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The All Gifts Podcast
by Pandora Villasenor
Challenges are unavoidable. But with the right mindset we can turn adversity into gifts that build resilience. In the All Gifts Podcast we unwrap life's most challenging topics to find the hidden gift within. Our host, Pandora Villasenor, a former teen mom who broke generational cycles of poverty and abuse will inspire you, motivate you, make you laugh and cry as she shares her story and invites others to do the same. Learn how she has thrived through failure, disappointment, addiction, and codependency. Pandora has raised two healthy adult children as a single working mom. She is an MBA and coach to high performing people. She helps people overcome limiting beliefs by reframing problems into opportunities. She will help you redefine success, retrain your mindset, and learn the role of recovery to your maximum creativity.
Episodes
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Episode 54: Breaking the Cycle of Work Burnout
Challenges can be a gift because they give us opportunities for growth and transformation. But sometimes we get caught in bad cycles. In this episode, I discuss breaking the cycle of work burnout. We will look at four areas I reflect on when I feel stuck in a rut. If you focus on these four…
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Episode 53: How to Deal with Anxiety at Work
In this episode I share strategies to help overcome work-related anxieties. I focus on three main areas: identity, worthiness, and boundaries. I hope it helps you. Thank you for following! Please subscribe on my website to receive helpful tips in your email.
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Episode 52: Feminine Leadership Energy Pt 2
Part 2 of my conversation with Hiking Solo's Christine Brown. We discuss feminine leadership energy, sustainability and success, and the pandemic's impact on corporate culture. This one is full of practical tips you don't want to miss. For more, check out my website: www.pandoravillasenor.com...
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Episode 51: Feminine Leadership Energy Pt 1
Kicking off Season 7: Women, Work and Faith with Hiking Solo's Christine Brown. We discuss feminine leadership energy, sustainability and success, and the pandemic's impact on corporate culture. For more, check out my website: www.pandoravillasenor.com Pandora's IG Hiking Solo IG
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Why the Holy Spirit Gifts?
As I wrap up this season, I share two important points I learned about the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit this year. For more, check out my website: www.pandoravillasenor.com
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Moving Forward in Faith
If you come from a religious, rules based church experience but long for something more, this episode is for you. My best friend and host of The Practice Room Podcast and I discuss moving forward in our faith post-pandemic. Bonus Content: Blog Social Media: Instagram
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How to Yield to Holy Spirit
God has given me insight into new levels of knowing Him and connecting to His Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 lists nine gifts of The Holy Spirit. I was taught to embrace some of the gifts of the Spirit like faith, knowledge, and wisdom and to avoid other gifts of the Spirit like prophesy and...
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Holy Spirit Power
I've put God in a religious box for too long! In this episode, I continue to share how God is teaching me about His Holy Spirit Power. Bonus Content: Blog Social Media: Instagram YouTube
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Is God bringing a spiritual awakening?
Is God bringing about a spiritual awakening? I explore this topic with Pastor Keith-alan Hinson of Purpose Place LA. Bonus Content: Blog Social Media: Instagram YouTube
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Do Gifts of the Holy Spirit Still Exist?
Did the Holy Spirit gifts such as speaking in tongues, healing, and prophecy end with the first century church or is God still using these gifts today? I discuss this controversial topic with Pastor Maral Hinson of Purpose Place LA. Bonus Content: Blog Social Media: Instagram YouTube
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Healing the Root Cause of Sex Trafficking
In Malawi, Africa having a conversation with men's ministry leader, Akim Banda and founder, David Peterka of When the Saints trauma safe home. These two men help rescue hundreds of girls from sexual exploitation and help rehabilitate the men who've exploited them, helping to stop the cycle of...
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Does God still do miracles?
Did miracles end with biblical times? If they are still relevant today then why don't we see them? Sharing reflections and insights from my recent trip to Malawi, Africa. Let me know what you think! Bonus Content: Blog Social Media: Instagram YouTube
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A Trauma Counselor's Spiritual Journey to Motherhood
A conversation with Roselynn, head trauma counselor at When the Saints Trauma Safe Home. Hear how she's not only changed the trajectory of over 160 girl's lives, but also adopted three abandoned little girls. An inspiring story! Bonus Content: Blog YouTube Instagram
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My spiritual journey
This episode sets the tone for Season 6 so be sure to listen. I continue to give a peek behind the curtain of my spiritual journey through the pandemic and beyond. I pray it inspires you to continue to mature and strengthen your faith. Show notes: All Gifts Website CLICK here to follow All Gifts…
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Breaking Cycles in the Bible
I couldn't wrap up this season on breaking cycles without giving proper credit to the real power behind any and everything I've accomplished. Listen to this episode to hear bible verses that inspire me to be a cycle breaker. Please follow, review, and rate to help spread tools for breaking cycles...
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Breaking the Cycle of Sexual Exploitation
David Peterka, Founder and Executive Director of When the Saints, a trauma safe home in Malawi for girls who've been rescued from sexual exploitation, joins me. Listen to learn how God broke the cycle of pornography addiction and the objectification of women in his life and how this led to the…
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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
Do you feel like you've done all you can to break the cycle of poverty in your life, but you still haven't been able to build true wealth? I was stuck in a rut until I met today's special guest Peggy Buck, a Financial and Wealth Advisor and creator of the Prosperity 101: Financial Workshop…
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When finding the gifts is hard
The All Gifts Podcast is about processing through pain and finding the gifts but some pain is hard to process. I don't have it all figured out but there are some fundamental truths that I know for sure. Listen for more. Please follow, review, and rate to help spread tools for breaking cycles with...
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Breaking the Cycle of Worry
In this episode, I share the biblical principle that breaks the cycle of worry: the pause and praise. Thank you for following All Gifts. Please leave a review and rating. It helps spread hope and tools for resilience with more people. Podcast music by: https://www.instagram.com/joveesince91/…
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The Key to Breaking Cycles
The key to breaking negative cycles in your life starts with effective goal setting. With the acronym RISE I explain how you can set effective goals and create new healthy cycles in your life. Podcast music by: https://www.instagram.com/joveesince91/ CLICK here for show notes CLICK here to follow...
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What is Identity?
Why is identity so important? In this episode I contrast two very different places we can look to for our sense of identity. One leads us down a path of despair. The other, a hope and a future. FREE JOURNAL PROMPTS FOR PROCESSING YOUR EMOTIONS AND BREAKING CYCLES PANDORA'S INSTAGRAM PANDORA'S...
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Breaking the Cycle of Silence
"Silence is Strength" is a message passed down through generations that says, I'm going to protect myself and others by not talking about the trauma I've gone through. Yet staying silent keeps us from the very thing that could aide our healing and recovery, connection to others. Listen to learn…
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How to Choose the Right Career
Did you spend your childhood envisioning yourself "making it" only to grow up and realize you didn't know how? In this episode I share my first step on my path of discovering the right career for me. Maybe you can relate or it will inspire your next right step. FREE JOURNAL PROMPTS FOR PROCESSING...
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What is a Cycle Breaker?
Learn about generational curses and being a cycle breaker. For a cycle breaker, every step feels like it takes a herculean effort to achieve. It took me a long time to get that. I thought it was me. Breaking generational cycles is hard. But it is NOT impossible. Download the All Gifts Journal...
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Coming up next on The All Gifts Podcast
Listen to this brief episode for an important announcement and news for the upcoming season! Subscribe to my email newsletter. Visit the All Gifts website. Follow me on Instagram. Download freebies.
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Purpose in the Pandemic
The pandemic turned our lives upside down, but it also brought gifts of resilience, social awareness, and purpose. New York City teacher and writer Melissa Pyrch and I discuss these gifts while she shares how she kept her students engaged and pivoted her focus while remote teaching high school...
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Boundaries Aren't Cancel Culture
Marriage and Family Therapist Molly LaCroix joins me to discuss why it's better to label behavior as toxic, not people. We don't minimize abusive behaviors but we discuss why it is helpful to distinguish between a person and their behavior. CLICK here for show notes. CLICK here to follow All…
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Are emotional wounds affecting your life?
Psychologist Alison Cook, PhD joins me to discuss how childhood wounds can show up in our spiritual walks and relationship with God. Alison is a counselor, a speaker, and co-author of the book Boundaries for Your Soul. Alison and I both have a propensity toward meeting the needs of others while...
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How to Spot a Toxic Work Environment
In this episode, Jenn Whitmer, speaker, coach, writer, and self-professed "Joy-bringer," joins me to discuss toxic work environments: how to spot them and how to deal with them without losing your joy in the process. Want more content? Check out my related blog. Want to learn more about Jenn?…
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You Aren't Your Failures
I was delighted when a friend introduced me to Episode 24's guest, Cindy Villanueva. We were both unwed teen moms who bounced back from that failure only to end up with divorce, domestic violence, and career setbacks as part of our stories. In her memoir, Don't Fight Mad, a Blackbelt's Quest to...
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How to Own Your Story
As I prepare to launch my memoir All Gifts, in Season 4, we are doing a deep dive into topics from my life and from the book. If you've been through any kind of toxic situation whether it was a relationship or a certain work or living environment and you want to learn how to find the gifts in…
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The Surprising Gift of Doubt
What happens when you fail? Do you recover quickly? Do you beat yourself up? Or do you resolve to never try again? In this episode Marc Pitman author of the upcoming book "The Surprising Gift of Doubt," shares how he bounced back from a failed church planting and used that experience to make him...
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Don't Get Religious on Me
This is the third episode in a three-part series called Spiritual Identity that explores deconstruction and inclusivity. Not everyone who listens to The All Gifts Podcast is a Christian. I hope to make it a welcoming space for anyone. So, in the spirit of inclusivity, in this episode, I demystify...
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Spiritual Identity Pt. 2 Recovery Time
This episode is the second in a three-part series on Spiritual Identity that explores deconstruction and inclusivity. This episode is about recovering from bringing workaholism, image projection, and achievement to my relationship with God and how I deal with it. CLICK here for Show Notes CLICK...
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Spiritual Identity Pt. 1 Don't Call Me a Christian
Listen to this episode to hear why I cringe when I hear myself say I'm a Christian. This is the first in a three-part series on Spiritual Identity that explores deconstruction and inclusivity. CLICK here for Show Notes CLICK here for IG
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How to Overcome Abuse in Marriage
In this episode of The All Gifts I'm joined by Jodie Cooper, my first international guest! Jodie is Australian and writes children's books for Christian families and has a YouTube channel called the Gospel Led Family. In this episode, we talk about how Jodie found herself in an abusive marriage...
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How can we evolve spiritually?
Guest Molly LaCroix obtained her master's in marriage and family therapy at a seminary and writes about the intersection of faith and well-being. In this episode, she shares about being diagnosed with breast cancer in April of 2020 and how she relied on a spiritual practice she developed to deal...
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Purity Culture Recovery
Here I discuss the harmful effects of Purity Culture with Dr. Camden Morgante, a licensed psychologist and college professor who writes about relationships, sexuality, women's issues, and mental health. Check out my related blog to hear more about my experience. If you or someone you love has…
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Chronic Illness, Pain, and Anxiety
In this episode, I talk with Mary Kate Brown, a writer and homeschool mom of about her journey with the autoimmune illness Crohn's Disease. God used her condition to unearth unhealed areas of her life and put her on a path of spiritual, emotional, and physical healing. Resources: Interested in...
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How to Love Your In-Laws
This episode is about the touchy topic of mothers and daughters in law. Joining me for the conversation is my daughter-in-law, Heaven Dampier. Heaven and I share our perspectives of what it was like to feel the tension between us, what we did about it, and the gifts we now have. CLICK HERE for…
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Addiction: Doing What I Don't Want to Do
This episode is about my journey overcoming marijuana and alcohol addiction. Author Jennifer Evans joins me to share a few laughs as we talk about the things that have helped us get and stay sober through the insanity of life, popular recovery language that no longer serves our needs, and how…
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A Time to Rebuild
2021 is a time to rebuild. Lana Negrete, owner of Santa Monica Music Center, takes us behind the scenes of the news footage of the 2020 riots, describing the difference between the looters and the protesters. And shares how she, a small business and non-profit owner, used the pain of nearly…
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How to Find Purpose in your Pain
Getting from adversity to gifts always starts with processing my emotions. Journaling has been the most consistent and accessible way for me to do that. There are many good ways to process emotions. In this episode, I have a conversation with Judy Thureson who has transformed quite possibly one…
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What is the point of forgiveness?
We have justifiable reasons to be angry, offended, or hurt. Maybe we've been betrayed, abused, or let down by people we trusted. Forgiveness isn't saying whatever happened to us is meaningless or we should forget about it. It also doesn't mean that we condone whatever happened. In this episode we...
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How do you control anger?
In this episode, I talk to my youngest son, Evan, about anger. Learn how he went from explosive anger to gifts of love and grace. We share things you can do to help your anger be productive and helpful: • Give yourself space • Think about what's true • Focus on why As the conversation evolves, we...
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How to Redefine Failure
Do you have a fear of failure? In this episode of The All Gifts Podcast I have a conversation with my twenty-nine-year-old son Jarelle Dampier about things we've perceived as failures in our lives but which looking back, we can now see as gifts. Motivation Clarity Innovation Transformation...
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Introducing The All Gifts Podcast
The purpose of this episode is to give more context about The All Gifts Podcast. I answer the questions: who I am, how I ended up here, and why I started this podcast. For more information, visit my website at www.pandoravillasenor.com. Thank you for listening.
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Leading Yourself through Change and Disruption
To be the kind of leader that I want to be, I've learned to first lead myself. In this episode I talk about my journey to leading myself well. My mission is to help people build resilience by finding the gifts in their challenges. In building resilience, people can develop into the best version…
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4 Steps to Process Change and Transform it into Gifts
2020 has been the great equalizer. It has forced us all, no matter race, gender, or income, to face change. We can resist change, or we can transform it into a gift. In this episode, I discuss four steps I use to process change and transform it into a gift.
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The Gift of Virtual Meetings
These days, like most working people, in any given work week, I spend over 20 hours on video conferences. During COVID, my church went to online services and zoom small groups. Conferences and celebrations we'd planned as in-person social gatherings became virtual events. Working parents are...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Challenges are unavoidable. But with the right mindset we can turn adversity into gifts that build resilience. In the All Gifts Podcast we unwrap life's most challenging topics to find the hidden gift within. Our host, Pandora Villasenor, a former teen mom who broke generational cycles of poverty and abuse will inspire you, motivate you, make you laugh and cry as she shares her story and invites others to do the same. Learn how she has thrived through failure, disappointment, addiction, and codependency. Pandora has raised two healthy adult children as a single working mom. She is an MBA and coach to high performing people. She helps people overcome limiting beliefs by reframing problems into opportunities. She will help you redefine success, retrain your mindset, and learn the role of recovery to your maximum creativity.
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