Hope for New Connections w/ Andrea Merkl

Woman Evolve with Sarah Jakes Roberts

The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.8 • 6.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Tell a friend, to tell a friend…she’s baaaccckkk! SJR is kickin’ things off with Andrea Merkl, an upcoming author, creative consultant, conscious leader, and exceptional mother. Off grip, our co-host had some explaining to do and Sis did just THAT! As someone navigating life after infidelity and divorce, Andrea offers us hope for NEW connections. In this noteworthy episode, W.E. talkin’ forgiveness, self-abandonment, childhood reckoning, compassion, & so much MORE! But why Eve rolled her eyes at the thought of co-parenting? That’s alright, focus! ‘Cause Sis, not only will you learn to trust again, but you’ll have a newfound awareness of how you connect with self, others, and God! Chile, W.E. got mail—sign up to have a dose of HOPE greet your inbox at WomanEvolve.com/connect! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online therapy & Abide biblical meditations.

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0:00.0	God can't bless you for tend to be or who you compare yourself to.
0:04.5	He can only bless you and the lane that was created for you.
0:08.8	I feel that for somebody.
0:12.0	You don't need no itch, it's a tea you need boundaries.
0:15.0	What?
0:15.8	I don't need your lights, I don't need your elevation.
0:19.2	All I need is a God party for me that's there for all things.
0:23.1	All things, all things.
0:25.6	I want you to be honest.
0:32.3	This is a safe space.
0:34.0	Have you ever found yourself thinking like I just want something new?
0:38.1	Like I love my partner, I love my friends, I love my children,
0:42.2	but I just a new connection, a new friendship, a new job.
0:46.4	Even though having something new seems like it would completely
0:49.8	upset your entire world, I get it.
0:52.8	But sometimes the new happens anyway, it happens in the form
0:57.2	of having new opportunities.
0:59.0	And though that is amazing, I think that there's also something that I learned today
1:03.9	that I think is going to radically change your life.
1:07.7	I learned that sometimes the old ways of doing things,
1:11.6	the old ways of connecting people, have an opportunity to produce something new as well.
1:17.6	So yeah, maybe you guys have been together for a long time.
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