Innerventions

Your family may be a den of Generational Dysfunction, but you’re always free to heal, which I call the Journey of a Million Little Things.

This episode is my answer to a question sent by one of my followers, and I’m deeply grateful for her permission to give this public response. She shared about the challenges her family faces when trying to communicate about their feelings and how her eff...

Do you understand (or better yet, exercise) the power of effectively deciding when to be at war, when to retreat, and when to surrender? Do you understand how radical accountability can bring delicious peace to your life?

Most people at war with others, self, and situations experience unnecessary chaos and need a serious dose of self-care.

This is the third installment ...

Can you write an entire book on the people and situations that disturb your peace and impede your success? If so, I hope you’re the main character. Spoiler alert, you’re the ONLY character.

 

Today, I offer one of the most powerful innerventions that triggered massive transitions in my journey. There was a time my life was utter chaos, more internally than externally, a...

What does early grief look like when adjusting to the new normal of losing your mother? I recorded this episode eight months after my mother passed while in the process of settling her estate and learning to sit in the space of feeling like a motherless child.

As I return to podcasting well over a year since the last episode, I promise to periodically include more content about grief and lo...

(Did you sing that title in your Tina Turner voice?)

When was the last time you asked yourself “What do I believe, and WHY do I believe it…” when it comes to the question of God and your spiritual walk?

How you define your spiritual nature becomes the moral compass – the guidebook – for how you move about the world. What you decide becomes the foundation for how you treat yourself, others, and ultimately the planet.

I have no do...

I remember when I heard first responders describe how often panic reactions result in fatalities – not the emergency itself. This is apparently true when it comes to drownings, fires, and even natural disasters. I came to understand the power of learning how to react in an emergency.

Can the same be said for our personal lives? As a resounding YES, I discuss how we should take our eyes off of the circumstances (and the people who p...

If there’s an area of your life where you can’t seem to find a solution or it’s an issue stuck on repeat – you may just need to flip the script to find a new perspective that reveals a new avenue.
I heard of this technique many years ago, but I was slow when it came to actually using it. Like many, I was satisfied having the information without actually applying that knowledge to my benefit.
And even if you can’t find a new avenue ...

Imagine growing up in the era of the old-fashioned “whoopin” and then having a stark change in perspective.

As I looked back on my upbringing and the choices I made with my own sons, I had to ask: Is the violence we choose as discipline the best way to raise our precious children?

I recorded this episode months before this podcast had a home or even a name. (Boy oh boy can you tell by the audio and the editing, but I digress). Bu...

Leave it to me to find a problem with self-care… but it may not be what you think.
Tune in as I define self-care in a way that opens the door to meaningful and lasting changes. It’s going to take more than a series of pedicures and a Caribbean vacation to grace yourself with impeccable self-care (although it seems like a good cocktail comes darned close).
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What does it mean to think of yourself as an incubator?

Incubators create environments where some things thrive, and some things don’t. Premature babies spend their precious early days in an incubator so their organs can develop and they can thrive. Scientists place petri dishes in incubators to see what strange, bacterial monster will rise from the cultures.

Now close your eyes for a moment and picture yourself as an incubator. ...

What do you do when you’re the only real obstacle in your own way? You have an Innervention, of course. Welcome to the grand opening of Innerventions! The water is wet, the wine is smooth, the coffee is hot, and the bar is stocked.

This podcast isn’t for everybody, so let’s see if it’s for you.

Innerventions are divine encounters – often confrontations – with yourself. Sometimes you just have to sit across the table from yourself, ...