In this episode of Joy Hour, Tom Lyman sits down with longtime family friend Susan Jeffries for a raw, hope-filled conversation about what God can rebuild after years of pain. Susan has served quietly behind the scenes for decades, but today she shares the story many never heard: feeling unseen, surviving an abusive marriage, and carrying the lie that “you made your bed, now you have to lie in it.”
Susan opens up about how unresolved trauma and isolation can pull you into deeper confusion, and how shame keeps humanity silent when they need help most. Then she walks through the turning point: a moment of desperation, God’s intervention, and the practical steps that helped her heal, including a powerful exercise of writing letters she never sent and releasing the weight she’d carried for years.
If you’ve ever wondered whether freedom is still possible after the choices you regret, the pain you couldn’t control, or the road you never planned to walk, what would it look like to believe God can bring you out too?
Recordings
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52:457 months ago
Ep.7 - Finding Joy Through the Pain w...
7 months ago
n this episode of The Joy Hour Show, host Tom Lyman is joined by bestselling author, speaker, and resilience coach Amberly Lago alongside Dr. Damien “Dr. Doolittle” Nesser for a conversation that goes straight into the real stuff: pain, shame, sobriety, discipline, and how joy is built when life ...
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1:03:458 months ago
Ep.6 - Overcoming Adversity Through F...
8 months ago
On this episode of The Joy Hour Show, Tom Lyman sits down with his friend Dr. Damien Nesser for an honest conversation about real life, real pressure, and real faith. From being born two months premature and defying the odds as an underdog, to navigating caregiving through his mother’s vascular d...
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49:018 months ago
Ep.5 Adversity to Impact:Jordan Mendo...
8 months ago
Tom Lyman sits down with his friend and coach, Jordan Mendoza, to trace the real story behind “adversity to impact.” Jordan shares how growing up poor, navigating an absent father, and surviving traumatic moments shaped the grit, empathy, and drive that later became the foundation for his leaders...
