Cheryl McGrath shares her decades-long struggle with workaholism and its impact on her family, personal health, and understanding of success. The Lord eventually upended her perspective on where to find her value and identity. Taking what she learned from that experience, Cheryl is now pursuing her passion to help women embrace their self-worth and live life wholeheartedly through her new coaching business, Every Season Coaching. If you wrestle with feeling like you’re “not enough,” you’re sure to enjoy Cheryl’s encouraging story.
Momentum: Episode #9 - Trina Cress
Trina Cress is the author of Simplifying Home and the girl behind SimplifyingHome.com. In between caring for three kids and advocating simplicity, she also writes about simple faith and life on her personal blog BeginnerBeans.com. There she shares from her messy beginnings to uncover beauty in the process and joy in the simple. She and her family live in Nebraska where Trina aims to live her “real life” first and then make her online updates an echo of that.
Momentum: Episode #8 - Claire Nix
Claire Nix is a business coach for mompreneurs and digital media strategist. She is passionate about helping women seek Jesus, prioritize their families, and create a successful, fun business allowing them to find purpose outside of caring for young children. She is a wife (to her high school sweetheart), a mom to two boys, and a woman with a God-sized dream who is on a mission to help other women find success in life and business.
Momentum: Episode #7 - Sarah Targgart
The podcast takes a bit of a turn this week to discuss the dream of having a family and the intimate struggle of infertility. Sarah Targgart gives a voice to this heart-wrenching topic. She is vulnerable about what the journey has been like for her. She shares what was and was not helpful while she and her husband fought to cling to the promises of God while wondering if their dreams of having a family would ever come true.
Momentum: Episode #6 - Heather Disarro
Heather Disarro is a food-centric lifestyle blogger at Heather's Dish. She is passionate about embracing the beauty that surrounds us in our everyday lives, and she revels in the opportunity to bring the love of cooking to the world as a way to love others well! In this episode, Heather is honest about her insecurities and the challenges she faces in chasing God’s plans in spite of the fears that could hold her back.
Momentum Episode #5 - Interview with Britt Peck
When she was still single, Britt Peck’s God-shaped dream moved her to Las Vegas to minister to women in the sex industry. Now back home in Connecticut, she’s newly married, supporting her husband through law school, and living in the in-between as she waits for God to reveal what’s next. In this season, Britt is learning to be still, finding gratitude in the simple things, and figuring out what it means to be a godly wife.
Momentum Episode #4 - Interview with Brooke Fish
Brooke Fish creates and sells eco-friendly, stylish baby accessories through her company Fresh BiB, but her greatest desire is to encourage new moms. In this episode she openly shares about her past, including her struggle with post-partum depression, as well as the challenges of today with regard to discerning the future of Fresh BiB. She fervently believes God will provide for those who are willing to actively engage in the pursuit of the dreams He has given.
Momentum: Episode #3 - Interview with Missy Williams
Missy Williams is the co-founder of Seed Effect, a Christ-centered, nonprofit microfinance organization focused on providing economic and spiritual empowerment for the people of South Sudan. While Missy never set out to start a microfinance organization, she is now able to share the powerful tips she learned about executing on a dream and keeping your eyes on the Lord. Join me as we learn together what can happen when God places a seemingly impossible assignment in your hands.
Momentum: Episode #2 - Interview with Alysa Passage
Alysa shares her passion for creating authentic community and translating world-changing ideas into visually appealing designs. If you were to sit down to coffee with Alysa, she would draw you in with her genuine interest in your life, passions, and struggles while compassionately teaching you how to cultivate the true connections we all crave.
Momentum: Episode #1 - Interview with Erin Straza
In this episode, Erin shares the motivation behind her new book, Comfort Detox; she talks openly about the struggle to stay focused on creative projects while overcoming self-doubt and comparison. We get to hear how one verse of scripture is helping her to be more present with God and inspiring her towards contentment and faithfulness. Her joy is contagious and her honesty inspiring.
Momentum Podcast: Pursuing What Matters Most -- Episode #0 -- Introducing Momentum
The podcast about taking initiative in life and work, following God's lead and paying attention to what happens next.
Welcome to my very first podcast episode. This one will be a little different than future episodes in that it's just me sharing what the podcast is all about, a bit about my story, and experiences that motivated me to start Momentum in the first place.