361. Sisterhood, Survival & So Much Joy: A Conversation with My Sister Gina Williams

House of Joy- Christian Life Coaching

Dr. Edie Wadsworth

Education, Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Christianity, Mental Health

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Today you’re in for such a treat — my sister Gina is on the podcast! We’re talking about sisterhood, family, healing, and the kind of bond that’s forged when you’ve walked through life side-by-side. We start with the sweetest recap of our Key West surprise trip for our mom’s 80th birthday (including the restaurant moment that made us all cry… and the golf cart adventures we’ll never forget). Then we zoom out and talk about what it really looks like to stay close as sisters through different seasons — raising kids, becoming grandmothers, and learning how to show up for each other with love and steadiness. Gina also shares about a big transition: after nearly 20 years working in church leadership and administration, she felt a clear “green light” from God to step into a new chapter — and she’s now on our team helping with the finance side of the business. We talk about what it’s like to change careers later in life, and how coaching (and especially Master Coach) has helped her soften, feel, and find real freedom on the inside. This episode is full of laughs, memories, and the kind of conversation that reminds you: you don’t have to do life alone — and it’s never too late to grow. In this episode, we talk about: Surprising our mom in Key West for her 80th birthday (and why it meant so much) What makes sibling relationships thrive (and what doesn’t) How our childhood shaped us differently — even though we lived the same story Gina’s big career transition after two decades in church leadership “I’m fine” energy, emotional suppression, and the brave work of softening Why coaching helps you build a better life on the inside (even if the outside looks the same) The joy of doing life together through motherhood and grandparenthood Mentioned in the episode: The Free People cashmere sweater: https://www.freepeople.com/shop/porta-cashmere-henley/?color=045&countryCode=US&g_acctid=925-773-0063&g_adgroupid=&g_adid=&g_adtype=none&g_campaign=PLAs%20US%20-%20Smart%20Shopping%20PMAX%20US%20-%20Performance%20Max%20-%20Priority&g_campaignid=18784532312&g_keyword=&g_keywordid=&g_network=x&gad_campaignid=18777975543&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADmlMfkNApZl5TLAg-I-ci3rtn5Qm&gclid=Cj0KCQiA7rDMBhCjARIsAGDBuEBzy0UVSGDc2EPpknINi7wQAxSV841aN08dMu-4v4cbBMMCErKxFJgaAqftEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&inventoryCountry=US&utm_kxconfid=vx6ro62gj Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.6	Hello and welcome back to the podcast where you are invited for lighthearted conversations
0:35.7	about things that matter as you seek to live your
0:38.2	most meaningful, beautiful, and joyful life. I'm your host, Dr. Edie Wadsworth, and I hope you
0:43.6	enjoy your stay here at the House of Joy. Hey, everybody, welcome back to House of Joy. You're in for a
0:50.5	treat today. We have my sister in the house so excited hi cissy so happy to have you
0:58.8	on the pod it's your first time on the pod i think it is it is the first time well well i'm going to
1:05.1	tell you something the first time stevie i ever drug stevie on the pod i don't know if he's
1:10.1	forgiven me yet well let's hope this goes
1:13.8	better. I mean, it went fine. I just don't know that he really enjoyed it. Right, right. And we, at the time,
1:20.8	we didn't have this fancy setup. So the two of us were basically, I mean, we had separate seats,
1:26.2	but we were shimmied in right by the thing. It was not ideal. Now we have our own comfortable seats. You've got your water. You look so cute. Okay. I need these boots. I love these boots. I don't know if you can see them on. Tocovas? Well, actually, they're not. They're Miranda Lambert. Oh. I know. Oh, but're so cute. They look, so I have pink suede boots that are like six years old, and I need some new ones because they're so worn out, but I've worn them nine million times. Yeah. These are great. They have great support, and they're so comfy. They're so cute. I love them. And we were just talking about your sweater because yes
2:02.9	actually at was it love is magic we gave those out um yes okay so at no coaches event maybe it was
2:10.1	coach's event coach's event i can't remember okay anyways we love to give good swag to our team we're
2:15.7	gonna talk about that later because cissy joined us this year. And so we gave out these free people sweaters and it has been my favorite sweater of the year. I just ordered a yellow one. What's it called? It's like free people. It's cashmere. It's cashmere. I can't remember. Do you remember if it has a name? I don't. I don't either.
2:53.5	Anywho, we can put the link in the show notes, but you need to grab one before they're all gone because it is, it's kind of cropped, so comfortable. And after I saw your pink one, I'm like, well, now I need the pink one too. I know. I love it so much. And I was telling Edy, what I love about it is that it's warm, but it's not too warm.
2:53.2	It's lightweight, but it's not too warm it's lightweight but it keeps you warm to which I said it's the perfect menopausal sweater
2:58.6	folks it's the perfect one for when you're in perimenopause or menopause you need this
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