Faith and Growth

There is a kind of exhaustion that doesn’t come from doing the wrong thing, it comes from doing everything right for everyone else. From showing up. From holding it together. From carrying mom guilt, ambition, faith, responsibility, and love all at once. This conversation is for the woman who has asked herself, Who am I now? After the kids grow. After the career shifts. After the body changes. Aft...

Some men were taught that being a man looks like toughness, control, chasing respect, never showing fear… and never needing help. But Christian says it straight: everything he thought “being a man” meant was completely wrong. And once you hear his story, you'll understand why. This episode goes deeper than “motivation.” It’s about what happens when you grow up without guidance — when life beco...

As the year comes to an end, it’s easy to rush into new goals without truly understanding where we are or how we got here. In this episode, I invite you into a reflective, guided workshop to pause, look back at your 2025, and gently prepare your heart for what God wants to create in your life next. Together, we reflect on accomplishments, challenges, forgiveness, surrender, and the habits or minds...

When anxiety is loud, it starts to feel like it’s telling the truth. Not ready. Not enough. Not yet. Not safe. Not the right decision. And the tricky part is… you can still look “successful” on the outside while feeling like your mind is running a marathon on the inside. You can be achieving, improving, collecting credentials, chasing the next door that might finally make you feel secure — and sti...

Are you exhausted from doing everything “right” and still not getting the outcome you hoped for? In this episode, I share a deeply personal and faith-filled teaching on surrender , what it really is, what it is not, and why surrender allows you to experience peace, joy, and freedom right now , not someday in the future.   Through real-life examples, Scripture-based wisdom, and honest reflection, y...

This episode is one of those conversations that stays with you long after it ends. Mac is only 14 years old, but he carries a depth, a faith, and a clarity of purpose that many adults spend their whole lives searching for. He lives with cerebral palsy, yet he refuses to let that define him. Instead, he sees it as his God-given gift—an opportunity to bring people to the truth, to inspire, and to re...

Surrender isn’t giving up, it’s giving God the wheel. You can build, plan, strategize, and hustle… but without God’s guidance, it will always feel heavy. In this episode, I share the story of how my desire for freedom turned into one of the hardest but most transformative seasons of my life, and how surrendering my business, my plans, and my timeline to God opened doors I could have never created...

The holidays can be beautiful… but they can also be painfully hard when you’re grieving or missing someone you love. In this episode, I share my own journey through loss and explain how I learned to navigate Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday, during the darkest season of my life. You’ll discover how to welcome your pain with compassion, create awareness around your emotions, and find peace, hope,...

Gratitude isn’t something you say, it’s something you train your heart to feel. In this episode, I guide you through a powerful, practical, and heartfelt teaching on gratitude — not the kind you say out loud, but the kind you feel, embody, and live. We explore how entitlement blocks joy, how your brain is wired to miss the good, and how you can experience gratitude through four spiritual and emoti...

Are you wondering if what you're hearing is God's voice… or just your own thoughts? In this episode, I share a vulnerable and transformational part of my journey, learning to recognize when God was speaking to me, and when it was just my mind trying to take control. I spent years resisting what God was calling me to do. I doubted myself. I questioned Him. I tried to negotiate. But God is patient....

Are you focusing on what’s missing instead of what’s blessed? In this episode, I share a personal story about how I let stress and overwhelm steal my joy, until God reminded me of the power of gratitude. From reframing frustrations to seeing blessings in disguise, I discovered that gratitude isn’t just a feeling… it’s a spiritual practice that shifts everything. 🌿In This Episode, You’ll Learn:How...

What has power over you? In this episode, I open up about my personal struggle with control, food, and the little habits that often rob us of freedom and peace. Through fasting, I discovered how letting go, physically and spiritually, can bring us closer to God and restore the balance between body, mind, and soul. Fasting isn’t punishment, it’s liberation. When we release what controls us, we make...

Are you living in constant rush mode, overwhelmed, exhausted, and running on empty? In this episode, I share how I went from “running around like a chicken without a head” to finding peace, clarity, and stillness through the power of prayer and silence. You’ll discover how God meets us in quiet moments, restores our strength, and transforms our chaos into calm when we learn to breathe, be still, a...

Prayer isn’t about convincing God, it’s about transforming youIn this episode, I open my heart to share my personal journey through loss, grief, and prayer. From the day I lost my daughter to the moment I discovered peace in surrender, you’ll hear how prayer transformed me not by changing God’s will, but by changing my heart. In This Episode, You’ll Learn:What prayer really means beyond words and...

What if the very thing you thought would break you was actually the thing that brought you back to life? In this episode, I sit down with my dear friend and first business coach, Luly B. Carreras, to talk about a season in her life that most of us can only imagine surviving. In 2018, she discovered her husband of 20 years had been unfaithful, and what followed was a painful divorce, the unraveling...

Are you holding on to resentment that’s stealing your peace and joy? In this episode, I share my personal journey of setting the intention to forgive, overcoming two years of bitterness, and discovering the freedom that comes with true forgiveness. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: What unforgiveness is and what it does to you What it means to forgive The process to achieve healing and forgiveness Ho...

Do your conversations end before they even begin? Whether it’s with your partner, a family member, or a friend, defensiveness can shut down real connection fast. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. In this episode, we dive into one of the most common relationships struggles: trying to talk to someone who’s always defensive. You know the moment you bring something up, and suddenly the other perso...

What if the secret to saving your marriage (or any relationship) wasn’t fixing the other person, but transforming yourself?  In this episode, we reveal the two virtues that can completely shift the way you connect with your partner: humility and accountability . Welcome back to the Faith & Growth Podcast , where psychology and spirituality come together to help you rise into the person you wer...

Have you ever looked at your marriage and thought, “How are we going to make it through this?” I’ve been there. From the sleepless nights with babies, to the painful seasons of grief, to the day my husband told me he wasn’t in love with me anymore… we’ve walked through moments that could have broken us. And honestly? Most marriages don’t survive some of the storms we’ve faced. But ours did, and no...

Have you ever prayed for love with every fiber of your being… and then one day felt it staring back at you? This episode is one of the dearest to my heart because I get to share the microphone with my favorite person in the whole universe, my husband Alain. If you know me, you know how obsessed I am with him. But today you’ll get to hear our story–the raw, real, and sometimes funny journey of how...

Do you ever feel stuck in a funk you can’t shake off no matter how hard you try to stay positive, happy, or peaceful? You’re not alone. In this heartfelt episode of Faith and Growth, I share the raw truth about grief, emotional overwhelm, and the hidden weight of unprocessed feelings . From losing my daughter to learning how to truly sit with pain, I discovered that emotions aren’t enemies—they’re...

“There are moments in life when everything changes in an instant. I still remember the day my world fell apart, the day I realized life would never look the same again. Up until then, I thought I knew what strength and grace looked like. But I learned quickly that it’s easy to be good, kind, and grounded when everything’s going right… and it’s a whole other thing when the floor drops out from unde...

Have you ever felt God gently stirring something deep inside you, that quiet, unshakable sense that there’s more for your life than what you’re living right now?  Sometimes it doesn’t happen in the middle of a crisis. Sometimes it happens when life is good, when you’re comfortable, when everything on paper looks “right”,  and yet your soul keeps whispering, This isn’t the end of your story. That’s...

Have you ever blamed someone else for ruining your day, hurting your heart, or robbing you of your peace? What if I told you that your inner world is yours alone and that reclaiming it is not only possible, but your divine responsibility? In this episode, I take you on a journey from confusion to clarity from the moment I thought my father was out of his mind for saying “Nobody can rob you of your...

Have you ever looked back at your past and wondered if there’s still purpose in your pain? In today’s episode, I sit down with my dear friend Bebo, a living testimony of divine transformation. His story is one of falling hard… and being lifted higher. Through fear, and complete disconnection, he found his way back — not to who he was before, but to someone new. Someone rebuilt in love. There’s a b...