In this episode, Cherisse welcomes her longtime mentor Linda Toupin to discuss simplifying our faith and making choices that restore our souls in a complex world.

Episode Highlights:

• Linda shares her upbringing on a dairy farm in southeastern Kentucky and how it shaped her strong work ethic and faith foundation
• The concept of mental "creases" - how our brains form pathways based on repeated thoughts and how we can create new, healthier patterns
• Linda's personal journey through an unexpected divorce and how forgiveness became her pathway to healing
• Practical advice for rediscovering your authentic self when you've lost touch with who you are
• How to simplify your faith journey and avoid making it complicated with excessive rules
• The power of "dilution" - balancing life's chaos with positive influences
• Finding what "puts joy in your joy jar" as a guide for making choices

Guest Bio:

Linda Toupin has mentored thousands of women since beginning her career in 1983. She retired in 2020 and now hosts her own podcast, "Common Sense Choices." Linda is mother to Dr. Neil (pediatric neurologist) and Katie (musician known as "Candy Jenkins").

Quotes:

"The choices I make today determine my tomorrow."

"I am where I am by the choices I have made or I have allowed others to make for me."

"Your faith should be the simplest thing in your life."

"Hate, bitterness and anger destroys the vessel that holds it."

Resources:

• Listen to Linda's podcast "Common Sense Choices" on Spotify and Apple
• Follow Linda & Sign Up for her Email List: www.lindatoupin.com 
• Check out Katie Toupin Music as "Candy Jenkins" on Spotify
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/LindaToupinEducator 
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/lindatoupin 
• Common Sense Choices on You Tube: https://bit.ly/ChoicesPod 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindatoupin/ 

Connect with Cherisse:

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Rhythms That Restore - Learning rhythms that restore our minds, hearts, bodies and spirits and allow us to walk confidently in who God has called us to be.