Find Our Breath

Sometimes life doesn’t move the way we planned.There are moments when we’re forced to pause… to pivot… to tend to what’s in front of us rather than push forward. And while that can feel frustrating, it is often part of the deeper work of becoming.In this episode of Find Our Breath, Dr. Reginald Charlestin returns with an honest reflection on those unexpected pauses—and how they can become sacred invitations rather than setbacks. As we begin a new arc, Becoming Free, this conversation explores what it means to let go of what no longer serves you without losing yourself in the process. Through both clinical insight and spiritual reflection, we examine how our patterns, roles, and attachments were often formed through survival—and why releasing them can feel both necessary and unsettling.This episode also gently confronts the reality that for many, trust is not easy. Past experiences—whether through abandonment, instability, or unhealthy relationships—can shape how we relate to others, ourselves, and even God. And so, letting go is not just about release—it’s about relearning trust.Because you are not starting over. You are making space. And in that space, something deeper is being reclaimed.In this episode, Dr. Charlestin also announces the release of his new book: Reclaiming Vision: Clarifying the Call. Embracing the Blueprint. If identity answers the question “Who am I?” then vision answers the question “What am I called to build?”Available May 5 on Amazon and at findourbreath.comYou’re not starting over. You’re reclaiming. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

What if holiness is not about perfection—but about wholeness?For many, holiness has been shaped by ideas of flawlessness, spiritual performance, and having everything together. But what do we do with the parts of our lives that don’t fit that image—the wounds, the questions, the unfinished places?In this episode of Find Our Breath, Dr. Reginald Charlestin invites listeners to reconsider holiness through a more compassionate and integrated lens. Drawing from both clinical insight and spiritual reflection, this conversation explores how shame fragments us—and how grace gently brings us back together.Through the powerful imagery of restoration, we are reminded that our broken places are not disqualifications, but part of our story.Because becoming whole is not separate from the sacred. It may be the very place where we encounter it. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

Many of us learned early in life that certain parts of who we are were not welcome.Our vulnerability. Our anger. Our questions. Our needs.So we adapted. We became stronger, quieter, more agreeable, or more responsible in order to survive. But the parts we hide rarely disappear—they simply wait.In this episode of Find Our Breath, Dr. Reginald Charlestin explores what it means to reclaim the parts of ourselves we learned to exile. Through the lens of psychology and spiritual reflection, we consider how healing invites us to move from fragmentation toward integration.Because becoming whole is not about erasing parts of ourselves. It’s about welcoming them home with grace. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

Healing rarely happens the way we expect it to.Many of us were taught that pain should have a deadline—that if enough time passes, we should simply “get over it.” But the truth is that healing does not follow a schedule. It unfolds slowly, often quietly, through moments of awareness, compassion, and truth.In this episode of Find Our Breath, Dr. Reginald Charlestin explores the sacred work of gentle repair—the process of tending to emotional and spiritual wounds with patience rather than pressure.Blending clinical insight with spiritual reflection, this conversation invites listeners to reconsider what healing really looks like. Instead of forcing growth or rushing past pain, we learn to approach our wounds with compassion, allow time to do its work, and name the truths that set us free.Healing is not about pretending the wound never existed. It is about allowing grace to transform its meaning.Because becoming whole doesn’t happen through force.It happens through compassion, patience, and truth. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

Before we can become whole, we must gently ask: Where was I wounded?In this episode, Dr. Reginald Charlestin invites listeners into a compassionate exploration of how unnoticed emotional and spiritual “paper cuts” shape identity, attachment, and survival strategies. Blending clinical insight with pastoral theology, he explores how early relational experiences form patterns in the nervous system, influence the way we love and lead, and even shape how we see God.This is not an episode about blame.It is about awareness.Together, we examine how survival strategies can quietly become identity — and how grace helps us separate who we are from what we endured.If you’ve ever found yourself reacting in ways you don’t fully understand…If you’ve ever asked, “Why am I like this?”This conversation offers language, compassion, and hope.Because you are not your wound.You are a person shaped by experience — and capable of healing. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

Your life is speaking. The question is — are you listening?In this episode of Find Our Breath, Dr. Reginald Charlestin invites you into the sacred practice of attunement — learning to listen to your body, your emotions, your recurring patterns, and the gentle whisper of the Holy Spirit. Drawing from Ecclesiastes 3 and the wisdom of seasons, this conversation explores how discernment begins with awareness and how burnout often happens when we resist the season we are in.Through pastoral reflection and clinical insight, you’ll discover why your body signals before you collapse, why your emotions are messengers rather than enemies, and how repeated patterns may be revealing what this season is asking of you.Attunement is not self-absorption — it is spiritual stewardship. When we slow down enough to listen, we begin to realign with grace, with purpose, and with the still small voice that continues to guide us. Because becoming requires attention. And every season has something to teach. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

Before we can grow, we must tell the truth.In this deeply reflective episode, Dr. Reginald Charlestin invites listeners into the sacred work of compassionate self-awareness — learning to name where you truly are without judgment, self-attack, or spiritual bypassing. Because surrender does not begin with giving up. It begins with honesty.Together, we explore why naming our reality feels so difficult, how shame keeps us stuck, and what it means to distinguish conviction from condemnation. Drawing from both clinical insight and biblical wisdom, this episode gently reminds us that growth does not require humiliation — it requires truth. And when we tell the truth about our exhaustion, grief, confusion, or longing, something begins to soften. The nervous system settles. The soul exhales.You cannot surrender what you refuse to name.If you’ve been pretending to be stronger than you feel…If you’ve been avoiding what is quietly true…If you’ve been longing for freedom from self-judgment…This conversation will help you breathe again.Because becoming begins exactly where you are — not where you wish you were.And wherever you are, grace meets you there. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

This season-opening episode invites you into a deeper understanding of life not as a destination to reach, but as a sacred, unfolding process of becoming. Together, we explore what it means to release the pressure to “arrive” and instead honor the ongoing, often tender work of growth, healing, and transformation.Through a blend of pastoral wisdom and clinical insight, this episode examines how becoming unfolds breath by breath — through seasons of clarity and confusion, strength and surrender, rest and resilience. You’ll be invited to reflect on where you are in your own becoming, how grace can meet you in every season, and how honoring your process can protect you from burnout, compassion fatigue, and spiritual exhaustion.This episode offers a gentle but grounding reframe: you are not behind, broken, or unfinished — you are becoming. And that becoming is holy. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

In this episode of Find Our Breath, Dr. Reginald Charlestin invites listeners into a heartfelt conversation about the sacred vocation of teaching — and the unseen weight educators carry. Joined by Amber Burgin, a compassionate and seasoned teacher, they explore the emotional, spiritual, and systemic realities of life in the classroom: the call to nurture, the burden of unmet needs, and the quiet grief that often accompanies the work of care.Together, they reflect on what it means to create safe spaces for others while searching for rest within themselves. This episode honors the classroom as both a place of transformation and a space where teachers are called to lay their own burdens down — to remember that caring for others also means learning how to breathe again. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

In this episode of Find Our Breath, Dr. Reginald Charlestin sits down with Alia Berry, a social worker, to explore the sacred and strenuous work of advocacy — the call to stand in the gap for others while navigating systems that are often slow to change.Together, they unpack the emotional and spiritual cost of caring in spaces that rarely care back. Through both pastoral and clinical lenses, they reflect on the tension between compassion and exhaustion, purpose and depletion — and what it means to still choose hope in the midst of broken systems.This conversation honors the often-unseen labor of social workers and all who carry the weight of advocacy. It’s a heartfelt reminder that your voice matters — and so does your rest. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

In this episode of Find Our Breath, Dr. Reginald Charlestin sits down with two ICU (Intensive Care Unit) trauma nurses to explore what it means to bear witness in places of crisis. Through honest and sacred conversation, they unpack the unseen weight of those who care for others in their most fragile moments—the cost of compassion, the struggle to maintain presence amid chaos, and the quiet grief that lingers after every shift.This conversation honors the humanity of those who serve on the frontlines of trauma. Together, they explore what it means to remain present without being consumed—and how helpers can find space to breathe, release, and heal while continuing to serve with grace. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

In this opening episode of Bearing Others, Bearing Ourselves, Dr. Reginald Charlestin sets the tone for a new series exploring the sacred balance between carrying the burdens of others and tending to our own inner lives. Drawing from his pastoral and clinical lens, Dr. Charlestin reflects on the invisible weight helpers carry, the cost of silence, and the need for spaces where caregivers can release, rest, and be held.  This episode invites listeners to breathe deeply, name their own burdens, and remember that caring for others begins with caring for ourselves. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

Grief doesn’t just touch our personal lives—it follows us into the spaces we lead. For leaders of all kinds, one of the most overlooked forms of grief is the pain of watching people walk away. What do you do when someone you’ve prayed for, invested in, and led suddenly leaves? How do you process the rejection, the self-doubt, and the quiet ache that lingers?In this closing episode of Good Grief: Learning to Live, Let Go, and Breathe Again, Dr. Reginald Charlestin sits down with Matthew McFarlin—minister, author, chaplain, and certified grief-informed professional. Together, they unpack the hidden grief of leadership and explore how faith, honesty, and intentional care can transform loss into deeper growth.If you’ve ever carried the weight of leadership loss—in church, at work, or in community—this conversation will remind you that your grief is real, your story matters, and you don’t have to navigate it alone. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

Forgiveness is one of the hardest spiritual and emotional journeys we will ever face—especially when the wound still aches. In this solo episode of Good Grief: Learning to Live, Let Go, and Breathe Again, Dr. Reginald Charlestin invites us into a tender, honest conversation about the slow and sacred work of forgiveness.Drawing from his perspective as a pastoral counselor and spiritual care practitioner, Dr. Charlestin reminds us that forgiveness is not a one-time act but an intentional process—one that requires courage, honesty, and partnership with the Holy Spirit. Forgiveness does not mean dismissing the pain or pretending the offense never happened. Instead, it is about confronting the truth of our hurt, understanding the “whys” beneath it, and allowing God to remove the sting so that healing can take root.This episode is for anyone carrying the weight of betrayal, offense, or unresolved hurt. It will not offer quick fixes but will invite you into a journey—a journey of release, peace, and rediscovered breath. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

Goodbyes are never easy. Some come with blessing and release. Others leave us wounded, carrying the ache of silence, rejection, or betrayal. In this episode, Dr. Reginald Charlestin shares a deeply personal story of leaving his home church, and how one pastor’s words transformed what could have felt like rejection into a moment of affirmation and sending.With honesty, reflection, and prayer, this episode holds space for both the beauty and the pain of endings. You’ll be invited to see goodbye not only as loss, but also as release, and to consider how even painful departures can become the soil for new beginnings.This is an episode for anyone lingering in a season that has shifted, struggling to let go, or carrying the weight of a goodbye that still hurts. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

What do we do when the healing doesn’t come, the door doesn’t open, or the prayer we whispered in faith feels like it goes unanswered?In this episode of Good Grief, Dr. Reginald Charlestin sits down with William Johnson—Millennial Pioneer, pastor, and thought leader—to explore the grief of unanswered prayers. Together, they unpack how faith is both tested and transformed in seasons of silence, what it means to walk with God when God feels absent, and how grief can become a teacher in our spiritual lives.Whether you’re holding unspoken questions, wrestling with silence, or simply curious about how faith survives in crisis, this conversation will meet you where you are. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

Grief is not just about death. It’s about the endings, transitions, and uncertainties that shape our lives. In this opening episode of the Good Grief series, Dr. Reginald Charlestin invites us to see grief differently — not as something to avoid, but as a teacher that can guide us into deeper healing.Drawing from the imagery of Holy Saturday — that in-between space of silence and noise — and his own story of navigating life after college, Dr. Charlestin reflects on how grief shows up in both expected and unexpected places. He reminds us that grief is not “good” or “bad,” but simply a part of life, and that in its silence and noise, there is something sacred to be learned.This episode offers gentle guidance, honesty, and a prayer for anyone learning to live, let go, and breathe again in the midst of change. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

What if the wound doesn’t go away?What if healing looks more like integration than erasure?In the final episode of The Wounded Helper series, Dr. Reginald Charlestin explores what it means to keep living, helping, and loving—even when the pain is still present.Through clinical insight, biblical reflection, and a powerful guided prayer, this episode gently invites caregivers, pastors, leaders, and helpers to embrace a healing journey that doesn’t require perfection to be sacred.Even Jesus kept His scars.You don’t have to hide yours to be whole. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

Healing doesn’t happen in pressure. It happens in presence.And presence requires space.In this episode from the series, The Wounded Helper, Dr. Reginald Charlestin unpacks the vital role of sacred space—both internal and external—in the healing journey of caregivers, leaders, and helpers. When we are constantly “on” for others, we forget that we too need rooms in our soul and rhythms in our day where we are safe to breathe, feel, and be fully human.This episode offers clinical insight, Scripture reflection, breathwork, and practical tools to help you reclaim the space you may have surrendered in your service to others.You can’t heal where you don’t feel safe.Let’s explore what it looks like to create that space again. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

Before we can heal, we must be honest.In this episode, Dr. Reginald Charlestin guides listeners through the sacred and necessary work of naming the wounds that often go unspoken in helping professions and caregiving roles.Using Scripture, trauma-informed insight, and reflective exercises, Dr. Charlestin explores why burnout is sometimes just grief in disguise—and how naming what hurts is the first step toward restoration.Whether your pain is physical, emotional, or spiritual… you are not alone.This is an invitation to step out of silence and into sacred self-awareness. You can’t heal what you won’t name. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

We were taught to be strong. To show up. To stay composed, keep serving, and never let it show. But what if that version of strength is silently breaking us?In this raw and honest episode, Dr. Reginald Charlestin dismantles the toxic myth of the “strong helper” and explores the emotional, spiritual, and clinical costs of performing strength. Through soul reflection, he invites helpers—pastors, counselors, caregivers, and leaders—to rediscover a more truthful, grace-filled strength rooted in rest, surrender, and presence.Whether you’ve been silently suffering or struggling to admit your own limits, this episode will meet you with compassion and challenge. It’s time to lay the myth down and breathe again. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

Some people don’t grow weary because of the workload. They grow weary because of the wounds they’ve received whiledoing the work.In this opening episode of The Wounded Helper series, Dr. Reginald Charlestin creates a sacred and honest space for those in caregiving roles, helping professions, and leadership—people who are often emotionally bleeding while continuing to serve others.Through spiritual reflection, clinical insight, and guided practices, this episode explores the emotional cost of helping, the signs of soul-level fatigue, and what healing can begin to look like when you name the hurt instead of hiding it.If you're tired but don’t know why—this episode is for you.Breathe. Heal. Grow. Together. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

What happens when you’re caught between who you’ve been… and who you’re called to become?In this powerful episode of Find Our Breath, Dr. Reginald Charlestin opens a sacred conversation around identity, healing, and the silent struggles men often carry alone. Timed for Men’s Mental Health Month, this honest reflection explores the deep, often unspoken tension many men face—the inner pull between old labels and divine purpose.You’ll hear soul-stirring truths about the masks we wear, the roles we’ve been forced into, and the courageous work of reclaiming who we really are—beneath performance, pain, and pressure.Rooted in scripture, anchored in grace, and drawn from Dr. Charlestin’s book Reclaiming Identity: Remember. Reclaim. Become., this episode is an invitation to pause… to feel… and to become.If you’ve ever wrestled with doubt, purpose, or belonging—this one’s for you.It’s not just a podcast.It’s holy ground. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

What if the greatest barrier to your healing isn't what happened to you—it's the name you’ve been answering to?In this soul-stirring episode, Dr. Reginald Charlestin invites you into a powerful exploration of the names we carry—names shaped by pain, performance, trauma, and expectation. But what happens when those names no longer reflect who you are—or who God says you are?Drawing from the biblical renaming of figures like Abraham and Jacob, we’ll uncover how identity is formed, distorted, and ultimately reclaimed.You’ll be challenged to confront the labels that have defined you—and courageously embrace the name Heaven has spoken over your life.This isn’t just an episode—it’s an altar moment.A chance to breathe deep, reflect honestly, and begin again.You’ll also be guided through a transformative activity to release false labels and affirm your God-given identity.Because you are not your trauma.You are not your title.You are who God calls you—beloved, chosen, whole. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

What happens when the reflection you’ve trusted most turns out to be a lie?In this deeply personal and powerful episode, Dr. Reginald Charlestin is joined by Apostle Sheree Amore—pastor, performer, and truth-teller—for an intimate conversation on reclaiming identity through the lens of divine truth.Through vulnerable storytelling and spiritual insight, Apostle Sheree reflects on the early mirrors that shaped her self-perception, the breaking points that forced her to question them, and the redemptive process of learning to see herself the way God always has.Together, they explore:How identity is shaped by distorted reflections from childhood, culture, and expectations.The emotional cost of carrying a false self.How Scripture and spiritual encounters reveal a truer image and what it takes to unlearn the lie and embody God’s vision for your life.This episode is a sacred invitation to pause and ask:What mirror have you been looking into—and how does God see you differently?Because reclaiming your identity starts with seeing yourself through eyes of truth. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

In this powerful episode of Find Our Breath Dr. Reginald Charlestin launches the Reclaiming Identity series by confronting the false labels and limiting beliefs that shape how we see ourselves.Inspired by his new book Reclaiming Identity: Remember. Reclaim. Become., Dr. Charlestin explores how childhood experiences, cultural messages, trauma, and religious teachings can distort our sense of identity. Through biblical insight, personal reflection, and a guided inner work moment, listeners are invited to pause, breathe, and return to the truth spoken over us from the beginning: You are good.Whether you’re navigating your own identity journey or supporting someone who is, this episode offers space to question, release, and begin again.Learn more or get the book at findourbreath.com Also available now on Amazon (audiobooks and ebooks are available). Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

In the final episode of The Power of the Pause series, Dr. Reginald Charlestin invites listeners into one of the most sacred and easily overlooked moments in life—the pause between inhale and exhale. This episode explores how that quiet space becomes more than a breath; it becomes a seat for the Divine, a place of communion, presence, and spiritual intimacy. What if the stillness we often avoid is the very space where God chooses to dwell?Join us as we journey through the breath, reflect on its sacred rhythm, and rediscover what it means to commune with God, ourselves, and one another. Breathe in. Pause. Breathe out. Encounter the sacred space between. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

In this episode of Find Our Breath, we explore the radical truth that stillness is not passive—it’s powerful. Titled “Stillness as Rebellion: When Rest Pushes Back,” Dr. Reginald Charlestin invites listeners to reframe productivity, embrace the sacred rhythm of rest, and view stillness as an act of worship and trust in God.Drawing from Scripture, workplace experiences, and spiritual practice, this episode asks: What if stillness is not just a break from the grind—but a spiritual uprising against everything that depletes us?Join the journey as we reclaim breath, reimagine rest, and discover that sometimes the holiest thing you can do… is breathe. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

In a world that rarely slows down, what does it mean to pause with intention? In this soul-stirring conversation, Dr. Reginald Charlestin is joined by Pastor John Lakin—spiritual guide, pastor, and a strong prophetic voice for rest in a restless world. Together, they explore the sacred rhythm of Selah—the spiritual stillness that invites us to breathe deeply, listen intentionally, and become present to God.“Stillness doesn’t mean disengagement. Sometimes it’s preparation. Sometimes it’s protest. Sometimes it’s protection.”Through heartfelt dialogue, biblical reflection, and practical wisdom, this episode unpacks why stillness is not the absence of movement but the embrace of divine presence. If your soul is weary, your mind crowded, or your heart longing for sacred pause, this conversation is your gentle invitation to rest.Take a moment. Selah. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]

Have you ever caught yourself holding your breath without even realizing it?In this opening episode of Find Our Breath, host Dr. Reginald Charlestin shares a surprising moment of self-discovery that invites us to reflect on the deeper ways we live in tension—mentally, emotionally, spiritually.Blending personal storytelling, sacred insight, and a guided moment of intentional breath, this episode offers a gentle but powerful reminder: we weren’t created to live in constant motion. Sometimes, the healing begins when we pause.Whether you’re overwhelmed, overextended, or just need a moment to come back to yourself—this space is for you. Breathe. Heal. Grow.Just Breathe—Helping You Find Peace, Purpose, and Wholeness—One Breath at a Time.www.findourbreath.com | [email protected]