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Episode 32: Gratitude: The Quiet Way We Fight Back

October 28, 2025 • Tony & Kristy • Episode 32

🎙️ Episode 32: Gratitude: The Quiet Way We Fight Back

Some days everything hits at once—the spilled drink, the hard call, the flat tire, the ache of transition. Gratitude feels impossible, almost tone-deaf to how heavy life really is. But what if gratitude isn’t pretending everything’s fine? What if it’s standing in quiet defiance against the things trying to steal your joy?

Gratitude isn’t denial. It’s resistance.

In this episode, Tony and Kristy open up about one of those days when nothing seemed to go right—and how a simple moment of thankfulness at a Starbucks table shifted everything. From there, the conversation unfolds into something deeper: how gratitude reorients your heart, steadies your mind, and reminds you who’s really in control.

If you’ve been running on empty, wrestling discouragement, or trying to hold it together for everyone else, this one’s for you. It’s about learning to breathe again—not because life got easier, but because grace met you right where you are.

🔶 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

Why gratitude doesn’t mean denying hardship
The difference between saying thank you for everything and thank you in everything
How small, intentional thankfulness shifts the whole day
The spiritual connection between gratitude and resistance
Practical ways to keep your heart grounded when life feels heavy

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