Grace Podcast with Tonya Bruton

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Grit & Grace Podcast with Tonya Bruton explores faith, mental health, trauma recovery, and spiritual growth through honest conversations and real-life stories. Hosted by Tonya Bruton, the show offers encouragement, biblical insight, and practical hope for those navigating anxiety, addiction recovery, grief, and seasons of deep healing. A Prayze Factor Awards Podcast of the Year nominee and featured by Feedspot and Million Podcasts, Grit & Grace reaches listeners seeking faith-centered support and transformation. 🎙️ New episodes release every Thursday. ✍️ Companion blog posts are published

  1. 2d ago

    When Trauma Affects Intimacy in Marriage: How Husbands Can Help Their Wives Feel Safe

    When trauma affects intimacy, the bedroom isn't always the real issue. Sometimes the deeper issue is safety, trust, vulnerability, and the fear of being hurt again. In this episode of Grit & Grace with Tonya Bruton, Tonya talks openly about trauma, marriage, emotional safety, physical intimacy, trust, communication, and what husbands can do to become a safe place for their wives as they heal. She shares from her own lived experience and speaks especially to husbands who want to better understand what may be happening beneath the surface when their wife struggles with intimacy. You'll hear about: Creating emotional safety in marriageUnderstanding trauma's impact on intimacyPatience, compassion, and boundariesBuilding trust and communicationLoving your wife without pressuring herAllowing healing to happen over time

  2. Jul 23

    Serving Trauma Survivors with Faith and Discernment | Kelly Hawley

    The need for wise, compassionate people who are willing to serve trauma survivors is great. In this episode of Grit and Grace with Tonya Bruton, I sit down with Kelly Hawley, founder of Warrior Bride Ministries, for a respectful and thought-provoking conversation about faith, trauma, dissociation, discernment and answering God’s call even when we do not feel fully equipped. Kelly shares how she entered this difficult area of ministry without formal training in psychology or counseling. Her willingness to learn, serve and surrender herself to God became the starting point. Her story is a reminder that God does not wait until we feel completely qualified before He asks us to obey Him. We discuss: • The mission of Warrior Bride Ministries • How Kelly was called into survivor ministry • Why willingness, humility and obedience matter • The need for more trustworthy ministers and volunteers • The shortage of support for exploited men and young boys • Kelly’s firsthand ministry perspective on dissociation and DID • Trauma, fragmentation, programming and mind control • The importance of wisdom and discernment when serving survivors • The upcoming Counting the Cost Conference Kelly explains why she believes dissociative identity disorder is real, how she approaches survivors who describe severe and intentional trauma, and why Christians entering this work must be willing to listen without rushing to judgment or pretending to understand what they have not personally experienced. Our conversation remains non-graphic, but it addresses childhood exploitation, trafficking, ritual abuse, dissociation, DID and mind control from Kelly’s experience and Christian ministry perspective. ABOUT KELLY HAWLEY Kelly Hawley is the founder of Warrior Bride Ministries, a Christ-centered ministry devoted to helping survivors of childhood trauma, exploitation, trafficking, ritual abuse and dissociation find healing, identity and restoration through Yeshua. Learn more about Kelly and Warrior Bride Ministries: https://warriorbrideministries.com Volunteer or explore ways to serve: https://warriorbrideministries.com/volunteer COUNTING THE COST CONFERENCE 2026 Trust the Journey: Becoming His Warrior Bride August 21–23, 2026 Folly Beach, South Carolina The conference brings together survivors, ministry leaders, counselors, coaches, intercessors and others who feel called to walk alongside survivors with greater understanding and discernment. Conference information and registration: https://warriorbrideministries.com/conference2026 CONNECT WITH GRIT AND GRACE Read the blog: https://www.tonyabruton.com/blog Visit the website and join the email list: https://www.tonyabruton.com Follow Grit and Grace with Tonya Bruton on Spotify so you do not miss future conversations about faith, healing, recovery and finding purpose through what you have survived. You can support the podcast by following the show, rating it, sharing this episode and sending it to someone who may benefit from Kelly’s work. Support Grit and Grace: Venmo: @tonya-bruton This episode presents the guest’s ministry experience, beliefs and perspective. It is intended for spiritual encouragement and education and is not a replacement for licensed medical or mental-health care.

    Serving Trauma Survivors with Faith and Discernment | Kelly Hawley

  3. Jul 18

    The Source of True Peace: Learning to Depend on God

    One of the first lessons we must learn as Christians is that God is our source. People can love us, encourage us, help us, and walk beside us, but they cannot carry the responsibility of being everything we need. They have limitations. Jobs change. Relationships change. Money comes and goes. Even the strongest people in our lives will have moments when they cannot give us the peace, security, healing, provision, or contentment we are looking for. God may use people, opportunities, doctors, employers, churches, and other resources to meet our needs, but the resource is never the source. God is. In this episode of Grit and Grace with Tonya Bruton, I am going back to Faith 101: learning to seek God first, trust Him with our daily needs, and stop placing expectations on people that only He can fulfill. We will talk about what it means to depend on God without becoming passive, how contentment is developed through every season of life, and why spiritual maturity requires us to know where our help truly comes from. I also share one of the cornerstone passages of my faith: “I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound.”—Philippians 4:11–12, ESV Contentment does not mean that every circumstance feels good. It means our peace is no longer controlled by what is happening around us. We learn that God remains faithful whether we are in abundance or facing uncertainty. Scriptures discussed in this episode include: Philippians 4:11–13Philippians 4:19Matthew 6:33Proverbs 3:5–6Philippians 4:6–7Exodus 16Matthew 6:9–13 This message is especially for new believers, Christians who feel exhausted from trying to hold everything together, and anyone who has been expecting another person to provide what only God can give. God is not merely one resource among many. He is the source of our peace, strength, wisdom, provision, healing, and hope. Follow Grit and Grace with Tonya Bruton so you do not miss future conversations about faith, recovery, spiritual growth, and learning to live by grace. Visit: TonyaBruton.com Support the ministry through Venmo: @tonya-bruton

    The Source of True Peace: Learning to Depend on God

  4. Jul 18

    Closed Hands: Why You’re Blocking God’s Blessings

    Many of us know how to work for God better than we know how to receive from Him. We pray for help, provision, healing, rest, and support, yet when God answers through another person or in a way we did not expect, we may pull back. Receiving can make us feel vulnerable. It can challenge our pride, our need for control, and the belief that we must earn everything we are given. In this episode of Grit and Grace with Tonya Bruton, we are talking about why receiving can feel so uncomfortable and what it means to trust God enough to open our hands. Through the story of Naaman in 2 Kings 5, we see how easily our expectations can stand between us and what God wants to give. Naaman nearly walked away from his healing because the answer did not come through the method he expected. His breakthrough began when he humbled himself and received. We will also look at the difference between striving and faith, why grace cannot be earned, and how receiving help, love, rest, and support can become an act of trust in God. Scriptures discussed include: 2 Kings 5Galatians 3:3Matthew 11:28–30Romans 8:32Ephesians 2:8–9 God’s grace is already extended. The question is whether we will keep our hands closed or trust Him enough to receive what He freely gives. Read the companion blog post, “Exhausted by Excellence: Learning to Drop the Hustle and Receive God’s Rest,” at TonyaBruton.com/blog. Subscribe to Grit and Grace with Tonya Bruton and share this episode with someone who may be tired of trying to earn what God desires to give by grace. Support the ministry through Venmo: @tonya-bruton

    Closed Hands: Why You’re Blocking God’s Blessings

  5. Jul 9

    Finding God’s Goodness Every Day | A Golden Summer Conversation with Joshua & Benjamin

    This week on Grit & Grace, I’m joined by Joshua and Benjamin for a Golden Summer conversation about finding God’s goodness in the middle of ordinary life. We talk about gratitude, slowing down, paying attention, and learning to recognize the small gifts we often rush past. This episode is a reminder that God’s goodness is not always loud or dramatic. Sometimes it is found in family conversations, simple moments, quiet reflection, and the daily grace we almost miss. If you have been moving too fast, feeling distracted, or needing a reminder that God is still present in your everyday life, this conversation is for you. Listen in, share it with someone who needs encouragement, and subscribe to Grit & Grace with Tonya Bruton for more honest conversations about faith, family, healing, gratitude, and walking with God in real life.

    Finding God’s Goodness Every Day | A Golden Summer Conversation with Joshua & Benjamin

  6. Jun 11

    The God Who Wants to Be With You | Psalm 68

    What if the central story of Scripture is not humanity searching for God, but God continually moving toward humanity? In this episode of Grit and Grace, Benjamin and I explore Psalm 68 and the beautiful thread that runs from Genesis to Revelation: God's desire to dwell with His people. We talk about the Garden of Eden, the Tabernacle, the Temple, the coming of Christ, and the promise that one day God will fully dwell with His people again. Along the way, we reflect on stillness, communion with God, and what it means to make room for His presence in our everyday lives. If you've been feeling distracted, weary, or spiritually dry, this conversation is an invitation to slow down, listen, and remember that God has always desired to be near. 🌿 Visit my website for blog posts, resources, and updates:TonyaBruton.com 🌿 Interested in joining our prayer team? We'd love to hear from you. If this episode encourages you, please follow the podcast, leave a rating and review, and share it with a friend Enjoying the podcast? Follow Grit and Grace, leave a rating, and share this episode with someone who needs encouragement today. Your support helps more people discover these conversations. 🌿 Read the blog and join the community at:TonyaBruton.com

    The God Who Wants to Be With You | Psalm 68

  7. May 22

    Restoration Is Possible | Our Marriage, Addiction, Betrayal & Rebuilding Through Faith

    What does restoration really look like after addiction, betrayal, brokenness, codependency, and years of pain? In this deeply personal archive episode of the Grit & Grace Podcast, Tonya and Josh Bruton sit down with Pastor Mike McInerney for an honest conversation about marriage, faith, mental health struggles, rebuilding trust, and the long process of healing and restoration. This is not a polished “perfect testimony.” It is a real conversation about grit, grace, rebuilding, forgiveness, identity, boundaries, faith, and learning to heal through complicated seasons. Whether you are struggling in your marriage, rebuilding your life after addiction, walking through betrayal, or simply trying to hold onto faith during difficult seasons, we hope this conversation reminds you that God still works through imperfect people and unfinished stories. ✨ This conversation continues in this week’s companion blog post at tonyabruton.com. 🏆 Thank you to everyone who supported Grit & Grace Podcast in the Prayze Factor Awards. We officially made it into Round Two for Podcast of the Year, and we are incredibly grateful for every prayer, vote, share, and word of encouragement. 💍 Josh and Tonya are also celebrating their anniversary and vow renewal this week, so be sure to follow along on Facebook and TikTok for surprise moments, updates, and possible live streams during the trip. 🌿 CONNECT + FOLLOW: tonyabruton.com 📩 Prayer Requests & Testimonies: gritandgracepodcasttx@gmail.com 💛 Support the podcast ministry: Venmo: Tonya-Bruton If this episode encouraged you, please follow the podcast and share this episode with someone else who may need encouragement today.

    Restoration Is Possible | Our Marriage, Addiction, Betrayal & Rebuilding Through Faith

  8. May 13

    Motherhood, Grace, and the Stories We Don’t Always Tell

    Mother’s Day is often presented as simple: flowers, cards, brunch, sweet posts, and celebration. But for many women, Mother’s Day brings grief, longing, estrangement, regret, complicated family history, or the ache of someone missing from the table. In this episode of Grit and Grace Podcast with Tonya Bruton, we talk honestly about the complexity of motherhood and the grace of God in the unfinished places. Tonya reflects on the pressure many women feel to live up to the image of the “perfect mother” or the perfect Christian woman, including the way Proverbs 31 has sometimes been used as a measuring stick instead of encouragement. She also talks about mother wounds, forgiveness, boundaries, estranged adult children, mothers separated from their children, grief, miscarriage, infertility, grandmothers, aunties, spiritual mothers, and the God who comforts what family could not fully reach. The heart of this conversation is simple: Mothers do not just need applause.Mothers need grace. Companion blog: www.tonyabruton.com/blogPrayer requests and connection: www.tonyabruton.comStory submissions: gritandgracepodcasttx@gmail.com

    Motherhood, Grace, and the Stories We Don’t Always Tell
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Grit & Grace Podcast with Tonya Bruton explores faith, mental health, trauma recovery, and spiritual growth through honest conversations and real-life stories. Hosted by Tonya Bruton, the show offers encouragement, biblical insight, and practical hope for those navigating anxiety, addiction recovery, grief, and seasons of deep healing. A Prayze Factor Awards Podcast of the Year nominee and featured by Feedspot and Million Podcasts, Grit & Grace reaches listeners seeking faith-centered support and transformation. 🎙️ New episodes release every Thursday. ✍️ Companion blog posts are published

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