Welcome back to the Failing Awesomely podcast! I'm your host, Lindsey Garcia, and I'm so happy you're here taking a little bit of time out of your day to spend it with me and my new friend, Caroline Beidler.  Caroline and I had an amazing instagram LIVE on Monday October 11th 2021, talking, primarily, about how to reset your mind for success in recovery from substance abuse, in our case, alcohol. Caroline is a wife and a mama to twins! She is an advocate for women in recovery from substance abuse and trauma. Her movement, Bright Story Shine (brightstoryshine.com), is a space she's created to share stories and explore addiction, mental health and wellness, faith and spirituality, trauma recovery, sexual violence, stigma, and hope.  Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Sign up for our FREE "7 Day Recovery Reset Devotional" at www.brightstoryshine.com, enter in your email address and it will be sent right to your inbox. Caroline Beidler Instagram: @carolinebeidler_official Lindsey's Instagram(s): @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters Podcast Email: failingawesomelypodcast@gmail.com

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49. Reset Your Mind for Success in Recovery with Caroline Beidler

Welcome to the Failing Awesomely Podcast! I am your host Lindsey Garcia: wife, mama, singer, breast cancer survivor, sober gal, and podcaster. It's October! This means it's Breast Cancer Awareness month and Sober October, which I'm excited to be participating in spreading the love and being active in both this year. I'm running 35 miles this month for Pennsylvania's 35 Mile Breast Cancer Challenge run by the American Cancer Society. If you would like to donate, click on the link below. Thank you so much for your generosity in helping to find a cure for Breast Cancer. Donate Here: https://www.facebook.com/donate/173789764871148/10159546063383281/ For Sober October, I'm teaming up with Christian author and Recovery Advocate, Caroline Beidler, for our 7 Day Recovery Reset! One message a day from us sent right to your inbox. We'll highlight some tips, reflections and prayers that you can do this month to give your life and recovery a boost. To sign up, visit: brightstoryshine.com In today's episode, I was honored to have Christian author and podcaster, Ericka Andersen, on the show. Recently, Ericka shared her thoughts on Alcohol and The Church on her instagram and I loved her thoughtful insight on the topic and wanted to dive in a little deeper with her.  Ericka is a wife and mama of two kiddos, ages 5 and 3. She is the author of Leaving Cloud 9 and has also been published in the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. She is the host of the Worth Your Time podcast and you can find her over on IG loving on and encouraging people in their walk of faith, motherhood, and sobriety.  Ericka's website: erickaandersen.com Leaving Cloud 9: https://www.amazon.com/Leaving-Cloud-Resurrected-Poverty-Illness/dp/1400208270/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=leaving+cloud+9&qid=1633489159&sr=8-1 Ericka's IG: @ericka_andersen Worth Your Time Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/worth-your-time/id1443576278 Lindsey's website: lindseygarcia.com Lindsey's IG: @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters Email: failingawesomelypodcast@gmail.com

48. Are Our Actions Glorifying God? // Alcohol and The Church with Ericka Andersen

Welcome back to the Failing Awesomely podcast! I'm Lindsey Garcia and today I have the privilege of sharing with you my awesome interview with Sarah Levy from thesassysoberlife.com. In this episode, Sarah shares her story of being in and out of recovery from alcohol addiction for the past 10 years and how she went from believing she was a failure to finally feeling free in her recovery journey.  She talks about the problem surrounding the stigma of addiction and how that can keep people stuck in the suffering for so long, herself included. But Sarah found relief and a calling when she was open and honest about her sobriety to herself, to her friends and family, and to this amazing online community she built on instagram- @sassy_sobriety32.  The sober community has been deeply impacted by Sarah in such a short period of time and I can't wait for y'all to hear our time together. Sarah is so relatable, down to earth, fun, and entertaining. You're going to love her! Sarah Levy: instagram- @sassy_sobriety32  //  thesassysoberlife.com Lindsey: instagram- @lindseyhgarcia  //  @failingawesomely  //  @janesdaughters Email me!! : failingawesomelypodcast@gmail.com lindseygarcia.com

47. The Sassy Sober Life with Sarah Levy

If you've experienced a miscarriage, you fully understand what Karen means when she refers to accepting that, "What is meant to be and what you want are not always the same thing."  We get real, we get raw, we get vulnerable about the pain, the grief, the guilt, and the hope of experiencing a miscarriage. Our mission is to be so open about this that it makes the listener who has gone through the same pain feel comforted, understood, seen, and heard. And for those of you who love someone who has experienced the loss of a pregnancy, this is a great episode to help you better understand what they're going through when they can't find the right words.  We encourage you to lean on your support system if you have recently experienced a loss. Therapy is an amazing tool as well. If you find it difficult to lean on the people around you, we're here. Message us: Karen Higbee Instagram: @kalysehigbee Lindsey's Instagram(s): @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters Email: failingawesomelypodcast@gmail.com

46. The Layers of Motherhood and Miscarriage with Karen Higbee

I've been thinking a lot about my intentions for this show: to share my story and others stories, to help people who may be going through similar circumstances. And to lead anyone who is open to better know Jesus and how he saved my life and can save theirs. Thats my mission. Using a combination of the gifts God gave me and the past pain I've faced for GOOD to bless others. It's a mission I'm happy to live out, but I question myself all the time. I question how others think of me and my mission. I question what I'm doing as a wife, a mother, a Christ follower, a sister, a friend, a daughter. I listen to the lies that Satan plants in my mind about running this race God laid out for me.  Do you struggle with this too? If so, this episode is for you.  2 Corinthians 12:7-10 - So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, "My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.  Connect with Lindsey: Instagram(s): @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters Email: failingawesomelypodcast@gmail.com

45. What Are My Intentions? // Hear My Heart

On today's episode, we are honored to get to experience a full blown Rhythm Restoration session with Dr. Tiffany Tajiri. If you didn't listen to our first episode with Dr. Tiffany, go back to episode 36. Can You Blend God and Science? Dr. Tiffany is a clinical psychologist, USAF Veteran, speaker, and author of Peace After Combat- Healing the Spiritual and Psychological Wounds of War. She leads Lindsey through a visual exercise and a rhythm restoration session to heal from her past pain of losing her baby. It's a powerful episode. Episode 36. Can You Blend God and Science?: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/failing-awesomely/id1483970993?i=1000515120312 Connect with Dr. Tiffany: Website: drtiffanytajiri.com Instagram: @drtiffanytajiri Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbQ3oZsMcyy5RNYkb6lRg6g Peace After Combat: https://www.amazon.com/Peace-after-Combat-Spiritual-Psychological/dp/0830781951/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3PCZU5IHVK2KA&dchild=1&keywords=peace+after+combat&qid=1629851339&sprefix=peace+after+com%2Caps%2C203&sr=8-1 Connect with Lindsey: Instagram(s): @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters Email: failingawesomelypodcast@gmail.com

44. Perfect Love is Free // Rhythm Restoration Session with Dr. Tiffany Tajiri

This week, I chat with a *new* dear friend, Deb Podlogar, known as @mocktail.mom on instagram for her fabulous mocktail recipes and AF (alcohol free) drink recommendations. Deb hosts an instagram LIVE show called, Making Friends and Mocktails, every Monday night at 9PM Est. (but don't worry, if you can't make the LIVE, she always posts the episodes so you can catch up).  Deb is a wife and mom to two girls and lives in Kentucky. Her sobriety journey started December 31, 2020 and she's been a wonderful inspiration ever since. I could not believe when Deb and I found one another on instagram that she is also a breast cancer survivor!! To say we have some things in common would be a huge understatement.  I know you are going to love this episode, especially if you are someone who is sober curious or evaluating your relationship with alcohol. This episode is for YOU!  I'd love to hear what you think of the episode! Connect with me on instagram @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters. You can also email me at failingawesomelypodcast@gmail.com. Be well, Be awesome! Connect with Deb: - Instagram: @mocktail.mom - Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BuzzmommaBoutique

43. Numbing the Pain AND the Joy with Deb Podlogar - Mocktail Mom

1 Corinthians 15:31 - "I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily." Death. It's all around us, but we don't like to think about it. We are fearful of it. It has an earthly sting we do not want to come near us, not yet anyway. But when we have salvation through Christ, why are we so afraid? Isn't eternal life the beautiful goal? Now death HAS no sting, right? So it's in the dying, the unknown, the wonder, that we tend to be afraid. But that IS this life: suffering, happiness, broken bones, healing, betrayal, love, death, life. We cannot escape it, but we can embrace it as Christians and when we can do that, THAT is when we discover what true joy is here on earth.  We hope you can learn something while listening to this episode and think a little differently about when the time comes that you might leave this earth and how you may change the way you live for today- for this moment.  As always, I'd love to hear from you! I'm an open book. Be well, be awesome. Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey's Instagram(s): @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters Email - failingawesomelypodcast@gmail.com

42. When your State catches up to your Standing | Death, Dying, Salvation, and True Joy with Kate Trauger

This week on Failing Awesomely, I had the opportunity to chat with Talia McKinney, who you may know from the Bravo show, Million Dollar Listing New York. Talia is a real estate agent on the Ryan Serhant team, host of the youtube show "3 In A Million", Ted X speaker, and Achilles International volunteer. We chat about her journey to moving and working in NYC and how she started her real estate career on the Serhant team just TWO years into her career. Her kindness and authenticity is a beautiful and rare thing, especially in a field as competitive as real estate, but Talia has gained so much success by being her true self and caring for her clients on a deep, personal level. Even though she has a very demanding schedule, she makes times to give back every week through her volunteer work. I learned SO much from Talia and her formula for success = kindness + hard work + genuine authenticity.  Connect with Talia: Talia's Instagram - @taliamckinney Million Dollar Listing New York - https://www.bravotv.com/million-dollar-listing-new-york/videos?_branch_match_id=945647573402369538 Ryan Serhant Team - serhant.com 3 In A Million Youtube show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciqQHuLo8hI&list=PLS4Fa1QvOB6iRWiQRtBVug8FT594lkLjp&index=1 Talia's TedX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79TOQ-lH3l8 Achilles International - achillesinternational.org Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey's Instagram(s) - @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters Email - failingawesomelypodcast@gmail.com

41. "Kindness and hard work doesn't have a race, an age, or gender." -Talia McKinney, Million Dollar Listing

Hi, sweet friends! Heads up, I'm getting over a cold, so my voice sounds super sultry and amazing... Just kidding. It just sounds like I'm sick. In this week's episode, I talked to Michelle Williams, author of S.O.S. Living Life Directed by God, and her husband, Drew. We had a great conversation about how Jesus rescues us in our lowest moments. We also discussed the details of her devotional, what inspired her to write it, and what the process was like to write and get a book published. As always, I hope you're well, friends. Be well, be awesome! S.O.S. Living Life Directed By God - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1098052498/ref=x_gr_w_bb_glide_sout?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_bb_glide_sout-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1098052498&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2 Michelle's Instagram: _m.williams_ Email me at failingawesomelypodcast@gmail.com ! Lindsey's Instagram(s): @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters

40. S.O.S. Living Life Directed by God with Michelle and Drew Williams

Hi, sweet friends! Sorry I've been MIA. I recovered from major reconstructive surgery to take my belly flab and make boobs out of it!!! Super happy with the procedure and I'm healing great. In this week's episode, we talk to Jennifer Pericolosi about her own personal story that lead her to become sober just over 4 years ago. We discuss together the signs you should look for and the questions to ask yourself about your own relationship with alcohol. Have you ever thought, "Am I drinking too much?" Are you sick of waking up feeling depleted and foggy and like crap after a night of drinking? This episode is definitely a good one to listen to. As always, I hope you're well, friends. Be well, be awesome! Check out my previous episodes on Mommy Wine Culture / Alcohol Culture / Sobriety: Episode 25: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/failing-awesomely/id1483970993?i=1000505174356 Episode 32: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/failing-awesomely/id1483970993?i=1000511375950 Jennifer Pericolosi: @jenn.naturalbeautybiz Article from Banner Health by Regan Olsson - Dr. Serign Marong interview: https://www.bannerhealth.com/healthcareblog/teach-me/are-terms-like-wine-wednesday-normalizing-alcohol Lindsey's Instagram(s): @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters

39. 4 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Relationship with Alcohol w/ Jennifer Pericolosi

Welcome to the Failing Awesomely podcast! I’m your Host, Lindsey Garcia, and I’m so excited to share my interview with one of my best friends, Rachel Bradshaw. Rachel is an incredible singer and one of my favorite songwriters. She is the daughter of the one and only, Terry Bradshaw, and star of the new hit reality show, The Bradshaw Bunch, on E! On today’s episode, we talk about how we met on another reality show over 14 years ago when we both lived in Nashville. Rachel shares her story of huge success in the music industry and being on top of the world, only to go through one of the greatest losses any of us could ever experience. She talks about leaving Nashville and music all together to come home to Texas and start over. The beauty in all of this is that she found healing with her family and new purpose as she found her way back to making music, this time, completely her way and on her terms.  Rachel's music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3fOI1J45WfMIgy5MUAQlcC?si=79056a083f93412a Rachel's music on Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/rachel-bradshaw/377970169 Rachel's Instagram: @racheltbradshaw We'd love to connect! Email: failingawesomelypodcast@gmail.com Lindsey's Instagram(s): @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters

38. Ready To Dream, Again with Rachel Bradshaw

In this week's episode of Failing Awesomely, Lindsey Garcia shares how her experience with anxiety and a possible panic attack landed her in the hospital this Good Friday and how that's led her to really ask Jesus, "Where is the balance?" The answer is simple, but easier said than done.  Join Lindsey in trying to start her days like Mary, instead of being consumed about her long list of things to do and the worries and fears of the future, like Martha.  Be well, be awesome! Luke 10:38-42 // 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 // Ephesians 3:20 // Matthew 11:28-30 Have questions about this episode? Have a thought or verse to share? I would love to connect! Email: failingawesomelypodcast@gmail.com Lindsey's Instagram(s): @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters 

37. "I'm Martha if she was a squirrel" // Starting Your Day Like Mary

Welcome to the Failing Awesomely podcast! I'm your host, Lindsey Garcia, and I have the privilege of introducing you to our guest, Dr. Tiffany Tajiri. As a psychologist and US Air Force Veteran from El Paso, TX, Dr. Tiffany shares with us how she blends God and science into a therapeutic practice she developed called Rhythm Restoration. This helps her clients align their flesh, soul, and spirit so they can live life to the fullest in relationship with the Lord with less anxiety and more peace and healing. During the interview, we did our own Rhythm Restoration practice and it blew my mind, y'all! She is also the author of the book, "Peace After Combat: Healing the Spiritual and Psychological Wounds of War" which comes out this summer. Pre-order the book on Amazon or Barnes and Noble below. Make sure to subscribe to her youtube channel and follow her on instagram! Be well. Be awesome! Dr. Tiffany's Instagram: @drtiffanytajiri Dr. Tiffany's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbQ3oZsMcyy5RNYkb6lRg6g Amazon Pre-order: https://www.amazon.com/Peace-after-Combat-Spiritual-Psychological-ebook/dp/B08NY4NZHR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=peace+after+combat&qid=1617159042&sr=8-1 Barnes and Noble Pre-order: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/peace-after-combat-tiffany-tajiri/1138335907?ean=9780830781959 Lindsey's Instagram(s): @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters Email: failingawesomelypodcast@gmail.com

36. Can You Blend God and Science? // Aligning Our Spirit, Soul, and Flesh with Psychologist Dr. Tiffany Tajiri

Thank you for tuning in to the Failing Awesomely Podcast. I'm Lindsey Garcia and I'm so grateful you're taking time out of your busy day to listen to my show. This is an episode for the books. It was super difficult for me to be obedient to God in sharing this story, but He's been telling me for weeks that it is time. I hope you learn something. I hope this encourages you to have tough talks with your sons and daughters about consent and what healthy sexual relationships look like. If this has happened to you too, I hope you feel heard and validated.  Be well. Be awesome! We'd love to hear from you! Email: failingawesomelypodcast@gmail.com Lindsey's Instagram(s): @lindseyhgarcia // @failingawesomely // @janesdaughters

35. Trauma, Guilt, and Shame: My Sexual Assault Story

I'm Lindsey Garcia and I have a desire to share my stories of failure, yes, failure- in business, relationships, and while chasing big, BIG dreams. To say I've taken a lot of risks in my life would be an understatement. Here's the thing, in every failed attempt, there are multiple lessons to be learned. And coming out on top is not only possible, but I can almost guarantee it. Hey, if you fail, that's okay! Learn from it and turn it into something awesome.

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