For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast
Society & Culture
It’s so hard but so true: growth often comes from the most painful parts of life. An untreatable diagnosis, a painful divorce, the loss of savings that took a lifetime to build—when the script we write for ourselves is ripped apart by the unthinkable, we’re forced to rethink everything, like who we are, what we value, and where we spend our time. Moving the boulders of our identity requires us to push ourselves in ways we never asked for. And as frustrating as it can be, the pushing brings us closer to the person we’re meant to be—that’s what our guest, poet Maggie Smith, reminds us. Jen reveals how she unexpectedly found and fell in love with Maggie’s work (spoiler alert: it’s Shauna Niequist’s fault!). Maggie and Jen talk about what it was like for each of them to weather the loss that comes from divorce, and the fresh hope weaving its way through their rebuilding. Maggie reveals that more than ever, she feels more confident than ever to take on whatever life throws at her, even when her script is flipped.
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Surprised by Love: Jen & Tyler On Where They Started and How It’s Going
The Most Empowering Things You Need to Know About Sex & Your Body with Emily Nagoski
Beyond the Swipe: Mastering the Art of Online Dating with Dating Coach Perri Schneider
When a Long-Term Relationship Ends, Where Do You Begin Again? Ft. Laura Stassi
[BOOK CLUB BONUS] Shauna Niequist’s “I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet”
Singleness = Fullness, Wholeness and Being Open to Possibilities, with Shani Silver
Matchmaking for Love in the Modern Age with Joseph Dixon and Paris Denise
The Terror of Being Known Again after Divorce with Cameron Esposito
Unraveling The Source of Our Sexual Shame: Jay Stringer Deconstructs Purity Culture
Letters From Me Camp Week 4: Packing Up, Heading Home and Reflections on The Journey
[BOOK CLUB BONUS] Sarah Blake’s “The Guest Book”
Letters From Me Camp 2022 Week 3: Daughters & Friends Bring More We Camp to Grand Marais
Letters from Me Camp Week 2: Me Camp Turns to We Camp with Tyler Merritt in MN
Letters from Me Camp 2022: Week 1 in Aspen & Tips for Solo Travel (I Spy Katie Couric!)
For the Love of Conversations: Jen & Kelly on The Men They Love
For the Love of Conversations: Jen and Kelly on Beliefs, Truth, and the Things We Hold Dear
For the Love of Conversations: Jen and Kelly on Friendship Through the Years
For the Love of Conversations: Jen and Kelly on Hard and Beautiful Change
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