In order for us to be our best selves, we have to embark on a journey of healing.  We do not want to be women with purpose, focused on raising our children to be their best selves but blinded by our own trauma.  We want to live whole and healthy lives fulled with promise.  Creating a healing ground, it is important to our growth and our journey.  

Today, Suddenly a Woman podcast is back, Season 2! The break is over and our host, Kim Brown gets vulnerable about STARTING OVER or STARTING AGAIN! Kim has a vision to help empower women in all walks of life.  She is sharing her journey and being an open book, as she navigates a new season of life. What happens when we challenge ourselves to be better?  Will we grow when we surround ourselves with people who force us to dust ourselves off and keep trying?  

Psalm 23 reminds us that in life or in death — in times of plenty or want — God is good and worthy of our trust. The psalm uses the metaphor of a shepherd’s care for his sheep to describe the wisdom, strength and kindness of our God. It gives voice to the sheep who are always eager to share what they know to be true, that staying close to the shepherd is always the safe place to be, for there can be nowhere He leads that does not, in the end, result in that which will be good for His flock.

In the New Testament, Jesus reveals Himself to be the Good Shepherd of Psalm 23, and at the graveside of his friend Lazarus, this is especially evident. For there, as we learn from John 11:35, the shortest verse in the Bible, that “Jesus wept.” Two words that speak volumes of what Psalm 23 means when it declares, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.”

Here is Jesus — our Lord and Shepherd — not merely looking down on our sorrow from a distance and feeling for us with sympathy, but coming alongside and entering into our suffering as one of us and in empathy He is with us.

In this episode Chloe, our brand manager,  takes us on a deep dive into the “attitude of gratitude.” She lays out how to provoke and live out gratitude in your daily life, outside of our normal season of thankfulness. 

She references, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, “Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” 

We hope that this episode gives practicals to how to have a grateful heart! 

"Humans are an incredibly social species and one of the things that sets us apart is forming and maintaining relationships with others. Gift giving around holidays, birthdays, graduations or weddings is a great opportunity to reinforce those relationships," said Daniel Farrelly, a psychologist at the University of Worcester.

Whatever the occasion, gift giving is a social ritual that requires careful thought and consideration. So are there a set of rules to follow? 

In this episode we have a guest host, Effie Kimble! She is on the Suddenly A Woman team and wanted to share about what she’s been learning recently.

It's a new month now! Let's dust off our goals we set early in the year.  Let's start that project that seems super scary! Our host, Kim Brown, shares how she starting her podcast with all of the fear and it is hard but worth every minute! 

Our host, Kim Brown, will discuss why she is launching Suddenly A Podcast. And how her life was changed by studying the word "suddenly".  She will challenge us to refresh one thing in our lives. Her goal is to make us live our best life with purpose and passion.