Rising to Resilience

Susan Snow: From Trauma to Resilience, Healing After PTSD What does resilience actually look like when life changes in an instant? In this episode of Rising to Resilience , Sharon Hujik sits down with Susan Snow to share a powerful story of trauma, survival, and healing. At just 17 years old, Susan’s life was forever changed when her father, a Los Angeles police detective, was killed in a targeted...

Joy Scott: Losing a Child, Finding Faith — Choosing Hope in the Hard What do you do when life doesn’t just get hard… it breaks your heart? In this deeply moving episode of Rising to Resilience , Sharon Hujik sits down with Joy Scott , author of Flow: Keeping Your Heart Alive When Life Hurts , to talk about grief, faith, and the choice to keep going when everything inside you wants to shut down. Jo...

What happens when a highly analytical, systems-thinking engineer is forced to confront one of the most emotional experiences of her life? In this episode of Rising to Resilience , Sharon sits down with Karli Auble , founder of Life in Labor , systems engineer, and positive psychology graduate, to explore how a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy became the catalyst for a profound shift in how she u...

What does resilience really look like when life changes in ways you never expected? In this powerful episode of Rising to Resilience , Sharon Hujik sits down with speaker, pastor, and author Laura Bratton , who lost her vision as a teenager after being diagnosed with a rare retinal disease at age nine. By the time she finished high school, Laura was completely blind. The years that followed includ...

What happens when your identity collapses - your health fails, your marriage ends, and your future feels uncertain? In this powerful episode of Rising to Resilience , Sharon sits down with Nancy Langevin, former international elite gymnast, brain aneurysm survivor, lupus warrior, and founder of Unbound Synergy Academy. Nancy shares her journey from breaking her back as a young athlete, to being di...

What do you do when your child’s health declines so severely that you fear for their life? In this deeply honest conversation, Katie Tramonte shares her family’s journey through PANS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome), a rare neuroimmune disorder that presents as severe OCD and restrictive eating. After watching her son rapidly decline, Katie and her husband sold their home, left th...

What does grief really look like after losing a child? What happens when you lose your spouse just months later? And how do you survive when your entire world has been shattered? In this deeply honest and powerful conversation, grief educator and coach Kym Hinchey shares her story of unimaginable loss - the accidental overdose death of her son Adrian, followed just three months later by the sudden...

When Kristi Hujik opened her MRI results alone in her car, everything she believed about her health (and her life) shattered in an instant. The diagnosis was multiple sclerosis. The fear was overwhelming. And the uncertainty felt paralyzing. But that moment also marked the beginning of something she didn’t expect - healing, clarity, and a renewed sense of purpose. In this powerful episode, Kristi...

For years, Katherine Phelps did what many women do when life feels confusing and painful: she smiled, pushed through, and prayed. From the outside, everything looked fine. On the inside, she was quietly unraveling; an emotionally abusive marriage that left her feeling small, silenced, and ashamed. In this honest and heartfelt conversation, Katherine shares the moment she finally admitted the truth...

After surviving childhood trauma, decades of people-pleasing, and years of physical and emotional pain, Vikki Lange decided to take her life back — one brave, determined choice at a time. Two and a half years ago, Vikki hit a breaking point. Carrying an extra hundred pounds and even more emotional weight, she realized something had to change. That moment of surrender became a powerful turning poin...

For seventeen years, Parker Dunlavey wrestled with shame, striving, and the need for control. On the outside, she looked like she had it all together — but inside, she was fighting an exhausting battle she couldn’t win on her own. Everything changed when she encountered the love of Jesus in a small church service and realized she was never meant to carry the weight alone. That moment marked the st...

When life breaks you open, what do you do with the pieces? In this powerful episode of Rising to Resilience, speaker, author, and advocate Mal Wrenn Corbin shares her remarkable journey from a turbulent childhood and generational trauma to healing, education, and purpose. At fourteen, standing on a bridge, Mal made a life-changing decision: “I have to change my life.” That moment of courage began...

Have you ever felt like your body was trying to tell you something—but you kept pushing through anyway? Licensed therapist and burnout recovery coach Ashley Skinner shares how her pursuit of “doing it all” led to physical and emotional collapse—and how learning to rest, listen, and name her needs became the turning point toward healing. In this candid conversation, Ashley opens up about postpartum...

When breast-cancer survivor Laura Reutter faced the loss of her health and her sense of womanhood, she had to decide what beauty really meant. An unexpected infection changed her surgical plan — and her identity — but instead of despair, Laura found courage, creativity, and faith. Through her journey, she discovered that beauty isn’t something we lose; it’s something we rebuild. Like the Japanese...

When your dream of family and future falls apart, how do you find the courage to keep going? In this powerful episode, artist and entrepreneur Vallie Pate shares her story of heartbreak, single motherhood, and faith that refused to quit. After walking through infidelity, loss, and exhaustion, Vallie faced a choice — to live in bitterness or rise again with hope. Her sister’s challenge became her t...

In this episode of 'Rising to Resilience', Sharon Hujik shares her personal journey through struggles, grief, and the transformative power of resilience. She emphasizes that resilience is not merely about bouncing back but about the profound changes that occur within us as we navigate life's challenges. Through authentic conversations, she aims to provide hope and encouragement to those facing the...

Rising to Resilience is the podcast for women who feel stretched thin, discouraged, or stuck in life’s storms, yet long for joy, purpose, and hope. In this trailer episode, host Sharon Hujik shares the heart behind the show and what you can expect each week: real conversations with women who have faced profound challenges - loss, illness, heartbreak, burnout, and unexpected detours - and discovere...