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You are not alone – there are other women who have been right where you are. Join, seasoned business executive and coach, Laurel Emory, Ph.D., for this unscripted, unrehearsed, unpolished, real-life podcast intentionally designed to help you cultivate confidence, courage, and joy in your life and work. Each week you’ll be inspired and encouraged by the stories of women experiencing life just like you. From thriving in transition to navigating fears, discovering your gifts to living a purpose ...
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, host Laurel Emory shares a decision she has made concerning the podcast and invites you to take a listener survey about the future of the Courage Becomes Her podcast. Resources: · Take the survey about the future of Courage Becomes Her · Corey and I share what we have been going through in our marriage · Mich…
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Dr. Bev Wiens talks about sexual intimacy in mid-life. She shares that a satisfying sexual relationship is the result of a satisfying relationship outside of the bedroom. She educates us about the different types of sex drives and how our drives impact our sexual intimacy. She talks about the impact that peri…
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Joanna Teigen shares about major mid-life transitions, including going back to school, adopting a foster child, moving back to her home state, welcoming adult children back home, and facing unknowns in her physical health. She talks about how she has navigated these changes and how she has learned to view the…
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Laura Tremaine talks about her experience with loneliness and going through a season without friends. She shares about how friendship does change with the seasons of life and that it is good to be forward-thinking about what we expect out of friendships both now and in the future. She encourages us to flex th…
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Southern lady, Rhonda Nelson, is an author, motivational speaker, and philanthropist. Her love of music led her to meet her husband while watching his band, the Little River Band, in a concert in Nashville in 1999. Rhonda loves sharing her gifts and talents with people and organizations and is grateful for the ability to support good work being don…
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Dawn Barton talks about being in the “sandwich generation” of parenting a teenager while also caregiving for parents. She talks about making the decision to be a multi-generational family with three generations living on one property. She shares about how her priorities have shifted in the last several years …
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Jenny Ellis is an Enneagram 9 who loves time with her family and making and sharing beautiful pieces of art. She and her husband have a blended family of five grown children and five grandchildren. She spent her career as a high-end dressmaker and moved into the upholstery world 10 years ago and now has her artistic chairs featured in stores, resta…
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In this bonus episode of Courage Becomes Her, we conclude our summer reads series with Karrie Garcia to talk about her new book, Free and Fully Alive: Reclaiming the Story of Who You Were Created to Be. Karrie talks about the value of facing the hard parts of our lives and not just leaving the past in the past but surrendering our stories to the ki…
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Michele Cushatt is an Enneagram 2 whose tank gets filled by hiking the Colorado Rockies. She is a wife and a mom to six, a three-time cancer survivor, and an executive coach, presentation coach, author, and speaker. Through her lived experiences, she is an expert on trauma, pain, and the deep human need for authentic connection and enduring faith. …
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In this bonus episode of Courage Becomes Her, we continue our summer reads series with Ashley Elliott to talk about her new book, I Used to Be ______: How to Navigate Large and Small Losses in Life and Find Your Path Forward. Ashley helps us courageously process our losses when we enter the realm of what “used to be.” She talks about what it looks …
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Kate Milford is an Enneagram 4 who values community above all else. Kate is a travel and lifestyle photographer who travels the world capturing epic imagery for her clients and their businesses and brands. A native Floridian, Kate currently calls Denver, Colorado home but can most often be found camping and hiking in the mountains with friends or t…
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In this bonus episode of Courage Becomes Her, we continue our summer reads series with Shauna Pilgreen to talk about her new book, Translating Jesus: How to Share Your Faith in Language Today’s Culture Can Understand. Shauna shares how to share the love and goodness of Jesus with others by noticing people, being curious, paying attention, being hum…
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Sharon Hodde Miller is an Enneagram 7, wife of 14 years, mom of three kids, and the author of three books. She has a Master of Divinity and a Ph.D. in Educational Studies. She and her husband founded Bright City Church in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina in 2018 and co-pastor the church together. Sharon is a passionate teacher about faith,…
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In this bonus episode of Courage Becomes Her, we continue our summer reads series with Amanda Held Opelt to talk about her new book, Holy Unhappiness: God, Goodness, and the Myth of the Blessed Life. Amanda talks about how disappointment, restlessness, and the feeling that life had let her down led her to realize that she thought she was entitled t…
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Sherry Hougard is a lifelong California beach gal. She has been married for 30 years and has three adult children. She has spent the last 20 years helping women learn to tell their stories and find beauty in whatever season they are in, including the mundane moments. In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Sherry talks about transparency and vulner…
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In this bonus episode of Courage Becomes Her, we continue our summer reads series with Dr. Michelle Bengtson to talk about her new book, The Hem of His Garment: Reaching Out to God When Pain Overwhelms. Dr. Michelle talks about her realization that she needed to share her story about physical pain that left her bedridden and depressed. She shares a…
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Jenn Cohen and Laura Demuth are the hosts of Mighty as a Mother podcast. Both Jenn and Laura are former New Yorkers who live in Southern California. They are both millennial moms of toddlers as well as busy corporate executives in healthcare technology companies. They started their podcast with the goal of helping moms, especially moms who work out…
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In this bonus episode of Courage Becomes Her, we continue our summer reads series with Michele Cushatt to talk about her new book, A Faith That Will Not Fail: 10 Practices to Build Up Your Faith When Your World is Falling Apart. Michele shares openly about 30 years of unrelenting suffering and consistent losses, and how she has not grown bitter or …
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Nancy Elmore, a native Californian, lives part of the year in Southern Central Texas and part of the year on California’s Central Coast, with her husband of 50 years, Don. Since her retirement from her job as a hospital nurse executive in 2002, Nancy has worked enthusiastically to provide educational scholarships for women and veterans. Family and …
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In this bonus episode of Courage Becomes Her, we continue our summer reads series with Sue Detweiler to talk about her new book, Healing Rain: Immersing Yourself in Christ’s Love to Find Wholeness of Mind, Body, and Heart. Sue talks about her experiences of being healed from chronic pain and sickness. She talks about several strategies for healing …
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Diane Ward is a lifelong California beach gal. She is Mom to four and Grandma to 10 and loves every minute that she gets with her family. Diane has had a lifetime passion for clothes and has been helping women look and feel their best since the 1960s, including the last 18 years as a fashion stylist with cabi. She has served and advocated for the c…
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In this bonus episode of Courage Becomes Her, we continue our summer reads series with Brandi Wilson to talk about her new book, Better than Okay: Finding Hope and Healing After Your Marriage Ends. Brandi talks about how she navigated things one day at a time, including the days when she could barely get out of bed. She also talks about what self-c…
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Instead of waiting for the end of the year to talk about my favorite books, I decided, for this episode of Courage Becomes Her, to share the best books I read in the first half of 2023. I talk about the memoirs, self-care, soul-care, and personal growth books that have been life-giving to me this year. I also share about some of the changes in my r…
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In this bonus episode of Courage Becomes Her, we continue our summer reads series with Ally Henny to talk about her new book, I Won’t Shut Up: Finding Your Voice When the World Tries to Silence You. Ally talks about her journey of being silenced, as both a child and an adult, and trying to find her voice. She shares about her experiences with racis…
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Laurel Emory talks about her birthday traditions and the outcome of one of her traditions being the recognition that she is being called to have courage in seven specific ways and areas. Resources: Degrees of Skill non-profit organization Annette talks about creative play Christina talks about becoming a full…
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In this bonus episode of Courage Becomes Her, we continue our summer reads series with Melissa Johnson to talk about her new book, Soul-Deep Beauty: Fighting for Our True Worth in a World Demanding Flawless. Melissa talks about her journey through an eating disorder and body shaming as a 30-something-year-old. She talks about how our culture is bre…
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Sara McDaniel is a Louisiana gal who loves kayaking on the bayou and traveling both near and far. She is a former public-school teacher who left teaching to sell education curriculum. In 2016 she turned her sights to her dream from 4th grade and began restoring a broken down and forgotten 1926 Louisiana cottage. Little did she know that her yellow …
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In this bonus episode of Courage Becomes Her, we continue our summer reads series with Rachel Joy Baribeau to talk about her new book, Relentless Joy: Finding Freedom, Passion, and Happiness (Even When You Have to Fight for It). Rachel talks about her journey out of drug addiction, domestic violence, abuse, and depression, and how God has turned he…
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Mom to 4 children (ages 18, 15, 13, and 11) and Chief Legal Officer and Chief Culture Officer for ChenMed, Stephanie Chen, Esq., shares her wisdom and insights for navigating the tender transition of sending your child off to college, especially with still having 3 children at home. Stephanie and I talk about some fabulous resources and tools: · Th…
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In this bonus episode of Courage Becomes Her, we kick-off our summer reads series with Jennifer Dukes Lee to talk about her new book, Stuff I’d Only Tell God: A Guided Journal of Courageous Honesty, Obsessive Truth-Telling, and Beautifully Ruthless Self-Discovery. Jennifer talks about curiosity, the value of reflection, introspection, and journalin…
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Francesca Vittoria talks about being single. She shares about how she was so focused on making her parents proud by taking advantage of the access she had to an education and developing her career that she hadn’t been concerned with being in a relationship or getting married. But then friends started asking h…
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Corey Emory talks about insecurity in husbands – what it looks like, how to identify it, what’s at the root of it, and what triggers it. He shares encouragement to wives whose husbands are not openly sharing about their insecurities and helps women to identify how they can be supportive of their husbands whil…
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Laura Tassan talks about the stillbirth of her son, laboring through his delivery even though his heart was no longer beating, and the experience of living through devastating loss and how their faith carried them through it. She shares about her and her husband’s resolve to not allow their loss to tear them …
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Charla Anthony talks about her husband’s early onset dementia at 59 years old and her journey as his caregiver for over 11 years. She talks about how they became aware of his illness and the sudden shift it created in their lives. She talks about the financial impact as they were both still working and needed…
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Gina Adams talks about how she accepted a marriage proposal from a work colleague when they hadn’t even been dating. She talks about how she had been praying about what she desired in her future husband and that when she was proposed to that it was instantly clear to her to say yes. Even though it meant givin…
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Jill Savage talks about being betrayed by her husband through his affair with another woman. She shares about what led to her husband’s affair, the pain and heartache of his rejection, and how it brought her to a place of seeing where she needed to grow and work to rebuild his trust in her. She tells how she …
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Shannon Eckmann talks about becoming a widow at 31 years old and how she wasn’t interested in or ready for dating for a handful of years. She shares about how a friend suggested she consider dating and how and why she felt panicky about it. She also shares about what it’s like to be a young widow and unhappy …
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Leslie Best talks about the death of her husband before their first wedding anniversary. She shares about how she moved into crisis response mode and how that was both a helpful and unhelpful strategy and distraction, how she tried to take care of herself, and how she acknowledged, honored, and celebrated the…
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Reena Philpot shares about how she felt when she went to work for the same company as her husband, and then their transition to starting their own business when they had two small sons. She talks about how she and Earl determined their roles both for the business as well as for home. She shares about her love…
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I recently joined my friends Rob and Joanna Teigen for a conversation on their podcast, Growing Home Together. In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, I’m bringing their podcast to the Courage Becomes Her community. In this conversation we talk about what it looks like to find true rest, real God-given rest. We talk about how productivity and hyper…
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Elizabeth Fiorito shares about her growing awareness that her dream job is no longer what it used to be and is causing her to feel trapped. She talks about how that led her to start a new adventure, and her process of working through doubt, overwhelm, and the opinions of others to stay true to herself and her…
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Erin Davis talks about the realization that it was time to make changes to her successful business. She talks about how her heart wasn’t in it anymore and how external circumstances facilitated, and maybe even forced, an opportunity to rethink what she was doing and offering. She shares about how fears and li…
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Lisa talks about taking a leap of faith to not move forward with her business idea. She talks about how being true to her nature as a logical thinker and an intuitive strategist guided her through a rigorous and rich discovery process that ultimately led to the very difficult decision to not launch the start-…
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Rachel creates ease for you and your business by providing you with tailored systems, processes, procedures, guidance, and support. Name your operations management or virtual assistance need and Rachel will get it done! In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Rachel talks about taking a leap of faith to start a side hustle that quickly turned it in…
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Wendy wants to fill our lives with happiness, joy, and whimsy. Her popular chair design and styling courses teach her unique approach to color, fabrics, and design, which shows us how creative expression can upgrade our joy. Her P.I.N.K. Creatives business retreat with Sara McDaniel of Simply Southern Cottage is helping creative entrepreneurs bring…
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In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Laurel Emory talks about three experiences that are inevitable when taking a leap of faith: taming our fears, persevering through the unforeseen, and releasing the pressures. Laurel shares insights gleaned from the guests of episodes 20-24, Gwen Cole, Sara McDaniel, Christina Risse, Mary Aufdemberg, and Amy P…
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When the pandemic forced us to change the way we do fitness, Amy, a seasoned fitness trainer, leapt into action and started a YouTube channel, TikTok page, and Instagram page to give her clients the ability to stay connected and not lose momentum on their holistic health goals. With the growth of her Git LIIT (Low-Impact Interval Training) communit…
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Mary has been married to Jason for 19 years. They have two children (13 & 10), and three dogs. Mary is a second-degree black belt in martial arts and has found a new joy in roller disco. On weekend mornings she can be found enjoying a good book and a cup of coffee with a pup or two on her lap. She has been with the Daimler corporation for 19 years …
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Living in Dusseldorf, Germany, Christina loves her daily walks along the Rhine River. She considers New York City her second home and enjoys taking walks along the Hudson River and the inspiration that comes from the colors of the sky in Brooklyn. She spent years working for the CEO of one of the big-4 accounting firms and gave that up to pursue pa…
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Sara McDaniel is a Louisiana gal who loves kayaking on the bayou and traveling both near and far. She is a former public-school teacher who left teaching to sell education curriculum. In 2016 she turned her sights to her dream from 4th grade and began restoring a broken down and forgotten 1926 Louisiana cottage. Little did she know that her yellow …
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