Your Biggest Breakthrough

Sometimes we find ourselves in a really good place in life.

A charmed life where we are amazed by all the blessings we are receiving and what God's doing in our lives.

But is it possible that we also sometimes fool ourselves into thinking that life will always be this way, that nothing can break the perfect happy bubble you're living in right this moment. It's easy to get so comfortable in the charmed life that we lose perspective. So what happens when your perfect happy bubble pops and the downfall quickly becomes out of your control?

Our guest today has experienced just this. After losing everything, Dr. Gene Bailey found hope and restoration. Dr. Gene Bailey is currently serving as executive director for Kenneth Copeland Ministries, The Victory Channel and is the executive pastor at Eagle Mountain International Church in Fort Worth, Texas.

With a long history in ministry, Gene has traveled the world and experienced the power of God first hand. Whether it was dining with Kings in the middle east to being thrown in jail in West Africa for spreading the gospel, Gene has seen God truly open doors for the gospel like never before.

In 2016 Revival Radio TV was born out of Gene's hunger to see and experience true revival comparable to the great moves of God in the past. His long history in the media allows Gene to see the history of revival as it applies to outpourings today. In 2020, Gene launched Flashpoint, which is a television program highlighting current events, prophecy and politics from a biblical perspective. Currently, Flashpoint and Revival Radio TV are seen on broadcast outlets and cable systems around the world.

In this conversation, you'll hear...

-The super simple first step to rebuilding your life after losing everything...04:00

-The impact of prayer meetings on an 8 year old christian...06:15

-When things started to go sideways for Gene and the key he discovered in moving on...11:20

-Then things got worse: What happened to Gene and how he made it through...15:50

-"Is there anything else?" A moment of breaking...18:45

-Why Gene gave up goal setting...21:30

-The birth and mission of Flashpoint...25:10

• Flashpoint

-The biggest lesson Gene's learned about Revival and where Flashpoint fits in to that...28:15

• Revival TV

-3 things we can do now to help our nation through this current revival...30:35

-About Gene's new book...36:30

• Flashpoint of Revival

-There's still hope! How we can help fix the nation by helping each other first...39:45

-Something interesting about Gene...42:40

Call to action:

To learn more about Wendie and her Visibly Fit program, visit wendiepett.com

To find out more about Todd and his coaching program for men, find him on the web at toddisberner.com.

All the links you need to subscribe to the podcast are at both our websites! And if you feel so inclined, we'd be honored if you were to leave a rating and review of our show. It definitely helps with us being more visible to more people.

And if we like it, we might just read your review on the podcast!

The leaves are changing, the air feels different and the weather is getting cooler. Fall is upon us.

With the crispy, colorful leaves everywhere in sight, it's hard not to think about how cool it is that the seasons change. Seasons change and so do we, so today, we talk about our different seasons.

Change in our lives is inevitable. Sometimes we may feel like change has been imposed on us and other times there's an opportunity that jumps up in front of us and forces us to choose whether to change or not.

Today, Wendie and Todd talk about how we can start embracing change so that it can usher in breakthroughs that we so desperately need, even if we don't know we need it.

In this conversation, you'll hear...

-Unwanted, blind-sided, imposed changes that shake up our lives...02:55

-Choosing to be bitter or better; How to breakthrough to the other side of unwanted change...05:55

• Slow to speak, quick to listen

-An imposed change that transformed Wendie's life...07:30

• Visibly Fit Program

-A recent tragic change that has rocked Todd's world...09:55

-What to do when opportunities come up that require us to make changes...14:05

-The upside of making the change; Wendie and Todd share examples of changes they are making...18:00

-How to embrace change and see it as an opportunity for growth...26:15

• A quote by Jack Canfield

-The most dependable constant of all...27:15

-Todd and Wendie share a review...28:30

Call to action:

To learn more about Wendie and her Visibly Fit program, visit wendiepett.com

To find out more about Todd and his coaching program for men, find him on the web at toddisberner.com.

All the links you need to subscribe to the podcast are at both our websites! And if you feel so inclined, we'd be honored if you were to leave a rating and review of our show. It definitely helps with us being more visible to more people.

And if we like it, we might just read your review on the podcast!

Trauma and obstacles...we all have them, but not everyone is lucky enough to have a breakthrough to get beyond them.

For some, we may get stuck on the 'why' of it all instead of wondering how God can use that trauma or obstacle for good. Our trauma does not have to define us and we don't have to go at it alone. We are over-comers in Christ.

Our guest today can speak from many points of trauma. You'll hear how she was able to achieve breakthroughs in the obstacles that faced her. Misty Phillip is a dreamer and a doer who is passionate about helping people spark their soul message.

Misty encourages people to use their story to give God glory. The founder of Spark Media, Misty equips Christian communicators and podcasters through virtual and live events, podcast network, magazine and a thriving membership community. She is the host of By His Grace Podcast which is ranked in the top 1.5% of all podcasts.

She's a sought after international speaker and the author of the award winning, number one Amazon new release bible study, The Struggle is Real, But So is God and she's also got the Spark Podcast Planner.

In this episode, you'll discover...

-The first action step toward overcoming an obstacle that seems impossible to overcome...03:20

• Misty's book: The Struggle Is Real, But So Is God

-From 'Christmas Christians' to the tragic loss of a family member, drugs, rape and more...05:10

-How Misty dealt with the emotions she had following her brother's passing...11:05

-The stranger that helped change Misty's life...12:10

-How Misty surrendered and allowed God to take control, even through endless struggles...14:00

• "When I became a believer, the struggles in my life did not end"
• 2 Corinthians 12:9

-How Misty addresses the question, "How can a good God let these bad things happen?"...18:30

-Misty's advice to people who are struggling, alone and don't know how to experience God's grace...20:35

-How Misty learned to live a life of forgiveness...22:40

-About Misty and her traditionally catholic husband growing in their faith...24:30

-The importance of having and leaning on supportive community in overcoming obstacles...25:55

-How Misty helps people activate God's word in their lives...28:45

• Free printable declarations
• Misty's website

-Something fun that most people don't know about Misty...29:20

• Proverbs 3:5-6

Call to action:

To learn more about Wendie and her Visibly Fit program, visit wendiepett.com

To find out more about Todd and his coaching program for men, find him on the web at toddisberner.com.

All the links you need to subscribe to the podcast are at both our websites! And if you feel so inclined, we'd be honored if you were to leave a rating and review of our show. It definitely helps with us being more visible to more people.

And if we like it, we might just read your review on the podcast!

Insecurities breed inadequacy.

Inadequacy breeds insecurity.

It's a vicious cycle, isn't it?

Just about every single one of us has some kind of insecurity that creeps up and tries to hold us back from accomplishing our goals. But the truth is, if you don't feel adequate because you're insecure, you can't have confidence to go forward toward something that might be a little scary.

It stops you cold and you end up walking away from opportunities. Has this happened to you?

It's generally known that public speaking is the number one fear of people in America. That's what makes this the perfect topic for today's guest, who has overcome his own insecurities countless times to get where he is today.

Connor Mead is a young 24 year old man of honor, faithfulness, discipline and servant-heartedness. In addition to being a public speaker and a coach for King's Council, Connor is a pastor at Awaken Church in San Diego. Connor speaks with us today about the many challenges he faced with public speaking and how he has now beat that fear through God's word.

In this conversation, you'll hear...

-Where to find the root to our insecurities and fears...03:45

-How divorce helped Connor become the responsible man he is today...06:50

• Romans 8:28

-The fear that propelled Connor into public speaking...10:30

• "God places the best things in life on the other side of fear"

-How Connor transformed from a silent team captain to a fearless heart-spoken 24 year old...13:20

-What the enemy tried to steal in Connor's life...17:00

-What happened at church camp that changed Connor's life forever...19:45

-The power of mentorship in building confidence...28:25

• Steve Weatherford
• King's Counsil Coaching

-Connor's advise for young people who feel undervalued...32:50

-Something most people don't know about Connor...35:35

Call to action:

To learn more about Wendie and her Visibly Fit program, visit wendiepett.com

To find out more about Todd and his coaching program for men, find him on the web at toddisberner.com.

All the links you need to subscribe to the podcast are at both our websites! And if you feel so inclined, we'd be honored if you were to leave a rating and review of our show. It definitely helps with us being more visible to more people.

And if we like it, we might just read your review on the podcast!

People say, "The truth shall set you free." But what about the quality of that truth? What if the truth you're hearing is actually just leverage used for someone else's gain?

In today's world of media, the truth can be hard to come by.

Today's guest has learned some things about the real truth that he's been able to apply in his personal and business life. Michael Boerner is an innovative thinker, leader and founder of many media and technology companies. He is TedMed scholar as well as a National award winning film and video producer and technologist.

Michael is a truth-telling christian who is passionate about spreading trustworthy information to others for the simple purpose of serving. He has taken the time today to talk to us about how he has utilized media and technology to unify communities, spread the Word of God and serve exponentially.

In this conversation, you'll hear...

-Michael's background and how he became a TedMed Scholar...03:40

-Why Michael began to question his childhood faith and how transformed faith changed his life...05:35

• "I don't want you to believe anything that I've told you. Truth never fears investigation."
• John 17
• John 8:32
• "How do we scale grace to the world?"

-The simplicity of understanding faith and who God is...14:15

-What motivated Michael to becoming the "Media missionary" that he is now...15:30

• "Truth isn't just about a faith-based or spiritual truth. In God's world, there's truth about leadership, marriage, parenting, the way God made our digestive system, health and vitality."
• Mission Media

-How Mission Media united 80 christian churches to come together for a bigger mission...20:05

• Christian Churches of the Treasure Valley Association

-What 11 christian pastors did for an entire city to demonstrate grace...24:55

-How to keep unity within christian communities during such isolated times...27:15

-What very innovative technology Michael is working on now...30:45

• Engage Media

-How to feel more confident about serving...36:10

-The new technology Michael is working on to help serve people even greater...39:10

• Mission Media: Real Life Engagement

About Michael:

Michael Boerner is the founder and CEO of Engaged Technologies Group. Michael has over 25 year of experience founding and leading technology and media companies. He's an entrepreneur, responsible for innovating several short form video based technologies, enabling data driven video personalization and mobile engagement.

Michael is TedMed front line scholar as well as a National award winning film and video producer and technologist. Some of the companies he's worked for include: Johnson & Johnson, CVS, Ford, Samsung, United Healthcare and many more. He's appeared nationally on CNN, Fox News, ABC Radio Network as well as numerous press articles covering his media and technology innovations.

He spent many years on Gary Smalley's Board of Directors as well as on the Board of the National Institute of Marriage. Michael is married to his amazing wife, Natalie of 32 years. Together, they have four beautiful adult daughters and two son-in-laws and reside in Boise, Idaho.

Call to action:

To learn more about Wendie and her Visibly Fit program, visit wendiepett.com

To find out more about Todd and his coaching program for men, find him on the web at toddisberner.com.

All the links you need to subscribe to the podcast are at both our websites! And if you feel so inclined, we'd be honored if you were to leave a rating and review of our show. It definitely helps with us being more visible to more people.

And if we like it, we might just read your review on the podcast!

Are you over it? The 'it's' in your life that have caused grief. Maybe your 'it' was trauma or obstacles you've had to overcome, a past relationship or a friend that has departed your life. Are you over it?

Generally it's about loss, the loss of a job, a marriage, a loved one. Would you say that you have been able to recover from the grief of a loss in your life?

What happens if you think you're over that loss but then a trigger pops up and quickly reminds you of that grief? Todd and Wendie recently experienced that little trigger with the loss of their sweet family dog, Kodie. Kodie was 14 and a half years old and lived such a great life but finally, it was her time to go. The loss of Kodie triggered a different level of grief for the family and on previous losses.

It was an opportunity to go deeper on that grief healing. Today, we talk about loss, grief and the feeling of continued loss that many of us experience throughout our lives.

In this conversation, you'll discover...

-How grief has recently struck Wendie and Todd and what's come up from that grief...02:30

-What the bible says about grief...04:30

• John 11

-What Kodie's death triggered for Todd and Wendie...08:35

-The good that comes from our grief...10:00

-How to breakthrough to a new level of healing from your grief...12:00

-Why it's okay to express righteous anger...15:10

-The importance of crying it out and NOT self medicating...16:00

-The best way to support someone who's experiencing grief...17:00

-Best things to do to help relieve your grief...17:45

-Previous Your Biggest Breakthrough Episodes that might help you heal...19:30

• Your Biggest Breakthrough, Episode 16

-What we can learn about Jesus's grief and how to turn outward...20:15

• 2 Corinthians
• Psalm 34:18

In Loving Memory of Kodie

Call to action:

To learn more about Wendie and her Visibly Fit program, visit wendiepett.com

To find out more about Todd and his coaching program for men, find him on the web at toddisberner.com.

All the links you need to subscribe to the podcast are at both our websites! And if you feel so inclined, we'd be honored if you were to leave a rating and review of our show. It definitely helps with us being more visible to more people.

And if we like it, we might just read your review on the podcast!

We've all heard the statement, "Make lemonade out of lemons," right?

Well today's guest is responsible for most of the lemons in her own life. After a lifetime of poor choices and pain, Valerie Bracchi finally chose the Lord and learned to make lemonade so that she could experience a refreshing breakthrough.

Despite a troubled past, Valerie is a super successful, God loving woman. She has over 15 years of real estate experience and is deeply passionate about relationships, negotiation and getting the job done.

She received her bachelors degree in psychology and business, which have all equipped her to be a sought after agent and negotiator in the north Dallas markets.

Valerie has such a big heart that she gives a percentage of her own commission from every closing to local ministries and charities. She likes to say her business is "real estate on a mission."

In this discussion, you'll learn...

-About Valerie's high school alcohol addiction...04:00

• "I started as a way of surviving"

-The spiral that finally led to Valerie's sobriety...07:35

-What rock bottom actually looked like for Valerie...08:50

-How Valerie changed her environment and community to support her goals...10:00

-Valerie's advice on getting to know the Heavenly Father after being raised by an abusive father...12:10

• "I had to go deeper with God and do a lot of work in that father/daughter relationship"
• 12 step plus (12 step program PLUS the power of the Holy Spirit)

-How Valerie learned to surrender to God's word, even though she didn't know how...16:15

• "We're transformed by the renewing of our minds"
• Joyce Meyer
• AA and Next Step
• Jeremiah 21:11

-Valerie's 'why' and how connecting to this helped her break through...23:45

• Union Gospel Mission

-How Valerie uses her real estate business as a platform for 'market place ministry'...26:45

• Christian Women in Media
• Visibly Fit
• Simply Grace House

-Valerie's #1 resource for when she's feeling overwhelmed...31:45

• "The gifts and the call are irrevocable"

-Something most people don't know about Valerie...34:30

-Best advice for taking that first step toward healing...36:45

Call to action:

To learn more about Wendie and her Visibly Fit program, visit wendiepett.com

To find out more about Todd and his coaching program for men, find him on the web at toddisberner.com.

All the links you need to subscribe to the podcast are at both our websites! And if you feel so inclined, we'd be honored if you were to leave a rating and review of our show. It definitely helps with us being more visible to more people.

And if we like it, we might just read your review on the podcast!

"Still the seat encroaches into your daughters headspace and cracks her skull open, it kills people worldwide, it maims people worldwide." - Jason Fraser

On Thanksgiving day, 2016, Jayden Faith Fraser was in the backseat of her fathers Sudan, heading home from feeding the homeless on thanksgiving 2016 when another car rear ended them on the highway. The drivers seat collapsed backward, slamming into Jay-Fay's head. Her mother, Michelle recounted, "it was a 360 degree fracture around her skull."

Jay-Fay, who was only 12 at the time, had been a state champion gymnast and a nationally performing dancer. These days, she is wheel chair bound, unable to speak and fed through a tube in her stomach. Her parents are on a mission to make sure this doesn't happen to any other family.

Today, we talk to the Fraser's about their journey, their faith and their effort to make a difference. Let's dive in

In this conversation, you'll hear...

-The event that changed the Fraser family's lives forever...02:35

• "Whoa, there's something wrong with vehicles"

-What happened just after impact...06:40

-How the family embodies such positive attitudes after such trauma...11:30

• "This was ordained by God"
• Miracle Monday
• #pray4jayfay Facebook, Instagram & Twitter

-Why Jason says this accident was something that God ordained...14:00

-How the Fraser family's faith has held up throughout Jay-Fay's healing journey...15:50

-Michelle's advise on how to choose faith over fear...19:55

• "I think that if anyone in the world could do this, we can do this"

-How to handle anger, sorrow or regret after a tragedy...25:10

• Romans 8
• "The reason why anger feels bad is because it's not the truth, it's not what God promises"
• "Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out" - Abe Lincoln

-The profound simplicity involved in making difficult decisions...28:30

-Jay-Fay's healing and rewiring journey from the accident until now...29:30

• "Every new little miracle is just so beautiful and so fun"
• Pray for Jay-Fay facebook page

-How the Fraser's are trying to make a difference and how you can get involved...32:30

• Modernizing Seat Back Safety Act
• Invest America Act through the House of Representatives
• Contact senators directly and push for quicker response to the Modernizing Seat Back Safety Act

-How to trust that God has a plan, even in the darkest of times...37:30

• "Believing is seeing"

Call to action:

To learn more about Wendie and her Visibly Fit program, visit wendiepett.com

To find out more about Todd and his coaching program for men, find him on the web at toddisberner.com.

All the links you need to subscribe to the podcast are at both our websites! And if you feel so inclined, we'd be honored if you were to leave a rating and review of our show. It definitely helps with us being more visible to more people.

And if we like it, we might just read your review on the podcast!

According to the International Labor Organization, there are 40.3 million victims of human trafficking globally.

Human trafficking is an issue that's taken center stage as numerous celebrities, businesses, organizations increase awareness to combat this modern day slavery.

Our guest today, Holly Christine Hayes, knows all about this all too well. As a survivor of addiction and abuse herself, Holly is now the founder and CEO of the Sanctuary Project, a survivor run non-profit jewelry enterprise employing and empowering women who have survived lives of trafficking, violence and addiction.

She is an award winning author of the book, From Basement to Sanctuary. She speaks in jails, churches, recovery communities and conferences all over the globe about transformation from trauma and the redeemer who can lift any life from the pit.

Holly is passionate about spreading the message, especially to young girls, that "worth is not dependent on what you look like or what anyone thinks of you, except what God thinks of you." - Holly Christine Hayes

In this conversation, you'll hear...

-Facts about human trafficking and what that really looks like here in America...04:00

-How Holly found herself being sex trafficked...05:35

• "I was 19 when I met my trafficker"
• "Men will pay for you, you're valuable"

-Why Holly chose to hit rock bottom...09:15

-Holly's advice to the young girl with the hard heart and no hope...11:40

-How Holly got so low, even her trafficker didn't want her anymore...13:15

-What factors make young children vulnerable to trafficking and who traffickers really look for...16:30

-What Holly would say to her younger self...21:00

-What inspired Holly to create the Sanctuary Project...23:25

• New partnership with Target

-How Holly meets, gains trust and mentors survivors at the local jail...26:40

-What the Sanctuary Project jewelry designs represent...30:15

• Shop Sanctuary Project jewelry
• New Wild Collection
• Mens jewelry available

-How to help in your local community...33:30

• Find local trafficking organization
• Help educate community
• Donations or volunteering

-The message Holly hopes to inspire through her new book...35:05

• From Basement to Sanctuary: Finding Healing & Transformation Through Surrender

-How to connect with Holly...37:00

• Special Jewelry Promo: Breakthrough20 (20% off all jewelry)
• Holly's Website
• About Holly & Podcast

About Holly

20 years after finding herself in a run down bathroom stall in Austin praying, "God, help me," Holly is now the founder and CEO of the Sanctuary Project, a survivor run non-profit jewelry enterprise employing and empowering women who have survived lives of trafficking, violence and addiction.

She is an award winning author of the book, From Basement to Sanctuary. Holly is passionate about sharing her vulnerable journey of healing. She speaks in jails, churches, recovery communities and conferences all over the globe about transformation from trauma and the redeemer who can lift any life from the pit.

Holly and her husband, Jeff enjoy life on a hobby farm and vineyard outside of Austin with their many animals and sweet 1 year old daughter, Havana.

About the Sanctuary Project

The Sanctuary Project, started only 2 and a half years ago has provided more than 10,000 hours of employment to 26 women coming out of trafficking, violence and addiction. 100% of their sales go directly to providing employment and job training for women.

More Call to action:

To learn more about Wendie and her Visibly Fit program, visit wendiepett.com

To find out more about Todd and his coaching program for men, find him on the web at toddisberner.com.

All the links you need to subscribe to the podcast are at both our websites! And if you feel so inclined, we'd be honored if you were to leave a rating and review of our show. It definitely helps with us being more visible to more people.

And if we like it, we might just read your review on the podcast!

Do you know your limits? Do you know when to pause for the sake of mental or physical wellness? What about knowing when to keep pushing past those limits in order to embark on new territory you never thought possible?

Knowing your limits can be a two sided coin. It can be the difference between winning the gold, silver, bronze or no metal at all.

Today, Todd and Wendie talk about a few incredible athletes from the Tokyo Olympics and how they knew when to pause and when to come back, guns-a-blazing and push past their limits to break records. They break down some commonalities that Simone Biles and Moses have in common and talk about what scripture tells us about our limits and breaking free.

Let's dive in...

In this episode, you'll hear...

-The example Simone Biles set for knowing her limits...01:45

-Why Simone is being hammered by the media...03:40

-What Simone and Moses have in common and the powerful message we can learn from both...05:00

-How to know you've got 'Moses Syndrome' and when to give yourself a timeout...07:50

-The contradictory flip side of the coin and reaching beyond our limits...09:35

• Simone Biles winning the Bronze metal on the balance beam

-How to know when to go at it again and test your limits...11:35

• Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad setting new World Records
• Iron sharpens iron

-Todd's personal example of pushing his limiting beliefs...14:05

-The benefits of knowing your limits and avoiding burnout...15:40

-How to recognize your own limits and when to ask your loved ones for support...18:15

• Apostle Paul
• Philippians 4 13

Call to action:

To learn more about Wendie and her Visibly Fit program, visit wendiepett.com

To find out more about Todd and his coaching program for men, find him on the web at toddisberner.com.

All the links you need to subscribe to the podcast are at both our websites! And if you feel so inclined, we'd be honored if you were to leave a rating and review of our show. It definitely helps with us being more visible to more people.

And if we like it, we might just read your review on the podcast!