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What if the reason you're exhausted, stuck in diet cycles or constantly starting over all the time… isn't lack of willpower, but rather the approach itself?In this next level conversation, Dr. Anna Pleet breaks down the truth about longevity, weight loss and why most modern health advice is setting all of us up to fail!From extreme diets for too long like carnivore and keto… to the obsession with quick results… we unpack why “fast fixes” rarely lead to sustainable health - and what actually works instead.You'll learn:• Why most trendy diets create short-term results, but long-term damage• The real reason Mediterranean cultures have better longevity outcomes• How lifestyle — not just food — determines your future health• The connection between stress, sleep, movement and disease risk• Why slowing down might be the most powerful health strategy you're ignoring!• Simple ways to start implementing sustainable wellness habits todayThis episode goes far beyond calories and macros. It's about redefining what health truly looks like - especially for busy women, moms and families trying to balance it all.If you've ever:• Felt overwhelmed by conflicting nutrition advice• Tried diet after diet without lasting results• Wondered how to make healthy living actually manageable• Wanted to prevent disease instead of reacting to itThis conversation will shift your perspective.Because in reality? The slow way is the fast way.Watch full episode on YOUTUBE here:https://youtu.be/l_m9-OpE6voConnect More with Dr. Anna Pleet here:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@annapleetmd⁩ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annapleetmdFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/annapleetmdIf this episode resonated with you, please subscribe and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sharing this episode with a friend can also help us reach more incredible women on their journey to better health.Thank you for being a part of our community and investing in your wellness journey!To stay connected, here's where you can find me online:Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/empoweredinhealth Coaching Business IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/erinktrier Book Free Coaching Call Here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.erintrier.com/coachingWebsite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.erintrier.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

What if the reason positive thinking hasn't worked for you… isn't because you're doing it wrong, but because no one ever showed you how your mind actually listens? In this episode, I'm joined by the incredible Marisa Peer, and we go far beyond motivation or feel-good affirmations. This is a practical, step-by-step breakdown of how the words you use, especially the ones you say to yourself, directly shape your self-worth, confidence, and the reality you experience. We talk about why so many people know what they should think, yet still feel stuck… why saying “I'm trying” quietly reinforces failure… and how subtle language patterns can either work with your brain or cause it to push back entirely. If you've ever: * Felt like you're “doing the work” but nothing is changing * Struggled with feeling not enough, even when life looks good on paper * Tried affirmations that felt fake or forced * Wondered whether you can really have it all, career, health, relationships, fulfilment …this conversation will land. Marisa shares the exact phrases, sentence structures, and mindset shifts that actually create change, including one powerful sentence you can start using today to rebuild self-worth and self-trust. This is an episode you may want to listen to twice, not because it's complex, but because it's precise. LINKS

What if nothing done for Christ is ever wasted?What if the work you do this week — the prayer you whisper, the integrity you choose, the person you point to Jesus — actually carries eternal weight?If you've ever felt:• Weary in doing good• Overlooked for doing the right thing• Like your labor didn't “pay off”• Wondered if serving, giving, forgiving, or leading really matteredThis message is for you.We'll unpack what Scripture says about:- How your everyday work can survive God's holy evaluation- What it means to build with gold instead of straw- Why nothing done for Christ is ever wasted- How your career, calling, and conversations can echo into eternityYou'll see how the resurrection of Jesus doesn't just raise people— it redeems purpose.Imagine standing before Christ and discovering that more carried over into Heaven than you ever realized.

They said no. Then they came back.If you've ever been rejected, passed over, or told no in your career, business, or personal life, this episode will change how you see rejection forever.In this episode of UNSUBSCRIBE™ with Ginny Priem, keynote speaker, coach, and bestselling author Ginny Priem shares the powerful story of being rejected for a speaking opportunity and how that same organization later invited her back.This episode is about more than rejection. It's about confidence, emotional intelligence, leadership, and how high-performing women and leaders turn rejection into redirection.If you've ever:• Been rejected from a job, promotion, or opportunity• Felt overlooked, dismissed, or underestimated• Experienced rejection in business, relationships, or leadership• Questioned your confidence or self-worth after hearing “no”• Wondered how successful people recover from rejectionThis episode will show you exactly how to UNSUBSCRIBE™ from rejection and reclaim your power.You'll learn:• How to reframe rejection so it builds confidence instead of self-doubt• Why rejection is often about timing, alignment, and readiness• How high-achieving women and leaders use rejection to accelerate growth• How to remove ego and stay connected to opportunities that matter• The mindset shift that transforms rejection into momentumRejection is not a reflection of your worth. It's often a redirection toward something greater.The most confident, successful, and emotionally intelligent leaders are not the ones who avoid rejection. They're the ones who know how to use it.This episode will help you build resilience, confidence, and the clarity to move forward without letting rejection define you.If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend, colleague, or someone who needs this message.Following the show and leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify helps more people discover this message and helps us continue bringing you powerful conversations every week.Follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Get Ginny's bestselling books:You're My FavoriteUNSUBSCRIBE: Why Letting Go is the Secret to Getting AheadVisit Ginny's website:https://www.GinnyPriem.comFollow Ginny on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ginnypriemConnect with Ginny on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginnypriemListen to more episodes of UNSUBSCRIBE™:https://www.GinnyPriem.com/podcastBook Ginny to speak at your event:https://www.GinnyPriem.comThank you to our sponsors:ine+ nutriton: Save 15% with code GIN15Thrifty Traveler: Save $20 off your first year with code GINNYPRIEM

John's first glance of heaven is almost indescribable... and he does his best to relay its magnificence to us...

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Not following up because you don't want to be annoying? In this episode, I unpack the uncomfortable truth about why most business owners avoid follow-up… and how that single habit is quietly capping their income.If sales feels awkward, desperate, or “not your thing,” this is going to challenge you.Because what if the problem isn't confidence?What if it's leadership?In this episode we talk about:• The subtle lie that keeps you from following up• Why “If they wanted it, they would buy” is dangerous thinking• The difference between service and desperation• The used car salesman mistake (and how not to be that person)• The two components every follow-up system must include• Why silence doesn't mean no• How avoidance creates feast-and-famine cyclesA question for you:If someone walked into a Michelin Star restaurant and the waiter never came back because they didn't want to be annoying… would that be good service?Or neglect?That reframe changes everything.Follow-up isn't chasing.It's guiding. It's holding the frame. It's setting expectations. It's leadership.And without it, you are handing control of your cash flow to other people's inboxes.If you've ever:• Sent one email and hoped for the best• Avoided following up because it felt uncomfortable• Wondered why sales feel inconsistent• Hit an income ceiling you can't seem to breakThis episode is for you. Press play.Want More?DM "CEO" on Instagram: @annelisewornDownload the 6-Figure Freelancer Guide: https://a.anneliseworn.com/6ffBook a Free Strategy Call: anneliseworn.com/consult

We don't stall because we lack discipline. We stall because our nervous system doesn't feel safe holding desire.  In this episode, we explore why identity shifts require a nervous system upgrade and why safety, self-leadership, and co-regulation are the real foundations of sustainable success. If you've ever: Felt activate when you start earning more money Sabotaged growth just as things begin working Hustled harder and still felt behind Wondered why mindset work alone doesn't stick You don't need less ambition, you need more capacity to hold it.  If this episode resonated with you and you're ready to upgrade your identity and nervous system capactiy, reach out to me to explore ways we can work together (both group and 1:1).  Let's connect @andreacrispcoach + andreacrisp.ca Original music and production by Stephen Crilly.

BSIDE is all the things that you do not get to hear during the regular recording of the episodes. It might be before the mic, after the mics or right in the middle ! We also post the UNCUT video version every week on Patreon ! We have close to 1000 episodes and many tiers. How do you get to listen to the UNCUT version ? Subscribe for $5 at www.patreon.com/shootintheshiznit ! We also stream all of the UNCUT episodes as they are happening and they go into the Patreon archives ! We have had close to 1000 posts in over five years and it grows every week. Get over the www.patreon.com/shootintheshiznit and subscribe ! https://soundcloud.com/shootintheshiznit/the-wtf-news-desk-ep-94?si=000b30e582754cac9b5d66da2d965147&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

on this week's episode of Wednesdays with Wheels, I sit down and talk about why I disappeared from Facebook for a month. We also talk about the Super Bowl, the Buffalo Bills and their new coaching hiring, and the halftime show.

Shift your money mindset with a free 20-minute Biz Breakthru Call. Pricing your digital course shouldn't feel confusing, stressful, or like a guessing game. In this episode, I'm breaking down exactly how to price and position your online course inside a strategic offer stack, so you can grow your revenue sustainably-without burning out, underpricing yourself, or relying on constant launches. If you've ever: Wondered if your course is priced too low (or too high) Felt stuck trying to hit income goals with a small audience Relied only on low-ticket offers and felt exhausted by volume Overdelivered while under-earning Questioned how people actually reach six figures with courses This episode will bring clarity. Inside, I walk you through: What an offer stack actually is (and why every business already has one) Why low-ticket offers alone make scaling harder than it needs to be How pricing affects energy, confidence, and buyer commitment The math behind hitting consistent revenue goals without hustle Why excitement, alignment, and joy are non-negotiable for selling How to shape-shift an existing course, membership, or 1:1 offer into something more profitable and sustainable I also share real examples from my own business and clients who scaled their income not by doing more, but by pricing, positioning, and structuring their offers more intentionally. If you're ready to stop overthinking your pricing and start building a business model that actually supports your life, this episode is a must-listen. xo, Masha 

Worried they won't show up for you on Valentine's Day? Spiraling about whether you'll feel chosen, loved, or disappointed? This episode is for you.

In this episode of Psychologically Speaking, Leila is joined by three Goal Sprint participants, Hannah Isted, Jen Vaughan and Darren Scotland, for an honest progress check-in just weeks into the year.Together they explore:• Why momentum matters more than motivation• How perfectionismblocks progress (and how to move anyway)• The psychology of getting out of your comfort zone from running faster to showing up online• Why community support accelerates confidence and behaviour change• How small actions create belief, not the other way around• Letting go of “gatekeepers” and reframing rejection• Using goals as direction, not pressureYou'll hear:Hannah share how pushing past “safe effort” transformed her running Jen open up about visibility fears, tech discomfort, and building connection in business from the ground up.Darren reflect on perfectionism, creative momentum, community collaboration and turning setbacks into progress.Leila weaves in psychological insights around effort, behaviour change, self-criticism, resource conservation, social comparison and why progress rarely looks linear.If you've ever:• Set a goal and felt stuck straight after• Waited to feel confident before acting• Struggled with perfectionism or fear of visibility• Wondered why progress feels slower than expectedThis episode will help you understand what's really happening in your brain and how to work with it rather than against it.

You sound great on Sunday, but is your team actually healthy? You've probably felt it before. Sunday afternoon hits and instead of feeling energized, you're frustrated. Something didn't go the way you planned. Someone didn't show up prepared. A transition fell apart. And now you can't stop replaying it. Sunday bleeds into Monday. Monday into Tuesday. One rough service and your whole week feels off. If that sounds familiar, you're not alone. After 20+ years of leading worship, our new podcast host Keith Elgin hit that same wall. And what he discovered on the other side completely transformed how he leads, how he builds teams, and how he thinks about worship ministry. In this episode, Keith shares what finally broke the cycle for him, the framework he now uses to build healthy teams, and the hard lessons he learned so you don't have to. If you've ever: • Gone home Sunday afternoon replaying every mistake • Wondered why your team sounds tight but feels disconnected • Struggled with burnout, frustration, or questioned whether you're even cut out for this This conversation will meet you exactly where you are. Keith isn't sharing theory. He's sharing what he learned in the trenches, leading real teams, making real mistakes, and finding a better way forward. This is the conversation every worship leader needs to hear. ABOUT KEITH ELGIN Keith Elgin is a worship pastor, songwriter, and coach with over 20 years of ministry experience. He's passionate about helping worship leaders build teams that last. Keith and his wife have four boys (all under nine!), and when he's not leading worship, you'll find him coaching Little League, watching football, or hanging out in the church parking lot long after rehearsal ends. Welcome to the Worship Online Podcast, Keith. We're honored to have you lead this next season. Worship Online is your new secret weapon for preparing each week. With detailed song tutorials andresources, you and your team will save hours every single week, and remove the stress from preparingfor a set. Try a free trial at WorshipOnline.com and see the transformation! Mentioned in the Episode • Connect with Keith • Keith's website • 2025 Chris Tomlin Episode If you like what you hear, please leave us a review! Also, shoot us an e-mail at podcast@worshiponline.com. We want to know how we can better serve you and your church through this podcast. Don't forget to sign up for your FREE 2-week subscription to Worship Online at WorshipOnline.com! The Worship Online Podcast is produced by Worship Online in Nashville, TN.

In this episode, Melissa is back with her Minnesota organizing besties (Missi, Cori, and Kielyn) for an honest conversation about fear, authenticity, mistakes, and doing business scared anyway. If you've ever: Frozen because you were afraid to make the wrong decision Stayed in a bad situation because you feared a bad review Wondered if you're "professional enough" to be yourself Procrastinated something small but important (

Tired of Forcing Everything? Try Wise Effort Instead Wise Effort by Diana Hill — Stop Striving, Start Thriving How to Grow Without Burning Out | Wise Effort Book Review What if the secret to growth, success, and happiness wasn't pushing harder… but learning how to apply wise effort? In this Live Life Happy Book Club feature, I'm diving into Wise Effort and why this book completely reframes how we think about striving, self-improvement, and personal change. This book is for you if you've ever: Felt exhausted from trying to “fix” yourself Wondered why goals don't always bring happiness Wanted to grow without burning out Felt stuck between pushing and giving up ✨ This book blends psychology, mindfulness, and real-life application in such a powerful way. It's not about doing more — it's about doing what truly matters, in a way that aligns with your values and well-being. As always in the Live Life Happy Book Club, we don't just read — we turn knowledge into action. This one is packed with insights you can actually live. The Live Life Happy Book Club features books that support growth, well-being, and living fully — from many wonderful authors and publishers.

Why is change so hard… even when we really want it? In this Live Life Happy Book Club feature, we're diving into How to Change — a science-backed, practical guide to understanding the real obstacles that get in the way of our goals… and how to overcome them. This book is for you if you've ever: Set goals and struggled to stick with them Felt motivated at first… then lost momentum Wondered why willpower isn't enough Wanted lasting change instead of short bursts of effort Katy Milkman blends behavioral science, psychology, and real-world strategies to show us that change isn't about “trying harder” — it's about designing our environment, systems, and habits in smarter ways. ✨ This book helps us work with human nature, not against it. ✨ It replaces guilt with understanding. ✨ And it gives practical tools you can actually apply to your life. As always in the Live Life Happy Book Club, we don't just read — we turn knowledge into action.

The Expectation Effect | How Your Mindset Shapes Your Health, Success & Life Your Expectations Are Changing Your Life (Science Explains How) The Expectation Effect by David Robson | The Science of Mindset What You Expect… You Create? The Science Behind It What if your expectations were quietly shaping your health, performance, and even your lifespan? In this Live Life Happy Book Club feature, we're diving into The Expectation Effect — a fascinating science-based look at how our beliefs and expectations influence our bodies, minds, and outcomes more than we realize. This book is for you if you've ever: Wondered how mindset actually affects physical health Noticed that stress, labels, or beliefs seem to change your experience Wanted to understand the mind-body connection in a practical way Been curious about the science behind placebo, perception, and performance David Robson explores powerful research showing that our expectations can alter pain, aging, learning, stress, and more. This isn't “positive thinking” fluff — it's neuroscience, psychology, and physiology coming together in a way that's both mind-blowing and empowering. ✨ Your beliefs influence your biology. ✨ Your expectations shape your reality. ✨ Awareness gives you more choice than you think. As always in the Live Life Happy Book Club, we don't just read — we turn knowledge into action.

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In this powerful episode of Reclaim Your Life with Irina, author and traditional naturopath Allison McCune Davis challenges everything we've been taught about aging and vitality. Her journey from serious health struggles to writing the book “60 Is a Good Start” offers a hopeful, grounded perspective on life after 60, showing how health, purpose, and energy can expand—not decline—with age.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

This is one of the realest conversations ever filmed on The Blue Tick Show.In this episode, Mikey sits down with Jem to unpack a story that almost broke him — being isolated in Dubai, facing the real possibility of prison, carrying survivor's guilt, and losing everything he thought would save him.What starts as a legal nightmare quickly turns into a conversation about faith, resilience, loneliness, money, ego, and God.Jem opens up about: • Being alone in a foreign country with no family support • Fighting for his freedom while burning through hundreds of thousands in legal fees • Why he believes it was only him and God that got him through • Survivor's guilt after a fatal accident • Returning to the UK mentally broken — and how he rebuilt his life • Why success, money, and image mean nothing without inner peaceThis episode goes deeper than headlines or social media clips.It's about what happens after the cameras turn off — when you're left alone with your thoughts.Mikey also reflects honestly on: • Forgetting faith at the top and remembering God at rock bottom • Ego, money, materialism, and the cost of success • Why God breaks you repeatedly until you finally listenThis is not a motivational talk.This is a raw, uncomfortable truth most people will never say publicly.If you've ever: • Felt alone despite having people around you • Lost everything and questioned why • Struggled with guilt, faith, or purpose • Wondered why life keeps testing youThis episode will hit different.⸻

What happens when God interrupts your steps at just the right moment and forever changes your life? In this powerful and deeply moving episode of The Integrated Life Podcast, host Diana Romero sits down with Iris Thompson to share a testimony that spans decades of faith, friendship, heartbreak, isolation, and miraculous restoration. From a divinely orchestrated prayer meeting on September 11, 2001, to years of ministry, and then into an unexpected dark season marked by loss, depression, and spiritual silence, Iris courageously tells the truth about what many believers are afraid to say out loud. This conversation is a holy reminder that knowing the Word doesn't make us immune to weariness and that even seasoned ministers can find themselves feeling distant from God. Yet, it is also a breathtaking testimony of how God never leaves, never stops pursuing, and never wastes a season. If you've ever: Felt disconnected from God Walked through grief or deep isolation Believed the enemy's lies about your worth or salvation Wondered if restoration was still possible for you …this episode is for you.

Have you ever been at the track and wondered why some corner workers are frantically pointing a blue flag while others seem to just "hover" it? There is a massive difference between a "lazy blue" and a "your mirrors are about to be blown off" warning.In this episode of Inside the SCCA, host Brian Bielanski sits down with Flag Chief Tiffany Bingheim to break down Flagging 201: The Blue Flag. Whether you're a driver who wants to know what the flaggers are actually thinking, or a new volunteer looking to level up from the basics, we're diving into the "art" of signaling.In this episode, we cover:The crucial difference between SCCA and F1 blue flag rules.Why "vigorous" pointing beats simple waving.The "Leg Flip" technique (yes, really!).How to handle blue flagging during qualifying vs. a live race.A hilarious (and terrifying) story about throwing the wrong flag at a race leader.Stop guessing and start mastering the corner. If you've ever wanted to get closer to the action than a grandstand ticket allows, this is your roadmap.Join the SCCA: seca.comFind Your Region: Use the SCCA Region Finder tool!#SCCA #CornerWorker #Motorsports #FlaggingAndCommunications #RoadAmerica #RaceMarshal #TrackDay #BlueFlag #InsideTheSCCAInstagram: @trnupdates Twitter: @TRN_Updates TikTok: trn_updates Twitch: @greybeardsimracerPartners - A big thank you to our partners who help make Inside the SCCA possible! William R. Pintaric and Associates. David Pintaric is a long-time SCCA racer. He's also the Principal at the investment and financial planning firm William R. Pintaric and Associates. Check them out at https://www.wrpintaric.com/ Solo Performance Specialties - Learn more at https://soloperformance.com/ – Check out SPS for all your autocross racing needs. Babyface Fabrication – https://www.babyfacefabrication.com/ – Josh has two decades of experience as a fabricator, most recently working for championship winning NASCAR teams. He has more than 70 wins in the top three NASCAR series, along with multiple championships and a little success racing his own cars and snowmobiles. Full Send Sims – The Official Sim Rig of Inside the SCCA. https://fullsendsims.com/ Ray Esports is the official sim racing league of the Inside the SCCA podcasts -- from the "Unofficial SCCA eSports Racing Leagues on Tuesday nights, to the weekend warrior leagues on Saturday and Sunday. Go to rayesportsracing.com for all the info you need. About Brian: Brian has lived a parallel life of motorsports and journalism for more than 30 years. He started in motorsports in 1986 as his father's 16-year-old “crew chief” on SCCA FV, Sports Renault and IT Honda CRX efforts. He has also competed in, and plans to compete again, in SCCA Club racing, Autocross and Road Rally. He's an award winning journalist who has worked in news in network staff positions with CNN and CBS and local news in seven markets from LaCrosse, Wisconsin to New York and Los Angeles. In 2009 he founded RacingWire, one of the first web-only motorsports news services given credentialed access at NASCAR, IndyCar, and NHRA events. He currently hosts several podcasts including “Inside the SCCA” and is an editor/producer for KNX 97.1FM NewsRadio in Los Angeles.

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In My Art Tools we look into 2 artists' tool box: what is their fetish instrument? Let's get technical! The artist's hand will guide you through the passion of following one's vision, the pleasures of trusting an instinct, and the resilience it takes to work creatively. Hosted by Joana P. R. Neves.The guests: Ana María Caballero and Alexandra Jabre.What you get from this episode: Have you ever thought about the stuff art is made of? Wondered how artists make what you see in museums and galleries? How they train their hand, eye, body? Art making revelations, art techniques, lessons in resilience, art philosophies, spirituality and ethical questions.Subscribe to Exhibitionistas Files Episode E-LetterWe're allergic to newsletters and passionate about writing. ✺ Exhibitionistas Files on Substack: https://joanaprneves.substack.com/s/e...✤ Joana P. R. Neves on Substack (Art Thinkosaurus) Exhibitionistas is a one-woman labour of dedication to bring you fresh and at times provocative ideas about art, and creativity. https://joanaprneves.substack.comDonating allows us to produce more and better. Compensate the work. If a membership is too much, leave us a tip–every donation is a boost! https://buymeacoffee.com/exhibitionistaIf you're interested in a membership and the perks that come with it (such as access to the paywalled page The Curator Motherboard), go to our Substack memberships, where you can also become a Big Supporter and ask for a specific topic to be discussed in the podcast or here as a "thank you".For more flexible donations:https://exhibitionistaspodcast.com/su...Host & FounderExhibitionistas is hosted by Joana P. R. Neves, a seasoned curator and writer with over 20 years of experience in the contemporary visual art field. She loves demystifying contemporary art by blending art history, theory, and personal reflections to reveal how art can uncover views on today's hottest topics as much as on everlasting existential questions. For collaborations, text commissions and inquiries: joana@exhibitionistaspodcast.com

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The Radio City Rockettes are a New York institution. But what is it like to be a real Rockette, and how does one get the gig? Joining us are Rockettes Kayla Hsu and Maya Addie to talk more about their experience, and listeners share their questions with the dancers.

This episode explores what I call the miracle before the miracle of Christmas. Before Bethlehem. Before the manger. Before angels filled the sky. God was already at work. In this teaching from Luke chapter 1, we walk through the story of Zacharias and Elizabeth, the priesthood, and the grace of God that moves even when prayers feel unanswered and seasons feel barren. This is a message for anyone who has: - Remained faithful while waiting - Served God without seeing change - Wondered if time has passed them by - Felt marked by past mistakes, family history, or reproach You'll see how God's grace: - Qualifies who we think are disqualified - Answers prayers we've stopped believing for - Removes shame and restores calling - Prepares the way for His promises This message is deeply rooted in Scripture, moving from Exodus to Luke, Galatians, 1 Peter, and Revelation, revealing how God establishes a royal priesthood and remains faithful across generations. Whether you're listening during the Christmas season or any time of year, this teaching is a reminder that God is faithful, even in the waiting. Chapters 00:00 The Christmas Spirit and Its Relevance 03:05 Exploring God's Kingdom and the Priesthood 08:51 The Role of the Levites and Their Significance 14:55 The Miracle of John the Baptist's Birth 20:52 Faithfulness Amidst Barrenness 27:01 The Power of Prayer and God's Faithfulness 36:09 The Role of Faithfulness in God's Plan 45:04 The Prophetic Words of Zacharias 57:11 The Christmas Miracle: Hope and Redemption About your host: Jaime Luce' testimony has daunting personal mountains and treacherous financial valleys. She was trapped in day-to-day stress and couldn't see a way forward. But how she started is not how she finished! And she wants you to know God has a plan for your life too, no matter how tough it seems. Today, Jaime has been married to the love of her life for almost three decades, owns two companies, and has become an author and podcaster. God's way is always the blessed way! Free chapter of Jaime's new book: You Don't Need Money, You Just Need God: https://jaimeluce.com/book/ Connect: - Website: https://jaimeluce.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaime.luces.page - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaime_luce/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaime-luce-00395691/

Show Notes/Brief Summary/Blog Post:In this episode of the We Have Hope podcast, Kim Dully interviews Allison McKee, the owner of WonderEd, a micro school that emphasizes project-based learning. They discuss the innovative approaches to education that WonderEd employs, including community engagement, student choice in curriculum, and the importance of parental involvement. Allison shares her journey from traditional public schooling to founding her own micro school, highlighting the challenges and rewards of this transition. The conversation also touches on the significance of hope in education and the impact of creating a supportive learning environment for students.Chapters:00:00 Introduction to WonderEd and Micro Schools02:46 Project-Based Learning in Action05:48 Curriculum Flexibility and Student Choice08:31 Community Engagement and Parental Involvement11:21 Navigating the Education Landscape14:06 Allison's Journey and Advice for Educators16:53 The Importance of Hope in EducationEpisode Highlights:WonderEd is a private-based micro school focused on project-based learning.Students engage in real-world work experiences through community partnerships.Curriculum flexibility allows students to choose what they want to learn.Parental involvement is crucial for the success of the micro school.Allison emphasizes the importance of exploring what students don't like.The school aims to prepare students for real-life challenges and responsibilities.Allison's journey reflects resilience and adaptability in the education field.Hope is a central theme in education, helping students rise from challenges.Rolling enrollment allows for flexibility in student admissions.Creating a supportive community is essential for student success.Learn more about Mountaineer Academy of Excellence:Fran to help you with enrollment 727-645-1409Allison McKee to talk to about the school 240-406-9098Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1ALJaEqnXi/ Website: https://wonderedk12.com/indexMore on Love Your School/Links Mentioned in Episode:Visit Our Show Notes Page HERE!Questions? Email Us! kim@loveyourschool.org www.loveyourschool.orgVisit our Facebook HERE!Visit our Instagram HERE!This show has been produced by Love Your School WV.

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Each week for the rest of December we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2025, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we've chosen it. From July: the Victorians called it ‘pernicious vomiting of pregnancy', but modern medicine has offered no end to the torture of hyperemesis gravidarum – until now By Abi Stephenson. Read by Nicolette Chin. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

Some days, family life feels more like chaos than connection, doesn’t it? There are dishes in the sink, sharp words we wish we could take back, kids who don’t always get along, and moments where we wonder, Is this really what a 'strong family' is supposed to look like? If you’ve ever felt that tension, this week’s episode of The Love Offering Podcast is especially for you. I’m talking with Jessica Smartt about her new book, Come On Home, and her message is such a relief: your family doesn’t have to be perfect to be strong. A strong family isn’t built on flawless behavior, matching outfits, or a constantly peaceful home. It’s formed in the ordinary, imperfect moments—apologies after arguments, prayers whispered in the hallway, small traditions that make your people feel seen and safe, and a steady love that says, “You belong here, no matter what.” If you’ve ever: Wished your home felt more like a haven than a battleground Wondered if it’s “too late” to change the culture of your family Carried guilt over what hasn’t gone the way you hoped Jessica’s words will encourage you. In our conversation, she shares: Thirteen foundational traits that help families grow strong in real life, not ideal life Honest stories from her own family and from other families with all kinds of backgrounds Practical ideas for building a connection between siblings and creating a home your kids want to come back to Hope for breaking unhealthy family patterns and offering your children a new legacy of faith and grace What I love most is Jessica’s reminder that God is at work in the middle of the mess. The disappointments, the conflicts, the things you wish you could redo—He can use all of it. Your faithfulness today, even in small ways, can ripple into future generations. Friend, it’s not too late.Not too late to start praying more intentionally for your family.Not too late to repair a strained relationship.Not too late to create rhythms that make your home gentle, welcoming, and full of grace. Your family doesn’t need you to be perfect—just present, prayerful, and willing to keep loving. I hope this episode feels like a warm, “me too,” and a gentle nudge to keep going. Cheering you on as you build a strong, grace-filled home, Rachael Connect with Jessica: https://jessicasmartt.com/ Read the Show Notes: https://rachaelkadams.com/writing/ Download Your Free Advent Devotional: https://rachaelkadams.com/free/ Support the Show: https://rachaelkadams.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

I had to hsve still believed in magic to some degree, because in all of the applicable ways it made sense, I applied it— much with reverence and spirituality such is religion, all of my ritual occultation was indeed still based in the science of source, as to say that God itself was all the major diety I needed to call upon, in prayer and in this thought process. I was more in alignment with this definition of divinity than with any given science or religion, or rather an antithesis of either, because as it seemed the walls would draw in on one or another, I found myself and my God at the center of all things, both dark and light— encompassing both the greatness of what was as known, and also not— the words and words seeming to pour from me like another space in time was held inside myself and beyond what even I could have understood. I couldn't force my artwork, and even knowing that I was slipping between the cracks as far as deadlines were concerned I was wreaking havoc in another realm of artistic torture— knowing what I already had, but could not possibly forage or put out— my unplublished works a daunting reminder of what was about me, but was not known. Then again, as an artist, I wondered had I any purpose at all in being known, or was it just some kind of harsh injustice to my own talent that I would hide in the shadows while I presumed some other alias or moniker would take the spotlight, and especially so for some of my more controversial tones and pieces. Overall, I was devastated that these two years just as any other period in my life seemed just to be a fight against whatever the opposite of God was and my own absence from this light I with desperation called upon over and over— with the knowing well that in time and never my own that it did work, and that this magic and occult was a real substance, but never in the way that I might think or understand, and most certainly not under the guise of any rules of expectation. I was a flying saucer in the vast expanse of outer known time, and my own body was something like a waking memory of sliver for all that was and all I had done and could do in conciousness. In that aspect, I was not awake, and only dreaming in a way that was personified by my self in the physical realm where I seemed to be having some kind of shattered montage of a life awakened from a death sleep and into the afterlife of an only somewhat waking world— the twisted bodies surrounding none less than the half capacity I'd ever had to congulate an imaged world in my own fortune, and I was sure otherwise I was half braindead or some partial version of a somewhat paralyzed and seemingly unconscious drone of one world or another, my inner essence escaping for freedom and in the silent darkness screaming up to the gathered surface to please pull the plug— to let me pass on, and to go into the world of fortune; under the circumstances it appeared as if the darkness was always grasping at its chance to imprison even this of what was left, along the lines of gratitude I felt shattered but also honored; whatever I was had also kept itself tied to these words and these colorful arts as a hidden sign that there was a truth in this previous life that had went unsaid. And so magic it was as it pertained to God because I believed in both or as one as another or one in the same. I am, dog on a leash I am heart full of love I am all out of time I am all out of home I couldn't make any sense of what seemed to be some kind of telepathic connection with the host of the tonight show, which I kept at a safe enough and respectable distance, but perhaps maybe it was telemetry. Perhaps somehow my strange frequency was intercepting with a broadcast signal, or a radio tower, or perhaps it was the show itself— as I called it, the ghost of Johnny Carson. Overall I hadn't meant for it to happen, but it did seem to always kind of rather by accident happen— my strange dreams of all the people coming together for the 50th anniversary of Saturday night live, and though for some or whatever reason thinking it would stop, but it hadn't, and in fact rumbling thoughts of mark wahlberg and some of the other recent guests could not have been a coincidence, nor could have been what seemed at the time Robert Dinero or any of the others who had been blooming in my mind in the weeks leading up to the event and I couldn't have considered it any more after being unable to focus on anything besides what seemed to have been a protruding vein from the poor man's forehead, which for myself had made me promise not to look at all too closely— Then, here it was nearly a year later and I couldn't do anything but momentarily curse aloud and pause in the thought of not letting myself go north of where I was in my media calling; even in the modern world of horrid things one human being does to another, under no circumstances whatsoever could I continue l to belittle and downplay my own self respect, especially in the grips of something that felt like a more rising sense of urgency than ever— I hadn't had sex in year with anyone, and there were very few things I actually wanted. I was increasingly picky to my own demise, and increasingly delusional, and vulnarable in such a sense that anything I knew I wanted, I also knew to respect myself enough to stay far away from. Not so much the double edged sword was this than simply knowing better— the other hosts and almost all the world were safe— this was not. I kept it out of the news And out of my head For awhile now; I kept it out of the noose As far as my head is concerned But after awhile, when I started to smile It was thinking of you; Now more than ever I've got more than nothing to lose. I'm a straight jacket away from an Oscar And eight days from my triumph I called also the Ace of the Spades, The Club and the Diamond I'm tipping my hat to your making But playing for tips And paying for service I've got more than four words But the forward was barely a dollar. I'm rarely a savage, But also, your honor I give not a gasp but a grasping at petals And strings of a flower The rock to a kite And a wind in the forager, So much beyond what I know is unmasked In my country not home But a foreigner CHAOS It took me two times to find you out.. It's not my fault, I'm not the one. CHAOS And still, you saw what God I was. The god of Chaos, not my love. You are not my king! “Not my king” he says I— And yet am king; A king of kind; The king of thieves! And you, my grace? Caring verily fir your thanks And what if my remarks? The careless woman! And of swords. Adeiu. But still untied I gallop! (Turning) And yet I stay. To careless words. A triumph. Not to mark my time to dust As there to wait in forests wonder, Catching, maybe, as you were But still my tied to bark an order To what! Your making. My kind! And gathered. The wake to drift the call to forward, And coming in the mark I gathered Your ties be mind, And yet the waiting shadows foraged (And also in the art I bathe) Several other ballads pondered To mine ties, your art my word Your thought my song, And wind my fortune And so you are, then my kite! I am both what kite and wind you may; But what of stone and rock? [suddenly, in modern tongue] I'm glad you asked. CUT TO: CONAN O BRIEN wakes up suddenly in his pleated blue pajamas from what seems like a very deep sleep. CONAN Surfing? I think I will go surfing. He gets out of bed and stares out of the window at the sunrise; it is a picturesque Californian day. {Enter the multiverse} I guess any time I try to terminate my state of being, I am annihilated You're really right; this is a death curse You're really right, this is a death curse Any time I try to find my way out, I am exiled You're right, this is a time bomb You're right, I've got my eyes closed Are there any intimate conclusions? Are there any derelictions, or delusions? And redactions or delirium, any infinity? Any fear at all? I hear you now I all bleed blue I'm born to suffer Stuff the earplugs in a little deeper little longer, Then we all get caught in martyrdom Or someone else's story Ooh, you started it Not now, God! He was born and gone in such an instant That I bark to love him First as dog and then as servant Other Master is absolved and yet absorbent I get caught in my own foul ball I have missed for trains Just decided to cast you all out The demons wandered Just like they wanted The snake still slithered, The owl still called I was also cosmic once Just I just forgot I was never pardoned Oh who are I I smell howling. Hogties withered out ones, Wondered weathered swallows When I see Whether or not You tip your hat to my making— The ball rolls, The owl cries, The harp sings, The hare runs, The mark, my cause. I am your forager. Then, gripping in the wakes The calls that bantered Not here or owl, I Not dog or rabbit, No wake and no fortune You are to run Or lest be tortured You are our call No, for what They says have ceased and the harp has stung sound, Not one but two sour notes aching, And there I bartered with all but nothing that I had To love, the power Then angst in me mine soul and my ties, My ways were na'er seek but shattered also I lake in lessons and drift in oceans and drown in all our skies, azure and lavender, Creeping in the cape that is both overshadowed our, I Gripping in the ways seeks foreign to none and also listened in your foyer Waking not as ghosts but yet as haunted Here tith thee my tide and I bade farewell And fate he they to keep our half tide I am hiding in your wakes and in my foreign I am forgotten and also withered, gathered! I am decrcrepit and unloved kept secret I am as shamed and as unwell as all our sick and tired Poor and outside I am as outside as the grass and trees have slaughtered I am as ancient as before the oceans tide did bring, my kind did watch your light come for us out of darkness And into my shores of only oceans you not know, My thoughts be born into your shadows And my own making is your honor Whatever that means This Is creepy. You're right! Fly bird! Fly! Uh. Did you bring a bird with you into the office. Kind of Kind of? Yes or no? I think of him fondly I killed myself on his birthday he didn't even want me But luckily it's also Obama's Birthday, that is I was not hot enough To this day I want another body Aftermarket Parts With happy accidents {enter the multiverse} Kind of! What does that even mean! Bird, go away! It means “kind of!” He follows me everywhere. What! Thais ridiculous. It is. Ridiculous! See, I've got to figure this out, because it seems like, indirectly, sometimes the weird and random things going on in my head, are at least very partially Actually [nevermind] This makes whatever I'm supposed to do increasingly difficult, on the basis that [Ahem] SNL alumni that [uncontrollable fit of hysterical coughing] ago. I can't understand what I might have done to deserve this kind of torture— My own accidental muses have all been [birds, at some point or another], Untouchable, entirely separate other monsters, and I've often thought that perhaps this is my kind of purgatory; Because I fell so insensibly and head over heels in love before and was still rampantly tortured and undermined, I was unwilling to see myself in any sort of attainable situation, And so everything had become some sort of fantastical delusion— Or perhaps even a hope that I could at the very least Become something greater; in that understanding the factors that were determining the outcomes of these other peoples lives I for whatever reason seemed to be magnetized to, I could emulate myself into a situation where none of it any longer mattered. Still, it was some sort of strange fascination that anytime someone seemingly out of place appeared somewhere in my dreams or in my rampant and running thoughts, they just so happened to be hovering somewhere near this [concept], and while it seemed some sort of intriguing, it was also deeply troubling, and dangerous, and wore on my consciousness in ways I could not consider well at all, or forward thinking Discussing this sort of feelings would simply mean a diagnosis of some sort of delusions, but without the risk of doing that far, I could simply only attribute it to some sort of spiritual purpose, which at the very least in the safest way, was most probably one sided. I was just a troubled girl in a lot of pain, and somehow my brain was wrapping itself around a way to manage this constant sort of torture. Oh this is so much funnier with the [redactions] Agreed. It was different, maybe, not because it sounded different. It sounded the same, exactly. But the difference was, I was listening as a producer, and not as some girl that was in love with him. Or— thought she was. Now I didn't think anything much besides how well it would mash with any of my other favorite songs, by my other favorite artists— or how it was mixed just right and how some sounds hit in the head, and some in the top and how I knew how to do that, but I was kind of lazy. I thought about the glue that held everything together, which is what pissed me off about his music— sounds that didn't come apart and made entirely new sounds together from whatever they once were, because they were so meticulously plastered that way. This kind of engineering gave way to perfectly round spheres elsewhere, or perhaps even the kind of colors in other music but wasn't so much any one thing or another here. Perhaps the point was, that at the time, it was sort of abstract in a way that set a new norm. Now everyone sounded like him— besides him: who could say who he really was presently anyway, besides him, if even that— or the people around him; a constantly changing array of whatever's…things and persons I'd stopped being mad about ages ago. At least, sort of. I was still kind of mad, but more that I still just paled in comparison, and almost that I'd lost total interest, besides learning this: what I could apply to it now, knowing what I knew, but still might never possibly achieve, not at this point anymore because I couldn't..:but perhaps because I didn't want to. And it really was great— eight or ten or twelve Grammies great, but I was just kind of— not that. Not the way I used to be. Still, I gave myself the benefit of the doubt. [The Festival Project, Inc. ™] -Ū. Death of A Superstar DJ Copyright athe Complex Collective © 2025 All Rights Reserved.

The artist reserves all rights to intellectual property maintained and produced by any and all publications of this series and is thereby protected under any applicable copyright law and/or trademark. All fictionalizations of persons living or dead are meant to be perceived as characterized and/or fictional (fan-fiction) are for entertainment purposes only, and are not to be perceived as real re-enactments, dramatizations of events past or present, media dialogues or agendas, or factual exchanges pertaining to and surrounding real-life circumstances. The dialogues and entires expressed in this project are in no way liable for any action, expression, disagreements, entitlements held by the reader at his or her/ their own discretion. I guess any time I try to terminate my state of being, I am annihilated You're really right; this is a death curse You're really right, this is a death curse Any time I try to find my way out, I am exiled You're right, this is a time bomb You're right, I've got my eyes closed Are there any intimate conclusions? Are there any derelictions, or delusions? And redactions or delirium, any infinity? Any fear at all? I hear you now I all bleed blue I'm born to suffer Stuff the earplugs in a little deeper little longer, Then we all get caught in martyrdom Or someone else's story Ooh, you started it Not now, God! He was born and gone in such an instant That I bark to love him First as dog and then as servant Other Master is absolved and yet absorbent I get caught in my own foul ball I have missed for trains Just decided to cast you all out The demons wandered Just like they wanted The snake still slithered, The owl still called I was also cosmic once Just I just forgot I was never pardoned Oh who are I I smell howling. Hogties withered out ones, Wondered weathered swallows When I see Whether or not You tip your hat to my making— The ball rolls, The owl cries, The harp sings, The hare runs, The mark, my cause. I am your forager. Then, gripping in the wakes The calls that bantered Not here or owl, I Not dog or rabbit, No wake and no fortune You are to run Or lest be tortured You are our call No, for what They says have ceased and the harp has stung sound, Not one but two sour notes aching, And there I bartered with all but nothing that I had To love, the power Then angst in me mine soul and my ties, My ways were na'er seek but shattered also I lake in lessons and drift in oceans and drown in all our skies, azure and lavender, Creeping in the cape that is both overshadowed our, I Gripping in the ways seeks foreign to none and also listened in your foyer Waking not as ghosts but yet as haunted Here tith thee my tide and I bade farewell And fate he they to keep our half tide I am hiding in your wakes and in my foreign I am forgotten and also withered, gathered! I am decrcrepit and unloved kept secret I am as shamed and as unwell as all our sick and tired Poor and outside I am as outside as the grass and trees have slaughtered I am as ancient as before the oceans tide did bring, my kind did watch your light come for us out of darkness And into my shores of only oceans you not know, My thoughts be born into your shadows And my own making is your honor Whatever that means This Is creepy. You're right! Fly bird! Fly! Uh. Did you bring a bird with you into the office. Kind of Kind of? Yes or no? I think of him fondly I killed myself on his birthday he didn't even want me But luckily it's also Obama's Birthday, that is I was not hot enough To this day I want another body Aftermarket Parts With happy accidents {enter the multiverse} Kind of! What does that even mean! Bird, go away! It means “kind of!” He follows me everywhere. What! Thais ridiculous. It is. Ridiculous! [The Festival Project ™] The Complex Collective © {Enter The Multiverse} Copyright © The Complex Collective 2025 All Rights Reserved

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Sadie and Christian are joined by Will and Abby Robertson to break down the real questions husbands have about their wives…but are way too scared to actually ask. Like, what does “I'm fine” really mean? And when you say, “I have nothing to wear,” while staring at a fully loaded closet—let's unpack that. How do women just instantly know the right thing to say? And when we're venting, are we genuinely asking for advice or do we just need someone to nod along and hand us a snack? And finally, do wives actually want to pick the restaurant, or do we low-key just want our husbands to take charge and choose already? https://drinklmnt.com/whoa — Get a free LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase! https://samaritanspurse.org/occ — Share God's love with a child in need this holiday season. Join Sadie in packing shoeboxes with gifts for Operation Christmas Child this year! https://sadiepens.com — Get 10% off my favorite supplies and journaling Bible when you use the code SADIE10 when checking out! Chapters: 00:00 Skincare 05:40 What does 'I'm fine' mean? 10:33 Nothing to wear? 15:37 Small irritations 20:23 Throw pillows on the bed 22:40 What does "getting ready" mean? 24:45 What's a fun part of life right now? 28:00 The most attractive thing 30:10 Women always know what to say? 35:05 Short fuse with the husband 46:01 When women vent, do they actually want advice? 49:20 Picking the restaurant - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear the scientific proof of a connection to something larger than ourselves from the world's leading expert on the psychology of spirituality, Dr. Lisa Miller. Whether you're a skeptic or have a deeply held belief in a higher power, you'll walk away with a lot to think about. Dr. Lisa Miller, Columbia University professor and bestselling author of The Awakened Brain, shares that we're all facing a spiritual crisis linked to our current mental health epidemic. She explains 20+ years of neuroscience research proving that all humans are born with innate brain circuitry for spiritual connection. Ignoring this part of ourselves can lead to feelings of being lost, depression, addiction, loneliness, and poor decision-making. But when we activate our "awakened brain," everything changes.

Ever feel like your career is running you instead of the other way around? Or that you've outgrown the version of yourself that once fit neatly into your LinkedIn bio? Meet Marla Simlett - or as she's better known, Marvelous Marla - a woman who walked away from corporate HR, a pension, and predictability to chase something far scarier: joy. In this episode, Marla shares how she turned her midlife "What now?" into a full-on pivot - blending therapy, humor, and a whole lot of courage to create Laughter Intelligence™. We talk about learning to trust yourself (again), using laughter to crack open transformation, and why it's okay - no, necessary - to move at a snail's pace when you're rebuilding a life that actually fits. Because midlife isn't the end of the story. It's the plot twist. Take a listen if you've ever: Wondered if you're too old to start over (spoiler: you're not) Laughed your way through tears - or needed to Been told you're "lucky to have a stable job" but felt your soul shrinking anyway Wanted permission to be bold, scared, and snailing all at once This is your reminder that reinvention doesn't have an expiry date. And laughter? It might just be the best medicine after all - minus the side effects. About Marla: Marla Simlett is a speaker, emcee, and Registered Clinical Counsellor who helps people learn and laugh their way to becoming their greatest selves. She created Laughter Intelligence™, a framework that blends insight, humour, and heart to unlock trust, wellness, and lasting change. When she's not on stage, you'll find her biking around Vancouver, baking allergy-friendly treats, or treasure-hunting for thrifted finds.

In this episode of The Illuminated Woman, we're exposing one of the most seductive lies in modern spirituality: the curated, beautiful, emotionally soothing version of feminine spirituality that looks sacred—but is rooted in self-made religion.Drawing deeply from Colossians 1–2, we'll walk through how rituals, divine feminine teachings, and aesthetic spirituality may have the appearance of wisdom, but lack the power to transform or save.You'll hear my personal story of reading Colossians for the first time while visiting Destin, Florida—exactly one year after God began pulling me out of the New Age. This powerful, Scripture-rich episode is a must-listen for Christian women who are waking up to the false light and craving true Biblical wisdom and freedom in Christ.

In this week's episode of The Discomfort Zone, Anna dives into the power of accountability as a key mental agility skill — both on the river and in life. From her journey healing a herniated disc to returning to the water with strength and gratitude, Anna shares how holding herself accountable (even when it's hard) helped her rebuild courage, confidence, and consistency.

Dirt late model silly season is off and running with a move that I don't think is really surprising anyone. That today, plus we'll get you ready for a busy weekend slate of action.

Dirt late model silly season is off and running with a move that I don't think is really surprising anyone. That today, plus we'll get you ready for a busy weekend slate of action.

The Victorians called it ‘pernicious vomiting of pregnancy', but modern medicine has offered no end to the torture of hyperemesis gravidarum – until now. By Abi Stephenson. Read by Nicolette Chin. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod