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Challenges Won't Stop Me

Challenges. Uggh. Life is full of challenges. How do you navigate those unexpected turns in your path? You could crumble and believe life isn't fair, giving that challenge permission to defeat you. But that's not you who you are. Neither are the courageous women who our host, Melony Brown, interviews. These women chose to fight to overcome life's tough challenges. They share their stories, as well as the strategies and habits that strengthened them and helped them maintain a 'challenges won't stop me' mindset.Throughout the season, Melony publishes video solocasts to share messages and resources to strengthen you for your current challenges and those that are right around the corner. Discover what kind of journey navigator you are when life's tough challenges intersect your path. Take the quiz at journeyonquiz.comInterested in sharing your overcomer story? Email me at [email protected] book "Challenges Won't Stop Me: An Interactive Survival Guide for Overcoming & Thriving" is available on Amazon.

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Update frequency
every 13 days
Average duration
30 minutes
Episodes
131
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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131: Leaving a Legacy with Carole Lewis

131: Leaving a Legacy with Carole Lewis

In episode 130, Carole Lewis shared how God strengthened her during multiple devastating losses. 

I neglected to ask her about Hurricane Ike, so she shares about the loss it caused in this episode, wh…

00:23:27  |   Fri 22 Aug 2025
130: Use Me to the Fullest: multiple devastating losses didn't stop her with Carole Lewis

130: Use Me to the Fullest: multiple devastating losses didn't stop her with Carole Lewis

Author, speaker, and ministry leader Carole Lewis shares her story of overcoming multiple devastating losses in today's episode.

Carole admits she gave her life to Jesus as a child, but she didn't liv…

00:34:11  |   Wed 20 Aug 2025
129: The Most Ardent Zeal: a strategic mindset with Julie Seals

129: The Most Ardent Zeal: a strategic mindset with Julie Seals

Julie Seals is a speaker and a prison minister. Her memoir is titled All My Hope: A Prisoner No More.

Julie returns to discuss a strategic mindset that helped her while serving time in federal prison …

00:27:07  |   Thu 31 Jul 2025
128: Hope Dealer: health challenges, abuse & addiction didn't stop her with Julie Seals

128: Hope Dealer: health challenges, abuse & addiction didn't stop her with Julie Seals

Today’s guest is Julie Seals. She is a speaker and a prison minister. Her memoir, All My Hope: A Prisoner No More, tells of her dysfunctional childhood, her lifelong health challenges, getting hooked…

00:36:26  |   Wed 30 Jul 2025
127: Leaning on God: a video solocast

127: Leaning on God: a video solocast

Today's episode is a video solocast, so watching it here on YouTube allows you to hear it and see it! 


For the last year or so, God has been teaching me about the importance of a believer's posture. 


W…

00:29:27  |   Wed 09 Jul 2025
126: Psalm 23 As a Way of Life with Leslie Chandler

126: Psalm 23 As a Way of Life with Leslie Chandler

My guest, Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Chandler, is a chaplain in the Georgia National Guard. She returns to share her way of life interview, focusing on what God imparted during her husband’s fight wit…

00:30:24  |   Wed 18 Jun 2025
125: A Vessel of God's Love: losing husband to COVID didn't stop her with Leslie Chandler

125: A Vessel of God's Love: losing husband to COVID didn't stop her with Leslie Chandler

Every person alive in 2020 was impacted by COVID-19 in some form or fashion.


My guest, Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Chandler, was no exception. She serves as a chaplain in the Georgia National Guard.


Marr…

00:32:55  |   Mon 16 Jun 2025
124: Grateful for God's Miracles: a mindset interview with Lori Vober

124: Grateful for God's Miracles: a mindset interview with Lori Vober

Fellow stroke survivor, Lori Vober, joins me again to chat about God’s miracles.


 While she suffered a hemorrhagic stroke when she was twenty-nine years old, Lori believes surviving it is a miracle. S…

00:20:10  |   Mon 19 May 2025
123: Beauty of God & His Plan: a hemorrhagic stroke didn't stop her with Lori Vober

123: Beauty of God & His Plan: a hemorrhagic stroke didn't stop her with Lori Vober

May is Stroke Awareness Month. 

Strokes can happen to anyone at any age. When I had a stroke in 1972 at age 2, that wasn’t the case. Back then, strokes happened to people 65 years and older who were u…

00:27:23  |   Fri 16 May 2025
122: Peace Is a Person: a strategy interview with Amanda Schaefer

122: Peace Is a Person: a strategy interview with Amanda Schaefer

Amanda Schaefer joins me again to discuss a strategy she relies on when challenges intersect her path.

She believes peace and listening to God's voice are intricately interwoven.

Amanda shares how we m…

00:26:26  |   Thu 01 May 2025
121: A Doorway of Hope: childhood trauma & chronic illness didn't stop her with Amanda Schaefer

121: A Doorway of Hope: childhood trauma & chronic illness didn't stop her with Amanda Schaefer

Today's guest is Amanda Schaefer. 


She is the host of A Cup of Gratitude podcast and a speaker. She's also the author of several books, including her newest release titled "Holy Plot Twists: God Is St…

00:24:00  |   Tue 29 Apr 2025
120: Seek Wise Advisers with Lisa Steven

120: Seek Wise Advisers with Lisa Steven

My guest, Lisa Steven, is the author of A Place to Belong: The true story of a Teen Mom, a Humbling Leadership Journey, and a House Called Hope. She is also the cofounder and executive director of Ho…

00:22:40  |   Wed 16 Apr 2025
119: Look What God Can Do! being a teen mom didn't stop her with Lisa Steven

119: Look What God Can Do! being a teen mom didn't stop her with Lisa Steven

My guest, Lisa Steven, is the author of A Place to Belong: The true story of a Teen Mom, a Humbling Leadership Journey, and a House Called Hope. She is also the cofounder and executive director of Ho…

00:27:30  |   Mon 14 Apr 2025
118: Being Fully Known with Dr. Saundra Dalton - Smith

118: Being Fully Known with Dr. Saundra Dalton - Smith

When I heard Dr. Saundra Dalton - Smith was releasing a new book, I knew I had to have her on the show again.

I interviewed Dr. Saundra in 2020. We chatted about her book Sacred Rest, which has impact…

00:38:46  |   Fri 28 Mar 2025
117: Stand Firm: a video solocast with Melony Brown

117: Stand Firm: a video solocast with Melony Brown

I’m super excited to share the first video solocast of season 7! This episode is not an audio interview with a guest. This episode is a video of me sharing a message about Standing Firm, so hop over …

00:30:57  |   Wed 29 Jan 2025
116: Strategies for Teens & Parents Navigating Achievement Culture with Lauren Buice

116: Strategies for Teens & Parents Navigating Achievement Culture with Lauren Buice

 In episode 115, my guest, Lauren Buice who is an adolescent and young adult counselor, and I defined achievement culture and discussed how teens are overwhelmed by all they must achieve and be to ap…

00:24:30  |   Fri 24 Jan 2025
115: The Dangers of Achievement Culture with Lauren Buice

115: The Dangers of Achievement Culture with Lauren Buice

To kick off season 7 of the Challenges Won't Stop Me podcast, adolescent and young adult counselor Lauren Buice at Rise Therapy in Roswell, GA is joining me to discuss the challenge of achievement cu…

00:25:15  |   Wed 22 Jan 2025
114: The Holy Spirit Speaks: a deeper understanding interview with Brenda Holley

114: The Holy Spirit Speaks: a deeper understanding interview with Brenda Holley

My dear friend Brenda Holley joins me again to discuss how she gained a deeper understanding of the Holy Spirit during her journey of fighting to overcome pancreatic cancer. Brenda is a master coach,…

00:26:31  |   Fri 13 Sep 2024
113 Leaned into My Faith: pancreatic cancer didn't stop her with Brenda Holley

113 Leaned into My Faith: pancreatic cancer didn't stop her with Brenda Holley

Today’s guest is my dear friend Brenda Holley. She is a master coach, helping professionals thrive in their careers. She and Paul have been married for eighteen years. She is mom to two adult sons. I…

00:26:52  |   Thu 12 Sep 2024
112: The Comfort Challenge: 30 days of showing care & comfort to others with Danita Cummins

112: The Comfort Challenge: 30 days of showing care & comfort to others with Danita Cummins

Danita Cummins joins me again for her mindset discussion about showing care and comfort to others. She is the author of her first book titled Promise Over Purpose: The Path to a Peace-Filled Life, wh…

00:28:54  |   Fri 30 Aug 2024
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