The Complicated Heart Podcast with Sarah Mae
Summary: How do you forgive when the wound is still open? How do you leave a legacy of redemption instead of dysfunction? How do you trust God when your deepest fears are realized? Join Sarah Mae (and wise mentors along the way) as she explores these and other messy heart topics and the strategies we can use to seek healing in the pain and restoration in the ruins. | New episodes every Tuesday!
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Today on the show is Justin and Trisha Davis, founders of Refine Us Ministries, a ministry that focuses on helping to build healthy marriages and families. Today we’re going to hear their story. We’re going to hear what led to Justin having an affair, how Trisha forgave him, and where they are today.
Today I’m talking with my friends Carlos and Amanda Vargas about the “hell” season of their marriage (her words), and how they had to come to terms with unresolved sexual sin in their marriage and what it looked like to get on the path to healing. I’ve known Amanda and Carlos for years, we are in-real-life friends, and I am inspired and grateful for their humility and honesty about their marriage and what they’ve gone through, and where they are now.
On today’s podcast I begin a new series on marriage and the complicated nature of it all when abuse and infidelity become tangled up in the vows of commitment. Throughout this series you’ll hear from different couples, individuals, and the struggles and wisdom they’ve gained as they’ve gone through the journey of staying or going. As you listen, I encourage you to keep an open mind, knowing that marriage and the individual intricacies and intimacies are complicated, even in Christian marriages. As Christians, we learn to stick it out, for the most part, no matter what, but sometimes there are situations that aren’t cut and dry, and the key is to put our marriages before the Lord and talk to Him and follow Him. At the end of the day though, it takes the humility and courage of two people wholly committed to making a marriage work. Sometimes that just isn’t the case. The stories you hear are just that, people’s individual stories. You and I might not endorse everything we hear, but that’s okay, because my goal is to have us listen and learn something and even when we don’t understand, we can have compassion. So at the end of the day, even if we might disagree or be confused, that’s okay. And if you have questions or comments, please feel free to write to podcast@sarahmae.com. With all said, we are opening our series today with Allison Fallon, who is an author, writing coach, and speaker. I met Allison a few years ago when we worked together on a writing course, and she is tender and smart and inspiring. She is also divorced, and today, we’re going to hear her story. At the end of today’s podcast you’ll hear a preview of next week’s episode where I talk to a woman who caught her husband texting with another woman, making plans to meet up with her. You’re also going to hear from the husband.
In this episode, I'm sharing my own stories and thoughts on grief.
Listen in as counselor Melanie Harding invites to understand the grieving process more fully and how we can find healing and wisdom through it.
In this episode, you'll hear from my dear friend Amy Smoker as she walks us through her losses and what she's learned about lament in the midst of pain.
Why is this podcast called The Complicated Heart, and what's it about? In this episode you'll hear the story of a complicated woman and how the thread of her life wove the lining of this podcast.
