Win Today: Your Roadmap to Wholeness

This week, an incredible man named Mako Fujimara joins us to talk about how to face our darkness, make sense of brokenness, and why there are certain aspects of growth and maturity that will only happen through failure. Yes, failure. In our conversation, you'll hear Mako remark that trauma isn't something we get over. Instead, we move with it. That's a profound concept and exactly where we're head...

Inflation is the highest it has been in 40 years, and it's affecting more than peoples' wallets; it's affecting their peace. #1 New York Times Bestselling author Rachel Cruze is here this week to give us practical advice about how to navigate the financial challenges that are affecting all of us. And the reason I wanted to have Rachel on the podcast again is not only for the financial tips but als...

In a lot of ways, I think the idea of balance—managing the weight of the various areas of life—is a bit of a fallacy. So where does life balance begin? That's where our conversation is headed today with bestselling author, Touré Roberts. Touré's own experiences with overwhelm really qualify him to get under the hood of what balance really is, how to work from rest (not for rest), and also how to b...

According to today's guest, Ben Stuart, the pastor of Passion City Church in Washington D.C., a lot of us underestimate the complexity of what's happening beneath the surface in our soul and spirit and then never find peace and victory that's sustainable. That's why he argues that we must fight for rest and why struggle in life is so necessary for our development. For Ben, this struggle, this figh...

As a society, we are trending toward dying younger, more miserable, more in debt, and more mentally, physically, spiritually, and relationally unwell. This week, my good friend, Dr. John Delony, is here to talk about grief, trauma, the physical implications of your thoughts, and how to own your past so you can change your future. If you enjoy this episode with Dr. Delony, I'm sure you'll also enjo...

This week, my good friend, Jordan Lee Dooley is here to talk about how she and her husband, Matt, have navigated unmet expectations, deferred hope, health crises, and what happened when she found herself in a place of reevaluating everything in her life. Disrupted, delayed, or even seemingly destroyed dreams have a way of making us rethink everything. But perhaps that's not always the worst thing....

This week on the podcast, New York Times bestselling author Shauna Niequist is here to talk about her experiences with chaos, change, loss, and how to practice self-compassion through it all. We're also going to explore how heartbreak and disappointment have the opportunity to shape us as well as why establishing boundaries in relationships is critical during times of change. If you enjoy this epi...

This week on the podcast, we're talking with licensed professional counselor and author, Debra Fileta, about why we are not as healthy as we think we are. Now, there's a lot loading that statement, and we'll unpack all of it today with Debra. This mental and emotional health conversation is so relevant to all of us, especially in our present moment where society declares "do what feels good, live...

This week, we are talking licensed professional counselor, Krispin Mayfield, all about understanding your attachment style in relationships. Have you ever felt an overriding sense of shame that motivates you to work harder, strive, and operate outside your temperament and identity in order to belong? I definitely have, and that's just one aspect of the conversation we're tackling today. If you enj...

Trauma has been front and center in a lot of conversations, from trauma therapy to trauma bonding, to the trauma brain's response to life and relationships. This week, we are talking about training your body and brain to thrive during stress and how to recover from trauma. Joining us is Dr. Elizabeth Stanley, who is a political scientist, teaches about international security, and has a stunning mi...

This week, marriage and family therapist Nicole Zasowski joins us to talk about the fear of disappointment and loss and why shame is as self-absorbed as pride. I think a common experience for many of us is the fear of enjoying a moment of life too much because history tells us that loss or pain must be on the way. What's behind that? That's exactly where we're headed with Nicole. If you enjoy this...

Brooke Ligertwood joins the conversation to talk all about how to live a life of longevity, why self-protection stymies our growth, and how she makes quality decisions that shaper her life. Brooke, a Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter, is known around the world, but today's conversation pulls the curtain back on her brand-new album, Seven , and will reveal her key motivations that inform the d...

This week, the most downloaded guest of all time is back, and that's Jamie Winship. Today, we're talking about how to get unstuck, why pain is good and living from our true identity versus this current cultural obsession with radical individualism, finding yourself inside yourself, speaking "your truth," and getting your power back. If you enjoy this episode with Jamie, I'm sure you'll also enjoy:...

If the pathway to peace is often found through pain, not around pain, in the presence of discomfort, there's an opportunity to grow and develop in any season we face. This week, the incredible Morgan Harper Nichols joins us to talk about the practice of peace and learning how to exhale in uncertainty. If you feel overwhelmed with anxiety about the future, you're far from alone. For many of us, whe...

In today's encore conversation, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Atomic Habits , James Clear is going to teach us all about how to get one percent better every day by building systems and habits that last. Today, you'll learn a plan that can take you to new heights in your personal growth by getting down to one word: habits. So, whether you're looking to reduce stress, quit a bad habit, los...

Learning how to gauge and guide our inner pace takes discipline, but the result is our ability to say "yes" to what matters in life. Hey, friends. Thanks for joining me this week for episode 280 where my friend, Levi Lusko, joins us to talk about inner pace, faithfulness vs. ambition, and why we need to do hard things. Maybe you've been asking yourself, "How do I make decisions when I'm overwhelme...

We are living in a culture obsessed with self. Fortune cookie Freudian slogans that started as a trend have now become truth. "Self" has become the soul's port of authority in our postmodern culture. Hey, friends. Thanks for joining me this week for episode 279, where today, Jon Tyson joins us to talk about dismantling "project self" and what it's going to take to transform a generation. Now, don'...

Maybe you showed up today and are thinking, "My life doesn't look anything like I wanted it to. How do I even keep going?" Well, that's the conversation we're having today with visual artist, Scott Erickson, who's going to teach us what to do when life doesn't look anything like our dreams. Maybe a question you're wrestling with today is how to know when you should let go of a dream. Scott's here...

According to our guest today, the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain. And this isn't hyperbole, it's science. This week, we're joined by Dr. Anna Lembke, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. We're living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, and social media. Dr....

Tragedy and pain inevitably touch our lives in some way. We long to feel whole, but more often than not, the way we've learned to deal with our wounds pushes us away from the very restoration we need most. This week, we're joined by Dr. Dan Allender, who's going to teach us all about redeeming heartache and how our very familiar coping mechanisms create a false sense of health. If you've experienc...

Do you remember that at a young age, we had to be taught to color inside the lines? We had to be taught to think inside the box, too. But our natural instinct was to think outside the box. To express an innate genius through our lives. But here's the catch: genius is not transferrable. You could spend your life with Picasso and never become a great painter." But with Jesus, his genius is dramatica...

One of the best pieces of advice I've ever been given, that I want to give to you, is to ask people for feedback about y our own blind spots. And this plays into every domain of life, from finances to personal growth, and especially to relationships. And that's exactly the target we're going to hit today: the top relationship mistakes we make that we don't know we're making. Dave and Ann Wilson jo...

Two years into marriage, my friends, Chris and Megan Rea, were done. They went from being high school sweethearts where they said, "We can't keep our hands off each other" to "We're just roommates." This week, we're talking with Chris and Megan all about how to keep your marriage flourishing and out of "roommate mode." If you enjoy this episode with Chris and Meg, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 238:...

The Great Resignation. It isn't just because people want to work from home. People aren't fleeing the office; they are fleeing the status quo. People are fed up with glass ceilings and empty promises of pay raises with little to no professional development opportunities. Hey, friends. Welcome to the podcast. Thanks for joining me again this week for episode 273 where today, we're talking with my f...

Today, we're talking about how to create better habits for everyday life. Goal setting is failing, and it's often because habits and systems are unstructured. Justin Kendrick, today's guest will unpack the mechanics of focus and he will also talk about why too many people stay busy as a defense mechanism for a deeper issue looming in their hearts. If you enjoy this episode with Justin, I'm sure yo...