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Be Still & Be Loved is a guided Scripture meditation designed to help you slow down, quiet your mind, and rest in God's presence. Whether you're beginning your day, taking a midday pause, or preparing for sleep, this space invites you to breathe deeply and receive His peace. Take a few moments to settle into a comfortable position. If you're able, lie down. If not, find a seat where you can rest without distraction. As you begin to notice your breath, pay attention to how your state of being starts to shift. Every inhale and exhale is a reminder that God is near, holding you with His steady love. In this guided meditation, you'll reflect on 2 Corinthians 4:7: "But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us." Though our bodies are fragile, they carry something infinitely valuable—God's presence. He is our greatest treasure, and He treasures every part of us, including our minds. Together we'll quiet the noise, fix our thoughts on what is excellent, noble, and true, and rest in the One who is making us new—body, mind, and spirit. Breathe deeply. You are held. You are loved. You are His treasure. Ready to Go Deeper?

Have you seen videos of people experiencing a dramatic emotional release and wondered, "Do I need that to heal?" The conversation around trauma, somatic healing, and nervous system regulation has exploded in recent years. Many point to the bestselling book The Body Keeps the Score and the idea that trauma is stored in the body. Others argue that trauma isn't stored in the body at all, but rather in the brain's predictive patterns and responses. So what's true? In this episode, Alisa explores this important conversation through both science and Scripture, examining where biology and theology meet. Together we'll consider what trauma does to the brain and body, why healing requires more than information alone, and how God's design for our minds and bodies points us toward lasting freedom. You'll discover: What somatic release is The difference between trauma being "stored" in the body versus encoded in the brain How trauma can impact our ability to shift from fear, anxiety, and hypervigilance into peace and safety Why tending to the body can help us tend to the mind What Romans 12:2 and 2 Corinthians 10:5 teach us about renewing our minds Why healing happens in connection, not isolation How the compassion of Christ invites us into true restoration Alisa also unpacks Jesus' encounter with the man at the pool in John 5, asking a powerful question: Do we truly want to be healed, even when healing requires discomfort, surrender, and change? Practical Ways to Participate in Healing Get close to Jesus Spend time in God's Word until your heart is awakened to His truth and love. Stay connected to God's people Healing happens in relationships with people who embody the love and truth of Christ. Practice daily sacrifice Learn to become comfortable with healthy discomfort. These practices are more than spiritual disciplines—they are psycho-neuro-biological pathways that help align our minds, bodies, and spirits with God's design for wholeness. Scriptures Referenced Romans 12:2 2 Corinthians 10:5 John 5:1-15 Resources Mentioned The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk Kotler S, Mannino M, Fox G and Friston K (2026) The body does not keep the score: trauma, predictive coding, and the restoration of metastability. Front. Syst. Neurosci. 20:1812957. doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2026.1812957 Connect With Us If this episode encouraged you, share it with a friend and leave a review. Your support helps more people discover the freedom and wholeness found in Christ. We'd love to hear from you: What is one way God is inviting you to participate in your healing journey today? Ready to Go Deeper?

What if intimacy didn't require ordering the entire menu? For many women, saying "yes" to intimacy can feel overwhelming—not because they don't want connection, but because they believe saying yes means saying yes to everything. In this episode, Dr. Sonia introduces a playful but powerful concept: The Limited Menu Yes. Inspired by a conversation with Dr. Kimmery Newsom, this idea challenges the belief that intimacy only counts if it follows a predictable path toward sex. Instead, Dr. Sonia invites listeners to create their own "limited menu" for connection—one that feels nourishing, flexible, and aligned with what they actually want in the moment. Because intimacy doesn't have to be all or nothing. It can be a cuddle. A kiss. A conversation. A few minutes of connection. A meaningful yes. And sometimes those small yeses create the pathway back to desire.

In this episode, Kate shares the 3 keys to navigating new relationships without letting old patterns run the show.Even though it's a new relationship, it doesn't mean you'll have a new experience. Left unchecked, we can easily bring our fears, fantasies, overthinking, and familiar ways of protecting ourselves into something that has the potential to be very different.In this conversation, Kate explores:Why slowing down is one of the most important things you can do in new loveHow to recognize when you're responding from old conditioning instead of truthWhy healthy relationships invite us to become someone new, not simply find someone newHow to stop recreating the same story with a different personWhat it really means to create love from a new paradigmIf you're dating, in a new relationship, healing after heartbreak, or finding yourself triggered by love, this episode is for you.Ready to Go Deeper?I want to personally invite you to join me for my 3-Day Expanded Love Masterclass.For over 15 years, I've helped women uncover the hidden patterns that sabotage love, fulfillment, confidence, and the life they truly desire.The reality is that most women don't realize their patterns are leading. They think their circumstances are the problem. They think they need a better dating app, more confidence, more healing, or a different strategy.But what if the thing standing between you and the love you want isn't outside of you at all?Inside the Expanded Love Masterclass, I'll be teaching the 5 unconscious relationship archetypes that sabotage women from creating the extraordinary relationships and lives they're meant to experience.You'll discover:Why you keep repeating the same relationship dynamicsThe unconscious behaviours that block intimacy, connection, and loveHow your patterns show up in dating, relationships, work, friendships, and lifeWhat it takes to step into a new way of relating to yourself and othersHow to move from surviving love to truly experiencing itThis isn't about fixing yourself. It's about finally seeing what has been running your life behind the scenes. Because when your patterns stop leading, everything changes.Join me June 26-288:00 AM – 10:00 AM Pacific dailyLive on ZoomLINK TO REGISTER: https://www.theunscriptdwoman.com/offers/fwvzFt24?coupon_code=EXPANDXOOR the original link with : DISCOUNT CODE: EXPANDXOhttps://www.theunscriptdwoman.com/expanded-love-masterclass-3-dayThis work has changed thousands of women's lives, and I would love for you to experience it.If you're ready for deeper love, deeper freedom, and a deeper relationship with yourself, this is where we begin.About the Host:Kate Harlow is the founder of The Unscriptd Woman, the creator of The Expanded Love Coaching Method, and host of The New Truth podcast - ranked in the top 1.5% globally. With over 15 years of experience teaching, coaching and facilitating transformational retreats worldwide, Kate has helped hundreds of thousands of women break free from outdated relational patterns, old patriarchal ways of thinking and unspoken rules to live by.Her infallible methods guide women to release the deeply ingrained scripts that keep them stuck- empowering women to step into their highest, most magnetic, and fully expressed selves. Through her coaching, retreats, podcast and upcoming book The Unscriptd Woman, Kate is redefining what it means to be an empowered woman in today's world, showing women how to stop waiting for permission and start creating a life and love that aligns with their deepest truth.Known for her rare ability to see exactly where women are out of alignment with themselves, Kate offers a path back to unwavering self- trust, meaningful joy and true fulfillment. Her work is a revolution - one that liberates women from societal expectations and invites them into a life of radical authenticity, thriving relationships and unshakable self-worth.Website: https://www.theunscriptdwoman.com/Thanks for listening! It means so much to us that you listened to our podcast! If you would like to continue the conversation with us, head on over to our Facebook group, the New Truth Movement at https://www.facebook.com/groups/209821843509179/With this podcast, we are building an international community of The New Truth Movement.If you know someone who would benefit from this message or could be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode?Leave a note in the comment section below!Follow the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can follow the podcast app on your mobile device.Leave us a reviewWe appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on Apple Podcasts goes a long way! 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Have you ever had a breakthrough, felt unstoppable for a few days or weeks, and then somehow found yourself right back in the same patterns?You raised the rate and then discounted it. You became visible and then disappeared. You trusted yourself and then started asking everyone else what they thought.Most women think they need another breakthrough. More confidence. More motivation. More healing. More strategy.But what if the real problem isn't creating growth?What if the real challenge is learning how to hold it?In this episode, I unpack what I call the Expansion Gap. The distance between what you've created and what your identity, nervous system, and self-trust currently know how to sustain. I explain why so many ambitious women cycle through growth and collapse, why discomfort often shows up the moment expansion begins, and the four shifts I've seen women make when they learn to hold more. More success. More visibility. More responsibility. More of the life they say they want.What You'll Hear• What the Expansion Gap actually is and why it keeps pulling you back into old patterns• The hidden cycle of breakthrough → expansion → discomfort → collapse → repeat• Why your nervous system chooses familiar over possible• The difference between creating growth and sustaining growth• Emotional safety and why discomfort is not the same thing as danger• The truth about self-trust and how it's built one promise at a time• Why standards create identity more than motivation ever will• How future-you is built through today's small decisions• The four practices women use to hold more success, visibility, money, responsibility, and growth• How to close the gap between who you've been and who you're becomingOne Line to Sit With"Your future is not built from the breakthroughs you experience. It's built from what you learn to hold."Your Invitation This WeekPay attention to where you're expanding and where you're collapsing.Notice where you pull back after growth.Notice where you abandon yourself after making progress.Notice where discomfort convinces you to return to what's familiar.Then ask yourself:How can I close the expansion gap today?Not next month.Not next year.Today.Clip-Worthy Moments"Your next level is not built in the breakthrough. It's built in what you normalize afterward.""The breakthrough opens the door. The woman you become afterward determines whether you stay there.""Discomfort is not danger. Most of the time, it's evidence of expansion.""Certainty is something you wait for. Self-trust is something you build.""Your standards create your identity. Not your motivation. Not your circumstances.""The woman who holds more doesn't wait until she feels like her future self. She practices being her today.""You don't become her when the evidence arrives. You become her through the decisions you make before it does."Want to Go Deeper?DM me the word EXPANSION on Instagram and tell me where you're seeing the expansion gap show up in your life. I read every message.Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Unblocked Women Collectivehttps://amysanders.co/the-unblocked-woman-collective-33The Unblocked Method™If This Hit You in the ChestSave this episode. Share it with the woman who's tired of starting over every time she grows. And if this conversation resonated with you, leave a review and subscribe so we can continue breaking these patterns together.ConnectInstagram: @its.amysandersWebsite: www.amysanders.coCollective: https://amysanders.thrivecart.com/unblocked-woman-collective-77/Email the Show: support@amysanders.co

Join Alisa Keeton for a light interval workout and contemplative prayer practice rooted in Romans 8:28. Drawing from the teachings of Thomas Keating, Alisa explores surrender as an active posture of trust—not apathy, but courage. As you move, you'll consider what it means to welcome God into every part of your life, especially the places where you're striving, overfunctioning, worrying, or trying to stay in control. Through gentle intervals and reflective questions, you'll be invited to notice where your fists are closed and practice opening your hands to God's presence. Together, you'll explore the difference between groaning and grumbling, how suffering can become a pathway to deeper trust, and why surrender is often the beginning of coming home to God. This workout will help you shift from frustration to fascination, from anxiety to adventure, as you remember that God is working all things toward good. Come ready to move, reflect, and strengthen your surrender. Playlist for This Workout

Send us Fan MailA new request lands on your plate. It is important, visible, and hard to dismiss. But it also conflicts with the priorities already on your calendar.This is where many women leaders assume they need to prepare for a "no" conversation. They start figuring out how to decline the request, soften the message, or explain why their plate is already full. But that is often the wrong frame.In this Monday Momentum episode of *Communicate to Lead*, Kele Belton continues the June series on the difficult conversations women leaders walk into, braced for a fight. This episode explores why some requests are not boundary moments at all. They are tradeoff moments. Kele breaks down how to protect the work that matters most, redirect a request without sounding defensive, and stay in the strategic conversation with your manager or stakeholder.What You'll LearnWhy defending a "no" often makes it sound like you are protecting yourself instead of protecting the workThe difference between a boundary that closes a door and a redirect that opens a better pathA two-part strategy for naming what you are protecting and offering a specific alternativeHow to respond when a request conflicts with your priorities without sounding apologetic, overwhelmed, or resistantWho This Is ForThis episode is for women leaders, managers, and high-performing professionals who want to handle competing priorities, communicate more strategically, and respond with clarity when a new request does not fit what is already on their plate.Your Action StepNotice the next request that lands on your plate this week and does not fit. Before you say yes, and before you start drafting a no, pause. Ask yourself: what am I protecting, and what alternative path can I offer? Then bring both into the conversation and see how different it feels to redirect instead of refuse.Mentioned in This Episode Episode 113: 4 Strategies to Advance Your Career When Your Manager Has Checked OutEpisode 162: Why Your Work Environment May Be Blocking Your Leadership Growth | Part 2 of 3Episode 143: How to Say No at Work: Decline Requests Without Damaging Your ReputationEpisode 126: How to Say No at Work Without Guilt | Setting Boundaries for Leaders in Q4AI PromptUse this prompt to prepare for a conversation where you need to redirect a request from your manager or a stakeholder. Paste it into your preferred AI assistant and answer the questions as they come.I'm a [role] in [industry]. My [manager, stakeholder, peer] has asked me to take on a new request, and it conflicts with what I'm already committed to. Help me prepare a two-part redirect that names what I'm protecting and offers a specific alternative path.Ask me 3 questions:What is the new request, and what am I already committed to that it conflicts with?What priority, timeline, or piece of work am I genuinely protecting, and why does it matter to the business or the team?What specific alternative can I realistically offer that would serve the work better than my saying yes today?Then write:Part one: a sentence that names what I'm protecting without making it about my workload or wellbeing.Part two: a specific alternative path I can offer, with a closing question that invites my manager into the decision.Constraints:Forward-facing toneNo language that signals refusal, overwhelm, or apologyMust carry the same weight as "I want to protect the timeline we agreed upon for the priority project, so taking this on now would put that at risk. What I can do is [the specific alternative]. Would that work?"Must sound like a strategic leader offering a better path, not someone declining a requestAvoid softening language like "just," "a little," "maybe," "I was thinking," "I wanted to mention," or "I'm sorry"The closing question must invite a real decision, not a yes-or-no reactionExample (output style)Opening sentence: "I want to protect the timeline we agreed upon for the Q3 platform launch, so taking this on now would put that at risk."Alternative path with closing question: "What I can do is take the strategy piece if someone else owns the execution. Would that work?"Ready to Go Deeper?Book a complimentary Leadership Strategy Call with Kele to talk through where you are, where you want to go, and what it will take to get there.About Your HostKele Belton is a communication and leadership trainer who specializes in helping women leaders develop confidence and impact through strategic communication and practical leadership frameworks.Connect with KeleLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kele-ruth-belton/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetailoredapproach/Website: https://thetailoredapproach.com

Join Alisa Keeton for a light interval workout and contemplative prayer practice rooted in Romans 8:28. Drawing from the teachings of Thomas Keating, Alisa explores surrender as an active posture of trust—not apathy, but courage. As you move, you'll consider what it means to welcome God into every part of your life, especially the places where you're striving, overfunctioning, worrying, or trying to stay in control. Through gentle intervals and reflective questions, you'll be invited to notice where your fists are closed and practice opening your hands to God's presence. Together, you'll explore the difference between groaning and grumbling, how suffering can become a pathway to deeper trust, and why surrender is often the beginning of coming home to God. This workout will help you shift from frustration to fascination, from anxiety to adventure, as you remember that God is working all things toward good. Come ready to move, reflect, and strengthen your surrender. Playlist for This Workout

Have you ever felt lonely in your relationship, even when your partner is sitting right beside you?Maybe you've stopped bringing up certain topics because it doesn't feel worth the argument. Maybe difficult conversations keep getting delayed. Or maybe you've started filtering parts of yourself to avoid conflict, disappointment, or rejection.Many couples believe they have a communication problem when what they actually have is an emotional safety problem.In Part 1 of this two-part series, Tarah and EJ explore seven common signs that emotional safety may be missing in your relationship. These signs are often subtle and can slowly create distance, loneliness, defensiveness, and disconnection over time.In this episode, you'll learn:What emotional safety really means in a relationshipWhy couples stop telling each other the whole truthHow avoiding difficult conversations creates emotional distanceThe role defensiveness plays in relationship disconnectionWhy loneliness can exist even inside a committed relationshipHow fear of vulnerability blocks intimacyWhy filtering yourself around your partner is a warning signWhat it means when conflict feels dangerous instead of productiveTarah and EJ also share a real-life example from their own marriage that happened moments before recording this episode and how emotional safety helped them navigate frustration, disappointment, and conflict without becoming disconnected.If you've ever felt like you're walking on eggshells, holding back your truth, or struggling to feel understood by your partner, this episode will help you identify where emotional safety may be breaking down.Coming Next WeekPart 2: How to Build Emotional Safety in Your RelationshipLearn practical tools and strategies for creating a relationship where honesty, vulnerability, and connection can thrive.

  What if the setback you're running from is actually the clearest signal your purpose has ever sent you?  In this episode of That Will Nevr Work, Maurice sits down with Leo Young — Managing Partner of Cornell Communities, former Tesla #1 regional salesperson, and one of the most compelling transformation stories in real estate today. With nearly a decade of experience, over $50 million in total transaction volume, and a career arc that took him from elite corporate performer to private equity to founding his own investment firm, Leo's journey is a masterclass in what happens when you trade external success for internal alignment. Leo didn't just pivot careers. He fundamentally rewrote his relationship with money, leadership, and purpose — and built a company whose mission is to create both affordable housing solutions and strong passive returns for investors, proving that doing good and doing well aren't opposites.  In this conversation, you'll hear:The real story behind leaving Tesla's top sales role to bet on himselfWhat a $4.5B private equity acquisition team teaches you about wealth you can't learn anywhere elseWhy mobile home parks are one of the most overlooked, recession-resilient assets in America — and a metaphor for every undervalued idea you're sitting onHow to raise capital by leading with trust, character, and radical transparencyThe specific clarity that only comes from walking through — not around — your hardest season  This one is for every entrepreneur who is in the middle of their setback, wondering if they took a wrong turn — and needs to hear from someone who went through the fire and found their purpose on the other side. 

What if your struggles with weight loss, confidence, or follow-through have less to do with discipline and more to do with the invisible rules you've been living by since childhood? In this episode, Dara explores how the beliefs and expectations you learned growing up can quietly become your "default settings" as an adult. From perfectionism and people-pleasing to fear of failure and self-sabotage, these unconscious patterns may be keeping you stuck without you even realizing it. You'll learn why failure isn't actually the problem, how your brain works to keep you in familiar territory, and why lasting change requires creating your own definition of success instead of chasing someone else's. If you've ever felt frustrated because you know what to do but struggle to follow through, this episode will help you understand what's really happening beneath the surface. In This Episode, You'll Learn: How childhood "rule books" continue to influence your decisions today Why 95% of your thoughts are automatic and subconscious The connection between failure, self-sabotage, and your comfort zone How your brain creates a "homeostasis" that can keep you stuck Why success must be defined by your values—not someone else's standards The hidden cost of staying in familiar patterns Three practical steps to break free from self-sabotage Questions to Reflect On: What were the unspoken rules in your childhood? How do you define success for yourself? What patterns do you repeat when you're afraid of failing? What is self-sabotage costing you in your life right now? Ready to Go Deeper? Join Dara's 4 day masterclass - Stop Sabotaging Your Weight Loss, running June 23-36, 2026. Find out what patterns are sabotaging your weight loss and how to overcome them! Register today.   Subscribe for more on overcoming perfectionism!

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Have you ever felt like you're the only one worried about your relationship?Maybe you've suggested counseling, asked for deeper conversations, or tried to reconnect—but your partner doesn't seem interested. It can feel lonely, frustrating, and even hopeless.In this episode, we're joined by marriage expert Dr. Lee Baucom, creator of the Save the Marriage System, to discuss one of the most common questions couples face:What do you do when you want to save the relationship, but your partner doesn't?Dr. Baucom shares why many couples unintentionally "hit pause" on their relationship while focusing on careers, parenting, finances, and life's endless responsibilities—and why that pause can slowly create distance and disconnection over time.Together, we explore:Why relationships don't stay still—they either grow or drift apartThe hidden dangers of the "pause button marriage"The difference between fault and responsibilityWhy one partner often recognizes relationship problems before the otherThe "Chaser, Spacer, and Pacer" dynamic and how it impacts connectionWhy forcing connection often pushes a partner further awayHow to become more invitational instead of reactiveThe role of self-management during relationship stressCommon misunderstandings around stonewalling, gaslighting, and emotional distanceHow to know when it's time to keep trying—and when it's time to let goWe also share personal stories from our own marriage, including how overwhelm, resentment, and parenting stress challenged our relationship and what helped us find our way back to each other.Whether you're feeling disconnected, discouraged, or simply wondering if your relationship can recover, this conversation offers practical guidance, hope, and a reminder that meaningful change often starts with one person choosing a different path.About Dr. Lee BaucomDr. Lee Baucom is the creator of the Save the Marriage System and a nationally recognized expert in relationship resilience and marital recovery. For more than 30 years, he has helped couples around the world rebuild trust, reconnect, and strengthen their relationships.Resources MentionedSave The Marriage: https://savethemarriage.comSave The Marriage Podcast

This week we're revisiting one of Dr. Sonia's favorite episodes while she's traveling. If you've ever felt frustrated because your intimacy journey isn't moving fast enough, this episode is for you. Many women enter midlife believing they should be able to "fix" their desire, reconnect with intimacy, or rediscover pleasure quickly. But intimacy transformation isn't a race. It's not a project with a deadline. It's an evolution. In this powerful episode, Dr. Sonia explores why becoming a sensual, confident, pleasure-centered woman takes time—and why that's exactly how it's supposed to be. Through stories, coaching insights, and practical wisdom, she reminds us that intimacy growth is about identity transformation, not quick fixes. Midlife sexuality isn't disappearing. It's evolving. If things feel messy, slow, or uncertain right now, this episode offers the encouragement you need: You're not behind. You're not failing. You're evolving. In This Episode You'll Learn:

  What if charging less for your best work is exactly what's been keeping you broke?  In this episode of That Will Nevr Work, Maurice sits down with Joel Miller — co-founder of The Sky Floor, leap-day identical twin, and one of the most quietly contrarian voices in the digital agency world. Joel and his twin brother Alan have grown their two-person agency 15%+ every single year since 2008, hitting $500K+ in revenue without hiring a single junior team member, taking outside funding, or following the scale-fast playbook everyone else was running. What they did instead? They charged for outcomes, not hours. They chose partnerships over projects. And they said no to the clients, deals, and growth tactics that would have made them bigger but not better.  In this conversation, Joel breaks down:Why hourly billing punishes your best work — and how to escape the trapThe philosophy of staying small on purpose and why restraint is a strategyHow "outcomes over deliverables" completely changes what you're sellingThe leap-day twin origin story and what building with a lifelong partner really takesWhy strategy before execution isn't just a tagline — it's the difference between expensive wallpaper and a digital asset that actually works  This one is for every creative, freelancer, and service-based entrepreneur who knows they're worth more than their hourly rate will ever show.  

Dating after a divorce or significant breakup can feel confusing, exhausting, and deeply vulnerable.You may feel ready to put yourself out there- like you've spent enough time releasing your last relationship...And yet somehow, you find yourself attracting the same types of people, repeating the same dynamics, or wondering why dating still feels so hard.The truth is that most women don't struggle because they haven't learned enough dating strategies. They struggle because they haven't identified the unconscious patterns that are quietly running the show.In this episode, I share a radically different approach to dating after heartbreak - one that moves beyond surface-level advice and helps you understand what's really happening beneath your choices, attractions, and relationship experiences.We explore:Why time alone doesn't automatically heal relationship patternsThe hidden dynamics that keep women attracting the same experiences over and overHow your unconscious patterns influence who you're drawn toThe difference between genuine compatibility and familiar chemistryWhy dating can feel so discouraging when you're unknowingly operating from old woundsWhat it actually means to prepare for healthy loveWhether you're newly divorced, healing from a breakup, or have been single for years, this conversation will help you see dating through an entirely new lens.Because finding love isn't about becoming more desirable.It's about becoming more conscious.Ready to Go Deeper?I want to personally invite you to join me for my 3-Day Expanded Love Masterclass.For over 15 years, I've helped women uncover the hidden patterns that sabotage love, fulfillment, confidence, and the life they truly desire.The reality is that most women don't realize their patterns are leading. They think their circumstances are the problem. They think they need a better dating app, more confidence, more healing, or a different strategy.But what if the thing standing between you and the love you want isn't outside of you at all?Inside the Expanded Love Masterclass, I'll be teaching the 5 unconscious relationship archetypes that sabotage women from creating the extraordinary relationships and lives they're meant to experience.You'll discover:Why you keep repeating the same relationship dynamicsThe unconscious behaviours that block intimacy, connection, and loveHow your patterns show up in dating, relationships, work, friendships, and lifeWhat it takes to step into a new way of relating to yourself and othersHow to move from surviving love to truly experiencing itThis isn't about fixing yourself. It's about finally seeing what has been running your life behind the scenes. Because when your patterns stop leading, everything changes.Join me June 19–218:00 AM – 10:00 AM Pacific dailyLive on ZoomLINK TO REGISTER: https://www.theunscriptdwoman.com/offers/fwvzFt24?coupon_code=EXPANDXOOR the original link with : DISCOUNT CODE: EXPANDXOhttps://www.theunscriptdwoman.com/expanded-love-masterclass-3-dayThis work has changed thousands of women's lives, and I would love for you to experience it.If you're ready for deeper love, deeper freedom, and a deeper relationship with yourself, this is where we begin.About the Host:Kate Harlow is the founder of The Unscriptd Woman, the creator of The Expanded Love Coaching Method, and host of The New Truth podcast - ranked in the top 1.5% globally. With over 15 years of experience teaching, coaching and facilitating transformational retreats worldwide, Kate has helped hundreds of thousands of women break free from outdated relational patterns, old patriarchal ways of thinking and unspoken rules to live by.Her infallible methods guide women to release the deeply ingrained scripts that keep them stuck- empowering women to step into their highest, most magnetic, and fully expressed selves. Through her coaching, retreats, podcast and upcoming book The Unscriptd Woman, Kate is redefining what it means to be an empowered woman in today's world, showing women how to stop waiting for permission and start creating a life and love that aligns with their deepest truth.Known for her rare ability to see exactly where women are out of alignment with themselves, Kate offers a path back to unwavering self- trust, meaningful joy and true fulfillment. Her work is a revolution - one that liberates women from societal expectations and invites them into a life of radical authenticity, thriving relationships and unshakable self-worth.Website: https://www.theunscriptdwoman.com/Thanks for listening! It means so much to us that you listened to our podcast! 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If you've been waiting to feel confident before you do the thing — post the offer, raise the price, send the pitch, go visible. This episode is going to reframe everything. Confidence isn't a feeling you wake up with. It's not a personality trait. It's not something the women you admire have access to and you somehow don't. It's a reputation you build with yourself in private, one kept promise at a time. In this episode, I unpack why most ambitious women are quietly damaging that reputation without realizing it, the five subtle ways it happens, and the small practice that rebuilds it starting this week.What You'll HearWhy "waiting to feel confident" is the wrong strategyThe confidence lie — and what the women you think are fearless are actually doing differentlyThe reframe: confidence is a reputation you build with yourself in privateYour nervous system is keeping a ledger — how every kept and broken promise gets filedQuiet wins — why reputation isn't built in cinematic momentsThe five ways you're quietly damaging your reputation with yourself (the uncomfortable middle of the episode)The rebuild — two rules for starting todayYour one-promise practice for this weekGo keep a promiseOne Line to Sit With"You don't need to become more confident. You need to become a woman whose word means something to herself."Your Invitation This WeekPick ONE small promise. So small it feels embarrassing. I'll drink water before coffee. I'll close my laptop by 7pm. I'll send one outreach DM a day. Keep it for five days. Notice how you feel about yourself by day five. That's the work.Clip-Worthy Moments"You don't have a confidence problem. You have a reputation problem with yourself.""Confidence is a reputation you build with yourself in private.""The women you think are confident aren't fearless. They've just stopped using fear as a reason to abandon themselves.""Self-trust isn't built in the breakthrough. It's built in the quiet wins.""Your nervous system is keeping a ledger. Every kept promise is a deposit.""Every time you gaslight yourself to keep the peace, you fracture your relationship with reality.""The woman you're becoming is shaped by what you do when nobody's clapping."Want to Go Deeper?DM me the word PROOF on Instagram and tell me the one promise you're going to start keeping this week. I read every single message.Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Unblocked Women Collective (https://amysanders.co/the-unblocked-woman-collective-33)The Unblocked Method™If This Hit You in the ChestSave it. Send it to the woman in your life who's been waiting to feel confident instead of becoming it. And hit subscribe, we're just getting started.ConnectInstagram: @its.amysandersWebsite: www.amysanders.co Collective: https://amysanders.thrivecart.com/unblocked-woman-collective-77/ Email the show: support@amysanders.co 

In this interval workout, Alisa Keeton invites you to move your body so you can return to your body—and encounter a God who created it. This is not a "have to." It's a get-to. A chance to care for your body, nourish it, and remember that worry and striving lead toward bondage, while presence leads toward freedom. A Question to Begin When was the last time you felt truly seen by God? Because the God who sees… sees you. Today's Scripture

Fatherhood has been one of the greatest gifts and blessings of my life. As I prepare to celebrate Father's Day this weekend and soon enter a brand-new season as an empty nester, I've been reflecting on the journey of raising three incredible kids over the last 23 years. The truth is, there's no playbook for being a parent. No manual. No perfect formula. You learn by diving in, showing up, making mistakes, and loving with your whole heart. In this heartfelt episode, I share the lessons, memories, and wisdom that have shaped me as a father—from those 4 a.m. newborn moments with Luke sleeping on my chest, to coaching my kids on the field, to preparing to watch all three of them spread their wings and chase their dreams. Whether you're a dad, mom, grandparent, coach, mentor, or simply someone who values family, this episode is a powerful reminder that the greatest impact we make often happens at home. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why every season of parenting deserves to be appreciated and embraced. How becoming a parent deepens your purpose and changes your perspective forever. The power of creating meaningful experiences and memories with your family. Why the daily routines, values, and habits you instill matter more than any vacation or milestone. The bedtime affirmation that shaped the Durkin family culture for nearly two decades. How coaching your kids can strengthen your relationships and create unforgettable moments. Why volunteering, mentoring, and being involved in your children's activities matters so much. The life-changing lesson Todd learned from his father about the value of time. How "special time" with your kids can leave an imprint that lasts a lifetime. Why fathers and mothers play an irreplaceable role in shaping future generations. The emotions, excitement, and gratitude that come with entering the empty-nester chapter of life. A powerful reminder that time is our most precious commodity—and we can't afford to waste it. Fatherhood or parenting isn't about being perfect. It's about being present. It's about showing up day after day, creating experiences, building character, teaching values, and loving your kids through every season of life. As I look back on 23 years of being a Dad, what stands out most isn't the accomplishments, the awards, or the milestones—it's the moments. The conversations. The trips. The routines. The laughter. The lessons. The time. And as I prepare for this next chapter with all three of my children now pursuing their own dreams, I'm reminded that our role as parents isn't to keep our kids close forever—it's to help them grow wings and fly. If this episode spoke to you, please share it with a father, mother, coach, mentor, or someone who has made a lasting impact on your life. And if you're not already a part of my text community, text me at (619)304-2216 so you can stay connected and hear about upcoming events, coaching opportunities, and the new Iron Sharpens Iron Men's Group. Tag me at: IG/X: @ToddDurkin **** "IRON SHARPENS IRON" Men's Group Now Forming! (Starts July 1, 2026) Hey fellas, I'm forming a new Group unlike I've ever done before. It's a group of men (sorry ladies) who are looking to GO A LOT DEEPER in Faith, Fitness, Family, Finances, & FUN. Purpose: I am looking to create a band of brothers who want to go deeper in life and create more freedom, success, significance, & IMPACT as fathers, husbands, entrepreneurs (or in one's career) and men of God. This will be a 6-month program that will allow us to GO DEEP and forge some very strong friendships with some great people that will last a lifetime. The reason we are doing this 6-month program is to: 1. GO DEEPER in our faith walk and rely even more on God and less on ego. This will be a core component to our program. 2. Become stronger, more loving and supportive husbands (or boyfriends). 3. Become stronger, more authentic, and disciplined fathers who can lead their children even better. 4. Decrease stress or any anxiety, depression, emptiness, or apathy and replace it with more strength, love, compassion, and fulfillment. 5. Become fitter, stronger, and healthier of the Body, Mind, and Spirit. Literally the trilogy! 6. Have more FUN in LIFE…and create more Kingdom IMPACT!! When does "IRON SHARPENS IRON" Start: July 15, 2026 How long does it go: 6-months (until Jan 10, 2027) What is IRON SHARPENS IRON all about? Weekly 30-minute Bible-study (held online) Weekly Workouts (accountability) Weekly Messages from TD (Motivation, Business, Faith, Family, Fitness) Monthly (1x p/month) Business & Life Group-Coaching & Connect Call (online) 1-Live/In-Person Retreat (San Diego) Daily Connection Opportunity (online) Opportunity for 1:1 Coaching Calls AND THEN SOME. I always have a bunch of surprises in my programs and this one is going to take the icing on the cake. Men can be literally from anywhere in the world to participate… If you NEED some juice in your life…and you just don't have it. If you KNOW you are built for more…but can't seem to get there. If you are FEELING empty, lost, broken, or down…and need to recapture your MOJO… THIS IS YOUR SHOT! This is a first of its kind program that we are about to GO DEEP for 6-months. JOIN NOW. Simply text me at (619)304.2216 or email me at td@impactxperformance.com for more information, logistics, etc. There will be a nominal investment in this Group and it will be 2-3x less than what it will be in 2027. **This is a BETA Group and I will be taking only 20-men in this first group. If you want in, please LMK asap. CONTACT ME today!

Send us Fan MailYour plate is full, and your manager keeps adding to it. You know what needs to come off so you can focus on the work that matters most, but every time you bring it up, the conversation goes the same way. You explain how stretched you are. Your manager listens, acknowledges the load, and nothing actually changes.Here is what most women leaders miss: this conversation is not really a request for relief. It is a decision the two of you need to make together about where your time creates the most value.In this Monday Momentum episode of Communicate to Lead, Kele Belton continues the June series on the difficult conversations women leaders walk into, braced for a fight. This third episode reveals why asking your manager for relief rarely works, and how reframing the conversation as a strategic decision changes what your manager hears, how they respond, and what actually shifts on your plate.What You'll LearnWhy asking for relief often lands as a personal problem instead of a business problem.The difference between a real negotiation, like asking for a raise or promotion, and a working agreement about how your time is spent.A simple opening phrase you can use to lead with the decision instead of the overwhelm.One follow-up question that helps you uncover where your manager sees your time creating the most value.Who This Is ForThis episode is for women leaders, managers, and high-performing professionals who want to have a better conversation about workload, priorities, and time without sounding overwhelmed or asking permission.Your Action StepIf there is a conversation you have been putting off about your workload or what needs to come off your plate, prepare it as a decision. Have the conversation this week and lead with how you are thinking about your priorities. Then ask where your time creates the most value. Notice what changes when you stop walking in to ask for relief and start walking in to decide.AI PromptUse this prompt to prepare for a workload or priorities conversation with your manager. Paste it into your preferred AI assistant and answer the questions as they come.I'm a [role] in [industry]. I have an upcoming conversation with my manager about my workload, my priorities, or something on my plate that needs to shift. Help me frame this as a decision we're making together rather than a request for permission to let something go.Ask me 3 questions:What is currently on my plate, and what do I think needs to shift?Where do I believe my time creates the most value for the team or the business?What outcome do I want this conversation to produce?Then write:One opening phrase that frames this as a decision we're making together about my time, not a request for permission to let something go.One follow-up question that surfaces where my manager sees my time creating the most value.Constraints:Forward-facing tone.No language that signals overwhelm or asks permission.Must carry the same weight as “I want to walk you through how I'm thinking about my priorities, and figure out together what needs to shift.”Must sound like a leader bringing a strategic decision to a peer, not someone asking for relief.Avoid softening language like “just,” “a little,” “maybe,” “I was thinking,” or “I wanted to mention.”The follow-up question must invite real information about priorities, not a yes-or-no response.Example output style:Opening phrase: “I want to walk you through how I'm thinking about my priorities, and figure out together what needs to shift.”Follow-up question: “Where do you see my time creating the most value right now?”Common Questions About Workload ConversationsWhat should I say when my manager keeps adding to my plate?Lead with how you are thinking about your priorities and frame the conversation as a decision about where your time creates the most value.How do I talk about workload without sounding overwhelmed?Focus on priorities, business impact, and what needs to shift rather than describing how stressed you feel.What is the difference between asking for relief and making a decision about workload?Asking for relief often sounds personal, while a decision conversation focuses on where your time creates the most value for the team or business.Ready to Go Deeper?Book a complimentary Leadership Strategy Call with Kele to talk through where you are, where you want to go, and what it will take to get there.About Your HostKele Belton is a communication and leadership trainer who specializes in helping women leaders develop confidence and impact through strategic communication and practical leadership frameworks.Connect with KeleLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kele-ruth-belton/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetailoredapproach/Website: https://thetailoredapproach.com

In this interval workout, Alisa Keeton invites you to move your body so you can return to your body—and encounter a God who created it. This is not a "have to." It's a get-to. A chance to care for your body, nourish it, and remember that worry and striving lead toward bondage, while presence leads toward freedom. A Question to Begin When was the last time you felt truly seen by God? Because the God who sees… sees you. Today's Scripture

Bobby and Mike discussed the expectations for the US Men's National Team entering the 2026 World Cup. Mark Bickerdike, the head of soccer for Caesar's Sportsbook, joined Sports Talk. Bickerdike previewed the World Cup, evaluating the top teams and players at the tournament.

Last week, we explored how intimacy can slowly become pressurized in a relationship and leave both partners feeling lonely, misunderstood, and disconnected.In Part 2, we're talking about how to take that pressure out of the system.Whether you're the partner feeling rejected and longing for connection, or the partner feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally withdrawn, this episode offers practical tools to help you rebuild intimacy without blame, pressure, or scorekeeping.We discuss why intimacy often breaks down when couples stop talking honestly about what's happening beneath the surface, and how emotional safety—not pressure—is the foundation for lasting connection.In this episode, you'll learn:Why intimacy should never feel like a performance reviewHow scorekeeping damages emotional and physical connectionThe difference between agreements and obligationsHow to talk about intimacy without blame or defensivenessWhy both partners are often suffering in different waysHow emotional safety helps rebuild desire and trustPractical conversations that create connection instead of pressureWhy expanding your definition of intimacy can transform your relationshipWe also share personal stories from our own marriage, including what we've learned through seasons of mismatched desire, perimenopause, hormone changes, and the ongoing work of maintaining connection through life's transitions.If intimacy has become a source of tension, frustration, or loneliness in your relationship, this episode will help you begin creating a healthier path forward.Because healthy relationships aren't built by avoiding difficult conversations—they're built by learning how to have them.

  What if the road from failure to success has nothing to do with the strategies you're running and everything to do with the fight you're refusing to stop having with yourself?  In this episode of That Will Nevr Work, host Maurice sits down with Daryl Dittmer — a man who after a humble and often tumultuous beginning, worked relentlessly on himself for almost 40 years, built careers across carpentry, sales, real estate, consulting, and risk management, retired at 48 from a successful brokerage he helped build, wrote two unflinching books including When I Stop Fighting and When YOU Stop Fighting: The Road You're On Is Your Own Asphalt, and now coaches high-achievers who are winning externally but losing the battle with themselves — for one of the most raw, real, and completely unperformable conversations about success, failure, accountability, and the internal fight that determines every external result we have ever recorded on this show. BestaudaciouslifeLinktree  In this episode, you'll discover:The story of moving a life from a dead-end mess to a place unimaginable — from paralyzing fear, dishonesty, and despair to a life of presence, discipline, and faith Pre-Zero Sports TalkWhat the real internal fight is — and why it is the most expensive and least acknowledged battle in most people's livesWhy stopping the addiction was only step one — and what true transformation actually requiresHow Daryl's recovery journey made him a stronger entrepreneur — and why "I am the product I put out into the world" is the most powerful business philosophy available LinkedInWhat retiring at 48 revealed about what success actually is — and isn'tThe profile of the high-achiever who is winning externally but currently losing the battle with themselves — and what it takes to change that LinktreeDaryl's definition of success — waking up in the morning with a smile on his face — and what it cost him to earn the right to say it SCOTT E CURRY  If you have been building something external while fighting something internal and wondering why the arrival never feels like enough — this episode is the conversation that changes the question. 

Knowing "about" Jesus vs KNOWING JESUS are two very different things. Most Christians think that saying the sinner's prayer buys them fire insurance for hell and that they're good for life. On today's show, Diane Canada sits down with James Fenimore to discuss why going deeper with Jesus is crucial in our faith walk and the benefits of being in real relationship with Him. Learn more about Diane Canada: ⁠⁠https://dianecanada.com ⁠Learn more about James and the Heart Posture Collective: https://theheartposturecollective.comGet Diane's new book!Lady Up In These Last Days: Start a Kettle, Not a FightAudible: https://bit.ly/audible-lady-up-in-these-last-daysPaperback: https://books.by/diane-canadaKindle: https://bit.ly/kindle-lady-up-in-these-last-daysDiane Michel Canada is a Podcast Host, National TV Political Commentator, Author, Speaker, and Songwriter. Diane is the founder of the Lady Up America training program. She trains Christian conservative suburban moms how to gracefully win back the suburbs with her signature Lady Up America techniques.

DO YOU EVER FEEL LIKE YOU SET A GOAL, PUSH HARD FOR A FEW DAYS—AND THEN FALL OFF AND WONDER WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?Like no matter how many times you try, you can't seem to make yourself do the things you say you want to do?If that's you, this episode is going to change how you see yourself.Because it's not that you're lazy. And it's not that you lack discipline.It's that the fuel you've been using to motivate yourself is actually working against you—and no one has ever shown you what to use instead.In this episode, I'm breaking down why accountability and motivation fail most people, what's really underneath the cycle of trying and quitting, and what it actually takes to build habits that stick long term.In This Episode, I Cover:Why motivation and accountability alone will never be enoughThe real reason you can push for a few days—but can't make it lastHow shame becomes the hidden fuel behind most "self-improvement" effortsWhy using self-hatred as motivation has a built-in breaking pointThe difference between forcing yourself and genuinely wanting to show upWhy love is a more powerful motivator than frustration, disappointment, or disgustHow to get specific about why you actually want what you wantWhy your brain resists new habits—and why that doesn't mean anything is wrong with youThe practical steps to remove barriers and make showing up easierHow to talk to yourself the night before so you actually follow throughThe toddler analogy that reframes everything about self-disciplineWhy a D-plus effort is still better than nothing—and how to own thatWhat regulated accountability actually looks like versus dysregulated forcingHow to flex when life gets in the way without quitting entirelyWhat changes when you stop using guilt and start using radical self-acceptanceKey TakeawayYou don't have a motivation problem. You have a fuel problem.Shame, guilt, and self-disgust can push you for a few days—but they will always break down. They are not a long-term solution.What actually works is getting specific about why you want what you want, removing the barriers between you and the action, and learning to redirect yourself with kindness instead of force.You don't need to be harder on yourself. You need to be more honest—and more loving.InvitationI'm running JuneTube all month inside the Love Yourself No Matter What community—weekly trainings, weekly lives, and everything you need to actually use these tools and create a different kind of summer.To get access, grab the free End Overthinking Five-Minute Reset Ritual at:

You've done the deep work. The therapy. The books. The journaling. And you still get triggered, you still slip into the shitty committee, you still reach for the chips or the wine or the doom scroll before your brain catches up. In this episode (a peek inside one of Dani's group sessions), she gives you 7 practical tools to calm the storm so you can actually do the deeper identity shift work and step into your next level. She shares the thesis that "practical isn't sexy, but it's very, very needed," the client story about Jane who learned to giggle at her own shitty committee instead of crucifying herself, and the reframe that will change how you think about the hard people in your life: honor your allergies. In this episode, Dani talks about: Why root work alone keeps you circling the same mountain The "house on fire inside the house" chaos most of us are actually fighting 7 practical tools to reach for the moment a trigger hits (walking, classical music, air lunges, box breathing, calling a friend, dancing, ping pong or a tennis ball) The "honor your allergies" reframe for the people who keep triggering you A simple boundary that saved a friend's sleep (no calls with her daughter past noon) Joel 2:25 and the years the locusts have eaten If your shitty committee has been running you ragged and you're ready to do the deeper identity shift work, this is what I do with my 1:1 clients (and what I train inside the Life Coach Certification if you feel called to do this work for others). Book a free discovery call at aholymess.com, or jump straight to calendly.com/danisumner if you're ready to grab a spot right now. And if you're not ready yet, this episode will hit like a deep breath and a hug and a kick in the ass all at once. Glad you're here, Dani

What happens when "Not Tonight" slowly becomes "Not This Century"? In Episode 227, Dr. Sonia introduced her perspective on why saying "not tonight" can actually protect intimacy by honoring honesty, consent, and authenticity. In this follow-up conversation, she sits down with marriage and family therapist Dr. Kimmery Newsom to explore what happens when "not tonight" becomes a pattern—and how couples can begin finding their way back to connection. Together, they discuss why intimacy often struggles when trust, communication, and emotional safety have been damaged, and why sexual disconnection is often a symptom of something deeper. Because intimacy isn't built through obligation. It thrives through trust. Communication. Vulnerability. Connection. And repair.

What if the reason intimacy still feels blocked in your marriage… isn't because you don't want connection?What if it's because you're still protecting your heart?In this episode, we're having an honest conversation about something many women feel—but rarely say out loud.You want to feel close again.You want emotional connection, intimacy, and romance.You're trying. You're more aware. You're even showing up differently.But when it comes to real intimacy… something still feels off.And if you're honest…it's not just about your husbandIt's that you don't fully feel open.You might notice thoughts like:“He won't respond the way I need”“He doesn't go deep enough”“It's just easier to keep this to myself”So you stay a little guarded.A little filtered.A little protected.Let's gently challenge that…You say you want intimacy…but are you actually letting him in?Because this right here is one of the biggest hidden blocks to connection in midlife marriage.⸻In This Episode, You'll Learn:Why feeling guarded can quietly block emotional connection, intimacy, and desireHow past disappointment and unmet expectations shape how you show up in your marriageWhy protection may have served you before—but is now creating distanceThe truth about vulnerability and how it rebuilds intimacy and connectionSimple, practical ways to begin opening your heart and letting your husband in again⸻The Truth About Intimacy & Connection in Midlife MarriageHere's what most women don't realize:Intimacy is not created by effortIt's created by opennessNot by saying the perfect thingNot by your husband doing everything rightBut by you being emotionally availableBecause when you're guarded:you don't fully expressyou don't fully engageyou don't fully receiveAnd over time, connection begins to fadeNot because you don't love each otherbut because you're not fully letting each other inBut here's the shift:The same protection that once felt safe…is now keeping you disconnected⸻A Faith-Based Perspective on IntimacyGod never designed you to live guarded in your marriageHe designed marriage to be a place of:connectionsafetyand being fully knownBut that requires trustNot just in your husbandbut in God working through your marriageSometimes the step of faith isn't fixing anythingit's opening your heart again⸻Your Next Step (Make This Simple)This week, practice one small shiftChoose one moment to be more open than you normally wouldThat might look like:sharing something you usually keep to yourselfexpressing appreciation more freelysaying how you really feel instead of brushing it offNothing bigjust one real momentBecause this is how:connection growsintimacy rebuildsand your marriage begins to feel alive again⸻Ready to Go Deeper?If this episode spoke to you, come join me inside my private Facebook community:Empty Nest Wives: Rebuilding Intimacy & ConnectionThis is where we walk through:rebuilding emotional connectionrestoring intimacy and romancelearning to open up again in a safe, faith-centered wayand creating a marriage that feels connected and aliveOr send me a message. I would love to connect with you.⸻Final ThoughtFriend…You don't rebuild intimacy by waiting for him to changeYou rebuild it by allowing yourself to be seen againAnd when you begin making new decisionsto opento shareto softeneverything in your marriage can begin to shiftI'm not sharing this from theoryThis is what God has walked me through in my own marriageAnd I believe with everything in meHe can do the same for you⸻Related EpisodesEP 317: Sex, Intimacy & Connection in Midlife Marriage — Why Awareness Isn't EnoughEP 316: My Sex Drive Isn't There… I Want Emotional Connection and IntimacyEp 306  3 Ways to Rebuild Intimacy and Rekindle Desire in Midlife Marriage

  What if the busyness you've been wearing as a badge of honor is actually the most expensive and most well-defended excuse you've been making for not doing the strategic leadership work your business most urgently needs?  In this episode of That Will Nevr Work, host Maurice sits down with Liz Weber, CMC, CSP — one of fewer than 100 people in the United States to hold both the Certified Speaking Professional® and Certified Management Consultant® designations, founder and President of Weber Business Services, LLC, author of 10 leadership books, named a Top 30 Global Guru on Leadership and Global Top 100 Leadership Influencer, faculty at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown, and a consultant who has worked with organizations across more than 20 countries — for one of the most direct, credentialed, and immediately actionable conversations about leadership, busyness, and strategic clarity we have ever had on this show. Liz does not traffic in motivation or theory. She tells leaders the truth — and then gives them the specific, practical frameworks to act on it. Ace & Arrow  In this episode, you'll discover:Why "I'm so busy" is the most expensive lie in business — and what it's actually covering forThe most costly behaviors in Liz's Stop series — and the single Stop most business owners refuse to makeThe difference between operational planning and genuine strategic leadership — and why it changes everything about how a business growsWhy succession planning is not an exit conversation but an urgent strategic priority for every business owner, right nowHow candid conversations — the ones most leaders systematically avoid — are the ones that change relationships and build the organizations that actually performThe Leadership E.A.S.Y. framework and why the complexity most leaders complain about is almost always self-generatedIf you have been performing busyness while your organization waits for the strategic leadership only you can provide — this episode is the wake-up call you've been too busy to hear until now. 

If you've ever said "I don't know why I keep doing this to myself," this one is for you. Most ambitious, self-aware women aren't actually stuck — they're loyal. Loyal to a version of themselves that used to keep them safe, but no longer fits where they're trying to go. In this episode, I unpack the four identities I see women silently loyal to (you'll recognize at least two), share a personal story about a loyalty that cost me more than I want to admit, and give you the one question that changes how you move from here forward.What You'll HearWhy "I don't know why I keep doing this to myself" is the wrong sentence — and what to say insteadStuck vs. loyal — the reframe that gives you your agency back, and why your nervous system picks familiar over free every single timeThe four loyalties — meet the Over-Functioner, the People-Pleaser, the Hyper-Independent Woman, and the Second-Guesser. See which one is sitting in the room with you right now.The loyalty that almost cost me everything — the personal story I've been scared to tell, the retreat that almost didn't happen, and the cost of staying loyal to who I used to beThe question that changes everything — swap "Why am I stuck?" for one better question and watch what shifts in real timeAwareness → Embodiment → Practice — why insight isn't the work, and what actually makes a new identity stickGo withdraw a loyalty — what to do this weekOne Line to Sit With"You're not stuck. You're loyal. And loyalty can be withdrawn."Your Invitation This WeekFor the next seven days, when you catch yourself mid-pattern — over-functioning, people-pleasing, refusing help, second-guessing — pause and ask one question instead of judging yourself: What pattern am I still loyal to? You don't have to fix it. Just name it. That's where the work starts.Clip-Worthy Moments"Most women aren't stuck. They're loyal.""Familiarity feels safer than expansion. Even when familiarity is killing you.""Hyper-independence isn't strength. It's a trauma response with a glow-up.""You weren't being fake. You were being strategic. But strategy has a shelf life.""Awareness without practice is just expensive insight.""Stop being loyal to a woman whose conditions no longer exist."Want to Go Deeper?DM me the word UNBLOCKED on Instagram and I'll send you more on how we do this work inside The Unblocked Method™.Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Unblocked Method™Upcoming Park City retreat details to come soon!If This Hit You in the ChestSave it. Send it to the woman in your life who needs to hear it. And hit subscribe so you don't miss what's coming next.ConnectInstagram: @its.amysandersWebsite: www.amysanders.coEmail the show: support@amysanders.co 

Join Jennifer Allen for a movement experience designed to help you process life's challenges while staying connected to God's presence. Through light interval pushes and thoughtful reflection, Jennifer explores the reality of suffering, grief, disappointment, and betrayal—and the comfort found in knowing that Christ meets us in the midst of it all. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 1:5, you'll be reminded: "For just as Christ's sufferings are ours in abundance... so also our comfort is abundant through Christ." As you move, you'll reflect on how God doesn't waste pain. He joins us in it, comforts us through it, and can transform wounds into wisdom. Jennifer invites you to bring a difficult situation before the Lord, move at a pace that feels right for your body, and experience the companionship of Christ in the midst of suffering. Come ready to move, reflect, and be reminded that God's promises run deeper than any circumstance. Your suffering is not wasted. Playlist for This Workout

What Is an Education Anyway — And Who Gets to Decide? Forget every notion you have been told about what an education is. I want to ask you something I ask every single woman I work with in coaching. What do you believe an education is? And the second question — the one that tends to stop people cold: What did you believe an education was before you started homeschooling? Most of us never actually chose our definition of education. We absorbed it. From school, from our parents, from the culture around us. And then we built an entire homeschool on top of it. And then we wondered why it felt so heavy. And if you’re just starting out and wondering where to begin — I made something for exactly that. The 7-Day Confident Homeschool Roadmap is a free guide that walks you through your first year with clarity rather than overwhelm. Grab it below. Get your free 7-Day Confident Homeschool Mom Roadmap What Is an Education Anyway? The Definition Most of Us Inherited If you grew up in a conventional school system, your working definition probably sounds something like this: Education is the successful delivery of academic content across subjects. Demonstrated through coverage, completion, and measurable progress. Coverage. Completion. No gaps. Not falling behind. Making sure it’s enough. Sound familiar? That definition is exhausting. And it’s not even working in schools. Teachers leave many pages of their curriculum undone at the end of every year. There are interruptions. Substitute teachers. Sick days. Stops and starts. There is no perfectly covered, hundred-percent-completed, no-gaps education happening in a classroom either. And the very academic kids who were force-fed information and tested weekly? How much of that actually stuck? How much of it translated into a purposeful, meaningful life? It is not possible to create a perfectly covered education. Not in a school. Not in your homeschool. The sooner you stop measuring yourself against that standard, the sooner you can build something that actually works. If this is landing for you and you want to hear me unpack it further — I’m also diving into this on my YouTube channel. Same episode, same conversation. Watch it here → https://youtu.be/1T8pINVSeXc Do You Need a Teaching Degree to Define Your Child’s Education? And if you question whether you have the intelligence to answer that question — don’t be in self-doubt. Of course you do. This is your child. Does it seem daunting? It likely does. But it doesn’t have to. I’ve stopped counting the number of times I’ve been asked if I’m a certified teacher. Nope. I’m not. Does being a certified teacher enable me to educate my children better at home? Nope. It doesn’t. In fact, statistically, being a certified teacher has no bearing on a child’s home education. Teachers have classroom management skills. They know standardized learning materials. They have years of experience that homeschooling parents might not have in the beginning — and I am not denying those skills for a moment. But it doesn’t mean I’m not more motivated to learn how to engage my children’s education than someone else. When I asked a kindergarten teacher about Grade 2 math, she didn’t know what to say. When I asked a high school English teacher how to approach a history discussion with an elementary-aged child, she was stumped too. Turns out, teachers don’t have the full breadth of knowledge either. And I’m certainly not claiming to either. Why do we think we need to? Google doesn’t have it all. Neither does YouTube. But both are pretty helpful. And when they aren’t, there are always books. Lots and lots and LOTS of books. You just need to know where to find the information. A little research and it’s findable.  So Where Do You Find What You Need? When I was in junior high, we bought our first computer: a Tandy EX 1000. The only computer training we had was a Logo program that did next to nothing for me. I attempted to wield x’s and o’s. I’m pretty sure they meant something, but I didn’t understand. Some thirty years later, anyone who wants to know how to use a computer knows. Anyone who wants to know how to Google, YouTube, Facebook, Tweet — they figured it out. Why? Because they found out, by themselves. Tada. The human mind is capable of figuring things out because it wants to. P.S. You might wonder how I went about structuring a thirteen-year-old’s academic education. Self-Education: The Heart of What an Education Really Is Why do we assume kids need everything taught to them? We assume something needs to be done to them. Before anyone sat them down and formally taught them anything, they had already learned animals, language, and how to navigate relationships. In their first year. Their second. Their fifth — long before they ever walked through a kindergarten door. Kids want to learn. It’s simply what they do. When we ask the question — what is an education anyway? — we’ve just begun to really consider who our children are and what they need. And that is exactly what Charlotte Mason was pointing to. What Is an Education Anyway? Here’s What Charlotte Mason Said. “Self-education is the only possible education; the rest is mere veneer laid on the surface of a child’s nature.” — Charlotte Mason I have returned to this quote more times than I can count. Because it points to something we already know intuitively. We keep forgetting it when we sit down at the kitchen table and default to the curriculum, the workbooks, the boxes of books, the online programs everyone else is using. Your job is not to pour information into a vessel. Your job is to raise up the child right in front of you. So what does that actually look like in a real homeschool? Here’s one mom’s answer. What Does Real Home Education Actually Look Like? A mom I worked with had been homeschooling for six years, three kids, and had done a lot of the external work — curriculum, systems, showing up every day. And then she went deeper and found her own answer to the question of what an education really is: “Education is a process of exposure to knowledge while learning involves personal processing and growth. Character traits like discernment, self-confidence, and self-management are important outcomes that continue developing long beyond formal education years.” She also said something that stopped me: “Even if no one was watching or assessing my approach, I would maintain similar objectives and methods.” She has found her own answer — not borrowed from the school system, not borrowed from a curriculum company. Entirely hers. And that is what I want for you. For me, the answer starts in the same place it always has — in wanting to engage my child, teach them when necessary, and capture their little hearts. I am most definitely motivated to do that. And so are you. That’s why you’re here. Want to keep going? This conversation continues on my Rethinking Education YouTube channel. Find it here → https://youtu.be/lkFJglpaoqs What is an education anyway? What Is an Education Anyway? Questions to Sit With This Week As you move through your week, gently ask yourself: What definition of education am I actually operating from right now? Did I choose it — or did I absorb it? Where might I be able to trust what is already working in my child? If no one was watching or assessing my homeschool, would I do anything differently? You don’t need to answer all of it today. Just noticing is already meaningful work. Want to Go Deeper? If this post resonated, the podcast episode What Is an Education Anyway? goes much further — including the five shifts I see happen when a homeschool mom finally loosens the grip of a definition that was never really hers, and what it looks like when peace replaces pressure in a real homeschool home. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. When you’re ready to take the next step, here are three ways I can help: If you’re in your first year — start with the free 7-Day Confident Homeschool Roadmap. It will give you a clear, grounded foundation so you begin with confidence rather than overwhelm. If you’ve been homeschooling for a while and something feels off — take the quiz to identify the real root of your frustration. It’s free and takes five minutes. And if you’re ready for a real reset — book your free Aligned Homeschool Reset session. This is where we get clear on what’s actually going on in your homeschool and your life — and you walk away with a whole lot more peace than you arrived with. Teresa Wiedrick is a certified life coach and graduated homeschool mom who supports homeschool moms in building a life — not just a lesson plan. Her work focuses inward, because most homeschool overwhelm has nothing to do with curriculum. Book your free Aligned Homeschool Reset Session I help homeschool moms trust themselves, edit expectations, and make intentional choices that create a more confident, connected, and present homeschool life. Book your Reset Session with Teresa People also ask… Self-Directed Learning: the Art of Encouraging Independent Homeschooling Building Connection with Tamara Strijack of the Neufeld Institute Is there an art and a science to an education? 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Send us Fan MailYou made a decision. You stand behind it. Then someone questions it, and before you realize what is happening, you are explaining, justifying, and trying to prove your point.That moment can feel personal, especially for women leaders who are used to being second-guessed, interrupted, or expected to over-explain. But not every challenge is an attack. Sometimes what feels like pushback is actually an invitation to clarify your thinking.In this Monday Momentum episode of Communicate to Lead, Kele Belton continues the June series on the difficult conversations women leaders walk into braced for a fight. This episode explores why defending your decisions can weaken your authority, how to tell the difference between defense and clarification, and the small language shift that helps you respond with more confidence, clarity, and executive presence.What You'll LearnWhy the instinct to defend your decisions can undermine your position before the conversation even starts.The difference between defending a choice and explaining your thinking from a place of ownership.A simple phrase you can use when someone questions a decision you made.One follow-up question that helps you discover what the other person actually needs from you.Who This Is ForThis episode is for women leaders, managers, and high-performing professionals who want to respond to pushback without shrinking, overexplaining, or losing authority.Your Action StepThe next time someone questions a decision you made, pause before responding. Ask yourself: am I about to defend, or am I about to clarify? If you can name the moment as clarification, lead with the phrase from this episode. Then ask the follow-up question and notice how the conversation changes.Your AI PromptUse this prompt to prepare for a moment when someone is likely to question a decision you made. Paste it into your preferred AI assistant and answer the questions as they come.I'm a [role] in [industry]. I made a decision about [briefly describe the decision and the context], and I'm anticipating that my [manager, peer, stakeholder] may question it. Help me prepare a response that signals ownership rather than defense.Ask me 3 questions:What was I solving for when I made this decision?What perspective or vantage point shaped my thinking?What might the other person actually need to understand about the decision in order to support it, act on it, or align their work with it?Then write:One opening phrase I can use to explain my thinking from a place of ownership rather than defense.One follow-up question I can use to surface what the other person actually needs from me.Constraints:Forward-facing toneNo language that signals defense or justificationMust carry the same weight as “Here's where I was coming from”Must sound like a leader explaining her thinking, not someone defending her choiceAvoid softening language like “just,” “a little,” “maybe,” “I was thinking,” or “I  just wanted to mention”The follow-up question must invite real information, not a yes-or-no responseExample output style:Opening phrase: “Here's where I was coming from.”Follow-up question: “What's prompting the question?”Ready to Go Deeper?Book a complimentary Leadership Strategy Call with Kele to talk through where you are, where you want to go, and what it will take to get there.About Your HostKele Belton is a communication and leadership trainer who helps women leaders build confidence, clarity, and impact through strategic communication and practical leadership frameworks.Connect with KeleLinkedInInstagramWebsite

Join Jennifer Allen for a movement experience designed to help you process life's challenges while staying connected to God's presence. Through light interval pushes and thoughtful reflection, Jennifer explores the reality of suffering, grief, disappointment, and betrayal—and the comfort found in knowing that Christ meets us in the midst of it all. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 1:5, you'll be reminded: "For just as Christ's sufferings are ours in abundance... so also our comfort is abundant through Christ." As you move, you'll reflect on how God doesn't waste pain. He joins us in it, comforts us through it, and can transform wounds into wisdom. Jennifer invites you to bring a difficult situation before the Lord, move at a pace that feels right for your body, and experience the companionship of Christ in the midst of suffering. Come ready to move, reflect, and be reminded that God's promises run deeper than any circumstance. Your suffering is not wasted. Playlist for This Workout

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Why does intimacy start feeling so difficult in long-term relationships?For many couples, intimacy doesn't disappear overnight. Instead, pressure slowly enters the relationship. One partner begins feeling rejected, lonely, or unwanted, while the other feels overwhelmed, anxious, and like they're never enough.In Part 1 of this two-part series, EJ and Tarah Kerwin share their own story of how intimacy pressure developed in their marriage after the birth of their twins and how it created years of misunderstanding, resentment, and emotional disconnection.In this episode, you'll learn:• How intimacy pressure quietly enters a relationship • Why intimacy struggles are rarely just about sex • The pursuer-withdrawer cycle that keeps couples stuck • How obligation replaces curiosity and connection • Why silence often feels safer than honesty • The hidden stories couples create when emotional safety disappears • Why most couples stop talking honestly before they stop touchingIf you've ever felt rejected, pressured, lonely, overwhelmed, or disconnected from your partner, this episode will help you understand what's really happening beneath the surface.Next week in Part 2, we'll share the specific shifts couples can make to reduce pressure, rebuild emotional safety, and create a healthier, more connected intimate relationship.Resources Mentioned:Relationship Renovation Coaching ProgramRelationship Renovation Men's GroupRelationship Renovation Counseling CenterRelationship Renovation at Home WorkbookRelationship Renovation Patreon CommunityBecause healthy relationships aren't built by avoiding difficult conversations—they're built by learning how to have them.

  What if the reason you keep running out of fuel — running out of clarity, running out of resilience, running out of confidence exactly when you need it most — isn't that you're not working hard enough, but that you've been running the wrong system for the human being doing the work? In this episode of That Will Nevr Work, host Maurice sits down with Rob Tracz — high-performance coach, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, Master of Science in Exercise Science, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Distinction, Precision Nutrition Level 2 Coach, and founder and CEO of TAPS Coaching — for one of the most scientifically grounded and personally moving conversations about human performance, confidence under pressure, and the entrepreneurial operating system we have ever recorded. Rob's own story took him from chasing success while silently unraveling, to sleeping on a yoga mat in a gym, to receiving his dying father's final words — "Take care of yourself. Don't work so hard. Be good for your sister" — and building those words into a coaching philosophy that has transformed hundreds of driven professionals out of Robot Mode and into their Prime Performance.  In this episode, you'll discover:What Robot Mode is, how to know if you're in it, and the specific reason driven people are the most vulnerable to itThe real story behind Rob's rock bottom — and the moment his father's final words finally changed everythingWhy Look Good, Feel Good, Do Great Things is a performance strategy, not a wellness sloganThe Confidence Equation — what confidence actually is at a scientific level and how to build it as a system, not a feeling  If you have been grinding, hustling, and achieving — while quietly running on empty — this episode is the performance intervention your business has been waiting for. 

FREE Self-Scaling Business Workshop: https://getepicsuccess.com/registration-yt WORK With Me: https://getepicsuccess.com/ceo-org   Most business owners think scaling means more.   More people. More meetings. More offers. More systems. More things to manage.   And for a while, that works.   Revenue goes up. The team gets bigger. There's more momentum.   But then you look at your calendar and think:   "I thought I was building freedom… so why does this feel heavier than it used to?"   That's the Bigger Job Trap.   In this episode of the Epic Success Podcast / Scaled CEO Show, I'm breaking down why your business can get bigger without becoming more scalable — and how to start getting out of the middle of every decision, fire, and exception.   Because if your business grows, but still depends on your brain for every important thing…   you didn't scale.   You built a more expensive, more exhausting version of your old job.   Inside This Episode:   ● Why scaling can secretly make your job bigger   How more revenue, more team, and more systems can still leave you trapped in the middle of everything   ● The brain pattern keeping you stuck   Why your nervous system learned that "me in the middle" equals safety, survival, and growth   ● Why being needed can feel like proof you're doing it right   How answering every question, rescuing every project, and closing every deal trains your brain to stay indispensable   ● The truth about bigger vs. scalable   Why real scaling means the business needs less of you as it grows — not more   ● The "Scaling or Bigger Job?" test   The simple question that reveals where your business is still dependent on you   ● How to stop grabbing the wheel   A practical way to move one decision category off your plate without panicking or losing control   ● The 90-day operating system that helps you escape   How your CEO System, Team System, and Profit System work together to make the business less dependent on you every week   If You're a Business Owner Who:   ● Has more revenue than before, but less freedom than you expected ● Feels like every important decision still comes back to you ● Has a team, but still acts as the backup brain for everything ● Keeps saying, "I'll step back after this next push" ● Knows the business looks successful from the outside, but feels heavier behind the scenes ● Wants to scale without accidentally scaling your old job   This episode will show you exactly what's happening.   The Real Shift:   Bigger is not the same as scalable.   A bigger business still needs you in every fire.   A scalable business gets stronger as it depends on you less.   And the way out isn't to push harder, hire faster, or build more complexity.   It's to install the operating system that moves ownership, decisions, and outcomes out of your head — and into the business.   Ready to Fix This for Real?   Join me live for the Self-Scaling Business Workshop, where we:   ● Score your CEO, Team, and Profit systems ● Identify where the business is still over-relying on you ● Pinpoint your biggest constraint for the next 90 days ● Map what to change first so your business can scale without making your job bigger  

What if the reason intimacy, connection, and even your desire feel harder right now isn't because something is wrong with you… …but because you're carrying too much? In this episode, Dr. Sonia Wright sits down with physician, coach, and stress researcher Dr. Ali Novitsky for a powerful conversation about the invisible mental load women carry—and how chronic stress impacts everything from relationships and communication to intimacy and pleasure. Together, they explore why so many high-achieving women feel emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed, and disconnected despite doing all the "right" things. Because most women aren't struggling because they need another strategy. They're struggling because they're operating in survival mode. The grocery lists. The caregiving. The emotional labor. The mental load. The constant responsibility. And when your nervous system is overloaded, intimacy often becomes one more thing on an already impossible to-do list. Dr. Sonia and Dr. Ali discuss the connection between stress regulation, family dynamics, communication, emotional connection, and sexual intimacy—and why creating lasting change starts with understanding how stress is showing up in your life. This conversation is honest, practical, compassionate, and full of insights for women who are tired of carrying everything alone. Because intimacy doesn't thrive in exhaustion. It thrives in safety. Connection. Communication. And a regulated nervous system.

What if the reason your marriage still feels disconnected… isn't because you don't understand the problem?What if it's because you haven't yet stepped into what actually creates change?In this episode, we're talking about the place so many women get stuck—especially after they've already started doing the inner work.You're more aware now.You're catching your thoughts.You're recognizing the patterns that have been creating distance in your marriage.But the truth is…your intimacy, connection, and desire still feel the sameAnd now you're wondering:“Why doesn't this feel different?”“Why do I still feel disconnected from my husband?”“Am I doing something wrong?”Let's gently challenge that…What if nothing has gone wrong?What if you're simply in the middle of transformation?⸻In This Episode, You'll Learn:Why awareness alone won't rebuild intimacy or emotional connection in your marriageThe hidden gap between knowing what's wrong and actually changing how you show upWhy your brain defaults to old patterns—even when you know betterHow to move from being a meaning maker to a pattern breaker in your marriage⸻The Truth About Intimacy & Connection in Midlife MarriageHere's what most women don't realize:Insight does not equal transformationYou don't change your marriage by:hearing something onceunderstanding it intellectuallyor agreeing with itYou change your marriage by:practicing a new way of showing up—moment by momentBecause even when your thinking starts to shift…your reactions will still default to what's familiarAnd that doesn't mean you're failing.It means you're growing.⸻The Missing Piece: Moving From Awareness to ActionAwareness is powerful…but it's only the beginning.Real change happens when you:slow down your reactionschoose what you want to create in the momentand intentionally show up differentlyBecause this is where intimacy starts to rebuild:not from knowing more…but from doing something newThat's not a sign to stop.It's a sign you're breaking old patterns.⸻A Faith-Based Perspective on Real ChangeThis isn't just mindset work…this is spiritual transformation.“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” – Romans 12:2Renewal doesn't happen in a moment.It happens through repetition.Every time you choose:openness instead of shutting downconnection instead of withdrawaltruth instead of assumptionyou are partnering with God in rebuilding your marriage.⸻Your Next Step This week, I want you to take what you learned in the last episode even further.When something happens in your marriage, pause and ask:What happened?What did I make it mean?What do I want to create instead?How am I going to show up differently right now?Not later.In the moment.Because this is how:emotional connection growsintimacy rebuildsand desire begins to return⸻Ready to Go Deeper?If this episode spoke to you, come join me inside my private Facebook community:Empty Nest Wives: Rebuilding Intimacy & ConnectionThis is where we go deeper into:rebuilding emotional connectionrestoring intimacy and romancebreaking old patterns in your marriageand creating a relationship that feels alive againOr send me a message. I would love to personally connect with you.Friend…Awareness is not the finish line.It's the doorway.And when you begin making new decisions—right in the middle of real-life moments—everything in your marriage can begin to shift.I'm not sharing this from theory…This is what God has walked me through in my own marriage.And I believe with everything in me:He can do the same for you.⸻Related EpisodesEP 316: My Sex Drive Isn't There… I Want Emotional Connection and IntimacyEP 315: Don't Know How to Get It Back? Why Intimacy Still Feels Like a Challenge in Midlife MarriageEP 308: Why Trying Harder Won't Fix Intimacy in Your Christian Marriage

What's the difference between images that move people and those that are just pretty pictures? In this episode, I dig into what it means to bring substance to your work — it's one of the hardest qualities to describe but perhaps the one that might matter most. This isn't something you can manufacture or build up through practice alone. It already exists in you. The question is where you can find it, and whether you're trying to tap more deeply into it.I also share an important announcement about the future of this podcast — if you're a paid supporter on Patreon or Spotify, please listen up.In this EpisodeAn Important Announcement: The future of Thoughts on Illustration after this summer — and what comes next for me and my work.What Is Substance? Why substance is the sense of personal meaning that runs through your body of work as a whole — the feeling that someone is behind the work, working something out.Substance vs. Point of View: How these two qualities relate to each other, and why you can have a strong, original visual voice and still have work that doesn't go very deep.Range and Versatility: Why having both light and serious work in your portfolio makes you more versatile — with a nod to Paul Rand's ability to do this.Striking Oil: Why substance isn't something you build — it already exists in you. How to notice where your wells are and what you're actually drawing from.My Own Wells: What a collection of plastic bread clips, a 1970s merchandise catalog, and a Saskatchewan hotel bottle opener have to do with my illustration work.Today's Action Exercise: The one question that starts the journey toward more substantial work — and why writing it down honestly might change everything.Today's Action on Illustration Why Does Illustration Really Really Matter to You? Write down — in your journal or sketchbook, as though nobody's reading — why becoming an illustrator really, really matters to you. As few or as many words as you need. This is where substance begins.(Become a paid supporter on Patreon or Spotify to access today's full "Action on Illustration" prompt.)Tag me on Instagram @mrtomfroese or email me your results!Show LinksKnow Your Art — Cohort Course Mailing List: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdSNaT1XNb6jXS5qjW0ybiryBH70MC1ycGhHj-yDEuQKXdszQ/viewform?usp=headerDrawing Is Important — The Book: https://www.tomfroese.com/bookSupport on Patreon: patreon.com/tomfroeseFind Me ElsewhereWork and Classes — tomfroese.comInstagram — instagram.com/mrtomfroeseDaily Drawings — instagram.com/drawingisimportant

Join Alisa Keeton for an interval workout that invites you to move your body while reflecting on what it means to be fully known and fully loved by God. Drawing from Mark 10:17–25, Alisa explores the difference between knowing about God's love and living in the security of His love. As you move through intervals, you'll consider what may be holding you back from deeper intimacy with Jesus and reflect on the journey from knowledge, to belief, to following. This workout will encourage you to slow down, check in with your body and heart, and receive the loving gaze of Christ. Come ready to move, reflect, and be reminded that God's invitation is always rooted in love. If you're moving, you're doing it right. Ready to Go Deeper?

Everyone can perform when life is easy. The real question is: What happens when you're down 30 points? What happens when the bills are piling up, motivation disappears, the results aren't coming, and every part of you wants to quit? In this episode, I break down the essential skills required to dominate under pressure. Not dominance as a feeling. Not dominance as confidence. But dominance as the ability to keep moving forward until you get what you want. You'll learn: Why most people quit long before they fail How to regulate your body when stress takes over How to separate reality from the stories you tell yourself Why the meaning you attach to events determines your future How to identify self-sabotaging behaviors in real time The skill of responding to setbacks, losses, and adversity How to create momentum when none exists Why high-quality action matters more than motivation The mindset required to persist until completion The goal is not to win one game. The goal is to become the type of person who wins as a pattern. A lifestyle of dominance. A lifestyle of growth. A lifestyle of self-mastery. If you're tired of starting over, tired of quitting on yourself, and ready to develop the skills required to dominate in every area of life, this episode is for you. Ready to Go Deeper? I've opened applications for DOMINANCE: A System for Self-Mastery—my live coaching program designed to help competitors master their internal world, eliminate self-sabotage, and develop true dominance in every area of life. Apply for a call and see if you're a fit: imnotyou.com/coaching

In Part 2 of our series on caretaking in relationships, we move beyond identifying the problem and begin helping couples understand how to actually heal the disconnection it creates.Caretaking often looks loving on the surface — avoiding conflict, protecting your partner's feelings, holding things in to “keep the peace.” But underneath, it quietly erodes emotional safety, trust, intimacy, and connection.In this episode, EJ and Tarah walk couples through:How to recognize when something is being emotionally withheldWhy many partners can sense when something feels “off”The difference between caretaking and true emotional safetyHow avoiding difficult conversations creates loneliness inside relationshipsThe importance of emotional transparency and nervous system regulationHow to create healthy agreements around checking in with each otherWhy emotional safety is built through honesty, not perfectionHow couples learn to face discomfort together instead of protecting themselves from each otherTarah and EJ also vulnerably share how this dynamic showed up in their own marriage around intimacy, co-parenting, anxiety, and emotional communication — and how learning to stay connected through difficult moments transformed their relationship.If you've ever felt:like something was unsaid in your relationshipemotionally alone while still being togetheranxious, disconnected, or stuck in conflict avoidanceafraid to bring up difficult topicsexhausted by walking on eggshells…this episode is for you.Because the goal in healthy relationships isn't avoiding discomfort. It's learning how to stay connected through it together.

Life can feel heavy. Worry settles into our minds, tension finds its way into our bodies, and burdens quietly accumulate. In this gentle Scripture meditation, Alisa Keeton invites you to intentionally pause and place yourself in a posture of receiving. As you settle into stillness, you'll be encouraged to notice where you're carrying weight, stress, or concern and welcome God into those places. This is a sacred invitation to say, "God, I need You. Come find me." Meditating on Psalm 139:7–12, you'll be reminded that there is nowhere you can go beyond God's loving presence. He surrounds you with His wraparound care, hems you in on every side, and meets you right where you are. As He finds you, He brings peace, lightness, and the reassurance that you do not have to carry life's burdens alone. Come as you are. Bring what hurts. Bring what feels heavy. God's presence is already near. Anchor Scripture "Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?" — Psalm 139:7–12 How to Use Be Still and Be Loved Find a comfortable, quiet place and press play on this gentle biblical meditation. Allow Alisa Keeton to guide you through Scripture, prayer, and moments of stillness as you rest in God's presence and receive His love. Ready to Go Deeper?

Why are bodies getting smaller while the pressure on women keeps getting bigger?   In this honest conversation, Alisa explores the cultural history behind "skinny" and how thinness became more than a body type—it became a value system. From social media and celebrity culture to the rise of GLP-1 medications, she unpacks the modern obsession with shrinking ourselves and asks: how did we get here?   For most of human history, thinness was not the ideal. Curvier bodies once represented wealth, health, abundance, and freedom from hard labor. So what changed?   Alisa traces the major cultural shifts beginning in the 1700s, when thinness became tied to morality, status, control, and virtue through the influences of classicism, racism, and religious legalism. She also discusses how Enlightenment thinking separated people from their bodies—teaching us to live "from the head up" while distrusting the body God created.   This episode isn't about health. It's about the spiritual and emotional roots beneath the desire to be smaller. Along the way, she explores why God delights in diversity. Creation itself reveals a Creator who loves variety—not uniformity. From ecosystems and landscapes to personalities, gifts, and bodies, God's design reflects abundance rather than sameness.   What if body diversity wasn't a problem to solve, but part of God's good and intentional design? We also talk about: The intense pressure women face to stay thin The influence of social media and celebrity culture The growing normalization of GLP-1 medications How body ideals have changed throughout history Why God values diversity in His creation, including our bodies What the Bible actually says about gluttony Why behavior change without heart healing never lasts The spiritual chains hidden beneath body obsession   Most importantly, she asks the question that culture rarely asks:   Who are you becoming? The gospel does not call us to become thinner versions of ourselves. It calls us to become more like Christ. While the world focuses on shrinking bodies, God is concerned with transforming hearts. Freedom begins when we stop measuring our worth by our appearance and start allowing Christ to form His character within us.   At the root of every body struggle is a deeper question: What's happening in the heart that's driving the behavior?   This episode is a call to a Body Reformation—a reformation of value and worth. The goal is not a smaller body, but a freer heart. Not conformity to culture, but transformation in Christ. Because the question that matters most isn't How do I look? But who am I becoming?   Ready to Go Deeper?