Faith Fire Freedom | Christian Encouragement for Midlife Women, Find Your Purpose and Calling, Renew Your Mind

Have you ever found yourself replaying a conversation, analyzing someone's tone, or assuming you knew exactly what another person was thinking about you? Maybe you assumed they were upset. Maybe you assumed they were judging you. Maybe you assumed they misunderstood you. What if the story you've been carrying isn't actually true? In this episode, Stephanie continues the Relationships Series by sha...

Have you ever found yourself frustrated, hurt, disappointed, or resentful because someone didn't do what you thought they should do? What if the tension you're experiencing isn't actually being caused by the other person? In this episode, Stephanie continues the Relationships Series by exploring the invisible expectations, unwritten rules, and emotional "hooks" that often create frustration in our...

What if the relationships in your life are revealing more than you realize? In this episode, Stephanie explores how God uses relationships to shape us, grow us, and reveal areas that still need healing, renewal, and freedom. Building on Episode 15's invitation into a WITH-God life, this conversation explores how time spent with God begins transforming the way we show up in our relationships. Throu...

Have you ever loved Jesus… but still felt distracted, spiritually dry, or stuck in “doing mode”? Maybe your mornings feel rushed. Your mind feels noisy. Your phone gets your attention before God does. And before you know it… the day has started, your soul feels disconnected, and shame quietly creeps in. In this deeply personal episode, Stephanie shares how God met her after one of the hardest seas...

Hey friend 🤍 This week on the porch, we’re celebrating something really special. My son, Caleb, is graduating high school… and we are coming to the end of our homeschool journey. Twelve years. Countless memories. So many prayers, decisions, laughs, and quiet moments with God woven all throughout. And as I’ve sat with this season, reflecting back over “all those years”… one truth keeps rising to t...

There are seasons in life that feel like they just keep coming… one wave after another. Grief. Fear. Unexpected loss. Transitions you didn’t see coming. And in the middle of it, you find yourself wondering… God, where are You in all of this? In this deeply personal continuation of The Valley, I’m sharing what unfolded after the hardest year of my life—when the grief didn’t stop, the fear intensifi...

What if the hardest seasons of your life are the very places where God is closest? In today’s episode, I’m inviting you to sit with me on the porch as I share the beginning of my 2024 valley season—one of the hardest years of my life. This isn’t a teaching episode. It’s a real one. A lived story of: unexpected loss delayed grief health scares overwhelming responsibility and moments where I felt li...

What if the very thing you’ve been gripping tightly… is the very thing God is inviting you to release? In this deeply personal episode, Stephanie shares the story of how surrender became more than just a word—it became a way of life. From moments of fear, anxiety, and trying to control outcomes… to learning how to release everything into God’s hands, this episode walks you through what surrender a...

What if anxiety isn’t a spiritual failure… but a nervous system asking for safety? What if steadiness isn’t something you’re born with… but something you can train? In this episode of Faith, Fire, Freedom, we’re continuing the emotions series with a foundational conversation about nervous system regulation and why it matters for renewing your mind. Stephanie walks you through the difference betwee...

Emotions rise fast. Fear sneaks in quietly. And most of us were never actually taught what to do when it happens. In this episode of Faith, Fire, Freedom, Stephanie walks you through a simple, biblically grounded five-step framework to help you process emotion without suppressing it, spiritualizing it, or spiraling in it. You’ll learn how to notice what’s happening in your body, regulate your nerv...

What if emotional maturity isn’t about becoming less emotional… but becoming steady? What if taking ownership of your emotional life is not condemnation… but invitation? In this episode, we’re back on the porch talking about something deeper than understanding emotions. We’re talking about responsibility. About the difference between emotional childhood and emotional adulthood. About what it reall...

If you’re a Christian woman who has ever been told you’re “too sensitive,” struggled with strong emotions, or wondered why God gave you feelings in the first place — this episode will help you understand and steward your emotions in a healthy, biblical way. What if the thing you’ve labeled as weakness… was never weakness at all? What if the reason you’ve felt reactive… overwhelmed… or “too sensiti...

What if the reason you’ve felt stuck… confused… or afraid of “missing it”… isn’t because you failed God… …but because you’ve been carrying old stories He never asked you to hold? In this episode, we return to the porch for a tender, honest, and Spirit-led conversation about calling, purpose, healing, and freedom. Stephanie shares her personal journey of wrestling with “finding” her calling, releas...

What if the struggle you feel isn’t because you don’t know the truth… but because you haven’t yet come into agreement with it? In this episode, we pull up a chair on the porch and slow things down — not to re-teach, but to integrate. Building on Episodes 02, 03, and 04, Stephanie invites you into a deeper conversation about identity, worth, belief, and renewing the mind. This is a porch check-in —...

What if the emotions you feel every day aren’t the problem… but the doorway to understanding what’s really shaping your life? In this episode, we pour some coffee and bring everything together as we talk about The Creation Cycle — the simple, powerful way God designed your mind to work. Building on Episodes 02 and 03, Stephanie gently explains how your thoughts shape your emotions, your emotions d...

What if the struggle you’re facing isn’t about willpower… but about who you believe you are? In this episode, we pour some coffee and step straight into the most important truth of your spiritual life: your identity. Stephanie reveals how God bestows identity — He gives it as a gift — while the enemy tries to steal it with lies, labels, shame, or old stories that try to tell you who you are. You’l...

What if the freedom you’ve been praying for is closer than you think… and it starts in your mind? Pull up a chair on the porch — today we’re talking about what renewing your mind really means as a Christian woman. Not as a buzzword or a self-help trick, but as a deeply biblical, Spirit-led way of life. I’m sharing part of my own story — searching for calling, struggling in relationships, and reali...

Pour a cup of coffee and join me on the porch for the very first episode of Faith, Fire, Freedom! I’m so glad you’re here. In this conversation, I’m sharing the heart behind this podcast — who I am, how this came to be, and what you can expect moving forward. If you’ve ever found yourself trying to hold it all together — striving to get it right, managing expectations (yours and everyone else’s),...

Welcome to the Faith, Fire & Freedom podcast — a cozy front-porch space for Christian midlife women who are hungry for truth, renewal, and deeper intimacy with Christ. I’m Stephanie, a Christian Master Certified Life & Mindset Coach, and my heart is to help you renew your mind, rediscover your identity in Jesus, and walk boldly in the life God has called you to. In this trailer, you’ll hea...