Your Story Matters

By Michaela Elizabeth

Hello + Welcome! Your Story Matters Podcast is for story lovers + storytellers as we work through life from its perspectives, seasons of life, relationships + more. My hope for this show is that we wi... more

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December 06, 2023#24 Felisha Caldeira on Performing, Feelings + Efficiency
This is the final episode of the Fall Enneagram Series for this year.

I am excited to introduce you to Felisha Caldeira (Type 3).

Felisha is a devoted follower of Jesus. She is married to a pastor and blessed with three amazing sons. She is the proud founder of Honestly You, Enneagram Coaching. Learning her type (Type 3!) was exciting and uncomfortable, but it has changed her life for the better. She is passionate about helping people uncover their authentic selves, conquer personal and relational obstacles, and experience genuine transformation as a follower of Christ.
In this episode, we talk about:
Theatre Arts

the Power of a Personality Tool

Repressed Feelings

Highlights + Challenges of Type 3

and more!

Book Mention: ⁠⁠The Enneagram for Spiritual Formation⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠The Giver⁠⁠

Connect with Felisha: ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

Connect with Michaela: ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram
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46min
November 22, 2023#23 Jaken Orten on Knowledge + Ministry
In our second to last episode of the Fall Enneagram Series, I'm excited to introduce Jaken (Type 5).

Jaken Orten a Pentecostal preacher from Dawson Springs, KY. He started preaching at the ripe old age of 15 and became a youth pastor at the age of 17. His one true passion has always been ministry.

He loves spending time listening to podcasts on all topics from history to preaching to the Enneagram! He also hosts a couple of podcasts: Reality Speaks (which is focused on helping Christians understand the real world better) and Peculiar (which is meant to help new Christians understand the church).

Jaken is also planning to start a podcast very soon about... THE ENNEAGRAM! He is also super excited to be launching a brand new coaching business, Deuteronomy 6 Ministries.
In this episode, we talk about:
Growing up in the church as a pastor's kid

His journey to discovering his Type

What knowledge means to Type 5's

And more!

Book Mention: Better After Burntout by Jathan Maricelli

Connect with Jaken: Instagram | Facebook | Website

Connect with Michaela: Instagram | Website
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39min
November 08, 2023#22 Bonni Mace on Self-Worth + Believing You Are a Masterpiece
The fourth episode in the Fall Enneagram Series is a special one.

I am thrilled to introduce you to Bonni Mace (Type 9). This was such an in-depth + robust conversation that I won't soon forget.

Bonni is a Personal Growth and Certified Enneagram Coach helping people to discover who they are and what they believe during a faith shift or deconstruction. Her passion is to help people see their whole selves - strengths and weaknesses - as a masterpiece and to create a safe, grace-filled space to sit with the more complicated questions of faith and spirituality without prescribing any "shoulds" along the way. She offers coaching in self-discovery via enneagram, naming your personal values, and creating a rhythm of life that expands your ideas of spiritual practices and makes room for growth.

In this episode, we talk about:
The journey of moving from Texas to the East Coast

A paradigm shift in women's role in marriage/life

Relating Type 9 to Marvel characters

The power of extending kindness to yourself

and more!!!

Book Mention! The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry | Four Thousand Weeks

Connect with Bonni: Website | Instagram | Facebook

Connect with Michaela: Website | Instagram
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47min
October 25, 2023#21 Linda Hannigan + What It Looks Like to Be Present + Sabbath Well
Y'all get ready...

I am so excited to share my new friend Linda Hannigan (Type 3) with you.

Linda is a wife of 20+ years, mom to three sons, and Enneagram Coach from the Pacific Northwest. In 2018 she came across the Enneagram and began studying it for personal growth. The impact it had on her marriage and parenting was transformational.

After experiencing information turning into revelation and actual transformation in her life, Linda knew she wanted to share her journey with others. Since launching 9 Lumens in 2020, Linda's coaching has created a safe space for people to explore growth by blending Life and Leadership Coaching with spiritual formation.

In this episode, we talk about:
How the Enneagram found her on a plane

The difficulty of being a Type 3 in a 3 world/culture

The difference between thriving + surviving

The Barbie movie!

And more!

Book Mention! Garden City | The Hidden Life of Trees | The Artist's Way

Connect with Linda: Website | Instagram | Facebook
Connect with Michaela: Website | Instagram
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55min
October 11, 2023#20 Renee Bethel on the Ability to Acknowledge Time + Energy
In our second episode of our Fall Enneagram Series, I am excited to talk with the sweet + caring Renee Bethel!

Renee Bethel is a Certified Enneagram Coach and a Professional Christian Life Coach who is passionate about nurturing growth in fellow Christian women. She specializes in helping women in the second half of life foster deeper connections and relationships with God, themselves, and with family and friends.
She is a wife, mom, and grandmother who loves to learn and loves sharing resources to help others. Renee loves deep conversations and personal growth opportunities. As an Enneagram 5, one of her strengths is objectivity.
In this episode, we talk about:
How she discovered the Enneagram after being a caregiver for her husband + daughter

An overview of living as a Type 5

What to say to love Type 5's better

And more!

Book Mention! Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation by Ruth Haley Barton

Connect with Renee: Instagram | Website | Coach Profile

Connect with Michaela: Instagram | Website
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37min
September 27, 2023#19 Alison Speerbrecker on Life Coaching + How We Can Combat Self-Doubt
For the first episode in our 2023 Fall Enneagram Series, I am so excited to be talking with my life coach Alison. Meeting her through a mutual friend has been the highlight of my year as I worked with her, seeking help for feeling "stuck" in my life; she helped me SO MUCH.

In this episode, we talk about:
How the Enneagram found her

Moving from a career in social work to becoming a life coach

The challenges of being a Type 4

What it looks like for fantasy + reality to exist together (it's totally a 4 thing!)

Book Mention! Atomic Habits by James Clear

Connect with Alison: Website | Instagram

Connect with Michaela: Website
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41min
September 13, 2023 #18 The Sound of Silence
Do you notice when your life is too loud?

Join me as talk about the power of noise + how it's having a negative effect on us. Then, I propose the Enneagram as a way of slowing down. It will help answer questions you have + also help to make sense of the noise surrounding you.

PLUS this is also an intro to our Fall Enneagram Series! I hope you'll join me in two weeks --- I'll be interviewing Types 3, 4, 5 + 9!
How Listening to Silence Changes Our Brains
Book Mention! Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise

Connect with Michaela: Website
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18min
August 16, 2023 #17 Color Changes Everything
Boy oh boy... what a journey this has been!

A few weeks ago, I started to paint my office + little did I know how much I would change during this crazy adventure. Join me as I share the process of choosing a paint color + how I found myself back at Home Depot to look for another one. This story might have started out about color but really ended up being about the power of change.

Subscribe to my newsletter to see before, during, and after pictures of my office on August 23rd! | Website
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17min
August 02, 2023 #16 Be Careful What You Wish For
I chose "visibility" for my word for 2023 + I talk about how it has challenged, changed, and confused me, to say the least.

Listen in as I walk through how this summer has been for me especially when I was at my lowest + wanting to quit.

Follow Michaela | Website
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11min
July 19, 2023 #15 Mike Tuchek on our 1st Year of Marriage
This episode is really fun because I get to bring my husband on the podcast to recap our story from dating to celebrating our 1 year anniversary.

We chat about our highlights + some tough moments. We recap what we've learned + are still learning. This was so fun to do together, enjoy!

Follow Mike: Facebook

Follow Michaela: Website
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36min

FAQs about Your Story Matters:

How many episodes does Your Story Matters have?

The podcast currently has 87 episodes available.