How to Navigate Fear and Failure — with Heather Thompson Day

Do you struggle with the fear of failure or trusting God through the difficult seasons of your life? Dr. Heather Thompson Day joins us to talk about the importance of trusting God through life’s seasons, navigating fear and failure, and understanding the true meaning of passion. She shares her personal journey of identity and purpose, the role of suffering in discovering passion, and the dangers of emotional numbness. Heather and Christie talk about how to trust God in every season of our lives and how winter seasons can shape us into the woman God created us to be. 

Conversation Topics:

Life is a journey with highs and lows.

Trusting God is essential in every season.

Passion is defined as suffering for what you love.

Identity can be tied too closely to our roles.

Surrendering means letting in new possibilities.

Numbness is a choice we make over time.

We can unlearn fears and embrace life.

Highs and lows are part of the human experience.

Wintering seasons can lead to self-discovery.

God’s presence is constant, even when we don’t feel it.

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About Heather

Dr. Heather Thompson Day is an interdenominational speaker, an ECPA bestseller, and has been a contributor for Religion News Service, Christianity Today, Newsweek and the Barna Group. Heather was a communication professor for nearly 15 years teaching both graduate and undergraduate students in Public Speaking, Persuasion, and Social Media. She is now the founder of It Is Day Ministries, a nonprofit organization that trains churches, leaders, and laypeople in what Heather calls Cross Communication, a gospel centered communication approach that points you higher, to the cross, every time you open your mouth.  She believes her calling is to stand in the gaps of our churches. She is the author of 9 books; including It’s Not Your Turn, I’ll See You Tomorrow, and What If I’m Wrong?