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.
Episodes
129 episodes
129: The Most Ardent Zeal: a strategic mindset with Julie Seals
Julie Seals is a speaker and a prison minister. Her memoir is titled All My Hope: A Prisoner No More.Julie returns to discuss a strategic mindset that helped her while serving time in federal prison and continues to help her no ...
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Episode 129
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128: Hope Dealer: health challenges, abuse & addiction didn't stop her with Julie Seals
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...
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Episode 128
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127: Leaning on God: a video solocast
Today's episode is a video solocast, so watching it here on YouTube allows you to hear it and see it! For the last year or so, God has been teaching me about the importance of a believer's posture. We kno...
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Episode 127
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126: Psalm 23 As a Way of Life with Leslie Chandler
My guest, Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Chandler, is a chaplain in the Georgia National Guard. She returns to share her way of life interview, focusing on what God imparted during her husband’s fight with COVID-19 and after he passed away.H...
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125: A Vessel of God's Love: losing husband to COVID didn't stop her with Leslie Chandler
Every person alive in 2020 was impacted by COVID-19 in some form or fashion.My guest, Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Chandler, was no exception. She serves as a chaplain in the Georgia National Guard.Married twent...
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124: Grateful for God's Miracles: a mindset interview with Lori Vober
Fellow stroke survivor, Lori Vober, joins me again to chat about God’s miracles. While she suffered a hemorrhagic stroke when she was twenty-nine years old, Lori believes surviving it is a miracle. She is grateful for all...
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Episode 124
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123: Beauty of God & His Plan: a hemorrhagic stroke didn't stop her with Lori Vober
May is Stroke Awareness Month. Strokes can happen to anyone at any age. When I had a stroke in 1972 at age 2, that wasn’t the case. Back then, strokes happened to people 65 years and older who were unhealthy: obese, smoker, drinker,...
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Episode 123
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122: Peace Is a Person: a strategy interview with Amanda Schaefer
Amanda Schaefer joins me again to discuss a strategy she relies on when challenges intersect her path.She believes peace and listening to God's voice are intricately interwoven.Amanda shares how we must know the identity of each...
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Episode 122
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121: A Doorway of Hope: childhood trauma & chronic illness didn't stop her with Amanda Schaefer
Today's guest is Amanda Schaefer. She is the host of A Cup of Gratitude podcast and a speaker. She's also the author of several books, including her newest release titled "Holy Plot Twists: God Is Still Writing Your Story...
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120: Seek Wise Advisers with Lisa Steven
My guest, Lisa Steven, is the author of A Place to Belong: The true story of a Teen Mom, a Humbling Leadership Journey, and a House Called Hope. She is also the cofounder and executive director of Hope house Colorado. ...
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Episode 120
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119: Look What God Can Do! being a teen mom didn't stop her with Lisa Steven
My guest, Lisa Steven, is the author of A Place to Belong: The true story of a Teen Mom, a Humbling Leadership Journey, and a House Called Hope. She is also the cofounder and executive director of Hope house Colorado. <...
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Episode 119
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118: Being Fully Known with Dr. Saundra Dalton - Smith
When I heard Dr. Saundra Dalton - Smith was releasing a new book, I knew I had to have her on the show again.I interviewed Dr. Saundra in 2020. We chatted about her book Sacred Rest, which has impacted me in many ways. Check out episode ...
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117: Stand Firm: a video solocast with Melony Brown
I’m super excited to share the first video solocast of season 7! This episode is not an audio interview with a guest. This episode is a video of me sharing a message about Standing Firm, so hop over to my ...
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116: Strategies for Teens & Parents Navigating Achievement Culture with Lauren Buice
In episode 115, my guest, Lauren Buice who is an adolescent and young adult counselor, and I defined achievement culture and discussed how teens are overwhelmed by all they must achieve and be to apply for college. She described the dange...
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Episode 116
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115: The Dangers of Achievement Culture with Lauren Buice
To kick off season 7 of the Challenges Won't Stop Me podcast, adolescent and young adult counselor Lauren Buice at Rise Therapy in Roswell, GA is joining me to discuss the challenge of achievement culture, specifically as it relates to teens wh...
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Season 7
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Episode 115
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114: The Holy Spirit Speaks: a deeper understanding interview with Brenda Holley
My dear friend Brenda Holley joins me again to discuss how she gained a deeper understanding of the Holy Spirit during her journey of fighting to overcome pancreatic cancer. Brenda is a master coach, helping professionals thrive in their career...
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Season 6
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Episode 114
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113 Leaned into My Faith: pancreatic cancer didn't stop her with Brenda Holley
Today’s guest is my dear friend Brenda Holley. She is a master coach, helping professionals thrive in their careers. She and Paul have been married for eighteen years. She is mom to two adult sons. I’ve been friends with Brenda for several year...
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Season 6
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Episode 113
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112: The Comfort Challenge: 30 days of showing care & comfort to others with Danita Cummins
Danita Cummins joins me again for her mindset discussion about showing care and comfort to others. She is the author of her first book titled Promise Over Purpose: The Path to a Peace-Filled Life, which is due out in the fall of 2024. ...
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Season 6
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Episode 112
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111: His Promises Are True: everything falling apart didn't stop her with Danita Cummins
Today’s guest is Danita Cummins. She is the author of her first book titled Promise Over Purpose: The Path to a Peace-Filled Life, which is due out in the fall of 2024. Danita is also the host of the Entrusted to Lead podcast, the dire...
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Episode 111
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110: Follow God: Expect an Adventurous Life with Kim Patton
Today’s guest is Kim Patton. She is the author of
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Episode 110
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109: Nothing Wasted: infertility didn't stop her with Kim Patton
Today’s guest is Kim Patton. She is the author of
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Episode 109
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108: Pray the Answer Not the Problem a way of life with Carol Graham
Today’s guest, Carol Graham, shared her story of overcoming rheumatoid arthritis, ovarian cancer, and her husband’s devastating car accident in episode 107. Be sure to check it out! Carol is an author, host of the Never Ever Give Up...
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Episode 108
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107: Always On Time Never Late: ovarian cancer didn't stop her with Carol Graham
When challenges rudely intersect our path, we reach out to God for help. When His answer is slow in coming, fear and doubt fill our minds. Where is He? Is He really working on my problems? It’s human nature to think His answer is going to be to...
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Season 6
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Episode 107
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106: What's Your Kryptonite? Managing Your Toxic Stressors with Dr. Gala Gorman
GOT STRESS? No one could honestly say, "I have no stress at all!"Stress is part of life, right? Yes, but too many of us are consumed by stress. We know we are stressed out, but WHAT CAN WE DO?Today's guest, Dr. Gala Gorman, shar...
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Episode 106
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