Win Today With Christopher Cook: Your Roadmap To Wholeness

Do you remember that at a young age, we had to be taught to color inside the lines? We had to be taught to think inside the box, too. But our natural instinct was to think outside the box. To express an innate genius through our lives. But here's the catch: genius is not transferrable. You could spend your life with Picasso and never become a great painter." But with Jesus, his genius is dramatically the reverse. His genius, it would seem, is contagious. Why? Find out this week with our guest, Erwin McManus. If you enjoy this episode with Erwin, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 253: How to Make Sure You’re Dealing with Blind Spots, Hopelessness, and Why Emotions are a Bad Compass (feat. Daniel Harkavy) 241: How to Free Yourself from the Cult of Overwork and the Benefits of Non-Achievement (feat. Michael Hyatt) Episode Links: Erwin's Website | Facebook | Instagram | Buy Erwin's New Book Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.

257: Burnout, Managing Energy, and How to Live at Your Best (feat. Carey Nieuwhof)   Overwhelmed. Overcommitted. Overworked. That’s the false script many people, maybe you, and definitely I, adopt to be successful. Does this sound familiar? Slammed is normal. Distractions are everywhere. Life gets reduced to going through the motions. To be candid, it's wildly familiar to me. And I don't like it. If you're tired of living that way, hold tight. This week, influential podcast host and thought leader Carey Nieuwhof joins us to talk about burnout, managing energy, and how to live at your best. If you enjoy this episode with Carey, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 237: Jon Acuff on The Surprise Solution to Overthinking 241: How to Free Yourself from the Cult of Overwork and the Benefits of Non-Achievement (feat. Michael Hyatt) Episode Links: Carey's Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Buy Carey's New Book Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayS

After 35 years in business and leadership at the top of Chick-fil-A, Dee Ann Turner knows a few things about culture, about hiring the right candidate, and about coaching people to win their interview, land the job, and crush their career. And that's exactly where we're headed today. If you enjoy this episode with Dee Ann, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 237: Jon Acuff on The Surprise Solution to Overthinking 227: Flipping the Script of Your Life, Healing Burnout, and How to Win the Day (feat. Mark Batterson) Episode Links: Dee Ann's Website | Facebook | Instagram | Buy Dee Ann's New Book Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.

This week, we're talking about the thing...beneath the thing. The deeper issue. The root cause of the surface-level pain and anxiety you're experiencing today. This week, Steve Carter joins us and he will teach all of us how to identify and deal with the issues beneath the issues in life, how to recognize an over-extension of pleasure that serves as a dysfunctional tool for coping with pain, and why most people miss what's really keeping them stuck. If you enjoy this episode with Steve, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 245: John Eldredge on Healing the Masculine Soul and the Trauma of the Global Pandemic 241: How to Free Yourself from the Cult of Overwork and the Benefits of Non-Achievement (feat. Michael Hyatt) Episode Links: Steve's Website | Facebook | Instagram | Buy Steve's New Book Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.

This week on the podcast, we're talking about why you need a reset in life. But today's conversation is more than practical; I believe it's going to be a spiritual deposit. From time to time, I like to invite friends, spiritual leaders, who will help us pause to receive perspective and wisdom about the bigger picture of what the Lord is doing in us and in the world. We need it. And that's exactly the conversation we're having today with my friend, senior pastor of Radiant Church, Lee Cummings. If you enjoy this episode with Lee, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 249: The Danger of Deception and Bitterness and Core Values that Will Shape Your Life (feat. Henry and Alex Seeley) 246: Christine Caine on Drifting in Your Purpose, Deconstruction, Irrational Fear, and Why She Almost Quit Episode Links: Lee's Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Buy Lee's New Book Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.

Blind spots. We all have them, but the challenge is that we can't see them. So the task before us to is employ enough self-awareness and emotional maturity in order to seek wisdom from others about those blind spots so we can grow through them. Joining us today for this personal coaching conversation is a renowned executive coach and author, Daniel Harkavy. Also today, we're going to explore the issue of hopelessness and why emotions make a pretty poor compass for life. If you enjoy this episode with Daniel, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 241: How to Free Yourself from the Cult of Overwork and the Benefits of Non-Achievement (feat. Michael Hyatt) 237: Jon Acuff on The Surprise Solution to Overthinking Episode Links: Daniel's Website | Facebook | YouTube | Buy Daniel's New Book Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.

This week, Ben Higgins, ABC's "The Bachelor," joins the conversation to share his experience with shame, guilt, and isolation. This week, we'll also talk about why singleness, according to Ben, is not a disease that needs to be cured. If you've felt stuck in any of your relationships, you'll want to buckle-in to this one. If you enjoy this episode with Ben, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 251: Emotional Unavailability, Rejection, and Why You Can't Heal Yourself (feat. The Bachelorette's Desiree Hartsock Siegfried) 247: How to Predict Happiness in Marriage and Why Attraction, Chemistry, and Compatibility Aren’t Enough (feat. Gary Thomas) Episode Links: Ben's Facebook | Instagram | Buy Ben's New Book Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.

Have you ever been in an emotionally unavailable and closed-off relationship? And in that relationship have you over-extended yourself to such a degree that the return on your investment was "crumbs of affection"? This week, we're talking about how to heal from rejection. You see, behind rejection is often underlying roots of unworthiness and abandonment. And that's the deep dive we're taking with ABC's The Bachelorette, Desiree Hartsock Siegfried. If you enjoy this episode with Desiree, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 230: Rejection in Relationships, Sexual Shame, and Why You Shouldn’t Kiss Dating Goodbye (feat. Kait Warman) 247: How to Predict Happiness in Marriage and Why Attraction, Chemistry, and Compatibility Aren’t Enough (feat. Gary Thomas) Episode Links: Desiree's Facebook | Instagram | Buy Desiree's New Book Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.

For many people, stress, anxiety, and overwhelm are running full tilt right now. And as such, there's a common belief that there’s no way out. But this week, the founder of the Passion movement, Louie Giglio, joins us to talk about the root issue: the battle for your mind. If you enjoy this episode with Louie, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 241: How to Free Yourself from the Cult of Overwork and the Benefits of Non-Achievement (feat. Michael Hyatt) 244: Destiny’s Child’s Michelle Williams on Checking In with Yourself, How to Not Live from Your Wounds, and Her Life-Threatening Battle with Depression Episode Links: Louie's Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Buy Louie's New Book Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.

This week, we're talking about anxiety; why we need to redefine it, and how to do exactly that. While mental health is complex, our culture has made anxiety into something it’s not. For the majority of people who face anxiety, the truth is simpler than we think: anxiety is an alarm. It’s a signal—nothing more and nothing less. Anxiety is simply our body’s way of telling us something is wrong. If we stop and listen, we can calm the alarm and move forward into healing and hope. If you enjoyed this episode with John, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 151: Why Your Relationships Keep Failing and How to Find the Right People to Fuel Longevity in Life (feat. Dr. John Townsend) 212: How to Let Go of Guilt (feat. Valorie Burton) Episode Links: John's Website | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Buy a copy of the book on Amazon! Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.

Somehow, the unthinkable happened in your life: job loss, infidelity in your marriage, the loss of a parent far too early in life, the betrayal of a friend. Beyond the shock, grief and the sense of profound loss hits in an unpredictable way. And as we move through grief, not only does life change but we are changed in the process. And while a fatalistic view of life isn’t helpful or even hopeful, we cannot ignore the fact that in this life, we will experience loss and pain. And that’s what we’re going to explore with marriage and family therapist, Nicole Zasowski. Today’s focus isn’t about how to look on the bright side or how to search for the silver lining in the cloud. It’s how to leverage the unwanted pain in your life in a way that will lead you to emotional freedom and transformation. Episode Links: Nicole’s Website | Instagram | Facebook | Buy a copy of the book on Amazon! Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.

We're all infected with a spiritual disease. Its name is "shame." Whether we realize it or not, shame affects every aspect of our lives. In fact, shame causes us to hide. Yet God is not absent or separate from our hiding. He's with us in it. So why do we work so hard to believe He's not with us in our shame? Find out this week as we sit down with Dr. Curt Thompson, a renowned psychiatrist, whose insight on shame will help you identify your own pains and struggles and find freedom from the lifelong negative messages that bind you. It's time to embrace healing and wholeness as you discover and defeat shame's insidious agenda. If you enjoyed this episode with Dr. Thompson, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 196: What You Need to Know about Trauma, and the Transformation from Trauma to Wholeness (feat. Dr. James Gordon) 201: Self-Medicating, Inner Healing, and the Abundant Life (feat. Carlos Whittaker) Episode Links: Dr. Thompson's Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Buy a copy of the book on Amazon! Subscribe to

Living with an overshadowing feeling of guilt is exhausting. Guilt drives our decisions. Guilt is a source of distraction. And in relationships, guilt shows up as debt. How? Well, too often, we take far more responsibility than we should in a relationship. So, we may not have done something wrong, but we feel like we did, so we have to compensate. Today, we’re taking a thorough look at how to let go of guilt in your life with author, speaker, and coach, Valorie Burton, whose own relationship with guilt has given her both perspective and tools we need. Episode Links: Valorie's Website | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Buy a copy of the book on Amazon! Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.

This week on the podcast, Henry and Alex Seeley, pastors of "The Belonging Co." in Nashville are here to talk about the danger of deception and bitterness and core values that will shape your life. We'll also get under the hood of their personal journeys of risk and change, and what kept them anchored in truth and stability along the way. If you enjoy this episode with Henry and Alex, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 203: Sam Collier on The Transformation of the Mind, Deciding to Not Be Defined By Your Past, and How to Realize Your Greater Story 205: What to Do When You’re Numb, Exhausted, and Doing Things that Don’t Matter (feat. Jon Tyson) Episode Links: Henry and Alex's Website | Facebook | Henry's Instagram | Alex's Instagram | YouTube Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.

There's no quicker way for you to lose focus and motivation in life than when you decide to live as a victim of your past. And the operative word here is "decide." This week, Anthony ONeal, host of "The Table," joins us to talk about dumping excuses, setting boundaries, and... how to stop living with a victim mentality. If you enjoy this episode with Anthony, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 241: How to Free Yourself from the Cult of Overwork and the Benefits of Non-Achievement (feat. Michael Hyatt) 246: Christine Caine on Drifting in Your Purpose, Deconstruction, Irrational Fear, and Why She Almost Quit Episode Links: Anthony's Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Buy Anthony's latest book on Amazon Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.

Three things that lead people to get married are often romantic attraction, sexual chemistry, and relational compatibility. Yet research shows that they do not predict future marital happiness and fulfillment. And in 1967, a study of college-age women found at 76% of women said they would marry someone if the man had every trait they were looking for, even if they didn’t feel “romantic love” toward him. In more recent research, 91% of women said, “absolutely not.” So, what’s the cultural shift? Well, this week, we're talking all things dating, marriage, compatibility, and conflict with Gary Thomas. If you enjoy this episode with Gary, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 238: The Top Relationship Mistakes We Make that We Don’t Know We’re Making (feat. Dave and Ann Wilson) 230: Rejection in Relationships, Sexual Shame, and Why You Shouldn’t Kiss Dating Goodbye (feat. Kait Warman) Episode Links: Gary's Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Buy Sacred Marriage, The Sacred Search, A Lifelong Love Subscribe to #WinTod

Throughout life, most of us ask, "How did I get here?" And loaded in the question is often disillusionment and disappointment about the subtle drift we had no idea was taking place. This week, Christine Caine teaches that the only way you can have a wider reach of effectiveness in life is contingent upon the degree to which we are prepared to go deeper in our walk with God. Christine shares candidly about the process of breaking, crushing, and healing in her own life that is so necessary for anointing to flow through our lives as well. If you enjoy this episode with Christine, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 239: Why Freedom Complicates Life, Avoiding Pain, and The Trap of Compartmentalizing Life (feat. Mark Clark) 231: Finding Happiness, Grief & Loss, and Why Your Scars Tell a Story (feat. Daniel Fusco) Episode Links: Christine's Website | Instagram | Facebook | Buy a copy of the book on Amazon! Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.

This week, one of my personal heroes is back on the show to talk all about healing the masculine soul. And that's John Eldredge. About today's conversation, he said, "I am here to tell you that you can get your heart back. But I need to warn you—if you want your heart back if you want the wound healed and your strength restored and to find your true name, you’re going to have to fight for it." This week, you're going to learn how to recover your true masculine heart, how to heal the wounds and trauma in your story, and how to delight in the strength you were created to offer the world. 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 | Buy a copy of the new book on Amazon Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.

This week, Michelle Williams from Destiny's Child is here, and we're talking about her never-before-told story of how, even amid enormous fame and success, she battled depression...and won. Michelle also shares powerful practices of checking in with yourself and how to not live from wounds of your past. If you enjoy this episode with Michelle, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 221: The Soul of Shame and What Shame Does to You (feat. Curt Thompson, M.D.) 229: Anxiety: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How to Get Your Life Back (feat. Dr. John Delony) Episode Links: Michelle’s  Instagram | Buy a copy of the new book on Amazon Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.

Learning how to discern God's voice is critical for life. But many people ask questions like, "How do I know it's God's voice" and "How do I know the difference between my intuition and the voice of the Lord? Will they be at odds with one another?" This week, Shawn Bolz, a respected voice around the world joins us to tackle this exact subject. If you've ever wondered how to hear God's voice for your life and for your purpose, today's conversation will help answer that question. If you enjoy this episode with Shawn, I'm sure you'll also enjoy: 218: Kris Vallotton on Unlocking Spiritual Intelligence that Will Transform Your Life 228: Gary Thomas on The One Habit that Will Change Every Area of Your Life (and Nine Ways to Get There) Episode Links: Shawn’s Website | Facebook | Instagram | Buy a copy of the new book on Amazon Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.