Walking Anyway: Living with uncertainty, navigating life transitions, and finding faith when life doesn't go as planned

Summer is supposed to feel lighter. So why are you still tired? If life looks good on the outside, but something still feels a little off, this might feel familiar. In this episode, I talk about the kind of weariness that can linger even in good seasons, and what I've been noticing about it lately. Here on Walking Anyway, we practice staying with our lives as they are instead of rushing towar...

What do you do when you realize you cannot fix what’s happening? If you’ve been trying to hold everything together, carrying situations that remain unresolved, or lying awake thinking about people you love and cannot rescue, this episode might feel familiar. In this episode of Walking Anyway, I talk about helplessness, loss of control, and the grief of realizing that love doesn’t always grant us p...

What do you do when your life looks different than the version you once imagined for yourself? If you’ve been feeling disappointed, disoriented, quietly lonely, or wondering why adulthood an especially midlife, feels harder or more ordinary than you expected, this episode might feel familiar. In this episode, I talk about returning to Romania after almost twenty-five years away — and the strange r...

What do you do when you’ve been pushing through for so long that exhaustion starts to feel normal? If you’ve been feeling emotionally tired, stretched thin, or quietly overwhelmed by your own life lately, this episode might feel familiar. In this episode of Walking Anyway, I talk about a season of burnout that slowly forced me to face my own limits — and what I’m learning now about exhaustion, cea...

What do you do when God feels quiet—or silent—in something you’ve been asking God for… and nothing has changed? If you’ve been praying or waiting—and nothing has changed—and you’re starting to wonder, does God hear me? —this might feel familiar. In this episode, I talk about what it’s like when God feels quiet—and how to stay in relationship with Him when you don’t feel His presence. Here on Walki...

What do you do when you don’t know what comes next… but feel like you should by now? If you’ve been feeling uncertain, or a little stuck in a season where nothing feels settled, this might feel familiar. In this episode, I talk about the space between something ending and something new beginning—and what it’s like to live inside that moment when life doesn’t have a clear next step. In this episode...

What do you do when life feels heavy? If you’ve been carrying something you can’t quite name, this might feel familiar. In this episode, I talk about that kind of heaviness—and what it looks like to stay with it without rushing past it. In this episode:  – what it feels like to carry heavy feelings  – why we try to move past discomfort  – a simple practice that may help you when things feel heavie...

What do you do when something in your life isn’t changing—no matter how much you’ve prayed, tried, or waited? If you’ve been feeling stuck, second-guessing yourself, or quietly carrying something that hasn’t shifted, this episode is for you. In this episode, I talk about what it’s like when something in your life isn’t changing—and how to keep living your life when nothing seems to move forward, e...

What happens when everything changes—and you’re asked to keep walking anyway? A couple of years ago, my family moved from Vancouver to Spain. On the outside, it looked like a clear step forward. But underneath, it didn’t feel that way. There was grief. Disorientation. And moments where even God felt harder to find. If you’re navigating a life transition, feeling uncertain about what’s next, or try...

Walking Anyway is a podcast about living with uncertainty and learning how to live faithfully in seasons that don’t resolve the way you thought they would. When life feels stuck. When nothing seems to change. When you’re navigating a life transition and trying to move forward without clarity—or without losing yourself in the process. Hosted by author and spiritual director Denisa Nica, each short,...