The Jackie and Stacey Show

Monthly Topic: PRIVILEGE We cannot sit silently by while our brothers and sisters of color are systematically, repeatedly, and publicly or privately disparaged. We are standing, sitting, kneeling, and crying out in heartbreak and rage. Please accept our apologies for our rampant stupid, hurtful, and harmful words and actions - even in this podcast. We know we have racism running through our veins,...

Monthly Topic: GENEROSITY. YOU GUYS, this is a big deal! Jackie and Stacey had the incredible opportunity to interview Victoria Calvin! Stacey has been a fan girl since first finding Victoria Marie Designs on YouTube. If you aren’t aware, there are famous people in every hobby/interest in the world, and Victoria is a famous scrapbooker, teacher & designer! Listen in to a super encouraging conversa...

Monthly topic: GENEROSITY. How did we almost go through an entire topic without yet mentioning GENEROUS ASSUMPTIONS?!? This way of thinking was first introduced to Jackie and Stacey by Brené Brown, and has since been a common discussion point throughout the podcast. But, dang, it is super HARD to practice! Stacey wants to know, why can’t everyone just see that her way is the right way when she ang...

Monthly topic: GENEROSITY Jackie and Stacey continue this month’s conversation about GENEROSITY through the lens of close relationships. Wade through some tough questions, like: How do we make a switch from a mindset of scarcity to a mindset of abundance? What has been the most powerful experience of GENEROSITY in our close relationships?; and, How can we create opportunities for others to be gene...

Monthly topic: GENEROSITY Join Jackie and Stacey as they immediately get off topic, then on again, in this, their second episode on the topic of GENEROSITY. Firstly, we hope you had a nice Mother’s Day. Secondly, we know that each of us experience faith as differently as we experience Mother’s Day: from deep pain or loss to great joy and celebration. We love you where you are, and invite you in to...

Monthly Topic: GENEROSITY. In this first episode on the topic, we explore how to be generous with yourself. Is it true that you must love yourself before you can love anyone else? Is generosity different than giving? Be encouraged in this episode to speak to yourself as you would speak to a dear friend: GENEROUSLY! Mentioned in today’s episode was Ann Voskamp & her book One Thousand Gifts.

Monthly topic: MOTIVATION. This episode we get real with actual things to do! In the first 3 episodes on motivation, we established a pretty strong foundation for giving ourselves grace for not really being motivated. Today we discuss more of the HOW to make small steps into getting motivated. Often noted is the work of James Clear, and his book Atomic Habits. Check it out!

Monthly topic: MOTIVATION

Monthly Topic: MOTIVATION

Monthly Topic: MOTIVATION Friends, this topic may sound ridiculous to you (and us) in light of the current Coronavirus Pandemic and resulting quarantine. You may be surprised to hear what we have to say about the topic of MOTIVATION through this week’s lens of SELF. Thank you for listening, and thank you for MOTIVATING us to talk about something interesting - even though we were both in our pajama...

Ladies and Gents, we interrupt your regularly scheduled monthly Jackie & Stacey interview! With the coronavirus pandemic spreading, and most of us in quarantine with our lovely families, we bring you a different format. We had actually planned small & short interviews to see how everyone does things differently in the realm of RELAXING.  We instead tested a call-in format, where we asked a small s...

Monthly topic: RELAXATION Stacey thinks community is super relaxing, because she gets to choose to be a part of it (or not!). Jackie, too relaxes into community. We need to hear from YOU! Do you find the idea of community RELAXING, or the opposite? Practice our VCD with us, and let us know if it took you one step closer to choosing your best community! Reminder: our VCD is our Vaya Con Dios, or a...

Monthly topic: RELAXATION Who are some of our closest relationships? Spouses, siblings, parents, children, and besties? It’s different for every season of life, but Jackie helps us out with some ways to relax into those close relationships. The girls talk about how control is kinda the opposite of relaxing, and how we can train our brain to use different words (or silence) to increase understandin...

Monthly topic: RELAXATION Jackie and Stacey discuss three points about relaxation and faith: 1 - God rested, 2 - He actually commands us to relax, and 3 - What does that actually look like??? How relaxing is it to let go of the death grip we have of controlling our lives - and “come with me (Jesus) to a quiet place and get some rest”?! Practice our VCD with us, and let us know! Reminder: our VCD i...

Monthly topic: RELAXATION. For some, just hearing the word RELAXATION elicits a soothing feeling. For others, “RELAXATION” brings about an opposite response. Try to guess which one happens to Jackie? Then try to guess Stacey’s response! Or, you could listen to today’s episode to find out how these ladies handle RELAXATION and what great benefits occur when RELAXATION is practiced well. As always,...

We just have to introduce you to Carolyn Wormley! Not only was she awarded Monterey County Math teacher of Excellence for 2019, but she is super fun to hang out with. She is a community volunteer, mom of three, and has a sweet story to tell of how she met her darling husband. Join us as we learn about Carolyn, as well as learn from her how stress impacts her life. We talk through all 4 of our lens...

Join Jackie and Stacey as we wrap up our discussions this month allll about STRESS. Learn how Stacey is affected by stress while driving, and then how Jackie alleviates stress through intentional community connections. Perhaps you will join in our weekly Vaya Con Dios challenge - and take one small step towards making a connection with someone new. We promise it won’t be super hard.

We are still talking about STRESS and now we will widen our lens a little bit to look at how it impacts the people closest to us. Stacey reminds us that there are little shifts we can make (#vcd) to both manage our stress and manage the way we put it out into the world around us. Jackie and Stacey discover their opposite approaches to personal growth continue to be a great compliment to each other...

Stress is a reality of life...but what if a faith journey could offer some powerful tools for managing that stress? Jackie and Stacey share some ways their faith intersects with their seasons of stress...and hopefully encourage you to engage with some of the practices they have found useful. Hear a story about a recent stressful moment with Clark (whose darling voice you hear in our intro) and how...

NEW monthly topic: STRESS Whew. Take a deep breath and start to unpack a little bit of STRESS with Jackie and Stacey in this month's new topic. There are varying levels of STRESS, and many ways to manage the symptoms. Our goal throughout this month - and especially in this episode - is to give you permission to look at what is causing you STRESS, and not to compare how a similar situation would/wo...

You may have discovered by now that Jackie and Stacey get excited about a lot of things.... but seriously, we are excited to share this special interview with you. Meet Mr Rob Colÿn. He is celebrating his 94th birthday soon, and has so much wisdom, experience, and fun stories to share with us. This is our longest interview yet - and we didn’t even scratch the surface! Hear how he grew up, survived...

Monthly Topic: WONDER Today Jackie and Stacey WONDER how we build connections within our communities with those who are suuuuuper different than us. Don’t ya WONDER why “they” think/eat/believe stuff that you think is pretty weird??? Or bad??? Or just totally wrong??? What’s interesting is that there is usually a reason for it! Let’s get curious about our neighbor, and come up with some ways to fi...

Monthly Topic: WONDER If you are new here, welcome to the lens that is always hardest for Stacey... and the episode in the monthly topic where Jackie drops some major life wisdom. If you have been listening for a bit - SAME! Basically, Stacey WONDERS why everyone doesn’t just do stuff her way! Then Jackie explains a beautiful parenting concept to help solve Stacey’s problems. Perhaps Jackie can he...

Monthly Topic: WONDER Wonder and Faith go together like peanut butter and jelly, bread and butter, ice cream and Jackie. Can you have faith without WONDER? Stacey talks about BIG perspectives that inspire wonder, and Jackie describes beautiful small wonders. Join us!

Monthly Topic: WONDER Welcome to SEASON TWO of the Jackie and Stacey Show! If you are new here, Hi! If you are coming back for more - thank you! This month’s topic has a special year long meaning for Stacey. Although we don’t talk the traditional resolution setting, we sure still have goals and hopes and dreams. Gain some clarity with us and have a listen! Let us know what you think - you know we’...