The Together We Rise podcast is a place where every Woman has a seat at the table. This is a space where we learn from front-line leaders, communicators, and changemakers as well as up-and-coming leaders from the next generation as we exchange ideas, tell our stories, and champion one another forward. Join us as we talk to women in various fields who share their journeys with us, the obstacles they've faced, how they've overcome, and what they're learning. Pull up a chair and join us on the ...
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The Nothing is Wasted podcast explores the deep impact of trauma, loss, grief, and tragedy, while providing listeners with the hope and healing of Jesus. Born from Host Davey Blackburn’s own story of trauma and grief after the tragic loss of his wife Amanda and unborn child during a home invasion, this show features powerful stories of resilience and faith and practical tools to navigate pain and heartache. Listen each week for encouragement and insight as guests share how they’ve found that ...
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What if the struggles you’ve faced are the very lessons launching you into purpose? On The Path isn’t just another podcast—it’s a space for real, raw, and life-changing conversations. Join award-winning host Cheryl Nembhard and her incredible guests as they share unfiltered stories of heartbreak, triumph, and the wisdom gained along the way. Every episode is designed to ignite your faith, fuel your purpose, and remind you that you are not alone. If you’ve ever asked God, “What am I here for? ...
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Episode 396 - Receiving and Reflecting God’s Great Empathy for You with Bill and Kristi Gaultiere
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1:15:04How do you experience God’s empathy in the midst of life’s challenges and struggles? How can you encounter the compassion of Christ in your own pain and sorrow? Drs. Bill and Kristi Gaultiere have devoted their lives to helping others navigate personal pain and discover soul care through their ministry, Soul Shepherding. Yet, it was through their o…
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Send us a text What if rejection was the best thing that ever happened to you? Welcome to the Season Premiere On The Path with Cheryl Nembhard! This week, Cheryl sits down with Nona Jones—preacher, business executive, author, and global ambassador for YouVersion. Nona is the CEO of The Nona Jones Co., co-leads Open Door Church in Gainesville with h…
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Episode 395 - Eighth Day Prayers with Sally Breedlove and Willa Kane
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1:10:41How do we hold on to hope when life is filled with pain and disappointment? What role can prayer play in our suffering as we learn to cling to hope? Sally Breedlove and Willa Kane became friends through a shared commitment to prayer during a season marked by uncertainty. In 2020, as the world faced the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, they felt l…
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S5 E29| HOLY DISRUPTION: JUSTICE + JESUS with Sandra Van Opstal
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53:25Send us a text Welcome to 'On The Path' with Cheryl Nembhard! This week, Cheryl sits down with Sandra Maria Van Opstal—faith leader, activist, author, and co-founder of Chasing Justice, a movement led by people of color to live out faith and justice. Sandra is Executive Pastor at Grace and Peace Community in Chicago, a doctoral candidate, and recog…
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S3. E1: SHOWING UP AS LEADERS IN SUFFERING with Vaneetha Rendall Risner
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50:31Welcome to Together We Rise Podcast! This is a place where every woman has a seat at the table, and where we can affirm, equip and amplify women's voices globally. This week, we're excited to speak with Vaneetha Rendall Risner. She shares with Cheryl Nembhard and Aubrey Sampson (the new co-host of this podcast) about her testimony that involves a l…
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Episode 394 - Crushing Chaos with Dr. Manny Arango
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1:22:50How do you bring order to the chaos of dysfunctional family patterns? What does it look like to experience lasting peace in the midst of relational disorder? Pastor and Bible teacher Dr. Manny Arango knows firsthand what it’s like to grow up surrounded by chaos. Raised in a home where his father battled addiction, Dr. Manny became a stabilizing for…
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S5 E28| PORTRAIT OF GOD with Jack Mooring
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38:20Send us a text Welcome to 'On the Path' with Cheryl Nembhard! A podcast filled with encouragement and inspiration to ignite you in your faith, push you in your purpose, and remind you of exactly who God’s called you to be! This week we have a very special episode with Grammy-nominated musician and author Jack Mooring, formerly from the band, Leelan…
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Episode 393 - Brokenness, Redemption, and the Power of a Biker’s Prayer with Angie Howell
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1:08:26What do you do when life leaves you desperate for hope? How do you find redemption when all you see is brokenness? Angie Howell knows these questions all too well. On the verge of her third divorce and pregnant with her eighth child, Angie found herself in a place of deep pain and loss. Shortly after the birth of her daughter, Jade, Angie sensed so…
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Episode 392 - Blessed Are The Spiraling with Levi Lusko
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1:03:13What do you do when anxiety suddenly takes hold and you find yourself spiraling? How do you begin to unravel the past wounds and circumstances that have led you to a place of chaos and uncertainty? For author and pastor Levi Lusko, a season of anxiety emerged seemingly out of nowhere. After years of pushing hard in ministry and leadership, he found…
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Episode 391 - Making Sense of Your Story with Adam Young
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1:00:56How do we begin to untangle the wounds of our childhood and understand how they influence the way we show up in the world today? What do we do with the stories of harm, neglect, and pain that linger from our past? Therapist Adam Young came to realize in his thirties just how profoundly his family of origin and early wounds were shaping his adult be…
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Episode 390 - Practicing Defiant Joy in Suffering with Margaret Feinberg
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1:05:45How do you find joy when the diagnosis feels devastating? How can you become the joyful person God calls you to be—even in the midst of your deepest pain? Author Margaret Feinberg was nearing the completion of a book on joy when she received a life-altering diagnosis: aggressive cancer. What followed was a profound season of wrestling—an honest, ra…
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Episode 389 - Disability-Inclusivity with Dr. Laurie Thompson
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1:24:11How can we learn to trust God when our prayers for healing go unanswered? What does it truly mean for the Church to become a place of belonging and welcome for individuals with disabilities? Dr. Laurie Thompson has deeply engaged with these questions—both personally and academically. At just 14 years old, a devastating car accident left her permane…
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Episode 388 - When Grief Comes Home with Erin Nelson and Colleen Montague
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1:26:15What do we do when pain and trauma affect our children? How can we guide them through the complex journey of grief and loss? Erin Nelson has walked through depths of sorrow that few can imagine. She lost her first husband in a sudden plane crash, her mother to suicide, and her young adult son in a tragic car accident. Having experienced grief in it…
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Episode 387 - Embracing the Power of Prayer in Life’s Darkest Moments with Rachel Wojo
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1:15:19How do you even begin to talk to God when life is unfolding in ways you never wanted? What can prayer do when the pain feels unbearably raw and deep? For Rachel Wojo, these questions became deeply personal. She never could have imagined the depth of suffering she would walk through—navigating her daughter’s terminal diagnosis and eventual passing, …
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Episode 386 - Walking Alongside People in Their Pain with Jerry McFarland
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1:04:44How do we support those in pain when we ourselves don’t have all the answers? How can we be present when we’re uncomfortable with the silence, the sorrow, and the questions that come with loss and tragedy? Pastor Jerry McFarland felt a twinge uncertainty the day he received a phone call asking him to visit a stranger at a local children’s hospital.…
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BONUS EPISODE| THE CHOSEN SERIES: IN CONVERSATION WITH ABE BUENO JALLAD (Big James)
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14:34Send us a text In celebration of 'The Chosen' - Season 5, debuting on July 13th, Cheryl sits with the brilliant Abe Bueno Jallad who plays the beloved disciple ‘Big James’! This is a must-listen episode as Abe shares on how 'The Chosen' has impacted his personal life, how he’s evolved the character of James and the global impact The Chosen has arou…
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Episode 385 - Healing Leadership Trauma with Dr. Nicholas and Sheila Wise Rowe
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1:06:25How can leaders heal from their own wounds? Why does emotional and spiritual health matter so deeply for those who are called to lead? Historian and Seminary Professor Dr. Nicholas Rowe and his wife, Sheila Wise Rowe, author and counselor, have seen the ways unprocessed pain and trauma can impact leaders. While countless resources aim to help leade…
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Episode 384 - Sacred Attachment with Michael Cusick
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1:07:35What happens when our lived experience doesn’t align with what we believe about God? How do we hold on to faith when trauma, suffering, or loss shatters our spiritual foundation? Author and counselor Michael Cusick understands this tension intimately. As a survivor of childhood abuse, Michael found himself caught in self-destructive cycles that thr…
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Episode 383 - Helping Kids Overcome After Trauma with Science and Scripture with Dr. Nicole Wilke
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1:20:05How do we help kids build resilience, especially after facing trauma? How do we teach kids the skills they need to persevere after pain? Dr. Nicole Wilke had a front-row seat to the impact trauma can have on a child's development. Her parents had a heart for kids with the hardest stories and welcomed seventy children through foster care and adoptio…
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Episode 382 - Forging an Unshakable Faith After Loss with Brooke Martin
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1:16:20What do you do when you are faced with an unbearable decision? How do you walk firmly in faith when you know the outcome will most likely be devastation? For former local news anchor and author, Brooke Martin, and her husband, the choice to carry their daughter, Emma Noelle, to term even though she was diagnosed with a condition that meant she woul…
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S5 E27| THE BIBLE, SIMPLIFIED with Zach Windahl
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38:35Send us a text Welcome to 'On the Path' w/ Cheryl Nembhard! A podcast filled with encouragement and inspiration to ignite you in your faith, push you in your purpose to be exactly who God's called you to be! This week we have a very special episode with Author and Content Creator Zack Windahl. Zach Windahl is an author and content creator focused o…
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Episode 381 - Hope in a Hard Diagnosis with Alan Hester
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1:23:10Where can you find hope when a diagnosis is difficult to accept? How can you trust God when life's challenges feel insurmountable? For Alan Hester, finding out that he had ALS-a degenerative neurological disease-was devastating at first and yet, he now describes it as one of the best things that happened to him. Not because the suffering or the pai…
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Episode 380 - Finding a Path Through Doubt, Disillusionment, and Dead Ends with Catherine McNiel and Jason Hague
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1:05:23What do we do with the doubts, disillusionments, and dead ends that can come in our faith journey? How do we help someone who has questions in their walk with Jesus? Authors Catherine McNiel and Jason Hague each had a unique experience when it came to wrestling with doubt and disillusionment in their faith. They knew the confusion and pain that can…
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Episode 379 - The Adoptee's Journey with Cameron Lee Small
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1:01:48How can we help a child who may not have the words to express their own grief? How can communities be support systems to those who have adopted? Cameron Lee Small's story began with loss. At the age of three years old, he was adopted from his birth country of South Korea and placed in a home thousands of miles away in America. As he grew up and beg…
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Episode 378 - Comfort in the Ashes with Dr. Michelle Keener
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52:53What do we do when people fail us in our greatest time of need? How can the church do a better job at entering into people's pain and walking with them in their stories? Dr. Michelle Keener walked through her own season of suffering and eventually found herself deep diving into Biblical research on the book of Job in the Bible through the lens of t…
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Episode 377 - Mastering Our Emotions with Dr. Kevin Chapman
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55:31What do we do with the seemingly never-ending emotions that can come in this generation? How do we manage the persistent feelings of anxiety and depression that can overtake our lives as believers? Dr. Kevin Chapman has worked with countless individuals struggling with anxiety and depression. As a believer and clinician, he has seen how powerful em…
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S5 E26| WHAT WE FIND IN THE DARK with Aubrey Sampson
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44:14Send us a text Welcome to 'On the Path' w/ Cheryl Nembhard! A podcast filled with encouragement and inspiration to ignite you in your faith, push you in your purpose to be exactly who God's called you to be! This week we have a very special episode with Author, Speaker and Soul Care Coach Aubrey Sampson! Aubrey Sampson is the Co-Planter and teachin…
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S2. E14| FOSTERING EMOTIONAL & SPIRITUAL GROWTH w/ Dr. Sarita Lyons
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1:10:33Welcome to Together We Rise Podcast! This is a place where every woman has a seat at the table, and where we can affirm, equip and amplify women's voices globally. This week, we're excited to speak with special guest Dr. Sarita Lyons! Dr. Sarita Lyons is a wife, mother, speaker, bible teacher, and psychotherapist. She is the Director of Discipleshi…
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Episode 376 - Healing after Losing a Child to Addiction with Lance and Jeni Ward
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1:09:58How do you heal as a parent when your worst fears come true? How do you move through the pain of losing a child unexpectedly to a drug addiction? Pastor Lance Ward and his wife, Jeni, tried to fight the tight grip addiction had on their son Kyle but lost him suddenly to a fentanyl overdose. The secret life he was living was well-hidden until it was…
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