Christy Belz welcomes Nancy Sharp — award-winning author, TEDx speaker, story coach, and resilience expert — for a conversation that begins with one of life’s most unimaginable collisions: the day Nancy gave birth to premature twins and learned her husband’s cancer had returned. What followed were years of caregiving, grief, and ultimately the courage to begin again — moving across the country, opening her heart to love, and building a life centered on purpose and storytelling. This is a warm, honest, and deeply moving conversation about living in the gray space, choosing hope, and reclaiming your story as a path to healing.

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Key Takeaways 

  • The Day Everything Changed: On the same day Nancy gave birth to premature twins, her husband Brett got the call — his cancer was back everywhere. She knew in that moment he was going to die, and the years that followed would reshape everything.
  • Living in the Gray Space: Releasing the pressure to have life be black or white gave Nancy permission to take chances again — and it became the philosophy she now teaches others navigating their own hard seasons.
  • Putting Yourself in the Path of Opportunity: Every second act in Nancy’s life — love, career, platform — traces back to one deliberate choice to show up and stay open, even when the outcome was uncertain.
  • Write Like a Mother******: Cheryl Strayed’s advice changed how Nancy thinks about creative practice — you don’t have to write every day, but when you do, make it count.
  • You’re Never Truly Stuck: No matter the circumstances, there are always options and always a next step — and true resilience isn’t bouncing back, it’s reframing your experience so you can grow, move forward, and choose hope.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Connect with Nancy Sharp: 

Website: https://www.writeyourlifeletter.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancysharp 

Book/s: https://www.writeyourlifeletter.com/books 

Email: nsharp@nancysharp.net 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nancystorymuse/ 

Connect with Christy Belz: 

Website: https://christybelz.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christybelz/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christybelzcoach/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristyBelzCoach/ 

UPROOT Course: https://christybelz.com/uproot/