Healing from Generational Trauma and Mean Girls with Melanie Shankle- Episode 971

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Annie F. Downs

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Today Melanie Shankle is here to help us answer the question, “What do I do when spring still feels like winter?” Melanie’s always making us laugh on The Big Boo Cast, telling us which jeans to wear on the internet, and writing brilliant books and her latest is just incredible. It’s called Here Be Dragons: Treading the Deep Waters of Motherhood, Mean Girls, and Generational Trauma and it’s Melanie’s honest and deeply personal story of trusting God to heal generational wounds so she can be a strong presence for her daughter. I know she’s not the only one with this kind of story and like many of us has found herself at times in a winter season when everyone else is in spring and we’re going to talk about how to navigate that. I think you’re really going to love this conversation. If you’re following along in your TSF Seasons Guidebook, we're on page 42. If you don’t have a guidebook yet, head to anniefdowns.com/seasons to purchase yours so you can hop in with us for the spring. You’ll get emailed the winter and spring pages as soon as you buy. . . . . . Find the show notes here Want to watch this episode on YouTube? Head on over to our YouTube Channel and be sure to like and subscribe! . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our sponsor! Nuture Life: Head to NurtureLife.com and use code TSF for 55% off your first order. . . . . . If you’d like to partner with Annie as a sponsor for the That Sounds Fun podcast, fill out our Advertise With Us form! . . . . . If you enjoyed this episode, go back and listen to: Women Embracing Their Roles As Leaders with Sophie Hudson- Episode 918 . . . . . NYTimes bestselling Christian author, speaker, and host of popular Christian podcast, That Sounds Fun Podcast, Annie F. Downs shares with you some of her favorite things: new books, faith conversations, entertainers not to miss, and interviews with friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:21.4	That sounds fun. Hi, friends.
1:22.6	Welcome to a bonus episode of That Sounds Fun.
1:25.6	The seasons is it 2024 around here, a Thursday and a Monday? Yes and yes.
1:31.5	I'm your host, Annie F Dowd's. I'm so happy to be here with you today. Today on the show, we're
1:35.6	answering the question, what do I do when spring still feels like winter? And y'all are in for a treat
1:42.5	today as I get to talk with my friend Melanie Schenkel.
1:45.8	Melanie's always making us laugh on the Big Boo cast, one of my favorite podcasts. She tells
1:50.2	us which jeans to wear on the internet, and she writes brilliant books. And her latest is
1:54.6	incredible. It is a New York Times bestseller. It is called Here Be Dragons, Treading the
2:00.3	deep waters of motherhood, mean girls, and generational trauma. It is called Here Be Dragons, Treading the Deep Waters of Motherhood, Mean Girls, and
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