Episode Description

If you've ever fought with someone you love and walked away thinking, if they could only understand me, this episode is your permission to try something different. Anna unpacks a 20-year-old piece of pastoral wisdom that reshaped her marriage, flipping the Five Love Languages on its head so it becomes less about being understood and more about learning to hear the people who love you. It's a Christian podcast for women who are tired of going in circles with a spouse, a child, or a parent and want a real, practical way to bridge the gap. With honest stories from her own marriage, including the early-days arguments that revealed exactly where she and her husband were missing each other, Anna offers a simple, faith-and-courage-and-charity-shaped tool you can use in your very next conflict.

Key Takeaways

• Most relationship conflict isn't a love deficit; it's a love language mismatch, where both people are actually showing love, just in different dialects.

• Listening to your recurring arguments is one of the fastest ways to uncover someone's love language, because conflict often reveals what people feel is missing.

• The instinct to make others understand us keeps us turned inward. The deeper invitation is to turn outward and learn to hear how others already express love.

• Acts of service, words of affirmation, quality time, physical touch, and gifts are rarely one-size-fits-all. The same category can look completely different from person to person.

• With children, love languages often show up as behavior before they show up as words. Watch for what calms them down, not just what they ask for.

• Sometimes a "prickly" or resistant child is actually testing whether you'll reach for them, especially if physical touch is their language.

• Charity, that self-emptying, sacrificial love modeled by Christ all the way to the cross, is a richer word than "love," which has been diluted by overuse.

• Because we are already fully known and fully justified through the cross, we don't have to fight to be understood or proven right in every conflict.

• Choosing to meet someone in their love language, even when it doesn't come naturally to you, softens hearts and stewards the relationship well.

• Personality frameworks like Myers-Briggs, Enneagram, and DISC are valuable tools for understanding people, but they were never meant to become silos where we expect others to enter in order to know us

Resources Mentioned

The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman - https://a.co/d/001IfRyc

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We didn't get "the talk" for a digital world — but our kids are growing up in one. Anna sits down with Doug Moore, a SANE nurse, former wilderness guide, and youth ministry veteran, to talk about protecting and shepherding kids through pornography exposure, digital addiction, and online dangers. Doug shares practical, no-shame strategies for building the kind of relationship where your child comes to you first — plus why the car, the woods, and unplugged family time might be your best parenting tools yet.

Key Points:

• Parents must stay aware of what kids are exposed to — apps that disguise themselves (like fake calculator apps), gaming chat features (Roblox, Discord), and even "safe" apps can be misused

• The "no-shame game": creating safety so kids come to parents when they see something they shouldn't

• Code words (e.g., "shield up") give kids an exit strategy in public or uncomfortable moments

• Average age of first exposure to pornographic images is 8–9 years old; the brain's dopamine response can create addictive patterns

• The "sandwich method" for talking about technology: good — caution — good, framing tech as a tool rather than a threat

• Best conversation settings: the car (side-by-side, no eye contact needed) and the outdoors/wilderness

• Nature and unplugged time "wake up the senses" that digital addiction numbs

• Parents modeling healthy device habits matters as much as rules

• Past struggles or "scars" don't disqualify a parent from guiding their child — they can become a source of empathy and credibility

• Doug's Vanguard Conference — August 29th in North Georgia — for dads and moms, including expert speakers and a father-child covenant

Books & Resources Mentioned:

• The Vanguard Project: Equipping Fathers to Fight for Their Sons by Doug Moore - https://thevanguardproject.org/ (book, free age-specific resources, contact info)

• Good Pictures, Bad Pictures - by Kristen A Jenson (Author), Gail Poyner (Author) - https://a.co/d/0elOVfrE

• Vanguard Conference — August 29, North Georgia, featuring counselor Bill Jessup - https://thevanguardproject.org/conference

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When's the last time you came in dead last? For most of us adult women, it's been years because adulthood lets us quietly opt out of anything we might not be good at. In this episode of the Christian purpose podcast for women, Anna shares the humbling (and honestly hilarious) story of nearly not making it back to her car after a brutal new gym class and the surprising gift that showed up when the strongest people in the room stopped to cheer for the weakest. Anna unpacks the Parable of the Two Talents in Matthew 25, the true story of Olympian and missionary Eric Liddell, and what it means to steward well even when - especially when - we're not the best in the room. If you've been avoiding something because you're scared of finishing last … sweet friend, this one's your invitation to show up anyway.

Key Takeaways

• Adulthood gives us the freedom to choose comfort, but that same freedom can quietly talk us out of ever stretching into new spaces again.

• The gift of failure isn't just about growth — sometimes it's about joy, and it's almost always about connection.

• The people who are strongest and most competent are often the ones most eager to cheer on the person who is new.

• In the Parable of the Talents, the master gives the exact same blessing to the servant with two talents as to the servant with five — faithfulness is measured by stewardship, not scale.

• The servant who buried his one talent didn't fail because he lacked ability — he failed because he believed a lie about who the Master was.

• God is not the harsh, reaping-where-He-didn't-sow master we sometimes fear Him to be — He is generous, and His Kingdom is expansive, not scarce.

• There is no place harder to finish last than somewhere you used to finish first — and that vulnerability is worth naming instead of avoiding.

• Eric Liddell chose to run a race he wasn't built for rather than compromise his convictions, and near the end of his life, sick and starving in an internment camp, he lost a race to a child and shook their hand with grace.

• Showing up to finish last isn't just obedience — it keeps us humble and endears us to the people around us who get to remember what it felt like to be new too.

• You are being invited this week to name the place you've been avoiding … and finish last there anyway, because He's got you.

Scriptures Referenced

• Matthew 25:14–30 — The Parable of the Talents

• Hebrews 4:12 - "the Word is a two-edged sword"

Resources Mentioned

• Episode with Katrina Riffle about strength training & nourishment

Hybrid Strength: How to Steward Your Health for Life with Katrina Riffle | Ep 104 :

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hybrid-strength-how-to-steward-your-health-for-life/id1714745503?i=1000746183990

Nourishment for Life: Katrina Riffle on Purposeful, Sustainable Nutrition | Ep 105 : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/nourishment-for-life-katrina-riffle-on-purposeful-sustainable/id1714745503?i=1000747153815

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Episode Description: What do you do when the phone call you never expected changes everything? In this episode, Anna sits down with Debra McNinch, founder of Battle Cry Moms, who shares the journey that began when her son announced he was transgender. Debra speaks not about her son's story, but her own — the bathroom floor, the promises she made to God, and how He met her there. This conversation is for every listener who has a before-and-after moment, a prodigal they love, or a wound they haven't yet brought all the way through.

Key Talking Points:

• The tsunami metaphor — how a single phone call dismantled Debra's picture-perfect life

• Why Debra frames this as her story, not her son's

• The immediate promises she made to God: journal, build community, tell the story

• Prophetic dreams 20 years prior — God's long preparation for a moment she couldn't see coming

• Getting off the bathroom floor: it's a process, not a day

• Old Testament stories that anchored her faith — Gideon, David in 1 Samuel 30, Deborah in Judges

• Door 1 vs. Door 2 vs. Door 3 — finding a third way that is neither condemnation nor full affirmation

• "I cannot hate my child enough to get him to heaven" — and refusing to love him straight to hell

• The back door: bypassing the head to reach the heart

• The sewing machine story — a small, ordinary act that broke through years of estrangement

• Fixing the wall in front of your own house (Nehemiah) — you can't change the whole world, but you can change what's in front of you

• Keeping the bridge intact so the prodigal has a way home

• The marriage supper of the Lamb as the one table that matters

• Battle Cry Moms: 1,700+ moms worldwide, praying and holding each other's arms up

Scriptures Referenced:

• Psalm 23 — He leads me through the valley

• Revelation 12:11 — Overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of your testimony

• Luke 15 — The Prodigal Son (and the older brother still outside)

• Judges 4–5 — Deborah: "I arose, a mother in Israel"

• 1 Samuel 30 — David pursues; not one was lost

• Nehemiah 3 — Each one repaired the section in front of his own house

• Isaiah 61:3 — Beauty from ashes (referenced in spirit)

• John 21:18 — Jesus to Peter: "When you are older, they will lead you where you do not want to go"

Resources Mentioned:

• Debra's website & blog: http://www.debramcninch.com — sign up here

• Purchase Battle Cry: https://a.co/d/00DxPQhg

• Battle Cry Moms: https://www.battlecrymoms.com/

• Battle Cry Dads: https://battlecrydads.com/

Let's Talk Coaching! Are you ready to close the gap between where you are and where you feel called to go? Whether you're stuck on what's next … need a shot of encouragement … or have some past hurts that need tending, I'd be honored to serve as your coach as you work through this season. Schedule a call today to unlock your next breakthrough!

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Episode Description: Have you been laboring and praying for something for so long it's starting to feel fruitless? Anna brings a rich, Hebrew word study from 2 Chronicles 14–16 to remind you that the work God has called you to is dignified, purposeful, and will be rewarded. This is an episode for the weary heart — one that needs its head lifted today.

Key Talking Points:

• The encouragement of 2 Chronicles 15:7 and what it really means in the original Hebrew

• King Asa's story: what faithful, wholehearted work actually looks like in practice

• The two Hebrew words for courage — Chazak (to fasten, hold fast) and Amatz (inner fortification/mental courage) — and what they reveal about true bravery

• The Hebrew word for "work" (melachah) — rooted in the same word as malak (messenger, deputy, angel) — meaning our work is never servile; it's noble service in deputyship to the King

• Why the fruit of your labor may not be visible yet — and why that's okay

• When a relationship needs a boundary: Anna's "Hierarchy of Covenants" framework

• The sobering end of Asa's reign as a caution to hold fast all the way through

• The stunning mirror moment: the same word Chazak used to call us to fasten to God is also used to describe how God fastens to us

• Encouragement to "let the Word happen to you," especially in the unfamiliar Old Testament passages

Scriptures Referenced:

• 2 Chronicles 14 & 15 (ESV, NLT) — King Asa's reign and the prophecy of Azariah

• 2 Chronicles 15:7 — "Be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded."

• 2 Chronicles 16 — Asa's unholy alliance with Syria and its consequences

• Joshua 1:9 — "Be strong and courageous..."

• John 15 — The vine and the branches

• 2 Kings 18–19 — King Hezekiah laying his letter before the temple of the Lord

Resources Mentioned:

• Strong's Concordance — referenced for Hebrew word studies (Chazak #388, Amatz #553) - https://a.co/d/0aSsBjVA

• Earlier Overwhelmed to Overcomer episode: "Hierarchy of Covenants" (originally from She Considers a Field)

• Earlier Overwhelmed to Overcomer episode: Deep dive on the word courage - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/courage-weve-had-it-all-wrong/id1714745503?i=1000751720364

• Guest episode with Dan Nichols — "If your vision can be accomplished in your lifetime, it's too small" - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/little-wins-eternal-impact-dan-nichols-on-discipling/id1714745503?i=1000736571674

Let's Talk Coaching! Are you ready to close the gap between where you are and where you feel called to go? Whether you're stuck on what's next … need a shot of encouragement … or have some past hurts that need tending, I'd be honored to serve as your coach as you work through this season. Schedule a call today to unlock your next breakthrough!

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When you're deep in the trenches of motherhood, "regulated" can feel like a foreign language. Nurse practitioner, pediatric mental health specialist, and homeschooling mom of three Raeanne Johnson joins Anna to bridge the gap between neuroscience and Scripture — showing us how to quiet the chaos within so we can parent from a place of peace. Practical, biblical, and genuinely encouraging.

Key Takeaways

• You are the thermostat of your home — your regulation sets the temperature for everyone else

• Feelings aren't facts — separate the emotion from the evidence before drawing conclusions

• The cognitive behavioral triad (Aaron Beck) — thoughts shape behaviors, behaviors shape beliefs; change the thought, change the outcome

• The middle of the story is the worst time to scrutinize God's goodness — and we're all in the middle

• We move our bodies to move our minds — movement resets the nervous system and reduces cortisol

• All emotions are valid; all behaviors are not — give kids vocabulary for feelings and tools to process them

• Neurodivergent kids are corrected 4x more than neurotypical peers — intentionally catch and celebrate the good

• Dysregulation is a part of life — plan for it rather than shame your way through it

Scriptures Referenced

• Psalm 46 — "Though the earth totters... you hold steady its pillars"

• John 16:33 — "In this world you will have trouble, but take heart; I have overcome the world"

• Galatians 5 — Self-control and kindness as fruits of the Spirit

• 2 Corinthians 12:9 — His grace is made perfect in weakness

• Proverbs 127:2 — God grants rest to those He loves

• 1 Corinthians 10:23 — Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial

• Psalm 68:6 — God sets the lonely in families

Books & Resources Mentioned

• Habits of the Household — Justin Earley - https://a.co/d/0b1P2Bcj

• The Common Rule — Justin Earley - https://a.co/d/0dXRJstg

• The Body Teaches the Soul — Justin Earley - https://a.co/d/0heXisvq

• The Bible Recap — Tara-Leigh Cobble - https://www.thebiblerecap.com/

Connect with Raeanne

🌐 brainwaveswellness.com 📱 Instagram: @brainwaveswellness

Raeanne's Resources:

• 📖 Calm the Storm Guide — free 10-page guide on what the Bible says about emotions - https://www.brainwaveswellness.com/calmthestorm

• 📦 Anchored Mama Toolkit —https://www.brainwaveswellness.com/anchoredmamatoolkit

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Let's Talk Coaching! Are you ready to close the gap between where you are and where you feel called to go? Whether you're stuck on what's next … need a shot of encouragement … or have some past hurts that need tending, I'd be honored to serve as your coach as you work through this season. Schedule a call today to unlock your next breakthrough!

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June rolls around and we're convinced this summer will be different - calm, restful, intentional. Then August hits and we're running on fumes. In this episode, Anna walks you through a simple, practical process to plan your summer before it gets away from you. No printed guides needed - just press play and do the work right here.

Key Points

• Don't "die at the door" — the tendency to hold it together all season, only to completely unravel right at the finish line. Name it, and you can catch it.

• Start with abiding. Burnout comes from doing before being. Fruit flows from resting in God first.

• Pick your one word. How do you want this summer to feel looking back in mid-August? Peaceful? Playful? Connected? Get specific.

• Take stock of your people. What does each family member need? What are the true non-negotiables vs. the nice-to-haves?

• Brain dump everything, then filter. List all commitments, then ask: What do I want? What do I want more?

• Let your calendar reflect your values. If peace is the goal but every slot is filled, something has to go.

• Guard the white space. Empty blocks aren't wasted time — they're where wonder lives.

• You are the heartbeat and culture-keeper of your home. That work matters, and it requires margin.

Scriptures Referenced

• John 15 — Abiding in the vine; bearing fruit flows from connection, not striving

Resources & Books Mentioned

• The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman — a decision-making framework built around the question: What do I want? What do I want more? - https://a.co/d/04Qal2eh

• Thrive Through the Holidays — Anna's planning guide originally created for the Christmas season, but the framework works just as well for summer if you'd like something written to work through. - thrive-holiday.subscribepage.io

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Episode Description What if the key to overcoming overwhelm isn't doing more — it's looking up? Anna sits down with Kristin Kurtz, founder of New Wings Coaching and host of the Hope Unlocked podcast, for a warm, real, and wonder-filled conversation about rediscovering joy in the middle of hard seasons. From butterflies to eagles to dimes on the ground, Kristin shares how slowing down and noticing the small things can completely reframe your perspective — and unlock a life of genuine gratitude and Kingdom purpose.

Key Points

• Slow down to see God in the details. Moving too fast means missing the ways God is tapping you on the shoulder — through nature, people, small signs, and divine appointments.

• Seasons of hiddenness are productive. Like a butterfly in a cocoon, seasons where you feel hidden or "unproductive" are often where the deepest transformation happens. Your DNA is intact — you're being put back together.

• Redefine success. Ask daily: Lord, what does success look like in your eyes today? Showing up — even imperfectly — is often the answer.

• The interruptions are often the assignment. The person at the grocery store, the unexpected call — don't be so focused on your agenda that you miss what God actually sent you there for.

• Chin check. Keep your head up — literally and spiritually. Heads-down posture creates depression in the body and closes your eyes to what's around you. Gideon's 300 warriors were chosen partly because they kept their chins up while drinking.

• Practice "10 Thankfuls" daily. Even on the hardest days, find 10 things to be grateful for — even the eraser on a pencil or 5 seconds of sunshine.

• Find your "God nuggets." Don't let a day pass without identifying at least one blessing — a Godwink, a verse that kept appearing, a moment of unexpected grace.

• Ask God to activate your wonder. Pray: Lord, activate the wonder in me. Then ask: What do I actually love? Especially if you've been in an overwhelmed season and lost touch with yourself.

Scriptures Referenced

• James 1:2–4 — "Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness…that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."

• Romans 8:28 — All things work together for good.

• Psalm 34:5 — "Those who look to Him are radiant; their faces shall not be covered with shame."

• The hymn "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" is also referenced.

Resources & Mentions

• Journey App — Kristin's journaling app where she tracks daily thankfuls and photos of small blessings

• Wilderness Fellowship, Wisconsin — A prayer cabin retreat Kristin recommends for time alone with God in nature

Connect with Kristin Kurtz

• Instagram: @‌renew.wings

• Website: http://newwingscoaching.net

• Hope Unlocked Podcast — Kristin's podcast; catch Anna McLaughlin's guest episode here -https://hopeunlocked.buzzsprout.com/1978234/episodes/19150322-she-looked-successful-so-why-did-her-soul-feel-trapped-with-anna-mclaughlin

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Artist: Fantoms

Inspiring Hopeful

Audio source: Jamendo

Artist: Aliaksei Yukhnevich

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Let's Talk Coaching! Are you ready to close the gap between where you are and where you feel called to go? Whether you're stuck on what's next … need a shot of encouragement … or have some past hurts that need tending, I'd be honored to serve as your coach as you work through this season. Schedule a call today to unlock your next breakthrough!

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If you have questions before booking the curiosity call, feel free to message me at 704.810.1181 or on Instagram at @‌sheconsidersafield!

Episode Description

Have you ever sworn you'd never return to something — a job, a place, a relationship — only to find God seems to be opening that exact door again? Anna unpacks the biblical arc of Egypt, from sanctuary to slavery to redemption, and invites listeners to reconsider whether "going back" is really regression — or restoration.

Key Points

• The shame spiral of finding yourself back where you swore you'd never be — and why it doesn't mean you failed or misheard God

• Egypt in Scripture wasn't only a place of bondage; it began as sanctuary (Joseph's story) and was later redeemed by Christ's own feet

• The Israelites' repeated pull back to Egypt reflects how we can become devoted to our own bondage — mistaking familiar pain for safety

• God sometimes leads us back to hard places not to re-enslave us, but to break the association and reclaim that ground

• True freedom isn't a long list of places, people, or seasons you've closed off forever — that's its own kind of bondage

• True courage (Hebrew root: "to fasten") means being so rooted in the vine you'll go wherever He leads — even back

Scriptures Referenced

• Genesis 50:20 — Joseph to his brothers: "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good"

• Jeremiah 42–43 — God's warning to Judah's remnant not to flee to Egypt for safety

• Hosea 11:1 — "Out of Egypt I have called my son"

• Matthew 2 — The holy family's flight to Egypt and return

• 1 Corinthians 10 — "All things are lawful, but not all things are beneficial"; do everything for the glory of God

• Hebrews 10 — Christ's single offering has sanctified and perfected; the ground you walk on is holy because He made it so

• John 15 — Abiding in the vine

• Psalm (referenced loosely) — "Do not trust in princes and mighty men who cannot save"

Resources & Mentions

• Previous episode: True Courage — https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/courage-weve-had-it-all-wrong/id1714745503?i=1000751720364 Anna references her episode on the Hebrew meaning of courage ("to fasten"); recommended listening alongside this one

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Theme music: Brave New World

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Artist: Fantoms

Inspiring Hopeful

Audio source: Jamendo

Artist: Aliaksei Yukhnevich

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Let's Talk Coaching! Are you ready to close the gap between where you are and where you feel called to go? Whether you're stuck on what's next … need a shot of encouragement … or have some past hurts that need tending, I'd be honored to serve as your coach as you work through this season. Schedule a call today to unlock your next breakthrough!

https://calendly.com/annahmclaughlin/coaching-curiosity-call

If you have questions before booking the curiosity call, feel free to message me at 704.810.1181 or on Instagram at @‌sheconsidersafield!

Episode Description

Feeling the overwhelm of a packed May schedule — end-of-year events, gifts, parties, and a to-do list that never quits? Anna brings a raw, real, and encouraging word: you are not alone in the mess. Drawing from the lives of biblical heroes who were anything but perfect, she reminds us that God has always used broken, stumbling people — and He's not surprised by yours.

Key Points

• The "Hot Mess Express" is universal — even the heroes of Hebrews 11 were a mess

• We are saved by faith, and sanctified by that same faith — not by works or self-effort

• Hearing outside voices (podcasts, YouTubers, theologians) can sometimes deepen shame rather than help — it's okay to step away and go straight to the Word

• God doesn't love us because of what we do; we are His children unconditionally

• The very thing that saved you is what carries you through

Scriptures Referenced

• Romans 7:15–8:2 — "I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate…There is therefore now no condemnation"

• Galatians 2:11–14 — Paul confronting Peter's hypocrisy at Antioch

• Galatians 3:1–3 — "Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?"

• Ephesians 2:1–10 — Dead in trespasses, but God… saved by grace through faith, created for good works

• Jude 24–25 — "To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and present you blameless before his glory with great joy"

Resources & People Mentioned

• Gavin Ortlund — theologian/YouTuber Anna recommends

• Wes Huff — apologist/content creator Anna recommends

• John Piper — clip referenced about unresolved marital conflict before a sermon

• Kristen Kurtz — upcoming guest on the podcast, topic: zooming in on small gratitudes

Previous episode: Glorious | Ep 100 - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/glorious/id1714745503?i=1000742678724

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Referral gift — AND....... refer a friend who books a stay with us at Just Like Paradise ... we'll send you $100 cash as a thank you!

MUSIC CREDITS

Theme music: Brave New World

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Artist: Fantoms

Inspiring Hopeful

Audio source: Jamendo

Artist: Aliaksei Yukhnevich

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