Episode 183

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18th Nov 2025

How to Stay Afloat When Change Hits Unexpectedly

Ready or not, change comes!

How do you keep from drowning when life hits you unexpectedly with great loss?

How do you keep from spinning out of control when something positive comes your way?

I unpack five A's to keep you on course, whether you're adjusting to painful or positive circumstances that caught you by surprise. You'll see how to:

Act, not react.

Accelerate goals, modify them, or let them go.

Adjust your priorities, but not your principles.

Avoid the temptation to package a Tiffany gift in a Target box.

Ask for help and be aware of who to avoid.

Share this episode with someone you know who's facing unexpected change in their life.

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Stephanie Smith

Stephanie Smith's heart for teaching began with the chickens and cows on her childhood farm. ​Today’s audiences don't moo or squawk but instead appreciate Stephanie’s applying Biblical truths and human insights to real issues with artfulness, authority, and authenticity. Experiencing deep relational and emotional pain starting at birth, Stephanie is now on a mission to build spiritually strong, emotionally healthy, and relationally smart women and families.
Stephanie’s passion for education motivated helping launch and teaching at a homeschool cooperative and later a Christian school. She’s mom to five grown sons, mother-in-law to four heart daughters, and Nana to seven grands. Believing every person has an impact that is immeasurable, eternal, and irreplaceable, Stephanie invites and equips others to engage fully in God's grand story!