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Thank you for walking this journey with me, my sweet. Two weeks in, and it means the world.

Last week we sat with the truth that you are seen. This week, we go a little deeper, and a little braver.

There's a story in Luke where Jesus tells us about a shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine to go after the one sheep that wandered off, and it's the heart of this whole episode. He doesn't wait at the gate for the lost on...

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Here we are again, my sweet. September. A month to slow down, take a pause, and check in on each other.

Do you see me? And more importantly, do you know that you are seen? That little ache to be noticed, to not be overlooked when our light feels like it's dimming, is underneath so much of what we carry. So this month we're gently leaning into the truth that you are seen, you are held, and you are a beautiful child...

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For weeks now we have done deep, tender work together: the essence arc, the river, the pain and the processing. So this week, my sweet, we exhale.

Are you standing at the almost-halfway-through-the-year mark feeling a little restless? Chasing a shinier version of yourself that always seems just out of reach? Then come sit with me for a few quiet minutes. This one is a pause, a breath, and a gentle homecoming to th...

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So, can I ask you something, just between us? Are you overwhelmed? Because I sure have been. This week I hit an 8, and do you know what I did about it? I went and dusted. On purpose. And if you know me at all, you know that is a five-alarm sign that something is off, because I loathe dusting.

Here’s the sneaky truth. When we’re overwhelmed, we tend to do everything except the one thing that actually mo...

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"The pain will leave you when it's done teaching you."

Heidi heard that line recently and filed it straight under commandments.

This week, she hands you two: that one and another that stopped her cold when she saw it written on the page.

Are you willing to go through pain to get what you truly want?

This is a different kind of episode, my sweet. Not one to fix, solve, or research. Just one to sit with. 

H...

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A river never travels in a straight line. She begins small, high on a mountain or hidden in the forest. She rushes, she’s still, she goes over the rocks. Some seasons she is glass.

Women are like a river.

Some seasons she’s a current she didn't choose. And still, she’s always moving toward the sea.

This week something poured out of Heidi: a poem from years ago that suddenly grew into something m...

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Have you ever been stuck and couldn't figure out why?

You’re not tired, certainly not lazy, just... off.

Your mojo packed a bag and left no forwarding address.

Well, then I think you need to have a listen!

This is week three of our Essence series: Breath, Heart, Soul.

We released what we were holding. We faced what we were hiding. And now we come home to who we are: our soul, our essence, the part of you ...

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The most dangerous lies you'll ever hear are not the ones somebody tells you. They're the ones you tell yourself, in your own voice, in your kitchen.

And you never think to question them!

This is week two of our Essence series: Breath, Heart, Soul.

Last week we released what we're holding. This week we look at what we're hiding.

Heidi tells the truth about her 2018 layoff, the confidence that turned to crickets, ...

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There's a kind of crying that makes no sound at all. If you've ever been down on that floor, this episode is for you.

Isak Dinesen believed that saltwater—whether sweat, tears, or the sea—is the remedy for everything. That quote sits right in my heart.

So, this week, we’re starting a new three-part series, Breathe - Heart - and we land on Soul, your Essence, and we begin with breath, because you ...

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You know I love talking confidence around here — but today, we're flipping the lens. Because confidence without a check on it isn't strength, it's a setup. So we're talking humility: the thing that keeps our confidence from tipping into something it was never meant to be.

You'll Learn:

👣 Why asking for help is actually the wiser, more confident move (hint: Proverbs 28:26 says so)

👣 The Greek concept of h...

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Have you ever thought about the dash — that tiny little line between your birth date and your death date on a headstone?

It doesn't look like much. But it's everything.

In today's episode, I'm showing you how affirmations can help you step up and ignite real joy — even when fear or imposter syndrome is trying to keep you stuck.

Pulling from an old poem called "Between the Dash," a Christmas trip gon...

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We're back for Part 2 of our Finish the Year Strong series — and if you haven't listened to Episode 160 yet, go back and start there!

Last week, we talked about Walt Disney and Conrad Hilton and what their bankruptcy-before-breakthrough stories teach us about motivation, God's timing, and never giving up on our dreams.

Today, we're going deeper into how we can take that motivation and put it to work throug...

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Mid-year check-in: how's that to-do list looking?

No judgment here — my book was supposed to be done in March, and I’m just now hitting "upload" on Amazon. (Big announcement still coming, by the way!)

That said, this episode is part one of a true-story two-parter about what it actually takes to get things done.

And we lay the groundwork with Motivation.

Listen to the tales of two very different men,...

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Ever feel that quiet fear creep in right when you’re about to try something new?

Not the big, dramatic kind.

The sneaky kind.

The “I’ll think about it” kind.

The “maybe next time” kind.

This week, hubby handed me the perfect topic out of nowhere –  the fear of trying new things, and why you were never meant to face it alone.

We’re talking about support systems,...

Hello, beautiful! Have you ever looked at something you're building — a dream, a goal, a creative project — and wondered why it keeps feeling so heavy?

What if the problem isn't what you're building — but where you're building it?

This week, I came across a quote that stopped me in my tracks.

Not because I loved it — but because I wasn't sure that I did.

And that little pause led me somewhere really good. We...

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Last week, we talked about the five easy-peasy ways to practice wellness — wake with intention, nourish your body, move with love, enjoy life, and spend time with your peeps. We laid the foundation.

THIS week, we're diving into the HOW.

Because knowing you should wake with intention is one thing. But actually doing it with self-love? That's the art.

Self-love isn't something you fall into or wait for. It's n...

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Last week we had our pivot, our moment to just be — the permission slip many of us needed to just … breathe.

Did you take that opportunity? I hope so!

Maybe you didn’t do it three times a day, or even every day — heck, I’d be happy if you just did it once last week, right after listening.

You gave yourself a great big hug and then went and did some weeding.

HA — that’s ...

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Can you believe we're almost halfway through 2026? If you're looking at your vision board, your Bible reading plan, or your list of goals and feeling just a little bit tired — not failing, just tired — this episode is for you.

For the past 5.5 months, we've done deep work together. We walked through Lent. We peeled back layers. We leaned into hard questions. And growth has been beautiful. But growth is...

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Today is a special day for most — but not for all. And weeks ago, He tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to make space in today's episode for the woman whose Mother's Day isn't joyful, whatever the reason.

If your relationship with your mom, mother-in-law, or stepmom is complicated… if motherhood wasn't in the cards for you… if you are grieving a mother, longing to be one, or just finding to...