Life can break us, but those moments reveal our strength. Worn but Worthy is about resilience, healing, and finding worth in our struggles. Hosted by Danielle and her mom Debbie, we share raw, unfiltered stories from our lives and inspiring guests who’ve faced life’s hardest battles—and come out stronger. With honesty, humor, and hope, we’ll make you laugh, cry, and see that no story is too messy for a fresh start. Join us every other week for heartfelt conversations that remind you: you are worthy.
"You're Worth the Work": Healing, Boundaries & Finding Your Worth with Madison Higgins | S2 Ep12
How do you begin to change the story you've believed about yourself for years?
In this episode of Worn But Worthy, Debbie and Danielle sit down with Madison Higgins for a heartfelt, honest, and sometimes hilarious conversation about childhood wounds, relationships, anxiety, therapy, and learning to recognize your own worth.
Madison shares how the absence of her father shaped the way she saw herself, how old wounds followed her into relationships, and how therapy, healthy boundaries, and her relationship with Jesus have helped her begin to rewrite the narrative she's carried for so long.
From an unexpected encounter with Jesus in a bookstore to the emotional realization that she was worth the work of healing, Madison's story reminds us that our past may shape us, but it doesn't have to define us.
A conversation about healing, faith, self-worth, and the courage to become who God created us to be.
Connect with Madison
Instagram: @madisonerin14 (https://www.instagram.com/madisonerin14/)
20 Oct 2026
"Bad Days Happen, But It's Not a Bad Life" with Aeril Sampsel | E11 S2
Aeril Sampsel knows what it feels like for life to become completely unrecognizable. Addiction, incarceration, broken relationships, and some incredibly hard circumstances became part of her story, but they didn’t get the final word.
Today, Aeril is an Team Member with Velvet Rabbit Recovery and works at the very treatment organization where she was once a client, helping people who are walking through some of the same places she once did. She’s also become an important part of Velvet Rabbit, bringing her creativity, humor, and this beautiful way she has of noticing people and making sure no one feels alone.
In this conversation, Aeril shares openly about addiction and recovery, the people and programs that helped her rebuild her life, becoming the mom she wanted to be, and discovering just how much she is capable of.
As Aeril says, “Bad days happen, but it’s not a bad life.”
This one is honest, funny, heavy at times, and full of hope.
Connect with Aeril
Have a question for Aeril or want to reach out? You can email her at aeril@velvetrabbit.org.
6 Oct 2026
You Don't Have To Make Yourself Smaller with Allie Carter | S2 Ep10
Allie Carter describes herself as someone who has always been a seeker. That searching led her through the doors of a church on a Sunday morning when she was hungover, reluctant to be there, and simply keeping a promise to some friends. What happened that morning changed her life.
But following Jesus didn't make everything that came next easy.
Allie opens up about church hurt, losing a community she trusted, realizing she had placed some of her faith in people, and slowly finding her way into a community where she felt safe enough to be fully herself.
We also talk about singleness, loneliness, relationships, self-love, learning to sit with yourself, and the freedom Allie has found in no longer believing she needs to become smaller, quieter, or less of herself to be loved.
And somehow, through all of that, we laughed. A LOT. 😂
This conversation is warm, funny, honest, faith-filled, and unmistakably Allie.
Connect with AllieWant to keep up with Allie, her writing, and what she’s sharing along the way? You can find her here:
Instagram: @allies__world (https://www.instagram.com/allies__world/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)Substack: Allie Carter (https://substack.com/@alliecarter?utm_source=chatgpt.com)Facebook: Allie Carter (https://www.facebook.com/allie.carter.73?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
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