Wildly Hopeful with Brandy Dawson

What if growing spiritually doesn't require more intensity.... just more intention? In this episode, Brandy sits down with Hanna Seymour to talk about something so many Christian women carry silently- spiritual dissatisfaction. So, if you're feeling overwhelmed because life just feels chaotic, you're tired of performing, spiraling, and not looking for one more thing to feel like you are not measur...

You say you're fine. We say it when we're not, even though we look like we are on the outside. But on the inside, some of us have been exhausted from trying to carry it all. In Part One of this two-part conversation, Brandy sits down with author Nichole Suvar to; talk about anxiety, perfectionism, control, and the pressure so many women feel to keep everything together. If you've ever wondered why...

In a culture that glorifies busyness, productivity, and constant output, many Chrisian women find themselves exhausted- even while doing "good ande meaningful work." In this episode Brandy Dawson sits down with Erin Harrigan to unpack the deeper tension behind hustle culture while exploring the pressures women face to do more and be more, and how to find true success and peace through surrendering...

If you've ever felt rejected, overlooked, or quietly left behind, this conversation is for you.  In today's episode of Wildly Hopeful, Brandy is sitting down with Tabitha Panariso- trauma informed therapist, writer, and author of Loyal in His Love: An Invitation to Be Held By Jesus When Others Let You Go. We explore the deeper layers of rejection and how it hurts in the moment, but also how it sha...

What does it look like to choose joy... when you're not okay? In this deeply tender episode of Wildly Hopeful, Brandy Dawson sits down with Lauren Johnson for a conversation about motherhood, grief, loss, an IVF journey, and the quiet courage it takes to keep trusting God when life doesn't look the way you thought it would.  Lauren shares her journey with her daughter, Lily Ann-from a joy-filled p...

Wait..... What's my name again?  Not literally. But in that quiet unsettling way of wondering-- why don't I feel like myself right now ?  You still love Jesus. You're still showing up. Nothing is wrong, but something isn't right. You're not falling apart. And yet.... You feel tired. Maybe even a little hangry in your faith. Not far from God, just not quite yourself. In this episode of Wildly Hopef...

In the same week, one woman poured out her costly oil, one friend sold Him out for thrity pieces of silver, and Jesus went to the cross for them both. That is the kind of love this episode is about.  This episode is about truth, love, the Church( with the big and little Cc) and what it costs to stay when leaving would just be easier.  Recorded during Holy Week, we are reminded of a woman who poure...

Food is one of the most basic forms of sustenance we consume in our lives every day. It sustains us and nourishes our bodies in the way God designed us to live and thrive. We need it, yet for many women our relationship with what we eat becomes tangled in guilt, pressure and shame- so how do we begin healing our relationship with food through our faith? In this episode of Wildly Hopeful, Brandy Da...

How do you move forward when your dreams fall apart - do you still trust God? What do you do when you love Him deeply... but life doesn't unfold the way you planned (or how you prayed? In this vulnerably honest conversation, Brandy sits down with Jennifer Lucy Tyler to talk about faith in seasons of disappointment, unaswered prayer, grief, and waiting.  If you have ever felt confused by God's timi...

One year ago, this podcast began with a simple yes. No big strategy. No polished plan. Just a quiet conviction that women needed a space where faith could be honest and grace could breathe over us.  In this speciall anniversary episode, I'm reflecting on what the first year has meant- the late night edits, the tender conversations, the moments I almost talke myself out of continuing, and the messa...

This may be a hot take, but is faith truly fearless? Can you be brave and still afraid- and what does honest faith look like when courage feels quiet, rest feels necessary, and following God asks us to slow down instead of strive? These are some of the questions sitting at the center of today's one-year birthday episode with my dear friend, author, pastor, and Bible teacher-Jess Connolly. Our conv...

I love a good self-aware moment:)if you do too, and a whole ramble-- this one's for you. Snow predictions, family group chats, soup season, and a cozy conversation about caring for ourselves in a loud world. In this episode, we talk nervous system care, gentle morning rhythms, faith that doesn't rush healing, and how to move out of survival mode with more joy, grace, and steadiness- one ordinary d...

What if I am vulnerable enough to share a real-life stewardship story: RO, nervous system system regulation, and letting Jesus carry what was never ours to hold- would you want to hear it? if so, and you're craving a real-life... let's chat! This is a real-life, real-body episode,-grounded, non-performative, and not trend-chasing. We're talking health without hustle, care without shame, staying wi...

You love Jesus but you're tired, let's talk about that. Many of us walk through life existing because we're so tired. Faithful women are living exhausted- not because their faith is weak, but because their bodies have been carrying too much for too long.  In this episode, we talk about the difference between devotion and depetion, why spiritual burnout often shoes up in the nervous system, and how...

What if consistency isnt loud, but it's quiet and faithful and wildy underated. What if gentle doesn't mean uncimmited, it just means we stopped bullying ourselves into obedience? Today, we're going to talk about it, because God designed our bodies with wisdom. In this episode of eighth & GRACE, Brandy slows down and clarifies what our " Soft Girl Era " actually is and what it is not. We talk hone...

If the new year already feels loud, demanding, or like it's asking you to hurry up-this episode is for you. In today's conversation, Brandy Dawson introduces the Gentle January Rhythm- where we're choosing a different beginning. One rooted in presence instead of performance and pressure, steadiness instead of striving, grace instead of performance, and softness that still holds courage and strengt...

What does it look like to build what God has given you without burning out? In this episode of eighth & GRACE, Brandy sits down with Dusty Hegge for a grounded, honest conversation about faith, work, and the tension so many women feel between calling and exhaustion. Dusty has spent years helping Christian authors, creatives, and leaders build sustainable businesses rooted in discipleship - not hus...

What if the holidays don't need you to be more festive- just more present? In this Christmas edition of What About This ? Brandy Dawson sits with the reality many of us feel but don't always name, the joy and anxiety of this season. The full rooms and the empty chairs. The laughter and the ache. The pressure to hold it all together while your nervous system is already tired.  This episode weaves t...

What if the most holy moments of Christmas happen in the ordinary, even the painful places? In this tender + hilarious holiday episode, Brandy Dawson shares real-life hope for weary hearts, simple joy-filled traditions that won't break the bank, inexpensive gift ideas,(for the pups too;) and a needed reminder that Jesus sits high but comes low so you are never alone there. It's a "When Low is Holy...

In today's What About This ? episode, Brandy shares something personal and unexpected- the chat from an interview she originally recorded for Her Story with her. BIBLE. What she planned to say and what actually came out in that studio at Cru in Orlando were to very different things... and that's exactly why she's sharing it here too. Inside this personal conversation, you'll hear pieces of Brandy'...

There's a reason a woman's voice is helping listeners fall in love with the Bible again... and you won't believe how it started. In this episode Brandy sits down with Jenny Steinbach, producer of her. BIBLE- a free NLT audio Bible read by multi-ethnic women to explore the healing power of scripture spoken in women's voices.  Together, Brandy and Jenny talk about the origin story behind her. BIBLE...

What happens when your life shatters and God asks you to trust Him anyway? In this sacred and unfiltered conversation, licensed counselor and trauma survivor Kimberly Haar shares hw God met her in the aftermath of unthinkable pain- after surviving domestic violence, assault, and loss, and transformed her story into a testimony of redemption, freedom, and joy.  This episode holds space for those wa...

What if the Bible stories we've always known- like Adam and Eve, David and Goliath, Jonah and the whale- looked completely different when seen through ancient eyes? In this thought-provoking and refreshingly honest episode of eighth & GRACE, host Brandy A. Dawson sits down with Harvard-trained archaeologist and Theologian Amanda Hope Haley, known as the Red-Haired Archaeologist, to dig beneath cen...

What if the phrases we repeat in the name of "self empowerment" are quietly keeping us in bondage? In this episode of eighth & GRACE, Brandy A. Dawson- sits down with author and THRIVE podcast host Erica Ligenza Gwynn to talk about her new book, That's Just Not True. Together they dismantle the catchy cultural "truths' we've been rehearsing- I am enough, my feelings are my truth, if I'm not hustli...

What if the ache you're carrying isn't a problem to fix but a place where God is alreading holding you ?  These days can feel heavy- grief and joy sharing the same room, peace and chaos swirling like sisters who can't dcide where to sit. In this solo episode of eighth & GRACE, Brandy invites you to pause in the hustle breathe deep in the presence of God and find hope in the tension. With warmth, l...