#405 How To Rise Up After Life Knocks You Down with Courtney Joseph Fallick

I'm so excited to welcome Courtney Joseph Fallick onto the show today. She is a best-selling author and founder of Women Living Well Ministries and Good Morning Girls. Since 2014, Courtney has been blogging through the Bible, one chapter at a time, and her impactful work has been featured on platforms like the Rachael Ray Show and Proverbs 31 Ministries.   Courtney's latest book, Still Standing: How to Live in God's Light While Wrestling with the Dark, dives into her personal journey through a dark season marked by fear, shame, and grief. Listen in as she shares her story of overcoming the pain of her husband's infidelity and offers powerful insights on how to stand up after life's most crushing struggles.   Whether you're wrestling through a dark season or are supporting someone who is, I hope you'll join us for this incredible reminder of God's faithfulness!   3:09 – Courtney 101   Blogging since 2008 Navigating a dark season of life New book to help women face struggles with courage and faith     5:30 – Blogging Through The Bible   How Courtney started blogging though the Bible The blog's format and schedule The soak method     12:18 – Finding Peace After Infidelity   The early stages of shock and denial The struggle of public perception and advice Finding healing and a new normal Courtney's marriage before this event     22:52 – Faith In The Silence   Navigating unanswered prayers and pain How God provided strength and comfort in unexpected ways Standing on God's word   27:49 – Choosing Joy Over And Over   Struggling with resentment, bitterness and anger Surrendering to God The continual process of healing   34:54 – For Those Feeling Stuck…   Are you ready for change? The book of Psalms Making your home a haven   38:25 – Takeaways   What life looks like for Courtney today Getting your copy of Standing Still     FEATURED QUOTES   "What ​I ​needed ​was ​people ​to ​just ​show ​up ​and ​give ​me ​a ​hug. To ​show ​up ​and ​love ​me. ​To ​listen. To ​just ​be ​sympathetic ​and ​care ​and ​not ​judge."   "Our ​feelings ​are ​liars ​and ​we ​cannot ​believe ​our ​feelings ​because ​God's ​word ​is ​true. ​And ​we ​stand ​on ​the ​promises ​of ​His ​word."   "I've ​been ​through ​all ​those ​emotions that ​we ​all ​humanly go ​through. ​But ​God's ​word ​is ​really ​​what ​kept ​me ​standing ​and ​pulled ​me ​through."   "Change only comes when we decide we're going to change."   Learn more about Courtney:   Get your copy of Standing Still   https://www.amazon.com/Still-Standing-Light-While-Wrestling/dp/0764242393   Women Living Well Ministries   https://womenlivingwell.org/   Women Living Well YouTube   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbl7jYIPjneSbn_m5fszKQ   Women Living Well Facebook   https://www.facebook.com/womenlivingwell/   Women Living Well Instagram   https://www.instagram.com/womenlivingwell/   Good Morning Girls   https://womenlivingwell.org/good-morning-girls/           Connect with me:   http://www.stillbeingmolly.com http://instagram.com/stillbeingmolly http://instagram.com/canilaughpod http://twitter.com/stillbeingmolly http://facebook.com/stillbeingmolly http://facebook.com/canilaughpod http://tiktok.com/@stillbeingmolly     GET YOUR COPY of 'IF I DON'T LAUGH, I'LL CRY" TODAY: Barnes & Noble: https://bit.ly/IIDLICbn Amazon: https://amzn.to/48VYFkG ChristianBook: https://bit.ly/IIDLICcb Target: https://bit.ly/3Shh3Q2 Walmart: https://bit.ly/3MmGVpJ Indie Bound: https://bit.ly/IIDLICib Audible: https://amzn.to/3ITcdm8 Kindle: https://amzn.to/3ITaSvv     About Can I Laugh On Your Shoulder?   Can I Laugh On Your Shoulder? Podcast is a weekly podcast where we have honest conversations about faith, business, life, and everything in between. Hosted by speaker and author, Molly Stillman, her mission is to make you laugh, cry, and laugh till you cry. She wants to create a community of people who are unafraid to be themselves and have honest conversations about the things that matter most. Her vision is to create a safe space for people to explore their faith and share their stories and gifts with the world.