Still Coloring with Toni Collier

Today you’ll hear my conversation with the founders of an incredible company called Slumberkins which I discovered earlier this year on Instagram! Slumberkins is an emotional wellness brand that provides products and fun characters with unique storylines for families to connect with. Co-founders Callie and Kelly are so good at what they do – the resources they’ve created are helping so many kids to regulate their emotions and be healthy humans while parents also get the opportunity to grow in their emotional stability. I’m a FAN, y’all. After you listen to this episode, go check out their affirmations app, listen to their music wherever you stream, or check out the Slumberkins show on Apple TV+. You’re going to love these two!

This season of the Still Coloring podcast is sponsored by Bark Technologies. The Bark Phone for Kids starts at $39/month and was named a Best Invention of 2023 by TIME Magazine! Bark has an app for device monitoring, too.

Connect with Callie and Kelly:
Instagram | Facebook | Twitter
Slumberkins’ affirmations app
Music: Together We Shine, Vol. 1
Watch Slumberkins on Apple TV+
Website: Slumberkins.com

Watch podcast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tonijcollier

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Shop Toni's merch: https://www.shopetch.co/collections/toni-collier

Connect with Toni:
Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonijcollier
Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillcoloringpod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colliertoni
Newsletter: ToniJCollier.com/Newsletter
Website: ToniJCollier.com

Purchase Toni's newest book, Don’t Try This Alone: https://amzn.to/3BQqaBr
Purchase Toni’s children’s book, Broken Crayons Still Color: https://amzn.to/3x3I4xD
Purchase Toni’s first book, Brave Enough to be Broken: https://amzn.to/3VoCjVu

We are always learning and growing. And when we are speaking on behalf of – as an advocate or an ally for – a people group that we don't identify with, there is an unbelievable amount of learning and growth that should come from that people group, always. So let's learn, fam! Whether you have a disabled child in your care or not, we can all get really good at humanizing every single beating heart on this planet. So lean all the way in as even I learn and grow in real time in my understanding of honoring the worthiness of every single son and daughter of God! 

This season of the Still Coloring podcast is sponsored by Bark Technologies. The Bark Phone for Kids starts at $39/month and was named a Best Invention of 2023 by TIME Magazine! Bark has an app for device monitoring, too.

Connect with Heather
Personal Instagram | The Lucky Few Instagram
The Lucky Few website
The Lucky Few podcast
Books: Different--A Great Thing to Be! and Everyone Belongs

Watch podcast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tonijcollier

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Shop Toni's merch: https://www.shopetch.co/collections/toni-collier

Connect with Toni:
Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonijcollier
Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillcoloringpod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colliertoni
Newsletter: ToniJCollier.com/Newsletter
Website: ToniJCollier.com

Purchase Toni's newest book, Don’t Try This Alone: https://amzn.to/3BQqaBr
Purchase Toni’s children’s book, Broken Crayons Still Color: https://amzn.to/3x3I4xD
Purchase Toni’s first book, Brave Enough to be Broken: https://amzn.to/3VoCjVu

If you love Food Network, you likely know and love Aarti Sequeira like I do, and I’m so excited that we’ve got her on this season of Still Coloring! Aarti once won her season of Food Network Star and regularly serves as a guest judge on shows like Chopped, Cutthroat Kitchen and Guy’s Grocery Games. Today you’ll hear my conversation with Aarti about being a working mom and what it’s like to show our kids how to go out and chase their dreams – with all of the emotions that are wrapped up in that, too. We discuss the tension of competing priorities with work, travel, and family life, and Aarti points to Jesus as the example of how to seek rest and solitude from good, hard work. Plus, you KNOW we talk about food, and she tells us about her brand new devotional cookbook, available now for purchase. 

This season of the Still Coloring podcast is sponsored by Bark Technologies. The Bark Phone for Kids starts at $39/month and was named a Best Invention of 2023 by TIME Magazine! Bark has an app for device monitoring, too.

Connect with Aarti:
Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Recipes
Website: AartiSequeira.com
Order Aarti’s new book: Unwind: A Devotional Cookbook for the Harried and Hungry

Watch podcast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tonijcollier

Support the Still Coloring Podcast: https://square.link/u/u2FkAzC7?src=sheet

Shop Toni's merch: https://www.shopetch.co/collections/toni-collier

Connect with Toni:
Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonijcollier
Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillcoloringpod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colliertoni
Newsletter: ToniJCollier.com/Newsletter
Website: ToniJCollier.com

Purchase Toni's newest book, Don’t Try This Alone: https://amzn.to/3BQqaBr
Purchase Toni’s children’s book, Broken Crayons Still Color: https://amzn.to/3x3I4xD
Purchase Toni’s first book, Brave Enough to be Broken: https://amzn.to/3VoCjVu

We’re kicking off Season 5 of the Still Coloring podcast with Sissy Goff, who is a trusted voice in the lives of thousands of girls and families from her 25+ years of counseling experience. Sissy points to one of the biggest threats to parents and their kids right now, and that’s anxiety. Sissy says, “Anxiety is the most prevalent disorder right now, but it’s also the most treatable.”
 

This season of the Still Coloring podcast is sponsored by Bark Technologies. The Bark Phone for Kids starts at $39/month and was named a Best Invention of 2023 by TIME Magazine! Bark has an app for device monitoring, too.

Connect with Sissy Goff: 
Personal Instagram | Raising Boys & Girls Instagram
Order Sissy’s latest book, The Worry-Free Parent: Living in Confidence So Your Kids Can Too
Listen to the Raising Boys & Girls podcast
Website: DaystarCounseling.com

Watch podcast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tonijcollier

Support the Still Coloring Podcast: https://square.link/u/u2FkAzC7?src=sheet

Shop Toni's merch: https://www.shopetch.co/collections/toni-collier

Connect with Toni:
Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonijcollier
Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillcoloringpod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colliertoni
Newsletter: ToniJCollier.com/Newsletter
Website: ToniJCollier.com

Purchase Toni's newest book, Don’t Try This Alone: https://amzn.to/3BQqaBr
Purchase Toni’s children’s book, Broken Crayons Still Color: https://amzn.to/3x3I4xD
Purchase Toni’s first book, Brave Enough to be Broken: https://amzn.to/3VoCjVu

In Season 5 of Still Coloring, we're talking about little kids with big feelings – you're not going to want to miss it! Over the coming weeks, you'll hear from moms, authors, business owners, a TV personality, counselors, doctors and child psychologists about how our kids process hard things. Get excited, fam! Season 5 will hit your podcast feeds next week!

This season of the Still Coloring podcast is sponsored by Bark Technologies. The Bark Phone for Kids starts at $39/month and was named a Best Invention of 2023 by TIME Magazine! Bark has an app for device monitoring, too. 

Watch podcast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tonijcollier

Support the Still Coloring Podcast: https://square.link/u/u2FkAzC7?src=sheet

Shop Toni's merch: https://www.shopetch.co/collections/toni-collier

Connect with Toni:
Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonijcollier
Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillcoloringpod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colliertoni
Newsletter: ToniJCollier.com/Newsletter
Website: ToniJCollier.com

Purchase Toni's newest book, Don’t Try This Alone: https://amzn.to/3BQqaBr
Purchase Toni’s children’s book, Broken Crayons Still Color: https://amzn.to/3x3I4xD
Purchase Toni’s first book, Brave Enough to be Broken: https://amzn.to/3VoCjVu

Lauren Chandler wraps up the season with some really incredible encouragement – if you’re facing something really hard or painful or dark, know that it won’t be that way forever. Be honest with God and ask Him for the desire to move toward Him. And if all you have is a complaint, bring that to Him. He knows your heart already but delights when you let Him into it.

Connect with Lauren:
Instagram | Substack
Website: LaurenChandler.com
Order Lauren’s latest book, Praise Him

Watch podcast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tonijcollier

Support the Still Coloring Podcast: https://square.link/u/u2FkAzC7?src=sheet

Shop Toni's merch: https://www.shopetch.co/collections/toni-collier

Connect with Toni:
Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonijcollier
Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillcoloringpod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colliertoni
Newsletter: ToniJCollier.com/Newsletter
Website: ToniJCollier.com

Purchase Toni's newest book, Don’t Try This Alone: https://amzn.to/3BQqaBr
Purchase Toni’s children’s book, Broken Crayons Still Color: https://amzn.to/3x3I4xD
Purchase Toni’s first book, Brave Enough to be Broken: https://amzn.to/3VoCjVu

No matter how dark things get in life, God is still there with a plan, and today’s podcast guest graciously walks us through that promise. Jordan Welch doesn’t just sing beautiful worship songs – she lives by them. She talks in this episode about how we don’t need to have or know God’s exact plan in order to walk in obedience to Him; we just need to trust Him. Jordan says, “If you’re tired, burnt out, or exhausted, check the calibration of your knowing and believing that God loves you.” Ooh, that’s good.  

Connect with Jordan:
Instagram | YouTube | Facebook
Website: JordiGMusic.com
Check out Journaling with Jordi journaling prompts

Watch podcast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tonijcollier

Support the Still Coloring Podcast: https://square.link/u/u2FkAzC7?src=sheet

Shop Toni's merch: https://www.shopetch.co/collections/toni-collier

Connect with Toni:
Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonijcollier
Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillcoloringpod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colliertoni
Newsletter: ToniJCollier.com/Newsletter
Website: ToniJCollier.com

Purchase Toni's newest book, Don’t Try This Alone: https://amzn.to/3BQqaBr
Purchase Toni’s children’s book, Broken Crayons Still Color: https://amzn.to/3x3I4xD
Purchase Toni’s first book, Brave Enough to be Broken: https://amzn.to/3VoCjVu

[Potential trigger warning – Cecily briefly discusses suicidal thoughts at the top of the show.]

Cecily Hennigan is pursuing God like crazy, and it’s so encouraging to see! You may remember Cecily from a viral video singing in the McDonald’s drive-thru or from her time on Team Blake on NBC’s The Voice. On today’s episode, Cecily talks about the prayer she prayed the night before the Battle Rounds: ‘Lord, if you would take all of this from me so that I could know you, have it.’ And it all ended the next day. She says she’s seen everything the world could want to give her – money, social media followers – and none of it was satisfying. But now she’s creating music with a right view of her identity as a creative. And friend, Your Creator God is still creating beauty in you, even in the midst of your pain.  

Connect with Cecily:
Instagram | Spotify
 

Watch podcast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tonijcollier

Support the Still Coloring Podcast: https://square.link/u/u2FkAzC7?src=sheet

Shop Toni's merch: https://www.shopetch.co/collections/toni-collier

Connect with Toni:
Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonijcollier
Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillcoloringpod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colliertoni
Newsletter: ToniJCollier.com/Newsletter
Website: ToniJCollier.com

Purchase Toni's newest book, Don’t Try This Alone: https://amzn.to/3BQqaBr
Purchase Toni’s children’s book, Broken Crayons Still Color: https://amzn.to/3x3I4xD
Purchase Toni’s first book, Brave Enough to be Broken: https://amzn.to/3VoCjVu

Anike (formerly known as Wande) has had great success in her musical career. She’s the first and only female artist signed to Reach Records, and has seen her songs used by major brands like ESPN, Netflix, and Apple. But with as many incredible things that have happened in Anike’s life, she still puts her faith first and chooses to worship God in really hard times. She says in this episode, “Hold on. The Lord truly loves you, and joy comes in the morning.” What a good reminder for all of us!

Connect with Anike:
Listen to “Wild & Free”
Listen to “Blessed Up”
Grab tickets to HLY Summit
Instagram | YouTube | Spotify
Website: Anike.net

Watch podcast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tonijcollier

Support the Still Coloring Podcast: https://square.link/u/u2FkAzC7?src=sheet

Shop Toni's merch: https://www.shopetch.co/collections/toni-collier

Connect with Toni:
Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonijcollier
Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillcoloringpod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colliertoni
Newsletter: ToniJCollier.com/Newsletter
Website: ToniJCollier.com

Purchase Toni's newest book, Don’t Try This Alone: https://amzn.to/3BQqaBr
Purchase Toni’s children’s book, Broken Crayons Still Color: https://amzn.to/3x3I4xD
Purchase Toni’s first book, Brave Enough to be Broken: https://amzn.to/3VoCjVu