Episode 79 | When Failure Leads to Trusting in God with Betsy Mejas, LCSW, BCCC

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of Faith Fringes, Dawn interviews Betsey Mejas. Betsy is an EMDR consultant and the owner of the Abundant Life Christian Counseling group practice in Georgia. In this episode, she talked about integrating spirituality, overcoming failures, and God’s plan and purpose. </span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">About Betsy Mejas and Her Practice</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Betsy is the founding owner of Abundant Life Christian Counseling. She is passionate about training up the next generation of faith-based therapists. Her group practice currently has 11 team members and growing. Abundant Life serves people in Winder and Athens, Georgia.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Betsy started her career journey as a social worker as a case manager for child welfare. She felt led to open Abundant Life Christian Counseling in 2018 after hearing her Pastore, Jason Britt, quote John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” Betsy and her team believe everyone deserves to live a more abundant life.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Overcoming Failure and Being Vulnerable</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Betsy opens up about how she overcame a big failure in her life - being an ESL (English as a Second Language) kid who barely spoke English and running for student council in fourth grade, only to fail miserably. However, she learned from that experience and overcame her fear of public speaking to become a successful therapist who guest speaks at churches and trauma conferences.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Overcoming failure is a common theme in personal development and self-help literature. Many authors argue that failure is an essential part of success and that it's important to embrace vulnerability in order to grow and learn from our mistakes.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One book that touches on these t