No Heart Left Behind's Hope in the Hard of Family Life Podcast

Good sex starts with good information. In part 2 of our Sex and Intimacy Series, Alicia talks with licensed marriage and family therapist and board-certified Christian sex therapist Ashley Mossy, about the challenges and dynamics of intimacy within marriage and a healthy sex life. This conversation is packed full of helpful, eye-opening information! You will learn about the different types of sexu...

Christians are taught that sex is a good and holy act created by God to be shared within the confines of marriage. Sex is meant to celebrate the intimacy and connection between a husband and a wife. However, what is often not discussed are the disconnects, challenges, and other nuances that can leave couples feeling like the issue of sex is anything but good. In part 1 of this three-part series on...

As we kick off the second season of Hope in the Hard of Family Life, host Alicia Stickles, and NHLB's lead belief therapist, Abby Shields, discuss the truth that our first ministry in this life is to our family. However, life makes it easy to miss our people in pursuit of our passion, profession, and even punctuality. In this episode, Alicia and Abby look at what it means to be intentional with re...

In the season one finale of Hope in the Hard of Family Life, Alicia and Abby reflect on highlights from the premiere season of the podcast. Abby and Alicia share common themes from season one, and discuss their takeaways from the various topic series and guests. Also in this episode, Abby journeys through scripture as she reminds listeners of what it looks like to create a culture of Christ in you...

In the second part of our conversation with Dr. Lance Bourgeois, Alicia and Lance use Colossians 3 to continue their discussion on hot button words in marriage like the word, "submit," and biblically what the term actually means in the context of marriage. This discussion provides a rich theology for the call for both the husband and the wife in marriage, and how each unique call for the husband a...

According to scripture, marriage was created in Genesis 2 when man and woman were in perfect community with each other and with God. After the fall of man in Genesis 3, initmacy was replaced with incompatibility and trust was replaced with distrust within the relationship of marriage. Over the next two episodes, Alicia sits down with Dr. Lance Bourgeois, head pastor of Grace Church in Wichita Fall...

In part two of this episode host, Alicia Stickles and Laura Freeman talk about life in the valley, nod to Psalm 23, as she continues her journey with loss and infertility. Laura shares truths about herself and God that she says she could have only learned from the valley's darkness as opposed to other mountaintop experiences. From the perspective of someone who is still in the struggle, Laura and...

This powerful 2-part episode features an incredible conversation between Alicia, and NHLB's new counselor, Laura Freeman PLFMT about loss, infertility, and what life looks like in the valley. In part one, Laura shares her story of experiencing the stillbirth of her daughter, Lily James, due to a rare condition called Trisomy 13. Laura shares raw emotions, hard moments, and candid conversations wit...

In this episode, Alicia sits down with The Girl Named Blake and her husband, Jeremy, to talk about Blake's mental health journey with anxiety, and how it has affected them as a couple. Blake is the best-selling author of the book, Confessions of a Crappy Christian, and the host of a top christian podcast that bears the same name. Often podcasts focus on the individual who struggles with anxiety bu...

As parents, we want to fix everything for our children. So when your child suffers from anxiety and panic attacks, it can leave you feeling helpless. In this episode Alicia is joined by ministry partner, Sara Stonger LCSW, to discuss how parents can best support their children through panic attacks. At times, this conversation may surprise you as you might learn that some of the common tactics use...

In this episode, Alicia and Abby kick off a 3-part series on anxiety with a biblical approach to anxiety and how to cope. While there are many aspects to dealing with anxiety, having a spiritual and biblical understanding of anxiety is an important piece. It is important to understand fear and what it looks like to combat fear with the truth of God's Word. Abby and Alicia also have a candid conver...

Children's environment plays a significant role on their behavior and mental health. In this episode, Executive Director and host, Alicia Stickles, is joined by another one of No Heart Left Behind's counselors, Jessica Knibbs, to discuss how a parent's spiritual and emotional well-being can impact the well-being of the child. It can be hard for parents to determine the difference between owning th...

In this last episode of The Heart of Parenting, host, Alicia Stickles, and founder, Abby Shields continue to discuss the importance of communicating well with your children. This episode is packed full of practical tools and strategies that make communicating with your child easier, especially in emotionally charged situations. They also discuss communication pitfalls that can potentially build wa...

Have you ever thought about the way Communicating with your child plays a part in how God uses you as His tool to shape the soul of your child? The way you communicate with your children shapes their emotional development and can affect how they build relationships with others in the future. Communicating well with your child is so important, we have broken this podcast into two parts! In this fir...

Believe it or not, children crave boundaries because they feel secure when there are clear rules. However, disciplining a child can be one of the hardest aspects of parenting. In this episode, Join Abby Shields and Alicia Stickles as they dive into the dirty details of disciplining well. In this discussion, Abby and Alicia talk about the difference between discipline and punishment as well as foun...

Understanding your child's heart plays a vital role in a parent's ability to love and parent their child well. It is critically important because our hearts are the very center of our inner life, and the initiation force behind all functions of soul and spirit. When parents fail to understand the heart of their child it can lead to false belief systems. Join Abby and Alicia for the second part of...

When it comes to parenting, there are many passages in scripture that drop nuggets of wisdom into the laps of parents but leave little instruction as to how to walk those scriptures out. Even more, every child is different so no set of "steps" works for every child. That's why this Heart of Parenting series looks to take a relational approach to parenting that helps parents understand the unique h...

In this last episode of our Marriage: Broken Together series, Abby and Alicia wrap up the question of living broken together with a discussion on the difference between walking in God's love versus simply knowing about it. We use the word "love" in so many different contexts. This episode breaks down the different types of love and focuses in on God's redemptive love, which is the type of love tha...

Part five of Marriage: Broken Together NHLB founder, Abby Shields, and host, Alicia Stickles dive into very practical issues in marriage dealing with communication and conflict resolution. Abby and Alicia will discuss what Christ-centered communication looks like in marriage, and how to use the principles of Christ-centered communication when faced with conflict. Conflict will arise in marriage, s...

As we move past the halfway point in our "Marriage: Broken Together series, Abby's husband, Kerry, joins the conversation to discuss their marriage story of over 50 years. This episode puts a story and testimony to the principles of living broken together that have been discussed throughout the series. It is an encouraging and candid conversation about forgiveness, compassion, and moving forward a...

Part three of "Marriage: Broken Together" offers hope in the hard of hurt and unmet expectations in marriage. Instead of 7 steps or a bunch of "how to's," Alicia and Abby discuss perspectives and attitudes that foster healing, heart change, and true transformation for not only the individual spouse, but the marriage itself. This conversation offers much more than behavior modification for your mar...

In part two of our marriage series, "Marriage: Broken Together," Alicia and Abby will be talking about God's purpose for marriage. Even with all the bible verses we may know about God's purpose for marriage, this conversation will look at the subtle but detrimental shifts in our thinking about marriage. Alicia and Abby will candidly address the way our own selfishness can lead us into a contract m...

This episode kicks off our first series on marriage titled, "Marriage: Broken Together." Inspired by recording artist Casting Crowns' song, "Broken Together," Alicia and Abby will be kicking off the topic of how couples can navigate through the hurt and unmet expectations of marriage and learn how two imperfect people can come together and thrive broken together in Christ. In their conversation, A...

Join hosts Alicia Stickles and Abby Shields for the very first episode of No Heart Left Behind's new podcast, Hope in the Hard of Family Life. In this first episode, Alicia and Abby will be discussing the heart behind the podcast and what you can expect each week in the candid conversations about hard issues facing families today. Family can be our greatest source of joy but also the source of our...

Let's face it, family life can be challenging. No Heart Left Behind's Hope in the Hard of Family Life Podcast strives to jump into the trenches with husbands, wives, moms and dads and battle the hard issues facing families today. In this space, you will find practical solutions based on biblical principals to help families navigate hard seasons well. When relationships get messy, and family life i...