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The Beauty in the Mess

The Beauty in the Mess

著者： Michele Simms
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The Beauty in the Mess Podcast is about rewriting your story. You feel like others (or yourself) have boxed you into a specific role, but you know that is not who you truly are. Then it’s time to give yourself permission to start showing up as you are, rewrite your story, and allow yourself to grow. Your mission may be to establish connections to like-minded people, align with your soul’s true desire, reconnect to your faith, overcome fear, find your voice, or restore your health. Regardless, it is time to reclaim who you are and who you were meant to be. Join me, Michele Simms, and let’s take this journey together.

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Michele Simms 個人的成功 社会科学 自己啓発 衛生・健康的な生活
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  • Ep. 164 Braver Than She Knew: Starting Over At 58 with Cathy Collier

    Ep. 164 Braver Than She Knew: Starting Over At 58 with Cathy Collier
    2026/09/09

    Braver Than She Knew: Starting Over at 58

    What happens when the life you thought you’d have suddenly isn’t your life anymore?

    In this episode of The Beauty In The Mess, I sit down with author, speaker, and educator Cathy McCoy Collier, who found herself starting over at 58 after more than 30 years of marriage.

    After years of betrayal and trying to save her marriage, Cathy finally reached her limit. Walking away meant facing fears she had avoided for decades: living alone, managing money, making decisions by herself, grieving the family life she thought she would have, and discovering who she was outside of being a wife.

    Cathy shares honestly about infidelity, gray divorce, self-worth, fear, faith, loneliness, friendships, dating again, and the surprisingly small moments that helped her realize she could build a life of her own.

    We also talk about her faith-based journal, Braver Than I Knew, which grew out of her own healing journey and is designed to help women navigate divorce, loss, major life changes, and unexpected new beginnings.

    Cathy’s story is a reminder that sometimes bravery doesn’t feel brave at all. Sometimes it’s simply taking one step when you have no idea what comes next.


    2:20 – The moment Cathy knew she had finally reached her limit5:20 – Filing for divorce after more than 30 years of marriage6:20 – The fear of starting over financially at 589:20 – How divorce ultimately brought Cathy back to her faith11:20 – Finding the counselor who helped her begin healing14:20 – Protecting her adult sons while telling the truth about the divorce16:20 – Learning to make decisions alone after 32 years as part of a couple19:20 – The moments Cathy believes prepared her to finally leave20:20 – The humiliation of infidelity and realizing “His sin is not my shortcoming” 21:20 – Grieving the family and future she thought she would have27:20 – Losing relationships and discovering who was really in her corner29:20 – Rebuilding her self-worth and creating new boundaries31:20 – Why Cathy named her book Braver Than I Knew32:20 – Why the first brave step is the hardest 33:20 – Freedom, loneliness, and adjusting to life on her own35:20 – Learning that she no longer needs someone else to feel complete 37:20 – How faith became central to Cathy’s healing42:20 – Trusting herself, trusting God, and finally being able to exhale46:20 – Dating after 50 and the lighter side of starting over50:20 – Inside Cathy’s 52-week journal, Braver Than I Knew54:20 – Cathy’s advice when you don’t feel brave enough to take the first step56:20 – Gray divorce and knowing when you’ve finally had enough59:20 – Why Cathy has never regretted leaving



    ✨ Connect with Cathy McCoy Collier

    · https://www.braverthaniknew.com

    · Instagram: @braverthaniknew

    · Facebook: Braver Than I Knew Journal

    · Email: cathycollier.author@gmail.com



    ✨ Connect with Michele Simms


    • Website: thebeautyinthemess.com

    • Instagram: @the.beauty.in.the.mess

    • LinkedIn: Michele Simms



    • Facebook Group: The Beauty in the Mess Podcast
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    If Cathy's story encouraged you, please consider leaving a 5-star review and sharing this episode with someone who needs the reminder that heartbreak doesn't have to be the end of their story.

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  • Ep. 163 When Life Breaks Your Heart But Not Your Spirit with Rita Cartwright

    Ep. 163 When Life Breaks Your Heart But Not Your Spirit with Rita Cartwright
    2026/09/03
    When Life Breaks Your Heart, But Not Your Spirit What happens when life breaks your heart more than once, yet somehow you keep finding the strength to move forward? In this episode of The Beauty In The Mess, I sit down with Rita J. Cartwright, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and founder of Go Beyond The Limit. Rita is a survivor of two domestic violence relationships and has endured betrayal and devastating loss, including the death of her husband and, just one year later, her oldest son. But Rita's story isn't simply about what she's survived. It's about what she's done with it. At 72, Rita continues to build businesses, serve others, and help women rebuild their confidence and independence. Through Go Beyond The Limit, she provides free entrepreneurship training to survivors of domestic violence, helping women develop skills to create their own opportunities and financial independence. We talk openly about domestic violence, rebuilding self-worth, starting over, entrepreneurship, grief, losing the people we love, and what it means to truly heal a broken heart. Rita also shares the powerful role her Christian faith has played throughout her journey and the biblical principles behind her book, How to Heal Your Broken Heart. One of the most powerful things Rita says is that “grief is a weight.” We may never stop loving or missing the people we've lost, but we can learn to carry their memory without allowing grief to keep us from fully living. And perhaps most beautifully, Rita says that through everything she's experienced, she has “rediscovered who God originally created me to be before life happened.” 2:50 – Meet Rita and the mission behind Go Beyond The Limit4:50 – Rebuilding confidence and self-worth after domestic violence6:50 – Rita’s faith and bringing God into her work and business8:50 – Searching for purpose and finding her path later in life10:50 – Becoming a mother at 16 and refusing to let circumstances define her future46:50 – Turning painful experiences into a testimony that can help other women 47:50 – How to Heal Your Broken Heart: domestic violence, infidelity, and losing loved ones 48:50 – The eight biblical principles Rita says helped heal her broken heart 51:50 – How helping others became part of Rita’s own healing52:50 – Supporting widows and mothers who have lost children 54:50 – Can healing feel like letting go of the person you’ve lost?56:50 – Faith, counseling, and allowing yourself to receive help 57:50 – Why Rita says “grief is a weight” 58:50 – Receiving comfort and healing during life’s darkest seasons1:00:50 – Getting through the storm and believing there is still something on the other side1:01:50 – Rediscovering who God created you to be “before life happened”✨ Connect with Rita J. Cartwright· Go Beyond The Limit: gobeyondthelimit.org· RJ's Digital Solutions: rjsdigitalsolutions.com· Book: How to Heal Your Broken Heart U.S. Book Page· Email: ritaj.cartwright@gmail.com· Rita’s Phone Number: (602) 540-4307✨ Connect with Michele Simms• Website: thebeautyinthemess.com• Instagram: @the.beauty.in.the.mess• LinkedIn: Michele Simms• Facebook Group: The Beauty in the Mess Podcast💬 Rate & ReviewIf Rita's story encouraged you, please consider leaving a 5-star review and sharing this episode with someone who needs the reminder that heartbreak doesn't have to be the end of their story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 時間 42 分
  • Ep. 162 Speak From Your Scars, Not Your Scabs with Elaine Mingus

    Ep. 162 Speak From Your Scars, Not Your Scabs with Elaine Mingus
    2026/08/19
    What happens when you've survived some really hard things, but you refuse to let those things define the rest of your life? In this episode of The Beauty in the Mess, I sit down with Elaine Mingus, a mom of seven, entrepreneur, speaker, author, pageant coach, and Mrs. Texas USA Globe. Elaine's story is a lot deeper than the crown and sash. She opens up about being groomed and sexually abused by a youth pastor at 13, the devastating response she received afterward, and how that trauma eventually contributed to an eight-year battle with bulimia and a serious heroin addiction. But this conversation isn't just about what happened to Elaine. It's about what she's done with it. We talk about therapy, recovery, faith, motherhood, and something I found really interesting: maybe we're never completely done healing. Elaine talks about continuing to uncover new layers of her own healing even decades later and learning to parent from healing instead of fear. We also get into sharing our stories, especially in a world where we're encouraged to put everything online. Elaine believes our stories can absolutely help other people, but that doesn't mean every detail belongs to everyone. Her advice? Speak from your scars, not your scabs. In other words, you don't have to wait until something no longer affects you, but there is wisdom in making sure you're healed enough that telling your story doesn't rip the wound wide open again. We also talk about protecting the people we love when their stories intersect with ours, becoming comfortable with who you are right now, pageantry and visibility, the pressure of social media, and Elaine's struggle to trust that impact matters more than likes, money, views, or a crown. And I loved one of Elaine's reminders near the end:Your purpose doesn't change, but your strategy does. Sometimes purpose looks like standing on a stage. Sometimes it's being there for your child. Sometimes it's simply helping the person right in front of you. This is a very real conversation about trauma, healing, faith, purpose, visibility, and learning to trust where you're being led. In This Episode02:25 – Meet Elaine Mingus 03:25 – Childhood grooming and abuse 05:25 – Finding faith after trauma 08:25 – Addiction, bulimia, and recovery 10:25 – Parenting from healing, not fear 11:25 – Why healing is never really finished 14:25 – Quieting the negative voice 18:25 – Faith and staying present 23:25 – Stepping into spiritual authority 24:25 – Speak from your scars, not your scabs 28:25 – Knowing when to share your story 30:25 – Protecting the people in your story 32:25 – Reinvention and life beyond the crown 35:25 – Helping women become visible 39:25 – Trauma and comparing pain 42:25 – Getting her message of hope out 44:25 – Authenticity over perfect social media 47:25 – Your purpose, your strategy 49:25 – Finding your purpose 52:25 – Pageantry, visibility, and trusting God 55:25 – When the crown wasn't the real prize 58:25 – Choosing purpose over money 01:00:25 – Trusting the bigger plan ✨Connect with Elaine Mingus:· Pageantpreneur on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pageantpreneur?utm_source=chatgpt.com· Pageantpreneur Community: https://www.skool.com/pageantpreneur-7655/about?utm_source=chatgpt.com· Pageant CEO: https://www.pageantceo.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com· LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainemingus/ ✨ Connect with Michele Simms:· Website: thebeautyinthemess.com· Instagram: @the.beauty.in.the.mess· LinkedIn: Michele Simms· Facebook Group: The Beauty in the Mess Podcast💬 Rate & Review· Loved this episode? Please consider leaving a 5-star review and sharing it with a friend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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