Episode 1: Ben Westfall

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

Welcome to the first episode of the Not My Story podcast! I’m so glad you’re here. To begin the podcast, I invited my favorite person in the world and husband of 15 years—Ben Westfall—to join me in telling some of our stories that haven’t gone as planned. Consider this a little introduction to me and to the podcast. In this episode, you get to know Ben, a little about our history, and the loss that changed us.

EPISODE NOTES:

Here are a few of the things that came up in conversation:

• DISC profile

• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

• Enneagram (I suggest you check out the book The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile)

• Bill Gaither

• Dave Ramsey

• Previously published articles about Sarah & Ben’s journey with grief:

  • “This Is Not My Story”

  • “A Sacrament of Water and Lavender”

  • “Having Been Given the Option”

  • “4 Things I Wish My Friends New About Infant Loss”

• The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

• Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know by Malcom Gladwell

• The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek

• The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities by Patrick Lencioni