Cup of Soul Podcast

We're closing the book—but not the work. In this final conversation on The Garden Within , we lean into Chapter 15: Tending Your Embodied Garden with Theresa and Candis- the real question is —what does it actually look like to care for your heart, your emotions, and your body as part of your walk with God? We talk about emotional honesty, spiritual bypassing, the connection between faith and physi...

Welcome back to Cup of Soul, Sisterfriend. Last week we sat in grief. And this week " Freeing the Angry Heart"  … Candis and Theresa discuss what is sitting in what often hides underneath it — anger. "I'm angry at my husband." "I'm angry at my parents." "I'm angry at God." Let's tell the truth. Anger is not a sin. But when wounds aren't dealt with God's way, they smolder. And smoldering pain becom...

Grief comes as a natural part of life. But when you lose someone you love, navigating grief can feel heavy, confusing, and isolating. This week's episode of  Cup of Soul , Candis and Theresa step into Chapter 12: Healing the Broken Heart from The Garden Within . This is a tender, honest conversation about grieving well — holding faith and feelings together, making room for sadness, and finding hea...

The Garden Within: Caring for the Temple God Intentionally Designed God was intentional when He designed you. Your body. Your emotions. Your nervous system. Your inner world. Nothing about you was assembled casually. In this episode of Cup of Soul- Theresa and Candis are back into the book - The Garden Within , "Chapter 11  we explore what it means to tend the inner garden God intentionally design...

  The Wisdom of Trees: When God Is Ahead and You're Still Waiting What if the waiting isn't a setback — but a strategy? In this episode of Cup of Soul , Theresa and Candis slow down and sit with a powerful truth from Chapter 10: The Wisdom of Trees — God knows the end before the beginning, and the Creator is way ahead of you. If you've been feeling rushed, weary, or unsure why things haven't moved...

The wilderness is familiar territory for many of us. It's not always loud suffering. Sometimes it's quiet waiting. Sometimes it's confusion, fatigue, or the feeling that life moved forward—without you. In this week's episode of A Cup of Soul , Theresa and Candis continue their journey through The Garden Within with an honest, hope-filled conversation about the wilderness seasons of life —what they...

What do you do when life feels unstable—but you're still expected to keep going? In this week's episode of A Cup of Soul , Candis and Theresa step into Shaky Ground —a tender, hope-filled conversation about trauma, healing, and the wisdom of the body. Flowing directly from last week's episode, Dust of the Ground , this discussion invites you to slow down, breathe, and acknowledge what your soul ma...

Dust of the Ground: Where Emotions, Faith, and the Body Meet A Cup of Soul with Theresa & Candis . What if your emotions aren't a spiritual problem to fix—but a sacred message to tend? . In this week's episode of  A Cup of Soul , Theresa and Candis invite you into a grace-filled, Scripture-anchored conversation about how God designed us as embodied beings—formed from the dust of the ground and fil...

What if the place you've been trying to fix is the very place God is healing? In this 40-minute conversation, Theresa & Candis invite you back to the table for a gentle, honest discussion about wholeness, emotional healing, and the quiet work God does beneath the surface. Drawing from The Garden Within (Chapter 7), the Heart of David, and Scripture, we explore how God tends the soil of our hearts—...

This week's episode of the Cup of Soul .... What if the reason you're exhausted isn't because you're doing too little—but because you're being watered incorrectly?  In Deeply Rooted – Water, Water Everywhere , Theresa and Candis continue their journey through The Garden Within by Dr. Anita Phillips, exploring what it truly means to be sustained, not just surrounded, by spiritual truth. This episod...

Where Is Your Face Showing Up? | Reflection Over Performance In this episode of The Cup of Soul , Theresa and Candis slow the pace and invite you into a sacred pause. Sitting with Chapter 6 of The Garden Within by Anita Phillips, we explore the difference between reflection and performance —not how life looks on the outside, but what it's quietly revealing on the inside. Rooted in Proverbs 27:19,...

In this week's Cup of Soul , Theresa and Candis continue the conversation from Chapter 5, "How Does Your Garden Grow," exploring what it really means to tend the inner garden of our hearts. Your heart is the soil of your life—and growth doesn't happen by accident. Together, we talk about setting up a spiritual "watering system" through faith-based self-care like prayer, Scripture, worship, and com...

Cup of Soul with Theresa & Candis Episode: Prepare the Soil: What Are You Growing This Year?     Are you ready for a fresh start this year? On this episode of Cup of Soul , Theresa and Candis explore how to prepare your heart for growth, inspired by Chapter 5 of The Garden Within by Dr. Anita Phillips. Using the joyful imagery of Tabitha Brown's Tab Time , they show how growth can be simple, child...

This week's  Second Helping is a good one , Theresa and Candis dive into "Ground Zero," a powerful chapter from The Garden Within by Dr. Anita Phillips. If you're trying to grow, heal, or move forward but something keeps pulling you back, this conversation will meet you right where your heart has been stirring. Together, we explore the deeper "soil" of the soul — the beliefs, wounds, memories, and...

This week's episode of the Cup of Soul ,  Theresa and Candis bring you a warm, slow-cooked, Holy-Spirit-seasoned conversation straight from the kitchen. What started as a simple instruction from the Lord — "Get up and go make soup" — turned into a powerful revelation about how God sustains us, shapes us, softens us, and provides for us through every season of life. Using the playful and prophetic...

A Cup of Soul — Episode: "Good Ground" (Part 4, The Garden Within by Anita Phillips) . This week on  A Cup of Soul , we're wrapping up Chapter 3 of The Garden Within by Anita Phillips with a heart-filled conversation titled "Good Ground."   . Join Theresa And Candis as they dig deep into what it means to cultivate  good ground — in our hearts, our relationships, and our ministries. From ten years...

What kind of fruit will your life leave behind? 🌿 In this week's heartfelt episode of Cup of Soul , Theresa and Candis sit down with their mugs and their hearts open to unpack Chapter 3 of The Garden Within by Dr. Anita Phillips — The Legacy Zone. Inspired by Dr. Phillips' story of her father's 70-year-old pear tree, this conversation digs deep into what it means to live a life that outlasts us....

       Are you chasing purpose or cultivating it? 🌱 In this episode of Cup of Soul , Theresa and Candis dive into The Garden Within by Dr. Anita Phillips to uncover how purpose isn't something you find — it's something you grow. Through laughter, scripture, and soul talk, they remind you that your purpose is already planted inside you… it just needs the right soil to bloom. Listen in and be remin...

This Week on Cup of Soul Episode Title: "The Garden Within – Life Zone 1: Rooted in Relationship" Sis, pause for a moment—how's your grass looking? 🌿 Not your yard, but the grass growing inside your soul—the part that holds your relationships with God, yourself, and others together. In this week's episode, Theresa and Candis take us into The Grass Zone , where real growth happens in the hidden, o...

Join Theresa and Candis for this week's of Cup of Soul- they take a refreshing, soul-stirring adventure through a California lemon grove in this special on-location episode of  The Lemon Garden . 🍋🌿 As they explore rows of sunlit lemon trees, they uncover powerful spiritual lessons about the soil of our hearts , the flow of our emotions , and the seasons of our growth . From the farmer's wisdom...

This week on "Cup of Soul" - Theresa and Candis  ask the question-  Are you holding it all together but quietly falling apart inside?  This week, we're talking about what happens when women finally stop suppressing their emotions and  let the flow begin. Inspired by Dr. Anita Phillips' The Garden Within, Theresa and Candis unpack why "being strong" has kept so many of us from healing — and how Jes...

This episode of Cup of Soul- I want to explore how we can till the soil and prepare... 🌱  If your heart were a garden right now, what would be growing in it? Roses in full bloom, some weeds you're ready to pull up, or maybe seeds just starting to sprout? This week on The Garden Within , Just Theresa is helping us prepare the soil of our hearts before we step into all God wants to grow in us. In t...

Welcome to Cup of Soul with Theresa and Candis—This Week's Episode: The Seedling 🌱 What if the smallest seed in your hand could change your life? Seeds may look tiny, but they carry hidden power and purpose. In this episode, we explore what it means to be God's garden—where His Word is planted, His Spirit waters, and His fruit grows. Sisterfriend, here's your heart-check: What kind of soil are yo...

In this week's episode, Candis and Theresa-  dive into the secret Jesus knew: the soul is like a garden. And if we learn how to tend it — with God's help — we'll find healing, wholeness, and purpose. So in this episode, we're going to uncover what it means to cultivate the soil of our hearts so that we can live marked by God's image."  🌸 Whether you're in the car, making breakfast, or curled up w...