Hello everyone and welcome to the Graceology with Gwen Smith podcast.

I'm Gwen Smith and I'm so glad you've joined me today.

Around here we have fun, faith-focused, grace-filled conversations, all to help you know and trust God more.

Our discussions are honest, often humorous, and always practical, and they're going

to encourage you in meaningful ways to live out and lean on the grace of Jesus in the midst

of cluttered, messy days. You got any of those? I know I do, and I can't wait to get to today's

conversation. My guest is Susie Larson. She's a popular media voice, national speaker,

and bestselling author of 16 books, including her most recent, fully alive, learning to flourish,

mind, body, and spirit. Susie is adorable. You're going to absolutely love her. She and her husband

Kevin work alongside of International Justice Mission, which advocates for victims

of human trafficking and slavery.

They've been married 30 years.

They have three grown sons together and a spoiled pit bull named Memphis.

I kid you not, this episode is one of my all-time favorites.

It's incredibly powerful and I'm confident you're going to want to listen to this one again and again.

Here's why. Life is filled with brokenness. We all know this. We have areas in our souls that feel

empty and distressed and places in our hearts and maybe even wounds from our past that are just unhealed.

Today's conversation invites each of us into wholeness by showing us how intertwined our emotional,

spiritual, and physical health are. Susie talks openly about traumas from her past and about how

traumatic physical events impact both spiritual and mental health. She also tells us about the

importance of adopting a zero tolerancetolerance policy toward fear,

and she shares about what God's been teaching her through this ongoing battle with her debilitating health issues.

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