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Challenges Won't Stop Me

Challenges. Uggh. Life is full of challenges. How do you navigate those unexpected turns in your path? You could crumble and believe life isn't fair, giving that challenge permission to defeat you. But that's not you who you are. Neither are the courageous women who our host, Melony Brown, interviews. These women chose to fight to overcome life's tough challenges. They share their stories, as well as the strategies and habits that strengthened them and helped them maintain a 'challenges won't stop me' mindset.Throughout the season, Melony publishes video solocasts to share messages and resources to strengthen you for your current challenges and those that are right around the corner. Discover what kind of journey navigator you are when life's tough challenges intersect your path. Take the quiz at journeyonquiz.comInterested in sharing your overcomer story? Email me at melony@melonybrown.comMy book "Challenges Won't Stop Me: An Interactive Survival Guide for Overcoming & Thriving" is available on Amazon.

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Challenges Won't Stop Me

128: Hope Dealer: health challenges, abuse & addiction didn't stop her with Julie Seals

July 30, 2025 • Melony Brown • Season 7 • Episode 128

Today’s guest is Julie Seals. She is a speaker and a prison minister. Her memoir, All My Hope: A Prisoner No More, tells of her dysfunctional childhood, her lifelong health challenges, getting hooked on meth as a teen, hanging out with the Mafia, and serving time in prison for carrying meth across the border. God followed her every step of the way, wooing her to choose Him. After she accepted Christ in prison, Julie dove into His Word, learning everything she could about her identity and life in Him.

Julie truly is a HOPE DEALER who is on a mission to offer the hope found in the gospel to all who don’t know Jesus.

Notable quotes by Julie Seals:

· “I felt the Holy Sprit descend into my living room while I was there on my knees at my lowest point.”

· “We serve a big God who will take us up on our big words of surrender.”

· “Federal prison was one of the best things to ever happen to me.”

Bible verses:

· Revelation 12:11

· Matthew 11:12 (Julie’s fight verse)

Connect with Julie:

· on her website at julieseals.com

· on Facebook at facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093057408356

· on Instagram at instagram.com/julie_seals

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