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In a daring and fierce debut work of fiction - the likes of which comes along once in a generation - Virginia’s landscapes, emblems, and Thomas Jefferson’s historic plantation set the stage for a cast of unforgettable characters fighting for their right to exist in America. Jocelyn Nicole Johnson’s precisely imagined debut explores burdened inheritances and extraordinary pursuits of belonging.

Hagar’s story, found in Genesis 16, is a story of cultural victimization. She was betrayed, abandoned, and scorned. Her response? She did what most of us would do when deeply hurt by someone we trust–she ran away. She got defensive. She retreated to a place where she felt safe. She felt justified in her anger and hurt. But deep in her core was a woman who longed to be seen and hoped for redemption.

This four-session study series features a variety of speakers focusing on women from the Bible through dramatic vignettes, spoken word poetry, and traditional Bible teaching.

Rahab’s story, found in the book of Joshua, is a story of a girl boss, an assertive, confident woman who did what she had to do to provide for her family. Her identity was shaped by her upbringing. With no Bible study to join or podcast to download, Rahab learned her beliefs and behaviors in a culture that believed in gods, not God. But when opportunity knocked, she boldly trusted in the God she had never known, and became something she never imagined–a woman who brought freedom to generations.

With wit and wisdom, Nicole Johnson leads listeners in a journey of awakenings - first, to God as they respond to His tender, passionate love for them; second to listeners as they embrace their identities as women, their gifts, and their dreams; and finally to others as listeners learn to love and communicate in ways that bring joy and closeness.

In Creating Calm in the Center of Crazy, Nicole Johnson shares her journey to “sanity” in the midst of a “crazy busy” modern life, revealing how a woman can create a sacred space–and some peace and calm–inside her own soul.

Here is a moving story of personal triumph - and a prescription for how to tame a disease that afflicts millions of Americans and is doubling among children. The former Miss America, a diabetic herself, offers an inspirational guide to living with diabetes, discussing the need for early detection and treatment of the disease and explaining how, with proper diet, exercise, medication, and attitude, to cope with it.

This is a weekly show full of untold nursing stories that are sometimes hilarious, macabre, insane or anything in between. This is show is brought to you, by me Nicole, your fellow ICU nurse and by your colleagues. In this height of the Covid 19 pandemic, the most stressful time any nurse has lived through, it is important to offer an outlet and a space for us. It is time to offer a mental vacation so you can laugh or cry or laugh cry... whatever suits you. This is geared for medical professionals and so there will be a lot of medical jargon but for the tourists who jump on board, we’ll try ...

No matter how big or small, every day we need to make life defining decisions to be our most authentic selves. Be inspired by stories and tips that will help you create a life that makes you proud.

In a time of rolling blackouts and terrible storms battering America, the neighbourhood of 1st Street, Charlottesville, is attacked by violent white supremacists. Families, friends and strangers flee for their lives in an abandoned bus, taking refuge in Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's historic plantation home in the hills above town. Over 19 heart-stopping days the group find ways to care for and sustain one another as the world burns beneath them.

Infusing the 5 Steps of Edify, Nicole Johnson speaks with members of her lunch counter to work to dismantle systemic oppression.

From being told she’d never breathe again on her own to setting the record for being weened off the ventilator the fastest at the hospital she spent 41 days at, Nicole shares her life experience of navigating paralysis, since the age of 14, from the neck down and holds the space for open conversations with other women to share their life experiences. Through the She Is Podcast, we are paving the way for vulnerability to be seen, heard and known to create confidence, connection and community. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicole-johnson681/support