My Story
Finding my voice.
My twenties were categorized as driven and successful. My resume boasted of working for influential organizations. I was a popular communicator traveling across the globe to speak to students. And I became an author at the young age of 27.
But then, I turned 30, had kids, faced some rejection and was felt like I had peaked in life. Where the twenties were driven with confidence, my thirties felt like a lonely space. Having accomplished so much in life to that point, I wondered if this was it. I felt like there was a formula to life, a certainty to things. But my thirties proved that life was more uncertain than I had believed.
In those years, I longed to communicate with women again. I longed to connect with others through conversation. In October of 2015, the podcast, Surviving Sarah, was born. It was to be a place where I could use my voice again to help other women know they aren’t alone. It was a place where I could help women survive right where they are—in their life, their relationships, their work and their faith.
After years of living and learning, I wrote a new book about how motherhood has raised me. “A Mother’s Guide to Raising Herself: What Parenting Taught Me About Life, Faith and Myself” is a guide that captures that journey of realizing that as I was parenting my girls, I was actually parenting myself.
In 2024, I released my next book: “Is Everyone Happier Than Me? An Honest Guide to the Questions That Keep You up at Night.” This book is an honest look at the questions we ask in midlife. It’s a book that helps us navigate those questions and hopefully discover how to find a sense of happiness, peace and connection right where we are.
Now, my forties are categorized as a different confidence—a confidence in the journey of discovering who I am and stepping confidently into that person. It’s a journey defined by curiosity and surrendering to the uncertainty of it all. And as Anne Lamont says, “The opposite of faith is not doubt, it’s certainty.” By embracing the uncertainty with curiosity, my faith has been reconstructed.
My Values
01
CONVERSATION
I believe that powerful things happen in the context of conversation. Conversation is valuable to understanding others, finding next steps and discovering that you aren't alone.
02
CONNECTION
I believe that we are wired as humans for connection. I want people to feel seen, heard and valued. When that happens they have a place to belong and loved for who they are.
03
CURIOSITY
I believe that the more curious we are the less judgmental we become. Curiosity enables perspective to rise up, conversation to flourish and judgment to fall to the wayside.
SARAH BRAGG
Armed with a cup (or four) of coffee, I tackle the day meeting the needs of my family and my tribe around me. With a background in communications and creating resources, I work to create a space for women to discover that they are not alone. And I want to let them know that they have a voice cheering for them from the trenches.
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