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Living Wholehearted Podcast With Jeff and Terra

Living Wholehearted Podcast With Jeff and Terra

By: Terra & Jeff Mattson - Living Wholehearted
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Join the Mattsons, a dynamic husband-wife team, who are helping leaders live and lead with integrity at home, at work, and in the community. Whether you are a parent, a pastor, a CEO, or all three, the Living Wholehearted Podcast inspires and helps you shrink the gap between what you preach and how you live. Authors, speakers, business owners, social entrepreneurs, parents, and co-founders of Living Wholehearted and Courageous Girls, Jeff is a seasoned Executive Coach and Terra is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Their weekly conversations integrate trauma-informed clinical, biblical, and relational wisdom, offering practical tools and relatable insights to help you with the relationships that matter most.

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  • Busy Is Not Faithful

    Busy Is Not Faithful
    Feb 3 2026

    In this episode, we get practical and deeply personal about time—how we steward it, protect it, and live it in alignment with what matters most. We share how time blocking, concentric circles, and intentional rhythms of rest have shaped our marriage, parenting, leadership, and faith. Rather than letting life hijack our calendars, we invite you into a way of living where priorities drive decisions, margin creates freedom, and our kids learn—by watching us—that we are human beings, not just human doers. This conversation is about integrity, peace, and choosing presence in a busy, performance-driven world.

    Key Takeaways

    1. Intentionality with time creates freedom, not rigidity—especially in marriage and family life.
    2. Concentric circles bring clarity by helping us say yes or no based on how decisions impact our inner priorities.
    3. Rest, play, and margin must be scheduled if we want them to actually happen.
    4. Our calendars preach—kids learn more from what we model than what we say.
    5. Different wiring requires different rhythms, even within the same marriage or family.
    6. Performance-based living (and faith) leads to burnout, while relational rhythms lead to peace.
    7. You likely have more authority over your time than you think—and reclaiming it is an integrity issue.

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    We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.


    Until next time, be the leader you would follow!

    Grateful for you,

    Jeff & Terra

    To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:

    INSTAGRAM

    @TerraMattson

    @Living_Wholehearted

    @MyCourageousGirls

    FACEBOOK

    @WeAreLivingWholehearted

    @MyCourageousGirls

    WEBSITES

    LivingWholehearted.com

    TerraMattson.com

    MyCourageousGirls.com

    RESOURCES

    Shrinking the Integrity Gap

    Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course

    Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace

    Dear Mattsons

    Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters



    Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-wholehearted-podcast-with-jeff-and-terra/donations
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    44 mins
  • The Real Battle Is Between Your Ears // Max Lucado

    The Real Battle Is Between Your Ears // Max Lucado
    Jan 6 2026
    What if the greatest battle shaping our leadership, relationships, and faith is happening in our minds? In this episode, we sit down with pastor and bestselling author Max Lucado to talk about the power of thought life and why taming our thoughts is essential to living whole and leading well.Together, we explore how negative thinking, shame, guilt, insecurity, and lust take root—and how Scripture, neuroscience, confession, and community help us interrupt destructive patterns and renew our minds. Max shares personal stories, practical tools from his book Tame Your Thoughts, and a grace-filled reminder that God is not surprised by us—and He is deeply invested in our mental and spiritual health.This conversation is honest, hopeful, and grounded in the truth that transformation doesn’t start with behavior change, but with believing what is actually true.Key TakeawaysYou are not your thoughts—but your life is shaped by what you allow to stay in your mind.Confession is not for God’s information; it’s for our freedom.Identifying the UFO cycle (Untruth → False Narrative → Overreaction) helps interrupt destructive behaviors at the root.Renewing the mind is both spiritual and neurological—repetition of truth literally reshapes the brain.Shame thrives in isolation, but healing accelerates in safe, honest relationships.Lust and addiction are not just moral failures but thought-level battles that require grace, boundaries, and support.Scripture isn’t about behavior management—it’s about revealing Jesus and transforming how we think.Book: Tame Your ThoughtsWebsite: maxlucado.comInstagram: @maxlucadoFacebook: Max LucadoX (Twitter): @MaxLucadoYouTube: Max Lucado========================================================We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com. Until next time, be the leader you would follow! Grateful for you,Jeff & Terra To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to: INSTAGRAM@TerraMattson@Living_Wholehearted@MyCourageousGirls FACEBOOK@WeAreLivingWholehearted@MyCourageousGirls WEBSITESLivingWholehearted.comTerraMattson.com MyCourageousGirls.com RESOURCESShrinking the Integrity Gap Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in GraceDear Mattsons Helping Moms Raise Confident DaughtersSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-wholehearted-podcast-with-jeff-and-terra/donations
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    38 mins
  • Choosing Peace Over Pretense // Amy Duggar King

    Choosing Peace Over Pretense // Amy Duggar King
    Dec 23 2025
    In this episode, we sit down with Amy Duggar King to talk about the courage it takes to step out of unhealthy systems and into the freedom and peace that God truly offers. Together, we unpack what forgiveness, grace, and reconciliation really mean—especially when those words have been twisted to maintain control or silence truth. Amy shares her powerful story of choosing truth over image, peace over pretense, and healing over hiding. We explore how faith, boundaries, and community play a vital role in recovery, and how we can all learn to listen for God’s voice in the midst of confusion and pain.Key TakeawaysTrue forgiveness doesn’t require denial—you can forgive even when an apology never comes.Abusers often hijack sacred language like grace and reconciliation to maintain control; recognizing that distortion is part of healing.Boundaries are not betrayal—they are essential steps toward peace and emotional safety.God’s voice brings clarity and peace, not fear or manipulation.Healing takes time and space—sometimes the first step is as simple as not replying right away.Writing and journaling can help reclaim your voice when you’ve been silenced.Chosen family and healthy community reflect the heart of God more than forced loyalty to toxic systems.Website: amyduggarking.comInstagram: @amyrahellekingTikTok: @amyrkingBook: Holy Disrupter – available wherever books are sold ========================================================We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com. Until next time, be the leader you would follow! Grateful for you,Jeff & Terra To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to: INSTAGRAM@TerraMattson@Living_Wholehearted@MyCourageousGirls FACEBOOK@WeAreLivingWholehearted@MyCourageousGirls WEBSITESLivingWholehearted.comTerraMattson.com MyCourageousGirls.com RESOURCESShrinking the Integrity Gap Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in GraceDear Mattsons Helping Moms Raise Confident DaughtersSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-wholehearted-podcast-with-jeff-and-terra/donations
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    54 mins
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