Life's Seasons Speaks

End of an Era - Here We Are Now Last episode! Thank you , thank you, thank you for all your support over the years. This journey with our listeners has been amazing! It wasn't an easy decision... and it's been some time in the making... but it is time to say good-bye. Join in for one last episode where we talk about things coming to an end, surrendering to the "now", and preparing for what's to come Conference info and registration https://lifesseasons.org/certified-training-2023/ CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

The desire to be healthy makes sense. But what do we really mean when we say that we want to be healthy? How do we measure that? What or who determines if we are healthy? What about mental health? What does a healthy person look like? Today we take a look at what it means to be healthy and how we can be healthy again, even if we have experienced trauma. Join Jenny as she asks explores this topic and shares what her personal healing journey looks like. Conference info and registration https://lifesseasons.org/certified-training-2023/ CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

My podcast is Psalm 127 - A Man's Psalm Join Pastor Bob for another Soul Soothing episode. Psalm127 focuses on a man's world...in particular a man and his family. It's known as a wisdom Psalm because it was written by the wisest man who ever lived...Solomon. Solomon addresses the areas of a man's home, a man's community/city; a man's work, and a man's family (in particular, a man's sons) In all these areas Solomon basically says they are all meaningless....UNLESS...the LORD is the center of them all Solomon also wrote the Book of Ecclesiastes, concluding the Book with the same idea this Psalm conveys...God brings meaning and purpose to life. Solomon's words can be summed up this way: God is the true source of meaning and purpose in life. Apart from Him, life is vanity/meaningless. Since life comes from Him, is a gift from Him, it, therefore, has meaning, purpose, and destiny. The life man lives along with all he has is temporary. But the life God gives is eternal. So live life with an eternal perspective and it will affect every area of the temporary. CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

Success...why is it so threatening? How do you define success? How does society define success? How does your success measure up to other people? How do men handle the women in their life that are "more successful" than they are? Join Chris as he shares his lived experience as being seen as less successful than some of the people in his life and how he handled that. "Men, it is possible to have successful women in your life without it being threatening." CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

Co-Existing Feelings & Jenny's search for her biological family Have you ever had more than one feeling at once? Have they ever been seemingly opposite or maybe even conflicting? What is that like for you? Is one feeling more important than the other, or does one weigh heavier than the other? Join Jenny as she explores her experience of co-existing feelings both in general while talking about her life experiences...but also as she explores these co-existing feelings as she shares more of her journey about her search for her birth family. And you might be surprised to hear just how that is going. There's quite the update! Conference info and registration https://lifesseasons.org/certified-training-2023/ CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show Support the show

Fear of Abandonment - And How it's Hurting Your Relationships Tina is back this week and ready to tackle an important topic... The Fear of Abandonment. Are you wondering if this is something you are struggling with? But you're not completely sure? Join the conversation to find out. Today you will hear about the fear of abandonment and how it impacts relationships - with others and yourself. Specifically, Tina will discuss: Whether this is you or a loved one, this information will be incredibly helpful for your understanding, and the changes you want to see happen in your life. Conference info and registration https://lifesseasons.org/certified-training-2023/ CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

Psalm 126 - A Prayer For Restoration It's a Soul Soothing episode with Bob, and he is looking at Psalm 126, a prayer for restoration. Psalms 120 - 134 are Psalms of Ascent...or songs the people of Israel sang as they journeyed to Jerusalem There are sad songs... happy songs - and everything in between. They are the songs of life, depicting life's journey. Today's Psalm is a song of mourning over what was once experienced in the past. Psalm 126 is also a prayer. And in it we find a simple formula to craft our own prayers. The formula is simple: Remember the Past...Believe for the Present It is a simple prayer that will carry us through the ups and downs of life. CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

I Had An Idea Have you ever had an idea but didn't realize how following through was going to effect others? What were the motivations behind those ideas? Did those ideas come with expectations of others? Join Chris as he talks about some of his ideas throughout his marriage, how those ideas effected those he loves, and the expectations that he unwittingly put on others. "Sometimes we put expectations on the ones we love to make us feel good so that we don't have to face whatever it is that is keeping us from feeling good". CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

Do you just change your mind because you can? Do you take a while to think about changing your mind? Are you allowed to change your mind? What happens after you change your mind? What if people don't get it? What if they don't understand? What if it changes your relationships? Do you as a person change when you change your mind? What if you do change? Is it still worth changing your mind? Tune in to hear Jenny's process of changing her mind, and some of her answers to these questions. CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

Connecting with our Inner Child "The problems of our adulthood, were the solutions of our childhood" We all have an inner child. It's the piece of our personality that still feels and reacts as we did when we were a child. It’s the piece that thinks, feels, and acts a certain way now because it reminds us of when we were little. It’s the piece that acts a certain way now because it’s what we did as a child in an attempt to have our needs met. Join Tina today as she talks about our inner child: CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

Rock Solid Faith It's another Soul Soothing episode with Bob! Join in as he discusses Psalm 125 - "The LORD Surrounds His People" - A song the people of God sang on their way to Jerusalem. In a challenging, frightening, out of control world we all are looking for something, aren't we? Yes - PEACE. Where does true peace come from? Deep rooted peace comes from rock solid faith. Where God is - there is always hope. So, those who trust in the LORD live in peace. Not necessarily a peaceful world, but with an inner peace... And inner peace comes from 3 truths which are embedded in Psalm 125 about the God who loves us: CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

The Choice Is Yours Have you ever tried something new that seemed to come easy but then all of a sudden it wasn't? Have you ever went through something in the past that you thought you worked through, just to have it come up again in other ways? Have you noticed something unusual going on within yourself and you're not sure where it came from? Join Chris as he talks through how these very things are currently effecting his life. Listen as he shares his past and how it is effecting his here and now, the questions he has had to ask himself, and the choice he now has to make. "I can ask for help or continue to live in the chaotic emotional upheaval I've been living for the past weeks. The reality is that choice is mine." CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

Who's Writing My Life Script? Have you ever felt like there's a certain way that you're supposed to be? A certain way to heal? A better or even a best way to grieve? Or maybe there is even some sort of script that you're supposed to live by because "that's how people who have experienced X are"? Who's writing your scripts? Join Jenny as she shares some of her personal scripts, and explores the idea of universal experiences. Check out Starr Commonwealth at https://starr.org/ CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

Survivor's Guilt You've heard Tina mention the diagnoses of cancer she received in 2020. She's talked about experiences in the hospital, healing from surgery, the scar she now has... but she doesn't really talk much about the diagnoses itself. And there's a reason for that. Join today while Tina speaks for the first time about her personal experience with Survivor's Guilt. She vulnerably speaks about the complexity of co existing thoughts and feelings such as being grateful for her life AND feeling guilty because she's alive. Tina walks us through the ways in which we see survivor's guilt manifest, and what she's trying to remember through her experience of it. Tina says, "I'm just coming to grips with this now. So I don't have all the answers. I don't even know if I have all the questions, but I'm willing to start the conversation, here, with you". Check out Starr Commonwealth at https://starr.org/ CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

How Do We Know God WILL Help Us? Join Bob for a Soul Soothing episode as he looks at Psalm 124 Our Help is in the Name of the LORD - A Psalm of Thanksgiving for God's faithfulness when King David was attacked by his enemy Have you ever had someone attack you for your faith? As a pilgrim on this earth, we will find as we journey across time people will attack us for our faith in God Can ABSOLUTELY!WILL So, how can we know God will help us? David shows us in this Psalm... Reflect on your past - "If the LORD had not been on our side - let Israel say - if the LORD had not been on our side..." Has God been there for me in the past? YES, YES, and YES! The God of the past is the God of the present The God who delivered is the God who delivers The God who conquered is the God who conquers How do I know God will help me? Because He HAS helped me. He is on our side... Always has...always will be! CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

What's In Your Cup? Men....you have emotions...whether you like it or not. So what do we do with them? Tune in as Chris continues to talk about how men tend to deal with their emotions. Men seem to believe that they are only allowed to be happy, loving, and angry and will disguise all other emotions to fit in these categories. Listen as Chris explains how we all have an emotional cup that needs our attention. He shares his real life experiences about allowing his own cup to become full until it overflowed into other areas of his life. If you're a man, you don't want to miss this. If you love a man, share this with them today! CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

The Thing I Thought I Knew We all think we know what we've experienced in our lives, right? Our experiences are our realities- that is the truth. But what happens when someone tells you something so simple, so obvious...and it happens to shift absolutely everything that you thought you knew...about YOU!? What do you do with that? (except have a mini...okay bigger than mini...crisis; where you re-think everything you thought you knew...like Jenny did) Tune in as Jenny walks through a part of her adoption journey and shares openly and candidly as to what her healing journey looks like...this far in. And how one SUPER SIMPLE statement has shifted this journey. CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

Managing Expectations vs Nurturing Expectancy Many times our feelings of let-down, disappointment, anger, bitterness, sadness, frustration... - they are related to unmet expectations. Especially within our relationships with our partners. How do we live a life of joy, happiness, and of feeling successful in our relationships when these feelings continue to show up, and because of unmet expectations? -GREAT QUESTION!- Today we look at how the expectations in our relationships are destroying what we could have, if we could only learn the difference between expectations, and expectancy. We focus on some specific expectations that are common in relationships, and use them as examples to see how we can shift our mindset and learn to manage the expectations and nurture the expectancy. CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

Join Pastor Bob as he takes us through Psalm 123 - A Grief Stricken Psalm, which he has entitled... Beggars Can't Be Losers Psalm 123 is a lament, or mourning Psalm, but not as in grieving over a loved one who has died. It is grieving and mourning over being ridiculed and scorned for one's faith. Ancient Israel experienced the same thing living in a society that scorned their God. So, they composed a song (Psalm) to remind themselves of the mercy of God, to sing as they made their way to Jerusalem. It is a Psalm we can recite as well as we journey through this dark world that is opposed to God until we reach the "New Jerusalem". 3 lessons we can learn from this Psalm when ridiculed for our faith ... Because: Beggars Can't Be Losers CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show

Tune in for Chris' first solo episode, where he vulnerably talks about being a man, and addresses the following questions: masculinityThe world generally teaches us that big boys don’t cry, that they need to walk it off, man up, and ALWAYS be okay. What can we do to change this? Listen as Chris walks us through some of his life-experiences and shares how biases played a big role in his decisions... until he realized it was okay not to be okay... even if he cried. CONNECT THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International License https://audionautix.com/creative-commons-music https://audionautix.com/ Support the show