Getting Real to Heal with Dr. Grace — Kate Battistelli

After decades of devoting your life to raising children, what happens when they finally fly the coop? 🕊️ Many moms struggle with the empty nest syndrome, wondering, "What is My Purpose Now?" Today, we welcome bestselling author, speaker, and co-host of the Mom to Mom Podcast, Kate Battistelli, to Getting Real to Heal with Dr. Grace.

Kate, the mother of award-winning Christian singer Francesca Battistelli, shares her wisdom on how to embrace this new season. She dives into the spiritual God Dare that followed her daughter's departure, transforming her from a former Broadway actress into an accidental writer. She discusses how many moms feel stuck thinking "God can't use me", and how to find a life that is just as rich and fulfilling as it was before. This conversation is a must-listen for navigating the tough season, understanding the issue of gray divorce, and strengthening your marriage in the empty nest! 💖

Kate Battistelli's Books 📚

• The After Party of the Empty Nest; Mom is Not Your Only Name
• The God Dare
• Growing Great Kids

Connect with Kate

• 🌎 Website: katebattistelli.com
• 📧 Email: kate@katebattistelli.com
• 📘 Facebook / 📸 Instagram / 🕊️ X (Twitter)

Links

• 🌎 Website - deepintheheartministries.com
• 🎧 Podcast - dithpodcast.com
• 📘 Facebook - facebook.com/deepintheheartministries
• 📸 Instagram - instagram.com/deepintheheartministries
• 🎥 TikTok - tiktok.com/@dith.ministries

Contact

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Abortion is often viewed solely as a woman's issue, but it profoundly affects men as well—the fathers of the lost child. 💔

In this deeply moving episode of Getting Real to Heal with Dr. Grace, we talk with Tony McCoy, a bi-vocational pastor and devoted mechanic 🛠️, about his decades-long journey of silence and pain following a past abortion.

Tony opens up about the long-lasting effects and the self-destructive path he was on until he finally found true healing and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. Learn about the emotional toll on men, how to find help, and the importance of programs like Celebrate Recovery and Families Count. Tony shares his powerful testimony of how men can move past their hidden grief and step into a life of purpose and ministry. Don't miss this essential conversation that shines a light on an often-unaddressed aspect of post-abortion recovery.

Connect with Tony McCoy 📧

• Email: TonyMcCoy633@gmail.com
• Instagram: @tonymmccoy

Resources 🤝

• Green Acres Families Count
• Green Acres Celebrate Recovery

Links

• 🌎 Website - deepintheheartministries.com
• 🎧 Podcast - dithpodcast.com
• 📘 Facebook - facebook.com/deepintheheartministries
• 📸 Instagram - instagram.com/deepintheheartministries
• 🎥 TikTok - tiktok.com/@dith.ministries

Contact

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Addiction to explicit adult content is a silent epidemic destroying lives and relationships. With 70% of boys exposed by age 12, the access and societal normalization of adult content have led many men (and women) down a path of deep loneliness, shame, and isolation. 😔

In this incredibly raw and powerful episode of Getting Real to Heal with Dr. Grace, Matthew Hogan, a professional storyteller and musician, sits down to give an inside look at his decades-long battle with his addiction and how he finally found healing and victory through Christ.

Matthew shares the moment his addiction cost him his job and led to his wife, Sarah, leaving—a devastating wake-up call that became the turning point. Hear his story of breaking free from the cycle, the impact this addiction has on marriage and intimacy, and the hope available to anyone caught in this stronghold. 🙏

Connect with Matthew: 📧
Email: mhogan35@gmail.com

Matthew is a content creator for KVNE, Lift Worship & Fusion (Encouragement Media Group).

Links:

• 🌎 Website - deepintheheartministries.com
• 🎧 Podcast - dithpodcast.com
• 📘 Facebook - facebook.com/deepintheheartministries
• 📸 Instagram - instagram.com/deepintheheartministries
• 🎥 TikTok - tiktok.com/@dith.ministries

🔗 Connect with Us:
📩 Email: grace@drgraceenglish.com