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Jul 29
Why Being So Hard on Yourself Is Keeping You Stuck (Part 1)
Can I tell you something that took me a long time to see in my own life? That voice telling you to push harder, do better, keep going - the one that sounds like it's helping you? It might not be encouragement at all. In this episode, I'm starting a two-part conversation about sha ... Show More
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Jul 22
If God Could Take Away Your Pain… Why Doesn't He?
If God is good and God is powerful, why doesn't He take our pain away? It's one of the oldest questions we carry, and one of the most honest. In this episode, I'm not going to give you a tidy answer, because there isn't one. Instead, I'm looking at this question from four angles ... Show More
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Jul 15
What Is Survival Mode? (And The First Step to Getting Out Of It)
You don't wake up one day and realize you've been surviving... you just keep going, keep functioning, keep pushing through. And that's exactly what makes survival mode so hard to spot. In this episode, I'm talking about what it actually looks like to live in a state of chronic st ... Show More
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