not my story

a limited-run podcast on faith & the unexpected

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We all have a story.

But if you’re like me, not much has gone as planned. Many circumstances left me and my faith unraveled. But somewhere between expectation and reality, those unwanted tales also became an invitation into something more.

Not My Story is a conversational podcast about faith and the unexpected.

Here we talk about the unplanned pieces of our lives and how those narratives have shifted our understanding of God, so that together we can find not only the grace to live our stories, but also the courage to tell them.

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Ep. 38: "It's Just Time" with Barry Bender

Ep. 38: "It's Just Time" with Barry Bender

In this special Father’s Day episode, Sarah welcomes her dad, Barry Bender, to talk about what has and has not gone as expected raising four kids.

Sarah WestfallJune 23, 2021Not My Story, episodes, podcast, unexpected, parenting, fatherhood, intentionalityComment

Ep. 28: Becoming (Lessons from Dad Life) with Nirup Alphonse [you + me series]

Ep. 28: Becoming (Lessons from Dad Life) with Nirup Alphonse [you + me series]

Nirup Alphonse is the Lead Pastor of LIFEGATE Church, a mutli-ethnic church in the city in Denver, Colorado, and he joins Sarah to talk about fatherhood.

Sarah WestfallApril 14, 2021Not My Story, episodes, podcast, you + me series, relationships, unexpected, becoming, fatherhood, parenting, discipleship, spiritual formation, trust, Nirup AlphonseComment

Episode 17: Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young

Episode 17: Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young

Six years ago, Dorina lost her husband and became single parent to their three girls. This conversation includes navigating loss, combatting fear of losing a loved one, the comparison trap, running, and more.

Sarah WestfallNovember 18, 2020Not My Story, episodes, podcast, widow, spouse loss, grief, loss, single parent, parenting, running, dorina lazo gilmore young Comment

Episode 16: Kristina M. Ward

Episode 16: Kristina M. Ward

Kristina opens up about how she simultaneously adjusted to life as a pastor’s wife and to expanding their family through international adoption.

Sarah WestfallNovember 4, 2020Not My Story, episodes, podcast, adoption, motherhood, parenting, ministryComment

Episode 10: Molly Huffman

Episode 10: Molly Huffman

Molly shares about the loss of her mom in her early twenties and how lament became a path toward healing and intimacy with God.

Sarah WestfallAugust 12, 2020Not My Story, episodes, podcast, molly huffman, grief, loss, parent loss, parenting, child lossComment

Episode 5: Michelle Krol

Episode 5: Michelle Krol

Michelle Krol opens up about raising five sons (including quadruplets!) and how motherhood has been an unexpected avenue of healing.

Sarah WestfallJune 3, 2020Not My Story, notmystorypod, divorce, boy mom, motherhood, parenting, intentionality, abandonment, hopewritersComment