In honor of Mother’s Day this podcast features our host, Mia’s, mom. She shares ideas and insights into how to care for people who are in a broken season and why it is so important that we make others feel seen and loved. What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food,and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.James 2:14-17

A simple invitation to work out with a friend became the very thing that would draw Kristine Mathews out of a traumatic relationship, alcoholism, and out of her shell. Listen in as the strongman athlete known as Panda shares how the sport helped her find sobriety, a career, and most importantly herself. https://pandapwr.my.canva.site/allthingspandahttps://www.instagram.com/j/AbaU602LCi0TMn9p/https://www.facebook.com/pandie21https://www.beltfedstrength.com/our-athleteshttps://athleticbrewing.com/collections/beer?r=myx4k&utm_campaign=bc&utm_source=ambassador&utm_content=myx4kSave 20% ^ using code KristineM20

Arnell McCoy aka “The Real Patience” lost his mom in 1999, but it took 17 years to push through the road block of resentment before he could finally start his grief journey. Not only did he find healing, he is helping others care for themselves well through the grieving process. This episode will be like sitting down with a spiritual mentor as Arnell shares his own grief journey and the insight he gained through clinical chaplaincyhttps://linktr.ee/therealpatience

Dan Kuiper is the adult child of an alcoholic and everything changed for him one day when a pastor uncovered that he saw God as the angry, disapproving, volatile father that his earthly father was. Listen to this episode as Dan shares how he went from not wanting to live to fully living in God’s grace. He will share how he healed from his own trauma and how he is helping others heal from their trauma, too.HOME | BattleCryIntl (https://www.battlecryinternational.org/)Dan Kuiper - Dan Kuiper, Speaker, Author, Blogger (http://www.dankuiper.com/)Women Revealed (https://www.womenrevealed.org/)

Life can be confusing for a gay kid growing up in a Midwest church. Listen in as podcast host Mia talks with her brother Chris about his story from coming out to himself, to his family, to his community, and to his church leadership. As a gay man Chris has chosen to live single and celibate, this episode unpacks his journey with laughter, love, and a few tears. Revoice | Supporting Sexual Minority ChristiansThe Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender | Equipping Christian Leaders, Churches & Organizations Interview with Misty Irons:   https://audioboom.com/posts/8195277-gay-identity-gentile-christians-and-revoice-misty-ironsChris’s Sunday school teaching:   https://youtu.be/JydcT9JK360?feature=shared

Did you know that women are 7x more likely than men to be misdiagnosed when having a heart attack? Listen in as host Mia shares her own story of misdiagnosis and the journey from heart attack to recovery to overcoming PTSD in this special heart health awareness episode of Beauty in the Broken.https://www.heart.org/https://www.goredforwomen.org/https://www.parkview.com/medical-services/heart?utm_source=eruptr&utm_medium=cpc&cr=heart_vascular&utm_campaign=heart_vascular&utm_term=cardiac%20scan&gbraid=0AAAAACEfAUmcCxwFwgUwZ8hXx4ZFRmd8I&gclid=Cj0KCQiA2eKtBhDcARIsAEGTG402l-LHSgDUYmVaNV6nDKrRb-NWu0gVvcaHOAOSvaYUjbn5eG6ci0saAm_AEALw_wcB

It’s easy to promise "for better or for worse" on your wedding day, but what about when one partner has to cash in on the "in sickness and in health" part of those vows? Listen in as podcast host, Mia, talks with her husband and podcast producer, Michael, about the transition and challenges of caring for a sick spouse. He will share the fear in watching a spouse face illness and the way that strength sports helped him to start caring for himself again.

On this pilot episode of Beauty in the Broken you will hear the inspiration behind the show as podcast host, Mia Albert, shares her story out of a season of suffering. She talks about being diagnosed with diabetes, having multiple cancer scares, a heart attack followed by open heart surgery, a battle with her mental health, and the community that helped her hold onto hope and find healing in the end.

Real life stories of brokenness and the beauty that can be born in the healing journey.