You know that spiral.
The launch didn’t land.
The numbers weren’t what you hoped.
And somewhere in the middle of the questioning comes the sentence that sounds spiritual:“I guess I’ll just trust God’s timing.
But if we’re honest…
Sometimes that’s genuine surrender. And sometimes it’s resignation with a Bible verse attached.

In this episode, we’re talking about the difference. Because what if the problem isn’t you…
But how have you been measuring? There’s a different lens available to you. I’m introducing you to Kingdom Spiritual Intelligence (KSI), and how it completely reshapes the way you interpret results, faithfulness, and forward movement in your life and leadership.

 In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why KPI (Key Performance Indicators) only tells part of the story
• What Kingdom Spiritual Intelligence reveals that KPI never can
• Why the unseen always precedes the seen
• How to stop spiraling when results don’t show up
• How to realign with what Heaven is actually saying about your life

  Write this somewhere you’ll see it: We win, even when it may not look like it yet. That’s not wishful thinking. That’s not denial. That is Kingdom Spiritual Intelligence operating exactly as it should.

🧡 Next Steps

Ready to go deeper?→ Grab the Kingdom Spiritual Intelligence Starter Kit 
→ Book a personal consultation 

There’s a difference between visiting… and living somewhere.
You can be welcomed, comfortable, even at peace for a moment…
and still feel that subtle sense that you don’t belong there. And then there’s home. In this episode, I share a quiet but honest question: Where do you actually live with God?
Jesus didn’t invite us to visit His love.
He invited us to make our home there.
Not occasionally.
Not when things feel hard.
Not just to be filled up so we can go back to carrying everything on our own.To live there. If you’ve been feeling tired, this isn’t a call to try harder. It may be an invitation to stop leaving. No pressure.
Just a return.

If you feel that pull to go deeper, I am hosting Fortified on May 16.
A gathering for those ready to stop visiting and start inhabiting.
Find out more information and get your seat right here: https://vibrantliving-fortified.carrd.co/

Life can change in an instant. In this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I welcome brand strategist, speaker, and author Tom McManimon for a deeply personal conversation about resilience, perspective, and the importance of living in balance. After experiencing the ripple effects of the World Trade Center tragedy and later surviving a severe medical crisis that revealed a life-threatening brain aneurysm, Tom began to see life differently. Success alone was no longer enough. He realized that true fulfillment comes from aligning work, creativity, family, and faith in a way that sustains both purpose and peace. We explore how crises can become powerful wake-up calls, inviting us to reassess priorities, create space for inspiration, and lead our lives with greater intention.


In this episode, you’ll learn:
• Why balance fuels creativity and success
• How a crisis can become a catalyst for purpose
• The role faith plays in navigating life’s uncertainty
• Why stepping away from constant productivity matters
• Practical ways to recharge and realign your life

About our Guest
Tom McManimon is a brand strategist, speaker, and author who helps organizations discover their unique positioning and communicate their story with clarity and impact. With decades of experience in marketing, branding, and leadership, Tom brings a thoughtful perspective on resilience, creativity, and purposeful living.
Connect with Tom: Stimulus Brand Communications
Email: [email protected]

Connect with Donna
Explore coaching, workshops, and resources:
https://www.ivibrantliving.com

Legacy is often confused with inheritance, but the two are very different. Inheritance is something you leave TO people. Legacy is what you leave IN them. In this episode, I explore the deeper question many leaders never stop to ask. What are people carrying differently because they encountered you? Most of us are living by a scoreboard we never consciously agreed to. It quietly asks questions like, Did I do enough? Did I accomplish enough? Did today matter? But Jesus modeled a completely different operating system. Instead of building a platform or scaling a system, He invested deeply in twelve people and left something powerful inside them, identity, authority, and a new way of seeing God and themselves. I introduce the concept of Kingdom Spiritual Intelligence and explain how shifting your focus from performance to alignment changes the way you lead, influence, and build what lasts. If you are leading in your family, business, ministry, or community and wondering how to create impact that multiplies beyond your lifetime, this conversation will challenge how you think about legacy.

In this episode you will discover
• The difference between inheritance and legacy
• Why Jesus invested deeply in twelve people
• The invisible scoreboard most people live by
• How Kingdom Spiritual Intelligence transforms leadership
• The legacy question every leader eventually faces

Resources mentioned

Free Kingdom Spiritual Intelligence Starter Kit
https://vibrant-living.myflodesk.com/starterkit

Wisdom Consultation with Donna
https://tidycal.com/ivibrantliving/connection-call

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

AI Isn’t Smarter Than You. It Just Has More Information. Artificial intelligence is suddenly everywhere.
For some people, that feels exciting. For others, it feels overwhelming. In this conversation, I sit down with AI educator and consultant Kimberly Inez Mays to talk about AI in a way that is practical, calm, and easy to understand. Kimberly has spent decades working in technology and operations, and today she helps organizations, creators, and entrepreneurs understand how to use artificial intelligence in ways that are clear and useful, not complicated or intimidating. Together we explore how curiosity is often the best starting point when learning something new. Instead of trying to master AI immediately, Kimberly encourages people to begin with simple, everyday uses and allow their confidence to grow over time. From meal planning and travel itineraries to research and creative work, AI tools can become powerful assistants when we learn how to engage with them wisely. I also share some of the ways she has personally experimented with AI in her own work and life, including using it for planning, writing, and exploring new ideas. This episode offers a grounded and thoughtful perspective on technology, reminding us that the goal is not to fear new tools, but to learn how to steward them well.

In This Episode

• Why AI suddenly feels like it is everywhere
• The difference between healthy caution and fear around technology
• Simple ways to start using AI tools like ChatGPT
• Why curiosity is the fastest way to learn something new
• Creative and practical uses for AI in everyday life
• Tools Kimberly recommends exploring, including NotebookLM and Perplexity
• How learning AI can empower people instead of intimidating them


About Kimberly Inez Mays
Kimberly Inez Mays is an AI educator, speaker, and consultant who helps organizations understand and apply artificial intelligence in clear, practical ways. With more than two decades of experience in technology and operations, she specializes in translating complex AI concepts into frameworks that teams and individuals can actually use. Her work focuses on helping creators, entrepreneurs, and organizations build confidence with AI and apply these tools to real-world work.

Connect with Kimberly
Website: kimberlyinezmays.com




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Explore resources, events, and the Vibrant Living community at
ivibrantliving.com

If this episode helped you see AI in a new way, consider sharing it with someone who may be curious about technology but unsure where to begin.

There are seasons when you show up. You lead. You carry responsibility. You stay dependable. From the outside, everything looks steady. But somewhere along the way, something in you went quiet. Earlier this year, after weeks of brutal cold, I stepped outside and heard the birds singing. I realized I hadn’t heard that sound all winter. They had been there the whole time, faithful and present. But the song had been silent. And I hadn’t even noticed it was missing. In this episode, we talk about the difference between true peace and spiritual numbness, and what it actually means to be rooted. Because real peace isn’t the absence of feeling. It’s being rooted deep enough to feel and not fall apart. If you’ve been producing without being replenished, leading without feeling fully alive, or wondering why everything looks fine but doesn’t quite feel right, this conversation will meet you there. The song hasn’t left you. It may simply be waiting for warmth.

🌿 We’re going deeper this April in Spring Cleaning and Planting, four weeks of real formation work inside the community.

🧡 Join the Spring Cleaning & Planting Experience
🧡 Book a Wisdom Call
🧡 Join the Skool Community

What does it really mean to be “spiritual”?

In today’s culture, spirituality can mean meditation, manifestation, energy work, mindfulness, or simply being open and expansive. But not everything labeled spiritual comes from the same source. In this episode of The Vibrant Living Podcast, I continue the Lies We Believe series by exploring a foundational truth: there are not infinite spiritual paths. There are two kingdoms. The Kingdom of Light operates through a relationship with God, surrender, and divine authority. The counterfeit kingdom imitates what God created but operates through technique, control, and human will as ultimate authority. This conversation is not about fear. It is about clarity. When you understand source, authority, and purpose, you regain spiritual discernment and alignment.

In This Episode, You’ll Hear:
• Why the word “spiritual” means different things depending on who is using it
• How deception often appears enlightened rather than dark
• The difference between relationship-based faith and technique-based spirituality
• Three diagnostic questions to help you discern source and authority
• Why Jesus being “the way” is not about restriction, but protection


A Question to Reflect On
When did your definition of “spiritual” begin to shift? And what disappointment or experience influenced that shift? Discernment begins with honesty.

About the Series
This episode is part of the ongoing Lies We Believe series, where I address subtle spiritual assumptions shaping how we live, lead, and relate to God. Each teaching is designed to bring clarity, strengthen spiritual authority, and re-anchor identity in Christ.


Connect with Me
Watch the full teaching on YouTube
Explore more resources at www.iVibrantLiving.com

In this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I sit down with certified personal trainer and posture and mobility specialist Cynthia Croissant to talk about what fitness really looks like in midlife.
If you’ve ever thought:

• 👉 “Exercise just causes me pain.”
• 👉 “Why am I not getting results even though I’m trying?”
• 👉 “I can’t do what those 20-year-olds on Instagram are doing…”

This conversation is for you. Cynthia shares how her mother’s health journey and her own diagnosis of osteopenia led her to make different choices. Instead of following mainstream workout programs designed for young bodies, she learned how to train smarter, not harder.


You’ll learn:

• 💡Why protecting bone density is critical in midlife
• 💡The real reason many women get injured when they start lifting weights
• 💡How posture and alignment affect your results
• 💡Why breathing matters more than you think
• 💡The “older car” analogy that will change how you approach exercise
• 💡How to warm up your body properly before increasing intensity
• 💡Why simple, consistent movement is more powerful than extreme workouts

Cynthia reminds us that fitness does not have to look like Instagram. It can be simple. Sustainable. Aligned with your body. You are not broken. You may just need better alignment.

Connect with Cynthia
Facebook Group: Fitness Simply Done
Email: [email protected]


Connect with Donna
Learn more about Vibrant Living, upcoming events, and free resources:
www.ivibrantliving.com


If this episode encouraged you, share it with a woman in your life who needs hope for her body and her strength.

There’s a question underneath all the questions you’ve been asking. It’s not about strategy.
It’s not about what’s next.
And it’s not about trying harder.

 It sounds more like:
Why can’t I shake this?
Why does this keep returning?
Why does something in me feel stirred, but unfinished?


In this episode, I explore what I call the “operating system shift” from manager to messenger. Many faith-driven leaders have unknowingly inherited a leadership model built on managing outcomes, carrying pressure, and holding everything together. It feels responsible. It feels faithful. It even feels holy. But it’s exhausting. There is another way. Messenger leadership is not passive. It is not careless. It is not disengaged. It is rooted in presence. Managers carry outcomes. Messengers carry what God has entrusted to them and trust Him with what happens next.
You’ll hear:
• Why persistent stirrings are often divine highlighting
• The difference between stewarding presence and managing outcomes
• What Moses at the Red Sea teaches us about leadership
• Why this shift cannot be made alone
• How one conversation can change everything

This episode speaks to hidden leaders, exhausted leaders, transitioning leaders, and positioning leaders who sense there is more. Not more activity. More alignment. If leadership has felt heavier than it should, this conversation may name what you haven’t yet been able to articulate. You were never designed to carry outcomes.
You were designed to carry presence. If this resonates, sit with it. Pray about it. And if you sense the nudge to respond instead of manage, the next step is available through a Wisdom Consultation. Leadership does not have to cost your peace.

Connect with Donna
Wisdom Consultations and resources are available at: https://www.ivibrantliving.com/

What do you do when life no longer looks like the plan you carefully built?In this heartfelt episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I sit down with Jesikah Wells, host of the Broken to Beautiful Podcast, for a gentle, Spirit-led conversation about trust, grace, and allowing God to lead in seasons of transition. Jesikah shares from her own unfolding journey as a mother, podcaster, and woman of faith who is learning how to release control, quiet shame, and lean into God’s guidance one step at a time. Together, Jesikah and I explore what it means to live present, give yourself grace, and allow God to bring beauty from ashes without rushing the process. This episode is for anyone navigating uncertainty, redefining identity, or sensing God calling them into something new without revealing the full picture yet.

In this episode, you’ll hear reflections on:
-Trusting God when clarity feels distant
-Letting go of shame during life transitions
-The power of presence and gratitude
-Why journaling what God speaks matters
-How grace becomes a lifeline, not a reward.

You don’t need all the answers to move forward. Sometimes trust is the assignment.
🎧 Listen in and let this conversation meet you right where you are.


Guest
Jesikah Wells
Host of the Broken to Beautiful Podcast

🎙️ Host
Donna Tashjian
Founder of Vibrant Living International