Life is full of both good and grief. Play and pain. Laughter and tears.
As part of our new podcast format, we will occasionally bring you an episode we call Fun & Fire. Where we talk about one light-hearted thing we are loving these days, which is bringing fun to our actual lives, and one thing that is keeping us up at night and maybe motivating us toward change or at least getting the fire going.
We are airing our first Fun & Fire episode this week where we are literally talking about fun (party tips) and fire (gunfire in schools.) We won't always be so literal in these themes of fun and fire, but this round we are. Our Time to Rise brings with it intentionality and responsibility. This is meant to give you a little more insight into how we're approaching our days, what is silly and sad in our everyday.These are what fuel the topics we select. We hope you enjoy our first ever Fun & Fire.
We'd love to hear what YOUR fun and fires are right now? What is keeping you up at night? What is making your day more enjoyable?
Give us your fun and fire.
A few things mentioned on the show:
Balloon arch form
Reflection questions to help you rise:
Fun:
- What makes a party enjoyable for you as a guest? As a host?
- Who can you recruit to co-host your next event?
- What can you keep as a fun task for yourself and what can you outsource?
Fire:
- Where do you feel the impact of gun violence in your life?
- What can YOU do to make kids safer in your community?
- Who is already doing something to make a change that you believe in that you can join?
We are stepping off of Memorial Day and into SUMMER!
Who's ready?!
If you're waving your hand in the air, then this episode is for you.
If you're slowly lifting your hand because you're not sure if you're ready, then this episode is for you.
If you are shaking your head, wondering how you are so unprepared, then this episode is for you.
Shawna Sullivan is back to continue the conversation about being intentional with our time in the summer months with kids at home. We pick up right where we ended in the Part 1 episode, so go listen to that first if you haven't already.
In this episode we talk about:
-Life lesson benefits of side-by-side time
-How to create alone time for everyone in your home
-Shawna's summer rhythm of rotating through the different types of time
-Inviting friends, for both moms and kids, along on your activities
-The concept of easy plus one to add the "special" to any part of your day
-Offering kids loose structure as a jumping off point for their creativity
-Using summer as a time to recalibrate to our family's values
If summer feels overwhelming, this episode will give you the confidence to know that it's your time to rise. You can meet the new challenges that summer months bring, and not only meet them, but see them as opportunities for new ways to connect and grow. We are so glad you are joining us in this conversation about smart strategies for summer.
Summer's coming.
And it's coming fast.
Moms need some smart strategies to get us through. Why? Because summer has different rhythms, expectations, and needs. And every summer our kids are different ages than they were in summers past. The old ways may no longer work. It's our time to rise.
In this two-episode conversation, we invite Shawna Sullivan to share her strategies for getting things done while also enjoying her kids. We cover:
-Family principles to fall back on when planning
-How summer offers a reset for time together
-Planning with the end goal in mind
-Doing a family inventory of what an "enjoyable summer" looks like
-On days and off days during summer months
-Face-to-face vs. side-by-side vs. alone time for moms and kids
We are having this conversation NOW, before summer has completely snuck up on us. And the great news is there will be more next week with Part Two!
Get Shawna's free download
As mentioned on the show, Shawna has created a resource for Our Time to Rise podcast listeners. Grab her Ten Simple Strategies to help you enjoy summer rather than dread it or regret it. You can download the here.
Connect with Shawna
Listen here
On iTunes
Questions to help you rise up
For journaling or reflecting with friends, here are some questions to help you rise up to meet what summer presents.
- What do I have time for that I haven’t had time for in the last season?
2. What could I focus on with my kids this summer?
3. At the end of the summer when someone asks me how my summer was, how would I like to answer?
4. What are the principles that
In part two of Rising to Reinvention, Alex and Krista dive right into what keeps us stuck, naming the role of fear in shackling progress. They also give practical tips and tricks to utilize when approaching new or challenging circumstances or situations.
As they explore the process of reinvention, they reveal when transformation happens, how long it takes, and what it requires.
And who needs to stop overthinking and overanalyzing decisions? Yeah, they tackle that too.
If you missed part one, be sure to go back and listen. We can all benefit from some reinvention!
SOME THINGS YOU HEARD ON THE SHOW
Podcast episode with Crystal Woodman Miller Columbine Survivor
Dr. Amy Cuddy Power Pose Ted Talk
Spokane Pivot (Moth storyslam)
“The good work of change happens while we are in motion. It’s a process that we go through. Reinvention is a series of small steps that reinvigorates our internal life.” — Krista Gilbert
QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU RISE UP – ANSWER THESE IN A JOURNAL OR WITH A FRIEND.
- In what area is fear making your decision for you?
- Where are you in “the gap?” How can you shift your thinking to be in “the gain?”
- What area could you focus on for twelve weeks and who could help you get “in motion?”
LET’S CONNECT!
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We are kicking off the rebranded podcast, Our Time to Rise, talking about REINVENTION.
With change come opportunity.
We get to evaluate where we are, where we want to be, and figure out how to move forward with hope, optimism, courage, and faith.
This is part one of a two part mini-series on how we reinvent ourselves, what stops us from doing so, and how we overcome obstacles and rise to the moment we are given.
You are going to love this topic – dive in with us and let’s rise together!
SOME THINGS YOU HEARD ON THE SHOW
Ken Wytsma podcast interview on Create vs. Copy
Isaiah 43:19: "See I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland."
From Psychology Today: On Women and Anger
Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
Dr. Sasha Shillcut interview on boundaries
“We undertake all things as if we were establishing immortality for ourselves on earth. If we see a dead body, we may philosophize briefly about the fleeting nature of life, but the moment we turn away from the sight the thought of our own perpetuity remains fixed in our minds. Death is an abstraction to us, something technically true but unimaginable as a personal reality.”
16th-century Protestant theologian, John Calvin
Questions to Help Us RISE UP
(answer these in a journal or with a friend)
- Do an evaluation: where are you? your age, your situation, your stage, your marital status, your job, your kids, your general well being? How do you feel about where you are? Is this where you want to be?
- In what area do you want to move off autopilot and do something differently? What is that area? How can you get uncomfortable and get in a new space?
- Where are you overwhelmed by your reinvention and how can you pick one thing to focus on for 90 days.
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Our Time to Rise is a podcast talking about rising to meet life challenges, seasons, opportunities, and changes with strength, courage, optimism, and faith.
Join popular podcast hosts, Krista Gilbert and Alexandra Kuykendall, as they explore stories, topics, practical ideas, and challenges, and unpack what it looks like to rise to the moment.
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Today is the day! We are announcing the new name of our podcast!
The Open Door Sisterhood is not going anywhere – our retreats will still be called The Open Door Sisterhood Retreats – but the podcast is going to have it’s own name.
On today’s episode we discuss the five reasons we decided to change the name, the names that didn’t make the cut, and we announce the name that was decided upon in two minutes.
We can’t wait to share this with you! Look at us embracing growth and change – let’s do this TOGETHER!
What is something we all need? We do every day? That God made us to do? Sleep!
And yet many of us struggle with getting consistent, quality sleep. Dr. Val is here to the rescue. An M.D. and a sleep specialist, she works with women on creating sleep habits that allow them to be more effective in the world (ahem...world changers for good right where they are.) She joins us in an informative conversation about our sleep challenges and how they change as we age.
Here's the good news: Dr. Val says it doesn't have to be hard! We talk through sleep apnea in women, wind down routines that train our minds and bodies to know it's time for bed, and ways to tell our thoughts they are not welcome at 3:00a.m. If good sleep feels impossible to attain, this practical conversation will explain some of the common challenges women face and small changes we can make to feel more rested tomorrow.
Connect with Dr. Val
Her free checklist of questions to ask your doctor if you're exhausted
A few things mentioned on the show
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Sleep Is a Skill podcast
Next week
Our big announcement!!! The new name of the podcast will be released and we'll share all of our thinking behind it.
We make a million tiny decisions every day. When our home systems are not strong, those small decisions can become big ones. We can't find the keys. We don't know if we have any tuna. We wonder where that belt has gone. We did have a belt like that right?
When our home systems are strong, our home is working for us rather than us working for our homes and stuff. Professional organizer, Morgan Tyree, returns to the sisterhood to talk about her tips for the hot spots around the house. From the kitchen to the garage, she gives us common trip up points and how we can maximize those areas to work for us.
We can't change some things about our homes, but we can influence what comes into them on the front end and then how we organize what stays. No matter your space set up, Morgan covers how you can make your home work for you rather than you working for your home. That is leading your life in your home!
Connect with Morgan
On her website, Instagram, or Podcast
Listen to this episode
A few things mentioned on the show
Erasable labels from the Container store
Morgan's books Take Back Your Time, Your Hospitality Personality
We hear about the idea of shame, it's a concept that has been talked about a lot the last few years. How do we define it? What is shame? And how should we address it?
Our guest on this episode, Jasmine Holmes, describes shame as the feeling or need to hide, much like humanity felt in the Garden of Eden when sin entered the world. As we leave our Easter celebrations behind us on the calendar, we can remember the victory we find in Christ.
Jesus's resurrection makes a new way for us. This hope and renewal can be true in our shame journeys as well. When we remember the freedom we have in God's grace we can move forward without hiding from God.
Jasmine Holmes is a mom to three young boys, teaches history, and writes from her home in Jackson, Mississippi. In this conversation, Jasmine walks us through some questions to ask ourselves when we feel the need to hide, and some proactive steps we can take as fallen people to be held accountable by a trusted community of people who love us.
Identifying and working through shame is not a one and done experience, but a process we work out throughout our lives. Jasmine's perspectivepoints us to move toward Christ, instead of hiding from him, when we get those feelings that we've done something wrong. He knows us and loves us already.
We hear about the idea of shame, it's a concept that has been talked about a lot the last few years. How do we define it? What is shame? And how should we address it?
A few things mentioned on the show
The Pilgrim's Progress (modern English version)
The Soul of Shame by Dr. Curt Thompson
Changes That Heal by Henry Cloud
Brene Brown: We Need to Talk About Shame
Jasmine's new book: Never Cast Out: How the Gospel Puts an End to the Story of Shame
Part two of our Lead Your Mindset episodes, today we discuss
+confidence
+why failure and discomfort are catalysts for deep change and growth
+who we can learn from in the world of mindset
+three things we can start doing today to develop and grow our thinking.
Emily Love, life coach and thought leader, is back to help us sort all of this out.
And Krista Gilbert, also a life coach, weighs in on how to structure our morning routine and set our intentions and mindset for the day ahead.
Change your mindset, change your life.
Join us!
Find Emily on her website or Instagram.
SOME THINGS YOU HEARD ON THE SHOW
Self Doubt Questions:
Can I?
Will I?
Do I?
We can turn those into statements:
I can (show up to this meeting professionally)
I am (willing to do hard things)
I will (show up confidently to this event / meeting)
I do (believe in the gifts God has given me and the abilities I have)
“Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life.”
“Pain is the greatest motivator for growth.”
MINDSET INFLUENCES
MINDSET MANTRAS
Matthew 10:29
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Love + Light
“Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life.”
Essence Words: exuberance, wisdom, magic, radiance, love
Sasha Shillcut interview on Boundaries
3 THINGS TO START DOING TODAY FOR MINDSET
- HUNT THE GOOD – Write 3 good things and WHY they happened.
- Write up a T chart – write up the lie and the truth (what we want to be true or what is true)
- Ask these five questions:
what lights my heart on fire?
what keeps me up at night?
what makes me stand out in a crowed room?
what have I dreamt about doing but I’ve never done?
what do other people tell me that I’m good at?
Krista's MORNING MAGIC ROUTINE
- Get 7 hours of sleep
- Get up when your alarm goes off – don’t push snooze
- Practice visualization for 30 seconds
- Spend 10 min. to 1 hour setting intentions for the day and reflecting / spending time with yourself.
- Practice specific gratitude
- Move your body
- Harness the Progress Principle by choosing how you will move one step forward in something you care about
Our thoughts determine our lives. They are that important.
This is why mindset matters. We can’t talk about leading our lives without first talking about leading our mindset.
Emily Love, a certified life coach and thought leader, offers valuable thoughts around how we identify our mindset, how we call out lies we’re believing, what role feelings play, and how we can use a mindset shift to change how we are moving through the world.
Then Krista, also a life coach, chimes in afterwards about resetting the brain and how to use visualization to help set an upward spiral in motion in your thinking and life.
You cannot miss this episode. If you want your life to be better on any level, this episode will help you do that.
Find Emily on her website or Instagram.
SOME THINGS YOU HEARD ON THE SHOW
Mindset – an established set of attitudes held by someone; Your mindset is what you believe to be true about yourself, others, and the world.
Susan David – feelings are a signpost
Mindset for kids:
Right before a test, what do you think?
When you head to that test, here is what you can believe about yourself: I can do this – I’ve prepared.
What would be the ideal thing you would want your coach to say? Now the parent can become the voice of what the child is really hoping to hear.
We are taking a unique look at adventure today as we continue in our Lead Your Life series.
You've probably heard of the hero's journey in literature. On this episode we discuss our own hero's journey and what change, adventure, risk, fear, other people, and God have to do with it.
Jessie Cruickshank holds a degree from Harvard in Mind, Brain, and Education.
She is also a nationally recognized expert in disciple making and the neuroscience of transformation. Added to that resume is mountaineering and a background in outdoor education.
If you want to be encouraged to live a better. more adventurous story - join us for this episode!
SOME THINGS YOU HEARD ON THE SHOW:
Stages of faith development - James Fowler
Starting with IDENTITY:
Fill in "I am" statements.....
Consider - what is the story God is inviting me into?
The hero's journey - Joseph Campbell : Universal narrative that humans repeat in the arc of storytelling
- A person who is called to an adventure
- Who turns down the adventure
- But then life compels her to reconsider and take the challenge
- She meets a guide and a goes on the path.
- On the way she transforms from ordinary to a hero.
Question: Where are you on the hero's journey?
Adventure is the invitation to move outside our comfort zone (physical, emotional, social, spiritual chanllenge)
We continue to talk on the podcast about leading our lives. Prayer brings us into continued relationship with God as we consider how he wants us to move forward. Not only that, when we pray with Scripture, we are being transformed in the process because God's word changes us!
On this episode of the Open Door Sisterhood podcast we sit down with Jodie Berndt who for decades has been helping women learn to pray using Scripture. Jodie shares her own story about how using Scripture as a building block for her prayers gave them extra power and made them more interesting. This new way of praying helped her see the Bible has something to say about EVERY aspect of our lives.
You don't want to miss this honest and tender interview as we talk through common roadblocks women face when praying. We remind each other that God wants to hear our prayers. No topic is off limits with him. Noone is disqualified from coming to God. He wants to hear from us. Jodie ends our time by praying with us. When you push play you will not only hear about prayer, you will experience it with the sisterhood.
Connect with Jodie
On her website or on Instagram
A few things mentioned on the show
Jodie's books:
Praying the Scriptures for Your Children
Praying the Scriptures for Your Teens
Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children
Praying the Scriptures for Your Life
Praying the Scriptures for Your Marriage
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When we are looking at leading our lives, one of the first places to peek under the hood is time management. How we spend our minutes, hours, and days adds up to a life, and usually we aren’t spending them they way we’d really like to when we take an honest look.
Today Crystal Paine, the Money Saving Mom, joins us to discuss how she gets it all done in a week using her 6:2 system, how to use get enough sleep, drink enough water, and track our habits. Crystal is a woman who runs a full time business, has six children, volunteers at her church, and writes books - her latest on time management.
She is sharing her secrets today and we all get to benefit.
If you want to lead a more intentional life with your time, this episode will help!
Some things you heard on the show:
Crystal’s new book Time Saving Mom
CRYSTAL’S 6:2 PRIORITY AREAS
Friendships / Relationships
Home
Marriage
Business
Kids
Health
Monica Swanson knows what it means to be intentional in relationships at home. She makes decisions with the end goal in mind. She wants kids who love God, like each other, and are helpful by default. Those end goals shape their daily rhythms, how they talk to each other, and even their vacations. We dive right into the Lead Your Life series talking about family relationships because if ever there was a place where we need some intention, it's with those right around us.
Monica comes to us from the Aloha state. A mom to four sons who are growing and leaving home, she is able to look back a bit and evaluate what helped their family get where it is today. There was intentional time together, both as a family, but also with siblings. Their family culture didn't just happen, she and her husband Dave made decisions on purpose. Whether you have mental roadblocks to making some changes at home or logistical ones, Monica gives us the pep talk we need to face what might be holding us back from leading our families in the way we want them to go. This is a part practical, part inspirational conversation that you don't want to miss.
Sometimes the things that matter most to us, get our leftover attention. By leftover we mean the time we have left after all of the pressing things are taken care of. The people in our homes deserve our intentional best. Monica gives us some practical next steps to lead our family relationships. And as we say on the episode, we KNOW she lives what she teaches. She gets us. She knows what it's like to lead a family with intention.
Connect with Monica
On her website, on Instagram, or on her podcast
A few things mentioned
Monica's new book Raising Amazing: Bringing Up Kids Who Love God, Like Their Family, And Do The Dishes Without Being Asked
The latest research on girls and anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation
Our 24 Family Ways: A Family Devotional Guide by Clay Clarkson
Foundations: 12 Biblical Truths to Shape a Family by Ruth Chou Simons
Krista's coaching services
We are starting a new series today called LEAD YOUR LIFE! For this first episode, Alex and Krista are diving into WHY leading our lives is better than defaulting to life – which is so easy to do.
In this episode we explore why each day is a new opportunity to lead our lives better than yesterday, how different people respond to change, and some areas we are doing well, and some not so well.
Giving some of our best resources for growth, we focus on how to take next, small steps in our actual lives. We are excited to dive into this new series with you!
SOME THINGS YOU HEARD ON THE SHOW
The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth
5 Different Kinds of Fear:
- Fear of failure
- Fear of trading security for the unknown
- Fear of being overextended financially
- Fear of what others will say or think
- Fear that success will alienate peers
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
We announced last week and that Alex and Krista are available to bring the magic of the Sisterhood retreats to YOUR group!
They are taking their proven strategies and are available for hire to come run a group retreat for your:
- leadership team
- work team
- donors
- executive directors
- ministry groups
- friends
If you are interested, email krista@theopendoorsisterhood.com for more information.
It only happens once a year. It’s not Christmas, but it might feel like it as Alex and Krista give you their best tips, reads, recipes, and fashion items they’ve collected over the last year.
It’s the annual Things We Love episode for the Open Door Sisterhood Podcast!
Yes, we are ready with our favorite lip gloss combo (aka “the triple threat”), our must reads, and the sneakers that make teenagers' heads turn (in a good way!) These are things we love and because we're sisters, we're sharing them with you.
We laugh at ourselves a lot in this one (because, hello, we can be ridiculous). We hope this love vibe shines through the airwaves as you push play this Valentine's Day!
Our favorite things you heard about on the show
BEAUTY
Here’s the triple threat combo from Emily Love’s sister Ashley.
-Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips Lipstick Kim KW – Nude
-Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat Lip Liner – Iconic Nude
-Fenty Glass Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer – Fussy
Cetaphil daily oil-free facial moisturizer Spf 35
Cerave Skin renewing night cream
GIFTS TO GIVE
30 oz. Stanley Cup in cream $30
Stoneware kitchen sink caddy $15 (can put spray or dish soap and wooden scrub brush )
FAVORITE HOME ITEMS OR DECOR
Smith & Hawken Outdoor black lanterns (I use them inside and outside)
IN THE KITCHEN
Over sink roll up dish drying rack
Magnolia Clear Glass Mixing Bowls
9 x 13 ruffled ceramic baking dish by Crate and Barrel
APPS OR WEBSITES
Gametime (ticket deals for events)
Going.com (formally Scott’s Cheap Flights)
CLOTHING
Nuuly subscription – I’m trying it ($88 for 6 styles)
Costco bras – Bali
FAVORITE TIP
- Put a dash of bleach in your water for flowers to kill bacteria and they’ll last longer
- Make any drink fun with fresh berries, mint, and sparkling something
- Paint and new light fixtures changes any room
FAVORITE NETFLIX OR PRIME
Enola Holmes (Netflix)
The Swimmers (Netflix)
The Rings of Power (Prime)
FAVORITE INSTAGRAM INSPO
hidingintheclosetwithcoffee Amy Betters-Midtvet
MUST READS
The God Shot by Tara Leigh Cobble
The Culture Code: The Secrets of HIghly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle
I Guess I Haven’t Learned that Yet by Shauna Niequist
Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
MUST MAKE RECIPES
Italian Sausage White Bean Soup – The soup recipe I made up for my friend’s going away party that now everyone loves (Ariana’s Going Away Soup)
Rave Reviews Dip – one of my easiest apps
Almond cherry scones (Easter coming up)
Thank you to our sponsor for this episode
WE'RE ABOUT GOSPEL-CENTERED ENCOURAGEMENT
Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Philippians 4:8
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What if we could really discover this year what it means to live a blessed, abundant life? And not only discover it, but live it?
Kelly Minter, beloved Bible teacher and speaker, joins us this week to share what she learned about living life to the full through studying Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount. We talk about why we sometimes don’t recognize the counterfeit path to abundance the world offers, how to invest in the eternal, and what it looks like to let go of “fair” and grab on to grace.
Kelly is someone who inspires with her keen insights and deep faith. You will walk away inspired to live more abundantly in the year ahead.
The Blessed Life: A 90 Day Devotional Though The Teachings & Miracles of Jesus
Kelly Minter’s Joseph study – Finding God Faithful
Face to Face Prayer Book with Kenneth Boa
THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR – PRIMALLY PURE
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Creativity can feel like something we'll get to someday. Like when the kids are grown or the kitchen is clean. If we let it, that someday can turn into delay and even never. Why are we talking about this as part of our series The Healthy Way? Because we believe actively practicing creativity helps us live out how God made us.
Founder of Coffee + Crumbs, Ashlee Gadd, talks with moms all around the world about motherhood and creativity. Our conversation focuses in on how to get started when it's been a while, why creating together is a reflection of doing life together, and how to incorporate some practices into our actual lives that will get the creative sparks going.
You don't have to consider yourself an artist to be creative. You simply need to be someone made in the image of God. You ARE creative, now let's get on with the work of recognizing when we are already practicing creativity, and intentionally adding some outlets into our everyday experiences that help to break up the monotony and see the world with new eyes.
Listen to the episode here
On iTunes or watch it here:
Connect with Ashlee
On her website, on Instagram, through Coffee + Crumbs.
A few things mentioned on the show
Ashely’s new book Create Anyway
The Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath
Rhythm 52 Writing Prompts by Katie Blackburn
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How healthy is your relationship with technology? Do you use your phone? Or does your phone use you? That is a question asked on this week’s podcast and it hits very close to home.
Too few of us ask how we are honestly doing when it comes to digital input. We see “other people’s” digital addiction, but don’t recognize it in ourselves.
Jay Kim, pastor and author, lives in the heart of the Silicon Valley and writes about how we are being formed by the input we receive. He challenges us to be formed in the ways of God rather than Tik Tok or Instagram.
If you are anything like us, you will walk away with important insights about how to better use technology in 2023.
Some Things You Heard On The Show:
Analog Christian – Cultivating Resilience and Wisdom in the Digital Age by Jay Kim
Analog Church by Jay Kim
Unoffendable by Brant Hansen
Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
The Wisdom Pyramid by Brett McCracken
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As we look at the new year, we can set health goals for ourselves. That's good! We can also set goals for our families. But how does one do that? And what happens when kids grow (read live into their free will and have opinions of their own) and make decisions we as moms find "unhealthy"?
Jodi Mockabee has a home full of teenagers and joins the sisterhood to discuss creating an environment that values health within our homes. We talk the basics of nutrition and exercise, but we also talk about modeling healthy behaviors, how to set realistic habit goals for ourselves, and when to allow our kids to experience natural consequences. Everything from pornography to food choices, we consider both the how and the why of leading our families toward health.
Mom, if you are wondering where to start in your own life, if you feel like your kids are harder to convince to move their bodies these days as you drag them out of bed, if you have ever wondered how you should handle a repeat unhealthy choice, this episode is for you. Jodi offers practical tips to move toward health in mind, body, and soul in the new year.
Connect with Jodi
You can find Jodi through her website or on Instagram!
Listen to this episode
You can find it on iTunes or watch it here.
A few things mentioned on the show
Jodi’s new book The Whole & Healthy Family
Episode 274 of The Open Door Sisterhood Podcast with Bethany McDaniel, Primally Pure founder
Good Pictures, Bad Pictures by Kristen A. Jensen
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Statistics tell us that church attendance is down, and many are leaving the traditional church. COVID also led to decreased church attendance as people got comfortable sitting in front of televised services in their pajamas. Today on The Healthy Way Series we are exploring the role of in-person church and its value in our lives.
Author and church expert, Ericka Anderson Sylvester, offers insight into how to find the right church for you or your family, what to do if your spouse or children don’t want to go with you, and why it’s never too late to return to a church body after being absent.
If you have been considering going back to church, or attending church for the first time, this episode will be encouraging. If you are a regular church attendee, this episode will help remind you why it is important to continue investing in the local church body.
We’ve never covered this topic on the podcast before and we’d love to hear your thoughts!
THINGS YOU HEARD ON THE SHOW
Ericka’s new book: Reason to Return: Why Women Need The Church and The Church Needs Women
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Happy New Year sisters!
We are starting 2023 with our annual Healthy Way series. All things new are impacted by expectations, sometimes expectations set us up for success, and sometimes they don't. How do we move toward growth as we change the calendar page without striving? Do we put our faith in God or in ourselves to make changes? If we peel back the layers of our intentions, what do we find?
We cover all of these questions with Scarlet Hiltibidal. We also hear about how she grew up in the green room of SNL (true story) and how her early adventures impacted her view of the world. A great way to start the new year, a sister-to-sister chat that swings between childhood memories, the impact of strangers, hiding under the bed covers in China, and seeing a relationship with God as a gift.
We'd love to know what you are hoping for as you move into 2023? What are you hoping for? How do you balance the agency God's given you with knowing you don't need to do anything to earn God's love? Join the conversation!
Connect with Scarlet
On Instagram, or her website.
A few things mentioned
"Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things." - Colossians 3:2
Scarlet's first book Afraid of All The Things
Scarlet's new book You're The Worst Person in the World
"Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper,
but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy." - Proverbs 28:13
The Prodigal God by Tim Keller
Hoping for Happiness by Barnabas Piper
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