In this episode, Maya sits down with author Charaia Rush to unpack the pressure to "bounce back" and what real, lasting healing actually looks like.

Drawing from her book, The Myth of Bouncing Back: Ditching the Lies of Resilience and Learning How to Rise for Real, Charaia challenges the cultural and church narratives that equate resilience with rushing past pain. Together, Maya and Charaia explore the dangers of performative healing, the ways both secular and Christian spaces can unintentionally discourage honesty, and why true healing requires more than appearances.

They also discuss the rise of commercialized self-care and how it can distract from deeper spiritual work — inviting listeners instead to consider what it means to allow God to search, refine, and restore us. This conversation highlights the importance of staying soft in the face of hardship, resisting the urge to harden our hearts, and developing a biblical understanding of healing, especially for women navigating trauma and faith.

This episode is for anyone who feels exhausted by the expectation to be "strong" and ready to embrace a more honest, faithful path toward healing.

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Our culture is constantly changing around us. A new story, new song, or new idea is being tweeted, posted or published every other minute. As the world changes rapidly around us, how do we respond? How do we stay rooted in our faith amidst a myriad of conversations? How do we stay grounded in truth when so much in the media is manipulated? How do we talk about our beliefs in a culture that may not feel the same way?

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