Girl On A Hill

Today we’re taking an honest look at laziness - a habit that encompasses far more than parking yourself on the couch. We talk about the grip laziness can have- keeping us sidelined and living small. We share some of the ways laziness sneaks up on us, talk about our love of comfort, our need for purpose, and the role fear plays in keeping us from forward progress. We wrap it up by sharing tips and the truth about living the full life God intended for us.

Some of us tend to always think the worst, so today, we're tackling the damaging habit of catastrophizing. Living in the land of worst-case scenarios keeps our minds in a constant state of crisis while pulling us away from our moments. We get real about the damage catastrophizing causes, share tips for healing, and truths you need to hear. We wrap it up by sharing the two things you need to remember the next time you're facing a mountain or a molehill.

In today’s podcast, we’re getting honest about the way we respond to our feelings - often letting them control our behavior and shut down our rational brain. Our feelings are valid and important, but they’re often temporary, untrustworthy, and out of sync with the truth. We allow our feelings to talk us out of doing things, to mislead us, to speak and act without thinking, and to live our lives on an emotional roller coaster. But there’s hope! As we pay attention to our triggers and learn to find healthy ways to express and cope, we can help our thoughts and feelings work together.

We continue our Spring Cleaning of the Heart and Mind series by diving into the topic of judgment. It’s not something we want to admit, but we need to reckon with this destructive habit and the damage it causes - not just to others, but to ourselves. We get real about the reasons we judge and what our tendency to judge says about ourselves. We give some tips and share some hard truths as we work to spread love instead of judgment. 

We continue the Spring Cleaning of the Heart and Mind series by getting real about perfectionism and the fear, shame, and insecurity driving it. We give you some traits to help you identify perfectionism in your own life, sharing the way perfectionism is actually holding you back, keeping you from the fullness of life. We talk about behavior vs. the heart, share some tips to break free and reclaim joy and true growth, and wrap it up by getting real about perfectionism and modern-day Pharisees. 

We’re kicking off our Spring Cleaning of the Heart and Mind Series by diving head-first into the topic of people-pleasing. We like to be liked and like making people happy - but what’s at the heart of our desire to please? We get honest about the fear, low self-worth, and misplaced identity that often fuels our boundary-less, peace-keeping behaviors. We give you a self-checklist and talk about the truth of who you are. Your needs and voice matter. You are worthy. We share some tips to help you break free from the bondage of people pleasing and begin to take up space in your own life and wrap it up by sharing the freedom that comes from accepting the approval of the only One who matters. 

I’m joined by my husband David this week as we chat about communication. We share some of the most common communication mistakes made in relationships, digging into how our bad communication habits can hurt the ones we love while preventing us from being heard and understood. We share some of our own experiences, including what we’ve learned and how we still need to grow. We’re here to champion honest and direct communication that seeks to grow healthier relationships. 

None of us want the people we love to be in an unhealthy relationship - so we need to talk about it. We need to share the patterns and behaviors of abuse. We’re getting real about the small and subtle behaviors, the things we’ve normalized, the things we rationalize, and the things none of us deserve. It’s time to talk openly about relationship red flags - but we’re here for the green flags too. Krystal shares her story and we’re  facing this topic head-on so hopefully you won’t have to. 

So many of us are lonely, feeling more disconnected than ever before. In today's episode, we're getting real about making and keeping friends as adults. It's hard!  We share some of the things that keep us from trying to connect, acknowledge what makes it hard and scary, and wrap it up by sharing some truths to keep in mind as well as tips for forming new friendships. 

Change is hard! And in today's podcast we're talking about a quality that not only helps us roll with the changes that happen to us, but also helps us make the changes necessary to keep things working. We're digging into adaptability and sharing, not only what it really means, but how we can develop it and put it into practice.