No Matter What with Hanna Seymour Hanna Seymour

This is a really important conversation. Jessica Hottle joins me to talk about healing from childhood trauma, learning how to forgive, and ultimately finding freedom in Christ.
In this episode, we discuss:
Responding to and recovering from childhood trauma
How to forgive those who have wronged you and why it matters
The difference between forgiveness and reconciliation
How to dismantle the lies that keep us from healing and wholeness
How to see the truth of Romans 8:28 when we're looking at past trauma
Scripture Mentioned:
Ephesians 5
John 10:10
Psalm 145:17
Psalm 139
1 John 1
Resources Mentioned:
More about Jessica 
Follow Jessica on instagram
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Boundaries by Henry Cloud 
Try Softer by Aundi Kolber 

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Faithful Counseling – Professional mental health counseling from a Biblical perspective
25 Days in Philippians
The College Girl's Survival Guide

Y'all are gonna love this girl. Ainsley Britain and her sassiness are in the house, talking about abusive relationships, how God has better for you, and how Jesus came to set us free.
 In this episode, we discuss:
How does one even find herself in an abusive relationship?
How can we offer help and support to a friend in an abusive relationship?
How the pathway to healing and freedom is a process that requires community
How God is so much better and so much more powerful than we can ever understand
Scripture Mentioned:
James 5:14-15
Resources Mentioned:
More about Ainsley
Ainsley's coaching
Ainsley's instagram

Gary Thomas' Sacred Pathways 

Songstress, Jillian Edwards, is here to talk about seasons of waiting, season of seeking clarity, and how there is blessing in the simple act of planting seeds. You will love this conversation and this woman--if you don't already!
In this episode, we discuss: 
Navigating the balance between faith and seeking clarity
How seasons of waiting can be incredibly fruitful
How our relationship with and definition of success should look different as followers of Christ
How obedience, faithfulness, and success relate to each other
Scripture mentioned:
Phil 3:10
Isaiah 32:16-20
Psalm 84:11
Resources mentioned: 
More about Jillian and her music!
Jillian's latest album: Meadow
The Dailys
25 Days in Philippians
The College Girl's Survival Guide
 

If you only listen to one podcast episode in 2020, this should be it. Dr. Deb Gorton, author of Embracing Uncomfortable, shares her insight as a clinical psychologist with personal stories about how our drive for comfort is leading us away from our desired destination, and what you and I can do to start living differently.
In this episode, we discuss: 
How knowing your core identity gives you freedom to do so many other things
How when we don't know who we are and what we value, we make the wrong short term decisions
How when get locked into specific outcomes, it's hard to pivot when they don't match our reality
How our drive for comfort leads us away from our desired destination
Scripture mentioned:
Colossians 1:16 - For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. (NIV)
Resources mentioned: 
Embracing Uncomfortable by Dr. Deb Gorton
More about Dr. Deb Gorton
25 Days in Philippians
The College Girl's Survival Guide

What should have been an exciting new chapter of life, began with the funerals of her dad and then mom. Morgan Coyner joins me in the studio today to talk about her "great terrible", grief, death, addiction, and how the kindness of God can be found in even the darkest corners.
In this episode, we discuss:
How vital community is during seasons of grief
When you struggle to see the kindness of the Lord
How you can't allow your sin and shame to stay in the darkness
The importance of lamenting and having space to wrestle with your doubts, anger, and disappointment
Scripture mentioned:
John 14:18
Psalm 68:6
1 Peter 5:10
Resources mentioned:
The Next Door
TND video Morgan talks about
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Sponors:

Faithful Counseling - Professional mental health counseling from a Biblical perspective
25 Days in Philippians
The College Girl's Survival Guide

If you need to be reminded that God is in the details of your life, that He is for you, and that He's always good, my friend Laura Cooksey is here to testify. We talk about career, family planning, infertility, adoption, you name it-- we covered it. And you are going to be so grateful for this woman's story and her heart.
In this episode, we discuss:
The process of learning to trust God when reality doesn't meet our expectations
How to plan, prepare, and pivot when the Lord redirects your steps
How even amidst loss and grief, we can have hope
How practicing gratitude in all circumstances is life giving and transforming
Scripture Mentioned: 
Prov 16:9
Isaiah 55:8-9
2 Cor 4:17
Lam 3:21-24
Ephesians 3:16-21
Resources Mentioned:
The Thoughtful Table
Follow @thethoughfultable on instagram

Follow @laurabcooksey on instagram to learn about her new music! 
Episode Sponsors:
25 Days in Philippians
The College Girl's Survival Guide
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