Make no mistake:
When you experience trauma, you will never be the same, "you" before that trauma. Over the last 18 months, there has been much loss, grief and trauma. We have a choice to make: Either we grow into bitterness or we choose what kind of life we will have that reflects your, "new" self. Discovering joy and then letting others know they are not alone in their loss. Share your story!
Michelle Neff Hernandez joins us from Soaring Spirits International and Camp Widow.

Real Life SH287R Rediscovering Yourself After Grief or Trauma

It's no secret: Pain and loss hits all of us. None escape its grip. Honestly, we weren't meant to see all the world's pain in a nano-second. The violent assassination of Charlie Kirk was caught on camera for the world to see-Then, to witness the utter lack of human decency on the part of friends and family who celebrated this violence, stirs up even more emotion: Anger, sadness, shock. What do we do with all of this in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's death? Maybe, most of the answer is what was proclaimed over and over again at his beautiful memorial. Tonight, Gina shares healthy ways to find healing and hope in a broken world.

Real Life Gina Pastore SH376 Aftermath of Charlie Kirk's Death

October always brings a bit of nostalgia to Gina. For good reason: She was a teen bride to Frank Pastore when he was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds. In fact, it was literally 46 years ago almost to the day that Frank pitched a 4 hit-shutout game against the Atlanta Braves to clinch the National League West. Dave sits down with Gina and invites her to reminisce a little. And share life lessons she learned from baseball.  This playoff/world series season, our hope from this episode is that you find encouragement in your journey of life. Wherever you may be and whatever your work is, all of us can learn life lessons from this game called baseball.

Real Life SHOW 377 PLAYOFF TIME  Lessons I Learned From Baseball (25 MIN)

Well---how about 'dem Dodgers!!!! Listen--tonight, Gina continues to talk lessons she learned from and while being a major league pitcher's wife! Tonight--all kinds of surprises and Gina really opens up about what life is like, "on the other side of fortune and fame!" Well, fame for sure--fortune, not so much!!! Sit back and relax and enjoy tonight's Real Life as we talk America's Pastime from the lens of the wife of Frank Pastore. 

Real Life SHOW 378 PLAYOFF TIME 2  Lessons I Learned From Baseball PT 2 (25 MIN)

Halloween Weekend, this first weekend of November.
Let your kids trick or treat!!! Yes? No?
Halloween was HIJACKED by the world and made into a secular/pagan celebration. Tonight---throwback Frank Pastore audio DEFENDING Christians diving into October 31st, full throttle! The late Frank Pastore and his guest Jill Martin join us tonight on Real Life.
Bruuuhaaaaa....................

RealLifeSH76 HALLOWEEN Frank and Jill Martin Gina and Dave

Brad Stieler and Kim Stieler are very acquainted with loss. They lost their 13-year-old daughter, Erin to leukemia and both of them grieved differently. On tonight's Real Life, Brad encourages all of us to not put expectations on others to grieve like we do. We must be willing to listen to each other's hearts and give grace and understanding to their grief. If you are grieving right now, our prayer is that as we roll into the holidays, you know that you're not alone in your grief. In fact, God himself knows grief. And as we travel the road of it, only Christ can give us joy again. Psalm 146:8b reads, "for the Lord raises those who are bowed down." 

Real Life SH 379 Brad Stieler Grief and Loss During the Holidays (25 MIN)

Less than two weeks from Thanksgiving and we're full throttle into Christmas and New Years!!! The holidays are upon us, gang!!
Are we emotionally prepared for them? Now, before you say, "I don't need to do that!", have you ever wondered why you just, "snap" at the silliest things? The short of it is, there's something in the past that we have not resolved, and we either say or act a certain way that even shocks ourselves sometimes! Now, add into the mix family, friends, the hustle and bustle--it could be Mt. Vesuvius in the making! How do we preempt that? Being emotionally prepared for the holidays: THAT's what we talk about tonight. Want less drama over the next month? 
This show gives us the know how................

Real Life SH 380 Do I Need To Get Emotionally Prepared for the Holidays

Happy Thanksgiving to you, friends! 
Both Gina and Dave have a heart of gratitude for you. Tonight's show is about having a, "Thankful Heart" even in the midst of adversity. In fact, Harvest Crusade-Hope For America was last weekend, and Gina invites Dave to give a recap of the night at Utah Valley University: The place Charlie Kirk was killed. It's a very moving-intimate conversation. Having a heart of gratitude doesn't mean everything is, "rainbows and butterflies." Gina shares a very moving story of how gratitude guides us through the pain. And brings us to Christ: The author of Hope. The One born in Bethlehem. Who sets captives, free.

Real Life PGM 381 Harvest HOPE FOR AMERICA Recap THANKSGIVING

Happy Thanksgiving weekend, friends! If you have a house, a car or an apartment.
If you have family:
Take just a little time and not much money to make sure that when you die, everyone knows what you wanted with whatever you have. The last thing you want is for the state to make an expensive, exhausting, frustrating road for those around you. How do you start? Where do you start? TA DA! Tonight's episode of Real Life helps you do just that with the amazing Andrea Graham of Applied Financial Planning. A winsome and serious conversation of taking care of your loved ones without any guess work or the state being involved. So good! And Andrea is so welcoming and chock full of knowledge--making Financial Planning easy to understand.



Real Life PGM 382 Easy Steps to Be Finanically Prepared for Spouses Passing

Happy Christmas season, everyone!
Brad Stieler and Kim Stieler are very acquainted with loss. They lost their 13-year-old daughter, Erin to leukemia and both of them grieved differently. On tonight's Real Life, Brad encourages all of us to not put expectations on others to grieve like we do. We must be willing to listen to each other's hearts and give grace and understanding to their grief. If you are grieving right now, our prayer is that as we roll into the holidays, you know that you're not alone in your grief. In fact, God himself knows grief. And as we travel the road of it, only Christ can give us joy again. Psalm 146:8b reads, "for the Lord raises those who are bowed down."

Real Life SH287R Rediscovering Yourself After Grief or Trauma

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