Fierce Calling Doris Swift

What do you do when your life takes a detour you never expected? What happens when life is disrupted by the diagnoses of a parent's terminal illness? My guest this week is Jen Babakhan. She shares her story which includes an unexpected detour from a working professional to stay-at-home mom, and an unexpected disruption when her mom received a terminal diagnosis.







Jen is the author of Detoured: The Messy, Grace-Filled Journey from Working Professional to Stay-At-Home Mom and Disrupted: Finding Peace with a Parent's Terminal Illness. We touch on the first book, but mainly talk about what happens when you come face-to-face with the reality of a parent's terminal illness. She shares encouragement and what she's learned from not only her own journey, but the journey of others she interviewed for the book, plus mental health professionals.







I know what Jen shares will encourage, inspire, and challenge you, so listen in while I have a chat with Jen Babakhan.







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You can connect with Jen at jenbabakhan.com author of Disrupted: Finding Peace With A Parent's Terminal Illness & Detoured: The Messy, Grace-Filled Journey From Working Professional to Stay-at-Home Mom www.JenBabakhan.com







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More About Jen!







Jen Babakhan is an author living in California with her husband and two young sons. Her books, Detoured: The Messy, Grace-Filled Journey From Working Professional to Stay-at-Home Mom(Harvest House Publishers, 2019), and Disrupted: Finding Peace With A Parent’s Terminal Illness (Bold Vision Books, 2023) emerged from a desire to serve others during difficult times in life.







She loves sharing hilarious memes on social media, anything coffee-flavored, spending days at the beach, and has a slight obsession with dogs and animals in general. Her writing has appeared in Reader’s Digest, Guideposts, and various national news outlets. Visit Jen online at www.JenBabakhan.com, or find her on Instagram @jenbabakhan. 







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What Threatens to Steal Your Joy?







Check out Surrender the Joy Stealers: Rediscover the Jesus Joy in You 6-week Bible study rooted in John 15. You can find more info at https://dorisswift.com/book/























I hope you'll join me next time, when I talk with another woman who is taking action where her passion, compassion, and conviction intersect.







Until then, friend, have a blessed week and I'll talk to you soon ...







Doris







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Susan Neal lost her health at age 50. After seeing specialist after specialist, she began educating herself on the root causes of her conditions and how God designed our bodies to heal. She learned a plethora of valuable information and gained insight on how to transform her health. Then she started writing books and sharing what she learned so we could all discover how to look and feel younger, live healthier, and age gracefully.







Susan is the author of several books including her best-selling book 7 Steps to Get Off Sugar and Carbohydrates, Solving the Gluten Puzzle: Discovering Gluten Sensitivity and Embracing the Gluten-Free Lifestyle, Eat God's Food: Kits Activity Guide to Healthy Eating , and her newly released 12 Ways to Age Gracefully: How to Look and Feel Younger. She is passionate about helping others improve their health.







I know what Susan shares will encourage, inspire, and challenge you, so listen in while I have a chat with Susan Neal.







Connect with Susan and Learn More About How to Look and Feel Younger, Live Healthier, and Age Gracefully!







You can connect with Susan at susanuneal.com and find her books, coaching info, courses, including 7 Steps to Reclaim Your Health and Optimal Weight , social media links, and more!















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Take the candiquiz.com to see if you have a possible candida issue in your gut.







Did you know 10% of the population is gluten sensitive? Check out Susan's quiz glutenintolerancequiz.com, to find out if you might have a gluten disorder.







The Scripture Susan Clung To During Her Health Crisis ...







"but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:31







More About Susan!







Susan Neal RN has a masters in health science and an MBA. She lives her life with a passion to help others improve their health. After suffering a health crisis, she became an author and health coach to provide others with the tools they needed to heal their bodies and reclaim their ideal weight.







She is a Certified Christian Health and Wellness Coach with the American Association of Christian Counselors.







Previously, Susan worked as a Kidney Transplant Nurse at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, Assistant Administrator at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, and Quality Assurance Nurse at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida.







She currently owns her own businesses and lives on five acres where she grows organic fruits and vegetables.







Her award-winning #1 Amazon best-seller is 7 Steps to Get Off Sugar and Carbohydrates. The third book in her Healthy Living Series, Healthy Living Journal, won the Golden Scrolls award “Best Inspirational Gift Book.” Her newest release is 12 Ways to Age Gracefully: How to Look and Feel Younger.







She's been featured in many media outlets including CTN's Bridges TV show, WATC-TV Atlanta Live and Friends & Neighbors, TCT's Julie and Friends, Charisma magazine, and numerous podcasts and radio shows. Learn more about Susan at SusanUNeal.com.







On a personal note, Susan enjoys swimming, horseback riding, and gardening, and she is mom to three daughters. 







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Find my free resources including Fear Fighting Bible Verses, Simple Tips for Sharing Your Faith, Surrender the Joy Stealers, Step Out of Your Doubt and Into Your Calling ebook, and more on my dorisswift.com homepage!







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Life is hard and there's no doubt about that as my friend, Cyndi Daves, well knows. She experienced abandonment and father wounds at a young age, among other heartbreaking circumstances, but God. We talk about how God redeems our stories and uses even the hard parts as He calls us to partner with Him in Kingdom work. We can trust that when we surrender to God He'll take care of the rest.







Cyndi's fierce calling is helping others understand the simple truth of the Gospel. Plus, she shares some amazing ways God has used her to impact the lives of others. This impact has a ripple effect we are all part of. We can all listen for the voice of our Good Shepherd and walk in God's will.







There are so many great nuggets of truth in this episode! Cyndi reminds us how God is in the big things and the small things, that there's a difference between saved and surrendered to God, and more.







I know what Cyndi shares will encourage, inspire, and challenge you, so listen in while I have a chat with Cyndi Daves.







Connect with Cyndi Daves and Learn More About When We Surrender to God He'll Take Care of the Rest and Her Ministry Jesus For Real Life!







Connect with Cyndi at jesusforreallife.com and find her social media links, speaking page, and more! You can also email her at jesusforreallife@gmail.com.







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Cyndi Daves is the Radio Show Host/Producer "Jesus For Real Life" WCDG 88.7/WUCG 93.1/WCRY 89.9 www.TodaysChristianCountry.com She is a Spirit-Filled Speaker and Teacher Sharing God's Message of Hope, Forgiveness and Salvation. Check out the show Saturday mornings at 8am, and listen to past shows via the Spotify link the radio station website provides.







Listen to My Interview with Cyndi on Jesus for Real Life:









https://open.spotify.com/episode/0vqWCbzBmlNpMcdPqujNgF









More About Cyndi







Like many, Cyndi's life has taken her through a multitude of phases.   A broken home, sexual abuse, failed marriages and the redemptive power of the Heavenly Father has formed her into the unique creation she is today. Standing tall and stepping into her calling, Cyndi loves using her gift of public speaking to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. Her "real life" engaging presentations are relatable, personally poignant, and point to the Truths of God's Word. 







In addition to hosting and producing JESUS FOR REAL LIFE, a weekend radio talk show for women, Cyndi is pursuing a degree in Biblical Studies from Trinity Bible Institute.  







On a personal level, Cyndi and her husband  Bill live in the mountains of western North Carolina and Northeast Georgia where they have been REALTORS since 2000.  They have four children, including two daughters currently serving in the US Navy and five grandchildren.  







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Find my free resources including Fear Fighting Bible Verses, Simple Tips for Sharing Your Faith, Surrender the Joy Stealers, Step Out of Your Doubt and Into Your Calling ebook, and more on my dorisswift.com homepage!







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How have we allowed catchy cultural phrases to infuse our mindset? How can truth change culture and our perception? In this episode, I'm talking with friend Becky Beresford. She shares her story of striving to be enough on her own, which led to shame and feeling like a failure. Then she had a mind shift when she changed up the words to a well-known phrase, discovering how the truth changes culture and lives.







Her fierce calling is helping women embrace Christ-centered empowerment, and to know Him as Savior of their stories.







We're talking about her new book, She Believed HE Could So She Did, a familiar cultural phrase with one important, Christ-centered twist. Hear about how truth impacts culture and how this book concept came to be.







I know what Becky shares will encourage, inspire, and challenge you, so listen in while I have a chat with Becky Beresford.







Connect with Becky Beresford and Learn More About How Truth Changes Culture! Grab Her New Book She Believed He Could So She Did







Connect with Becky at BeckyBeresford.com and become a part of her Empowered Email Tribe or follow her on Instagram and Facebook.







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Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/She-Believed-Could-Did-Christ-Centered/dp/080242998X/







More About Becky







BECKY BERESFORD lives in North Carolina and is happily outnumbered by her husband and three wonderful boys. She is an author, speaker and coach with a Master's Certificate in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship from Moody Theological Seminary. Becky loves encouraging God’s Daughters to embrace Christ-centered empowerment through the truth found in the gospel. Her work has been featured in large online communities including Crosswalk, (in)courage, iBelieve, HuffPost, DaySpring, and she recently became a writer for Proverbs 31 Ministries’ First 5 writing team. Becky’s book with Moody Publishers, She Believed HE Could, So She Did, released in March.







Let's Stay Connected!







Find my free resources including Fear Fighting Bible Verses, Simple Tips for Sharing Your Faith, Surrender the Joy Stealers, Step Out of Your Doubt and Into Your Calling ebook, and more on my dorisswift.com homepage!







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What Threatens to Steal Your Joy?







Check out Surrender the Joy Stealers: Rediscover the Jesus Joy in You 6-week Bible study rooted in John 15. You can find more info at https://dorisswift.com/book/















I hope you'll join me next time, when I talk with another woman who is taking action where her passion, compassion, and conviction intersect.







Until then, friend, have a blessed week and I'll talk to you soon ...







Doris







Surrender the Joy Stealers book trailer: Music by Oleg Kyrylkovv from Pixabay

Have you ever struggled with forgiveness? Anxiety? Worry? Need encouragement in your daily walk with Jesus and diving into Bible reading?







This week I welcome my new friend and guest Healey Ikerd to the show. She shares her Jesus story of redemption, which includes being a child of divorce, serving in the US Army, and becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapist. She's been in the mental health field for over 17 years and founded her private practice HopeLife Counseling where she helps others work through problems of everyday life.







Her fierce calling is helping others know the importance of reading the Bible, manage anxiety, and experience the freedom of forgiveness. Healey also has a heart for helping others learn ways to improve brain and body for good mental health. So good!







We're talking about her books Changing Your Feeling – A Workbook for Anxiety and Worry From a Christian Perspective and a newly released children’s book called The Red Ball – A Story of Friendship and Forgiveness. Plus she provides helpful encouragement and actionable steps you can take to move forward in current challenges you may be facing.







I know what Healey shares will encourage, inspire, and challenge you, so listen in while I have a chat with Healey Ikerd.







Connect with Healey!







Website:  https://writtenbyhealey.com/







Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/writtenbyhealey/







Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/WrittenbyHealey







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A resource created especially for Fierce Calling listeners! Thank you, Healey!







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More About Healey ...







Healey Ikerd is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of Arkansas and a Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor.  She has also earned a Certificate in Ministry from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. 







She is a U.S. Army Veteran and has worked in the mental health field for over 17 years. She owns her own private practice in Fayetteville, Arkansas called HopeLife Counseling.  She is the author of Changing Your Feeling – A Workbook for Anxiety and Worry From a Christian Perspective and a newly released children’s book called The Red Ball – A Story of Friendship and Forgiveness. 







Her passion is to help others excel in life and relationships through biblical principles.  Healey is a mom and a new grammie.  She and her husband live on a small farm in Northwest Arkansas. 







Let's Stay Connected!







Find my free resources including Fear Fighting Bible Verses, Simple Tips for Sharing Your Faith, Surrender the Joy Stealers, Step Out of Your Doubt and Into Your Calling ebook, and more on my dorisswift.com homepage!







Love Fierce Calling?







Following, rating, and leaving a review over at Podchaser or Apple Podcasts helps others discover the show too!















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What Threatens to Steal Your Joy?







Check out Surrender the Joy Stealers: Rediscover the Jesus Joy in You 6-week Bible study rooted in John 15. You can find more info at https://dorisswift.com/book/















I hope you'll join me next time,

Have you ever wrestled with God? Need peace that bypasses your circumstances? Then you won't want to miss this episode as we dive into these subjects and the art of remembering what anchors us.







This week I welcome back my good friend and guest Evelyn Sherwood. She shares her story of loss, trauma, cancer, but even in the midst of it all, how she saw God's faithfulness. She leaned in to trust God through her journey--learning to allow the truth she's always known to travel from head to heart.







I know what Evelyn shares will encourage, inspire, and challenge you, so listen in while I have a chat with Evelyn Sherwood.







Connect with Evelyn!







You can connect with Evelyn at https://evelynsherwood.com/ and sign up for her monthly Hope for the Journey devotional and her guest blog series Stories of Hope! Her Advent book is coming soon so you won't want to miss it!







Grab Just Breathe: 30 Practices to Calm the Weary Heart for yourself and to give as gifts! I've gifted several already and it's blessed so many.























More About Evelyn ...







Evelyn Sherwood was born and raised in the Midwest and has been married 40 years to her college sweetheart.







They have two beautiful children who visit often with their spouses and eight grandbabies. Evelyn calls this glorious chaos and she absolutely loves it!







The same church that called them to serve 29 years ago is still “family”, as well as the community of faith in their smallish midwest town.







True confession from Evelyn: "I watch Hallmark Christmas movies all year, Pumpkin Spice Latte is my favorite season, and my idea of a 5-star hotel is camping in the clubhouse with my Grands.”







In November of ‘23, after an intense season of pain, loss and uncertainty spanning over an eleven month period, Evelyn released her first book, Just Breathe. It was the book she never saw coming, but the one that God birthed in her during that eleven month battle. 







This is why she writes… that the wounded, weary, and worn will not feel alone. Though darkness and uncertain times surround us, we are never alone.







 







Let's Stay Connected!







Find my free resources including Fear Fighting Bible Verses, Simple Tips for Sharing Your Faith, Surrender the Joy Stealers, Step Out of Your Doubt and Into Your Calling ebook, and more on my dorisswift.com homepage!







Love Fierce Calling?







Following, rating, and leaving a review over at Podchaser or Apple Podcasts helps others discover the show too!















Need a Speaker for Your Next Women's Event?







Check out my speaking page, grab my flyer, and let's talk about me speaking at your next women's event...















What Threatens to Steal Your Joy?







Check out Surrender the Joy Stealers: Rediscover the Jesus Joy in You 6-week Bible study rooted in John 15. You can find more info at https://dorisswift.com/book/















I hope you'll join me next time, when I talk with another woman who is taking action where her passion, compassion, and conviction intersect.







Until then, friend, have a blessed week and I'll talk to you soon ...







Doris







Surrender the Joy Stealers book trailer: Music by Oleg Kyrylkovv from Pixabay