Thoughts Within The Journey

We all have experienced hard times in our lives but how did we deal with it? Did we come out as better people?

We have heard the saying it takes a village to raise a child?.....but ever thought about that with your dreams, your strengths? In this episode we dive inti what trye stregnth is, are we really strong? Take a listen and let me know what you get from it.

In this episode in light of valentines day we take a deeper dive on how it feels to not be chosen and what could be the undercurrent of why you feel a certain way, we look at how you can learn to manage that.

In this episode, we explore rest as resistance — choosing to pause in a world that glorifies burnout. This is a gentle reminder that rest is not weakness, but an act of self-preservation, healing, and reclaiming your humanity.

Episode 3: The Power of Small Wins Sometimes love looks like tiny, consistent steps toward yourself. In this episode, we explore how celebrating small wins can transform your mindset, boost your confidence, and draw you closer to God’s idea of love — starting with the way you care for yourself. Tune in to discover why even the smallest victories matter. Want to send questions find us on Tik tok: T...

Today we are talking about what faith looks like when confidence is low, when you're waiting, when you don't feel choosen or seen.... "Sometimes life feels heavy—but grace, courage, and small daily steps can help us move forward. Tune in to Episode 2 of Thoughts Within the Journey for reflection and encouragement."- Shirina Carstens If you enjoyed this episode please comment and share with a frien...

Thoughts Within the Journey is a faith-rooted podcast exploring mental health, wellbeing, and personal growth through honest reflection and gentle encouragement. Short episodes to help you pause, reflect, and keep going — even on hard days.

I know everyone is getting ready or have set goals already. But this episode makes you consider how your doing this process. Have you ever asked yourself why you don't believe in yourself? Have a listen

So many times the fear is an illusion a story we have created of what might happen. Or due to a previous let down judging every circumstance the same. Take a listen and let me know what you think.

Here I have a special guest my 9 year old daughter. We dip into what the last pandemic was like how it affected us and what we did. I didn't want to speak on it last time due to feeling overwhelmed but thought sharing some tips, thoughts and opinions with the younger generation would warm your soul. We hope you enjoy this one.

So many of us don't know we are struggling with the fear of success. We talk about failure a lot but what if your fear is in the achieving.

Previously on episode 1 we spoke on the challenge of why,what, how and when a change acurs and how it can affect us. Here were go a little deeper and tap into the emotions, habits and behaviour of what we do and where triggers may come from stopping our action of change.

As many of us want change do we truly respect what it requires of us? Often we don't understand truly the journey that it takes. We discuss levels of change and what we can implement to make it effective.

In this day and age there's so many fads and trends I think entrepreneurship became one. Here I shsre the realities of what entrepreneurship looked like for me and why I quit.

Talking about how procastination affects our day to day life and in turn everything else.

Fed up of seeing the end result without knowing the real parts of the journey? Well let's talk about the in-between. I love when people reach their goal but I'm more interested in how.