Today's Heartlift with Janell

Send us a text In "Set Free to Live Free," Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith empowers us to release the LIES we've held too close for too long into the loving, caring hands of God. As we stand at the threshold of a brand-new year, filled with possibilities, let's finish this unhurried journey by stepping into the profound freedom that awaits.  Support the show Begin Your Heartlifter&apo...

Send us a text Have you ever been held so tightly by Anxiety's grip that you thought you might not get through the day? Maybe even through the next five minutes? Today, Neuropsychologist and Author, Dr. Michelle Bengtson, shares from her award-winning work, "Breaking Anxiety's Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises." Michelle has lived every single word of her book and spe...

Send us a text Heartlifters, you are in for a treat. We have Madame Chic, Jennifer L. Scott, with us today to help us see how we can have a calm, happy, efficient, and highly meaningful HOME. We talk a lot about "the hallways of our homes" here on this podcast and Jennifer leads us by example. You may have seen her on YouTube, "The Daily Connoisseur," or read her remarkable, Ne...

Send us a text A big "Unhurried Holiday" welcome to our special guest, Amy Anderson, returning to guide us through our signature "Unhurried Holiday" passage, Lection Divina style. Something very special sprinkled Eden-dust all over this conversation and you will hear it taking our breath away a bit. May it bring you peace that passes all understanding. Carve a few hallowed mome...

Send us a text Heartlifters, today we pause. About now, the holiday rush needs a little hush, so we open Kayla Craig's beautiful book, "To Light Their Way," and learn a little bit about the contemplative practice of breath prayer. Invite your littles, or anyone in your sphere, to participate with you. It might take some practice, as deep breaths don't come easily to the rushed...

Send us a text Striving to receive accolades or applause or affirmation and acceptance from others is draining. It sucks the life right out of us. Today, Author Ruth Chou Simons joins us to share the wisdom from her newest book, "When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace." There are so many a-ha moments in this episode you w...

Send us a text Sometimes our past is quite painful, even traumatic. In order to heal these dark places, we have to "make space" and "unhurry" ourselves. Today, we meet the wise, gracious, and totally authentic, Bonnie Gray, author of "Sweet Like Jasmine: Finding Identity in a Culture of Loneliness." Bonnie grew up the Chinese-American daughter of a mail-order, teenage...

Send us a text Today, we meet author Christine Trimpe and peek inside her new Advent Countdown to Christmas. Christine's story of triumph includes a remarkable weight loss journey, but as she shares in this episode, "Weight loss is more than physical weight." Tune in and listen to her wisdom, authenticity, and candor. She states, "The real gift is a change in mindset."  Su...

Send us a text Welcome to Season 7, "An Unhurried Holiday." We're getting a head start so we can prepare our heart, mind, and body, for what can be one of the most stressful times of the year. What if this year is different? Instead of racing from holiday pageants and church activities, you and yours decide to do "an unhurried holiday?" Today, we meet Pastor Amy Anderson,...

Send us a text Here in our FINAL EPISODE of Season 6, we talk about TOOL 9, "Save Mental Energy for the Essentials," and talk all about the power of human connection. We can't and won't heal alone. We need community. My brain needs your brain. My heart needs your heart. It is a proven fact. Janell shares a powerful story from her travels in Kenya, "Kiss the Four Walls,&quo...

Send us a text In January 2019, while attending a Young Living Rally on "Essential Oils and Emotional Health," a friend mentioned "Aroma Freedom Technique" and said, "Janell, you must know about this." The next Friday, I began my certification to become a practitioner of Aroma Freedom Technique (AFT), and I haven't looked back yet. In a whirlwind of the power of...

Send us a text Have you ever felt emotionally frozen or stuck or paralyzed even? Some trigger goes off inside and you are unable to move. Sometimes, panic sets in, as it did in my life. While on a missions trip to Kenya in 2015, I found myself stuck on a staircase, unable to move. Today, I share a story from TOOL 8, Soar in Emotionally Healthy Skies, in hopes that my story helps inform your story....

Send us a text For over three decades, Janell has studied the idea of prayer + meditation. There is a great deal written on meditation, but it can often be misrepresented within the faith community. During her own journey of study, Janell found a powerful quote that spoke so clearly on "why" we need the spiritual discipline of meditation. Puritan preacher-writer, Thomas Manton, beautiful...

Send us a text Is there some behavior or attitude or unhealthy communication pattern that keeps tripping you, over and over again? Is there a trigger that sends you into a state of panic or heightened anxiety? Find answers to your questions as Janell opens a conversation about the powerful healing modality of memory reconsolidation.  Support the show Begin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Support...

Send us a text On her 30th birthday, Poet and Author, Laura C. Robb, began a heartlifting journey towards emotional wholeness. What emerged, as a result, is her beautiful, soul-expanding book of poetry, "Seeing Beyond: Limits, Longings, Love, Loss." Today, Janell and Laura talk about the four movements in her book and inspire us to see beyond current circumstances in order to move forwar...

Send us a text Meet Becky Murray, founder of One by One, a missions organization with a heart for the poor and broken across the Third World. In her new book, "Embrace the Journey: Becky Murray's Story, co-authored with Ralph Turner, we learn of the beautiful leading of God in Becky's life. I'm strategically tucking this episode in our "Season of Reset," RIGHT NOW, be...

Send us a text In Part 2 of "Soak in Living Water," Janell guides you through the powerful exercise in which you transform negative, unhealthy limiting beliefs into refreshing, vital living water beliefs. Today is your day to begin reauthoring your belief system so you receive and live in God's unlimited, lavish, inexhaustible power and peace.  Support the show Begin Your Heartlifte...

Send us a text Our heartlifting journey towards wholeness takes us to TOOL 6 of "Stronger Every Day: 9 Tools for an Emotionally Healthy You," and a vital conversation about limits, limitations, limiting belief systems + the unlimited, lavish love and grace of God. We meet a remarkable young woman named Laura + sit at the ancient well of Samaria one more time to learn about LIVING WATER (...

Send us a text In Tool 6 of "Stronger Every Day: 9 Tools for an Emotionally Healthy You," I offer a meditative exercise, "Come, Sit By the Well," based on the powerful "Jesus Encounter" the famed Woman at the Well experienced one ordinary afternoon in her hometown. We, too, can encounter Jesus. Sometimes, he shows up in very unexpected ways. Sometimes we even entertai...

Send us a text In Part 2 of "Befriending the Hurting Parts of Your Soul," Kimberly June Miller co-author of "Boundaries for Your Soul," guides Janell through "The Five Steps of a You-Turn, and invites you to take your own parallel journey alongside Janell. To download your very own "The Five Steps of a You-Turn" PDF, text Heartlifter to 1-844-807-8688, follow the...

Send us a text It was hard to choose the name of this episode. At first, I thought, "The State of Your Soul Address," but then, as the editing continued, it really became about befriending the hurting parts of your soul. The keyword here is, "befriending." Today, in Part 1, Kimberly Miller, co-author of "Boundaries for Your Soul," guides us into a more thorough unders...

Send us a text In Part 2 of "Speak Healing Words to Your Future," Janell teaches on developing the communication skill, healthy assertiveness. Using her "Five Keys to Finding Your New Voice," she equips, empowers, and increases our capacity to speak our truth in love, be direct and diplomatic, and enhance every single relationship in our lives.  Support the show Begin Your Hear...

Send us a text We continue our heartlifting journey through Janell's newest book, "Stronger Every Day: 9 Tools for an Emotionally Healthy You," and dig deep into Tool 5, "Speak Healing Words to Your Future." With candor and grace, Janell opens her heart and shares a Jesus encounter her senior year in college that changed everything. Until now, she's kept this close to...

Send us a text In this week's episode, Janell begins teaching the new language of love and grace and invites us to shift from shaming to gracing. When we shake off the shaming messages that perhaps have been whispered in our souls as little children, we experience a newfound freedom and joy.  Support the show Begin Your Heartlifter's Journey: Support the show: Your Donation Matters Leave...

Send us a text In this short(er) teaching moment, Know Your Own Voice, Janell shares the powerful tool of John 10:1-21, and how it has helped her learn to "hear" and "discern" and "recognize" the voice of God in her own life. There are so many voices: the voices of critics, social media trolls, unhealthy parents/family lineage, unhealthy coaches, etc. whose words get...