Living Easy with Lindsey

No matter how open, empathetic or extroverted we are, there are always emotional walls that we have built up that affect our daily lives and our relationships with our spouses, children, family and friends.  You guys, this is one of my favorite episodes I've recorded so far. It is honest and digs into the core of so many of the issues we face day-to-day.  [If you haven't clicked the 'SUBSCRIBE' bu...

1 Timothy 4:8 says, "For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come." I believe that godliness should go into everything that we do as Christians - and that includes our physical fitness as well as what we are putting inside of our bodies. When I think about good, fun conversations, this is exactly what...

My three viral posts: Cranberry Cream Cheese Jalapeno Dip   To the Girl Who Wished She Hadn't Why We Stopped Going House-to-House for the Holidays Virality is an interesting thing. I have experienced it - in its fullness - three times. The feelings that I experienced went from excitement to shame to fear and believing so. many. lies and then all the way back to joy. On today's episode, I am sharin...

Do your in-laws threaten your marriage or invade your relationship? On this reverse-interview episode with Michael and Elizabeth from the Marriage Talks Podcast, Lindsey shares her own story of family-member-drama as well as her perspective on what it means to deal with difficult in-laws as a Christian man or woman.  Genesis 2:24 says, "Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hol...

My blog post on this topic has gone viral ten times over - so I know that there are many families who need to hear some real truth about this topic. I hope that this conversation and these scriptures bring you freedom to enjoy your own little family this holiday season - without forsaking love. Follow along with Lindsey on Instagram @livingeasywithlindsey for tons of honest and heart-challenging p...

This girl can PREACH! I loved this conversation so much - it filled my heart completely! Alisha Illian and I are talking about chasing perfectionism - and that doesn't also refer to how you look or how your home looks - it's also a constant desire to be great, do well and prove ourselves.  Alisha is the author of a very popular quote that went viral which I can almost guarantee that you've seen al...

"If we replaced cancel culture with critical thinking, we would have empathetic conversations instead of emotional reactions. And by talking, we learn to separate honest mistakes from actual hate." Dear Christians: The demand that someone else meet our criteria for acceptance is anti-gospel.  Cancel culture is a toxic, dangerous habit and response in our generation. When we tend to worship our pol...

Sex trafficking may not be what you think it is. Trafficking is currently at a peak because of Coronavirus and some of the main culprits are social media sites like TikTok, OnlyFans and Sugar Baby websites. There are more young girls online with less supervision.  When we think of trafficking, we often imagine men shipping women across countries, but that's a common misconception. The majority of...

Sarajane Case is the powerful and kind woman behind Enneagram & Coffee. Sarajane seriously knows all things Enneagram and on today's episode Sarajane and I are talking about the best ways to love people in your life based on their enneagram number. As I heard her talk, I thought of all of the people in my life and how accurate these personality types truly were.    It is so important for us to con...

Failure is a fear shared by many, and it is one that keeps us from doing so much of what God has called us to. One of the most repeated commands in scripture is, 'Do not fear' or 'Fear not' and I believe that we should take that command to heart when considering the gifts and talents that God has given us. Does the fear of failure have power over you? If so, I encourage you to listen to this quick...

There is an up-and-coming philosophy of parenting called Gentle Parenting. Today's guest, Dilshad from the popular account @thegentlemamma, is sharing her insight on the differences between this philosophy and that of punitive punishment. Dilshad grew up in a traditional Indian family with typical punitive punishment. When she had her son, she wanted to re-consider all that had been passed down to...

Tish Carlson loves Jesus, is wife, a mom of 3, and owns multiple businesses - and she also takes depression medication. On today's episode, Tish gets candid about her struggle with depression and how it has affected these very important roles in her life. She talks about what depression looks like for her (anger, suicidal thoughts) as well as how and why it can look much different for other people...

Two of the most incredible women (and moms) I know personally, Jennifer Robinson and Melissa Solecki, sat down to talk with me about schooling at home. We are talking all about grace, routines (what has worked and what hasn't), matters of the heart, refinement in your heart as a parent, flexibility and so much more. Melissa is a traditional homeschool mom and has been for 11 years while Jennifer h...

Five time Grammy-nominated artist, Matthew West, is talking with Lindsey Maestas today about how listening well has changed the way he does music and the impact that powerful stories have had on his own life. Matthew gets honest and discusses his own personal struggles with insecurity and empty striving in spite of his platform and success. They also talk about the important differentiation betwee...

Singleness can suck sometimes. But my guest today, Kait Warman, is a single Christian woman in her 30's who believes that there is more to life than just being married and having kids. She wants to remind men and women that they can live a very full life, even in the midst of singleness. On today's episode of The Living Easy Podcast with Lindsey Maestas, Kait and I talk about all of the things fro...

Jesus Culture's Kim Walker Smith is a grammy-nominated artist and today I'm feeling so thankful (and maybe fan-girling a little bit) because she is as lovely and kind as I imagined she would be.   Kim's version of "How He Loves" has been viewed on YouTube over 23 million times and her new album, Wild Heart, will absolutely blow your mind!   On this episode, Kim and I talk all about her past few ye...

On today's emotional and heartfelt episode, I am sharing the lessons that I have learned, the wisdom that has been passed down from women who have gone before me in motherhood while also sharing the mistakes that I've made in my home. I talk about tuning into our children's emotional needs, my tendency to go from 0 to 100 with frustration and how I'm working through that. I discuss how our respons...

I have always been on a fitness rollercoaster. You guys, I LOVE junk food. Way too much. And I am a busy, working, part-time stay-at-home momma and feel like I have zero time for working out. But I have noticed recently how much my lack of exercise or healthy eating impacts not only me, but my family as well. On today's quick episode, I am sharing 5 tips that truly help me when I feel like I have...

Marriage in the thick of Coronavirus hasn't been easy. And there are both disconnected and connected seasons in marriage. The closeness of relationships fluctuate - and that's entirely normal - but what matters most is how you respond to each season.  On this episode, my husband, Jesse Maestas, and I openly and candidly discuss the struggles we have in our own relationship and the feeling of disco...

On today's episode of The Living Easy Podcast with Lindsey Maestas, Lindsey talks with her friend, Jehava Brown, about how to talk with young children about racism.  ⁣ ⁣ It's easy for us to say, "I will talk with my children once they get a bit older", but statistics show that children begin to see racial differences as young as toddler age, so they're acknowledging these differences before we hav...

We've had so much overwhelm lately. But what I don't feel like we've had enough of is hope and encouragement, and reminders that there is more than the eye can see. On this short episode, I'm sharing what God placed on my heart on my drive home last night. Whether you are lying down for bed or waking up and preparing for the day ahead, I am sharing Truth in hopes that it gives you rest and peace ...

Jesse and I had the goal of owning rentals and flipping homes before we were married at the age of 21. We started by purchasing a very inexpensive home in a not-so-safe neighborhood (and getting broken into) - but the rest is history.  On today's episode, I am sharing our story of how we got started with fixer uppers and purchasing rentals, where we invest our money and why we have so many savings...

On Part Two of our Postpartum Psychosis with Lindsey Barnsley, she is discussing her experience in the psychiatric hospital. She talks about her theory about The Pope, her belief that construction workers were carpenters from the Bible and what she believed she escaped from. She talks about her experience with Child Protective Services and why her husband didn't tell her they were coming.  Lindsey...

My real life friend, Lindsey Barnsley, is sharing her vulnerable experience as a normal momma with a newborn - going about her daily routine - to days later being in a mental institution for postpartum psychosis. She shares about the hallucinations that she had, the lies that she believed - which included a sex trafficking ring, familial sexual abuse, a "cheating spouse" and her experience in a ps...