In this episode, Maria shares her faith journey, overcoming an eating disorder, and more. Maria’s daughter, “Nat G” was diagnosed with an extraordinarily rare form of muscular dystrophy affecting her PYROXD-1 gene. Her’s is one of the most extreme cases out of the (only) 17 cases ever identified globally. Maria shares her incredible mom faith related to Nat G’s struggle.

She’s an entrepreneur in partnership with her husband, Matt (S1E11) and in her own business, EmpowHER boutique + dream studio. The boutique is way more than just a business. Listen in to hear why it’s so impactful to women. 

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Some quotes from the episode:

“I started doubting my own judgement of my ability to think I was qualified to do things.”

“The things we are trying to run from are the things we have to meet head on.”

“Real change happens when you’re with people.”

“I think [God] gives us people in our life say like ‘this is Me showing up for you.’”

“I work out for what my body can do, not as a punishment.”

“If you put light into the darkness you’re gonna see better than you did before.”

“Jesus has peace for us. And whatever is happening to us - has a hold on us - is evil. And He wants to crush that evil with His peace.”

“If you’re a believer, setting a goal is really just being deeply in prayer with God and saying ‘help me cast the vision. I want to see through Your eyes.”

“It is not up to you to get to the outcome.”

“Whatever her life is, you have a purpose for it. She’s Your daughter more than she’s my daughter. And You want good things for her.”

“The whole point of this world is for us to point towards Him.”

“Just because I’m not happy doesn’t mean I don’t have joy.”

“I’m not enough. And I wasn’t supposed to be enough. In fact, if I’m enough, I’m missing Jesus.”

“That’s why He came - so that we could be enough.”

“I’d rather chase Him than the enoughness of the world.”

“How can you not love on somebody when they’re being vulnerable with their struggle?”


Fun things from the episode:

You're Not Enough(And That's Okay)Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich bookMatt and Maria’s Podcast REALationships

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