The Jackie and Stacey Show

Monthly Topic: COMPROMISE. Would it be a shock to hear that this is a tough area for Stacey? Have no fear: Jackie to the rescue with tips for practicing leaning in to COMPROMISE in close relationships! Both gals have some great recent stories of micro and major compromise-in-action.

Monthly Topic: COMPROMISE We are both finding that as we grow older, there are less things to hold really tightly to; more things that we can hold loosely. In faith, we especially find as we grow to learn more about Jesus: it’s less about rules and more about love. What values are core to your faith, and what do you find that you can compromise?

Monthly Topic: COMPROMISE What a weird word: “with promise”. Today we talk about what compromise means, how it shows up in our lives, and what we experience in the middle of it. Jackie and Stacey each have very different immediate reactions to the need for compromise … listen to find out!

Monthly Topic: INTENTION Meet Tiffany! She is the boss lady* at Blue Zones Project Monterey County AND for wellness at Salinas Valley Health. Tiffany joins us today to discuss all the ways she practices INTENTION in work and family life. You will love the language she uses in situations to clarify and de-escalate. You will love her perspective on parenting. You will basically just love her! *Chief...

Monthly Topic: INTENTION Let’s review what we have learned about intention today: 1) you have got to say what you want; 2) let someone in on it; 3) ask for help / accountability. Today we talk about all the resources available in our communities to help us (or for us to help others!) put our intentions into action. Some are super hard, some are super fun, all are ways to connect with others in ord...

Monthly Topic: INTENTION. Friendship is such an important close relationship - that can sometimes be difficult to foster in our adulthood. We have so many other responsibilities and duties that require our time - are we making space for friendships? Join us today as we review and combat 5 lies we sometimes believe about adult relationships.

Monthly Topic: INTENTION Last episode we asked you to consider with us what your identity is. In order to step forward with intention, we’ve got to have a goal / focus / target. This week we are applying that principal to faith: what is the point of faith? What is your faith identity? Join us as we discover our purpose, so we can seek God with INTENTION 💕

Monthly Topic: INTENTION Well, we have touched on the impact of INTENTION through many of our past monthly topics, but now is it’s time to shine! Join us as we discuss the definition of INTENTION, as well as how each of us are focusing on an area we would like to INTENTIONALLY improve this season.

Monthly Topic: LOVE. You guys are going to love the gentle and loving ways that both Rick and Diane encourage you to be you. Both practice as Spiritual Directors, which is an intentional, contemplative way to live a thoughtful life seeking God’s presence. We trust you will be enamored with each of them, and receive the love to go easy on yourself.

Monthly Topic: LOVE. As we have woven through our attempts at understanding this gigantic topic, we now arrive at this broader application of love. So, what does loving without expectation look at in our communities? We discuss how to practice some simple, low-risk loving actions through each of the five love languages. Some are harder than others!

Monthly Topic: LOVE. Join Stacey as she lays on the couch of Jackie’s therapy room for today’s episode. We talk quite a bit on how to act loving when you don’t feel loving … and we (Stacey) learn new ways of practicing love in close relationships. Move forward with hope and inspiration with us!

Monthly Topic: LOVE. Love is one of the most powerful forces in the world. Today we explore a little more deeply one type of love we discussed last episode: “Agape” love, or the unconditional love from God. We will first discover the breadth of God’s love for us (immense). Then we will learn how that love can enable us to move into the world in love. “We love because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:1...

Monthly Topic: LOVE. Love makes the world go ‘round! All you need is love! We bet you can think up a million songs about love - and they are *usually* about one type: romantic love. Jackie teaches us about the four types of love in today’s episode, AND how we communicate that love to each other (the 5 love languages). Thank you for listening! 💕

Monthly Topic: CONSISTENCY Can you believe that we have yet to interview Stacey’s famous running partner Yvonne?! Well, today is the day you all get to experience the gift that is Yvonne. She is kind, lovely, thoughtful, brilliant, grace-filled, and … you know it … CONSISTENT! Learn from her with us!

Monthly Topic: CONSISTENCY. Jackie helps guide us through 5 ways we can practice showing up in consistency in our communities. We both hold high value in building and strengthening our communities. Join us in our Vaya Con Diós!

Monthly Topic: CONSISTENCY Close relationships like family, friends or romantic all develop with consistently high levels of trust, love, knowledge, commitment and intimacy. Jackie and Stacey share some internal “rules” they have created to be more consistent in these types of relationships. Join us as we identify these ways to practice consistency!

Monthly Topic: CONSISTENCY. Jackie and Stacey discuss their desire to not have a faith that involves “shoulds”. They then ask, if faith is not a religion, but a relationship, why does consistency matter?

Monthly Topic: CONSISTENCY Welcome to season FIVE! We are so grateful you are joining us for another year of growing by degrees. In today’s episode, we talk about the highest paid skill in the world: CONSISTENCY! Learn with us about the benefits of “intentional consistency”, and 7 ways to practice incorporating consistency in your life. Vaya Con Diós!

Monthly Topic: LIFESAVERS This is a special episode for two reasons... or maybe 200 reasons?!? First, we are celebrating ending our fourth season of podcasting. Secondly, and most importantly, we invited our past interviewees, as well as fans/friends of the Jackie and Stacey Show, to contribute to this episode. We asked, "What is saving your life right now?". This episode is comprised of all of th...

Monthly Topic: LIFESAVERS. You guys, this is our 199th episode of the Jackie and Stacey Show podcast! Today we keep it short and sweet as we introduce you to a fun topic of “LIFESAVERS”. Like, what is saving our lives right now? What’s bringing us joy, or helping us get through the days? Listen in to find out!

Monthly Topic: TRUST Did you know that your brain is the most powerful muscle in your body? Therefore, your mental fitness is as important (if not more!) than your physical fitness! Join us as we learn from mental health clinician - turned mental health coach - Erika Olivarez. Erika shares her greatest tips and tricks for growing your own mental fitness. Find her at C.O.R.E. Mental Fitness, and on...

Monthly Topic: TRUST When it comes to the vast array of communities that we engage in, what are our expectations for that engagement? In today’s episode we remind ourselves all the definitions of TRUST we have established this month. Then we discuss how easy it is to have TRUST broken in community. Lastly, what can we do when we don’t value the same things as others and either break their trust, o...

Monthly Topic: TRUST Our homegirl/ patron saint Brené Brown uses Charles Feltman’s definition of TRUST = “choosing to risk making something you value vulnerable to another person’s actions.” Whoa. We then discuss / apply Brené’s acronym for B.R.A.V.I.N.G. Which one is most challenging for you?

Monthly Topic: TRUST. How can we possibly say we trust in God when we cannot see or hear God? One way is to look back and take note of when God showed up, or when you felt cared for. We can look to the past to see when God proved himself trustworthy.

Monthly Topic: TRUST Trusting yourself, your instincts, your intuition . . . builds confidence. Jackie and Stacey have two different experiences with self-trust, yet both have journeyed and struggled through this topic. AND trust is Stacey’s “one little word” of the year!