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Warrior Words | Stories of Hope | Finding Beauty After Battles & Thriving After Surviving Trauma

Warrior Words | Stories of Hope | Finding Beauty After Battles & Thriving After Surviving Trauma

By: Heather Gaffney - Author Artist and YouTuber; Storyteller Warrior Survivor Thriver & Faithful Catholic
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Are you walking through a storm that feels like it will never end?

Do you wonder if life’s storms have stolen the beauty from your life for good?

You’re in the right place. My name is Heather, and, like you, I’ve been through a storm or two and wondered if life would ever be beautiful again.

Here we share Warriors’ Words ~ stories of discovering beauty after battles and the worth in your wounds.

Pick up your sword - or boxing gloves - and join the battle. Your words are powerful, my friends. Make them Warrior Words.

Become more involved in this journey at @MyWarriorWords and @HeatherGaffneyAuthor on Instagram. I can also be found on X at @HGaffneyAuthor and on YouTube at @warriorwords and @BeautyAfterBattles

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Episodes
  • 132. Tips for Finding Beauty & Keeping Hope from a World Record Holder
    Oct 14 2025

    Welcome to Episode 132 of the Warrior Words podcast!

    This week's episode is another one that's a little different.

    A while ago, I saved a list from a post made by World Record Holder, Jenn Drummond. This week, I examined her list of tips, if you will, that she applies to herself.

    I took that list and interpreted it through my eyes and experiences. I offered some tips of my own based on hers and what I felt from the perspective of a trauma survivor.

    It's one of those where you listen to each one and then choose what applies to your life and leave the rest. Leave them completely, or leave them to re-examine at a later date.

    I hope they are helpful to you.

    Learn more about:

    Jenn's Book: BreakProof: https://amzn.to/4n3RhdI

    Armor Up.

    Fight the Good Fight.

    Seek Beauty.

    Make Your Words Warrior Words.

    Purchase Art or make a Donation: https://ko-fi.com/warriorwords

    NEW Merch Store: https://heather-clr-shop.fourthwall.com

    Become a Warrior Words Insider: https://subscribepage.io/pearlsofwisdom

    YT: https://www.youtube.com/@beautyafterbattlesart

    YT: https://www.youtube.com/@warriorwords

    IG: https://www.instagram.com/mywarriorwords/

    IG: https://www.instagram.com/heathergaffneyauthor/

    People who helped make this podcast possible:

    Editor & Music Composer: AgentSecret24 - https://www.youtube.com/@Agentsecret24

    Photographer: Val Westover (He does VIRTUAL photo sessions!) - https://www.valwestoverphotography.com/shop?category=Virtual+Photography&aff=16

    Podcast Coach, Stefanie Gass:

    Podcast to Profit: https://heatherg--stefaniegass.thrivecart.com/podcasttoprofitmastermind/

    Podbean Podcast Hosting: https://www.podbean.com/WarriorWords

    Lilla Rose: https://www.lillarose.com/mamacre8s

    NOTE: Beliefs, practices, and opinions expressed by guests of the Warrior Words podcast are not necessarily the same as those of the host. One of the purposes of this podcast is to share stories. This cannot be effective if everyone is identical.

    * Some of my links are affiliate links. I receive a small commission with your purchase at no additional cost to you if you click through my links.

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    23 mins
  • 131. A Beautiful Testimony BoBB
    Oct 10 2025

    Welcome to Episode 131 of the Warrior Words podcast!

    In this short Bits of Biblical Beauty (BoBB) episode, I talk about the beauty of your testimony - which is the beauty in your suffering. I talk about cowardice and power as they relate to your testimony.

    Armor Up.

    Fight the Good Fight.

    Seek Beauty.

    Make Your Words Warrior Words.

    NEW Merch Store: https://heather-clr-shop.fourthwall.com/

    Purchase Art or make a Donation: https://ko-fi.com/warriorwords

    Join your fellow Warriors: https://subscribepage.io/pearlsofwisdom

    YT: https://www.youtube.com/@beautyafterbattlesart

    YT: https://www.youtube.com/@warriorwords

    IG: https://www.instagram.com/mywarriorwords/

    IG: https://www.instagram.com/heathergaffneyauthor/

    People who helped make this podcast possible:

    Editor & Music Composer: AgentSecret24 - https://www.youtube.com/@Agentsecret24

    Photographer: Val Westover (He does VIRTUAL photo sessions!) - https://www.valwestoverphotography.com/shop?category=Virtual+Photography&aff=16

    Podcast Coach, Stefanie Gass:

    Podcast to Profit: https://heatherg--stefaniegass.thrivecart.com/podcasttoprofitmastermind/

    Podbean Podcast Hosting: https://www.podbean.com/WarriorWords

    Lilla Rose: https://www.lillarose.com/mamacre8s

    NOTE: Beliefs, practices, and opinions expressed by guests of the Warrior Words podcast are not necessarily the same as those of the host. One of the purposes of this podcast is to share stories. This cannot be effective if everyone is identical.

    * Some of my links are affiliate links. I receive a small commission with your purchase at no additional cost to you if you click through my links.

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    6 mins
  • 130. How Do You 'Be Nice to Me' in the Face of Domestic Violence? | Brenda Ballantine
    Oct 7 2025

    Welcome to Episode 130 of the Warrior Words podcast!

    When this week's guest, Brenda Ballantine, asked me what day it was while we were recording, she caught me a little off guard. But I think that was the design.

    When I said that it was Tuesday, she said it was also "Be Nice to Me" day.

    Do we know how to do that? Do we actually know how to be nice to ourselves?

    So often, we beat ourselves up when God just wants us to know how much He loves us.

    Yes, we make mistakes - sometimes marry the wrong spouse or stay in an abusive situation.

    Yes, we sin - sometimes we stray from our marriages or do things that work against them.

    Brenda did these things and thought God was mad at her. She beat herself up. On top of the abuse she endured when her former husband beat her up.

    But there's a thread throughout her story ~ one of beauty; Our Lord weaved something beautiful out of the sometimes ugly life she was living.

    Now Brenda wants to help others mend their broken hearts and learn to be nice to themselves.

    Learn more about Brenda:

    Website: https://brendaheartmender.com/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@brendadarling25

    Pitfalls from Put-Offs: https://amzn.to/4gVp5YV

    Suicide Hotline: https://988lifeline.org/

    Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/

    Armor Up.

    Fight the Good Fight.

    Seek Beauty.

    Make Your Words Warrior Words.

    Purchase Art or make a Donation: https://ko-fi.com/warriorwords

    NEW Merch Store: https://heather-clr-shop.fourthwall.com

    Become a Warrior Words Insider: https://subscribepage.io/pearlsofwisdom

    YT: https://www.youtube.com/@beautyafterbattlesart

    YT: https://www.youtube.com/@warriorwords

    IG: https://www.instagram.com/mywarriorwords/

    IG: https://www.instagram.com/heathergaffneyauthor/

    People who helped make this podcast possible:

    Editor & Music Composer: AgentSecret24 - https://www.youtube.com/@Agentsecret24

    Photographer: Val Westover (He does VIRTUAL photo sessions!) - https://www.valwestoverphotography.com/shop?category=Virtual+Photography&aff=16

    Podcast Coach, Stefanie Gass:

    Podcast to Profit: https://heatherg--stefaniegass.thrivecart.com/podcasttoprofitmastermind/

    Podbean Podcast Hosting: https://www.podbean.com/WarriorWords

    Lilla Rose: https://www.lillarose.com/mamacre8s

    NOTE: Beliefs, practices, and opinions expressed by guests of the Warrior Words podcast are not necessarily the same as those of the host. One of the purposes of this podcast is to share stories. This cannot be effective if everyone is identical.

    * Some of my links are affiliate links. I receive a small commission with your purchase at no additional cost to you if you click through my links.

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    54 mins
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