How does God heal you emotionally, when committing suicide, because you feel trapped in an abusive marriage, feels like a more honorable solution than getting a divorce?
My guest for today’s interview is Mel Shipman of NextLevel Life. Mel is a life purpose coach, an author and speaker. In this episode Mel shares how God redeemed her from an emotionally abusive marriage, how she grievied the loss of the life she had imagined and how she's learning to trust that God is using her past to redeem her future.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Christian Counselors:
Kelli Center of Centered Living Counseling & Coaching Services
Biblical Counseling of Arizona
Quote:
"My marriage was not the recipient of my healing. Walking out the door was the catalyst for my healing."
Show Notes:
Instagram: @coachmelshipman
FB: @nextlevellifellc
Fearless StoryTellers Movement
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My guest for this episode is Pastor Gloria Brintnall. Gloria has served as an itinerant minister for several years, taking her passionate preaching and teaching of the Word of God throughout America. She's assisted in the planting and establishment of four satellite churches. She is the author of 3 books. Stuff Happens, HOPE Anyway is her most recent book and the one we'll be discussing in this interview.
I want to set the back story of why this interview was important to me. Imagine there is a couple in your church. The couple leads worship at your church. You know there kids because you serve them in the youth dept. They move away because of a call to ministry. They travel the world ministering through song. Years later, they settle into lead a church. Their kids are either young adults at this point or approaching it. They are not a constant in your life, but they are a family that you once knew. Then, one day you learn that the husband has been arrested and sentenced to prison time. This family’s world is flipped upside down. Because you are not close friends, you witness how the mom and her children move forward in their lives from a distance through Facebook. After a decade has passed the wife writes a book sharing how God kept her and her children and restored her through the storm.
Now that you have that insight, one more thing before I share the interview. I’m called to help women heal from the pain of a devastating defining moment and get on with living the good life God has planned for them. What struck me most about Pastor Gloria’s story is how her message of hope shines through in the midst of a devastating, defining moment in her life. It has not marked her with bitterness or even fear about the future. I find that remarkable and I believe you will too.
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Show Notes:
Instagram: @GloriaBrintnall
Reach out to a local Christian therapist for help with porn addiction.
Love Must Be Tough by James Dobson
Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud
Every Man's Battle by Stephen Arterburn & Fred Stoeker
Tasha Cobby & Jimi Cravity "You Know My Name with lyrics"
Tauren Wells "Echo"
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The STRONG Womanhood Growth Journal: Activate the Courage to Live Out Your Calling is a self directed guide for women who want to be active participants in their personal transformation and are looking for a process to mentor them through it. And it's finally here!
Get it at Amazon: BUY THE BOOK
Amazon Book Review: "I highly recommend this journal. I discovered actionable steps to take on my next journey into becoming more consistent with reaching my goals. The messages shared by Kendra are full of wisdom and timeless. The thought provoking questions will assist you in transforming into a confident and courageous woman."
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I already had an episode planned where I talked to my cousin, an OBGYN about women’s health. I don’t normally talk about pop culture on my podcast but this week I’m making an exception. Why? Because of 2 news stories this month:
- Rapper TI takes his daughter to the gynecologist once a year to make sure she’s still a virgin and now
- Because of Kanye’s conversion, people are interjecting their beliefs about how his wife should start dressing.
I tend to keep my opinions about controversial things limited to what I share with people who personally know me because for the most part, opinions are opinions and everyone has one. In this case, I think both situations are about control. Control in any relationship, regardless of the circumstance can lead us to dangerous places. Respect isn’t found in control. Control comes from a place of fear.
In the second half of the show I share a conversation that I had with my cousin, Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, Dr. Joia Creer Perry. She's a thought leader around racism as a root cause of health inequities, Speaker, Trainer, Advocate, Policy Expert, and fighter for justice. She's the recipient of the Congressional Black Caucus Healthcare Hero’s award and the Maternal Health Task Force at Harvard University Global Visionary Award for Commitment to Advancing Women’s Health.
She is married to Dr. Andre Perry and has three children: Jade, Carlos, and Robeson
Her love is her family; health equity is her passion; maternal and child health are her callings.
She is a wealth information around the history of maternal health in the US and advocacy of black infant and maternal health. We discuss how racism has permeated the quality of care black women receive in this country and the importance of all women, but especially black women, being our own mental and physical health advocates.
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Show Notes:
National Birth Equity Collaborative
"I come from people who didn't we were broken and needing to be fixed." - Dr. Joia Creer Perry
"America was birthed by black women midwives until the 1920s or so." - Dr. Joia Creer Perry
"Your doctor doesn't know your body better than you. I believe we all come with some innate beliefs about ourselves." - Dr. Joia Creer Perry
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The STRONG Womanhood Growth Journal: Activate the Courage to Live Out Your Calling is a self directed guide for women who want to be active participants in their personal transformation and are looking for a process to mentor them through it. And it's finally here!
Get it at Amazon: BUY THE BOOK
Amazon Book Review: "I highly recommend this journal. I discovered actionable steps to take on my next journey into becoming more consistent with reaching my goals. The messages shared by Kendra are full of wisdom and timeless. The thought provoking questions will assist you in transforming into a confident and courageous woman."
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Subscribe to the #WorkYourPlan Podcast and published episodes will come right to the podcast app on your phone and/or join our email list for a daily email reminder when a new episode is ready.
If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe, rate it on iTunes with a short review.
Connect with Kendra personally @kendratillman on Instagram.
Ask a question on the podcast episode at strongher.me/blog or by emailing strongerevent@gmail.com.