Warrior Words | Stories of Hope | Finding Beauty After Battles & Thriving After Surviving Trauma
Are you walking through a storm that feels like it will never end? Do you wonder if life’s storms have stolen the beauty from your life for good? You’re in the right place. My name is Heather, and, like you, I’ve been through a storm or two and wondered if life would ever be beautiful again. Here we share Warriors’ Words ~ stories of discovering beauty after battles and the worth in your wounds. Pick up your sword - or boxing gloves - and join the battle. Your words are powerful, my friends. Make them Warrior Words. Become more involved in this journey at @MyWarriorWords and @HeatherGaffneyAuthor on Instagram. I can also be found on X at @HGaffneyAuthor and on YouTube at @warriorwords and @BeautyAfterBattles
Episodes
Welcome to Episode 110 of the Warrior Words podcast!
It's time for another "Summer Rewind" episode, where I'm taking some older episodes and re-airing them. I'm sprucing them up a bit and adding a little commentary.
In this episode, I showcase Kim Stewart! Kim came on during Autism Acceptance Month last year and shared her story of getting the autism diagnosis during a time when resources were scarce. She learned to lean on commu...
Welcome to Episode 109 of the Warrior Words podcast!
In this short Bits of Biblical Beauty (BoBB) episode, I talk about a spiritual checklist God put into His Word for us. It's a great list to use at the end of the day as a sort of examination of conscience; a way to check in with how you are doing on this journey to Heaven.
Armor Up.
Fight the Good Fight.
Seek Beauty.
Make Your Words Warrior Words.
NEW Merch Store: https://h...
Welcome to Episode 108 of the Warrior Words podcast!
I'm back with another "Summer Rewind" episode where I'm taking some older episodes and re-airing them. I'm sprucing them up a bit and adding a little commentary.
I thought this might be a good way to introduce newer listeners to episodes they may have missed. And a way for my long-time listeners to hear something they may have missed.
In this episode, I showcase Wendy Hooton! W...
Welcome to Episode 107 of the Warrior Words podcast!
In this short Bits of Biblical Beauty (BoBB) episode, I talk about the beauty of God's Word - it's sweeter than honey and more precious than gold.
Armor Up.
Fight the Good Fight.
Seek Beauty.
Make Your Words Warrior Words.
NEW Merch Store: https://heather-clr-shop.fourthwall.com/
Join your fellow Warriors: https://subscribepage.io/pearlsofwisdom
Welcome to Episode 106 of the Warrior Words podcast!
This is the second in a series I'm calling "Summer Rewind," where I'm taking some older episodes and re-airing them. I'm sprucing them up a bit and adding a little commentary.
I thought this might be a good way to introduce newer listeners to episodes they may have missed. And a way for my long-time listeners to hear something they may have missed.
In this episode, I showcase D...
Welcome to Episode 105 of the Warrior Words podcast!
In this short Bits of Biblical Beauty (BoBB) episode, I talk about where we should set our sights. While it is good to rejoice in the gifts God gives us on Earth, Jesus reminds us that ultimately our joy is found in the eternal beauty of Heaven.
Armor Up.
Fight the Good Fight.
Seek Beauty.
Make Your Words Warrior Words.
NEW Merch Store: https://heather-clr-shop.fourthwall.c...
Welcome to Episode 104 of the Warrior Words podcast!
This week, I'm beginning a series I'm calling "Summer Rewind," where I'm taking some older episodes and re-airing them. I'm sprucing them up a bit and adding a little commentary.
You'll get to hear a thought or two about the episode from my recollection when it was recorded, and the editing may be improved a bit.
I thought this might be a good way to introduce newer listeners t...
Welcome to Episode 103 of the Warrior Words podcast!
In this short Bits of Biblical Beauty (BoBB) episode, I talk about the beauty of answering God's call! I share about my recent experience of attending my first priestly ordination and watching these dedicated men commit their lives to the service of God and others.
Armor Up.
Fight the Good Fight.
Seek Beauty.
Make Your Words Warrior Words.
NEW Merch Store: https://heather-c...
Welcome to Episode 102 of the Warrior Words podcast!
He was given six months to live.
Six and a half years ago...
Andy Campbell joins me in this episode to share some of the many things he learned along his cancer journey; a journey he started long before his own diagnosis, but one that would help form his decisions about his own treatment.
And like we've said many times before, trauma is not one-and-done. In the midst of Andy's ...
Welcome to Episode 101 of the Warrior Words podcast!
In this short Bits of Biblical Beauty (BoBB) episode, I talk about God's math. It doesn't add up. Nor should it. Because He's God. He can take something that shouldn't add up and make it multiply! Offer what you have to God and watch what He can do with it!
Armor Up.
Fight the Good Fight.
Seek Beauty.
Make Your Words Warrior Words.
NEW Merch Store: https://heather-clr-shop....
Welcome to Episode 100 of the Warrior Words podcast!
My guest this week is Cheri Gregory, a woman I "met" online several years ago through a few of her books. I read her book, Sensitive & Strong, and so many things in my life now have explanations.
I just thought I was too sensitive or too emotional. It turns out that neither is true. My kids lovingly tease me about crying over commercials, and kids' movies, and scenes in boo...
Welcome to Episode 99 of the Warrior Words podcast!
In this short Bits of Biblical Beauty (BoBB) episode, I talk about Paul's exhortation to boast in our afflictions. That's counterintuitive, right? But the truth is that even in our afflictions, we have hope. And we have that hope because of God's love.
Armor Up.
Fight the Good Fight.
Seek Beauty.
Make Your Words Warrior Words.
NEW Merch Store: https://heather-clr-shop.fourth...
Welcome to Episode 98 of the Warrior Words podcast!
One of the things I love about this podcast is that I get to talk to people who are smiling and laughing after enduring some of the most horrific experiences.
It affirms my belief that we should never give up, even though we may want to sometimes - many times...
This is the case with this week's guest, Kijuan. He shared with me in the episode that his friends used to call him "F...
Welcome to Episode 97 of the Warrior Words podcast!
In this short Bits of Biblical Beauty (BoBB) episode, I talk about gifts; more specifically, about gifts from the Holy Spirit and how we use them.
Armor Up.
Fight the Good Fight.
Seek Beauty.
Make Your Words Warrior Words.
NEW Merch Store: https://heather-clr-shop.fourthwall.com/
Join your fellow Warriors: https://subscribepage.io/pearlsofwisdom
Welcome to Episode 96 of the Warrior Words podcast!
From refugee to pop star to entrepreneur...
There are times in most people's lives when they need to pivot or reinvent themselves.
Moving from country to country, experiencing multiple dictatorships, and ultimately witnessing the fall of the former Soviet Union.
As the son of a single mother with a degree in Economics, what's a young man to do as Russia begins to open up?
Become...
Welcome to Episode 95 of the Warrior Words podcast!
In this short Bits of Biblical Beauty (BoBB) episode, I talk about music; about making your joyful noise to the Lord as He mounts His throne to a blare of trumpets.
Armor Up.
Fight the Good Fight.
Seek Beauty.
Make Your Words Warrior Words.
NEW Merch Store: https://heather-clr-shop.fourthwall.com/
Join your fellow Warriors: https://subscribepage.io/pearlsofwisdom
Welcome to Episode 94 of the Warrior Words podcast!
What do you do when you face a vicious attack at the hands of someone you once loved? How do you handle it when this attack seemingly comes out of the blue and completely upends everything in your life?
My guest, Kimberly, experienced this very thing eight years ago when her ex-husband broke into her home in the middle of the night.
The healing that has taken place in those eigh...
Welcome to Episode 93 of the Warrior Words podcast!
In this short Bits of Biblical Beauty (BoBB) episode, I talk about the promise Jesus makes to those who love Him and keep His Word - dwelling in the house of the Lord forever!
Armor Up.
Fight the Good Fight.
Seek Beauty.
Make Your Words Warrior Words.
NEW Merch Store: https://heather-clr-shop.fourthwall.com/
Join your fellow Warriors: https://subscribepage.io/pearlsofwisdo...
Welcome to Episode 92 of the Warrior Words podcast!
Today's episode is a brief unplanned break as I am recovering from an injury.
Armor Up.
Fight the Good Fight.
Seek Beauty.
Make Your Words Warrior Words.
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Welcome to Episode 91 of the Warrior Words podcast!
In this short Bits of Biblical Beauty (BoBB) episode, I talk about newness. A fresh start. Forgiveness. And, of course, I talk about the One Who can make all things new!
Armor Up.
Fight the Good Fight.
Seek Beauty.
Make Your Words Warrior Words.
NEW Merch Store: https://heather-clr-shop.fourthwall.com/
WARRIOR WORDS FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WarriorWo...
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