The Next Right Thing

By with Emily P. Freeman

For the second-guessers, the chronically hesitant, or anyone who suffers from decision fatigue, best-selling author and host Emily P. Freeman helps create a little space for your soul to breathe so yo... more

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How many episodes does The Next Right Thing have?

The podcast currently has 406 episodes available.

The Next Right Thing episodes:

October 28, 2025379: Participate in Hope
What does it look like for us to participate in hope? Listen in.

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The Beloved Women's Conference

The Pastors, Priests and Guides retreat

Follow Jonathan Merritt on Instagram

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11min
October 21, 2025378: A Rebellion of Care with David Gate
Today I'm glad to welcome poet, writer and visual artist David Gate. His work centers around care for the individual and the nurture of community including culture, the earth and the environment, the dignity of others, and spiritual communities. He says the most important thing for us is to care for the world, ourselves, and each other and all of his work points in that direction. In his debut collection of poems and essays, A Rebellion of Care, he inspires us to rally for what makes life worth living. Listen in.

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32min
October 14, 2025377: What's Saving My Autumn Life
It's time for our seasonal episode of What's Saving My Life Right Now. I'll be sharing the things that are life-giving to me during this current autumn season and I'll encourage you to make your own list. It could be anything from a favorite product to a spiritual practice, a fun new show, or a meaningful relationship. When it comes to naming what we love this fall, everything counts. So what's saving your life right now? Here's what's saving mine. Listen in.

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My Autumn playlist

The Popcast with Knox and Jamie

The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard

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18min
October 07, 2025376: Calm All the Way Down
If you sense some parts of your life are feeling a bit over bedazzled and if you're looking for ways to quiet the outer chaos or the inner chatter, this episode is for you. Listen in.

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Episode 336: The Quaker Practice of Silence with Carrie Newcomer

Get that list of my favorite Quiet Resources right here

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13min
September 30, 2025375: Cry in Your Kitchen
An often-unspoken spiritual practice – one that doesn't make it into sermons or how-to guides - is the unconventional practice of crying in your kitchen. More specifically, navigating surprising or unwelcome emotion with kindness rather than control. Listen in.

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Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor

Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski

Episode 358: Pray However You're Able

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14min
September 23, 2025374: Tell the Whole Truth with Jen Hatmaker
Today I'm glad to welcome author, podcaster, speaker, advocate, educator, mother, Jen Hatmaker. From the power of her written word across 14 books including four New York Times best sellers, to speaking on stages, leading her own courses and book club communities, and interviewing countless visionaries on her award-winning For The Love podcast, Jen has an undeniable gift for reaching the hearts and minds of her community. It's an honor to host her today to have a conversation about her deeply personal memoir, Awake. Listen in.

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44min
September 16, 2025373: Find Someone to Root for
In a world of comparison, competition, and constant performance, it's easy to turn inward, guard our energy, or measure our worth by what we haven't yet done. But what if, instead of striving, we chose to cheer? What if your next right thing wasn't about you at all, but about seeing someone else clearly and naming their goodness out loud? Even if it's not their special day of the year, finding someone to root for can be one counter-intuitive way to combat loneliness and discouragement.

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Download The Birthday Collection

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13min
September 09, 2025372: Clear Your Space
Today I'm exploring one of the things I crave that has nothing to do with food: a desire for space - body, mind, and soul. Here are some ways clearing space is helping me in my decision-making life. Listen in.

LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

Start With Hello by Shannan Martin

The Ministry of Ordinary Places by Shannan Martin

Counterweights: An Essential Practice for Holding Hope in A Heavy World by Shannan Martin

"The Value of Looking at Long-Distance Views" in Psychology Today

The Lazy Genius episode 371: How to Neutralize the Sunday Scaries

Everything Belongs by Richard Rohr

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14min
September 02, 2025371: Learn from the Children
If you're feeling far from wonder, or disconnected from your own faith, today's episode is an invitation to listen, notice, and remember. Listen in.

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Everything Belongs by Richard Rohr

Find Hilary McBride on Instagram

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12min
August 29, 2025370: On Envy and Contentment with Kate Strickler
I'm so glad to welcome Kate Strickler, the creator behind the extremely popular blog and Instagram account Naptime Kitchen. She's known for her down-to-earth practicality and home and parenting hacks, and when she isn't working or wrangling the kids, you can find her in her happy place: experimenting in the kitchen. Kate lives in Charleston, South Carolina with her husband, Nate and their four children and I'm so glad to have her join us today.

She's written her very first book called I Just Wish I Had A Bigger Kitchen: And Other Lies I Think Will Make Me Happy. In it she shares small habits and mindset shifts to find contentment and joy in life. We'll talk about that and more. I hope you'll listen in.

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Order I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen by Kate Strickler

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The beloved mesh bags

Pretty in the Pines

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43min

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How many episodes does The Next Right Thing have?

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