Dept. 88 with Amy Charbonneau

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By: Amy Charbonneau

Helping Christian leaders step joyfully into their God-given purpose and destiny for lasting impact.

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In this short episode, hear Amy and Robert "Dip" Donaldson talk about Dip's experience with quantum testing and the releasing of trapped emotions.

If you are interested in an alignment session with Amy, you can schedule that here:

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Ep 48: Spirit, Soul, Body, and Burnout!
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03/05/2026

In this episode, Amy introduces the concept of whole healing, and how partial healing creates burnout.

Links referenced in episode:

Spiritual Seasons Quiz

https://dept88.org/quizoptin

15 min FREE calendar link: https://updates.freedomcrm.biz/widget/booking/ovQVmXLjr9OXsZ3jeg8A

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Ep 47: The Worst Mistake Christians can Make
02/26/2026

It's probably not what you think!

Spiritual Seasons Quiz

https://dept88.org/quizoptin

15 min FREE calendar link: https://updates.freedomcrm.biz/widget/booking/ovQVmXLjr9OXsZ3jeg8A

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Join my Inner Healing & Neurocoaching Program — a transformative journey to break free from limiting beliefs, heal from past wounds, and step boldly into your God-given purpose.
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Ep 46: Why Repeating Affirmations You Don't Believe, Doesn't Work
#46
02/19/2026

In this episode, Amy talks about why affirmations and declarations alone, is not enough!

Links referenced in the podcast:

Spiritual Seasons Quiz

https://dept88.org/quizoptin

15 min FREE calendar link: https://updates.freedomcrm.biz/widget/booking/ovQVmXLjr9OXsZ3jeg8A

💛 Ready to go deeper?
Join my Inner Healing & Neurocoaching Program — a transformative journey to break free from limiting beliefs, heal from past wounds, and step boldly into your God-given purpose.
➡️ Click Here.   https://awakenjoyleadership.com/IHNC




EP 45: Church Hurt with Coach Robert Dip Donaldson
#45
02/13/2026

Welcome to an introduction to the subject of "church hurt." If you have heard this phrase or have experienced hurt in church, we invite you to begin exploring healing around this subject.

Click here to book a FREE 15 minute call with Amy to talk about the Neurocoaching process and how it can help unlock freedom and healing for YOU.


EP 44: Limiting Beliefs are Robbing you!
02/05/2026

It is rare for people to take the time to explore what, exactly, their limiting beliefs are. Yet, when they do....it's a game changer!

Ready to explore your next step?

Take the Spiritual Seasons Quiz Here.

Book a free 15 Min clarity call! with Amy

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Join my Inner Healing & Neurocoaching Program — a transformative journey to break free from limiting beliefs, heal from past wounds, and step boldly into your God-given purpose.
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EP 43: Ignore it or Heal it?
01/29/2026

If you have ever felt like you couldn't "get over" something, you are not alone. It's time to deal with it instead of ignoring it.

Those negative emotions are linked to limiting beliefs. What if everything changes when you address the heart emotions and change the belief?

Ready to explore your next step?

Take the Spiritual Seasons Quiz Here.

Book a free 15 Min clarity call! with Amy

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Join my Inner Healing & Neurocoaching Program — a transformative journey to break free...


EP 42: Emotions: Avoid them or Heal them?
01/22/2026

When we are experiencing strong emotions in an uncontrollable way, anger, sadness, hopelessness...we need to see them as indicators that something is going on with our beliefs. Most often, things have happened to cause us to create limiting beliefs to "keep us safe" but more often they keep us from growing and achieving our dreams.

Ready to explore your next step?

Take the Spiritual Seasons Quiz Here.

Book a free 15 Min clarity call! with Amy

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Ep 41: Behavior Modification or Heart Healing?
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01/15/2026

In this episode, Amy touches on the difference between behavior modification and heart healing and why you need to understand the difference.

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EP 40: Ditching Emotional Exhaustion
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01/08/2026

In this episode Amy revisits the moment emotional exhaustion almost got the better of her and how the journey forward led her to the beauty and power of renewing the mind.

Take the Spiritual Seasons Quiz Here.

Book a free 15 Min clarity call! with Amy

💛 Ready to go deeper?
Join my Inner Healing & Neurocoaching Program — a transformative journey to break free from limiting beliefs, heal from past wounds, and step boldly into your God-given purpose.
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EP 39: Transformation story
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01/01/2026

Amy recounts how transformation has been her story since she was little. It's more than a profession, it's a calling. Discover how your mind, beliefs, and emotions shape everything about you, including how you view and understand God and YOUR purpose.


Take the Spiritual Seasons Quiz Here.

Book a free 15 Min clarity call! with Amy

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Join my Inner Healing & Neurocoaching Program — a transformative journey to break free from limiting beliefs, heal from past wounds, and step boldly into your God-giv...


Ep 38: Rewiring the Mind: How Neurocoaching and Mentorship Unlock Transformational Leadership
#38
11/20/2025

Most leaders try to change systems and strategy—
 but true transformation starts in the mind.

In this week’s Department 88 Leadership Edition, I unpack how faith-based neurocoaching helps leaders renew their thoughts, rewire limiting beliefs, and lead with clarity and peace.

We explore:
✔ Romans 12:2 and the neuroscience of transformation
 ✔ How mentoring relationships mirror healthy neural pathways
 ✔ The framework for shifting thoughts, emotions, and decisions
 ✔ Why joy and purpose are the fastest ways to reset the brain from stress

When you renew your mind, you renew your leadership—and y...


Ep 37: The Joy-Fueled Leader: How Meaning and Mentorship Create Resilient Teams
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11/13/2025

In this episode of Department 88: Leadership Edition, Amy Charbonneau dives into the neuroscience and spirituality of joy — and why it’s the most underused leadership strategy of our time.

You’ll discover how joy isn’t just a feeling — it’s fuel.
 When joy is active, teams become resilient, creativity expands, and meaning is restored. When joy is missing, burnout and disconnection follow.

Drawing from mentoring research, neuroscience, and biblical wisdom, Amy shares how faith-based leaders can create workplaces and ministries where joy becomes culture — not coincidence.

💡 In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why...


EP 36: The Power of Mentorship in Leadership Development
11/06/2025

In this Department 88: Leadership Edition episode, Amy Charbonneau explores how mentorship transforms not only careers — but hearts, brains, and cultures.

Drawing from both neuroscience and biblical wisdom, Amy unpacks how true mentorship multiplies confidence, belonging, and joy. You’ll learn:

Why great leadership can’t exist without mentorshipHow mentoring relationships rewire the brain for courage and creativityThe difference between information and impartationHow joy fuels trust, hope, and sustainable leadershipPractical ways to build a culture of mentorship and meaning

Whether you lead in business, ministry, or education — this episode will inspire you to lead with presence, humility...


Ep 35: Creating Joy in the Workplace
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10/30/2025

Today’s episode is called “Creating Joy in the Workplace: The New Leadership Mandate.”

And this conversation is especially for the leaders — whether you lead in business, ministry, education, or healthcare — who feel the weight of keeping teams motivated, engaged, and connected in a world that often feels heavy.

Ready to explore a bit more?

Book your FREE 15 minute discovery call today!!

I look forward to helping you get the transformation to accelerate your dreams!



EP 34: How Cynicism Blocks Mind Renewal
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10/23/2025

The temptation to become cynical can creep in almost unnoticed. It can sound like, oh, I've heard that before. Or that might work for others, but not for me. Or yeah, I tried that. It didn't. It didn't work. It doesn't work for me. But here's the thing. Cynicism does not protect us. It poisons us. It keeps our hearts closed and our minds stuck. So today, I want to show you both from Scripture and neuroscience, how cynicism shuts down your brain's ability to grow and how hope, faith, and joy reopen those neural pathways again. 

I...


EP 33: Resetting Your Inner World
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10/16/2025

Today we're going to get practical. I want to share with you how to reset your inner world, bring your heart and mind into alignment with God's design, and live from peace instead of chaos. 

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Ep 32: The Outer World Reflects the Inner World
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10/09/2025

Jesus said in Luke 6:45: “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” In other words, what’s happening inside of you will eventually show up outside of you — in your words, in your relationships, in your decisions, and even in your physical health. Join Amy as she talks about how the inner chaos is seen or manifested in the world around us.

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Ep 31: Guard Your Heart: Tending Your Inner World
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10/02/2025

Today we are starting a brand new series, kind of continuing in some ways from the Heart series we just did.  We're going to talk about the inner world a little bit differently, just going deeper, because as we approach it from different aspects, we begin to gain deeper understanding. Scripture tells us that what's happening inside of us will eventually shape everything outside of us. 


Ep 30: Heart-Brain Sync
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09/25/2025

In today's episode, we're going to see how scripture and neuroscience meet when it comes to the heart, and how we can live with what I call the Heart-Brain sync -  aligning our inner life with God's design for peace, clarity, and joy. 

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Ep 29: The Greek Heart
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09/18/2025

Today we're stepping into the New Testament, where the Greek word kardia shows up over 150 times. And again, we're going to see that the biblical picture of the heart goes way beyond our modern idea of just follow your feelings. The New Testament heart is the center of faith, repentance, love, and worship. It's the place where Jesus wants to dwell and transform us from the inside out. 


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Ep 28: The Hebrew Heart
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09/11/2025

Today we are starting a three part series about one of the most important words in the entire Bible the Heart. Did you know that the word heart shows up almost 1000 times in Scripture? That tells me God really wants us to understand it. The Hebrew word for heart is so much richer, deeper, and more powerful than we might understand. It describes not just your emotions, but your mind, your choices, the decisions that you make. And this is really like your will, those desires, your inner self. It's like the very control center of your...


Ep 27: Renewing the Mind with Confidence
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09/04/2025

This eppisode builds on the plumb-line idea and talks about how to actually live out that code. 

Because here's the truth. 

It's just one thing to write down your values, but it's a whole other thing to walk them out, especially when life gets hard, okay? 

And the only way to truly walk in alignment is by renewing your mind with the Word of God, transforming those subconscious automated beliefs with truth. 

So, I'll share a little bit of my own healing journey from trauma, suicidal ideation, and a poverty mindset and...


EP 26: Living by the Plumb-Line
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08/28/2025

Today we're talking about something incredibly powerful: how to live by a personal code of ethics. 

This is rooted not in cultural norms, not in shifting opinions, but in the unshakable, trustworthy Word of God. 

Now, maybe you've asked yourself, "how do I make decisions when life gets hard?" Have you ever been in one of those moments where something happens and you are like, I have no idea how to make the right decision in this moment? 

Or, maybe it's "what do I stand for when the world around me seems so div...


EP 25: The Overflow Season: Living From the Abundance of God
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08/21/2025

If you have ever felt a sense of spiritual momentum, like your heart is full, your confidence is rising, and your intimacy with God is at an all-time high, you might be in an overflow season. This is where the healing you have received, the bold steps you have taken, and the closeness with God you have cultivated all begin to pour out in purpose, joy, and impact!

This season is not about perfection...it's about PARTNERSHIP!

Discover your season by taking the Quiz today.

Looking to discuss your season? Click here to...


EP 24: The Awakening Season: When Your Spirit Says, "There Must Be More"
08/14/2025

This is the season where you start to feel it: that tug on your heart, that holy discontent, that whisper deep inside that says, "there must be more." More to faith, more to purpose, more to YOU. If you feel like something is stirring, but you are not quite sure what to do about it yet...this episode is for you.

Take the Spiritual Seasons Quiz here.

Want to discuss how to navigate YOUR Season? Click here to book your FREE 15 minute coaching call.

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EP 23: The Intimacy Season: Becoming Familiar with God’s Voice, Presence, and Love
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08/07/2025

This episode is for you if you find yourself in a season where God is gently drawing you closer—inviting you to slow down, to sit with Him, to listen.

It’s not about striving or pushing for answers. It’s about becoming deeply familiar with God’s voice, His presence, and His love for you.

So if you’ve been feeling like the Lord is quieting your busy world and beckoning you into something deeper, let’s dive in.

Take the Spiritual Seasons Quiz here.

Want to discuss your season? Book your FR...


Ep 22: The Boldness Season: Breaking Fear & Stepping Into Your Calling
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07/31/2025

have you been sensing a stirring to step out? Maybe there is a dream, a message, or a mission rising up inside your heart, but something has been holding you back.

Today, Amy is talking about breaking up with fear to uncover hidden beliefs that have kept you stuck and remind you what God says about your voice!

Take the Spiritual Seasons Quiz now!

Click here to book your FREE 15 minute call to talk about navigating YOUR season.


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Ep 21: The Healing Season: God Wants to Restore What You've Lost
#21
07/24/2025

Maybe life has knocked you down. Maybe you feel like something broke inside, or you are not sure how to move forward after the pain you have endured.  I want you to know that you are not alone.

God sees you.  

He is near to the brokenhearted. And He wants to bring healing to the deep places of your soul.

You can take the Spiritual Seasons Quiz here

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Join my Inner Healing & Neurocoaching Program — a transformative journey to break free from limiting beliefs, heal from pa...


EP 20: What Season are You in? A Spiritual Roadmap for Your Healing Journey
#20
07/17/2025

Today Amy is talking about 5 spiritual seasons most people find themselves in, how to recognize them and what God might be doing in that space.  When you know your season, you can stop striving and start partering with God's timing and plans.


Take the quiz here:

https://dept88.org/quizoptin

💛 Ready to go deeper?
Join my Inner Healing & Neurocoaching Program — a transformative journey to break free from limiting beliefs, heal from past wounds, and step boldly into your God-given purpose.
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EP 19: You were Made for DELIGHT
#19
07/11/2025

My beautiful friend, please listen to this episode in a quiet space with your journal. Amy will be inviting you into an activation to practically apply what she has been talking about the last three weeks.

You are incredibly precious to God! And HE wants to tell you just how special you are.

When you are ready for change - to kick those limiting beliefs out the door for GOOD...join Amy's Neurocoaching program to rewire the mind with TRUTH.

YOU are totally worth it!


Ep 18: Breaking Free from the Accuser's lies
#18
07/04/2025

Today we're going to talk about how to break free from the accuser's lies. We're getting tactical because if you're going to live in joy, you must break free from the lies that try to steal it.

As always, please join us in Dept 88 facebook group to further the conversation.

Or if you are ready to tackle those limiting beliefs, join Amy in her Neurocoaching program and renew your mind for good!


Ep 17: Joy is Your Superpower
#17
06/26/2025

What if your joy is your greatest strength? In this episode, Amy reveals what it truly means to “delight” in the Lord—and how joy, identity, and supernatural confidence are formed when we let God mold us. You’ll hear a powerful dream about the blood of Jesus, how to laugh at the enemy’s lies, and why delight is more than a feeling—it’s your spiritual posture. 

If you are ready to go deeper, join the conversation in our Dept.88 Facebook group or register for 1through inner healing and Neurocoaching.


EP 16: Delighting in the Radiant Glory of God Pt 2
#16
06/19/2025

Today, we’re moving into what it means to partner with God for your God-dreams. Dreams that might feel too big, too delayed, or just too much for someone like you.

But friend, what if God is saying, "Not only is this dream possible… it’s My dream for you"? Let’s talk about how to co-create with the One who formed you in love."

And if you're ready to go deeper, I want to personally invite you to join me in my Inner Healing & Neurocoaching Program. This is where we:

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EP 15: Delighting in the Radiant Glory of God part 1
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06/12/2025

We're going to explore how delighting in the Lord opens us up to see His glory and step into our true position—seated with Christ in power. We’ll be in Habakkuk and Ephesians, and I’m inviting you to close your eyes, lean in, and imagine.

This episode is not just about teaching—it's about experiencing.

And if you’re ready to go even deeper still: into your transformational healing, mindset renewal and God-dream vision for your life, I’d love to personally invite you into my Inner Healing and Neurocoaching program where we demolish lim...


EP 14: RECAP - Renewal, Joy, & Inner Healing
06/05/2025

This is RECAP episode part 2. We are revisiting the key elements of renewing the mind, joy as a strength, and resource, as pieces of the inner healing journey.

Grab your journal for Prompts (part 2):

1-What is one repetitive thought you know is not from God?

2-What truth do you need to start rehearsing instead?

3-What daily rhythms help you return to joy?

4-Where can you create space to let God minister joy to your heart this week?

5-What declarations are you speaking over yourself daily?

6...


EP 13: RECAP - From Orphan to Heir, The Journey
#13
05/29/2025

This epidsode is part 1 of our RECAP series.  It's been 3 months, so we want to revisit the themes we have covered so far.

Grab your journal and a pen, get ready to REFLECT!

Here are the journal prompts you will hear in this episode:

1-What is on false label or lie you've believed about yourself?

2-What truth from scripture can you declare over that lie today?

3-Ask Holy Spirit, "How do you see me?" (write down the first words or pictures that come to mind...NO Filtering!

4...


EP 12: The Priestly Blessing - Walking in Wholeness & Authority
05/22/2025

This is a continuation from episode 11 on Claiming Your Spiritual Birthright - where we talked about how believers often fail to step into their rightful authority and blessing in Christ. But today, we're going even deeper into the blessing itself, what it truly means and how we can embody it in our daily lives.

Join the Dept 88 Facebook community to keep the conversation going.

Ready to renew your mind?

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EP 11: Claiming Your Spiritual Birthright - Authority & Blessing
#11
05/15/2025

Have you ever felt like you were living beneath your inheritance in Christ? Like you were just getting by, spiritually scavenging when, in reality, you have access to an unlimited kingdom inheritance?

Today, we’re diving into: 

✔️ A powerful dream God gave me about the enemy trying to steal our spiritual inheritance. 

✔️ The story of ‘Garbage Mary’—a millionaire living like a pauper—and how it reflects the orphan mindset. 

✔️ The biblical foundation of our birthright & blessing as believers. 

✔️ How to step into our rightfu...


EP 10: How Heaven Sees You - Prophetic identiy
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05/08/2025

So many of us struggle with identity because we’ve spent years seeing ourselves through the lens of past mistakes, people’s opinions, or even our own insecurities. But what if we saw ourselves the way Heaven does?

If you've ever wondered, "Who am I really?" or "How does God see me?" then this episode is for you!