House of Joy- Christian Life Coaching

Happy New Year and welcome to 2026 💫There’s something powerful about beginning a brand-new year together—and in this episode, Dr. Edie shares the one resolution that actually changes everything. Instead of setting goals that fade by February, this conversation invites you into a completely different way of living: creating your life on purpose, not by default. In this episode, we talk about: Why...

Happy Monday after Christmas, dear ones 🤍 In today’s episode, I’m sharing 10 of my favorite lessons from 2025—a year that was full of beauty, growth, celebration, heartache, and deep, meaningful joy. This is a little bit of a year-end reflection and a little bit of a show-and-tell (yes, we’re talking knitting!), but mostly it’s an invitation to step into the kind of life that feels rich where it...

347. Tommy Boy Teaches Us How to Live Fully Alive A bonus episode you didn’t know you needed — featuring Dr. Edie’s 13-year-old son, Tommy (aka Tom, Bubby, Tommy Boy). In true Tommy fashion, this conversation is full of laughter, honesty, and surprisingly wise moments about enthusiasm, adventure, and what it looks like to live fully alive. ✨ January 7–9 (live virtual event + replays) Register and...

In today’s episode, I’m sharing a story that unexpectedly changed the way I experienced Christmas this year — and I think it might change yours too. A moment that began with holiday pressure, mental clutter, and the urge to “do more” turned into a powerful reminder of how most of us are actually living… and why so many women feel heavy, stuck, or disconnected during what’s supposed to be a magical...

What if this is the year you finally stop muscling your way through goals… and start living from who you truly are? In this cozy pre-Christmas episode, Dr. Edie and Emily Mae share 4 powerful sentences that can completely transform the way you experience 2026. These aren’t resolutions or rigid goals—they’re identity-shaping truths you can actually live from. If you’ve ever felt behind, exhausted,...

want to ask you a different kind of question. What if the reason your life feels full but not spacious isn’t because you’re doing too much… but because there’s something inside you that hasn’t had room to breathe? Today we’re talking about what it really means to be a high-capacity woman—not in the hustle, grind, “do more” way, but in the deeply rooted, present, alive way. We’ll walk through:  Why...

In today’s episode, Emme and I cozy up (apron, brown sweater, holiday chaos and all 😅) to talk about something so many women quietly struggle with—confidence. Especially in midlife, it can feel like your self-assurance has just… slipped away. Your body is changing, your roles are shifting, and suddenly you’re questioning things you never used to. But what if confidence isn’t something you earn by...

I’m taking you behind the scenes of one of my absolute favorite yearly rituals—how I plan my year in a way that feels meaningful, beautiful, and actually doable. This is Part 1 of a four-part framework I’m teaching my clients this month called “Plan Your Most Magical Year Yet.” Today we’re starting where I always start: by looking back at the year you just lived with love instead of criticism. I’l...

We are officially post-wedding, I have a married daughter (Emme Burgess!!), my hip is still recovering from the dance floor, and today we’re talking about something I get asked about all the time: “Why do you seem healthier, happier, and more energetic now than you did 10–15 years ago?” In this episode, I’m sharing 5 habits I quit in midlife that have radically changed my health, energy, and joy —...

I hope your Thanksgiving week was full of warmth, good food, a little rest, and maybe even a knitting project or two. We had a house full over here — the best kind of beautiful chaos — and somewhere between the leftovers, the blankets, and the allergy fog, I found myself thinking about a pattern I see in myself and in so many women I coach: Our brains love to find problems. Before the coffee is ev...

In today’s episode, I’m cozied up in my office, cranberry sauce simmering, pie crusts chilling — and my heart is full. I’m sharing how I’ve been living in this creative flow lately and what it really means to create from wonder instead of pressure, perfectionism, or performance. How to notice the miracle of just being alive today Why the state of your heart while you create matters more than the f...

Today is a treat. I’m joined by writer and thinker Timothy Willard (author of The Beauty Chasers) for a rich, cozy conversation on Advent, beauty, and why this season invites us to return—to God, to our homes, to one another, and to the truest parts of ourselves. We talk about: What Advent is (and isn’t): a church rhythm that helps us not lose the story—the comings of Christ and the light that ent...

The actual House of Joy is in the messy middle — room swaps, wallpaper on backorder, dust bunnies, the works. 😂 What started as Tommy’s 13th-birthday room move turned into a full-on home refresh… and a powerful reminder: your spaces carry energy. The rooms you live, work, and create in are quietly shaping your identity and your next level. Today I’m sharing how to uplevel the energetics of your l...

This week’s episode is one of my very favorites — a replay from this time last year that still feels just as true today. It’s all about finishing the year with intention, peace, and purpose… instead of stress, striving, or burnout. If you’ve felt a little disconnected or like you’re living on autopilot lately (been there, friend 🙋‍♀️), this episode is your gentle wake-up call. Emmy joins me for a...

My heart is still overflowing after spending the weekend with the incredible women in our Life Mentoring School coaching community. Over 120 of us gathered together for a weekend of teaching, dancing, laughter, prayer, and deep connection — and it reminded me once again why the company you keep matters so much. In this episode, I’m sharing seven reasons community is one of the most powerful forces...

This is one of my favorite lessons that I’ve ever taught inside Life Mentoring School, and it feels especially fitting right before the holidays (you’ll see why). Have you ever noticed that certain people just know how to push your buttons? Maybe it’s that relative who always stirs things up at Thanksgiving… or that coworker who seems to drain the life right out of the room. Here’s the truth: when...

This is my first episode back after wedding week! 🎉 We had the most magical, joy-filled celebration — and I’m still floating from all the love, beauty, and answered prayers. Thank you so much for your sweet messages and kind words — it meant the world to me! Today we’re diving into a topic that has been close to my heart for years — your calling. If you’ve ever wished God would just send you an e...

This week’s episode is all about high-capacity women — the ones who carry both the beauty and the burden of their lives with grace, who move through the world grounded, steady, and full of purpose. If you’ve ever looked at another woman and thought, “How does she do it all?” — this episode is for you. Because being a high-capacity woman isn’t about doing more — it’s about becoming more. It’s about...

This week’s episode is a wake-up call for every woman who’s ever felt that tug — that restlessness that whispers, “There’s more for you.” You’ve done the work. You’ve walked through healing, growth, and transformation. You’ve read the books, listened to the podcasts, and prayed the prayers. And now? It’s time to give it away. In today’s episode, I’m sharing from my heart about what it means to mov...

This week’s episode is all about one of the most surprising (and healing) truths I’ve ever learned: you transform your own life by focusing on others. It sounds simple, but it’s deeply powerful — because so much of our anxiety, overthinking, and exhaustion comes from being overly focused on ourselves. When we turn our attention outward — to loving, serving, and honoring others — something shifts i...

As I’m recording this, we are just ten days away from Emme’s wedding (cue all the happy tears and chaos 😅). And let’s just say… my nervous system has had a lot of practice lately staying grounded and peaceful! Between my acid peel (what was I thinking?), a full closet overhaul, rewriting our business guidebook, and even starting English horseback riding lessons — it’s been a wild couple of weeks....

328. 5 Ways to Understand & Love Your Family Better! It’s wedding month (!!), and things are getting real around here. Between seating charts, last-minute details, and a few (okay, a lot) of happy tears, Edie and her daughter Emmy are sitting down to talk about something that couldn’t be more timely: family relationships. Whether you’re navigating the chaos of wedding season, the sweetness of sibl...

Have you ever looked around at your life and thought, “I didn’t mean to settle here…but somehow I did”? You’re not alone, friend. In this powerful episode of House of Joy, Dr. Edie gets real about that quiet midlife restlessness — the feeling that you’ve checked all the boxes, built a beautiful life, but deep down…you know there’s more. More joy, more purpose, more possibility waiting for you to c...

326. The Cortisol Reset: 10 Simple Ways to Lower Stress and Save Your Sanity What if you could actually enjoy this busy season instead of just surviving it? In this week’s episode of House of Joy, Edie and her daughter Emme are diving into all things cortisol, stress, and sanity-saving habits — plus a little wedding talk (because the countdown is ON! 💍). If you’ve been feeling the weight of your...

In this week’s episode of House of Joy, I’m sharing a live teaching from my Life Mentoring School program—one of our most powerful topics ever: getting over your past so you can step into your future self. If you’ve ever felt stuck in old patterns, defined by who you’ve been, or unable to forgive yourself (or others) for the past, this episode is your invitation to lay that weight down. You’ll lea...