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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Elephant in the Room Part 8: Planning for Life after Death ft. Abby Schneiderman
[BOOK CLUB BONUS] Christie Tate’s “Group”
Elephants in the Room Part 7: Getting Real About Divorce with Jen, Kristen & Jamie
Elephants in the Room Part 6: Accepting The Reality of Mental Health Issues And Their Impact with Jamie Tworkowski
Elephants in the Room Part 5: Undoing the Stigma of Menopause with Cheryl Bridges Johns
Elephants in the Room Part 4: Facing the Reality of White Privilege and Systemic Racism with Reggie Dabbs & John Driver
[BOOK CLUB BONUS] Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's “Americanah”
Elephants in the Room Part 3 - Addressing Broken Sexual Behavior with Jay Stringer
Elephants in the Room Part 2: Responding to LGBTQ+ Friends & Loved Ones with Celeste Lecesne
Elephants in the Room Part 1: Grief on Your Terms with Sal & Im
Jen Speaks to Finding Life through a Year of Grief, Sorrow, and Unrelenting Joy
Goodness Triumphs Through Good People: A Year-End Benediction from Bishop Michael Curry
Holiday Hilarity with Deck the Hallmark
[BONUS] Vanessa Lachey’s “Life from Scratch”
Singing in the Holidays with Trisha Yearwood
[BOOK CLUB BONUS] David Sedaris’s “The Best of Me”
Stress Free Holiday Hosting with Abby Turner
YOUR Body Keeps the Score: Unwinding Trauma with Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk
YOU Restored: Healing from Trauma For Everyone with Jimanekia Eborn
[BOOK CLUB BONUS] Lucy Foley’s “The Guest List”
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