I lived the first half of my Christian life checking things off a list, trying to find worth through my actions. The Word of God never penetrated my heart because I was still living with the same thought processes I’d always had. Now my passion is to bridge the gap between what’s in your head and what’s in your heart. In this episode, I’m discussing how an either/or mentality can destroy relationships and cause us to miss the fullness of Jesus as well as how to love others well by balancing trut...
May 05, 2021•17 min
If you were to audit your thoughts, would you say most of them produce restoration and healing or destruction and overwhelm? Our lives will follow our most dominant thoughts so, in this episode, I’m talking about how we can learn to find the Voice of Truth in a world full of lies. Unfortunately, there’s not a quick fix. Knowing God’s voice means investing your time with Him. He is the embodiment of truth and to govern ourselves with anything other than what He says is a lie. Get the full show no...
Apr 28, 2021•21 min
In today’s Truth Talk, author Kat Harris and I are talking about how to build a renewed and healthy biblical sexual ethic rooted in freedom, truth, and grace by examining the narratives we often hear about being single. Kat shares openly about how the common beliefs created shame and fear in her relationships and her journey to uncover the truth. She also offers practical guidance on how we can begin to identify the truth about God’s beautiful design for sexuality and find joy regardless of our ...
Apr 21, 2021•40 min
When was the last time someone told you to stop worrying about what other people think and it actually worked? It doesn’t. That’s because, in order to truly stop worrying about other’s opinions of us, we have to understand how God wired and created us on a deeper level. When we try to cure ourselves of worrying about what others think of us with our actions, we neglect the heart and soul change needed to actually live life like the only thing that matters is God. In this episode, I’m digging dee...
Apr 14, 2021•35 min
Do you feel overwhelmed, anxious, or burnt out? I can relate. That’s why in this episode I’m talking about finding calm in a chaotic world. We can’t choose what happens around us, but we can choose how we respond. What we set our minds on will determine the feelings we experience based on the beliefs we carry about what we are focusing on. That’s why the Bible encourages us to set our mind on God instead of ourselves and our circumstances. Fear and lies keep us from experiencing the life that He...
Apr 07, 2021•26 min
In this Truth Talk, I’m chatting with licensed Hope Coach Jackie Aviles about how to get hope back in your life. After defeating a terminal cancer diagnosis, Jackie committed her life to serve women through empathy that targets the feeling of hopelessness we all face during seasons of struggle. In this conversation, she discusses how God can use our doubts to strengthen our faith, how to keep hope in the most challenging circumstances, and the importance of community. Full show notes for this ep...
Mar 29, 2021•31 min
I don’t think we have enough conversations about mentors, so in this episode, I’m talking with author Kelsey Chapman about the lie that you have to do everything alone. In her latest book, What They Taught Me , Kelsey writes about the mentors who stepped into her life to give her the wisdom, inspiration, and support she needed in different seasons. Today she’s sharing how she defines a mentor and offers practical advice on how you can find a mentor and become that person for someone else. Full s...
Mar 24, 2021•29 min
If you find yourself going from diet to diet looking for the “perfect” one for you, maybe it’s not another diet that you need. In this Truth Talk, I’m presenting 6 questions to ask yourself before going on another diet. With every new diet we try, we tend to bring in some of the habits and thought processes from previous diets. When we “diet stack” we over restrict our food options, sometimes even to the point that there’s not much left we can eat without feeling guilty. These questions are mean...
Mar 22, 2021•17 min
In this Truth Talk, I’m sharing my personal story about how I learned to create space to heal. For many years, I lived in an overwhelming emotional place where I thought everything happening in my life was a lesson. Instead of searching for Jesus, I searched to find the answer to those lessons. Feeling buried in my emotions and wrestling with what I was experiencing kept me in a constant loop of questioning who I was. Then one night at Bible study, this phrase struck me - “God’s Word is a prescr...
Mar 17, 2021•23 min
In Lie #63 I’m joined by author Alexandra MacKillop to discuss the lie that dieting will lead to joy. So often to lose weight, we set food rules and restrictions that lead us to binge eating and self-condemnation. It’s a setup for failure. In her book Fulfilled: Let Go of Shame, Embrace Your Body, and Eat the Food You Love , Alexandra goes into depth about how today's culture has distorted the way we women view our bodies and in this episode, she’s helping us sort through the confusion of differ...
Mar 15, 2021•31 min
In this episode, writer Kaitlin Chappell Rogers and I are getting personal about a lie we’ve both believed – your life is not worth celebrating. Many of us buy into this lie without realizing it through comparison, uncommunicated needs with unmet expectations, or seeking instant gratification. The truth is that where you are and who you are now is where God wants you to make a difference. You have what you need right now to celebrate. A life of celebration isn’t one of big parties, it’s one of s...
Mar 10, 2021•34 min
In this Truth Talk, Certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach Amy Connell and I are breaking down 3 of the biggest lies the fitness industry tells us. Whether it’s false promises or deceptive marketing, these lies can skew how we assess our own value, alter our perspective on what being healthy means, and physically damage our bodies. The truth is that your eating, movement, and body need to be perfect; you just need to be able to do what you’re called to do. God doesn’t expect or require p...
Mar 08, 2021•26 min
I was 30 when I realized that I had spent most of my life believing I was unlovable. After years of failed relationships, superficial and fleeting friendships, and feeling like I was too much for so many people, I concluded there must be something wrong with me. Maybe you can relate. With every experience we have, we have a choice. We can internalize what we are experiencing or objectively look at what is happening and process it. The truth is God designed us to receive and give love because it’...
Mar 03, 2021•20 min
Our emotional health is important because it affects how we think, act, and feel and impacts our ability to handle stress, relate to others, and make choices and decisions. In this truth talk, I’m sharing my personal story about why our emotional health matters and how I’ve learned to better listen to my body and change my thought patterns with God’s truth. I also share what scripture says about our emotional health and 7 practical ways you can take care of it. Full show notes for this episode c...
Mar 01, 2021•25 min
In this Truth Talk, author and podcast host Phylicia Masonheimer and I are discussing three terms you have probably seen floating around social media – discernment, critical spirit, and testing the spirit. This episode is for anyone who has been feeling overwhelmed by the misinformation and cancel culture they’re seeing online and wants to improve their discernment to better identify a critical spirit, not just in others, but themselves. Phylicia is passionate about teaching women how to think a...
Feb 24, 2021•40 min
In Lie #60, I’m sharing an honest story of my not-so-perfect start to writing. I’ve always struggled with feeling mediocre, and getting underwhelming reviews to my first book seemed to confirm my inadequacy. The good news is that through Christ we can become strengthened by the things that come against us. The lie that we must be perfect to start keeps us from moving forward. We get so concerned about how people are going to rate us that we forget about the only opinion that matters. When we do ...
Feb 22, 2021•18 min
Lately, I’ve heard talk whirling around social media about false prophets and prophecies, so I decided to invite my friend Lindsey Falls on the show to help better explain what those terms actually mean. Lindsey is a prophetic trainer at Antioch Discipleship School and explains the difference between a false teacher and a false prophet as well as how we can identify when someone is operating in the spiritual gift of prophecy rather than their own interest. She also offers wisdom on how we can en...
Feb 17, 2021•34 min
I don't think it is a surprise that social media has become a source of information and encouragement; a place we seek to find our identity and validation on our beliefs and what we feel. 2020 took many of us for a loop in our ability to communicate in person, which led us to pick up our phones instead of picking up a hand and looking someone in the eyes. I felt this shift happening. It seemed as though we began to turn into two people in the same body - who we were online and who we were offlin...
Feb 15, 2021•20 min
How many times have you grabbed your regular pant size and headed into the dressing room only to find that you can’t get those jeans past your thighs? Maybe you’ve thought, “How did I get here? Did I let my body go?” I can relate and I’m here to share with you this truth – you are not lazy if you have to buy the bigger pants. When our size changes our first reaction may be to hardcore diet and exercise, but we should start by considering “what does my size mean about me?” In this episode, I shar...
Feb 10, 2021•22 min
Do you think God cares about you? Some of our deepest desires are to be known, loved, heard, and seen. Every person wants to know why they are here and for what purpose. These feelings make us feel like we have meaning, like we're contributing to the world, and to something bigger than us. In my quest for discovering who I was, I lost who I was to a sea of opinions, who people thought I should be and how I should react and respond. We don’t have breakdowns because of the event itself. Breakdowns...
Feb 08, 2021•20 min
I’ve got a tough question for you in today’s Truth Talk - is skinny really the goal or is there something deeper that needs an answer? In my quest to challenge the narrative and why we do things, I wondered why and when the idea of skinny became the focus. When did the idea of skinny become the object of affection for so many of us? What does “skinny” even mean? The truth is this - our body is the external force driving a feeling we hope to experience internally. It's who and what we honor our b...
Feb 03, 2021•15 min
I’m excited to share with you my talk with author, speaker, and podcast host Lisa Whittle about a topic like none I’ve shared before – the lie that it’s our job to call people out. In this episode we’re discussing cancel culture, how to post on social media without falling into the trap of bullying, the cost of seeking popularity, and the desire for Jesus over social media followers. Full show notes for this episode can be found at jessicahottle.com ! Follow Lisa: Website | podcast | Instagram |...
Feb 01, 2021•35 min
Let me be clear about what I mean by the title “Learning to Love Your Body” - I am not referring to the self-proclaimed self-love lie. Learning to love the body you have comes from loving the Father who created it. The more we know about God, the more we know about ourselves. Apart from Him, we can not learn to be kind and loving towards ourselves. Full show notes for this episode can be found at jessicahottle.com ! Follow Jessica: website | instagram | freebies...
Jan 27, 2021•18 min
Are you holding on to feelings of resentment or vengeance? Today’s Truth Talk is for you. For a long time, I carried the weight of pain, unwilling to let go. I thought to forgive meant to erase all that had been done. I thought forgiving meant it made it okay. What I’ve learned is that forgiveness doesn't mean reconciliation. Reconciliation requires both parties to come together in agreement to work it out. Forgiveness takes one person. You. Your willingness to walk through healing with the Fath...
Jan 25, 2021•22 min
In Lie #57 I’m joined by the Founder and Creator of She Works His Way, Michelle Myers, to debunk the myth that striving equals success. Michelle was a self-described chronic striver, switching her focus from school to relationships to eating, then to work. It wasn’t until she found herself completely overwhelmed with trying to make her life easier that she realized that instead of doing something less, she needed to love and trust God more. In this episode, we discuss what it means to surrender ...
Jan 20, 2021•33 min
In this truth talk, I’m having a conversation with Revelation Wellness instructors Liz Patton and Summer Faith about how to trust the Holy Spirit instead of diet culture. I invited my friends on to discuss this topic because in our work we find many women are striving for their bodies to look a certain way but end up feeling frustrated and defeated after trying various diets with little success. Liz, Summer, and I dig into how the language around diet culture has damaged our thought process and ...
Jan 18, 2021•33 min
If you’ve ever been caught in the trap of comparison, this episode is for you. In Lie #56, I’m discussing the lie that there is lack in the kingdom with a dear friend of mine and the mastermind behind Wellness Witness , Kara Osborne. This lie is the breeding ground for comparison and jealousy and when we believe it, we lose sight of God’s promises to us. Today Kara is helping walk us through some practical steps for living an abundant life with Christ by sharing personal stories of what it looks...
Jan 13, 2021•28 min
January is Human Trafficking Awareness month, so in this episode, I’m welcoming back author, survivor, and award-winning, nationally recognized expert on the subject Rebecca Bender to debunk three common myths about human trafficking – that most trafficked children are kidnapped and kept as prisoners, that trafficking requires a sex act, and that women are choosing to sell their bodies and stay with abusers. She also offers several resources to help educate and help you get involved in the fight...
Jan 11, 2021•37 min
Lie #55 is personal for me as I share about a disappointment in 2020 that left me believing that I’ll never be good enough. Believe me, I know it’s frustrating when you’re pursuing something you know God has called you to, only to be continually met with roadblocks. The good news for us is that God sees the full picture, so we don’t need to be swayed by the opinions of others. We can trust that challenges bring growth and rest in the fact that a “no” right now, doesn’t mean “no” forever. Ask God...
Jan 06, 2021•21 min
Starting a new year gives us a sense of momentum. We find ourselves motived to set new goals for our physical, mental, and spiritual health, but what we can easily neglect is examining how our thoughts are tripping us up. So often we want to fix our external environment without thinking about the internal environment. In this episode, I’m diving into the truth about what the Bible says about how our thoughts affect our health and what they create in the world. Full show notes for today can be fo...
Jan 04, 2021•20 min
