PRN: Pause, Renew, Next

Do you have a sacred space in your life? What about a safe place? In today’s episode, we’re talking about using safe places to help ourselves regulate.

All of us need safe places in our lives where we can rest, regroup, recharge, and renew. I hope that this episode helps you to be more intentional about finding those places for yourself. Stick around until the end of the episode, because we will do an exercise together that you can use anywhere, anytime, even when you can’t physically visit your favorite safe place.

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus!

Abide is one of my favorite words, and certainly one that I’m continuing to learn how to practice. So, it was a delight to have guest, Emily Darnell, on the podcast to talk about what abiding looks like in our every day lives. Emily is a homeschool mom, a Bible study leader, and author of Deep Simplicity: Meditations on Abiding in Christ.

In this episode we talk about Scripture, spiritual practices, gardening, reading, and more!

If you enjoy this episode, and you’d like to learn more about Emily, please visit her website: abidedeep.com. You can also find her on instagram @emilyjdarnell.

Join me next week for a new soul-care reflection episode!

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

Since January is a time for goals and resolutions, I thought it was the perfect time to have an authentic and balanced conversation about food and bodies. So, I invited dietitian Christy Maloney to come on the podcast and share some of her wisdom about reorienting our relationships to eating and our bodies.

On this episode, Christy and I talk about body image, intuitive eating, disordered eating, and how both she as a dietitian, and I as a therapist, have a passion for helping people heal from negative patterns of thoughts and behaviors around food. Of course, you know me, we also talk a bit about the Enneagram!

If you enjoy this conversation, and you’d like to learn more from Christy, I encourage you to follow her on Instagram, or visit her company’s website: Enhance Nutrition Associates.

Whatever goals you set for yourself in the coming year, I encourage you to be gentle and health focused. May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus!

Hi friends, join me for this 15 minute podcast as we reflect together back over the last year and take time to look forward at what is to come.

Today, we’re doing a check in for the soul, including the four layers of the self: relationships, body, mind, and spirit. You’re going to want a journal handy for this podcast episode!

So, grab a cup of coffee or tea, and make yourself comfortable. I hope this exercise helps to slow things down and bring perspective about where you’ve been and where you’re going.

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

Hope is defined as, “a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen, or a feeling of trust.”

What better way to reflect on the week of Christmas, than to focus on hope? Join me today, as we begin with a breath prayer, and then reflect upon hope together.

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

It’s that time again! It’s time for a biography episode. I love diving into the life stories of women of faith who have finished their race well!

In today’s episode, we’re looking at the life of Fanny Crosby. She is known as the “Queen of Gospel Song Writers,” because of the great magnitude of hymns she wrote during her lifetime. Her story is absolutely amazing, and I guarantee you will come away from this episode inspired and challenged. I learned so much from her, and I’m so thankful to have the opportunity to share her story with you.

What resonates with you from Fanny’s story? Share below or on PRN’s Facebook or Instagram pages.

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Join me next week for a new soul-care reflection episode. May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus!

Today’s podcast episode is such a delight! Somehow in 30 minutes, we manage to talk about food, culture, travel, loving our neighbors, and the feasts of the Bible. So, grab a cup of coffee or tea, and make yourself at home for a great discussion.

Today’s guest, author Alicia J. Akins, was gracious to share some of her story with us in today’s episode. We talk about her book, Invitations to Abundance: How the Feasts of the Bible Nourish Us Today, and she explains some of the behind the scenes of what led her to this subject matter. We also chat about her travels to Asia and about some of her favorite cuisine from around the world.

Friends, I love Alicia’s heart and this conversation. I think you will come away encouraged and inspired in your own faith journey, and I hope you’ll check out her book. You can also find more of Alicia’s writings at her website: feetcrymercy.com.

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

Join me on this week’s episode for a short Scripture meditation exercise focused on gratitude. We’ll be diving into Colossians 3:12-17. If you’re a visual learner, you’re welcome to grab your Bible and read along, or you can simply listen.

I hope this 10 minute episode is a sweet pause in your day to reflect on some of the things that matter most. Happy Thanksgiving!

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

Today, we’re continuing our series on building resilience, by changing our perspective from looking for a big rescue or big relief, to looking for the provisions that often come in small packages. We’re looking for “manna moments.”

I hope this short, seven minute episode helps encourage your soul today!

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

How do you love someone who is going through grief and loss? What do you say? What do you not say? How can you show support?

In today’s episode, guest Sarah Westfall and I begin to engage these questions. Sarah has been through tremendous loss personally, and shares some of her story with us. She also shares how her community showed up well for her during such a raw season of her life.

This is the second part of my conversation with Sarah Westfall. If you missed the last episode, I really suggest you go listen to our conversation about belonging and community too. It’s been such a joy to have Sarah on the podcast! If you’d like to know more about Sarah, and see more of her writing, please visit her website: sarahewestfall.com. There you can sign up for her free resources, including the e-book, Show Up, which we talked about on today’s episode.

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.