Today on the podcast we're sharing a message by Emily Jamieson from our winter Collide conference that was just too good to keep to ourselves! Emily is an incredible leader in the Younglife space, as an academic coach, and in her own family and ministry involvement. We were so blessed to be joined by her and are excited to share her poignant message about hearing God's voice.

We were honored to welcome Sarah Murphy Kangas, who is an organizational psychologist, consultant, and food blogger extraordinaire over at “In Praise of Leftovers,” which is an award-winning blog that celebrates being mindful, intentional, and celebratory in the everyday, in and out of the kitchen. Sarah specializes in organizational trauma and healing, Enneagram training, mediation and conflict management, and leadership coaching. In this episode, Sarah shares her wisdom on topics of finding our true essence, taking initiative in our own mental health, and coming home to ourselves.

Have you ever heard about an injustice and thought, I have to do something about this? That's exactly what happened for our inspiring guest, Kelly Welk, who saw a need and didn’t just stand by and hope someone else did something but leaned into her specific gifts and abilities to create incredible impact. She is the founder of Freedom Dinners, which takes the power and community that happens around a table, and utilizes it for the freedom of others. Her work has expanded into Ciderpress Lane, which includes a Fair Trade shop, online community, and more - all to contribute more to Rescue:Freedom in order to liberate people from human trafficking. Tune in as Kelly shares how creating spaces and giving herself permission to put value on her everyday life is being leveraged to bring freedom to women near and far.

This week’s guest is the vibrantly talented and deeply thoughtful Scott Erickson, who is an artist, speaker, author, and thought-leader amongst christians and creatives. We were fortunate enough to have Scott as a guest at our recent event, and he joined us again on the podcast to continue the conversation on what it means to him to leverage his life for greater purpose and impact.

In this episode, Scott speaks to the idea that comparison is the antithesis of contribution. He encourages listeners to pay attention to our desires and follow God on our own unique pathway of purpose, even if it means letting go of what we thought was our dream in pursuit of something deeper and truer to who we were made to be.

So often we can get caught up in questioning our calling, and miss the opportunities to begin making moves on it. This episode will help you be inspired to lean into your biggest dreams and passions, even if it seems like there are insurmountable obstacles.

Our guest Julie Burleson is a pastor with Christ the King Church in Bellingham, WA. She was called into ministry at a young age and had to struggle with what that meant for her having grown up in a denomination of the Christian faith that didn’t believe women could work full time in ministry.

In this episode, Julie talks about the experience of doubting her gifting and the importance of mentoring and uplifting the women. Tune on in and let us know what you think by rating and reviewing or engaging on instagram at @we.collide.

Kate Ahl is the Owner and CEO of Simple Pin Media, which is a Marketing Agency that helps bloggers, content creators, and small business owners grow their businesses using Pinterest. Kate has an incredible story (that she tells powerfully in this episode) of a journey that includes so many seasons - pastor’s wife, stay at home mom, and now CEO of her own company.  Kate shares vulnerably and lets us in to the grief of miscarriage, her husband’s mental break down, a season of fear and learning, and eventually starting and leading Simple Pin. Kate speaks powerfully about God’s faithfulness in her life, the necessity of community, and the power of hope and dreaming. We are so thrilled to share our conversation with this amazing woman with you today. To keep up with Kate, visit her website at simplepinmedia.com

This week on the podcast we are lucky enough to welcome pastor Doug Bunnell to converse with Willow about women in leadership in the church and beyond. This episode is all about unique gifting - how to find it, how to use it, and how to encourage others’ in their own potential. We are passionate about celebrating women and the way God wants to use them to bring more beauty, healing, and hope to this world and we can’t wait to share this conversation with you!

20% of people in the U.S. struggle with an anxiety disorder. That is one in every 5 people. And for most who don’t suffer from the disorder, there is still a real sense of worry and fear that cripples our potential and stops us from living our most vibrant lives. We are so grateful to welcome Dr. Laurie Arndorfer to the podcast to discuss practical ideas on why we struggle with anxiety, how to deal with stressors and triggers in our lives, and tips to begin living in the precious present.

Dr. Arndorfer specializes in Women’s Mental Health and in this episode she walks us through real ways to deal with our anxiety. We’re talking about every tactic from phone apps to relaxation breathing, to prayerful practices.

Join us this week as we continue on in our series on discernment and interpreting God’s call for our lives. The episode we have for you this week tells an incredible story of following the confirmation of community in our lives. Listen in as our host Willow Weston continues to roll out the story of her own journey into her calling and inspires you to follow yours, too.