Share Your Story with Ellie

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Ellie believes in the power of story. She'll speak with guests on topics of testimony in the hopes you are encouraged and see your story in light of the larger story at work.

  1. 09/10/2024

    Episode 41: It Comes Down to Surrender with Mac Macon

    Welcome back to the Share Your Story with Ellie Podcast. I’m thrilled you’re here! Firstly, I want to say thank you for the kind words you’ve offered to both me and Mac after last Thursday’s episode. Sharing your story requires incredible vulnerability, which can feel really, really risky. Your texts and “me too’s” have brought comfort and confidence that getting real with life’s gritty truths matter. Thank you. Today’s episode is Part 2 of my conversation with Mac Macon. If you missed ⁠Part 1⁠, please make sure you go back and listen, as we’ll pick back up right where we left off. Mac tells more details of his battle with alcoholism and substance abuse. He also shares the tragic moment of losing a dear friend due to drugs, and he details the way God meets with him through AA. I’m grateful Mac gave so much of himself and his story in order to inspire vulnerability, change, and ultimately, hope for others who may be walking a similar path. I can’t tell you how amazed I am by Mac’s story and commitment to his new life. Growing up alongside Mac, I never knew the real depths of what he was struggling with– not just in substance abuse but in believing the lies of the enemy about his identity. I remember hearing our mom’s prayers over his life–and all of us as their kids– that he would find ultimate peace in the Lord. His current reality is ushered in by the many prayers of others, yes, but all the glory is to God, who never stops pursuing Mac and never stops pursuing us. Mac’s surrender and perspective to take action WITH God reminds me of the book of James. Mac’s life points to the reality that it is only through God that he can be saved, but it is not just being a hearer of the Word but also a doer that keeps him continually walking in freedom. Resources: ⁠⁠Get Help with Substance Abuse⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Susan Britt on SYS Part 1⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Susan Britt on SYS Part 2⁠⁠ Follow SYS: ⁠⁠SYS on Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Ellie on Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Ellie on TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Ellie's Blog⁠⁠

  2. 09/05/2024

    Episode 40: Doing It My Own Way with Mac Macon

    Happy Thursday, friends! Welcome back to Share Your Story with Ellie. I’m really thankful you’re choosing to spend your time with me! Today, I’ve got my old family friend ⁠Mac Macon⁠ on the podcast. And yes, you’ll recognize that name, because he is ⁠Susan Britt Macon⁠’s son! Our families spent so much time together, especially over holidays– which you’ll hear us reminisce on– and so much of my memories growing up center around the Macons. Mac mentions it in the show, but his friends used to always call him “Mother Goose”, because he was always telling captivating and hysterical stories. That nickname still rings true! Thanks to a little nudge from his sweet fiancé Schuyler, Mac reached out to me a few weeks ago about wanting to share his story with self abuse, specifically struggling with alcoholism. Hearing his honesty about the battles he’s fought against alcoholism and drug use, his clarity after hitting rock bottom, and ultimately, his generosity to share his story with sobriety in order to help other people. In Part 1 of our conversation, Mac offers the raw details of the circumstances that led to his alcohol dependence and the gritty stories of what’s gotten him to this point. I’m honored he would choose to share his story with me and so many others and pray so many more will be set free from the bondage of self harm. Resources: ⁠Get Help with Substance Abuse⁠ ⁠Susan Britt on SYS Part 1⁠ ⁠Susan Britt on SYS Part 2⁠ Follow SYS: ⁠SYS on Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Ellie on Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Ellie on TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Ellie's Blog⁠⁠

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Ellie believes in the power of story. She'll speak with guests on topics of testimony in the hopes you are encouraged and see your story in light of the larger story at work.