Sweet Grace for Your Journey

The podcast for women who want to lose weight and live healthy – body, soul and spirit.

Join Teresa Shields Parker as she shares from her personal journey of losing over 250 lbs with helpful advice and heartfelt questions answered.

Episode 177-More than Enough

Episode 177-More than Enough

Do you feel like you aren’t enough? Is your dream to feel like you are enough? What would it take for you to become more than enough? Is that even possible.

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Episode 176-Doubt and Faith

Episode 176-Doubt and Faith

Is it OK for a Christian to doubt? Is there a good kind of doubt? Is there something we have to do in order for even a small amount of faith to work. On this episode, I’m answering your questions about how to activate your faith.

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Episode 175-From Old to New

Episode 175-From Old to New

When we accept Christ, we have another choice. We can choose to follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit or we can continue to live in our old ways. This episode will explain more about this process.

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Episode 174-Don’t Give Up

Episode 174-Don’t Give Up

Don’t give up when everything in your life looks like it is falling apart. Many of us give up on God when we can’t see how everything in our lives are going to work out. We have to have faith. We don’t know how, but God is great at plot twists. Just when our stories are looking like they are going to end badly, He comes to our rescue.

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Episode 173-Move from Victim to Victor

Episode 173-Move from Victim to Victor

This episode will help you understand how those caught in the victim mentality act and how you can know when you’ve become a victor. Becoming a victor is the aim and God will get us there if we want it!

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Episode 172-How Much Are You Worth?

Episode 172-How Much Are You Worth?

How much are you worth? What is your life worth? Some economists say an individual’s life is worth $10 Million. Of course, I’m not talking about how much are you worth monetarily. What is your soul and spirit worth?

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Episode 171-It’s Frustrating!

Episode 171-It’s Frustrating!

It’s frustrating! I don’t know how many times I have heard those words in the last few days. We are frustrated about so many things, but we are all accomplices in our own sea of frustration. We want more from ourselves and then have no plan to accomplish what we want or if we have a plan it doesn’t work for some reason.

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Episode 170-Managing Disappointment

Episode 170-Managing Disappointment

What disappoints you? Is it yourself? Is it circumstances you think you shouldn’t have to go through? Is what you think God should have done for you think He didn’t? Is it other people giving up on fulfilling their potential? How do you manage disappointments?

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Episode 169-Why Am I Discouraged?

Episode 169-Why Am I Discouraged?

In Psalms 42, King David asked God a question I’ve asked myself many times. “Why am I discouraged?” On this episode we will talk about five truths that keep us out of discouragement and allow us to once again SOAR with God.

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Episode 168-Bitter or Better?

Episode 168-Bitter or Better?

What is bitterness anyway? It’s a word we all know, but one that is very hard to define. When we add fuel to our negative feelings, it only exasperates us. We have officially passed anger and have fallen into bitterness. Harbor that feeling long enough and it will become a root of bitterness which can morph into a stronghold.

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Episode 167-From Stuck to Unstuck

Episode 167-From Stuck to Unstuck

Where are you stuck and what’s causing you to be stuck? I frequently ask my coaching clients that question. Many don’t know, so we have to drill down to figure it out. The big question is why don’t we know where we are stuck or what the cause is?

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Episode 166-2023 Strong

Episode 166-2023 Strong

Every year God gives me a word to define my year. This year that word for 2023 is strong. Weak is the opposite of strong. When we feel weak and ineffective it is because we have given in to the enemy of our souls. We are looking for a quick fix to make us feel better.

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