Missionary Life Podcast
1) Healthy Body Image: Loving Yourself with Amy Stern
What if you could love your body no matter your size? We are often so self-critical of our bodies, we make our body the enemy instead of our friend. When we live overseas, we might gain weight because...Show More
2) Re-Entry A Trauma Informed Approach with Shonna Ingram
Re-entry is one of the most difficult experiences a missionary can go through and we are often unprepared for the grief and trauma associated with it. It is like navigating the world underwater, every...Show More
3) Building a Thriving Marriage in Missions with Stephanie Gutierrez
What if your marriage could thrive on the field?Ā Marriages on the mission field face complex suffering, stressors, ministry demands, and isolation. They are constantly being tested by grief, hardship...Show More
4) Grit to Stay, Grace to Go with Eva Burkholder and Sue Eenigenburg
Have you ever wondered how to develop grit on the mission field, the kind of resiliency that gets you through hard times? Or maybe you're wondering when is it time to leave and how will I know? E...Show More
5) Burnout: Rediscovering Joy & Creativity with Merideth Hite Estevez
Burnout is an occupational hazard for missionaries, ministers, and those in helping professions. Merideth Hite Estevez is the host of the beloved Artists for Joy podcast. She speaks with beauty and wi...Show More
6) Loving Missionary Kids Well with Michele Phoenix
Missionary Kids and their parents can often face adversity on the field, and have a special identity that makes them who they are.Ā Mkās are amazingly adaptable, thoughtful, cross-culturally wise, and...Show More
7) Leaving Well with Naomi Hattaway
How do you know when it's time to leave the mission field? How do you do it well for yourself and your kids? On this podcast I interview Naomi Hattaway about her life overseas and her work with e...Show More
8) Caring for Your Physical Health in Missions with Talia Alanis
As missionaries, caring for our bodies can be difficult and feel like an after-thought. Self-care on the field sometimes seems impossible so many of us stop taking care of our physical bodies, and the...Show More
9) Spiritual and Sexual Abuse in Missions with Rebecca Hopkins
Sadly, spiritual and sexual abuse is very prevalent in missions, with those living overseas being three times more likely to experience some kind of abuse, and almost 30% experience some kind of sexua...Show More
10) Between Worlds: Third Culture Kids with Marilyn Gardner
Marilyn Gardner spent the majority of her childhood living in Pakistan and attended boarding school there, and later raised her own 5 children in Egypt. She describes the beauty, joy, and heartbreak o...Show More