The Between Beauty & Heartache podcast is a safe place where host, Chassie Anders, unpacks the hard, messy, and heartbreaking parts of her own story. How do we hold the tension of the immaculate beauty and the overwhelming amount of heartache happening all around us? She doesn't have it all figured out, but she would love to explore those nuances with you.
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Chassie Anders
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health & fitness · religion & spirituality · society & culture
What We Didn’t Know: Complex Trauma, Marriage, and the Road to Repair
In this vulnerable and hope-filled episode of Between Beauty & Heartache, I’m joined by my husband, Noah Anders, as we continue to open up about our story—specifically the part where everything began to make more sense: discovering that I was living with Complex PTSD.
We talk about what it was like to navigate marriage while unknowingly carrying the weight of complex trauma, how language and understanding shifted everything, and what healing has looked like in the trenches—together.
Along the way, we share resources that helped us make sense of the pain, including the work of Adam Young (The Place We Find Ourselves) and The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk.
If you or someone you love is carrying unspoken pain or unnamed patterns, this episode is for you.
15 Apr 2025
Beauty for Beauty’s Sake: The Eternal Weight of Ordinary Things with Jordan Raynor
After returning home from years as a cross-cultural missionary, Chassie Anders found herself struggling with questions she never expected to face: Does this work still matter? Is it enough? Is God in this too?
In this deeply personal and hope-filled conversation, Chassie sits down with author and entrepreneur Jordan Raynor to explore how the sacred threads of calling and creativity run through all types of work — not just the obviously "spiritual" ones. Together, they talk about how the unabridged Gospel changes the way we see this earth, our identity, and the work of our hands.
They unpack why God delights in beauty for its own sake, how He values what seems ordinary, and how our everyday efforts — whether seen or unseen — carry eternal weight in the Kingdom of God.
Whether you're in ministry or marketing, parenting or painting — this episode will remind you that your story still matters, and so does your work.
26 Nov 2024
Bonus Episode: Some Holiday Season Encouragement
In this impromptu episode of Between Beauty and Heartache, Chassie offers a heartfelt message for those navigating the holiday season with a dysfunctional family dynamic. With Thanksgiving approaching, she encourages listeners to honor the emotional complexity of the holidays while also taking breaks to connect with the beauty and joy around them. Chassie shares the importance of focusing on what feels good—whether that’s safe friendships, moments of quiet reflection, or taking care of your body when emotions feel overwhelming or triggered. She also provides practical tips for staying grounded during family gatherings, such as stepping away to reconnect with yourself, looking in the mirror, placing a hand over your heart, and offering comfort to your inner child. This episode is a gentle reminder that self-care and self-connection are essential for navigating the emotional rollercoaster of the season.
12 Nov 2024
Healing Through Story: Robyn's Story Work Journey
In this episode of Between Beauty and Heartache, host Chassie sits down with her friend Robyn Kolk to explore the transformative power of story work, a therapeutic approach from The Allender Center. Robyn shares her personal journey of coming to terms with her past, detailing how she “stumbled” into story work and the impact it’s had on her mental health. Together, they dive into how our childhood experiences shape our identities and influence our behaviors in the present. Robyn opens up about her own struggles and past wounds, showing how unresolved pain can resurface in our lives and disrupt our well-being. Through this vulnerable conversation, Robyn hopes to inspire others who may be on similar paths, reminding them that healing is possible—even from the hardest parts of our stories.
*Disclaimer: Robyn mentions her struggles with suicidal thoughts. As always, please listen and pay attention to your body as you listen. Please pause the show if at anytime you feel triggered. While the episode is full of value and insight, we just want to make sure you are honoring your window of tolerance. We will be here when your ready to come back and finish listening.
29 Oct 2024
Connecting the Dots: Exploring Your Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors
In this episode, Chassie explores the intricate mind-body connection with licensed professional counselor, Candice Fraser. Join them as they discuss the importance of tuning into your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Candice shares practical advice on how to engage with your emotions more deeply, whether you're naturally inclined toward your thoughts, or your bodily sensations. They dive into techniques for processing feelings and how to recognize and honor your body's signals. Whether you’re seeking to enhance your emotional awareness or simply curious about the mind-body relationship, this episode offers valuable insights to help you connect more fully with yourself as well as anyone around you that might be going through a hard time.
15 Oct 2024
Embracing Play: Healing Your Inner Artist
Season Two of Between Beauty & Heartache is here! Join Chassie as she explores the impact of unaddressed complex trauma on her creative spirit. As a child, she thrived on singing, dancing, and art, but as she grew older, those passions began to fade. Through her journey of healing, Chassie discovers how Story Work and Julia Cameron's "The Artist's Way" have helped her reconnect with her inner artist. Tune in as she shares insights on overcoming creative blocks and embracing the joy of child-like play once more.
26 Dec 2023
Is This a Cry for Help? (Part Two)
Chassie and Noah Anders continue discussing what it's like to walk alongside one another through healing from trauma and how safe connection transforms us.
12 Dec 2023
Is This a Cry for Help? (Part One)
Join Chassie and Noah Anders as they delve into their experience of coming home from overseas mission work, how they both began to see deeper signs of stress within Chassie, and how they navigated this hard part of marriage together.
28 Nov 2023
What's Wrong With Me?
Chassie talks with her husband, Noah, about what it's like to walk alongside someone and engage your story in a safe, loving relationship.
14 Nov 2023
The Beauty of "Being With"
In this episode of Between Beauty & Heartache, Chassie unpacks spiritual and scientific reasons why our brains need safe relationships in order to develop properly and how the beauty of "being with" can help us heal.
31 Oct 2023
Embracing Hope in a Broken World: Our Journey Toward Eden
Join Chassie Anders and Cathy Loerzel—Story Work Coach, author, and co-founder of the Allender Center—for an encouraging and compelling conversation on identifying heartache, defining trauma, where to start when you want to heal, story work, and more.
17 Oct 2023
Engaging My Story: Part Three
In this final episode of a three-part series, Chassie talks about what spurred her on to pursue story work and engage her childhood wounds, in order to find true healing. She invites you along to do the same with your own story.
17 Oct 2023
Engaging My Story: Part Two
In this second episode of a three-part series, Chassie continues to share her story and talks about the moment in her life when she started to learn how to hold the nuance of heartache and hope at the same time.
17 Oct 2023
Engaging My Story: Part One
In part one of this three-part episode series, Chassie shares where her heartbreak first began.
3 Oct 2023
Introducing Between Beauty & Heartache
Join host Chassie Anders as she engages her own story of healing and what it looks like to live in the tension of beauty and heartache.
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