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Hosted by Mandy on the Mountain — The Appalachian Dandelion. Southern stories, soul healing, and dandelion truths from a mountain woman who lost herself in the middle of trauma and grief—and is finally finding her way back home.This podcast is rooted in Appalachian grit,…
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Before the Woods Grow Quiet: When Life Changes in a Split Second (opens the original)
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Two devastating accidents struck her son, his girlfriend, and her son’s father within hours, dividing an ordinary day into everything that came before and everything that followed. In this deeply personal yet universal episode of Mandy on the Mountain, Mandy reflects on the fragile gift of survival and the faith that was already waiting when life came to a sudden stop. Against the changing light of the autumn equinox, she draws wisdom from black bears preparing for winter, bees gathering for the
Life Will Humble You Real Quick (opens the original)
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Have you ever looked back at a storm and wondered how you survived it? In this deeply honest episode, Mandy explores what it means to be humbled, to loosen your grip on what you cannot control, and to remember the people, prayers, and ordinary moments that carried you through. With a guitar strap mistaken for a lifeline, stones of remembrance, a childhood home, stars above a park, and extra pickles, she connects heartbreak, faith, surrender, and the quiet joy of being alive again. This episode i
The Coat of Many Colors Dolly Parton Left Behind (opens the original)
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When Mandy first heard that Dolly Parton had died, the news reached her mind before it reached her heart. But as she began connecting the dots, she realized Dolly had been woven through her life all along. From her mama’s love of “Islands in the Stream,” her Papaw’s admiration, and her granny’s jealousy, to Dolly Parton fractions, the Imagination Library, a gifted young baker, and a bubbly girl Mandy still remembers as her Coat of Many Colors girl, every memory became another piece of the story.
I Wonder… What If a Restart Isn’t Going Back? (opens the original)
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This is Mandy’s longest podcast yet, and maybe that’s fitting, because this isn’t an episode meant to be rushed. It might even be one worth saving and coming back to. It begins with a word so ordinary that most of us probably haven’t stopped to think about what it really means: wonder. We say it every day. I wonder what happened. I wonder what they meant. I wonder what comes next. But what happens when we stop long enough to wonder about wonder itself? In Restarting Wonder, Mandy takes one seemi
🎥 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT | To My Beautiful Freedom Riders (opens the original)
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For the first time ever… Mandy on the Mountain is coming to video as Ms. Shook After months of sharing stories through nothing but a microphone, Mandy is stepping in front of the camera. This episode marks the beginning of a new chapter and is dedicated to the students who have taught her more about courage, resilience, and hope than many adults ever have. As another school year begins, she reflects on butterflies in the chrysalis, lightning bugs speaking in Morse code, lilies in the field, and
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