The WildlyKnown Life

This week I've got a treat for us all. My friend and bestselling author, Jennifer Dukes Lee.She's written nine books and as what she calls an "accidental farmwife," she is someone who knows and loves nature and it's clear her faith is deeply rooted in it. Last week on the podcast, I asked us why God created sleep. And today, as Jennifer helps us love our mornings, I kick off with that same question. I ask it back to Jennifer. And whether you call yourself a morning person or not, she's going to help us love our mornings because as she says, "how we begin our days impacts how we live our days." Let's dive in.HELPFUL LINKS  Order How to Love Your Morning: https://jenniferdukeslee.com/how-to-love-your-morning/Follow Jennifer on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferdukeslee/Jennifer's website: https://jenniferdukeslee.com/books/Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/niki.hardy   Join me 'round the campfire (The WildlyKnown Life Substack): https://www.nikihardy.substack.com/   Check out my books: https://www.nikihardy.com/

Apparently a third of us don't get enough sleep and desperately want to sleep for longer, sleep more deeply and with fewer interruptions, which makes it unsurprising that the US sleep industry is worth $136 billion. And of course it's growing year on year. But what exactly is sleep? What's the point of it? And why did God create us with the need to sleep a third of our lives being horizontal and seemingly unproductive and unresponsive and unproductive?Let's dive in.HELPFUL LINKS Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LzpSQCkXuDg Lectio 365: https://lectio365.com/Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/niki.hardy  Join me 'round the campfire (The WildlyKnown Life Substack): https://www.nikihardy.substack.com/  Check out my books: https://www.nikihardy.com/

According to my Bible reading plan, I have managed to fall over three weeks behind. And that's after I've already reset the start date to catch up when I got a month behind a while ago. The goal was to listen to the entire Bible in a year so that I could fall in love with the arc of the narrative and the God of its pages.Today, we're doing my own version of Lectio Divina. Let's dive in.HELPFUL LINKS Episode 10: https://www.nikihardy.com/resource_redirect/landing_pages/2151959700Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/niki.hardy  Join me 'round the campfire (The WildlyKnown Life Substack): https://www.nikihardy.substack.com/  Check out my books: https://www.nikihardy.com/

Worry gets a bad rap, and understandably, but surprisingly God created us to worry. He just didn't create us to live life worried. Let's dive in.HELPFUL LINKS Dr. Chris Lee's website: https://www.drchrislee.com/Join me at the Worry WorkshopFollow me on IGJoin me 'round the campfire (The WildlyKnown Life Substack)Check out my books

Today's episode is a love letter from God to you, to us, to me, written entirely in scripture. My prayer is that it reminds us all of who we're hoping in and how loved we are, because these things go a long way to activating our parasympathetic nervous system and our calm response. May it calm your heart, your mind, your body, and your soul. Let's dive in.HELPFUL LINKSJoin me at the Worry WorkshopFollow me on IGJoin me 'round the campfire (The WildlyKnown Life Substack)Check out my books

My guest and my friend, Mary Morantz, knows what it's like to walk the muddy, tangled, and often treacherous path of learning to come alive to what feeds us and drives us and overcome the beliefs and actions holding us back from being and doing all we're created for. Now, she's the bestselling author of Dirt and Underestimated, as well as the host of the popular podcast, The Mary Marantz Show and I can't wait for you to get to know her more today.Let's dive in.HELPFUL LINKSFollow Mary on IGMary's websiteOrder UnderestimatedFollow me on IGJoin me 'round the campfire (The WildlyKnown Life Substack)Check out my books

When we're faced with more options than we've got brain space or time to process, we need some soul friendly ways to deal with the overwhelm so we don't shut down or get mad at God for not making it clearer. Let's dive in.HELPFUL LINKSTake the Wildly Known Life QuizWatch this episode on YouTubeFollow me on IGJoin me 'round the campfire (The WildlyKnown Life Substack)Check out my books

The wasteland or the wilderness, it's not exactly at the top of many people's destination bucket list. Often it's obvious when we've entered the wasteland. But it's also possible to be living in the wasteland for years and be blissfully unaware. But something does feel muted, maybe a bit flat, a smidge directionless, and like we're not living in the lane we were born for. We do the things, we show up, we keep our responsibilities, because our people still need loving and feeding, the bills still need paying, and the rubbish still needs taking to the curb. And yet there's this inner whisper.Let's dive in.HELPFUL LINKSTake the Wildly Known Life QuizOrder God, Can We Chat?If Women Rose Rooted by Sharon BlackieThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriWatch this episode on YouTubeFollow me on IGJoin me 'round the campfire (The WildlyKnown Life Substack)Check out my books

If you spent your life helping others live their dreams, or you've pressed hold on what you want for any number of reasons, you might have secretly thought something along the lines of, "I have spent so long being there for everyone else, I'm not sure I even know what I want anymore, or if it even matters. And what if I do figure it out, only to discover I've missed my chance? And anyway, part of me worries that wanting more from God, from life, makes me kind of greedy or ungrateful."Asking questions like these, they remind me of something I learned a few years ago about how God wired us for what he has for us. Let's dive in.

Our guest today, author and my favorite poet, Tanner Olson, doesn't offer quick fixes, inspirational fluff, or Pollyanna platitudes. Instead, he walks alongside us with down-to-earth honesty, compassion and calm, acknowledging that healing takes time and hope often starts small. Tanner lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Sarah, dog, Pancake, and their son, Judah. For the last decade, he has been writing and speaking about hope, faith, and love to audiences online and across the US. His writing has been described as “hopefully unique” as it blends faith, humor, and curiosity. Through his words, Tanner points readers and listeners toward the ultimate source of hope and love, Jesus.In April 2025 Tanner released his first children’s book, All the Things I Say to God (Zonderkidz). His new book of poems and essays with HarperCollins, Getting Through What You’re Going Through, released February 2026.Tanner travels around the country, sharing poetry and delivering messages of hope.For more, find Tanner online at writtentospeak.com or on instagram @writtentospeak.Let's dive in.HELPFUL LINKSFollow Tanner on IGTanner's websiteOrder Getting Through What You're Going ThroughFollow me on IGJoin me 'round the campfire (The WildlyKnown Life Substack)Check out my books

Today I want to take us one step further into a moment of stillness. But before we go there, we'll also bust a few myths about stillness to make it just a bit less scary. Let's dive in.HELPFUL LINKSListen to Episode 3: God Rarely Yells: How to Quiet the Noise and Hear GodFollow me on IGJoin me 'round the campfire (The WildlyKnown Life Substack)Check out my books

Today we're going to look at all the different types of voices in our heads, screaming for attention and how to quieten them so we can tune in to God's still small voice. Let's dive in.HELPFUL LINKSFollow me on IGJoin me 'round the campfire (The WildlyKnown Life Substack)Check out my books

If you're like most of us, trying to hear God's voice is as slippery as a baby seal on a slip and slide and often leaves us frustrated and asking God, “why can't I hear you?” Today, the focus is on one mindset shift — a posture we can adopt to hear God's voice a little easier. Let's dive in.HELPFUL LINKSListen to Episode 1: Hearing God's VoiceFollow me on IGJoin me 'round the campfire (The WildlyKnown Life Substack)Check out my books

This week is the very first week of the Wildly Known Life podcast, and we are diving into how and why it's easier to hear God's voice out in nature. Why start there? Although we long to tend to that sacred tug within us and we try to do all the right things in our lives and faith, we can still feel stuck, underwhelmed, disappointed and worried we're missing what God has for us. If you feel closest to God in nature, but aren't sure what to do other than pray as you walk around the block, or maybe you're worried some nature-based spiritual practices are a little too woo-woo, then this episode is for you, my friend.HELPFUL LINKSFollow me on IGJoin me 'round the campfire (The WildlyKnown Life Substack)Check out my books

This week is the very first week of the Wildly Known Life podcast, and we are diving into how and why it's easier to hear God's voice out in nature. Why start there? Although we long to tend to that sacred tug within us and we try to do all the right things in our lives and faith, we can still feel stuck, underwhelmed, disappointed and worried we're missing what God has for us. If you feel closest to God in nature, but aren't sure what to do other than pray as you walk around the block, or maybe you're worried some nature-based spiritual practices are a little too woo-woo, then this episode is for you, my friend.HELPFUL LINKSFollow me on IGJoin me 'round the campfire (The WildlyKnown Life Substack)Check out my books