Challenges Won't Stop Me

It's January. It seems everyone makes New Year's Resolutions that include trying a new diet, exercising more, and quitting a bad habit. By far, people resolve to get healthier.

64% of people who make…

Health challenges don’t only impact our physical bodies. Health challenges impact every area of our lives. When multiple challenges rudely intersected Susan’s path over the course of nine months … we…

After four amazing seasons of the Zigzag & 1 podcast, it was time for a makeover! She got an new name and an unstoppable mindset.

Let me tell you about all the changes. The most obvious change of cour…

When we face very difficult challenges, our faith in God is challenged too.

Throughout Jody's daughter's ten-year fight against Lyme disease, she begged God to heal Alex. Despite numerous doctor's vi…

No one would ask for or volunteer for a challenge that would end in one's greatest hurt. But we know that varying degrees of hurt and pain come with the challenges of this world.

Jody's daughter, Alex…

Ever find it difficult to stay focused when you're praying? I know I do!

I believe I'd be hard-pressed to find one person who couldn't admit to feeling distracted while praying. While we know prayer i…

Pause for a moment and think about your companions. 

Are they healthy companions who offer life-giving interactions by encouraging, supporting, and loving you? If so, those companions are priceless. 

O…

My guest, Yvonne Taylor, shared her story of being one of the twenty-one black students who integrated into the all-white Hoxie High School in 1955 in episode 63. Make sure you check out that episode…

The civil rights movement was in full swing in 1955, but fourteen-year-old Yvonne Taylor wasn’t paying attention to the news about activists fighting for an end to discrimination and injustice. Nor w…

Ever feel like your head is going to explode? Incessant noise coming at you from every direction—the news, social media, podcasts, YouTube videos, music you’ve streamed. While some of this noise is e…

My guest, Risa Owens, is an author and speaker. While those are interesting professions, what’s most interesting about Risa being an author and speaker is that her educational journey began with the …

Paralympian, Gia Pergolini joins me for an interview. She is an 18-year-old world record holder and gold medalist. I'm a little star struck about interviewing an Olympian!! 

Gia may be a beast in the …

In Tami O’Connor’s story interview – episode 58 – she shared how her daughter Jordyn’s cancer diagnosis and her passing away tested her ‘even if He does not faith.’ Facing those zigzags drew Tami clo…

A short Bible story from Daniel 3 will help you understand the significance of my guest, Tami O’Connor, finding her ‘even if He does not’ faith. 

In Daniel 3, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia made a g…

HOPE – an intangible but very real mindset that God is for you and is working all things together for your good.

Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about wha…

Are you able to see beauty in your struggles? I don’t mean after the struggle has passed. We often can see the beautiful reasons why the struggle was necessary and for our good after the struggle has…

I LOVE the uniqueness of each of the overcomer interviews I’ve had the honor of sharing over the last ten years! While there may be similarities in their struggles, each overcomer shares unique insig…

Christine Trimpe joins us again to discuss a powerful habit and mindset that fills her with joy at the start of every day.

For three decades, Christine struggled with her weight. Her food provided ver…

My guest, Christine Trimpe, is a bacon-loving, joy-seeking author, speaker, and health & wellness coach. She wasn’t so joyful during her three-decade long struggle with her weight. Like most people w…

My guest is Dr. Christi Bartolomucci of Atlanta Innovative Counseling Center. She’s been a licensed counselor, working with hundreds of clients for the last eighteen years.

Dr. Christi shared her wisd…