Mint Arrow Messages is a podcast from blogger and content creator Corrine Stokoe who's best known for her fashion and deal blog Mint Arrow. In Mint Arrow Messages we talk to influencers you know and love about the REAL grit that made them who they are, the hidden stories of struggle, challenge and triumph. We're sharing their stories in hopes to create more awareness, compassion, kindness and understanding in a world that's starving for more goodness.
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272: Navigating motherhood, faith and professional volleyball with Betsi Flint
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Betsi Flint, a 6-time AVP Champion, played at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) for both indoor and beach volleyball. She is a 2-time AVCA All-American in beach and still holds indoor records in career aces and digs. In Betsi’s rookie AVP Season in 2015, she and Kelly Kolinske were the youngest team at the time to take home an AVP Championship. Bet…
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Many people know that May is mental health awareness month, but did you know that June is men’s mental health awareness month? We felt like this was such an important topic that we dedicated an entire episode to the mental health of the men in our lives. We’re discussing statistics and studies along with suggestions of what’s helped Neil and how he…
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270: The book that completely changed my life with Dennis Deaton
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Dennis R Deaton is Co-founder of Quma Learning Systems and a nationally known leadership trainer, motivational speaker and award-winning author. His book, Ownership Spirit: The One Grand Key that Changes Everything Else, was the 2009 National Best Books Award Winner in the Business Motivational category.Brother Deaton has held numerous leadership p…
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269: Unpacking my panic attacks & emotional wellness tips with Natty Lewis
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This episode came at such a divinely inspired time, two days after my second panic attack. And I couldn’t imagine anyone better to talk about it with than my friend Natty. Natty is a highly-sought after speaker and coach. She has spoken on stages in over 38 different countries around the world and worked with over 200 different companies, CEOs and …
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We’re all about to head into summer and as I was thinking about what might help you the most, my mind went straight back to an experience I had with a mom in my community. She has 7 kids, and when I asked her how the heck she was keeping them all busy and entertained AND teaching them to work and be responsible (all her kids are hard workers!) she …
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Recently someone came to me in my DMs on instagram and asked, “what exactly is surrender?” And I thought to myself, “this is an easy one for me!” and then quickly the Spirit reminded me, “wait a minute, but you didn’t know this for a LONG TIME.” And I remembered how badly I struggled with my codependency before I learned how to surrender. So today …
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266: The answered prayer continuum & asking Elder Renlund a question
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last week I spent several days in Utah and while I was there, watched as several people I love either received or were answers to other people’s prayers. In this episode, I’m sharing some of those tender mercy experiences, and an answer to prayer that involved me having a one-on-one conversation with an apostle of Jesus Christ. Corrine's presentati…
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265: That’s not a thing: it only has as much power as you give it
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Popularity charts, measures and scales are something all of us have faced at one time or another in our lives. But are they real? Maybe only as much as we’re giving them power to be. Let’s talk about it in today’s episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Corrine Stokoe
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264: Holy Envy: studying world religion with Dave Butler
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David Butler is a multifaceted educator and author, known for his teachings on faith and his top-rated podcast and YouTube channel called Don’t Miss This, that he co-hosts with Emily Bell Freeman and Grace Freeman. He’s captured the hearts of many, including the youth, with his biblical teachings and his unique approach to scripture. Outside the cl…
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263: Healing your hometown with Bob Dalton, CEO of Sackcloth & Ashes
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Bob Dalton is the founder and CEO of the blanket company Sackcloth & Ashes, based in Oregon where they give a blanket to a homeless shelter every time they sell a blanket.Bob’s story of conviction to Christianity is soul-stirring, and as he takes me through that journey he also unfolds how his company, Sackcloth and Ashes was born. He talks about t…
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Have you ever felt like every time you go to do something REALLY important, all hell starts to break loose, like the entire universe starts to conspire against you? We’ve all been there and in fact, Neil and I were just there last week as we prepared to speak to a youth group about the power of addiction recovery through the 12-steps and the atonem…
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261: How Spirituality and Sexuality can coexist with Aimee Gianni
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Aimee Gianni is a seasoned marriage and family therapist and relationship coach, with a focus on guiding couples and individuals through the complexities of relationships for nearly three decades.In this episode, Aimee shares her perspective on the transformative power of relationships, especially highlighted during the pandemic’s unique challenges…
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260: Fearless female advocating with McKenzie Bauer of Thread Wallets
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When McKenzie Bauer’s boyfriend lost his wallet, he struggled to replace it - everything was big, bulky or boring. After marrying in 2015, they raised some $60,000 from Kickstarter and launched Thread Wallets with a line of slim, stylish wallets that can be attached to a keychain, lanyard or phone. They’ve since expanded into other accessories, lik…
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259: The Last Cupcake Girl with Kori Andrews
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Kori Andrews is a full time seminary teacher, speaker, and founder of Hi5Live, a community with weekly lives on spiritual motivational topics. Kori bravely shared his story of having a baby in the NICU at primary children’s hospital when I met him a couple summers ago at aspen grove family camp in Utah, where we were both speaking. His baby has sin…
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Lloyd Roberts is a dedicated husband, father, and serial entrepreneur who loves business and investing. Before he cofounded a tech unicorn, a company with a billion-dollar valuation, Lloyd had many ups and downs as an entrepreneur, with each new venture teaching him lessons about what to do, and not do, in business. In 2021, his tech company was re…
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We’ve all been there — times when we knew we should have prepared, and didn’t, and we walk away with regret. And then there are times when you can walk away knowing you did absolutely everything you could have done to be prepared. Today we’re talking about some of our biggest life lessons in being prepared. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m…
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256: Randy Garn on prosperity, fulfillment and true joy
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Randy Garn is a New York Times Best-Selling Author, serial entrepreneur, investor, and business and life strategist.Randy has been awarded Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young and Top 40 Under 40 Entrepreneur. He is passionate about growing companies and the people behind them. Randy has mastered the art of relationships, and customer acqui…
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Last week a dear friend of ours, and a friend of the podcast, Andre, lost his mother unexpectedly. We were able to be there online with him, to mourn with him as he mourned. This led to us talking about why we are asked in the scriptures, and in our church as a covenant with God, to mourn with those who mourn. We share some personal experiences als…
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254: Sports are for girls too with Lily Shimbashi of The Sports ish
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Lily Shimbashi has always loved sports… ish. After growing up with a father in professional sports and four brothers who played, the sports world felt natural for Lily. She had little girl dreams of becoming a sports reporter, the next, Erin Andrews as she liked to say. After graduating college in sports broadcasting, Lily got her first job for an …
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253: Saving families with Caroline Boudreaux of The Miracle Foundation
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Caroline Boudreaux is a social entrepreneur and Founder of the Miracle Foundation, an international nonprofit that helps orphans and foster children find a safe, stable and permanent family. Caroline is a firecracker Cajun who was born and raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She founded Miracle Foundation in 2000. While visiting a small village in I…
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00:00 Introduction and Background 01:54 Grief and Loss 06:32 Comparison of Grief Experiences 08:28 Dealing with Guilt and Negative Emotions 09:24 Struggling with the Concept of Joy 11:14 Finding Peace and Joy in Grief 13:40 Jesus' Example of Feeling Pain 14:09 Accepting Pain and Finding Light 17:47 Choosing Happiness in Marriage 22:06 Breaking Free…
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Do you believe there are angels among us? I do, and Neil does, and we’ve had some really special experiences here in Hawaii with our family members who have passed on. So today we’re discussing the idea of angels in the form of family members and ancestors looking out for us, helping us, cheering us on, encouraging us in our darkest moments and giv…
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250: "Let Me Save You 25 Years" with Shawn Nelson
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Shawn Nelson is the founder and CEO of Lovesac, repeatedly recognized as the fastest growing furniture brand in the US for over a decade. Lovesac is publicly traded on Nasdaq and is projected to exceed $1 Billion in annual sales over the next few years with more than 270 Lovesac branded retail locations. From humble beginnings, Shawn founded Lovesa…
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Are the January blues hitting you? Are you feeling like everything is piling up on you? Are you in your pajamas right now? Me too! But really, how are you right now? If you’re not doing great, then today my friend, we did a podcast episode just for you. I hope you can feel our love for you and that you’ll hear this message today and be able to tell…
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248: Declutter Your Destiny: What to let go of from 2023 to make room for greatness in 2024
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One of my favorite quotes is from C. Joy Bell that says, “You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them.” Today Neil and I are discussing what things we’ve let go of to make room for better things in our lives. Labels, past experiences, burdens that don’t belong to us……
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If you’re feeling a little bit of a let-down after the wrapping paper is all thrown away and you feel like you survived the marathon of another Christmas season, but you wish you could’ve made Jesus just a little more central to it all, DON’T WORRY! I’ve got you, because I know just what that feels like. I have the perfect thing, and it’s actually …
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246: Giving up Wine O’Clock with Jenn Kautsch
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Jenn Kautsch, founder of Sober Sis, is passionate about making it safe for women to have a conversation about alcohol without judgment, labels, or rules. She’s a retired “gray area” drinker who realized in her 40s that her “wine o’clock” habit wasn’t doing her any favors. She started Sober Sis to share her knowledge and experience with other women …
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In the spirit of Christmas so many of us (myself included) can get bogged down by the shopping lists and a full calendar and so many demands on our time and our wallets, but what really matters amidst all of that? Today we’re discussing the great gift we can give to others AND to Jesus by just simply following a prompting. Notes: “The Spirit of Chr…
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Mary, the mother of Jesus, is someone I now think about more than I ever have during the Christmas season because of an experience I had two Christmases ago when I lost a pregnancy. Her attitude of being the handmaid of the Lord has helped me maintain the perspective of being willing to do the Lord's will even through some of the most challenging t…
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243: Break up with Burnout: The Signs and Symptoms and 4 Solutions
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Burnout is a topic that I feel like is tossed around a lot in media but I have a question for you to ponder: do you know what the signs are of burnout? And maybe even more importantly, do you know what to do if you are starting to feel like you're creeping toward the edge of burnout? Or maybe you're even already there! Let's talk about how to spot …
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If you've ever felt confused by how Jesus did everything for everyone and saved people and helped them and yet you can never do enough to feel like enough, then today's episode is for you. If you've ever felt like you're not sure how to be a good Christian and also take care of your own needs, today's episode is also for you. I'm so excited to shar…
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241: Co-parenting During the Holidays with Jessica Turner
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Jessica N. Turner is a content creator and tastemaker for busy moms looking for hacks to live life with more intention and less stress. She is a blogging veteran, having established her platform in 2006, and has continued to evolve to meet the needs of her community and the influencer industry. Jessica lives with her three children in Nashville, Te…
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240: Healthy HOLIDAY Boundaries and How to Avoid Family Drama this Holiday Season!
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If the holidays make you nervous, anxious, or stressed because of any kind of FAMILY dynamic, then today's episode is specifically just for you. We're going to talk through some of the ways you can avoid having drama, stressing yourself out about people pleasing, and instead hold really good, healthy holiday boundaries to make 2023 your most codafr…
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This year I challenged myself to be as unfiltered and real as possible on this podcast so today I'm really putting that to the test as Neil and I share our most unpopular opinions. The point of today's episode isn't to persuade you to think just like us in all aspects, but to hopefully encourage you to stand out, speak up, and be different from the…
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238: Money Mentality: What are the Blocks Holding You Back, and the Hacks that Will Help!
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We all have funny, quirky, sometimes weird, sometimes empowering thoughts and beliefs about money. How much it defines us, how we use it, how we get it, and what it's for in this life. Today Neil and I are going to unpack our beliefs about money and what we’re still working on, and our tools for success and happiness and having enough money for eve…
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237: Dyslexia to Distinguished Writer: Mary Beesley's Inspiring Story of Becoming an Author
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Mary Beesley has been a daydreamer since childhood, but after having profound difficulty learning to read, she couldn't be more surprised to have fallen in love with books. She writes stories that find hope in hardship and shine light on the goodness and strength of the human spirit. She's received a Crowned Heart of Excellence Review and a five-st…
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We all know the Tim McGraw song, "Live Like You Were Dying," but this topic has been on our minds and hearts recently after losing some really incredible people in our lives, who we'll share a little about today. If you've ever wondered about how to really make life worthwhile, or the regrets of the dying, or how to not regret the little time you h…
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235: Nothing is Missing with Nicole Walters
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Nicole Walters is a former top-selling corporate executive who quit her six-figure sales job to pursue her passion and build a multi-million dollar business, coaching fellow dreamers and entrepreneurs. She is the host of a popular podcast, a TV personality, in-demand motivational speaker and the author of the forthcoming memoir NOTHING IS MISSING: …
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234: From Adult Film Industry to Finding Hope in Christ with Joshua Broome
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Joshua Broome, once a renowned adult film star, went on an empty journey that led him to realize that fame, wealth, and worldly success couldn't fill the void in his heart. Overcoming depression, battling suicidal thoughts, and healing from the emotional scars of his past, Joshua has spent the last five years sharing his story on podcasts, TV shows…
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233: There are No Shortcuts in Football with Bryson Barnes
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Bryson Barnes grew up in a small town in Southern Utah called Milford and is the middle child of 5. Bryson grew up loving sports and played a couple competitively in high school which included football, wrestling, baseball, and track. Bryson has been playing quarterback at the University of Utah for 3 years, with his intro to college football stage…
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Being "authentic" or "authenticity" can be frequently used (and sometimes even over-used) buzz words in our world currently. But I read something this week that made me totally re-think what authenticity actually means, which isn't just about trying to share unfiltered pictures or messy, imperfect moments of our lives. This definition goes deeper i…
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231: The WHY of Your Weight Loss and Physical Health with BodyByBree
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The adage "I've got your back" is something we say and hear all the time, but what does it mean? What are the ingredients to a friendship or building character that equates to being this kind of person, this kind of friend? We're unpacking this in many different ways today and giving you a challenge to be the person who lives in a way that shows ot…
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Have you ever had a huge AHA moment in life where you realize, "Oh my gosh, that THING that I thought was real, it totally wasn't?" Or maybe you say to yourself, "Wow. That was totally not what I made it out to be in my mind?" Today we're going to talk about these situations, that we call, the many mirages of life. Time Stamps: [00:40] - Do you thi…
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228: True Grit and Grace with Amberly Lago
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Amberly Lago is a Peak Performance Coach, TED Speaker, Podcaster, and a leading expert in the field of resilience and transformation. She is the best-selling author of the book "True Grit and Grace," and the founder of the "UNSTOPPABLE Life Mastermind." Through her book, coaching methods, and masterminds she has curated unique tools to teach others…
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When was the last time you felt like you were totally misunderstood, or someone really mistook you for something you are not? Did you consider if there was anything you presented in the situation that may have contributed to that misrepresentation? The good news is, it's probably an easy fix. In today's episode, Neil and I are unpacking one of our …
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226: Mental Health is Health with Dr. Braden Brown
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Dr. Braden Brown is a licensed marriage and family therapist and the VP of Coaching & Counseling at Ampelis, a holistic human performance and mental wellness practice. Braden was a four-year letterman on BYU's football team from 2009-2012, where he played in all 52 games of his career and tallied 41 starts at offensive tackle. Following his BYU foo…
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225: Hearing NO from God: How to Identify a Warning and What to do When It Happens
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This past 24 hours Neil and I have been on a rollercoaster of emotions as we decided to enroll our kids into a new school and then ended up taking them out and putting them back into their old school. We're sharing all the ups and downs of this decision, what made us question whether something was a sign, and how to tell when God is telling you "no…
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224: Nobody Cares and It Doesn't Matter: What We Learned from High School Reunions
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If you've got a high school reunion coming up, then today's episode is specifically for you! And even if you don't have one coming up soon, we're going to talk all about what we learned from our recent 20 year high school reunions, our interactions with making and receiving amends, some mindset shifts that made all the difference, and some tips on …
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223: Pageants, Prison, Modesty and Christianity with Miss Utah Sarah Sun
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Sarah Sun is Utah's brand new Miss Utah who will represent them in the Miss America competition this upcoming year. She's from Cedar City, Utah, and is a junior at Brigham Young University majoring in music and political science. Previously, she served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints in Southern California, and studied ap…
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