Life Builders By Julie Hamilton

Acknowledging your own pain and showing yourself compassion is the first step to emotional healing.  Gayle Belanger, a addiction and PTSD counselor for almost 30 years, actually leads us through an exercise to show compassion to ourselves at 39:00. In this episode we talk about standing in our true identity, how self compassion brings healing, silencing that inner critic, being rooted & grounded in Jesus and His word, and redeeming all the gifts inside you -- even the ones you don't like!

How a simple and good desire can become the one thing that rules our hearts! Here are 6 stages of war that keep us from moving forward freely. 

After speaking to millions of teens and leaders around the world, Mark Matlock is still not afraid to "stir the pot." As the author of over 20 books, this established thought leader is constantly pressing the boundaries of "safe" conversation and spurring us on to have THOUGHTFUL conversation. Mark shares some tips for examining the tension between faith and politics, brings wisdom for difficult conversations, and also shows us how we can regain the art of finding common ground.

Arik & Hannah Housley are learning to live in a new world after losing their beautiful 18 yr old daughter Alaina to gun violence at Borderline in 2018. We are so honored and humbled that they shared in such an honest way about their experience from what has carried them through every parent's nightmare to honoring those who have supported them. We also discussed their feelings toward the shooter, how faith has impacted their journey and "Alaina's Voice" -- a movement to change the world through kindness.

Jeff Hutsell is intentional about creating an environment built on trust, honesty, freedom to fail, the freedom to create (and of course rising productivity!) and it all comes down to one word: grace. In today's chat with Jeff, he talks to us about how a grace-infused business is different than the world we are used to, adjusting our mindsets what grace really means, how the ability to fail without fear is changing their company and creativity, and what every great leader needs to know. 

"When you stall healing, you stall growth and even worse stall purpose."   The heart work. That is the hard work that Monique Melton is good at. Today she shares about how we can know if we need healing, what keeps most people from getting healed, her own dark, personal struggle that turned her pain into purpose and we how we can be honor all of humanity.  "People say time heals.  No. Intentional work over time heals."

Her cross country move to Hollywood at 23 years of age brought Tiffani Tyler amazing opportunities to work with companies like WNBA and Lewis Howes: School of Greatness.  Every week, Tiffani gets to film and hear the top 1% of achievers in their fields! In this episode, Tiffani gets real about the skills you need to know they aren't taught, the most life-impacting interview she's filmed, and what every creative needs after they start to make a living with their art. 

Ep 73 Chastity Stemmons: Finding True Identity in the Sacred Place & A Blessing for 2019!

Ep 72 Tonya West: Tips for Better Finances in 2019 (Including Single Moms)

Anita had found her forever job in ministry. That is, until she was scooped up in a dramatic transition to a huge international organization in a business role. Looking back, Anita can see how God has been preparing her for this unexpected role since she was in high school! I loved this opportunity to chat with Anita about what she's learned in walking through this tough transition and her tips for high capacity leaders on how to remain healthy even through life's most unexpected storms. 

When John talks he makes you feel like you're the only person on the earth. In this chat, international speaker, pastor, and author John Lynch sits down & rips his heart out to show us the most important things in life -- being vulnerable, grace, humility, trusting others and even reveals the lessons that he's learned about God, faith, and others through chronic illness.  This is a chat you will want to digest again and again and share with others! 

"You don’t have to do this the hard way like I did. I didn’t know. I didn’t have anyone. So these are all the lessons I had to go through the hard way." It's only fitting that preschool teacher turned author, Carol Woodiwiss, touches on topics from A - Z included how she continued to love a spouse with an addiction and why finding a good mentor is key to living the life you want! 

Kleenex Warning: Heather's life changed the moment her 9 year old daughter London was diagnosed with Stage 4 Pediatric cancer (Neuroblastoma). As a business strategist and community builder, Heather had spent years helping other people, but now she found herself on the receiving end of getting help. You will be touched, captivated and inspired by this true story of how Heather & the Crabtree family learned to find joy and gratitude even on the very hardest days imaginable. 

This conversation with inspirational podcaster Carrie Robaina took us to some really interesting topics...and ones that we should probably spend more time talking about! Carrie is the one that ultimately helped me launch my podcast, so I was so curious about what she's learned through years of podcasting. 

Anybody else need a little more happiness in your life? You'll be all on your way after listening to this chat with author, speaker, and business coach Alli Worthington as she shares the fascinating results of studying happiness for an entire year! She busts through the myths of joy vs. happiness, teaches us why some beliefs we have about happiness are unbiblical, and reveals practical tips that we can take to be more happy.