The Day I Couldn't Be Strong

Send us Fan MailFor years, I thought strength meant carrying more.More responsibility. More pressure. More expectations. More weight.I became the person everyone depended on. The one who figured it out. The one who could handle it. The one who didn't need help.Or at least that's what I told myself.In this episode, I'm sharing two stories from my marriage that completely changed how I think about leadership, relationships, and what it really means to be strong. One starts with a bed that wasn't made "correctly." The other starts with a spoon sitting on a kitchen counter.Neither story is really about a bed.And neither story is really about a spoon.They're about learning to see the heart behind the action, receiving love when it doesn't arrive exactly the way we expect it to, and discovering that strength isn't always found in carrying more.Sometimes strength is allowing yourself to be loved.Sometimes it's letting someone help.Sometimes it's choosing gratitude over being right.In this episode, we'll talk about:The hidden danger of being the person who can handle everythingWhy high-capacity women often struggle to receive helpThe leadership lesson hidden in an imperfectly made bedHow a spoon on the counter became one of my favorite marriage storiesWhat I've learned about grace, partnership, and being truly seenWhy the strongest people aren't always the ones carrying the mostRooted ReflectionWhat small act of love have you stopped seeing because you've become focused on what's imperfect?Because sometimes the things that matter most aren't the grand gestures.Sometimes they're the little winks from God sitting on a folded paper towel next to a coffee pot.Live life rooted. 🌱Support the show