The Purpose Effect

By Alesha Limbo

You were created for a purpose—discover how to live it with intention.

Hosted by Alesha Limbo and David Rosenfeldt, The Purpose Effect dives into identity, faith, awareness, healing, and the daily dis... more

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The podcast currently has 110 episodes available.

The Purpose Effect episodes:

May 08, 2026 169: Using Your God-Given Gifts: The Parable of the Talents, Purpose, and Being God’s Hands and Feet
In this powerful episode of The Purpose Effect, Alesha joins David from a writing retreat in the mountains of Montana, where she has been working on a God-inspired book about awareness, identity, healing, and purpose.
Together, they dive into the Parable of the Talents and what it really means to use the gifts, calling, and opportunities God has placed in your hands. They unpack why burying your talents is not humility — it is often fear, avoidance, or disobedience disguised as comfort.
Alesha shares moving stories from her time in Red Lodge, Montana — from meaningful conversations with strangers, to praying on a sidewalk, to following God’s prompting to give a $100 bill to a waitress. These moments open up a deeper conversation about what it looks like to be God’s hands and feet in everyday life.
Alesha and David also talk about the difference between accountability and judgment, why we need people who sharpen us like iron, and how living with purpose is not about doing more — it is about gathering your energy, listening to God, and doing something meaningful with what He has already placed inside of you.
This episode is for anyone who feels called to more, senses God nudging them forward, or knows they have been sitting on gifts they were created to use.
Key topics covered:
Using your God-given gifts and talents
The Parable of the Talents explained for everyday life
Living with Christian purpose and obedience
Being God’s hands and feet in daily moments
Following God’s prompting and spiritual nudges
Accountability vs. judgment in faith and leadership
Why purpose is not about busyness
How to stop burying your calling out of fear
Faith, obedience, identity, and meaningful action

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40min
May 05, 2026 168 My Retreat Journey 2.0 Saturday
David shares a powerful, personal story from an emotional healing retreat led by Autumn, where he literally carries “rocks” that represent his emotional baggage—then chooses to finally let them go.
At this retreat, David learns how to:
Identify emotional triggers through body awareness
Recognize how past trauma, family dynamics, and childhood experiences show up in his life today
Process guilt, shame, and feelings of failure through guided group exercises
When his wife Amanda is injured during a rope activity, David is hit with intense emotions: helplessness, guilt, and the feeling that he has failed as a husband and protector. This moment becomes a major trigger that opens the door to deeper work.
Over the next two days, with the support of facilitators Autumn, Michelle, and Alicia, David begins to uncover:
Old wounds and unresolved issues with his parents and siblings
Emotional “scar tissue” he thought was healed, but was really just buried
The difference between truly healing versus just “faking progress”
The retreat uses a powerful symbolism: collecting and carrying physical rocks to represent negative experiences, emotional pain, and limiting beliefs. In the culminating exercise, David carries a heavy bag of rocks up a hill—each rock symbolizing a burden he’s been holding onto for years. At the top, he makes a conscious choice to put them down and walk away.
He describes this moment of releasing his emotional baggage as one of the most freeing experiences of his life.
In this video, you’ll hear David talk about:
Emotional triggers and how they show up in the body
How to work with emotional baggage instead of ignoring it
The role of safe community and skilled facilitators in deep healing
Learning to keep the lessons from painful experiences without carrying the pain itself
Trusting a higher plan and surrendering control during the healing journey
If you’ve ever felt weighed down by your past, family wounds, or unprocessed emotions, David’s story offers hope, inspiration, and a real‑life example of what’s possible through intentional emotional healing work.

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39min
May 05, 2026 166: Living Uncomfortably on Purpose: How to Keep Showing Up When Life Gets Hard
What does it really look like to live with purpose when life feels messy, uncomfortable, and anything but easy?
In this episode of The Purpose Effect, Alesha and David pull back the curtain on a real week of walking out purpose in everyday life — from building a new course and writing a book, to doctor appointments, shoulder surgery, family responsibilities, and the moments where quitting feels easier than continuing.
Together, they unpack why living with purpose is not always polished, peaceful, or convenient. Sometimes it looks like choosing obedience over comfort, taking care of your body before burnout hits, setting intentional goals, and learning how to let your emotions inform you without letting them lead you.
If you’ve ever felt called to something bigger but found yourself overwhelmed by the process, this conversation will encourage you to keep going, keep growing, and keep showing up — even when it feels hard.
This episode is for anyone who is learning how to live with intention, build consistency, prioritize self-care, grow spiritually, and pursue purpose in the middle of real life.
Key Topics Covered
What it really looks like to live with purpose day to day
Why purpose often requires discomfort, discipline, and obedience
Self-care as a spiritual and purposeful practice
How to set short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals
The difference between listening to your emotions and being led by them
Why your feelings should inform you, not drive you
Building consistency when life feels overwhelming
High performance, resilience, and getting back up when things get hard
How daily intention creates long-term transformation

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37min
May 05, 2026 167: Military Resilience, Mental Wellness & Suicide Prevention: Chris “Switch” Roness on Why You Matter
In this powerful episode of The Purpose Effect, host Alesha sits down with retired Air Force Colonel Chris “Switch” Roness — combat pilot, founder of the You Matter human performance system, and CEO of WebU, a global community helping dads build connection, resilience, and purpose.
After 27 years of military service, personal tragedy, deployment challenges, and a deep faith journey, Chris discovered a mission far bigger than himself: helping people strengthen their mental wellness, build support systems, and develop resilience before life hits its hardest moments.
Together, Alesha and Chris unpack the You Matter MATR system, a proactive framework for resilience, human performance, emotional wellbeing, and suicide prevention. Chris also shares the power of the Gas Gauge tool, a simple way to check in on your mental and emotional state without forcing people to talk about their feelings head-on.
This conversation also goes deep into Chris’s personal story — including the stillbirth of his daughter Ava, a crisis during deployment, and how those painful moments became the foundation for his life’s work. Through faith, leadership, and purpose, Chris shows how our hardest seasons can become the very place our mission is born.
If you have ever felt like you were just surviving instead of thriving, this episode will challenge you to stop waiting for a crisis to build your support system — and start strengthening your resilience today.
Key Topics
Military resilience and leadership lessons from a retired Air Force Colonel
Mental wellness, emotional wellbeing, and proactive suicide prevention
The You Matter MATR system for resilience and human performance
The Gas Gauge tool for simple emotional check-ins
WebU and the power of connection for dads
Fatherhood, faith, grief, and finding purpose through pain
Ava’s Rule and how one family’s loss helped create meaningful change
Why telling your story from a place of strength can help others heal

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41min
April 30, 2026 165: My Retreat journey 1.0 My personal journey through the RISE Leadership Retreat Part 1 of 3
Host David (with Amanda & co-host Alesha) shares a candid Rise Leadership Retreat recap focused on personal growth, CliftonStrengths results, faith-based leadership, and practical steps to live with purpose, clarity, and action. Topics: CliftonStrengths assessment (top 10), strategic thinking (strategic, intellection, learner, ideation, futuristic), activator, achiever, belief, responsibility, individualization, identity vs. purpose, community, spiritual growth, resilience, mental health, grief & recovery, leadership development, Christian retreat, practical action steps, healing, testimony, wellness, arthritis & health journey, surgical recovery. Guest mention: Michelle May. Perfect for leaders, pastors, entrepreneurs, coaches, creators, and anyone seeking purpose-driven living.

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35min
April 27, 2026 164: From W-2 to World Traveler: How Elaine Tello Found Financial Freedom and Purpose
What if you could make your 9-to-5 optional — and spend your days traveling the world with your family? That's exactly what Elaine Tello did. In this episode, Alicia sits down with Elaine, who had a life-changing moment on a beach in Thailand that sparked a seven-year journey to financial freedom by age 36. Elaine shares how she and her husband Jeff eliminated the "noise" from their lives, adopted a minimalist lifestyle, built a real estate portfolio starting with a $55,000 "Frankenstein house," and ultimately made the W-2 optional — all while raising two kids and letting faith guide every step. Now traveling full-time through Asia with no home base, Elaine is proof that small, intentional choices compound into an extraordinary life.
What you'll hear:
The Thailand trip that changed everything
How minimalism became the foundation for financial freedom
Starting in real estate with almost nothing
Raising kids who dream big
Practical steps to get mental clarity and take action
"If you don't change today, you're gonna be the same person next year." — Elaine Tello

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35min
April 24, 2026 163: Trusting God When Life Feels Out of Control | Faith, Anxiety & Identity in Christ
Have you ever told God, “I trust You”… and then quietly tried to take control again?
In this episode of The Purpose Effect, Alesha shares a deeply personal Rise & Thrive training about faith, fear, surrender, and what it really means to live as a new creation in Christ.
After a terrifying night of not knowing where her teenage daughter was, Alesha was faced with the very question she had been teaching others:
Do I actually trust God, or do I just say I do?
This episode will challenge you to cast your anxiety on God, stop striving for victory, and start living from the victory Jesus already won.
🎧 Listen now and be reminded: you are called, capable, and created with intention.

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48min
April 20, 2026 162: Redefining High Performance with Ty Bennett | The Purpose Effect
In this episode of The Purpose Effect, host Alesha sits down with keynote speaker and bestselling author Ty Bennett to explore what it truly means to live and perform at a high level. Ty shares insights from his latest research-backed book Redefining High Performance, breaking down the 5 key drivers — preparation, consistency, motivation, adaptability, and connection — and why working deeper, not harder, is the key to sustainable success.
Together, Alesha and Ty dive into the power of purpose, the importance of faith as an identity anchor, how to raise purposeful kids, and Ty's "Core Four" framework for finding fulfillment in any season of life.
Whether you're just becoming aware that you've been floating through life or you're a seasoned high performer looking to recenter — this episode will challenge and inspire you.
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35min
April 17, 2026 161: The Power of Your Environment with Special Guest Jen Laurie
Hosts Alesha, David, and guest Jen Laurie explore how your environment — the people you surround yourself with, the content you consume, and the spaces you inhabit — can either fuel your growth or stall it. They discuss setting healthy boundaries, navigating toxic relationships with love, the "Cousin Todd" framework, and how intentional awareness transforms your life.

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48min
April 13, 2026 160: From Construction Worker to $2.6 Billion Entrepreneur: Justin Prince on Living with Purpose
In this powerful episode of The Purpose Effect, Alesha sits down with global entrepreneur and founder of Make Wellness, Justin Prince, to talk about what it truly means to live an intentional life. Justin shares his remarkable journey — from a broken home and no college education to building multimillion-dollar businesses generating over $2.6 billion in revenue. He breaks down his "What, Why, and How" framework for achieving your goals, shares the Iron Cowboy's inspiring story about the power of having a "bag full of whys," and introduces the Rule of 33 — a game-changing approach to surrounding yourself with the right people. Whether you're just starting out or feeling stuck, Justin's word of advice — until — will challenge you to keep going no matter what. If you're ready to stop floating and start living on purpose, this episode is for you.

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30min

FAQs about The Purpose Effect:

How many episodes does The Purpose Effect have?

The podcast currently has 110 episodes available.