The Tessa Van Wade Show

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Tessa and guests seek to define, inspire, and guide people to live in their purist and highest potential through a bit of comedy, a bit of spirituality and everything in between.

Tessa Van Wade


    • Nov 24, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 56m AVG DURATION
    • 31 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Tessa Van Wade Show

    Know Your Worth

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 67:26


    Do you know your worth? Or more importantly, do you speak up for yourself and set high standards for your life? On this Thanksgiving episode, Tessa and Ben discuss three aspects of determining your value in both your professional and personal life.

    Who Gives You Advice?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 47:08


    Ben and Tessa discuss taking advice and giving advice. Who qualifies as someone who gives good advice and who are those people in your life who's advice you should disregard?

    A Woman's Power: Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 72:28


    As women, where have we learned to stand in our power? Where is it difficult? How do we do big things when we're taught to play small?

    A Servant's Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 65:27


    Tessa and Ben discuss servanthood as a pillar of humanity. We need more people in the world that look to serve others with kind hearts. Kindness flourishes, while selfishness diminishes.

    Anger

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 69:18


    Tessa and Ben discuss the difference between how they experience anger and frustration. Is one better than the other? Why do some people cry it out when others just want to smash something?

    The Power of Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 54:23


    Ben vents about his frustration with people who ruin things for the rest of us, then Tessa leads the conversation about the power of words and language. They both decide that the world's problems can be solved if we all just learned the skill of active listening.

    What Stories Are You Telling Yourself?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 59:23


    Tessa and Ben discuss the stories that our insecurities convince us to be true. If you're not careful, you don't even realize that you are believing the lie.

    Disappointing People

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 60:53


    Tessa and Ben discuss first impressions and trying to avoid disappointing those around us. They both make breakthroughs in this conversation and ultimately decide that there needs to be more kindness and grace in the world.

    Self Sabotage

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 57:42


    Tessa and Ben discuss how people can be their own worst enemies when it comes to finding happiness, and how identifying these behaviors is the first step to breaking free of them. It's easy to fall into the trap of self sabotage.

    Tessa's Book Launch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 84:15


    Tessa and Ben host a very special live podcast on the day of her new novel's launch. Tessa discusses the inspirations behind many of the themes of the book and Ben does a very good job of not making it all about him.

    It Comes In Waves

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 51:37


    Tessa and Ben discuss their crazy week and how life's challenges and complications can often come all at once. Try to focus on the positive, hang on and stick it out.

    TNT: Triggers and Trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 43:10


    Tessa and Ben talk about holding grudges in relationships and how behavior is triggered by unidentified traumas from the past.

    Extravagance

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 50:25


    Tessa and Ben talk about their most extravagant behaviors, which turns out are not very extravagant at all.

    Airport Behavior: Hero or Menace

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 47:00


    Are you an airport hero or an airport menace? Ben and Tessa discuss how people behave when traveling and what it reveals about their true nature.

    It's All About Women Today

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 47:33


    On this episode, we discuss some stuff about women...getting fancy vs. keeping it simple , birth control, Tessa watching too much TikTok, and Ben hating Sundays.

    Milestones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 43:18


    Tessa and Ben reach a milestone in their marriage and discuss the thing they most deplore about themselves...but in a fun way.

    That Still, Small Voice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 54:48


    Tessa and Ben discuss their adventures at the family cabin. Tessa has a "Field of Dreams" moment on a nature hike and Ben tries to wrap his head around what it mean to listen to that still, small voice.

    Find Your Purpose and Find Happiness Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 54:50


    Ben and Tessa continue their discussion about dreams and purpose. Tessa hopes to be inspired on their upcoming trip to the family cabin and Ben digs into his past to figure out why he seems to lack a grand dream for his life.

    Find Your Purpose and Find Happiness Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 39:36


    After a thorough "Maverick" movie review, Ben and Tessa discuss the challenge of pursuing your hopes and dreams in order to fulfill your purpose in life.

    Three Wishes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 54:53


    Ben solves the energy crisis and creates world peace and Tessa holds regular conversations with the Creator of the universe. And it all comes down to one simple concept...just love one another and be cool.

    Changing For The Better

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 45:10


    Tessa and Ben discuss the difference between being different vs. being obnoxious, evolving over the years, Tessa's first impression of Ben, the tortures of high school, and eating and exercising over 40.

    To Selfie Or Not To Selfie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 62:03


    Tessa and Ben bring their very best sickly voices to this episode as they discuss the Dad Flu Phenomenon, Ben's disdain for playing board games, and putting out content in the modern social media frenzied world.

    Special Guest: Shaka Senghor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 65:41


    Tessa welcomes special guest Shaka Senghor, New York Times Best Selling Author of "Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison." Shaka and Tessa discuss his newest book, "Letters to the Sons of Society," and his roles as a story teller, father, and advocate.

    Are You The Common Denominator?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 68:18


    Tessa and Ben discuss what it takes to make a relationship last through life's ever-changing landscape...and bad fake accents.

    Word To Your Mother

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 57:35


    Tessa and Ben celebrate mother's day by discussing the complexities of caring for tiny humans then delve into life before cell phones...also known as the good old days.

    Love Languages

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 64:56


    Tessa and Ben discuss Gary Chapman's "Five Love Languages" and learning to be bilingual in your relationships...and how much Ben dislikes romance.

    Fake It ‘Til You Make It…Or So They Say.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 62:57


    Tessa and Ben discuss Ben's crippling fear of failure, loud birds, making a habit out of believing in yourself and speaking positively about others.

    Gain 75 Pounds, Gain Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 63:06


    Tessa Interviews Drew Manning, New York Times Best Selling Author of "Fit 2 Fat 2 Fit," about his wild idea of gaining and losing 75 pounds (twice!), empathy, Keto, Paleo, relationships, and Did the weight really effect him all that much?

    When Life Gives You Lemons, Choose Brad Pitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 48:47


    Ben and Tessa discuss how challenges and adversity are the things that bring flavor to our lives...and it's our perspective that determines the outcome.

    5 Little Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 43:59


    This week Tessa puts Ben to the test. How does he rank the importance of background, personality, spirituality, health, and sex in a relationship?

    Failing Successfully

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 49:33


    In the first episode of The Tessa Van Wade Show, Ben and Tessa discuss their marriage, the challenges of raising teens in a world of social media, and trying to teach them the importance of making the right decisions for themselves. Yikes!

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