Ah-ha's, Awakenings, and Applications

Melissa’s friend Carrie, joins she and Leann to talk about temple work, potential changes for the future, and how we can adapt our temple worship to be more service-oriented.   Ponder Questions: How can I consecrate my time to Him? Am I focusing on the people I am doing temple work for? What is my intention when I go to the temple? What can I sacrifice to do temple work? What is my role? Do I...

Leann and Melissa engage in a discussion about God’s hand in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the purpose of government, and how to be mindful of the rights we have and ways to protect them.   Ponder Questions: Am I taking my freedom for granted? Do I know about the America 250 celebration?  Do I have plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States? Do I understand the...

Leann and Melissa talk about the significance of our actions and give tips on how to positively impact other people.   Ponder Questions: What are the choices I am making right now that will have a lasting impact? How are my actions affecting others? Who has impacted me today? How would Christ act in this situation? Am I praying for help? Am I acknowledging others? Am I connecting with others?...

Leann and Melissa talk about how the Lord uses invitations as part of His work and how we can respond to those invitations and give them to others.   Ponder Questions: How has accepting His invitations strengthened me? Am I accepting the best invitations? Am I taking imperfect action? What has Christ invited you to do? What were the invitations extended during the last general conference? Wha...

Leann and Melissa discuss the importance of the family and ways to build closer relationships with your family members.   Ponder Questions: What does my family need to grow, thrive and bear fruit? What are the best things I can do to strengthen my family? Am I focusing on the positive? Am I telling my family why I love them?   Invitation: Ask yourself, “What is the next step to shore up...

Leann and Melissa talk about choosing Christ as your guide through challenges and the benefits of building a relationship with Him.   Ponder Questions: How have I been blessed as I walk with Christ? Am I turning to Christ? How is my relationship with Jesus Christ? What is the condition of my heart? Am I allowing Christ to teach me? Am I following my guide? Am I gaining confidence in Christ? A...

Leann and Melissa discuss small and simple routines and habits to help with mental, physical and emotional wellness and how Christ magnifies effort.   Ponder Questions: What are my routines? What can I change? What do I want to do differently? Am I spiritually preparing for my day? Am I finding ways to make connections? How can I improve the connections that I do have? Do I appreciate what I...

Leann and Melissa discuss methods for using  essential oils and how they have used them in their personal lives to  promote physical and emotional relief.    Ponder Questions: What do I have at my fingertips? Do I have a choice in my healthcare?   Invitation: Inform yourself. Pray and be led and guided to what is right for you.   References: If you are interested in l...

Leann and Melissa talk about ways to lower toxicity in daily life through product awareness and natural solutions and how physical health connects with greater spiritual sensitivity.     Ponder Questions: What can I do differently going forward? What can I do to support my body? What can I choose to do differently to help my emotional state?   Invitation: Ask yourself, “What on...

Leann and Melissa discuss helpful evening routines and practices to improve sleep and the things they do to help with personal stress.    Ponder Questions: Am I getting the quantity and quality of sleep I need? Am I adequately preparing for sleep? Do I have a nighttime routine? Am I taking time to calm down and ground? What can I do to support my body? What do I like to do to destress? &...

Leann and Melissa discuss the health benefits of exercise and go over strategies for improving metabolism and building good exercise habits.   Ponder Questions: Am I moving my body? Is there an exercise I enjoy? Do I have the strength and energy to do the things that I want to do?  Am I taking care of my metabolism? Am I eating balanced, nutrient-dense food? Am I hydrated? Am I willing t...

Leann and Melissa talk about the impact of our diets on our overall wellness and ways to examine what nutrients we are putting into our bodies.   Ponder Questions: What am I putting in my body? Am I eating nutrient-dense food? Am I wanting to feel better? How much water am I drinking? Am I getting the nutrients my body needs? Am I emotionally eating? Am I reading labels? What areas am I defic...

Leann and Melissa discuss available tools and ways Heavenly Father has given us to change our mindset towards healing and wellness and improve our quality of life.   Ponder Questions: What is my relationship with my health? Am I focused on illness or wellness? Am I inviting healing into my life? Do I want better? What areas am I lacking in? What is resonating with me right now? Am I creating...

Leann and Melissa talk about their own journeys  with women’s health and how working with Christ has allowed them to discover new paths.   Ponder Questions: What are you being called to do? Are you allowing the Lord to guide you on your journey? Am I open to what the Lord is guiding me to?   Invitation: Start with prayer to be led to know what to do.   Connect With Us: awakenin...

In this special Easter episode, Leann and Melissa talk about their testimonies of the Savior and the Atonement and the depth of Christ’s love.    Ponder Questions: What can I do differently going forward? How can I share Christ’s light?   Invitation: Take the things you have learned and felt this season and continue to move it forward. Be a light to others.    References:...

Leann and Melissa discuss how mental health, physical health, and spiritual health are connected and the importance of taking small, consistent steps to feed our souls.   Ponder Questions: Am I prepared? Am I preparing to be a Zion people? Where am I not getting to the root of the problem? What am I not doing that is affecting how I show up in my life? Where am I out of balance? Am I recogniz...

Leann and Melissa’s friend Beth joins as a guest to discuss her health journey with perimenopause, supporting other women with their hormonal health, and counseling with the Lord to find our next steps.   Ponder Questions: Am I listening to my body? Am I seeking to understand what is happening in my body? Where do I feel drawn to learn more? Am I asking to be led to answers for my health? Whe...

Leann and Melissa discuss tools for conflict resolution, including how to approach difficult conversations, and ways to choose curiosity and peace.   Ponder Questions: How do I look at conflict? Am I taking accountability for my own choices? What is the condition of my heart? Am I willing to see from someone else’s perspective? Am I dehumanizing others? Am I looking at people as people to be...

Leann and Melissa go over the difference between peacemaking and peacekeeping, talking about the motives behind the two and how to practice peacemaking in our day-to-day lives.    Ponder Questions: Am I actively pursuing peace? What are my motives when I talk to someone? Am I praying to become a peacemaker? Am I lifting others' burdens or adding to them? Who needs my love today? Whose bu...

Leann and Melissa talk about President Oaks’ BYU devotional and prophetic warnings, discussing ways to intentionally strengthen faith and spiritually prepare ourselves.   Ponder Questions: Do I know what our prophet is telling us now? What does it mean to be an active member? How can I follow President Oaks' counsel in my life today? Am I exercising humility? Do I have someone to discuss the...

Leann and Melissa discuss Elder Soares’s talk about the virtue of temperance, review examples from the scriptures and latter day prophets, and talk about how temperance can shape our responses to negativity.   Ponder Questions: Who shows temperance in your life? Am I showing temperance for those around me? Am I returning negativity with love? Am I teaming up with the Spirit for help to have t...

Melissa and Leann discuss Brenè Brown’s concept of story stewardship, talking about how to respect people’s unique experiences while offering compassion and support.  Ponder Questions: Am I ready to tell my story? I am assuming what someone else is feeling? Am I hijacking someone else’s story or making it about me? Am I tapping out? Am I separating my emotions from the person who is telling m...

Leann and Melissa review Brenè Brown’s concept of love vs. attachment as they discuss the true meanings of love, discuss Heavenly Father’s love for us, and how we can pour out that love for others.    Ponder Questions: Am I expecting something in return? Is my love transactional? Am I able to make space for someone else? Am I putting my expectations onto other people? Am I giving others...

Leann and Melissa go over Brene Brown’s concept of “courage to walk alongside” as they discuss the importance of recognizing people’s individual paths, choosing empathy over sympathy, and feeling connected with others on a global, spiritual scale.    Ponder Questions: Am I willing to walk alongside someone else? Am I trying to control the path? Do I have the patience to walk alongside? A...

Leann and Melissa discuss Brene Brown’s concept of grounded confidence and its associated skillsets, and they review the importance of learning how to name emotions and reconnect with physical sensations.   Ponder Questions: Am I asking questions to understand others' experiences? How can I become more like Christ as I practice these principles? Where am I confusing things? What parts of the...