The Vibrant Living Podcast

Nobody picks up a burden on purpose. We pick up what looks like love, and because we're capable, people keep handing us things until one day we're carrying what we don't even remember choosing.
In this episode, I name the disguises: carrying responsibility for everyone around us and calling it faithfulness, carrying guilt and calling it accountability, carrying pressure and calling it commitment.

You'll discover: 
• Why a burden doesn't always look like a burden
• The difference between overflow and depletion
• Why Jesus said simply, "come,"  not "keep proving how faithful you are"

Have you ever felt like you had to be loud, pushy, or "on" all the time to grow a business or be taken seriously? This week on the Vibrant Living Podcast, I sit down with Inga Faison-Cavitt, a former mechanical engineer turned Introvert Advantage Strategist, for a conversation about resilience, faith, and building a business that actually fits who you are.
Inga shares how her awakening as an introvert started during COVID, when the extroverted mentors she'd been leaning on no longer had answers either, and she had to start finding her own way forward. We talk about what...

Faithful women often become the ones everyone depends on. Over time, carrying responsibility becomes so familiar that it no longer feels heavy; it simply feels normal. In this episode, I share a simple story that reveals a much deeper question:What are you carrying that Jesus never asked you to carry?

You'll discover:
• Why dependable people naturally become the ones others lean on
• The hidden beliefs underneath the burdens we carry
• Jesus' invitation to the weary and burdened
• How to recognize hidden depletion before it becomes burnout
• Why you cannot receive with hands that are a...

In this episode, I welcome back her friend Tina Kadish, founder of From Job to Joy, for a heart-to-heart on what it takes to choose yourself. After more than two decades in corporate training, Tina has spent recent years helping women find career clarity, but her own life recently handed her the biggest transition yet.

After 27 years in a relationship, Tina made the decision to leave and found herself an empty nester, single, and living alone for the first time in her life, in her 60s. She shares candidly about the fear that kept her staying long after...

The first three lies keep us braced.

The next four quietly keep us from receiving.

In Part 2, we'll look at the lies that affect stillness, healing, God's timing, and our ability to receive what He has already provided. In this episode, we'll explore:#4 – What If Stillness Isn't Wasting Time?
What if God's response to exhaustion looks different than you expected?#5 – Why Does the Past Keep Showing Up... Again?
Does an old wound resurfacing really mean you've failed?#6 – Has Your Train Left the Station... Without You?
What if God never works from the ti...

What if the biggest obstacle to your calling isn't your ability, but your perspective? In this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I sit down with Apostle Desireé Andrews for an honest conversation about identity, calling, courage, and learning to trust the gifts God has already placed within you. From her powerful encounter with God while serving in Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield and Desert Storm to decades of ministry, Desireé shares what she's learned about stepping beyond fear and fully embracing God's purpose.

Together, we discuss:
• Why people often hide the gifts God has given them

Some of the most dangerous lies don't sound like lies.
They sound like wisdom.
They sound spiritual.
They sound like discernment, responsibility, or even maturity.
That's exactly what makes them so costly.

In Part 1, we uncover the first three lies that quietly keep many women braced, guarded, and fighting battles they were never meant to fight.

 In this episode, we'll explore:#1  What Is Keeping the Peace Costing You?
Could what you've been calling peace actually be self-protection?#2  Are You Expecting the Battle Before the Day Eve...

Sometimes the greatest obstacle isn't a lack of ability. It's the quiet belief that says, "Maybe I should stay in the background."In this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I welcome online presence strategist Becky Hancock for a conversation that moves beyond branding and into something much deeper. Together we explore why so many women hesitate to use their voice, how fear of visibility affects both our lives and our businesses, and why stepping into greater visibility isn't about self-promotion. It's about faithfully stewarding the vision and influence God has entrusted to us. Drawing from nearly thirty years of...

One of the easiest mistakes sincere believers can make is assuming that if something feels helpful, peaceful, or empowering, it must automatically be from God. Discernment goes deeper than that. In this episode, I continue the conversation about manifestation and Holy Spirit partnership by exploring spiritual counterfeits, spiritual mixture, and the fruit different spiritual practices produce over time. Most importantly, she reminds us that God's greatest gift is not an outcome, an answer, or a breakthrough. The relationship is the treasure.

What if the biggest problems in marriage are not actually the problems you can see? In this heartfelt and practical conversation, I sit down with Christian marriage coach Casper Stockham to talk about communication, selfishness, hidden emotional wounds, and the small daily habits that shape healthy relationships. Casper and his wife Cheryl have spent nearly two decades helping couples move from conflict and disconnection into deeper understanding, partnership, and joy. Together, we unpack why couples often wait until the “11th hour” to seek help, how unresolved frustrations quietly build over time, and why learning to communicate differently can transform a marr...

Have you noticed how much spiritual language sounds the same these days?
Manifesting.
Alignment.
Energy.
The universe.
Partnership.

Sometimes the words sound familiar enough that we stop asking where they come from. And that matters. Because two things can sound similar on the surface while leading in completely different directions underneath. In this episode of the Kingdom Spiritual Intelligence series, I unpack the difference between manifestation and Holy Spirit partnership. Not to create fear, but to increase discernment. Not everything spiritual is sourced from the same kingdom.

We will talk about:<...

Andi Buerger shares a story about a little girl named Jean who grew up in a home where unimaginable things happened every day. Jean didn't know if she would live to see the next birthday. She sat on a curb at five years old, waiting for a car to come fast enough. But God had a different plan. In this episode, Andi shares what healing has looked like on the other side of survival. Not overnight. Not without scars. But real, full, and anchored in joy, not someday joy, but the kind you choose today. She talks honestly about trauma...

When you hear the word enthusiasm, what comes to mind? Most of us think of energy, excitement, or passion. But the word originally meant something entirely different. Enthusiasm comes from the Greek words en theos — "God within."
In this final episode of the Kingdom Spiritual Intelligence series, we're exploring what it means to stay connected to the source rather than striving to create more energy on our own. We'll talk about reverence, abiding, and why the fire often fades, not because we stop loving God, but because familiarity quietly replaces awe. If you've felt like you're pushing harder than yo...

Patrina Pelton-Smith shares on this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast about leadership, betrayal, personal attacks, and what it feels like when people you're serving turn against you. This is an honest conversation about trusting God when you want to quit, being fortified in the fire, and learning that sometimes God seasons you through heat you didn't ask for.

In this episode:Leadership and betrayalPersonal attacks on characterTrusting God through difficult seasonsBeing fortified in the fireEmotional resilience for women leadersChristian leadership encouragementStaying when you want to leave
Patrina's free gift: Complimentary...

In this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I welcome Randy Wheeler, owner of Wheeler Coaching and Maxwell Leadership Certified DISC Consultant, for a conversation about the kind of leadership that has nothing to do with a title.
Randy has trained thousands of leaders across the United States and developed leaders internationally. His conviction is simple: leadership is influence. And the women who insist they are not leaders are frequently the ones every room looks to.
This conversation covers what it means to lead from values rather than obligation, why knowing what to say no to is as...

Alethea Felton shares on this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast about obedience, uncertainty, leadership, and what happens when God asks you to move before you fully understand where He is taking you. Alethea talks about fear, transition, trust, mentorship, and learning that authority does not come from having everything figured out. It grows through obedience, often long before confidence shows up. This is an honest conversation for anyone who has ever felt stretched between what feels safe and what they sense God calling them toward. This conversation was originally recorded during FORTIFIED: Women Rising in Authority, Ease, and Joy.<...

What if the exhaustion you feel is not from doing too much, but from trying to prove something that has already been settled?

In this episode, I uncover the real reason so many faith-filled leaders feel pressure even when they are doing all the right things. It is not a discipline issue. It is not a time issue. It is not even a conviction issue. It is an identity issue. I walk through the foundation of Kingdom Spiritual Intelligence and show how identity shapes everything: your decisions, your peace, your leadership, and your ability to hear God clearly.<...

Amanda Hietter shares on this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast about surviving, abuse, surrender, and what happens when you realize you have spent years carrying life in survival mode. Not thriving. Not truly living. Just surviving. Amanda speaks honestly about fear, control, healing, and learning to trust God again in places where life had taught her to brace for impact. There is something steady and grounding about this conversation. No pretending. Just authentic truth. Just a woman who has been there and is finding her way back. This conversation was originally recorded during FORTIFIED: Women Rising in Authority, Ease...

There’s a difference between knowing about God and learning how to stay connected to Him in the middle of real life. In this conversation from FORTIFIED: Women Rising in Authority, Ease, and Joy, Laurie Cavanaugh shares her journey through burnout, breast cancer, striving, healing, and rediscovering a personal relationship with God through the practice of praise. What makes Laurie’s story powerful is not perfection. It’s honesty. She talks about the slow drift so many women experience while carrying responsibility, performing, pushing through, and quietly losing connection to themselves and to God. And she shares how praise became more t...

In this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I welcome Jennifer McFarland, ADHD advocate, TFT Tapping practitioner, and founder of Monarch Dawn.
Jennifer works with women who discover their ADHD diagnosis in adulthood, after years of shame, relentless anxiety, and the exhausting work of holding it all together on the outside while everything feels chaotic within.
This conversation names what so many women have carried but never had language for. Jennifer explains why ADHD in women is so frequently missed, how it shows up as internalized anxiety rather than visible behavior, and why the shame around it runs...

Most leaders have been there. An opportunity shows up, pressure builds, and everything around you says: move now. In this episode, I name what that feeling actually is and why it matters where it is coming from.
Urgency and discernment are not the same thing. KPI culture has conditioned leaders to treat speed as wisdom and decisiveness as strength. But Kingdom Spiritual Intelligence asks a completely different question: not how fast you decide, but where you are sourcing your decision from.
This is the third episode in the KSI series. Video 1 explored your source. Video 2 examined your measurement...

There are moments in life that don’t just hurt…
They redefine everything. The kind of moments where what you believed about your life, your future, even your identity…
suddenly no longer fits. In this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I sit down with Sarah S. Brown for a conversation that moves gently, but deeply, through heartbreak, healing, and the journey of becoming. Sarah shares her personal story of walking through betrayal and the collapse of her first marriage…
a season that left her standing in what felt like ashes. But what unfolds from that place is not d...

You know that spiral.
The launch didn’t land.
The numbers weren’t what you hoped.
And somewhere in the middle of the questioning comes the sentence that sounds spiritual:“I guess I’ll just trust God’s timing.
But if we’re honest…
Sometimes that’s genuine surrender. And sometimes it’s resignation with a Bible verse attached.

In this episode, we’re talking about the difference. Because what if the problem isn’t you…
But how have you been measuring? There’s a different lens available to you. I’m introducing you to Kingdom Sp...

There’s a difference between visiting… and living somewhere.
You can be welcomed, comfortable, even at peace for a moment…
and still feel that subtle sense that you don’t belong there. And then there’s home. In this episode, I share a quiet but honest question: Where do you actually live with God?
Jesus didn’t invite us to visit His love.
He invited us to make our home there.
Not occasionally.
Not when things feel hard.
Not just to be filled up so we can go back to carrying everything on our own.To l...

Life can change in an instant. In this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I welcome brand strategist, speaker, and author Tom McManimon for a deeply personal conversation about resilience, perspective, and the importance of living in balance. After experiencing the ripple effects of the World Trade Center tragedy and later surviving a severe medical crisis that revealed a life-threatening brain aneurysm, Tom began to see life differently. Success alone was no longer enough. He realized that true fulfillment comes from aligning work, creativity, family, and faith in a way that sustains both purpose and peace. We explore...

Legacy is often confused with inheritance, but the two are very different. Inheritance is something you leave TO people. Legacy is what you leave IN them. In this episode, I explore the deeper question many leaders never stop to ask. What are people carrying differently because they encountered you? Most of us are living by a scoreboard we never consciously agreed to. It quietly asks questions like, Did I do enough? Did I accomplish enough? Did today matter? But Jesus modeled a completely different operating system. Instead of building a platform or scaling a system, He invested deeply in twelve...

AI Isn’t Smarter Than You. It Just Has More Information. Artificial intelligence is suddenly everywhere.
For some people, that feels exciting. For others, it feels overwhelming. In this conversation, I sit down with AI educator and consultant Kimberly Inez Mays to talk about AI in a way that is practical, calm, and easy to understand. Kimberly has spent decades working in technology and operations, and today she helps organizations, creators, and entrepreneurs understand how to use artificial intelligence in ways that are clear and useful, not complicated or intimidating. Together we explore how curiosity is often the best st...

There are seasons when you show up. You lead. You carry responsibility. You stay dependable. From the outside, everything looks steady. But somewhere along the way, something in you went quiet. Earlier this year, after weeks of brutal cold, I stepped outside and heard the birds singing. I realized I hadn’t heard that sound all winter. They had been there the whole time, faithful and present. But the song had been silent. And I hadn’t even noticed it was missing. In this episode, we talk about the difference between true peace and spiritual numbness, and what it actually mean...

What does it really mean to be “spiritual”?

In today’s culture, spirituality can mean meditation, manifestation, energy work, mindfulness, or simply being open and expansive. But not everything labeled spiritual comes from the same source. In this episode of The Vibrant Living Podcast, I continue the Lies We Believe series by exploring a foundational truth: there are not infinite spiritual paths. There are two kingdoms. The Kingdom of Light operates through a relationship with God, surrender, and divine authority. The counterfeit kingdom imitates what God created but operates through technique, control, and human will as ultimate authority. This c...

In this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I sit down with certified personal trainer and posture and mobility specialist Cynthia Croissant to talk about what fitness really looks like in midlife.
If you’ve ever thought:👉 “Exercise just causes me pain.”👉 “Why am I not getting results even though I’m trying?”👉 “I can’t do what those 20-year-olds on Instagram are doing…”This conversation is for you. Cynthia shares how her mother’s health journey and her own diagnosis of osteopenia led her to make different choices. Instead of following mainstream workout programs designed for young bodies, she learned how t...

There’s a question underneath all the questions you’ve been asking. It’s not about strategy.
It’s not about what’s next.
And it’s not about trying harder.

 It sounds more like:
Why can’t I shake this?
Why does this keep returning?
Why does something in me feel stirred, but unfinished?


In this episode, I explore what I call the “operating system shift” from manager to messenger. Many faith-driven leaders have unknowingly inherited a leadership model built on managing outcomes, carrying pressure, and holding everything together. It feels responsibl...

What do you do when life no longer looks like the plan you carefully built?In this heartfelt episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I sit down with Jesikah Wells, host of the Broken to Beautiful Podcast, for a gentle, Spirit-led conversation about trust, grace, and allowing God to lead in seasons of transition. Jesikah shares from her own unfolding journey as a mother, podcaster, and woman of faith who is learning how to release control, quiet shame, and lean into God’s guidance one step at a time. Together, Jesikah and I explore what it means to live present, gi...

You had the breakthrough.
You felt the shift.
You left that moment with God absolutely certain this time would be different.And then a few weeks later, you realize you’re right back in the same pattern. In this episode, I unpack why revelation alone doesn’t create lasting transformation. The problem isn’t your discipline. It isn’t weak faith. And it isn’t that you didn’t want it badly enough. The real issue is the belief running underneath the breakthrough. You can know the truth and still operate from the lie. Because knowing what is true and bei...

Internationally renowned painter Anne Plaisance joins me for a powerful and honest conversation about art, domestic violence, manipulation tactics, and reclaiming your voice.Anne has exhibited in over 100 shows worldwide. Her work has been featured in The Boston Globe, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle Decoration, and Artscope. She has received distinctions and grants from the Cambridge Arts Council and Massachusetts Cultural Council, and her work is collected internationally in London, Milan, Paris, Warsaw, Dubai, Kyoto, and Boston. But this conversation is not about prestige. It is about awareness. What began as a desire to build a tiny house for the homeless be...

You can change habits.
You can set boundaries.
You can implement better systems. But if the belief underneath hasn’t shifted, the pattern will return. In this episode of The Vibrant Living Podcast, I unpack why so many strong, capable leaders stay stuck in cycles of exhaustion, overworking, people-pleasing, or performance, even after doing “all the right things. ”This is not a strategy problem. It’s a belief problem.

Inside this episode:
• The hidden reason exhaustion keeps resurfacing
• Why coping is not the same as freedom
• How beliefs about worth, rest, and belonging...

Most people assume the exhaustion they feel is just part of leadership, responsibility, or success. But what if it isn’t? In this episode, I invite you into a quiet, discerning conversation about the operating system you’re actually living from. Not the one you believe in theory, but the one that shows up when pressure hits, decisions pile up, and rest always feels postponed. I share a personal moment when I recognized my own hidden operating system, shaped in rooms where I felt I had to earn my seat, and the biblical insight that reframed everything. Drawing from Exodus 17, I un...

There are places in our hearts we stop opening.
Not because we gave up.
Not because we lost faith.
But because hoping started to hurt.In this episode, we talk about the quiet adjustments leaders make when disappointment lingers.
The dreams we stop mentioning.
The prayers that get smaller and safer.
The rooms inside us, we learn to walk past without even realizing it. These moments aren’t dramatic.
They’re subtle.
And often invisible to everyone else.But not to God. In this conversation, we explore what happens when God gently invi...

Midlife does not have to mean losing yourself. In this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I  welcome health and wellness coach Kimberly McDonough for a rich conversation about menopause, confidence, and rebuilding trust with your body in midlife. Kimberly shares her personal story, including her background in nutrition, her journey through disordered eating, and how God reshaped her understanding of health, worth, and stewardship. Together, we talk about the realities women face during hormonal changes, the impact of culture and comparison, and why menopause can become a season of clarity and renewed vitality instead of frustration. This episode offers b...

You had a plan. You prayed about it, believed God was in it, and then life took a turn you didn't choose. The door closed. The timeline stretched. The opportunity didn't come. Now you're somewhere you never planned to be, and the questions won't stop: Did I miss it? Did I hear God wrong? In this episode, I'm exploring what happens in the season you didn't expect and didn't choose.

In this episode, you'll discover:
Why closed doors might be protection, not punishmentWhat Abraham's 25-year wait teaches us about promise and formationHow identity...

Is It Wrong to Be Disappointed with God?
Have you ever felt disappointed with God, but weren’t sure you were allowed to admit it? In this episode, I create space for an honest conversation that many faithful leaders carry quietly. Not because they stopped loving God, but because disappointment made honesty feel unsafe. Drawing from the parable of the prodigal son, I explore the two forms of silence that distance us from intimacy with God. One that leaves, and one that stays, but refuses joy.

In this episode, you’ll hear:Why disa...