TRAILER: Wrestling With Life

We are all wrestling with something – especially us twenty and thirty somethings who are navigating the most transitional, confusing, overwhelming times of our lives thus far. We’re doing so many things for the first time: getting started in our careers, living on our own, moving to new places, dating (or marrying) new people, making new friends, and asking the big life questions like “What is the point of all of this?”

And on top of all that, our generation is up against something none of our ancestors before us have ever navigated: growing up in a tech savvy world full of constant distractions. We’re more connected than ever before – yet we’re largely lacking purpose, in-person community, and faith in anything besides “quick fixes” to give us relief. Instead we’re overwhelmed with information, addicted to our phones, and desperate for a more meaningful existence.

Whether you’re wrestling with your self-image, your faith in God, or your entire life’s purpose – I’m here to tell you that you are not alone and to encourage you to find both beauty and purpose in the midst of your struggle.

My name is EmLed and this is the Wrestling With Life podcast :)

I’m in my late twenties and spent the last few years in my “healing era” – going to therapy, reading tons of self-help books, and pouring myself into my career ambitions. This is what the modern mental health movement tells us will fix our problems, right? But my obsession with self-improvement slowly morphed into a pursuit of perfection, outperforming my competition, and total self-absorption. Funny enough, all the time I spent “finding myself” left me feeling more isolated, more insecure, and more sad than ever before. Then God brought me to my knees and opened my eyes – I can’t do life without Him.

Wrestling With Life is for anyone like me who is tired of trying to play God and rely on themselves to find peace. Together, we’re gonna look to Jesus for inspiration on how to live and love and give and feel. We’ll kick perfection and control and pride to the curb and intentionally seek how God may use our pain for good. We’ll explore how we can build community and lift others up and embrace humility. And above all else, we will strive to accept our beautifully messy, limited human nature and remember that the point of life is learning to unconditionally love one another – not rise above each other.

And real quick, before you dive in, let me be very clear on what this podcast is NOT. Wrestling With Life does not exist to judge you or replace the voice of God. I am absolutely NOT a preacher, life coach, or therapist – nor will I ever pretend to be. I am simply a deeply flawed human on a mission to eliminate the messages of perfection, self-reliance, and materialism that the world worships. Because sometimes I can forget the truth – and when I buy those lies, my world never feels darker. And if you’re here, I’m willing to bet you can relate.

Whatever you’re wrestling with, you are not alone – let’s Wrestle With Life together. Follow @em_led11 on Instagram for more <3

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Episode Transcript

(00:01):
We are all wrestling with something,especially us 20 and 30 somethings who
are navigating the most transitional,confusing, and overwhelming
times of our lives thus far.
We are doing so many things for the firsttime, like getting started in our careers,
living on our own, moving to new places,dating or marrying new people, making new

(00:24):
friends, and asking the big life questionslike, what is the point of all of this?
And on top of that, our generationis up against something that none
of our ancestors before us have evernavigated: growing up in a tech savvy
world full of constant distractions.
We're more connected than ever before.
Yet we're largely lacking purpose, inperson, community and faith in anything

(00:49):
besides quick fixes to give us relief.
Instead, we're overwhelmed withinformation, addicted to our phones and
desperate for a more meaningful existence.
Whether you're wrestling with your selfimage, your faith in God, or your entire
life's purpose, I'm here to tell you thatnumber one, you are not alone, and number
two, to encourage you to find both beautyand purpose in the midst of your struggle.

(01:13):
My name is EmLed and this isthe Wrestling With Life podcast.
I'm in my late 20s, and I spent thelast few years in my healing girl
era, going to therapy, readingtons of self help books, and pouring
myself into my career ambitions.
Because this is what the modernmental health movement tells us
will fix our problems, right?
But my obsession with self improvementslowly morphed into a pursuit

(01:35):
of perfection, outperformingmy competition and total self
absorption, to be honest with you.
And funny enough, all the time Ispent finding myself left me feeling
more isolated, more insecure,and more sad than ever before.
And then God brought me tomy knees and opened my eyes.
I can't do life without Him.
Wrestling with Life is for anyone likeme who is tired of trying to play God

(01:59):
and rely on themselves to find peace.
Together, we're going to look toJesus for inspiration on how to
live and love and give and feel.
We'll kick perfection and control andpride to the curb and intentionally
seek how God may use our pain for good.
. We'll explore how we can build communityand lift others up and embrace humility.

(02:20):
And above all else, we will striveto accept our beautifully messy,
limited human nature and rememberthat the point of life is learning
to unconditionally love oneanother, not rise above each other.
And real quick, before you divein, let me be very clear on what
this podcast is not going to be.
Okay.
Wrestling with life does not exist tojudge you or replace the voice of God.

(02:43):
I am absolutely not a preacher,life coach, or therapist, nor
will I ever pretend to be.
I am simply a deeply flawed human ona mission to eliminate the messages
of perfection and self reliance andmaterialism that the world worships.
Because sometimes I can forget the truth.
And when I buy those lies,my world never feels darker.

(03:05):
And if you're here, I'm willingto bet that you can relate.
So whatever you're wrestlingwith, you are not alone.
Let's wrestle with life together, baby.
Follow @em_led11 on Instagram for more.