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Welcome to a New Year!

 We are kicking off the 3rd year of Thrive and I can’t believe it! Thank you so much for being a part of this journey.

This year we are doing a year-long series: A Year of Living Healthy: sharing small, easy steps to increase your happiness, build better relationships, and feel stronger.

If you are like most of us, last year hit you hard. I want to help you restore healthy rhythms to create wholeness and wellbeing.

I’m starting something else new this year. Instead of doing Counselor on Call episodes, I’ll be answering your questions related to these amazing topics. Please send me in questions you have regarding your mind, physical, spiritual, emotional, and relational health. As always, these episodes aren’t meant to be prescriptive.

Rather, I want to help equip, educate, and empower you to thrive in your life.

Be sure to tune in next week, where we jumpstart this series with Scott Erickson and talk about his new book, Say Yes: Discover the Surprising Life beyond the Death of a Dream. 

Blessings to you friend!

Melissa

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Hey Friend!

Yet again, We in the middle of our series on helping you to end the year well. What went great? What are areas to improve upon so that you can be intentional to move forward?

This week, I’m super excited about my conversation with Amy Dubrucque to talk about confidence, keeping our hearts and minds in the right place to avoid temptations and practical ways to move forward in our growth process.

We also talk about her new book, Embolden, that Amy co-wrote with her daughter, Blair, and how the book is to support women through heartache and grief and build them up with love and growth. Amy Debrucque is a wife, mom of four, author, podcaster, and cancer survivor. She is the founder of the Life On Purpose Movement and host of the Life On Purpose Podcast where she encourages women to live on purpose instead of fear.

Listen in to learn more: 

• Amy’s book Embolden – how it came to be and what is her hope for the book.
• The actionable steps and resources that Embolden offers and ways to get started with your own growth process.
• The things we need to be aware of before we experience growth.
• Ammy offers encouragement to lean into the resistance with our growth process.

To connect with Amy:

• Email: AMY@SURRENDERYOURFEAR.COM
• IG @AMYDEBRUCQUE
• Website: AMYDEBRUCQUE.COM

Thank you for joining me this week on the Thrive: Mental Health and the Art of Living Free. Make sure to visit my website where you can subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher so you never miss a show.

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Have a great week!

Melissa

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Happy December! Yet again, We are continuing our series on ending the year well. This week, I’m sitting down with my new friend, Jess Carey to talk about finding our Kingdom calling and purpose and following God’s plan for us. We also talk about her new book, Chart a Course: Taking a Journey with God at the Helm. 

Jess Carey is an award-winning author, speaker, as well as a wife, and mother of two children, She has moved more than eight times across more than 11,000 miles in the past decade,  including a stint internationally. From acting in New York to running a  business overseas, she has consistently sailed into the unknown. She is open, honest, and vulnerable in her writing and her speaking. She gives her audience permission to dream again, to forgive the past, and hope to launch into a bright new future. 

In this episode,  we discuss:

• The idea behind the statement “If your dreams don’t terrify you, they are not from God “
• What can we do in the midst of a season of waiting? 
• What does it mean to hear from God? 
• How does hearing from God help us to chart our course? 

Resources 

Books I mentioned 

• Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God, Legacy Edition by Henry Blackaby, Richard Blackaby & Claude King
• Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God by Dallas Willard 
• Chart A Course: Taking a Journey With God at the Helm

Find out more about Jess at her website or on Instagram 

Thank you for joining me this week on the Thrive: Mental Health and the Art of Living Free. Make sure to visit my website where you can subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher so you never miss a show.

Hey, while you’re at it, help me out by adding some stars to the rating and tell a friend about the show.

Have a great week! 

Melissa 

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We are continuing our series about ending the year well. Last week, we talked about letting go of disappointments. This week, we are discussing how to take the next right step. 

I sit down and talk with Paige Rien about her journey as an HGTV star and her recovery from addiction. 

Paige is an HGTV alum and co-author of the new book Revived & Renovated: Real-Life Conversation on the Intersection of Home, Faith, and Everything in Between. Paige talks candidly about the parallels between renovating both our souls and our homes, sharing the story of her personal journey from addiction and brokenness to restoration.

 There’s one thing at the center of reclaiming and refurbishing our lives: the Gospel. 

In this episode,  we talk about: 

• How to take the next right step
• Ways to find acceptance
• The value of restoration and renovation 
• The power of connection 

Quotes I love 

“Connection is the cure.”

“My deepest wound, the wound of addiction, compulsion, self-destruction, rendered me unable to go on without God’s help. Surrender to Him and a path forward, with Him, was my only way out.”

“Willingness is the fuel to start the engine.”

You can find Paige on Instagram sharing about her family and home make-over projects. 

Thank you for joining me this week on the Thrive: Mental Health and the Art of Living Free. 

Make sure to visit my website where you can subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher so you never miss a show. 

Hey, while you’re at it, help me out by adding some stars to the rating and tell a friend about the show. 

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In today’s episode of Counselor on Call, Let’s talk about ending the year well and looking forward to 2022!

I know that you’re thinking, but it’s only November! I believe it is important to start thinking about ending the year well so we can go into 2022 with a fresh new outlook. 

So,  how do you end your year well? 

The first step is to let go of disappointments that we experienced this year. Let’s be honest there were lots of things that could have been disappointments. Maybe it was a job loss? Or perhaps a health diagnosis? 

Process of letting go of disappointments: 

• Process your emotions 
• Gain perspective 
• Identify things you’ve learned
• Practice self-compassion and forgiving yourself 

I want you to be able to step in the purpose God has called for you. I’m super excited about the coming year, and all that a new year brings! Today all we are doing is pulling the weeds out of our growth garden, getting it ready for the seeds. 

Ephesians 2:10 – ” For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

*DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.  If you are in need of counseling, please check out Psychology Today or Nami for helpful resources.

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