In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Joanna Teigen shares about major mid-life transitions, including going back to school, adopting a foster child, moving back to her home state, welcoming adult children back home, and facing unknowns in her physical health. She talks about how she has navigated these changes and how she has learned to view them as invitations to grow. She talks about the necessary trade-offs in times of transition and learning trust and humility by doing so. She talks about how she has learned more about herself and has grown in confidence about who she is because of transitions. She talks about the importance self-compassion and shares some tips for how to recover after transition.

 Joanna Teigen is an author who is passionate about helping us grow strong and healthy marriages and to have wisdom in parenting. She has written a dozen books, devotions, and conversation starter cards to help us in our family life. She and her husband, Rob, have been married for more than 30 years and have five children, a daughter-in-law, a son-in-law, and two grandchildren. Joanna loves nothing more than to fill their West Michigan home with family, friends, church family, and students.

 Joanna would love to connect with you through Instagram, Facebook, or her website where you can get a free resource that will help you with your marriage.

Resources from my conversation with Joanna:

·       Books and conversation starters by Joanna

·       Stepping Heavenward by Elizabeth Prentiss

o  Read my review of this book on my 2021 book list

·       Joanna and Rob’s podcast, Growing Home Together

o  My conversation with them about rest

·       Conversation about control in mid-life with Michele Cushatt

·       Conversation with my marriage coach, Jill Savage

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