Freedom Camp Podcast

Send us Fan Mail What if the thing you're holding onto... is actually holding onto you? Some of the biggest barriers to freedom aren't obvious. They're often the good things we've quietly built our identity around. In this episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast, Gretchen reflects on one of the most memorable scenes from The Lord of the Rings and explores why Bilbo's struggle...

Send us Fan Mail Freedom isn't simply something we possess. It's something we practice. As America celebrates 250 years of independence, this quiet reflection explores a deeper kind of freedom, the freedom Jesus continually invites us into. Drawing from life alongside a Desert Storm veteran, coaching conversations, and Scripture, Gretchen reflects on why freedom is rarely a single moment...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast, Gretchen explores a powerful analogy from regenerative farming that may change the way you think about growth, faith, and personal transformation. Two fields can receive the exact same rain. One absorbs it. One sheds it. The difference isn't the rain. It's the condition of the soil. Together we'll explore: • Why receiving...

Send us Fan Mail Do you constantly feel like you need more time? More hours in the day. More margin in your schedule. More space to get everything done. What if the real problem isn't time? What if it's energy? In this episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast, we explore why so many people feel exhausted, overwhelmed, distracted, and depleted, even when they are doing all the "right&quot...

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever realize you picked up your phone before you even consciously decided to? Or reacted emotionally before you even had time to think? In this episode, we explore how modern life quietly trains us toward distraction, overstimulation, emotional autopilot, and disconnection… and why awareness may be one of the most important tools for growing in freedom. This conversation di...

Send us Fan Mail What if peace isn’t found by controlling your circumstances… but by learning to step out of survival mode? In this special guided meditation episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast, Gretchen gently walks you through a calming, faith-centered practice designed to help you slow down, quiet anxious thought loops, reconnect with God, and renew your mind. This meditation is especially supp...

Send us Fan Mail Why do we keep thinking the same thoughts… even when they keep creating the same painful cycles? In this episode, Gretchen explores the connection between our thoughts, emotions, actions, and results, and how familiar thought patterns can quietly keep us stuck in anxiety, overwhelm, fear, or self-protection. Together we unpack: Survival self vs spirit-led self Why familiar thought...

Send us Fan Mail You said no… so why do you feel guilty? This episode unpacks why guilt doesn’t always mean you’re wrong, it might mean you’re growing. Have you ever set a boundary… and then immediately felt bad about it? Like you did something wrong—even when you know you didn’t? In this episode, we explore why guilt often shows up when you begin doing something new, especially if you were raised...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever had a moment where something tiny sets you off… And even as it’s happening, part of you is thinking:  “Why am I reacting like this right now?” This episode breaks down what’s really going on underneath those moments. Because the truth is:  It’s not about the thing. It’s about what the thing touches. In this conversation, we explore why your reactions can feel so big,...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you don’t process an emotion? Sometimes… your body does it for you. In this episode, I share a real and raw experience of waking up in a loop of nausea and intrusive thoughts, only to realize I was avoiding something deeper: rejection. We talk about:  The connection between emotional avoidance and physical symptoms   How rejection can turn into self-rejection   W...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt stuck… but couldn’t explain why? Like something in your life—your thoughts, your emotions, even your body—just won’t shift no matter what you try? In this episode, we explore a powerful (and often overlooked) idea: What if the thing keeping you stuck feels normal… because you’ve gotten used to it? We talk about:  The difference between your survival self and you...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever noticed how the same situation can bring out two completely different versions of you? One reacts from fear, anxiety, and control. The other responds from peace, trust, and connection with God. In this episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast , Gretchen explores the difference between your survival self and your spirit-led self , and why learning to notice the difference...

Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest battle in your life isn't external… but internal? In this episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast, we explore how spiritual warfare often begins with the thoughts and narratives we accept without questioning. Instead of approaching spiritual warfare through fear or extremes, this conversation focuses on discernment, clarity, and learning to recognize the diffe...

Send us Fan Mail In this Freedom Camp Podcast episode, we’re talking about the kind of rest that changes how you live, not just how you sleep . Real rest is your nervous system’s ability to stand down, shift from bracing to trusting, and let God be God . You’ll learn the four kinds of rest (physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional/soul), why you can be “still” and not actually be resting, and ho...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s Freedom Camp Podcast episode, we’re talking about movement, not just physical movement, but spiritual movement too: obedience, integration, and learning how to know your body well enough to move with God instead of staying stuck (or sprinting ahead on autopilot). I share two common patterns I see in myself and in many of us: Then we bring it into the body. Because your...

Send us Fan Mail What if your body isn’t broken… but your partner and helper instead? In this episode, we explore one of the core Freedom Camp shifts: moving from fighting your body to partnering with it. You’ll hear: A personal story of frustration, symptoms, and elimination The surprising connection between cravings and emotional needs Why awareness changes more than willpower ever could How a r...

Send us Fan Mail What if knowing who God says you are… and living from that truth are two very different things? In this episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast, we explore the tension between spiritual truth and lived experience when it comes to identity. God has already called us, redeemed us, forgiven us, and made us whole. Our work isn’t to earn our identity, but to learn how to receive the identi...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt a gut nudge and immediately wondered, “Is that God… or is that me?” In this episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast, we explore intuition as one of the ways God speaks and how discernment helps us respond with wisdom, not emotional urgency. You’ll learn: A simple framework: intuition = noticing, discernment = responding Why “filters” matter (roles, personality wirin...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, we’re talking about discernment, presence, and peace and what it really means to be at peace in your spirit even when your mind, body, and circumstances haven’t caught up yet. Sometimes when we’re in a season that requires discernment, we may feel spiritually anchored, yet our nervous system is activated, our thoughts are racing, and our emotions are trying to...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast, we explore the quiet, inherited roles many of us grew up carrying… and how they’ve shaped the way we see ourselves, respond to others, and move through the world. Not from blame or shame But from compassion, clarity, and freedom. We look at roles like fixer, peacemaker, eldest daughter, achiever, caretaker, invisible one, and explore ho...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I share a real-life story the last couple weeks, that I'm still in, that is showing me, in real time, what growing in freedom is actually doing in me. Helping one of our Great Pyrenees deliver and care for a litter of puppies has been a perfect example of the value and benefit of Freedom Camp in real time - in the middle of life. There were heat lamps, whelpin...

Send us Fan Mail What do you do when God speaks identity over you… but your lived experience doesn’t match it yet? This Christmas reflection looks at Mary not as a stained-glass figure, but as a real young woman receiving a calling she didn’t feel ready for — confused, human, yet still deeply favored. In this episode, we explore: • When “favored” doesn’t feel believable • Why God-sized assignments...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore the deeply personal question: What is holy to YOU? So many of us enter December carrying pressure instead of presence. We try to create a meaningful season, but somewhere along the way, we confuse sacredness with stress. Jesus modeled something different — a life where holiness wasn’t performed but carried, where presence mattered more than presentation...

Send us Fan Mail What kind of ripple are you sending into your home, your family, your holidays… your own heart? In this episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast, we explore the quiet power of your inner atmosphere and how it creates a ripple effect everywhere you go. I share a real-life “Wookiee cookie” story (yes, really 🍪) where a simple baking fail became a moment of decision: Will I ripple stress...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we’re exploring something deeply needed in this season: + identifying the atmosphere you carry + how to host yourself well + and how your internal world/atmosphere shapes every room you walk into. Whether it’s Thanksgiving, Christmas gatherings, family events, daily life, or even any kind of project — like the truth is: wherever you go, there you are. So the most important...