Pursue YOU is a faith-centered personal growth podcast for women who feel like they’ve lost themselves in the roles, responsibilities, and expectations of life.
If you’ve ever looked up and wondered, How did I get here? — this show is for you.
Hosted by Patricia “Pat” Smith, Pursue YOU explores identity, healing, resilience, purpose, and the courage to rebuild from within. Through vulnerable reflections and powerful conversations with leaders and faith voices, Pat creates space for women navigating life transitions, rediscovering themselves, and redefining who they are beyond the labels.
If you’re ready to reconnect with your identity, confront fear, and step into your next chapter with clarity and confidence —
It’s time to Pursue YOU.
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Pat Smith
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education · religion & spirituality · society & culture
14: When Marriage, Dreams & Plans Don’t Turn Out the Way You Thought
What happens when the life you imagined no longer looks like the life you’re living?
In this special Best of Pursue YOU episode, Pat Smith revisits some of the most honest conversations about grief, divorce, disappointment, faith, and finding hope when life doesn’t unfold as planned.
Through conversations with these guests and a deeply personal reflection from Pat herself, this episode explores the losses we often struggle to name, such as the end of a marriage, the dreams that never happened, the seasons that changed, and the future we thought we were guaranteed. Together, they unpack what it means to grieve the life you expected, release shame around your past, rebuild after failure, and learn to embrace what is in front of you without giving up on what is still possible.
KEY POINTS
6: Grieving Loved Ones, Divorce & the Life You Thought You'd Have | Pat Smith & John Onwuchekwa
9: The Power to Persist: How to Build Resilience After Failure | Dr. Lamell McMorris & Pat Smith
2: Who Are You When Your Roles Are Gone? | Pat Smith on Pursue YOU Podcast
12: Learning to Let Go After Divorce: Forgiveness, Motherhood & Rediscovering Yourself with Joanne Yurich)
7: When Faith Makes You Feel Shame: Rethinking What We Were Taught with Dr. Delman Coates
RESOURCES
Pat Smith
IG | @patsmithty
PURSUE YOU is produced by EPYC Media Network
7 Oct 2026
13: Who Am I When My Roles End? | Finding Yourself Beyond Marriage, Motherhood & Expectations
Who are you when the roles that defined you begin to change?
In this special Best of Pursue YOU episode, Pat Smith revisits powerful conversations about identity, self-worth, and the expectations that shape who we become.
From marriage and motherhood to friendship, achievement, and constantly being the person everyone depends on, these conversations explore what happens when we realize we’ve spent years showing up for everyone else, but have forgotten how to show up for ourselves. Guests explore confidence beyond accomplishments, let go of perfection, build a healthier relationship with themselves, and find the freedom to embrace every version of who they are. Remember, your roles may change, but your identity was always bigger than them.
KEY POINTS
9: The Confidence to Become Who You Were Always Meant to Be: Finding Purpose Beyond Success & Expectations with Dr. Delatorro McNeal
10: The Cost of Being the “Perfect” Wife & Mother: Learning to Put Yourself First with Mariana Devereaux
4: The Relationship I Never Built With Myself: Learning to Love All Parts of Me with Ludmila Woodruff (Part 1)
8: The Cost of Always Being the Strong One: Learning to Make Space for Yourself with Millicent
3: The Friendships That Carry Us Through Every Season: Love, Loss & Becoming Who We Are with Donna & Cara
RESOURCES
Pat Smith
IG | @patsmithty
PURSUE YOU is produced by EPYC Media Network
5 Oct 2026
What I Said to My Ex-Husband’s Affair Partner After Infidelity
What happens when you finally say what you need to say to the woman involved in your marriage’s betrayal? Joanne Yurich opens up about the difficult email she sent to her ex-husband’s affair partner, the boundaries she needed to set, and why honesty, accountability, and grace can coexist—even when the hurt is still fresh.
GUEST RESOURCES
Joanne Yurich
RESOURCES
Pat Smith
IG | @patsmithty
PURSUE YOU is produced by EPYC Media Network
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