Girl On A Hill

The expectations we place on ourselves and others loom large in our lives, creating stress, pressure, and resentment. In today's episode, we talk about the strain living with unrealistic expectations creates. We share the harm the word "should" has caused and the absolute need for grace and an acceptance of our shifting capacity. We wrap up today's podcast by sharing a few truths to help us let go...

We live in a loud world with noise coming at us constantly from outside and within. In today's episode, we address the three primary sources of noise, dig into why we fill up the quiet spaces and resist silence, talk about the benefits of silence, and share why we need to allow the thoughts and feelings quiet brings to surface and be felt and heard. We wrap it up with a discussion about what silen...

We’re more stressed and unhappy than ever - and today we’re getting uncomfortably truthful about one reason why. As we continue to dig into how we got here, we get real about resentment and why so many of us struggle to let it go. We talk about what resentment is, get honest about why we insist on packing around our pain, and share the truth about the gift of forgiveness and surrender - they’re fo...

Happy Thanksgiving from Girl On A Hill. We are so grateful for each and every one of you. We are taking the week off to spend time with our loved ones, so this week we are revisiting our episode on gratitude. I gave it a re-listen this week. I needed to hear what we had to say as I'm heading into this season of Thanksgiving. Whether this is your first time hearing it, or if you're re-listening lik...

We’re continuing our How’d We Get Here series by talking about worry. We talk about the strangle-hold worry has on our thought-life and the ways it destroys our happiness and leaves us weighed down by burdens we were never meant to carry. We get honest about why we worry, and wrap it up by sharing some uncomfortable truths that may help us stop. 

We all need help - but none of us likes asking for it. In today’s episode, we share some of the biggest things that keep us from seeking help and support, talk about why we need to ask, and wrap it up by discussing how to ask. We’re here to grow, and if we want to escape burnout, we have to learn that we can’t go it alone.

We’re kicking off our “How’d We Get Here?” series by talking about balance - and why so many of us feel off-kilter. We share the wrong ideas we’ve been taught about balance and how wrong thinking along with comparison and expectations only make the problem worse. I share my life-changing revelation about what I think balance really is and how self-grace and acceptance of our shifting capacity and...

We all know we need rest and soul refreshment, so why do we resist it? Today we’re talking about Sabbath - and some of the reasons we fight the gift of rest. We talk about God’s example, share the excuses we give to persevere at all costs, discuss our wrong ideas about rest, and wrap it up by sharing what a Sabbath can look like. Rest was given to you. Take it. It’s for you.

Burnout happens when our stress exceeds our ability to cope, so today, we’re addressing the typical ways we attempt to cope with stress. We get honest about our poor strategies, talk about our tendencies to ignore, numb, or control, and finish up by sharing some lifestyle changes that can help us face and successfully deal with the stress in our lives.

Today we're taking an honest look at stress, getting real about our stressors and the role our thought life plays when it comes to stress. We talk about in a constant state of fight or flight, the road to burnout, and our tendency to push ourselves past our breaking point. This is one we all need to hear today. 

We all know what it’s like to be tired, but in today’s episode, we really dig into the ways physical exhaustion affects every aspect of our lives. We’re sharing scientific studies, passages from the Word, and our ow experiences as we work to prioritize  our whole body health by moving away from exhaustion into rest. We’re getting real about the ways our habits, our heart, and our mind keep us...

In our last heroes episode, we dig into the life of Elisabeth Elliot. Elisabeth was a woman marked by an absolutely unrelenting faith and desire to obey, even in the aftermath and midst of suffering. Her ability to forgive is mind-boggling, as is her devotion to seeking God’s will. Hers was a life of service, and her impact will continue to be felt for many years to come. I invite you to get to kn...

We continue our heroes series by digging into the bold life of Irena Sendler. Irena risked her life to save others, willing to fight injustice at all costs. She courageously used her position, placement, and resources to act - never content to sit on the sidelines. She fought for what was right and lived a life that inspires. 

In today’s episode, we discuss a woman with grit, courage, and inspirational faith - Harriet Tubman. I knew the stories of Harriet on the Underground Railroad but was deeply humbled and convicted as I learned more about her determination, selflessness, generosity, and unwavering faith in and reliance on God.

We’re kicking off our heroes series today with everyone’s neighbor, Fred Rogers. Mr. Rogers was more than a tv personality - he was a man deeply rooted in a calling: to extend kindness and unconditional love and to help children grow in their emotional honesty. His story is moving, his integrity, work ethic, and authenticity inspiring, and his caring and compassion were groundbreaking. We share pi...

We wrap up our Woman Of…Series with something the world needs more of - hope! We dig into the link between hopelessness and worry, define what hope is, and share how hope fuels us in seasons of difficulty. We talk about the role resolve plays in a hope-driven life and wrap it up by sharing science-backed ways to increase your hope. 

Today we’re digging into what it looks like to be a woman of confidence. We talk about the truths we struggle to accept, our ugly relationship with validation, and how comparison fuels or insecurity. We wrap it up by sharing ways to start developing your confidence and accepting the awesome woman God made you to be.

We continue our Woman of Series by talking about what it means to be a woman of resolve - a woman who doesn’t just talk about doing things, but a woman who does them. We talk about excuses, motivation, and the choice between what we want now and what we want most. We talk about intentionality and the need to push through discomfort. We wrap it up by sharing ways to start building your resolve.

We all know play is important for kids, but most of us have written it off as something we no longer have time for. In today’s podcast, we talk about why we need to be women of playfulness. We talk about how achievement identity and exhaustion as a badge are running us ragged and how play is vital in renewing our mind, body, and spirit. We share ways play impacts our whole body health and wrap it...

In today’s podcast, we’re looking at what it means to be a woman of integrity. We talk about our values and practicing them vs. just professing them. We dig into how struggle often reveals the cracks in our integrity and our goal to be women who have the character to withstand the storms. We wrap it up  by really digging into what integrity looks like lived out and share some tough but practi...

In today’s podcast, we’re talking about what it means to be a woman of mercy. We talk about mercy’s deep ties to compassion, how our brokenness and backstories often put us in a position to need the mercy of others, and how our unhealed pain, anger, and unforgiveness can prevent us from extending mercy to those who need it.  We talk about the similarities and differences between grace and mer...

We’re continuing our new series by diving into what it looks like to be a woman of adaptability. It’s a trait many of us struggle to exhibit because change is hard. We dig into why we resist change and how developing adaptability can help us view and react to change in a different and emotionally healthier way. We talk about types of change, the traits that exemplify an adaptable person, and wrap...

Today we begin our new A Woman Of series!  And I don't know about you, but I want to be A Woman Of Courage!  We share four attributes of a courageous person, talk about courage’s role in managing our emotions, dig into how courage affects our decision-making, and the choice we must make between courage and comfort. We talk about courage and living our purpose and how it takes courage to...

Purpose. Being yourself. Being who you're meant to be. These are big words and concepts, and today we're diving in and coming in hot. We're excited about leaning into our passions and living out the purpose we were made for. The world needs you. You were made on purpose, for a purpose and today we're talking about figuring it out, leaning in, and living it out. 

Every week, you hear me encourage you to start shining, and today we're talking about what that means. We dig into not only how we can shine, but why we need to. Girl up on that hill, the world needs your light. And in today's episode we hope to inspire you to make the choice to switch yours on and lighten up that darkness.