Breaking Toxic Cycles and Coming Home to Yourself with Margarita Kogan
Guest: Margarita Kogan, Licensed Therapist & Founder of Honor and Heal 💎 Episode Overview If you've ever felt stuck in the same painful patterns—whether in relationships, habits, or thought loops—th...
15 Okt 202538min
Hope vs. Fear: Rewiring Your Default Setting
Does your brain ever act like it's auditioning for a disaster movie? If you've ever convinced yourself a delayed text means you've lost a friend, or that a weird car sound means you'll soon be strande...
8 Okt 202515min
Building Resilience in Loneliness
Loneliness is one of the most painful struggles we face—and it's one I know all too well. In this heartfelt episode, I open up about my own experience with loneliness after divorce, moving, and starti...
1 Okt 202519min
What's Still Good: Anchoring Resilience in Shaky Times
When life feels unsteady—whether from heartbreaking headlines, personal struggles, or just the low-grade exhaustion of carrying too much—hope can seem far away. In this episode of Diamonds in Dumpster...
24 Sep 202519min
Sacred Ground: Finding Hope Beyond Our Sorrows with April Yamasaki
In this moving episode of Diamonds in Dumpster Fires, host Melie Williams sits down with author and pastor April Yamasaki to talk about grief, faith, and the quiet glimmers of grace that can sustain u...
17 Sep 202541min
Resilience in the Ordinary: Finding Strength in Everyday Life
Most people think resilience is about surviving disasters or pushing through life's biggest heartbreaks. But what about the boring days? The Tuesday mornings, the traffic jams, the endless laundry cyc...
10 Sep 202522min
Another Trip Around the Sun: What Resilience Taught Me This Year
Birthdays aren't just about cake and candles—they're milestones that remind us of how far we've come and how much we've grown. In this special birthday episode of Diamonds in Dumpster Fires, Melie ref...
3 Sep 202510min
When Your World Ends: Grief, Genesis, and God's Next Beginning with Dawn Mann Sanders
After a series of devastating losses—including multiple miscarriages and the sudden death of her husband—Dawn Mann Sanders found herself asking God, "What now?" In this conversation, Dawn walks us thr...
27 Aug 202538min
