A Deeper Connection

Koreana is a Functional Nutritionist who believes it is all about balance. She is a wife, a mother of three children and a business owner and she shares in this podcast how marrying and becoming a parent pushed her to develop her relationship with God and find the "God Within." Koreana also described the healing that she experienced living together in a three generational household with...

Yun-A Johnson is currently living in Colorado with her family where she is busy raising her three sons, managing her business "Your Aesthetic Style", and has started a parenting support ministry. She has led a young couple’s support ministry in Norway, served as part of the Blessing and Family Department team in Europe and led the Blessing and Family Ministry in North America from 2020-2...

Claire Hinkle is a mother of four adult children and a loving grandmother. She has been a small group coordinator for many years in eastern Pennsylvania and was a staff member of Shehaqua Family Camp for 30 years. Join us as she shares the wisdom that she has gained through her parenting journey and rich life experiences.

A father of three, David Young is a certified life coach and mindfulness meditation teacher who recently completed a two-year Timeless Wisdom training with Thomas Hübl. Currently, he is training to be a marriage and family therapist. Listen as David shares how he came to the realization that he needed personal healing, kicking and screaming. Working through his relationships with his parents and s...

John Abelseth has been married for 42 years. He and his wife Helen raised their six children near Vancouver, BC, Canada and have  eight grandchildren. In this podcast, John shares how his involvement in the Blessing & Family Ministry as a matching supporter and part of the core BFM team has enriched his life. After raising their own children, John and Helen purchased a mobile home and traveled...

In this episode, Rafael Guignard describes how he went from being a rebellious teenager who almost died from drinking too much alcohol to finding his own faith while doing a church gap year program which strengthened his relationship with his parents. Through these experiences, Rafael made decisions in his life: to focus on creating loving relationships instead of being right to find gratitude for...

In this episode, Myrna sits down with Andrew Love to discuss his journey to become a parent. Starting from a declaration in his early twenties that he was never going to have kids because it is bad for the environment, through becoming open to the idea of having kids but dealing with a deep-seated fear that he would be a bad parent to a place where he is deeply in love with being a parent to his t...

In this episode, Myrna and Crescentia talk with Shota Iwasaki to discuss intergenerational trauma, forgiveness, and his personal experiences healing and growing as a father of seven. Rev. Shota Iwasaki is the father of 7 children, ages 16-29, and currently serves as the pastor of  the Unification Family Church of Philadelphia (UFC). Rev. Shota is actively engaged in the local community through ini...

In this episode, Justin Okamoto shares some recent breakthroughs in his relationship with his parents and how seeking support from his relationship coach, Crescentia, has led to greater understanding and forgiveness. Justin Okamoto is the Director of Training and Development for Northeast Subregion and head pastor of the Belvedere Family Community. Additional Resources Contact Myrna Lapres:  www.c...

In this episode, Myrna and Crescentia sit down with Lucia Anderson to talk about how being a “spiritual director” and coaching others in their spiritual journeys has helped in her own relationship with her adult children. Lucia Anderson has been a part of Project Phoenix since 2016 and she is a commissioned Spiritual Director. For information on Lucia and what she offers, visit her website:  https...

In this episode, Myrna sits down with Kendra Stein to discuss her own process of healing, and how healing as a parent and having compassion for yourself can help you heal your relationship with your children and show up in the ways they need. Kendra Stein works with individuals as well as families using the Generational Healing Protocol as well as Somatic Therapy modalities. She specializes in Inn...

Welcome to A Deeper Connection, a new podcast from Myrna Lapres and Crescentia DeGoede in collaboration with The Blessing & Family Ministry of Family Fed USA. In this first episode, hear from Crescentia and Myrna on their journey to make this podcast a reality. Resources Contact Myrna Lapres:  www.coachmyrna.org Join the 7 week series "Doing Life With Your Adult Children" beginning o...