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This week, the founder of UPPERROOM, Michael Freeland Miller, joins us to talk about why in life, "simple" doesn't always mean "easy." We'll also scratch the surface on the subject of walking through seasons of transition. This I know: many of you are in transition right now. Maybe it's from a job, a relationship, or just a stage of life. Suffice it to say, transition isn't easy. Michael's going to shed some helpful light on the subject. We're also going to unpack how to steward pain and transition well, as well as the unmistakable priority to host God's presence. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Michael, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 353: Albert Tate on Adjusting Our Relationship with Pain & Failure, Stunting Our Emotional Growth, and What it Means to Do the Work of Untangling Our Dysfunctional Relationship with Pain 343: [Formed.] Lee Cummings on Self-Care vs. Self-Obsession, Spiritual Slow-Drift, and The Disciplined Pursuit of More Resources Mentioned This Week His House, His Presence Give

This week, Dr. John Delony is back, and I'm so glad about it. No one needs to be told that our lives are filled with more anxiety than ever before. We know it. Our bodies can feel it. The questions we really need to answer "Why?" and "Is there anything we can do about it?" Well, this week, we're answering that question. We're also talking about the cost of living a borrowed life, outsourcing vulnerability, practicing resilience and courage, and why a curated life is a fake life. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Delony, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 355: Curt Thompson, M.D. on Why We Don’t Remember Our Stories Truthfully, How to Take the Risk of Vulnerability, Why Amazon Has Made Us Fragile, and What Transformation Requires 348: Christine Caine on Why Many People Don’t Experience Lasting Healing, How to Stop Focusing on the Past, and How We Are Rendered Ineffective in Life ++++++ Episode Links: Dr. John Delony's Website | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTub

I'm so glad to be able to bring this conversation with a new friend to you today. Dr. Lee Warren, a neurosurgeon, is here to talk about his own journey through PTSD. We'll also talk about why you can't selectively numb your pain, breaking generational trauma, and why "your truth" will never heal your trauma. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Dr. Warren, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 355: Curt Thompson, M.D. on Why We Don’t Remember Our Stories Truthfully, How to Take the Risk of Vulnerability, Why Amazon Has Made Us Fragile, and What Transformation Requires 348: Christine Caine on Why Many People Don’t Experience Lasting Healing, How to Stop Focusing on the Past, and How We Are Rendered Ineffective in Life ++++++ Episode Links: Dr. Lee Warren's Website | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow. Get the "Win the Week" email newsletter here. ************************** This week's show par

Listen, when I tell you to buckle up and get ready for today's episode, I'm not joking. I was not prepared for the dropkick Dr. Anita Phillips laid down. The subject matter of today's episode will not be unfamiliar to you, because it is my core message, too. But today, Dr. Anita Phillips, a licensed trauma therapist, is here to talk about what's missing in the mental health conversation, why science and faith are not in conflict, why we have to stop demonizing emotions, and how to heal the nervous system. What she's about to lay out will be a repudiation of the self-help, self-healing messaging so prevalent in culture. And do you know something? I'm here for it. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Dr. Anita, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 355: Curt Thompson, M.D. on Why We Don’t Remember Our Stories Truthfully, How to Take the Risk of Vulnerability, Why Amazon Has Made Us Fragile, and What Transformation Requires 348: Christine Caine on Why Many People Don’t Experience Lasting Healing, How to Stop Focus

We're in for a treat this week because Max Lucado is here. In our candid conversation, Max opens up about self-deception, why secularism is on overdrive today, how we empower lies, what it means to wrestle with the Lord, and my favorite part of the conversation, how to finish well in life. I had a moment in our interview to go there with Max, so I latched onto the opportunity. And I'm so glad I did. If you enjoy this episode with Max, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 333: Michele Cushatt on The Messiness of Grief, Why Numbing Our Pain Destroys Us, Why Faith Requires Struggle, and Why We Need Boundaries When Grieving 348: Christine Caine on Why Many People Don’t Experience Lasting Healing, How to Stop Focusing on the Past, and How We Are Rendered Ineffective in Life ++++++ Episode Links: Max Lucado's Website | Instagram | Facebook | Buy Max's new book on Amazon! Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow. Get the "Win the Week" email newsletter

This week, I'm joined by my good friend Wade Joye to talk through lessons we all need to learn when we are in times of transition. Wade will also share candidly about why our dreams can be dysfunctional, how to navigate feelings of betrayal, and how, as a result, we might even manipulate God. It's a powerful, raw conversation today, and I trust you'll take a lot of inspiration, wisdom, and challenge away with you. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Wade, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 333: Michele Cushatt on The Messiness of Grief, Why Numbing Our Pain Destroys Us, Why Faith Requires Struggle, and Why We Need Boundaries When Grieving 348: Christine Caine on Why Many People Don’t Experience Lasting Healing, How to Stop Focusing on the Past, and How We Are Rendered Ineffective in Life ++++++ Episode Links: Wade Joye's Website | Instagram | Facebook | Buy Wade's new book on Amazon! Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow. Get the "

This week, one of my favorite people is back on the podcast, Dr. Curt Thompson. Today, we're talking about the role suffering plays in life, but more specifically, why we don't remember our stories truthfully, how to take the risk of vulnerability, why Amazon has made us fragile, and what the journey of transformation really requires. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Curt, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 221: The Soul of Shame and What Shame Does to You (feat. Curt Thompson, M.D.) 226: Jamie Winship on Turning Chaos into Opportunity in Every Area of Your Life ++++++ Episode Links: Dr. Curt Thompson's Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Buy Curt's new book on Amazon! Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow. Get the "Win the Week" email newsletter here. ************************** This week's show partner(s): Get LMNT and a free gift with your purchase here! **************************

This week, licensed professional counselor and author Sissy Goff joins us to talk to parents about how anxious parents create anxious kids, intentionality in parenting versus a posture of hyper-vigilance, how to navigate trauma with children, and how to become a worry-free parent. What does that mean? As you know, anxiety has an amazing ability to spread. Time and time again, when Sissy Goff has an anxious child or teen in her office, she's found they have at least one very well-intentioned but anxious parent. And that anxiety is likely affecting your kids, distracting you in the present, and making you feel like it will define your family's future. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Albert, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 299: John Eldredge on Getting Underneath Burnout, Powerlessness, and How to Build Resilience 301: Systemic Anxiety, Instability, Breaking Strongholds, and Becoming a Non-Anxious Presence (feat. Mark Sayers) ++++++ Episode Links: Sissy Goff’s Website | Instagra

This week on the podcast, Albert Tate joins us to talk about adjusting our relationship with pain and failure. Listen: You're going to want to lean in hard for this one, because in addition to talking about that important subject, Albert will unpack how too many of us stunt our emotional growth and what it means to do the work of untangling our dysfunctional relationship with pain. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Albert, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 299: John Eldredge on Getting Underneath Burnout, Powerlessness, and How to Build Resilience 301: Systemic Anxiety, Instability, Breaking Strongholds, and Becoming a Non-Anxious Presence (feat. Mark Sayers) ++++++ Episode Links: Albert Tate’s Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Buy Albert's book on Amazon! Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow. Get the "Win the Week" email newsletter here. ************************** This week's show partner(s

Today, we're diving into the topic of rejecting our God-given design, our identity. John Lovell from the Warrior Poet Society is our guest. We are zooming in on masculinity, and really, the cultural repudiation of it. As such, we're going to talk about how culture is reshuffling depravity, how men must reject passivity, and very specifically, why postmodernism has neutered masculinity. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with John, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 299: John Eldredge on Getting Underneath Burnout, Powerlessness, and How to Build Resilience 301: Systemic Anxiety, Instability, Breaking Strongholds, and Becoming a Non-Anxious Presence (feat. Mark Sayers) ++++++ Episode Links: John Lovell’s Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Buy John's book on Amazon! Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow. Get the "Win the Week" email newsletter here. ************************** This week's show partner(

What does our desire for certainty and control have to do with our decision-making? According to behavioral economics pioneer Peter Atwater, the answer is simple: everything. Today, Peter joins us to talk about how to get comfortable without certainty or control, why powerlessness is a choice, and why the future we imagine is consistent with how we feel today. I'm really excited to talk with Peter about the hidden role of confidence in the choices we make, and why events described as being unprecedented are often entirely predictable—if we know what to look for. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Peter, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 347: Dr. Henry Cloud on When to Withhold Trust, Emotional Regulation, Developing Discernment, and Why “Believing the Best” Might Be Bad Advice 349: Mark Batterson on How Science Proves that Our Words Create Our Worlds, Learning Non-Anxious Curiosity, and How to Become More Emotionally Intelligent ++++++ Episode Links: Peter Atwater’s Website | Twit

Thanks for joining me for the final week of Summer Break here on Win Today. Four weeks. Four of your favorite conversations. This week, we're revisiting a conversation with Eric Johnson in which he talks about how he walked through his emotional breakdown in 2018. He'll also share about the danger of avoiding our emotions, and how to wrestle with the deep issues of the soul. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Eric, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 318: Tyler Staton on Where Prayer Becomes Real and Reviving Prayer in a Culture Where Everyone’s Just “Spiritual” 260: Self-Defeating Behavior, Living a Lie, and the Path to Inner Peace (feat. John Mark Comer) ++++++ Episode Links: Eric's Website | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow. ************************** This week's show partner: Get LMNT and a free gift with your purchase here! **************************

Thanks for joining me this week for Summer Break here on Win Today. Four weeks. Four of your favorite conversations. This week, John Eldredge is back to talk about getting underneath burnout in an effort to heal its roots. We're also talking with John about powerlessness and how to build resilience in life. To that, a trauma researcher is noted as saying, "As hard as the initial trauma is, it’s the aftermath that destroys people." Why? That's what we're going to unpack with John. If you enjoy this episode with John, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 202: Masculinity on Fire and How to Predict a Moral Failure Before It Happens (feat. Stephen Mansfield) 209: When You Feel Behind in Life and Need Transformation (feat. Morgan Snyder) ++++++ Episode Links: John’s  Website | Instagram | Buy a copy of John's new book on Amazon! Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow. ************************** This week's show partner(s): Get LMNT and a

Thanks for joining me this week for Summer Break here on Win Today. Four weeks. Four of your favorite conversations. And this week, author and pastor Dharius Daniels is here to talk about emotional intelligence, the consequences of living outside your identity, and the misguided pursuit of "your best self." Dharius has been poking a box labeled “You do you. Be true to yourself. Speak your truth. Become your best self.” But as we look at culture that is embracing this message, despair, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation is rampant. We'll unpack the disconnect with Dharius today, along with a discussion about identity and significance. Dharius says, “God will not honor the direction of our lives when we are living outside of our unique identity.” In other words, God will not bless who we pretend to be. That's coming up in today's featured conversation. If you enjoy this episode with Dharius, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 299: John Eldredge on Getting Underneath Burnout, Powerlessness, and How to Buil

Thanks for joining me this week for the start of Summer Break here on Win Today. Four weeks. Four of your favorite conversations. And this week, Dr. Alison Cook joins me to talk about the cocktail of codependency, how to surrender well, and the dysfunction of spiritual bypassing. This was one of my favorite conversations this year on the show, and I'm excited to dive back into this great conversation with Alison. ++++++ Episode Links: Alison's Website | Instagram | Facebook | Buy "The Best of You," Dr. Alison Cook's new book, on Amazon! Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow. ************************** This week's show partner: Get LMNT and a free gift here! **************************

Today is going to be a fun episode. New York Times bestselling author, and popular podcast host Gretchen Rubin is here to talk about why training our five senses is critical for a meaningful life, how to become a minor expert in anything, and why ketchup is magic. About her work and today's episode, Gretchen said, "I wanted to appreciate the moments of my life more fully; I wanted to get out of my head and into my life; I wanted to deepen my knowledge of the world, of other people—and of myself." Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Gretchen, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 339: Debra Fileta, M.A., L.P.C. on Why We Are Not Self-Healers, Our Trigger-Avoidant Culture, Rejecting Passivity, and What it Takes to Reset Your Emotional Health 333: Michele Cushatt on The Messiness of Grief, Why Numbing Our Pain Destroys Us, Why Faith Requires Struggle, and Why We Need Boundaries When Grieving ++++++ Episode Links: Gretchen Rubin’s Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Buy Gretchen's b

I'm so glad to have NY Times Bestselling author Mark Batterson back on the show this week. Mark always brings a lot of fresh insight, and today is no exception. This week, we're talking about how science proves that our words create our worlds, learning non-anxious curiosity, and how to become more emotionally intelligent. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Mark, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 339: Debra Fileta, M.A., L.P.C. on Why We Are Not Self-Healers, Our Trigger-Avoidant Culture, Rejecting Passivity, and What it Takes to Reset Your Emotional Health 333: Michele Cushatt on The Messiness of Grief, Why Numbing Our Pain Destroys Us, Why Faith Requires Struggle, and Why We Need Boundaries When Grieving ++++++ Episode Links: Mark Batterson’s Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Buy Mark's book on Amazon! Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow. Get the "Win the Week" email newsletter here. ******

Christine Caine is back this week, and we're talking about a subject that all of us are familiar with: the temptation to look to the past, either out of longing and nostalgia or out of fear of the future. We're also going to explore why many people today don't experience deep healing and how we are rendered ineffective in life. Get ready to take some notes today. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Christine, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 339: Debra Fileta, M.A., L.P.C. on Why We Are Not Self-Healers, Our Trigger-Avoidant Culture, Rejecting Passivity, and What it Takes to Reset Your Emotional Health 333: Michele Cushatt on The Messiness of Grief, Why Numbing Our Pain Destroys Us, Why Faith Requires Struggle, and Why We Need Boundaries When Grieving ++++++ Episode Links: Christine Caine’s Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Buy Christine's book on Amazon! Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow. Ge

This week, Dr. Henry Cloud joins us to talk about when to withhold trust. Trust is key for relationships. It makes everything work. But at what point is it safe to say a person is unable to be trusted? Dr. Cloud will answer that question today. We'll also explore emotional regulation, how to develop discernment, and why "believing the best" might actually be bad advice. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Dr. Cloud, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 339: Debra Fileta, M.A., L.P.C. on Why We Are Not Self-Healers, Our Trigger-Avoidant Culture, Rejecting Passivity, and What it Takes to Reset Your Emotional Health 346: Dr. Robin Stern on Gaslighting and Mental Health: The Far-Reaching Effects of Manipulative Psychological, Emotional Abuse ++++++ Episode Links: Dr. Henry Cloud’s Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Buy Dr. Cloud's book on Amazon! Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow. Get the "W

Dr. Robin Stern joins us to talk about a subject you've been asking for specifically, and that's gaslighting. So today, we're talking about the far-reaching effects of manipulative psychological, and emotional abuse. Robin says, "Gaslighting undermines your confidence and self-esteem, robs you of your sense of self, and is often so subtle that you don't realize it's happening. It can cause you to question your own memory, perception, and sanity, and to feel powerless, helpless, and out of control." Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Dr. Robin Stern, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 339: Debra Fileta, M.A., L.P.C. on Why We Are Not Self-Healers, Our Trigger-Avoidant Culture, Rejecting Passivity, and What it Takes to Reset Your Emotional Health 323: Eric Johnson on Walking through an Emotional Breakdown, The Danger of Avoiding Emotions, and Wrestling with the Deep Issues of the Soul ++++++ Episode Links: Dr. Robin Stern’s Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Buy Robi