Living Strong: The Flip Side of Adversity

The Decision Lab

Make your next best decision today alongside Jessica Frew. Jessica was 2 years into her marriage when her husband came out to her. One baby, an affair, and five years later, she found herself divorced trying to figure out what was next for her and her family. By trusting her gut and leaning into her intuition, she rebuilt her life into something even better than she could have imagined. And it started by making and acting on one decision at a time. Fast forward 12 years... Jessica has been remarried for 11 years, is still good friends with her ex, and is mothering not just her own daughter but two awesome stepkids as well. Because she knows the power of hearing and acting on what your gut is telling you she now helps women develop that skill in their own lives. 

The Pastors' Wives Diaries

Dr. Larry L. Anderson Jr. returns to the publishing scene along with Co-Author, Christine O. James, with the 2nd installment from “The Diaries Series” with the highly anticipated release of “The Pastors’ Wives’ Diaries” (published by SMS Press).
 
This diaries entry offers a visible journal of the invisible journey of the women who have been called to be pastor’s wives and the personal challenges they encounter throughout their lives. It also contains the passionate and transparent testimonies of Pastor Anderson, as he bares his soul naked, like never before, on the blind spots he and other pastors may have when it comes to effectively covering their wives.
 
Written to affirm pastors’ wives, encourage pastors, and educate the faith-based community, this book is filled with real-life confessions and testimonies from diverse voices and faith-based leaders, many of which have never been shared with the public. It details their unscripted transparent trials and triumphs of being a pastor’s wife, including their jilted, jealousy, Judas, judgment, Jezebel, and joy experiences, while serving in ministry. Unlike other books written by or for pastors’ wives that encourage them to be more spiritual or faithful, this book reveals the true scars associated with the call and some heartfelt Scripture, prayer, and encouragement for healing. Christine O. James and Anderson form a dynamic tag-team tandem to love on pastors’ wives and help articulate and illuminate how their pain has been for human purpose and God’s glory.
 
The Pastors’ Wives Diaries 
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The Pastors’ Diaries

We all have heard the saying that ‘Hurt People, Hurt People’ but what happens when those hurt people are our leaders, our encouragers and our pastors? How do those who have been wounded the most by the church, make sure they don’t in turn hurt the church? Pastors’ deal with a high level of pressure to perform and behave perfectly as they have been placed on a pedestal. The pastor must be healthy in order to lead a healthy church. Understanding the unrealistic demands that pastors are to be perfect, is what keeps them from being transparent, authentic and able to get the help they made need themselves. Pastors must embrace humility, seek grace and learn to forgive themselves as well as those they have been called to shepherd. The Pastors’ Diaries gives us a transparent look behind the pulpit into the lives of those who have been called to pastor and their personal challenges that could lead to tragedy if left unattended. 

Adversity Can Break You Or Make You A Record Breaker

Get ready for an inspiring journey where I'll share my story of triumph over trauma to the NFL, navigating five learning disabilities, and overcoming a stutter that persisted until college. Join me as I reveal how a rough upbringing fueled my determination to win, transforming suffering and pain into currency for personal growth. Through resilience and perseverance, I've embraced my uniqueness, turning adversity into strength. Tune in to discover how I've leveraged my experiences to not just survive, but thrive in life. Don't miss this powerful conversation about resilience, perseverance, and the limitless potential within us all.

ENCORE It Wasn’t Supposed To Be This!

“Believing that life interruptions—divine interruptions—are a privilege not only causes us to handle them differently but to await them eagerly. Will you surrender your plans and purposes into the greater known of God's unknown designs for your life?” - Priscilla Shirer What happens when life doesn’t look the way we planned? How do we navigate the detour? Where do we experience pitfalls that make us stall? How do we grieve the loss of the plan we planned for? Let’s Rewrite our perspective and regain from the loss …. No… It wasn’t suppose to be “this”. But even “this” can lead to possibility, opportunity, and a new life on the Flip Side of Adversity. Join CEO, leader, trainer, author, and speaker Uneeka Jay as she shares her own story of grief in the middle of an interruption and lean into her gift to ignite transformation with powerful, practical and refreshingly relevant tools to move forward. 
 

Encore Embracing Pieces of Me

So often people ask, What tip will help them move forward through hard seasons in life?
But there is no magic wand answer to that question. The real question and conviction becomes,
Are you willing to do the work, break up the broken thoughts, stand firm in emotional upheaval, and get grounded in truth when it feels like life is in pieces?
Join us for our conversation with gospel artist, Y’Anna Crawley. Her flip side story will challenge you embrace the pieces in life, accept what comes, move and change what you can, build and place your pieces where they should be to become open, transparent, honest and free.

Encore R.E.S.E.T.

So many times, we run ourselves into the ground going, doing, and living in ways that could be harmful to our bodies, minds, and hearts. But when we take the time to unplug from the world and plug into God, we’re able to hear clearly as He continues to order or steps. We’re able to align our hearts and minds with the plans He has for our lives and what He wants us to do in this season. Join us for a talk about R.E.S.E.T. (Releasing Every Situation Encourages Transformation) and the importance of taking time to allow yourself to breathe and hear from God.

Encore Happily Married Couples: Navigating Adversity Together

Join Jackie Bledsoe, bestselling author and marriage expert, as he transparently shares his marriage story and insights on how couples can thrive through adversity. In this special segment of Living Strong, Jackie explores the flip side of challenges in marriage, revealing the hidden opportunities for growth, connection, and lasting love. Discover practical tips, real-life experiences, and the power of a Christ-centered foundation in building and sustaining happily married couples. Get ready to transform your relationship and conquer life's storms together.

Encore Live Forward With Revenue Generating Activities

Jevon Wooden is a business and mindset coach, speaker, author, and veteran of the US Army and the tech industry. He specializes in empowering motivated people to build the life of their dreams, professionally and personally. Wooden felt called to this line of work after navigating his fair share of adversity and emerging from it stronger, wiser, and committed to uplifting others.
Wooden learned the power of taking inspired action, investing whole-heartedly in relationships, embracing his authentic self, and genuinely connecting with others from a place of understanding and transparency. These experiences taught him the importance of mindset when facing what seemed like impossible odds. They also showed him that you could do more with less, but not without a solid strategy and a commitment to maintaining good mental health.
Wooden is passionate about sharing his unique mix of mindset and business coaching to help business leaders and entrepreneurs do more and be more without losing themselves in the process.

Be ReZilient

No matter who she serves, Denise believes it is essential to open the door of communication through trust, empathy, and compassion—meeting people where they are and allowing them to be unapologetically themselves. She continues to grow into her life's purpose by merging her gifts to inspire and open the doors for healing and self-discovery for others through the power of therapeutic art resilience coaching. Thus Be ReZilient was born.
Through creative arts wellness educational programs and inclusive community-building that empowers, cultivates and heighten resilience, Be ReZilient's mission is to reprint the narrative surrounding mental wellness by providing resources to support individuals and communities, while actively addressing intergenerational disparities and trauma within the community that affect mental health.
Denise is a relatable and transparent coach and motivational speaker. She creates a safe space to provoke thought and change. Join us for a Flip Side Conversation that will transform, heal, and bring out the creative energy in you.