Living Fearlessly Podcast

🎙️ The Sanity Closet: Forgiveness, Lightning Strikes & Letting Go A heartfelt conversation with The Sanity Closet sisters. Warning: This episode contains late starts, turkey-chasing updates, a near-tarantula sighting, a golden doodle brain cell theory, and some of the most tender, hard-won wisdom you'll hear on forgiveness. The Sanity Closet is back — and this time, Michelle and six of her sis...

🎙️ Giving Christ Our Messy Yes: Abiding, Serving, & Shining In this heartfelt episode, Michelle Hillaert takes you along on a last-minute weekend away with her sister Eileen, a trip to Global Awakening's Voice of the Women conference that turned into so much more than she expected. Between a preaching workshop she had 10 minutes to prepare for, a powerful panel on hospitality and discipleship,...

🎙️ Budgeting, Priorities & Financial Freedom A heart-to-heart conversation with Melissa Gordon. Many of us carry fear, stress, or even shame around money. Whether you're living paycheck to paycheck, avoiding your bank account, or simply wondering where your money keeps disappearing, this conversation offers a different perspective: budgeting isn't about restriction, it's about freedom. In this...

🎙️ Don’t Mix the Play-Doh: Motherhood, Memories & Letting Go A heartfelt conversation with Jacki Ascough. What if the very chaos you’re trying to survive today becomes the thing you miss the most tomorrow? In this heartfelt and deeply relatable episode of Living Fearlessly , Michelle sits down with new friend and fellow mama Jacki Ascough — a Texas native who spent over 30 years raising her fa...

🎙️ Hiding in the Sanity Closet: Practicing Delight, Hot Flashes, & Holy Joy A heartfelt conversation with The Sanity Closet sisters. What if joy isn’t something we stumble upon… but something we practice? Warning: This episode contains sister chaos, ADHD tangents, accidental theology, hot flash commentary, and a whole lot of laughter. In this laughter-filled and deeply honest episode of Living...

🎙️ Awakened By Beauty - Music, Nature, & Wonder A candid conversation with Dr. Larissa Fedoryka-Kuplak What if beauty isn’t just something we see—but something that changes us ? In this deeply reflective and soul-stirring episode, Michelle sits down with concert cellist Dr. Larissa Kuplak to explore how beauty—especially through music and nature—has the power to awaken our hearts, heal what’s...

🎙️ Fully Alive: Discovering Your God-Given Strengths A heartfelt conversation with Katherine Sikma Wadsworth. In this powerful and life-giving episode of Living Fearlessly , Michelle sits down with leadership coach Katherine Sigma Wadsworth to unpack the truth about identity, strengths, and what it really means to be fully alive. Rooted in the truth that you are God’s masterpiece , this conversati...

🎙️ Embracing Your Beautiful & Seeing It In Others Michelle Hillaert dives into a deeply personal and transformative conversation about what it truly means to embrace your beautiful . In a world constantly telling us who we should be, Michelle reminds us that God already created us with intention, purpose, and beauty - exactly as we are. Through powerful storytelling, Scripture, and a moving pe...

🎙️ Is Anything Too Marvelous for the Lord? Unicorns, Poppers, & Providence The Sanity Closet is back! 7 out of 10 biological sisters share from the heart. In this laughter-filled and deeply heartfelt episode of Living Fearlessly , Michelle and her sisters gather for a real, unfiltered conversation that somehow includes unicorns, jalapeño poppers, and powerful encounters with God’s providence....

🎙️ Sister (From Another Mister) Talk From Behind The Chair A heartfelt conversation with Kerri Marsh. In this raw and inspiring conversation, Michelle is joined by her dear friend, Kerri Marsh—a woman who knows what it means to fight for her life, her worth, and her future. Kerri came from a place where love, worth, and security weren’t always clearly shown. She had to fight—through broken relatio...

🎙️ When Self-Care Looks Like Survival A heartfelt conversation with Eileen King, BSN and certified Neural Integration System Therapy practitioner. Michelle is joined by her big sister Eileen King — a mother of seven, former labor and delivery nurse (for over 20 years) , and functional neurology practitioner — for a raw, heartfelt conversation about what self-care really looks like when you're in s...

🎙️ Beyond Bubble Baths: Self-Care for the Body, Mind, and Soul Michelle Hillaert dives into a topic many women struggle with but rarely prioritize: true self-care . In a culture that often reduces self-care to bubble baths and lattes, Michelle explores the deeper habits that actually restore our strength, bring peace, and allow us to show up well for the people we love. Drawing from her experience...

🎙️ Wilderness, Surrender, & Persevering in Prayer Another candid conversation with The Sanity Closet (8 out of 10 sisters - and yes, they're all biological). Episode Description The sisters of The Sanity Closet return for another heartfelt conversation about surrender, prayer, and learning to trust God in the wilderness seasons of life. What begins with laughter and stories quickly turns into...

🎙️ The Courageous Calling of the Feminine Soul A heartfelt conversation with Kimberly Cook. Michelle Hillaert welcomes Kimberly Cook, author, speaker, and podcaster, for a heartfelt conversation on the tender and courageous call to spiritual motherhood. Together, they explore the beauty of the feminine soul, our unique calling as women, and what it means to embrace our gifts and stand confidently...

🎙️ Have a Little Faith A conversation about surrender, strength, and trusting God in the unexpected. Michelle Hillaert welcomes her friend Faith Buono for an honest and encouraging conversation about what it really means to have a little faith. Together, they explore how unexpected detours, seasons of self-doubt, and uncomfortable assignments can become the very places where God builds confidence...

🎙️ Shine Your Light This Lenten Season A reflection on courage, vulnerability, and freedom in Lent Michelle invites listeners into a heartfelt reflection on what it means to truly let your light shine — especially during the Lenten season. Drawing from Scripture and the wisdom of the saints, she explores how perfectionism, fear, and comparison often keep us hidden when God is calling us forward. T...

🎙️ Introducing The Sanity Closet A candid conversation with 8 out of 10 sisters (and yes - they're all biological). Episode Description Ten sisters come together to share their powerful stories of faith, struggle, and the transformative power of sisterhood. From the oldest at 22 years apart from the youngest, these women have walked through divorce, loss, single motherhood, health crises, and deep...

🎙️ Living Fearlessly, One Thought at a Time A heartfelt conversation with psychologist Dr. Sherri Yoder Michelle Hillaert welcomes Dr. Sherri Yoder , a psychologist who transformed her own life by embracing faith and personal growth. Together, they discuss the importance of self-honesty, the power of words, and the 7 Truths to Think By - guiding principles that support mental health and emotional...

Welcome to the first episode of Living Fearlessly with Michelle Hillaert. In this opening episode, Michelle shares the heart behind the podcast and the journey that led her here. Fear shows up in many forms—quietly shaping decisions, limiting growth, and keeping us from fully stepping into who we’re called to be. Living Fearlessly is about learning how to face fear, grow through it, and choose fai...