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The good story and the hard story can be the same story. This is where we’re sharing the proof. Feeling isolated by your hurt and heartbreak? Then this place is for you.
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Episode 126: James Wolf on Showing Up Helpful and Grateful (opens the original)
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What if your suffering is not a curse on your children, but instead an inheritance of breathtaking value? In this deeply personal conversation, I sat down with my son James the day before he left for college. James opened up about the reality of growing up with a mom who has disabilities and how the experience has formed him into a person who shows up helpful and grateful. I reflected on one of the heaviest questions of my life: has my suffering been a burden to the people I love, especially my
Episode 125: Kate Bowler on Complicated Gratitude (opens the original)
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What good and beautiful thing can we be sure of, no matter what happens? That’s the question guiding author, professor, and theologian Kate Bowler. Her academic research and her lived experience of suffering have confirmed for her that it’s possible to be joyful and sad at the very same time. In our conversation, Kate shared how she’s committed to being surprised by joy and embracing uncertainty as an antidote to anxiety. Mentioned in this conversation Blessed: A History of the American Prosperi
Coming Soon: Take the Next Step Season 2 (opens the original)
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If The GoodHard Story Podcast has encouraged you, consider joining us on Take the Next Step. Each week, Amy Julia Becker interviews disability experts, advocates, and parents about practical next steps for families with disabilities to build connection, belonging, and delight—at home and in community. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify . Take the Next Step is a part of the Hope Heals Network, a collective of Christian thought leaders offering honest conversations and hopeful wisdom to help peop
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