Marriage and Intimacy Tips for Christian Couples: Secrets of Happily Ever After

Today’s episode is all about one of my favorite subjects, failure. I will talk about the fear of failure and how that could be keeping you stuck and living small. I offer tips about how to dispel the fear and live your very best life. I refer to the book,  The Gift of Failure written by Jessica Lahey as I talk about letting our children fail and experience failure so they can gain the self confide...

Today’s interview is with ABC’s chief meteorologist and Good Morning America personality, Ginger Zee. Ginger lives in New York City with her husband Ben, and her two boys, Adrian and Miles. She recently wrote a book called  Natural Disasters – I Cover Them and I Am One , in which she opens up about her life and her struggle with depression. She is honest and real and gives hope to others who have...

Today’s episode is a follow up to last week’s episode with Collin Kartchner about using smart phones and social media responsibly. Today, I’m sharing some ideas that have worked with my family and other ideas I have found to help us not be so addicted to devices. I’m hoping to start an intelligent and engaging conversation with parents about how we can be the example and implement responsible use...

Today’s episode is an interview with a Utah husband and father of four who is passionate about helping our youth avoid the pitfalls of smart phones and social media when they are too young to navigate the turbulent waters of unfettered opinions about everything under the sun. He gained his popularity with parody videos aimed to poke fun at the perfectionism proliferated by social media and the way...

This weeks episode is with a podcaster, wife, mom and former English Teacher. Her name is Rachel Neilson and her podcast is called 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms. She has a great concept where each of her episodes is no longer than 30 minutes, but she leaves you with 3 tangible, doable takeaways that you can implement right away. She talks about how she came up with her idea for her podcast and gets c...

This week, we have a special guest on the podcast. She is a wife, a mother of 4 children, a podcaster and an amazing certified life coach…Jody Moore. I have been listening to her podcast for years and absolutely love everything she teaches, so I was so excited when she agreed to come on my podcast to talk about the topic of marriage. In our interview, Jody talks about how to spice up a marriage th...

On today’s episode, we’re going to talk about the source of true beauty. Contrary to popular belief, beauty does not come from a perfectly toned body, clear skin, long flowing hair, big blue eyes or high cheekbones. True beauty comes from within. I will talk about the source of that beauty and how we can tap into it no matter what our physical appearance is or what the world tells us is beautiful....

Today’s interview is with Jamie Hilton of Boise, Idaho. She is a former Mrs. Idaho who survived a tragic accident that could have killed her or left her severely brain damaged. She had so much swelling in her brain, that her doctors had to remove one fourth of her skull and incubate it in her abdomen for six weeks until the swelling went down. She maintained a positive attitude and outlook the ent...

This week I talk about finding and living your life’s purpose. I believe we all have an important and unique purpose to fulfill and that our talents and experiences qualify us to perform this purpose the way only we can do it. I give 3 tips for figuring out what your unique purpose might be and then encourage you to live it even when the going gets hard. Here are my tips: 1. Notice and record less...

This week’s episode is an interview with an old friend, Steve Cook. Steve is a fitness personality on Youtube. He’s a Gym Shark athlete, launching his own line of gym apparel. He just opened his own gym in St. George, Utah called Fitness Culture. And, he also has his own app on Apple and Android called Fitness Culture where you can find fitness programs for men and women. His website is: www.fitne...

This week I talk about having the right attitude about exercise. Some of us exercise to to punish ourselves or think we can hate ourselves thin, but this is not true. Let’s change our thoughts so we exercise because we love our bodies and want them to function properly for a long time and it is good for our mental and emotional health. Let’s find a compelling reason for physical activity and then...

Today, I interviewed one of my very favorite people ever!  She is a wife, mother of 4 boys, best-selling author, social media influencer, business owner, great friend and amazing human!  She shares with us some secrets of her own success as well as failures and insecurities and how she deals with negativity and criticism.  I hope you will enjoy today’s episode as much as I have! You can follow Sar...

Episode 3 is all about my story and experience with depression.  If you have ever struggled with depression or have a loved one who struggles, this episode is for you! I want you to know it’s a normal part of being a human and you are never alone. This is me being real and raw and totally honest about my experience and what I’ve learned and how I’ve grown stronger from the struggle. Send us Fan Ma...

Today I’m talking about the greatest lesson it took me almost 40 years to learn.  The importance of loving and accepting ourselves, regardless of what other’s think about us. Powerful phrases like… what others think about us is none of our business and you don’t have to like me, that’s my job. Send us Fan Mail

Today’s episode is about operating from a fixed vs. a growth mindset and how changing our thinking can change our behavior and ultimately our results.  I’ve offered some definitions, history and practical applications of some growth mindset phrases. Send us Fan Mail

This is just the about me and my podcast episode.  It will give you a little bit of information about me and how my podcast, On the Brighter Side came to be. Send us Fan Mail