- Episode 222: Parenting | How the Brain and Mind are Key to Best Parenting Practices
When neuroscience meets love and logic, you are going to get practical tools to help children of all ages go from behavioral problems like defiance, meltdowns, and power struggles to being:
More responsible, confident, kind, resilient
Better prepared to make good decisions
More focused and motivated
Better able to have healthy relationships.
Listen in to this episode for tips on how to really hit the mark on what parents need, and what children need in order to make a lasting shift for everyone.
#1 New York Times bestselling author and neuropsychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen and child psychologist Dr. Charles Fay have teamed up to reveal what’s missing from most parenting books. Addressing both the brain and the mind of your child (and yourself) in order to effectively raise good and strong humans.
Charles Fay, PhD, is an internationally recognized author, consultant, and public speaker. He is also president of the Love and Logic Institute, which became part of Amen Clinics in 2020. Millions of educators, mental health professionals, and parents worldwide have benefited from Dr. Fay's down-to-earth solutions.
BOOKS- Raising Mentally Strong Kids
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If you are a woman, and you are interested in monthly group coaching, we’ve got a fantastic opportunity for you! We’re kicking off a new Women’s Group Coaching six-month session in April! You can join anytime. Find out more at www.livingwholehearted.com/womens-group-coaching.
And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
48m - Apr 23, 2024 - Episode 221: Parenting: Life is Messy - Perspective to Enjoy the Ride
Life is messy. But what if we flipped the switch and look at even the seemingly ordinary places in our lives to find our greater pupose? So many of us think that we need to clean up our lives in order for God to use us. But what if He’s in the middle of the messes too? What if the messes are where He does his best work?
Cynthia Yanof is a wife, mother, podcaster, blogger, and everyday girl who is ridiculously committed to not taking herself too seriously. Cynthia worked as an attorney before pursuing a career encouraging and equipping women in their God-given callings. She currently hosts the popular MESSmerized podcast, and many Christians are also familiar with her work for ChristianParenting.org, as well as her time as the creator and host of the ministry’s Pardon the Mess podcast. She loves speaking, writing, foster care, and hanging out in Dallas with her husband Mike and three kids.
ONLINE -https://cynthiayanof.com/
SOCIAL -
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.yanof
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cynthiayanof/
BOOKS/PODCAST - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/messmerized/id1687839937
Book: Life Is Messy, God Is Good
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter.
If you are a woman, and you are interested in monthly group coaching, we’ve got a fantastic opportunity for you! We’re kicking off a new Women’s Group Coaching six-month session in April! You can join anytime. Find out more at www.livingwholehearted.com/womens-group-coaching.
And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
43m - Apr 9, 2024 - Episode 220: Leadership, Gen Z, and the Mental Health Crisis
Today we are talking about the mental health crisis, GEN Z and leadership tips for our own mental health.
We discuss the power of rest and four key aspects of healthy leaders. Dr. Van Der Kolk, one of the leading researchers on trauma, says that we are seeing unresolved trauma as the leading health crisis of our times.
Mental health counselors have become the new “priest” or “pastor” to many, helping people find a healthy way toward God and others. Not saying this is right, but it is true.
So to talk about the current mental health crisis, and how we as mental health providers can be a part of the solution and not add to the pain, we have a newer friend of ours, Zach Clinton, with us today.
Zach Clinton currently serves as the Vice President of the American Association of Christian Counselors. He is the host of the renowned ‘Built Different Podcast’ and is President & Host of Ignite Men’s Impact Weekend that gathers nearly 10,000 men each year. A Licensed Resident Counselor in Virginia, he is completing his doctoral program in Counselor Education & Supervision at Liberty University. He is a former Division 1 college baseball player and is recognized as a growing authority and voice on performance, motivational psychology, and mental health for today’s generations. You won't want to miss this episode!
https://zachclinton.com
@Zach Clinton
@American Association of Christian Counselors
@The Built Different Podcast
Instagram
@zach_clinton6
@theaacc_
@builtdifferentministry
NEXT GEN - AACC https://nextgenconference.net/
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter.
If you are a woman, and you are interested in monthly group coaching, we’ve got a fantastic opportunity for you! We’re kicking off a new Women’s Group Coaching six-month session in April! You can join anytime. Find out more at www.livingwholehearted.com/womens-group-coaching.
And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
48m - Mar 26, 2024 - Episode 219: Friendship Part 2 - Healthy Vs. Unhealthy, Myths and More with Connie Armerding
Today we are continuing our conversation around friendship with an emphasis on boundaries, unhealthy friendships, and where counseling and coaching come in throughout the seasons of life. Every healthy leader has good friends. Our personal friendships help us sustain our integrity over the long-haul of life, so, it's worth spending two full episodes to unpack the healthy and unhealthy elements of friendship. Terra Mattson, co-host of the podcast and co-founder of Living Wholehearted, has a candid conversation with one of the Living Wholehearted Executive Coaches, Connie Armerding, about friendship; what it is and what it is not. Connie and Tera were friends before working together at Living Wholehearted, and they have genuine insights to offer about the myths that run interference, particularly with female leaders, and how we can move toward building healthy friendships.
Terra Mattson is co-founder of Living Wholehearted, a professional counseling, executive coaching, and organizational development firm outside Portland, Oregon, helping leaders live and lead with integrity. She is also the founder and executive director of the non-profit Courageous Girls. She is co-author of Shrinking the Integrity Gap: Between What Leaders Preach and Live, and Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace, where she talks extensively about friendship (learn more at livingwholehearted.com mycourageousgirls.com). Follow her on IG @terramattson
Connie Armerding is an Executive Coach & Leadership Consultant, Writer, Speaker, and Teacher. She is passionate about equipping ministry and marketplace leaders by creating spiritually and emotionally healthy cultures among leaders and their communities. Connie holds degrees from Wheaton College in Interpersonal Communication and a MA in Leadership. She’s been published with Propel Women, Patheos, and the Redbud Post. She is a contributing writer of Friendzy and is currently working on a project with Nav Press as a contributor to Reflecting God's Nature, the Women's Devotional Bible based on The Message. Connie also leads conflict resolution training for organizational teams and teaches and preaches at churches and conferences across the Pacific Northwest. She has been married to her husband, Taylor, for twenty years, and they are raising four children here in Oregon. Want to work with Connie? Email her at connie@livingwholehearted.com.
To connect with Connie Armerding, visit:
EMAIL -
connie@livingwholehearted.com
ONLINE -
www.livingwholehearted.com
www.conniearmerding.com
SOCIAL -
Facebook - @connie.armerding
Instagram - @carmerding
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If you are a woman, and you are interested in monthly group coaching, we’ve got a fantastic opportunity for you! We’re kicking off a new Women’s Group Coaching six-month session in April! You can join anytime. Find out more at www.livingwholehearted.com/womens-group-coaching.
And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
LivingWholehearted.com
TerraMattson.com
MyCourageousGirls.com
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap
https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/e-courses
Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Dear Mattsons
https://www.christianparenting.org/dearmattsons/
Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters
http://cpguides.org
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The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
54m - Mar 12, 2024 - Episode 218: Friendship Part 1 - Healthy Vs. Unhealthy, Myths and More with Connie Armerding
Every healthy leader has good friends. Our personal friendships help us sustain our integrity over the long-haul of life. So it's worth spending two full episodes to unpack the healthy and unhealthy elements of friendship. Terra Mattson, co-host of the podcast and co-founder of Living Wholehearted, has a candid conversation with one of the Living Wholehearted Executive Coaches, Connie Armerding, about friendship - what it is and what it is not. Connie and Terra were friends before working together at Living Wholehearted. They offer some genuine insights into the myths that run interference, particularly with female leaders, and how we can move toward building healthy friendships. Connie and Terra both coach women in leadership, do organizational development retreats, and love leading the Wholehearted Leadership Cohorts. Learn more at livingwholehearted.com
Terra Mattson is co-founder of Living Wholehearted, a professional counseling, executive coaching, and organizational development firm outside Portland, Oregon, helping leaders live and lead with integrity. She is also the founder and executive director of the non-profit Courageous Girls. She is co-author of Shrinking the Integrity Gap: Between What Leaders Preach and Live, and Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace, where she talks extensively about friendship. (Learn more about Courageous Girls at www.mycourageousgirls.com, and follow Terra on Instagram @terramattson)
Connie Armerding is an Executive Coach & Leadership Consultant, Writer, Speaker, and Teacher. She is passionate about equipping ministry and marketplace leaders by creating spiritually and emotionally healthy cultures among leaders and their communities. Connie holds degrees from Wheaton College in Interpersonal Communication and a MA in Leadership. She’s been published with Propel Women, Patheos, and the Redbud Post. She is a contributing writer of Friendzy and is currently working on a project with Nav Press as a contributor to Reflecting God's Nature, the Women's Devotional Bible based on The Message. Connie also leads conflict resolution training for organizational teams and teaches and preaches at churches and conferences across the Pacific Northwest. She has been married to her husband, Taylor, for twenty years, and they are raising four children here in Oregon. Want to work with Connie? Email her at connie@livingwholehearted.com.
To connect with Connie Armerding, visit:
EMAIL -
connie@livingwholehearted.com
ONLINE -
www.livingwholehearted.com
www.conniearmerding.com
SOCIAL -
Facebook - @connie.armerding
Instagram - @carmerding
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter.
Don't forget our unique Wholehearted Leadership Cohort opportunities. Applications are open for the next one-year and two-year cohorts. In fact, the Cohort experience might be the very thing that helps you see long-term shifts in your leadership at work and at home. We'd love to come alongside you! Learn more and apply today at www.livingwholehearted.com/cohort.
And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
LivingWholehearted.com
TerraMattson.com
MyCourageousGirls.com
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap
https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/e-courses
Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Dear Mattsons
https://www.christianparenting.org/dearmattsons/
Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters
http://cpguides.org
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The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
41m - Feb 27, 2024 - Episode 217: Marriage - The Power of our Story with Chris Bruno
Marriage is an amazing gift. And yet, it can reveal a lot of our weaknesses, vulnerabilities and our growth edges. Today we talk with Chris Bruno about the most common struggles for marriages today and how we can fulfill our greatest desires for deep connection, to be known, and to truly know one another within our marriages.
Chris Bruno is a licensed professional counselor and the founder and CEO of ReStory Counseling and Restoration Project. He, along with Tracy Johnson, are the marriage experts of Thrive Marriage Lab, ReStory Marriage Intensives, and co-hosts of the Thrive Marriage Podcast. He is a colleague of authors, speakers, and counselors like Dr. Dan Allender of The Allender Center, Dr. Curt Thompson of The Anatomy of the Soul, Sheila Wray Gregoire of The Great Sex Rescue, and Milan and Kay Yerkovitch of How We Love. His goal is to help couples stay married and love being married. His team has helped hundreds of couples explore their story, and come to understand and care for one another more deeply.
To connect with Chris Bruno, go to:
Website - https://www.restory.life/
Facebook - www.facebook.com/ReStory.Life
Instagram - @storyrestored
To find Thrive Marriage Lab go to:
Website - https://www.restory.life/thrive
Instagram - @ThriveMarriageLab
Youtube - @ThriveMarriageLab
FREE 12 Months of Dates - How date nights can lead to connection.
Subscribe here - www.restory.life/thrive-dates
How healthy is your marriage?
Take our FREE marriage assessment here: https://www.restory.life/marriage-assessment
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter.
Don't forget our unique Wholehearted Leadership Cohort opportunities. Applications are open for the next one-year and two-year cohorts. In fact, the Cohort experience might be the very thing that helps you see long-term shifts in your leadership at work and at home. We'd love to come alongside you! Learn more and apply today at www.livingwholehearted.com/cohort.
And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
LivingWholehearted.com
TerraMattson.com
MyCourageousGirls.com
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap
https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/e-courses
Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Dear Mattsons
https://www.christianparenting.org/dearmattsons/
Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters
http://cpguides.org
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The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
35m - Feb 13, 2024 - Episode 216: Leaders Accept Their Limits with Sara Hagerty
So many messages, particularly those heard in leadership circles, urge us to move past our limits. No pain no gain. This message is loud and clear at the gym, and some of us even hear it at church. Sometimes it’s subtle. Sometimes it’s in your face. “See what you're made of!”
Don’t get us wrong, we love a good challenge, but we also believe many of us have a false view of our actual capacities. The pace of our lives says something. At times we might find ourselves feeling like it’s all too much. Too much laundry and too many bills. Too many appointments, meetings, and responsibilities. Too many open tabs on our browser. We go to bed exhausted, too tired to enjoy a few minutes with our own thoughts.
What if learning to accept our human limits allows us to fully reach our potential? In our work, especially with our Wholehearted Leadership Cohorts, we often say, “Wholehearted leaders learn to love their limits.” We explore this idea of limits, accepting our circumstances and fences that appear in our lives, with our guest, Sara Hagerty. As a driver and leader herself, she has experienced infertility, illness, loss and much more.
Sara Hagerty is a bestselling author and Jesus follower. She is the wife and mother of seven – four adopted from Africa and three through miracle pregnancies. Her first book, Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet (2014), ponders the conflict inherent when life’s expectations do not meet up with reality. Her latest book, The Gift of Limitations: Finding Beauty in Your Boundaries (March 2024), illustrates how our greatest weaknesses are the doorway to rich intimacy with God. Sara and her family live in Missouri.
To connect with Sara Hagerty, go to:
ONLINE -
SOCIAL -
Facebook - @sarahagertywrites
Instagram - @sarahagertywrites
NEW BOOK -
The Gift of Limitations: Finding Beauty in Your Boundaries (March 2024)
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter.
Don't forget that our TWO-year Executive Wholehearted Leadership Cohort applications are NOW open for a March 2024 start date. In fact, the Cohort might be the very thing that helps you see long-term shifts in your leadership at work and at home, finding more peace and pace in your life. We'd love to come alongside you! Learn more and apply today at www.livingwholehearted.com/cohort.
And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
LivingWholehearted.com
TerraMattson.com
MyCourageousGirls.com
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap
https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/e-courses
Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Dear Mattsons
https://www.christianparenting.org/dearmattsons/
Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters
http://cpguides.org
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The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
52m - Jan 30, 2024 - Episode 215: Digital Fasts: Bringing More Peace and Connection with Josh and Jaelyn Harrel
It’s a new year and we are setting new trends. What if we all decided to fast from our digital devices for 40 days? What do you think would happen? What do you think would be the effects on your mental health, your spiritual growth, your marriage, your kids? Well, you don’t have to imagine very long because we have an amazing couple with us today who are near and dear to our hearts and they did this very thing.
Jaelyn and Josh Harrel are podcast hosts of the Restored Living Podcast. They wear many hats, including parents to 3 amazing boys and running multiple businesses they’ve started. They have been married for 11 years and currently reside in Queen Creek, Arizona.
To connect with Josh and Jaelyn Harrel, go to:
ONLINE -
www.restoredliving.org
SOCIAL -
Instagram - @restoredliving
BOOKS/PODCAST -
Restored Living Podcast
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter.
Don't forget that our TWO-year Executive Wholehearted Leadership Cohort applications are NOW open for a March 2024 start date. In fact, the Cohort might be the very thing that helps you see long-term shifts in your leadership at work and at home, finding more peace and pace in your life. We'd love to come alongside you! Learn more and apply today at www.livingwholehearted.com/cohort.
And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
LivingWholehearted.com
TerraMattson.com
MyCourageousGirls.com
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap
https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/e-courses
Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Dear Mattsons
https://www.christianparenting.org/dearmattsons/
Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters
http://cpguides.org
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The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
1h 5m - Jan 16, 2024 - Episode 214: Pacing Ourselves - Finishing Well with the Mattsons
It's a new year and new year's resolutions are on the rise - while anxiety, business and lack of clarity are too. What if we committed our year to PEACE and PACE? What if wholehearted leaders took time to assess all of who they are and where they are going? What if we got less busy this year and created margin and white space in our times at work, home, and at play? What if?
Join us as we unpack why white space and boredom are essential to a healthy brain and wholehearted leadership. We also talk about the Core Values Index and how this shapes what our goal setting and pacinging looks like for the year. If you want more peace this year, and less anxiety, stress, and disappointment in what is NOT happening, then listen in. Whether you are a parent, a CEO, a ministry leader or all of the above, this conversation is for you.
And don't forget that our TWO-year Executive Wholehearted Leadership Cohort applications are NOW open for a March 2024 start date. In fact, the Cohort might be the very thing that helps you see long-term shifts in your leadership at work and at home, finding more peace and pace in your life. We'd love to come alongside you! Learn more and apply today at www.livingwholehearted.com/cohort
We are Jeff and Terra Mattson, a husband and wife team, and co-hosts of the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We are the founders of Living Wholehearted, a professional counseling, executive coaching, and organizational development firm outside Portland, Oregon, helping leaders live and lead with integrity. Our amazing team of professionals who have excellent character and competencies, are coming alongside leaders in the home, work and community, providing confidential and safe places for leaders, their families, and their teams. We co-authored the book, Shrinking the Integrity Gap: Between What Leaders Preach and Live, and are raising our two teen girls on 5 acres in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. We also founded Courageous Girls, a non-profit dedicated to helping moms walk alongside their daughters at every stage of their growing years (learn more at mycourageousgirls.com). Bridging the gap between Biblical truth, clinical expertise, and trauma-informed relational wisdom, we are currently engaged in executive coaching, organizational development, writing, speaking, and training pastors, counselors and leaders. We believe that when a leader lives and leads with integrity, everyone in their wake benefits. That's why we do what we do. Want to work with us or our team? Email Jeff at jeff@livingwholehearted.com or Terra at info@livingwholehearted.com.
We hope you'll stick around this year and spend some time with us. It's going to be a GOOD year.
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
LivingWholehearted.com
TerraMattson.com
MyCourageousGirls.com
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap
https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/e-courses
Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Dear Mattsons
https://www.christianparenting.org/dearmattsons/
Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters
http://cpguides.org
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The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
42m - Jan 2, 2024 - Episode 213: How to Ditch Your Control with Tara Sun
Tara Sun is the host of Truth Talks with Tara and author of, Surrender Your Story: Ditch the Myth of Control and Discover Freedom in Trusting God (Thomas Nelson, March 7, 2023). After trying to white-knuckle her way through life, Tara discovered that surrendering to God leads to a life filled with joy, peace and meaning. Coming from a performance based tradition and living so many years with constant striving, her encounter with grace is a gift she wants to share with everyone she knows. She shows how to break down God’s Word into understandable pieces, while also adding an artistic flare through her digital art. Tara is married to her high school sweetheart, Michael, and is a mom to their newest addition, Hunter. You’ll find them living and serving the Lord in Oregon.
Two things Terra and Tara have in common. Can you guess? Our names (well…sort of) and Oregon culture. Most of our podcast guests are from other places, but it’s so fun to talk to a native Oregonian who gets the terrain of this part of the world!
To connect with Tara, visit:
WEBSITE -
SOCIAL -
Youtube - Tara Sun’s Youtube Channel (www.youtube.com/c/tarasun)
Pinterest -pinterest.com/miss_tara_sun
Instagram - @misstarasun
PODCAST/BOOK -
Truth Talks with Tara (www.tarasunministries.com/podcast)
Surrender Your Story: Ditch the Myth of Control and Discover Freedom in Trusting God (www.thomasnelson.com/p/surrenderyourstory)
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
LivingWholehearted.com
TerraMattson.com
MyCourageousGirls.com
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap
https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/e-courses
Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Dear Mattsons
https://www.christianparenting.org/dearmattsons/
Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters
http://cpguides.org
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The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
36m - Dec 26, 2023 - Episode 212: Forgiveness - What It Is and What It's Not with the Mattsons
As we reflect on 2023, it's important to consider the fact that we’ve all picked up offenses over the past twelve months. One of the ways we stay healthy and wholehearted is doing our forgiveness work. The church isn't always clear about how to forgive, leaving many of us with the right motive, but not always the right methods. Sometimes we even confuse forgiveness with reconciliation, trust, or with forgetting. As you move through the rest of this year and into the next, keep in mind that becoming a wholehearted leader at home, work and in the community requires each of us to own what we can, forgive what we can, and reconcile where we can. Listen in to learn the difference and how to create a culture where forgiveness is as familiar as breathing. Combining mental health, spiritual formation, and trauma-informed abuse recovery, this conversation is complex, but vital to our health and wholeness.
Jeff and Terra Mattson are the co-hosts of the Living Wholehearted Podcast. They are also the founders of Living Wholehearted, a professional counseling, executive coaching, and organizational development firm outside Portland, Oregon, helping leaders live and lead with integrity. Their team of professionals are coming alongside leaders in the home, work and community, providing confidential and safe places for leaders, and their families and teams, to find healing, wholeness, and health. Jeff and Terra are also co-authors of the book Shrinking the Integrity Gap: Between What Leaders Preach and Live, co-founders of Courageous Girls, a non-profit dedicated to helping moms walk alongside their daughters at every stage of their growing years (learn more at mycourageousgirls.com), and parents of two teen girls. Bridging the gap between Biblical truth, clinical expertise, and trauma-informed relational wisdom, the Mattsons are writing, speaking, training, and coaching leaders in both sacred and secular spaces so there are more wholehearted leaders in a broken and hurting world.
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
LivingWholehearted.com
TerraMattson.com
MyCourageousGirls.com
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap
https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/e-courses
Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Dear Mattsons
https://www.christianparenting.org/dearmattsons/
Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters
http://cpguides.org
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The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
50m - Dec 19, 2023 - Episode 211: Creating Homes & Spaces for Peace, Comfort and Deeper Connection with Anh Lin
We are ending 2023 with some lighter topics! So let's talk about our HOME and the spaces we live in. The word HOME has layers of meaning for so many. If you pause long enough to reflect, you might find some good, or not so good, emotions floating under the surface. Whether you never had a stable place you called home, you moved a lot, your family didn't have many resources, or your home was a place of safety and comfort, today's conversation is for anyone who wants to create meaningful spaces for their own peace of mind, their family, and those they invite into their home.
Terra Mattson, Living Wholehearted co-host and professional counselor and executive coach, talks with designer, Anh Lin, about the way our homes play a key role in our stories. Whether you want to learn some new design tips (not our typical podcast vibe) or you want to understand the importance of environmental spaces and how they affect our mind, body and spirit, listen in. Anh shares her own journey of moving to California from Vietnam as a little girl and the way her early story shapes the value she sees in having a forever home to live in now, and with Jesus someday as well.
Anh Lin is a dynamic interior stylist celebrated for her captivating designs and thought-provoking writing, including, The Abundant Life Devotional Journal. In 2014, Anh’s passion for storytelling and empathy for others inspired her to start the popular faith and lifestyle blog “Girl and The Word”. Since launching the blog, Ahn has continued to expand her influence through YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and her successful online shop, The Hooga Shop. She lives in a renovated 1940s fixer-upper with her husband and adorable corgi, Ollie. Her upcoming book, Forever Home: Moving Beyond Brokenness to Build a Strong and Beautiful Life, reflects her personal journey and provides insightful guidance for creating a fulfilling and meaningful life.
To connect with Anh Lin, visit:
WEBSITE -
www.girlandtheword.com
www.thehoogashop.com
SOCIAL -Youtube - www.youtube.com/girlandtheword
Instagram - www.instagram.com/girlandtheword
BOOK-
Forever Home: A Transformative Journey of Healing, Empowerment, and Inner Peace
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
LivingWholehearted.com
TerraMattson.com
MyCourageousGirls.com
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap
https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/e-courses
Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Dear Mattsons
https://www.christianparenting.org/dearmattsons/
Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters
http://cpguides.org
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The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
39m - Dec 12, 2023 - Episode 210: Problems Leaders Face & The Wholehearted Leadership Cohort with the Mattsons and Connie Armerding
"Wherever you go, there you are." Whether you are a leader at home, in the workplace, in a faith community, or somewhere else, your individual story and wiring inform the type of person you are when you show up to lead. Today Terra and Jeff Mattson have a round table conversation with our guest, Connie Armerding, about how coming to the leadership table, as your most unique, integrated and healthy self, can ultimately lead to less stress and more peace for you and those within your circle.
If you are a leader looking for a space to invest in your own leadership growth, you're in luck! We have two Wholehearted Leadership Cohorts starting soon and applications are open! Our next one-year Women's Cohort begins in January 2024 and the next two-year co-ed Executive’s Cohort begins in March 2024. To register, or for more information to help you discern which cohort is the best fit for you, visit www.livingwholehearted.com/cohort. APPLY NOW!
Connie Armerding is an Executive Coach & Leadership Consultant, Writer, Speaker, and Teacher. She is passionate about equipping ministry and marketplace leaders by creating spiritually and emotionally healthy cultures among leaders and their communities. Connie holds degrees from Wheaton College in Interpersonal Communication and a MA in Leadership. She’s been published with Propel Women, Patheos, and the Redbud Post. She is a contributing writer of Friendzy and is currently working on a project with Nav Press as a contributor to Reflecting God's Nature, the Women's Devotional Bible based on The Message. Connie also leads conflict resolution training for organizational teams and teaches and preaches at churches and conferences across the Pacific Northwest. She has been married to her husband, Taylor, for twenty years, and they are raising four children here in Oregon. Want to work with Connie? Email her at connie@livingwholehearted.com.
Jeff and Terra Mattson are the co-hosts of the Living Wholehearted Podcast. They are also the founders of Living Wholehearted, a professional counseling, executive coaching, and organizational development firm outside Portland, Oregon, helping leaders live and lead with integrity. Their team of professionals are coming alongside leaders in the home, work and community, providing confidential and safe places for leaders, and their families and teams, to find healing, wholeness, and health. Jeff and Terra are the co-hosts of the weekly Living Wholehearted Podcast, co-authors of the book, Shrinking the Integrity Gap: Between What Leaders Preach and Live, and are raising their two teen girls. They are also the founders of Courageous Girls, a non-profit dedicated to helping moms walk alongside their daughters at every stage of their growing years (learn more at mycourageousgirls.com). Bridging the gap between Biblical truth, clinical expertise, and trauma-informed relational wisdom, the Mattsons are writing, speaking, training, counseling and coaching leaders, knowing that when a leader lives and leads with integrity, everyone in their wake benefits. Want to work with the Mattsons? Email info@livingwholehearted.com.
To connect with Connie Armerding, visit:
WEBSITE -
www.livingwholehearted.com/connie-armerding-bio
www.conniearmerding.com
SOCIAL -Facebook - www.facebook.com/connie.armerding
Instagram - www.instagram.com/carmerding
EMAIL-
connie@livingwholehearted.com
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
LivingWholehearted.com
TerraMattson.com
MyCourageousGirls.com
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap
https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/e-courses
Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Dear Mattsons
https://www.christianparenting.org/dearmattsons/
Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters
http://cpguides.org
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The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
43m - Dec 5, 2023 - Episode 209: Disobedient God - When God Goes Off-Script with Albert Tate
If you lived a little and journeyed a while with God, you might have come to realize that God has His own ways that often appear to run counter to ours. Hard times come. Our prayers get answered, but in ways we never anticipated. God goes “off script”, as our guest today would say. In this episode we talk about the idea of having a relationship with a God who not only allows suffering, but journeys with us in that suffering. We don’t like it. But learning to embrace all of who God is allows us to live more free and wholeheartedly. What does it look like to doubt well? Can God handle our wrestling? When God doesn't show up "on time" is he still good? This conversation is for any leader who is facing the underbelly of their own faith as they lead others or those who are going through hard times and want a message that brings life, and doesn’t leave you more deflated.
Today’s guest is Albert Tate, the founding and lead pastor of Fellowship Church in Los Angeles County California. He began his ministry pastoring just a few families at Sweet Home Church in Mississippi before serving the historic multi ethnic and multi-generational Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena, California. As a dynamic communicator, Albert is passionate about sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ both locally and globally. He serves on the Board of Trustees at Azusa Pacific University, the Global Leadership Network, and Global Church Planting Organization, Stadia. Albert is also the Founder and CEO of The Greatest Story, Inc, and President of Harambee Ministries. His first book was entitled, “How We Love Matters: A Call to Practice Relentless Racial Reconciliation.” Albert is the proud father of four children: Zoe, Bethany, Isaac, and Micah. His latest book, "Disobedient God: Trusting a God Who Goes Off-Script" is one for every library.
To connect with Albert Tate, visit:
WEBSITE -
https://alberttate.com/
SOCIAL -Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/albert.tate.5/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/alberttate
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alberttate/
BOOKS -
Disobedient God: Trusting a God Who Goes Off-Script
How We Love Matters: A Call to Practice Relentless Racial Reconciliation
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
LivingWholehearted.com
TerraMattson.com
MyCourageousGirls.com
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap
https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
https://www.livingwholeheartedstore.com/e-courses
Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
https://mycourageousgirls.com/shop/p/book-courageous-being-daughters-rooted-in-grace
Dear Mattsons
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdPzQ_cUwCbRc-MQ40KL3a6ze06CiY38l
Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters
http://cpguides.org
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The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
40m - Nov 28, 2023 - Episode 208: Overcoming the Impact of Divorce on your Leadership with Brandi Wilson
Divorce was not the end of her story.
In 2016, Brandi Wilson watched as her husband – a megachurch pastor – walked away from their church and their family. As her marriage dissolved, Brandi also lost her church community, her dreams for the future, and a huge part of her identity. She and her three boys began a journey marked by deep grief and suffering – but also hope, freedom, boldness, and peace. Sadly, Brandi’s story is far too familiar. One of the reasons we founded Living Wholehearted, and wrote our book, Shrinking the Integrity Gap, is for both the prevention and restoration of stories like Brandi’s.
Brandi Wilson is an author, coach, and speaker who has been in leadership for more than a decade at Leading and Loving It, a non-profit created to empower women to love life and ministry. Brandi has helped plant two churches and is passionate about walking alongside single moms and divorced women as they navigate parenting and life. Her latest book is titled, Better Than Okay: Finding Hope and Healing After Your Marriage Ends. Brandi lives with her three sons in Nashville, TN.
To connect with Brandi Wilson , visit:
WEBSITE:
lovebrandiwilson.com
SOCIAL:
Instagram - lovebrandiwilson
BOOK:
Better Than Okay: Finding Hope and Healing After Your Marriage Ends, By Brandi Wilson
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
LivingWholehearted.com
TerraMattson.com
MyCourageousGirls.com
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap
https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
https://www.livingwholeheartedstore.com/e-courses
Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
https://mycourageousgirls.com/shop/p/book-courageous-being-daughters-rooted-in-grace
Dear Mattsons
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdPzQ_cUwCbRc-MQ40KL3a6ze06CiY38l
Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters
http://cpguides.org
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The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
40m - Nov 21, 2023 - Episode 207: Adopting and Fostering Through a Trauma-Lens with Dr. Sharen Ford
National Adoption Day is November 18. At Living Wholehearted, we work with leaders and their families. From professional counseling with children, teens, couples and families to executive coaching and organizational and leadership development, our passion is helping leaders live with integrity at home, work and in the community. Among the various clients we serve, many have foster or adopted children, are considering the options, or are dealing with some of the unique challenges associated with caring for these children. We are excited to have Dr. Sharen Ford with us today, who has expertise and passion in this area.
Dr. Sharen Ford is a nationally-recognized child welfare consultant and the retired Manager for Permanency Services for the Colorado Department of Human Services. She retired with 30 years of comprehensive work history with the department, overseeing six programmatic areas including the Foster Care and Adoption Program. She is the former President of the National Association of State Adoption Programs (NASAP). She currently serves as the Director for Foster Care and Adoption at Focus on the Family and is as committed as ever to raising awareness regarding the need for every child to have a quality family.
To connect with Dr. Sharen Ford, visit:
ONLINE:
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/
SOCIAL:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/focusonthefamily/
Twitter - @FocusFamily
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
LivingWholehearted.com
TerraMattson.com
MyCourageousGirls.com
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap
https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
https://www.livingwholeheartedstore.com/e-courses
Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
https://mycourageousgirls.com/shop/p/book-courageous-being-daughters-rooted-in-grace
Dear Mattsons
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdPzQ_cUwCbRc-MQ40KL3a6ze06CiY38l
Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters
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The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
39m - Nov 14, 2023 - Episode 206: The Power of "No" as You Prepare for the Holidays with Jeff and Terra Mattson
It's NOVEMBER! The holidays are upon us. Some of you have already been watching Hallmark movies and others are in denial, as you anticipate being overwhelmed by all the extra things that will clamor for your time and attention…Christmas celebrations, children's choir concerts, office holiday parties, and complicated family dynamics. Listen in as we, Jeff and Terra, give you some real-time tips on how to move through the holidays with more joy, more peace, and more MARGIN! Get ahead of what's coming and prepare yourself well. We cover how to say "no" to all the offers, “no” to spending more than you have, and “no” to unreasonable extended family expectations, so you can say “yes” to protecting your own personal and family needs, and “yes” to serving others. Anyone can benefit from this conversation.
Jeff and Terra Mattson are the co-hosts of the Living Wholehearted Podcast. They are also the founders of Living Wholehearted, a professional counseling, executive coaching, and organizational development firm outside Portland, Oregon, helping leaders live and lead with integrity. Their team of professionals are coming alongside leaders in the home, work and community, providing confidential and safe places for leaders, and their families and teams, to find healing, wholeness, and health. Jeff and Terra are the co-hosts of the weekly Living Wholehearted Podcast, co-authors of the book Shrinking the Integrity Gap: Between What Leaders Preach and Live, and are raising their two teen girls. They are also the founders of Courageous Girls, a non-profit dedicated to helping moms walk alongside their daughters at every stage of their growing years (learn more at mycourageousgirls.com). Bridging the gap between Biblical truth, clinical expertise, and trauma-informed relational wisdom, the Mattsons are writing, speaking, training, and coaching leaders in both sacred and secular spaces so there are more wholehearted leaders in a broken and hurting world.
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
LivingWholehearted.com
TerraMattson.com
MyCourageousGirls.com
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap
https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
https://www.livingwholeheartedstore.com/e-courses
Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
https://mycourageousgirls.com/shop/p/book-courageous-being-daughters-rooted-in-grace
Dear Mattsons
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdPzQ_cUwCbRc-MQ40KL3a6ze06CiY38l
Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters
http://cpguides.org
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The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
31m - Nov 7, 2023 - Episode 205: Do the Thing With Grace and Grit, with Rebecca George
Our guest for this episode is author and podcaster Rebecca George. She is here to spur us on with her latest book entitled, Do the Thing: Gospel-Centered Goals, Gumption, and Grace for the Go-Getter Girl (Esther Press at David C. Cook, April 4, 2023). Rebecca George is the founder of Radical Radiance® —a podcast community where listeners are equipped to blend what they love with the Jesus who makes them shine. In addition to being a podcaster and a writer, Rebecca is a gifted speaker and certified career coach whose greatest joy in life is discipling others to pursue their passions in a way that builds the Kingdom. She is married to Dustin, the senior pastor of Lenore Baptist Church in East Tennessee.
To connect with Rebecca George, visit:
ONLINE -
www.radicalradiance.live
SOCIAL -
Instagram - @rebeccageorgeauthor
PODCAST -
Radical Radiance
NEW BOOK -
Do The Thing: Gospel-Centered Goals, Gumption, and Grace for the Go-Getter Girl, by Rebecca George
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
You can catch Terra, a featured speaker, at Grace Story Women's Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 3-4, 2023. Find more info at https://www.gracestoryministries.com/womens-conference.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
LivingWholehearted.com
TerraMattson.com
MyCourageousGirls.com
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap
https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
https://www.livingwholeheartedstore.com/e-courses
Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
https://mycourageousgirls.com/shop/p/book-courageous-being-daughters-rooted-in-grace
Dear Mattsons
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdPzQ_cUwCbRc-MQ40KL3a6ze06CiY38l
Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters
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The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
36m - Oct 31, 2023 - Episode 204: Parenting Series - Teens and Anxiety with Dr Kristin Valerius
We are in the middle of our fall parenting series. Being a parent is one of the most important leadership roles you can have, and ironically, with all the books and wisdom offered in the world, there is only one of you and one version of your child - and no one wrote a parenting manual for your child. So, as parents, we all need to lean into principals, lots of grace, and a bit of trial and error. Which…may cause some anxiety if you are a follow-the-rules kind of person. Listen in as my friend and colleague in the mental health field, Dr. Kristin Valerius, talks about raising teens, and offers wisdom and insight into understanding their anxiety, and your anxiety too! You'll learn some practical tools, but also a way of reframing what it means to parent our teens well.
Dr. Kristin Valerius has been a pediatric psychologist counseling children, adolescents, and families since 2006. She has been helping with a wide variety of behavioral difficulties, strained parent-child relationships, depression, anxiety, school refusal, toileting and feeding difficulties, as well as learning and Attention Deficit disorders. She is the Executive Director of Sundstrom Clinical Services, training and supervising a large staff of professional counselors, psychologists and prescribers.
Hopefully, today’s conversation will bring some peace to your heart, mind and soul.
If you need support for your child or adolescent, or are ready to do your own work as a parent, go to www.livingwholehearted.com and schedule with one of our counselors or coaches.
To connect with Kristen Valerius, visit:
WEBSITE -
https://www.sundstromclinic.com/kristin-valerius
FACEBOOK -
https://www.facebook.com/sundstromclinic/
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
You can catch Terra, a featured speaker, at Grace Story Women's Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 3-4, 2023. Find more info at https://www.gracestoryministries.com/womens-conference.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
LivingWholehearted.com
TerraMattson.com
MyCourageousGirls.com
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap
https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
https://www.livingwholeheartedstore.com/e-courses
Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
https://mycourageousgirls.com/shop/p/book-courageous-being-daughters-rooted-in-grace
Dear Mattsons
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdPzQ_cUwCbRc-MQ40KL3a6ze06CiY38l
Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters
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The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
50m - Oct 24, 2023 - Episode 203: Parenting Series - Raising Daughters in Today's World, with Sissy Goff
Being a parent is not an easy leadership role. Parents lead families, one of the greatest organizations on the planet! We often feel equipped until we actually start raising children. Whether you are a parent needing some wisdom on perfectionism, anxiety, or raising girls, or you are interested in becoming a counselor and want to hear two seasoned clinicians talk about why they made that career choice, this conversation is for you.
Today, we have a guest who many of you may know well. Sissy Goff, LPC-MHSP, has worked as the director of child and adolescent counseling at Daystar Counseling Ministries since 1993. She speaks to parents and children's ministers across the country and is a frequent guest on media outlets like NBC Nightly News, CNN, Good Morning America, Focus on the Family, That Sounds Fun, Family Life Today, and many more. Sissy Goff is the author of 13 books including her latest, The Worry-Free Parent. She also co-hosts the chart-topping Raising Boys and Girls podcast, with fellow Daystar Counselor David Thomas. The podcast just celebrated more than 5 million downloads to date.
Raising girls is particularly tricky today. That’s why we created Courageous Girls almost 12 years ago and have written close to 100 conversation guides for Courageous Girls groups. These small groups of moms and daughters are gathering all over the globe, creating opportunities for moms to have intentional conversations with their daughters about all things related to the development of her mind, heart, soul and body. Learn more at mycourageousgirls.com or check out Terra's book, Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace.
If you need support for your child or adolescent or are ready to do your own work as a parent, go to www.livingwholehearted.com and schedule with one of our counselors or coaches.
To connect with Sissy Goff, visit:
WEBSITE -
raisingboysandgirls.com
INSTAGRAM -
@SissyGoff
@RaisingBoysandGirls
NEW BOOK -
The Worry-Free Parent: Living in Confidence So Your Kids Can Too, by Sissy Goff, LPC-MHSP
PODCAST -
Raising Boys and Girls Podcast
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We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.
You can catch Terra, a featured speaker, at Grace Story Women's Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 3-4, 2023. Find more info at https://www.gracestoryministries.com/womens-conference.
Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
Grateful for you,
Jeff & Terra
To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
INSTAGRAM
@TerraMattson
@Living_Wholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
FACEBOOK
@WeAreLivingWholehearted
@MyCourageousGirls
WEBSITES
LivingWholehearted.com
TerraMattson.com
MyCourageousGirls.com
RESOURCES
Shrinking the Integrity Gap
https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course
https://www.livingwholeheartedstore.com/e-courses
Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
https://mycourageousgirls.com/shop/p/book-courageous-being-daughters-rooted-in-grace
Dear Mattsons
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdPzQ_cUwCbRc-MQ40KL3a6ze06CiY38l
Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters
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The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
39m - Oct 17, 2023
