The Heartlifter Way

"There's an accessible way to do mornings, a real way to do mornings, so that you can wake up to a life you love. In the hardest seasons of my life, I found a way to make mornings not just bearable, but beautiful."

-Jennifer Dukes Lee, How To Love Your Morning: Faith-filled Habits to Build a Life of Joy and Purpose One Day At a Time

What if your mornings didn’t feel rushed… but restored?

In this gentle and practical conversation, I’m joined by bestselling author Jennifer Dukes Lee to explore how we can create vibrant morning rhythms in order to begin our days with intention, calm, and grace. Together, we talk about simple rhythms that help quiet the noise, center your heart, and create space for what matters most.

If your mornings feel overwhelming or hurried, this episode offers a softer way forward.

Come take a breath… and begin again.

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A Note: Formerly “Today’s Heartlift with Janell,” this podcast is evolving into The Heartlifter Way—a gentler, more embodied path forward. If you’ve been here for a while, you may notice we’re beginning again—gently. And I’m so glad you’re here for what’s next. Notice that we've started afresh with "Episode 1." Ending at Episode 365 and starting again at 1 is actually beautifully symbolic:

365 → a full year, a full cycleEpisode 1 → a new beginning

Begin again—gently.

Welcome to Today's Inaugural Episode

What if nothing is wrong with you?
What if your body has been trying to care for you all along… and just hasn’t been heard?

In this opening episode of The Heartlifter Way, Janell Rardon invites you into a gentler way of living—one that doesn’t rush, force, or overwhelm, but instead begins with awareness, compassion, and small, faithful steps.

Together, you’ll explore what it means to come home to yourself—connecting your thoughts, feelings, and body in a way that fosters safety and steadiness from within.

You’ll also be guided through a simple, calming practice to help you begin noticing your body with kindness.

This is your starting place.
A quiet beginning.
A gentle path back to yourself.

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Feeling stretched thin or spiritually dry? In this episode, we sit down with author Alyson Pryor to explore the beauty and practicality of personal retreat. Drawing from her book Come Away and Rest, Alyson shares how creating intentional space with God isn’t just for the few—it’s possible even in the middle of a busy life. You’ll learn simple, meaningful ways to step away, quiet the noise, and reconnect with God’s presence. Whether you have an hour or a full day, this conversation will gently invite you into deeper rest, renewal, and intimacy with Him.

Read more on Alyson's website and get her free personal retreat guide: Meet Alyson

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Your Genesis 2:7 Beginning is a guided audio meditation created by Janell, rooted in the Heartlifter Way pillar of Retrain Your Brain. In this sacred pause, you are invited to journey back to your very beginning—when God breathed His life into you. As you return to this origin moment, you gently release survival patterns and awaken to a deeper truth: you were created to flourish. Let this meditation help you reconnect with your God-breathed essence, where your truest self is restored, renewed, and alive again.

"Wayfinding is the cognitive and corporeal process and experience of locating, following, or discovering a route through and to a given space. It involves both thinking and physically moving through space. It isn't about signs, it's about HOW people navigate from Point A to Point B. It involves: orientation, route decision, route monitoring, and designation recognition" (travelwayfinding.com).

On today's show, Spiritual Director, Deborah Gregory, author of "Spiritual Wayfinding: 33 Walking Meditations for Navigating Life with Embodied Wisdom," shares how a fractured ankle taught her to walk, both physically and spiritually, with God in fresh, new ways. She's named each of her 33 walks and invites us to experience the childlike wonder of silly walks, the freedom of yuck walks, the power of Poohstick walks, and so much more!

Grab your tennis shoes and walk into a whole new way of finding God's love in your world.

Links and Resources from this episode

Visit Deborah's website: Flourish Spiritual Direction

Order Deb's new book: Spiritual Wayfinding

Revisit the podcast archives:

1. E244 Jake Eagle, "How A.W.E. Can Heal Your Heart"
2. E214 Lacy Finn Borgo, "Living with Childlike Faith," Part 1
3. E215 Lacy Finn Borgo, "Living with Childlike Faith," Part 2

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"Most days in Jesus' life were ordinary. Most of ours, too."

-Amy Lauren Peeler

This week's guest, Amy Peeler, author of Ordinary Time: The Season of Growth, writes, "Normal is necessary. And routines are for things that bear repeating. The church calendar is marked by feasts and fasts, by holy days and special seasons. But more than half the church year is marked by what the church has called Ordinary Time, a period where we grow and mature in Christ."

I know for a fact that I underestimate the value of ordinary time. I live for "the next big trip" or "next big event." Or at least I used to. Today my guest, Amy Peeler, shares the great value and necessity of embracing the ordinary.

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In this bonus episode, No Hint of Shame, Janell shares a powerful, hope-filled conversation with Dr. Curt Thompson, author of "Anatomy of the Soul" and "The Soul of Shame." Dr. Thompson's work + message have been pivotal in Janell's emotional healing, so it is with great joy she brings his healing message to you. Dr. Thompson writes, "Where shame attempts to push us into static inertia, love bids us to move." For this episode, find an hour, prepare a quiet space, and be sure to bring tissues. You are about to receive the power of resurrection and live into a new story where there is NO HINT OF SHAME. 

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What does it mean to restory your life? Mary DeMuth, literary agent, author, and podcaster, joins us today to talk about her newest book, Restory Your Life: How Jesus Reframes Your Past, Rewrites Your Present, and Redefines Your Future.

Mary writes, "Maybe your story feels too messy. Maybe the wounds of your past still haunt you, keeping you stuck in cycles of pain, regret, or doubt. Or maybe you’re just exhausted―longing for purpose and meaning but unsure of how to move forward. But what if the very parts of your story you’d rather forget are the ones God wants to redeem?"

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"What if fruitfulness wasn't something you had to strive for? What if it ripened naturally from a life rooted in the True Vine?"

-Bette Dickinson, The Art of Vinemaking: Spiritual Flourishing in a Productivity-Driven Culture

In a culture that equates fruitfulness with productivity, The Art of Vinemaking offers a countercultural invitation: to move at the pace of abiding rather than striving.

Join Bette Dickinson as she guides us into a vineyard where we learn the life-giving rhythms from the vine itself.

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Ned Bustard, author of St. Patrick the Forgiver, joins us today to share about the fascinating life of the real St. Patrick and to help us discover a remarkable story of love and forgiveness.

As we move through the Lenten season, it is important to pause and ask, "What makes forgiveness so difficult, and is it even possible?"

Ned Bustard says, "Forgiveness is a gift. It is our calling. It is our job. We can't love if we can't forgive."

St. Patrick teaches us that it is "only by the strength of Heaven" that we can ever forgive.

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