The "Surviving Saturday" Podcast
Join licensed clinical mental health counselor Wendy Osborn and her husband Chris as they share intimately about their journey through three decades of marriage, and the healing and growth God has brought them individually and as a couple in the process. From a storybook beginning right out of an 80s rom-com, though times of disappointment, heartache, seemingly unresolvable conflict, loss, and grief, their story forms the backdrop for considering how God uses struggle to draw folks closer to the real Jesus. Surviving Saturday is all about holding tenaciously on to hope in the darkest days-- in between the crucifixion on Friday, and his resurrection and ascension on Sunday.
Brought to you by Nurture Counseling [https://www.nurturecounseling.net/], PLLC in Charlotte, NC, a counselling teaching and training center in Charlotte NC committed to helping families flourish, one story at a time.
Special thanks to singer/songwriter extraordinaire BIll Mallonee for the licensing rights to use one of our favorite tunes about relational trainwrecks, and the road back to forgiveness, redemption, and renewal of hope. You can find this tune and more of his music at https://www.billmalloneemusic.com/ or on the Bandcamp app.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 39
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
From the Head to the Heart to the Body-Fully Experiencing the Kindness of God
We're back, folks! The podcast returns for Season 2 after a bit of a hiatus. In this episode, Chris and Wendy talk about different ways that God has shown up and made his kindness and goodness known …
When the Bread of Life simply cannot be contained..
We often think of Jesus' resurrection on the third day after his crucifixion as a quiet, clandestine act, carried out quietly in the dead of night. But that was no small stone that was rolled away.…
The Trials and Tribulations of True Transformation-Pt. 2
Spiritual formation is somehow both simple and yet really really hard.
On the one hand, being made like Jesus is God's work, something he promised to do and form and bring alive in us. It is the divin…
The Trials and Tribulations of True Transformation
Spiritual formation is somehow both simple and yet really really hard.
On the one hand, being made like Jesus is God's work, something he promised to do and form and bring alive in us. It is the div…
Ingredients for the Healing Journey
Allender Center Facilitator and licensed mental health counselor Wendy Osborn takes the mic for an intimate look at two recent and very vital components of her journey to healing from trauma. Each o…
Desires and Stories and Fears-Oh My! (Part 2)
Chris and Wendy are back with Part 2 of their effort to untangle the thorny threads of a recent conflict. (Wait, how can "threads" be "thorny"? Can we maybe pick one metaphor and stick with it here,…
Desires and Stories and Fears-Oh My! (Pt. 1)
The Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz just wanted a brain, and he thought--er, felt?--that then everything would be all right. But it turns out that brains are complicated things. Sometimes a part of o…
Wielding Woundedness Woefully, or Well?
Come friend. Come a little closer. That's good--right there. Can we tell you a secret or two? Maybe one that might help you feel a little less alone, less crazy, or less hopeless, even if just for …
Shame, Your Name, and Mary Magdalene
[Well, it almost rhymes! :-) ]
Fun episode here, folks. We'll bet good money that this may be the first podcast episode EVER mentioning both Mary Magdalene and a herd of angry mama elephants. (But i…
Shaking Up Shalom (and Waking to Reality) (Part 2-Chris)
In this episode, Chris and Wendy talk thru a particular season of upheaval and challenges early in their marriage. The perspective shifts to Chris's this time, as Wendy asks with kindness and curiosi…
Epiphany: Hope, Healing, and the Value of "Story Work" (Part 2)
How does "looking back" or "reflecting" on the formative moments in our lives help us look ahead to anticipate what God might be doing or want to do in or though us as we move forward? And how can a …
Epiphany: Hope, Healing, and the Value of "Story Work" (Part 1)
How does "looking back" or "reflecting" (as we did with the "examen" prayer format in a previous episode) help us look ahead to anticipate what God might be doing or want to do in our lives in the co…
"Examen"-ing 2023-Where Did God Show Up & Meet You This Year?
Wendy and Chris take an opportunity to reflect on 2023 as it draws to a close. As a loose framework for this conversation, they discuss and employ the spiritual practice of the examen. At its essen…
Shaking Up Shalom (and Waking to Reality) (Part 1-Wendy)
This episode is the first of a 2 part series in which Chris & Wendy revisit another season of curveballs, derailments, and tilt-a-whirls from the early days of their marriage. (Yep, the metaphorical…
"Shalom" Shattered
In this episode, Chris and Wendy talk through an early time in their marriage when the shine of new love began to fade, conflicts escalated, and the challenges to maintain intimacy in marriage just s…
Gratitude... and Grief?
In a special post-Thanksgiving episode, Wendy and Chris talk about gratitude--both in recognition of its power and value in affecting one's mindset, and with an eye for how it can sometimes be used t…
Remembering and Reminiscing-How Many "Saturdays" Have We Survived?
In an episode recorded during a trip to celebrate their 30th anniversary, Chris and Wendy reflect on 30 years of marriage--and the many twists and turns in the road along the way--including a few tha…
An Advent Meditation and an Advent Invitation
On this episode, Wendy shares an original Advent poem, and she and Chris talk about some of the formative lessons they have had to learn about "waiting well" during the tougher seasons of their marri…
Introducing... The "Surviving Saturday" Podcast!
WARNING: This podcast is NOT for you if all you do is "win win win no matter what," or you are just "slaying" and "slapping" and "living your best life" every day.
Nope. It's for anyone who has enc…