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Back for the Fall Season, with host Cheryl Scruggs

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Cheryl Scruggs returns to the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast after taking time off due to contracting shingles in May, which left her with significant pain and nerve damage that continued into September. Cheryl reflected on how her difficult summer experience taught her important lessons about thriving through challenges rather than just during good times, emphasizing the need to learn how to rest, say no when necessary, and depend more on the Lord.

She reviewed several previous podcast episodes from the spring that listeners should revisit before upcoming fall interviews, including episodes with Deborah Fileta, Dr. Kelly Flanagan, Lindsay Maestas, Amy Hauser, Chelsea Smith, J.R. Briggs and many more.

Cheryl discussed themes of serving, identifying gifts and talents, and what it means to thrive in life. She encouraged listeners to reach out to her via Instagram or the website with topics they would like to hear about, expressing her desire to provide encouragement and guidance. She also invites her listeners to share feedback on topics for future discussions and mentioned her goal for the “Thriving Beyond Belief” podcast.

She welcomes listeners back for the fall season and mentioned upcoming content, inviting feedback on how she can best support and teach realness in life.

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Robert J. Morgan

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On today’s episode of Thriving Beyond Belief, Cheryl Scruggs welcomes bestselling author, Bible teacher, and speaker Robert J. Morgan for an encouraging conversation about trusting God during seasons of waiting, disappointment, grief, and uncertainty.

Drawing from his latest book, God Hasn’t Forgotten You: 24 Remarkable Ways God Is Working in You and Through You, Robert shares powerful lessons from the often-overlooked story of Zechariah and Elizabeth in Luke 1. Their story reminds us that even when God seems silent or His timing feels slow, He is still present, keeping His promises and working behind the scenes.

Cheryl and Robert explore how God can bring grace into our grief, replace fear with faith, and use every season of our lives for a greater purpose. Whether you feel overlooked, discouraged, or unsure about what comes next, this conversation offers hope that your story is not finished—and that God has not forgotten you.

Tune in for a thoughtful and uplifting reminder that truly thriving does not require perfect circumstances. It begins with staying rooted in God’s faithfulness and trusting that He is working in you and through you, even when you cannot yet see it.

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Brandice Lardner

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In this episode of Thriving Beyond Belief, Cheryl Scruggs welcomes Brandice Lardner for an honest and hope-filled conversation about many of us having been in a war with our own bodies for years.

Even though as Christian women we know that we are fearfully and wonderfully made, many of us have been in a war with our own bodies for years. We tediously track calories, eliminate food groups, jump on the latest exercise trend, and wonder if all this business about balancing hormones is real or just someone trying to sell us something.

Through all the conflicting advice, weight lost and regained, and time spent berating ourselves for failing, we never get to the heart of the matter: why we started overeating in the first place or why our sense of worth has become entangled in what we eat and how we look. We focus on improving the outside, hoping it will make us feel better inside. But true, lasting, life-altering freedom is found by changing from the inside out.

Fully Nourished invites you to step off the exhausting treadmill of dieting and into the freedom Jesus offers. Certified nutrition coach and personal trainer Brandice Lardner gently guides you through sustainable practices grounded in biblical truth, sound nutrition, and habit-building science. You’ll discover how to nourish your body without shame, renew your mind with grace, and build habits that support your health, your peace, and your calling.

 

Amy Hauser

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In this episode of Thriving Beyond Belief, Cheryl Scruggs welcomes Amy Hauser for an honest and hope-filled conversation about faith, resilience, redemption, and learning to thrive through life’s highs and lows.

Amy wears many hats — wife, mom, friend, ministry leader, wellness enthusiast, and encourager — and she brings a beautiful mix of Southern warmth, humor, grit, and deep faith into everything she does.

Born and raised in Thomasville, Georgia, Amy’s life has taken her through places like Tallahassee, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles before bringing her back home to Georgia. Through every season, smooth or difficult, she has seen God’s faithfulness remain steady.

In this conversation, Amy shares about navigating motherhood, raising two boys, including one with additional needs, and finding joy in the everyday moments. She also opens up about her passion for health, wholeness, community, and living with open hands as she trusts God to bring beauty from ashes.

Amy co-founded Project Backyard, a service organization, and 61 Exchange, a women’s ministry created to encourage and uplift women. Alongside her husband, Paul, she has also shared their powerful story of marriage, divorce, and remarriage through I Am Second, offering a beautiful reminder that no one is ever too far gone for God’s grace.

Before this season of life, Amy also served as a teacher, movie producer, nonprofit leader, and communicator. Each chapter has shaped her passion for truth, health, faith, and helping others discover a life rooted in purpose.

Debra Fileta: Do You Have Good People Skills?

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Join me today as I chat with the beautiful  Debra Fileta who gives us a lifeline to THRIVING!

Debra Fileta is a Licensed Professional Counselor and bestselling author of eight books. She’s a national speaker who travels the country reaching millions of people with the message of mental, emotional, and relational healing.

Her work has been featured by numerous media outlets, national television, syndicated radio, and ministries and churches nation-wide including Saddleback Church, Fresh Life Church, Lakewood Church, Focus on the Family, Better Together, The 700 Club, and many more.

She’s also the founder of the Debra Fileta Counselors Network, a national team of faith-forward, clinically-informed counselors, integrating faith and psychology to help people navigate personal and relational issues.

Debra is also the host of the popular podcast, and nationally syndicated radio show Talk To Me, where she hosts on-air counseling style sessions with people from across the country including notable pastors and leaders, as well as every-day hotline callers talking about the things many others shy away from.

She is the author of eight books, including True Love Dates, Choosing Marriage, Love in Every Season, Are You Really OK?, Married Sex, RESET, Soul Care, and her first children’s book, Any Day Emotions.

She and her husband, John, and their four children live in Lancaster, PA. You can connect with her on Instagram or at DebraFileta.com.

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Laura Murray

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Join me today as I chat with the beautiful  Laura B. Murray who gives us a lifeline to THRIVING!

Laura joins Cheryl Scruggs on Thriving Beyond Belief to talk about the deeper meaning of hospitality and why it’s about far more than opening your home. Drawing from her book Becoming a Person of Welcome, Laura shares how true hospitality begins with the heart and becomes a spiritual practice of making others feel seen, valued, and loved.

In this conversation, Laura challenges the idea of hospitality as performance and offers a richer vision rooted in God’s welcome of us. Through stories from her Armenian heritage, everyday community life, and church leadership, she invites listeners to embrace authentic belonging, meaningful connection, and a life shaped by generosity and grace.

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Chelsea Smith: ‘I Do’ Today: A 52-Week Guide to the Marriage You’ve Been Waiting For

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Join me today as I chat with the beautiful lady and best-selling author Chelsea Smith who gives us a lifeline to ‘I Do’ Today: A 52-Week Guide to the Marriage You’ve Been Waiting For

Do you dream of having one of “those” marriages–a marriage full of connection, trust, and laughter? A marriage that gets better year by year? Whether you’ve been married a few months or a few decades, the challenges of marriage–like finances, kids, grief, sex, and even everyday annoyances–might make that dream feel far away. But it doesn’t have to feel that way.

After twenty-five years of marriage, Chelsea Smith knows that the best way for a marriage to thrive is by taking it one day, one decision, one conversation at a time. In “I Do” Today, she gets you and your spouse talking and growing together in life-changing ways. Each week, you’ll explore a new topic through:

  • Short readings with real-life stories that offer validation, hope, and motivation
  • Reflection prompts and conversation starters that go deep without being daunting
  • Activity ideas to bring you closer together (and have fun along the way!)
  • Simple, easy-to-follow steps for strengthening your emotional and physical connection

“I Do” Today helps you and your spouse actively choose each other again and again as together, day by day, you create the marriage you’ve always wanted.

 

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J.R. Briggs: The Art of Asking Better Questions: Pursuing Stronger Relationships, Healthier Leadership, and Deeper Faith

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Join me today as I chat with and best-selling author JR Briggs who gives us a lifeline to The Art of Asking Better Questions!

What he teaches us: There are few things in life he’s more passionate about than asking great questions—and that is teaching others to ask better questions.

J.R.’s Wisdom:
1. The quality of your life is determined by the quality of the questions you ask God, yourself, and others.
2. There’s not a single area of your life—not one—where improving the quality of the questions you ask won’t improve the quality of your life and the lives of those around you.
3. We don’t have a shortage of information; we have a shortage of wisdom, curiosity, and wonder. What’s needed is the kindling of a desire for and ability to ask the right questions at the right time in the right situation for the right
reason.
4. If we want information, Google it. But if what we’re after is wisdom and connection, we need questions.
5. Jesus was a brilliant question-asker. In the Gospels, Jesus asked over 300 questions. He was asked over 180 questions—and yet he only directly answered five of them. There’s much to be learned about what, when, where,
and how he asked questions.

Here’s what we explore in the interview:

1.) Why questions are so important (but why we don’t ask them very much)

2.) How questions impact our faith

3.) Leadership and the art of asking better
questions

4.) Ridiculously practical ways to ask better questions.

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Kris Reece: How to Deal with Toxic Relationships

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Join me today as I chat with Toxic Relationship Recovery Specialist and best-selling author Kris Reece who gives us a lifeline out of the confusion, self-doubt, and emotional exhaustion that come from loving someone who constantly twists the truth, withholds affection, or makes you feel like you’re the problem.

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Erin Kerry

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Erin Kerry is an integrative health coach and functional nutritionist. She is the host of the top-ranked podcast Sparking Wholeness and the owner of the coaching company Sparking Wholeness. As a survivor of mental illness, Erin knows firsthand how suffering from a chronic illness can infiltrate every area of life.

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