The Clergy Wellness Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Season 1, Episode 12 - In 2006,  a pastor introduced the idea of a 21-day fast from complaining.  Over 6.2 million people have taken the challenge.  Those who have taken the challenge have found the joys and challenges of learning to live a complaint-free life. In today's episode, we look at how easy it is to fall into complaining and what we can do to live a healthier and ha...

Send us Fan Mail Season 1, Episode 11 -  Increasing Your Happiness Right Where You Are At -  Today will we also look at:  A wellness practice of the week, What is making this week good, and a  Mindfulness Meditation. Can we increase our happiness without changing our circumstances?  Yes. We can.   How?  In today's episode, we will explore how we can increase our happiness right where we find...

Send us Fan Mail Season 1, Episode 10 - Welcome to the Clergy Wellness Podcast, this is season 1, episode 10, Self Confidence for Ministry and Life  Today will we also look at:  A wellness practice of the week, What is making this week good, and a  Mindfulness Meditation. Self-confidence is being secure in who you are.  You know you can trust yourself. That you can feel all your feelings and know...

Send us Fan Mail Season 1, Episode 9 - Feelings Matter. Today we do a deep dive on feelings and emotions.  We all have them but how do we deal with them?  Sometimes, we don’t know what to do with the emotions we feel, so we bottle them up, eat or drink over them and have trouble developing deep relationships.  But it doesn't have to be that way. In this week's episode, we look at what it...

Send us Fan Mail Season 1, Episode 8 - Time Management Hacks for Clergy. It is no secret that your schedule is crazy.  Sermons, meetings, staffing AND pastoral care and community engagement can overwhelm anyone's calendar. How can you get it all done?  This week's episode focuses on the 4 key calendar hacks to help clergy get ahold of their calendars so they can grow their wellness in li...

Send us Fan Mail Season 1, Episode 7 - Start Something New and Maybe Fail At It. Ministry, like life, is a lot about trying new things.  The problem is most new things don't succeed right out the gate and that can cause discouragement and anxiety.  So why try new things?  Especially in ministry? In this week's episode, we look at why failure is part of ministry and nothing to be worried...

Send us Fan Mail Season 1, Episode 6 - Why You Need Better Boundaries in Life and Ministry. You need better boundaries in life and ministry.  How do I know?  Because we ALL do! What do boundaries do for us? First, boundaries remind us what we are responsible for and what is not our responsibilities. Second, boundaries keep people and relationships healthy by acknowledging that ignoring disrespectf...

Send us Fan Mail Season 1, Episode 5 - How to Deal with Blame. One thing that can hold us back in ministry and wellness is BLAME. Blame drains us and discouraged us but it is such a human thing to do! This week, we explore why blame is a thought error, why we have choices in what we believe, and how you can process blame so that you might live more fully. Plus, the Wellness Practice of the Week, W...

Send us Fan Mail Season 1, Episode 4 - Creating Nurturing Office Spaces. Our offices (at home and at the church) are great opportunities to create wellness spaces.  In today's episode, we look at how to tweak, delete and update our offices so that they would work better for us. What can you do to make your office space part of your wellness?  Also featured are "Wellness Practice of the W...

Send us Fan Mail Season 1, Episode 3 - Mindful Mornings. Love is key - love for God, others, and self.  In this equation, we often leave ourselves out, and yet, it doesn't have to be that way.   Today we look at mindfulness as a simple way to increase wellness.  Join in learning a simple exercise and finding doable possibilities for wellness.  Our mindfulness meditation text is Isaiah 40:31....

Send us Fan Mail Season 1, Episode 2 - The Summer Bucket List  Summer.  Who doesn't love summer?  When we were kids, they offered a different rhythm of life, but once we became adults, we lost that slower, more enjoyable rhythm of summers.  But what if it didn't have to be that way? Today's episode explores how to reclaim summer rhythms by creating a summer bucket list, squeezing in...

Send us Fan Mail Season 1, Episode 1 - The Gap & The Gain -  Where does our attention naturally fall? Do we find ourselves seeing the GAP - that is, where things fall short? Or do we focus on the GAIN?  Focusing on life's gains enables us to see and celebrate those small areas where we are making progress. And, by focusing on the gains, we find life is more enjoyable, and gains happen mor...

Send us Fan Mail Season 1 - Trailer -  Doing one of the hardest jobs in the world without losing yourself.  Hosted by Rev. Nicole Reilley www. NicoleReilley.com