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Where do you go when all that once stabilized your spiritual life suddenly shifts underneath you? When your faith is shaken and your leaders fail you? When you're languishing in ministry burnout? When you're grieving a friend who walked away from God? When the doubts, disappointments, and sufferings of this broken world tempt you to walk away from him too? Author and Bible teacher Courtney Reissig has wrestled with these questions. And when painful circumstances pulled down the trappings of easy Christianity and pushed her back against the wall of her faith, she had to decide.

Life's messy, magical, and full of plot twists. So am I. I'm Courtney, a 27 year old serial hobbyist on a mission to try everything, live everything, and become everything I've ever dreamed of. On this podcast, we'll navigate and reflect on our 20's together - the wins, the losses, the lessons, and the "That's So Courtney" moments - all while chasing curiosity, manifesting, and figuring out how to glow up into the best versions of ourselves. Becoming everything, together.

A weekly podcast with light-hearted candor and fierce curiosity around how wellness can work for you — not you working for wellness. Hosted by Courtney Lasker, a corporate leader turned wellness advisor, this show blends research, lived experience, and a willingness to call out nonsense. Leveraging her obsession with optimizing life itself, Courtney studies and applies learnings from experts in hormone and systemic function, sleep, nutrition, post-partum, somatics, sex, relationships, and the energy body. YES! What makes this podcast unique is its willingness to admit messiness. Accepting ...

Ever caught yourself yelling, “Please don’t eat the glue!” and wondered how your life got here?Welcome to Things Teachers Really Say, a hilarious, heartfelt, and unfiltered look at the wonderfully chaotic world of early childhood education. Hosted by Courtney and Erin, both former Pre-K teachers, this podcast dives into the real stories, real struggles, and real absurdity of working with tiny humans.Each episode serves up:Wild quotes you swear you’ve said tooHilarious classroom stories (that definitely weren’t in the training manual)Honest convos about burnout, boundaries, and why ...

This audiobook explores why women have actually struggled sexually, helping you to realize where these feelings of brokenness originated. Having this awareness will open you to the possibilities of creating a sex life that works for you.

For Quinn Collins, buying the flower shop in downtown Harbor Pointe fulfills a childhood dream, but also gives her the chance to stick it to her mom, who owned the store before skipping town 20 years ago and never looking back. Completing much-needed renovations, however, while also competing for a prestigious flower competition with her mother as the head judge, soon has Quinn in over her head. Not that she'd ever ask for help. Luckily, she may not need to. Quinn's father and his meddling friends find the perfect solution in notorious Olympic skier Grady Benson....

After tirelessly climbing the ranks of her Chicago-based interior design firm, Lane Kelley is about to land her dream promotion when devastating news about her brother draws her back home - a quaint tourist town full of memories she'd just as soon forget. With her cell phone and laptop always within reach, Lane aims to check on her brother while staying focused on work - something her eclectic family doesn't understand.

The Female Blueprint is your permission slip to break free from boxes, labels, and expectations and design a life that’s unapologetically yours. Hosted by Dr. Courtney Johnson, women’s health expert and entrepreneur, each episode brings real stories, raw conversations, and practical strategies for your health, wellness, business, relationships, and lifestyle. No sugarcoating, just the tools, encouragement, and truth you need to create your own blueprint.

Hannah Murphy yearns for a real news story. But after a strange migraine results in an unexpected ability to talk to her cat, she must keep the kitty-communication skills a secret if she wants to advance from fluff pieces to covering felonies. And when she literally trips over a slain body, she’s shocked her feline companion is the best partner to crack the case.

Feeders are taught to do three things. Always eat what they are told. Never disobey. Lastly, never remove their veil. After all, who wants to look a lamb in the face before they eat of its flesh? Ophelia Tamsin has been groomed most of her life to be a feeder. It means a guaranteed early retirement with plenty of pay...well, almost guaranteed.

In this unusual book, Beverley will explain, step-by-step, the secrets of walking your dog without needing roller skates. The troubleshooting “What If?” sections cover all your questions, and down-to-earth advice is given to help you and your dog learn a new way of enjoying walks together.

Alexi Littrell hasn't told anyone what happened to her over the summer. Ashamed and embarrassed, she hides in her closet and compulsively scratches the back of her neck, trying to make the outside hurt more than the inside does. At school, nobody sees the scratches or her pain. The only person she connects with is the mysterious Captain Lyric, who writes song lyrics on her fourth-period desk for her to complete. With pencil marks and music, Alexi carves out a comfortable space for herself as she and the Captain finish each other's songs - words on a desk feel safer than words spoken aloud.

With the honesty of a close friend, the hilarity of a late-night comic, and the humility of a mom up to her eyeballs in diapers and dishes, Courtney Ellis invites us on a journey to draw closer to God amidst the joyful, mundane, exhausting days of young parenthood. Probing ancient Christian practices for renewal, Almost Holy Mama chronicles one mom's quest to discover an answer to her most pressing question: Can God use the crucible of parenthood to grow us in virtue? Instead of adding more tasks, this audiobook will help you integrate your spiritual practices into daily life.

Stuck in a rut? Living Groundhog Day? Break free with a few simple habits. Imagine spending more time on things that matter. Your passions, hobbies, and creative deep work. Would it surprise you to know you’d be happier and more productive?

On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, a flushed and nervous Cora MacDuff waits to marry her sweetheart, Macbeth. But her dreams are about to be stolen from her as the night she was hoping for turns into a brutal slaughter. In order to reclaim the life she was promised, she will learn to use every weapon at her disposal - even her son.

Peppernell understands that healing is a process, and Pillow Thoughts II eloquently captures the time and experience that one goes through on their journey to peace through restoration. A collection of inspirational and comforting poems for anyone who is mending from a broken heart, read by the author herself.

When hopeful fashionista Meg Julliard must return to her hometown of Chicago to manage her late father’s apartment building, she thinks her dreams of making it in the fashion business are over. Ellie Wade, one of the building’s longtime residents, is also not feeling the Christmas joy this year. Ellie and Meg strike up an unlikely friendship, and the story of Ellie’s dress comes out. Ellie gifts the gorgeous dress to Meg, hoping that it will bring her more luck, on the condition that she wear it to the building’s Christmas party.

The Weight Loss Prescription is the essential step-by-step guide on how to change your relationship with food whilst taking advantage of GLP-1 medications, so that when you stop, you can keep the weight off for good. Patients need support and guidance on how to address underlying issues that led them to using GLP-1s in the first place, but this is sorely missing from treatment plans.

Who is God when life falls apart? Can faith coexist with fear, difficulty, or conflict? In this compelling debut, Courtney McElvain explores the greatest commandment-loving God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength-and what it means for our whole person. She unpacks how God's design for our heart, mind, body, and soul equips us to overcome anxiety, break free from self-limiting beliefs, and spiritual stagnation. Alongside this, she highlights the transformative power of loving others as ourselves, creating deeper connections and purpose within our relationships.

A podcast by therapists, for therapists. Whether you are a pre-licensed intern, provisionally licensed therapist, or just feel new regardless of your license status, we know being a new therapist can be overwhelming. You are stepping out of your comfort zone, learning new things, sharpening your therapy skills, working on yourself, all while balancing life outside of work, or school. You might be experiencing imposter syndrome or still be finding your footing in therapy. Our goal at Zest for Therapy is to support new therapists by normalizing your experience, filling your tool box, and keeping...