Sally’s Kitchen Table

Sally Larkin Green ☕️

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Pull up a chair. Sally’s Kitchen Table is where authors, speakers, and faith-filled women gather for honest conversations about writing, calling, and the stories that change us. Plus sermons, talks, and a little something for your soul. Coffee optional. Warmth guaranteed. refillmycup.substack.com

21h ago

I Did Not Get Up Healed, But I Got Upheld with Tabitha Matthews

Sally Larkin Green sits down with Tabitha Matthews. Tabitha has a saying: no test, no testimony. She had to walk through some of her tests in silence, and in this conversation she shares how she got through them. She learned it’s okay not to be okay, and she says she didn’t get up healed, but she got upheld. Tabitha is a co-author in Women Have Balls Too, where her chapter is called “From Test to Trial and Triumph.” She’s a mother of three adult children and spent 15 and a half years working at a domestic violence shelter. Now she’s a full-time student working toward her bachelor’s in social science, and she’s on the dean’s list. We talk about writing her story, why broken people are still useful to God, and what happened when her 10-year-old granddaughter read her chapter. https://www.amazon.com/Women-Have-Balls-Sheba-Cummings/dp/B0HMZLZ8SQ If you’ve been told your story doesn’t matter, Tabitha wants you to know it’s not over, and you can push past your pain to find your purpose. Connect with Tabitha: tabathaamatthews@gmail.com ☕️p.s. If you’re ready to stop living on empty, my book I Am Enough is available here: https://enough.findsally.com Get full access to ☕️ Refill My Cup at refillmycup.substack.com/subscribe
4d ago

More Than My Scars with Ivy Mkahe

Sally Larkin Green sits down with Ivy Mkahe. Ivy was two and a half years old when she was badly burned, and she’s still carrying what came after. In this conversation, she opens up about the hospital shower times she remembers to this day, the bullying that followed her through school, and the years she wouldn’t leave the house without makeup. Ivy was born in Kenya and now lives in New Jersey, where she’s a birth and postpartum doula and runs Ivy Haven Birthwork. She’s also a co-author of Women Have Balls Too, the anthology Sheba Cummings put together. Her chapter, More Than My Scars, almost didn’t get finished. It sat open on her laptop for six years until a stranger in a WhatsApp group pointed her to Sheba’s book. We talk about writing through the emotions, why she kept the project a secret from her mom and sister, and what she found out when she called her mom for the facts and learned there were no hospital pictures. Ivy also shares what she hopes you’ll take away: quiet the negative voices of the world, and remember that God created you in His image. Connect with Ivy:Website: ivyhavenbirthwork.comInstagram: @captainivy Email: info@ivyhavenbirthwork.comBook: Women Have Balls Too: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLWNERSXRKSB5/checkout/QM6D2YZGRH2NGIR5F3CUEXRY ☕️p.s. If you’re ready to stop living on empty, my book I Am Enough is available here: https://enough.findsally.com Get full access to ☕️ Refill My Cup at refillmycup.substack.com/subscribe
6d ago

Pray for the Bus: Joan Lizette on Raising Her Girls with God

Grab your coffee and pull up a chair. Today I’m talking with Joan Lizette, an early childhood educator, a mom of two teenage girls, and a co-author of Women Have Balls Too. Joan wrote her chapter for her daughters. She wants them to know it’s okay to have feelings, it’s okay to feel defeated, and God is right there in the middle of it all. She also shares her very specific way of praying, and why she tells her girls to be exact when they talk to God, even about the bus. We also talk about what it was like to write her chapter, the sisters in Christ she wrote alongside, and the moment a coworker told her that reading it felt like reading herself. Women Have Balls Too is available now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Women-Have-Balls-Sheba-Cummings/dp/B0HMZLZ8SQ Want to connect with Joan? She doesn’t use social media, so you can reach her by email at Joanlianne0731@gmail.com. Thanks for listening. ☕️ p.s. If you’re ready to stop living on empty, my book I Am Enough is available here: https://enough.findsally.com Get full access to ☕️ Refill My Cup at refillmycup.substack.com/subscribe
Oct 22

Why Change Feels So Hard (And How to Start Anyway) with Waltraud Rother

Ever had a great plan and still couldn’t make yourself start? Waltraud Rother knows that feeling well. She’s a transformation consultant and executive coach from Germany who has led change for more than 30 years. And when it was time to change her own life, she got stuck too. In this episode, Waltraud shares how she became her own “study object,” why she never planned to write a chapter (she was sure she couldn’t write), and how her first draft came in ten times over the limit. We also talk about why almost everyone resists change, and the invisible barriers behind it: a nervous system wired for safety, our need to belong, and the stories we tell ourselves about who we are. Waltraud’s chapter, “Identifying and Navigating Invisible Barriers of Transformation,” is part of the collaboration book Inspired Metamorphosis. You can read it at actiontakerspublishing.com/books Connect with Waltraud at rotherconsulting.com or on LinkedIn. And if you’ve ever felt like you had to keep proving your worth, my memoir, I Am Enough, My Cup Overflows, is for you. You can order a signed copy at: https://enough.findsally.com/ Get full access to ☕️ Refill My Cup at refillmycup.substack.com/subscribe
Oct 1

When Your Body Tells You It’s Time for a Change

What happens when doing more, trying harder, and pushing through stops working? In this episode of the Action Takers Author Podcast, Sally Green sits down with Marlies Hazelaar, co-author of the #1 international bestselling book Inspired Metamorphosis and author of the chapter “The Weight of Becoming: How My Body Led Me Back to Myself.” After 30 years in corporate environments, Marlies knew what it meant to perform at a high level. But years of travel, stress, packed schedules, and putting herself last began taking a toll. She tried working harder to fix it, even squeezing workouts into already exhausting days, until she realized that doing more wasn’t the answer. That realization became the beginning of her own metamorphosis. Marlies shares how changing the way she approached nutrition and her overall well-being helped her reconnect with herself, eventually inspiring her to study nutrition, leave her corporate career, and build a business helping other high-performing professionals care for their health and energy. Sally and Marlies also talk about what it means to listen to your body, why transformation isn’t always about trying harder, and how sharing your personal story can open doors you never expected. And Marlies wasn’t someone who always dreamed of becoming an author. When the opportunity to contribute to Inspired Metamorphosis appeared at exactly the right time, she simply gave it a “full body yes.” In this conversation:• Recognizing when pushing harder isn’t working• Reconnecting with yourself after years of putting everything else first• The connection between nutrition, energy, and overall well-being• Marlies’ journey from corporate executive to entrepreneur• Why she said yes to sharing her story• How becoming an author can create connection, credibility, and new possibilities 📖 Inspired Metamorphosis brings together stories of transformation from authors around the world. Connect with Marlies: w-lb.com Get full access to ☕️ Refill My Cup at refillmycup.substack.com/subscribe
Sep 7

Finding Me: Beyond the Roles We Carry

Women can spend years being who everyone else needs them to be. A daughter. A wife. A mother. A friend. Those roles matter, but somewhere along the way, we can lose sight of the woman underneath them. In this episode of Action Takers Author, I’m talking with Dima Ghazi, one of the co-authors of Inspired Metamorphosis, launching September 29. In her chapter, “Finding Me,” Dima shares what it took to move beyond the cultural expectations and familiar patterns that kept her feeling stuck. We talk about the courage it takes to listen to that quiet voice telling you there is more, why wanting more doesn’t mean loving your family any less, and how finding yourself can help you show up more fully for the people you love. If you’ve ever wondered who you are outside of all the roles you carry, this conversation is for you.Learn more about the book at: ActionTakersPublishing.com/inspired Connect with Dima at: Email: demagazi@gmail.comConnect with Sally: http://findsally.com Get full access to ☕️ Refill My Cup at refillmycup.substack.com/subscribe
Jul 16

The Weight of Unfinished Dreams

What happens when you wake up one day and realize the life you imagined never happened? In this inspiring conversation, Sally Larkin Green sits down with healthcare executive, scientist, and author Anisha Wharton, one of the co-authors of No One Said It Would Be Easy, to talk about unfinished dreams, burnout, grief, and finding purpose in the second half of life. Anisha shares her deeply personal story of navigating career success while grieving dreams that never came to pass, including the loss of motherhood due to endometriosis. Together, Sally and Anisha explore what so many women experience but rarely talk about: putting everyone else first, losing sight of themselves, and wondering if it’s too late to pursue the life they truly want. This conversation is a reminder that while we can’t change the past, we can choose what comes next. In this episode, you’ll discover:• Why so many women suppress their own dreams while caring for everyone else• The hidden grief of becoming someone different than you imagined• How burnout can become an invitation to rediscover yourself• The power of taking a “quiet inventory” of your life• Practical encouragement for creating a future filled with purpose and intention If you’ve ever wondered, “What about my dreams?” this conversation is for you. 📖 Learn more about No One Said It Would Be Easy and order your copy:https://actiontakerspublishing.com/easy Connect with Anisha Wharton:LinkedIn: Anisha Wharton Subscribe for more inspiring conversations with authors, entrepreneurs, and women who are courageously sharing their stories to encourage others. ☕ If this conversation encouraged you, you’ll also love Sally’s upcoming memoir, I Am Enough: My Cup Overflows. Through honest stories of faith, burnout, caregiving, and learning to stop pouring from an empty cup, Sally invites women to rediscover their worth and live from a place of overflow instead of exhaustion.Learn more and pre-order your copy at Enough.FindSally.com Get full access to ☕️ Refill My Cup at refillmycup.substack.com/subscribe
Jun 29

Kawfee and Jesus

With her unmistakable Connecticut accent, Sally Green invites you to pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee, and spend a few minutes with Jesus. Recorded live in Stratford, Connecticut, these messages are filled with honest stories, biblical encouragement, and gentle reminders that you don’t have to carry the weight of the world alone. ☕ See what everyone is talking about! Pre-order Sally’s new book, Enough, and get your autographed copy at:enough.findsally.com Get full access to ☕️ Refill My Cup at refillmycup.substack.com/subscribe

Pull up a chair. Sally’s Kitchen Table is where authors, speakers, and faith-filled women gather for honest conversations about writing, calling, and the stories that change us. Plus sermons, talks, and a little something for your soul. Coffee optional. Warmth guaranteed. refillmycup.substack.com

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Sally Larkin Green ☕️
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2026
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17
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