Beyond the Cookie Cutter
Feeling stuck in a cookie cutter life? Struggling to inject order into schedule, children, work, and budget? No time for YOU and your UNIQUE needs? In this podcast, you will find insights from women who have – and are still living through many of the things that you are experiencing. They freely share wisdom and valuable lessons from years of experience. Mary Black shares her own lessons learned, along with outside interviews with beautiful, experienced women. Mary is an amazing communicator. She loves to teach naturally through stories that touch the heart. She helps women connect to the power of their own narrative to grow themselves and those they influence in joyful, inspiring ways.
Beyond the Cookie Cutter
Latest Episodes
Enjoy the Adventure!
What if improving yourself isn't about fixing what's wrong with you, but discovering what's possible within you?In this episode, Mary explores the difference between self-criticism and genuine growth—and how God invites us to grow...
Small Choices. Simple Truths. Sustainable Growth.
What if lasting change doesn't come from doing everything, but from making small choices, living simple truths, and allowing growth to happen over time?Mary shares the story behind the new tagline and the philosophy shaping this next...
Scarcity and Finding Enough
In the last episode, we talked about the emotional ledger—the invisible account we keep when someone hurts us, and the debts we continue trying to collect.This episode takes that conversation one step further: What if part of the reason...
Fan Mail
Mary, hearing your voice is like a time machine. I go back to when we first met in Modesto, California. I remember you, of course, and your dear family. I am thrilled to reconnect. And the lesson that you speak of to allow others to give, to learn, to receive is vitally important. I have been guilty of saying, no, thank you. I'm okay. And now I realize that by accepting the help offered, I am sharing the blessing of friendship and allowing others to grow by giving.