Medically, she should have died four times. But God wasn't done with her yet.

Brittany DeRoche is a cancer survivor, heart failure survivor, pulmonary embolism survivor, five-time Ironman, and mother of four who keeps rising again. This episode shows you what it looks like to survive the unthinkable, surrender everything to God, and discover purpose in the storms.

Key Discussion Points Brittany shares how four near-death experiences, cancer at 19, pulmonary embolisms, heart failure at 15% heart function, shaped her faith, and how an unplanned pregnancy led doctors to find the cancer that saved her life.

She recounts the Holy Spirit's promptings that kept her alive when doctors nearly sent her home, and the honeymoon she spent in the ICU after the friend who officiated her wedding had a fatal stroke the next day.

Brittany describes surrendering everything to God in January 2020, landing a grounding job at a ministry company, then being fired, something she now sees as being freed for what came next.

She unpacks Church Activation Strategies, her business helping churches turn underused spaces into childcare partnerships that serve families and fund ministry sustainably.

Brittany explains her RACE acronym, Rise Again with Courage and Endure, and how it ties her athletics, faith, and entrepreneurship together as she trains for her sixth Ironman and chases a Kona qualification doctors said she'd never reach.

About the Guest Brittany DeRoche is the founder of Church Activation Strategies, where she helps churches activate underused spaces through childcare partnerships that serve families and create sustainable funding for ministry. A cancer survivor, heart failure survivor, five-time Ironman, and mother of four, she has survived four near-death experiences since her diagnosis at 19 and spent nearly three decades finding purpose in the storms. She is now training for her sixth Ironman with the goal of qualifying for Kona, the Ironman World Championship.

Learn More: Connect with Brittany on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-deroche/

Learn more about Church Activation Strategies: https://www.churchactivationco.com

Follow her Ironman journey and upcoming book, Rise Again: https://www.instagram.com/brittanyb_deroche/

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Chapters:

0:30 Welcome & Introduction

0:52 Meeting Brittany & God's Timing

4:35 Purpose Through the Storms

4:43 Surviving the Unthinkable

6:50 Brittany's Full Story

14:58 Resting & Healing

17:18 Faith Meets Work

28:11 The Ironman Dream & Kona

28:55 Church Activation Strategies

38:11 Encouragement & Final Advice