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Today we are talking with Jamie Grace. 

Jamie Grace is a two-time Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and actress. Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, OCD, ADHD, and anxiety at a young age, Jamie actively advocates for joy, wellness, and mental health through the lens of music, film, and faith. An entertainer at heart, she regularly creates fresh content, including new music and weekly videos and episodes of The Jamie Grace Podcast. When she isn’t touring, Jamie lives in Southern California with her husband, Aaron, and daughter, Isabella Brave.

We talk about:

• Jamie’s mental health and how it impacts her pursuit of purpose.
• Jamie’s new book, Finding Quiet.
• Ways can we work towards our purpose in spite of not being enough.
• How “failure” has impacted Jamie’s journey.
• Jamie’s thoughts on social media and its influence on how we pursue purpose.
• Jamie also offers encouragement, reminding us that we don’t have to be perfect in order to pursue our dreams and passions.

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• I felt like my voice didn’t matter and my words don’t hold value.
• What can seem like a strength can become one of my greatest weaknesses when I allow it to translate into feelings of not being “enough” if I can’t find, create, or even be the cure.
• Every day that we wake up, we are faced with the choice of pursuing our calling and our purpose, or giving in to doubt, negativity, and the schemes that are against the very thing we should be living for.

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Melissa

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I’m joined today by Heather Seguin, LMFT. Heather is passionate about helping people live free from shame and be deeply connected to the people they love. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is also a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and Certified Clinical Partner Specialist-Candidate and has completed training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy.

Heather has been featured on numerous podcasts and webinars, sharing her perspective on sexual healing and wholeness. She is rooted in the belief that every person is made in the image of God and is therefore imbued with great dignity. Heather loves partnering with Jesus to see people’s lives transformed and filled with joy.

In this episode, we talk about:

❤️ How sex can be a capstone of intimacy.

😊 Why trust is foundational for creating a healthy sexual relationship.

😲 What prevents sexual connection.

🔥 What’s getting in the way of building a strong sexual connection.

👏🏻 Habits that foster sexual connection.

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Melissa

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I’m joined today by the amazing Kat Armstrong. Kat has been emboldening women to be all-in for Jesus for twenty years as a speaker, Bible teacher, author, and podcast host. She is the author of No More Holding Back and The In-Between Place.

As co-founder of The Polished Network, a nonprofit connecting and gathering working women to navigate career and explore faith, her mission is to create holy curiosity. Kat holds a master of christian education from Dallas Theological Seminary. She and her husband, Aaron, have been married for eighteen years, and live in Dallas, Texas, with their son, Caleb. They attend Dallas Bible Church, where Aaron serves as the lead pastor.

We talk about:

• How shame holds us back from seeing our true worth
• Kat shares a personal story about shame in her life
• Why women are vulnerable to feeling shame
• Practical, tangible ways to let go of shame

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Favorite Quotes:

1. Shame doesn’t lead to health, God doesn’t want you to feel shame. Instead of shame practice holy curiosity.
2. Shame means that we believe we deserve bad things in life.
3. Jesus wants you to live an abundant life, shame doesn’t lead to abundance or health.

Practical ways to let go of shame:

• Name the Zone – be honest with yourself
• Imagine God coming into the do not enter zone.
• Process what is truth about this zone
• Imagine leaving the do not enter zone
• Share this with a trusted friend

Links: 

• Subscribe to Kat’s bi-monthly newsletter here.
• Pre-order The In-Between Place book here.
• Follow Kat on Instagram here.
• Follow Kat on  Facebook page
• Learn more about The Polished Network here.

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Melissa

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Today we are talking with my friend, my coach, my mentor, Alli Worthington. Alli is a wife and mom of five sons. She lives outside of Nashville in a loud, messy, testosterone-filled house with the only golden retriever who refuses to retrieve.

She’s also a coach who is obsessed with helping women be more successful in their careers, businesses, and entrepreneurial pursuits. She has a new book called Standing Strong.

In this episode,  we continue the conversation about shame. God created a plan and purpose for us all.  Shame wants to keep your dream hidden. Instead of creating a culture of try, shame creates a culture of doubt. We become hyper focused on our flaws, failures, and limitations.

We also talk about:

• Shame prevents us from pursuing our calling
• Why shame is never helpful
• Her new book Standing Strong
• The difference of humility and shame

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Favorite Quotes:

1. Shame is a feeling that we are inherently wrong. We confuse humility with beating ourselves up emotionally and mentally. Shame doesn’t lead to growth. Humility creates growth and change.
2. When we are self-focused, we become self-absorbed. Shame causes us to focus on ourselves.
3. Shame leads to anxiety, this anxiety causes us to doubt ourselves and the calling that God has for each of us.
4. Whenever you make a decision, ask yourself if this is going to please and honor God? Or, is this going to make the enemy happy?

Links to great things we discussed:

Alli Worthington

Standing Strong 

Healing the Shame that Binds You 

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Melissa

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We are starting a new series this month about shame. I love Brene Brown’s definition of shame, “Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging – something we’ve experienced, done, or failed to do makes us unworthy of connection.”

Through this series, you’ll hear important stories about how shame keeps us from our true selves. I hope these conversations inspire you to see your true self, your God-designed self. I hope you bravely challenge shame patterns and learn tangible ways to release shame.

We are starting off the series with Denise Pass, she’s author/Speaker/Worship Leader/Songwriter/CCM Artist/Podcaster. She loves to create and find new ways to communicate God’s lavish grace and forgiveness.

She wrote two books, “Shame Off You” and “31 Days to Hope Reinvented“, from a place of needing to heal and find answers as well as a burning desire for her suffering to not be in vain—she just wanted to help someone else overcome, too.

We also talk about:

-Ways to break free from shame-based thinking

-Explored the power of truth, humility, and grace

-Why shame is never healthy or helpful

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Melissa

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