Living Easy with Lindsey

Today's conversation with Dave Hollis gave me life. It is one of those conversations that just feels so raw and honest and gives insight into the day-to-day struggles of parenting, marriage, self-esteem, and a challenged faith after many life difficulties.

Dave discusses his first Christmas after his divorce and how different it looks 3 years in. He talks about being a single father and how his public divorce led to some time away from social media and his business. We discuss how being raised in an achievement-based household can greatly affect confidence, self-esteem and

If you're new here, welcome! My name is Lindsey Maestas and The Living Easy Podcast is near and dear to my heart. I am a Christian, a wife, and a mama to two located near Nashville, TN. Everything I discuss is rooted in faith and biblical truth - from marriage to Sex And Intimacy to friendship and living an abundant and joyful life. Life isn't easy, but we can "live easy" when we get outside ourselves and choose growth over stagnancy.

If you enjoy today's conversation, be sure to check out: Episodes 92-94 on Godly Motherhood Episode 63 - The 11 Lessons I Learned in My 20s That Changed my Life Episode 62: Social Media Heart Check Episode 59: Toxic Relationships, Hard People and Managing Conflict

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In today's episode, Author Brooke Hazen discusses the power that addiction can have over the mind, and how the deep, widespread addiction that is pornography is damaging relationships and physical bodies. But there is always hope. He discusses his experience in overcoming porn addiction through God's grace and restoration. He talks about the concept of re-framing our minds from attraction —> sex —> orgasm'. He challenges couples to spend energy on other soul-bonding and connecting physical activities aside from sex to break the addiction to sexual release. Brooke shares his own story of discovering that he had porn-induced erectile dysfunction (P.I.E.D), but not until after he had already recede multiple prescriptions that weren't helping him in any capacity. This is a unique perspective and conversation and one that would be great for you to listen to with your spouse and discuss in detail!

For a full discussion on Sex and emotional, physical and spiritual intimacy, make sure to check out our Sex And Intimacy project for couples. This is an intentional, in-depth video course created by Jesse and me to help you strengthen your relationship and continue creating a foundation upon Jesus.

For more episodes like this, be sure to listen in to my full Sex And Christianity Series. Purchase "You are Not Broken" by Brooke Hazen and visit his website here.

Emily Ley is one of my favorite authors and the creator of the incredibly helpful Simplified planners. Emily and I had some really sweet conversations about the importance of a solid morning routine and how implementing structure in our homes can benefit our parenthood and our joy. We discuss openly our own struggles with sadness and random difficulties that we face in being consistent with our morning routines and why creating habits can be so important for our growth and maturity in our faith and our roles.

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Mila Grigg is a powerhouse of a woman who has walked through deep difficulty with resilience, faith and intention. Mila's husband was sentenced to 10 years in prison in the midst of her pregnancy; yet, she built a wildly successful company with a newborn as she visited her husband in federal prison.

In this conversation, she shares how to build a life when everything feels stripped from you, how she re-focuses and finds heart rest through God's word and a park bench and her most effective tips for living with resilience and building a business in the thick of discouragement or lack of passion.

This is a conversation not only for my dreamers, creators and business-minded friends but for those of you who feel stuck or can't figure out what God has in store for you because the present looks bleak. I pray that this conversation brings you hope and encouragement for the future!

Find Mila's book here.

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In today's beautiful, heartbreaking, hopeful, and genuine conversation, Andy Dooley shares about the loss of his father last month and how that has impacted the exciting moment of launching a book about raising a family with faith.

Andy discusses falling in love with being around your family, intentionally creating a balance between respect, obedience, FUN within a family relationship, and creating a family that you don't want to escape.

Check out the song we talked about in this episode, "Til You Can't" , by Cody Johnson

Get Andy's new book, "Building a Family of Faith", which is now available!

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Certified Enneagram teacher Meredith Boggs is the author of "The Journey Home" releasing in January 2023 and also the host of "The Other Half Podcast"

In this episode, Lindsey and Meredith discuss the biblical foundation of the Enneagram Personality Test and Meredith's perspective on why the Enneagram is not anti-christian. Meredith also discusses each type and the associated primary sin struggle, depending on their number.

The Enneagram is an essential tool in not only understanding yourself and why you struggle, and your spiritual journey, but also to better understand people in your life and how to love them better.

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if you're new to The Living Easy Podcast, we discuss in-depth about sex, intimacy, relationships, parenthood, and faith, all with a biblical foundation.

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Laurel Handfield, author and founder of Happy Island Press, has written over 50 children's stories including My Pretty and I Imagine. As a young black girl growing up in America in the 70s and 80s, Laurel struggled with self-esteem because all of the pretty girls had light skin, blue eyes and looked different from her, which created deep-rooted insecurity.

In this episode, Lindsey and Laurel discuss meaningful and actionable ways that we can help our children work through the insecurities that they face with presence, love, and intentionality in the conversations and actions we portray.

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Gary Thomas is the author of very well-known marriage books like "Sacred Marriage" and has written a new book called, "Making Your Marriage a Fortress". In this conversation, we discuss the damage that betrayal and broken trust can create within a marriage, whether it is from an affair, pornography addiction, lying, shame, deceit, or insecurity.

Click here for more about The Sex and Intimacy Project and The Wife Project. Interested in both? Get the bundle for $97 OFF!

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We discuss what healing looks like after betrayal occurs within a marriage, how couples CAN have a more beautiful marriage than ever before after deceit occurs and how Jesse and I have had to navigate through shame and deceit in our own relationship.

Gary Thomas discusses the importance of building a fortress around your marriage to prevent and prepare for pain and difficulty that is bound to come in any relationship. We also discuss the importance of talking to children about sex and the dangers of pornography at a young age.

if you're new to The Living Easy Podcast, we discuss in-depth about sex, intimacy, relationships, parenthood, and faith, all with a biblical foundation.

If you haven't subscribed yet, click the subscribe button and you'll be notified of a new episode on Mondays!

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to check out my full Sex and Christianity Series and Episode 91!

Get Gary's latest Book: "Making Your Marriage a Fortress"

Follow along with Gary on IG @garythomasbooks

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These 3 simple things have transformed our marriage within the last year. And when I say that, I mean they have altered the trajectory of our marriage completely - for the better - and they really aren't extremely difficult to implement.

Jesse and I have had many discussions this past year about how we have built up emotional and physical walls against one another. We saw that we were hardening toward one another - and had been hardening our hearts for quite a long time. We withheld compliments, praise and affection for reasons that we didn't even realize.

When we implemented these steps, we saw the walls come down and our affection and closeness increase tenfold.

I pray that this episode encourages you to continue working toward growth, healing, and beautiful HOPE in your marriage. Jesus sees you and your every need!

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The Sex and Intimacy Project is HERE!!! Jesse and I couldn't be more thrilled for this study that we've created specifically for couples who are hoping to strengthen their sexual, emotional AND spiritual intimacy! On today's 5-minute chat, I am sharing about the 3 things to be aware of when struggling with a low sex drive within your marriage. There are many other aspects to this discussed within the course (like attraction, exhaustion, etc.), but this is a great starting point for all couples! Our sex, intimacy and marriage study includes videos from both Jesse and me, a workbook with action-taking tips to reallyyyy spice things up and emotional connecting pages like our 'How Well Do You Know Me?' questionnaire! Don't miss our LAUNCH PRICE of $97 - lasting for two weeks only! The price will increase to $197 on October 3rd! Be one of the first people to get it TODAY! If you need a payment plan, you can get it for 4 payments of $37! Just click here. Grab a cup of coffee (or a glass of wine, if you're bashful!) and Jesse and I will see you in there. ;-)