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In our culture, if a woman is said to have strength it usually means she is competing with a man or acting like a man. What if there is strength in the way God made us, as women? There is and we recognize it when we see it. We are excited to introduce you to women who display true strength, not in spite of being women but because of it.
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A Podcast dedicated to guiding you on a transformative journey of uncovering your true self. Sharing stories, wisdom and practical insights to empower women on their path to inner fulfillment. Discover the strength within, cultivate self-love and embrace authenticity as we embark on a quest to become the best versions of ourselves, together. Are you ready to redefine your narrative, break free from societal expectations, and embrace the extraordinary woman You Already Are? Tune in, connect, ...
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If there has ever been a time in your life where you have been hurt, offended, ridiculed, manipulated, lied to, abused etc. this episode is for you! In this episode Michael and I dive deep into why we carry resentment. We learn together what resentment looks like and how to learn to process it. We allow ourselves to look in the mirror to understand…
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S5 02: Persecution and Flourishing: The Church in India With Rebecca Stanley
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Kairos Global Foundation Kingdom Unleashed by Jerry Trousdale, Glenn Sunshine, with Gregory C. Benoit The Unshakable Kingdom and the Unchanging Person by E. Stanley Jones Does the thought of voting stress you out—especially this year? Maybe the idea of political engagement as a Christian even feels hopeless. You’re not alone. You want wisdom, but t…
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Developing Emotional Intelligence by Giving Space for Our Emotions and Others In this episode we take a dive into how to deal with our "negative emotions" and the "negative" emotions of others. We learn how important it is, especially as mothers to allow space for others to go through their emotions, the good and the bad. We also discuss how to val…
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S5 01: From Grief to Grace: The Inspiring Story of Auntie Anne's Founder with Anne Beiler
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Grief, trauma, and shame thrive in the darkness—but honesty enables us to walk in the light of healing and freedom. Tune in for a story of redemption and healing from Anne Beiler, founder of Auntie Anne’s pretzels. More than a successful businesswoman, Anne is a woman of God who has walked through devastating loss and trauma and discovered the free…
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In this episode Michael and I take a deep dive look into the challenges of an entrepreneur and the relationships they have in their lives. We discuss how it feels on both side of the coin: being an entrepreneur and being married to an entrepreneur. It is so easy for us to get caught up in fulfilling our dreams, trying to provide for our families, t…
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Best of Strong Women: The Shocking Dorothy Sayers With Crystal Downing
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We are taking a small break this July to gear up for season five of the Strong Women podcast. But during this break, we decided to re-air some episodes that we thought you would enjoy. Crystal Downing joins us this week to talk about the 20th-century Christian author, Dorothy Sayers. Crystal is Co-Director of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton Co…
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In this episode Michael and I discuss challenges and how we choose to face them. We take a look at why people decide to take on a challenge, and why they do not. We discuss a lot about our choices and how essential it is to make our choices come from our essence, who we are, what we stand for, what we desire most because that is where we are going …
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Best of Strong Women: Staying Faithful Under Public Pressure With Lorie Smith
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We are taking a small break this July to gear up for season five of the Strong Women podcast. But during this break, we decided to re-air some episodes that we thought you would enjoy. Lorie Smith is a graphic designer and the founder and owner of 303 Creative. She’s also the center of a landmark Supreme Court case regarding freedom of speech—a cas…
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Road Rage and Connection to Each Other. A Tribute to Michael Brown
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In this episode I share the heart wrenching reality of losing a family member to a road rage incident. Michael and I explore reasons behind why these incidences are becoming more and more common. We delve into human connection and the lack there of, and what to do about it. We share tools on how to calm our minds down, how to focus on connecting wi…
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Best of Strong Women: Before the Sex Talk With Linda Noble and Linda Stewart Part 2
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We are taking a small break this July to gear up for season five of the Strong Women podcast. But during this break, we decided to re-air some episodes that we thought you would enjoy. Our guests today are Linda Noble and Linda Stewart, affectionately called “The Lindas.” I love how these two ladies in different seasons of life looked at the world …
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Best of Strong Women: Before the Sex Talk With Linda Noble and Linda Stewart Part 1
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We are taking a small break this July to gear up for season five of the Strong Women podcast. But during this break, we decided to re-air some episodes that we thought you would enjoy. Our guests today are Linda Noble and Linda Stewart, affectionately called “The Lindas.” I love how these two ladies in different seasons of life looked at the world …
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Best of Strong Women: Bringing Christ’s Love and Light to Women in Strip Clubs With Rachelle Starr
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We are taking a small break this July to gear up for season five of the Strong Women podcast. But during this break, we decided to re-air some episodes that we thought you would enjoy. Our guest today is Rachelle Starr, founder of Scarlet Hope. At 21, Rachelle felt God calling her to minister to women trapped working in strip clubs in her city of L…
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Reconnecting with Your True Self with Marco Lopez
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In this episode we are joined by International Mindset coach (and my personal mentor) Marco Lopez. Marco shares the unique methodology of Mindtune and hones in on how to reconnect with our true selves and our innermost desires. As we go through the interview we all share experiences and gain awareness of things we let go of as we became adults and …
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S4 44: The Church in Prison With Heather Rice-Minus
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Many assume prison is the last place to encounter God. But He is powerfully at work there through His people, both inside and out, fulfilling the promise to “proclaim liberty to the captives” and “set at liberty those who are oppressed” (Luke 4:18). Heather Rice-Minus, CEO of Prison Fellowship, has witnessed this firsthand in her work for prison re…
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How to Deal with Stress instead of Manage it
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In our busy lives trying to be successful in all aspects of our lives like motherhood, being wife, a friend, a coworker, a business woman, an entrepreneur. It is so easy to get bogged down by stress. When we try to work on ourselves sometimes it only adds to the pile of stuff we just don't have time for. In this episode Michael and I discuss the re…
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S4 43: Pursuing Real Relationships in a Digital World With Kathy Koch
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Thanks to our relationship to technology, people are more disconnected than ever. Screen addiction is stunting real relationships, especially for kids and teens. How can we help young people pursue real, face-to-face relationships in the age of screens? Friend of the podcast Dr. Kathy Koch joins Sarah live at CCNC 2024 to answer that question and i…
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Empowering Women Through Knowledge, Physiological Birth and Embracing our Bodies with Trisha Baird
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In this episode we explore what physiological birth is, how it can be so impactful in empowering women to embrace their bodies and their natural wisdom and strength. We discuss how learning about our bodies natural process and allowing that process to be completed can be fulfilling and help us prepare for motherhood. And finally, we share our deep …
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S4 42: Injustice, Cancel Culture, and Gospel Hope With Amy Orr-Ewing
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Our post-Christian culture often promotes justice at the expense of mercy. God takes injustice seriously, and His forgiveness is the only thing in the universe that can deal with the full weight of injustice while also securing our redemption. According to theologian and apologist Amy Orr-Ewing, Christians have a precious opportunity in this cultur…
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Change is a part of life. It is how we grow, it is how we become more of our true selves, but it can also be hard, and painful. Change can mean losing someone you love, it can also mean something as trivial as dealing with an illness or a child who needs more of your attention for the day. In this episode we talk about the various ways we can handl…
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S4 41: You Are Not a Machine With Joy Clarkson
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You and I are not machines. We are trees. That’s just one of the beautiful observations in Joy Clarkson’s latest book, You Are a Tree: And Other Metaphors to Nourish Life, Thought, and Prayer. Joy joins us this week for a delightful conversation about metaphors and how they deepen our understanding of the human experience, including love, sadness, …
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In this episode Michael and I take a deeper look at the theme of this podcast: You Already Are. We discuss how we can become more connected with our true inner selves and how to help grow our self-love and sense of worth. We provide several mindset tools to implement to help empower your most authentic self to come through. You have something that …
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S4 40: From Transgender to Transformed With Laura Perry Smalts
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Laura Perry Smalts spent nine years rejecting God and chasing a different "gender identity." Despite Laura’s social, hormonal, and surgical attempts to become a man, the promises of gender ideology proved to be lies. In the face of her anger and hatred of God and the Church, God miraculously broke through Laura’s heart with loving conviction and co…
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Anxiety and depression are often misconstrued illnesses. Some people do not consider them an illness at all. There is often a lot of shame, guilt, and embarrassment around the idea of having either of these mental conditions. In this episode we address some of these issues and discuss common causes of depression and anxiety particularly for teenage…
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S4 39: Radical Redemption After Abortion With Toni McFadden
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Sometimes we forget how radical and powerful God’s grace is. This week’s guest, Toni McFadden, has not forgotten. Toni travels the country to speak about abortion, promote healthy sexuality and relationships, and advocate for the unborn. After Toni had an abortion in high school, God transformed her life through radical salvation, healing, and a ne…
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How often do you find yourself blaming others or your circumstances for the state of your well being? In this episode, we talk about how doing so, gives away your power and prevents you from having peace and joy. We introduce various ways we give our power away and dive deeper into what we can do today to take our power back. We strive to empower o…
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Mental noise is something every human experiences. We think about the future, the past, the present sometimes all at once. In this episode Michael and I share our own experiences with mental noise, what it means for us and the tools we use to quiet mental noise. Mastering the ability to quiet your mental noise is like having your own super power. I…
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S4 38: What to Do With Unmet Longings With Rachel Miller
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Living with unmet longings often feels like suffering. Rachel Miller knows, from experience, that our longings confront us with an opportunity to struggle toward God and community, rather than away from them. Her latest book is When It Hurts to Hope: Honest Conversations about Living with Unmet Longing. She joins us this week to talk about wrestlin…
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S4 37: Challenging Myths About Motherhood with Elizabeth Schlueter
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What is motherhood all about? Elizabeth Schlueter helps us perceive the beautiful truth about motherhood amid cultural extremes. She joins us this week to challenge common myths about motherhood and cast a Christian vision for the beauty of self-giving love and sacrifice. Whether you're married or single, raising children or not, you’ll be encourag…
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S4 36: Leaving Mormonism, Trusting Christ With Megan Donahue
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Megan Donahue grew up in a Mormon family whose roots reach all the way back to the founding of Mormonism. Though she sincerely believed as a child, she was discouraged from thoroughly investigating what she had been taught. Eventually, Megan’s beliefs unraveled as she grappled with long-held questions and the burden of works-based religion. Through…
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Mom Guilt and Pursuing Your Dreams with Shannon Resare
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In this episode we are joined with Working Mom's Life Coach Shannon Resare. We have a brilliant conversation about mom guilt, where it originates in us, and how we can overcome it. We talk about societal pressures that both men and women face in their roles and how we can shift our mindset to gain greater confidence and happiness in our lives. We d…
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S4 35: Telling the Truth About our Bodies with Mary Rice Hasson
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Gender ideology is the biggest lie capturing young people today. The Church is called to care for the victims of this lie while walking in truth and love. Mary Rice Hasson joins us this week to share how Christians can offer a better hope than gender ideology and practically love those who struggle with their identity. As believers, we were never m…
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In this episode Michael and I introduce the subject of resistance and what it means to be in resistance. We talk about how powerful shifting our mindset to an acceptance mindset can be and provide tools on how to shift that mindset. We both share our experiences about when we have been in resistance and how big of an impact it can have on your resu…
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S4 34: Seeing God in Tiny Moments with Ned Bustard
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This week we’re joined by author and illustrator Ned Bustard. Ned lost his wife Leslie to cancer last year, but her beautiful spirit and faith are captured in the new book, Tiny Thoughts That I’ve Been Thinking. Leslie saw God’s goodness in life’s smallest details and infused ordinary moments with Christ’s light. Come hear about her legacy of faith…
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In this episode Michael shares many experiences where he has felt the power of intention and the many examples that he has witnessed for others. We discuss what intention is and how it is different from belief, and how we can use its power. We even provide some fun examples for people to try at home. When you set your intention, even if its just a …
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S4 33. Kindness and Truth: Telling the Story of Elisabeth Elliot with Ellen Vaughn
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Elisabeth Elliot was an imperfect yet faithful Christ-follower with a complex life story. This week, Ellen Vaughn returns to discuss Being Elisabeth Elliot, volume two of her amazing biography of Elliot’s life. Tune in to hear about Elisabeth’s return from foreign missions, her writings, her struggles with loneliness, and the complexities of her la…
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Abundance, Wealth and Money with Lark Galley
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Today we interview Lark Galley on the mindset of money. We discuss some things that may be blocking your potential and what money might have to do with inner peace and fulfillment. We touch on some topics regarding what really matters in life and define a scarcity vs abundance mindset. Lark Galley has her own couching available to those who are int…
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S4 32. Caring for Survivors of Sex Trafficking with Vicki Proffit
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Did you know that the U.S. is one of the most active sex-trafficking countries in the world? Amid these sobering statistics, Vicki Proffit spends her time caring for survivors and pointing them to the love of Jesus. Vicki is the Executive Director of Sarah’s Home, a sanctuary for survivors of sex trafficking in Colorado. In this live interview, she…
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In this episode we take a look at the difference between a positive thinker and someone who is optimistic. We discuss how to take judgement out of our circumstances and environment, use discernment instead while also accepting our feelings as they are, not labeling them as positive or negative. This episode contains a lot of noise in the background…
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S4 31. Remembering and Rehearsing the Gospel with Bishop Michael Williams
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We are forgetful people. But as we rehearse the story of the Gospel together through redemptive spiritual rhythms, we can remember and be shaped by truth. As we commemorate Christ’s death and resurrection this Holy Week, Bishop Michael Williams joins us to talk about the story of Easter, the Church calendar, and how God forms us through participati…
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In this episode we take a look at the Pringle effect, and how it might just make a huge difference in your life. We look at how often we allow small things get in the way of big changes and how just shifting our mindset might help us continue our growth. Join us as we look at taking "the next step" the challenges that get in our way, and how we can…
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S4 30. Read for the Love of God With Jessica Hooten Wilson
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Stories have a profound way of shaping us. They form our attention, affections, and our character, for better or worse. That’s why reading what’s good, true, and beautiful matters—and this takes practice. Jessica Hooten Wilson returns to the podcast to help us embrace the practice of reading as a means of spiritual formation. Doubts and hard questi…
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*******UPDATED*******I have fixed the bugs in this episode and apologize for the previous edit. I hope you will give this another listen. Its got some powerful stuff in there ******In this episode Michael and I discuss some ways we can become more connected to everything around us. How we can incorporate mindfulness and listen to what the universe …
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S4 29: Flourishing Through Devotional Rhythms With Pamela Patnode
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Not many of us associate discipline, commitment, and obedience with joy and freedom—but today’s guest, Pamela Patnode, knows that these things lead to flourishing and joy in the Christian life. When we live according to God’s design by loving Him and others, we experience true life. Listen in and let Pamela's testimony encourage you to cultivate a …
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Mindfulness, Learning to Be Present with Hunter Clarke-Fields
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We are joined by the Author of Raising Good Humans Hunter Clarke-Fields in an episode full of insight and empowerment for parents and women seeking to overcome the ups and downs and triggers that life and raising children seem to bring about in us. Hunter shares her journey of mindfulness and many tips for beginners to get started. Join us as we le…
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S4 28: Don’t Settle for a Small Worldview With Michael Craven
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Christians have the privilege of participating with God as He makes all things new. But many believers have unwittingly settled for a small worldview and a privatized faith that has little effect on the culture around them. That’s why the Colson Center is committed to helping Christians develop a Christian worldview that shapes all of life—not just…
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In this episode we share insight from author Stephen R. Covey regarding where we place our worthiness, which then leads our every action. Take a deep dive and ask some hard questions about where you are placing your own worth. Discover the empowering effect of truly feeling your worthiness, and share this discovery with others! We hope to spread th…
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S4 27: Glorifying Christ in the Spotlight With Korie Robertson
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Korie Robertson is a wife, mom, grandma, and business owner—but listeners may know her best from the popular reality show Duck Dynasty. From getting married at 18 to saying “yes” to a reality show to starting a media production company, Korie’s pursuits have been marked by a desire to love Jesus, love people, and make Christ known. She joins us thi…
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Have you ever felt there is more to you than what is currently being shown? Have you felt a calling to do something, something you absolutely are crazy about but, it doesn't make sense financially or logically? Are you trying to find more meaning in your life? Do you question why you are here, what you are doing in your career, or do you ever get c…
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S4 26: From Kansas to Africa: Following God’s Lead With Becky Spencer
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When most of their children were grown and out of the house, God called Becky Spencer and her husband to care for children in need in Africa—over 9,000 miles away from their home in Kansas. Becky joins Sarah to share her testimony of following God’s lead and being met by His faithfulness every step of the way. Her testimony of choosing to love befo…
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