The GoodHard Story Podcast
Katherine Wolf
The good story and the hard story can be the same story. This is where we’re sharing the proof. Join Katherine Wolf and her most trusted friends as they honor the hardest parts of life while making space for the hope and humor in it all. Your weekly pep talk from The GoodHard Story Podcast will load you up with fresh inspiration, practical takeaways, helpful perspective, and the soul-deep sense that you are not alone in the story you’re living.
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Nov 10, 2026 • 47min
Episode 133: Discerning Responsibility from Control with Lysa TerKeurst
Lysa TerKeurst, bestselling Christian author, Bible teacher, and Proverbs 31 Ministries president, explores the fine line between caring and control. She discusses the fears beneath overplanning, how responsibility differs from managing outcomes, and the relational cost of rescuing others. They also talk about accepting painful realities, finding daily beauty, and trusting God with what cannot be changed.
Nov 3, 2026 • 50min
Episode 132: Feeling Spiritually Homeless with Mike Erre
Mike Erre, a pastor, author, and Voxology Podcast host, explores life for Christians wounded by church culture but still drawn to Jesus. He discusses spiritual homelessness, raising a son with Down syndrome, and how disability reshapes ideas of healing and human worth. He also challenges megachurch culture and imagines communities built around authentic belonging, lament, and disabled leadership.
Oct 27, 2026 • 41min
Episode 131: The Scientific and Spiritual Truth about Fear with Jess Connolly
Jess Connolly, pastor, author, and founder of Go and Tell Gals, explores fear from physiological, theological, and practical perspectives. She discusses what happens in the body during fear, reframes “the fear of the Lord” as awe, and reveals how ordinary acts can become brave. The conversation also considers grief, trauma, and finding hope when your worst fears have already come true.
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Oct 20, 2026 • 52min
Episode 130: Radical Acceptance of Our Stories with Mayer Buisson (An S.O.S. Conversation)
Mayer Buisson, a Christian speaker, mother, and advocate living with Huntington’s disease, shares her journey from secrecy and fear to radical acceptance. She discusses the invisible weight of genetic illness, grief, faith, parenting, marriage, and disability. Together, they explore how SOS community, shared stories, and surrender can transform shame into connection and hope.
Oct 13, 2026 • 42min
Episode 129: Getting Ashes from Ashes with Toni Collier
Toni Collier, author and founder of Broken Crayons Still Color, brings hard-won wisdom from surviving abuse, loss, and troubled marriages. She talks about seasons that feel like pure ashes, finding strength in surrendered brokenness, and why pain should never be glorified. They explore honest community, healing without making it an idol, and raising children through difficult stories.
Oct 6, 2026 • 54min
Episode 128: Doubting Toward God with Laura Wifler
Laura Wifler, author, poet, mother, and co-founder of Risen Motherhood, explores finding hope in ordinary life. She discusses disability parenting, a renewed theology of the body, resisting internet influence, and welcoming people with disabilities. Laura also shares how a crisis of faith led her to doubt toward God, pursue new callings, and discover gospel beauty amid suffering.
Sep 29, 2026 • 27min
Episode 127: How to Confront Reality (Solo Episode)
Catherine Wolf reflects on waking from her stroke into denial, heartbreak, and the long work of facing reality. She explores Jesus’ example of lament, the role of ritualized mourning, and how to name both loss and unexpected gifts. The conversation closes with a practical exercise inspired by Habakkuk for honestly acknowledging pain while making room for hope.
Sep 24, 2026 • 32min
BONUS Episode: The “Weird and Wonderful” Gift of Disability with Martin Deacon
Martin Deacon, CEO of Teach Every Nation and a Christian ministry leader living with progressive vision loss, reframes disability as a strange and wonderful gift. He discusses dependence, faith, purpose, accessibility, and equipping pastors worldwide. He also shares how Hippo Lakes supports global ministry, the role of beauty and hospitality, and the love that has sustained his marriage.
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Sep 22, 2026 • 32min
Episode 126: Showing Up Helpful and Grateful with James Wolf
James Wolf, a college student and Hope Heals community volunteer, reflects on growing up with a mother living with disability. He discusses compassion, service, family devotion, and the life-changing community of Hope Heals Camp and MEND. As he leaves for college, James considers kindness, justice, humility, and how hardship can become a meaningful inheritance.
Sep 15, 2026 • 53min
Episode 125: Complicated Gratitude with Kate Bowler
Kate Bowler, author, professor, and theologian, explores life beyond toxic positivity. She discusses suffering, cancer, honest spiritual promises, and gratitude without forced meaning. Joy, she argues, can coexist with grief, fear, and uncertainty. A thoughtful conversation about hope, ordinary grace, courageous acceptance, and finding delight when life refuses simple answers.
