Freedom Camp Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Do you have something in your life that you keep thinking, “If I could just fix this, I’d finally feel better”? Maybe it's your schedule, your house, your body, a relationship, or a problem you can't seem to solve. But what if the thing you're trying to fix is actually a proposed solution , not the thing you're truly longing for? In this episode, we'll get...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever been hurt by something someone said or did and felt completely certain you knew what it meant? Years ago, I received painful feedback from a coworker that could affect my raise and even whether I kept my job. A coaching conversation with my boss helped me see something I'd been doing my entire life without realizing it: I was treating what I made something mean...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes waiting really is faithfulness. But sometimes “I'm waiting on God” can quietly become: I'm waiting for my circumstances to give me permission to live differently. An unresolved situation in my own life finally ended this week, and the amount of relief I felt revealed something I hadn't fully noticed while I was living through it: I had tied more of my agen...

Send us Fan Mail I talk about Freedom Camp on this podcast all the time, but it occurred to me recently that I've never really explained what it is . So today, I'm taking you inside. What happens on a Monday? What does group coaching actually look like? Why isn't Freedom Camp a course? What are women experiencing as they practice growing in freedom together? And perhaps most importa...

Send us Fan Mail Why is it so hard to say what you feel? We crave deeper connection with our spouses, children, friends and even ourselves, but how can someone really know us if we don't know what's happening inside us? In this episode, we're exploring emotional literacy, how understanding our emotions changes communication and relationships, and one simple practice for becoming mor...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever believed God was leading you toward something... and still felt completely afraid? Your spirit may feel peaceful while your mind is racing, your stomach is churning, and your thoughts are busy imagining everything that could go wrong. And then another fear appears: If I really trusted God, why would I feel this afraid? That's the question we're exploring in...

Send us Fan Mail What if some of the decisions you think are wise, practical, or responsible aren't actually being shaped by what you want, but by what you're trying not to feel? Sometimes we think we're moving toward something when we're actually moving away from rejection, failure, conflict, disappointment, grief, loneliness, or uncertainty. And avoidance isn't passive....

Send us Fan Mail For years my health journey was filled with questions like: What supplement am I missing? What protocol will fix this? What's wrong with me? Then one day the question changed. Instead of asking, "How do I fix my body?" I began asking, "What is my body trying to tell me?" That shift transformed more than my health. It made me wonder if I'd been doing s...

Send us Fan Mail Most of us don't struggle to rest because we lack time. We struggle because we've quietly made rest conditional. I'll rest when... ...the dishes are done.  ...the inbox is empty.  ...everyone else is okay.  ...I've earned it. But what if that finish line never arrives? In this episode, I share one question that has been following me around all week: Can you res...

Send us Fan Mail You're not burned out simply because you work hard. You're burned out because recovery has quietly disappeared from your life. In this episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast, Gretchen explores a powerful truth that reshaped the way she thinks about stress, rest, and spiritual growth. Using the simple example of building muscle, she explains why growth doesn't happen wh...

Send us Fan Mail What if the thing you're holding onto... is actually holding onto you? Some of the biggest barriers to freedom aren't obvious. They're often the good things we've quietly built our identity around. In this episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast, Gretchen reflects on one of the most memorable scenes from The Lord of the Rings and explores why Bilbo's struggle...

Send us Fan Mail Freedom isn't simply something we possess. It's something we practice. As America celebrates 250 years of independence, this quiet reflection explores a deeper kind of freedom, the freedom Jesus continually invites us into. Drawing from life alongside a Desert Storm veteran, coaching conversations, and Scripture, Gretchen reflects on why freedom is rarely a single moment...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast, Gretchen explores a powerful analogy from regenerative farming that may change the way you think about growth, faith, and personal transformation. Two fields can receive the exact same rain. One absorbs it. One sheds it. The difference isn't the rain. It's the condition of the soil. Together we'll explore: • Why receiving...

Send us Fan Mail Do you constantly feel like you need more time? More hours in the day. More margin in your schedule. More space to get everything done. What if the real problem isn't time? What if it's energy? In this episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast, we explore why so many people feel exhausted, overwhelmed, distracted, and depleted, even when they are doing all the "right&quot...

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever realize you picked up your phone before you even consciously decided to? Or reacted emotionally before you even had time to think? In this episode, we explore how modern life quietly trains us toward distraction, overstimulation, emotional autopilot, and disconnection… and why awareness may be one of the most important tools for growing in freedom. This conversation di...

Send us Fan Mail What if peace isn’t found by controlling your circumstances… but by learning to step out of survival mode? In this special guided meditation episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast, Gretchen gently walks you through a calming, faith-centered practice designed to help you slow down, quiet anxious thought loops, reconnect with God, and renew your mind. This meditation is especially supp...

Send us Fan Mail Why do we keep thinking the same thoughts… even when they keep creating the same painful cycles? In this episode, Gretchen explores the connection between our thoughts, emotions, actions, and results, and how familiar thought patterns can quietly keep us stuck in anxiety, overwhelm, fear, or self-protection. Together we unpack: Survival self vs spirit-led self Why familiar thought...

Send us Fan Mail You said no… so why do you feel guilty? This episode unpacks why guilt doesn’t always mean you’re wrong, it might mean you’re growing. Have you ever set a boundary… and then immediately felt bad about it? Like you did something wrong—even when you know you didn’t? In this episode, we explore why guilt often shows up when you begin doing something new, especially if you were raised...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever had a moment where something tiny sets you off… And even as it’s happening, part of you is thinking:  “Why am I reacting like this right now?” This episode breaks down what’s really going on underneath those moments. Because the truth is:  It’s not about the thing. It’s about what the thing touches. In this conversation, we explore why your reactions can feel so big,...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you don’t process an emotion? Sometimes… your body does it for you. In this episode, I share a real and raw experience of waking up in a loop of nausea and intrusive thoughts, only to realize I was avoiding something deeper: rejection. We talk about:  The connection between emotional avoidance and physical symptoms   How rejection can turn into self-rejection   W...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt stuck… but couldn’t explain why? Like something in your life—your thoughts, your emotions, even your body—just won’t shift no matter what you try? In this episode, we explore a powerful (and often overlooked) idea: What if the thing keeping you stuck feels normal… because you’ve gotten used to it? We talk about:  The difference between your survival self and you...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever noticed how the same situation can bring out two completely different versions of you? One reacts from fear, anxiety, and control. The other responds from peace, trust, and connection with God. In this episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast , Gretchen explores the difference between your survival self and your spirit-led self , and why learning to notice the difference...

Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest battle in your life isn't external… but internal? In this episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast, we explore how spiritual warfare often begins with the thoughts and narratives we accept without questioning. Instead of approaching spiritual warfare through fear or extremes, this conversation focuses on discernment, clarity, and learning to recognize the diffe...

Send us Fan Mail In this Freedom Camp Podcast episode, we’re talking about the kind of rest that changes how you live, not just how you sleep . Real rest is your nervous system’s ability to stand down, shift from bracing to trusting, and let God be God . You’ll learn the four kinds of rest (physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional/soul), why you can be “still” and not actually be resting, and ho...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s Freedom Camp Podcast episode, we’re talking about movement, not just physical movement, but spiritual movement too: obedience, integration, and learning how to know your body well enough to move with God instead of staying stuck (or sprinting ahead on autopilot). I share two common patterns I see in myself and in many of us: Then we bring it into the body. Because your...