Just a short little soundbite to say we love y'all and are grateful for your companionship on this journey of life! We hope you have a VERY Merry Christmas and we look forward to starting next year with y'all. 

Music by Lofi Geek

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Welcome to Part II of the third sector of our mega-series: Am I Always Going to Be Alone? Finding Your Fairytale from our ME³! podcast.

Picking up where we started off last episode, we start off talking about the importance for each of us to live a life pursuing our own unique brilliance. The things we do are not our identity. However, when we pursue our dreams - the interests that make us come alive, our eyes open in self discovery because what we do becomes the canvas upon which we express who we are. After discussing these issues, Brandi shares more of her life story from high school. She shares about how her insecurities of feeling unattractive were made worse by getting attention from sleazy, "bad" kinds of guys who were objectifying her and wanting to take advantage of her. She then continues into the part of her life where she actually was manipulated and then taken captive by an evil man. We discuss how the process of her kidnapping was gradual. Her captor took advantage of her lack of confidence in her own judgement and discernment. It was primarily her insecurity and self-doubt that set her up. A bit of a cliff hanger - so stay tuned!

Please let us know if this episode of the mega-series has helped you! You can contact us and check us out through our social media platforms from our linktr.ee site here. Or you can contact us directly through the Anchor app or by email at [email protected] If you would like to donate to our podcast, you can do so easily through our PayPal here.

-Music Credits-

Intro song:

Song: My Everything by Dj Quads

Music provided by: Music for Creators 

Outro song:

Title: Rattlesnake Railroad

Artist: Brett Van Donsel

Source: Soundcloud

License: Creative Commons

Promoted by Music Library: http://bit.ly/MusicLibraryYouTube

Background Music Credits:

Music provided by Lofi Geek

Check them out here: Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3dTH2FN and on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyD59CI7beJDU493glZpxgA

Welcome to Part I of the third sector of our mega-series: Am I Always Going to Be Alone? Finding Your Fairytale from our ME³! podcast.

From the beginning we tackle what insecurity and self-doubt are and what they do to us in our daily lives. As Brandi puts it at the beginning, self doubt turns you inward completely and is self sabotaging. We discuss how insecurities come from a warped perspective that is based on lies about us and how we should value ourselves. This can cause us to become cut off from others and deny us the connection we need as people. The anxious and depressive thoughts that come from these issues grows increasingly stronger in a feedback loop if we don't recognize the patterns and get out. Brandi also shares her high school experience of being judged by others and how her self-doubting led to behaviors that only increased the bad treatment she received and how out of place she felt. We launch from that springboard to talk action steps about how we should define our value, not letting ourselves feel put down by comparison to others or even our own past.

Please let us know if this episode of the mega-series has helped you! You can contact us and check us out through our social media platforms from our linktr.ee site here. Or you can contact us directly through the Anchor app or by email at [email protected] If you would like to donate to our podcast, you can do so easily through our PayPal here.

-Music Credits-

Intro song:

Song: My Everything by Dj Quads

Music provided by: Music for Creators 

Outro song:

Title: Rattlesnake Railroad

Artist: Brett Van Donsel

Source: Soundcloud

License: Creative Commons

Promoted by Music Library: http://bit.ly/MusicLibraryYouTube

Background Music Credits:

Music provided by Lofi Geek

Check them out here: Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3dTH2FN and on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyD59CI7beJDU493glZpxgA

Welcome to Part III of the second sector of our mega-series: Am I Always Going to Be Alone? Finding Your Fairytale from our ME³! podcast.

Finishing this sector on anger, we share practical advice on how to deal with anger at oneself, God, others, and the world around us. While anger can be very helpful as an indicator that something in us is needing to be processed because it often points to a sense we have of unfairness or injustice that we are experiencing personally or vicariously, it is not a good decisionmaker for your relationships whether to yourself or with others. We also talk about the importance of releasing control of others and life around us instead of staying in anger over things not going the way we think they should. It's vital that we deal with others and ourselves graciously as much as possible. Our big picture strategy should come from calmness and choosing to make our way toward a non-angry view of the world around us. 

That's it for anger! We've still got much more to share with this mega-series, so hold on to your hat! Whatever troubles relationships may have caused you, we are going to do our best to address them and help you Find Your Fairytale!

Please let us know if this sector of the mega-series has helped you! You can contact us and check us out through our social media platforms from our linktr.ee site here. Or you can contact us directly through the Anchor app or by email at [email protected] If you would like to donate to our podcast, you can do so easily through our PayPal here.

-Music Credits-

Intro song:

Song: My Everything by Dj Quads

Music provided by: Music for Creators 

Outro song:

Title: Rattlesnake Railroad

Artist: Brett Van Donsel

Source: Soundcloud

License: Creative Commons

Promoted by Music Library: http://bit.ly/MusicLibraryYouTube

Background Music Credits:

Music provided by Lofi Geek

Check them out here: Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3dTH2FN and on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyD59CI7beJDU493glZpxgA

Welcome to Part II of the second section of our mega-series: Am I Always Going to Be Alone? Finding Your Fairytale from our ME³! podcast.

Continuing from where we left off, we go into the two different types of anger: internally directed anger and externally directed anger. We address how anger at yourself only makes it harder for you to understand what is really going on. And while anger at others could be a helpful indicator of what's going on in your emotions, it can also just do more harm than good as you can be cut off from others whose help and support you need. It's important that you don't go into a relationship with anger issues and that you don't get involved with someone else who shows anger at the beginning. We need to realize that anger is an indicator of hurt in ourselves and in others. We should never take that out on others nor should we allow them to take it out on us. However, we do need time to get through a healing process sometimes and in a good relationship, we may need to help each other process through heavy emotions when hurt comes into our lives.

Please let us know if this series helped you! You can contact us and check us out through our social media platforms from our linktr.ee site here. Or you can contact us directly through the Anchor app or by email at [email protected] If you would like to donate to our podcast, you can do so easily through our PayPal here.

-Music Credits-

Intro song:

Song: My Everything by Dj Quads

Music provided by: Music for Creators 

Outro song:

Title: Rattlesnake Railroad

Artist: Brett Van Donsel

Source: Soundcloud

License: Creative Commons

Promoted by Music Library: http://bit.ly/MusicLibraryYouTube

Background Music Credits:

Music provided by Lofi Geek

Check them out here: Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3dTH2FN and on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyD59CI7beJDU493glZpxgA

Welcome to Part I of the second section of our mega-series: Am I Always Going to Be Alone? Finding Your Fairytale from our ME³! podcast. 

In this episode we'll be covering the role of anger in the midst of conflict in relationships as well as how it affects us after relationships fall apart - especially if there is abuse involved. We begin with talking about the breadth of situations that can stir up anger in us. Anger can be picked up from others who are angry around us or who treat us badly and cause a feeling of irritation at personal injustice to arise. But just like sadness can turn into depression, anger can turn into rage and become an unhealthy coping mechanism. It works on a spectrum. We share about how there is healthy anger that is meant to be a part of the process of working through situations where we are wronged such as being in a bad relationship. And on the other hand, there is also unhealthy anger when it lasts beyond the point where we are meant to have already processed through the hurt we were going through having made the right decisions. We go into some specifics about ways anger can be helpful and when it can be self sabotaging.

Please let us know if this series helped you! You can contact us and check us out through our social media platforms from our linktr.ee site here. Or you can contact us directly through the Anchor app or by email at [email protected] If you would like to donate to our podcast, you can do so easily through our PayPal here.

-Music Credits-

Intro song:

Song: My Everything by Dj Quads

Music provided by: Music for Creators 

Outro song:

Title: Rattlesnake Railroad

Artist: Brett Van Donsel

Source: Soundcloud

License: Creative Commons

Promoted by Music Library: http://bit.ly/MusicLibraryYouTube

Background Music Credits:

Music provided by Lofi Geek

Check them out here: Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3dTH2FN and on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyD59CI7beJDU493glZpxgA

Welcome to the next installment of our mega-series: Am I Always Going to Be Alone? Finding Your Fairytale from our ME³! podcast.

Continuing where we left off in the previous show, we cover the importance of processing through our sadness and not staying in a downward spiral that could bring us into depression. We also talk about the difference between things we should accept in life and things that we should never accept. We also discuss the importance of using our words to uplift ourselves and others instead of being negative and adding to a bad heart-attitude. Another important topic we cover is how people with hurting hearts need to focus on the positive of others around us instead of the pain caused by someone who we wish was there for us. Further on, the discussion turns to the importance of having hope and believing that someone out there really is waiting for you to get ready for them. Hope and joy really are worth having! We conclude with a crafted prayer for those who need to overcome sadness and misplaced resignation and give a little heads-up on what the next segment of Finding Your Fairytale will be about.

Please let us know if this series helped you! You can contact us and check us out through our social media platforms from our linktr.ee site here. Or you can contact us directly through the Anchor app or by email at [email protected] If you would like to donate to our podcast, you can do so easily through our PayPal here.

-Music Credits-

Intro song:

Song: My Everything by Dj Quads

Music provided by: Music for Creators 

Outro song:

Title: Rattlesnake Railroad

Artist: Brett Van Donsel

Source: Soundcloud

License: Creative Commons

Promoted by Music Library: http://bit.ly/MusicLibraryYouTube

Background Music Credits:

Music provided by Lofi Geek

Check them out here: Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3dTH2FN and on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyD59CI7beJDU493glZpxgA

Welcome to Part I of our first mega-series: Am I Always Going to Be Alone? Finding Your Fairytale. 

You might notice that this series is a little different in content from our previous shows. We have a reason for that! This mega-series is our announcement and introduction of our ministry's second podcast, the ME³! Podcast. ME³! is a show geared toward Gen Z and younger Millennials to help them handle real life issues they face whether they should involve relationships, dealing with emotions, confronting fears, or addressing desires. We want our listeners to understand our heart and the mission we have to reach out to these teens and young adults. We still believe this content will be relevant for other age groups because the issues we will be discussing aren't necessarily for the young only. It is our hope that this series will bless you and help you understand something of the heart of the younger generations. This episode is about dealing with sadness in life.

As this is a non-profit outreach, we appreciate all support and encouragement whether through donations (financially or through equipment we need) or by sharing this show with others or by giving us helpful feedback - or even just a kind word! You can contact us and check us out through our social media platforms from our linktr.ee site here. Or you can contact us directly through the Anchor app or by email at [email protected]. If you would like to donate to our ministry financially you can do so easily through our PayPal here.

-Music Credits-

Intro song:

Song: My Everything by Dj Quads

Music provided by: Music for Creators 

Outro song:

Title: Rattlesnake Railroad

Artist: Brett Van Donsel

Source: Soundcloud

License: Creative Commons

Promoted by Music Library: http://bit.ly/MusicLibraryYouTube

Background Music Credits:

Music provided by Lofi Geek

Check them out here: Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3dTH2FN and on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyD59CI7beJDU493glZpxgA

Welcome to the final part of our three part series, Irresponsible Independence: In Commitment and Consequence. In this series we delve into the dichotomy of our God-given freedom and our duty to serve Him and others.

Carrying on from the previous part, we talk further about how the best that God has for us is only found in submitting ourselves to Him. On the other hand, we are vulnerable to the devil's counterfeits when we just go after what seems good to us without having the Lord guiding us. Our freedom is not meant for choosing the wrong things and becoming enslaved again to what is unwholesome. Being patient as we serve God with our freedom always yields the best fruit in our life. The more we sow good seed with Him, the better our harvest will be and the greater our freedom. We wrap up this series talking about how all of this is dependent on learning to hear God's voice and obey Him. And the good news is: He is already within us and wanting to help with the whole process!

Please let us know if this series helped you! You can contact us and check us out through our social media platforms from our linktr.ee site here. Or you can contact us directly through the Anchor app or by email at [email protected] If you would like to donate to our podcast, you can do so easily through our PayPal here.

-Music Credits-

Intro song:

Song: My Everything by Dj Quads

Music provided by: Music for Creators 

Outro song:

Title: Rattlesnake Railroad

Artist: Brett Van Donsel

Source: Soundcloud

License: Creative Commons

Promoted by Music Library: http://bit.ly/MusicLibraryYouTube

Background Music Credits:

Music provided by Lofi Geek

Check them out here: Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3dTH2FN and on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyD59CI7beJDU493glZpxgA

Welcome to the second part of our three part series, Irresponsible Independence: In Commitment and Consequence. In this series we delve into the dichotomy of our God-given freedom and our duty to serve Him and others. 

In this show, we discuss the major disconnect for many Christians between their stated belief that Jesus is Lord of their life versus their daily practices of just going on about their own agenda without finding out what God's will even is. It's of paramount importance that we live our life on the foundation of being yielded to God. Jesus lives in us, but it is our responsibility to live in Him. Jesus has given Himself wholly to us as the Bridegroom. In the same way, we are supposed to give ourselves wholly to Him as His Bride. We also discuss the importance of discernment to be able to set boundaries so we understand to what and whom we should submit and, on the opposite side of things, where resistance is the right thing to do. Ultimately, for us to have God's best in our life, submission to His will and serving Him first is an absolute must.

Please let us know if this show helped you! You can contact us and check us out through our social media platforms from our linktr.ee site here. Or you can contact us directly through the Anchor app or by email at [email protected] If you would like to donate to our podcast, you can do so easily through our PayPal here.

-Music Credits-

Intro song:

Song: My Everything by Dj Quads

Music provided by: Music for Creators 

Outro song:

Title: Rattlesnake Railroad

Artist: Brett Van Donsel

Source: Soundcloud

License: Creative Commons

Promoted by Music Library: http://bit.ly/MusicLibraryYouTube

Background Music Credits:

Music provided by Lofi Geek

Check them out here: Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3dTH2FN and on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyD59CI7beJDU493glZpxgA