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042 // Struggling with your beliefs? Be encouraged.

Today is just a verbal processing day in hopes that someone will be encouraged.  
This episode is for those struggling with their belief system and those who don't even recognize themselves anymore because they have been so shaken up by life, they aren't sure they are even the same person they've always been.  

041 // Permission to change your mind. Being true to your word.

Let your yes be yes and your no be no.  Are you stuck in the same beliefs you picked up when you were a child? 
Has anyone ever given you permission to change your mind?
Today some personal thoughts about giving yourself permission to change your mind, even about God.

040 // Attack immobilizing fear with action. 5 questions to help you make a choice.

Do you ever feel stuck and at unrest because you just can't make a decision, you just don't know what you should do?  Today, we are talking about how action attacks fear, while inaction build it, and how we can only move forward once we make a clear choice about what action we are going to take.  

039 // Trusting God to lead as we do what makes us happy.

Can we really do whatever we want? Can we do what makes us happy and still be following God?  
Maybe a better question is, "Do we trust God to lead us as we do what makes us happy?"

038 // 3 tips to teach daughters before they get in a relationship. Guest Kate Kindle

Hear from Kate Kindle today about 3 things she thinks would benefit your daughters before they get into a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship. 

037 // God heals as we honestly confess how we feel when we are around people.

Do you avoid people and triggers and circumstances that bring out the worst in you? 
What if the worst in you is the very thing God wants us to confess so he can change us and heal us. 
Take a listen, let me know what you think.
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036 // Learning about self creates intimacy with God

I've heard for years that people need to stop looking to find themselves, stop studying self, and start studying God.  
Maybe you've studied God and know all about who He is and the kind of character He has, but you're still stuck and don't feel much freedom or grace in your relationship with Him.
Today we talk about creating intimacy with God by studying self, by getting to know yourself, by finding yourself.  
Take a listen, let me know what you think.
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035 // Bridge generational gaps with honest vulnerability. Guest: Bekah Harrington

Generational differences in vulnerability often hinder connections.  Today, guest Bekah Harrington and I chat about how to bridge that gap by creating space for authentic communication and honest conversation.  

034 // Distractions hinder intimacy. What’s your coping mechanism?

Do you keep yourself busy to distract yourself from dealing with the unhealed places in your heart?  
Do you think you make better choices than those people who are participating in harmful behaviors?
Today we are talking about distractions that keep us from intimacy, and how your coping mechanism may have less several consequences than some people's negative habits, but that we are all trying to avoid the emotional pain we've experienced from neglect, abandonment, and loneliness.  
And yes, I'm sniffing essential oils today on the podcast.

033 // NEW FLASH! Your system will fail. Your formula won’t work, then what?

Have you realized yet that the systems you had for life didn't deliver what you thought it would? Have you realized that your formula has failed? 
If you haven't realized it yet, I'm here to warn you that it will, but there is hope.  There is a sure-fire way to live in peace and trust even in the midst of failed systems.