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The Secret Lies Within is Released Today
The day is finally here! After years of dreaming, hoping, and working, The Secret Lies Within is released! Whew! I'm so excited! When I started this book, I wanted to capture the life lessons I learned along the way about overcoming trauma and finding purpose in the...
Getting Even or Giving Grace
On Thanksgiving morning, I received a text from someone I didn't know. It was a “go fund me” request and I didn't know if it was legitimate or not. I asked who they were but within a few seconds, there was another text. I realized then that this was a group text. This...
The Ongoing Work of Confession
I just read my very old devotional “God Calling” which I have used since the year 2000. In it, I have little notes about events that were significant to me at the time. As I was reading, I noticed a note I wrote in 2006 that talked about having deep concerns because...
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Overcoming Eating Disorders with Lauren Amber Nielsen
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 and will be competing in the Miss Florida USA pageant later this year. But in the midst of all the accolades and...
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Surviving the Cancer Storm with Yoli Origel
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...
Stepping Into Your Godly Assignments with Chantell Cooley
When Chantell and her family were at the lowest of lows, they were living in a run down, falling apart camphouse 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...
Finding God In the Valley with Lynda Randle
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 /...
Journaling Through Life’s Heartaches and Depression with Priscilla Dobbins
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,...
Learning to Ask “Why Not Me?” with Casey Baynes
It’s natural when struggles in life come to ask, “Why me?” But what if we learned to turn that around and asked instead, “Why not me?” Could we start to reframe the struggle, as difficult as it is, in a way that allows us to help others? Casey Baynes is a “Why not...
Trying to Feel Feelings After Trauma Shuts Them Off with Fi Lusby
By the world’s standards, my sister, Fi, and I shouldn’t be in a relationship with one another. No one would condemn us if, after our shared tragedy, we were estranged and never spoke. And no one would blame us if we walked out on each other years ago and never...
Finding Your Place with Timbrel Chyatee
When Timbrel Chyatee traveled from the United States back to her homeland of India with her family in February 2020, she was planning on being there for only a few weeks. But when the then unfamiliar Coronavirus hit and the world shut down, India went into lockdown....
Battling Depression and Loneliness with Comedian Chonda Pierce
I often hear that laughter is the best medicine. But is it? For the award-winning comedian Chonda Pierce, making other's laugh was an escape from her deep depression and loneliness. It wasn't until she hit a wall (metaphorically) at the peak of her career that she...
Overcome Your Brokenness and Find Your Anointing with Nicole C
The Bible says that the rain falls on the just and the unjust, meaning some storm eventually hits us all. So what do we do when that storm, filled with pain and sorrow, leaves us with nothing but brokenness? According to Nicole C (formerly Mullen), this is where you...
Secrets and Sexual Abuse
In episode two of Overcome With Auntie Anne, I began sharing my personal story of struggle by talking about the death of my young daughter. If you missed it, I encourage you to go back and listen or read the show notes. This week, I continue sharing and recounting the...
Dealing with Grief and Secrets For The First Time
My podcast, Overcome With Auntie Anne, is all about the power of story—how sharing our stories, the pain, the hurt, the joys, and the sorrow, brings healing and freedom. And while I'm committed to bringing you these stories from all different people, I thought it was...
Overcoming Loss with Amber Smith
In an ideal world, all children would outlive their parents, because no parent should have to go through the pain of losing a child. But we don’t live in an ideal world, and so that pain often persists, bringing with it a sorrow that can be overwhelming. The question...
Overcome yourself and you can overcome any obstacle.
Overcome and Lead recounts the powerful stories and essential lessons learned from Anne Beiler’s time as the founder of Auntie Anne’s® Pretzels, the world’s largest pretzel franchise. With no capital, no formal education, and no business plan, Anne launched Auntie Anne’s after a series of tragic life events left her broken traumatized, and in a deep depression. As Anne and her team grew the company, she also grew herself personally and professionally. Learning to overcome her greatest obstacle – herself – is what she calls, her greatest success. And now, she’s sharing the leadership lessons and principles she learned to help you move from feeling overwhelmed and inadequate to empowered and confident.