The Lovelight Stories® Podcast
Feeling overwhelmed by a world that’s seemingly dividing over polarizing views, power, and hate? Unsure how to best help those who are hurting? Having trouble loving someone who’s hard to love? Are you longing to see more love, empathy, and true connection in our world, or your own life? Join Stephanie Jacobs, as she creates space to uncover a deeper understanding of humanity through beautiful, redemptive stories that inspire your heart. Welcoming ALL of humanity and diving deep into any and all social justice issues, Stephanie’s ready to learn alongside you as joyful redemptive stories are understood, seen, and heard. Gain new perspectives as you explore topics such as: poverty, human trafficking, incarceration, race, mental health, special abilities, and more. Here, you’ll have a chance to embrace real, raw, and vulnerable conversations as you begin to uncover the hope, love, empathy, and connection that can be found in our fellow humanity! It’s time to rise above all the hate and negativity clamoring for attention in the world, and find the love + light you long for!
Episodes
In this episode, I’m sitting down with Jen Jacobson Brusa, founder and owner of Beloved Cheesecakes. You’ll hear her story of abuse, both as a child and in her marriage, and how God is using the greatest trials in her life to serve up love through her wildly successful “Beloved Cheesecakes” business!
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Hear Jen’s childhood story of neglect and abuse, and how her longing for love and a family l...
Today on the podcast I’m welcoming Lina Robie! She is a United States native currently living in western Ukraine serving vulnerable children in the orphan care system. In this episode, you’ll hear her story of being called to love some of the most vulnerable in our world. You’ll hear how God has uniquely equipped and prepared her to advocate on behalf of orphans in Ukraine. You’ll learn about the many layers of the orphan care syst...
Today on the podcast I’m welcoming Durwood Snead. Durwood is a co-founder of the Forsyth Descendants Scholarship, a retired International Missions Pastor from North Point Ministries and a 35-year resident of Forsyth County, GA.
In this episode, I’m sitting down with Durwood as he shares the story of the racial cleansing events of 1912 in Forsyth county, GA. Hear how he stumbled upon the deep-rooted history of racism in the very co...
Today on the podcast I’m welcoming Jackson Hughens, a filmmaker and passionate advocate behind the movie, Made With Love and the “Stories Made With Love” documentary series. Listen-in as he shares his own personal story of meeting his friend with Down syndrome, and how meeting Jay has ultimately changed the trajectory of his life!
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Hear Jackson’s personal story of meeting his friend with Down...
In this episode, I’m sitting down with Charlynda Scales. You’ll be encouraged as you hear Charlynda’s personal story of rising from “Rock Bottom”. Hear her story of walking through a difficult divorce and learn how she managed to come out on the other side as a strong business woman and single mom! Her story is definitely one of resilience and grit.
Charlynda is a serial entrepreneur, serving as founder and CEO of Mutt's Sauce LLC ...
A Redemptive Love Story: How God Helped Us Find Freedom, Grace, and Love with Branden & Lacy Terrell
Today on the podcast I’m welcoming Branden & Lacy Terrell. In this episode, I’m sitting down with Branden and Lacy to hear their unique and redemptive love story filled with perseverance, resilience and love. You’ll come to better understand the topics of domestic abuse and incarceration through their personal stories. Branden shares his story of being incarcerated for 11 years for manslaughter, and Lacy shares her story of experie...
Today on the podcast I’m welcoming Danielle Flint! She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia. In this episode, Danielle shares her intimate story of experiencing sexual assault and how it ultimately affected her life. Her story will help you come to better understand the internal trauma that can occur within those who’ve experienced this type of violation, and how one begins to heal. Today as a mental health therapist, Da...
Today on The Lovelight Stories Podcast, I’m welcoming Garland Hunt. Hear his transformational experience of watching the aftermath of Dr. King’s death, ultimately leading him to becoming a young black activist. Come to learn how he later realized his racial perspective wasn’t aligned with a biblical worldview and how he began to transform his activism into promoting racial healing instead. In this conversation, you’ll also learn wh...
Today on the podcast I’m welcoming Scott Shickler. Scott is one of the world’s leading experts on youth empowerment. He is the best-selling author of the book, The 7 Mindsets to Live Your Ultimate Life, and is the co-founder of 7 Mindsets, an education technology company serving 5-million students and educators throughout the US. In this episode, he helps us understand the power of these mindsets, for students and adults alike! You...
Today on the podcast I’m sitting down with Kayla Clark, my family’s advisor, to discuss the power of creating a life plan! She has been our family advisor for over a decade, and she’s been a guiding hand for me personally, throughout my own life planning journey. In this episode, you’ll learn why life planning is different from goal setting, and how you can begin implementing your own life planning practice to transform your life f...
Today on the podcast I’m welcoming Molly Mae Potter. She is a United States Air Force veteran, who since sustaining an injury in a rocket blast accident, has dedicated herself to advocating for and empowering other veterans. In this episode, you’ll hear Molly Mae’s story of deployment on a special ops command in Afghanistan in 2010. You’ll hear her personal experience of getting hit by a rocket blast during that deployment, and the...
Today on the podcast I’m welcoming Diana Ashworth. A native to Georgia, she serves many roles for LifeChangers Legacy, as well as serves as an intake coordinator for the National Incarceration Association, advocating for those who are incarcerated. She also coaches others to move through their pain, having experienced much pain at multiple points in her own life.
In this episode you’ll learn how she’s moved through literal “paralyz...
Hello sweet friends! I’m Stephanie Jacobs, a storyteller and advocate for social justice, and your host of The Lovelight Stories Podcast. After a long maternity leave, I’m here to welcome you back to season 2 of the show! This is still a place where we can uncover a deeper understanding of humanity through beautiful, redemptive stories that inspire our hearts.
I have a strong line-up of guests ready to share their own personal sto...
Today on the podcast I’m welcoming Maria Hansen-Quine. She is a global speaker, author, clinical social worker and school counselor, and serves as the Global Ethnic and Racial Healing Manager at Hillsong Church. She’s a strong advocate for adoption, inclusion, and trauma-based parenting. Alongside her husband, Sam, who is an adult adoptee from South Korea, they are parents to what she terms as “nine precious jewels”, two biological...
Today on the podcast I’m welcoming Zemmie Fleck. She is the Executive Director of GA Right to Life in Atlanta, advocating for all life from conception to natural death. She herself has a unique adoption story that she shares so beautifully with us!
You’ll hear Zemmie’s personal story of adoption along with her 4 siblings at just 5 months old. In this episode, you’ll also have the chance to expand your perspective, as we discuss ...
Meet my brother, Jesse! He was born with Down syndrome when I was just 2 years old, and he has been the absolute best gift our family could have ever received.
In this episode, I’m interviewing Jesse and you’ll simply get to know him, understand the love and innocence his perspective brings to those around him, and peer into our special relationship. We really do have the sweetest relationship and we truly are best friends…We do ...
Meet David Hughens, screenplay writer behind Made With Love, a new crowdfunded movie that highlights the love, joy, and productivity of those with Down syndrome! In this conversation, you’ll hear David’s experience of befriending Jay, and why he decided to create a movie to foster inclusivity and understanding of people like Jay.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Learn how David’s mother’s writing inspired him to first get i...
The Healing Power of Telling Your Story | Breaking Free From Substance Abuse with Lori Ann McQuillen
Meet Lori Ann McQuillen! Today’s conversation is one of those real, raw, and vulnerable stories. In this episode, you’ll hear Lori Ann’s intimate story of lifelong substance abuse. Through her story, you’ll come to better understand the bondage of addiction and how severely it can take hold of one’s life, to the point of almost losing it. You’ll have the chance to rejoice with us as you learn how Lori Ann was able to finally break ...
Today on the podcast I’m sitting down with Steve Stirling. In this episode, you’ll learn how Steve, who was stricken by polio and orphaned at a young age, has been able to live a thriving life in America and ultimately serve those with needs that are similar to the needs of his own as a young boy in Korea so many years ago.
Today, Steve is President and CEO of MAP International, a kingdom assignment God has so evidently and uniq...
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