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- #32 Why I Choose a Pencil Over a Pen
In this episode, I share the secret I alluded to in the last episode... what I started using at the beginning of the year that has changed me.
Writing in pencil:
1. Has done a lot for my soul—and given me a perspective I wasn’t looking for.
2. Has not made me miss color.
3. Helped me be open to change.
Articles mentioned:
- Who Invented the Pencil?
- Pen Writing Implement
Connect with Michaela: Newsletter | Instagram | Website
13 min - #31 The Circle of Life
Do you ever feel like you’re in the middle of a beginning? Or when does an ending feel like the end? Those are great questions... but sometimes it feels like we wait forever for the answers.
In this episode, I share thoughts on the circle of life regarding beginnings, middles, and ends.
Connect with Michaela: Newsletter | Instagram | Website
8 min - #30 Four Things That Are Easy to Start
In this episode, I talk about the 4 things that are easy to start personally. What do you have an easy time starting?
- Books
- TV Shows
- Journals
- Coaching
*My podcast episode with Leah | Listen Here
Connect with Michaela: Newsletter | Instagram | Website
13 min - #29 The Power of Healing Foods with Erica Taft
In this episode, I have the pleasure of chatting with Erica Taft. She is a holistic nutritionist driven by a fervent passion to empower individuals facing diseases to embrace natural healing with the guidance of God, nutrition, and other holistic modalities.
Erica shares her health journey as it relates to being diagnosed with multiple autoimmune diseases, receiving a prognosis, and ultimately healing her body through food.
If you'd like to connect with Erica + learn more about holistic nutrition + how it can have a lasting impact on your health journey you can find her on Instagram | YouTube | Facebook
Connect with Michaela: Newsletter | Instagram | Website
55 min - #28 Start Where You Are
In this episode, I share some thoughts about beginnings, what they look like, + how I'm challenged to stop believing I need to be an expert in everything and start where I am.
Beginnings...
1. are hard
2. bring up a lot of anxiety
3. bring up feelings of failure
4. can be unexpected
Connect with Michaela: Newsletter | Instagram | Website
14 min - #27 Your Support System Matters
We're halfway through January + already it has been a month...
I share about how this year hasn't started quite like I thought it would, why a support system matters, and a 4-question guide to help you navigate a beginning in your life to see it with more clarity + to help organize your thoughts.
Connect with Michaela: Newsletter | Instagram | Website
11 min - #26 Beginnings
Happy New Year!
In this episode, I talk all about beginnings + how we can approach this year with a better mindset. And as a fun little addition, I sprinkle the beginning parts of some of my favorite books!
I am so excited for 2024 + am so glad to have you on this journey with me. Click the link below to join my Newsletter!
Connect with Michaela: Newsletter | Instagram | Website
18 min - #25 Year In Review
In this episode, I review the first year of Your Story Matters + hint at a few things for 2024! A HUGE thank you to all my listeners, this show isn't possible without you.
Click HERE if you want to download the Book List I mentioned.
Connect with Michaela: Instagram | Website
13 min - #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
46 min - #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
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About Your Story Matters
From the publisher's feed
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…
will experience the power of storytelling + understand that we are the main characters in our own stories to break free from the false narratives.