Wild Hope Rising

Hope Dud #4 The Pressure for Perfect 

Ever feel like you’re falling behind on some invisible checklist? Like if your life doesn’t look polished, filtered, and all-together, then somehow you’re not enough?

In this real and relatable episode, Sunny Cain opens up about the pressure for perfection that so many of us carry — from family milestones and life transitions to the messy middle moments (like a hilariously chaotic trip to the b...

Hope Dud #3 – Hope Isn’t Numb: Rethinking What Healing Feels Like

Is it possible that our pursuit of healing can actually drain our hope? In this real and raw episode, Sunny Cain continues in the "Hope Dud” series- those sneaky false anchors we cling to when walking through wilderness seasons.  She unpacks the lie that healing means you won’t still feel the weight of your past—and invites listeners to define healing from a new pa...

Let's chat today about how we are sometimes driven by thoughts in our subconscious, which we may be entirely unaware of.  These thoughts form actions driven by internal messages lurking under the surface in our hearts; 

• “If I can keep everyone happy, manage their mood, please others…”
• “if I gain their acceptance or approval…”
• “If I can earn ...

We are launching a brand new series called HOPE DUDS today! Our goal is to help women in wilderness seasons identify the many different ways, we attempt to manufacture our own hope. These leave us exhausted, disillusioned, and sitting in disappointment. 

In this episode- we’re going there!

-do you turn to the faucet instead of the fountain?

-do you settle for a drip when you could have an endless supply?

-do you attempt to manufac...

Today Sunny and Tammy gather around the table for real talk around the messages we as women are constantly hearing, internalizing, and carrying with us. 

On one hand we are told to love ourselves, embrace our imperfections, but on the other we are told our problems can be solved by simply fixing our shortcomings. “Love yourself?” Or, “Fix yourself?” Hmmm, which is it?  This “confidence culture”  has caused an exhausting ping pong m...

Have you ever played it safe when it comes to “getting your hopes up” because you don’t want to be disappointed again? Yep, me too! 

Friend, we are talking about hope today, and let me tell you- over the past several years I have 

• longed for hope, ached for hope, 
• tried to talk myself into hoping again.
• worked to manufacture my own hope. 

Have you ever walked through a season that left you feeling stuck, unable to move forward? Has that season triggered your insecurity as you look around you and see other people “living their best life?”

These seasons leave us desperate to press the fast forward button as we tell God to “get us out of here!”

Am I right?

But, what if there is more than meets the eye to this season?  It’s what I am talking about on the podcast today.

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Have you ever felt like you were too late, “behind”, or disconnected from vision and purpose?

Then friend, you are going to find yourself at home here at Wild Hope Rising. Tammy and I have designed this community to help empower you as they navigate the challenging or “wilderness “seasons in your life.

We sat down today to share how this crazy dream got started, how vision sparked, and hope started rising.

We dive into so much good...