More Than Small Talk with Suzanne, Holley, & Jennifer (KLRC)

Hard conversations aren’t fun, but keeping it in the ‘fair’ zone gives you a chance for healthy resolution or compromise. www.tsuzanneeller.com/books

Have you ever had an uncomfortable conversation with someone you love? So have we! It can be challenging and it can also sometimes bring us closer. We talk about our experiences with hard conversations and what we’ve learned the hard way.  Resources Heal After You’re Hurt course from Holley

Sometimes we want to know the right answer, but what our souls need even more is to release our expectations and embrace the mystery of the story God is writing in our lives. Resources HolleyGerth.com

So many seasons of life are a mix of hard and happy, lows and highs, opportunities and obstacles. We talk about how to hold space for the full range of human experiences and emotions.  Resources Moving Past What You Cannot Change by Suzanne Eller

Jennifer shares how Biblical joy can exist amid mess and pain—permission to grieve, hope that God holds you, and small moments of grace.

God not only loves you, he likes you and he delights in you. When you know this, it becomes easier to delight in him too. Stephanie Rouselle joins us for a life-giving conversation about her new book, Awakening Delight.  Resources Awakening Delight by Stephanie Rouselle 

Grace is for you in good days, hard days, and every day. Prayer Starters: Talking With God in Hard Times by Suzanne Eller www.tsuzanneeller.com/books

Do you put pressure on yourself to be at 100 percent, especially with the people you love? We talk about where that pressure originates, the lies that come with it, and how we can free ourselves and each other to show up as we are.  Resources What If You’re Doing Better Than You Think? by Jennifer Renee Watson

Whatever season of life you’re in, whichever generation you belong to, no matter what you’ve been through, we need what you have to offer. Holley reminds us that now, more than ever, we’re better together.   Resources 365 Truths for Every Woman’s Heart by Holley (download a free excerpt at HolleyGerth.com/365 ) 

We’re made to share life with other women. We talk about the joys as well as challenges of that in this conversation. We also explore how we can find our people, what helps when we do end up getting hurt, and practical ways to keep our relationships strong.  Resources 365 Truths for Every Woman’s Heart by Holley (download a free excerpt at HolleyGerth.com/365 )  

You were created with purpose, and what God placed inside of you matters. Jennifer shares some encouragement that the world is waiting for the perfect version of you to show up.  Resources: What If You're Doing Better Than You Think by Jennifer Watson

You are a matriarch. Whether you can receive those words easily or tend to resist them because you don’t feel worthy, they’re still true. Paige Allen, author of Matriarchs, takes us deeper into the stories of biblical matriarchs and helps us see why they matter for our stories too.  Resources Matriarchs by Paige Allen

Suzie shares three tender lessons from her cancer journey—permission to feel, the power of people showing up, and the hope found in small steps. Resource: Prayer Starters: Talking to God in Hard Times by Suzie Eller

When life doesn’t turn out the way we hoped, it’s a valid loss. But so many of us don’t know how to process our grief and disappointment. Nicole Langman, author of This Isn’t The Story I Wanted, joins us for an honest, helpful conversation that we’re still thinking about.  Resources This Isn’t the Story I Wanted by Nicole Langman

Holley shares five simple, practical ways to care for and train your brain so it can keep growing, adapting, and thriving at every age.

Feeling overwhelmed, brain fog, hormones, and so many other things can affect our brains. We talk about how we can approach ourselves in each season with curiosity and compassion. Holley also derails the conversation with a random question, “What dog breed is your brain?”  365 Truths for Every Woman’s Heart by Holley (download a free excerpt at HolleyGerth.com/365 )

Some of the best memories aren’t the big, picture-perfect moments. They’re the ordinary ones that somehow become family stories. Jennifer shares some encouragement about not just numbering our days, but noticing them.  Resources You’re Doing Better Than You Think by Jennifer Watson

What stories do you retell? We share some of ours, which leads to recognizing a surprising thread they all have in common that inspires us to change how we’re part of the stories in the lives of others too.  Resources Generous Orchid by Suzanne Eller

Holley shares a gentle reminder that neither we nor others were meant to be reduced to labels, assumptions, or stereotypes. Every person is living a story God knows and loves completely. Resources: 365 Truths For Every Woman's Heart by Holley Gerth

How do we see each other as humans with stories rather than simply stereotypes? We talk about what it means to learn each other and how doing so can reflect the image and heart of God.  Resources What If You’re Doing Better Than You Think? by Jennifer Renee Watson

It may feel too big but God blesses when we show up with what we have. Resource: Canopy NWA - canopynwa.org

How do we love our neighbors well in our overwhelming world? So many of us are asking that question, and Katrina Reimer helps us answer it. As the Entrepreneurial Outreach Coordinator for Canopy, she talks about what it means to be a welcoming community and why it matters now.  Resources Canopy 

Jennifer shares an excerpt from her new book, What If You’re Doing Better Than You Think? Resources What If You’re Doing Better Than You Think? by Jennifer Renee Watson

How do we make our way through grief? It’s not as simple as a few stages; it’s a deeper journey. Lisa Appelo has walked the path of loss, and she joins us as a gentle guide who offers honesty and hope.  Resources God of Comfort by Lisa Appelo 

Jennifer encourages us to rest and take the time we need for our bodies and soul and reminds us that we dwell with Him from a place of rest and renewal, not striving and producing. Resources What If You’re Doing Better Than You Think? by Jennifer Renee Watson