The Vibrant Living Podcast

Have you ever noticed a stain on the ceiling, painted over it, and then watched it slowly reappear? You can repaint it again and again, but if there’s a leak above it, the stain will keep coming back. Sometimes the recurring problems in our lives work the same way. We rearrange the schedule, create a better plan, become more disciplined, or ask God to change someone else. Those practical changes may be needed, but what if the visible problem is pointing to something deeper? In this episode, Donna explores what pressure and recurring problems can reveal beneath the surface. Using Martha’s story in Luke 10:38–42, we’ll look at how pressure can shape what we believe about ourselves, other people, and even God, and how He may be inviting us to see what we’ve been missing.

As you listen, consider:

• What keeps showing up in my life?
• What am I believing in this situation?
• Am I carrying a responsibility that isn’t truly mine?
• Father, what are You showing me beneath what I can currently see?

God’s revelation is not an accusation. His voice gently draws us toward truth, freedom, and deeper relationship with Him.
A Simple Prayer:
Father, show me what is beneath this. Reveal what I have not been able to see. Give me courage to address what is true and wisdom to stop carrying what does not belong to me.

Then listen.

Scripture: Luke 10:38–42

Open My Eyes
Open My Eyes begins Sunday, November 8. Through Scripture-led teachings released at an easy pace, we’ll create room for the Holy Spirit to reveal what pressure, disappointment, and familiarity may have caused us to overlook. There are no Zoom rooms and no set meeting time, just you, your journal, the teachings, and one continuing prayer: Holy Spirit, open my eyes.

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Who are you when the titles, accomplishments, responsibilities, and expectations are stripped away? Jill O'Boyle spent 15 years building a successful career in corporate event and project management. She was a high achiever, independent, capable, and known as the person who would get things done. From the outside, it looked like success. But somewhere along the way, Jill lost sight of herself. In this honest conversation, Jill shares the moment she looked in the mirror and realized she didn't know the woman staring back at her. The achievements, promotions, paycheck, and recognition she had worked so hard for could no longer answer a much deeper question: Who am I outside of all of this? That question became the beginning of a journey back to God, back to herself, and back to purpose. Donna and Jill talk about the hidden cost of building identity around achievement, learning to become still after years of constant doing, listening for God's voice, and allowing faith to shape the way we live and work.

In This Conversation:

• Jill's journey as a lifelong high achiever and “the one everyone counted on”
• The mirror moment when she realized she no longer knew who she was
• Why accomplishment and recognition couldn't fill the emptiness underneath
• How work and achievement began crowding out relationships and the things that mattered most
• Psalm 46:10: “Be still, and know that I am God”
• Learning to sit quietly, journal, and listen for God's direction
• The words that reframed Jill's choices: “Whatever you're not changing, you're choosing”
• Releasing the need to control and learning to trust
• Refusing to separate faith from business and everyday life
• Redefining success through identity, purpose, and relationship with God
• Asking God, “What's on Your agenda today?”

About Jill O'Boyle:
Jill O'Boyle is a faith-based life coach, motivational speaker, author, and host of the Your Life, Your Story – Rise Up Podcast. As the founder of Jill O'Boyle Communications, she works with high-achieving women and professionals who are ready to move beyond burnout and reconnect with purpose. Known for her authenticity, humor, and heart, Jill encourages people to step out of survival mode and into a life of intention, alignment, and purpose.
Connect with Jill
Website: jilloboyle.com
Facebook: facebook.com/jilloboylecoach
Instagram: @jeoboyle
Podcast: Your Life, Your Story – Rise Up

Connect with Donna:
Donna Tashjian is the host of the Vibrant Living Podcast and founder of Vibrant Living International. Website: ivibrantliving.com

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Have you ever begun searching for wisdom only to end up with more information and less peace? You opened another tab, listened to another podcast, asked one more person, and continued looking for the piece of information that would finally make the answer clear. But what if you do not need one more source? In this episode, I explore the difference between gathering information and receiving God’s perspective. Information gives us more to consider. God’s wisdom brings discernment, direction, and peace. James 1:5 tells us that when we lack wisdom, we can ask God, who gives generously. Yet after praying, we often fill every quiet space with searching, analyzing, and busyness because movement makes us feel safe. I use the picture of muddy water to explain why greater effort does not always produce greater clarity. Water that is continually stirred cannot become clear. Sometimes it needs to become still. This episode will help you recognize whether you are truly seeking wisdom or simply looking for relief from the pressure to decide.


In this episode:
• Why capable people often respond to uncertainty by gathering more information
• How pressure, fear, and responsibility contribute to decision fatigue
• The difference between God’s wisdom and human certainty
• Why stillness brings life back into right order
• How to stop carrying outcomes that do not rest entirely on your shoulders
• A simple prayer for the question or decision you are carrying

Questions to consider:
Are you seeking God’s wisdom, or relief from the discomfort of not knowing?
Are you waiting for God’s direction, or collecting opinions so you can feel safe?
Is the urgency you feel coming from God, or from the belief that everything depends on you?What would happen if you stopped stirring the water?

A simple prayer:
Father, what do You want me to see?
Then give Him room to respond.

Come Away
Come Away is a refreshing encounter created as a place to turn aside from the noise and receive God’s wisdom for your life right now. October 9–10, 2026
Learn more and register here.
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Nobody picks up a burden on purpose. We pick up what looks like love, and because we're capable, people keep handing us things until one day we're carrying what we don't even remember choosing.
In this episode, I name the disguises: carrying responsibility for everyone around us and calling it faithfulness, carrying guilt and calling it accountability, carrying pressure and calling it commitment.

You'll discover: 
• Why a burden doesn't always look like a burden
• The difference between overflow and depletion
• Why Jesus said simply, "come,"  not "keep proving how faithful you are"
• Why you can't receive with hands that are already full

He didn't say, "Keep carrying what looks faithful and push through." He said, "Come."
Responsibility isn't what drains us. Believing everything depends on us is.

If you've been carrying more than you were ever asked to, Come Away is an invitation to put it down:  a two-day encounter with rest, identity, healing, and the fullness of the life Jesus paid for. October 9–10, 2026.  Register right here

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Have you ever felt like you had to be loud, pushy, or "on" all the time to grow a business or be taken seriously? This week on the Vibrant Living Podcast, I sit down with Inga Faison-Cavitt, a former mechanical engineer turned Introvert Advantage Strategist, for a conversation about resilience, faith, and building a business that actually fits who you are.
Inga shares how her awakening as an introvert started during COVID, when the extroverted mentors she'd been leaning on no longer had answers either, and she had to start finding her own way forward. We talk about what it really means to be resilient: not gritting your teeth and forcing your way through, but intertwining with God the way a rope is woven together, drawing strength from staying connected to Him rather than pushing through alone.
You'll hear why more isn't always the answer (more posts, more leads, more visibility) and why the right people and the right strategy will always outperform sheer volume, plus Inga's favorite reminder: you don't have to be loud to be lucrative.
Whether you're an introvert building a business or someone learning to move forward without forcing your way through, this conversation will remind you that you do not have to become someone else to succeed.

In this episode:

• Inga's pivot from mechanical engineering to coaching introverted women in business
• What COVID revealed about the pressure to "act extroverted" to succeed
• Redefining resilience through faith: waiting on God vs. forcing your own way
• Why the right people matter more than more people
• How to build a business without pretending to be someone else

Connect with Inga Faison-Cavitt:
🌐 Website: ingafay.com 
📅 Biweekly webinar (every other Thursday) on building a profitable side business while working a 9-to-5

Connect with Vibrant Living International:
🌐 www.ivibrantliving.com for free resources, upcoming events, and more


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Faithful women often become the ones everyone depends on. Over time, carrying responsibility becomes so familiar that it no longer feels heavy; it simply feels normal. In this episode, I share a simple story that reveals a much deeper question:What are you carrying that Jesus never asked you to carry?

You'll discover:
• Why dependable people naturally become the ones others lean on
• The hidden beliefs underneath the burdens we carry
• Jesus' invitation to the weary and burdened
• How to recognize hidden depletion before it becomes burnout
• Why you cannot receive with hands that are already full

Sometimes faith doesn't look like carrying more. Sometimes faith looks like putting something down. If you've been carrying more than you were ever asked to, Come Away is an invitation to put it down. A two-day encounter with rest, identity, healing, and the fullness of the life Jesus paid for. October 9–10, 2026. 

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In this episode, I welcome back her friend Tina Kadish, founder of From Job to Joy, for a heart-to-heart on what it takes to choose yourself. After more than two decades in corporate training, Tina has spent recent years helping women find career clarity, but her own life recently handed her the biggest transition yet.

After 27 years in a relationship, Tina made the decision to leave and found herself an empty nester, single, and living alone for the first time in her life, in her 60s. She shares candidly about the fear that kept her staying long after she knew it was time to go, and what it finally took to trust her own voice.

We talk about what it means to stop waiting for someone else to know how we feel, and to start speaking our truth instead. Tina reflects on the resilience and courage she's discovered in herself through the process, and how her faith, especially the reminder that she "can do all things through Christ who strengthens her, has carried her through the hardest days.
Tina also shares what's new in her business: a five-step Shift Method that helps women move from clarity into inner healing and aligned action, and a brand-new free community called Real Life, Real Shift, meeting monthly for women to gather in honest, unrecorded sisterhood.



Tina Kadish is the founder of From Job to Joy. After 20 years in corporate training, she now helps women move through career transitions and major life shifts with clarity, confidence, and purpose. She is the author of two books, From Pain to Peace: A Mother's Journey Through Losing a Child and Freedom: 7 Steps to Thrive in Life and Business, and leads a weekly community for aspiring female entrepreneurs. Tina lives in Danbury, Connecticut.



ResourcesLinks & Resources

•  Tina's website: https://www.fromjobtojoy.com
•  Vibrant Living website: https://www.ivibrantliving.com

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What if the biggest obstacle to your calling isn't your ability, but your perspective? In this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I sit down with Apostle Desireé Andrews for an honest conversation about identity, calling, courage, and learning to trust the gifts God has already placed within you. From her powerful encounter with God while serving in Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield and Desert Storm to decades of ministry, Desireé shares what she's learned about stepping beyond fear and fully embracing God's purpose.

Together, we discuss:
• Why people often hide the gifts God has given them
• The Parable of the Talents and what it reveals about our view of God
• How fear and limiting beliefs keep us living beneath our calling
• Walking in spiritual authority with confidence
• Trusting God one step at a time
• Living from Christ's victory instead of striving for it

I also reference my companion teaching: Higher Level, Higher Devil? The Lie Exhausting Christian Leaders and the Truth That Sets You Free. If you'd like to go deeper into understanding your authority in Christ and living from the finished work of Jesus, be sure to watch that teaching as well.🎥 https://youtu.be/OCuxNtNIy8U

Connect with Apostle Desireé Andrews:

Website: https://www.iKingdomMinistries.org
https://www.instagram.com/ikingdomvisionary

Learn more about Donna Tashjian and Vibrant Living International: https://www.ivibrantliving.com.

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Some of the most dangerous lies don't sound like lies.
They sound like wisdom.
They sound spiritual.
They sound like discernment, responsibility, or even maturity.
That's exactly what makes them so costly.

In Part 1, we uncover the first three lies that quietly keep many women braced, guarded, and fighting battles they were never meant to fight.

 In this episode, we'll explore:

• #1  What Is Keeping the Peace Costing You?
  Could what you've been calling peace actually be self-protection?
• #2  Are You Expecting the Battle Before the Day Even Begins?
  What if preparing for difficulty has quietly become your default posture?
• #3  Are You Fighting for Something Jesus Already Gave You?
  What changes when you stop fighting for victory and start living from it?

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