Pain and Purpose Podcast

We're back! After a year and a half long break I'm back with a new series rightfully titled Pain and Purpose. This 14-part series should provide guidance and insight into how to navigate painful seasons you're in right now or have experienced.

In this first episode I'm outlining what you can expect over the next 14 weeks.

We'll discuss: 

• Part 1: What to Expect When You're Expecting
• Part 2: Premature Promises
• Part 3: The Pain that Comes Along with Purpose
• Part 4: The Fear of Miscarriages
• Part 5: What to Do When It's Time to Give Birth to Purpose

I'm also reintroducing myself to all those who may be new to our community!

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Dr. Shante launched her Believing Bigger platform back in 2013 clinging to every guru, "coach", conference, and workshop she could access. She will tell you she built my brand in the era of "Grind!" "Hustle!" "#TeamNoSleep" "If You're Not Making Money, It's Just a Hobby!" Three years later, she was burned out, bitter, and ready to quit. She has since shifted her focus to living a whole and complete life, one of alignment, peace, and purpose. 

On today’s episode, Dr. Shante shares how she went from being a public success/private mess to living life in its fullness. 

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Monique Rodriguez, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mielle Organics has over 9 years of experience as a registered nurse.

Her background in science and focus on women's health from the inside out inspired Monique to share her regimen of healthy, tailbone-length hair with the masses. She is passionate about inspiring women in business and entrepreneurship. Monique resides in Indiana with her husband and COO of Mielle, Melvin, and their two beautiful daughters, Mia and Mackenzie.

But before the current glory her and her family gained, just like many of us, Monique had a story.

On today's episode Monique shares the various life experiences that led her to start Mielle Organics. 

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Cristabelle Braden is an award-winning singer/songwriter, keynote speaker, author, and podcast host. After suffering a traumatic brain injury, she began to write music. Since then, she has surpassed medical expectations and thrived in her newfound gift of music; she has come from re-learning daily life tasks in brain injury rehabilitation to setting her feet firmly on the ground as a songwriter, speaker, and artist with a message of hope. 

Releasing multiple albums of original music and touring all over the United States, she brings her powerful testimony and a message of freedom, healing, and love wherever she goes. Cristabelle has continually persevered through the daily challenges that come with living with a brain injury, and through her setbacks, re-injuries, and struggles, she discovered a stronger and clearer voice and message.

Today Cristabelle shares part two of her testimony, continuing to show that God can use our most painful experiences to birth an even greater purpose. 

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Bianca Cotton is the Founder of Behind The Confident Smile. She began the BTCS movement to encourage women from diverse backgrounds to hope again, be inspired to live their best lives and be healed from past hurts. Today she shares the origin story behind this mission.

Bianca Lankford is a mechanical engineer, life coach, author and founder of Path To Purpose, LLC. She teaches people how to discover their God-given purpose so they can be empowered to live a more fulfilled, joyful life and make a positive impact on those around them. Bianca believes that nothing can stop a woman who knows who she is and what she's created to do.

Through her speaking and coaching programs, Bianca inspires people all over the country to increase their confidence, push through fear and reach their wildest dreams. She also hosts personal development workshops and intensive weekend retreats for Path To Purpose community members.

When she's not working, Bianca is either at the gym, writing in her journal or curled up reading a book. Bianca lives in Northern Virginia with her husband James, their new baby girl and their dog Daisy.

Today she shares with Pain and Purpose listeners her own path to purpose.

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In this week's episode of the Pain and Purpose podcast we continue our conversation around God resurrecting people from the dead and explore how the principles we see played out can apply to our modern-day circumstances. Our focus scripture for this week is found in Luke 7:11-17.

Not long afterwards Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, with the usual great crowd at his heels. A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The boy who had died was the only son of his widowed mother, and many mourners from the village were with her. When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with sympathy. “Don’t cry!” he said. Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. “Laddie,” he said, “come back to life again.” Then the boy sat up and began to talk to those around him! And Jesus gave him back to his mother. A great fear swept the crowd, and they exclaimed with praises to God, “A mighty prophet has risen among us,” and, “We have seen the hand of God at work today.” The report of what he did that day raced from end to end of Judea and even out across the borders.