Abby Miranda grew up as the oldest girl in a family of sevenkids in Dixon, Tennessee, the daughter of a pastor who taught her that faith is a relationship, not a religion. She became a first grade teacher, then walked away from the classroom to spend five months as a missionary in a remote village in Liberia, Africa, with no grocery store, no hospital, and nodistractions, just herself, her husband, and God.
In this episode of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast, Abby sitsdown with host Joe Adams for a wide-ranging conversation: growing up in a homeschooling household, the anxiety and loss that led her into that Liberian village, what it felt like to detox from a hyperconnected life, and how that stillness now shapes her personal training business, her marriage, and how she thinks about becoming a mother. They talk about recognizing burnout before it becomes depression, the difference between people pleasing and genuine service,why she stopped needing her husband to make her okay, and how she hears God in the small, practical decisions of an ordinary week.
This is a conversation about faith, family, identity, andthe slow work of figuring out who you are underneath everything you do. If you have ever felt like you were pouring from an empty cup, this one is for you.
Stick around for the rapid fire round and Abby's answer tothe show's closing question: what is your relentless pursuit.
Follow Abby Miranda: Instagram @AbbyLee and @AbbyLeeFit
00:00 Quiet With God
01:00 Podcast Welcome
02:09 Meet Abby Miranda
03:40 Life Today And Work
08:52 Burnout Warning Signs
12:10 Nature And Boredom
15:02 Serving Others Well
19:46 Growing Up In Dixon
23:19 Faith Beyond Legalism
29:06 People Pleasing Patterns
37:52 From Teaching To Training
39:06 Early Expectations
40:06 Unlearning Expectations
41:12 Hope Without Control
43:08 Why Teaching Chose Her
48:05 Highs and Hard Truths
54:30 Called to Liberia
01:00:11 Life in the Jungle
01:01:59 Training Teachers Abroad
01:03:56 Africa Healed Anxiety
01:08:12 Keeping Priorities Straight
01:12:09 Faith Paths Collide
01:18:37 Mentors and Discernment
01:21:41 Faith And Discernment
01:22:47 Talking Across Beliefs
01:25:10 Who Youre Becoming
01:28:05 Desire For Motherhood
01:37:56 Burnout Realizations
01:44:19 Practical Healing Boundaries
01:49:58 Redefining Success
01:55:11 Stopping Validation Chasing
01:58:31 Perspective Through Stories
01:59:28 Perspective Builders
02:01:04 Podcasting for Empathy
02:03:02 Traffic Crash Wake-Up
02:04:55 Volunteering and Gratitude
02:07:25 Chasing Status to Real Friends
02:09:25 Meaningful Conversations Only
02:13:50 Men and Vulnerability
02:16:10 Holding Space Not Fixing
02:22:21 Healing in Marriage
02:25:15 Current Struggles and Growth
02:29:35 Hearing God Daily
02:34:57 Rapid Fire and Farewell
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