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The Lifestyles of the Determined Podcast | Faith, clarity, and sustainable growth for cycle breakers — 120 episodes
Meaning Management & Emotional Fitness | When Familiar Feels Safer Than Freedom
A Journal Entry: Mountaintops and Valleys | Learning to Trust God in Both
Meaning Management & Emotional Fitness | When Fear Is Your Focus
A Scripture Reading | Nehemiah 9:5–38
Prepare While I Position You | The Red Sea Wasn’t Enough | Familiarity Is the Enemy of Faith
A Scripture Reading | Prepare While I Position You | Exodus 13–16
Mindset Snack: How to Get Back on Track Without Beating Yourself Up
My Red Sea Moment | From Survival Mode to Healing | 5 Years of EMDR & Faith-Based Transformation
Mindset Snack: How to Honor Sabbath Without Falling Behind | Scripture Reading: Mark 2:23–28
I Thought I Got Rid of That | Let the Weeds Grow | Designed by God
Scar Stories & God’s Glory | Why God Doesn’t Remove the Pain | There Is Purpose in It
Do You Love Me? | From Denial to Restoration | John 20:24–31; 21
Built to Last or Built for Now? | When Everyone Knows… But No One Knows You (Part 2)
Why Nothing Feels Satisfying Anymore | Built to Last or Built for Now? (Part 1)
He Is Risen | Resurrection Sunday Scripture Reading | John 20:11–18 & 1 Corinthians 15
Road to Resurrection Sunday | Silent Saturday Scripture Reading | Psalm 22, Lamentations, 3 and Jeremiah 31
Road to Resurrection Sunday | Good Friday Scripture Reading | John 19:16–30 | Mary’s Monologue
Road to Resurrection Sunday | Last Supper Scripture Reading | Matthew 26:17–30 & John 13:1–5, 12–17, 31–38
Road to Resurrection Sunday | Wednesday Scripture Reading | John 12:20–50
Road to Resurrection Sunday | Tuesday Scripture Reading | Matthew 26:1–16
Nothing Was Wasted | What God Builds While You Keep Showing Up (100 Episodes Later)
Road to Resurrection Sunday | Monday Scripture Reading | Matthew 25:31–46 & Isaiah 53
Road to Resurrection Sunday | Palm Sunday Scripture Reading | Zechariah 9:9, Matthew 21:1–11, Isaiah 52:13–15
Road to Resurrection Sunday | Isaiah 52–53 | Scripture Reading
Why You’re Tired, Foggy & Out of Rhythm | Circadian Rhythm, Sleep & Light Explained
The Spirit of Self-Sabotage | Why Trauma Patterns Ruin What You Prayed For (From a Recovering Self-Saboteur)
Your Permission Slip to Rest | What Sabbath Actually Means | Call It What You Want, Just Honor God
. Bible Rx | When the Storm Reveals Your Foundation | Luke 6:46–49
When Your Faith Isn’t as Strong as You Thought | How God Uses Storms to Strengthen Your Faith Foundation
Apizza Patience | Don’t Rush the Oven | Trusting the Process in Healing & Relationships
Bible Rx: When Expectations Turn Into Bitterness | Proverbs, Hebrews & Ephesians on Healing the Heart
When Expectations Turn Into Resentment | Reframing the Story Before It Rewrites Your Future
A Scripture Reading | Psalm 73 | When Envy Distorts the Story
Unloved and Still Used | The Lineage of Leah | When God Builds Through What the World Rejects
Bible Rx | Psalm 34 | When No Contact Feels Final, God is Near | Praise at All Times
When Your Adult Child Goes No Contact | What It Really Means & How to Repair (From Personal Experience)
A Scripture Reading & Invitation for Reflection | Psalm 27 | Abandoned and Held
Greatest Love of All | The Source of Secure Love | God Without Saying God | It’s Closer Than You Think
Learning to Love | 1 Corinthians 13 | Divine Love & It's True Characteristics
Meaning Management & Emotional Fitness | Learning to Love Without a Template | Trauma, Truth & Healthy Relationships for Cycle Breakers
A Scripture Reading | Psalm 30 (NLT) | Joy Comes with the Mourning | Restoration
The Wilderness Way | Process to the Promise | 40 Days
Bible Rx | Abide, Don’t Collapse | Secure Dependence, Not Codependence | John 15:1–5
Meaning Management & Emotional Fitness | Reality vs. Expectations: Codependence vs. Christ-Centered Dependence
Confession of the “Strong One” | When Independence Becomes Isolation | Faith, Grace, Loneliness & Learning to Receive Support
Bible Rx | Romans 5:3–5 | When Healing Feels Harder Than Expected
Meaning Management & Emotional Fitness | Expectations vs. Reality | Healing Is a Daily Practice, Not a Final Destination
Bible Rx | A Reminder From God Your Father | A Father’s Love Letter
A Scripture Reading | James 1: 2-12 | Frustration as Evidence of Growth
Lean on Me | The Secret of Living | Biblical Truth Hidden in Plain Sight
Bible Rx | Crucified With Christ | Identity, Grace & Letting Go of Survival | Galatians 2:20–21
It Comes at a Cost | Decisions Decide Your Destination | Small Pivots Change Everything
Meaning Management & Emotional Fitness - Part 3 | Sitting with Discomfort | When Identity Resists Healing
Bible Rx | Matthew 6:22–23 | The Lens You’re Looking Through | The Words in Red
Meaning Management & Emotional Fitness – Part 2 | Change the Label, Change the Outcome
Bible Rx | Simon to Peter… Back to Simon | Breaking Patterns Under Pressure | Luke 22
Mini-Workshop | Meaning Management & Emotional Fitness 101 | Stop Letting Your Feelings Lead
A Journal Entry | 15 Years Later | Love, Loss, and Fear Disguised as Standards
Psalm 141 (NIV) | Scripture Reading | Guard My Mouth
Biblical Standards | The Socially Acceptable Sin You Didn't Know Was a Sin
Mini Workshop: Weight Loss Without Shame | Sustainable Habits, Nervous System Support, and Lasting Results
Silent Seeds | Humble Beginnings | No Noise, Just Growth
Noah: Built in Obedience Before the Rain | Faith Without a Timeline | Wait Training
Scripture Reading | Isaiah 54 | No Weapon Formed | Rebuilding After Loss
Who Is She? | I Don’t Look Like What I Came From — A Nazareth Story
Calling All Multitaskers & Control Freaks | Why Overstimulation Is Stealing Your Focus
Mindset Snack | Before You Set the Goal | The Groundwork for Sustainable Success
Scripture Reading | Isaiah 55 | Invitation to the Lord's Salvation
How to Start 2026 off the Right Way | God’s Fresh, Daily Mercies & Peace
Bible Rx | Beauty for Ashes | Isaiah 61 | The Year the Lord Restores | New Beginnings with God
More Than Just Goliath | David’s 15-Year Wait | Wait Training
Bible Rx | Psalm 27 | Confidence While Waiting | Trust in God
Scripture Reading | Psalm 1 | Where You Are Rooted Matters
Mindset Snack | You Made It | Permission to Rest After the Holidays
Happy Birthday, Jesus | A Christmas Day Scripture Reading | Love, Peace & Light
Bible Rx | Not by Strength | No Rock Like Our God | 1 Samuel 2 | Hannah's Prayer
Wait Training | Still Waiting on God? | The Faith of Hannah | Women in the Wait
Mindset Snack: Giving Without Credit | When Love Goes Unseen | God Sees
Mindset Snack | Holiday Week Heart Prep | Moments, Love & Christ Our Savior
Fear God, Not Superstition | Bible Rx | Ecclesiastes 12:12-14 | Peace & Freedom in Christ
MalocchiO-NO | When Tradition Opens the Door to Spiritual Warfare | Counterfeit vs. Christ
Bible Rx | Trust in the Lord | I Don’t Have to Do This Alone | Proverbs
Mini Goal Setting Workshop | Goals Without Pressure | A Spirit-Led Approach to Follow-Through
Mindset Snack: Before You Set a Goal | Prepare Your Heart, Not Just Your Plans
Bible Rx | Fruit That Grows in Peace | Galatians 5
Mindset Snack: What If You Gave Peace? | Becoming the Calm in a Loud Season
Bible Rx | I Can’t, But God Can | Joseph’s Audacious Faith | Genesis 50
Joseph's 13 Year Dream Delay | Wait Training | His Pain, a Nation’s Gain
Mindset Snack: The Must-Have Gift That Never Goes Out of Style | The Power of Presence
Bible Rx | Worn Out, Held Close | Find Relief with Jesus
Mindset Snack: The Gifts That Matter Most | Giving Beyond Money
Bible Rx | God Took An Oath | Why His Promises Never Fail | Hebrews 6, TPT
Abraham & Sarah's 25 Year Faith Story | Wait Training | When God's Promise Feels Forgotten |
Mindset Snack: When You Move God Moves, Just Like That | Monday Reset for Faith & Momentum
Mindset Snack: 5-Minute State Shift | Calm Your Mind, Make Better Decisions & Connect to Christ
Bible Rx: GRWM with Jesus | Your Spiritual OOTD | Armor of God Protection | Ephesians 6
Holiday Grief, Guilt & Family Tension | Thrive This Season & Set Healthy Boundaries | Peace Over Pressure
Mindset Snack: One-Breath Holiday Reset for Peace & Strength | Prep | Focus
Strengthened in the Storm | Palm Tree Philosophy | Living a Lifestyle of the Determined | Revival
Bible Rx | Psalm 116 | Call on God: He Hears Your Cry & Dries Your Tears | SOS, GOD
Cycle Breaking & Freedom | How God Protected Me When the Enemy Tried to Silence Me | My TESTimony
Bible Rx | Numbers 6 | The Blessing God Wrote Over Your Life | Peace, Protection, Grace
Bible Rx | 2 Corinthians 12 | Hold My Wine | Your Weakness Activates God's Strength
Bible Rx | Psalm 51 | Get You a Nathan | David Called Out for Sin to Restoration & Cleansed Heart
What Is Faith? | Wait Training Part 1 | Strengthen Frustrated Faith When God Says 'Not Yet'
Bible Rx | Psalm 93 | Friday | Trust God, Find Rest
Bible Rx | Isaiah 43 | You Are Mine | You Are Not Alone
The Spirit of Rushing: Holiday Prep We ALL Need | Faith, Peace & Slowing Down
Bible Rx | Psalm 23 | Rest for the Weary Soul
Beauty in Death | A Lesson from Nature | Surrender
Bible Rx | The Lord's Prayer | Daily Bread | God's Will
Hidden Cost of Fear | Faith | Focus | Part 2
Distraction Device: Hidden Cost of Connection Part 1
Bible Rx: Father's Love Letter | He Loves YOU!
Starting Points Matter
Bible Rx | 1 Corinthians 13 | What is Love?
The Word vs. The World: Where Do You Stand?
I Had to Lose It All, to Keep It: Less Judgement. More Grace
My 1st Journal Entry: I'm Drowning But Theres No Water
1st Ep. My Pain, Your Gain. God's Glory: Just Getting Started