There are some women who carry both truth and tenderness in a way that stops you in your tracks… and Toni Collier is one of them.
Toni is a speaker, author, Bible teacher, and the founder of Broken Crayons Still Color, a ministry helping women process pain and rise again with hope. She has this rare gift of talking about hard, messy, real-life things in a way that makes you feel less alone, less ashamed, and deeply seen.
In this episode of the Love Life Sober podcast, I sit down with Toni to talk about betrayal, heartbreak, addiction in her marriage, public pain, and the humbling realization that healing was never meant to happen in isolation.
What I love most about Toni is that she speaks from lived experience. She knows what it’s like to be the strong one… the capable one… the one everyone else leans on… and then to come to the end of herself and realize she cannot do it alone.
Her new book, Don’t Try This Alone: How To Build Deep Community When You Want to Hide From Your Pain, is such a timely invitation to stop hiding, stop white-knuckling your way through pain, and start letting safe people in.
Because the truth is… God designed your healing to include other people.
If you’ve ever thought…
“I should be able to handle this on my own.”
“I’ve been hurt in community before, so I can’t trust people again.”
“I’m just tired. I don’t know how much more I can carry.”
Then babe… this episode is for you 🩷
What You’ll Learn In This Episode
• Why shame keeps us isolated, and why healing almost never happens alone
• How Toni’s betrayal story led her into real vulnerability and confessional community
• Why moderation kept failing, and what helped Toni finally lay alcohol down for good
• How to find real Christian community when you feel awkward, burned, or unsure where to start
• Why being tired, needy, and weak is not failure… but an invitation to let God and His people carry you
You don’t have to keep doing this on your own.
And maybe… just maybe… this is the episode that helps you take your first step toward letting someone in. 🩷
Watch Here:
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Toni’s book: Don’t Try This Alone: How To Build Deep Community When You Want to Hide From Your Pain
If, after listening to this episode, you feel that nudge to seek community, I would love to invite you into the Love Life Sober Community.
This is a place where women are showing up honestly, being met with grace, and actually walking out freedom, together.
For April, we’ve added an extra weekly connection call so you have even more support, plus our monthly masterclasses with incredible guest experts, a private space to share prayer requests, real friendships forming across the world, and a leadership team that genuinely cares about you.
You don’t have to do this alone anymore. There is a seat for you here, and we would be so honored to walk alongside you. 🩷
