The GoodHard Story Podcast

On today's episode, Jess and Katherine talk about the good and hard stories of having a kingdom perspective on our bodies all abilites, security, and living free. They talk about Jess' latest book, Breaking Free from Body Shame and how this topic far exceeds aesthetics but encompasses seeing practicing acceptance and seeing the goodness in our bodies. You can learn more about the wonderful work Jess Connolly is doing at her website  and find her on Instagram, Twitter , and Facebook.   To learn more about Hope Heals, you can find us at:  www.hopeheals.com www.mendcoffee.org www.hopehealscamp.com www.instagram.com/hopeheals

On today's episode, Jay Wolf and disability advocate and author, Amy Julia Becker join Katherine for a chat!  Amy Julia Becker is an author, speaker, wife, and mother to three children and resides in Connecticut. As her work reflects, she is a brilliant academic and is a graduate of Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary. Amy Julia’s writings on disability, privilege, culture, family, and faith have appeared in multiple national publications including Christianity Today, The Washington Post, and online for The New York Times. Amy Julia hosts the podcast, Love is Stronger Than Fear. She has written multiple books, with her most recent To Be Made Well.  Learn more about Amy Julia Becker here or find her on Instagram, and check out her books White Picket Fences, To Be Made Well and many others here.    To learn more about Hope Heals, you can find us at: www.hopeheals.com  www.mendcoffee.org www.hopehealscamp.com Find us on Instagram

On today's episode, Hope Heals team member, Leah Case, reads questions to Katherine that we received on Instagram. On this unique and special Ask Me Anything, we are excited to share things from Katherine's coffee order, to the hardest part of her stroke recovery. Join us for a peek inside of Katherine's life!   Links that Katherine references: Mend Coffee: opening this fall in Atlanta, GA Learn more about Joni Eareckson Tada and her amazing ministry Katherine's Wheelchair  Kristian Stanfill   To learn more about Hope Heals, you can find us at: www.hopeheals.com  www.mendcoffee.org www.hopehealscamp.com  www.instagram.com/hopeheals

On today's episode, Bob Goff joins Katherine is sharing how he has used the good and the hard parts of his story to bring joy to the people around him. Bob is the author of the newly released New York Times best-seller, Undistracted as well as the NYT bestselling books Love Does, Everybody Always, and Dream Big. He is the Honorary Consul to the Republic of Uganda, an attorney, and the founder of Love Does—a nonprofit human rights organization operating in India, Uganda, Nepal, Somalia, Afghanistan, USA, Congo and Dominican Republic. He's a lover of balloons, cake pops, and helping people pursue their big dreams. You can learn more about Bob on his website, and find him on Instagram. To learn more about Hope Heals, you can find us at: www.hopeheals.com  www.mendcoffee.org www.hopehealscamp.com  www.instagram.com/hopeheals

On The GoodHard Story Podcast, we believe the good story and the hard story can be the same story. Host Katherine Wolf—stroke survivor, speaker, author, and disability advocate—is inviting you to join her in discovering the treasures hidden in our hurting. Sit in on candid conversations with Katherine, the Hope Heals team, and some beloved guests as they work out what it means to wholeheartedly live a good/hard life. Katherine is a defining voice of our time, so you don’t want to miss her hard-won insights on the places where pain and joy can co-exist. We are so excited to welcome you to The GoodHard Story Podcast!  In this first episode you will hear from the Hope Heals co-founders, Jay & Katherine Wolf as they reflect on the last 15 years of their journey since Katherine's stroke, and the last 10 years of Hope Heals as an organization, and reflections of the past while looking forward to the future.  To learn more about Hope Heals you can find us at: www.hopeheals.com instagram.com/hopeheals

Levi and Jennie Lusko are pastors, authors, and parents who are embracing the gifts of suffering. We consider them kindred spirits and have learned tremendous lessons about the fierce power of hope through their teaching and their friendship. The Luskos are no strangers to struggle, especially since the sudden death of their five-year old daughter Lenya in 2012. Few people are better equipped to explore the hope to be mined from the darkness of the past.

Joni Earekcson Tada is in our hall of fame of heroes. She is overflowing with grit and grace and has impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, all while living with quadriplegia. Joni never fails to show up to the good/hard work before her, and she challenges us to do the same each and every day. Join us as we hear Joni's powerful perspective on finding our callings within our unique limitations.

Sazan and Stevie Hendrix join us to reflect on the refining tensions of partnering in marriage and business. The Hendrixes, who have created an online community of over a million people, inspire us to seek out life-giving connections in the digital space so we can share our hard-won lessons with people we never would have met otherwise. They share practical insights about how setting healthy boundaries can ultimately lead to the flourishing of your network of relationships.

We're sitting down with Dr. Curt Thompson for a conversation on the unexpected places where trauma and beauty meet. Curt is a psychiatrist and author whose work inspired significant portions of Suffer Strong. His transformative teachings on paying attention to what we remember in order to  anticipate the future with hope have been a guiding principle for our second-chance lives, and have prepared us to recognize the beauty in every broken thing.

Scott Erickson joins us for a conversation about re-narrating our stories of failure and healing. Scott is an artist and theologian who is creating a visual library of prayer through his visio lectios, simple illustrations that somehow sum up our most sweeping thoughts about God and ourselves. Come along as we find the place where failure and healing meet, particularly in this season where the death of expectations have left space for healing and, ultimately, new life.