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.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 131
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
111: His Promises Are True: everything falling apart didn't stop her with Danita Cummins
Today’s guest is Danita Cummins. She is the author of her first book titled Promise Over Purpose: The Path to a Peace-Filled Life, which is due out in the fall of 2024. Danita is also the host of the…
110: Follow God: Expect an Adventurous Life with Kim Patton
Today’s guest is Kim Patton. She is the author of Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well Through Difficult Seasons and the host of the Book Therapy podcast. Kim and Kevin have been married for fourteen year…
109: Nothing Wasted: infertility didn't stop her with Kim Patton
Today’s guest is Kim Patton. She is the author of Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well Through Difficult Seasons and the host of the Book Therapy podcast. Kim and Kevin have been married for fourteen year…
108: Pray the Answer Not the Problem a way of life with Carol Graham
Today’s guest, Carol Graham, shared her story of overcoming rheumatoid arthritis, ovarian cancer, and her husband’s devastating car accident in episode 107. Be sure to check it out!
Carol is an autho…
107: Always On Time Never Late: ovarian cancer didn't stop her with Carol Graham
When challenges rudely intersect our path, we reach out to God for help. When His answer is slow in coming, fear and doubt fill our minds. Where is He? Is He really working on my problems? It’s human…
106: What's Your Kryptonite? Managing Your Toxic Stressors with Dr. Gala Gorman
GOT STRESS? No one could honestly say, "I have no stress at all!"
Stress is part of life, right? Yes, but too many of us are consumed by stress. We know we are stressed out, but WHAT CAN WE DO?
Today's…
105: Finding Freedom in Forgiveness: a habit interview with Janet Eckles
Today's guest is Janet Perez Eckles. She is a speaker and the author of five books. In her story episode, we discussed excerpts from her memoir, Now I See: How God's Amazing Grace Transforms the Deep…
104: Now I See: losing her sight hasn't stopped her with Janet Eckles
Today's guest is Janet Perez Eckles. She is a speaker and the author of five books. We discussed excerpts from her memoir, Now I See: How God's Amazing Grace Transforms the Deepest Pain to Shining Jo…
103: A Central Enemy Against God, His Mission & His People: a spiritual warfare conversation with Phil Manginelli
Even though this episode with Pastor Phil Manginelli is a lengthier interview, I strongly encourage you to invest the extra time. You will gain an understanding of spiritual warfare and how to prepar…
102: I'm Not in Control. God Is. a mindset interview with Jessica Roberts
Jessica Roberts shared her story of being wrongly accused of drug conspiracy and sentenced to serve 27 months in prison in episode 101. If you haven’t listened to it yet, it would be helpful as Jessi…
101: Not Built to Break: being wrongly accused & incarcerated didn't stop her with Jessica Roberts
When you hear a story about someone in prison claiming to be not guilty, do you ever wonder what that would be like if it happened to you?
I know not all who claim to be not guilty are, but Jessica R…
100: God Is Bigger Than the Worst Kind of Evil: Columbine 25th Anniversary with Kacey Johnson
Where were you when the news hit about President Kennedy's assassination (November 22, 1963)? When the news hit about MLK Jr's assassination (April 4, 1968)? When the news hit about planes hitting th…
99: Get Real to Heal: a mindset interview with Grace English
Dr. Grace English joins me again to discuss the mindset of getting real to heal. She is a speaker and the director of the Deep in the Heart Conference, which is held in Texas every spring.
Didn’t cat…
98: Speaking the Secret Breaks Its Power: overcoming emotional infidelity with Grace English
We are discussing emotional infidelity on the show today. It’s a topic no other guest has covered. During my interview with Dr. Grace English, she shared the following statistic from Shannon Ethridge…
97: Meanwhile: Meeting God in the Wait with Carol McLeod
Are you in a meanwhile?
My guest, Carol McLeod, describes a meanwhile as "the test of faith between a crisis and God's visible intervention."
What do you do or say during the time between when a crisis…
96: Gratitude Heals the Broken in Me: a mindset interview with Honey Duncan
My guest, Honey Duncan, is celebrating her 7th year of sobriety today – February 20, 2024.
Since her recovery from drug addiction, Honey has been intentional about practicing gratitude.
It’s a mindse…
95: I Was Made for More: 7 year sobriety anniversary with Honey Duncan
My guest, Honey Duncan, is celebrating her 7th year of sobriety today – February 20, 2024.
It took just one pain pill to cause her descent into addiction. While that pain pill helped with her back pa…
94: The Grace of the Impossible: a mindset interview with Sara Cormany
During the difficult days of Sara Cormany's journey, she developed a mindset of seeing God's grace in seemingly impossible situations.
Sara believes God has done the impossible in her life. His grace …
93: Required Deeper Faith and Trust: health-related limitations haven't stopped her with Sara Cormany
My guest, Sara Cormany, is a speaker and author of the newly released devotional, Even When: Experiencing God During Difficult Days.
The daily fight with a chronic illness became too much to bear, for…
92: The Curse of the Easy Button video solocast
In this first video solocast of season six, I'm excited to share some insights I've gained through the hard challenges of my journey.
*Please note that this episode is a video solocast. Please visit …