Life experiences often lead us to seek answers to key questions: how we bear our burdens well, how we help others bear their burdens, and how we bear fruit or find purpose and passion in spite of difficult challenges. Join Dr. Julie Shannon each week as she explores practical compassion through conversations and stories about life realities (singleness, infertility, childlessness, grief, depression, divorce, job loss, mental health, etc.) Special interview episodes will feature guests who share personal stories about their own life realities—how they walked through them, who helped them, and what life looks like on the other side.
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This episode is for everyone! As we prepare for special celebrations this Mother’s Day, remember to reach out to women and families walking through infertility or child loss to support them on what c…
What does narcissism mean? Am I a narcissist? Are YOU a narcissist?? Dr. Les Carter and I explore this topic and how to find emotionally healthy people to walk beside us in life—while also being an e…
Dr. Willie O. Peterson is a longtime friend and mentor. I’ve always enjoyed our conversations! This week, you can listen in as he shares the story of the legacy of faith and love his parents passed o…
This week I share an inspiring, fun, and practical conversation with my friends Lacey Congdon and Angela Cirocco. We talk about helpful ways to find true contentment and practical ways to walk throug…
We're one month into 2021. How are you doing? Still feel a bit like 2020? In this episode, I share how we can come together as peacemakers and unifiers to help make our world a better place to live…a…
In this week’s episode of The Bearing Life® Podcast, we have a revealing conversation about how stress manifests within the body and the frustration and pain that results. My guests, Candice and Kat,…
This week, I have a conversation about grief trauma with my friend, Ann Golding. We cover this deep topic as Ann shares her story of traumatic loss. We discuss how to help one another bear the burden…
What a year 2020 was! As we close the chapter on last year, let’s consider what we carry into 2021. Do you carry fear? Comparison? Anxiety? Make 2021 the year you focus on living today. In this episo…
In this episode, I speak with Katherine Hill, my friend and creative director for The Bearing Life® Podcast and the DJS Brand. Katherine and her husband have been married for 15 years and they teach …
In honor of National Adoption Awareness Month, I spoke with Maggie during this episode of The Bearing Life® Podcast. As an adopted child herself, Maggie shares helpful information about the adopted c…
In this week’s episode of The Bearing Life® Podcast I share a conversation with Dr. Les Carter, a best-selling author and therapist. He specializes in anger management and narcissistic personality di…
In this episode, I speak with Rebecca Jowers, Executive Director of Poiema Foundation. The Poiema Foundation, located in the Dallas area, educates the public and raises awareness in order to prevent …
In this episode, I talk with my friends, Tony and Scott, about their walks through infertility. They talk about the choices they each made together with their spouses. They even share how they would …
In the first episode of Season 2, I talk with my niece, Kristen. Kristen's love for her intellectually disabled son shines through in her commitment to him and her family. Her daily attitude (choosin…
In this episode of The Bearing Life Podcast, I talk with my friend Dr. Sandra Glahn who has walked the path of infertility. We share stories of past experiences and how friends have come alongside u…
Join me in my conversation with Michelle Attar, Pastor of Adult Ministries at Bent Tree Bible Church outside of Dallas, TX. We discuss mental health in the home and the realities of life and relation…
In this episode, I talk with Annie Tucker, Founder of Take A Bite Blog, about the realities of singleness and the defining steps we can take to walk through this season of life. We can wait well with…
“You do you.” What does that mean in our lives? Really. What does that mean to us? Do we seek to know ourselves or are we too busy and distracted to be intentional and mindful of fulfilling who we we…
In Part 2 of this episode on bearing grief, I talk with a dear friend about connecting with friends who are processing through grief. How can we effectively bear their grief with them? Make sure to l…