Missionary Life

Sarita Hartz
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Missionary Life

A podcast about how helpers can thrive in their mission. Whether you are a missionary living overseas, in ministry, or a missional mother, this podcast will offer practical tools on how to remain spiritually, emotionally, and physically healthy while living missionally. The missionary life is lonely and full of loss, trauma, heartbreak, disappointment, and life not turning out how we expected. I want you to be able to heal from these experiences and build resilience. Learn to prevent and heal trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout in in-depth interviews with mental health professionals and other missionaries. I will bring my many years of experience in missions and wisdom to the table to help you live your life on purpose while thriving at the same time. A must-listen for all missionaries and those who support them.I would love to hear from you and answer your questions! Please leave me a voicemail with your question or feedback and I may choose it to be answered on air! https://www.speakpipe.com/MissionaryLife

  1. MAY 5

    Healthy Body Image: Loving Yourself with Amy Stern

    What if you could love your body no matter your size? We are often so self-critical of our bodies, we make our body the enemy instead of our friend. When we live overseas, we might gain weight because of lack of access to proper nutrition or exercise, and in ministry, church culture, or every day life, we compare our bodies to others. Amy Stern is a body-positive activist who grew up dieting at a young age, until she finally found freedom. She now loves herself the way she is and empowers oth...

    43 min

  2. APR 29

    Re-Entry A Trauma Informed Approach with Shonna Ingram

    Re-entry is one of the most difficult experiences a missionary can go through and we are often unprepared for the grief and trauma associated with it. It is like navigating the world underwater, everything disorienting and muted. Shonna and I dive deep into her 3-phase Renewed Hope approach of Receive, Rebuild, and Restore to go through the transition of re-entry well and with peace. To connect with Shonna, her book, and her cohorts, go to https://shonnaingram.com/. And to download my new fre...

    43 min

  3. APR 22

    Building a Thriving Marriage in Missions with Stephanie Gutierrez

    What if your marriage could thrive on the field? Marriages on the mission field face complex suffering, stressors, ministry demands, and isolation. They are constantly being tested by grief, hardship, power and water outages, exhaustion, and parenting. Stephanie Gutierrez, host of the Modern Day Missionaries podcast, lived in Peru with her husband for 10 years and knows marriage in missions isn't easy. Through playfulness, community, and intentional connection she and her husband built ...

    57 min

  4. APR 15

    Grit to Stay, Grace to Go with Eva Burkholder and Sue Eenigenburg

    Have you ever wondered how to develop grit on the mission field, the kind of resiliency that gets you through hard times? Or maybe you're wondering when is it time to leave and how will I know? Eva and Sue wrote the book Grit to Stay, Grace to Go, and in this podcast, we'll answer those burning questions and more! You can buy their book here and use the discount code GTSGTG25 through the end of March. To connect with me about coaching please go here, and download lots of free ebooks on ...

    48 min

  5. MAR 18

    Burnout: Rediscovering Joy & Creativity with Merideth Hite Estevez

    Burnout is an occupational hazard for missionaries, ministers, and those in helping professions. Merideth Hite Estevez is the host of the beloved Artists for Joy podcast. She speaks with beauty and wisdom on how rediscovering creativity helped her recover from burnout, how she lives life now as a working mother without succumbing to burnout again, and how you can tap back into the creative pursuits that make your life sing. Go here to download Merideth's "Self-Portrait Worksheet" to hel...

    42 min

  6. MAR 4

    Loving Missionary Kids Well with Michele Phoenix

    Missionary Kids and their parents can often face adversity on the field, and have a special identity that makes them who they are. Mk’s are amazingly adaptable, thoughtful, cross-culturally wise, and yet many suffer from perfectionism, shame, and isolation, and are plagued by the traumas of their youth. With Michele Phoenix, MK advocate we uncover how we can better support MK’s and how as parents we can love them well and help them thrive, as well as when it might be time to go for the ...

    48 min

  7. FEB 12

    Leaving Well with Naomi Hattaway

    How do you know when it's time to leave the mission field? How do you do it well for yourself and your kids? On this podcast I interview Naomi Hattaway about her life overseas and her work with expats. We discuss what it means to be a triangle, what it looks like to trust your gut in the leaving process, and how to navigate re-entry with your family ensuring you can thrive in this transition. To learn more about Naomi visit https://www.naomihattaway.com/. For your free re-entry book on leavin...

    49 min

  8. FEB 5

    Caring for Your Physical Health in Missions with Talia Alanis

    As missionaries, caring for our bodies can be difficult and feel like an after-thought. Self-care on the field sometimes seems impossible so many of us stop taking care of our physical bodies, and the results are disastrous, resulting in everything from adrenal fatigue, to autoimmune disorders, gut imbalance, hypothyroidism, weight gain, exhaustion, and burnout. Talia Alanis is a health coach and self-care guru who specializes in genetic testing through NBX wellness and she healed herself fro...

    46 min
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About

A podcast about how helpers can thrive in their mission. Whether you are a missionary living overseas, in ministry, or a missional mother, this podcast will offer practical tools on how to remain spiritually, emotionally, and physically healthy while living missionally. The missionary life is lonely and full of loss, trauma, heartbreak, disappointment, and life not turning out how we expected. I want you to be able to heal from these experiences and build resilience. Learn to prevent and heal trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout in in-depth interviews with mental health professionals and other missionaries. I will bring my many years of experience in missions and wisdom to the table to help you live your life on purpose while thriving at the same time. A must-listen for all missionaries and those who support them.I would love to hear from you and answer your questions! Please leave me a voicemail with your question or feedback and I may choose it to be answered on air! https://www.speakpipe.com/MissionaryLife

Information

  • Creator
    Sarita Hartz
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Missionary Life
  • Show Website
    Missionary Life

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