By The Book: For Women In Their Second-Season Building a Purpose-Driven, God-Led Business

This episode is a little different.

After building By The Book as a space to explore purpose, calling, and what it means to build something with God at the centre, it has become clear that these conversations were never meant to stand alone.

They belong within a wider story.

In this episode, Johanne shares why By The Book is moving into its next chapter — and how the themes of discernment, surrender, and steady, Scripture-led living will now continuewithin She Rises.

This is not an ending, but a gathering. A bringing together ofconversations around faith, life, and purpose in the second season.

If you’ve been listening and quietly holding an idea, a calling, or something you’ve been meaning to begin — this episode is also an invitation.

You may already have more than you think.

In this episode:

• Why By The Book is coming to a natural point of completion

• How purpose, work, and calling sit within the wider context of life and faith

• What it means to recognise when something is ready to move forward

• Why you may already have everything you need to begin

• The importance of building steadily, not reactively

• Where the conversation continues next

Continue the journey

The conversation now continues on She Rises: Faith, Freedom and Order for Christian Women

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Ready to begin?

If you want something structured to walk through as you start or build, Johanne’s book is designed to guide you step by step:

By The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led Business

Available via:https://johewlettauthor.com

Need support as you begin?

Johanne also offers mentoring for women who want someone to walk alongside them as they:

• start a business or ministry

• build with clarity and steadiness

• align their work with faith and life

Find out more at:https://johewlettauthor.com

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Thank you for being part of this journey.

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By The Book is a Christian podcast for women in midlife navigating calling, faith, purpose, and God-led work in their second season.

Hosted by Johanne Hewlett.

Not every quiet season means something is ending, and not every slowdown means something is wrong.

In this episode, Johanne Hewlett explores how to discern whether God is inviting surrender or preparation when progress feels hidden.

We talk about naming seasons, recognising internal formation, and why Scripture consistently shows God working beneath the surface before visible change.

If you feel stuck between letting go and waiting, this conversation offers clarity without pressure.

Topics:

• Hidden seasons in Christian life

• Surrender vs preparation discernment

• Waiting on God without fear

• Internal growth vs external progress

• Naming midlife transitions with wisdom

Until next time —go gently, go boldly, and go By The Book.

🎁 FREE RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN BUILDING A BUSINESS

Download your FREE Daily Business Check-In (Bible-led planning tool) HERE:

https://www.johewlettauthor.com/free-check-in

📘 ORDER THE BOOK By The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led Business ⁠

Audiobook⁠ https://payhip.com/b/C2ojG⁠

Paperback⁠ https://payhip.com/b/bM1xW

Also available on Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). Search By The Book Johanne Hewlett.

📚 COURSES FOR WOMEN IN THEIR SECOND SEASON

The Full Flagship Course ⁠HERE⁠ https://payhip.com/b/G0j83 5 Core Essentials Bundle ⁠HERE⁠ https://payhip.com/b/wFxqO

🌐 CONNECT Website → ⁠⁠https://www.johewlettauthor.com

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By The Book is a Christian podcast for women in midlife navigating calling, faith, purpose, and God-led work in theirsecond season. Hosted by Johanne Hewlett.

Some surrender happens at the beginning. Some happens after faithfulness.

In this episode, Johanne Hewlett explores the kind of surrender that arrives in midlife — when God asks you to release something that once felt like part of the promise.

Through the lens of Abraham and Isaac, we talk about attachment, identity, grief, and the quiet cost of obedience. This is not surrender as correction, but surrender as transfer — placing even good things back into God’s hands.

If you’re navigating disappointment, transition, or unexpected redirection, this episode offers language for trusting God when obedience feels costly.

Topics:

• Christian surrender in midlife• Letting go of God-given dreams• Faith and grief after obedience• Attachment vs trust• What comes after surrender

Until next time —go gently, go boldly, and go By The Book.

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Download your FREE Daily Business Check-In (Bible-ledplanning tool) ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠

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📘 ORDER THE BOOK

By The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led Business

⁠Audiobook⁠

⁠Paperback⁠

Also available on Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). Search ByThe Book Johanne Hewlett.

📚 COURSES FOR WOMEN IN THEIR SECOND SEASON

⁠The Full Flagship Course⁠ 

⁠5 Core Essentials Bundle⁠ 

🌐 CONNECT

Website → https://www.johewlettauthor.com/

YouTube Channel→ https://www.youtube.com/@johannehewlett/podcasts

#midlifewomen #womenover40 #womenover50 #womenover60#christianwomen #christianbusiness #bibleledbusiness #godledbusiness#midlifereinvention #callingandpurpose #secondseasonwoman #midlifereinvention#purposeover40 #callingandcareer #hearinggod #christianproductivity #slowfaith#midlifecalling #faithledbusiness #burnoutrecovery #mum #mom

By The Book is a Christian podcast for women in midlife navigating calling, faith, purpose, and God-led work in theirsecond season. Hosted by Johanne Hewlett.

Money carries emotion, memory, responsibility, and often quiet pressure — especially in midlife.

In this episode of By The Book, Johanne Hewlett explores what it means to trust God with finances without ignoring practical reality. Rather than offering budgeting strategies, this conversation reframes financial anxiety through a biblical understanding of provision.

We talk about why money feels heavier in midlife, how financial fear quietly shapes decisions, and why Scripture consistently pairs provision with peace rather than pressure.

If you’re rebuilding, stepping into God-led work, or navigating uncertainty around income, this episode will help you understand how trust, stewardship, and provision can coexist.

In this episode:

• Christian perspective on money anxiety• Trusting God as Provider in midlife• How fear influences financial decisions• Provision in God’s economy vs cultural messaging• Practising peace around money in everyday life

This episode is for Christian women navigating business, career shifts, family responsibility, or seasons of financial uncertainty.

Until next time —go gently, go boldly, and go By The Book.

🎁 FREE RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN BUILDING A BUSINESS

Download your FREE Daily Business Check-In (Bible-led planning tool) ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠

📘 ORDER THE BOOK

By The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led Business

⁠Audiobook⁠

⁠Paperback⁠

Also available on Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). Search ByThe Book Johanne Hewlett.

📚 COURSES FOR WOMEN IN THEIR SECOND SEASON

⁠The Full Flagship Course⁠ 

⁠5 Core Essentials Bundle⁠ 

🌐 CONNECT

Website → https://www.johewlettauthor.com/

YouTube Channel→ https://www.youtube.com/@johannehewlett/podcasts

#midlifewomen #womenover40 #womenover50 #womenover60 #christianwomen #christianbusiness #bibleledbusiness #godledbusiness #midlifereinvention #callingandpurpose #secondseasonwoman #midlifereinvention #purposeover40 #callingandcareer #hearinggod #christianproductivity #slowfaith#midlifecalling #faithledbusiness #burnoutrecovery #mum #mom

By The Book is a Christian podcast for women in midlife navigating calling, faith, purpose, and God-led work in theirsecond season. Hosted by Johanne Hewlett.

Many Christian women reach midlife carrying an unspoken belief that faithfulness must look busy.

But what if God is not asking you to do more — only to move differently?

In this episode of By The Book, Johanne Hewlett explores what it means to work at God’s pace in a culture shaped by hustle, urgency, and constant productivity. Rather than offering time management advice, this conversation reframes pace as a spiritual posture that shapes fruit, sustainability, and peace.

We talk about how hustle became normalised in Christian spaces, why slowing down can feel threatening, and how Scripture presents fruitfulness as the result of connection rather than effort.

If you’re feeling tired, scattered, or quietly sensing God inviting simplification, this episode will help you understand the difference between faithful work and fear-driven hustle.

In this episode:

• Christian perspective on hustle culture• Working with God’s pace in midlife• Faithful work vs productivity pressure• Why slowing down feels spiritually risky• Pruning, boundaries, and sustainable fruit• Rest as rhythm rather than collapse

This episode is for Christian women building businesses, ministries, homes, or second-season callings who want fruit without burnout.

Until next time —go gently, go boldly, and go By The Book.

🎁 FREE RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN BUILDING A BUSINESS

Download your FREE Daily Business Check-In (Bible-ledplanning tool) ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠

📘 ORDER THE BOOK

By The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led Business

⁠Audiobook⁠

⁠Paperback⁠

Also available on Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). Search ByThe Book Johanne Hewlett.

📚 COURSES FOR WOMEN IN THEIR SECOND SEASON

⁠The Full Flagship Course⁠ 

⁠5 Core Essentials Bundle⁠ 

🌐 CONNECT

Website → https://www.johewlettauthor.com/

YouTube Channel→ https://www.youtube.com/@johannehewlett/podcasts

#midlifewomen #womenover40 #womenover50 #womenover60 #christianwomen #christianbusiness #bibleledbusiness #godledbusiness #midlifereinvention #callingandpurpose #secondseasonwoman #midlifereinvention #purposeover40 #callingandcareer #hearinggod #christianproductivity #slowfaith #midlifecalling #faithledbusiness #burnoutrecovery #mum #mom

By The Book is a Christian podcast for women in midlife navigating calling, faith, purpose, and God-led work in theirsecond season. Hosted by Johanne Hewlett.

Many women aren’t stuck because they’re disobedient.They’re stuck because they’re afraid of mishearing God.

This episode explores fear-based discernment, perfectionism in Christian decision-making, and how God actually leads His daughters through real choices.

We talk about the myth of the perfect decision, why midlife increases decision pressure, and how to move forward with God without paralysis.

If you’ve been waiting for certainty before acting, this conversation will help you rediscover courage rooted in relationship.

• Fear of getting God’s will wrong

• Perfectionism and spiritual pressure

• How God leads decisions in Scripture

• Peace vs certainty• Moving forward without paralysis

Until next time —go gently, go boldly, and go By The Book.

🎁 FREE RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN BUILDING A BUSINESS

Download your FREE Daily Business Check-In (Bible-ledplanning tool) ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠

📘 ORDER THE BOOK

By The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led Business

⁠Audiobook⁠

⁠Paperback⁠

Also available on Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). Search ByThe Book Johanne Hewlett.

📚 COURSES FOR WOMEN INTHEIR SECOND SEASON

⁠The Full Flagship Course⁠ 

⁠5 Core Essentials Bundle⁠ 

🌐 CONNECT

Website → https://www.johewlettauthor.com/

YouTube Channel→ https://www.youtube.com/@johannehewlett/podcasts

#midlifewomen #womenover40 #womenover50 #womenover60 #christianwomen #christianbusiness #bibleledbusiness #godledbusiness #midlifereinvention #callingandpurpose #secondseasonwoman #midlifereinvention #purposeover40 #callingandcareer #hearinggod #christiandiscernment #midlifefaith #christianwomen #spiritualgrowth #mum #mom

By The Book is a Christian podcast for women in midlife navigating calling, faith, purpose, and God-led work in theirsecond season. Hosted by Johanne Hewlett.

Advice is abundant. Peace is not.

Many Christian women aren’t lacking information — they’re experiencing saturation. Podcasts, books, mentors, opinions… yet clarity feels further away.

This episode explores the difference between seeking wisdom and outsourcing trust, why midlife increases over-seeking, and how discernment strengthens when God becomes the primary reference point again.

If you feel stuck between many voices, this conversation will help you return to deeper trust in God’s guidance.

• When advice crowds out discernment• Over-seeking in midlife• God’s guidance vs consensus• Reducing noise without rejecting wisdom• Moving from information to intimacy

Until next time —go gently, go boldly, and go By The Book.

🎁 FREE RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN BUILDING A BUSINESS

Download your FREE Daily Business Check-In (Bible-ledplanning tool) ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠

📘 ORDER THE BOOK

By The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led Business

⁠Audiobook⁠

⁠Paperback⁠

Also available on Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). Search ByThe Book Johanne Hewlett.

📚 COURSES FOR WOMEN IN THEIR SECOND SEASON

⁠The Full Flagship Course⁠ 

⁠5 Core Essentials Bundle⁠ 

🌐 CONNECT

Website → https://www.johewlettauthor.com/

YouTube Channel→ https://www.youtube.com/@johannehewlett/podcasts

#midlifewomen #womenover40 #womenover50 #womenover60 #christianwomen #christianbusiness #bibleledbusiness #godledbusiness #midlifereinvention #callingandpurpose #secondseasonwoman #midlifereinvention #purposeover40 #callingandcareer #hearinggod #christiandiscernment #midlifefaith #christianwomen #spiritualgrowth #mum #mom

By The Book is a Christian podcast for women in midlife navigating calling, faith, purpose, and God-led work in their second season. Hosted by Johanne Hewlett.

Hearing God isn’t usually about trying harder — it’s about creating space.

In midlife, internal noise increases. Responsibility, advice, expectations, and information can crowd out discernment, leaving many Christian women wondering why God feels harder to hear than before.

This episode explores how God speaks in quieter ways, why spiritual sensitivity often requires subtraction rather than addition, and how to create conditions where discernment can return.

If you feel spiritually saturated, mentally busy, or disconnected from clarity, this conversation will help you understand how God’s voice is recognised through relationship rather than effort.

• Why God doesn’t compete with noise• The Elijah pattern of gentle guidance• Internal noise vs spiritual silence• Creating space for discernment in everyday life• Practical rhythms that restore sensitivity

Until next time —go gently, go boldly, and go By The Book.

🎁 FREE RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN BUILDING A BUSINESS

Download your FREE Daily Business Check-In (Bible-led planning tool) ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠

📘 ORDER THE BOOK

By The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led Business

⁠Audiobook⁠

⁠Paperback⁠

Also available on Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). Search ByThe Book Johanne Hewlett.

📚 COURSES FOR WOMEN IN THEIR SECOND SEASON

⁠The Full Flagship Course⁠ 

⁠5 Core Essentials Bundle⁠ 

🌐 CONNECT

Website → https://www.johewlettauthor.com/

YouTube Channel→ https://www.youtube.com/@johannehewlett/podcasts

#midlifewomen #womenover40 #womenover50 #womenover60 #christianwomen #christianbusiness #bibleledbusiness #godledbusiness #midlifereinvention #callingandpurpose #secondseasonwoman #midlifereinvention #purposeover40 #callingandcareer #hearinggod #christiandiscernment #midlifefaith #christianwomen #spiritualgrowth #mum #mom

By The Book is a Christian podcast for women in midlife navigating calling, faith, purpose, and God-led work in their second season. Hosted by Johanne Hewlett.

Many Christian women sense that God is leading their work, business, or calling somewhere new — but clarity feels incomplete. The direction is present, yet the detail is missing. And in midlife especially, that uncertainty can feel heavy.

In this episode of By The Book, Johanne Hewlett explores what it means to trust God’s guidance in business when you don’t have the full picture. Rather than forcing clarity, this conversation reframes uncertainty as part of God’s relational leading.

We explore why discernment rarely arrives as a full strategy, how Scripture presents guidance as step-by-step rather than outcome-based, and why many women interpret lack of clarity as failure when it may actually be invitation.

If you’ve been asking God for answers and receiving only the next small step, this episode will help you walk faithfully without needing certainty first.

• Hearing God in business without a clear plan• Why midlife makes uncertainty feel heavier• The biblical pattern of step-by-step guidance• How fear disguises itself as caution• Practical ways to move forward when clarity is partial

This episode is for Christian women rebuilding, discerning their calling, starting or reshaping a business, or learning to trust God’s direction in a quieter season.

Explore more at johewlettauthor.com, where you can purchase my book By The Book: How To Build a Bible-Led Business.

Until next time —go gently, go boldly, and go By The Book.

🎁 FREE RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN BUILDING A BUSINESS

Download your FREE Daily Business Check-In (Bible-led planning tool) ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

📘 ORDER THE BOOK

By The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led Business

Audiobook

Paperback

Also available on Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). Search By The Book Johanne Hewlett.

📚 COURSES FOR WOMEN IN THEIR SECOND SEASON

The Full Flagship Course 

5 Core Essentials Bundle 

🌐 CONNECT

Website → https://www.johewlettauthor.com/

YouTube Channel → https://www.youtube.com/@johannehewlett/podcasts

#midlifewomen #womenover40 #womenover50 #womenover60 #christianwomen #christianbusiness #bibleledbusiness #godledbusiness #midlifereinvention #callingandpurpose #secondseasonwoman #midlifereinvention #purposeover40 #callingandcareer #hearinggod #christiandiscernment #midlifefaith #christianwomen #spiritualgrowth #mum #mom

By The Book is a Christian podcast for women in midlife navigating calling, faith, purpose, and God-led work in their second season. Hosted by Johanne Hewlett, this episode is the finale of the series: Foundations For The Second Season.

Episode 18 — Your Next 12 Months: A Bible-Led Blueprint for Christian Women in Their Second Season (5/5)

This closing episode brings the Foundations series togetherand offers a gentle, biblical way to approach your future without pressure, fear, or perfectionism.

You’ll discover:

• A God-led rhythm: prayer, reflection, alignment, building

• How to move forward without forcing clarity

• Why trust matters more than control

• A transition into the next series: Discernment & Trust

Explore more at johewlettauthor.com, where you can purchase my book By The Book: How To Build a Bible-Led Business.

Until next time —go gently, go boldly, and go By The Book.

🎁 FREE RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN BUILDING A BUSINESS

Download your FREE Daily Business Check-In (Bible-led planning tool) ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

📘 ORDER THE BOOK

By The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led Business

⁠⁠⁠Audiobook⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Paperback⁠⁠⁠

Also available on Amazon (Kindle and Paperback)

📚 COURSES FOR WOMEN IN THEIR SECOND SEASON

The Full Flagship Course ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

5 Core Essentials Bundle ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠

🌐 CONNECT

Website → ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.johewlettauthor.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube Channel → ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@johannehewlett⁠⁠⁠⁠

#midlifewomen #womenover40 #womenover50#womenover60 #christianwomen #christianbusiness #bibleledbusiness #godledbusiness #midlifereinvention #callingandpurpose #secondseasonwoman #midlifereinvention #purposeover40 #callingandcareer