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Hi! I'm Iviana Bynum.

Keeping your peace in this life can be challenging and scary, and sometimes you may feel stuck or hopeless. Join our community of Grace Voyagers, and listen to our podcast Grace for Breakfast. Get weekly neuroscience & Christ-based insights delivered biweekly to help you achieve unshakeable peace. We'd love for you to join us on the voyage.

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we need immediate hope

"Oh Father, give me the words." That's what I end up telling myself as I draft the beginning of an email. It's hard to start these when I have so much to say and some time has passed. But when you're among friends.. Happy New Year and Happy Friday Reader! The end of year scaries that try to kick in for many people didn't get a chance to stick around for me because I was too busy fighting off the flu with my entire family. New Year's Eve was spent holding a giant bowl under my daughter's mouth...

3 months ago • 5 min read
healing from sexual trauma

Trigger Warning: This episode contains content related to sexual trauma, rape, and abuse. Listeners, please beware. Anyone who is sensitive to this topic please be advised that I’ll be talking about some of the incidents that occurred that day. Reader, I've shuffled back and forth for the past three or four days debating whether or not I should share this story with you. I've never gone this deep before. You know I've been through some stuff but most of it has been vague for the most part....

11 months ago • 1 min read

Every person faces trauma in a different way—either now or later when it comes unexpectedly. It’s true for many of us. Trauma happens and the results can be ugly. Some of us have the support needed. Some of us numb it out. Some of us suffer silently. Reader, thank you for the well-messages after my email last month and for the encouragement to keep doing what I’m doing. In the past, I would have just hidden away in my cocoon and never invited you into what was happening in my inner world....

11 months ago • 3 min read
signs of toxic relationships and narcissists

I once waited almost two years for a guy to never tell me he wanted to be with me. I stuck around like a fool, thinking he’d commit. This was after dating guy who dragged me by my hair and stalked me through my college campus. He wouldn't let go. I wish I could say that I made all of the best decisions in relationships. The truth is, I went from one narcissist or abuser to the next for several years of my life. It was a dark time for me. It was a pattern I had to learn how to break. And I...

about 1 year ago • 1 min read

In the last decade, coaching became a hot topic, leaving us wondering what it's all about. When I first heard about it, it was at the start of my personal development journey. I was a new mom and realized my need to move from being reactive to responsive. I also realized I needed help and accountability, so I hired someone who specialized in anxiety. That was the start of a life-changing journey for me affecting all areas, including the pursuit of my own certification back in 2017. The...

about 1 year ago • 1 min read

Friend, Growth can be tiring. I’m feeling it firsthand. I’ve napped almost every day in the past week. This comes from the woman who spent most of her marriage in a debate with her husband against napping. 🫣 I’m on a journey to boldness though, and I want to take everyone with me on it. And I’m going through the growing pains so I can talk the talk I’ve actually walked. Even if it hurts. Even if I’m tired. Because of the joy. Oh, the joy. The freedom. The strength. The “Wow God” moments! I’m...

about 1 year ago • 1 min read

Episode 50 went live last night and it’s time to celebrate 50 episodes! 50 episodes where I faced a swarm of bees in my office, earthquakes, and power outages. Before this one, my smoke alarms went off for absolutely no reason. That’s right. The enemy does NOT want me to record this podcast. And to that, Happy 50 EPISODES of Grace for Breakfast! Have you ever shared your truth without the slightest twitch? You know when you say something to someone that you can’t hold in but inside, you...

about 1 year ago • 1 min read

Okay, the podcast is not turning 50 years old, but it’s reaching 50 episodes this Sunday. Definitely worth celebrating! Hi friend- I feel like I’m reaching out to one of my friends that I haven’t chatted with in a long time and we finally connect and say, “I have so much stuff to tell you!” Then it takes a two-hour phone call for us to catch up. This one won't be like that, though. I have an episode coming out on Sunday to share big updates and it hopefully won't take me two hours to share...

about 1 year ago • 1 min read

My husband’s morning thoughts are like a crowd of Black Friday shoppers bursting into the store. This morning he charged into our room interrupting my chill and sacred morning time. Cringe. My husband is an artist. He’s so creative and full of ideas from the moment he wakes up. His morning energy is so intense for my sensitive heart. Knowing how contrary we are, he wakes up early, makes coffee, and spends his mornings in the living room or his office illustrating. Not today though. 🤦🏽♀️ He...

over 1 year ago • 2 min read

Hey Reader, Last week, a simple hello to my coach turned into a 7:30 am coaching call. I wasn't mentally prepared but I was there for it. I'm always there for growth. Even if it means getting dressed, brushing my teeth, and preparing breakfast for the kids before a 9am client meeting all while getting down to the bottom of deep-rooted issues. 😅 Coaches must get coached too. I shared everything with her that's been going on, down to the painful moments from two months ago that I was still...

almost 2 years ago • 1 min read
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