Ditching Perfection

Ditching Perfection

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  • Episode 132: Candid Convos about Bucket-List Travel Destinations, Driving in the Snow, and Seeing the Christmas Scriptures with a Fresh Perspective

    Mike and I are also chatting about:

    🤩 Our Strengthfinders results,

    🎈 The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and

    📖 How paying attention to a seemingly small detail in the Bible can teach us something significant!

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    🪩 If there is any way that I can support you on your ditching perfection journey, or if you’re looking for a preacher for your next event, reach out to me at carlycommunicates.com/contact

    35 min
  • Episdoe 131: Candid Convos about Generosity, When to Decorate for Christmas, and Emojis

    Mike and I are also chatting about:

    🎃 What we wore on Halloween,

    📣 How I talk louder than I realize, and

    ➖How God may be inviting us to subtract, rather than add things, to our schedules

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    🪩 If there is any way that I can support you on your ditching perfection journey, or if you’re looking for a preacher for your next event, reach out to me at carlycommunicates.com/contact

    40 min
  • Episode 130: Candid Convos about Prayer, the Power of Asking Questions, and Our Strong Opinions on French Fries

    Mike and I are also chatting about:

    🗣️ How small words of encouragement make a big difference,

    🧡 Gilmore Girls, and

    ✉️ A letter Mike recently received from his 2nd grade teacher.

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    🪩 If there is any way that I can support you on your ditching perfection journey, or if you’re looking for a preacher for your next event, reach out to me at carlycommunicates.com/contact

    40 min
  • Episode 129: Candid Convos about Disney World Magic, Seeing God in the Midst of Uncertainty, and a “Larger Than Life” Concert Experience!

    We are BACK! 🥳 We took some time off this summer and had so many adventures! We are sharing with you the highs (seeing the Backstreet Boys at the Sphere! 🪩), the lows (some health challenges for Mike), and God moments from this summer (youth camp in Colorado ⛰️) — and we’d love to hear about yours!


    Since I am officially back on social media, send me a DM @carlycommunicates and share with me a few highlights from your summer!


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    ☀️ If there is any way I can support you on your ditching perfection journey or you’re looking for a preacher for your next event, reach out to me at carlycommunicates.com/contact

    46 min
  • Episode 127: Candid Convos about my Rom-Com 40th Bday Party, What We’ve Learned About Seasons of Change, and March Madness

    Mike and I are also chatting about:

    💭 The pros and cons of being a futuristic thinker,

    🧐 The importance of remembering, and

    ❓How We Navigated Through Big Decisions in our Young Adult Years


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    If there is any way I can support you on your ditching perfection journey or you’re looking for a preacher for your next event, reach out to me at carlycommunicates.com/contact

    45 min
  • Episode 126: Candid Convos about How to Read the News in Healthy Ways & Women’s History Month

    Mike and I are also chatting about:

    📚 Habit stacking,

    🥪 Our favorite condiments (pesto aioli 🤤), and

    ❤️ How the life and teachings of Jesus recorded in the Gospels shape the way we interact with our broken world.


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    If there is any way that I can encourage you in your ditching perfection journey, you can connect with me on Instagram @carlycommunicates or reach out to me via my website carlycommunicates.com.

    41 min
  • Episode 125: Candid Convos about the Ins & Outs of 2025, Reading the Bible With Empathy, & the Nicest Player in the NBA

    The podcast is back! Today Mike and I are chatting about what we’ve been up to the last few months.


    We are also talking about:

    📚 Slowing down & reading more

    📖 Seeing people in the Bible as real humans with real pain, rather than storybook characters, and

    🏀 How Mike’s love of the NBA is slowing influencing me to become a fan. 😂


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    If there is any that that I can encourage you in your ditching perfection journey, you can connect with me on Instagram @carlycommunicates or reach out to me via my website carlycommunicates.com. 🎉

    40 min
  • Episode 124: Caring for Creation Part 4 | Dr. David Hille & Rev. J.D. Henry

    Today is our final conversation in the Caring for Creation series! I trust that you have been encouraged, challenged, stretched, and inspired by J.D. and David!


    Please reach out to them and let them know how much you’ve appreciated their insights and passion for this topic.


    You can email them at


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    If there is any way that I can support you in your ditching perfection journey, please reach out to me at carlycommunicates.com or on instagram at @carlycommunicates.

    31 min
  • Episode 123: Caring for Creation Part 3 | Dr. David Hille & Rev. J.D. Henry

    Do you want to learn about practical ways to make changes that will help care for creation?


    J.D. and David have great ideas for you (and me)!


    Join us for part 3 of our September series and learn how you can help preserve the earth’s resources through simple in your homes, in the grocery store, and in your landscaping. 🌱


    Let me tell you about my friends, David and J.D….


    Dr. David Hille completed a Masters in Biology and PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Oklahoma, during which he studied the populations and conservation issues of parrots in the Central American country of Nicaragua and co-authored a field guide to the birds of Nicaragua. David is now a professor in the Biology Department at NNU where he teaches Wildlife Biology and Ecology. David is married to Sarah, and they have two wonderful kids.


    J.D. Henry received his Mdiv. From George Fox Evangelical Seminary (now Portland Seminary). He served as a youth pastor for 15 years in Phoenix and Portland. His family moved back to his hometown in Idaho, where J.D. now serves as the lead chaplain for Keystone Hospice. J.D. is married to his wife, Alaina, and they have three awesome kids.


    If you’d like to reach out to David or J.D. to let them know how much you appreciated what they shared, you can email them at


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    If there is any way that I can support you in your ditching perfection journey, please reach out to me at carlycommunicates.com or on instagram at @carlycommunicates.

    35 min

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Welcome to the “Ditching Perfection” podcast with Carly Bartlett. Each week, this podcast will help you pursue wholeness in Jesus rather than trying to have it all together. Along the way, you will…

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