09 | Sharing my Testimony Part 1- The "Joy" behind the Journey, navigating loss from suicide & overcoming toxic family patterns
04/22/24 • 25 min
In this episode I am sharing with you about my personal testimony and what God has done in my life. I lost my mom when I was 6 years old, she had succumbed to a deep depression and took her own life. Growing up without a mom I had to navigate feeling “less than” which contributed to a heavy lack/poverty mentality. I share some defining moments growing up as I began to share about the loss and realized that there was healing in speaking about the pain. My empathy grew for others so deeply that I began to keep a journal to remind me to check in on my friends and to be there for them in any way that I could.
The healing & restoration that has taken place in my life is something that can only be done through God. I have realized that the isolation that my mom dealt with is so common for us women. The enemy wants to isolate us all thinking that no one cares or knows what we are going through and that is the furthest thing from the truth. There is nothing that we can do to separate us from the love of God and I pray that through listening you are encouraged and reminded that however “stuck” you may be feeling in life, your life is worth living and showing up for.
It is through my painful past of deep loss that has birthed my passion for helping women live out their full potential. Remember to always be kind, you may never know what someone is going through.
Scriptures referenced:
Genesis 50:20
Romans 8:38-39
Romans 5:8
I pray this blesses you,
Xoxo Coach Joy
If you or someone you know needs help call 988 suicide & crisis hotline
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In this episode I am sharing with you about my personal testimony and what God has done in my life. I lost my mom when I was 6 years old, she had succumbed to a deep depression and took her own life. Growing up without a mom I had to navigate feeling “less than” which contributed to a heavy lack/poverty mentality. I share some defining moments growing up as I began to share about the loss and realized that there was healing in speaking about the pain. My empathy grew for others so deeply that I began to keep a journal to remind me to check in on my friends and to be there for them in any way that I could.
The healing & restoration that has taken place in my life is something that can only be done through God. I have realized that the isolation that my mom dealt with is so common for us women. The enemy wants to isolate us all thinking that no one cares or knows what we are going through and that is the furthest thing from the truth. There is nothing that we can do to separate us from the love of God and I pray that through listening you are encouraged and reminded that however “stuck” you may be feeling in life, your life is worth living and showing up for.
It is through my painful past of deep loss that has birthed my passion for helping women live out their full potential. Remember to always be kind, you may never know what someone is going through.
Scriptures referenced:
Genesis 50:20
Romans 8:38-39
Romans 5:8
I pray this blesses you,
Xoxo Coach Joy
If you or someone you know needs help call 988 suicide & crisis hotline
Don’t do life alone:
Join the Joyful Fit Life Community: https://joyful-fit-life.mn.co
Connect with me here: Get your Gifts Check out the “30 Days to Becoming” email:
https://www.thejoyfulfitlife.com/39581/30-day-email-landing-page/
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08 | Emotional Health- What is it and how it could be the missing piece to your transformation as a Christian Woman
08 | Emotional Health- What is it and how it could be the missing piece to your transformation as a Christian Woman
In this episode we explore what Emotional Health is for those that may not fully understand what it actually is and how to grow in this area. Emotional Health has played a huge role in my transformation into all I am becoming as a wife, mom, daughter, mentor, coach etc , but first I had to quit. QUIT?! You may be thinking, “isn’t quitting bad?!” Well, not in this case, it has been the HEALTHIEST thing I have done.
Exploring the layers of Emotional Health from a Biblical perspective has brought what used to be past pain into new levels of freedom. This has been a foundational part of healing for the Joyful Fit Life Community as well- and will continue to be; so we can all step into who we are becoming. One of the ways that Emotional Health was introduced to me was through the book “ The Emotionally Healthy Woman”- a definite must read, and read again, highlight, take notes- all of the things!
I will share the Top 3 Principles that stood out to me of the 8 that are covered in this book in hopes that you not only can relate, but realize that you are not ALONE! We are in this together Woman of God, let’s continue to heal and change the trajectory of our lives and the lives of those we impact!
Scriptures referenced:
Ecclesiastes 3:1
I pray this blesses you,
Xoxo Coach Joy
Don’t live in isolation anymore, join the community:
Join the Joyful Fit Life Community: https://joyful-fit-life.mn.co
Emotionally Healthy Woman Book on Amazon:
The Emotionally Healthy Woman by Geri Scazzero
Emotional Health Resources:
https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org/
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Next Episode
10 | Sharing my Testimony Part 2- The "Joy" behind the Journey, navigating loss from suicide & overcoming toxic family patterns
Continuing from Part 1 of my testimony, today I am sharing about the loss of another family member to suicide, my brother. As if losing your mom wasn’t hard enough, 20 years later I relived my worst nightmare. It was three days before my wedding day when I received a call from my Dad telling me to come home. To my dismay learning that my brother took his life caused so much pain again, and this time even more vivid as I was now an adult.
Navigating loss around yet another huge moment in your life is something that I would never wish on anyone. But, God. I was shown time and time again that God is truly in all of the details of our lives, no matter how small. The lessons that God has taught me since the passing of my brother have brought so many layers of healing and restoration, I am confident that they will bring hope to any situation you may be currently facing.
I share this part of my story to inspire you to cling to Jesus through the highest of highs and lowest of lows, He is truly our strength through it all! Thank you for listening and I believe that we are now closer after these past two episodes!
Scriptures referenced:
Joel 2:25
I pray this blesses you,
Xoxo Coach Joy
Don’t live in isolation anymore, join the community:
Join the Joyful Fit Life Community: https://joyful-fit-life.mn.co
Get your Gifts:
Check out the “30 Days to Becoming” email: https://www.thejoyfulfitlife.com/39581/30-day-email-landing-page/
Join our FREE FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2486808534941816
Connect with me here:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/joyfulfit_life/
Email: [email protected]
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