The Walking Well Podcast is dedicated to helping us become the women God always intended for us to be. Think of this space as a gathering where we share the wisdom we’ve gained from walking life’s ever-changing terrain. We purpose to tackle real issues where real women live. From the many types of relationships to race, life season shifts to social justice, Walking Well podcast host Gilon Marts aims to equip, empower and connect women across all backgrounds and ages to live life well. Connec ...
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Reset the Foundations: Mastering the Art of Intentional Thought in Desert Places
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It's no secret that when life gets tough, the thoughts we think can get wild. The wilderness is a vulnerable place and vulnerable places often call for more vigilance, discipline, and intention. In challenges, discomfort, the unknown, and the unforeseen, it is vital that we cultivate and maintain a disciplined thought life. Every thought we think i…
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Finding Our Way with the Power of Worship
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Wilderness seasons can be some of the most difficult to worship in. But as we journey through dry, tough, difficult, and uncomfortable places, worship can be like a personal oasis comfort that produces a renewed sense of hope and connection to God. In this episode, we'll discuss how worship can serve as a bridge between our souls and God, magnifyin…
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Embracing the Power of Words: Navigating Life's Wilderness with Faith and Intention
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Have you ever considered the true power of the words you speak? Join us as we venture through the wilderness of life's uncomfortable and uncertain moments, discovering the profound impact our words can have on our reality. Drawing inspiration from Proverbs 18:21, we'll explore the importance of being intentional with our speech, especially during t…
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Let's talk about prayerlessness. It is so easy to find yourself in the Wilderness refusing to talk to God or expecting God to answer your prayers. Prayerlessness is often the result of a deeply disappointed soul that simply stops asking and stops hoping for anything more than what will be. But not only is that a position of defeat, it is also a sur…
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This one is for the down and outs, the bedraggled, and the ones who are showing up technically but not really. Dry, discouraging places can really take it out of us, but that's not their purpose. They are an opportunity to lay down what no longer fits to step into who we were meant to be. But for that chrysalis of a process to begin we have to agre…
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Tip #1- Give it time. When seasons change on us it can take time to get our bearings, settle in, and be able to hear what exactly God is saying. Often times we fight the discomfort of the new and unfamiliar because we just want the discomfort to go away. But I would contend that in easing into this new thing God is doing and allowing what is to unf…
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Welcome to season 7 of the Walking Well Podcast! First things first- THANK YOU FOR WAITING! Season 7 is my little field guide to surviving and thriving in Wilderness places. Consider this episode a prequel because before we get into the how-to's we need to first establish a mutual understanding. And that is this: Whenever you find yourself in a pla…
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Hey there! It's been a while but the Walking Well is new-ish and back! Season 7 is on the way so be sure to tune in Mondays for new episodes! Connect with the Walking Well Podcast Instagram- @WalkingWellPodcast Facebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon Marts Website- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@walk…
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I'm going to be honest, the last thing you want to do is the thing you need to do. When life is throwing a curveball or ten, we tend to quietly (or not so quietly) tap out if nowhere else but on the inside. We disengage from many of the helpful things because they can just feel too much. But in this way we stop showing up for ourselves in a way tha…
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Intentions. That can sound woo-wooey but the truth of the matter is if you are not setting an intention you are headed in no direction in particular. You're a wanderer. And no shade to my nomads but sometimes the wandering life in wilderness spaces is really just our response to being overwhelmed. We stop making decisions because we can feel so tos…
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Ever felt like you're on a long stretch of blah or utter confusion- welcome! Life has been life'ing lately and we have all been on the ride. I want to offer some tools, some camaraderie, some perspective for this leg of the journey. Today's episode is on Hope. Hope is the essential ingredient for continuing, finishing, fighting and the like. Hope i…
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Hey! It's been a minute. Life, amiright? This is a special pop-in episode to remind you to stay encouraged. The year is wrapping up and after the year we collectively shared and the year that you may have muscled your way through, I think we could all use this reminder: God is still Who He says He is. He is still God with us, still God for us, and …
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Being Open and Flexible in Life ft. Cathy Jackson
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One of the most difficult aspects of life is its unpredictable nature. But one of the most beautiful and surprising things about life is also that unpredictability. What can often rob us from seeing the beauty of the unpredictability is our own resistance to the change of pace and natural rhythm and flow life may be taking, no matter how we expecte…
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Accepting Life on Life's Terms ft. Dianna K. Benjamin
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Life *le sigh* It sometimes just does what it wants to do. What can cause us so much pain, anxiety, and depression is the desire to control all or some of life's uncontrollable capacities. Dianna Benjamin is no stranger to struggling against life's waves. She hops on the podcast this week to discuss how God has truly taught and trained her in accep…
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Life has this uncanny capacity to completely blindside us in often unnerving, earth-shattering ways. Jasmine Souers is no stranger to this reality. By the time her 30th birthday arrived, Jasmine had already survived breast cancer, a bilateral mastectomy, and a divorce. If resilience had a poster child, this chick would most certainly be in the runn…
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Wisdom for Your 20's ft. Coretta Kimberly Hill
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Season 5 kicks off strong with a rich word for maximizing life in your 20's! This decade of life can often be filled with questions, pressures, and tons of lessons to be learned. Mrs. Coretta Kimberly Hill joins the podcast to drop gems about getting comfortable in the discomfort that growth often allows, how to get the most out of mentorship and f…
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Season 4 ends here and what a way to close it out! Nikki Wright hops on the podcast to bring us some fire and add her piece to our conversation on confidence. Nikki shares on how to grow beyond being stuck in insecurity and fear, how to build on your confidence and what it looks like to be a confident person in ministry, work, and love. Such gold i…
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Building REAL Confidence ft. Zahria Raines
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As season four is prepares to wrap up, a discussion on building true confidence seemed like a fitting parting gift. In these literally unprecedented times, it is easy to feel completely shaken and at a loss as there seems to be little certainty of what to expect or what comes next. How could anyone be confident at a time like this? Zahria Raines jo…
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Parenting a Blended Family ft. David & Cynthia Goodin
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So. Much. Gold. Here. Blended families are not for the faint of heart. They are a beautiful picture of restoration and loving deeply. But often before we get to the pretty picture, there is some serious transformation that has to take place. David and Cynthia Goodin join the podcast this week to share over 3 decades worth of wisdom from doing it wr…
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Adoption, Parenting, and Trauma ft. Kate Slack
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Listen. Kate Slack is just dripping with gems during this conversation about the realities of parenting adopted children. Adoption is a miracle steeped in loss and with that comes the painful and often long lasting scars of trauma. Parenting with intention on this space takes on a whole new meaning. Kate shares the beauty of her family's adoption s…
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Parenting Through Life Seasons ft. Lonnie & Gionne Marts
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Between them, this episode's guests have 30 years of marriage and five children whose ages range from 27 to 12. Lonnie and Gionne Marts join the podcast to continue the conversation on parenting intentionally through varying life seasons. They discuss how they parent such a wide age range of kids, the evolution of their parenting styles, dealing wi…
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Intentional Parenting ft. Nathalie Hawkins
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Season 4 is all about the roles we operate in and bossing them out. Parenting is one of those areas that comes with tremendous joy, tons of challenges, and not a single owner's manual. While loving your kiddos may come easily, stewarding them so that they become all that God intends takes far more target practice. Nathalie Hawkins of To Teach Her O…
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Women & the Pornography Trap ft. Ericca Harvey
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Pornography is easily a billion dollar industry. And while there are movements to end the consumption of it and to bring freedom and dignity to those trapped within the industry, these efforts are typically targeted at men. However, pornography's allure and grip is not limited to men. Women are caught up as well. Ericca Harvey joins the podcast to …
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Overcoming Sexual Assault ft. Dr. Kyla Nicole Lurry
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*Trigger Warning* On this episode we are having a much needed discussion around sexual assault. Sexual assault and its subsequent trauma impacts a staggering amount of people daily and lives are forever altered. In this episode, Dr. Lurry shares her experience as a survivor and how she has learned to reclaim her life after assault. Listen in! Conne…
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Female Sexuality Matters Pt. 2 with Michael & Connie Smith
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This is grown folks food, ladies and gents. We are continuing a phenomenal conversation on sexual health, trauma, and wholeness. Pastors Michael and Connie Smith offer deep insights on building a framework on sexual positivity in a way that honors God and minimizes complication in our relationship throughout the lifespan. Listen in to advance your …
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Female Sexuality Matters ft. Michael & Connie Smith
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While we're on the Truth Train, let's talk about sexuality. Season 4 is all about where we live our lives and every human that has ever existed is a sexual being. What does that even mean and look like for the believer? Pastors Michael and Connie Smith join the podcast to discuss just that. From describing the current sexual landscape for men and w…
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On Race, Whiteness, and Becoming Better Pt.2 with Lisa Watterson
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On this episode of the Walking Well podcast, Lisa Watterson and I continue a candid conversation about being black or white in America. Lisa shares about how she personally has worked to push back on white supremacist messaging, the sometimes discomfort of crossing the racial divide, and how she learned to listen. Becoming better is no easy feat fo…
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On Race, Whiteness, and Becoming Better Pt. 1 ft. Lisa Watterson
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So let's talk about it: Race. There's no way to not talk about the combustion that is taking place in the country at this moment. We've discussed race on the podcast before, but today Lisa Watterson lends her voice to explore what it means to be white in America, understanding white supremacy, and some of her "Aha!" moments in becoming an anti-raci…
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Taking on Your Trauma ft. Erin Pruett, LMHC
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It's hard to make it through life without difficult circumstances marking us in a way that change us forever. This is trauma and Licensed Mental Health Therapist Erin Pruett lends her voice to the podcast to this week to walk us through the realm of trauma. Erin shares shares her expertise regarding the many types of trauma, signs and symptoms and …
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Defeating Depression ft. Dana Bridges, LMHC
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What a world! What a world! Life can hit you in waves and man it can feel like you can't catch a break. I'm looking at you, 2020. With all the changes life takes us through, depress has been and can be an unwelcome visitor. This week, Dana Bridges joins the podcast as we talk about depression. We dive into what causes depression, how to take care o…
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Listen. The opportunities for anxiety abound. And our world is serving serious anxiety looks right now. So we're continuing our mental health discussion by tackling anxiety this week. Katie Wiggins joins the podcast this week to dissect what anxiety is, how it shows up in our lives and what causes it. She offers insight into the natural as well as …
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Is Therapy for Christians? ft. Alexis Thomas, LMHC
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Listen. I know I asked the question in the title but here's the real. Sometimes you need Jesus and a therapist. #NoShame Life can get tough and some outside help is needed. Enter Alexis Thomas, who is a licensed clinical mental health counselor. Alexis joins the podcast this week to tackle how to approach therapy to get the most out of it, what mak…
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Building an Effective Prayer Life ft. Ossie Jackson
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Prayer is that thing that all Christians know we ought to do, but I know many of us don't quite know where to start when we talk about being effective in prayer. Sometimes we find ourselves bored or uninterested, maybe we're not convinced that it works, or maybe we're just frustrated by all our unanswered prayers. Ossie Jackson joins the podcast th…
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We are living in the middle of a viral outbreak and there is no better time to examine how to use our faith when our bodies are under attack. Make no mistake, God desires that we prosper AND be in health even as our souls prosper. That means that wholeness in our bodies is a Blood-bought right of the believer. However sometimes in living in a falle…
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You guys. You're getting insider secrets with this one. On this episode of the Walking Well podcast, Nina Wooten, half of the Wooten and Wright brand, joins the podcast to break down practical how-to's when it comes to this faith walk. Life can hit us hard and as believers we are called to overcome, we are Overcomers but how do we use our faith to …
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Y'all. This episode is spiritual meat so prepare to be stretched to accommodate the truth that Keneth Saulsberry is bringing to the podcast this week. We are discussing walking in Oneness with God. In Ephesian 5, Paul writes of a great mystery where the two shall become one and while he uses marriage as an illustration, he is actually speaking of C…
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Keeping a Tender Heart ft. Stephanie Romelus
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Keep living and you'll find yourself in a place where your heart and response to the Lord is not as sensitive as it once was. Regardless of the reason that you and I may find ourselves in this place, it is definitely a call to turn and break up the fallow ground in our hearts. My good friend and inspiration in seeking Jesus, Stephanie Romelus joins…
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When God Makes a Hard Ask ft. Courtenay Bowser
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Part of growing deep roots with God is following Him in the difficult surrenders. Courtenay Bowser joins the podcast to discuss just that on this episode. Courtenay and her husband Jeremiah are longtime missionaries, who recently picked up their lives and their family in their lifelong home of Jacksonville to respond to a call to France. As you can…
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Building Intimacy with the Lord ft. Kayla Babitz
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Season 4 and we're back!! Hey y'all! We're hopping right back in to getting our whole lives together and this episode is jam packed with practical tips on how to build an intimate relationship with Jesus that will hold you through life's ups and downs. Kayla Babitz joins the podcast to share the nuggets she has gained from nearly a lifetime of foll…
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Guys- this is the final episode of season 3. We made it! *Does celebratory dance* To close out this season, we are ending with a bang! Closing the door on unbelief as a chokehold to our faith is how we are ending season three and prayerfully this decade. On this episode we discuss the problem of unbelief, how we end up questioning everything, and h…
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Ah, disappointment- you formidable foe. Disappointment has taken out newbie and veteran Christians alike. Why is this such a beast? Disappointment is often the source of deep disconnection for the believer and if not nipped in the bud early and thoroughly can lead to all kinds of soul sickness. So on this episode of the podcast, we discuss sources …
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Listen. Waiting on God is no joke. I often think of it like holding a wall-sit- it is good for your muscles but it's gonna burn after a while. Sometimes in the waiting that burn comes in the form of exhaustion, frustration, and/or hopelessness. That's ok- address the burn. On the episode, we discuss the proper way to recover from weary waiting, the…
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Here's the thing- you can't trust someone you don't know and you sure aren't going to be willing to follow them into the unknown without a backlog of trust. Not knowing God- like knowing Him knowing Him, makes trusting His commands, instructions, and intentions beyond hard. Knowing God's heart and Who He says He is allows for trust to fill the spac…
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Sis. Let's be honest- sometimes you just wanna do what you wanna do. We've all been there (some of us are there in park). The reality, though, is that when God's voice takes a backseat to our agenda, we need to check ourselves. Walking with God is a by-product of trusting Him and going our way often shows us where we ain't trusting. On this episode…
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It is often said that Christianity is about relationship not religion. But what does that practically look like? Walking with God, doing life with Him is the crux of the Christian life but it can feel overwhelming to know where to start (or even if you're doing it right). It's ok- walking with God is as much of an experiment as it is an adventure. …
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The Love of God. It is the best and most central aspect of our faith and yet living the reality of being dearly loved by God is often an elusive but longed after whim. We often see God as disappointed in us, obligated to but not in love with us, and distant. But He is far from that! God is crazy about His kids and in this episode we get into the pr…
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One of the hardest things in life is to build something in the midst of a chaotic situation. The devil is an opportunist so whether life is just being life or there is an all out battle raging in your life, his constant objective is to divide and conquer. Being a flabby Christian, who has let some core disciplines slip, is the best way to get caugh…
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So is it just me or is it super tempting to provide commentary on how other people should be doing things? I'm talking about being critical. The more I walk through this life with Jesus the more He keeps pointing stuff out to me like how to love and use my words to build up not tear down and stuff like that. To be frank, it's easier to do what feel…
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Ever got the bright idea to be better or level up in some area of your life, only to have crushing discouragement follow swiftly behind? Yeah, same. Often times the distance between where God shows us He is taking us and where we live can seem like an endless chasm. But listen sis, God is faithful. It's in Him that we live, move, and have our being…
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Hey there. So...fear. I'm going to just come out and say it: I don't believe fear should be tolerated in any way. Reverence and respect is one thing- fear is a beast of a different color. And because I believe so wholeheartedly that fear is not a thing to be trifled with (see 2 Timothy 1:7), this episode is dedicated to putting the beast back in th…
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