Cultivate Hope

I'm so excited to introduce you to our guest today! I've known him since he was 16 years old, back when we worked together at skyline chili here in Cincinnati, Ohio. We've kept in touch through the years, as life has taken some twists and turns… such a turn, in fact, that my friend Robbie found himself in the midst of a prison cell searching for hope. Quick warning: This episode does contain drug and alcohol references, so that's a tender spot for you, I ask that you steward, your heart wisely, as well as maybe saving this episode for later if you have little ears around. I wanted to have him here today, to share his story and his perspective from a physical place many of us will never experience in our lifetime… however everyone of us have battled with, or will find ourselves in the midst of a mental, emotional, or spiritual prison at some point…whether that stems from an external factor, or from something that we create ourselves. Robbie is going to share with us how we can also turn our rock-bottom into a firm foundation that can very well become a launching pad. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week we are digging in with a more personal topic. We are going to talk about how to find hope in our body image. One study reports that at age thirteen, 53% of American girls are “unhappy with their bodies.” This grows to 78% by the time girls reach seventeen. While 69% of men are dissatisfied with their own bodies. Today we have the beautiful former Miss Nebraska America AND Miss Nebraska U.S.A, founder and CEO of Powerhouse Pageantry, as well as a 7 figure sales coach … Megan Rhodes joining us to discuss why this might be so and how we can begin to see, as well as treat ourselves with love and honor. Megan is a fearless leader fighting for women to discover their purpose, unleash their voice, and walk in their calling! She helps women unlock their income potential through sales & speaking, so that they can impact more people with their message. Hear her story of going from the background to center stage and the journey it took to get there! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Pastor and author of “Like Me or Not,” Dawn Beard joins us to talk about how we can hope in the midst of the very human experience of Rejection. While today is a day focused on love, it might seem like a negative topic… but hang with me! This episode we talk about how we can live a life free from the residual effects of rejection and live fully in the identity and freedom God wants for us! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Deconstruction is taking the modern day church by storm and is a common topic of conversation between both Christians and non Christians. Today Savannah Locke joins us to share her very turbulent experience with this controversial concept. In this episode we will demystify some common misconceptions and judgements as well as shine a light on the beauty at its core. Deconstruction doesn't have to be divisive. So let's talk about how it might actually connect us… --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

R&B singer/songwriter, Miss Tennessee USA 2010, loving wife and Disney princess supermom, Tucker Nichol, joins us to break down the negative connotation the concept of boundaries has picked up along the way and help us find the freedom and depth of love that resides at its foundation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hope has to be anchored in something to have any weight to it. I believe that Hope doesn't just have a weight, it has a name, and that name is trustworthy. How do we know that? Join me in this final episode our our “Hope Has a Name” series to find the truth in the traits of God as both El Olam and Emmanuel. I'm excited to announce that the 3rd season of Cultivate Hope will launch in February! To stay connected, go to sentimentswithsarah.com to join the e-newsletter updates, then find me on Instagram @sentimentswithsarah ❤️Merry Christmas! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Worship recoding artist and songwriter, Skye Reedy, joins us to share her testimony and how she's has experienced God as Jehovah Rapha; The God who heals. In this episode we talk about the difference between hope and faith and how God meets us right where we are, in the midst of our pain, but never leaves us there. Don't forget to purchase her new song, “In The Mighty Name,” with One House Worship! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Carmen Justice joins us to share how we can trust that God is both Jehovah Jireh and Jehovah Shalom. Being right around the holidays, I need this reminder right about now! Come along as we take a deep dive in scripture and experience His faithfulness in our own stories!

Hope has to be anchored in something to have any weight to it. I believe that Hope doesn't just have a weight, it has a name, and that name is trustworthy. How do we know that? Join me and my friends as we take a deep dive into a couple of the names of God that we see throughout the Bible and how we've experienced Him in these ways!

How to we navigate hurt and mishandling when it happens in the very place we go to for healing? How do we handle that with honor AND integrity? How do we find true healing and reconcile our wounds? How do we move forward without throwing it out all together? Today I have my friend, Sydney darling, joining me to discuss how being on staff at various churches, as well as being a member of a church body has given her a unique perspective into this topic. She is a pastor's wife, a mom to two young boys, and a DIY extraordinaire! You can follow their house flips and projects on Instagram @dirlingmade. While her family has walked through their own experience with church hurt, she will be sharing with us what they have learned, are learning, as well as some tools we can use to To restore, rebuild, and hope again and what it truly means to be in God's family. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

October is breast cancer awareness month. So, in solidarity with our brothers and sisters, suffering with this awful diagnosis, we have a special guest today to help us dig into how we can find hope in the midst of suffering. How we can believe in a good God? when our circumstances don't feel good…. And how to walk through it by faith and not by sight. If cancer has touched your life or the life of a loved one.. know that you are not alone and that it is not lost on us that every battle is uniquely challenging. We will discuss the similarities as well as the differences in our individual journeys of suffering through what many would consider to be hopeless diagnoses. You may have heard her name on previous episodes as she has been referred to as a “Hope Hero” to many. She is a wife and mother to 5 beautiful children, she is a homeschool mama, a leader within her community and back in February… she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. She. Is. A. Hope. Hero if I've ever seen or heard one. Suffering is not the end of goodness. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Kelsey Grimm is known by most as an artist/performer alongside her husband Caleb, in their duo Caleb + Kelsey and she was a founding member of the former Christian girl group, 1 girl nation. She is mama to their two boys, Emmett and Beckett, and their baby girl Collins. She has recently added the title of author to her long list of achievements, as her book, “Over it,” turned one just last month! Kelsey considers herself a stay-at-home mom as the majority of her time is spent raising her babies at home in Nashville. On today's episode, Kelsey shares her journey of motherhood through fighting insecurity, finding identity, raising good people, and homeschooling… all while trying to live up to the expectations we face daily. I guarantee you will breathe deeper by the end of this episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We have a VERY special guest on the podcast today, as my husband @jakewrobinson joins us to share his personal story of hope. If the title of the episode triggers a defensive response in you, I want to invite you to lean in and allow us to define what we mean when we say “Hope in the Midst of Religion,” so you do not assume and hear what we are NOT saying. This episode is near and dear to my heart as I was given the grace to watch God's story of pursuit culminate in my husband's life in a moment of the miraculous. I can guarantee that this is a story unlike any you've ever heard before! Subscribe to #CultivateHope on Apple podcasts or Spotify to hear it first when it drops each Tuesday! Then head on over to @sentimentswithsarah to let us know your thoughts, engage with our hope community, and share your story of hope! See ya there. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

How many of us have felt, at one point or another, like we have split ourselves down the middle and gave one half to one group of people and the other to another group of people. And we do it based on others perceptions, expectations and acceptance of us. But how stressful is that?! Trying to remember which side of us will be welcomed at any given moment… today, my younger but much taller brother, Sean Eslick, joins us to share his story of living this very lifestyle. Until one day, when running from the truth, crashed him straight into it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Part 2 with Kate is where she really gives us a raw picture of the pasture and how God met her in the midst of her loneliness. She shares with us the story of how God didn't just meet her there, but He opened it up to a more full life than she could have imagined on the mountain. You don't want to miss out on this story of redemption and renewal! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

While divorce hits home for more than 50% of American families, it is no different in the Church… So why aren't we talking about it? Kate shares her story of disappointment as she had to learn to navigate the waters of divorce as a young, single-mom. She shares her trials, her triumphs and her sacred moments with the Lord that became landmarks in the story of hope. Make sure to stay tuned for part 2 to follow! You don't want to miss a moment of this miraculous story! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Author, podcast host and influencer Blake Guichet joins us to discuss the uncomfortable, yet necessary topic of “Friendship Breakups.” When she first coined the term, she practically broke the internet, as countless people commented in solidarity. She shares some tips on how we can determine a healthy friendship from a dysfunctional one. Most importantly, she shares her hope from the other side of the heartbreak. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Alicia joins the conversation to discuss the all too quiet, yet all to prevalent experience of miscarriage. 1 in 4 women walk this road of grief and though no two stories are the same, no story matters less than another. If miscarriage is not a part of your story, I invite you to join us as we discuss, not only what not to do, but also what is most helpful so we can better support our loved ones tangibly. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

How do you find beauty in the middle of a broken world? Especially with the constant reminders circling us through media… Emmi is the most joyful, optimistic person I know! I mean truly. She is the poster child for positivity. What I love most about her is that she keeps her hope rooted in reality while refusing to miss out on capturing the beauty of the simple wonders of life. Guest Media: Instagram - @emmielliott Website - https://www.emmielliott.com/home Music - Emmi Elliott/Local Sound Host Media: Instagram - @sentimentswithsarah Podcast - Cultivate Hope --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Darris shares about a transitional period in his life when he was hit with road block after road block. While his hope was indeed tested, he found ways to lead his heart back into a place of, not only complete reliance on God, but into a stronger hope than he could have perceived otherwise. Go to @Sentimentswithsarah for the "what's in your cupboard?" Chili recipe from this episode! Guest Media: Instagram: @darrissneed Website: darrissneed.com Business Site: https://msha.ke/mogulhouse/ Host: Instagram: @sentimentswithsarah Podcast: Cultivate Hope --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ainsley shares her personal story of abuse, detailed in her upcoming book "Don't Date a BooBoo Dude!" She explains how she found hope to heal and faith to forge new pathways of trust on her journey of restoration. Guest: Instagram: @ainsleyb TickTock: @enneagramandchill Website: www.ainsleybritain.com Podcast: Wild Confidence Podcast Host:  Instagram: @sentimentswithsarah Podcast: Cultivate Hope --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Have you ever wondered how people get through some of the toughest seasons of their lives? Maybe you've found yourself in the midst of a tough season and thought "How do people sustain hope through this?" or maybe you thought you had hope and then the proverbial rug was pulled out from under you when it was tested... Well, I have. I get it. I've had seasons of great hope and seasons of fragile hope. What i've found is that where one of us is weak, another is strong. We can borrow fresh soil from the ground of those who have gone ahead of us and use it to cultivate a new hope; A fresh hope! So here's my hot take on what it means to do just that. Welcome to the podcast! I'm Sarah.. it's nice to meet you.

Join me as we dig for hope through stories of challenge, triumph! We might just gain some new tools and encouragement along the way!