#216: It's Complicated with Sarah Mae

Dec 16, 2019, 11:00 AM

I met Jesus. And meeting Him changed everything.

Sarah Mae is a nationally known speaker, the host of The Complicated Heart Podcast, and co-author of the bestselling book, Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe. She loves traveling all over the country, speaking at conferences and events, encouraging women to walk in freedom. She makes her home in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with her woodworker husband, three spunky kiddos, and a naughty yellow lab named Memphis.

WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT:
  • Sarah’s complicated family story

  • why Sarah decided to include portions of her mother’s journals in her book and what those journals meant to her personally

  • defining gaslighting

  • Sarah’s abortion story

  • how the hope and kindness of God transformed Sarah’s life

  • replacing core lies with God’s truth

  • learning how to set boundaries

  • accepting reality and letting go of expectations

  • how doing the work of our own healing impacts legacy of our family

  • stopping generations of unhealthy patterns

LINKS MENTIONED:

Annie F. Down’s EnneaSummer The Place We Find Ourselves Surrendering the SecretForgiven and Set FreeHer Choice to Heal: Finding Spiritual and Emotional Peace After AbortionWorthy of Love: A Journey of Hope and Healing After AbortionBetter Help: get 10% off your first month when you visit betterhelp.com/msw

CONNECT WITH SARAH MAE:

website | instagram | facebook | twitter

CONNECT WITH EMILY:

website | instagram | facebook | patreon

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