Lisa-Jo Baker on Refusing to Repeat The Sins of Our Fathers

Up Until Now with Kristen Hallinan: Healing | Redemption | Hope

What if the strongest act of courage isn't in how we fight our battles, but in how we learn to forgive?

In this episode of Up Until Now, Kristen sits down with her new friend, Lisa-Jo Baker, author of It Wasn’t Roaring, It Was Weeping, as they dive deep into what it means to break unhealthy cycles in our family—and forgive. Lisa-Jo emphasizes the power of vulnerability in building connections and the importance of interpreting and translating our childhood experiences.

Listen in to this powerful episode to hear:

· What it means to recognize the sins of our fathers

· Why vulnerability is the powerful tool you need

· How lamenting alongside God deepens our relationship with him

· Why forgiveness is necessary to heal

· How strength can manifest in different ways

Tune in for a heartfelt conversation that offers hope and healing for anyone seeking to break free from old patterns and redefine their own story.

LINKS:

Get Lisa-Jo's book, It Wasn't Roaring, It Was Weeping: HERE

Find Lisa-Jo on IG: https://www.instagram.com/lisajobaker/

Follow Kristen on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/kristen.hallinan/

Find Kristen's book, Legacy Changer: HERE

Take Kristen's Cycle-Breaker Superpower Quiz: https://www.kristenhallinan.com/home/#quiz

More about Lisa-Jo: LISA-JO BAKER is a bestselling author, lapsed lawyer, current acquisitions editor for W Publishing, an imprint of HarperCollins, and the bestselling author of Never Unfriended, along with The Middle Matters and Surprised by Motherhood. Her most recent release, It Wasn’t Roaring, It Was Weeping, is a critically acclaimed, honest and lyrical coming-of-age memoir of growing up in South Africa at the height of apartheid, and an invitation to recognize and refuse to repeat the sins of our fathers. Originally from South Africa, Lisa-Jo now lives just outside Washington, D.C., where she met and fell in love with her husband in the summer of ’96. Their story together spans decades, languages, countries, books, three very opinionated teens, and one dog.