When Caroline Williams, founder of “The Abbey,” an online yoga center, said yes to appear on the podcast, Janell was thrilled. Please listen with an open mind and heart and enjoy Caroline’s beautiful, “I love you,” meditation at the close of the episode. I pray this “gift” is a blessing to your heart, mind, and body.
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Living an Unhurried Life
Welcome to SEASON 5, ” A SUMMER RESET.” To usher us into this new season, please welcome Gem and Alan Fadling, Authors and Founders of “Unhurried Living,” a ministry dedicated to helping us rediscover the genius of Jesus’ unhurried way of life and leadership. I am so honored to have this urgent conversation with them both, especially as the world recovers and re-opens from a global pandemic. How will we emerge from this very unnerving period in history? Will we go back to “normal,” i.e., living that hurried life we all know so well, or will we emerge with a more central purpose and way of being? Today, we tackle some tough questions and offer hope for living an unhurried life AND we have a few great, soul-stretching laughs.
Becoming Stronger In Want + Plenty
"We are born with dreams, and some of us have detailed plans about how to make them happen. Yet we all come to a point in life when we realize that we are not in control. No matter what our hopes, dreams, or goals in life, there comes a time when we feel overlooked or...
Becoming Stronger Through Setting Boundaries for Your Soul
Dr. Alison Cook, Author of “Boundaries for Your Soul: How to Turn Your Overwhelming Thoughts and Feelings into Your Greatest Allies,” asks this question, “Do you control your feelings or do your feelings control you?” Many of us allow guilt, anger, or self-criticism to dominate our inner lives and adversely affect our relationships. In today’s conversation, Janell and Alison have a great conversation about how to learn to love others without neglecting yourself.
Find Hope in the Unexplainable Times of Life
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”― Mary Oliver Find Hope in the Unexplainable Times of Life From the moment I clicked on my video and met Erica Wiggenhorn, pre-taping of our podcast...
Becoming Stronger in the In-Between Places
Many of us are living in the in-between places: in between sickness and health, divorce and lasting love, job frustration, and fulfillment. Recently, I had the distinct privilege to talk to the Co-founder of The Polished Network and Author of The In-Between Places:...
Learn How to Live a Wholehearted Life
“We pray not to recharge our batteries for the business of getting back to the concerns of daily life, but rather to be transformed by God so that the myths and fictions of our life might fall like broken shackles from our wrists.” Dr. Chuck DeGroat, Wholeheartedness:...
No Hint of Shame
“Not surprisingly, therefore, our patterns of attachment deeply influence the way we experience our relationship with God. For he has to deal with the same brain that we do; he engages the same proclivities we have for avoiding or being anxious about the intimacy of...
Mental Benefits of a Morning Walk
*Taken from the Archives, Holy Week 2012, written some nine years ago, the words seem so fitting. I could never have imagined the forthcoming "COVID-19" pandemic. The global trauma that took the life of my own 92-year old mother (August 2020). This Tuesday of Holy...
The Power of Your Story
One of the truisms of wholehearted living is You either walk into your story and own your truth, or you live outside of your story, hustling for your worthiness. Brene Brown, Rising Strong Pick Up Your Pen: The Power of Your Story I love Brene Brown's words, "You...
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