Wife Me Up

Oh you are in for a listening treat today! Check out Megan's conversation with Melissa Mashburn, Author of her new book, Ministry Chick, among other titles she holds! If you are a human being with a heartbeat - you will glean some wisdom from this conversation for sure. Ways to connect with Melissa: Get the book here: https://melissamashburn.com/ministry-chick-book/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melissamashburncoach Melissa's website: https://melissamashburn.com/ Ministry Chick website: https://www.ministrychick.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/melissamashburn/ Ministry Chick IG: https://www.instagram.com/ministrychick/ Ministry Chick Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/582527725423710 Connect with Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram: @meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Megan and Author Jenna Shotmeyer, have an awesome conversation about Jenna's new book, Are You Drowning? Overcoming In The Midst of Trauma and Loss that you won't want to miss! No matter where you are in life, Jenna has some wisdom that will transfer to your particular season. Jenna's story is unforgettable and we know you'll love her just as much as we do. BUY JENNA'S BOOK HERE !!! Follow Jenna on Socials: Website: www.jshotmeyer.com Instagrams: @jennashots // @jshotmeyer Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

You won't even want to miss one millisecond of this episode, because our first male guest, Jason Faulkner, Megan's Dad, drops a lot of wisdom for us! If you're a Dad, know a Dad, want to be a Dad, will never be a Dad, know NO Dads, or don't even like Dads, this episode is for you! It's about more than just Fatherhood - it's about leadership, integrity, and learning to go with the flow even when you don't want to! Jason Recommends: You'll just have to listen to find out! Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Brittany Neff is an amazing producer, has worked on so many cool projects, and has some awesome insight to share with us! Brittany and Megan have a conversation full of fascinating behind-the-scenes information and lots of cool stories of sharing HOPE around the world in the entertainment industry. Brittany Recommends: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner -- Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang -- The Women I Think About at Night: Traveling the Paths of My Heroes by Mia Kankimäki CONTACT BRITTANY E: Bneffnyc@gmail.com website - brittanyneff.com Instagram - @brittanywhilden Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Instagram: @meganefaulk Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Oh my oh my, we're all in for a treat with this episode! Susan Faulkner, Megan's Mom, joins us for this Mother's Day special episode! Susan talks about mothering well - through good times and bad - and she even shares some family secrets. (Read: about Megan's punishment as a 14 year old). We only scrape the surface in this interview... she has so much more to say and I (Megan) have so much more to say ABOUT her. So, hopefully this is only round 1! Susan Recommends: 1. Friends! 2. Anne Wilson and Hillary Scott's song - MAMAS Follow Megan: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Author of Pretty Young: Being Unapologetically Female in a Man's World, Sarah Whitney Humphrey, sits down with Megan today to chat about her book and God's goodness, vulnerability, femininity, and surrender. This is for sure an episode you won't want to miss! Some topics may not be suitable for younger ears. Teenagers welcomed! Sarah Whitney Humphrey, the author of Pretty Young, is on a mission to empower women to unapologetically and confidently live out their God-given dreams. As an author, podcaster, and overall creative woman, Sarah knows just how scary it can be to step into your God-given future. But, despite the fear, Sarah has experienced the beauty that is on the other side of that fear – and she wants you to too! In her book, Sarah talks about what it's really like being a young woman in today's day and age – from mental health to relationships to entrepreneurs – she covers it all! Follow Sarah on Socials: Instagram: @sarahwhitneyhumphrey Get Sarah's Book, Pretty Young, by clicking HERE. SARAH RECOMMENDS: 1. The Superhuman App - get it in your app store! 2. Take care of your gut! Gut health! Find a functional medicine Doctor and get started under their care. Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Instagram: @meganefaulk Facebook: Megan E. Faulkner Twitter: @meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

When the world seems a little bit mad and crazy, what's our go-to? Or maybe the better question is, WHO is our go-to? I want to invite you to listen to a story that changed my life. I hope it changes yours. If you need a little perspective shift, a little goodness to experience - I hope you'll give it a listen.  Megan Recommends:  Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink Buy it HERE Additionally:  1. Invite Jesus into it!  2. Remain in Community and 3. MOVE! (these will all make sense after you listen to the story!)  Follow Megan on Socials:  Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram: @meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Party to throw? Friend to love well? Plans to make? Want to take it to the next level always? Emilie Olds is the girl for the job! I KNOW you will love this episode full of awesome stories of always taking it to the next level - community, love, parties, and more! She can't do anything under 100% and we know you'll learn from her right away! Follow Emilie on Socials for awesome inspiration: Instagram: @emilieolds Emilie Recommends: http://www.littlewordsproject.com Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Tasha Asay is our guest today on Wife Me Up and you won't want to miss a word of what she shares about creating culture within family, being a home where everyone wants to be, and encouraging the community around you. Settle in for this awesome episode that will leave you with so may encouraging ideas to be a bright light to the world. Tasha Recommends: Two things! 1: Corelle Plates! (check yardsales!) 2: When someone is speaking to you, take care not to take offense. When you are speaking to someone else, take care not to offend them. Find Megan on the Internet: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Nancy is a brilliant, bright star, and a breath of fresh air as she shares exciting elements to understanding each other and communicating with people we love the most. Nancy Hoffman is a certified Enneagram Coach who has the joy of helping people understand their Creator, how they're created, and how we relate to and communicate with others. If you're a human being with a pulse, this episode will be enlightening and fun! Connect with Nancy Online: Nancy's Website - click HERE Nancy's Facebook - click HERE Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Instagram: @meganefaulk Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Just you wait until you listen to Lauren Grieder throw down some goodness on this episode about healing! She has seen first hand how movement and therapy can play a role in the fullness of life and is here to share some good news with us. If you're looking for a little hope, today is your day, this is your episode. Lauren is a power house of knowledge and ready to inspire you. Lauren lives in Delaware with her family, Jeff, Caroline, and Ben, and loves helping people heal. Lauren Recommends: Books! Connect with Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Today's guests are two of the brightest stars in the sky. Incredible women, Johanna Cannelongo and Sarah Holliday join Megan today for a conversation that you will not want to miss a word of. Both of these women have incredible stories of God's goodness and how their families came to be - you will not want to miss one single word. Cozy up and settle in for an episode that is filled with highs and lows, goodness and heartache, and the hand of God through it all. Sarah Recommends: Flare Jeans! Go to your local boutique and pick some up! Johanna Recommends: Get that quiet time in! Connect with Johanna on Socials: Family Blog: www.wildflowerhope.com Instagram: @wildflower.hope Gia's Foundation: www.giashope.org Gia's Foundation on Instagram: @livegiagrowforever Connect with Sarah on Socials: Instagram: @sholliday8 ADOPT US KIDS Foundation: www.adoptuskids.org A BETTER CHANCE FOR OUR CHILDREN: https://abcfoc.org/ Sarah is on the Board of Directors for A Better Chance For Our Children of Delaware and would love to connect with you if you're feeling the tug to foster care. Her experience and wisdom will encourage you along the way! Please feel free to reach out to her or connect through the abcfoc website. Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram: @meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Christy Bennett joins Megan today for a discussion you won't want to miss! This is totally one of the episodes that fits our tag line, "this isn't about what you think it's about!" Christy and Megan start to have a conversation about Real Estate that turns into really the bottom line and what matters most. No matter who you are, you will surely walk away with some nuggets of truth! Follow Christy on Socials: Click HERE for Facebook Click HERE for Christy's Website Follow Megan on Socials: Click HERE for Megan's Website Click HERE to follow Megan on Facebook Click HERE to follow Megan on Instagram Christy Recommends: Get the neighborhood together and do some good! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Our guest today to kick off our For (the) Good series is my friend and yours, Jessica Jarmer. Jessica is a Plant Based Health & Wellness Expert, and Mom to three, who has incredibly GOOD stories of healing that will make you laugh and cry. Find Jessica Jarmer online HERE or HERE (Instagram) Follow Sam's story (Jessica's son) HERE or HERE (Instagram) Jessica Recommends: Two movies! 1. Forks Over Knives 2. Game Changers Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Well, hello everyone and welcome to season 4 of Wife Me Up! We're so glad you're here. Today we're launching a teaser into Season 4 and we're so excited to have you on this journey. Are you ready for some good? We sure hope so! Megan Recommends: A song! For the Good by Riley Clemmons Spotify Users click HERE. YouTube users click HERE. Connect with Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Today's it! We're doing a deep dive into FOUR words that can (and will! and hopefully have!) changed our lives. We've talked about HOPE, and PEACE, and JOY, so today - let's explore LOVE! Megan Recommends: Showing up! Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

It's TODAY & Next Thursday then it's CHRISTMAS! We're doing a deep dive into FOUR words that can (and will!) change our lives. We've talked about HOPE, and PEACE, so today - let's explore JOY! Megan Recommends: A Book: Suffering is Never for Nothing by Elisabeth Elliot A Song: Keep Following by the band CAIN Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

We've got just THREE Thursdays until Christmas and we have a few more bases to cover! We're doing a deep dive into FOUR words that can (and will!) change our lives. Last week we talked about HOPE, so let's continue on our journey into some PEACE. Megan Recommends: The PAUSE app (From John Eldredge's book, Get Your Life Back) Connect with Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

We've got just four Thursdays until Christmas and we have some bases to cover! We're doing a deep dive into FOUR words that can (and will!) change our lives. Let's start with HOPE. Megan Recommends: Hope In The Dark by Craig Groeschel. Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram: @meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Shame is one of the biggest stuck cycles that we're finding as we research STUCK. Shame can be defined as a feeling of embarrassment or humiliation that arises in relation to the perception of having done something dishonorable, immoral, or improper. According to the Scientific American, Shame is the uncomfortable sensation we feel in the pit of our stomach when it seems we have no safe haven from the judging gaze of others. We feel small and bad about ourselves and wish we could vanish. Although shame is a universal emotion, how it affects mental health and behavior is not self-evident. Hear a few listener stories about shame today, and as always, walk away with some HOPE. Megan Recommends: A book! The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Megan's sweet friend and yours, Kristine Rego, is our guest today. Kristine recently went through a wild life transition that left her with a great deal of pain and with thoughts spinning! Settle in and listen to her story of hope, as she dug out of her hole and chose to trust a plan that was carefully crafted for her! Kristine Recommends: 1. Starbucks Caramel Apple Spice 2. Ellie Holcomb's new album "Canyons" 3. Sseko Designs, specifically the Bwendi Sweatshirt, here's the link: www.ssekodesigns.com Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk Follow Kristine on Socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristine.rego.5 Instagram: @kristinerego --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

This episode is dedicated to John Jackson, Heather Bray, and my PopPop, Ken Ford. Who all lived really wild, big, powerful lives. And to the glory of Jesus, who always meets us in our pain. TW* death, suicide, grief Megan's sweet friend Leslie was on Episode 4 and there was so much incredible feedback from that episode that we're back to continue the story - but flip the script. Leslie interviews Megan about her stuck, particularly her being stuck in grief. It gets really good around minute :45 so jump ahead to that if you need to! Megan Recommends: Invite a friend over for dinner! Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk Follow Leslie on Socials: Website: www.mitchandleslie.com Instagram: @mitchandleslie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

This episode is dedicated to sweet Kamri Blaire Thomas, who taught us all to live really big, purposeful, lives. *TW: Death, grief Leslie Thomas and her husband, Mitch, experienced an incredible loss 5 years ago that rocked and changed their world. Leslie tells their story of heartache and where they met Hope in the process of it all. Leslie and Megan have a really candid conversation about grief and loss, how (and if!) we get out of it ever, and what happens along the way. Leslie shares an in-depth account of their story, followed by a really captivating "how did we get unstuck" illustration that will leave you thinking. Follow Leslie & Mitch on Socials: Instagram: @mitchandleslie Website: www.mitchandleslie.com Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

*TW: Eating Disorders  We want to make sure that if you're listening you're in a healthy place to do so. Today we talk about eating disorders and all of the things that stem a life in that pain. So, if you're not in a healthy place to listen, please do not. Please do not press play at all and go listen to something else that will bring you hope without triggering you. Our goal here is never to harm and always to Hope - so hear our heart in that -- but it's OKAY to turn something off that your mind and heart can't handle in that season. You know where you are. This is absolutely a story of Hope, but we don't want to lead you into something that could harm you either.  Today, Megan and her friend Sara have a conversation full of Hope about Sara's overcoming an eating disorder and how she once was STUCK and now is operating in freedom; for herself and her children.  Sara Recommends: 5 Things.  1. Therapy!  2. Community: Health at Every Size  3. Book: Anti Diet by Christy Harrison 4. Book: What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon  5: 2 Podcasts: Food Pysch by Christy Harrison and Maintenance Phase by Aubrey Gordon Follow Megan on Socials:  Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

In today's episode of UNSTUCK on Wife Me Up, Megan tells an awesome story that will have you in tears. A family divided because of immigration status, where does their Hope come from? Megan Recommends: The Immigration Coalition. Check them out on Instagram @theimmigrationcoalition or on their website: www.theimmigrationcoalition.com Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

It is the premiere of Season 3 and we couldn't be more excited about this season! We're going to hear story after story after story of Hope, of people who were STUCK and who are now UNSTUCK. Here's Episode 1 of Season 3... Megan Recommends: GRIT by Angela Duckworth - We recommend purchasing it at your local bookstore but if you can't get out, here's the Amazon link: CLICK HERE! OR on Barnes & Noble: CLICK HERE! Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk Join our e-mail list by clicking HERE! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

We hope you'll listen to the FINAL episode of Season 2 and hear Megan's heart for Season 3 which launches on September 9th! Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

It's just Megan today - bearing her soul, crying, and sharing one of the most important parts of her life with you. This isn't scripted, it's not well thought out - it's just raw and real and the truth. We hope you'll listen. To find out more information on Dayspring Ministries Haiti: Website: www.dayspringministrieshaiti.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/dayspringministrieshaiti Instagram: @dayspringhaiti E-Mail: CarolLHaw@aol.com // MeganDayspring@gmail.com Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk Email: megan.e.faulkner@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Kaitlyn Hoever, Megan's guest in this episode, is a NJ native/Nashville local entrepreneur whose fashion business has grown into a full online shop with thousands of customers all over the country, a large Instagram brand, a once diagnosed autoimmune disease that is now undetectable and a passion for women to have their lives transformed by confidence and dream-chasing! She encourages other women to achieve their dreams, with ANY company of their choice as a vehicle. She believes in the power of dreaming & the only thing that stands between you and those dreams is the belief that with God's help, you can achieve them! Follow Kaitlyn on Socials: Website: www.kaitlynhoever.com Instagram: @kaitlynhoever Facebook: Kaitlyn's Facebook Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Kaitlyn Recommends: Traveling Alone! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Today Megan has a conversation with Meredith about ART! Meredith is an artist extraordinaire, who enjoys creating with many mediums. She loves to paint, draw, incorporate people and emotion, and is always looking at the world around her through a bright light. Meredith is pursuing a career in Art Therapy and hopes to use art to bring healing to people in the world who are marginalized and need it most. Meredith resides in the north east and attends Cairn University near Philadelphia. Follow Meredith on Instagram: @mermadeart Meredith Recommends: Therapy! Check it out.. make a phone call... invite someone in to your process! Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Megan has an awesome round table discussion today with her entire small group. 8 women + Megan, talking about living life in authentic, vulnerable community - seeking Truth and goodness and showing up for each other, almost daily! You may want to turn your volume UP when someone is talking and DOWN when everyone is laughing. We recommend listening to this one through headphones! MEGAN RECOMMENDS: (everyone recommends!) Sami (@samajamz) Waking up early! Jen ReFit Revolution Elisabeth (@elisob11) Thinking about someone? Send the text! Lanie (@acu.by.laniewilt) Morning rituals - specifically, pure vanilla extract in hot black tea Shanna Write a letter to someone! Victoria (@obrienvictorius) Honing a new skill and taking someone along! Kory (@kormc18) Lease on Life by Andy Grammar Deanna (@ladydeemarie) Meditation - however you can! Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Megan's MomMom, Joanne Ford, joins her for an awesome conversation about family. Born in 19___, married at 16 to a young farmer, together they built the most incredible life. Full of diversity, lots of fun, and built on a foundation of faith; Joanne discusses her particular family, what a multi-racial family looks and feels like, and how to create memories with your crew! This is a true gem, make sure to give it a listen!  Follow Megan on Socials:  Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram & Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

J'nae Simmons, NASM, CPT joins Megan today for a super fun conversation around the body, fitness, and encouragement! Let's talk about FITNESS and MOVEMENT and let's learn from the best - J'nae! Megan & J'nae discuss motivation, encouragement, and why any form of celebrated movement is so important - to our mental and physical health! J'nae fell in love with fitness through her love for dance. Understanding that both fitness and dance is connected through movement, she began to focus on how she can bring the joy of movement to others. J'nae's purpose in her training others and herself is to remind everyone that movement = self-love. When she's not squatting or dropping it like its hot, she's bike riding around NYC and giving love to her new puppy! Follow J'nae on Socials: Instagram: @jnaeelizabeth Follow Megan on Socials: ' Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Intagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

You know our tagline, "this isn't about what you think it's about!"? Well, this episode is one of the episodes that lives up to that hype! Megan's sweet friend and yours, Nikki Yelton, RD, LDN, CNHP loves walking alongside of people on the journey to live their healthiest life possible with more joy, energy, and purpose! Nikki is a powerhouse of wisdom and knowledge to help us live our healthiest and most abundant lives! Nikki Recommends: The Chosen! Check out their website by clicking HERE. Instagram: @thechosentvseries Follow Nikki on Socials: Website: www.nikkiyeltonrd.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/nikkiyeltonrd Instagram: @nikkiyeltonrd Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Bailey Herr (expert in all things fun and heart exploding with empathy) and Megan have a conversation about what serving other people actually looks, feels, and sounds like.  Bailey shares about her time in AmeriCorps (Happy Birthday week, USA!), and how she lives a daily life of service on the other side of AmeriCorps - creating life for others to enjoy!  Megan Recommends:  Bailey Recommends two things! 1. Brenė Brown (all the things - podcast, books, talks, etc) to gain some empathy skills, and  2. ALONE TIME. What are you doing to recharge?  Follow Bailey on Socials:  Insta: @baileyherr Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Jenna Lanoue is one of the most creative humans on the planet - we're not even kidding! Jenna Lanoue grew up in Maryland and studied music before moving up to the North Shore of Boston where she has lived for 13 years. She is currently the full-time Worship Arts Director at a church in Newburyport, MA. Jenna, her husband J, and their pandemic puppy Kai love exploring the North Shore, trying new foods, and watching Survivor. JENNA RECOMMENDS: Here's the best chocolate chip cooke recipe ever in the world! Try them and let us know how you do! https://thedashleyskitchen.com/quick-chocolate-chip-cookies/ Follow Jenna on Socials: Instagram: @je_re_la Facebook: Jenna Lanoue Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

The sudden loss of a loved one can leave family and friends shrouded in grief. Abiding Light by Heidi L. Paulec encourages those grieving this kind of loss, as well as offers help for the community who supports them. Heidi is an author and speaker with 15 years teaching experience. She holds a bachelors degree from John Brown University, and she holds a certificate of distinction in apologetics. She's knows wounds, wandering, and wrestling serve as invitations to intimacy with God.  Walking with him, she's learning to discover, to remember, to share, the beauty and wonder.  She and her family make their home in Southwest Florida. She enjoys art, the humanities and lighting candles in the dark. She is an heiress to sunrises and fresh air adventures. Heidi's new book, Abiding Light: In the Shadow of Your Absence launches on August 31 this year, and is available on ebook now!  FOLLOW HEIDI ON SOCIALS:  Heidi's Website: www.heidipaulec.com  Instagram: @heidipaulec  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heidi.paulec/ Where To Order Abiding Light: https://heidipaulec.com/abiding-light/ MEGAN RECOMMENDS: (Heidi Recommends!)  Grab a friend and share a sunrise AND sunset with them in the same day!  FOLLOW MEGAN ON SOCIALS:  Website: www.meganefaulkner.com  Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Passionate movement and community creator, Shanna Lipp, joins us to tell the story of how a community transformed through movement and how movement can change our lives! MEGAN RECOMMENDS: (Shanna Recommends) https://www.compuscore.com/ - an online movement platform to help you keep track of miles and have fun while doing it! Want to cross the Delaware like Washington? Run from point A to point B on a bucket list place you haven't had the opportunity to visit yet? Check out Compuscore! Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

24 year old singer, songwriter, and producer, Elaina Cooper joins us on this episode which turns out to be so much more than music and production.  Elaina's heart for people oozes through this interview and she has so much wisdom to share!  Follow Elaina on Socials:  Facebook: www.facebook.com/elaina.cooper.3 Instagram: @raina_coop or @elaina_cooper_music Elaina's EP: "Borne Like A Feather" can be found on Apple Music, Spotify, etc.  Elaina Recommends: A Dance-It-Out Playlist! Make one, turn it up, and let loose in your kitchen, bedroom, or hey - on your morning commute! Just dance it out wherever you are!  Follow Megan on Socials:  Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Leader, Visionary, and Pastor Natalie Stephens Stewart joins us for an incredible episode on leading, loving, and serving well. A California native, Natalie received her undergrad degree from an HBCU and her graduate degree in Divinity.  Natalie has worked in Non-Profit leadership for the bulk of her career and has incredible wisdom to share with us!  Natalie Recommends:  Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. "The Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions."  Purchase at your local bookstore!  Follow Megan on Socials:  Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Heather Wanner, Owner and Creative Director of Shoreline Dance Academy joins us today for an awesome show on creating and leading well, through the art of dance. Specifically, Heather talks about her school's culture and how she cultivated kindness as a core value. You won't want to miss it! This episode makes me want to be a better human, for sure. Megan Recommends: Heather recommends 20 minutes of quiet time to start your day! Set that alarm clock just a smidge earlier - you won't regreat it - and she tells the story of why! Find Heather & SDA on Socials: Instagram: @Shorelinedanceacademy Facebook: www.facebook.com/shorelinedanceacademy Website: www.shorelinedanceacademy.com Email: info@shorelinedanceacademy.com Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

We know you will LOVE the stories in this episode. Singer songwriter, Deanna Marie, shares about fostering a love of music from a young age and how that's shaped her life and the people around her! This interview is one you won't want to miss. Megan only cries once. It's a new record! Find Deanna Marie's Music: We Called it Love - EP on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, etc, wherever you stream your music! Deanna on Instagram: @ladydeemarie Deanna on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ladydeemarie Deanna Recommends: Theragun - for some personal massage therapy! Say bye bye to headaches and HELLO to a relaxed state! Tiny Desk (at home) concerts (check it out on YouTube!) or Song Exploder on Netflix! Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Our fourth guest for season 2 is my sweet friend and yours, Erica Sturgeon.  Erica talks about the ups and downs of Motherhood, especially this past year as all of our lives flipped upside down. If you're a parent, or anyone who cares about kids in any way, this one is most definitely worth the listen! Erica is so wise and fun, and there's a takeaway for everyone! Follow Erica on Instagram at @diaryofourhomeschoolyear!  Megan Recommends: Erica has an awesome recommendation for the ASTC Travel Passport Program.  Information on this awesome resource can be found by clicking HERE! Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Diane Herr is the Owner of the Ocean Vista Hotel in Ocean Grove, NJ which operates at an incredibly high level of hospitality and has for 30 years! Megan and Diane talk about the who, what, where, how, and whys of hospitality - learning some fun things about what hospitality actually is along the way. We think you'll love this conversation! It's not about what you think it's about... Megan Recommends: Diane recommends a response to a Brené Brown quote (you know we love Brene around here!). Check out the segment for the quote and the call to action! (Empathy, Kindness, Service) Check Out the Ocean Vista Hotel on Instagram: @oceanvistahotel Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Join us this season, where Megan interviews people in the world who are creating things for others to enjoy. Today's guest is Danae Kreiss, Director of Youth Ministry in Boone, NC who is constantly creating fun in her life for others to enjoy! Takeaway: "Fun doesn't have to be a certain thing. Be creative, tap into your child memory..." MEGAN RECOMMENDS: (with Danae!) Danae recommends a little daily habit, and also THIS Spotify affirmation - Who You Really Are in Christ. Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Season 2 launches its pilot episode with a little bit of a new format. The purpose of Wife Me Up is to create things for others to enjoy, so this season, Megan spends time interviewing people who are living their lives doing just that. TW: In this particular episode, a lot is shared around food and disordered eating/eating disorders. Not for little ears but we know if you struggle, you'll find hope here! Enjoy the pilot of Season 2 with Krista, Integrative Health Practitioner, founder and creator of Somasonder, a functional nutrition and health agency. Show Notes: Connect with Krista! Website: www.somasonder.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/somasonder Instagram: @somasonder Podcast: UNBOUND by Krista Morton (this link takes you right to it on Spotify!) Krista Recommends: 16oz lemon water upon rising, on that empty stomach! Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

On this final episode of Season 1, Megan discusses the historical significance and practical relevancy of this very day - Holy Thursday, April Fools, and what today actually means for us! Notes: Catch up on all 20 episodes of Season 1 during next week's Wife Me Up break, and we'll be back with a DAZZLING Season 2 beginning on April 15 - tax day! Megan Recommends: @jackiehillperry on Instagram! You won't regret it. Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Megan discusses learning about the pain of love and shares a little about her heart for Haiti. Questions for Reflection: 1. Where in your life have you experienced pain as a result of love? 2. How has that been used to launch you into something greater? Megan Recommends: @aachristcollab - Asian American Christian Collaborative. "We seek to encourage, equip, and empower Asian American Christians." An incredible resource to stand with peacemakers and stop Asian hate. Connect with Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram & Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Megan shares a few life hacks written in from listeners, as well as her own - something that has changed her life! Mentions: @watchme_me_danaenae @taylorgraffum & Megan's friend Rachel who remains Instagramless and peaceful. Megan Recommends: Tasha Cobbs Leonard (@tashacobbsleonard) - Music that heals, helps, and is fun to dance around the kitchen listening to! Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Megan asks if we're feeling brave, and then discusses how to get some movement on certain situations in our lives. Scripture References: John 5 Megan Recommends: That Sounds Fun book by Annie F. Downs Amazon Link for Annie's book: CLICK HERE Target Link for Annie's book: CLICK HERE Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk Instagram & Twitter: @meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support

Megan talks about having a seat at the table, and challenges us to invite others to do the same! Mentions: Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In Shirley Chisholm Megan Recommends: Amanda Berry-Smith Follow Megan on Socials: Website: www.meganefaulkner.com Instagram/Twitter: @meganefaulk Facebook: www.facebook.com/meganefaulk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wife-me-up/support