Episodes
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Chasing Whimsy: Chasing Wonder
We’re continuing our Chasing Whimsy series with an invitation to WONDER again.Because let’s be honest - the world hasn’t gotten less amazing. We’ve just gotten really good at walking right past it. Wonder isn’t about finding the most spectacular thing in the world. It’s about being willing to…
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Chasing Whimsy: Chasing Spontaneity
What if the best part of your day is the thing you didn’t plan for? In this episode of Chasing Whimsy, we’re taking an honest look at spontaneity. Spontaneity isn't about blowing off your responsibilities and booking a last-minute flight to Disneyland, but becoming willing to say, “Sure. Why…
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Chasing Whimsy: Chasing Enchantment
What if your life doesn’t need to change… but the way you experience it could? In this episode of Chasing Whimsy series, we’re talking about Enchantment -: the art of making ordinary experiences feel a little more magical, memorable, and enjoyable. We’re not turning every Tuesday into a walk...
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Chasing Whimsy: Living Like a Kid
Today we are chasing whimsy, where we’ll explore something I think most of us have forgotten how to do: enjoy our lives. Chasing Whimsy is about making room for joy, wonder, curiosity, play, and the things we enjoy simply because we enjoy them. And today we start with something we’ve done before:...
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Summer at the Movies: Jungle Cruise
Today we wrap up our Summer at the Movies series by hopping aboard a riverboat for our take on Jungle Cruise. What started as a beloved Disneyland attraction became a big-screen adventure filled with wild animals, terrible puns, hidden treasure, and two very determined adventurers. But beneath…
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Summer at the Movies: Wonka
Today we continue our Summer at the Movies series by heading into the world of chocolate, dreams, and a little bit of pure imagination with Wonka. Inspired by the beloved character created by Roald Dahl, this origin story gives us a young Willy Wonka who is determined to change the world one...
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Summer at the Movies: Back to the Future
Today we continue our Summer at the Movies series by firing up the DeLorean and accelerating to 88 miles per hour with our take on Back to the Future. What seemed like a quirky sci-fi adventure became one of the most beloved pop-culture classics of all time. Because beneath the flux capacitor and...
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Summer at the Movies: Barbie
Today we continue our Summer at the Movies series by diving headfirst into the pink and surprisingly powerful and profound ride that is the Barbie movie. What looked like a movie about a perfect doll in a perfect world became a billion-dollar cultural phenomenon - because underneath the dream...
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Summer at the Movies: Guardians of the Galaxy
Today we kick off our Summer at the Movies series with our take on Guardians of the Galaxy. Get ready to blast off into the MCU with a lovable crew of misfits who completely redefined what a superhero movie could be. When Guardians hit theaters, it was considered one of Marvel’s biggest risks.…
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Believing We’re Invisible: Visible in Faithfulness
We wrap up our Spring Resetting of the Heart and Mind series today by talking about that uncomfortable feeling of invisibility. If no one notices what we do in a day - does it even matter? Do we? In today’s episode we explore what happens when usefulness quietly becomes identity, and how easy it…
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Quiet Resignation: The Engaged Soul
Have you ever felt like you’re watching your life happen from the sidelines? Like the volume has been turned down on your joy just as much as it has on your stress? It’s time to trade that quiet resignation we’re settling for and re-engage our souls. We continue our Spring Resetting of the Heart...
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The Available Heart: Getting Rid of the Interruption Mindset
We continue our Spring Resetting of the Heart and Mind series by talking about what it means to have an Available Heart. In this episode, we confront the “Interruption Mindset”—the subtle habit of treating people like distractions instead of invitations. We explore where it shows up, why we…
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Spring Resetting of the Heart and Mind: The Radical Ally
We continue our Spring Resetting of the Heart and Mind series by talking about what it means to be a Radical Ally. In this episode, we confront the subtle but damaging habit of “rooting for the wreck”—that quiet satisfaction when someone else stumbles or struggles. We explore where this pattern...
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Spring Resetting of the Heart and Mind: The Safe Harbor - Shutting Down the Critic
We continue our Spring Resetting of the Heart and Mind series by talking about what it means to be a Safe Harbor. In this episode, we’re looking at that 'inner editor'—the critic that quietly interrupts, compares, and accidentally dismisses the joy of others. We’ll uncover why we do it, what it...
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Spring Resetting of the Heart and Mind 5.0: Compassionate Conviction
We all have things we believe in deeply, but in our current culture, those convictions are often being communicated through contempt. This week, we begin our Spring Reset by deconstructing the pattern of "Conviction without Compassion." Today we’re taking an honest look at the patterns of…
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The Return Series: Return To Enough
In the finale of our Return Series we are tackling the most counter-cultural "Return" of all: the Return to Enough. In a world designed to keep us perpetually restless, choosing contentment isn’t just a nice idea—it’s an act of rebellion. We’re looking back at a time when our worlds were smaller,...
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The Return Series: Return To Friendship
We continue the Return series by talking about the return of friendship. Not the kind where we only share the highlights and call it closeness, but the kind where we actually allow people to see and know the real us. Because let's be honest: most of us are exhausted by the 'maintenance' of it…
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The Return Series: Return to Real Life
We’re continuing the Return series by talking about the return to real life. Not the version that hits our Instagram stories, but the one that unfolds when no one is watching. Somewhere along the way, we started feeling like our days needed to be seen to count. Like joy needed witnesses. Like a...
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The Return Series: Return To Play
We continue The Return Series by reclaiming the kind of play we’ve quietly lost—the messy, inventive, low-cost, unscripted, and wonderfully human kind. Before, fun didn’t need a plan, a fee, or a perfectly curated experience. We had long stretches of unstructured time where we invented games…
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The Return Series: Return To Boredom
We continue The Return Series by going back to something we’ve quietly lost: boredom. Not the dramatic, existential kind—the ordinary kind. The kind that used to show up on long car rides, slow Sunday afternoons, or while standing at the kitchen sink with nothing but your own thoughts for…
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The Return Series: Return to Small Moments
We continue The Return Series by rebuilding something many of us didn’t realize we lost - the small moments. The everyday rituals, simple routines, and ordinary experiences that once made life feel like life. Remember when we had real hobbies just for the fun of it? Or when we actually went out...
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The Return Series: Return to Rest
We continue The Return Series by talking about something many of us don’t know how to do anymore - rest. Not the kind where you collapse from exhaustion, but the kind that restores you, the kind that was once built into the rhythm of life. We didn't live in a constant state of carrying…
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The Return Series: Return to Slowness
In today’s episode of The Return Series, we are talking about returning to slowness. For many of us, the very word feels uncomfortable. We’ve been conditioned to believe that our worth is tied to our speed: that if we aren’t optimized, rushing, or producing at peak capacity, we’re failing. But…
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The Return Series: Returning to Quiet
We continue The Return series by talking about returning to quiet: not just silence, but the kind of quiet that settles your nervous system, clears your mind, and makes room for what actually matters. Most of us are living in a constant state of noise — notifications, opinions, expectations,...
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The Return Series: Return to Presence
We continue The Return series by talking about returning to presence: investigating what we lost when our attention became constantly divided, and what it looks like to come back to the beautiful life right in front of us. We didn’t used to fill every moment. Being together actually meant being...
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The Return Series: Return to Privacy
We continue The Return series by talking about a return to privacy—what we lost when life became constantly visible, and what it looks like to get some of that back. There was a time when our thoughts stayed ours for a little while. When moments belonged fully to the people living them. When…
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The Return Series: Return to Boundaries
We continue The Return series, by talking about a return to boundaries, and what technology quietly did to our availability, our expectations, and our ability to rest. There was a time when being unreachable was normal. When access was predictable. When interruptions required permission. And when...
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The Return: Return to a Low-Tech Life
This episode begins a new series called The Return, because the way we’re living right now isn’t working. Today’s podcast centers around living a low-tech lifestyle - not rewinding life to the 80s, but revisiting the way technology once shaped our attention, our pace, and our expectations. Before...
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GOAH 232: Christmas at the Movies: Home Alone
We all know Home Alone - the nostalgia, the one-liners, the chaos, and the kid who somehow accomplishes more in a weekend than most adults do in a month. But what if this Christmas classic has more to teach us than we ever noticed? In this episode, we talk about the deeper themes hiding in plain...
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GOAH 231: Christmas at the Movies: A Christmas Story
Throw on your pink bunny suit because today we’re taking a closer look at A Christmas Story. We’re talking about why the little things matter, how fixation can quietly steal our joy, and what happens when stress, overstimulation, and expectations run the show. We’re also getting honest emotional...
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GOAH 230: Christmas at the Movies - Elf
It’s that time of year where we gather around the tree, fill up our mugs with hot chocolate, and watch our favorite Christmas movies. But, what if there were things we could learn? Today we’re talking about one of our favorites - Elf! This episode has fun movie facts and lots of laughs - but we...
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GOAH 229: Over It: When Enough is Enough - Overanalyzing
Today as we wrap up the Over It: When Enough is Enough series, we get to the big one - the one keeping all of us stuck. Stuck in place. Stuck in fear. Stuck in the never-ending negative thought spiral. Over-analyzing may feel like safety or preparation - but really it’s just an exhausting...
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GOAH 228: Over It: When Enough is Enough- Over-reacting
Today in the Over It: When Enough is Enough series, we tackle overreacting—the one “over” that sneaks up on all of us, often when we’re already running on empty. Overreacting isn’t just frustration or anger; it’s a sign that our nervous system is depleted, our stress levels are high, and fear is...
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GOAH 227: Over It: When Enough is Enough: Overcompensating
Today, as we continue our Over It: When Enough is Enough series, we’re getting real about the exhausting cycle of overcompensating. It’s that drive to do anything and everything to mask our deep-seated fear of not being enough—and chances are, we all do it in one way or another. We dig into the...
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GOAH 226: Over It: When Enough is Enough: Oversharing
Today as we continue our Over It: When Enough is Enough series, we get real about oversharing. While it may feel like connection - oversharing isn’t healthy, and leads us to start handing out unfiltered pieces of us. Whether we’re wrestling with our worth or just desperately hoping to be…
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GOAH 225: Over It: When Enough is Enough: Overspending
We’ve all done it - spent money we didn’t plan to spend on something we didn’t really need. As we continue our Over It: When Enough is Enough series, we get real about overspending. It’s easy to blame overspending on not having enough money - but it’s not. We spend for all sorts of reasons we…
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GOAH 224: Over It: When Enough is Enough: Overcommitting
Let’s be real. Most of us struggle with boundaries, don’t know how to say no, and feel like the word “busy” doesn’t even begin to describe our schedule. Our planner is always full - and yet, most of us feel like there’s never enough time for the things we actually want to do. We’re tackling this...
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GOAH 223: Over It: When Enough is Enough - Overdoing It
We continue our Over It: When Enough is Actually Enough Series today by getting real about overdoing it - something most of us do on a regular basis. But why? Why are we constantly pushing ourselves to DO? To produce? To work? And why does the finish line keep moving? Let’s talk about control,...
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GOAH 222 - Over It: When Enough Is Actually Enough: Overcomplicating
Let’s get real. Life can be hard. So why in the midst of everyday stress and difficult circumstances are we making our lives harder than they have to be? Today we kick off our Over It: When Enough is Actually Enough Series by talking about why we overcomplicate things. Adding layers and extra…
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GOAH 221: Know Yourself: Self-Compassion: The Way Back To You
We’re wrapping up the Know Yourself series with one of the most transformative (and most resisted) pieces: self-compassion. Not self-care. Not self-esteem. Self-compassion. The kind of kindness that steps into your pain with honesty and gentleness, and refuses to make it worse. In today’s…
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GOAH 220: Know Yourself: How You Handle Stress: Your Coping Style & What You Need
We all have ways of dealing with stress - some healthy, and some…not so much. As we continue our Know Yourself series, we’re exploring the difference between healthy and unhealthy coping, getting real about why your go-to habits might not be working, and work to figure out what we actually need…
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GOAH 219: Know Yourself: What Triggers You (And What It’s Trying to Tell You)
Ever been told you’re “too emotional?” You’re not. You’re human. And as we continue our Know Yourself series today by talking about our triggers, we dive into the idea that our feelings aren’t something to fear - instead they’re an invitation to get curious. Today’s episode gently explores our...
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GOAH 218: Know Yourself: Beliefs That Built You: What You’ve Been Told vs. What You Believe
We all carry narratives - about God, ourselves, and others that we’ve picked up along the way.Some give life. Some don’t. Today as we continue our Know Yourself series, we’re taking an honest but loving look at the beliefs we hold - learning to evaluate, ask questions, and explore whether those...
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GOAH 217: Know Yourself: Strengths & Weaknesses: Knowing How You’re Wired
What are you naturally great at, and where do you consistently struggle? In this episode, we’re diving into the strengths and weaknesses that shape how we show up in the world. Knowing both is essential to living with intention and integrity. We’ll unpack how our strengths aren’t always obvious...
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GOAH 216: Know Yourself: Core Values- What Actually Matters to You
What truly matters to you, and are you living like it? Today we begin our Know Yourself series by talking about Core Values: what they are, how to name them, and why they matter. In this episode, we get real about the disconnect many of us feel between the life we want to live and the one we’re...
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GOAH 215: Savor: A Season of Joy and Presence: Receive
Today we close out our Savor: A Season of Joy and Presence series by talking about receiving—an episode about opening your hands, your heart, and your life to what is being offered. Support. Compliments. Joy. Too often, we deflect, downplay, or dismiss the very things that were meant to sustain…
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GOAH 214: Savor: A Season of Joy and Presence: Linger
We continue our Savor: A Season of Joy and Presence series with Linger—an episode about staying. Staying in the moment. In the joy. In the goodness. Even when it feels unfamiliar or undeserved. Today we’re exploring why lingering can be so hard for many of us, from internalized “shoulds” to our...
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GOAH 213: Savor: A Season of Joy
We continue our Savor: A Season of Joy and Presence series with the title episode. Today we are diving into what it means to truly live fully awake to the beauty and goodness of your actual life. And let’s be honest: that’s harder than it sounds. In today’s episode, we’re getting real about some…
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GOAH 212: Presence: Gather
Today we’re continuing our Savor series by talking about the concept of gathering. But gathering isn’t just about being in the same room. It’s about being known in it.It’s about creating space—physical, emotional, and spiritual—for real connection. And let’s be honest: that kind of vulnerability...
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GOAH 211: Savor: A Season of Joy and Presence: Welcome
We’re continuing our Savor series by talking about the concept of Welcome. Welcome isn’t just about opening your front door - it’s about opening your life: to joy, to interruption, to the unexpected, or to whatever God is doing in a moment you didn’t plan for. In today’s episode, we’re talking...