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This conversation between Shaela Daughtery and I focuses on introducing The Stronger Collective, a faith-based fitness community designed for women who have completed the Strong and Vibrant at Home course or are looking for a supportive workout environment.

With the Lord's guidance on what to focus on each month, you can have the freedom to customize workouts to match your season of life, calling, and capabilities.

About Shaela:

Shaela is a Christian Fitness Coach and founder of The Stronger Collective Workout App for Christian Women, known for helping women build sustainable health rhythms through strength training, whole foods, and faith. With a background in functional fitness, corrective exercise, and habit-based coaching, she’s here to help guide women toward real-life results, starting small, building consistency, and honoring the body as a vessel for God’s calling.

Main Points Discussed:

1. About The Stronger Collective (Mission & Philosophy)

2. Program Structure (Seven different trainers!)

3. Key Features

4. Non-Workout Programs (Nutrition & Rest)

5. Info For Strong and Vibrant at Home Graduates

Links

Join The Stronger Collective

Strong and Vibrant at Home

Listen to Shaela’s Podcast: Simple Fitness Habits

My latest recommended ways to nourish and move your body, mind and spirit: Nourished Notes Bi-Weekly Newsletter

30+ Non-Gym Ways to Improve Your Health (free download)

Connect with Amy:
GracedHealth.com
Instagram: @GracedHealth
YouTube: @AmyConnell

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Discover why the traditional RICE method (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) for treating soft tissue injuries is now considered outdated. This episode explores the modern PEACE & LOVE protocol that promotes faster healing through early, gentle movement and improved blood flow to injured areas. Learn what the research shows, when to use each approach, and special considerations for women in perimenopause and menopause who may experience more frequent injuries.

Main points discussed:

1. Why RICE is Outdated

2. The PEACE & LOVE Protocol Explained

3. When Not to Use PEACE & LOVE

4. Nutrition for Healing

5. Special Considerations for Perimenopause/Menopause

Episodes Discussed:

• S23E5 One hidden piece to helping your chronic pain puzzle
• S23E15 The Maximizing & Optimization Myth: Finding Grace in Your Health Journey
• S24E8 6 Ways to Take Care of Your Future Self (especially in perimenopause)
• S23E11 Nutrition Essentials in Perimenopause and Beyond

The ONLY foam roller I recommend: MELT Method Soft Body Foam Roller

https://thesportjournal.org/article/the-r-i-c-e-protocol-is-a-myth-a-review-and-recommendations/

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/2/72

https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/article/the-problem-with-using-the-rice-protocol-to-treat-a-soft-tissue-injury/

My latest recommended ways to nourish and move your body, mind and spirit: Nourished Notes Bi-Weekly Newsletter

30+ Non-Gym Ways to Improve Your Health (free download)

Connect with Amy:
GracedHealth.com
Instagram: @GracedHealth
YouTube: @AmyConnell

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When someone we care about loses a loved one, many of us freeze—unsure of what to say, worried about making things worse, or even avoiding them altogether.

In this episode, my friend Cheri Fletcher joins me to share what she learned about grief communication after losing her daughter Annie unexpectedly in 2023.

Cheri offers practical wisdom on how to show up for those who are grieving and breaks down the barriers that keep us silent when our presence matters most.

We Discuss

• Annie's story and the reality of unexpected loss
• How grief impacts faith and why turning to God with anger is still worship
• The "wall of grief" and why people approach it differently
• What grievers actually need vs. what we think they need
• Why "I don't know what to say" keeps us from showing up
• Phrases that don't help (and what to say instead)
• The forgotten grievers: siblings and their unique pain
• Cheri's "Beyond I Don't Know What to Say" question cards
• Simple ways to support someone in grief without waiting for permission

Resources mentioned:

• Cheri's podcast: Your Spiritual Game Plan (Episode 236 for Annie's full story)
• ​Beyond I Don't Know What to Say conversation cards (use code GRACEDHEALTH10 for 10% off at cherifletcher.com)
• Free 5-day reflection guide: "Comfort in the Silent" (available when you subscribe at cherifletcher.com)

Connect with Cheri:

CheriFletcher.com

Instagram: @cherifletcher

My latest recommended ways to nourish and move your body, mind and spirit: Nourished Notes Bi-Weekly Newsletter

30+ Non-Gym Ways to Improve Your Health (free download)

Connect with Amy:
GracedHealth.com
Instagram: @GracedHealth
YouTube: @AmyConnell