Posts by Shelly Brown

Have you ever felt so overwhelmed by darkness that you wondered if you’d ever see the light again?
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we are re-airing this powerful and deeply hope-filled conversation with Amanda Scarborough, author of A Beautiful War.
Amanda vulnerably shares her journey through postpartum depression … a battle that slowly consumed her thoughts, emotions, and sense of hope. But this episode is about far more than one diagnosis. It’s for anyone who has wrestled with darkness, anxiety, despair, intrusive thoughts, shame, or the feeling that they are fighting unseen battles alone.
With remarkable honesty, Amanda opens up about the “slow burn” that led her into emotional and spiritual darkness, the moment God broke through the lies she had believed, and the long, messy, beautiful road toward healing and freedom. She also shares the importance of asking for help, surrendering fully to Jesus, and allowing others to walk beside us in the healing process.

What if victory isn’t found in escaping your battles… but in learning how to walk through them with God?
In today’s episode, host Shelly Brown sits down with author Dr. Raj Javalgi to talk about his book, Conquering Life’s Battles: Finding Freedom and Living Victoriously, a deeply personal and practical guide for anyone facing emotional or spiritual struggles.
Raj shares openly from his own life, walking through profound loss, serious health challenges, and seasons that stretched his faith in ways he never expected. Out of those experiences came a message that is both deeply personal and biblically grounded: we are not meant to fight life’s battles alone.
Together, Shelly and Raj talk about the struggles so many quietly carry … fear, anxiety, depression, unforgiveness, and more, and what it actually looks like to move from simply surviving those battles to walking closely with God in the middle of them.

What if retirement isn’t the finish line… but the beginning of something you didn’t expect?
In today’s episode, host Shelly Brown welcomes author Tina Toedt to At This Table, where we invite Redemption Press authors and friends into honest, hope-filled conversations about real life, faith, and the journeys God walks us through.
Together, they explore a refreshing and deeply personal perspective on retirement—one that goes far beyond timelines and financial planning. Tina shares her own “three-times-a-charm” retirement journey, offering a candid look at the emotional and spiritual transitions that often come with this season of life.
From the unexpected loss of structure… to the quiet questions of identity and purpose… this conversation gently reminds us that retirement isn’t about stepping away from meaning, it’s about rediscovering it.
You’ll hear how Tina began to reframe retirement as “opening the next door,” learning to embrace new rhythms, rediscover her gifts, and walk forward with intention, even when the path felt uncertain.

Have you ever felt like something just isn’t quite right… but you can’t explain why?
In today’s episode, Host, Shelly Brown sits down with author Denise Renken to talk about her book, Triage: Healing Mental and Spiritual Roots, a powerful and honest guide that helps women understand how their past has shaped them and invites them into a deeper healing journey with God.
This is one of those conversations that goes deeper than surface-level answers.
Because so many women are walking through life carrying an ache they can’t quite explain…
Seeing patterns in their relationships, reactions, and thoughts…trying to fix what’s on the outside—without realizing the root is much deeper.
Denise doesn’t just share her story—though her story is powerful. She helps you begin to understand yours.