Overwhelmed to Overcomer

In this solo episode, Anna continues her ongoing conversation on humility, reflecting on the tension between recognizing our sinful nature and staying fixated on it. Using the story of Edmund from C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe , Anna illustrates what it looks like to be so fixed on God's face that we become "oblivious to the accuser" — no longer consumed by shame or self-conde...

Episode Description: Anna sits down with Dr. Carla Caturia - educator, former principal, and mental performance coach with 20+ years working with students and families - to tackle the college question every parent eventually faces. Together they explore how to move beyond the "college conveyor belt" mentality and instead root decisions in family values, a child's unique design, and God's calling f...

Episode Description In this solo episode, Anna continues her ongoing conversation on humility, reflecting on the tension between recognizing our sinful nature and staying fixated on it. Using the story of Edmund from C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Anna illustrates what it looks like to be so fixed on God's face that we become "oblivious to the accuser" — no longer consumed by...

Episode Description "Choose joy" sounds great on a bumper sticker - but it doesn't tell you how. Jenna Schutt, a former cardiac RN and bone marrow transplant survivor, joins Anna to reframe joy as something you train, not something you summon. Diagnosed at 30 with a rare, incurable bone marrow disease, Jenna has walked through 10+ rounds of chemo, a stem cell transplant, and ongoing treatment whil...

Description: Anna reflects on a paradox at the heart of the Christian faith: true exaltation comes through embracing our own "nothingness" before God. Drawing from Andrew Murray's classic work on humility, she invites listeners into a posture of surrender — becoming empty vessels so God's glory can fill and flow through them. Key Points: We tend to resist admitting weakness, but the Christian call...

Description Anna sits down with Mia Godfrey — certified Life Coach, Bible Counselor, speaker, and author — for a raw conversation about surviving trauma, addiction, grief, and rebuilding faith and identity from the ground up. Mia shares her journey from communist Romania to the U.S., losing her father and first husband, caring for her dying sister, and how community and surrender — not self-improv...

Description: In this solo encouragement episode, Anna reminds listeners that they don't have to excel in every area of life at once — especially during transitional seasons like back-to-school. Drawing on the phrase "you cannot fight a battle on all fronts," she offers permission to let lesser priorities slide while focusing energy on the one or two areas that matter most right now. Key Points: Yo...

Episode Description: In this deeply moving conversation, Anna sits down with Jody Hudson, mother of Alex Hudson, who spent 10 years battling a "medical mystery" illness later diagnosed as Lyme disease. Jody shares Alex's journey through misdiagnosis, medical trauma, and profound faith — and how Alex's redemptive suffering transformed both their lives. This episode is a testimony to surrender, trus...

Episode Description When a decision keeps looping in your mind — the school choice, the hard conversation, the family rhythm that never quite sticks — Anna walks listeners through a live coaching session designed to bring real clarity, not just more to-do's. Using tools she uses with her own coaching clients, she guides listeners through reframing a stuck decision through time, perspective, values...

Episode Description Have you ever caught your reflection and thought, I don't even recognize her anymore? In this episode of this Christian podcast for women, Anna sits down with holistic nurse coach Mandy Horne to talk about the sacred — and often disorienting — season of midlife transition. Mandy, founder of Wellspring of Life Coaches, brings 25 years of nursing wisdom and her own empty-nest, ca...

Episode Description We all have that item living on our to-do list forever — the one we keep pushing off. In this episode, Anna steps out of the usual heart-space conversation and into practical, "nuts and bolts" territory: getting your affairs in order. Drawing on her background in law and her own family's experience with sudden, life-altering illness, Anna walks through life insurance, disabilit...

Episode Description Sweet friend, have you ever felt like your body is working against you, like it's something to manage, fix, or fight rather than something God actually designed with wisdom? On this episode of the Christian purpose podcast Overwhelmed to Overcomer, Anna sits down with Dr. Brook Sheehan, chiropractor, functional wellness expert, and creator of the Body OS Blueprint, for an hones...

Episode Description If you've ever fought with someone you love and walked away thinking, if they could only understand me, this episode is your permission to try something different. Anna unpacks a 20-year-old piece of pastoral wisdom that reshaped her marriage, flipping the Five Love Languages on its head so it becomes less about being understood and more about learning to hear the people who lo...

We didn't get "the talk" for a digital world — but our kids are growing up in one. Anna sits down with Doug Moore, a SANE nurse, former wilderness guide, and youth ministry veteran, to talk about protecting and shepherding kids through pornography exposure, digital addiction, and online dangers. Doug shares practical, no-shame strategies for building the kind of relationship where your child comes...

When's the last time you came in dead last? For most of us adult women, it's been years  because adulthood lets us quietly opt out of anything we might not be good at. In this episode of the Christian purpose podcast for women, Anna shares the humbling (and honestly hilarious) story of nearly not making it back to her car after a brutal new gym class  and the surprising gift that showed up when th...

Episode Description: What do you do when the phone call you never expected changes everything? In this episode, Anna sits down with Debra McNinch, founder of Battle Cry Moms, who shares the journey that began when her son announced he was transgender. Debra speaks not about her son's story, but her own — the bathroom floor, the promises she made to God, and how He met her there. This conversation...

Episode Description: Have you been laboring and praying for something for so long it's starting to feel fruitless? Anna brings a rich, Hebrew word study from 2 Chronicles 14–16 to remind you that the work God has called you to is dignified, purposeful, and will be rewarded. This is an episode for the weary heart — one that needs its head lifted today.     Key Talking Points: The encouragement of 2...

Let's Talk Coaching! Are you ready to close the gap between where you are and where you feel called to go? Whether you're stuck on what's next … need a shot of encouragement … or have some past hurts that need tending, I'd be honored to serve as your coach as you work through this season. Schedule a call today to unlock your next breakthrough! https://calendly.com/annahmclaughlin/coaching-curiosit...

Let's Talk Coaching! Are you ready to close the gap between where you are and where you feel called to go? Whether you're stuck on what's next … need a shot of encouragement … or have some past hurts that need tending, I'd be honored to serve as your coach as you work through this season. Schedule a call today to unlock your next breakthrough! https://calendly.com/annahmclaughlin/coaching-curiosit...

Let's Talk Coaching! Are you ready to close the gap between where you are and where you feel called to go? Whether you're stuck on what's next … need a shot of encouragement … or have some past hurts that need tending, I'd be honored to serve as your coach as you work through this season. Schedule a call today to unlock your next breakthrough! https://calendly.com/annahmclaughlin/coaching-curiosit...

Let's Talk Coaching! Are you ready to close the gap between where you are and where you feel called to go? Whether you're stuck on what's next … need a shot of encouragement … or have some past hurts that need tending, I'd be honored to serve as your coach as you work through this season. Schedule a call today to unlock your next breakthrough! https://calendly.com/annahmclaughlin/coaching-curiosit...

Let's Talk Coaching! Are you ready to close the gap between where you are and where you feel called to go? Whether you're stuck on what's next … need a shot of encouragement … or have some past hurts that need tending, I'd be honored to serve as your coach as you work through this season. Schedule a call today to unlock your next breakthrough! https://calendly.com/annahmclaughlin/coaching-curiosit...

Let's Talk Coaching! Are you ready to close the gap between where you are and where you feel called to go? Whether you're stuck on what's next … need a shot of encouragement … or have some past hurts that need tending, I'd be honored to serve as your coach as you work through this season. Schedule a call today to unlock your next breakthrough! https://calendly.com/annahmclaughlin/coaching-curiosit...

Let's Talk Coaching! Are you ready to close the gap between where you are and where you feel called to go? Whether you're stuck on what's next … need a shot of encouragement … or have some past hurts that need tending, I'd be honored to serve as your coach as you work through this season. Schedule a call today to unlock your next breakthrough! https://calendly.com/annahmclaughlin/coaching-curiosit...

Let's Talk Coaching! Are you ready to close the gap between where you are and where you feel called to go? Whether you're stuck on what's next … need a shot of encouragement … or have some past hurts that need tending, I'd be honored to serve as your coach as you work through this season. Schedule a call today to unlock your next breakthrough! https://calendly.com/annahmclaughlin/coaching-curiosit...