Merritt Onsa: Dream Mentor | Christian Entrepreneur | Community Host

The Devoted Dreamers Podcast

What if the dream in your heart was placed there by God for a reason?  Merritt Onsa, host of The Devoted Dreamers Podcast, helps Christian women in midlife find the courage to pursue their God-shaped dreams—even when fear, doubt, and imposter syndrome say they’re not ready.  Through real conversations with women living out their callings and short solo episodes full of biblical truth and encouragement, you’ll discover:  ✨ How to move forward even when you feel unqualified  ✨ The source of lies that keep dreamers stuck (and the truth that sets you free) ✨ Practical wisdom for taking the next...

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Merritt Onsa: Dream Mentor | Christian Entrepreneur | Community Host

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Education

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Latest episode

Jun 24, 2026

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Episodes

3 Things to Know Before You Start Your Podcast || Merritt Onsa & Natalie Arent 04.12.2020

Send us Fan Mail This bonus episode is just for you if you’ve ever felt a tug to launch your own podcast. I’m collaborating with my friend and fellow podcaster Natalie Arent to share what we learned from launching our own podcasts (and how we can help you get over the hurdles faster and easier than we did when we first launched). Three things we wished we knew before we stated podcasting: #1 - If...

178 || Faithfulness is the Way to Freedom and Joy in Christ || Caroline Cobb 02.12.2020

Send us Fan Mail Launch your own podcast by March 1st when you join my podcast beta program with Natalie Arent. Sign up here: nataliearent.com/podcastbeta   Caroline Cobb is a mom and a wife with a passion to tell the stories of scripture through singing and songwriting. When she started writing her own songs, it was just a hobby; but a challenge from her husband and a looming thirtieth birthday t...

177 || [Solo] How I Knew My Dream & Clues to Look for to Uncover Yours || Merritt Onsa 24.11.2020

Send us Fan Mail This is the number one requested topic for the next solo episode based on a poll in the Devoted Dreamers Facebook group. And I get it! It can be difficult to discern exactly what your dream is, especially if you are a multi-passionate woman with lots of other responsibilities in your life. But if you’re here, listening to this one, I’m guessing you believe that God has something f...

176 || [Pivot Session] Listening to the Cues That Will Help You Pivot || Katie Bulmer 18.11.2020

Send us Fan Mail Katie Bulmer is host of the Truth for Your Twenties Podcast, a speaker to over 30 colleges nationwide and passionate about helping sorority women unlock their world-changing power. The heart behind her dream is to be who she needed when she was a young woman looking for happiness in the arms of boys, Bacardi, and attempts to be beautiful.   When the pandemic hit the U.S. in the sp...

175 || When God Takes Your Dream in a Direction You Never Imagined || Courtney Wong Davis 11.11.2020

Send us Fan Mail Courtney Wong Davis is a coach for executives and organizational leaders looking for creative solutions to complex challenges. She’s an associate professor of communication management at Azusa Pacific University, and her first book, Leading Small Groups that Thrive : Five Shifts to Take Your Group to the Next Level , is grounded in social science research and translated to make a...

174 || [Solo] A Call for Christian Women to be Part of the Solution || Merritt Onsa 04.11.2020

Send us Fan Mail I was torn about what to share on the podcast this week. I didn’t feel comfortable continuing, business as usual, with the next episode and neglecting what feels like a really important decision being made in the U.S. right now. So I did something that felt out of my comfort zone but also like the right choice: instead of releasing the episode I’d planned for the first week of Nov...

173 || Asking God for More Faith When You Fear || Stephanie Rousselle 28.10.2020

Send us Fan Mail Stephanie Rousselle is the founder of Gospel Spice Ministries. God has given her a unique passion for making the Bible come alive to modern-day hearts and minds. She offers a dose of encouragement for your unanswered prayers and a reminder of what to do when fear threatens to take over. I love Stephanie’s heart for teaching God’s Word to a modern-day Western audience. As a fellow...

172 || [Pivot Session] When is it Worth the Risk to Try Something New? || Beth Bruno 21.10.2020

Send us Fan Mail Beth Bruno is a curator of the feminine story, amplifier of the feminine voice, and explorer of feminine glory. You can find her doing just that with her daughters on the Fierce & Lovely Podcast; in her book, A VOICE BECOMING: A Yearlong Mother-Daughter Journey into Passionate, Purposed Living ; and through the Fierce & Lovely Moms Membership Community. Deeply committed to...

171 || How to Keep Your Perspective Even Through a Season of Grief || Joanna Meyer 14.10.2020

Send us Fan Mail Joanna Meyer serves the Denver Institute for Faith & Work as Director of Public Engagement and oversees the Women & Vocation Initiative. Joanna brings her story with vulnerability and openness regarding the loss of a personal dream, and she shares how God has continued to provide opportunities to develop her voice and vision for her vocational dream as well as clarity in h...

170 || How to Find Beauty in the Ashes of Your Broken Past || Lisa Vanderveen 07.10.2020

Send us Fan Mail Lisa Vanderveen has a burden to bring transformation to women with past abortions or sexual heartbreak. Her God-shaped dream is the result of her own healing over the last few years, releasing 30-year-old hurts and embracing her calling as a practitioner of the healing modality that blessed her so much. Lisa is in the early stages of working on life coach certification to help her...

169 || [Solo] What Is Imposter Syndrome and How to Know If You Have It || Merritt Onsa 30.09.2020

Send us Fan Mail What keeps you from pursuing your God-shaped dream? Have you struggled with that voice in your head that says you are not enough or regularly poses the question “Who am I to do this?” The Oxford Dictionary defines imposter syndrome as t he persistent inability to believe that one's success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved as a result of one's own efforts or...

168 || [Pivot Session] Launch Before You Know It All || Natalie Arent 23.09.2020

Send us Fan Mail These Pivot Session episodes are all short, honest conversations with a guest who has made a shift in her dream because of the coronavirus pandemic that arrived on the scene in early 2020. ’Cause we’re all about not allowing the enemy of our souls win the battle for our dreams. Listen in and be encouraged, maybe even get an idea about how you might listen and be open to how God is...

167 || Freedom to Show Up in the World with Your Gifts || Katie Wussow 16.09.2020

Send us Fan Mail Katie Wussow is a business coach who specializes in working with service-based creative entrepreneurs in the early stages of their business. She helps them put a strong foundation in place in their business so they can be profitable and make a full-time income doing what they love.  Katie says she launched her dream of being a business coach back in 2017 out of necessity. In that...

Hello Season Eight!! 09.09.2020

Send us Fan Mail Hello Season Eight!! I’m so glad to be back with you here on the podcast! A lot has happened over the summer—I don’t have to tell you that—but I’m so excited about what’s in store for us with Season Eight. This quick little episode is a preview of what you can expect in this new season and how I want to support you as you pursue your God-shaped dream. I’ve found some real clarity...

166 || [Rewind] Maybe Your Dream Feels Too Superficial || Rebekah Twinem 02.09.2020

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to this final Summer Rewind episode of the Devoted Dreamers Podcast! Follow Rebekah Twinem & Foundshop on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/found_shop/ You’ll find the show notes from the original episode here: https://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/100 Rebekah Twinem created Foundshop, an online clothing resale shop near Boulder, Colorado, out of her love...

165 || [Rewind] How to Loosen Your Grip on Your Dream || Kristi Hayes 26.08.2020

Send us Fan Mail So many kids are heading back to school (virtually or in person) this week and next, but I've got two more Summer Rewind episodes for you before Season 8 begins! Thanks for listening today! You can follow Kristi Hayes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristi_hayes_bestrongstory/ Since our original conversation in 2018, Kristi has published a children’s book based on the...

164 || [Rewind] Mining Your Story for the Dream God’s Given You || Beth Bruno 19.08.2020

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to this Summer Rewind episode of the Devoted Dreamers Podcast! Follow Beth Bruno on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fiercelovely/ You’ll find the show notes from the original episode with Beth here: https://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/81 In this interview, Beth Bruno talks about her journey to becoming a writer even though she didn’t think she was a “crea...

163 || [Rewind] Fitting Your Dream into An Already Busy Life || Tiffany Bluhm 12.08.2020

Send us Fan Mail About Tiffany:  Tiffany Bluhm is an author, speaker, and writer who is passionate about helping women come to know their value and purpose because of a loving, redeeming God. In a style that speaks to women right where they are, she shares insights from a life spent chasing after Jesus while walking alongside women from suburbia to the inner city, jails and brothels, and the slums...

162 || [Rewind] Taking Your Dream One Step at a Time || Trillia Newbell 05.08.2020

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to this Summer Rewind episode of the Devoted Dreamers Podcast! Follow Trillia Newbell on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trillianewbell/ You’ll find the show notes from the original episode with Trillia here: https://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/64 About Trillia:  Trillia Newbell is an author, speaker, radio commentator, wife and mother. She has authored s...

161 || [Rewind] Starting With What You Know || LaKena Dunham 29.07.2020

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to this Summer Rewind episode of the Devoted Dreamers Podcast! Follow LaKena Dunham on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lakenadunham/ You’ll find the show notes from the original episode with LaKena here: https://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/58 About LaKena:  LaKena Dunham is the founder of Hewalenamo Girls, Inc., a non-profit organization providing financi...

160 || [Rewind] How to Fight Back Fear and Pursue Your Dream || Jennie Allen 22.07.2020

Send us Fan Mail Jennie Allen is an award-winning and bestselling author as well as the founder and visionary for the IF: Gathering . She is a passionate leader following God’s call on her life to catalyze a generation of women to live what they believe. Jennie has a wealth of wisdom to share with dreamers like us because she is one of us. She has struggled, fought back fear, and lived to see a dr...

159 || [Rewind] How to Keep Going When God Asks Too Much || Julie Manning 15.07.2020

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to this Summer Rewind episode of the Devoted Dreamers Podcast! Follow Julie Manning on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliermanning/ You’ll find the show notes from the original episode with Julie Manning here: https://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/45 About Julie:  Julie Manning is a wife, boy mom, and pediatric nurse practitioner. At age 25 her career too...

158 || [Rewind] Small Steps on the Journey to Your Big Dream || Angie Weszely 08.07.2020

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to this Summer Rewind episode of the Devoted Dreamers Podcast ! Follow ProGrace over on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamprograce/ You’ll find the show notes from the original episode with Angie Weszely here: https://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/31 Angie Weszely is a speaker, writer, strategist and dreamer. As the co-founder and CEO of the nonprofit orga...

157 || [Rewind] How to Wait on Your Dream with Truth and Courage || Sharon Hodde Miller 01.07.2020

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to this Summer Rewind episode of the Devoted Dreamers Podcast! You get all the latest news on Sharon Hodde Miller over on her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharonhmiller/ You’ll find the show notes from the original episode with Sharon Hodde Miller here: https://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/29 A Quick Summary:  Sharon Hodde Miller is a teaching pastor at...

156 || [Rewind] Pursuing a Dream Regardless of the Results|| Hannah Anderson 23.06.2020

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to this repeat episode of the Devoted Dreamers Podcast! You will find the show notes from the original episode with Hannah Anderson here: https://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/23 All summer long I will be re-sharing some of my favorite episodes that you may have missed the first time around, and especially for these summer episodes I have compiled journaling que...

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