Somewhere Between the Mountains and the Spreadsheets — You Are Not As Alone As You Think You Are:  A Listener Voicemail Episode

About this episode

Jen and Amy listen to voicemails from their community, sharing personal stories and reflections on healing and motherhood.

Description:Some episodes we plan. This one you created. This week, Jen and Amy are stepping back and letting the people they do this whole thing for take center stage. It's Listener Voicemail Day — and honestly? It might be our favorite kind of episode. Because nothing reminds us why this community exists quite like hearing your actual voices. So we're bringing your calls to you — from all kinds of moments and all kinds of women. Jessica calls in to reflect on our Awake Collective episode and where she is at in her own healing process, and feeling the loneliness that can settle in when you're deep in the work. Jen and Amy reflect on so much of the wisdom of our incredible Awake Collective panel – Kate Bowler, Nedra Tawwab, Emily Nagoski, and Kobe Cambell, whose words echo here: healing isn't supposed to feel good — it's supposed to feel like disruption. Sara brings it home with a call about raising young girls. Between them, Jen and Amy are parenting nine young adults, so they have thoughts. Amanda found Awake on vacation and came home having discovered something she didn't know she was missing — an invisible community of women who just get it. Deborah calls in from Canada with…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jen Hatmaker, Amy

Topics covered

• listener voicemails
• community
• healing
• parenting
• grief
• women's experiences

Keywords

• listener voicemails
• community
• healing
• parenting
• grief
• women's stories
• Awake Collective

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Canada

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