Simple Steps for the Whole You

That’s a Wrap! Celebrating Simple Steps Podcast On this week’s episode, we share that this is our final episode of the Simple Steps for the Whole You Podcast! But, you will be able to continue to listen to all of the 75 episodes we released on Spotify and Apple. Michelle and Lisa are working on other projects and look forward to continuing to serve you in many ways. Over the last year and a half,...

James Chapter 1: A How-To Book for Following Jesus Welcome to episode #75. Today, we will draw from the book of James from the Bible and the book of Proverbs. Both books contain a lot of teaching and wisdom. Both of these books, James and Proverbs, fit perfectly with our Simple Steps way. Our mission statement is:  We guide you toward new habits so that you can strengthen your connection to God an...

Interview with De Bolton: The Power of Thoughts and Emotions  As a Certified Holistic Health Practitioner De empowers and guides women on a journey of self-discovery, helping them reclaim their bodies as sacred temples through wellness. With a focus on breathing, strength, and grace, De offers an array of services and movements aimed at fostering personal revival and transformation. You can find D...

Can I Really Hear from God? Part 2: Listening to God Welcome back! We bring you episode #74 on a topic near and dear to our hearts.  This verse in John really sums up our episode today: John 10:27: NIV   My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. That’s not passive…that’s active. That’s a response! That’s taking action! We must engage!  Why should we listen to God: God is our gu...

Can I Really Hear from God? Part 1: Hearing God Welcome back! We bring you episode #73 on a topic near and dear to our hearts. We often hear questions about what it means to hear from God. Do the clouds break open and a booming voice is heard directing us in the way we should go? Possibly, but not typically! Today, we focus on the difference between hearing and listening and how we can put ourselv...

Interview with Torie Bartee: Getting Uncomfortable Welcome to episode #72! Today, we offer more practical knowledge and learning to help you with your habits and growth. Torie Bartee is a coach and trainer who coaches women through exercise, simple nutrition, and faith-based teachings. She is the RevWell TV manager and a lead instructor with Revelation Wellness ( www.revelationwellness.org ). Tori...

4 New Habits for 2025 and Life: Part 2 Welcome back, Simple Steppers! Today, we break the silence and let you in on the last 2 of the four life-giving habits we are focusing on in this series. These are simple habits that lend themselves well to the process of habit development. You can start small and build up. In today’s episode, you will learn WHY increasing your PROTEIN intake and getting regu...

Four New Habits for 2025 and for Life Part 1: The Word and Water Happy New Year, Simple Steppers! Welcome to 2025. Let’s embrace this new year in a whole new way—let’s step gently and expectantly into it! Today, with episode 70, we bring you an easy, proven way to build life-giving habits into your life. We start simple by introducing 2 habits that could take you between 5-10 minutes to complete e...

Welcome to our final episode of 2024! For today’s show we intentionally decided to re-release a straightforward and very popular episode from 2023…simply titled, Water! We have had more people talk to us about this episode than any other.  As we move into the new year, Michelle and Lisa want to make sure you are aware of all they have to offer to support your health! Michelle is offering a new spi...

MIchelle and Lisa want to wish you a very Merry Christmas! We value you spending time with us each week. We do not take it lightly that you choose to listen to our thoughts and learn and grow along with us. As a special thank you, we each wrote you a special piece to help you experience God this Christmas season.  God bless you and keep you! Merry Christmas! Stay tuned. Next week, we offer you a s...

Welcome to Episode #67! Today, we turn our attention to the words that come out of our mouths! And specifically on how your words can have such power during this holiday season. Thank you for accepting the invitation to talk about our words, not always an easy subject. As you likely encounter more people this month through shopping, gatherings, and other holiday events, do you ever stop and think...

Simple Christmas Part 2: Less is Best Welcome to Episode #66 of the Simple Steps for the Whole You podcast. In today’s episode, we talk about how to set boundaries at Christmas in order to stay sane! Boundaries…all year long, can help: (We share examples of this in our lives!) ​Preserve Mental and Emotional Well-Being ​Promote Healthy Relationships ​Prevent Resentment and Frustration  Questions to...

A Simple Christmas Part 1: Bigger Does Not Equal Better Welcome to Episode #65. Most of us have experienced the overcomplicated, BIG holiday experience. Trying to attend all the events, buy all the gifts, make all the food, eat all the food, and spend all the money. BIG! BIG! MORE! STRESS!  One way to make this season less complicated and less big...is to rethink gifts. An alternative is to give g...

Embracing Failure: Episode #64 Embracing failure and even reframing failure is important and healing. A definition of failure we often share here for FAIL is an acronym: Frequent Attempts In Learning. What can you learn from a supposed FAILURE? What can lead to Fear of Failure? Caring about what people think too much. Trauma and other childhood experiences, especially experiencing a lot of critici...

Embracing Imperfection Welcome to episode #63. Today, we are talking about getting free of the hold that perfectionism may have on us. We take a compassionate look at the part of us that longs to avoid criticism and see what it needs. Brene Brown is a wonderful resource on this topic. Here’s her definition of perfectionism: “Perfectionism is a self-destructive and addictive belief system that fuel...

Decluttering Part 2: Cleaning Up Our Spirits, Minds, and Schedules Episode #62! Last week we talked about decluttering the stuff from the space around you. And, this week, we go deeper.  Is this episode for you? Read this symptom list to see if you may be dealing with a cluttered mind, spirit, and/or schedule: Your breathing is shallow You never seem to be able to get anywhere on time You forget t...

Decluttering Part 1 : Space and Stuff Welcome to Episode # 61 of the Simple Steps podcast! Today we get practical. Let’s talk about making more space in our lives and eliminating stuff! Good decisions require creativity and creativity requires space. Stillness is to my soul as decluttering is to my home. Emily P. Freeman Jesus’ words: “ Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life...

Breast Cancer Awareness Interview with Michele Tupen:  Hope in the Unknown Welcome to Episode #60! Today, Lisa interviews Michele Tupen on her Breast Cancer journey. You may remember Michele’s interview from a year ago: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/simple-steps-for-the-whole-you/id1704955108?i=1000633222542 This interview remains our top episode. If you have not listened to it, you will f...

Last October, for Breast Cancer Awareness month, we interviewed Tina Rolfs in episode 7, titled: Honoring Your Voice with your Health. This October, we check in with Tina again and learn even more about how to be empowered in our own health care and support others who might receive a cancer diagnosis.  The good news that Tina taught us was that we can have some control and some input in to making...

Welcome to Episode #58 of the Simple Steps for the Whole You podcast. Today, we bring you another powerful interview on our current topic.  Aaron is a speaker, author, and designer. He has been in ministry since 2005, authored three books, started three businesses, and founded three ministries. He is currently the brand and production manager for Revelation Wellness and the founder of FRTRNTY, whe...

Living with Discipline, Consistency and Freedom Welcome to Episode #57 of the Simple Steps podcast! Today, we tackle the topics of discipline, consistency, and FREEDOM! Don’t tune out too quickly here! This is for everyone. Michelle shares powerful statistics when it comes to regular engagement with God’s Word…1 time a week, 2 times a week…4 or more times a week. You will be amazed at the impact a...

Interview with Kim Anderson: Learning the Joy of Living Softer Today’s interview is a follow up to last week’s episode in which Lisa and Michelle talked about living gracefully. Our interview gives more practical ways in which to live this way.  You will want to hear this! It will be like a breath of fresh air! Kim Anderson has worked in the healthcare field for over 40 years as a chiropractor and...

Living Gently and Gracefully with Balance and Consistency  Welcome to Episode #55 of the  Simple Steps for the Whole You Podcast! All-or-nothing living, it can be exhausting and can really pile on the shame. Today, Michelle and Lisa discuss a different way to live: full of gentleness, grace, balance, and consistency.  When you draw from our gentle and humble Jesus, you will find rest. Just as our...

Interview with Ashlee Stohler: The Long Obedience. An Interview about Body Shame Ashlee is a wife and mother of 4 miracle babies. She works in the marketing department for a Christian wellness ministry called Revelation Wellness. ( www.revelationwellness.org ) Ashlee has swung on the pendulum of obsessing and neglecting her body. Through many years of infertility and loss, she always looked at her...

Body Shame: Finding Freedom in God and Appreciation for Your Body Welcome to Episode #53.  97% of people struggle with body shame! Although it’s so common, today’s topic can be a challenging one for many of us to face. It can be very hard to talk about how we feel about our bodies and to admit that we feel negatively about our bodies. Our heart behind today’s show is to shed light on this dark top...