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The Breakdown Duo is an unscripted, honest and fun podcast featuring mother and son duo Deb and Tyler (T-wise). Listen in as they breakdown life's hot topics to help build you up. Their unique approach will leave you with practical applications to buildin

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    • May 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 131 EPISODES


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    Inheritance vs Legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 17:05


    Send us a textIn this thought-provoking podcast, we explore the complex relationship between inheritance and legacy—two concepts that shape our lives but are rarely examined side by side. Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out Transformed on FB.

    Who is God?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 15:07


    Send us a textWhy do we shy away from tough topics and hard discussions? Let's break it down together. The "Breakdown Duo" is changing their name to Transformed!  Available on all podcast platforms.Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out Transformed on FB.

    THE EMPTY NEST

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 21:14


    Send us a textPart two with Kate Battistelli is spellbinding, as she continues her story of God's redeeming love and what came after the God Dare. Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    The King and I - Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 28:57


    Send us a textKate Battistelli was the understudy for The King and I. She ended up doing 1,000 Broadway shows with Yule Brenner. My favorite quote from today is, "Sometimes you have to just do it afraid!" Join this two-part podcast and hear her extraordinary God story.Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    Thermometer vs Thermostat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 15:07


    To determine the temperature of your church, take your temperature first. Are you too old to take risks? Send your thoughts and questions to The Breakdown Duo.Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    WHAT IS THE MINISTRY OF PRESENCE?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 27:56


    Is it possible to overthink ministering to someone? Do we have to do something to be effective? How powerful is your presence alone? Deb and Sheryl break it down for us.Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    CAN MY MARRIAGE BE SAVED?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 36:12


    If someone told you, "There is a way to make lasting changes in your marriage,”would you believe them? Join Deb and Al Ray from Marriage Team as they breakdown communication in marriage.Reach out to the Marriage Team today!Address:1400 NE 136th Ave, Suite 201Vancouver, WA 98684Main Office: (360)450-6042Toll Free: (866)831-4201Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    FINDING HOPE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 33:16


    The Breakdown Duo welcomes back the NEW duo!Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    HOUSEKEEPER VS ARCHITECT

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 21:48


    Oswald Chambers says, "God is not a housekeeper but an architect." Let's break that down.Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    Dealing with chaos!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 23:47


    Chaos wants to rule the day. Deb and Kati break down how to build a foundation that defeats chaos and brings order.Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    Don't be found guilty!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 19:10


    Have you lost your first love? Could it be that it's the little things that steal your love?Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    I'm okay, I don't need help!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 27:30


    What can we do when we know someone needs help but don't know how to help? Deb and Sheryl Weisen break it down.Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    To lament or not to lament!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 21:44


    Is it okay to complain to God? Does complaining show a lack of trust? Deb and her guest, Sheryl Weisen, break it down.Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    I'm back and earnest . . . What does that mean?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 15:50


    What does it mean to seek God earnestly? Do my priorities need to be shattered and reshaped? Let's break it down together.Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    THE FINAL CHAPTER

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 11:11


    After two years, three months and 117 episodes, we recorded our final chapter today! We have enjoyed spending time with you each week. Our prayer is that you found encouragement as you listened to our honest and often vulnerable discussions. Thank you to our many guests who shared their stories and journeys of faith. We are excited for the next chapter and expecting something great!Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    THE HOLY LAND

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2023 27:01


    "I walked today where Jesus walked"! Few people have the opportunity to visit Israel and see the places where Jesus preached and performed miracles. For those who do, it can be a life-changing experience. Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    ARE YOU AFRAID OF DEATH?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2023 21:16


    I often ask myself, am I afraid to die or am I afraid of how I lived?Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR MOTHER BEFORE SHE'S GONE

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023 40:47


    Sometimes we don't take the time to ask the deep questions of our parents before we no longer have the opportunity. On today's episode, T-wise asks Deb some hard-hitting questions about her life.Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    BENEFITS OF READING GOD'S WORD

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 27:27


    Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.Is there a scripture for every situation and circumstance we face?Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    Holy, Holy, Holy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 26:59


    And one called out to another and said, "Holy, Holy, Holy, is YHWH of hosts, the whole earth is full of His glory." ("Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHWH Tsabaoth, melo kal ha'aretz ke-vodah")Do we understand the significance of God's holiness?Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    RETICULAR ACTIVATOR

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2023 31:55


    Can your Reticular Activation System (RAS) influence whether you have a good day or a bad day? In this episode the Duo breakdown how to engage in activities that could help you have a better day.The Five Minute Journal is available on Amazon or at intelligentchange.com.Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    KAYAKING LESSONS

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 14:04


    So many lessons can be learned from a day kayaking with friends. Leadership, mentoring, warnings, mistakes, and handling accidents are just a few.Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    QUESTIONING EVERYTHING?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2023 31:01


    Do you fight the urge to question everything? Does comparison keep you from fulfilling your dreams? Not everything has an answer, the key is to never quit!Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    GUARD YOUR HEART

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 30:07


    The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? Jeremiah 17:9Support the showBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    IS GLUTEN-FREE A FAD?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 28:08


    Thirty years ago we didn't hear about peanut, gluten, lactose, and many other allergies. In fact, for many of us, we still don't even know what things like gluten are! So how do we know if it's for real or just another health fad?Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    GARAGE SALES

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 24:01


    It's been said, "One man's junk is another man's treasure!" Matthew 6:21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    Process Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2023 36:44


    We can't skip the process . . . it matters!Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    WHALE WATCHING

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 29:18


    You have to have the discernment to know when to chase after it and when to position yourself and wait. Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2023 33:13


    Proverbs 17:22A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. After a couple of very long weeks of struggle,  the Duo enjoys a little joke session together.Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    ROLL OF THE DICE

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2023 36:01


    Are we lucky or unlucky, or do our decisions play a part in the outcome?Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    LEGO TIME

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2023 26:06


    On this week's episode, the Duo hosts special guest Tami Huber. Tami shares a heartfelt story about her son Jack and the legacy he left behind called Lego Time. "Team Shoe LEGO Drive. Team Shoe is committed to providing LEGO sets to Doernbecher Children's Hospital for the kids battling for their lives."You can help support this great cause using the Amazon wish list link below.https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/ls/ref=mw_dp_wl_v?&lid=3OZ6WR14ZMMPX&ty=wishlist&filter=unpurchased&sort=default&viewType=listBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    LIFE LONG FRIENDSHIPS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2023 55:38


    We all have friends we don't see for years, but when we get back together things pick up right where they left off. Sharing old stories and laughing about the good old days. The Duo, with special guest Jeff Weisen aka Dad, break down what it takes to build lifelong friendships.Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    ARE YOU A TRAVELER OR TOURIST?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 33:07


    A tourist is someone looking to escape life, while a traveler is someone who wants to experience it. - A Tourist's Guide to Love, NetflixBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023 34:59


    Every day we have the choice to live our best life. Join the Duo as they discuss what's holding us back.Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    DON'T LIVE IN THE WHAT-IFS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 28:15


    Living in the "what ifs"! Thumbs up or thumbs down. Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    THAT'S MY KING!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2023 21:44


    The ultimate sacrifice and the purest form of love are shown in one moment. What does Jesus' resurrection mean to you?On this episode we play a portion of Dr. S.M. Lockridge's sermon, That's My King. This was posted on YouTube by the channel Albert Martin. All credits go to the original author and publisher.Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    CHANGE YOUR LOCATION TO FIND YOUR VALUE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2023 37:36


    This episode is unpredictable! Enough said!Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    WITH AGE COMES WISDOM

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2023 33:49


    T-wise is turning 40 and continues to learn some pretty important lessons about navigating life and what is really important.Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other forums you use. Check out The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    Murphy's Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2023 34:01


    Murphy's Law - don't get in the foxhole with someone braver than you.Wait, not the Law you expected? Listen to this week's episode to find out why.Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other forums you use. Checkout The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    TAKE US OUT OF EGYPT, THEN TAKE EGYPT OUT OF US

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 29:57


    The Israelites prayed for God to deliver them from slavery in Egypt. However, once they were free, they quickly missed their old ways. We have to learn to stop focusing on what we lost so we can focus on what is ahead.Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other forums you use. Checkout The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    RAISE THE BAR!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 34:55


    God didn't create you to be average. Raise the bar!Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other forums you use. Checkout The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2023 31:34


    When is it okay to involve yourself in someone else's situation? Why do we feel like we need to get involved? The Duo had fun breaking down this tough topic.We finally got our YouTube up and running. If you want to see our beautiful faces while you listen now you can join us on the breakdown duo via YouTube. Please support the channel and subscribe!Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other forums you use. Checkout The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    HELP!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023 24:19


    Why is it so hard to ask for help?Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other forums you use. Checkout The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    BIG BANKS DON'T KNOW MY NAME!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 34:59


    What happened to authentic relationships where everyone knows your name?Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other forums you use. Checkout The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    Saying Goodbye

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 35:33


    Grief is an abundance of love with nowhere to go.Author UnknownBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other forums you use. Checkout The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    Perspective 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2023 36:11


    Your disciplines need to be consistent, but your routine needs to be flexible. The Duo talks about how without fresh perspective or change we can get stuck in our ways.Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other forums you use. Checkout The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    WHY YOU NEED COMMUNITY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 36:39


    Never give up! The Duo discusses the importance of being part of a community. Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other forums you use. Checkout The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    KICKS AND GIGGLES

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023 46:08


    This week the Duo has some fun answering random questions. Get a deeper look into the minds of Deb and T-wise on this light-hearted episode. Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other forums you use. Checkout The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    WORD OF THE YEAR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023 30:44


    And the word of the year is...The Duo breaks down Accountability, finishing what you start, EPIC and a host of other new year ideas that will hit home as we start 2023.Be sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other forums you use. Checkout The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, ACTION!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023 35:42


    "Your mind is always eavesdropping on your self-talk."Jim KwikHere is the Link to EBOOK: Faith Based Entrepreneurship: Beginners guide to the online business.https://createyourearthlife.ck.page/products/faith-based-entrepreneurship?promo=BREAKDOWNBe sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other forums you use. Checkout The Breakdown Duo on FB.

    A CREATIVE CHRISTMAS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 29:40


    Whether you are with family or alone this holiday season, we encourage you to get creative. Think outside the box about how to help others, start new traditions or even new ways to handle a difficult situation. But most importantly, let's take time to remember why we celebrate Christmas in the first place!

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