Carpool Confessions of the Chronically Aware
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Welcome to Carpool Confessions of the Chronically Aware with Kate Shaw & Kelley Bryson, where two working moms in tech talk faith, healing from trauma, anxiety, motherhood, emotional wellness, and the beautiful mess of becoming who God’s calling us to be.
Because around here, the roads aren’t the only work in progress. 😉
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🎙️ Real Talk. Unfiltered. Always Aware.
Episodes
18 episodes
"I Don't Believe You Die and Go to Heaven" | A Grief Conversation That Took a Turn
We sat down to talk about grief. Two-thirds of the way in, Kelley Marie said something Kate has known her for years and never heard: "I don't believe you die and go to heaven. I believe you're just dead."Nothing in this episode was plan...
DETOUR 🚧 When the Towers Fell | 9/11, Trauma & Faith 25 Years Later
We were preteens, sitting in a junior high classroom in Missouri, when a student aide walked in with a note and our teacher's face went white. Twenty five years later we can still tell you exactly where we were standing.On this episode ...
I Leave Before They Can Leave Me | The Abandonment Wound
Kelley Marie showed up to her mother's wedding at ten years old with no idea her mom was getting married. That was the day the abandonment wound started, and it shaped the next twenty years of her life.In this episode of Carpool Confess...
The Real Answer to Overcoming Loneliness
You can't fight loneliness while you're lonely. That's where this one starts, and it might be the most honest conversation we've had on Carpool Confessions yet.We live in the most connected time in history, and somehow we've never felt ...
Is God Calling You to Step out? Stop Waiting to Feel "Ready"
Have you ever prayed for a door to open, only to question whether you belonged once it did?This week on Carpool Confessions, Kate Shaw and Kelley Marie get honest about imposter syndrome: that quiet voice telling you you're not good enou...
How to Find Joy at Work Again When You're Completely Burned Out (Colossians 3:23)
Have you ever tied your worth to how hard you work, only to have your body force you to stop? In this episode of Carpool Confessions, Kate and Kelley get real about burnout, the kind that shows up as daily migraines, shingles, panic attacks, an...
Church Hurt Is Real: Healing After Judgment, Shame & Betrayal
You can love God and still feel too judged, too broken, or too "not good enough" to walk back through the doors of a church. In this episode of Carpool Confessions of the Chronically Aware, Kate and Kelley Marie get honest about church hurt: th...
Mental Health Took Her Life, but She Gave Me Mine: My Adoption Story
For most of my life, I carried a question I couldn't shake. Who was my birth mother, and why did giving me up have to mean disappearing completely? I was adopted as a baby and grew up loved, but loved doesn't erase the wondering. I spent years ...
Breaking Generational Curses: Faith, Trauma, and How to Break the Cycle
What if what you're going through didn't start with you? What if it started generations ago, and you're now part of a story so many people in your family have lived? And the big question almost everyone asks: how do I break this?In this ...
When you need encouragement (1 Samuel 30)
When David returned to Ziklag, his village was burned to the ground, every woman and child had been taken captive, and his own men were talking about stoning him. He had nothing left. No home, no family, no support, no one in his corner. And in...
You're Not Broken: Faith, Anxiety, and the Panic Attacks No One Saw
What does the Bible say about anxiety when you love God but still feel panic rising? In this episode, Kate shares her story of anxiety and panic attacks despite a strong faith, and the truth she wishes someone had told her sooner: ...
When Your Anxiety Isn't Responding to Mainstream Advice | Post-Trauma Anxiety
Why does anxiety seem to affect some people differently?In this first of several anxiety-focused episodes of Carpool Confessions Podcast, Kate and Kelley have an honest conversation about anxiety, trauma, PTSD, CPTSD, panic attacks, hyp...
How to Stop Being a People Pleaser
If you're wondering how to stop being a people pleaser, this episode is for you. In this Carpool Confessions conversation, Kate opens up about her lifelong pattern of people pleasing, why it took her years to recognize it, and the small but pow...
Finding Faith After Being Raised as a Jehovah's Witness | Kelley's Baptism Story
Kelley was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, and she had a lot of fear regarding the act of baptism because of the fear of "not being good enough." Kelley explains what her fears were founded in, and what moment changed her mind about Jesus and ca...
Abuse Survival Story | Kelley's Testimony Part 2 [Trigger Warning]
⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions of childhood sexual abuse, trauma, abuse, and foster care experiences. Viewer discretion is advised. This content is not intended for young or sensitive audiences.For one year, Kelley...
Surviving Childhood Trauma | Kelley's Testimony Part 1 [Trigger Warning]
[TRIGGER WARNING]: Due to SA themes, this is not intended for young or sensitive audiences. Kelley opens up about her deeply traumatic childhood and the very beginnings of how she and Kate connected early in life. If yo...
Welcome to Carpool Confessions
Welcome to the first of its kind commute podcast, where friends (and former foster sisters) talk about life, trauma, mental health, faith, and whatever else comes to mind. This first episode, we touch on a lot of the topics we'll cover in this ...
Carpool Confessions Podcast | Official Trailer
Welcome to Carpool Confessions Podcast: the place where real women have real conversations about faith, trauma, motherhood, mental health, healing, and everything in between.Hosted by Kate Shaw and Kelley Bryson, this podcast was born d...