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Recently named 6th in Feedspot’s Top 100 Mental Health Podcasts, Today’s Heartlift invites you to grab a cup of something delicious and listen in on remarkable conversations about faith + mental health issues. In 2025, the podcast is dedicated to specifically helping mothers become emotionally healthy in three strategic areas:
- A healthy sense of self, “Who am I?”
- Healthy behavior patterns, “How Do I Treat Myself & Others?”
- Healthy communication skills, “How Do I Relate to Myself & Others?”
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Latest Podcast Episodes
Beyond the Stigma: Faith & Mental Health
Mental health and religion have a long history of being intertwined together. Ancient peoples believed that mental health disorders were caused by demon possession or divine punishment. The perspective began to change around 400 BC, when Greek physician Hippocrates...
Darwin & Scripture: Beyond the Taboo
Believe it or not, the book of Genesis might have been the most Darwinian text in the ancient world. And throughout the opening books of Scripture, we find ideas that would also become prominent insights of the biologist Charles Darwin interlaced with the Bible's...
If the Ocean Has a Soul
Science simply cannot make the claims that faith can. Where science runs up against a wall, faith floats over like a ghost. 'Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for and the certainty of what we do not see' (Hebrews 11:1 BSB). Faith does not get stuck in the...
The Deep Well of Protective Mama Love
The power of protective maternal love transforms families, communities, and ultimately our world. When Tara Hackney adopted her daughter from India, a transformative realization occurred during a tender moment of singing "Jesus Loves the Little Children" to her...
Chasing Sacred with Mikella Van Dyke
What are you chasing? -Mikella Van Dyke, Chasing Sacred Q: What if you'd never read the Bible? Share Your Thoughts & Comments I'd love to hear your thoughts after you've listened It is your turn to share. Follow me on Instagram: @janellrardon, and comment on my...
Is it Time for a Social Media Reset?
One in three girls today are contemplating suicide, and over one-third of women report having been diagnosed with depression. How do we move forward? We all long for lives full of deep connection with God, ourselves, and others. And, yet, we are now programmed to seek...
The Forgotten Value of Motherhood
"Without God and without the understanding of the imago Dei within each human being, what is a human life worth? The pre-Christian Mediterranean world gives us a terrifying answer: it depends." -Dr. Nadya Williams, Mothers, Children, and the Body Politic The Forgotten...
Forming Resilient Children
Dr. Holly Catterton Allen reveals that spirituality is crucial to childhood resilience. She explains that children are born as spiritual beings with an inherent capacity for deep relationships with self, others, and God. She challenges traditional approaches to...
Master Your Emotions with Dr. Kevin Chapman
"Familiarize yourself with kingdom questions." -Dr. Kevin Chapman, Mastering Our Emotions: Biblical Principles for Emotional Health Master Your Emotions with Dr. Kevin Chapman Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Dr. Kevin Chapman Share Your Thoughts & Comments Okay,...
The Bible & Motherhood with Emily Assell
Often motherhood is when we need God the most, and yet have the least amount of time to spend with him. But just as we desire to love and meet the needs of our children, so also our Heavenly Father longs to do the same for us. Too often our time limitations – and the...
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Janell Rardon is a wise and generous teacher! She shares so much wisdom, insight and information in each podcast! She’s speaks clearly and from the heart! She is focused, so she covers so much information clearly and effectively. She also honors the time efficiently, which is great blessing for a mom who doesn’t have a lot of time to listen. I’d listen more in the car, but I always want to take notes!
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