This summer we are highlighting a few of our podcasts we think you will love! In this episode, we're revisiting an interview with licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Amy Brandt who sat down to chat with us about some practical therapeutic techniques everyone can employ to help manage their anxiety. Amy is one of the trusted mental health professionals in the Collide counseling network who has been helping people find comfort, healing, and a more grounded sense of self since 2009. This episode...
Jul 13, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 185
Hop on to our summer highlight series and listen to this great conversation! Many women have complicated relationships with their bodies. We love them for the ways they serve us, but we can also be the harshest critics and least responsible caretakers. With all the talk about swimsuit season, dieting and working out, we wanted to revisit this episode with Liz and Summer, who are the co-founders of the Healthy, Whole, and Free Community who share their wisdom on what true health is, from the insi...
Jul 06, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 184
Needing some wisdom, insight, and encouragement? Having some regrets? feeling like you're steeped in negative self-belief? How much power is fear holding in your life right now? Are you numbering your days? These are the kinds of big things Willow Weston, the Founder of Collide reflects on in this episode. Get out a journal and a pen and allow God to meet you in this life-changing reflection time. We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode...
Jun 29, 2022•43 min•Season 3Ep. 183
Do you need to be encouraged that God can show up right smack dab in the middle of your pain and shame and not only heal and free you but use your story to help others? That's this man's story right here. Gabe Chartier shares how his heart of service developed from his painful past and his powerful collision with Jesus. God can not only show up in the hardest of places, but He can use those chapters to help people in their hard places. Take a listen to this episode and be blessed. We love connec...
Jun 22, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 182
Hands down, one of our favorite podcast episodes. Candy West, lead pastor, preacher, author, gospel recording artist, and entrepreneur drops gems of wisdom and truth that will call you to begin tapping into the God of possibility and power. We can almost guarantee you will walk away from this conversation with Candy and Willow and be inspired to lean into the more you were made for. Connect with Candy West at candywest.com On social media at Facebook and Instagram New music is available on YouTu...
Jun 15, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 181
Part 2 of a two-part series. If you are sensing the need for some healing in your life, you are not going to want to miss this episode. Join mental health counselor Breeze Potts, Collide Founder WIllow Weston and Collide staffer Kristen Mattila as they have an engaging conversation around moves we can make to experience more wholeness in our lives. There is so much rich goodness in this two-part series you won't want to miss a word! Connect with Collide: https://wecollide.net/ Facebook Instagram...
Jun 08, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 180
If you are sensing the need for some healing in your life, you are not going to want to miss this episode. Join mental health counselor Breeze Potts, Collide Founder Willow Weston and Collide staffer Kristen Mattila as they have an engaging conversation around moves we can make to experience more wholeness in our lives. There is so much rich goodness in this two part series you won't want to miss a word! Connect with Collide: https://wecollide.net/ Facebook Instagram Connect with Counselor Breez...
Jun 01, 2022•42 min•Season 3Ep. 179
Press play on this episode where Nicole Burdick invites you to explore your own psychology and theology around money. We promise you this conversation about finances is so not boring! In this episode we talk about shame around money, other people's voices in our heads that shape our decisions, getting to the root of what we actually value and so much more. Hop on and spend time with this award winning financial advisor and glean her wisdom for your financial life. Connect with Nicole at: https:/...
May 25, 2022•38 min•Season 3Ep. 178
Are you feeling stuck in the same old patterns in your marriage? Have you given up on the connection you'd once hoped for? Are you needing some new relationship tools? This is your podcast! Join Dr. Steve Call and his wife Lisa, co- founders of the Reconnect Institute and be inspired by their own stories of disconnection and their simple tools to help us reconnect. This episode covers it all: conflict, repair, old wounds and how our stories cause new ones, vows not to make, patterns that keep us...
May 18, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 177
Hop on today's podcast and spend time with Jeff Shaw, an Executive Pastor who shares how God called him from business to ministry. This pastor, leader, husband and dad of a small village pours out his life to invest in others. You too will feel like he has invested in you after you listen to him share his wisdom and story. Dive Deeper with Collide Resources: Leadership Inspo Resources Women of Impact Online Course Yes, You Bible Study...
May 11, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 176
Spend a moment hearing from spiritual director Kelli Jensen as she invites us to start making space to pay attention to God and what He has to say to us. This episode opens our eyes to our hurried lives that hinder the need we have for soul care. You will be blessed to hear Kelli’s wisdom and invitation. And you will walk away from this conversation wanting more of what Jesus has for you. Connect with Kelli Jensen on her website at https://kellimariejensen.com/ Additional Collide Resources: Pers...
May 04, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 175
Make sure and hop on this episode where Tera Bradham DeNeui shares her difficult story of her Olympic dreams being stripped and coming to a place where she had to begin to allow God to rewrite her dreams. In this episode, Tera who is a Christian speaker, the host of The Heal Podcast , and author of the book Swimming For Freedom invites us into her real journey of terrible chronic pain and suffering and the deeply spiritual wisdom and victorious freedom that came out of her suffering. She tackles...
Apr 27, 2022•50 min•Season 3Ep. 174
Hop on this episode where Willow interviews Cynthia Cavanaugh, an award winning author, speaker and podcast host for the Soul Anchor podcast. Cynthia holds an MA in leadership and has won awards for her various books. She challenges us to lean intentionality into our influence and legacy. You will love how her family talks about the 4 quarters of life and the importance of building now what will last forever. She lays out her wisdom around decision making for lasting legacy, the myths around why...
Apr 20, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 173
Listen in on this inspiring interview with Ileen Laura, a passionate mother, wife and a singer/songwriter who thrives on creating powerful and moving Christian music inspired by her deeply meaningful life experiences. She shares in this podcast how she set down her dreams for her duties and became embittered and then Jesus collided with this music teacher during the pandemic and now she is running hard after her dreams working on an album project and releasing songs. If you have been setting dow...
Apr 13, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 172
Hop onto the pod and hear Scott Erickson the Painter share the grief that birthed his latest show and book, "Say Yes: A Liturgy of Not Giving Up On Yourself” . Be encouraged to not give up on your dreams. Scott is an artist, author, performance speaker, and creative curate who mixes autobiography, mythology, and aesthetics to create art and moments that speak to our deepest experiences. In this conversation Scott encourages us that our darkest moments are actually doorways to a deeper conversati...
Apr 06, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 171
Bill Gilfillan is a husband, dad, and grandfather and known as a friend to all he meets. In fact, you may feel like his friend just after listening to this episode! Bill has served as a pastor for 43 years and has so much to impart about what he learned on the journey. Even though you might call him retired, he is far from such, looking at every season as an opportunity to be used by God to touch lives and impact the world. We know you will be impacted as you listen in to a man with a treasure t...
Mar 31, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 170
Ladies, you don't want to miss this podcast! Kendra Schlenbaker hops on the podcast to share with us how a mission trip to Haiti changed the directory of her life and that of her family. We are going to talk about unexpected callings, impossibilities, obstacles and God promptings. You will love hearing Kendra’s insane God story about His rescue plan for her kids and now His call to greatness in their lives. This conversation will have you walking away convinced that God can make a way where ther...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 169
Jump into this deep conversation and get ready to take ravenous notes! Mike Neeley has worked as the Executive Director of Tierra Nueva, an international ministry whose purpose is to share the good news of God's total liberation, healing, and transformation in Jesus Christ with people on the margins, especially those affected by immigration, incarceration, and addiction. Mike not only shares what he learned from working with people on the margins but he also shares about his upcoming book, The H...
Mar 17, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 168
Matt Hangen is the CEO of Water 4 , a mission that works to eradicate the world's water crisis through local missional businesses. Matt is married to Grace and they live in Oklahoma with their 2 daughters. In this episode, we talk about the global water crisis, how Matt got called into this work, what living a life of coming up with solutions to big problems looks like, and why giving your life away for a cause is worth it. Listen in for some motivation to go after your mission and passion!...
Mar 09, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 167
Do you need a word from God? Cheryl Bostrom speaks straight to the heart and you will hang on her every word in this podcast. This author has made words her steady companion most her life. She is the author of 3 books including her latest, ' Sugar Birds ' for which she is winning lots of awards. Her work has also appeared in a variety of publications, including The Upper Room Disciplines and the American Scientific Affiliation’s God and Nature Magazine, for which she’s a regular photo essayist. ...
Mar 02, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 166
Looking for a podcast to fuel and inspire you? This is it! Emily Jamieson hops on the pod to share her big heart to see people walk in greater freedom and confidence. Emily is the Owner of Jamieson Coaching. Emily is one of our fan favorite speaker’s at Collide conferences. This trajectory shifter will spend some time having a conversation with Willow Weston, Collide’s Founder and Director that is sure to shift your thoughts, hearts and even path today. We are certain you will walk into somethin...
Feb 23, 2022•51 min•Season 3Ep. 165
What If You Could Find Peace and Purpose Even in Life’s Hardest Chapters? In this episode of The Collide Podcast, we meet Carolyn Troutman—an inspiring woman whose story is full of adventure, resilience, and unwavering faith. Carolyn and her husband have lived extraordinary professional lives, raised a beautiful family, and are now both navigating the realities of cancer. Despite these challenges, Carolyn radiates joy and peace, offering a powerful testimony of hope in the midst of life’s twists...
Feb 16, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 164
Are you weary in the parenting department? Needing some encouragement? This is the podcast for you! Angie Soulier is the founder of Tetherpoint, which provides parent coaching and training to parents raising complex kids. She herself is married and has two kids that she flew halfway around the world to bring home. They have navigated various brands of struggle & joy, connection & disconnection. This certified parenting coach hops on the Collide podcast to share her passion, advice and wi...
Feb 09, 2022•42 min•Season 3Ep. 163
Adrienne Livingston is the Director of Anti-Sex Trafficking Initiatives with WorldVenture and a Co-Developer of the Girl Empowerment Curriculum which was created for Christian communities as a sex trafficking and domestic violence prevention curriculum for middle and high school girls. She also hosts the Justice Hope Freedom Podcast that educates about the issues of sex trafficking & exploitation. Adrienne passionately shares just how close to home sex trafficking is and why we should be tal...
Feb 02, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 162
Gabriela Faria is the Founder & President of the Lisbon Project and Riverside church. She is a passionate advocate for people, social justice and equality. Gaby has decided to change the world, one step at a time, and trust us - this episode is one inspiring listen. Gabi’s story of saying yes to God's call on her life is full of adventure and partnership with God to be used in incredible ways. In this episode we talk about creating opportunities for people to be challenged beyond the status ...
Jan 26, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 161
Clinton and Charity Muñoz founded Restored 2 More , a ministry focused on helping couples rebuild intimacy after infidelity and helping women heal from betrayal. This ministry is the overflow of God’s healing in their own story which they powerfully share in this episode. Infidelity is a subject that brings so much pain and yet these two offer hope and freedom! We can’t wait for you to listen in.
Jan 19, 2022•51 min•Season 3Ep. 160
Erin Chase is the queen of the $5 dinner! She is on a mission to help busy, overwhelmed home chefs learn to spend less money on groceries and get organized in the kitchen. In this podcast, Erin talks about why she's passionate about being frugal and how being so can benefit all parts of your life. She shares her tips on couponing, meal planning and the top 3 ways we overspend in the grocery store. 5dollardinners.com/
Jan 12, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 159
We're almost a week into January. How are you doing on those resolutions you made? This week on the podcast, we are bringing back an oldie but a goodie! Our founder and director Willow Weston discusses the problem with the way we view resolutions. We may think our problem is our weight, our relationship status, our addiction, our schedule, or our messy home, but the real problem actually goes much deeper than these. This episode may be just the loving nudge you need to ditch your list of surface...
Jan 05, 2022•33 min•Season 3Ep. 158
We are thrilled to interview Elizabeth Boyle, who is an incredible people-gatherer, story-teller, and intention-setter. We loved this convo from season one so much we are bringing it back for your 2022! Elizabeth speaks with passion and enthusiasm about the beauty and practicality intentions can provide in our life and our faith. It can be so easy to have big dreams, yet settle for small lives, distracted by the apathy and stress of everyday life. This week on the podcast we discuss ways to acco...
Dec 29, 2021•56 min•Season 3Ep. 157
Collide's Director Willow Weston spends some time this Holiday sharing a personal story about her new friends Holly and Grace that will touch your heart but also challenge your heart. Hop onto this short pod and be inspired by who Jesus really is rather than who He has been made out to be. You will be inspired as to who you can be when you collide with people who make you feel grouchy, grumpy and annoyed. Holly and Grace will become your new friends too.
Dec 22, 2021•20 min•Season 3Ep. 156
