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Sandy Cooper–The Scoop on Balance
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Episode Show Notes

Ep 217: Life is Hard. God is Good. Let’s Dance. w/Brant Hansen, Part 1

Okay, you guys, the show you are about to hear is Part 1 of my dream interview. If it all ended today, I’d die a happy podcast host. Brant Hansen is a best-selling author, award-winning syndicated radio host, podcast host of the Brant and Sherri Oddcast (my favorite podcast), advocate for children with correctable disabilities with CURE international, and he’s on the autism spectrum. I’m not exaggerating when I say that he’s informed my faith and my daily outlook on Jesus and peace more than anyone in the last 20 years. I’m so excited for you to hear my interview with Brant Hansen, Listen in.  

We discuss:

  • How it’s possible to be joyful and peaceful in a messed-up world.
  • How working for CURE International has informed and solidified Brant’s faith and given him glimpses of the Kingdom of God at work today. 
  • How remaining hopeful when people are suffering is not naive or insensitive.
  • Why we can remain faithful to Jesus even though church culture has let us down.
  • Encouragement for the moms of young adults who are deconstructing their faith.
  • Why “worry” is a form of control and what to do instead.

More about Brant Hansen:

Brant Hansen is a bestselling author, syndicated radio host and advocate for healing children with correctable disabilities through CURE International Children’s Hospitals. His award-winning radio show, The Brant Hansen Show, airs on top stations in the U.S. and Canada. His podcast, The Brant and Sherri Oddcast, has been downloaded more than 15 million times. 

He has been named “Personality of the Year” multiple times by Christian Music Broadcasters and is called “Christian Music’s most beloved radio personality” by Christian Voice Magazine. Brant writes about varied topics related to faith, including masculinity in his book, The Men We Need, and forgiveness in Unoffendable, about which he was recently interviewed on ABC’s Good Morning America. 

Brant speaks often about being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder as an adult. Brant also proudly refers to himself as a “toast-obsessed nerd’ who was no less than the president of the Illinois Student Librarians Association in high school. He also plays the accordion, “in spite of popular demand.”

LINKS (some may be affiliates)

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Life is Hard, God is Good, Let’s Dance

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The Brant Hansen Show

The Men We Need Book
Unoffendable Book

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Are you a female Christian writer who wants to grow and nurture your audience without social media? 

Check out Writing Off Social: The Podcast  

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If you need a book or challenge of mine and cannot afford it, please email me at thescooponbalance@gmail.com for a free digital copy or a 100% off coupon. No strings attached. 

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  • About
  • The Balanced MomCast
    • Episode Show Notes
  • Behind the Balance
    • Blog (2008-2023)
  • Writing Off Social
    • Writing Off Social: The Podcast
    • Writing Off Social: The Course
    • Recommended Social Media Resources
  • Recipes
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch/Dinner
      • Soups
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