Say it Out Loud Podcast

ABOUT THE GUEST

Christie Penner Worden is a strategic leader, speaker, preacher, and writer who is passionate about discipling children, inspiring leaders, and equipping churches with effective support to raise this generation with courageous faith. Christie is a pastor with the Be In Christ (BIC) denomination. She has an Engage Certificate in Children’s Ministry through Bethel Seminary and is a certified coach with the In...

Many of us have experienced making life plans, only to have them unexpectedly change or be impacted by life events out of our control.

In this episode, Sadie speaks about beginning their first semester of school to begin their music therapy degree when they got into an accident, leaving Sadie with a head injury that put a stop to the continuation of their studies. 

After a year of recovery, Sadie returned to lea...

We can be two things at once -- we don't have to choose this or that. We can choose this AND  that.

In this episode I chat with Nicole Puffer, also known as Chef Nicole - a mom, wife and business owner at Meals without Madness. Nicole shares with us about some of her journey in becoming a chef, and choosing to create a business that aligned with her life, allowing her to follow her desire to spend time with her famil...

Life Unexpected - Leaning into self love & curiosity with Jenn Heard. 

In this most recent episode (and last episode recorded in the kitchen studio) Jenn shares some insights into her life after she became a single mom to a special needs child, facing emotional abandoned by family (doing the best the knew how), and experiencing depression when times got pretty tough. 

She expresses some of the hurt and healing she has done since ...

This is a follow up episode to the previous drop about my recent health scare. I speak out about the flags that had been popping up for me for years, and how ignoring them landed me with facing burn out three times that likely also impacted my fatty liver diagnosis.

I also speak to realizing I was doing what our culture taught me to do - and those norms of keeping up, and constantly chasing goals landed me in a pretty unh...

In this episode I share about my recent health scare, what I've learned about it, and how I've leaned into the lessons it has opened me up to. I was shocked to learn how common this experience is for other people my age, yet I'd never heard about it before my diagnosis. 

I would love to hear from you. Send me a text with your thoughts about the episode!

Thank you for listening. Join my my email community and get update...

Guest: Eliza Fayle

Finding herself suddenly single on her 60th birthday, Eliza's life changed dramatically. Within 7 months she dissolved the relationship, created a multi-generational home, and retired from her 25+ year career as a public servant. Most importantly, she had the time and space to self-diagnose as neurodivergent.

Eliza embraces her neurodiversity (sensory processing sensitivity & autism spectrum) through story...

It took Barb 27 years (and 7 post-secondary institutions) from the time she first set foot in a university lecture to graduating with a degree.

The lesson - It's never too late to do what's right for you, and when your heart is set on something it doesn't matter how many times it takes, the important thing is you're doing it.

Barb is a technology consultant and creator of cheeky greeting cards who likes to work, p...

This conversation dives deep into how Jen struggled to get answers about symptoms she was experiencing in her body, and how she pushed to advocate for herself to get answers. 

Jen walks us through how her symptoms revealed themselves, the various specialists she had to see before getting a diagnosis, and how it took her close to 10 years to heal her body. 

Jenipher is passionate about helping people achieve whole health, and encourag...

Description:

Welcome to the first episode of the Say it out Loud Podcast in 2024! In this special edition, Christine takes you on a journey through the upcoming changes to the podcast frequency and dives deep into the heart-centered choices she has recently made that will shape the future of the show and the stories that will be shared here.

In this introspective episode Christine speaks to how she will be showing up, ready to dive d...

Description:Have you been putting off that dream, because fear is holding you back? In this episode, I dive into how to push past those fears when you're navigating uncharted territory in pursuit of your dreams. Join me as I discuss shifting your mindset, tackling the unknown, and embracing the courage needed to venture into something new to you. Whether it's starting a business, traveling the world, or learning a new ski...

What I love about Shay's story is her willingness to try several things before landing on her, now small business, Goods by Shay. Her perseverance after leaving her corporate job without knowing what was next is commendable - often we feel like we have to have it all figured out and can't make a move until we have all the pieces in order, but Shay is challenging that narrative. You can lean into your creativity and trust ...

In this episode, Destiny and I chat about her transition from her 20 year corporate career, into following her heart to become a chef - a dream she never fully leaned into as an option until she found herself reevaluating her career during the pandemic. As a foodie, and as someone curious about her culture as an indigenous woman, Destiny is not only operating her business serving healthy, fresh meals to doorsteps in the Waterloo Re...

Sonia was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario. She graduated as a dentist 30 years ago and specialized in orthodontics before opening her own solo practice. She pioneered digital treatment and has lectured around the world on her experience and insights.

In 2020, she was called to write. 'Leave the Little Light On' is a series of four books that are an ode to the human condition and what it means to love and be loved. She ...

In this episode, Andrea and I chat about the journey of stepping into the ring and taking steps forward in the journey of personal development. We often think we're doing it wrong if it's too hard, or if the same challenge keeps coming up. Have a listen as we drop some personal stories and truths about what creeps up and how the journey home to ourselves challenges much of what our culture has taught us.

About Andrea:

Andr...

It feels lately like there's nothing but disaster happening around the globe. Many of us are feeling the effects, not knowing how we can help, or what to do, while having so many feelings about what is happening all around us. 

It's tough, especially in a culture that has us feeling like our pain isn't worthy if someone else is having it harder than us. Same kind of thing with joy - we feel bad looking for the good wh...

This was a fantastic conversation with my friend and co-host of the BLOOM event, Kim Basler. 

Meet Kim Basler, a true luminary with over three decades of experience in the fitness industry. With boundless passion and expertise, she guides women on a transformative journey to redefine their connection with food, body, and mindset. As the driving force behind the Empowered Movement Community and the visionary creator of the life-chang...

October is a significant month for me, and I recently took a few minutes to dive into just HOW significant. A year that I could have easily just decided to keep doing the same thing, but I allowed my gut to speak to me in very profound ways that has resulted in me leading a very different life than I was a year ago - so naturally I wanted to share it with you!

You can follow along with more of my journey on Instagram or Facebook, an...

Today I share a pretty major milestone with you about this podcast - it's pretty exciting and I can't wait to celebrate with you inside this episode. I also share a little about how this podcast got off the ground, and how I charted a new course by learning to trust in myself - to put my heart-farts in motion and watch them grow into unexpected opportunities. 

It's all in there, jump on in and let's catch up!

Like...