What if Courage isn't the absence of fear, but trusting God while you're still afraid?

In this episode of Wildly Hopeful, Brandy sits down with bestselling author Laura L. Smith to talk about her book Brave Woman. Mighty God and what the couragous women of the Bible can teach us about fear, faith, waiting, comparision, calling, friendship, prayer, and finding God in ordinary life.

If you have ever felt afraid, unqualified, overlooked, or stuck in the middle of a story you did't choose, this conversation is for you. The women of Scripture wern't fearless superheroes, they were real women who learned to trust a mighty and faithful God. And the same God who met them then is still meeting us today.

You Don't Have to Be Fearless to Be Brave. You can take the next faithful step, even with shaky knees.

To connect further with Laura L. Smith:

Website: LauraSmithAuthor.com

Instagram: @laurasmithauthor

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Podcast collaboration and speaking engagements: hello@brandyadawson.com

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Substack:Musings of A Wildly Hopeful

What does our life look like when hope and grief coexist at the same time?And what does healing look like when life doesn't go back to the way it was before? Today on Wildly Hopeful, Brandy sits down with Johanna Rojas Vann, author of American Immigrant and her newest novel Where Wilted Flowers Bloom, for an honest conversation about grief, faith, motherhood, child loss, unexpected friendship, and finding hope in the middle of heartbreak.

This conversation is an invitation to believe that you don't have to wait until everything is better to have hope. Something beautiful may already be growing here. Even here, in unlikely places.

To connect further with Johanna:

Website: johannavann.com

Instagram: @johannarvann

Book: Where Wilted Flowers Bloom

To connect further with Brandy:

Podcast Collaboration and Speaking engagements: hello@brandyadawson.com

Website + Blog: brandyadawson.com

Instagram: @brandyadawson

Substack: Musings of A Wildly Hopeful

What happens when you genuinely love God but still feel far away from Him? In this episode of Wildly Hopeful, Brandy sits down with writer and Inner Revival podcast host Monika Kirkland to talk about it along her debut nonfiction book, Ever With You: Becoming Fully Awake to the God Who Is Near.

The chat about spiritual exhaustion, distraction, prayer, rest and the subtle pressures many women carry to prove their faithfulness to God. Maybe becoming aware of God's presence has less to do with trying harder to reach Him and more to do with waking up to Him being present and near all along. If you feel tired, distracted, or simply hungry for deeper intamacy with Him, pull up a chair. This conversation is for you.

Oh, by the way- they make talk about oenning Rom-Com's too. This is one you don't want to miss if you want a good girls-gilrl convo with alot of seriousness and laughter:)

Ever With You: Becoming Fully Awake to the God Who is Near is out now.

To connect with Monika:

https://www.MonikaKirkland.com

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/monikakirkland/.

To further connect with Brandy A. Dawson:

To inquire about podcast collaboration or speaking engagements: hello@brandyadawson.com

Website + Blog:@brandyadawson.com

Instagram: @brandyadawson

Substack:Musings of A Wildly Hopeful

There are some conversations that feel easier to whisper than to say out loud. This is one of them. When Christians talk about alcohol, the conversation somehow gets reduced to camps instead of compassion. And we're often left feeling like we have to choose sides instead of leaning into discernement. One side talks about freedom. The other talks only about conviction. But what if we have been asking the wrong questions and the invitation is to become more attentive to the Holy Spirit?

What if the deeper invitation isn't simply, "Can I drink?" But rather " What is shaping my heart?"

In this tender + very brave conversation, Brandy sits down with Christy Osbornee - founder of Love Life Sober, to explore Christian freedom, personal conviction, emotional coping, burnout, and what it looks like to be more attentive to the Holy Spirit without shame and judegement.

This episode is not about putting alcohol on trial. It isn't about telling you what your conviction should be. It's about creating a safe space to become honest before the Lord and ask the quiet questions many women have been carrying for a long time.

Whether you drink regularly, occasionally, not at all, or you're simply curious about your own relationship with alcohol, this conversation is an invitation to listen- not fear, but with honesty, grace, and open hands.

• A Gentle Listener Note

This episode includes conversation around alcohol, sobriety, emotional coping, addiction, and healing. If these topics feel tender or close to your heart, please listen gently. There is no condemnation waiting for you here.

About Christy Osborne

Christy Osborne is the founder of Love Life Sober, a certified sobriwty coach, author, speaker, and podcast host. Through her coaching, community, podcast, and book, Love Life Sober: A 40-Day Alcohol Fast to Rediscover Your Joy, Improve Your Health, and Renew Your Mind, she helps women examine their relationship with alochol with compassion, curiosity, and practical support.

To further connect with Brandy

To enquire about podcast collaboration or speaking engagements: hello@brandyadawson.com

Website + Blog: brandyadawson.com

Instagram: @brandyadawson

Substack:Musings of Grace

Have you ever replayed a conversation, questioned whether you said the wrong, or carried the weight of someone else's opinion long after the moment passed?

What if the harshest judgement you experience isn't coming from others- but from your own heart?

In this episode of wildly Hopeful, Brandy sits down with author, Bible teacher, and podcast host Shannon Popkin to talk about judgement, discernment, mercy, and the freedom Jesus offers. Drawing from her new book, Kinda Judgy: Finding Mercy for Myself and Others in Six Stories of the Bible, Shannon explores Noah, Rhab, Jonah, Simon the Pharisee, the man born blind, and the thief on the cross to show how Scripture reshapes the way we view ourselves, others, and the heart of God.

If you've ever struggled with comparison, criticism, church hurt, people-pleasing, or wondering if you'll ever measure up, this conversation will remind you that the invitation of Jesus has always been mercy.

Connect with Shannon

Website: https://www.shannonpopkin.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonpopkin

Podcast: Live Like It's True

Book- Kinda Judgy: Finding Mercy for Myself and Others in Six Stories of the Bible

Connect with Brandy

For podcast collaboration and speaking engagments: hello@brandyadawson.com

Website + Blog: brandyadawson.com

Instagram: @brandyadawson

Substack:Musings of Grace

*A gentle note before you listen:

This episode includes conversations about child loss, abuse, grief, and trauma. Please care for your heart as you listen. If today's conversation feels tender, pause, take a breath, and come back when you're ready.

Some conversations don't offer easy answers- they simply remind us we're not alone. Today's episode is one of those. Joy Scott joins me for an honest conversation about navigating unimaginable loss, surviving abuse, wrestling with deep grief, and discovering that hope isn't found by pretending everything is okay. It's found in the presence of God, right in the middle of our pain.

Together, we talk about what it looks like to keep your heart alive when life hurts, how healing often comes slowly, and why your hardest chapter doesn't have to be the end of your story. Whether you're grieving someone you love, mourning the life you thought you'd have, walking through dissapointment, or simply feeling weary, my prayer is that this conversation reminds you that you are deeply loved - and that hope is still possible, even here.

Connect with Joy Scott

Website: https://www.joyscott.me

Instagram:@joyscott

Remember, friend- hope isn't waiting for you on the other side of this. Sometimes it meets you right in the middle.

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Substack:Musings of Grace

Website + Blog: brandyadawson.com

What if the exhaustion you are experiencing is a sign that you have been carrying more than your body was ever meant to carry alone? In this episode of Wildly Hopeful, Brandy sits down with trauma-informed coach, Bible teacher, and entrepreneur Tori Mae Hein for an honest conversation about burnout, survival mode, emotional healing, nervous system regulation, identity in Christ, trauma- informed discipleship.

Together they explore why so many people feel stuck in repeating patterns, how our system influences the way we experience stress, and faith, and what it looks like to move from striving and performance into genuine healing and wholeness. Whether you are navigating burnout, emotional exhaustion, leadership fatigue chronic stress, or simply longing to understand yourself with greater compassion, this conversation will remind you that healing is possible- and wild hope is never out of reach.

Connect further with Tori: @torimaehein

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For podcast collaboration and speaking engagments: hello@brandyadawson.com

Instagram:@brandyadawson

Substack: Musings of Grace

Website + Blog: brandyadawson.com

Have you ever looked around at your life and thought, "Why do I feel so disconnected?" In this honest conversation, Brandy sits down with writer and poet Deidre Braley to explore why so many women are living in survival mode and how delight, beauty, and holy attention might be part of God's invitation back to life. If you've been exhausted, overwhelmed, emotionally numb, or simply wondering why life feels so heavy, this episode is for you.

You don't have to escape your life to rediscover joy. Maybe the way back begins with noticing.

Connect with Deidre

Instagram: @deidrebraley

Connect with Brandy

for podcast collaboration or speaking engagments: hello@brandyadawson.com

Instagram: @brandyadawson

Musings of Grace

Website + Blog: brandyadawson.com