No Matter What with Hanna Seymour

If you need to be reminded that God is in the details of your life, that He is for you, and that He's always good, my friend Laura Cooksey is here to testify. We talk about career, family planning, infertility, adoption, you name it-- we covered it. And you are going to be so grateful for this woman's story and her heart. In this episode, we discuss: The process of learning to trust God when reali...

You are going to love my new friend and songstress, Hope Darst. This conversation of identity and finding freedom, quickly became a theological discussion and I am here for it. Hope's story is going to challenge you and move you, and you're definitely going to want to listen to her album, Peace Be Still, after it's over. In this episode, we discuss: How do we become aware of the lies we are believ...

Are you ready to have your faith built up? Because it's about to happen! I had the joy of sitting down with my friend, Rebecca Gray, to talk about 4 intense days that changed her life. She is here to testify of the Lord's goodness and you will only love Him more after listening to this. In this episode, we discuss: How we all have a choice of faith or fear How we can pray for miracles, we can pray...

How do we navigate the tension, the rage, the disunity all around us? It's discouraging, disheartening, and disappointing. But it doesn't have to stay that way. Sarah Bauer Anderson, author of The Space Between: How Jesus Teaches Us to Live Together When Politics and Religion Pull Us Apart, joins me today to discuss how to be the people God created us to be in this cultural "No Matter What" season...

If you've ever found yourself in a season of transition, fog, or wondered "Who am I now, Lord?" this conversation with Barbara Rainey will speak to you. Barbara is wise, gentle, and real. I was so encouraged by our time talking together-- and I know you will be too.  In this episode, we discuss: How can we know we are where God wants us and He is with us in it? How God doesn't do the same thing wi...

Meet my newest soul sister, or perhaps you already know and love her, Tara Leigh Cobble. She's on a mission to find all the joy and she'd love for you to come along with her. In this episode, Tara-Leigh and I discuss about 100 things I'm passionate about, but especially how we have been created to know who God is, have fellowship with Him, and how we have unlimited access to Him through His very W...

This woman gets me fired up. My friend and fellow enneagram 8, Christy Wright, joins me in the studio to talk about obedience, confidence, humility, and so much more. You're going to want to hear every word of this. In this episode, we discuss: How God's invitation to obey Him is for your good How obedience is often more about our growth than our outcome How to not get stuck on the couch waiting f...

The way this guy can recall scripture always blows my mind. Curtis Zackery, or CZ as most know him, shares about a time he was utterly exhausted all in the name of doing work for God and the journey he went on to discover what true rest for our souls can actually look like. In this episode, we discuss: How exhaustion is a man-made problem, with a God-created solution How the message of rest is wov...

No matter what hardship you may be experiencing, Jamie Heard's story is going to encourage you. It's also going to kick your booty, but she will challenge you, push you, and ultimately encourage you to fix your eyes on Jesus. In this episode, we discuss: How God's peace really can surpass all understanding when you fully submit to Him and His will How to love and serve a God who allows tragedy and...

Kristi McLelland is one of my favorite Bible teachers and she's got a story for you about a time when she followed God's leading straight into a desert, and how even in our darkest days, the Living God is better than we will ever know. In this episode, we discuss: How to create space in our lives that allows God to fill it How to trust God in the desert How walking in the mystery of life with God...

This is a guy who's opinion I'm always interested in. My friend, Dwan Hill, joins me in the studio to talk about a time when it felt like the door to his entire future was slammed in his face, but how God proved Himself to be bigger and better than he ever thought possible. In this episode, we discuss: How to stop seeing rejection as a reflection of your inner worth How to deal with disappointment...

My friend, Lauren Lianne and I have a very raw conversation about the hardship of singleness, how to trust God with something you so desperately want, and what to do when the doubts creep in that maybe God isn't good or doesn't have your best in mind. In this episode, we discuss:  How do we navigate the gap between our hopes and reality? How do we be honest about our feelings but also trust God wh...

Something that brought so much pain, has given her a platform to share Christ. If you've ever hated part of your body, skin, or had any kind of insecurity, my friend Madeline Roberts has hope to share. In this episode, we discuss: How when we hold onto insecurities, secrets and shame, we live a double life before God. How we can move from a posture of control to surrender How practicing gratitude...

It's no secret I'm a fan girl of Gary Thomas. His books on dating and marriage have been instrumental in my life. So, when I heard him talk about how to be the person God created you to be in the face of toxic relationships, I knew we had to have him on the show! In our conversation, Gary talks about identify and side-stepping toxic people, but perhaps most importantly, how to identify your missio...

I called up my friend, Marcie Kindred, to share how her child’s special needs diagnosis led her through a season of anger, resentment, and exhaustion—and how, by God’s grace, she found gratitude and joy on the other side.. In this episode, we discuss: Grieving the loss of expectations and hopes that will never be fulfilled Knowing God can handle it but doubting whether you can Being angry with God...

Y'all are not ready for the force that is Melinda Doolittle. She is wise, funny, and can testify of God's goodness all day long. In this episode, Hanna and Melinda talk about how God authored Melinda's story and career, and what happened when covid-19 hit and suddenly Melinda's career was put on hold. In this episode, we discuss: How different God's plans were than what Melinda thought her life wo...

Kailey Dickerson is so much more than a country artist's wife. She is a creative, a preacher (in the very nontraditional sense), a faith builder, and a WOMAN OF GOD. I am obsessed with her, which could be scary except she's my sister-in-law so it's allowed. No one builds up my faith like Kailey, and you are going to be so encouraged by her story of waiting on God's timing and trusting Him througho...

Are you intentionally, purposefully living? Or does life just kind of happen to you? How do you deal with feelings of discontentment or, worse, loneliness? Hanna chats with her bestie, Ellen Boker about all of these things and more.  In this episode, we discuss: What does it mean to have agency in your life and where do you start? What questions were you asking yourself as you took inventory of yo...

Hanna chats with her long-time mentor, Annie Hutton--who happens to sound a lot like a sanctified and Biblically-wise Dolly Parton. Y'all are going to love this woman. Annie has a way of delivering truth in a way that you just remember. In this episode, we discuss: What do you say to the person who knows they're not "all in" or they're hanging onto something that they know is not what the Lord wan...

Last week, we heard from my friend, Ashley Traficant, and this week we're talking to her mama, Gwen. At 28 years old, while pregnant with her first child, Gwen Traficant received news about her husband's health that would change her life--and her plans--forever.  In this episode, we discuss: If you could have written liver disease out of your family's story, would you have What if God, through exp...

As a child, she watched her dad come to the brink of death due to a rare liver disease. As a teen, she received the same diagnosis. My sweet friend, Ashley Traficant, shares her battle with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), 2 liver transplants, and how to hold onto hope even amidst the darkest seasons of life. In this episode, we discuss: How do you hold onto hope when you are physically drown...

Hanna and her mom, Cindy Easley, take a deep dive into infertility, adoption, and prodigal children. In this episode, we discuss: - What did your conversations with God look like while you wrestled with infertility and medial treatments, when you were desperate? - How do you make plans and take steps forward down a new path, but stay open to the fact that God may still shift your plans yet again?...

You may know Stephanie May Wilson, but you probably haven't heard this story. If you feel like the rug has been ripped out from underneath you or life just isn't going your way, this conversation is for you. In this episode, we discuss: - Was there ever a moment that you just thought, “God this is so unfair? Why are you doing this?” - What were your conversations like with God during this time? -...

And how do I know if my life matters? Is it wrong that I want it to matter? Hanna Seymour and her dad, Michael Easley, sit down for a pastoral counseling session between father and daughter.  In this episode, we discuss: Where did "Be who God wants you to be no matter your circumstance" come from? How do you be who God created you to be and not become defined by your pain?   How do I know if my li...

Coming March 3rd.