All Episodes
The Bitter and The Sweet Podcast — 109 episodes
Grace Will Be There (Even in the Stories We Would Not Choose) with Katie M. Kelley- Episode 102
When Addiction Enters Your Family, There Is Still Hope with Tara Norbeck- Episode 101
Why You Need to Celebrate (Even When It's Hard) with Garrett Cook- Episode 100
Freedom and Self-Control: Is There a Balance? Two Question to Consider- Episode 99
The Antidote to Shame- Episode 98
Faith That Grows in the Dark: Staying Rooted in Seasons We Would Not Choose- Episode 97
Noticing the Good God Has Already Given You to Do- Episode 96
Small Acts, Big Impact: Foster Care, Caregiver Support, and Loving Our Local Schools- Episode 95
The Truth About Church Hurt and Finding Your Way Back- Episode 94
What If Knowing God Is More Simple Than We Think?- Episode 93
Married, Single, Divorced: Living Fully at Every Relationship Status- Episode 92
When You Wonder If God Is Kind- Episode 91
The Grace to be Patient When You've Been Patient Long Enough- Episode 90
The Peace We Were Made For- Episode 89
No Toxic Positivity: Joy That Doesn't Ignore Your Pain- Episode 88
How to Love When Your Heart Feels Hard- Episode 87
You Don't Have to Make Summer Perfect: Letting Go of the Pressure to Make This the Best Summer Ever- Episode 86
Overwhelmed? You Don't Have to Hold It All Together with Nichole Suvar- Episode 85
Jesus and Therapy: Breaking the Silence around Mental Health and The Church with Rebecca Woodman- Episode 84
Living Selflessly Without Losing Your Worth with Morgan Krueger- Episode 83
Grace in Hard Places: Family of Origin, PPD, and Foster Care- Episode 82
Infertility, Grief, and Gratitude: What Helps, What Hurts, and the Family You Imagined (NIAW Special)- Episode 81
Alcohol Recovery, Faith, and Finding God at Rock Bottom with Ashley Martin- Episode 80
Come Back Home- Episode 79
Why Judas Betrayed Jesus: A Heart-Level Holy Week Reflection- Episode 78
Boundaries: Trusting God with the Ones We Set and the Ones Set For Us- Episode 77
One Reason Women are Tired, and What God Offers Us Instead- Episode 76
When God Doesn't Fix It- Episode 75
Facing Chronic Illness with Hope and Honesty with Lily Mitchell- Episode 74
Living Fully in Your Season and Why That Matters with Shannon Scott- Episode 73
Where Heaven Meets Your Hurry with Ashley Minor- Episode 72
Figuring Out What Really Matters with Cynthia Yanof- Episode 71
Deciding When to Say Yes and When to Say No with Keagan Hayden- Episode 70
Grief and the Grace That Covers It All - Episode 69
Your Mental and Spiritual Health Matter- Episode 68
Why You Need Friends and How to Find Them - Episode 67
Starting over? This is for you - Episode 66
Season 5 Trailer
The Love We Long For, Advent Week 4 with Pastor Dusty Smith- Episode 65
The Joy You're Looking For, Advent Week 3 with Pastor Dusty Smith- Episode 64
The Peace We Need, Advent Week 2 with Pastor Dusty Smith- Episode 63
A Thrill of Hope, Advent Week 1 with Pastor Dusty Smith- Episode 62
Mixed feelings on Thanksgiving? Listen to this. - Episode 61
Lessons From the Women in the Lineage of Jesus with Kayla- Episode 60
Considering Going to Counseling? Listen to This with Kayla - Episode 59
Getting Honest with God and Living Whole with Jenn Jett Barrett- a replay we need
Then and Now: Grieving a Miscarriage with Kayla- Episode 58
How to Grieve in Healthy Way with Hannah Clements, Part 2- Episode 57
In Our Losses, We are Carried with Hannah Clements- Episode 56
How God Loves Us Through His People with Vivian Mabuni- Episode 55
Who is Jesus? -Episode 54
What It Means For Us to Be God's Masterpiece- Episode 53
Trusting God's Love for You with Rachael Adams- a replay we need
But God... - Episode 52
Behind the Scenes of Podcasting: Happy 1st Birthday, The Bitter & the Sweet!- Episode 51
Season 4 Trailer
Finding a Home in the Local Church with Dusty Smith- Episode 50
How the Local Church Can Support Local Schools with Maegan Little- Episode 49
Decluttering Your Heart and Home with Julia Ubbenga- Episode 48
What Your Single Friends Wish You Knew with Aleigh Porter- Episode 47
Finding Hope After Divorce with Melinda Olsen- Episode 46
Building a Healthy Marriage with Tondra Gregory- Episode 45
How to Make (and Keep!) Friends as an Adult with Kristen Strong- Episode 44
Loving Our People Without Pretense with Courtney Doyle- Episode 43
Finding Freedom in Your Body with Lisa Whittle- Episode 42
Living Whole in Our Bodies After Loss with Kendall Carver- Episode 41
Bridging the Gap Between Our Mental and Spiritual Health with Dr. Lindsay McVety, part 2- Episode 40
The Impact of Trauma with Dr. Lindsay McVety, Part 1- Episode 39
Season 3 Trailer
Reclaiming Your Life After Grief, Loss, or Trauma with Kimberly Haar- Episode 38
How to Care for Kids in Foster Care with Abbey Roberson- Episode 37
The Truth About Postpartum Depression with Rachael Hunt Elmore- Episode 36
Grieving with Hope and Finding God's Goodness with Mallory Pendergast- Episode 35
What to Say (and What Not to Say) to Your Infertile Friend with Kayla- Episode 34
Name the Fear and Stop Playing Small with Mary Marantz- Episode 33
How to Trust God in Heartbreak with Claudia Campbell- Episode 32
Showing Up for Your Life with Gaye Lindfors- Episode 31
Western North Carolina After Hurricane Helene with Heidi Ashe- Episode 30
You're Not Too Late for Your Life with Rebecca George- Episode 29
You're One Choice Away from Change with Justin and Trisha Davis- Episode 28
Getting Honest with God and Living Whole with Jenn Jett Barrett- Episode 27
Your Calling and God's Timing with Ashley Minor- Episode 26
How Changing One Word Changed Everything with Kayla- Episode 25
Staying Present in a World of Distractions with Sherri Crandall- Episode 24
Finding Your Way Back to God with Ashley Martin- Episode 23
Trusting God's Love for You with Rachael Adams- Episode 22
Starting Over Somewhere New with Neshe Lee Sloan- Episode 21
Finding Your Purpose with Danita Cummins- Episode 20
Living an Intentional Life with Cristina Slabic- Episode 19
Season 2 Trailer
One Thing to Relieve Pressure in Your Life with Kayla- Episode 18
Praying with Expectancy with Jackie Aviles- Episode 17
Getting Quiet with God with Simi John- Episode 16
The Comfort and Joy of Scripture with Lindsay May- Episode 15
You Don't Have to Choose Between Grief and Gratitude with Kayla- Episode 14
Why Caring for Caregivers Matters with Jess Ronne- Episode 13
When Sudden Loss Changes Your Story with Mallory Stokes- Episode 12
How Grief Invites Us to Build Something New with Dawn Mann Sanders- Episode 11
Choosing Hope Over Cynicism on a Breast Cancer Journey with Caitlan Reese Killian- Episode 10
Isaiah's Story and Loving Your Friend Through Infant Loss with Hannah J Clements- Episode 9
The Family You Hoped Would Be with Kayla- Episode 8
The Family You Choose with Sam Williams- Episode 7
The Family You Offer with Lauren Alexander- Episode 6
The Family of God with Sarah Wood- Episode 5
Your Family of Origin with Kristen Hallinan- Episode 4
The Family You're Building with Jennifer Bishop Smith, Part 2- Episode 3
The Family You're Building with Jennifer Bishop Smith, Part 1- Episode 2
Disappointment & Dreams- Episode 1
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