Michelle John: Divorced In My 20s, Thriving After Abusive Marriage, Church Judgement, Self-Discovery & Self-Love
Notas del episodio
Michelle John is a vocal powerhouse! She has recorded and toured with Eric Clapton, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Madonna, Mary J Blige and Tom Jones – to name a few! She was a finalist on The Voice UK, blowing the nation away with moving performances.
But behind the fame and stardom, for decades Michelle struggled to discover her identity and self worth. Despite growing up in church, and dating a fellow church-goer - she found herself in an abusive marriage, a generational cycle she tried so desperately not to repeat.
In this episode Michelle shares her remarkable testimony of self discovery, forgiveness and gaining the freedom to become all that God has called her to be!
This conversation is a reminder that God has not called us to simply survive, but to thrive!
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Chapters:
00:00 Coming up
01:14 Intro
03:15 Loved music as a child, grew up on a council estate in Peckham
08:45 Being raised in a single parent home with three siblings
10:54 Celebrating mothers, discovering our parents’ stories
18:20 Mixed race, showing up in life with a question mark
22:35 Mum said don’t talk to boys
26:26 Engaged at 19, married at 20
29:44 Wanting to show up as a good wife to a controlling husband
34:45 Living a double life, struggle to fulfill purpose
37:25 Domestic violence, didn’t want to disappoint mum
44:00 Breaking the cycle for the next generation, survival is not enough
49:00 Being set free, discovering and loving self
53:00 I wasn’t an accident, I was absolutely God’s plan
59:10 You can’t have faith and not move
01:03:00 New album, surrendering and saying yes to God
01:07:00 Being on The Voice UK
01:09:25 Encouragement
Instrumental: Flower by KV