Episode 5 - Turning Rejection into a Source of Inspiration with Patty LaRoche

Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Patty LaRoche - 10/24/2023   Story Highlight: Patty LaRoche's journey of resilience and her ability to turn her experiences with rejection into a source of inspiration and encouragement for others is truly remarkable. Her willingness to share her personal experiences with rejection, both in her own life and in her role as a teacher, is indeed powerful and will resonate with many people. Patty provides valuable lessons and inspiration for those who may be going through similar struggles. She is a source of guidance and encouragement for others on their own journeys.  With transparency she shares that even in the humiliation of rejection as a child, she has been given the ability to glean insights from these experiences and use them to find purpose and meaning in her life as an author and speaker, bringing hope and humor to those who know her. The message that the Lord is active behind the scenes in our lives, even in our most challenging moments, is both powerful and comforting.   About Our Guest (Bio): Patty LaRoche Patty LaRoche is a former high school teacher whose #1 goal was to help students understand their immeasurable value. That message is shared when she speaks to Christian, educational and business groups. She is certified to speak about the fight against sex-trafficking, and as a weekly columnist for three area newspapers, weaves faith, hope and humor in everything she writes. Her time is split between Fort Scott, Kansas, and Mazatlán, Mexico, where she volunteers with a Christian dump-feeding program and local orphanages, knowing that the message of rejection knows no boundaries.  Patty is a wife, mother, stepmother, great-grandmother, writer, speaker and athlete/coach.  A Little Faith Lift includes anecdotes of rejection in each of those areas and is written to offer hope to others who can relate.   Book Spotlight: A Little Faith Lift: Finding Joy Beyond Rejection. Do you ever feel like you just don’t measure up? There’s always someone smarter, richer, prettier, skinnier, funnier, holier, or (you fill in the blank)? Too much of my life—oh, let’s say, give or take decades—was spent figuring out that there is life beyond rejection. This book is written for those who doubt their worth, thanks to memories of betrayal by others who used them as their personal punching bag. For these hurting individuals, walking into a room full of strangers produces enough sweat to frizz their hair, and if asked to spearhead the church social, they hyperventilate. I get it. After a group of my high school seniors asked me to lead them in a Bible study, the message became clear: If my students could recognize from Whom their value came and not from what others thought of them, their lives forever would be changed. The message is true for everyone.  So, if you desire to move past the pain that has left you joyless or insecure, if you are ready to take risks and refuse to give anyone or anything the power to make you less than God desires, if you seek to know your immeasurable value (and perhaps even laugh in the process), A Little Faith Lift is for you.   Connect with Patty LaRoche: 📖 Book: A Little Faith Lift: Finding Joy Beyond Rejection. 🌐: www.alittlefaithlift.com  💌: [email protected]