Leslie Chermak - Christian Podcaster, Certified Life Coach & Speaker
35 episodes listed below
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In Hope in the Fire, we explore the resilience of the human spirit in the face of life’s toughest challenges from childhood trauma. Through raw stories, heartfelt conversations, and empowering insights, each episode brings you closer to people who have faced the fire and emerged stronger, filled with hope through the power of the Word of God. Tune in to find inspiration, courage, and the reminder that even in the darkest times, there is always a spark to hold onto.
A four-count breath, then a question for God: could that be your next step?
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A raw abortion testimony tied to Roe vs. Wade that closes with prayer and a message of healing.
Leslie Shermack builds the episode around her own abortion story, tied to the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, and she does not soften how hard it is to revisit.
A faith-centered healing story that distinguishes counseling, biblical counsel, and coaching.
Leslie Shermack treats healing as a matter of finding the right kind of help when fear, procrastination, loneliness, and shame are all mixed together.
Leslie Shermack meets painful memories with breathing, prayer, and calm Christian encouragement.
Leslie Shermack talks plainly about fear, avoidance, and memories that can feel too heavy to carry. What keeps the discussion steady is the repeated reminder that the past may shape a person, but it does not get the last word in Christ.
A faith-centered reset for stress that connects bodily anxiety with prayer, truth, and trust.
Leslie Shermack frames anxiety, embodied stress, and Christian reassurance around a clear center: peace comes through prayer, truth, and trust in God, not through self-made calm.
Two Bible translators unpack Scripture's hardest passages, from Revelation's 666 to the Witch of Endor.
Live sermons with Easter-shaped urgency.
This episode discusses how childhood trauma and abuse lead to deep-seated shame, affecting emotions and behavior into adulthood, and offers hope for overcoming it through truth and faith.
Host Leslie Shermack explores why people with childhood trauma struggle with follow-through, explaining how fear and nervous system responses can override faith.
Host Leslie Shermack shares her personal story of being adopted as an infant and her journey of healing from childhood sexual abuse through Christian faith.
Leslie Shermack explores the neuroscience and spirituality behind why we get derailed from meaningful work, explaining how dopamine cycles, stress responses, and perfectionism create procrastination.
Host Leslie Shermack shares her personal journey of childhood sexual abuse and subsequent healing, then teaches how to wake up with purpose despite a heavy past by integrating Christian faith with neuroscience and gut health principles.
Host Leslie Shermack shares her personal journey from network marketing success to discovering a deeper calling to help women heal from trauma and find purpose through biblical transformation.
Host Leslie Shermack shares her personal journey of healing from childhood trauma, focusing on the difficulty of accessing positive childhood memories.
Host Leslie Shermack explores the connection between stress, control, and trauma, using personal anecdotes and scripture to teach Christian women how to replace anxiety with God-reliant peace.
Leslie Shermack shares a five-step framework for ending the year with hope and direction rather than regret, teaching listeners how to seek God's guidance, study scripture, discern plans, write down revelations, and set micro-goals.
The host introduces a discussion on how childhood trauma shapes negative self-beliefs and offers a faith-based path to healing and reclaiming identity in Christ.
Leslie Shermack ties her episode on Roe vs.
Leslie Shermack says she moved from a six-week free therapy class for sexually abused women to Bible study, biblical counsel, and eventually coaching.
Box breathing and present-moment grounding are used when trauma memories surface.
Host Leslie Shermack offers practical guidance for trauma survivors facing triggering holiday seasons, sharing her personal journey from dread to joy through Christian faith, active listening practices, and nervous system regulation techniques like box breathing and gratitude exercises.
The host introduces the show's mission to help listeners overcome trauma and find hope through faith in Christ, sharing a childhood memory of watching her mother pray.
A Christian podcast about overcoming childhood trauma and finding purpose through faith in God.
The host discusses taking small steps toward healing from trauma and abuse through faith in God.
The host introduces a series on overcoming trauma through faith, focusing on God's promise of health and healing from Jeremiah 30:17.
The host shares a personal story about a trip with a friend and introduces the theme of becoming an overcomer through faith.
This episode debunks myths about grief and shares how God meets us in pain, using scripture and personal experience.
Host Leslie Shermack interviews Bethany Thompson, a registered dietitian and Christian life coach, about overcoming childhood trauma through nutrition, faith, and holistic healing.
The host discusses overcoming childhood abuse, offers coaching services, and previews an interview about forgiveness and finding joy.
Host Leslie Shermack interviews Stephanie Weber about her childhood sexual abuse and how God has helped her heal.