The Vibrant Living Podcast

Andi Buerger shares a story about a little girl named Jean who grew up in a home where unimaginable things happened every day. Jean didn't know if she would live to see the next birthday. She sat on a curb at five years old, waiting for a car to come fast enough. But God had a different plan. In this episode, Andi shares what healing has looked like on the other side of survival. Not overnight. No...

When you hear the word enthusiasm, what comes to mind? Most of us think of energy, excitement, or passion. But the word originally meant something entirely different. Enthusiasm comes from the Greek words en theos — "God within." In this final episode of the Kingdom Spiritual Intelligence series, we're exploring what it means to stay connected to the source rather than striving to create more ener...

Patrina Pelton-Smith shares on this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast about leadership, betrayal, personal attacks, and what it feels like when people you're serving turn against you. This is an honest conversation about trusting God when you want to quit, being fortified in the fire, and learning that sometimes God seasons you through heat you didn't ask for. In this episode: Leadership and b...

In this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I welcome Randy Wheeler, owner of Wheeler Coaching and Maxwell Leadership Certified DISC Consultant, for a conversation about the kind of leadership that has nothing to do with a title. Randy has trained thousands of leaders across the United States and developed leaders internationally. His conviction is simple: leadership is influence. And the women...

Alethea Felton shares on this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast about obedience, uncertainty, leadership, and what happens when God asks you to move before you fully understand where He is taking you. Alethea talks about fear, transition, trust, mentorship, and learning that authority does not come from having everything figured out. It grows through obedience, often long before confidence sho...

What if the exhaustion you feel is not from doing too much, but from trying to prove something that has already been settled? In this episode, I uncover the real reason so many faith-filled leaders feel pressure even when they are doing all the right things. It is not a discipline issue. It is not a time issue. It is not even a conviction issue. It is an identity issue. I walk through the foundati...

Amanda Hietter shares on this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast about surviving, abuse, surrender, and what happens when you realize you have spent years carrying life in survival mode. Not thriving. Not truly living. Just surviving. Amanda speaks honestly about fear, control, healing, and learning to trust God again in places where life had taught her to brace for impact. There is something s...

There’s a difference between knowing about God and learning how to stay connected to Him in the middle of real life. In this conversation from FORTIFIED: Women Rising in Authority, Ease, and Joy, Laurie Cavanaugh shares her journey through burnout, breast cancer, striving, healing, and rediscovering a personal relationship with God through the practice of praise. What makes Laurie’s story powerful...

In this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I welcome Jennifer McFarland, ADHD advocate, TFT Tapping practitioner, and founder of Monarch Dawn. Jennifer works with women who discover their ADHD diagnosis in adulthood, after years of shame, relentless anxiety, and the exhausting work of holding it all together on the outside while everything feels chaotic within. This conversation names what so...

Most leaders have been there. An opportunity shows up, pressure builds, and everything around you says: move now. In this episode, I name what that feeling actually is and why it matters where it is coming from. Urgency and discernment are not the same thing. KPI culture has conditioned leaders to treat speed as wisdom and decisiveness as strength. But Kingdom Spiritual Intelligence asks a complet...

There are moments in life that don’t just hurt… They redefine everything. The kind of moments where what you believed about your life, your future, even your identity… suddenly no longer fits. In this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I sit down with Sarah S. Brown for a conversation that moves gently, but deeply, through heartbreak, healing, and the journey of becoming. Sarah shares her pers...

You know that spiral. The launch didn’t land. The numbers weren’t what you hoped. And somewhere in the middle of the questioning comes the sentence that sounds spiritual:“I guess I’ll just trust God’s timing. But if we’re honest… Sometimes that’s genuine surrender. And sometimes it’s resignation with a Bible verse attached. In this episode, we’re talking about the difference. Because what if the p...

There’s a difference between visiting… and living somewhere. You can be welcomed, comfortable, even at peace for a moment… and still feel that subtle sense that you don’t belong there. And then there’s home. In this episode, I share a quiet but honest question: Where do you actually live with God? Jesus didn’t invite us to visit His love. He invited us to make our home there. Not occasionally. Not...

Life can change in an instant. In this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I welcome brand strategist, speaker, and author Tom McManimon for a deeply personal conversation about resilience, perspective, and the importance of living in balance. After experiencing the ripple effects of the World Trade Center tragedy and later surviving a severe medical crisis that revealed a life-threatening brai...

Legacy is often confused with inheritance, but the two are very different. Inheritance is something you leave TO people. Legacy is what you leave IN them. In this episode, I explore the deeper question many leaders never stop to ask. What are people carrying differently because they encountered you? Most of us are living by a scoreboard we never consciously agreed to. It quietly asks questions lik...

AI Isn’t Smarter Than You. It Just Has More Information. Artificial intelligence is suddenly everywhere. For some people, that feels exciting. For others, it feels overwhelming. In this conversation, I sit down with AI educator and consultant Kimberly Inez Mays to talk about AI in a way that is practical, calm, and easy to understand. Kimberly has spent decades working in technology and operations...

There are seasons when you show up. You lead. You carry responsibility. You stay dependable. From the outside, everything looks steady. But somewhere along the way, something in you went quiet. Earlier this year, after weeks of brutal cold, I stepped outside and heard the birds singing. I realized I hadn’t heard that sound all winter. They had been there the whole time, faithful and present. But t...

What does it really mean to be “spiritual”? In today’s culture, spirituality can mean meditation, manifestation, energy work, mindfulness, or simply being open and expansive. But not everything labeled spiritual comes from the same source. In this episode of The Vibrant Living Podcast, I continue the Lies We Believe series by exploring a foundational truth: there are not infinite spiritual paths....

In this episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I sit down with certified personal trainer and posture and mobility specialist Cynthia Croissant to talk about what fitness really looks like in midlife. If you’ve ever thought: 👉 “Exercise just causes me pain.” 👉 “Why am I not getting results even though I’m trying?” 👉 “I can’t do what those 20-year-olds on Instagram are doing…” This conversation...

There’s a question underneath all the questions you’ve been asking. It’s not about strategy. It’s not about what’s next. And it’s not about trying harder.  It sounds more like: Why can’t I shake this? Why does this keep returning? Why does something in me feel stirred, but unfinished? In this episode, I explore what I call the “operating system shift” from manager to messenger. Many faith-driven l...

What do you do when life no longer looks like the plan you carefully built? In this heartfelt episode of the Vibrant Living Podcast, I sit down with Jesikah Wells, host of the Broken to Beautiful Podcast, for a gentle, Spirit-led conversation about trust, grace, and allowing God to lead in seasons of transition. Jesikah shares from her own unfolding journey as a mother, podcaster, and woman of fai...

You had the breakthrough. You felt the shift. You left that moment with God absolutely certain this time would be different. And then a few weeks later, you realize you’re right back in the same pattern. In this episode, I unpack why revelation alone doesn’t create lasting transformation. The problem isn’t your discipline. It isn’t weak faith. And it isn’t that you didn’t want it badly enough. The...

Internationally renowned painter Anne Plaisance joins me for a powerful and honest conversation about art, domestic violence, manipulation tactics, and reclaiming your voice. Anne has exhibited in over 100 shows worldwide. Her work has been featured in The Boston Globe, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle Decoration, and Artscope. She has received distinctions and grants from the Cambridge Arts Council and Mass...

You can change habits. You can set boundaries. You can implement better systems. But if the belief underneath hasn’t shifted, the pattern will return. In this episode of The Vibrant Living Podcast, I unpack why so many strong, capable leaders stay stuck in cycles of exhaustion, overworking, people-pleasing, or performance, even after doing “all the right things. ”This is not a strategy problem. It...

Most people assume the exhaustion they feel is just part of leadership, responsibility, or success. But what if it isn’t? In this episode, I invite you into a quiet, discerning conversation about the operating system you’re actually living from. Not the one you believe in theory, but the one that shows up when pressure hits, decisions pile up, and rest always feels postponed. I share a personal mo...