Thriving Beyond Belief with Cheryl Scruggs

Today on Thriving Beyond Belief, we have Crystal Paine! Crystal Paine had it all together—a happy marriage, three healthy children, national bestselling books, a wildly successful business, and a mortgage-free home—until suddenly, she didn't. Her world turned upside down the day she learned her child was not only being expelled for bullying others, but was also depressed and suicidal. Sitting in a...

Today on Thriving Beyond Belief, we have Kelsey Chapman! Let's talk mentoring and mentorship! Meet Kelsey Chapman Kelsey Chapman is an author, podcaster and personal cheerleader to women building their dream life and business. When she first launched her own brand in 2015, she felt all the overwhelming feelings, too. It was scary to take such a huge leap and commit to showing up for a dream she di...

Today on Thriving Beyond Belief, we have Tara-Leigh Cobble! Despite an early introduction to Christianity, Tara wasted years coasting on the second-hand information she learned from others. In 2008, through the gentle encouragement of a friend, she read all the way through the Bible for the first time. It awakened a recognition of her need to have others walking closely alongside her in my pursuit...

Today on Thriving Beyond Belief, we have Richard Lui! Seven years ago, Richard Lui walked into his supervisor's office at NBC's 30 Rock headquarters, prepared to give up his dream news anchor job. Having just learned of his father's Alzheimer's, the journalist wanted to be with him during his important last years, even if it meant setting aside his career. Lui reduced his work hours and joined 53...

Today on Thriving Beyond Belief, we have Noelle Mering! She an author and the Arts and Culture editor for Theology of Home. She studied philosophy and theatre at Westmont College in California and did graduate work in philosophy at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. Noelle and her husband live in Southern California with their six children. Related Links: WEBSITE : noellemering.com INSTAGR...

The sting of rejection is one of those bitter parts of life that we can't fully escape. Whether it happened in grade school or last week, rejection can leave deep scars that affect our relationships, our self-worth, and our identities for years to come. But instead of letting it weigh us down as we drown in despair, what if we used it to catapult us into profound healing, growth, and a deeper sens...

Jessica Procini is an Emotional Eating Healer and the founder of Escape From Emotional Eating®. She is on a mission to help others use food as fuel rather than a way to cope, soothe or escape their busy, stressful life. She consciously created and specifically designed Escape From Emotional Eating from over a decade of research and her own emotional eating journey because Overeaters Anonymous didn...

The weight of our past, present, and uncertain future stops us and keeps us dead in our tracks. The all-too-familiar feeling of unworthiness becomes prominent, causing us to live from a place of fear and despair. But what if it chose to talk about it, rather than push it down? Eryn Eddy has been there and wants readers to know the truth that changes everything: they are valuable. In her new book,...

Allison Fallon is a bestselling author and founder of Find Your Voice—a community that offers workshops, coaching, editing and support for anyone who wants to write a book. She's written and published 13 books and counting, coached hundreds of writers from total beginners to New York Times Bestselling authors, hosted workshops all over the country and world, and helped hundreds of thousands of peo...

Today on Thriving Beyond Belief is Daryl Strawberry, an American former professional baseball right fielder and author who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Throughout his career, Strawberry was one of the most feared sluggers in the sport, known for his prodigious home runs and his intimidating presence in the batter's box with his 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) frame and his long, looping sw...

Millennials might endure negative labels from older generations--lazy, broken, entitled, lost--but the most damaging labels are the ones we use on ourselves. Words are powerful. Even when they aren't true, they can begin to shape our perceptions of ourselves and the decisions we make. Yet the only labels that really matter to this, the largest and most diverse generation yet, are the ones with whi...

If you're anything like Kerri Pomarolli, you've read Proverbs 31 and thought, "Who is this woman? And what kind of magic unicorn, Energizer Bunny juice does she have on IV?" And you thought social media standards were hard to live up to! As a sought-after comedian living in LA, Kerri knows about impossible standards. "I don't plow, and I don't rise early. When it says she gathers her food from afa...

Maggie Combs is the author of the upcoming book Motherhood Without All the Rules: Trading Stressful Standards for Gospel Truths (Moody Publishers, Fall 2020). When motherhood overwhelmed her, God drew her closer to him through writing her first book, Unsupermommy. She loves playing games with her husband and three boys, herding goats on their family farm, and reading young adult literature and coz...

Taylor Kiser, author of Eat The Cookie ,  understands the pendulum swings we experience with our weight and self-perception. She knows what it's like to let fear of falling short turn into a belief that you're not worthy, and this belief turned into destructive habits that controlled her life for far too long. Now a certified nutrition and fitness coach, Taylor enjoys eating a cookie now and then,...

Nancy Hicks is a teacher and speaker who inspires women to find their God-given power and ignite a life of passion. As a mother, wife and leader, Nancy Hicks understands the many roles a woman plays and the feeling that there must be more in her and for her. Nancy knows what it's like to spend blurry days scrubbing floors and doing laundry, and she also knows what it's like to use her voice as a s...

Karen Ehman is a Proverbs 31 Ministries speaker and New York Times best-selling author. She writes for Encouragement for Today online devotions that bring God's peace, perspective, and purpose to over four million women daily. Karen is the author of 11 books, including Listen, Love, Repeat, Keep It Shut, Hoodwinked, and Pressing Pause. She is also the Speaker Track Director of Proverbs 31 She Spea...

Jenny has served in ministry and worked in the entertainment, publishing and creative industries for over fifteen years. Her unique personal story and creative adventures have provided her with a platform to encourage others to find freedom and take action. Her dedication to helping individuals be rooted in faith frees people to move beyond their failures in pursuit of purpose. Jenny's been quoted...

Today on the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast, Lisa Bevere ! Lisa Bevere has spent three decades empowering women of all ages to find their identity and purpose. She is a New York Times bestselling author and internationally known speaker. Her previous books, which include Fight Like a Girl , Lioness Arising , Girls with Swords , Without Rival , and Adamant , are in the hands of millions worldwide....

Today on the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast, Tod Jacobs and Peter Lynn from Not a Partnership ! About the Authors: Tod Jacobs Tod Jacobs is Director of the David Robinson Institute for Jewish Heritage in Jerusalem, which he co-founded in 2005. Prior to his current role teaching and counseling his students and alumni, he enjoyed a distinguished career on Wall Street as one of the leading authoritie...

Hello, I'm Marilyn Vancil! It is a sacred honor to witness "Holy Aha Moments" for those I accompany as a spiritual director, coach, and facilitator of workshops and retreats. Being in the presence of how God draws people to new experiences of freedom and ever-deepening awareness of Divine Love and Grace in their everyday stories is a privilege and a joy! I've been passionate about the Enneagram pe...

In 2009, Lara Casey —PowerSheets® creator, best-selling author, and mom to three—wrote a blog post ("How to Make Things Happen") in an attempt to answer the many emails she received asking, "how do you do it all?" The blog post received a flurry of responses, resonating with hundreds of people. It sparked a movement that turned into the  Making Things Happen Conference a decade ago, where she cont...

Welcome Kelly Balarie to the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast! Now more than ever, we need rest –a deep, trust-centered knowing of God's goodness and peace. Yet, these days, we are experiencing the opposite: Three out of five people admit to doing more than they can manage. Many are more fearful than ever because of  Covid-19. Great amounts of people are under the weight of massive financial burdens...

Shari Rigby, a former model who represented numerous companies such as Mercedes Benz, Humira, American West Airlines, Suzuki, Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Cox Cable, got her start in acting as a lead in the Dove award winning music video, "Slow Fade," by Casting Crowns. She also appeared in The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. Her feature films include Not Today which received...

As an international speaker at churches, conferences and university chapels, Megan Fate Marshman is a leading voice to this generation. She has devoted her life to loving God and overflowing His awesome love to others. Megan is currently a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church and the Director of Women's Ministries at Hume Lake Christian Camps. She also shepherds women at her home churc...

Today on the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast, Tod Jacobs and Peter Lynn from Not a Partnership ! Beyond being a typical collaboration between two authors or scholars, this book represents the culmination of more than fifteen years of work that Tod and Peter have done together in the area of marriage. The students of the institute they lead have provided a living laboratory for how to prepare for ma...