Midlife can feel like standing at a crossroads - full of change, transition, and often, questions we didn’t expect. It’s a season that can shake our confidence, but it’s also a powerful invitation to pause, reflect, and grow.
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Terri Watson, a board-certified clinical psychologist, to explore how counseling can be a life-giving tool for women in midlife. Dr. Watson shares wisdom on when therapy might be especially helpful, the unique benefits of returning to counseling at different stages of life, and what to consider when choosing between online and in-person sessions.
Whether you’ve been curious about therapy or are simply navigating the uncertainties of midlife, this conversation will encourage you to embrace support and step more fully into who you’re becoming.
FIND MORE ABOUT DR. TERRI WATSON
Dr. Terri's Book- The Client's Guide to Therapy
FEW THINGS MENTIONED
The Book of Romans on Hope
QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU RISE
- What thinking has blocked you from considering counselling?
- How might God use counselling as a vehicle for healing in your life?
- Who could help you find trusted counsellor in your area?
- If you did the visualization exercise, how can you keep your word or phrase accessible for when you need it?
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Our bodies need our attention. When stress comes knocking, we often don't realize how much we hold. We need a way to slow down and release the physical tension. Our guest Whitney Simpson discovered this need after a major medical crisis. Stretching and holding poses through yoga allowed her to be fully present in her skin while praying and meditating. A Christian spiritual director - she helps people work through practices that are attuned to their whole selves.
Much of what we talk about on this episode has to do with slowing down and noticing what is happening in our bodies. It is tempting to ignore how our bodies keep the score, but ignoring doesn't offer what we need. Our bodies need our attention.
In a stage of life where you may be caring for people above and below you in age, working hard at your paid job, and feeling new aches and pains, it is often easier to push aside physical discomfort or tension than to acknowledge it. This episode will remind you how to be present enough to notice what your body is carrying and how God can meet you in your movement and breath.
FIND MORE ABOUT WHITNEY SIMPSON
Whitney Simpson- Website
Whitney Simpson Book- With God in Every Breath
Whitney Simpson Podcast- Exploring Peace Meditations
FEW THINGS MENTIONED
Whitney's Other Books
- Holy Listening with Breath, Body, and the Spirit
- Fully Human, Fully Divine: An Advent Devotional for the Whole Self
Hebrew "ruach", "nouma"- Breath, Spirit or Wind
Alex Kuykendall's Book- Loving My Actual Life
QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU RISE
- If you were to choose one word to describe your relationship with your body now, what would it be?
- Where in your day could you build in the habit of taking several deep breaths or practicing breath prayer?
- What practice can you put into place to feel more integrated with your body?
- Is there a time in the next few days, you could commit to 10minutes of meditation?
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Have you ever wondered how science can actually deepen your faith and help you know God more fully?
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. William West—respected medical doctor, author of Sacred Science, and someone whose own life has been shaped by both the lab and his faith. Together, we explore how faith and science aren’t enemies at all, but beautifully woven together in ways that reveal the wonder of God’s creation.
Dr. West shares moving stories from his work in oncology and his personal journey of belief, showing how each breakthrough in science can point us closer to the Creator. You’ll hear about the divine fingerprints hidden in the details of the universe—and how scripture and scientific discovery can speak in harmony.
If you’ve ever felt torn between your faith and your curiosity, this conversation will remind you: God is the Author of it all.
FIND MORE ABOUT DR. WILLIAM WEST
Dr. William Book- Sacred Science
QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU RISE
- What has been your understanding of the connection between science and faith?
- What did you learn in this interview that reinforced your faith?
- How can we consider more of what is happening around us and how it reflects God's creation?
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You have controlled some aspect of your child's life their entire life and now you are expected to let go?! To let them make mistakes and decisions without you?! Yes and no. Yes to letting go and making decisions on their own. But you don't have to leave them completely alone. This is the fine line of parenting young adults, you are now the coach.
In the second part of this two-part conversation, Krista and Alex talk through some of the ways they are letting go as they launch young adults toward independence. There is no one, right way. However there are questions we can ask ourselves as we enter conversations and decisions with intention. What do we pay for? And for how long? Do we speak up if we see a red flag in a relationship? What about when they need to move back home?
We know that parenting young adults in today's world can feel a bit like running in the dark. We are here to say you are not alone and this is your moment to rise to meet the newest challenge of the day!
A FEW THINGS MENTIONED
Phrases to use on your young adult
- That sounds really hard.
- I know you will make a thoughtful decision.
- I believe you will find the courage you need to get through this.
- You're made for good things and that doesn't change based on what happens today.
- I know this is your decision, I trust you'll figure it out and I am cheering for you.
Quotes
"Adolescents may also share what's on their minds as a way to spill their jumbled thoughts on the table where they can survey and perhaps organize them. Adults can help create the space teenagers need to do this. So long as we remember to listen without interrupting and hold back from adding our own thoughts to the pile. Much of what bothers teenagers cannot be solved. We can't fix their broken hearts, prevent their social dramas, or do anything about the fact that they have three huge tests scheduled for the same day. But having a problem is not nearly so bad as feeling utterly alone with it." Lisa Demore
QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU RISE
- How can you take on more of a coaching role with your young adult?
- What part of your relationship could use some clarity and how can you be kind through clarity this week?
- How can you encourage your young adult to create a web of supportive relationships?
- How can you live your faith out authentically in front of the young adults in your life?
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