Find Your Calm

Mental Health Matters: Early Warning

We know that mental health matters, that there are early indicators, signs that point to a coming crisis. But those signs can blend into the background, especially with teenagers. Listen in for a conversation with my daughter about the signs we missed and the faithful steps we're taking forward on the other side of that crisis. 

How To Function Under Stress

While everyday stress is a chaos that begs for solutions, high stress seasons can leave us paralyzed under the weight of mental load and decision fatigue. Let's clear a path forward together with 3 faithful steps forward as we navigate a stressful season. 

Passing On A Curious Faith

How do we pass on a faith our kids won't have to heal from? And how do we cultivate that kind of faith for ourselves? If you're looking for next faithful steps forward towards a curious faith, then listen in to this conversation between myself and Madolyn Elmer. 

Losing My Religion: Confessions of A Former Pastor

They say it’s not about religion, it’s about a relationship - but is it? With time to sort through some religious baggage, I sit here in the middle of the mess, suitcases splayed open and items strewn all over the floor. I’ve determined some parts of my religion I’m ready to lose and which I’m holding onto. Consider this my ins and outs list of 2024: religious edition.

How to Manage Your Expectations So They Don’t Manage You

Have you ever struggled with unmet expectations? Do you have high expectations for yourself or for others? Then listen in for a few tips on how to manage your expectations so they don’t manage you. 

How to Teamwork the Holidays

It’s one thing to find your calm in the holidays - I did an episode on that last year. It’s another team up - with your partner, your kids or your extended family - and find calm together. For this episode, my husband joined me for a conversation on how to teamwork the holidays so you can enjoy the season together.

How to Calm Your Inner Critic

Sometimes our inner voice is the calm in our chaos. And sometimes it’s the critic that causes the most chaos. As I’ve learned to respond to my inner critic with calm, she’s become a calmer voice in my head. Listen in for a few faithful steps forward towards calming your inner critic just in case yours is here to stay, as well.

Wrestling With Your Faith When It’s Complicated

Wrestling with your faith is holy and even faithful, but it’s also disorienting. And in the wrestling, our faith can get… complicated. How do we find our calm as we untangle a complicated faith?  This is a question I’m still struggling with so I invited my Spiritual Director to join me for this episode so we could learn and navigate this chaos together. 

When You’ve Changed...

Have you ever felt the shifts of change inside of you, and suddenly found yourself completely disoriented? I think over the last few years we’ve all encountered change and had to make a decision - will I buckle down and hold rigidly to my routines, my beliefs, or my priorities, or will I bend like a reed and lean into the winds of change, allowing it to change even me? So if you’ve changed, if you’re changing, if you’re open to change, let me share a few next faithful steps forward through this open sea...

Raising Resilient Kids

Do you ever worry if your kids will be ok? Or hustle to protect them from difficulty or pain? For many of us, we didn’t receive the tools to navigate hard things in healthy ways and we want something more for our kids So today we’re going to talk about raising children to be resilient so that when they face hard things - hurts, trauma or every day chaos - they’ll be able to adapt and even flourish.