Category: Renewing Your Mind
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E33 When Trying Something New Brings Out Your Worst: 7 Grace-Filled Ways to Overcome with God’s Help
Summary: New starts can be incredibly hard! In this episode, Jennifer shares her personal journey of starting a podcast and the challenges that arose, including imposter syndrome, self-criticism, and the struggle with expectations. She emphasizes the importance of facing these challenges with grace and faith, encouraging listeners to embrace their imperfections and seek growth through Read more
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E32 Finding Purpose After The Diagnosis: A Faith-Filled Conversation on Resilience and Joy with author Heidi Gray McGill
Summary: Jennifer and her guest, novelist Heidi Gray McGill, explore the unexpected challenges of life, particularly focusing on Heidi’s journey with blindness and how she has chosen to respond with joy and resilience. They discuss the importance of faith, the process of adapting to new realities, and the journey into fiction writing as a means Read more
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E30 Behavior Modification is Not the Answer: 3 Ways to Stop Doing That Thing You Hate But Still Keep Doing
“Affirmations can definitely help. But they’re not going to overcome that negative narrative that we keep saying to ourselves over and over. So we’ve got to renounce those lies, labels, and limitations that we’re putting on ourselves .” “It just simply was learned and developed over time…. Learned behaviors can be unlearned. “ Summary: In Read more
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E27 5 Lies About Finding Joy: Discover What Really Makes You Happy—Without Guilt, Shame, or Pressure
“Joy starts with God… joy is pretty important to the walk of a follower of Jesus… But along with that, it doesn’t have to be religious. There’s so many other ways that we can have joy in our lives. “ “And so tangibly, what does joy look like? It’s not like we just walk around Read more
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The Day I Failed: A Candid Look at Self-Sabotage in Everyday Life
“We have a tendency to show up with hidden agendas and wrong expectations … And that is not who I am. That is not who I like to be. That’s not how I like to show up.” “… all the shame and condemnation that was coming on me because I felt like I should have Read more
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E20 Seeing Clearly: Let Go of False Narratives, Debunk Wrong Beliefs, and Reframe Your Perspectives
“So instead of living by the story you tell yourself about that thing that happened, this discussion is going to help you recognize the biases and patterns and how you view the world. It’s going to help you pull back and broaden your perspective .” “… over time with growth and maturity, we learn that Read more
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E19 No Rules: 8 Lies To Avoid When You’re Greiving A Loss
“Grief is not a problem to be fixed, but an experience to be carried.” “…recognizing that putting rules on myself and saying ‘this is what it has to look like in order for me to get healing’ is detrimental. So taking it moment by moment, walking it out with God, is how to best handle Read more
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E18 Reframing Your Perspective When Life Gets Messy
“We as a culture have a tendency to focus a lot on appearance… we like things to look polished and perfect…” “And really, life is more like a box of thousands of Legos just dumped in the middle of the carpet and we have to make sense of it. “ Summary: What if we stopped Read more
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E17 Blessing & Joy on the Other Side: Why Your Comfort Zone is Overrated (Part 2)
“Everything we want in life is on the other side of something unfamiliar and uncomfortable…. If it was easy, everyone would do it, and I don’t want to settle for what is easy or comfortable!” Summary: In this episode, Jennifer and Rosalynn talk more about the good that comes from embracing change. They share their Read more