See Hear Love

Note: This program includes discussion of disordered eating. Viewers that are struggling with these topics may want to be cautious in joining this conversation Host Melinda Estabrooks is joined by a panel of guests who have each struggled with eating disorders in a different way: Nikki Fletcher (Mom of 2 who struggles with Anorexia), Jermaine Downey (Retired Army Captain who struggles with Bulimia), Shannon Binkley (Grade 3 Teacher who struggles with anorexia) and Trish Nicholls-Powell (our See Hear Love Guesting Producer who struggled with anorexia and bulimia for 20+ years). Join us for an honest and courageous panel discussion about their journey with eating disorders. Plus, learn what NOT to do or say to someone with an eating disorder AND effective and kind ways to be supportive. If you are struggling with an eating disorder, you are not alone. visit nedic.ca (Canada) or nationaleatingdisorders.org (USA) to find assistance.

Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love team and Special Guest Lyndsay Thompson as they talk about the Challenges and Learnings of Mental Illness & Bipolar Disorder .. and that GOD IS GOOD in all of our struggles.

Lara Watson (Executive Producer & Co-Host of 100 Huntley Street) is authentically beautiful, inspiring and deeply moving. We talk about motherhood, how to share your faith with your kids without being manipulative or guilt based, how to manage being a mom, wife and a career woman, what do you love most about interviewing and sharing stories of courage and faith in Jesus and SO MUCH MORE!

Cheryl Weber is an inspiring, adventurous woman and friend! She is a co-host of 100 Huntley Street, a journalist, a speaker and producer. She was named one of the top 100 female Christian women in Canada. Cheryl has a heart for the underprivileged and a passion for women's issues. She is a social justice advocate who works to end sex trafficking in our lifetime. She’s fun and authentic, just like she is on TV!

On this episode of See Hear Love, Melinda gets to know Maggie John, national producer, field reporter, Host of Context: Beyond the Headlines and Founder of The Baby Depot. Listen to their meaningful discussion on what makes up a confident woman, juggling work, family, faith and friends well and setting healthy boundaries.

In this episode of See Hear Love, Melinda gets to know her colleague Mark Masri, co-host of 100 Huntley Street.

In this episode of See Hear Love, Melinda gets to know her colleagues Meisha and Christina. Meisha Watson is the host of "Hey Meisha!" and Christina Laurice Pearo is the host of "Living Local" on YesTV.

We begin a new podcast series called “Melinda Gets To Know Her Colleagues” beginning with Kevin Shepherd, CEO of Crossroads Media & YESTV. This episode also introduces a new producer to See Hear Love, Addison Aspilla.

Melinda is joined by Jason Persaud on this week's SOS episode about church. Women and the church, racism, church hurt, spiritual abuse, what we learned through the pandemic in our church, and how we respond to deconstruction. Jason is an associate pastor, community leader in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. He's a founder of the Culture Changers Movement that was launched to inspire the church to be a leading voice against injustice, to impact culture, the love of Jesus. Jason believes the church needs to find creative ways to engage with cultural issues, to reach people with the good news. He himself has faced injustice within the church, and so his story will resonate with many people, and we hope it will encourage you, too!

This week on our SOS: Summer of Strength podcast, Melinda is joined by Mindi Oaten, a prophetic artist whose life trajectory changed after hearing from God in a dream. She shares how she came back to an artistic practice after 14 years of neglect, and how small acts of obedience can help us hear God's voice in our lives. As a note, the purple flower is a wisteria.

Divorcing, married, or single, this episode is for you. This week Melinda is joined by another guest familiar to fans of seasons 1-3 of See Hear Love... It's Jen Lawrence! She's back with us to talk about the 8 languages of money, how to navigate the process of divorce so you can focus on your healing, how there's no one "right" way to handle your finances, and the role that toxic money stories can play in preventing our healthy discussions of finance. Jen is now a CDC Certified Divorce Coach® and CDC Divorce Transition and Recovery Coach™ who helps her clients navigate divorce with their wealth and sanity intact. She’s also a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® and former banker and helps women get smart about their money. As the co-author of Engage the Fox, she is an expert in critical thinking and helps her clients make good decisions throughout the divorce process. Jen has written about divorce, overcoming money problems, high conflict people, happiness, and mental health. She’s been featured in HuffPost, Thrive Global, Authority Magazine, and many other publications. She’s also appeared on The Mom Show, Report on Business TV, and TVO Parents.

This week on See Hear Love, Melinda is joined by Debbie Opoku-Mulder, a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario. Debbie shares the story of how, after many years as a therapist helping others all day and tuning out the problems all night, she realized SHE needed to get help. She gives us her thoughts on • Who helps the helper • Battling burnout • The fear of asking for help, and • Erasing the stigma of mental health

This week Melinda is joined by someone familiar to some of you... Kimberley Mitchell is back with us! Kimberley Mitchell is Co-Host of the Solo Parent Society podcast and former guest panelist on See Hear Love. Kimberley has spent more than 3 decades in church ministry across Canada and the US, sharing encouragement through speaking, singing and writings. Her broadcast and music studies lead to many television and radio appearances as well as recording artist work. After eight years as a single mother, Kimberley married the love of her life, Brian. Kimberley has a son, Kai, and a daughter, Serena, and two bonus sons, Campbell, and Emerson who are all young adults. Kimberley and Brian, and their dog, Teddy, are now beginning that ‘empty nest' stage of life. They reside in Franklin, Tennessee.

The biggest lie you will ever believe is the one that says you're unwanted. If rejection or betrayal has come crashing through your door - you know the emotional shattering this brings. You understand the brokenness. And you know the heartache of standing in the jagged fragments of a new normal you never wanted. This week on See Hear Love, Nicole Langman joins Host Melinda Estabrooks to talk about her own story of working through rejection after a divorce, why we tell ourselves lies about ourselves, and how we can embrace the truth that we are loved and wanted. Nicole is a clinical counsellor and speaker in Ontario, Canada where she walks with women through their own valleys towards healing. She is newly married to Brent who she describes as God's exclamation point in His love letter to her. Their blended family includes three adult children, one grand baby and a highly anxious bernedoodle named Sadie. Her devotions have been included in Proverbs 31 publications, EA Books Publishing, and her free E-book, Rejection Recovery Resource Kit is a free therapeutic handbook for anyone who has ever faced rejection.

This week, we're interrupting our SOS: Summer Of Strength Podcast Series for a very special episode with host Melinda… being interviewed about her trauma and recovery from her emergency surgery on her mouth and jaw, and ICU hospitalization. Psychotherapist Debbie Mulder asks Melinda deep, thoughtful questions about her thoughts on dying, living life to its fullest, and choosing to be grateful every day! Melinda reflects on: • Her fears, thoughts, and learnings • How her husband Chris is doing after his role as a caregiver • How family community and prayer sustained them through this difficult situation Listen to their conversation on @spotify @applepodcasts or watch on our See Hear Love Youtube channel!

Welcome back to another episode of See Hear Love's Summer of Strength series. This week, Melinda is joined by Senait Litchmore. Senait is a Registered Psychotherapist and Enneagram Practitioner who has provided individuals and families with clinical support since 2010, with a few breaks in between to nurture and raise her 3 children. This conversation is all about strong families: • How family therapy can help parents be a part of the solution for our kids • How we can break generational cycles by being the parent WE needed • How self-discovery can help us be the parent our kids need

Welcome to our See Hear Love Summer Of Strength! Today Melinda is joined by Idelette McVicker. Idelette is the author of Recovering Racists: Dismantling White Supremacy & Reclaiming Our Humanity. In this episode, we discuss • White Supremacy and Living in a White Bubble • The Liberating Jesus – Emmanuel, God with Us • Honouring everyone. Like, actually everyone • Her journey of Liberation and pilgrimage toward humanity! And how we must acknowledge our internalized racism, repent of our complicity, and learn new ways of being human.

Join Melinda Estabrooks on this interview from the archives with Max Lucado, the author of books that have sold more than 150 million copies - as he shares how the story of Queen Esther inspires us and teaches us how to have courage. This inspiring conversation continues on our Facebook, Instagram, and on seehearlove.com

This month we are bringing back our favourite shows from last summer's SOS - Summer Of Strength series. Join Host Melinda as we continue our SOS Summer of Strength series with two amazing guests who will help strengthen you in your marriage OR in your singleness! Stephanie Rourke Jackson was living a picture-perfect life, that hid deep relationship problems in her marriage. After 19 years of marriage, she was faced with her husband's affair with a member of the worship team where he led. She shares WHY she stayed, HOW they restored their marriage, and her TOP 3 words for those who may face a similar situation. Debra Fileta Professional Counselor, national speaker, author of the book True Love Dates, and host of the Love + Relationships podcast. She shares how we can prepare ourselves for healthy relationships even in our singleness, and how 4 key areas are all important to maintaining strong, healthy marriages. Be ready with a pen and a notepad, because you'll want to take notes on these conversations!

This month we are bringing back our favourite shows from last summer's SOS - Summer Of Strength series. Join Host Melinda as we listen and learn from: Grammy award winning Christian hip hop recording artist, songwriter, music executive, actor, and entrepreneur LECRAE as he shares about finding hope and overcoming shame, navigating backlash (especially from The Church) from being outspoken about racial injustice, trauma, anxiety, and depression, his absentee father and their restored relationship and his faith in Jesus and his care for the broken and marginalized. Jason Brown, former NFL player who walked away from a multi-million dollar NFL contract to become a farmer shares: How "having it all" actually did not make him any happier, and why the American dream is a myth, How God showed him that his life was going to fall apart if he didn't make a change, and how doing the hard work of growing food for his community gave him a sense of true satisfaction. Listen to be inspired, and learn from these heartfelt stories how we can choose to heal our relationships with God and each other, and show up for our communities in radical, life-changing ways!

This month we are bringing back our favourite shows from last summer's SOS - Summer Of Strength series. Join Host Melinda as she sits down with Henry and Alex Seeley, the founders of The Belonging Co, as they share honestly and intimately about their ministry, their marriage, and their struggle to find healing in their journey with Alex's eating disorder. Their conversation is inspiring and far-ranging, as they discuss how love for God, for your neighbour, for your spouse, and for yourself all work together.

This month we are bringing back our favourite shows from last summer's SOS - Summer Of Strength series. Host Melinda sits down with Kevin and Dawn, who are founders of the Helm Center, an addictions recovery program in Nova Scotia. Their own story with Kevin's drug addiction to Crystal Meth started a week before their wedding, and many years later saw the restoration of their family. Dawn describes how she struggled to honour the vows she made, as God led her to stand by her husband through it all.

Trigger warning: Sexual violence and abuse . This month we are bringing back our favourite shows from last summer's SOS - Summer Of Strength series. This week we are featuring our episode with Rosie Rivera, an author, television personality, and businesswoman. Rosie shares her heartbreaking story of her childhood sexual abuse, the poor choices she made in trying to find her way, and her beloved sister's tragic death. Her story doesn't end there, but instead, God found her and has worked through her POWERFULLY to restore and heal herself, her family, and even the man who abused and hurt her! Listen to be encouraged in your own healing, or to learn some amazing tools to help in the healing process of the people you love.

It's our Season 7 Finale and that's a Wrap! Join Host Melinda and our See Hear Love Co-Hosts Matt Vincent, Cheryl Nembhard, Dr. Merry Lin and Joanna la Fleur as they share their FAVOURITE SHOWS from the past season, what they've learned about themselves this past year and events and moments that shook them, that challenged them .. to lean in and press into Jesus.

Join Host Melinda, Co-Host Cheryl Nembhard and Regular Panelists Tryphena Perumalla-Gagnon and Esther Lysakovsky as they share bravely and honestly about their response to Clergy sexual and emotional abuse in the Church, how ‘we' have contributed to a culture of abuse, why cultivating character over influence is vital for every leader, how ‘we' can stop abuse from happening in our churches, and how we can best support victims and survivors of abuse. This is a show that is timely, challenging, difficult and personal. But, a necessary discussion to have for anyone who has been abused within the church, for the truth-tellers standing up and speaking up against abuse in the church, for church leaders and for those who deeply love the church and want to see her as a safe place for all people

This week on See Hear Love, the experts are here to help us become more confident women! Melinda Estabrooks is joined by cohost Dr. Merry C. Lin and contributors Sue Wigston and Ellen Graf-Martin. We want to help you become more confident, so that you can make an impact on YOUR world.

April is Autism Acceptance month, and this week's guest is Daniel Bowman Jr. Daniel is the author of On The Spectrum, a book about faith and neurodiversity. This conversation is inspiring and informing for us as we pursue living a life of loving our neighbour, and make space for the diversity of human experience in our churches, schools, and organizations.

Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love team and Special Guest, New York Best-Selling Author, Lisa Bevere, as they talk all about HOW to stop seeing others as rivals – which limits our purpose and connections with others – and start seeing how God's love breaks these limits and promises true identity and intimacy. It's time to stop comparing yourself with others and competing against them - and start living the amazing life that God has for you!

See Hear Love celebrates Easter with the next-generation After Hours panel, hosted by Joanna la Fleur. Listen in as Camille Aguila, Earl Cabaluna, and Hannah McNeilly discuss their faith upbringing, why the Easter story matters, and how they are inspired to share the Gospel story with their peers.

Join us this week for a conversation with Mike Kai. Mike Mike Kai leads a multi-site congregation in Hawaii. His mission is to see people fulfill their God-given potential, and he is helping to make that happen by equipping business leaders and executives with leadership tools. His new book That Doesn't Just Happen, Mike Kai draws lessons from the story of the Queen of Sheba visiting King Solomon to demonstrate how excellence in our work can draw others to be curious about the message we have to share.

This week, join us for a special episode of See Hear Love, with Cheryl Nembhard, Tryphena Perumalla-Gagnon and Esther Lysakovsky sharing the stories of the women who inspire them, and what they hope to see for the future of women.

This week, join Melinda and See Hear Love for our Amazing Women Who Inspire Us and Are Making a Difference podcast series! Jennifer Lau is the executive director of Canadian Baptist Ministries, and shares her thoughts on being in leadership, her advice, and how the church and Christian organizations should respond to tragedy. Be ready with a notebook, because this is a powerful conversation!

This week on See Hear Love, Join Melinda Estabrooks with the Men's Panel as they reflect on how work is not our identity, and the danger of linking our identity to what we do in our career. Melinda also sits down with Detective J. Warner Wallace as he shares how he learned to keep his identity separate from his own work.

JOIN US for our VERY Special March See Hear Love Podcast series, “Amazing Women Who We Love, Making A Difference In The World” featuring WOMEN who are HERE FOR IT ALL! Social justice advocates, ministry leaders, pastors, influencers, international speakers, content creators, TV Hosts, podcasters, authors, social entrepreneurs, global health professionals, coaches, executive directors, moms, sisters, friends .. and so much more! Thank you for your presence with us! We love you! These incredible women lend their voices, stories and expertise as they share how they #breakthebias, how they lead their teams and themselves well, how they confront injustice and inequality, how they choose self-care and priorities, how they make space for their neighbours and the marginalized, how they mentor the next generation, how they show up as their authentic selves, how they live with the ‘imposter syndrome,' how they train newcomers in practical skills in the workplace, how they have overcome challenges and bias, how they celebrate their wins, how they have learned from women in the Bible how to live and lead with passion and purpose, how they love and follow Jesus well. This series celebrates our sisters. This series inspires us to never give up. This series encourages us that there is still more work to be done to end gender bias, racism and prejudice. This series leads us toward Jesus and love. We hope you'll join us on this journey of discovery, storytelling and learning with some AMAZING WOMEN!

Happy International Women's Day! We are so excited that you are joining us for this extra-special See Hear Love episode, as Host Melinda is joined by our very own Crossroads Media hosts Meisha Watson of Hey Meisha!, Cheryl Weber of 100 Huntley Street, and Maggie John of Context on the panel. We're also joined by Lara Watson sharing the Good Word, and Crystal Lavallee of First Peoples Voices sharing how we can break the bias with Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

Join Melinda and our Ask The Experts Panel of Dr. Merry C. Lin, Debra Fileta, Sue Wigston, and Ellen Graf-Martin as they discuss our Longing for Love & Belonging - and why we sometimes make bad choices in relationships to fill that need. Be ready with a pencil or your notes app open for this inspiring and informative conversation!

Join After Hours Host Joanna la Fleur for an After Hours Conversation with Matt Wells, Mikayla Nembhard, and Hunter Birch as they discuss how the digital-saturated world is affecting them, and the choices they are making to stay authentic and true to their beliefs and values in the midst of it. Let us know your thoughts on this inspiring conversation!

This week on See Hear Love, we are exploring what it means to be truly known. Are we afraid to be known by God and others? Or is it really the deep longing of our hearts to be known and accepted? Aubrey Sampson joins Melinda Estabrooks for a powerful conversation about living into the identity that God made us in.

Join Host Melinda and our Men's Panel who share their honest and vulnerable stories of anxiety and burnout – and why so many men live with these struggles and never ask for help. Registered psychotherapist Elisha Schafer joins us to help define these terms and share some strategies for coping with these difficult issues and helping those close to us who struggle, and author David Marvin talks about how our faith can help us face uncertainty without fear.

Join Host Melinda and our ‘Ask the Experts' Panel who share their thoughts and wisdom on RESETTING FOR THE NEW YEAR .. focusing on WHY we believe the lies about ourselves and HOW we can change our narrative! This conversation is AMAZING and convicting and helpful as we choose to make life-altering changes. So join us as we talk about: -Identifying lies many women believe about themselves -Why we believe these lies and what has been the consequences or outcomes because we have believed them. -How do we stop believing these lies and change our narrative to a healthy one? -How can we reset in 2022 to begin living a more hopeful, joyful, and kind-filled life? -How does Jesus make a difference as we reset ? We also have Ellen Graf-Martin, one of our Experts, sharing Romans 12:1-2 from the Good Word

In this episode of the I Need Help With My Mental Health Podcast Series, Melinda sits down with Special Guest, Sarah Clarkson. Sarah is a writer, theologian and author of This Beautiful Truth: How God's Goodness Breaks Into Our Darkness In this interview with Sarah, she shares her own transformative encounters with beauty in the midst of her decade-long struggle with mental illness, depression, OCD and doubt, and how she believes that God's spirit is always reaching out to us, even from sources we might not expect (like Lord of the Rings!) Sarah is open, honest, vulnerable and inspiring. She is one of my 2022 heroes! Pushing through. Choosing the good and right even when it is dark and lonely and hard. Always moving forward even when your feet want to stop or go back .. pressing onward.

Joan Chittister is a benedictine nun who currently serves as co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a partner organization of the UN, facilitating a worldwide network of women peace builders. For 50 years she has passionately advocated on behalf of peace, human rights, women's issues, and church renewal. A much sought-after speaker, counselor and clear voice that bridges across all religions, she is also a best-selling author of more than 60 books, hundreds of articles, and an online column for the National Catholic Reporter. She has received numerous writing awards and honors for her work, and is a noted international lecturer as well as a former fellow at St. Edmund's College, Cambridge University, England. In 2019 Sister Joan was the featured guest of Oprah Winfrey on "Super Soul Sunday," about her book, The Time is Now. Her first interview with Oprah was in 2015. She has appeared on “Meet the Press” with Tim Russert, “60 Minutes,” “CBS News,” “NOW” with Bill Moyers and numerous BBC and NPR programs including “Weekend Edition Sunday” with Liane Hansen and “On Being” with Krista Tippett. Here, she shares wisdom from her book The Monastic Heart: 50 Simple Practices For a Contemplative and Fulfilling Life