Truth for your Twenties

What FOUR near death experiences teach you about life

Popular podcast host Jay Fantom shares his heartfelt and hopeful account of overcoming the seemingly impossible – multiple near-death experiences, abuse of all kinds, depression, anxiety, addictions and an eating disorder in his new book, The Path of an Eagle: How to Overcome and Lead After Being Knocked Down.  Fantom shares how he embraced the past with truth, courage, and sincerity to help readers find the answers to what it really takes to overcome and lead a fulfilled and meaningful life after being knocked down.
 
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Broken Crayons Still Color

God’s light collided with Collier in her darkest night and deepest pain, and He showed her that broken crayons still color—especially in the hands of the Master Artist. In her new book, Brave Enough to Be Broken: How to Embrace Your Pain and Discover Hope and Healing, she shares practical steps, personal experiences and biblical wisdom to help women process their brokenness.
 
Links we talk about in this episode
Love Sex and DatingInternal Family Systems
Toni's New book, "Brave Enough to be Broken"
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The Why behind the Wait

Nearly all of my most popular social media videos are about the WHY behind the wait. I get the most feedback, DM's, and shares of people wanting to have more conversations about what it looks like to wait for sex for marriage, and HOW to make that possible. It's not purity culture but it's not hookup culture either. It is God's design for sex no matter your past or present. It's the messy middle and I think we need more conversations here so I recorded a podcast on it! Here are the links I mention in the episode:
Make a Dating Plan
Book recommendations:
Sex, Jesus, and the conversation the Church forgot
The mingling of souls
Past Podcasts conversations on this subject:
Interview with the relationship doctor
Interview with Mo Isom author of Sex, Jesus and the Conversation the church forgot
Miss Texas and MLB player wait for marriage and tell their story
Interview with a PhD of sexual wellness
 
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Being scared to death but jumping forward anyway

Ryan George, author of Scared to Life: Tales of a Good God Who Reveals His Heart When ours is Racing. Ryan George visited all seven continents and both polar circles, searching for meaning and acceptance, contentment and recognition. As he ran from pain, regret, and insecurity, he chased diverse adrenaline rushes and social media affirmation. What he actually found was a God with new definitions for words like life, success, and adventure. Despite decades in the church, his faith became real and alive in contexts far from Sunday services.
Ryan is a master storyteller and whenever someone listening says they would be scared to death [to bungee jump, hike a frozen waterfall, BASE jump] that he is scared to life. Ryan shares sweat-inducing stories of adventure throughout the book and pairs them with lessons of faith he’s learned from following his God-given love of the adrenaline rush.
Ryan's book, scared to life
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Real World Job Offers & Negotiation Secrets

Arlena Jackson has propelled more than 5,000 job seekersforward with actionable, time-proven coaching systems—inspiring breakthrough performances and high-level results.and today she is sharing some of her secrets!
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How the Enneagram can help in your most important relationships

Certified Enneagram teacher Meredith Boggs gives a biblical guide to understanding how the enneagram can further your spiritual journey and deepen your relationship with everyone you are in relationship with by discovering your type's virtues, unhelpful tendencies, and best practices for spiritual growth.
Links we mention in this episode
Bird by Bird
The journey home, a Biblical Guide to the Enneagram 
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Praying for your husband (whether you know him or not)

Ayana is speaking some truth bombs on the internet so, of course, I had to get her on the podcast.
She is unpacking her most viral videos like
Praying for your husband
God protecting his daughters
Virginity or Celebicy why you shouldn't be ashamed 
This is a short but important conversation. I hope you enjoy!
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Healthy Connections what are they and how do you know when you found one?

Karen Hardwick, Atlanta-based psychotherapist and leadership consultant who has coached leaders at top companies including ESPN, UPS, and Turner Broadcasting to be better leaders at both work and home through the superpower of connection. The first step to connecting with others in sustainable, healthy ways is to first connect deeply with yourself and with God. Karen’s new book, The Connected Leader, gives readers the tools they need to become their true selves as leaders.
Favorite quote from the episode:
"We are If we don't believe in ourselves enough to find healthy connections we will settle for unhealthy ones."
Belovedness by Sarah Kroger
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Why do bad things happen to good people?

My husband and I recently hosted a zoom call called "Bring all your faith questions" and not surprisingly the question of, "Why do bad things happen to good people?" was the theme of the conversation.
There are books upon books unpacking this subject but here are my bullet points
It's not supposed to be this way. We were created to live forever in a garden utopia walking with God, but sin entered the world and so did death, disease, hurricanes, and suffering.
It's a flawed question because bad things in my life I cried about ended up being very good and who is to decide who is a good or bad person?
This is not our home, nature is beautiful even more than it is functional reminding us there is another garden of perfection on the other side of eternity.
SO MUCH MORE to unpack. This is why we are talking about it this week on the Truth for your Twenties podcast.
 
Links we mention on the episode 
Case for Christ
A surrendered Yes
100 days to brave
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Using psychology to help you reverse engineer your life

She has over 1M collective followers online, she is a digital strategist, an entrepreneur and a psychology guru who uses them all to help 20-somethings live their best life. Bonus: Make sure you stick around to the end when she answers what she would tell her younger self possibly better than any other guest. 
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