Choose 2 Think: Renew Your Mind. Live with Purpose.

By Victoria D. Lydon, MA | Author and Certified Christian Life CoachReligion & Spirituality Christianity

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January 19, 2023201: Is It Time to Cast Your Cares, to Let God Do the Heavy Lifting of Those Things That Are Weighing You Down? (Psalm 68)
There is one verse in Psalm 68 that we’re gonna camp out on today, one that will encourage your heart:
Verse 19 says: Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.
Why are we going to camp out here?
Because I know you are busy and I know sometimes you feel weighed down by life’s demands, both the good ones and the challenging ones.
You may have young children under foot and one at the breast.

You may be trying to work a full time job while maintaining your family at home as well.

You may be caring for your parents who live in another state.

You may be trying to get out of debt so you are working an extra job, the night shift.

You may be bowed down by stress and anxiety.

You may find yourself cowering under worry and fear.

You might even feel adrift, without purpose having no idea what God has in store for you and your future.

You may be consumed by addiction or you might be making choices that don’t bring health and wellness to your mind and body.

You may be bored in life – checking out by vegging on movies and tv series or escaping with food as your prop and support in life.

Perhaps you are weighed down with illness and disease. You wonder how you will cope with this new diagnosis.

Maybe you’re weighed down by a whole lot of meaningful activities and commitments - you’re helping others, staying in shape, serving at your church, running kids hither and yon….
Whatever your situation or scenario, there is RELIEF and REST in store for you! Tune in to the full episode to hear ONE EXERCISE that you can do today to lay your burdens down!
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25 min
January 13, 2023 200a: Who's Your ANCHOR? A Story about Bowling to Encourage Your Heart! (BONUS EPISODE)
Ever heard this song by kid singer Raffi?
I like to go bowling with my friend Bert
My bowling ball and my bowling shirt
I like roll the ball down the lane
On a good day, I'll throw a few strikes
And maybe some spares, that's what I like
Bowling is my kind of game
from: https://genius.com/Raffi-the-bowling-song-lyrics
I used to have an old Raffi tape (yes, cassette tape) and I loved his songs! This particular song came to mind last night as Jim and I bowled in league playoffs. Tune in for the whole story as well as a few lessons learned in the bowling alley!
SCRIPTURE:
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. (Heb. 6:19)
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25 min
January 12, 2023200: How to Help Your Loved Ones, Family & Friends Beat Addiction: Design Your Strategic Roadmap for Intervention with Rob Lohman
Sober since 2001, Rob Lohman helps people suffering from substance abuse to find freedom from addiction and incarceration. Rob is the Founder of LIFTED From The Rut. Divinely FREED from alcoholism and drug addiction in 2001, Rob has helped thousands of families, individuals and professionals discover FREEDOM from addiction.
He does this through sharing his testimony, Professional Interventions and Recovery Coaching, Advocacy, Event Speaking, and being the host of Beyond The Bars Radio Podcast and Addiction, Freedom & Faith Podcast.
Are you trying to figure out how to help your loved one, family member, friend, or client who is trapped in the throes of addiction but something is holding you back?
Shame is a roadblock to recovery especially when you watch your loved ones, friends, and others suffer in their addiction. You may think no one would understand or that no one has ever done the things your loved one is doing.

Fear is another barrier to getting the help you need. Perhaps you are afraid to intervene because you worry that your loved one may never talk to you again.

Guilt may cause inertia--you feel guilty for not helping and guilty for rocking the boat if you do seek help.
Snag your copy of Rob's book to help deal with what's holding you back as your heart's desire is to help others: The Addiction Intervention Book: 11 Break through Strategies for Professionals and Families to Help Clients and Loved Ones Discover Freedom from Addiction -- available here: https://amzn.to/3CsHQQD
PLUS ROB'S NEWEST RELEASE:
101 Reasons to Quit Getting Drunk During the Holidays: A Journey into Your Relationship with Alcohol -- available here: https://amzn.to/3QCbEQN

CONNECT WITH ROB:
www.recoverwithrob.com (scheduling link for a complimentary chat session)
www.swimforrecovery.com (took place in 2022)

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32 min
January 05, 2023199: Use This Reflective Strategy to Create Change and Growth in 4 Key Areas of Your Life as You Face This New Year: Let Me Show You How!
Open up a word document or grab a blank sheet of paper and take about 30 minutes or so to reflect on last year in 4 areas:
health (both emotional and physical);

your wealth (purpose, passion and earthly mission);

your love life and relationships (intimacy and community); and

your faith or spirituality.
Go ahead. Put those category names at the top of your page: health, wealth, love, faith.
Then take a moment to pray asking God to help you create an outline or summary of this past year as the basis of your reflection.
Ask yourself - What were the major milestones or stumbling blocks in these areas of my life?
Think who, what, when, where, and how to help you delve deeper.
Determine what you want to stop, start, or continue for the coming year.
Has God placed on your heart a WORD for the year?
What do you need to RELEASE in your life?
As opposed to setting goals or creating a system for change in your life, try this reflective method to get you going in more healthier directions. It's a powerful tool to help you start this next chapter of your life!

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24 min
December 29, 2022 198: Looking for Revival in Your Life? God Might Just Bring Revival in Unexpected Ways with Erica Wiggenhorn
Erica is the founder of Every Life Ministries, bringing the truths of Scripture to transform lives.

With An Unexpected Revival being her fifth release from Moody Publishers, she also serves on the writing team for Proverbs 31 Ministries’ First 5 Teaching App, teaches in various local and national venues, and serves on the women’s ministry leadership team for her church. She’s also taught women in the Arizona State Prison system and overseas.

Erica loves to bring God’s Word through Bible teaching, conferences, seminars, and retreats.

A graduate of Azusa Pacific University, Erica lives in Phoenix with her husband, Jonathan, and their two children, Eliana and Nathan.
In this episode, Erica and I chat about lasting transformation, identity in Christ, and how to deal with sour sayings and toxic thinking. She's such a beautiful, joy-filled soul to have on the show!
Check out her recent book: *An Unexpected Revival: Experiencing God's Goodness through Disappointment and Doubt- An 8-week Bible Study of Ezekiel
CONNECT WITH ERICA:
You'll find the bundle of 3 free ebooks that Erica mentions on the show right here: https://ericawiggenhorn.com/home/
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27 min
December 26, 2022197: How to Set and Achieve Your Goals to Start Feeling Better, Gain Momentum, and Stay in Step with Who God Created You to Be! BRAIN POWER SERIES
ON SALE NOW: The Choose 2 Think Devotional Kindle Version for you app or to read on your device!
Over these past 2 months on the BRAIN POWER SERIES, we’ve gone the gamut on your brain!
We’ve discussed
taking good care of your brain,

brain anatomy, your diet, and why the blood brain barrier is so important,

affirmations and your brain

the impact movement has on your brain

how to avoid temptations

loneliness especially during this holiday season and
On this episode, we wrap up the series by giving you concrete tips on how to set your goals for this coming year so you can not only turn over a new leaf but so you can start feeling better, more alive, and in step with who God created you to be!
Today’s episode is divided into 3 parts:
How your brain processes your goals

How to set goals

How to set goals and KEEP them!

THEME VERSES: 2 Tim 1:7, Phil 4:13 and 1 Cor 9: 24-27

Articles Cited:
The Neuroscience of Goal Setting
What Goal Setting Does to Your Brain
91% of Us Won't Achieve Our New Year's Resolutions

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23 min
December 22, 2022 196: A Favorite Family Tradition: Reading the Christmas Story
Merry Christmas!
Join me as I read from Luke Chapters 1 and 2 as well as an excerpt from Timothy Keller's book called Hidden Christmas.
Have a safe and blessed Christmas!
I love you so much and appreciate your support!

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16 min
December 19, 2022 195: If You're Feeling LONELY, ANXIOUS, or DEPRESSED Do These 10 Things Today! BRAIN POWER SERIES
The US Surgeon General says that loneliness is a national epidemic.
This BRAIN POWER series episode of the Choose 2 Think Inspirational podcast is designed to help you defeat loneliness today so that you can find that bounce in your step again and establish meaningful connections and purpose.
SEGMENTS:
Part 1 - sobering news about loneliness and your brain
Part 2 - what the Bible says about it and how your thinking impacts your degree of loneliness
Part 3 - 10 tips to ditch loneliness in practical ways.
Stay tuned until the end because I’ll give you 3 powerful replacement affirmations that you can use when you are tempted to say to yourself or verbalize to others that you are stuck in loneliness.
Articles:
https://www.brainandlife.org/articles/how-loneliness-affects-health
https://www.genengnews.com/news/scientists-show-what-loneliness-looks-like-in-the-brain/
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28 min
December 15, 2022194: Is Your Persistent Anger Hijacking Your Ability to Forgive with Gloria Knight
Meet Gloria Knight.
Author of Soul Wound, a fictionalized version of Gloria’s real-life story marked by suspense, danger, and love.

Victim of two abusive marriages and a mother of three children. She has been single ever since.

Gloria uses her horrific life experiences to minister to outer-city children. She teaches them to be leaders and examples in their communities.

Before getting married, Gloria would describe her worldview as sheltered and naïve. Her abusive relationships opened her eyes to not only a corrupt world, but a forgiving God.
In our chat we talked about how Gloria found the strength to forgive her abusers.
We focused on 3 COMMON THOUGHTS that you may think that could play interference with God's desire that you forgive those who have hurt you in any way:
1. After all he/she/they did to me, they don't deserve to be forgiven.
2. If I forgive them, it means that I'm giving them permission to continue doing wrong.
3. If they don't care about forgiveness, why should I?
We look at what God has to say about these particular thoughts.
Target Scripture Verses:
Eph. 4:32; Mat. 6:14; Col. 3:13; Psa. 32:1
Be sure to tune in and check out Gloria's newest books!
CONNECT WITH GLORIA:
https://gloriaknight.com/
*Her books:
Soul Wound: https://amzn.to/3uOjVa2
Soul Wound: The Revelations: https://amzn.to/3Va82Gl

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21 min
December 12, 2022 193: Use These 9 Scientifically Backed Techniques to Train Your Brain to Avoid Temptations BRAIN POWER SERIES, Part 6
I am super pumped to bring you part 5 in our BRAIN POWER series on the Choose 2 think Inspirational Podcast. Today’s episode is gonna blow your socks off! We’re gonna crack the code on what temptation is all about - what’s happening in your brain, and you’ll finish this episode with 9 tips to help you choose healthy food choices this holiday season. And it may not be food indulgence that gets your goat! You may struggle with spending too much money or letting your tongue get the best of you!
No matter the misaligned affection of your heart or addiction, these techniques are sure to help you overcome temptations once and for all.
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MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:
*my favorite trampoline: https://amzn.to/3hbXgBv
*water container with the time countdown: https://amzn.to/3HBsI6C
Articles:
https://blogs.brown.edu/clps-1495-s01-fall-2017/2017/11/16/be-patient-with-your-childs-temptations-their-brain-makes-it-hard-to-deal-with-them/

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