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For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast

Amy Grant: The Long Road Back to Yourself (The Me That Remains)

For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast

Jen Hatmaker

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.66.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Description:There are artists whose music marks a moment—and then there are the ones whose songs stay with us for a lifetime. This week, Jen sits down with beloved returning guest Amy Grant to talk about her long-awaited new album, a project shaped by time, reflection, and a life that’s been fully lived. After a significant health crisis and a slow, intentional return to music, Amy is creating from a place that feels more open, more grounded, and more honest than ever. Together, they talk about what it means to come back to yourself after everything changes, how creativity evolves over decades, and why the stories we tell later in life often carry a different kind of weight. Amy shares how her songwriting has shifted, the role of memory and perspective in this new work, and what it looks like to keep making meaningful art in a season that feels both quieter and more expansive. At the heart of both this album and this conversation is Amy’s quiet but steady intention to be a witness—to tell the truth about a life as it’s being lived, and to honor the people who have shown up along the way. From deeply personal songs shaped by love and loss to collaborations with her husband, Vince Gill, and her daughters, this record reflects not just where Amy is now, but who has helped her get here. This conversation is thoughtful, unhurried, and full of the kind of wisdom that only comes from living a long time and staying curious along the way. Thought-provoking Quotes: “Many times our limitations create a new path for us.” – Amy Grant “The great thing about being 65 is that you can be a witness to everyone and to yourself.” – Amy Grant “In my sixties, I’ve realized this is a different landscape and I've got to have to welcome myself differently.” – Amy Grant "I just think there is something that happens in your sixties that you just stop fighting it and you welcome it." - Amy Grant Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Amy Grant - The Me That Remains - https://30tgrs.ffm.to/themethatremains Vince Gill - https://www.vincegill.com/ Tom Douglas, songwriter - https://www.instagram.com/tomdouglasmusic Mac MacAnally - https://macmcanally.com/ Brandi Carlile - https://www.brandicarlile.com/ Three Wishes on NBC - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460685/ Jimmy Gentry, WWII veteran - https://www.franklintn.gov/Home/Components/News/News/11185/83 Amy Grant - Baby, Baby - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnAD2Tb-SE8 Guest’s Links: Website - https://www.amygrant.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/amygrantofficial/ Twitter - https://x.com/amygrant Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/amygrant/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZSki0usQ84d5cVkiWxy2UQ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@amygrantmusic Connect with Jen!Jen’s Website - https://jenhatmaker.com/ Jen’s Instagram - https://instagram.com/jenhatmakerJen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/jenHatmaker/ Jen’s Facebook - https://facebook.com/jenhatmakerJen’s YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/JenHatmaker The For the Love Podcast is presented by Audacy.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Everybody, welcome to the show.

0:09.3

Welcome back.

0:10.5

Welcome to For Love.

0:12.2

We have an absolute fan favorite on the show today.

0:17.3

I mean, fan favorite and by fan, I certainly mean myself. Amy Grant's back today.

0:26.3

And we just finished our interview and it was funny because she's so, she's so wonderful.

0:33.9

She's so dear. So she kind of logged off the recording and Amy and I just looked at each other and Amy goes,

0:42.3

how is she like that?

0:43.3

She's just so precious.

0:45.3

She really is.

0:46.3

She's so wonderful.

0:48.3

To the core.

0:49.3

She's good.

0:51.3

Like she's a good person.

0:52.3

She's better than we are.

0:55.3

Clearly.

0:56.9

By a mile.

1:00.1

Yes.

1:02.2

That was my first time meeting her.

1:06.9

And you had told me she was like that.

1:08.9

But still, I wasn't prepared. Yeah.

1:10.9

She's her countenance alone.

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