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From Amish to Entrepreneur with Sara Bottom

Overcome with Auntie Anne - April 26, 2022 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
When Sara Bottom was eight years old, she got her first job selling eggs at a local farmer's market. She knew she wanted to be "the person counting the money in the register," and her dream of becoming an entrepreneur developed from that moment on. But for Sara's dream to become a reality, she'd...

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Overcoming Eating Disorders with Lauren Amber Nielsen

Overcome with Auntie Anne - April 19, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Lauren Amber Nielsen is an accomplished actor, model, and opera singer who has performed in over 35 musicals. On top of that, she was named Miss Sarasota in and will be competing in the Miss Florida USA pageant later this year. But in the midst of all the accolades and success, Lauren is also an...

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Overcoming Eating Disorders with Lauren Amber Nielsen

Overcome with Auntie Anne - April 19, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Lauren Amber Nielsen is an accomplished actor, model, and opera singer who has performed in over 35 musicals. On top of that, she was named Miss Sarasota in and will be competing in the Miss Florida USA pageant later this year. But in the midst of all the accolades and success, Lauren is also an...

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Finding Your Identity with Kathleen Cooke

Overcome with Auntie Anne - April 12, 2022 09:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
When Kathleen's older brother passed away, she felt the need to step in and replace him for the sake of her parents. "I need to make up for this lost child," she says. "I need to be this person that they lost." But doing so caused an identity crisis as her world was wrapped up in being who she t...

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The Impact of Generational Abandonment with Trinity Goedhart

Overcome with Auntie Anne - April 05, 2022 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Abandonment is a big issue in many of our lives, and many have experienced it. In fact, my daughter, Lawonna, grew up feeling abandoned by me, and the two of us recently had a candid conversation on a previous episode about that very thing (link). After that interview, I talked with Lawonna's da...

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Ending Sexual Exploitation with Dawn Hawkins

Overcome with Auntie Anne - March 29, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Dawn Hawkins describes her childhood life growing up in Colorado as rough. Not only did she grow up in a home with domestic violence and a terrible divorce, but she's also a survivor of sexual abuse. And being a survivor has given her a passion for standing up for human dignity around the world....

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Ending Sexual Exploitation with Dawn Hawkins

Overcome with Auntie Anne - March 29, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Dawn Hawkins describes her childhood life growing up in Colorado as rough. Not only did she grow up in a home with domestic violence and a terrible divorce, but she's also a survivor of sexual abuse. And being a survivor has given her a passion for standing up for human dignity around the world....

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A Flipped Lifestyle After a Devastating Situation With Jocelyn and Shane Sams

Overcome with Auntie Anne - March 22, 2022 09:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Jocelyn and Shane Sams weren't anticipating significant life changes as school teachers. They lived a pretty average American life with good jobs, a decent salary, and some security. But after finding out about a devastating situation involving their son at his preschool, the Sams decided to wor...

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Overcoming Multiple Losses with Ladye Love Smith

Overcome with Auntie Anne - March 15, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Ladye Love knows about loss. At fourteen, she lost her closest sister. And as an adult, she lost a baby girl that, medically, she wasn't even supposed to have. But through it all, she's learned more about herself and God's love, and she loves to encourage others. Today on Overcome With Auntie ...

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Surviving Addiction and Sex Trafficking with Monica Charles

Overcome with Auntie Anne - March 08, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Monica took her first sip of alcohol at around ten years old. As time went on, her life started revolving around substance abuse, and to feed the addiction, she began selling herself. When she started dating one of her “clients,” she thought salvation was at hand, and she could finally be free o...

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A Book of Simple Prayers with Gloria Gaither

Overcome with Auntie Anne - March 01, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Gloria Gaither is a gospel music legend. She and her husband, Bill, have written more than 700 songs, and they've created hundreds of award-winning recordings and a dozen timeless musicals that have been sung for decades. And even though they were named ASCAP's Christian songwriters of the centu...

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Unpacking the Effects of Shame with Isik Abla

Overcome with Auntie Anne - February 22, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Isik Abla grew up in what she describes as a culture of shame. As a young girl, she was put down and made to feel worthless because of her gender and fell victim to physical and verbal abuse. This shame took root and created chains that held her in captivity for years, keeping her from experienc...

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Overcoming the Loss of a Newborn with Nicole Hostetter

Overcome with Auntie Anne - February 15, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In her high school yearbook, Nicole Hostetter said her goal was to be a mom. It was the one thing she always wanted, and the one thing she felt was her purpose in life. And after getting pregnant with her first child, it seemed as if her goal was being realized. But then she found out her son's ...

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A Conversation about Abandonment with LaWonna Goedhart

Overcome with Auntie Anne - February 08, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
When Lawonna Goedhart's little sister was killed unexpectedly, she watched her parents and extended family go through the emotional trauma of losing a child. But in the midst of all that trauma and sadness, four-year-old Lawonna felt ignored, abandoned, and forgotten. And I, as her mother, still...

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Bouncing Back After A Devastating Business Loss with Michelle Schaffer

Overcome with Auntie Anne - February 01, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Michelle Schaffer is a faith-driven leader and female business owner who has overcome some devastating losses in business. Not only did she and her husband have their new business venture ripped from under them after moving their lives all the way across the country, but they also were then forc...

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From Victim to Surviving to Thriving with Catherine Schiffer

Overcome with Auntie Anne - January 25, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In her formative years, Catherine Schiffer fell victim to daily sexual, verbal, and physical abuse. Through her teens and into her thirties, she fought to survive, battling drug abuse, alcohol abuse, and two failed marriages with many dysfunctional relationships in between. In her forties, she k...

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Finding God After Tragedy with Lori Champion

Overcome with Auntie Anne - January 18, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
When Lori Champion’s dad died, she went numb and could no longer feel the God she’d always known and loved. And then after getting cancer, while pregnant with her first child, she doubted whether she’d actually live and feared the cancer might take her.  This week on Overcome With Auntie Anne, ...

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A Lifetime of Healing and Redemption after Sexual Abuse with Lisa Michelle

Overcome with Auntie Anne - January 11, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
When Lisa Michelle was a little girl, she would spend the weekends at a neighbor’s house to get away from the abuse that was happening in her home. Her neighbor was a trusted individual in the community who ran the local mortuary. What no one knew, though, was that this trusted neighbor was actu...

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Overcoming a Constant Sense of Dread with Mental Health Advocate Brittney Moses

Overcome with Auntie Anne - January 04, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Brittney Moses grew up in a home with loving parents. But their divorce in her pre-teen years upended the life she knew, and she fought to get by. As one struggle after another continued to pile on, her life became about simply surviving. This week on Overcome With Auntie Anne, I’m talking wit...

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Getting Vulnerable About Alcoholism with Mindy and Ben Isaacs

Overcome with Auntie Anne - December 28, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
When Ben Isaacs met his future wife, Mindy, he had no idea the extent of her drinking problem. What appeared to be a drink here or there was actually full-blown alcoholism that went unnoticed at first. Mindy says, “I couldn’t imagine my life with alcohol. I couldn’t imagine my life without it. A...

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Living with Crohn's Disease and Overcoming Panic Attacks with Becky Isaacs Bowman

Overcome with Auntie Anne - December 21, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Although she’s an accomplished musician, singer, and songwriter who’s performed in front of people since she’s been a young girl, Becky Isaacs Bowman suffers from panic attacks while on stage. Add to that a terminal illness making the anxiety worse, and it’s easy to see why Becky has spent a goo...

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Grief in the Waiting with Sonya Isaacs Yeary

Overcome with Auntie Anne - December 14, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Sonya Isaacs Yeary’s dream was to get married and have a family. But she surrendered these dreams to God, saying, “If it’s not your will for me to ever have a family or children, I want what you want for more than what I want for me.” After a divorce and then a pregnancy that ended unexpectedly,...

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Knowing You’re Here For A Reason with Lily Isaacs

Overcome with Auntie Anne - December 07, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Sometimes our personal stories of overcoming are part of a line of stories about overcomers who have come before us—you could say we have a heritage of overcoming. And oftentimes, remembering that heritage gives us strength. Lily Isaacs is one of those people whose heritage is one of overcoming....

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A Husband's Perspective on Loss, Grief, and Learning to Forgive featuring Jonas Beiler

Overcome with Auntie Anne - November 30, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
When my husband, Jonas Beiler, and I recited our vows 53 years ago, his only real goal in life was to get married and have a family. But the death of our 19-month-old daughter and the subsequent sexual abuse I experienced at the hands of our pastor put his dream in jeopardy. However, as we’ve b...

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Surviving the Cancer Storm with Yoli Origel

Overcome with Auntie Anne - November 23, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
When Yoli Origel found out she may have cancer, the first question out of her mouth was, “Oh my gosh. Am I going to die like my mom?” 21 years earlier, when Yoli was just ten years old, her mother passed away from cancer and thoughts of suffering the same fate ran through her head. But now 14 ye...

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Surviving the Cancer Storm with Yoli Origel

Overcome with Auntie Anne - November 23, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
When Yoli Origel found out she may have cancer, the first question out of her mouth was, “Oh my gosh. Am I going to die like my mom?” 21 years earlier, when Yoli was just ten years old, her mother passed away from cancer and thoughts of suffering the same fate ran through her head. But now 14 ye...

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Stepping Into Your Godly Assignments with Chantell Cooley

Overcome with Auntie Anne - November 16, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
When Chantell and her family were at the lowest of lows, they were living in a run down, falling apart camp house for free—because they couldn’t afford to pay rent—and had no food left. Fast forward to today, and Chantell and her family are founders of Columbia Southern University, an active uni...

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Stepping Into Your Godly Assignments with Chantell Cooley

Overcome with Auntie Anne - November 16, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
When Chantell and her family were at the lowest of lows, they were living in a run down, falling apart camp house for free—because they couldn’t afford to pay rent—and had no food left. Fast forward to today, and Chantell and her family are founders of Columbia Southern University, an active uni...

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Finding God in the Valley with Lynda Randle

Overcome with Auntie Anne - November 09, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Have you ever heard a song or read a poem only to later hear the story behind it and have it take on so much more meaning? There’s a gospel song I love called God Of The Mountain and the lyrics go like this: For the God on the mountain is still God in the valley / When things go wrong, he’ll mak...

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Journaling Through Life's Heartaches and Depression with Priscilla Dobbins

Overcome with Auntie Anne - November 02, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Priscilla Dobbins is a three-time widow. Her first husband died of a heart attack when she was just 26 years old. Her second husband died of cancer. And her third husband, Doc, as he was affectionately known, passed away in 2014.  It wasn’t until the passing of Doc, though, that Priscilla fell ...

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