The Testimony Podcast

This week I have my dear friend Makenna on to tak about her story ~ after having premarital sex and living with her boyfriend, they felt God's growing conviction to pursue holiness and obey Him out of love for His design for marriage and relationships instead of keep dong what was comfortable and easy.. and it was worth it!

o-8 min : who is makenna, a little episode overview & important message 

9-15 min : makenna’s past ~ getting pregnant young, min : meeting kelbee, & how they began living together 

16-30 min : the importance of community, growing in conviction, wrestling with God, & the weightiness of sexual immorality 

31-52 min : getting in the word for yourself, choosing to get married, & the joy of obedience 

53-end : sex, finding the right person, not putting your worth in being affirmed sexually 

Books Mentioned : 

Swipe Right by Levi Lusko

The Meaning of Marriage by Tim Keller

A Few Verses to Dive Into : 1 Corinthians 6, Romans 13, Hebrews 13:4, Genesis 2:24, 1 John 1:9, 1 Thess. 4:3-5, Mark 10:6-9, Son og Songs 8:1, 1 Corinthians 7

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Episode overview :

0-17 min : supplement industry BTS, FDA, studies & sketchy realities

18-24 min : what makes a company and a product different and worth buying, reading labels, rules of thumb for picking the right company 

25-35 min : vitamin / herb interactions, the importance of smart formulations, and dosages needed for bettering health, brands i trust 

36-45 min : my supplement regime and why (don’t copy mine pls — every body is different and bio individual, we all need different things!!) 

46- end : recap 

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A few brands I love and trust :
--  Reishi Mushroom ‘KING’ Coffee
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-- Supreme Nutrition
-- Core Formulas
-- Organic Olivia

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not medical advice

This week I had  the honor of bringing on Kevin & Bree who I have had the privilege of watching over the last 8 years as God has restored their hearts, their marriage, and their family. After walking through infidelity and pursuing divorce, the Lord radically saved them both and changed their hearts resulting in an upward battle to fight for their marriage and each other. This is such an incredible episode about the way that God can do the impossible, and practical tips on how to have a healthier marriage and truly become friends!

Go back and listen to part one if you haven't already!

o-6 min : creating healthy marital habits & rhythms, small disciplines & consistency, BURN THE SHIPS,  the difficulty in change 

7-10 min : the sneaky things that we let in that end up creating dysfunction & destruction between you and your spouse 

11-18 min : healthy boundaries, removing & replacing the old with something better, improving communication 

19-27 min : becoming a safe place for the other person, owning your own part

28-33 min : the power of encouragement & becoming friends again 

34- end : falling in love all over again & continuing each day to show up and stay consistent in pursuit of one another  

~ Resources :
Kevin & Bree -- Reverence Restored Ministry & Marriage Coaching
The Power of the Praying Wife
The Marriage Journal
The Connection Codes

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This week I had  the honor of bringing on Kevin & Bree who I have had the privilege of watching over the last 8 years as God has restored their hearts, their marriage, and their family. After walking through infidelity and pursuing divorce, the Lord radically saved them both and changed their hearts resulting in an upward battle to fight for their marriage and each other. This is such an incredible episode about the way that God can do the impossible.

Stick around for part 2 of this episode going live next week!

0-5 min : introducing kevin & bree and the heart behind this episode

6-11 min : diving into kevin & bree’s story and how their marriage started out — chasing after money, white picket fences, parties, and fights

12-16 min : teen pregnancy, becoming a father overnight, and how looking to your partner as your “savior” crushes each other

17-25 min : how comparing, porn, spouse bashing, & the entertainment industry fuels discontentment, broken foundations & insecurity compounding until it finally blows up— divorce papers served 

26-42 min : infidelity & separation → salvation, prayer, rebuilding day by day even when its messy and hard 

43-end : healing is harder than the breaking but it’s worth it, having the humility to apologize, recognizing your own part and owning it instead of blaming 

Kevin & Bree -- Reverence Restored Ministry & Marriage Coaching

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"neediness is your honor, not your shame." - Melissa Helser

Is your relationship with God stagnant, dull, and feel like it hinges on your performance? Do you hear about the love of God but not feel as though you experience it? My friend Jenna and I dive into her story this week growing up with a mother who was handicap due to opioid addiction. We expand on attachment styles, how we relate to God because of the ways we related to our parents, how to experience the love of God in a deeper way, and un-learning that being hyper independent is a good thing. 

0-5 min : disclaimer, learning to disagree without disconnection, the art of need, & introducing jenna

5-10 min : the price of chips these days is…buckwild📈 

11-15 min : growing up being your own parent, discovering that normal isn’t normal

16-21 min : opioid addiction & drug induced brain damage, hyper independence as a trauma response

22-30 min : learning to be needy again, not feeling loved by God & then learning and experiencing His unconditional commitment, attachment styles

31-44 min : renewed relationship with God — from performance to sonship, the delight of God, neediness is maturity not immaturity

45-53 min: grieving with others, healing doesn’t happen in isolation, learning to sit with others instead of fix them, grief has no timeline

54- end : the gift of suffering, suffering serves a redemptive purpose in Christ, & Christ redefines greatness for us

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Relationship with God is a whole body experience -- how can you be close to God if you're far from your own self?

This episode is just a raw and real conversation about some triggers I have been walking through lately.

Learning how to sit with and process through triggers can change your whole life. If you can't sit in silence with your own mind, there are things bubbling underneath that are crying out to be heard and released... and the best part is, the Lord wants to MEET you in those places, not run away from you... and it doesn't have to be scary.. it is actually beautiful and freeing. Scripture continually talks about the Lord inviting us into casting our burdens on Him, letting Him carry them, coming to Him, etc. So.. draw near <3

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I am deeply passionate about redefining health by anchoring us back in the foundations of true wellness ; faith, mindset & trauma, nutrition, movement, sleep, hydration, connecting with nature and community. We are temples of the Holy Spirit, made by God for God, and when living in His design we can experience true wellness. When we begin to rebuild our bodies and reconnect the mind, body, and spirit, we are able to step into greater and deeper healing by God's grace.

This week I go over fat loss -- how to sustainably lose fat and build muscle, how trauma might be impacting your body, nutrition tips and tricks and ways that how you're eating now might be working against you, and creating a lifestyle change and focusing on how you feel eating truly nourishing whole foods over just trying to force yourself into a 60 day crash diet. 

0-7 min : Reframing weight loss and focusing on fat loss instead and why that matters in your journey
8-18 min : mindset, trauma, and repressed emotions or experiences that can be 'stuck' on you, making it more difficult to lose weight
19-52 min : reverse dieting, increasing protein and other macronutrients strategically to work FOR you, plating your food for success, how under eating is ruining your metabolism and goals, blood sugar importance, and more.
54- 1:06 min : how toxins store in your fat cells and might be making it harder for you to change your body composition, lifestyle change and cultivating a healthy relationship with food over crash dieting
1:06- end : How to exercise to help support your goals instead of ruin them, the importance of listening to your body, weight training / building muscle, and increasing your movement and walks throughout the day 

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BLOOD SUGAR episode : Amy Migdalia

A little solo chat with me, Linden, on purpose and how what we build our lives on can make or break us. The good news? Every life has purpose, you might just be making it about the wrong thing..

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This week I have my sweet friend Alex on sharing about her story walking through grief, the suicide of her dad, and the process of healing that she went through spiritually, mentally, and physically. This episode is so inspiring and I believe will help anyone listening have discoveries and revelations about themselves and their stories, as well as teach on leaning into grief and letting the Lord into the whole process. 

2-4 min : introducing alex, episode overview, and how the emotions store in the body & the importance of learning to process, feel, & grieve 

4-10 min : reflecting on the last year of alex diving into grief & what the process has looked like 

11-14 min : alex’s story — childhood trauma, her dads suicide, and navigating growing up without a father 

15-20 min : remembering the good, processing through the hard, and what it looks like in each season of grief, compassionate curiosity & getting grief out

21-25 min : grieving people & also what it’s like forgiving people that aren’t here anymore, holding two opposing things in one hand

26-37 min : working through anger at God, feeling unprotected, and being re-fathered by the Lord 

38-end : practical support & practices, learning to listen to your body’s cues to turn in and listen, slow down, and respond 

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WORK WITH ME : Get to the Root of Your Health Symptoms & Have a Personalized Protocol made for YOUR body -- Bloodwork Consults

the supplement that cleared my skin & transformed my health:  Reishi Mushroom ‘KING’ Coffee 

Check out my  E-Book! Your Simple, Empowering, & All Encompassing E-Book on Nutrition : Satisfied

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Books Mentioned :
Healing for the Father Wound
Anatomy of the Soul

We are temples of the Holy Spirit, made by God for God, and when living in His design we can experience true wellness. When we begin to rebuild our bodies and reconnect the mind, body, and spirit, we are able to step into greater and deeper healing by God's grace.

This week I dive into the topic of acne! I hope this helps you get a roadmap and tools for how to start anchoring foundations and helping your body heal  from within :) 

1-8 min : reminders of how God sees you & made you, brief overview of the last acne episode, how i cleared my skin, & what i see most consistently with acne clients via their bloodwork

8-16 min : weak foundations lead to a weak body— what happens when the body gets weak due to neglected foundations, emotions & identifying your weakest organ, Infections / mold / metals / toxin based acne

17-23 min : supplements that might be causing acne & dehydration & how to properly hydrate with minerals and phospholipids

24-32 min : Nutrition, under eating, blood sugar, how to plate your food for optimal health 

33-39 min : low stomach acid / acne connection 

40-43 min : STRESS! the #1 root cause. mental, physical, emotional, trauma, toxin stress. 

44-46 min : pore clogging ingredients in your skincare, topical practices that might be causing breakouts 

47-end : roadmap for success, where to start, how to start, what to eat, rhythms, and foundational supplements  

Click for First Acne Episode

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pore clogging ingredient list : clearstem