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Tola-Doll Fisher is back for another episode of the Woman Alive podcast. This week we're discussing mission burnout and how to avoid it. What do you do when you feel God calling you to work that can sometimes feel too hard? Dr Sarah Kwok gave up her NHS job as a consultant anaesthetist to volunteer for Mercy Ships providing free surgery to those in poverty and knows the perils of going too hard too fast. See the work they do at www.mercyships.org.uk and follow Sarah on X @kwoksa. Ann-Louise Graham experienced burnout working as a writer and photographer for a large christian charity documenting a famine in Africa. She's a biblical counsellor and author of The Anxiety Lie. Find out more at www.ann-louisegraham.com. Subscribe to Premier Woman Alive today and you'll receive a podcast special offer! Get 50% off Woman Alive magazine at womanalive.co.uk/podcast

Welcome to a brand new episode of the Woman Alive podcast with Tola-Doll Fisher. Does God want us to work to live or live to work? As modern women juggle jobs and children we're asking two successful professionals how christian women should approach their work. Denise Lee Yohn is a brand leadership expert and keynote speaker. She's author of What Great Brands Do. Find out what she's up to on X @deniseleeyohn. Maxine Nwareni has a great story of triumph over adversity rising from homelessness to becoming a graduate from Cambridge and working with leading international companies. Her book, The Future is Greater: A working mother's guide to finding balance is out now and you can also catch her @maxine_nwaneri on Instagram. Subscribe to Premier Woman Alive today and you'll receive a podcast special offer! Get 50% off Woman Alive magazine at womanalive.co.uk/podcast

The latest episode of the Woman Alive podcast is out with host Tola-Doll Fisher putting the controversial topic of yoga to three guests. Is it a great way to meet God in the spiritual season of Lent or does its links with eastern religions bring too much baggage? Pauline Steenbergen is a Church of Scotland minister and author of Embody Lent...In 29 Yoga Postures which featured in the March issue of Woman Alive. Pauline is passionate about integrating the practice with Christian spirituality. Find out more at limegreenyogi.co.uk Sherrell Moore-Tucker runs a wellness ministry using movement called Mind Body Faith and acts as a mind and body practitioner, specialising in bringing wellness to those suffering with chronic pain. Find her at sherrellmooretucker.com And Ruth Carpenter runs the exercise class Psalms & Stretches combining exercise with biblical meditation. Ruth has a background in dance and Pilates. psalmsandstretches.com Subscribe to Premier Woman Alive today and you'll receive a podcast special offer! Get 50% off Woman Alive magazine at womanalive.co.uk/podcast

Fresh from Mothering Sunday we'll hearing from three more women who have all faced personal challenges as they bring up their children. We all have mums, so let's celebrate them and thank God for all they do for us. We're hearing from Jade Reynolds whose been a wheelchair user from the age of 12 and now has two young children. She'll be telling us about some of the physical challenges she faces. Jade presents her own podcast with husband John called Faith and Light. Gemma Adjei lost her mother shortly after having her own child and wrote Mothering without a Mother as a way to cope with the loss. Who do you go to for all those practical questions on parenting when yours isn't there? And Missionary Carrie Jones and her husband Gavin got a shock when they had quintuplets (that's 5 children!) 9 years after their first son was born. We'll hear how that affected her parenting journey. Read more about their life on their family blog. Subscribe to Premier Woman Alive today and you'll receive a podcast special offer! Get 50% off Woman Alive magazine at womanalive.co.uk/podcast

We're hearing from more real women in the latest episode of the Woman Alive podcast where Tola-Doll Fisher takes on the issue of infertility with two amazing women. In her book The Wait, Lucy West charts her journey through infertility through to being a mum and what God taught her along the way. You can find her on X @lucywestimages. The brilliant Funke Oham has a similar story to tell. After losing a child at birth she went on to create The Waiting Room to support parents trying to conceive. Read more about her experiences in her book Always a Mum: How I survived my baby loss and at www.funkeoham.com Subscribe to Premier Woman Alive today and you'll receive a podcast special offer! Get 50% off Woman Alive magazine at womanalive.co.uk/podcast

This is a bonus episode of the Woman Alive podcast, where we dig deeper into one of the questions we’ve been sent as part of the Great Sexpectations series. In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ the Woman Alive panel answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. And in the love month of February, the question Tola-Doll Fisher will be asking is ‘Should Christian women propose?’ On the panel is a Christian couple, Takunda Garwe, lifelong Christian and marketing executive and his partner, writer and comedian Cassandra Maria, presenter on Premier Gospel radio. Subscribe to Premier Woman Alive today and you'll receive a podcast special offer! Get 50% off Woman Alive magazine at womanalive.co.uk/podcast

In this episode of the Woman Alive podcast, Tola-Doll Fisher discusses the question if Christians should be afraid of dying with Jemimah Wright, author of the article and Deputy Editor of Woman Alive. Also on the panel is Revd Katie Kelly, an Anglican priest who for many years was known as a ‘missionary mum’ of four daughters, combining raising children with serving in the local church and community with a particular focus on family support. Subscribe to Premier Woman Alive today and you'll receive a podcast special offer! Get 50% off Woman Alive magazine at womanalive.co.uk/podcast

The latest episode of the Woman Alive podcast is out and in honour of Valentine's season, host Tola-Doll Fisher is discussing love. Is it important to be 'in love'? And what does that even mean? We hear from writer Veronica Zundel, a regular columnist for Woman Alive and contributor to the Bible Reading Fellowship's New Daylight magazine, about what a 'real' loving relationship looks like. Plus we get tips from relationship coach and BBC Radio Manchester presenter Adaeze Chiwoko, author of Seven Intimacy Killers. You can find her online at Marriage Coaching | Marriage 4 Real and on X as @‌mrschiwoko. Subscribe to Premier Woman Alive today and you'll get 50% off Woman Alive magazine at Subscribe index page.

In the latest episode of the Woman Alive podcast, Tola-Doll Fisher discusses the topic of understanding mental health issues with Hope Virgo, founder of #dumpthescales, a campaign raising awareness about eating disorders. Also on the panel is Dr Oluseye Arikawe who specialises in women's health, helping women connect the facts of medical science to the truth of God's word. You can find more from them both on X @hopevirgo and @wordforher. Subscribe to Premier Woman Alive today and you'll receive a podcast special offer! Get 50% off Woman Alive magazine at womanalive.co.uk/podcast

In the latest episode of the Woman Alive podcast, Tola-Doll Fisher discusses the topic of understanding mental health issues with Hope Virgo, founder of #dumpthescales, a campaign raising awareness about eating disorders. Also on the panel is Dr Oluseye Arikawe who specialises in women's health, helping women connect the facts of medical science to the truth of God's word. You can find more from them both on X @hopevirgo and @wordforher. Subscribe to Premier Woman Alive today and you'll receive a podcast special offer! Get 50% off Woman Alive magazine at womanalive.co.uk/podcast

In the latest episode of the Woman Alive podcast with Tola-Doll Fisher we get two different perspectives on Home Schooling with Elizabeth Harewood Head of the Association of Christian Teachers and a teacher herself and Hope Bonarcher a native New Yorker and former musician who now keeps busy home-schooling her 4 children in the West Glasgow. We'll also see what the Christian take is on sex toys? Subscribe to Premier Woman Alive today and you'll receive a podcast special offer! Get 50% off Woman Alive magazine at womanalive.co.uk/podcast Below is the article + guest's handles etc. ‘People want to cancel what they can’t stand’ | Woman Alive (link to the original article) Elizabeth Harewood's website. Association of Christian Teachers (christian-teachers.org.uk) Hope Bonarcher is @hopebonarcher

In this episode of the Woman Alive podcast, Tola-Doll Fisher discusses the topic of financial freedom with Katie Johnson, Area Manager for CAP UK in the East Midlands (Christians Against Poverty), an organisation helping families and individuals break free from debt and poverty. Also on the panel is Mary Okoroafor, one of the founders of The Humble Penny, a growing community helping people take action to create financial joy in their lives. Subscribe to Premier Woman Alive today and you'll receive a podcast special offer! Get 50% off Woman Alive magazine at womanalive.co.uk/podcast

In this episode of the Woman Alive podcast, Tola-Doll Fisher discusses the topic of hope during Christmas with author and host of the Woman Alive book club, Claire Musters. Claire's latest book, ‘Christmas Voices’ is filled with reflections, carols, poems and prayers to help the reader reflect and rest in God’s presence in the festive season. Also on the panel is singer songwriter and director of the award winning Birmingham Community Gospel Choir, Maxine Brooks. Since 2005 the choir has been spreading hope to people in Birmingham and the rest of the UK, featuring on various renowned stages including BBC Songs of Praise, and has also appeared on well-loved albums including Gareth Malone’s “A Great British Christmas.” Subscribe to Premier Woman Alive today and you'll receive a podcast special offer! Head to womanalive.co.uk/subscribe and use the code POD23

In this episode of the Woman Alive podcast, Tola-Doll Fisher discusses the topic of Black Friday with writer and digital marketer Alex Noel, content creator known for her great thrifting skills as the self-titled 'Queen of Ebay', Shakira Bullen and business owner and creative director, Anneka Wallington. Subscribe to Premier Woman Alive today and you'll receive a podcast special offer! Head to womanalive.co.uk/subscribe and use the code POD23

In this episode of the Woman Alive podcast, Tola-Doll Fisher discusses the topic of wedding traditions with author and lecturer, Michelle Tant, writer and public speaker, Urenna Kiwanuka and director of marketing for Premier, Catherine Marsden. This conversation is based on an article written by Michelle Tant https://www.womanalive.co.uk/opinion/which-wedding-traditions-are-biblical-should-you-take-your-husbands-name-or-even-wear-a-ring/15955.article. Subscribe to Premier Woman Alive today and you'll receive a podcast special offer! Head to womanalive.co.uk/subscribe and use the code POD23

In this episode of the Woman Alive podcast, Tola-Doll Fisher discusses the topic of singleness with writer, Anne Olivant, composer, Caroline Leighton and author Andrea Best. This conversation is based on an article written by Anne Olivant https://www.womanalive.co.uk/opinion/twenty-years-after-being-widowed-i-still-felt-married-until-i-heard-a-sermon-on-singleness/16210.article Subscribe to our magazine today and get 50% off. Head to womanalive.co.uk/subscribe and use the code POD23

In this episode of the Woman Alive podcast, Tola-Doll Fisher discusses the topic of praying for a Christian husband with Deputy Editor of Woman Alive, Jemimah Wright, American fiction author Kellyn Roth and founder of Christian dating platform ChristianConnection.com, Jackie Elton. Jackie also helped set up singlefriendlychurch.com. This conversation is based on an article written by Jemimah Wright https://www.womanalive.co.uk/waiting-for-love/15801.article Subscribe to our magazine today and get 50% off. Head to womanalive.co.uk/subscribe and use the code POD23

In this episode of the Woman Alive podcast, Tola-Doll Fisher discusses the topic of feminism with university lecturer in Theology, Dr Belle Tindall, author of the book 'The Contemporary woman: Can She Really Have it All?', Michele Guinness and Artistic Director Oyindamola Fakeye. This conversation is based on an article written by Dr Belle Tindall https://www.womanalive.co.uk/opinion/some-christians-arent-keen-on-feminism-but-i-think-fighting-for-womens-rights-often-doesnt-go-far-enough/13058.article. Subscribe to our magazine today and get 50% off. Head to womanalive.co.uk/subscribe and use the code POD23

In this episode of the Woman Alive podcast, Tola-Doll Fisher discusses the topic of hustle culture with sociologist, therapist and entrepreneur, Dr Kathrine McAleese, creative entrepreneur, Josie Gamble and social entrepreneur Bayile Adeoti. This conversation is based on an article written by Dr Kathrine McAleese for WomanAlive.co.uk The Woman Alive podcast is produced in partnership with Open Doors. For Dr Kathrine’s article: https://www.womanalive.co.uk/opinion/how-to-unhustle-and-look-to-jesus-to-learn-to-say-no/15860.article For the Great Sexpectations article: https://www.womanalive.co.uk/opinion/great-sexpectations-my-husbands-best-friend-is-a-single-heterosexual-woman-should-i-be-concerned/14044.article Subscribe to our magazine today and get 50% off. Head to womanalive.co.uk/subscribe and use the code POD23

In this episode of the Woman Alive podcast, Tola-Doll Fisher discusses the topic of appearance and aging with broadcaster, actor and professional Marilyn Monroe lookalike, Suzie Kennedy, model, actor and writer, Hope Bonarcher and writer, Veronica Zundel. This conversation is based on an article written by Suzie Kennedy for WomanAlive.co.uk The Woman Alive podcast is produced in partnership with Open Doors. For Suzie’s article: https://www.womanalive.co.uk/opinion/im-a-christian-who-gets-botox-i-believe-god-gave-me-beauty-and-i-want-to-maintain-it/13039.article For the Great Sexpectations article: https://www.womanalive.co.uk/opinion/great-sexpectations-my-husband-and-i-have-physical-difficulty-having-sex-i-feel-like-a-failure-how-do-i-satisfy-him-sexually/15009.article Subscribe to our magazine today and get 50% off. Head to womanalive.co.uk/subscribe and use the code POD23