In this powerful episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin, also known as Mr. Made Different, and co-host Alexis Gillespie sit down with JD Tremblay, an integrated engineer, ultra-endurance triathlete, certified natural path practitioner, volunteer firefighter, and Director of High Performance and Mental Resilience at Hungry Warrior Academy.

JD shares the story behind completing the Epic Deca, an extreme endurance event involving 10 Ironman-distance races in 10 days across Hawaii. But the deeper story is not just about fitness, discipline, or endurance. It is about faith, obedience, pride, humility, fatherhood, and learning how to follow God when the instruction does not make sense.

JD opens up about selling his house to obey what he believed God was calling him to do, completing one of the hardest endurance challenges in the world, then coming home to a season of being humbled, living around boxes on an air mattress, and wrestling with pride. He explains how God used the process to break his need for image, achievement, and self-reliance so his life could be used for a greater purpose.

This conversation goes deep into:

Obedience when God asks for something uncomfortable
Why prayer still requires action
How pride can hide inside high achievement
Faith versus fear
Fatherhood during difficult seasons
Mental resilience and emotional discipline
Nervous system regulation and clarity under pressure
Why it is not about JD, but about JC
Becoming the person who can finish what God placed in front of you

JD also shares practical tools from Hungry Warrior Academy, including the DECA framework: discipline, energy regulation, capacity, and action. He explains why men must set their values straight, use the Bible as a sounding board, and stop making decisions only from emotion.

This episode is for anyone who feels like God is calling them to do something uncomfortable, anyone battling pride, anyone trying to rebuild discipline, and anyone who needs encouragement to keep going even when the process does not look like the promise.

You do not need more image.
You need obedience, identity, and faith.

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Culture lied to you.

It told you that success means looking rich.
It told men they have to be tough, emotionless, and respected at all costs.
It told women they have to be chosen, desired, married by a certain age, and valuable based on what they can attract.
It told us to chase approval, image, money, popularity, relationships, and attention — while losing our identity in the process.

In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin, also known as Mr. Made Different, and co-host Alexis Gillespie talk about culture approval, identity, faith, dating, masculinity, womanhood, social pressure, and the lies we accepted just to feel seen.

Using John 5:44, we unpack a powerful question:
How can we truly believe God when we are still chasing glory and approval from people?

This conversation gets real about trying to impress others, wanting to be accepted, being influenced by culture, learning your worth, and choosing God’s truth over the world’s changing standards.

You don’t need more validation.
You need identity.

Drop ROOTED in the comments if you are done letting culture define you.

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What if the voice in your head is not really yours?

In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin, AKA Mr. Made Different, and co-host Alexis Gillespie talk about childhood programming, identity, and the words that still shape how we show up as adults.

A lot of us were told things like “be quiet,” “stay out of grown folks’ business,” “you talk too much,” or “stop acting like that.” And years later, we call it our personality. But let’s be real… sometimes that’s not who you are. That’s who you were trained to be.

This conversation is for the person who struggles to speak up, overthinks everything, people-pleases, or feels like they have to shrink themselves to be accepted. You don’t need more validation. You need identity.

In this episode, we talk about:

Childhood voices that became adult beliefs
Why “that’s just how I am” may not be the full truth
How silence, rejection, and criticism shape identity
Breaking free from old programming
Learning how to speak, grow, and become who God created you to be

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Let’s be real… some of us are not being ourselves. We’re managing perception.

In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin, aka Mr. Made Different, and co-host Alexis Gillespie talk about identity, people-pleasing, code switching, authenticity, and the pressure to become a different version of yourself in every room.

Do you act one way at work, another way with friends, another way at church, another way with family, and another way at home? At some point, that gets tiring. You start losing track of who you really are.

This conversation is for the approval seekers, overthinkers, performers, and people-pleasers who are tired of living for validation. You don’t need more approval. You need identity.

In this episode, we talk about:

Why managing perception is so exhausting
The difference between adapting and pretending
How code switching can become people-pleasing
Why you don’t have anything to prove
How to know if you’re showing up authentically
Why consistency matters in your identity
How to stop shrinking yourself in certain rooms

You were made different to make a difference. Stop performing. Start becoming.

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Are you building a real business… or just trying to be liked?

In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin and Alexis Gillespie break down the truth about people pleasing in business—and how it’s quietly holding you back from growth, confidence, and real success.

If you struggle with:

• Saying yes when you should say no
• Overworking to prove your value
• Fear of how people perceive you
• Burnout in your business or job

This conversation is for you.

We dive into the difference between strategy vs fear, how people pleasing shows up in the workplace, and how to set boundaries without sabotaging your reputation.

This isn’t surface-level motivation—this is real talk that will challenge how you show up in business and in life.

• Why people pleasing is hurting your business
• Strategy vs fear: how to tell the difference
• How to set boundaries at work without losing respect
• Why saying “yes” too much leads to burnout
• How to build confidence in your decisions

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Most people think burnout comes from doing too much…
But what if it’s coming from who you’re trying to be for everyone else?

In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, we unpack the real reason so many people feel drained, overwhelmed, and mentally exhausted—and it’s deeper than just work.

It’s people pleasing.
It’s overcommitting.
It’s losing your identity trying to keep everyone else happy.

This conversation will challenge you to look at yourself differently…
Because you might not be tired from life—
👉 You might be tired from never choosing yourself.

⏱️ In this episode:
Why people pleasing leads to burnout
The hidden cost of always being “the reliable one”
How identity confusion keeps you stuck
Why saying “no” feels uncomfortable (but is necessary)
How to stop overextending yourself and start setting boundaries
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Have you ever been so busy trying to keep everyone happy that you forgot to take care of yourself?
Faye Mattox did — and it caught up with her at 62 years old in the form of an anxiety breakdown that left her in her room for six months, unable to work, unable to function, and barely able to pray.
In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Faye gets raw about a lifetime of people pleasing, control, and performing for everyone's approval — starting from losing her father at age 3, hearing she'd "never be nothing" at 13, all the way to hitting a wall decades later when her body finally said enough.
But this isn't just a breakdown story. It's a breakthrough story.
Faye shares how God used her lowest moment to strip away the approval-seeking, quiet the noise, and bring her back to the only audience that matters.
In this episode:

Why high-achieving people pleasers are often the most at risk for burnout
How the words spoken over you as a child can quietly run your adult life
What happened when Faye anointed her daughter's shoes — and her daughter walked again in 8 months
The moment a 6-year-old spoke with a voice that wasn't her own
Why your only audience should be God — not people

If you're exhausted from saying yes when God is saying no, this episode is for you.

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f you say yes when you mean no, this episode is for you. In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin breaks down why people pleasing has nothing to do with having a big heart — and everything to do with fear. Fear of being alone. Fear of being replaced. Fear of losing people who may not even really have you.
Frankie gets real about his own struggle — resetting the clock on promises he made to himself, going back to old habits just to fit in, and what it finally took to break free. This one hits different because it's not just preached — it's lived.
In this episode:

Why people pleasing is rooted in fear, not kindness
How the need for approval destroys your boundaries
Why transition seasons feel so lonely — and why that's okay
How to stop seeking validation from people and start standing on God's word

Scriptures referenced: Galatians 1:10 — Proverbs 4:23 — John 8:32
If you're tired of showing up for everybody else while saying no to yourself, this episode will give you the push you need.
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What does it cost to perform for everyone your whole life?

Alexis Gillespie found out the hard way.

Two overdoses. A near-fatal car accident that put her in a wheelchair for months. The death of her father — less than a year later. And somewhere inside all of it, lying in her Nashville apartment with her Bible, she heard four words that changed everything: "You're not doing this right."

In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin sits down with educator, discipleship leader, and Drip Cold Press Juices founder Alexis Gillespie for one of the most raw, unfiltered conversations the podcast has had yet.

Alexis didn't just lose her old life — she had to grieve a version of herself she'd been performing since childhood. A little girl who learned that love had to be earned. A woman who changed who she was in every room, for every person, just to feel like enough.

Until God said: enough performing. Time to rest.

In this episode: ✦ Why people-pleasing is an identity trap — and how to recognize it in yourself ✦ The accidents & overdoses that cracked her open to God ✦ Healing a father wound — and why she tells every woman: don't wait ✦ How counseling + faith together accelerated her transformation ✦ What men get dangerously wrong about identity and emotional strength ✦ What a spiritually attractive man actually looks like (from a woman who knows)

If you've been performing your way through life — for your family, your followers, your friends — this episode is your permission to stop.

Identity built on performance will always collapse. Identity built on truth will hold.

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Most men think rebuilding themselves means starting over — leaving the relationship, walking away from the life they built, burning it all down. That's not what God is calling you to do.

In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin breaks down how to rebuild your identity from right where you are — already in the relationship, already have the kids, already carrying the weight. We walk through three powerful points: the difference between starting over and rebuilding in place, why your life is reflecting exactly what's in your heart, and why surrendering is the most masculine thing a man can do.

If you heard last week's episode on the three reasons men lose themselves in relationships and thought "it's too late for me" — this episode is your answer.

Scriptures covered: Ezekiel 36:26 | Proverbs 27:19 | Romans 8:6

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