What happens when we allow our deepest desires to be purified rather than suppressed? Jimmy Mitchell welcomes former Love Good co-host Janaya Trudel back to the podcast to explore creativity, poverty, giftedness, suffering, and the tension between keeping our hearts in the heavens while keeping our hands in the land. Drawing on her experience growing up in rural Saskatchewan, living and creating in Nashville, and forming young adults through Love Good Academy, Janaya reflects on how simplicity and self-gift can free us from distraction and help us rediscover what truly matters. Ultimately, the conversation is an invitation to embrace the “wild desire” within us, allow suffering to purify it, and recognize that every human person—not just professional artists—is created to receive and give the gift of themselves.

What does it mean to be fully alive in a culture that so often leaves us isolated, disconnected, and afraid to be vulnerable? Jimmy Mitchell sits down with the Cimorelli sisters to explore their music, family life, creative mission, and the tension between depth and lightness that shapes their work. They discuss the importance of connection—with ourselves, with others, and with God—along with the choice to embrace hope, tell the truth about our struggles, and make room for joy and healthy recreation. Ultimately, the conversation is a celebration of beauty as something that unites and heals, helping us become more fully alive.

What does it mean to “live a better story” in the midst of brokenness, suffering, and the ordinary messiness of life? Jimmy Mitchell sits down with singer/songwriter Ellie Holcomb to explore marriage, motherhood, creativity, mental health, prayer, and the way music can become a bridge into the deeper truths of the human experience. Ellie shares how memorizing Scripture and writing songs helped her confront darkness, enter into her own brokenness, and discover the freedom of being fully known and loved. Together, they reflect on beauty as a way of disarming the heart, the hope revealed through Christ’s empty tomb, and the invitation to recover childlike wonder in the ordinary moments of life.