Hop on to this mini-series on Helping Your Kids Develop a Faith of Their Own where Willow Weston, our Founder and Director shares her heart and what she has learned along the way about experiencing God with her kids. You will be encouraged, inspired, and set free by the stories, wisdom, and ideas Willow shares from her mom life that will bless your mom life.

We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you.  Enjoy!

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

And make sure to subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts so you can listen in each week!

• Our Personal and Powerful Bible study reminds us that God is able to intersect with our lives in both personal and powerful ways.
• The Women of Impact Online Course provides teaching and inspiration from women making a huge impact in the world as they tap into God’s purpose for their lives in the sectors and spaces they’ve been called to. Get inspired and equipped to make an impact with YOUR life.
• We know you have good intentions of spending time with God each day but sometimes you don’t even have the energy to know where to start. Take away the guilt, the pressure, and the obligation and enjoy a bit of encouragement in your day with our FREE Downloadable 5 Minute Devotions for Moms on the Go. Perfect for your busy mom life.

Hop on to this mini-series on Helping Your Kids Develop a Faith of Their Own where Willow Weston, our Founder and Director shares her heart and what she has learned along the way about experiencing God with her kids. You will be encouraged, inspired, and set free by the stories, wisdom, and ideas Willow shares from her mom life that will bless your mom life.

We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you.  Enjoy!

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

And make sure to subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts so you can listen in each week!

Collide Resources

• Our Personal and Powerful Bible study reminds us that God is able to intersect with our lives in both personal and powerful ways.
• The Women of Impact Online Course provides teaching and inspiration from women making a huge impact in the world as they tap into God’s purpose for their lives in the sectors and spaces they’ve been called to. Get inspired and equipped to make an impact with YOUR life.
• We know you have good intentions of spending time with God each day but sometimes you don’t even have the energy to know where to start. Take away the guilt, the pressure, and the obligation and enjoy a bit of encouragement in your day with our FREE Downloadable 5 Minute Devotions for Moms on the Go. Perfect for your busy mom life.

This week on the pod we got the privilege of chatting with Natalie Runion. Natalie is a Pastor’s Kid turned Pastor, author of “Raised to Stay” and shares on her popular Instagram page of the same name. Willow and Natalie discuss being hurt by the church and why Natalie encourages staying versus quitting. This episode will both challenge and encourage you, don’t miss it!

We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you.  Enjoy!

Connect with Natalie on her website or on Instagram

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

And make sure to subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts so you can listen in each week!

Collide Resources

• Our Yes, You Bible study on self-worth encourages women to see beyond their inadequacies so they can be purposed to their fullest potential.
• The Women of Impact Online Course provides teaching and inspiration from women making a huge impact in the world as they tap into God’s purpose for their lives in the sectors and spaces they’ve been called to. Get inspired and equipped to make an impact with YOUR life.
• Do you ever sense you were meant for more? Our FREE downloadable devotional, Don’t Settle, looks at collisions where Jesus shows up in someone’s life and says, “Hey, you were meant for more than this.” This 7-day devotional will help you begin to get unstuck in the ways you are settling. We are certain that the more you collide, the more you will be transformed into who you are meant to be.

Enjoy part two of this fabulous conversation where we tackle mother wounds with therapist Kristen Van Wingerden. So many of us have experienced pain in our past that we don't want to carry into our future with our own children. Let this therapist speak into your pain and your longings so that you can heal from the pain you don't want to see keep repeating itself. You will walk away from this episode hopeful, inspired and more compassionate for yourself and your kids.

We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you.  Enjoy!

Connect with Kirsten on her website or sign up for her Mother Wounding Online Course

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

And make sure to subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts so you can listen in each week!

• Our 5 Week Guide to Manage Your Anxiety is chocked full of advice from five counselors to walk you through spiritual and emotional health exercises, reflection spaces, and resources with tools to help meet you in your desire for peace and trust in the midst of angst and agony.

• Our Go Ahead Bible study empowers women to experience the extraordinary and Divine in their everyday lives.

• As women we often get stuck believing lies, settling for less than we deserve, and shrinking back rather than owning who we can become. We get stuck assuming things about God and about others. Our FREE downloadable, Getting Unstuck, A Reflection to Help Unleash you into the Life you Desire is chocked full of tools and insights to help you recognize why you might be stuck and to help walk you toward freedom.

Hop on the podcast and hear therapist Kristen Van Wingerden chat with Collide's Founder and Director, Willow Weston about mother wounds and how to heal them. This conversation deep dives into the indicators of mother wounding, the possibility of healing generational trauma, and what you can do to find healing when still don't have peace with your mother. You won't regret pressing pay on this one friend.

We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you.  Enjoy!

Connect with Kirsten on her website or sign up for her Mother Wounding Online Course

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

And make sure to subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts so you can listen in each week!

• Our Go Ahead Bible study empowers women to experience the extraordinary and Divine in their everyday lives.
• The Counseling Bundle is a tremendous online course covering the 12 most common issues women face in counseling featuring tips, tools, and advice from mental health professionals. This course is a great fit for anyone considering whether counseling is for them, or as an option to begin the healing process while waiting to see a counselor.
• As women we often get stuck believing lies, settling for less than we deserve, and shrinking back rather than owning who we can become. We get stuck assuming things about God and about others. Our FREE downloadable, Getting Unstuck, A Reflection to Help Unleash you into the Life you Desire is chocked full of tools and insights to help you recognize why you might be stuck and to help walk you toward freedom.

Do you long for your children to know and love Jesus? So does Trudy Lonesky! This fellow mom, speaker and author of two best-selling books, Reclaim Her Heart: Empowering Moms to Raise Teen Daughters with Kingdom Identity in a World of Conformity and Confidently Crowned: 30 Days to Owning Your Identity in Christ hops on the podcast to help moms cultivate faith into their kids.

We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you.  Enjoy!

Connect with Trudy on her website or on Instagram

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

And make sure to subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts so you can listen in each week!

Collide Resources

• Collide and Converse: A Group Video Bible Study for Women This 6 week series centers around New Testament stories of people having life-changing collisions with Jesus.

• The Women of Impact Online Course provides teaching and inspiration from women making a huge impact in the world as they tap into God’s purpose for their lives in the sectors and spaces they’ve been called to. Get inspired and equipped to make an impact with YOUR life.

• We all have big dreams and big goals, but we often get held back by our own self-doubt. But God wants to use you just as you are. Dig into our amazing FREE resource, 5 Exercises to Help you do Amazing Things to help you confront the fear that holds you back, and to say “yes” to God doing amazing things in your life. 

Hop on the pod today and spend time with Karen Ehman. She is a New York Times bestselling author, a Proverbs 31 Ministries speaker and a contributing writer for Encouragement for Today online devotions and a teacher in the First 5 Bible study app. She has written 18 books and Bible studies including Keep It Shut: What to Say, How to Say It, and When to Say Nothing at All and the 2020 ECPA devotional book of the year Settle My Soul: 100 Quiet Moments to Meet with Jesus. This interview will inspire your walk with Christ and your service to Him. 

We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you.  Enjoy!

Connect with Karen on her website or on Instagram.

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

And make sure to subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts so you can listen in each week!

Collide Resources

• Our Go Ahead Bible study empowers women to experience the extraordinary and Divine in their everyday lives.
• The  Women of Impact Online Course provides teaching and inspiration from women making a huge impact in the world as they tap into God’s purpose for their lives in the sectors and spaces they’ve been called to. Get inspired and equipped to make an impact with YOUR life.
• We all have big dreams and big goals, but we often get held back by our own self-doubt. But God wants to use you just as you are. Dig into our amazing resource,  5 Exercises to Help you do Amazing Things to help you confront the fear that holds you back, and to say “yes” to God doing amazing things in your life. 

In this episode, Dr. James Woods shares his call to become a surgeon, what he has learned about His Creator from studying the human body, and why he said yes to taking surgery on the road to help those who couldn't otherwise access it. This conversation will inspire you to live a life of legacy, using your gift to impact the world.

As promised, here are the resources we mentioned in the podcast. We hope you love them as much as we do. 

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

And make sure to subscribe to the Collide Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts so you can listen in each week!

Resource Mentioned in Episode

• Fearfully and Wonderfully: The Marvel of Bearing God’s Image by Dr. Paul Brand and Phillip Yancy

Collide Resources

• Our Personal and Powerful Bible study reminds us that God is able to intersect with our lives in both personal and powerful ways.
• Our 6 Places to Go Looking for God guide will help you look for, find, and experience God, and we’re confident that by using it, you will be refreshed in your faith, challenged to grow in your relationship with God, and experience God’s presence in new and life-giving ways.
• We all have big dreams and big goals, but we often get held back by our own self-doubt. But God wants to use you just as you are. Dig into our amazing resource, 5 Exercises to Help you do Amazing Things to help you confront the fear that holds you back, and to say “yes” to God doing amazing things in your life. 

What if you knew exactly how many days you had to live? How would you spend them?

In this inspiring conversation, New York Times bestselling author Bob Goff joins Willow Weston to explore what it looks like to live intentionally, love people well, and make every day count. Drawing from his own life, health challenges, family, faith, and decades of ministry, Bob shares why he's become more focused than ever on investing in what matters most.

Bob reminds us that the average person has about 27,383 days to live—a perspective that challenges us to stop wasting time on what doesn't matter and start living each day with greater purpose, intention, and love.

Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or wondering what God has planned for your life, this conversation will encourage you to stop waiting for someday and start living with greater purpose today.

• How counting your days changes the way you live.
• Why being available is one of the greatest ways to love people.
• Why your calling starts with the people already in your life.
• Simple ways to make your life count for eternity.

Bob Goff is the New York Times bestselling author of Love Does, Dream Big, Everybody, Always, and Undistracted. He's an attorney, speaker, and the founder of Love Does, a nonprofit organization that fights for justice, provides education, and advocates for vulnerable children around the world. Known for his contagious joy and practical faith, Bob inspires millions to love boldly, dream courageously, and follow Jesus with childlike wonder.

Connect with Bob Goff on his website or on Instagram

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5 Exercises to Help you do Amazing Things to help you confront the fear that holds you back, and to say “yes” to God doing amazing things in your life.

This episode gives so much practical advice, strategies, and tools for blended families. You will walk away with a renewed sense of hope that building health into your blended family is not only possible, it's do-able! Mike and Kim Anderson are the founders of Mike and Kim Coaching and the host of the Blended Family Coaching Show. Hop on, hear their story, and learn how to weave health into your home!

We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you.  Enjoy!

Connect with Mike and Kim on their website

Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide!

Collide Resources

• The Insight Journal is a free tool to help you pause and take stock of all that you’ve been through, all that you’ve learned, all that you want to leave behind, and reflect on lessons learned in hard times to take with you on the journey ahead.
• Collide and Converse: A Group Video Bible Study for Women This 6 week series centers around New Testament stories of people having life-changing collisions with Jesus.
• The Counseling Bundle is a tremendous online course covering the 12 most common issues women face in counseling featuring tips, tools, and advice from mental health professionals. This course is a great fit for anyone considering whether counseling is for them, or as an option to begin the healing process while waiting to see a counselor.
• Our All the Best Devotional will help you connect with Jesus and find peace and restoration. Through guided reflection on the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10, you'll gain insight into how to overcome distractions, worry, comparison, and more. This devotional will help you understand what Jesus meant when He said, "She has chosen what is best."