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For Cody Johnston, journaling helps him understand his emotions.

Cody is analog agnostic. While he regularly writes in his notebook, he's also a fan of digital logs - especially Day One.

A prolific reader, Cody's notes help him prepare to talk about complex and often controversial topics on The Reckless Pursuit, the podcast he hosts with his wife, Elaine, and The Itinerant Podcast - Biblical History Beyond the Bible.

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Steve Lawson is a doer. When he realized he needed to learn to do less and to be more, he began to study and implement the quiet, intentional lives monks lead every day.

That’s when life changed for Steve. He became a better husband and father.

Then, Steve developed the Monk Manual and fully funded his project on Kickstarter.

In this episode, Steve and I walk through The Monk Manual and what makes this 12-week guided journal different from the others on the market.

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And if you’re not ready to buy, I’ve developed a free quick and easy guide for learning to set up a 12-week year.

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My friend Steve Austin is a former pastor who nearly died by suicide seven years ago.

While Steve is not a mental health expert, he's a guy who's been there, cares about your emotional wellbeing, and is grateful for a second chance.

In this episode of The Change Journals, we commemorate National Suicide Week and Mental Health Month by walking through Steve's story and sharing some tools designed to help you discover if you might be depressed or struggling with anxiety.

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September is National Recovery Month.

In this episode of The Change Journals we take a look at Celebrate Recovery initiatives dedicated to saving one life at a time.

Plus, we review two of our favorite recovery-centric Reboots episodes.

Recovery is for anyone who wants to live life differently - not just for people struggling with addiction.

Change IS Possible.

If you're not quite ready to walk into a recovery meeting but you're ready to say enough with anger, resentments, grief, and playing the victim card, check out RebootsPodcast.com/change for some of Tracy Winchell's best journaling tools for learning to live life differently.

Markus is a former actor who decided to leave Hollywood and join the clergy. When he was falsely accused, his world fell apart. Markus says the ordeal has brought him closer to his Creator.

In this episode we talk about:

• The danger of blind outrage - especially among Christians
• Gossip
• Sexual abuse in the church
• Spiritual transformation under fire 

I'm grateful that Markus chose to share so much of his Reboots story with us.
It takes grit to be that vulnerable.

Check out Markus Watson's podcast.

If you’re navigating change - of your own volition or someone else’s - and you’re not sure if you can believe the thoughts inside your own head, check out RebootsPodcast.com/change.

I’ll send you one of my favorite journaling techniques for slaying the two-headed dragon of self-doubt and perfectionism.

Mary DeMuth has written more than 30 books.

She hosts Pray Everyday a daily podcast dedicated to praying through the scriptures. You guessed it. Every day.

Mary is also a victim of childhood sexual abuse.

You can hear Mary’s Story on Episode 31 of the Reboots Podcast.

In this episode of The Change Journals inside the Reboots Podcast, Mary joins us to talk about her calling to help bring healing to victims of sexual abuse and change to the church.

Mary’s brand new book is We Too: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis.


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Episode 16 of The Change Journals inside the Reboots Podcast features a fast-moving turtle blind in one eye.

Instead of worrying about how far the turtle had to go or focusing on its limitations and the potential dangers, this turtle was booking it to its destination.

Tracy reflects on getting past her physical limitations and mindset funk by putting one turtle leg in front of the other.

Here's the turtle video that inspired the episode.

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Sean is a believer in Christ who works out his faith with fear and trembling.

When Sean decided to accompany a friend on a mission trip, life as he knew it started to make less sense, while the teachings of Jesus began to radically transform his mind and his heart.

In this episode, Sean and I talk about daily rituals, books, theology, podcasts and podcasting, Western art, theology, and history.

Sean also talks about the reaction he gets when he explains why he’s hosted all sorts of people from all walks of life on his podcast, Come to the Table.

Including sex workers, atheists, missionaries, and war veterans.

Sean’s life and his Come to the Table podcast are built on the premise that “Love in action is listening to understand, not react.”

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Rex Nelson is one of the finest journalists I've ever known.

He's an even better human being.

In this episode of The Change Journals, Rex and I discuss:

• Knowing the difference between real journalism and "fake news"
• Why journalism is essential for a healthy democracy
• The Democrat-Gazette's daring experiment to reboot the business side of print journalism

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My friend Frankie Post and I talk fairly often about our journaling practices.

Frankie is a Celebrate Recovery pastor at Community Bible Church - Fort Smith.

Frankie has been logging and processing his thoughts since he was a teen. He wrote about his future wife and prayed for her - though he'd yet to meet her. These journals were a wedding gift to Susanna, the woman who became his wife.

Today, Frankie uses a single digital document to record daily summaries, moments with his children, work notes, and sometimes he - like King David in the Psalms - expresses frustration toward God.

We talk about all this and more in this episode of The Change Journals.

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