Stephanie Rousselle is the founder of Gospel Spice Ministries. God has given her a unique passion for making the Bible come alive to modern-day hearts and minds. She offers a dose of encouragement for your unanswered prayers and a reminder of what to do when fear threatens to take over. I pray this conversation inspires you persevere in the dream God has uniquely tapped you for, especially if it’s something that feels beyond your abilities right now.
172 || [Pivot Session] When is it Worth the Risk to Try Something New? || Beth Bruno
A curator of the feminine story, Beth Bruno is passionate about empowering women to raise Fierce & Lovely daughters (also the name of the podcast she hosts with her daughters). The recent pandemic accelerated a shift in her dream much faster than expected, and she wrestled with imposter syndrome while adapting to the learning curve of her new normal. Beth’s story will inspire you take risks, keep learning, and grow with your circumstances instead of letting them halt your dreams.
171 || How to Keep Your Perspective Even Through a Season of Grief || Joanna Meyer
Joanna Meyer serves the Denver Institute for Faith & Work as Director of Public Engagement and oversees the Women & Vocation Initiative. Joanna brings her story with vulnerability and openness regarding the loss of a personal dream, and she shares how God has continued to provide opportunities to develop her voice and vision for her vocational dream as well as clarity in how to steward a path that includes unanswered prayers.
170 || How to Find Beauty in the Ashes of Your Broken Past || Lisa Vanderveen
Lisa Vanderveen has a burden to bring transformation to women with past abortions or sexual heartbreak. Her God-shaped dream is the result of her own healing over the last few years, releasing 30-year-old hurts and embracing her calling as a practitioner of the healing modality that blessed her so much. Lisa is in the early stages of working on life coach certification to help her clients complete their own transformation by embracing their God-given calling.
169 || [Solo] What Is Imposter Syndrome and How to Know If You Have It || Merritt Onsa
This episode is all about imposter syndrome—what is it, what does it look like and sound like, and how can God’s women fight back against this attack on our identity and on our God-shaped dream? Whether you’re certain this is a struggle you’re battling or, like me, you’ve heard the term “imposter syndrome” and wondered what everyone’s talking about, this episode will help clarify and provide next steps for freedom on your journey.
168 || [Pivot Session] Launch Before You Know It All || Natalie Arent
Brand and graphic designer Natalie Arent hosts Presence & Purpose, a podcast and Facebook community, where she helps female entrepreneurs naturally standout, draw in their people, and propel their business forward. Natalie was already considering a shift in her business to do more coaching prior to the pandemic, but after it hit, she decided to listen to the God-nudge and successfully launched a paid membership community for Christian women coaches.
167 || Freedom to Show Up in the World with Your Gifts || Katie Wussow
Business coach Katie Wussow launched her dream out of necessity. Instead of giving in to fear and doing something safe (like getting a job) she faced her fears, took a big risk, and chose her dream instead. God used that practical necessity to bring her dream to life, and today Katie is serving the clients she loves in the ways she always dreamed: helping early-stage service-based creative entrepreneurs put a strong foundation in place so they can make a full-time income doing what they love.
Hello Season Eight!!
This quick little episode is a preview of what you can expect in this new season and how I want to support you as you pursue your God-shaped dream. I’ve found some real clarity on my own dream since I published my last episode in June. But whether you’re new to the show or you’ve been here all along, I can’t wait to meet and connect with you.
155 || Being the Woman God Created You to Be || Stephanie Pletka
Stephanie Pletka’s superpower is encouraging other women. She desires to support the busy, overwhelmed mom who feels held hostage by other people’s expectations of her. In this final interview of Season Seven, I hope you’ll laugh at Stephanie’s honest storytelling, be encouraged by her grace-filled presence, throw off all the ridiculous expectations and give yourself permission to be the woman God created you to be.
154 || Writing a Vision Statement for Your Dream || Merritt Onsa
This episode is all about why you need to write a vision statement for your dream, how to do it, and how I’m willing to help you get this done. These steps have helped me so much in my dreaming process because they have forced me to get really honest about the dream, my role in it, God’s role in it, and how I want to share it with the world. Now I’m able to be more precise in defining what the dream actually is and helped me communicate it more eloquently to others.
153 || If Lies Are Keeping You from Pursuing Your Dream || Jessica Hottle
Jessica Hottle’s passion is to see women set free from the lies of this world. She’s written several books on the topic of worth and hosts a podcast called What’s the Truth? tackling the lies we believe and how you can shift back to truth. In this interview we dig into the fear of being mediocre or irrelevant, knowing what season your dream is in and not running ahead of that, how to figure out if you’re striving for the wrong things, and Jessica’s best system for writing a book.
152 || What Happens When You Let God Define Your Worth || Courtney Reimer
Courtney Reimer is on a mission to not only help girls and women know and understand their worth but also to know why they have worth. This interview is a reminder that where we place our hope matters. As Christians we’ve likely heard or been part of conversations about our identity in Christ but living that out feels so complex. How do we place our identity in Him? What does that look like? How do we know if we’re even getting it right?
151 || [Solo] 5 Steps to Shifting Your Dream During a Pandemic || Merritt Onsa
Whether you’ve already started on your dream or you’re still in the starting blocks trying to figure out how to pivot as a result of changing circumstances, now is the time to think creatively about how to move forward and take messy action. What have you got to lose? You will never feel more prepared, educated, or ready to start. Those things are a façade and a stalling tactic. If the dream is there, it’s time for you to take the next step.
150 || When You Struggle to Believe God is Good || Maria Hatch-Bowersock
Whatever your circumstances right now, I pray this honest conversation with Maria Hatch-Bowersock about learning to trust God’s goodness will give you hope to present your requests to the Lord and persist in following Him. There is no worry too big for him; there is no amount of doubt He cannot handle. Maria’s story will help you press into Jesus and come out on the other side of today’s concerns with a deeper trust in God and a desire to abide with Him in all things.
149 || God Uses Hardship to Transform Your Heart || Kara-Kae James
When your circumstances feel overwhelming, it is difficult to imagine the abundant life Jesus offers or even to believe that it is available to you. This very struggle inspired Kara-Kae James to launch Thrive Moms, a ministry to encourage overwhelmed moms to believe that Jesus has something more for them besides exhaustion and isolation. In pursuit of this dream, Jesus also transformed Kara-Kae’s heart.
148 || How to Get Past Worry and Fear so You Can Love and Serve || Alexandra Kaval
Have you considered leaving what feels safe and comfortable to pursue a God-shaped dream? Maybe you fear what others might think if you were to risk so much for your dream or you question whether you could even be successful. Alexandra Kaval has faced those fears, and she has not only survived but thrived in pursuing a career built on what she learned in corporate environments to now serve Christian women in an authentic and meaningful way.
147 || How to Get Past Your Mindset to Share Your Dream || Ashley Johnson
Ashley Johnson is a non-profit founder with a bent toward entrepreneurship and a love of seeing new ideas come to life; she came to this conversation seeking help with her messaging. As we talk you’ll learn the importance of identifying your avatar, how to invite and engage others in your dream, how live video is an opportunity to rehearse and refine your message, and why you can take the pressure off yourself to be good enough to accomplish your dream.
146 || When You Lose Everything but Still Have a Dream || Stephanie May Wilson
As the coronavirus wreaks havoc on our world, it seems everyone has lost something. Even if you still have a job, you’ve lost your freedom with the stay-at-home orders in place. But for those who have lost a great deal more or are just struggling with fear of what could happen next, Stephanie May Wilson has a story of loss at time when her life was already in transition, and while it’s not the same as going through a pandemic, the lessons are incredibly relevant. May you find hope today, even in loss.
145 || How to Shift Your Dream When You Need To || Dianne Jago
As we face a global pandemic, it may feel incredibly difficult to dream right now or to act upon dreams already in motion because our lives and schedules are in total upheaval. This episode is a reminder that no matter what comes your way as you consider and pursue a God-shaped dream, everything is an opportunity to glorify God. Every fear, misstep, or disappointment reminds us that He is in charge and has His hands are upon it all, and every success is an opportunity to celebrate His goodness and grace.
144 || When Little Details are Blocking Your Dream || Lauren Stengele
When you’re just starting out, the small but intimidating details can halt progress toward your dream. Lauren Stengele fell in love with the Spanish language as a child, made a vow to learn it and teach it to her children, and eventually built a business called Bilingual Together to serve other families wanting to homeschool in two languages. She shares her struggles with the little details, a difficult conversation with her husband that almost ended the dream, and how it finally came to life.