Thriving Beyond Belief with Cheryl Scruggs

Thank you for joining us today on Thriving Beyond Belief ! I am so happy to have Jessica Honegger with me today on the podcast. The central word of this podcast resonates with Jessica, as the company she founded, Noonday Collection , centers around helping others thrive. In her new book, Imperfect Courage , she shares so much about her journey! From helping women get jobs, celebrating the family u...

What an exciting day it is today on Thriving Beyond Belief ! We have Heather Macfayden on the podcast today, and you will absolutely want to make time to hear this today! Heather has her own podcast, the God-Centered Mom . Having four sons of her own, Heather speaks with us today about thriving in motherhood, in marriage, and in our many roles as women. Parenting is a role we all struggle to perfe...

On this episode of Thriving Beyond Belief , I have Allison Evans and Marilee Nelson from Branch Basics with me! Branch Basics is a company that sells nontoxic cleaning products. They use this as a vehicle to start discussions of others thriving in their homes with clean living. Marilee and Allison are an aunt and niece duo who have such interesting and extensive health pasts that brought them toge...

Welcome to today's episode of Thriving Beyond Belief ! With me today is Katherine Wolf , who is the cofounder, along with her husband, of the ministry Hope Heals . Katherine and her husband wrote the book "Hope Heals" and the two of them travel around the country speaking about their own journey. 10 years ago, Katherine's life was completely interrupted when she experienced AVM rupture in her brai...

Lisa Clark joins me today on Thriving Beyond Belief ! Lisa and I go way back, and I am so excited for her to join me today! Lisa and her husband, Brad, reside in Dallas and have been married for 32 years. They have 2 beautiful daughters (with a grandson and one on the way!). Lisa first began her ministry with teaching on the book " Age of Opportunity " at her church. This propelled her into develo...

I am thrilled to have Siouxsan Robinson on Thriving Beyond Belief with me today! After meeting at a retreat last year, her story has continued to stay on my mind. She has such a powerful story to share. Siouxsan is a Native American that grew up on the Rosebud reservation in South Dakota. She has been married to her husband, Charles Robinson , for 14 years. In their time together, along with growi...

Jeff and I co-interview our wonderful guests Bill and Brenda Bogart ! Bill primarily works with the marriage ministry at Park Cities Presbyterian Church here in Dallas and Brenda is an artist. Both Bill and Brenda were married previously and have a big and beautiful blended family today. One of the biggest issues that arises in marriage is communication. With Bill and Brenda meeting with married c...

Kristi Hayes joins me today on Thriving Beyond Belief ! It was wonderful speaking with her and discovering our kinship with our hearts for women. We share a passion to help women thrive as their whole selves- physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Kristi does her life with her husband, Grant, and her two children now in Denver. She and her husband have a ministry called "Be Strong Story" that t...

Thank you for joining us at Thriving Beyond Belief today! I am so excited to introduce Kathy Izard to the podcast. It was such a blessing being able to speak with her. Kathy is a fellow Texan that now lives in North Carolina. She is happily married with four daughters. Kathy recently wrote a book titled " The Hundred Story Home ", that will be released this month! This book is about her own story...

Please welcome Katie Smith today on Thriving Beyond Belief! Katie has a new blog, KJSonline, where she speaks candidly about her journey. She also loves being a restaurant server because of the amazing interaction she has with others. (And fun fact, she is one of eight children!) Katie and I have a special bond in that the Lord has used us to speak into other's lives about divorce and the desire f...

The wonderful Erin McCormack joins me today on Thriving Beyond Belief! Raised here in Dallas, Erin met and married her husband of 5 years. She now tutors full time after teaching for a few years and has a lifestyle blog! Erin started her blog as a creative outlet and it has become a place where she can talk openly and vulnerably about her story. Erin walks us through how she learned to lean into t...

Shannon Ratliff joins me today on Thriving Beyond Belief ! Shannon was a contestant on America's Next Top Model. Stewart was the runner up on the 1st Cycle of America's Next Top Model and appeared on the All-Star edition of the show, placing sixth as a finalist. She was also first runner-up in the Miss Ohio USA pageant in 2005, and a semi-finalist in that pageant in 2006.She went from super model...

On the podcast today, I am chatting with an incredible lady, Tara-Leigh Cobble , who I first met at a retreat about a year ago. Tara-Leigh has a quick wit, engaging presence on stage as a musician, and a passion to help others learn to love the Lord and God's word more each day. Check this link out:  mydgroup.org/thrivingbeyondbelief too! Tara-Leigh knew she wanted to study who God was and take th...

The sweet Jessica Youngblood joins me on Thriving Beyond Belief today! Jessica is a wife of 15 years, mother of 4, and author of "Worth the pain: My Journey from Meth to Ministry" . I had such a wonderful time talking with her and we hope her story resonates with you! Jessica tells us all about her journey and the many attempts she made to satisfy what only Jesus can satisfy. From teenage pregnanc...

Today's podcast is so special to me because Jeff and I had the pleasure of interviewing our pastor and his wife on the podcast today: Matt and Lauren Chandler ! Matt Chandler is the pastor of The Village Church in North Texas. He and Lauren have three children and have had the blessing of being married for almost 20 years! Matt and Lauren have been able to write many books over the years, but we d...

I am so excited to have Nancy Houston with me today on Thriving Beyond Belief ! We talk about a topic that is necessary in our culture today and one that is good for our hearts. We discuss intimacy within marriage! Nancy shares her story with us and how she has gotten to where she is today. Nancy's book Love and Sex was released in February, which is the Christian guide to healthy intimacy. She wr...

Please welcome Paige Greene to the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast today! I had the pleasure of meeting Paige through our pastor, Matt Chandler , a couple of years ago after she wrote an incredible article titled " I Regret my Divorce" . Paige gets vulnerable and real with us about divorce on the podcast today. She discusses what can come from unbiblical divorce in a refreshing way that we in the C...

I am so excited to have Mike Foster with us on the podcast today! I believe that it is important for this mainly woman-centric podcast to have some male perspective on life, marriage, and how to thrive. So let's welcome his wonderful perspective today! Mike is an author, speaker, and therapist. He has his own podcast , "Fun Therapy" , which dives into people's stories, but with a smile. Each episo...

It is such a treat to have Kait Warman on Thriving Beyond Belief with me today! Kait is a such a joy and exudes such positivity and light in all that she does. We discuss her story and how even having the "dream job" of being a senior buyer in New York for a high end company (her life truly was a scene from "Devil Wears Prada"!) did not bring what only Jesus can bring to our lives- true and ultima...

Today on the podcast my guest is Jordan Lee Dooley .  Jordan is married to Matt Dooley, they currently live in Indiana, and have a Goldendoodle pup named Hoosier. Jordan Lee organically founded a ministry SoulScripts , during her college days at Indiana University. Jordan would doodle scripture on paper and canvas as a way to memorize verses, but didn't realize that God would take this simple gest...

Today my guest on the podcast is Nicole Zasowski .  Nicole is married to Jimmy, they have a two year old son and currently live in Connecticut.  Nicole is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Connecticut where she has a private practice. She earned her BA in Psychology from Pepperdine University and her Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Fuller Theology Semi...

I have the immense pleasure of having Roma Downey join me today on Thriving Beyond Belief ! From humble beginnings in Ireland and losing her mother at a young age to being a coat check girl in New York to being America's favorite voice of hope in Touched by an Angel , Roma's story rivals that of the films that she now produces through her production company, Light Workers . Roma's definition of th...

I am super excited to have my friend, Kathie Lee Gifford , back on the podcast! She was first on Thriving Beyond Belief last September as we talked about Jesus, her faith, her new book coming out, her hubby Frank and much more! Kathie Lee is a talented and gifted woman who loves Jesus more than life. She co-hosts with Hoda on NBC"s 10 am hour on The Today Show which bring viewers a fresh, lively s...

My guest on the podcast today is Jourdan Johnson.  She is married to Jeff, they have two beautiful kids and recently relocated to Atlanta, GA where she and Jeff serve on the worship team at Passion City Church. In addition, she also serves on   The GROVE Team  a monthly gathering for worship, teaching & prayer for the women of Atlanta.  Jourdan and I been friends for over ten years and I know you...