I Choose Grit.

Today’s guests is Sam Wiebersch, a friend of Carrie’s who has also particularly had to learn to choose grit through a number of physical health issues. Sam + Carrie spend a lot of time discussing tactics they learned to get them through college while suffering physically, and Sam shares how stopping her life after years of pushing it ultimately led to a lot of healing.

Carrie introduces us to her first internet friend and fellow podcaster, Rachel Wong. Rachel shares openly about struggles related to her mental health that began for her in middle school and how therapy, community, & her relationship with God have played (and continue to play) into her healing. We chat about how she is applying what she’s learned in the midst of 2020, and hear some of her perspect...

Carrie opens Season TWO of the podcast by sharing about her experience of 2020 thus far, and some practices & mindsets getting her through that closely parallel her life with a chronic illness. Episode ends with highlights of what this season’s phenomenal guests have said is getting them through this year so far—a year that is calling for a lot of grit....from all of us.

Carrie reflects on the fact that she’s been referred to as a social justice advocate, and what about her life has led her to have a heart that breaks at witnessing the issues of division & racial inequality being brought to the surface these days. (hint: other people’s’ reactions to her own suffering)

A few more weeks of a Stay at Home Order means Carrie has begun to interview her roommates. Anna Romportl shares a time she was sure of what she was meant to do with her life, and she turned out to be wrong. She chose grit by deciding to do something about it. Hint: a convent is involved.

Episode 3 of crummy social-distanced audio & quality conversation. This simple weekly check- in gets deep this week. #coronavirus

Week two of sanity checks between Carrie and her two friends, Monica Murphy and Jacinta Van Hecke. This week we share progress on projects we’re working on, how we’re doing overall, and end by challenging ourselves (and you) to do something for the other while being ordered to stay home during Covid-19. Milwaukee artist fund: https://www.imaginemke.org/mke-artist-relief-fund/donate.php?fbclid=IwAR...

Carrie and two of her particularly creative friends (future guest Monica Murphy & former guest Jacinta Van Hecke) chat about their daily routines, what’s scary, what’s keeping them sane, and what’s just plain weird about their lives one month into being ordered to stay home due to Covid-19. They end by sharing challenges for listeners and one another to make the most of this time and share their p...

A short and sweet conversation between Carrie and her friend Danielle Noth, who was born with one less chromosome than many of us. D talks about her favorite movies and love for music and Carrie shares a few specific ways Danielle’s grit & sensitivity has lightened the load of her own suffering.

Matt Endres shares his story of how he learned to choose grit as someone born with a slightly different physique than many of us. His fiancé, Katie Boehm, tunes in to share her perspective on the topic. {aka- another fun love story included} Note from the host: apologies for the technical difficulties that led to some recording blips.

Oh shoot...I’m codependent. The eloquent, Jacinta Van Hecke, discusses a unique encounter with heartbreak she experienced in the form of the loss of an intensely close friendship. Jacinta shares how this experience shaped her into so much of who she is today. It taught her how to love, and it taught her to choose grit.

Sometimes dating gets gritty, and bringing the question of marriage into the picture can cause a whole lot of feelings to arise. Carrie introduces two of her biggest supporters, her sis and bro-in law, Bridget and Brett Hutchison. Hear how these two chose grit by facing hard things together and how, eventually, taking a leap into the unknown became an enormous blessing to many.

Brief thoughts from your host on the beginning of this project thus far while she finishes prepping the next lovely interview (possibly recorded from her pillow while in a fairly medicated state).

Your host (Carrie) shares some of her firsthand experiences of suffering that inspired this space and podcast to come to life.