“This is what it comes down to: Do we trust Him?”

I love that quote from today’s conversation… Have you experienced worry, anxiety, or fear in this last year? Are those things taking up entirely too much space in your heart? For most of us, the uncertainty around so many things has only fed our anxiety and fears more.

The Bible tells us in Philippians 4:6 to not be anxious about anything, but how do we really do that? Is it truly possible to calm our anxious hearts?

My friend, Julie Gillies, has had her own experiences with anxiety. By the age of 17, she was on her own and had dropped out of high school to earn a living. At the age of 21, she was a divorced, single mom working two jobs to provide for her son. But in all of the uncertainty in her life, God worked it together to bring her to a place of healing and wholeness. Julie is passionate about helping people know God, know Scripture, and know how to pray, and she’s the author of three books including Prayers to Calm Your Anxious Heart.

In this episode, Julie openly shares about the importance of knowing Scripture if we want to truly know God, common origins of anxiety, what it looks like to pray and trust God with the results, why it’s okay to pray for ourselves, and so much more. I hope this encourages your heart today!

Show Notes: https://jillsavage.org/julie-gillies-48/

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This podcast is for everyone. Even if separation or divorce isn’t a part of your story, there is likely someone you love that is walking through divorce and you need to know what’s going on in the heart of that person to support them.

It takes two people to make a marriage, but just one person to make divorce happen. Mark and I have committed our lives to helping marriages in crisis. We often have a front row seat at watching God work in those relationships, but the reality is that not all marriages make it. If you’ve experienced separation or divorce, I’m so very sorry. I know the pain is tangible.

My guest, Tracie Miles is the author of five best-selling books with her most recent release being Living Unbroken: Reclaiming Your Life and Your Heart After Divorce. In this conversation, we dig into what happens to your heart when divorce is a part of your story, how to navigate life when the future is uncertain, where God is in all of this, and how we can help someone that is walking through an unwanted divorce. I hope this conversation is an encouragement to you!

Show Notes: https://jillsavage.org/tracie-miles-83/
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Friends, today is the 1-YEAR PODCASTVERSARY of the No More Perfect Podcast!  What an incredible journey this has been, and I can’t thank you enough for the support you’ve given me as I’ve jumped into the podcast world. If you would have told me this podcast would rank in the top 5% of podcasts globally, I wouldn’t have believed you!

The shutdown has led to the start-up of a number of things. And I wanted to share the lessons learned during this unexpected start-up season! So listen in as I share a little behind-the-scenes of the podcast (did you know most of our family helps us out in this ministry!?), share the top 5 most popular episodes of the podcast so far (it’s no surprise what topic sits at #1 ), and share the top 3 lessons I’ve learned since starting the show.

I’m so grateful for you, friend! And I want to commit to you that the next year will be filled with even more conversations about the real stuff of life right here on the podcast. We’re in this together!

(ALSO, I’ll be sharing a little gift to celebrate throughout the day over on my Instagram and Facebook. You’ll definitely want to head over there so you don’t miss it!)

Show Notes: https://jillsavage.org/podcastversary-46/

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Do you ever feel fear when you look towards uncertainty in the future? Your childrens' futures? Stepping out into a new vocation? Schools opening back up? Your marriage?

Many of us live with anticipation but also great anxiety about what the future might bring. So we work hard to stay one step ahead of our worst case scenarios. And while we are focused on arranging a secure tomorrow, our fear strangles the peace, the joy, and the purpose of today. If you’re ready to put fear in its place, then this episode is for you!

My friend, Katy McCown, is an author, speaker, and the president of She Laughs Ministries. Katy's husband, Luke, was a former NFL quarterback, and during their time in the NFL, they had to move so many times, sometimes the day after they found out! Katy understands fear and she’s learned so much about how to put it in its place. Join me for this conversation with Katy about where uncertainty pops up in our lives, how to work through our fears, where fear really comes from, and how we can filter the fear we feel with the truth of who God is!

Show Notes: https://jillsavage.org/katy-mccown-45/

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As a parent, do you wonder if you are really making a difference? Does it feel like your words go in one ear and out the other? Do you feel like all you do is dole out consequences? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you are really going to appreciate today’s conversation!

My guests are Jim and Lynne Jackson, founders of Connected Families. I actually met Jim and Lynne for the first time back when they spoke at a Hearts at Home conference, and have loved following along with them ever since. I just love their hearts and wisdom and I know you will too!

In this conversation, we discuss the unintentional messages our child may be hearing by how we communicate, Jim and Lynne’s connection-driven framework for parenting, some common parenting styles that actually limit connection, and we even get to see how all this works in a role-playing exercise!

Show Notes: https://jillsavage.org/jim-lynne-jackson-44/

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Welcome to our second bonus episode of the No More Perfect Podcast! I like to surprise you with a little extra, bite-size podcast goodness every once and a while that's quick to listen to and helpful for your life. Just to say thank you!

And today we're talking all about how we think about ourselves, which determines how we show up for the people we love the most. This was originally recorded a little while back as what we call a "Double Date" inside No More Perfect Date Night, so I'm excited to share it with you today as well!

The script that goes on inside our heads often begins developing in childhood. It can sound a lot like pride. Or a lot like shame. And most of the time, it goes unrecognized for most of our lives. But today, Mark and I want to share some insights we've learned over the years, and some truths we can repeat to ourselves to replace the false narratives that live in our minds.

I hope this is an encouragement to you as we close out the week!

Show Notes: https://jillsavage.org/bonus-episode-2/

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Parenting is messy. It’s also incredible, challenging, and difficult as well! In this episode, we are talking about when parenting is EXTREMELY messy, like prodigal child messy. My guest Lori Wildenberg understands this and I asked her to come back this week to share her story and the wisdom she has learned walking out her story.

As a licensed family and parent educator and parent coach, Lori is the author of five (soon to be 6) books. She and I both have walked down this path before with one or more of our children. It isn’t easy and sometimes you are consumed with the feeling that you failed as a parent. If you are in that place right now, this is the episode for you.

Join us as we dig into one of the toughest situations you can encounter in parenting and learn how to love your child through it all. Lori and I share our experiences with parenting children who walk a different path than we anticipated, what our children often fear the most, and some tips for parents with a prodigal child. I pray this is an encouragement to you!

Show Notes: https://jillsavage.org/lori-wildenberg-43/

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Parenting is messy. It’s challenging, it’s difficult, and just when you think you have it figured out, your kids move to a new stage and what worked last week doesn’t work this week. It can make you crazy!

My guest today understands the challenge of parenting, and has SO much wisdom to help us navigate it. Lori Wildenberg’s passion is helping families build connections that last. She is a mom to four adult children, a licensed family and parent educator, parent coach, and the author of five (soon to be six) books. After we reminisce about a Colorado hike gone wrong, Lori shares her “Spillage Parenting Philosophy,” how to reinforce positive behaviors in your kids, how we can empower our kids without enabling them, along with some cultural wisdom many of us accept that’s simply not true.

I learned a lot from this one, and I know it will encourage you today!

Show Notes: https://jillsavage.org/lori-wildenberg-42/

(Fun Fact: Lori took me up on my offer to have her back next week to talk about parenting when your children make choices you disagree with. I look forward to sharing that conversation with you!)

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Do you sometimes feel yourself struggling with low energy? Do you often feel overwhelmed with all that needs to be done? Are you lacking motivation or feeling unproductive? If so, you’ve come to the right place!

Susan Seay is an international speaker, certified life coach, and the host of the popular Mentor 4 Moms podcast (seriously, it’s in the top 2% of all podcasts!). But most importantly, Susan is my good friend and she’s blessed my life in SO many ways and I know she will bless yours! In this episode, she walks us through what it takes to master new habits, what it is that really affects our capacity, why she’s so passionate about utilizing business principles in her role as a homemaker, and the best way to increase our capacity (this one surprised me!).

Susan is the right person to lead us to better understand what to do when the energy is low, the motivation is missing, and the productivity seems to have gone right out the window. So excited to share this conversation with you!

Show Notes: https://jillsavage.org/susan-seay-41/
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Take a minute to look around your house. How many items in the room represent something on your “to do” list? Every time you pass by that pile of mail are you reminded that you have bills to pay? Do you have a basket of laundry from last week still waiting to be folded?

When it comes to home organization, I tend to be a “piler.” Clutter is my default and sticky notes are my friend, but sometimes even those add to my clutter! Are you in the same boat? I’ve been there before! And honestly, I’ve had to learn quite a few new strategies over the years to organize my stuff.

Today’s guest, Kathi Lipp, can understand our struggle to keep things in their place! Growing up in the house of a hoarder, she’s had to learn the hard way how to organize and manage all her “stuff.” Since home organization is one of the most requested topics for the podcast, I wanted to bring Kathi back to the show! In this episode, she shares the impact clutter has on us, how to get the basics right, and the three reasons why we struggle to get rid of things we no longer need.

Now the podcast host of the Clutter Free Academy, Kathi is a national speaker, and the bestselling author of The Husband Project, Clutter Free, and Ready for Anything. I know you’ll love this conversation and I can’t wait to hear what you take away!

Show Notes: https://jillsavage.org/kathi-lipp-40/

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