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Come find rest
by Dr. Crista Glover
A podcast for over functioning, high achieving, burned out women who desperately want to be still. Hear stories on how to cultivate beauty, calm, and inspiration in daily life. Come find rest. This moment is good.
Episodes
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Episode 48- Rest in hope
If there’s one thing that helps you endure weary seasons, it’s hope. This episode overviews the power of hope and how to cultivate hope no matter what’s happening around us.
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Episode 47- Refreshing through repentance
Are you longing for times of refreshing? It requires returning. Let’s go back to the basics, the things we did before. #comefindrest #backtobasics #repent #return #restore #refresh #heartofworship #thismomentisgood
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Episode 46- A word for the weary
Happy new year and happy 2nd birthday Come Find Rest community. This episode revisits where it all began and offers three practical tips for navigating weary seasons.
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Episode 45- For old times sake
Themed around the New Year song, Auld Lang Syne, this episode shares healthy ways to process relationships that have ended. It offers ways to appreciate old friends, regardless of how we parted ways, and treasure the good times for old times sake.
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Episode 44- Have yourself a restful little Christmas
It really is the most wonderful time of year when you have the luxury of actually resting and enjoying the festivities. Unfortunately, for most women, it’s the busiest time of year because of all the extra activities and demands. This episode overviews five ways to have a restful holiday season.
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Episode 43- Authentic Gratefulness
Thanksgiving is next week and gratitude is on the minds of many. This episode goes beyond the generic gratitude practice of long, vague lists. It shares how getting specific, getting personal, and getting perspective can lead to authentic gratefulness.
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Episode 42- Rest in knowing your season
Knowing the natural seasons is easy. Cooler temperatures signal fall. Clouds in the sky signal rain. But can you discern the seasons of your life? This episode reveals how you can and how that knowledge gives you rest.
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Episode 41- Silent Faith: Daily Vows of Silence
This episode shares one woman’s experience on a silent retreat and discusses how we all might take vows of silence in our daily lives. #comefindrest #silence #stillness #soulwork #contemplative #faith #vowofsilence #bequiet #getquiet #listen #heal #hear#thismomentisgood
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Episode 40- The calm, quiet soul
This episode explores the wisdom of Psalm 131. Is your soul’s baseline impatient and whiny when expectations are delayed? Or have you cultivated the posture of a weaned child, one who can wait calmly until desires are fulfilled?
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Episode 39- Go ahead, I’ll meet you there
Back after an extended hiatus, this episode returns to explore the importance of knowing when to slow the pace in our lives. Following Jacob’s example in Genesis 33 we see that sometimes we’re called to slow down, not only for ourselves, but for the sake of others around us.
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Episode 38: Mastering Calm
For the final episode before an extended pause, I share my personal journey battling fear and mastering calm. Mastery isn’t a one and done thing. It’s a lifelong walk of learning to live in rest. Tune in for practical tips to help you face fear and enter peace again and again and again.
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Episode 37- Happy Habits
Life is meant to be more than endured. It’s meant to be enjoyed. This episode breaks down the key factors comprise happiness and offers four practical habits you can develop to increase happiness.
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Episode 36- It’s not you, it’s life
This episode overviews how normal life stressors can negatively impact our health, especially if they occur within a short amount of time. Nevertheless, there are three practical ways to cope with chronic stress and mitigate burnout.
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Episode 35: You in danger, girl
This episode covers stress cues the body and soul give us. It’s up to us to learn what they look like and intervene before we enter the danger zone.
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Episode 34: One minute self care
When schedules are busy and time and money are in short supply, sometimes the best way to “self-care” is get back to the basics. This episode reviews restorative ways you can immediately recharge that don’t take more than a minute.
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Episode 33: The healing power of aromatherapy
Often in our busy, modern lives we need portable altars. We need to an atmosphere of calm to work for us in the background. We need a touch of the divine everywhere we go. Aromatherapy can provide all of that. Tune in to this latest episode on the healing power of aromatherapy.
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Episode 32: The healing power of soaking prayer
Soaking prayer comes out of the contemplative prayer tradition. The focus is less on asking God for things and more about enjoying His presence. This episode overviews how to use soaking prayer as a rest practice.
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Episode 31: The healing power of yoga
We all need regular rituals of renewal. This episode overviews the lifestyle practice of yoga.
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Episode 28- Why we shouldn’t throw away 2020 or any other year
Episode 28- Why we shouldn’t throw away 2020 or any other year ‘Tis the season for an obligatory year-in-review post. While a lot of heartbreaking stuff went down in 2020, so did a lot of amazing, praiseworthy stuff. Tune in to our final episode of the year as we explore why we shouldn’t throw…
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Episode 27- A Christmas Story Told Through Song
Is the holiday season just hum drum for you? Is the magic and wonder of childhood a thing of the past? Are the holidays just another thing to get through? Then all you have to do is reconnect with the music of the season. This episode reviews how Christ’s coming has eternally given us reason to...
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Episode 26- Holidays, Heartbreak, and Your Right to Mourn
It’s the most wonderful time of the year? Not when your heart is broken. This episode explores grief during the holiday season and 10 rights you have when it comes to mourning.
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Episode 25- Ordinary Time
Episode 25- Ordinary Time Ordinary Time is the period outside of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter. According to the Christian liturgical calendar, Ordinary Time expands beyond Christ’s birth and resurrection to the full, rich daily life he led on earth. This episode explores what we can learn…
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Episode 24- What do spoons have to do with rest?
Spoon Theory is an analogy within the chronically ill community that explains how to manage energy. This episode overviews its application for all of us and lends encouragement in God’s provision of refreshing on the days we fall short.
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Episode 23- Meet your needs and the rest will follow
Frustration and resentment can be helpful signals that we need to slow down and listen to our needs. Learn 3 simple reflection questions to ask yourself when you are on the brink of going off.
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Episode 22- Magic in the mundane
The thrilling moments of life are few and far between. Most of living is comprised of the ordinary day-to-day. This episode discusses how a bit of mindful perspective can transform the mundane moments into magic.
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Episode 21- You restore my soul
When the journey gets long and we lose our strength, we can cling to the promise that God restores our soul. This episode overviews the timeless wisdom of Psalm 23.
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Episode 20- Life after loss
Special interview with one woman who shares how faith, friends, and family help her navigate multiple losses.
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Episode 19- Safe Space
Everyone needs a safe place to take shelter when chaos surrounds. While we need to cultivate safety internally, we also need reliable spaces to go externally to access peace and calm again and again. Tune in for the latest episode: Safe Space
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Episode 18- Back to the grind
Life has reopened and many are returning to work if they haven’t already done so. This episode reviews what stay-at-home orders were like for some women and how they feel about getting back to the grind.
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Episode 17- Women’s invisible work
Your job isn’t the only thing that can make you tired. There are several other types of work we do on a regular basis that take a toll as well. Tune in for what those types of work are in this latest episode.
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Bonus episode: Energy and grace for your race
Not everyone has the same starting point in life. Power, privilege, and access will always play into our race toward health, vitality, and even vitality. But regardless of where you are in this journey of life, God gives energy and grace for YOUR unique race.
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Episode 16- God is good
The circumstances of life are not always good. But we can always rest assured that God is good. This episode overviews why it’s so important to cling to this attribute no matter what challenges you face.
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Episode 15- Food is good
This episode is an interview with registered dietician, Tracy Conder. In this conversation, she shares how food not only pleases our tastebuds. It fuels us with energy and connects us to those we love. Tune in for all the ways food is good.
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Episode 14- Laughter is good
It’s said that laughter is the best medicine. This podcast episode reviews how a good dose of humor can inoculate against life’s difficulties. Laughing isn’t just fun to do. It’s a survival skill.
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Episode 13- Stories are good
Stories are powerful. They teach us about the past, help us understand the present, and inspire the creation of our future. How are you narrating your life story?
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Episode 12- Nature is good
Few things evoke a sense of awe and wonder like the great outdoors. Tune in as we interview Nicole Pyle on her experience hiking the Appalachian trail and the mindfulness lessons she brought back.
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Episode 11- Rituals and routines are good
Life is all about change. It can feel easier to manage when you cling to things that remain the same. Episode 11 is all about the power of rituals and routines in our daily lives.
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Episode 10- Stillness is good
When you get accustomed to chronic busyness, stillness can feel uncomfortable. But there’s so much healing and recovery that can happen when we slow down. This episode outlines all the ways stillness is good.
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Episode 9- This moment is good
Amidst the overwhelming bad in the world we are challenged to identify and lean into what’s good, however small it might be. This episode kicks of season two and each episode will explore the good things of life.
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Bonus episode- COVID, Coping, and the Cross
How do you cope with a global pandemic in the Age of Anxiety? For me, it’s by returning to basics of faith. It goes back to the cross.
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Episode 8- Real Rest
Not everything we call rest and self-care is truly that. For this season one finale we explore how real rest is intentional, inspirational, and medicinal.
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Episode 7- Rhythms of Grace
We all want to flow in effortless grace. Unfortunately, personal striving and self-efforts can get in the way. This episode gives examples of what unforced living looks like.
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Episode 6- The Joy of a Redeemed Life
Is your soul a barren wasteland? Have you been in the struggle so long you’ve just given you hope for a brighter future? Tune in as we glean hope from Isaiah 35 that God can recover your life.
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Episode 5- Come away with me
Everyone loves the early stage of love. The butterflies and excitement are intoxicating. It requires intentionality though to stay connected after many years of love. Tune into this episode on reconnecting with the Lover of your Soul.
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Episode 4- Sleep, glorious sleep
Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out? It might be time to prioritize sleep. This episode covers the practical and spiritual ways God blesses us through sleep.
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Episode 3 Pack Light
Are you carrying around extra emotional weight? Or a stressful load you were never meant to carry? This episode covers four common burdens we carry that might be time to lay down.
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Episode 2- You are welcome
We spend so much time on home decor and making comfortable spaces for our guests. But do we make space for the Lord? A place where His Spirit would feel welcome? Tune in for a story on how an ancient woman made a space for the sacred.
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Episode 1- Pilot
As my roles and responsibilities have changed throughout the seasons of life, one thing has remained- my hunger for stillness and simplicity. In this pilot episode, I share the vision for Come Find Rest from the foundational scripture, Matthew 11:28-30.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast for over functioning, high achieving, burned out women who desperately want to be still. Hear stories on how to cultivate beauty, calm, and inspiration in daily life. Come find rest. This moment is good.
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Dr. Crista Glover
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