Beyond the Cookie Cutter

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! Jennifer, I’m celebrating you today! Thank you for being my best Podcast supporter! Thank you for being you! We love hearing from you! Gathering Women of Hope Email: gatheringwomenofhope@gmail.com Gathering Women of Hope Facebook page: https://bit.ly/4vs9IOh Podcast Email: marybcooks@gmail.com Instagram: @marybcooks Here's to your joy-fi...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! Here they are: my areas of desired growth this year. Check it out. You may decide to do something similar. We love hearing from you! Gathering Women of Hope Email: gatheringwomenofhope@gmail.com Gathering Women of Hope Facebook page: https://bit.ly/4vs9IOh Podcast Email: marybcooks@gmail.com Instagram: @marybcooks Here's to your joy-fill...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! Don’t let chaos and confusion stop you! It’s part of the process of growth! We love hearing from you! Gathering Women of Hope Email: gatheringwomenofhope@gmail.com Gathering Women of Hope Facebook page: https://bit.ly/4vs9IOh Podcast Email: marybcooks@gmail.com Instagram: @marybcooks Here's to your joy-filled life! -Mary

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! Who’s in charge of you? The limited you, or the UNLIMITED YOU, who desires everything good out of life? We love hearing from you! Gathering Women of Hope Email: gatheringwomenofhope@gmail.com Gathering Women of Hope Facebook page: https://bit.ly/4vs9IOh Podcast Email: marybcooks@gmail.com Instagram: @marybcooks Here's to your joy-filled...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! Join me as I tell more about my daily walk for exponential growth. We love hearing from you! Gathering Women of Hope Email: gatheringwomenofhope@gmail.com Gathering Women of Hope Facebook page: https://bit.ly/4vs9IOh Podcast Email: marybcooks@gmail.com Instagram: @marybcooks Here's to your joy-filled life! -Mary

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! I’m committed to exponential growth. How do I make that happen? What do YOU do when you notice an obstacle, a mistake or a weakness? We love hearing from you! Gathering Women of Hope Email: gatheringwomenofhope@gmail.com Gathering Women of Hope Facebook page: https://bit.ly/4vs9IOh Podcast Email: marybcooks@gmail.com Instagram: @marybcooks He...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! Come journey with me through the scary process of becoming a new me! Step by step, yes, but not at the comfortable pace of the past. My purpose is to stop trying — just DO IT! We love hearing from you! Gathering Women of Hope Email: gatheringwomenofhope@gmail.com Gathering Women of Hope Facebook page: https://bit.ly/4vs9IOh Podcast Email: mar...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! Do you have an important goal or desired outcome that’s Just. Not. Happening…? Here are 5 steps that have worked for me! Try them! And let me know how it goes! We love hearing from you! Gathering Women of Hope Email: gatheringwomenofhope@gmail.com Gathering Women of Hope Facebook page: https://bit.ly/4vs9IOh Podcast Email: marybcooks@gmail.co...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! STOP making New Year’s Resolutions! Do this instead. Mary shares some powerful suggestions. Resources: Atomic Habits , James Clear The Power of Habit , Charles Duhigg We love hearing from you! Gathering Women of Hope Email: gatheringwomenofhope@gmail.com Gathering Women of Hope Facebook page: https://bit.ly/4vs9IOh Podcast Email: marybcooks@g...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! What traditions do you have for the holiday season? I’ve been asking myself about those   Do I want things or memories? Do I want to give gifts or truly give myself? We love hearing from you! Gathering Women of Hope Email: gatheringwomenofhope@gmail.com Gathering Women of Hope Facebook page: https://bit.ly/4vs9IOh Podcast Email: marybcooks@gm...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! Do you want to learn how to make things happen? Especially the things that are most important to you! Sherry says, "There are only so many things in your control!" She is a master at letting go of the "what ifs" and focusing on what you can do! In this interview, Sherry shares some keys secrets that everyone can learn. The...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! Have you ever been stuck in a situation? - something that stops you? -something you need to get past in order to “get on with life”? Do you feel like you are in the dark, not knowing which way to go? I have had several of those lately. Here are 4 steps that have helped me move on with patience, growing hope, —and gratitude! We love hearing fr...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! What great things we have to be thank for! Creating this episode has brought me to ask myself about my perspective on the world. Do I see the glass as half empty or half full?  Right now, I feel very full! I am thankful for you! I am thankful for opportunities to learn from the guests who have been so willing to share their stories on this po...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! We can grieve over a lot more than death. How about the loss of a friend? -a job? -a spouse? -or a house? Any loss can cause grief! Even children can grieve! In this episode, my dear friend, Sandy, shares what she has learned from her own life and her study and experience as a Grief Recovery Specialist. This is essential information for every...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! Would it surprise you to discover that your children don't need the perfect parent?  Nope! They need YOU--just the way you are!  In this episode my editor shares some perspectives inspired by some of the other recent episodes.  Have you ever felt "parenting-induced ADD?" These words of encouragement to young mothers in the thic...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! Janelle is a powerful, independent woman! She has learned to trust herself, since an early age. But she has recently learned to also trust in God. How did that happen? In this episode, you will hear her fascinating story and the 6-step formula that changed everything for her! (Sneak preview: Janelle is writing a book about her experiences. It...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! Don’t let the currents of life drag you away from your goals and dreams. Choose your destination! And swim upstream to achieve it! We love hearing from you! Gathering Women of Hope Email: gatheringwomenofhope@gmail.com Gathering Women of Hope Facebook page: https://bit.ly/4vs9IOh Podcast Email: marybcooks@gmail.com Instagram: @marybcooks Here...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! Robin's story begins the same as many people today. We start life with ideals and expectations, but then things start to change. Relationships are good, then values move apart, faith challenges come, and hearts begin to divide.  What do you do when that happens?  Robin shares how she and her family have dealt with the challenges that oft...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! Embrace the Ordinary! Bethany has a life that is very extra-ordinary! Yet to her, it is just daily life! In this podcast, you will learn how she creates space for her children to BE children, how she intentionally protects their childhood and imagination, and then works to make every day an adventure! Whether you have children, are a child, o...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! When things get tough, it’s not time to quit, but to continue forward with even greater commitment! Then you can receive greater help from the Universe— and Watch the Magic Happen! We love hearing from you! Gathering Women of Hope Email: gatheringwomenofhope@gmail.com Gathering Women of Hope Facebook page: https://bit.ly/4vs9IOh Podcast Email...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! When I was 13, I thought it was too late for what I wanted. Have you ever felt that way? Ever felt like you missed the boat? -too old? -too young? -too... something? Don't give up! What actually happens might not be what you wanted, but it just might be even better than you ever thought possible! We love hearing from you! Gathering Women...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! Got fears? Me, too! Get impatient when someone else is slooow? Sometimes I’m the slow one! Try one of these suggestions. They just might work! We love hearing from you! Gathering Women of Hope Email: gatheringwomenofhope@gmail.com Gathering Women of Hope Facebook page: https://bit.ly/4vs9IOh Podcast Email: marybcooks@gmail.com Instagram: @mar...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! We all have things that just don’t seem right—in parenting, in children, at work, or in everyday life. How we look at those things can make all the difference.  Try changing your perspective! —and you may find that what you thought was a mistake was actually perfect!  We love hearing from you! Gathering Women of Hope Email: gatheringwomenofho...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you!  Do you have a hard time dealing with change? What challenges have created shifts in how you thought your life would be? MaryAnn is a "project person." She has excelled in the many incredible projects that she has set her mind to! She has had her own business and shared her wisdom on dozens of stages. She has published a book, has h...

Send us a Text Message! We would love to hear from you! Is motherhood a glorious experience of fun and yellow balloons? Valerie found out that it is very different than she thought it would be, but can be so much better than expected! Valerie is a life-long learner who grew up in an orderly, city setting and chose to marry a farmer. This plunged her into a multi-generational family farm with all i...