About this episode
Karen Hunt shares her journey of overcoming adversity through physical training and faith after escaping an abusive marriage.
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” I Timothy 6:12 Every so often, I like to share a little bit of what I do when I’m not writing. It helps to understand why I’m so hard-hitting with my words. Not only that, I hope it inspires others to get up and move. I know what I do is extreme, it can be anything. I’m happy to say that at almost a year after my hip replacement surgery, I’m back to training pretty intensely, hitting the bag and even jogging. No kicking, not sure if I will ever do that again. But there is never an excuse for not being the best that you can be with what God has given you. I escaped an abusive marriage by starting to run in Kensington Gardens. Every day, I ran a little bit further. It got me out of my head. It stopped me from wallowing in self-pity. Every day, no matter how many excuses I could give myself, I made the choice to put on my old running shoes and walk out that door. Once I got out of the marriage, I started training in martial arts and progressed to full contact fighting. Along with my faith in Jesus…
People in this episode
Host: Karen Hunt
Topics covered
- personal growth
- overcoming adversity
- faith
- martial arts
- discipline
- running
Keywords
- hip replacement
- training
- martial arts
- running
- commitment
- discipline
- self-improvement
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: I Timothy 6:12
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