
Toxic Positivity
Before you scroll past - this is not an attack on being positive. I love positivity. Stay with me. This week we are talking about the difference between genuine encouragement and toxic positivity. The way that well-inten

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Hosted by Natalie · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 19 episodes
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Messy and Serene is a podcast for women in the messy middle, where real-life experiences are acknowledged, emotions are validated, and you’re reminded that you’re not alone or behind. It’s a space for real conversations about life, faith, trauma, healing, and the seasons that shape us while we’re still in them. Because two things can be true: life can be messy, and it can be serene. Follow along here: https://linktr.ee/messyandserene or on TikTok and IG: @messyandserene
Natalie hosts Messy & Serene, a society show with 19 episodes published.

Before you scroll past - this is not an attack on being positive. I love positivity. Stay with me. This week we are talking about the difference between genuine encouragement and toxic positivity. The way that well-inten

This one is for anyone who has ever prayed and heard nothing back. The seasons where God feels completely quiet are some of the hardest in a life of faith. Because we expect Him to show up big and obvious and unmistakabl

After last week we needed a breath. This is that breath. This week we are talking about grace. The kind you give yourself when you realize you have been holding yourself to a standard nobody could meet. And the kind you

This one is heavy. And holy. And I believe someone needs to hear it today. This week we are talking about suffering well- what it actually means, what it actually costs, and what it looks like from the inside of a season

This is not a budgeting episode. This is a come-sit-down-and-let-me-tell-you-what-nobody-told-me episode. I grew up with strong financial foundations. I had licenses. I knew the systems. And I still lost myself in the ch

Let me be honest with you about something. The scroll still gets me. I have not overcome it. I manage it. But I have not arrived at a place where it has zero effect on me. And I think pretending otherwise would be doing

This one is for anyone who has ever felt like they were growing in a direction the people around them couldn't quite follow. Or who has moved so many times that deep, settled community keeps feeling just out of reach. Or

Married ladies - I told you I had you. This one is for us. This week we are talking about the things nobody warns you about before you say I do. Not the vague "marriage takes work" version. The real version. The thermost

This one is for my single ladies and the ones still in the dating season. But if you're married - don't skip. Think about who in your life needs this message. A friend. A daughter. Someone you love who keeps choosing the

This one is a little lighter. A little more honest. And somehow still going to hit exactly where you live. This week I'm sitting down and talking about the parts of myself I have had to make peace with. The relentlessnes

This one has been sitting with me for a long time. And I finally felt ready to say it out loud. This week we are talking about the connection between emotional stress and physical illness. The years I spent saying yes to

Have you ever looked back at your life and realized God was setting something up while you were completely clueless about what was happening? This week we are getting into it. The cancelled plans that turned into somethi

Last week we talked about saying yes to your calling. This week we're talking about how to protect it. Boundaries. I know — stay with me. For a long time I thought setting a boundary meant I was doing something to someon

What happens when God calls you somewhere that makes zero sense to everyone around you? This episode is about the tension between calling and culture - the voice that tells you to fit the mold, follow the formula, and st

Nobody warned us about this part. Not the big stuff - the mental tabs that never close. The invisible, unending, completely relentless labor of tracking everything, remembering everything, anticipating everything, and ho

Have you ever made a decision that was completely right for you… and still felt terrible about it? Have you ever grown into something new and felt guilty about who or what you were leaving behind? This episode is for the

She did that. And so did you. 💌 This episode is a little different - and I am so excited about it. In honor of Women's History Month I passed the mic to a group of incredible women who are leading, building, healing, te

In this episode we're going back. Back to the Jessica Simpson heels, the planners, the boys our dads tried to warn us about, and everything we wish someone had told us in our twenties. Whether you're IN your twenties rig

For most of my life I was performing. Not on a stage- but for an audience I was never sure was even watching. And then life got so hard that I couldn’t perform anymore. And in that stillness I had to face the question I’

Welcome to Messy & Serene. In our very first episode, we're talking about the messy middle- that space between who you were and who you're becoming. If you've been waiting to feel ready, waiting for clarity, waiting to a
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