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She Moves Forward episodes

  • When Helping Hurts: The Hidden Cost Of Overfunctioning

     

    Are you carrying the emotional weight of everyone around you?

    In this episode of She Moves Forward, we're talking about overfunctioning, emotional labor, and the mental load so many women carry in their relationships, families, and daily lives. If you're feeling emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed, resentful, or burned out from always being the strong one, this conversation will help you recognize the signs of overfunctioning and begin establishing healthier boundaries.

    Together, we'll explore the difference between loving and managing, supporting and carrying, and how faith can help us release burdens that were never ours to carry.

    Reflection Question: What have you been carrying that was never yours to carry? 


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    20 min
  • How To Friend: Love

    In this final episode of the How to Friend series, I'll share a personal story about a season when I wasn't showing up as the best version of myself and the grace-filled friendships that helped me find my way back.

    Together, we'll explore what love really looks like in friendship—honest conversations, healthy boundaries, accountability, forgiveness, and the kind of grace that leaves room for growth.

    We'll also reflect on the four key ingredients of meaningful friendship: loyalty, companionship, encouragement, and love.

    Because friendship isn't about finding perfect people. It's about learning how to love imperfect people well.

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    18 min
  • How To Friend: Encouragment

     

    What if encouragement is more than saying something nice?

    In this episode of the How to Friend series, we're talking about the kind of friendships that help us become who we're meant to be. The friends who remind us of our strengths when we've forgotten them. The friends who celebrate our growth, speak life into our struggles, and love us enough to tell us the truth when we need to hear it. 

    This Week's Challenge:

    Encourage three women this week. Be specific. Tell them what you admire, appreciate, or see in them. Your words may be exactly what they need to hear.

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    21 min
  • How To Friend: Companionship

     

    True companionship isn't about fixing each other's problems—it's about not facing them alone.

    In this episode of the How to Friend series, Kristi explores the power of meaningful connection, the dangers of isolation, and why we all need people who will walk beside us through life's challenges. 

    If you're longing for deeper connection and community, be sure to check out the Book Experience linked in the show notes. 

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    Further Reflection Questions:

    Where am I craving deeper connection?

    Do I allow people to truly know me?

    Am I settling for surface-level relationships?

    What walls have I built that keep others at a distance?

    Who has walked beside me during difficult seasons?

    And who might need me to walk beside them right now? 

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    28 min
  • How To Friend:Loyalty

     

    What does loyalty really look like in friendship between women? 

    In this first episode of the How to Friend series, we’re talking about loyal friendship, growth, boundaries, and the painful reality that not every friendship survives change. 

    This conversation is honest, healing, and deeply relatable for women craving more meaningful connection. 

    Here are those reflection questions mentioned in the podcast:

    • Who has been deeply loyal in my life? 
    •  Am I the kind of friend I say I want? 
    •  Have past hurts caused me to pull away from connection? 
    •  Where could I become more intentional in friendship? 
    •  Is there a friendship I need to grieve, heal, or release? 

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    42 min
  • The Heart Behind She Moves Forward

     Today I’m sharing something very personal and exciting—the heart behind my brand change from Start in the Middle to She Moves Forward.

    This isn’t just a new name. It’s a reflection of growth, community, connection, and the woman I’ve become through some of life’s hardest seasons.

    In this episode, I’m sharing why this shift matters, what “moving forward” truly means to me, and the bigger vision I have for creating spaces where women feel seen, supported, and never alone.

    Welcome to She Moves Forward. 

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    13 min
  • More Than a Getaway: What I Witnessed At This Retreat

     What happens when women are given space to slow down… let their guard down… and simply be? 

    In this episode, I’m taking you inside a recent getaway that turned into something so much more than a weekend away. 

    From the very first dinner around the table to the quiet moments of connection, laughter, and honest conversation—this experience was a reminder of what we’re all truly craving. 

    Not more noise.
     Not more pressure.
     But real connection. 

    You’ll hear what made this space different, what shifted for the women who attended, and why these kinds of environments create breakthroughs that can’t be forced. 

    If you’ve been feeling the pull toward something deeper… this episode is for you. 


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    17 min
  • The Friend Who Holds The Mirror

     Do you have someone in your life who loves you enough to tell you the truth—even when it’s uncomfortable? 

    In this episode, we’re talking about the power of having a “mirror” in your life… someone who reflects back what you might not be able to see on your own. Because the truth is, we all have blind spots—and without awareness, we stay stuck in patterns that keep us from the life we say we want. 

    We’ll explore why this kind of relationship is so rare, why we often resist the truth when we hear it, and how real growth begins when we’re willing to listen instead of defend. 

    And if you don’t have that person in your life right now, we’ll talk about how coaching can step into that gap—offering a neutral, honest space where you can finally see clearly and move forward. 

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    23 min
  • Waking Back Up to the Life You Were Meant to Live

    Have you qietly stopped dreaming? In this episode, we talk about what happens when life goes on autopilot- and how to gently wake back up to the life God may still be calling you into. I'm sharing 5 powerful questions that will help you reconnect with purpose, possibility, and the desires on your heart. 

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    16 min
  • What's the Role of a Coach...Really?

    What does a coach actually do?

    In this episode, I share how coaching is less about giving advice and more about helping you see clearly, ask better questions, and move forward with courage and alignment.

    A coach isn’t the hero of your story — you are.
    A coach simply walks beside you as you grow into who you were meant to be.

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    14 min

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 A podcast for women who know there’s more for them. 

Here, we talk about growth, relationships, identity, healing, purpose, and the quiet becoming that happens when you finally…