What if the greatest barrier to experiencing God's love isn't our circumstances—but the belief that we have to earn it? Terra Mattson welcomes licensed professional counselor and The Path co-author Brittany Sawrey-Coulson for an honest conversation about the difference between living rooted in grace and getting stuck on the treadmill of performance-based faith.

As they explore the subtle messages of shame that tell us we're never enough, Terra and Brittany unpack how God's grace invites us into freedom, authenticity, and a deeper understanding of our identity in Christ.

🔹 Performance vs. grace – How to recognize when we're striving for God's approval instead of resting in His love.

🔹 Breaking the cycle of shame – Why bringing our fears into the light with God and trusted people is key to healing.

🔹 Trusting God's heart – How small steps of vulnerability help us receive the love we've been longing for.

🔹 Modeling freedom for our daughters – Why embracing our own identity and grace creates space for our girls to do the same.

Performance tells us to keep striving. Grace reminds us we are already deeply loved. Through personal stories, practical encouragement, and biblical wisdom, this conversation offers hope for every mom who longs to let go of shame, trust God's heart more fully, and model a grace-filled faith for her daughter.

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Courageous Girls' motivation is to see a generation of women who are navigating trusted relationships, are confident in who God says He is and who He made them to be and are resiliently moving through the peaks and valleys of life. A generation of women who are rooted in grace and free from the performance-based treadmill we are enticed with every day.

CG answers this goal by providing clear and trusted Biblical, clinical and relational wisdom for moms. With the long-term goal in mind, lessons are created as building blocks and encouraged to unfold within community.

Not only does a CG community provide the perfect place to practice the art of relationship, but it also allows the moms to share the load which provides a diversity in leadership. All the while nurturing a trusted connection with the first model in a daughter’s life, her mom.

Groups provide a safe place to focus on God’s word rather than the competing influences in the world. Instead of competition, comparison and judgment… groups strive to grow in gratitude, joy and acceptance. CG is an intentional choice to equip ourselves and our daughters to love others well and to live from a place of wholeness and grace.

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Resources

Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace

Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters Courses