In the Season 2 finale of the Faith in Action: Faith over Fear series of Faith in the Wild Podcast, hosts Nicole and Angelica discuss “Love over Hopelessness,” grounding the conversation in 1 Corinthians 13:13 and the idea of love as an enduring anchor rooted in God. They explore definitions of love beyond feelings or cultural messages, referencing research that frames love as the consistent desire to be with and contribute to the good of one another, persisting through difficulty. They contrast love with hopelessness, naming experiences like loneliness, comparison, and feeling unseen, and describe staying anchored through daily practice, surrender, solitude with God, and community. They discuss self-love, forgiveness, restorative love amid harm, and love as light that never fully goes out, concluding with practical calls to action: write love-filled words for yourself and reflect daily on how you showed love to yourself and others.

01:22 Love Over Hopelessness Intro

02:29 Faith Hope Love Anchor

03:39 Defining Love In God

04:52 Science Of Love Research

10:19 Why Love Feels Lacking

11:31 Hopelessness And Culture Traps

15:51 Self Love And Grace

19:47 Staying Anchored Daily Practice

22:50 Light In The Darkness

27:32 Restoration And Solitude

29:47 Solitude Over Snooze

32:15 Restoration Through Community

34:32 Restorative Love And Justice

38:39 Anchored Systems For The Week

42:48 Hope Beyond Control

46:18 Faith Practices With Kids

52:25 Faith In Action Wrap Up

55:41 Final Reflections And Farewell

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In this episode, hosts Nicole and her co-host reflect on favorite holiday foods and use the season as a launch point for their series theme, Faith in Action: Faith over Fear, focusing on “Gratitude over Selfishness.” They define gratitude as outward and others-focused, rooted in an open heart that receives and gives, while selfishness is inward, ego-driven, and tied to lack and control. They discuss daily practices like prayer, praise, pausing to observe reactions, reading scripture, and surrendering burdens to God, especially in seasons of grief, pain, and loneliness, emphasizing that gratitude can coexist with hardship and bring peace and a rewired perspective. They reference “give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thessalonians) and end with a challenge to write down three things you’re grateful for each day and save the note as a reminder.

00:00 Warm Welcome

01:10 Thanksgiving Favorites

03:01 Holiday Traditions

04:15 Gratitude Over Selfishness

06:40 Defining Gratitude

11:10 Faith Through Hardships

14:12 Family Gratitude Practice

17:04 Leaning In During Heavy Times

17:56 Grief and Isolation

18:52 Surrender and Peace

20:43 Three Thanks Practice

21:54 Speak Gratitude Aloud

23:17 Thanks in All Seasons

26:03 Observer Mindset Shift

32:03 Gratitude as Discipline

33:51 Write It Down Challenge

35:05 Week of Thanks Wrap

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> Music: “⁠Dialed In” by Afro Bop Alliance Big Band⁠ (comp. ⁠Luis Hernandez⁠, arr. Vince Norman)

> Produced by: ⁠Angelface Records, LLC

In this episode, hosts Angelica and Nicole continue their Faith Over Fear series by discussing “Community over Isolation,” defining community as quality relationships rather than size and emphasizing shared purpose as God’s one body. They distinguish solitude—being alone to draw closer to God—from isolation and loneliness, which involve building walls and feeling disconnected even when surrounded by people. They reflect on how vulnerability, self-awareness, and a deeper relationship with God help prevent loneliness, note research (including the U.S. Surgeon General) linking lack of social connection to serious health risks, and share personal experiences of moving through isolating moments with prayer, reflection, and support from trusted friends. They offer practical steps: pray and seek God, pursue community, practice reflection and solitude, and serve others in small, everyday ways, reminding viewers they are not alone.

00:00 Morning Chatter

01:13 Hug in a Cup

02:02 Faith Over Fear Focus

03:52 Defining Community

05:26 Quality and Purpose

07:48 Friends Shape Your Future

10:55 Vulnerability Builds Depth

12:47 Solitude vs Isolation

19:37 Loneliness Research and Risks

21:27 Angelica on Solitude

23:43 Walls and loneliness

25:27 Awareness and discernment

26:33 Leading in Vulnerability

27:55 Practicing Honesty

32:36 Moving through Together

34:32 Choosing Abundance

35:54 How to Start Healing

40:58 Four Practical Steps

45:27 You are Not Alone

45:49 Snooze Button Grace

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> Music: “⁠Dialed In” by Afro Bop Alliance Big Band⁠ (comp. ⁠Luis Hernandez⁠, arr. Vince Norman)

> Produced by: ⁠Angelface Records, LLC

In this episode, Nicole and Angelica discuss the “heavy” daily practice of surrender over control as a core part of faith over fear. They define control as a closed-fist grip rooted in self-reliance, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the belief that “if I don’t do it, it won’t get done,” while surrender is open hands—trusting God, releasing what isn’t theirs to carry, and creating space to be guided. They challenge the idea that surrender means giving up, emphasizing it as humility, grace, and strength, not inaction, and connect it to identity, enoughness, and emotional healing. Through examples from work, relationships, and Nicole’s experience with miscarriage and motherhood, they describe surrender as a process requiring patience, practice, and self-compassion, and invite listeners to choose one area this week to release to God.

00:00 We Are Here Now

01:40 Today’s Topic: Surrender

02:57 Defining Control vs Surrender

04:41 Reframing Surrender Meaning

06:50 Daily Surrender Practice

08:48 People Pleasing and Burnout

11:54 Reactions and Relationships

16:44 Enoughness and Identity

20:38 Surrender Is Not Inaction

22:19 Meaning of Surrender

23:37 Let Go Let God

24:43 What to Release Now

29:11 Built in the Agitator

31:47 Motherhood and Miscarriage

37:24 Curiosity and Trust

39:38 Weekly Surrender Challenge

41:42 Grace in the Practice

42:55 Keep Faith in Action

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In this episode, Angelica and Nicole reflect on a chaotic-feeling week and discuss how the desire to control chaos can intensify stress, while peace can be found through presence, small steps, and trusting God’s plan. They explore questions about identifying with struggle, the safety response behind control, ego attachment, and whether peace is being chased through achievement rather than God’s call. They emphasize discernment, prayer, and timing aligned with God’s will, sharing a business launch example and the quote, “What you repeat in peace will be your reflex under pressure,” alongside Romans 5:1. They describe peace as a status—wholeness and restored relationship—rather than a feeling, and talk about shifting from intellectual knowing to heart-level knowing. They end by challenging listeners to invite God’s peace into their space through morning stillness and continued breath and presence throughout the day.

00:00 Morning Chat

00:56 Peace In Retrograde

02:11 Control And Chaos

05:15 Safety Stress Response

07:08 Achievement Or Calling

07:59 Discernment In Action

11:00 Reflex Under Pressure

13:41 Romans Five Peace

15:23 Peace As Status

16:56 Practicing Peace Daily

17:21 Refined Under Pressure

18:25 Peace Inside Chaos

19:22 Where Do You Go First

22:48 Choosing God Over Control

26:48 Head Knowing vs Heart Knowing

28:27 Invite Peace This Week

29:57 Start the Day in Peace

32:41 Stillness Before the Phone

35:03 Closing Blessing

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> Hosted by: ⁠Nicole Moran⁠ and ⁠Angelica McCarthy⁠

> Music: “⁠Dialed In” by Afro Bop Alliance Big Band⁠ (comp. ⁠Luis Hernandez⁠, arr. Vince Norman)

> Produced by: ⁠Angelface Records, LLC

In this episode, hosts Nicole and Angelica discuss “patience” and “pause” as antidotes to discontent, restlessness, and anxiety, within their season theme of the call to action: Faith in Action. Angelica shares how her busyness often masks discontent and how pausing helps her discern God’s direction, using breath and prayer to ground herself during anxious, restless moments. Nicole relates through a parenting story about banana bread batter chaos, choosing to pause rather than react, and emphasizes that people are watching how we respond. They explore how different practices work for different people, the importance of self-awareness and somatic tools, surrendering control, and trusting God’s timing in unpredictable seasons, while showing up authentically at home and in community.

00:00 Welcome and Pause Theme

01:57 Busy Life vs Stillness

04:46 Anxiety to Breath Practice

06:04 Trusting God's Timing

09:08 Banana Bread Chaos Lesson

11:02 Choosing Pause as Example

13:08 How She Learned to Ground

17:41 Takeaways Find What Works

20:16 Embrace Daily Shifts

21:09 When Practices Trigger

21:49 Pause With God

22:18 Seasonal Restlessness

24:28 Surrender Control

25:45 Purpose Over Timelines

27:31 Community And Armor

31:46 Leading At Home First

34:53 Masks Versus Essence

36:18 Weekly Reflection Sendoff

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> Music: “⁠Dialed In” by Afro Bop Alliance Big Band⁠ (comp. ⁠Luis Hernandez⁠, arr. Vince Norman)

> Produced by: ⁠Angelface Records, LLC

In this episode, Angelica and Nicole discuss consistency as the ability to keep showing up through uncertainty, doubts, and distractions, emphasizing that consistency is driven more by “why” than “how.” They reflect on feeling stuck in their heads, the need for rest, stillness, and surrender, and how immediacy culture fuels pressure for quick outcomes. They explore faithfulness plus consistency over time as a path to lasting impact, share examples from starting a new business, and talk about doubt as an alarm that can prompt reflection. Both name vulnerability and “enoughness” fears as obstacles, and Nicole highlights time, load, and small habits—like limiting snoozes or waking earlier—as practical starting points. They encourage staying close to God’s word and supportive community, and invite listeners to reflect and share their own consistencies.

00:00 Monday Morning Check In

01:15 Why Consistency Matters

02:56 Stuck In Your Head

03:32 Rest, Stillness, and Surrender

04:23 Consistency Is Your Why

06:07 Achievement Versus Identity

09:24 Immediacy And The Long Game

11:51 Building With Faith Over Time

15:32 Willpower Versus God's Power

17:25 Doubt And Staying Open Handed

18:57 Consistency Is A Practice

19:42 Purpose Over Comparison

20:29 Graceful Vulnerability

21:41 Doubt As Alarm

22:59 Therapy Deep Enoughness

24:54 No Blueprint For Purpose

26:29 Bringing Experts Together

30:07 Overload And Time

33:13 Small Habits Ripple

38:37 Rooted In God

39:49 Ebook And Farewell

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> Hosted by: ⁠Nicole Moran⁠ and ⁠Angelica McCarthy⁠

> Music: “⁠Dialed In” by Afro Bop Alliance Big Band⁠ (comp. ⁠Luis Hernandez⁠, arr. Vince Norman)

> Produced by: ⁠Angelface Records, LLC

Hosts Angelica and Nicole open with a casual check-in, then dive into their weekly theme, “Courage over Insecurity,” as part of their larger focus on “Faith over Fear” and Faith in Action. They discuss how insecurity often shows up as persistent internal questioning and “noise,” and how courage can look like taking small steps, staying curious, and seeking God rather than getting stuck. Referencing Brené Brown (The Gifts of Imperfection), Angelica shares that courage comes from the Latin “cor” (heart) and is rooted in vulnerability and honesty, not heroic intensity. Nicole connects courage to resilient faith and grounding in God’s truth, including navigating financial insecurity and control. They emphasize identifying insecurities, surrendering them, and recognizing that courage also includes saying no, resting, and choosing alignment over short-term gain.

00:00 Warm Welcome Banter

01:34 Mom Life Update

02:27 Theme Courage Over Insecurity

03:04 Insecurity As Background Noise

04:34 Small Steps Into Action

06:44 What Courage Really Means

09:34 Resilient Faith And Truth

13:03 Naming Financial Insecurity

17:42 Enoughness And Worthiness

20:30 Trading Questions on Insecurity

21:03 Money Fears and Family Pressure

22:01 Control vs Trusting God

24:24 Stepping Over Insecurity

26:10 Armor of Faith and Resilience

27:08 Insecurity as an Alarm

28:59 Courage to Say No

31:40 Real Time Temptation and Identity

34:09 Let Courage Be Stronger

34:50 Weekly Challenge and Closing

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> Hosted by: ⁠Nicole Moran⁠ and ⁠Angelica McCarthy⁠

> Music: “⁠Dialed In” by Afro Bop Alliance Big Band⁠ (comp. ⁠Luis Hernandez⁠, arr. Vince Norman)

> Produced by: ⁠Angelface Records, LLC

In this episode of the “Faith in the Wild” Podcast, Nicole and Angelica continue their season theme of faith in action and faith over fear by exploring “Purpose over Distractions.” They define purpose as an embodied, heart-and-soul anchoring in God’s calling rather than just the work you do, and describe distractions as internal and external “noise” that pulls you off course. They discuss practices like the “seven whys” to get to the root of intention, daily surrender of control and timelines, and noticing when self-judgment, overwhelm, or phone habits derail focus. Nicole shares her purpose-driven business, Live With Purpose Consulting, supporting aging-in-place solutions through home safety assessments and community education. In contrast, Angelica shares her purpose of love expressed through healing artists and communities via music and wellness through Angelface Records.

00:00 Sunny Greetings

01:18 Season Theme Setup

02:52 Defining Purpose

07:01 Seven Whys Method

10:37 Anchored Calling

16:25 Self-Made Distractions

18:32 Nicole Weekend Spiral

25:00 Surrender Daily Practice

26:54 Live With Purpose Intro

27:37 Aging in Place Mission

28:25 Home Assessments and Education

29:33 Purpose at Every Stage

30:38 Where to Find Nicole

32:39 Angelica Purpose and Healing Arts

37:55 Angel Face Records and Projects

39:15 God Timeline and Patience

43:51 Navigating Distractions

49:25 Seven Whys Exercise

52:20 Be Curious Closing

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> Hosted by: ⁠Nicole Moran⁠ and ⁠Angelica McCarthy⁠

> Music: “⁠Dialed In” by Afro Bop Alliance Big Band⁠ (comp. ⁠Luis Hernandez⁠, arr. Vince Norman)
> Produced by: ⁠Angelface Records, LLC

In this episode of “Faith in the Wild,” Angelica and Nicole continue their Faith in Action theme after last week’s “Faith Over Fear,” focusing on “Truth over Illusion.” They define truth as reality revealed by God and illusion as deceptive, misleading false beliefs, discussing both external illusions (culture, social media, comparison) and internal ones (self-doubt, reactive emotions, and the “lies” we tell ourselves). Nicole shares how discouragement and fear surface while starting a new business, and how surrender, prayer, Scripture, and staying intentional help her keep moving forward. They emphasize discernment through pausing, reducing “noise,” practicing grace and self-care, and speaking truth over yourself. Nicole and Angelica invite listeners to identify a personal falsehood and replace it with God’s truth using the Bible or the Bible app.

00:00 Welcome Back

01:16 Theme Truth Over Illusion

04:10 Defining Truth And Illusion

06:20 Internal Versus External Illusions

09:07 Instagram Versus Reality

11:30 Entrepreneur Doubt And Surrender

19:30 Truth Is God Alone

21:56 Daily Practices And Social Noise

23:47 Discernment In Practice

25:36 Pause Before Reacting

27:05 Faith Over Fear Training

28:29 Building Business On Truth

32:50 Noise Distractions And Focus

35:52 Music And Holy Spirit

37:06 Grace Self-Care Alignment

39:30 Speak Truth Over Yourself

40:44 Listener Challenge Name Falsehoods

41:42 Bible App And Next Episode

43:46 Closing Blessing And Farewell

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> Hosted by: ⁠Nicole Moran⁠ and ⁠Angelica McCarthy⁠

> Music: “⁠Dialed In” by Afro Bop Alliance Big Band⁠ (comp. ⁠Luis Hernandez⁠, arr. Vince Norman)

> Produced by: ⁠Angelface Records, LLC