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This message, "Strength Has Many Faces," has been burning inside of Janell's heart for a few weeks. In media interviews for her new book, "Stronger Every Day: 9 Tools for an Emotionally Healthy You," Janell is often asked, "What does being stronger every day actually look like? What does strength look like?" She's thought long and hard about the answers to these important questions. Today, she shares her thoughts. 

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Have you ever felt "pulled in a thousand different directions?" Our guest today, Dr. Chuck deGroat, author of "Wholeheartedness: Busyness, Exhaustion, and the Divided Self," helps each one of us move from "a divided self" into the beautiful, freeing realm of wholeheartness. 

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Many of us are living in the in-between places: in between sickness and health, divorce and lasting love, job frustration, and fulfillment. Today, Janell talks to the Co-founder of The Polished Network, Kat Armstrong, Author of "The In-Between Places: Where Jesus Changes Your Story" and engages in a remarkable conversation about how Kat's visit to Israel led her to begin writing this book. Through sharing her story of "in-between places," you will find great encouragement and empowerment to move through your in-between places. 

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Abraham Lincoln once said, "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax.” This current series, "Becoming Stronger Every Day" is the pre-game show for our deeper dive into my new book, "Stronger Every Day: 9 Tools for an Emotionally Healthy You." As with any "finished work," there are always things you wish you had said or done. Since the final edit of my book, I've learned a few more things that will help us grow stronger every day of our emotional health journey. Today, we talk about how vital the contemplative spiritual practices of stillness, silence, and solitude are in our lives. 

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Every year in the United States, more than 21 million people become unemployed through layoffs, discharge, or job eliminations. Because of the 2020 pandemic, this number is almost doubled. In his new book, Dale Kreienkamp, founder of Thriving Through Transitions, talks to Janell about the emotional struggle and journey of moving through tough transitional periods in life. Their conversation looks at the challenge of these transitions in life from many different angles and offers highly practical ways to move forward into surprising new experiences. 

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Have you ever "hit the wall?" Not physically, but maybe spiritually or mentally? Today's guest, Dr. Kristi Gaultiere, Co-author of "The Journey of the Soul: A Practical Guide to Emotional and Spiritual Growth," visits with us and shares the six CHRIST stages of spiritual growth. In "Stronger Every Day: 9 Tools for an Emotionally Healthy You," Janell offers TOOL 6, Soak in Living Water, which also offers help and hope for the spiritual journey. Janell and Kristi invite you to pull up a chair at the table and join this beautiful, honest conversation about the journey of the soul. 

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Welcome Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith to the podcast today. A critical part of becoming stronger every day is found in the wisdom of being well-rested. Janell and Saundra open a very helpful, hopeful conversation on how to achieve emotional rest, especially during this global pandemic. 

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The heart lifting journey towards emotional health and wellness is a long pilgrimage that requires taking intentional rest stops. Today, we learn a beautiful way to GROUND ourselves during heightened seasons of difficulty or pain. Cue a global pandemic. In "Grounded in Grace," we listen to a "mental snapshot" that invites us to calm our nervous system down so we can move through our life with a little more peace of mind. 

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Rumi once wrote, "The wound is the place where the Light enters you." Can there possibly be beauty in brokenness? In today's episode, Janell reads from the introduction to her new book and shares life lessons she learned from the Japanese art form of Kintsugi. Living during a global pandemic has led us all to some hard places. How can we move forward from this crisis with more strength and character than before? 

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Anxiety is either our friend or foe? Or, is it actually both? In this episode, Janell shares her own confrontation with anxiety and how adaptability helped her through a really tough medical crisis. Learning to be adaptable simply means, "the capacity or ability to manage your state of mind" (skills-focus.org). We are in a global pandemic and need adaptability more than ever. 

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Begin Your Heartlifter's Journey:

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3. Make a tax-deductible donation through Heartlift International
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5. Download the 2025 Advent Guide: The Great Glimmer Hunt
6. Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon