Episode 228 - Choosing Joy in Chronic Pain and Painful Circumstances with Lindsey Wheeler

The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2022

⏱️ 82 minutes

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How do you choose joy when it feels impossible? What can you do when a chronic diagnosis leaves you debilitated? For Lindsey Wheeler, the answer did not come easily. After a Lyme disease diagnosis left her struggling to get out of bed everyday, Lindsey knew she had to make a choice: to see the good in life in spite of her circumstances or to dwell in self-pity. It wasn't easy, but Lindsey chose to change her perspective on her life in the middle of so many challenges that included her health and raising a child with special needs. It was that perspective shift that has given her the strength to bring hope to others in their pain. She started a company called Bottle of Tears that provides curated gifts of comfort to those who are hurting. In this episode, Davey talks with Lindsey about what it looks like to choose joy when life feels hard, the power in reminding people that they are seen in their pain and why community matters so much in our suffering. This conversation is an encouragement for anyone who has ever felt like some parts of life cannot be "fixed" this side of heaven and offers an invitation to hope and joy in the midst of it. Website: https://www.bottleoftears.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bottle_of_tears/ https://www.instagram.com/lindseyewheeler/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bottleoftears Book: Sacred Tears: Simple Reminders That God Sees You and Loves You: https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Tears-Simple-Reminders-Loves/dp/073698173X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2QD78389NPU7&keywords=sacred+tears&qid=1645388803&sprefix=sacred+tears%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Nothing Is Wasted Podcast, where we believe that no matter what you've
0:09.6	gone through in life, God is inviting you to partner with him to take back your story.
0:15.1	On this podcast, we have inspiring conversations with people who are doing just that.
0:20.4	And now, your hosts, Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Samson.
0:25.4	Hey, everybody. Welcome to the Nothing Is Wasted Podcast. I'm your co-host, Aubrey.
0:32.8	And I'm Davey, and it is such an honor to have you guys join us. I really am excited
0:37.8	about this. Whether you're new to the Nothing Is Wasted Podcast or whether you've been listening
0:41.7	for a long time, we're really excited about helping you partner with God to take back
0:45.0	your story. And we do that by sharing stories, stories of other people who are walking the
0:50.3	same kinds of valleys that you're walking through, one of which we have an incredible
0:53.6	guest today. Her name is Lindsay Wheeler. And many of you guys may be familiar with the
0:59.6	company that she owns. She's a business owner, a bottle of tears.
1:03.0	This is a cool business, by the way.
1:04.8	A very cool business.
1:06.0	Yeah. Very good.
1:07.0	Go ahead.
1:07.8	Well, because most people, if somebody, if they, if they know someone who has experienced
1:12.1	loss or hardship or grief or whatever in their life, they're wondering, what do I do?
1:16.7	How can I at least demonstrate that I care? And Lindsay stepped into that space.
1:23.6	And said, Hey, here's some things that you can offer to, to send to somebody and say,
1:29.2	Hey, I care about you. I just went on here. I'm praying for you. And it's just a powerful
1:34.0	demonstration of the power of presence and the midst of grief. She started a bottle of
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