Thriving in Christ | Burnout, Stress, Leadership, Faith & High Performance

Podcast by Dr. Ioana Popa | Psychiatrist Educator, Executive Coach, Speaker & Spiritual Care Formation

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About Thriving in Christ | Burnout, Stress, Leadership, Faith & High Performance

For Christian Women Professionals & Servant Leaders called to live, lead, and serve from renewal for the Kingdom. Top 2.5% Globally Ranked. → Do you feel at times stressed, depleted, or on a “busy treadmill,” with Sunday night blues - even though you love what you do? → Do you sense blocks in reaching your highest potential for the Kingdom, despite already carrying significant responsibility and impact? → Do you struggle to fully replenish yourself and access the peace that surpasses all understanding - no matter how many programs you’ve tried - and worry that self-care and deep renewal will only add more to long to-do list? → Do you wrestle to stay grounded, clear, and expansive in your impact - especially in high-stakes situations? If this is you, welcome. You are not lacking discipline. You are not lacking faith. More often, what’s missing is sustainable renewal. Many of the solutions available today act like band-aids - placed on top of an already burdened foundation, shaped by chronic stress, cultural conditioning, and misconceptions about what it truly means to live and serve in Christ. In this show, we take a different approach. Through the integration of science, psychology, and Christian faith, this show helps you: → Return to a place of inner renewal - accessing the “living waters” of Christ from within → Align your body, mind, heart, and soul - reducing inner fragmentation and restoring a grounded inner life. → Simplify your daily habits from the inside-out - building sustainable rhythms that support your life and leadership without adding pressure. → Access clarity, peace, and grounded presence - especially in high-responsibility and high-stakes moments. → Expand your capacity to lead and serve with joy and peace - not from striving, but from renewal, alignment, and co-creation with God. This is not about doing more. It is about learning how to return - again and again - to God within, where your strength is renewed, your inner life is restored, and your leadership flows from your soul. Hi, I’m Dr. Ioana Popa - co-founder of Team For The Soul® Institute, physician-psychiatrist educator, spiritual care & executive coach, speaker, and trainer. As a woman deeply committed to serving others and to my faith, I found myself saying yes to every need, carrying increasing responsibility, and quietly moving toward chronic stress and burnout. I believed that catching up on rest during weekends or vacations would be enough - but it was not. After experiencing burnout twice, I sought help through both psychology and Christian faith - only to find fragmented guidance, often disconnected, or even at odds. Over time, I realized that if I wanted to live, lead, and serve in Christ with clarity, energy, and joy, I needed something different. A simple, integrated way of living - rooted in renewal, grounded in Christ, and supported by both science and faith. This is the work I now share with you. If you are ready to grow toward your highest potential - from a grounded, renewed foundation in Christ - you are in the right place. Let’s begin. Sending you many blessings and prayers in Christ, Dr. Ioana NEXT STEPS: ✝️ Want to get my WEEKLY emails with updates, events, and special invitations? JOIN 'Thriving In Christ' Resources: https://www.teamforthesoul.com/thriving-in-christ-sign-up ✝️ Ready to lead in Christ with Joy, Peace & Purpose? Set up a complimentary Free Consultation to learn about how I can support you: https://calendly.com/teamforthesoul/inquirycall CONNECT: Website: https://teamforthesoul.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drioanapopa/ DISCLAIMERS: The views and opinions expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Team For The Soul® Institute. All information provided on this platform is strictly for educational purposes and does not form a physician-patient or coach/consultant-client relationship. All information is provided as is and is used at your own risk. Please speak to your doctor, medical and mental health providers about any information you listen or read on this channel or related websites.

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298 | When Tragedy Shakes Your Faith: Trusting God Through Life's Hardest Seasons | Sheila Krygsheld

Loss has a way of shaking the foundations of what we believe. But what if our deepest questions during these times could become the very place where our faith grows stronger? In this week's conversation, we explore how one woman's journey through unimaginable tragedy became a testimony of hope, resilience, and a deeper understanding of God's goodness. Our guest in Renewal Conversation today is Sheila Krygsheld - author, speaker, and biblical studies educator who is passionate about helping believers grow in their faith through both life's joys and it's deepest challenges. She equips Christians to understand Scripture, strengthen their confidence in Christ, and develop a solid biblical foundation for everyday life. In this conversation, you'll discover: ✨ How faith can grow stronger through life's hardest seasons. ✨ Practical ways to navigate doubt with biblical confidence. ✨ Encouragement through a powerful story of hope, healing, and renewal. The Bible verse that inspires Sheila Krygsheld is this: "Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. " - Philippians 4:8 NKJV Click PLAY to watch this episode now ▶️ https://youtu.be/xs3NZXWMqE0 ______________________________ Want to know more about our guest? Website: www.sheilakrygsheld.com Free Resource: https://substack.com/@sheilakrygsheld 🌟 If this episode and channel blesses you, leave us a FIVE-STAR Review and DOWNLOAD the episodes you love. 📱What if one simple step could help you stay rooted in Christ every day? The Team for the Soul App is now LIVE—download it today and enjoy free Christ-centered resources designed to renew your mind, heart, and soul. 👉 https://www.teamforthesoul.com/app _*NEXT STEPS:*_ - Ready to reclaim your JOY, PEACE & PURPOSE without burnout, as you lead and serve in Christ? CLICK BELOW for a FREE CONSULT Call with Dr. Ioana to see if the program is a right fit for you! ➡️ https://calendly.com/teamforthesoul/inquirycall - Find out more about our programs here ➡️ https://www.teamforthesoul.com/ - Join 'Thriving In Christ' to stay up to date with resources right in your inbox, for Christian Women Professionals. ➡️https://www.teamforthesoul.com/thriving-in-christ-sign-up DISCLAIMERS: The views and opinions expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Team For The Soul®. All information provided on this website is strictly for educational purposes and does not form a physician-patient or coach/consultant-client relationship. All information is provided as is and is used at your own risk. Please speak to your doctor, medical and mental health providers about any information you listen or read on this channel or related websites.

17 Jul 2026 - 40 min

297 | Centering Reset: The Power of Being Nurtured by God

Click PLAY to listen to this episode ▶️ 🌟 If this episode and channel blesses you, leave us a FIVE-STAR Review and DOWNLOAD the episodes you love. You can love God, serve others, and stop living exhausted. → Join the Wake Up To Your Soul Podcast community and start your mornings with peace before the pressure begins. https://www.teamforthesoul.com/wakeuptoyoursoul-begin [https://www.teamforthesoul.com/wakeuptoyoursoul-begin] NEXT STEPS: - Find out more about our programs here ➡️ https://www.teamforthesoul.com/ - Join 'Thriving In Christ' to stay up to date with resources right in your inbox, for Christian Women Professionals. ➡️ https://www.teamforthesoul.com/thriving-in-christ-sign-up DISCLAIMERS: All information provided on this website is strictly for educational purposes and does not form a physician-patient or coach/consultant-client relationship. All information is provided as is and is used at your own risk. Please speak to your doctor, medical and mental health providers about any information you listen or read on this channel or related websites.

14 Jul 2026 - 13 min

296 | You're Not Meant to Fight Your Body: Christ-Centered Fitness with Ashley Perry Lambert

Sometimes it is so easy to treat our bodies like a project to fix, instead of a gift to steward. We can care for everyone around us with patience and compassion, yet quietly carry frustration, shame, or disappointment toward our own bodies. Somewhere along the way, movement becomes another obligation, another measure of success, instead of another place to meet with God. In this Renewal Conversation, I sit down with faith-based fitness coach Ashley Perry Lambert to explore a different way. Ashley Perry Lambert is a Christian health strategist who helps women honor God by caring for their bodies through Christ-centered health, movement, and sustainable habits. In this conversation, you'll discover: ☀️ How to transform exercise from another task into a daily encounter with God. ☀️ Why true health begins with your identity in Christ - not your appearance. ☀️ Simple practices that help renew your body, calm your nervous system, and deepen your relationship with God. The Bible verse that inspires Ashley Perry Lambert is this: " “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland." Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV Click PLAY to watch this episode now ▶️ https://youtu.be/0rD8bnhq2II ______________________________ Want to know more about our guest? IG: @ashleyperrylambert YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@ashleyperrylambert 🌟 If this episode and channel blesses you, leave us a FIVE-STAR Review and DOWNLOAD the episodes you love. Ready to reclaim your JOY, PEACE & PURPOSE without burnout, as you lead and serve in Christ? CLICK BELOW for a FREE CONSULT Call with Dr. Ioana to see if the program is a right fit for you! ➡️ https://calendly.com/teamforthesoul/inquirycall ________________ NEXT STEPS: - Find out more about our programs here ➡️ https://www.teamforthesoul.com/ - Join 'Thriving In Christ' to stay up to date with resources right in your inbox, for Christian Women Professionals. ➡️https://www.teamforthesoul.com/thriving-in-christ-sign-up DISCLAIMERS: The views and opinions expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Team For The Soul®. All information provided on this website is strictly for educational purposes and does not form a physician-patient or coach/consultant-client relationship. All information is provided as is and is used at your own risk. Please speak to your doctor, medical and mental health providers about any information you listen or read on this channel or related websites.

10 Jul 2026 - 36 min

295 | Centering Reset: Trusting God Before You Have the Answers

What if the freedom we’re longing for is not somewhere outside of us… but something Christ is already inviting us into? Many high-capacity Christian women carry pressure so constantly that striving starts to feel normal. But inner freedom in Christ is possible: a quieter mind, a steadier heart, and a soul no longer driven by fear, urgency, or endless pressure. In this Centering Reset, we tap into how to return to a deeper sense of spaciousness, trust, and freedom with God - right in the middle of everyday life. Things to discover in this RESET episode: ✨ Freedom in Christ begins internally ✨ We can lead without living under pressure ✨ Sustainable renewal comes through alignment with Christ, not striving Click PLAY to listen to this episode ▶️ 🌟 If this episode and channel blesses you, leave us a FIVE-STAR Review and DOWNLOAD the episodes you love. You can love God, serve others, and stop living exhausted. → Join the Wake Up To Your Soul Podcast community and start your mornings with peace before the pressure begins. https://www.teamforthesoul.com/wakeuptoyoursoul-begin NEXT STEPS: - Find out more about our programs here ➡️ https://www.teamforthesoul.com/ - Join 'Thriving In Christ' to stay up to date with resources right in your inbox, for Christian Women Professionals. ➡️ https://www.teamforthesoul.com/thriving-in-christ-sign-up DISCLAIMERS: All information provided on this website is strictly for educational purposes and does not form a physician-patient or coach/consultant-client relationship. All information is provided as is and is used at your own risk. Please speak to your doctor, medical and mental health providers about any information you listen or read on this channel or related websites.

7 Jul 2026 - 15 min

294 | When Life Shakes You - How to Anchor Your Soul in Christ with Mary Carmen Englert

There are seasons when life doesn't fall apart all at once - it slowly pulls your attention, your peace, and even your relationship with God in a hundred different directions. Lasting renewal isn't found by trying harder, but by returning, day after day, to simple rhythms that anchor your heart in Christ. In this week's conversation, Mary Carmen Englert shares how suffering, gratitude, silence, Scripture, and faithful daily habits became the pathway not only to healing, but to a deeper friendship with God. Mary Carmen Englert is an author, Bible teacher, and retreat host whose work equips women to move beyond knowing about God to building a deeper friendship with Him through everyday spiritual practices. In this conversation, we discuss about how: ☀️ Small daily rhythms shape a resilient soul. ☀️ Consistency matters more than perfection. ☀️ God's voice becomes familiar through daily relationship, not occasional moments. ☀️ Working with Christ, not just for Him, changes everything. This Bible verse that inspires Mary Carmen is this: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV Click PLAY to watch this episode now ▶️ ______________________________ Want to know more about our guest? Facebook & Instagram: @sevenpathways Order her BOOK HERE: https://sevenpathways.com/ 🌟 If this episode and channel blesses you, leave us a FIVE-STAR Review and DOWNLOAD the episodes you love. Ready to reclaim your JOY, PEACE & PURPOSE without burnout, as you lead and serve in Christ? CLICK BELOW for a FREE CONSULT Call with Dr. Ioana to see if the program is a right fit for you! ➡️ https://calendly.com/teamforthesoul/inquirycall ________________ NEXT STEPS: - Find out more about our programs here ➡️ https://www.teamforthesoul.com/ - Join 'Thriving In Christ' to stay up to date with resources right in your inbox, for Christian Women Professionals. ➡️https://www.teamforthesoul.com/thriving-in-christ-sign-up DISCLAIMERS: The views and opinions expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Team For The Soul®. All information provided on this website is strictly for educational purposes and does not form a physician-patient or coach/consultant-client relationship. All information is provided as is and is used at your own risk. Please speak to your doctor, medical and mental health providers about any information you listen or read on this channel or related websites.

3 Jul 2026 - 31 min

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