Episodes 142
Avg. Duration 29m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (16)
Since Dec 2018
Latest Episode May 2026

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Challenges. Uggh. Life is full of challenges. How do you navigate those unexpected turns in your path? You could crumble and believe life isn't fair, giving that challenge permission to defeat you. But that's not you who you are. Neither are the courageous women who our host, Melony Brown, interviews. These women chose to fight to overcome life's tough challenges. They share their stories, as well as the strategies and habits that strengthened them and helped them maintain a 'challenges won't stop me' mindset.Throughout the season, Melony publishes video solocasts to share messages and resources to strengthen you for your current challenges and those that are right around the corner. Discover what kind of journey navigator you are when life's tough challenges intersect your path. Take the quiz at journeyonquiz.comInterested in sharing your overcomer story? Email me at [email protected] book "Challenges Won't Stop Me: An Interactive Survival Guide for Overcoming & Thriving" is available on Amazon.

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S8E142 142: Bible Art to Grow with God: a habit interview with Pam Farrel

May 15, 2026 25m

What aspects of your faith would you consider to be creative?If you are having a hard time thinking of any, you’re not alone. Almost every five-year-old believes he or she is creative, but very few…

S8E141 141: Counting Up the Miracles: diabetes and ovarian cancer didn't stop her with Pam Farrel

May 14, 2026 27m

How have you seen God’s fingerprints during your challenges?It could've been the right person at the right time. Or the cancerous mass no longer showing on the scan. Or your bills being paid by an…

S8E140 140: Flexing God's Faithfulness a video solo cast with Melony Brown

Apr 21, 2026 31m

Today's episode is a video solo cast. If you're listening on your favorite podcast app, please head over to my YouTube channel @melonybrown. I don't want you to miss any of the visual symbols or…

S8E139 139: The Word of God Fills My Soul: a habit interview with Dawn Damon

Mar 31, 2026 23m

Dawn Damon returns to chat about the habitual practice of reading and studying God’s Word. As a Bible nerd myself, I loved hearing why she loves God’s Word so much.Dawn Damon is the author of six…

S8E138 138: God Broke Through: abuse, depression and divorce didn't stop her with Dawn Damon

Mar 30, 2026 30m

I heard today’s guest, Dawn Damon, speak at the Advanced writers and Speakers Conference last summer. She asked the audience to consider this question: “Is it possible that you might discover…

S8E137 137: The Love & Care of True Friends: a strategy interview with Kim Todd

Feb 26, 2026 26m

Friendship. Such a beautiful gift. My guest, Kim Todd, shares the strategyof having a kingdom community, a family. These are the people who you laughwith, who fill you with joy, and who you share…

S8E136 136: See God's Hand in Everything: her sons' challenges didn't stop her with Kim Todd

Feb 24, 2026 31m

My guest, Kim Todd, has faced many challenges, but none tougher than watching difficult and painful challenges impact her sons.  Like any parent, she wished she could fix their challenges or soften…

S8E135 135: Embrace Being Peculiar: a mindset episode with Maureen Miller

Jan 16, 2026 29m

Author and speaker Maureen Miller joins me to share about her mindset of Embracing Being Peculiar.Have you ever had the feeling you weren't like everyone else? Like you aren't "normal" and you don't…

S8E134 134: A Valuable Treasure Is Produced: sexual impurity, an eating disorder and infertility didn't stop her with Maureen Miller

Jan 14, 2026 25m

When I noticed today's guest, Maureen Miller, wearing pearl earrings during her interview, I remembered hearing pearls held meaning for her, so I asked her to tell me about them.Author and speaker…

S7E133 133: Holding On to Expectant Hope video solocast

Oct 03, 2025 25m

Today’s episode is a video solocast. Rather than just listening to it, watching it on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@melonybrown is suggested.Throughout 2025, God’s been teaching me…

S7E132 132: Warfare Parenting: Strategies to Win Back Your Prodigal Child with Laine Lawson Craft

Sep 18, 2025 42m

Today's guest is author, speaker, and podcast host Laine Lawson Craft. This episode is a little longer because Laine's personal experience as the mother of three - yes three! - prodigal children and…

S7E131 131: Leaving a Legacy with Carole Lewis

Aug 22, 2025 23m

In episode 130, Carole Lewis shared how God strengthened her during multiple devastating losses. I neglected to ask her about Hurricane Ike, so she shares about the loss it caused in this episode,…

S7E130 130: Use Me to the Fullest: multiple devastating losses didn't stop her with Carole Lewis

Aug 20, 2025 34m

Author, speaker, and ministry leader Carole Lewis shares her story of overcoming multiple devastating losses in today's episode.Carole admits she gave her life to Jesus as a child, but she didn't…

S7E129 129: The Most Ardent Zeal: a strategic mindset with Julie Seals

Jul 31, 2025 27m

Julie Seals is a speaker and a prison minister. Her memoir is titled All My Hope: A Prisoner No More.Julie returns to discuss a strategic mindset that helped her while serving time in federal prison…

S7E128 128: Hope Dealer: health challenges, abuse & addiction didn't stop her with Julie Seals

Jul 30, 2025 36m

Today’s guest is Julie Seals. She is a speaker and a prison minister. Her memoir, All My Hope: A Prisoner No More, tells of her dysfunctional childhood, her lifelong health challenges, getting hooked…

S7E127 127: Leaning on God: a video solocast

Jul 09, 2025 29m

Today's episode is a video solocast, so watching it here on YouTube allows you to hear it and see it! For the last year or so, God has been teaching me about the importance of a believer's…

S7E126 126: Psalm 23 As a Way of Life with Leslie Chandler

Jun 18, 2025 30m

My guest, Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Chandler, is a chaplain in the Georgia National Guard. She returns to share her way of life interview, focusing on what God imparted during her husband’s fight…

S7E125 125: A Vessel of God's Love: losing husband to COVID didn't stop her with Leslie Chandler

Jun 16, 2025 32m

Every person alive in 2020 was impacted by COVID-19 in some form or fashion.My guest, Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Chandler, was no exception. She serves as a chaplain in the Georgia National…

S7E124 124: Grateful for God's Miracles: a mindset interview with Lori Vober

May 19, 2025 20m

Fellow stroke survivor, Lori Vober, joins me again to chat about God’s miracles. While she suffered a hemorrhagic stroke when she was twenty-nine years old, Lori believes surviving it is a miracle.…

S7E123 123: Beauty of God & His Plan: a hemorrhagic stroke didn't stop her with Lori Vober

May 16, 2025 27m

May is Stroke Awareness Month. Strokes can happen to anyone at any age. When I had a stroke in 1972 at age 2, that wasn’t the case. Back then, strokes happened to people 65 years and older who were…

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