Podcasts Education Self-Improvement Crystal Paine Show 22. How to Be Brave (with Melissa Radke)

22. How to Be Brave (with Melissa Radke)

Published: Feb. 26, 2019, 8 a.m.

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I was kind of giddy about doing today\\u2019s interview\\u2026 because I had listened to\\xa0Melissa Radke\\u2019s\\xa0audiobook,\\xa0Eat Cake, Be Brave, and had fallen in love with her hilarious, tell-it-like-it-is honesty and couldn\\u2019t wait to get to talk to her in person (well, it was actually over Skype, but that was a big step up from just listening to her on audiobook!)

In our conversation, we dig deep into bravery, forgiveness, and rising about negativity.\\xa0As Melissa explains, bravery doesn\\u2019t always mean jumping out of a plane, scaling Everest, or not feeling fear or nervousness in your everyday life.

Instead, being brave means to just keep showing up, even when things get hard. And she definitely understands things being hard! She\\u2019s gone through a lot of disappointment, hurt, loss, and heartache in her life. But she hasn\\u2019t let those hold her back from continuing to show up.

You won\\u2019t want to miss this powerful episode with a truly incredible guest. If you\\u2019ve been struggling with forgiveness, fear, anxiety, insecurity, and trying to be brave (and don\\u2019t we all struggle with those things sometimes?), I think Melissa\\u2019s wisdom will truly touch you deeply and offer you practical encouragement and inspiration on how to move forward.

In This Episode:

[01:57] \\u2013 I talk about what\\u2019s saving my life this week: how I\\u2019m making time for reading. Listen in for my tips on how I\\u2019m typically fitting in 30-60 minutes of reading every day. Hopefully it will give you some ideas on how you, too, can fit in more reading time!\\xa0

[04:16] \\u2013 This parenting book is one I can\\u2019t stop talking about \\u2014 and truly loved!

[07:46] \\u2013 I think you are going to LOVE today\\u2019s guest,\\xa0Melissa Radke! She is hilarious but is also such a truth-teller.

[11:14] \\u2013 Melissa talks about bravery, how she\\u2019s facing her fears right now, and how she still struggles with being brave. She lets us in on what bravery looks like for her and the hard-won lessons she\\u2019s learned on how to be brave.

[14:18] \\u2013 One of the parts of\\xa0the book\\xa0that was deeply moving to me was when Melissa shares about forgiving the woman who had an emotional affair with her husband. This woman also happened to be her very best friend. She shares openly about what this was like to walk through this \\u2014 and to write about it in the book.

[19:25] \\u2013 Melissa offers powerful words to women who are struggling to hold onto their dreams and goals despite critical words being directed at them.

[23:50] \\u2013 We change gears to a much more lighthearted tone and talk about a book Melissa is reading that she assumed many other guests have talked about. (Surprise! No one has!)

[24:34] \\u2013 And then we talk about bacon and air fryers\\u2026 and you just might need to order one after you hear this part of the podcast!\\xa0

[27:04] \\u2013 Today\\u2019s Q&A question comes from Jeanette, who wants to know how to get teens to keep their room clean. I give some caveats before I share my thoughts on this!\\xa0

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