# Kristen Lavalley

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Ep. 397 Kristen LaValley - Finding Wholeness and Love After Spiritual Trauma

In this conversation, I sit down with Kristen LaValley to talk about the complexity of growing up in the church and what happens when faith both forms us and harms us. We talk about spiritual trauma, shame, neurodivergence, fear-based theology, and the moment when the frameworks we were given stop …

Obedience Before Clarity w/ Jessica DeYoung | Ep 114

In Episode 114 of Halfway to Sunday, Jill sits down with Jessica DeYoung (founder of the Made Whole Movement and host of Perspectives into Practice) to talk about obedience when you don’t have the full picture. Jessica shares a simple but challenging truth: obedience comes before clarity. God often…

God Isn’t Done With Your Story | Carly Ann Taylor | Ep 115

In Episode 115 of Halfway to Sunday, Jill sits down with Christian artist Carly Ann Taylor to hear the story behind her faith, her calling, and her song “Why Should I Worry.” Carly shares about growing up in a deeply unstable environment of abuse, addiction, and foster care to then reaching a break…

The Grief of Unanswered Prayers w/ Val Kleppen | Ep 116

In Episode 116 of Halfway to Sunday, Jill sits down with Val Kleppen (host of The Motherhood Experience Podcast) for an honest conversation about the wilderness seasons when prayers feel unanswered, direction feels unclear, and you’re trying to stay faithful anyway. Val shares from real life: grief…

Growing Up Saved with Kristen LaValley

What do you do if the faith that raised you seems to fail when you need it the most? Kristen LaValley grew up a church kid through and through. She said “the sinner’s prayer” before she could write her name―and spent the next few decades trying to prove she meant it; in a body that couldn’t rest, w…

Spiritual Trauma & Storytelling | Kristen LaValley

Kristen LaValley is a writer, speaker, and author whose work explores the intersection of faith, trauma, and belonging. Through her books, courses, and online community, she creates space for honest conversations about spiritual struggle, mental health, identity, and what it means to rebuild a life…

093: Navigating Your Spiritual Nervous System with Kristen LaValley

Can you love God without losing yourself? If you've ever felt like faith required you to shrink, suppress, or self-loathe your way to holiness, this episode is for you. Writer and storyteller Kristen LaValley joins us to talk about her book Growing Up Saved, offering a refreshing, honest path throu…

Grace, Works, and Real Faith w/ Cathy Garland | Ep 118

✝️ ABOUT THIS EPISODE In Episode 118 of Halfway to Sunday, Jill welcomes back Cathy Garland for a gentle theological wrestling match between two passages that often confuse Christians: Ephesians 2, which says we are saved by grace and not by works, and James 2, which says faith without works is de…

We Are Made to Be Known w/ Janelle McGuckin | Ep 119

✝️ ABOUT THIS EPISODE In Episode 119 of Halfway to Sunday, Jill sits down with her friend Janelle McGuckin, author of The Gift of With, for an honest conversation about loneliness, friendship, and rebuilding community after relational hurt. They explore how technology can create the appearance of …