In this episode, Dr. James Woods shares his call to become a surgeon, what he has learned about His Creator from studying the human body, and why he said yes to taking surgery on the road to help those who couldn't otherwise access it. This conversation will inspire you to live a life of legacy, using your gift to impact the world. As promised, here are the resources we mentioned in the podcast. We hope you love them as much as we do. Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upc...
Sep 13, 2023•42 min•Season 6Ep. 246
Listen in as Bob Goff and Willow discuss the importance of making the most of each one of the 27,383 days of your life. We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you. Enjoy! Connect with Bob Goff on his website or on Instagram Let’s be friends! Check out Collide’s website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo ...
Sep 06, 2023•54 min•Season 6Ep. 245
This episode gives so much practical advice, strategies, and tools for blended families. You will walk away with a renewed sense of hope that building health into your blended family is not only possible, it's do-able! Mike and Kim Anderson are the founders of Mike and Kim Coaching and the host of the Blended Family Coaching Show. Hop on, hear their story, and learn how to weave health into your home! We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast epi...
Aug 30, 2023•53 min•Season 5Ep. 244
Liz is the founder of Sseko Designs, an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women to continue their education and become leaders in their country. Using her unlikely story of a journalist-gone-shoe-maker, Liz shares her passion for social enterprise, conscious consumerism, social justice, creative leadership, gender equity, risk-taking, and empowering women. Liz’s work has been on Shark Tank, Bloomber...
Aug 23, 2023•43 min•Season 5Ep. 243
We all know those people whose homes feel welcoming, comfortable, and peaceful. Today on the podcast we got the opportunity to chat with Julie Clarke, who is the former owner of Organized at Last, a company that helps people create spaces and homes that are free of clutter and full of intention and peace. With a passion for organization and people, Julie has spent the last few decades helping families organize their homes to create a peaceful respite and a sense of calm in the home by eliminatin...
Aug 16, 2023•20 min•Season 5Ep. 242
Listen in on this Summer Highlight Series gem as Nicki Lang shares about loss and love and how to use the creative process to heal. Nicki is a talented artist, musician, and writer. She frequently deals with grief and its relationship with faith. During our conversation, Nicki shared her insights on how to be courageous when sharing your creative work with the world, how to cope with the loss of loved ones, and the importance of maintaining connections with those you’ve lost. We love connecting ...
Aug 09, 2023•53 min•Season 5Ep. 241
Grab hold of some transformative advice in this Summer Highlight Series episode with Counselor and Relationship Coach Sharmen Kimbrough. Sharmen currently works at the Marriage Recovery Center based in the Seattle, WA area and specializes in working with high-conflict couples and emotionally destructive relationships. She shares in this episode her firsthand experience of divorce, single parenting and destructive behavior and emotional abuse. This interview will bring hope, wisdom and tools to h...
Aug 02, 2023•41 min•Season 5Ep. 240
Get your finances back on track with this Summer Highlight Series episode with Financial Planner Nicole Burdick. Nicole 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 g...
Jul 26, 2023•38 min•Season 5Ep. 239
Looking for a podcast to fuel and inspire you? Dive into one of our favorites on this Summer Highlight Series episode! 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 speakers 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...
Jul 19, 2023•51 min•Season 5Ep. 238
We loved this episode we're bringing it back again as part of our Summer Highlight Series. Dive into this episode with Kristen Welch, the founder of Mercy House maternity center in Kenya as well as the monthly membership club, Fair Trade Friday, and learn about how one trip can change your perspective. Kristen is the author of Rhinestone Jesus, a memoir of her broken and beautiful life, Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World and Raising World Changers . She loves traveling and experiencing n...
Jul 12, 2023•42 min•Season 5Ep. 237
This episode had such great wisdom we're bringing it back again as part of our Summer Highlight Series! 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: ...
Jul 05, 2023•54 min•Season 5Ep. 237
We love this episode so much that we’ve brought it back again as part of our Summer Highlight Podcast Series. Jillian DeBritz is a personal development coach who longs to offer hope and build courage through the words she writes. Jillian believes in the power of sharing our stories, of bravely inviting others into our in-process places and allowing ourselves to be truly known. And she is a woman who does just that by fighting to disarm shame through vulnerably sharing her own journey toward emot...
Jun 29, 2023•47 min•Season 5Ep. 236
Get out your journal and a pen because this episode drops some gems of wisdom! Laurie Polich Short, speaker, author, and teacher, just released a new book and ops on to talk all about the topic of Faith, Doubt, and God’s Mysterious Timing. This conversation pours so much faith into the chapter you don't want to be in. You will walk away with more hope, more faith, more trust than when you first pressed play. So enjoy! We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on...
Jun 22, 2023•41 min•Season 5Ep. 234
Listen in to this conversation with Mike Neelley, the author of Hearing the Heartbeat of God , as he helps us reframe how to hear God. Mike helps uncover some of the things that get in the way of our desire to be in God's presence and he offers fresh insight that will increase your connection with the Lord. Enjoy! We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you. Enjoy! Let’s be friends! Check o...
Jun 15, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 233
Every person could benefit to listen to this interview. Dr. Nancy Murphy , a licensed therapist and the former Executive Director of Northwest Family Life, teacher at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, and co-author of Speaking Up: Recognizing and Addressing Domestic Violence in the Christian Community hops on the Collide podcast and shares not only her wisdom and expertise but also her story. This woman will most certainly impact you with her heart, her honesty, her wisdom, and her ...
Jun 07, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 232
Hop on the pod today and listen to author Jenn Schultz talk about her new book She’s Not Your Enemy: Conquering Our Insecurities So We Can Build God’s Kingdom Together . This interview covers comparison, envy, and relationships with other women. Jenn's mission is to empower women to ditch shame and strive by finding identity in God and freedom in abundant grace. We hope this episode helps you right where you're at! We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on th...
Jun 01, 2023•36 min•Season 4Ep. 231
Hop on and listen to Jami Nato, a serial entrepreneur, leader of a multi-million dollar business, and author of "This Must Be the Place." This conversation will challenge your shame around success and dreams, invite you beyond your discontentment, and inspire you to look backwards to your past to discover your purpose for today. Spend time with this uber-talented wise woman who kills plants, has a passion for NOT doing laundry and who is being used to coach, train, teach and inspire countless wo...
May 24, 2023•38 min•Season 4Ep. 230
What is happiness, really? And how do you find it when life feels messy, unfair, or nothing like you planned? This episode originally aired in September 2020 and quickly became one of our most talked-about conversations. In it, bestselling author and Bible teacher Lisa Harper shares how she's found unshakable joy in the messiest, most unexpected corners of life—from single motherhood to racial reconciliation to holding grief and hope in tension. About This Episode Lisa speaks candidly about her ...
May 17, 2023•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 229
In this interview, Michele Cushatt shares her own story of trauma and the spiritual wisdom she has gained from it. The author of the book A Faith That Will Not Fail shares candidly about her scars from cancer and Jesus’ rescue in her life. You will end this podcast with faith and inspiration to keep building a strong foundation. We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you. Enjoy! Connect wi...
May 11, 2023•37 min•Season 4Ep. 228
Hop on the pod today and spend time with Manda Carpenter ! Manda is the host of A Longer Table Podcast and spills the tea on everything in her latest book, Soul Care to Save Your Life . She and her husband, have fostered over 16 kids, have one biological son and a baby on the way. This interview is sure to challenge you, inspire and grow you! We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you. Enj...
May 03, 2023•36 min•Season 4Ep. 227
Join Tara Sun author of Surrender Your Story: Ditch the Myth of Control and Discover Freedom in Trusting God on the podcast today! Tara is the host of the Truth Talks with Tara podcast. She passionately invites us in this episode to evaluate our need to control, be independent, and be self-sufficient. This conversation will challenge you, grow you and usher in a deeper dependence on God that will free you. We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcas...
Apr 26, 2023•39 min•Season 4Ep. 226
Do you have kids, teach kids or coach kids? Hop onto this episode and listen to a great conversation with Willow and Christen Clark. Christen is the creator and host of The Collide Kids Podcast which is for parents and kids. Her goal for every episode is to help kids discover they are loved by God! This interview will help encourage and equip you as you seek for your own kids to know they are loved by God! We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcas...
Apr 19, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 225
Join in this great conversation between Collide Founder Willow Weston and mental health therapist Lisa Jeffries where they discuss roadblocks in the way of our hopes and dreams. This episode covers identifying roadblocks and moving them, the importance of a million little steps, and what's worse than anxiety. Take a listen and be invited to move towards the goals and dreams you have for your life! We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode...
Apr 12, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 224
In this episode, Austie Eckley, the founder of Acacia + Gold ministry, bravely shares her own story of radical life change and turning her life around after struggling with addiction. Today, she is using her voice to spread God's love and compassion to those who are hurting and encourages others to be brave and share their own stories of transformation. Listening to this episode will give you the courage to love and accept others no matter their background or beliefs. You'll walk away from this ...
Apr 05, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 223
Hop onto this episode with Kevin Sweeney, pastor of Imagine Church, host of the podcast “The Church Needs Therapy” and author of “The Joy of Letting Go”. On this pod, Kevin invites us into trusting God has more life on the other side of the hard thing we have to let go. Get ready for all your expectations to be challenged! We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you. Enjoy! Let’s be friends...
Mar 29, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 222
What if one person’s belief in you could change the entire trajectory of your life? In this inspiring episode of the Collide Podcast , we sit down with Superintendent Kristi Dominguez to hear her powerful story of transformation—from a challenging upbringing and a learning disability to becoming a visionary leader in education. Kristi opens up about the people who saw potential in her when she couldn’t see it in herself, and how that impact shaped her into the leader she is today. Whether you're...
Mar 22, 2023•36 min•Season 4Ep. 221
Parents, you don't want to miss this one! Make sure to get out a notebook and listen to Steven Argue . Steve is a thought leader, researcher, speaker and author with decades of on-the-ground ministry experience with adolescents and insights on emerging adult spirituality. He is also the co-author of 18 books including Growing With , and Sticky Faith . Steven is the Applied Research Strategist for the Fuller Youth Institute and Associate Professor of Youth, Family, and Culture at Fuller Theologic...
Mar 15, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 220
Hop on the pod and spend time gleaning wisdom from Pamela Havey Lau. Pamela is a mediator, professor, and author of the books Soul Strength and A Friend in Me. You will be challenged and inspired as Pamela shares her personal journey of pain and the need to forgive. This woman who has spent decades working with those who have experienced healing through pain and peace through conflict will walk alongside you as you listen in on this episode. Learn to listen differently, not avoid conflict but le...
Mar 08, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 219
Need some friendship advice? This podcast with Jess Johnston and Amy Weatherly,longtime friends and best-selling authors of I’ll Be There (But I’ll Be Wearing Sweatpants) will give you just that! Together these two created the Sister, I Am With You online community, a space where millions of women get real about friendship, including the friendship struggles their daughters face. This conversation is sure to encourage you in your friendship life! We love connecting you with resources, so we pull...
Mar 01, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 218
Your day will be beautifully interrupted when you press play on this episode! Listen to Pastor Christian Lindbeck share the story of God interrupting His life and calling Him into ministry. In this conversation, we talk about trauma, shame, church wounds, healing and repair, and the Restorer. You don't want to miss it! We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you. Enjoy! Let’s be friends! Ch...
Feb 22, 2023•53 min•Season 4Ep. 217
