Season 2 starts with Shealan pouring out her thoughts on the importance of courage. Looking at world war 1 physicians' study on soldiers' courage; Jordan Peterson's research on courage; and biblical examples of courage, this episode is here to encourage you on your own journey.

As part of LETS BE FRANK conversations. Shealan has a chat with Mark J The Poet who had unhealthy sexual behavior/addiction from childhood right into marriage, up to the point where he asked for a divorce. He shares his story very frankly and openly and answers some questions on how someone gets complete freedom in this area of their life. He exposes the lies he believed and the things that kept him trapped in the unwanted behavior. Mark runs www.offline.org and now is passionate about seeing others free. 

Shealan chats with Kim who helps head up Christian Surfers USA. After losing her husband, a pro surfer, and a windsurfer. Kim was given a simple prayer practice using the acronym P.E.A.C.E. She shares with us this beautiful way to enter prayer in times of suffering and times of abundance.

There is a whole different way to live! You may not have learned how to handle the pain of life growing up. A lot of us are not equipped to handle our emotions in life, in relationships, and in marriage. We all have an introvert, and learning to live from that place and deal with residual emotions and current emotions is key. In this episode, Shealan and John Sparkes discuss how and why to live from a deeper place which is called the introvert. 

Shealan has a frank chat with Rae who runs Wiildhearts. An honest chat about not feeling welcome in church, surrender to God and falling down but getting back up and going back to Jesus who is always welcoming us back with wide open arms.  Shealan shares her struggle with coming across as too blunt but Rae encourages her.

A new branch of conversations and dialogue on the Grow your Dreams Podcast.  Shealan shares about how expectations on life and people can leave you feeling disappointed, while Hope is a relational process with God that is a rope to hold onto. VALUES, HOPE, AND EXPECTATIONS are the theme of today's talk. 

In this episode, Shealan and John Sparkes discuss Me and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Have you ever been in a situation where you are pushing and pushing through life, driving forward and then you crash? This episode will give you helpful insights into knowing yourself and how to manage yourself. So there may be various reasons for exhaustion and this conversation offers the psychodynamic reasons for ME and CFS, using the framework of understanding your temperament, to help you understand yourself and heal.

​Do you, or does someone you know, suffer from depression? If so, you will find material on this site that will help you to understand the roots of that depression and insights that will provide footholds out of the pit. See below for John's latest podcast on depression and links to further reading. Shealan interviews John Sparkes, author, counselor, and pastor for the past 40 years.

In this episode, Shealan discusses EMOTIONALISM, SELF-PITY, and UNPROCESSED CHILD-HOOD TRAUMA. Jennifer Jill Schwirzer, LPC is an author of 14 books, speaker, TV host, professional counselor, musician, wife, mother, lover of Jesus, and a friend to many.  This episode Jen Jill shares her own story and provides tips for your own inner growth. 

Jennifer Jill Schwirzer, LPC, is an author, speaker, TV host, professional counselor, musician, wife, mother, lover of Jesus, and a friend to many. Jennifer has a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Capella University, and a doctoral degree in community counseling and traumatology from Liberty University. She has spoken all over the world, written 14 books, and hosted two TV programs. She loves to communicate about the fascinating intersection between theology and psychology, and does so whenever, and however, she gets a chance.

https://www.jenniferjill.org/

Are you anxious? If so, you have come to the right place. You will find material here that will help you understand why you are anxious and what you can do about it.  Shealan discusses with John Sparkes temperaments and anxiety