Pain to Passion Live

Please tell me I'm not the only one who has stressed out about trying to have a "good" quiet time!! I put "good" in quotes because - where does the measuring stick for a "good" quiet time even come from? This is a question I've asked myself a lot through the various seasons of my life because I began to realize that I thought there was something specific expec...

What a JOY it was to sit down and chat with my dear friend from the world of Instagram, Imani Ackerman! I am so grateful for Imani's incredible authenticity and transparency in sharing her story of brokenness in her family as a child, of feeling jaded toward God in her teens while finding herself in abusive relationships, and how God kept pursuing her heart through it all. Hearing how her fait...

There are some things in life that we never see coming, some tragedies that change us forever in the blink of an eye. On today's episode of Pain to Passion Live, I am chatting with my dear friend Melissa Ashton about her story, and how tragedy and darkness have impacted her life and her faith. On this episode, Melissa shares several truly moving stories, including one about her eldest son bein...

This is something I don't think we talk about enough - but honestly, it's inevitable: when you are intentional about healing and about personal growth and development, it WILL disrupt some of your relationships. The fact is, healing and growing changes you. It causes you to value yourself more and to be clear about what your boundaries and standards are. There will be some people in your life who...

Oh my gosh, I had the BEST conversation with licensed therapist Monica DiCristina for today's episode of Pain to Passion Live! I have loved following Monica on Instagram because she has such incredible therapeutic content for those of us on our healing journeys, and she is so warm and kindhearted. I was thrilled to get the chance to talk with her and hear more about her story! On this episode, Mon...

Hey lovely human! I'm so glad to see you here today. Grab your coffee, and let's chat! I have a few super practical tips to share with you today about things you can do when you're depressed or in a depressive season to maintain hope and take care of yourself. I have been in multiple seasons of depression and darkness, and I know how hard it can be. I have also learned some helpful things along th...

I feel so honored to be sharing Morgan Cheek’s story with you all on today’s episode of Pain to Passion Live! Morgan is an incredible human who I’m so grateful to have met in the wilds of Instagram. Her story has moved me deeply on so many levels, and I know it will move you as well. On this episode we talked about Morgan’s beautiful twin daughters, Bailey Grace and Ally, who were born with a very...

Hello, lovely friends! I wanted to chat with you today about the value of hiring a coach. I know it seems like everyone is coaching these days and when it's so ubiquitous, we can start to think it lacks value. So I wanted to share some of my own experiences with hiring coaches and the benefits they have brought to my mental health and personal development. I think it's incredibly important to have...

On today's episode of Pain to Passion Live is a conversation I got to have with one of the brightest most encouraging people I know - my friend, Jennifer LaGuardia. She has a truly incredible story of escaping a narcissistically abusive marriage and overcoming her lifelong struggle with codependency. I knew I needed to share her story with my audience, because I know so many of us can relate. If y...

Have you had a certain dream in your heart since you were young? Or is there something you've been dreaming about or working toward for a long time? What would you think if God wanted to expand you beyond that dream into something you haven't even imagined yet? Will you let Him lead? Is it possible that all the seeming detours in your life have been leading directly to that dream expansion that He...

Oh my goodness, to say I am thrilled to introduce you all to Aundi Kolber is a major understatement. I love this woman, and if you have followed her work at all, I'm sure you do too! I'm so grateful we had the chance to sit down and talk about her amazing, brand-new book, Strong Like Water. It was such a beautiful, enriching conversation in which Aundi shared some of her own story of healing and h...

Last weekend I had the privilege of speaking at Amberly Lago's Unstoppable Success Summit in North Carolina. I asked the question: What if the thing that is most painful in your life right now is actually intended for your healing? I wanted to share a recording from this talk with you all today and pose this same question to you. In this very vulnerable 15 minutes, I share my lowest low, the point...

In our society, we are uncomfortable with suffering. We don’t do well with sitting with other people’s pain. We want things to be fixed quickly and for people to feel better fast. So what do we do with suffering that lasts for a long time - whether it’s someone we know who is suffering or whether we are the one’s enduring the pain? This is what I want to hash through with you guys today. As a comp...

Heyyyy friend! Grab a coffee and let's chat! Today I wanted to talk with you about the dangers of getting caught up in a healing vortex. Something we trauma survivors can often end up doing is becoming soooo focused on our healing journey that it actually becomes detrimental. Let's chat about some of the warning signs of being so consumed with how we are healing that it's hindering our healing. Sh...

On this week’s episode of Pain to Passion Live, I interviewed my amazing and beautiful friend, Janna Johnson, who has an incredible story of overcoming Lyme Disease. I had to hold back the tears listening to Janna share her story - she was so real, vulnerable, and relatable, and I think most of us will be able to find ourselves in pieces of her story. She shared what it was like becoming ill with...

One of the questions I get regularly is, "How do I find a therapist?" Or sometimes I get that question but as a statement, "Finding a therapist is too hard. It overwhelms me." So - I thought I'd take some time to address this topic and struggle in today's episode! Pull up a chair, grab your favorite hot beverage, and let's chat. Listen as I share my personal story of searching for a therapist, as...

I got to have a real guest of honor on my podcast this week - my sweet and sassy 7-year-old daughter Serafina. I wasn't sure where the conversation would go, but I love how this turned out and I was so blessed to spend this time with my little nugget. I really hope it encourages other moms out there that they can have a beautiful relationship with their daughters. Fina spills some of her wisdom ab...

Hey friend! Grab your favorite coffee, pull up a chair, and let's chat about the importance of getting yourself into the room. What do I mean by that? Well, we all have dreams, and we all have ideas of where we would like to be and who we would like to grow into. But sometimes we opt out of getting ourselves into the spaces that would help us become the people we want to be with the people who emb...

On today's episode of Pain to Passion Live, I got to sit down and hear my amazing friend, Dr. Christine Coughlin, share her incredible story of pain and healing. I was so moved by Christine's vulnerability in sharing how she struggled with Body Dysmorphic Disorder and extreme depression after going through an Asian Eye Surgery that went terribly wrong. After enduring an incredibly painful procedur...

Do you have a longing to be truly seen and known? Or is being truly seen and known scary for you because of harm that's happened to you in the past? The truth is, all of us were designed with the desire to be truly known and loved just because of who we are. But many of us have experienced ruptured attachment or harm in the relationships that were supposed to be safest for us. We're going to talk...

This interview I got to have with Bianca Cotton was pure joy. Her incredible heart and spirit shine through in this episode of Pain to Passion Live, and you are all going to adore her! We had such a great conversation, and I could have listened to Bianca's wisdom all day. She shared about her journey to becoming a writer, and how writing started her healing process and has continued to be a therap...

Heyyy friends! So happy to be back with you for a Coffee with Gabi episode of Pain to Passion Live! I hope you'll grab you favorite hot beverage and come hang out with me for a few minutes as we have a fun chat today about nervous system regulation.  Do you ever feel anxious, nervous, or on edge and you don't know why? Or do you struggle with dipping into depression a bit too frequently? Those of...

On today's episode of Pain to Passion Live is a conversation with the beautiful and amazing Emmy Marie, who is a certified trauma-informed life coach and a trauma survivor. She shares her story of being in an abusive relationship for several years, and how that affected her life after getting out. Her process of healing is so real and vulnerable, and I know it's going to resonate with many of you....

We're diving deep in today's podcast episode with guest Pricelis Dominguez! I am so grateful to Pricelis for sharing her personal story of encountering injustice from a very young age and what that has been like for her and for so many people of color, immigrants, and others who have been marginalized in our society. It was beautiful to talk with her and hear how her experiences as a Dominican Ame...

Oh I'm so thrilled for you all to meet Ashlee Fay Branstetter on today's episode of Pain to Passion Live! She is the co-founder of the amazing event, Embrace Your Ambition and has so much goodness to share!   In our conversation we chatted about how choosing uncomfortable obedience gave Ashlee Fay opportunities and success she never could have imagined. She chose vulnerability in some situations w...