Cup of Soul Podcast

Have you ever walked away from a conversation thinking, Why did that become such a battle? Or maybe you've found yourself trying to fix, lead, or control a situation because you genuinely cared—but somehow it only created more tension. This week on Cup of Soul , we're unpacking the fourth hardest relationship: The Bulldozer . The Bulldozer is the person who dominates conversations, pushes their ag...

Cup of Soul Podcast | Chapter 6: Be Free – Love Is Forgiving What if forgiveness isn't really about the person who hurt you? In this powerful episode of Cup of Soul , Theresa and Candis dive into Chapter 6, Be Free: Love Is Forgiving , and discover that forgiveness is ultimately about freedom. Together, they explore what happens when we stop carrying what God never intended us to carry. Join us as...

☕ CUP OF SOUL PODCAST Episode Title: Everybody Has a Story: The Forgotten Art of Learning People Have you ever found yourself frustrated with someone, hurt by someone's actions, or making assumptions about a person before you really knew their story? What if one simple shift could transform your relationships, deepen your walk with God, and soften your heart toward the people around you? This wee...

The Vault: Loving People Who Keep Their Hearts Locked Away How To Be Loving In Your 5 Hardest Relationships | Part 3 In this episode of the Cup of Soul Podcast, Theresa and Candis continue their series on loving people well by examining one of the most challenging relationship dynamics: The Vault . Building on previous conversations about receiving God's love before giving it away, this episode ex...

☕ NEW CUP OF SOUL PODCAST EPISODE Have you ever found yourself exhausted from trying to be patient, kind, forgiving, loving, and gracious... only to realize you're running on empty? This week on Cup of Soul , Candis and Theresa continue their journey through A New Way to Love Your Neighbor with Part 2 of Chapter 4: Trying to Give Before You Receive. And sisterfriends, this conversation surprised...

This week on A Cup of Soul, we are having an honest conversation about love, healing, and the places in us that learned how to survive before we ever learned how to receive. What if the reason you feel emotionally exhausted is because you have spent years pouring into everyone else while secretly running empty yourself? In this episode, Theresa and Candis sit at the table and discuss Chapter 4 of...

Somewhere between the sea and the sky… God started whispering again. Y'all… this episode felt less like recording a podcast and more like sitting on the back porch with a cup of coffee and finally exhaling. What started as a cruise became this beautiful, unexpected reminder that our souls were never created to live constantly rushed, distracted, exhausted, and emotionally overloaded. There's somet...

This week on the Cup of Soul Podcast, Candis and Theresa sit down for a heartfelt and honest conversation celebrating 10 years of Girl Talk Ministries. What began with simple obedience, prayer, and small Facebook Lives has grown into a ministry that has impacted women across cities, states, and even countries. Together, they reflect on the journey of saying "Yes, Lord" through seasons of uncertain...

What if the hardest person to love… sounds a little like you? This week on  Cup of Soul , Theresa and Candis continue the series inspired by A New Way to Love Your Neighbor with Episode 2: The Complainer . Let's be honest—complaining is easy. But what happens when it becomes a mindset… a habit… or even a way we relate to others? In this episode, we unpack: - The difference between grumbling agains...

Choosing Better Instead of Best: The Love God Is Actually Asking For" What if the love you've been giving… isn't the love God is asking for? Sisterfriend, this conversation is going to meet you in a real place. In this episode of Cup of Soul , Theresa and Candis sit down at the table and unpack Chapter 2 of A New Way to Love Your Neighbor —and it quickly turns into a heart check we didn't know we...

Episode: The Taker Some people don't just need love… they pull on it. And if we're honest— sometimes that person is us. This week, Theresa and Candis sit down and get real about "the taker"—the relationships that stretch us, drain us, and invite us to love differently. Not surface love. Not convenient love. But Christ-like love. As we walk through A New Way to Love Your Neighbor by Jada Edwards, t...

Cup of Soul Podcast — Season 10, Episode 178 Settling for the Wrong Definitions What if the reason we struggle to love well… is because we've been living from the wrong definition of love? In this episode, Theresa and Candis open an honest and needed conversation about how culture, experiences, and comparison have shaped the way we understand love—often without us realizing it. From friendships to...

We're back… and this one is different. Pastor Theresa & Candis are stepping into a deeper conversation with a bold question:          👉🏽 Do you really love people well? This season, we're walking through A New Way to Love Your Neighbor — and it's not about surface love… it's about transformation. Because the truth is… We don't have a people problem— we have a love problem. 📌This isn't just a po...

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,...