LightWork with Renee Scherzer

Why is everyone still single? And does finding love really get harder as we get older?

In this fun, candid episode, I sit down with Brian Howie, creator and host of The Great Love Debate, to explore the challenges of dating, love, and relationships—especially in our 40s, 50s, and 60s.

From dating apps and unrealistic expectations to chemistry, independence, and the baggage we bring into relationships, Brian shares insights from years of bringing men and women together to answer one big question: Why is everyone still single?

Whether you're single, dating, or happily married, this conversation will make you laugh, think, and perhaps reconsider what really matters when it comes to love.

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What does it mean to truly see someone?

In this heartfelt episode Renee sits down with her friend Kathleen Trapp, Founder and Executive Director of Dignity Foundation, to explore the power of compassion, human connection, and restoring dignity to those rebuilding their lives.

From homelessness to financial hardship, Kathleen shares how her own experiences inspired a mission rooted in a simple belief: Everyone deserves dignity and choice.

Sometimes the greatest impact begins with simply letting someone know, "I see you."

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Your donation helps provide household essentials, professional clothing, and children's necessities to individuals and families rebuilding their lives. Every contribution makes a difference.

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What if getting older isn't about becoming less - but finally becoming more of who you really are?

Heather Carter and I met as sorority sisters at Arizona State University, then went our separate ways and lived a whole lot of life - careers, marriage, motherhood, challenges, successes and all the unexpected chapters in between.

Decades later, our paths crossed again in the most unlikely ways. And somehow, we picked right back up.

In this episode of LightWork, Heather and I have a candid, funny and very real conversation about friendship, identity, empty nesting, aging, the things we spent far too many years worrying about—and why being in our 50s feels a lot less like winding down and a lot more like figuring out what we still want to do.

We talk about the women we were at 20, the women life required us to become, and the women we're still becoming.

And maybe that's one of the greatest gifts of getting older:

**You stop asking who you're supposed to be and start asking who you still want to become.**

Because we're not done yet.

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What happens when the life you carefully planned changes in an instant?

In 2023, Mickie Murphy was a successful executive, wife, friend and leader when a horrific car accident changed everything. Months in hospitals and rehabilitation, numerous surgeries and ultimately the loss of part of her right leg forced Mickie to navigate something far deeper than physical recovery: **Who are you when your life no longer looks anything like the one you planned?**

In this deeply personal—and surprisingly funny—conversation, Mickie shares what the hardest days really looked like, how her faith carried her, what she learned about asking for help, and the extraordinary way her community showed up when she needed them most.

We also talk about the difference between **tenacity and resilience**, grieving who you used to be, and how an unexpected chapter can reveal a purpose you never saw coming.

Because sometimes the life we never planned becomes the place where we discover what matters most.

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After years of raising kids, building careers, facing cancer and creating a life together, what happens when you ask: What do we want now?

In this personal episode of LightWork, Renee sits down with her husband, Chris, for an honest - and sometimes funny - conversation about marriage. They talk empty nesting, money, faith, health, staying connected, what they’ve gotten right (and maybe a bit wrong), and whether they’d choose each other all over again.

Because lasting relationships aren’t built by assuming we already know the person beside us. They’re built by staying curious about who we’re becoming.

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For the first time on LightWork, I’m stepping out from behind the questions and sharing my own story and the journey I am on. From a 30-year career to reinvention, I share the experiences that shaped who I am—and ultimately led me to create LightWork.

I wish I could sit down with each viewer over a cup of coffee to have this conversation, but this is the next best thing.

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After alcoholism nearly cost him everything that mattered most, my friend, Matt Wallace reached a point where he could no longer do it alone. Now 4½ years sober, Matt shares an honest and vulnerable story of his journey, the sponsor who taught him the meaning of surrender, and the role faith played in his recovery.

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If we don’t teach our kids about money, something else will. 

In this episode of the LightWork Podcast, Renee Scherzer welcomes back financial professional Kim Trinh-Wicker for an honest conversation about the money lessons our kids are learning—often without us realizing we’re teaching them.

From allowance and first purchases to credit cards, college decisions, first paychecks, saving and investing, Renee and Kim explore how parents can raise financially capable kids at every stage. They also talk about when to let kids make money mistakes, how much of our own finances we should share, and how our role changes when our children become adults.

Because our greatest financial legacy may not simply be what we leave to our children. It’s what we leave within them.  

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What happens when the life you imagined for your child—and for yourself—suddenly looks nothing like the plan?

In this deeply personal episode of the LightWork Podcast, Renee Scherzer sits down with her longtime friend and former colleague, Kari Baker, Christian author, speaker, podcaster, and founder of KIND Families.

When Kari's son, Brady, was diagnosed with autism at three years old, she found herself navigating a parenting journey she never expected. What began as a mother's determination to understand and advocate for her son ultimately transformed her faith, her definition of success, and the direction of her life.

Kari shares what she wishes she'd known in those early days, the invisible challenges families often carry, why our children don't need to be “fixed,” and the difference between simply including someone and creating a place where they truly belong.

It's a conversation about autism and neurodivergence—but it's also about something universal: What do we do when life doesn't turn out the way we thought it would?

Sometimes the path we never would have chosen becomes the very place we discover our deepest purpose.

And sometimes the people we think we're here to teach…are actually here to teach us.
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When did taking care of our bodies turn into constantly trying to fix them?

In this episode of the LightWork Podcast, Renee Scherzer sits down with clinical psychologist and licensed professional counselor Dr. Morgan Francis for an honest conversation about body image, food, wellness culture, motherhood—and what it really means to make peace with the body you live in.

They explore the line between being health-conscious and becoming obsessed with health, including orthorexia—the often-overlooked point where “healthy” behaviors can become rigid, consuming and unhealthy.

They also tackle a question every parent should consider: What are our children learning about their bodies simply by listening to the way we talk about ours?

From social media and changing beauty standards to GLP-1 medications, fitness, food, aging and the pressure to optimize everything, this conversation challenges us to rethink what being “healthy” actually means.

Because our bodies aren't measures of our worth. They're where we get to live our lives.

Maybe the question isn't, “How can I make my body look better?”

Maybe it's...“How can I treat my body better?”

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