Words Of Encouragement Podcast

There's a word that's quietly draining you — and it's the nicest word you know. Yes. You say it on reflex. To your boss, your friends, your coworkers — before they even finish asking. But when the Holy Spirit nudges you to do something small? You go quiet. In this episode, Frankie Lubin (Mr. Made Different) names the thing you've been doing your whole life: the guilt-yes. Saying yes with your mout...

What if the thing you've been praying for is the same thing you've been blocking — because you won't stop forcing it? Some of us have been begging God for a door, while we're standing there kicking it so hard He can't even open it. In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin (Mr. Made Different) gets honest about being tired of striving — tired of forcing his way to succes...

Father's Day was Sunday. Everybody posted "best dad ever" — the cookouts, the cards, the whole thing. And then by Wednesday it all went quiet. The feed moved on. But some of us are still sitting in it. This episode is for the brother Father's Day was hard for. Because Sunday wasn't a celebration for everybody — for a lot of men it was a reminder. Of who wasn't there. Of who they lost. Of a phone c...

Pretending is a full-time job. No days off. No benefits. No retirement plan. And some of us have been clocking in since we were kids. In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin (Mr. Made Different) continues the "Tired Of" series in honor of Men's Mental Health Month with an honest, man-to-man conversation about the mask so many of us wear — and what it's costing us to ke...

I'm good. I'm blessed. I'm highly favored." You've said it this week. Maybe today. But what's the real answer — the one you only say when it's just you, God, and the road? This episode is for the man who's tired of being tired. The one who wakes up before the house does because the list already started. The one everybody calls when something breaks, who never complains, who's gotten so good at car...

What would you choose — 18 years of an unhappy marriage or a happy open relationship? We asked. Nobody was ready for the answers. In this episode of Words of Encouragement Podcast, host Frankie Lubin (Mr. Made Different) sits down with business coach and Podcast Summit founder David Shannon and co-host Alexis Gillespie to have the real conversations about marriage, open relationships, soul ties, a...

What happens inside of you when your post does not perform the way you thought it would? In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin, also known as Mr. Made Different, sits down with co-host Alexis Gillespie for a real conversation about social media, content strategy, validation, identity, and purpose. This is not just about the algorithm. This is about the deeper questio...

In this powerful episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin, also known as Mr. Made Different, and co-host Alexis Gillespie sit down with JD Tremblay, an integrated engineer, ultra-endurance triathlete, certified natural path practitioner, volunteer firefighter, and Director of High Performance and Mental Resilience at Hungry Warrior Academy. JD shares the story behind completing...

Culture lied to you. It told you that success means looking rich. It told men they have to be tough, emotionless, and respected at all costs. It told women they have to be chosen, desired, married by a certain age, and valuable based on what they can attract. It told us to chase approval, image, money, popularity, relationships, and attention — while losing our identity in the process. In this epi...

What if the voice in your head is not really yours? In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin, AKA Mr. Made Different, and co-host Alexis Gillespie talk about childhood programming, identity, and the words that still shape how we show up as adults. A lot of us were told things like “be quiet,” “stay out of grown folks’ business,” “you talk too much,” or “stop acting like...

Let’s be real… some of us are not being ourselves. We’re managing perception. In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin, aka Mr. Made Different, and co-host Alexis Gillespie talk about identity, people-pleasing, code switching, authenticity, and the pressure to become a different version of yourself in every room. Do you act one way at work, another way with friends, ano...

Are you building a real business… or just trying to be liked? In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast , Frankie Lubin and Alexis Gillespie break down the truth about people pleasing in business—and how it’s quietly holding you back from growth, confidence, and real success. If you struggle with: Saying yes when you should say no Overworking to prove your value Fear of how people perc...

Most people think burnout comes from doing too much… But what if it’s coming from who you’re trying to be for everyone else? In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, we unpack the real reason so many people feel drained, overwhelmed, and mentally exhausted—and it’s deeper than just work. It’s people pleasing. It’s overcommitting. It’s losing your identity trying to keep everyone else...

Have you ever been so busy trying to keep everyone happy that you forgot to take care of yourself? Faye Mattox did — and it caught up with her at 62 years old in the form of an anxiety breakdown that left her in her room for six months, unable to work, unable to function, and barely able to pray. In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Faye gets raw about a lifetime of people pleasi...

f you say yes when you mean no, this episode is for you. In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin breaks down why people pleasing has nothing to do with having a big heart — and everything to do with fear. Fear of being alone. Fear of being replaced. Fear of losing people who may not even really have you. Frankie gets real about his own struggle — resetting the clock on...

What does it cost to perform for everyone your whole life? Alexis Gillespie found out the hard way. Two overdoses. A near-fatal car accident that put her in a wheelchair for months. The death of her father — less than a year later. And somewhere inside all of it, lying in her Nashville apartment with her Bible, she heard four words that changed everything: "You're not doing this right." In this ep...

Most men think rebuilding themselves means starting over — leaving the relationship, walking away from the life they built, burning it all down. That's not what God is calling you to do. In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin breaks down how to rebuild your identity from right where you are — already in the relationship, already have the kids, already carrying the wei...

Many men don’t lose their relationships — they lose themselves inside the relationship. In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin (Mr. Made Different) breaks down the deeper issue behind many relationship struggles: identity. When a man doesn’t know who he is, he begins to adapt to his environment, chase validation, and build relationships before he has built himself. Ov...

You can win in business, stay disciplined, and still feel stuck in love. In this episode of Words of Encouragement , we talk to relationship coach Alan Watts (The Love Engineer) about why high-performing men keep repeating the same relationship patterns—just with a different face. We get honest about childhood wounds, identity, masculine rebuilding, and the accountability most people avoid. This c...

You’re disciplined. You pray. You show up. You’ve cleaned up your habits. So why do you still feel lost? In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, we break down the real reason high-functioning believers and disciplined men still feel confused, disconnected, or unsettled — even when they’re doing everything “right.” This isn’t about laziness. This isn’t about sin. This is about identi...

Why do so many successful men still feel empty? You built the business. You bought the house. You climbed the ladder. But something still feels off. In this powerful episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Mike Van Pelt and I confront a hard truth: Your identity is not your job. Your identity is not your money. Your identity is not your status. And if you build your life on the wrong founda...

There are moments in the faith journey that few people talk about—moments when you still believe God is real, powerful, and faithful, yet you don’t trust what He’s doing in your life right now. In this deeply honest solo episode of Words of Encouragement, Frankie Lubin opens up about the tension between belief and trust. Belief is intellectual—you know God exists. Trust is relational—you feel safe...

Most men are taught how to be strong. Very few are taught how to be anchored. In this episode of Words of Encouragement, I sit down with Cole Hergott, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Canada’s largest private Christian university, to talk about a reality many men won’t admit: 👉 You can be disciplined, consistent, and high-performing… 👉 and still feel lost on the inside. We unpack what r...

There’s a kind of waiting that comes after loss. After addiction. After relapse. After ruining what you once had. This episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast is for the person who feels disqualified — not because life happened, but because of choices they made. Drugs. Alcohol. Running. Numbing. And now you’re sober, clearer… but still asking: God, will You still use me? This devotional spea...

What if you were never broken — just disconnected from who you truly are? This episode goes beyond motivation and into identity, healing, faith, and truth. In this powerful episode of Words of Encouragement, host Frankie Lubin sits down with Jason Weatherford to unpack a raw and unfiltered journey of loss, addiction, identity, and restoration. Jason shares his life story — from childhood trauma an...