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The Breathing Room

Elizabeth Maxon

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The Breathing Room is a place to pause. Are you tired of living frantic and defeated? Is the mindless busy-ness of this world driving you mad? Do words like slow, simple, and savor sound lovely to you? Have you been wishing you could step out of the fast lane and get back to what really matters most? Join us for conversations that will refresh you and send you back out in the right direction. Sometimes we have to push back on whatever is crowding in. We need our space, we need some room to b ...
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Author and spiritual director, Marilyn Vancil, shares about her own journey of self-discovery and how we all have a self to lose and self to find. Using the scriptures as truth + the Enneagram as a tool, Marilyn and Elizabeth discuss everything from shifting harmful patterns in marriage to understanding our truth worth in Christ.…
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Elizabeth is joined by Enneagram 7, Melody Lovvorn. Melody walks with women who have experienced betrayal trauma through her ministry Undone Redone and also serves as an Enneagram Coach. She shares how the Enneagram has helped her to collect the dots of her life and then connect them in a way that has transformed the way she sees herself, others, a…
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Elizabeth is joined by fellow Enneagram 4, Sarah E. Westfall, to discuss how the Enneagram has impacted their spiritual formation and relationships. Sarah also shares practical ways she engages silence and solitude in some unconventional ways. Listen and learn how to cultivate a quiet heart in a loud world. https://breathingroom.life…
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Find freedom from your phone on this episode with author and contemplative Ed Cyzewski. Elizabeth and Ed discuss how to shift your perspective and adopt certain practices to help you stay spiritually healthy in a digital world. We ALL need this one! Show notes and links at breathingroom.lifeBy Elizabeth Maxon
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Elizabeth chats with counselor and author, Meredith McDaniel about the spiritual practice of 'waking up' - to ourselves, to God, to the world around us. If you've found yourself longing for more in your life, this might be just the conversation you need to get yourself moving in the right direction. Find the show notes and more breathing room at ht…
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Are you looking for less information and more on transformation? In less than 30 minutes you'll feel refreshed and more connected to God through the practice of Lectio Divina. This episode walks you through this ancient practice step-by-step. Slow, savoring of scripture is the perfect remedy for a parched soul. It's amazing how something so simple …
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Elizabeth talks with John Fooshee of Gospel Enneagram about ways we can use the Enneagram as a tool for spiritual formation and relationship building. Whatever your level of Enneagram understanding, there are tons of great nuggets of wisdom for you here (plus we talk 'labyrinths' as a spiritual practice, which is really fun!). This is one of our al…
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Fresh from her morning walk, Elizabeth shares some thoughts on how we can access a new kind of NEW in our lives. Maybe we've been looking in all the wrong places. This is what our hearts are really longing for. This shift in thinking could bring new life to our relationships with our husbands, kids, parents, friends, and even ourselves. (NOTE: This…
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On this episode Elizabeth shares the microphone with writer, speaker, and ministry leader, Richella Parham. They discuss how to discern between healthy and unhealthy comparison, as well as the effects social media is having on our identity and well-being, and what we can do in response. This one is guaranteed to leave you feeling lighter! You can f…
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Do you ever feel like you try SO hard, but some things never change? What if having a primary posture of 'trying' just makes us (and everyone around us) tired, but if, instead, we focus on 'training' there is a chance for transformation. Be encouraged that sometimes even our most complicated problems have a simple solution. https://breathingroom.li…
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A global pause button has been pushed in response to the coronavirus spreading around world. Elizabeth and husband, Joey, discuss how certain practices have prepared them for this unprecedented time more than any trip to the grocery store ever could (Hint: They need Jesus and inner peace way more than they need toilet paper and chicken!). This migh…
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On this episode, Elizabeth talks with her real life friend, Bette, about the movement of God happening in their community. They share how their individual pieces are coming together with the pieces of others to reveal a beautiful bigger picture. ​If you have felt a nudging to take a step towards something but you're not sure where that step will le…
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Families face struggles and celebrations - sometimes all within the same week! ​On this episode Elizabeth talks a little bit about both. A recent hospital visit for daughter, Lucy, was a struggle but also a gift. Elizabeth explains why. ​Husband, Joey joins the conversation as the couple shares the story behind their latest family project - a fixer…
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Sometimes we need to kindly tell the world - "Go away." On this episode Elizabeth shares how having a 'break' forced her to take a break and what she learned in the process. After an extended 'breathing room', she offers an honest conversation about the struggle to get out from underneath depression and the thoughts and questions that can help you …
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Like it or not, our phones are changing us. There are many benefits to the technology we conveniently carry in our back pockets, but what is the negative impact of having all-access, all the time? On today's episode we talk about some simple ways to save our sanity when it comes to cell phones. We also issue a challenge for anyone who wants to rega…
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In a world of conferences, books, and articles telling us 'You've got what it takes!' - why do we so often feel like we don't? Why does it sometimes feel like every pep talk we get adds more weight to the heaviness we feel? Could it be that we're not getting the full truth? On this episode, Amanda Uher is beautifully vulnerable about her own mental…
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In the wake of tragedy we listen to the reporters and watch the footage and wonder - What do I do? How do I respond? How can I possibly make a difference in the midst of such huge devastation. In this episode we go looking for light in the midst of darkness and remember that we all have an important role to play, although it may be different than w…
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Priorities shift when we become parents, but do we sometimes swing too far in the direction of our children and too far away from the other roles in our lives? Today's guest discusses the difficult transition from career woman to mother and how she has not let the culture around her define her roles. By thinking outside of the box (and home) she ha…
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Elizabeth introduces the simple, yet powerful, practice of deep breathing. In addition to sharing her own experience with incorporating breathing exercises into regular daily life, she will also share an essay written generations ago that still applies to those of us trying to catch our breath today. This one is light-hearted and entertaining!…
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Allison talks honestly, and yet hopefully, about the struggles she faces as a mother of a child whose life is being cut short by a genetic disorder known as Hunter Syndrome. As the Muedder Family pushes back fear and chooses joy, rooted in their deep faith in God, they find themselves a part of a much bigger story than the could have ever imagined.…
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Listen in as Elizabeth and Emily share their emotional journey and the lessons they learned along the way. In this 2nd part of their conversation, the 'Breathing Room girls' talk about how comparison kills and what we can do to combat it. They also unpack the power of collaboration in unlocking creativity and inspiration. Their story is magical and…
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Long before the podcast, two girls took a few shaky steps toward a distant and unclear dream. That dream turned out to be The Breathing Room. Listen in as Elizabeth and Emily share their emotional journal and the lessons they learned along the way. If you've felt a nudge to take your own first steps this might be the encouragement you need. If you …
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Have you felt the information overload? Is your head spinning with all the 5 step programs and quick fixes that claim to give you exactly what you need? Do you have a stack of unread {or half read} self-help books at home collecting dust, but yet you continue to buy more? I get it...and, call me crazy, but I've decided to escape from it all by reve…
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Elizabeth chats with one of her 'Tuesday Girls', Kelly Whitehead, about her journey as a mother of two children with special needs. Kelly honestly shares the struggles and the gifts of this life she did not expect, but fully embraces. Are you facing a limitation that has you feeling frustrated or disappointed? Do you feel like some of the things yo…
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Elizabeth talks with fellow South Carolina girl, Mary Beth Hultstrand about one of the biggest shifts she's made in her life. Together they will discuss what it looks like to be a mindful mama instead of succumbing to mindless busy-ness. Mindfulness is at the heart of intentional living and a good place to begin finding breathing room in the middle…
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