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Your Next, Best Step — 178 episodes

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Episode 089: The Conversation You Keep Having in Your Head (But Never Out Loud)

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BONUS: The 'Whatever You Want' Test" (YNBS 088)

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Episode 088: The Woman Who Disappeared: When Keeping the Peace Costs You Yourself

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BONUS: Don't Package Your Heart (YNBS 087)

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Episode 087: You Are Allowed to Not Be "Fine"

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BONUS: The Honest Sentence You Might Need Before Mother’s Day (YNBS 086)

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Episode 086: What Nobody Tells You About Mother’s Day When It Hurts

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BONUS: Chosen vs. Compulsive Help (YNBS 085)

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Episode 085: The Weight of Being Everyone's Mother (Even When Nobody Asked You)

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BONUS: The Soil Microbe That Hacks Your Brain Chemistry (YNBS 084)

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Episode 084: What Your Garden Teaches You About Patience (Even If You Kill Every Plant)

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BONUS: Your Brain Lies About Plans (YNBS 083)

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Episode 083: When You Do Not Want to Go (And Why Going Anyway Might Be Worth It)

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BONUS: The Three-Word Reframe (YNBS 082)

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Episode 082: Why It Was Easier During Lent (And What That Tells You About Yourself)

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BONUS: The Creativity Lie Women Over 45 Need to Stop Believing (YNBS 081)

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Episode 081: Earth Minus Art Is Just 'Eh': Why Creating Anything Is Good for Your Soul

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BONUS: Why 10 Minutes Outside Changes Your Stress Levels (YNBS 080)

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Episode 080: God's First Assignment Was Not What You Think (And It Changes How You Treat Yourself)

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BONUS: Good Enough Is Not Giving Up (YNBS 079)

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Episode 079: When Good Enough Is the Brave Choice

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BONUS: The App You Forgot to Close(YNBS 078)

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Episode 078: Why You Feel Lighter After Finishing Something Hard

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BONUS: Financial Worry Steals 13 IQ Points - Here's What to Do (YNBS 077)

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Episode 077: What Your Body Does When You Open a Bill: Money Stress and Your Nervous System

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BONUS: God Does Not Forget (YNBS 076)

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Episode 076: The Invisible Labor That Keeps Everything Running (Including Yours)

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BONUS: The Grocery Aisle Test: Is Your Life on Autopilot? (YNBS 075)

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Episode 075: The 30-Second Courage Window: Doing Something New Without Overthinking It

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BONUS: What Replaying Actually Does to Your Brain (YNBS 074)

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Episode 074: The Forgiveness Doorway: How to Start Releasing the Person You Keep Replaying

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BONUS: Your Invitation For After A Big Day (YNBS 073)

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BONUS: How Forgiveness & Reconciliation are like a Backpack and a Door (YNBS 072)

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Episode 073: Why Easter Monday Quiet Is Holy

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Episode 072: Forgiveness Is Not Excusing - How to Release Someone Without Reopening the Door

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BONUS: A One Word Check-In (YNBS 071)

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Episode 071: The Practice of Staying: When You Want to Numb Out

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BONUS: What the Palm Sunday Crowd Didn't Know, But You Do (YNBS 070)

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Episode 070: How to Experience Holy Week When You Already Know the Ending

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BONUS: Holy Week Starts Sunday. Are You Ready? (YNBS 069)

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Episode 069: Holy Week for Busy Women: How to Be Present When Life Does Not Pause

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BONUS: Why Presence Feels So Hard for Fixers (YNBS 068)

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Episode 068: The Ministry of Presence: How to Show Up When You Do Not Know What to Say

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BONUS: A Boost of Energy on the First Day of Something New? (YNBS 067)

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Episode 067: Spring Follow-Through: One 2-Minute Reset That Outlasts the First-Day Magic

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BONUS: How to Recharge When You Feel Burned Out (YNBS 066)

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Episode 066: The Science of Noticing: How 10 Minutes Outside on the First Day of Spring Resets Your Brain

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BONUS: How Today Can Be a Fresh Start (YNBS 065)

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Episode 065: Mid-Lent Slump? The 60-Second Restart That Uses Your Brain’s Own Reset Button

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Episode 064: The Stories We Tell Ourselves and How to Question Them

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Episode 063: That Voice in Your Head After You Mess Up: Is It God or Is It Shame?

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Your Next, Best Step Trailer: Ep 063 - That Voice in Your Head After You Mess Up: Is It God or Is It Shame?

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Episode 062: Self-Compassion: The Missing Ingredient in Consistency

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Your Next, Best Step Trailer: Ep 062 - Self-Compassion: The Missing Ingredient in Consistency

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Episode 061: The Monday After Daylight Saving Time: Grace + a Simple Recovery Plan

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Your Next, Best Step Trailer: Ep 061 - The Monday After Daylight Saving Time: Grace + a Simple Recovery Plan

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Episode 060: Spring Forward, Gently (Your 48-Hour DST Buffer)

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Your Next, Best Step Trailer: Ep 060 - Spring Forward, Gently (Your 48-Hour DST Buffer)

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Episode 059: Fringe-ships (The In-Between Relationships God Can Use)

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Your Next, Best Step Trailer: Ep 059 - Fringe-ships (The In-Between Relationships God Can Use)

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Episode 058: The Art of the Acquaintance - Why "Weak Ties" Make You Happier Than You Think

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Your Next, Best Step Trailer: Ep 058 - The Art of the Acquaintance: Why "Weak Ties" Make You Happier Than You Think

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Episode 057: Micro-Charisma Part 2 - The Follow-Up Question Effect

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Your Next, Best Step Trailer 057: Micro-Charisma Part 2: The Follow-Up Question Effect

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Episode 056: How to Be Charismatic Without Performing: Warmth + Competence (Part 1)

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Your Next, Best Step Trailer: Ep 056 - Charisma Without Performing | Micro-Charisma Part 1 Preview

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Episode 055: Love Languages Beyond Romance: How to Speak Your Friend's Care Language

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Your Next, Best Step Trailer: Ep 055 - Sneak Peek: Love Languages Beyond Romance

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Episode 054: Stop Planting What You Don't Want to Harvest - Values Alignment for Midlife Women

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Your Next, Best Step Trailer: Ep 054 - Tomorrow: Stop Planting What You Don't Want to Harvest

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Episode 053: What Are You Changing This Lent? (Using This Sacred Season for Real Growth)

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Your Next, Best Step Trailer: Ep 053 - What Are You Changing This Lent?

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Episode 052: Preparing for Lent: How to Slow Down and Make Space for God (Before Ash Wednesday)

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Your Next, Best Step Trailer: Ep 052 - Preparing for Lent: Why Changes Stick When You Make Them for God

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Episode 051: Valentine's Day Alone - How to Handle February 14 When You're Single, Widowed, or Divorced

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Your Next, Best Step Trailer: Ep 051 - Valentine's Day Alone: What Does God Really Think About You?

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Episode 050: Why Adult Friendships Are So Hard (And How to Make Friends in Midlife)

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Your Next, Best Step Trailer: Ep 050 - Why Adult Friendships Are So Hard

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Episode 049: When You've Lost Your People: Rebuilding Connection in Midlife (Without Guilt)

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Your Next, Best Step Trailer: Ep 049 - When You've Lost Your People

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Episode 048: Guard Your Heart - What Proverbs 4:23 Really Means Beyond Romance

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Your Next, Best Step Trailer: Ep 048 - Guard Your Heart (What Proverbs 4:23 Really Means)

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Episode 047: The Stress-Heart Connection in Women: What Your Body Is Telling You

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Your Next, Best Step Episode 047 - Teaser

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Episode 046: Heart Month: Your 60-Second Heart Check with Life's Essential 8

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Episode 045: Why Clutter Affects Women's Stress Hormones Differently: Understanding What Your Messy Spaces Are Really Telling You

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Episode 044: How to Create a Weekly Rhythm That Reduces Stress (Without Rigid Schedules)

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Episode 043: When Self-Care Feels Selfish: Breaking Free from Guilt (Biblical Perspective)

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Episode 042: Text Your Friend Right Now (Yes, Now)

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Episode 041: The Courage to Ask for Help: Why It's So Hard (and Why You're Not Weak)

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Episode 040: Santa Shock: When Your Bank Account Didn’t Get the Memo

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Episode 039: Low Light Solutions - 7 Science-Backed Strategies for Winter Fatigue and Better Sleep

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Episode 038: When Winter Feels Heavier Than Usual | Understanding Seasonal Depression

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Episode 037: Why Am I So Tired? Understanding Persistent Fatigue in Midlife Women

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Episode 036 - Flipping the Script on Quitter's Day: What to Do When Your New Habits Already Feel Hard

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Episode 035: One Word, One Walk: Simple New Year Practice that Actually Works

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Episode 034: New Year, Same You (And Why That's a Good Thing)

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Episode 033: January 1st Was Just Another Thursday - Why Most Resolutions Fail

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Episode 032: Bless the Year Behind You: A New Year's Eve Reflection

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Episode 031: The In-Between Days: What to Do When You're Stuck Between Christmas and New Year

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Episode 030: After the Holidays: Why You Feel Flat (and How to Recover with Grace)

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Episode 029: God With Us, Not Perfect With Us (A Christmas Eve Message)

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Episode 028: One Word That Can Calm Holiday Stress (Even When Your To-Do List Is Long)

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Episode 027: How to Find Peace with Holiday Spending: Your ‘Enough Number’ with God

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Episode 026: When Faith Feels Flat: Finding God in One Honest Minute

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Episode 025: How to Actually Rest This Christmas: Real Rest for the Weary Woman

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Episode 024: Feel Good This December: Simple, God-Grounded Habits to Protect Your Energy

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Episode 023:The Empty Chair: Navigating Holiday Grief With God’s Comfort

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Episode 022: The December Energy Audit: How to Protect Your Peace This Holiday Season

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Episode 021: When Holiday Traditions Become Heavy: How to Release or Redesign Them with Grace

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Episode 020: When You Feel Lonely in a Room Full of People: Finding Real Connection This Holiday Season

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Episode 019: Three Minutes, One Candle: Reclaiming Advent from Perfectionism

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Episode 018: Rest Over Rush: A Faith-Filled Reset for Black Friday Temptations

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Episode 017: When Gratitude Feels Heavy: How to Honor Your Whole Heart This Thanksgiving

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Episode 016: Your Thanksgiving Peace Pause: How to Reset Your Mind, Body & Spirit in 90 Seconds

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Episode 015: Smart, Simple Meal Prep for Real Life: Your Stress-Free, Small-Batch Strategy

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Episode 014: Movement Is Medicine: How to Reclaim Your Energy Without a Gym Membership

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Episode 013: The Hidden Cost of “Yes”: Why Boundaries Protect Your Peace, Health, and Faith

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Episode 012: Is It Conviction or False Guilt? How to Let Go of Shame and Live in Grace

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Episode 011: The Sacred Rest: Why Sleep Is an Act of Faith, Not Laziness

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Episode 010: The 90-Second Reset: How to Stop Stress Before It Takes Over

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Episode 009: Run Your Own Race: Finding Peace Beyond Comparison

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Episode 008: 5 Quick Wins to Feel Better by Tomorrow: Small Steps with Big Impact

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Episode 007: Permission to Rest: Why Self-Care Is Not Selfish, It’s Stewardship

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Episode 006: Finding Focus and Peace: How One Morning Anchor Can Transform Your Entire Day

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Episode 005: Five Hidden Energy Vampires Draining You and How to Take Your Power Back

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Episode 004: Breaking Free from All-or-Nothing Thinking: How Grace Fuels Sustainable Wellness

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Episode 003: Your Body Is a Temple, Not a Project - Finding Peace Through Faith-Fueled Wellness

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Episode 002: How Tiny Habits Create Lasting Change - One Small Step at a Time

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Episode 001: Finding Clarity - Not Certainty: How to Move Forward When You Don’t Have It All Figured Out

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Episode 000: The Power of Small Steps: How Tiny Changes Lead to Big Transformation

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