The Light In Us

Chelsea | burnout recovery and prevention, boundaries, agency, identity, self-compassion

Chelsea Frost shares her story of burning out (in the true and complete sense, meaning she could no longer keep working), and how she got her life and energy back. She talks about the importance of boundaries, of removing addictive habits with healthy behaviors, and how a calling to serve in the nursery at her church helped her grow into a healthier place. She is now an executive coach and specializes in helping people avoid burnout. She shares those principles in the temporal sense, but also the spiritual truths that are the core of what she teaches and shares. She explains the importance and power of claiming our agency, of knowing our true identity, and of the second great commandment: love they neighbor as thyself, with an emphasis on self-compassion. In the flow of the conversation, she spoke to burnout related to motherhood and walked Erin through a beautiful process about the parenting difficulty of nurturing kids with dietary challenges (ARFID - avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder). To learn more about Chelsea's work, visit her website: www.stopburnout.co

Surrender, our sense of identity & worth, trust ☶ Recent real-life experiences with surrender

In this conversation, Erin and Mike talk about recent experiences of surrender – when we felt completely unable to control circumstances. Whether that's tending to a sick child and canceling all plans, or being trapped at a ski lodge without any idea of when you'll be able to drive back home. We also discuss how important it is to surrender our sense of worth that is attached to any part of our identity that is temporary or transient, but that our worth can be anchored in our identity as children of God and everything that encompasses.

Jen | authenticity, surrender, navigating doubt, financial challenges, and divorce

In this episode, we have a conversation with Jen Lambert, @dandelionrunner, who we've known since our newly-wed years. Jen has an incredible story and has gleaned insights from hard-earned experience. She has had peaks in her career, her faith, motherhood, and in physical fitness (ultrarunner, marathoner), and has experienced lows with navigating divorce, doubt, single motherhood, and financial struggles. In this open and honest conversation, Jen demonstrates the power of vulnerability and the importance of surrender – of accepting the hard things, of turning and returning to God for deeper wisdom, connection, and grace.

Intention, Goals, Worth, Purpose ☶ launching into a new year with intention

Happy New Year! It's a time to reflect on the year that has passed and look forward to the new. In this episode we discuss our recent experience singing with the Millennial Choirs & Orchestras (MCO), and the beauty of music and joining together in song as a embodiment of unity. We then delve into how we approach the new year, and what has helped and not helped in the realm of setting goals. Erin shares her word for 2025 and what that practice has looked like for her. Mike shares his desires to set goals and intentions from a place of connection and gratitude rather than lack, ego, or pride – which have all been familiar territories. We would love to hear from you how you approach the new year or any thoughts or feedback on the ideas shared. Feel free to comment or reach out.

Gratitude for the unexpected ☶ triggers, weak things being made strong, accessing God's love and grace

In this episode, we talk about gratitude for the unexpected, the strain we sometimes feel and its purpose, weakness, the natural and physical man, and accessing God's love that in turns helps us to feel it for ourselves – inclusive of our weakness. Erin shares a recent experience of feeling disconnected and doing the important work of discovering where she was needing to be heard, seen, and understood. In addition, she was able to identify the incredible gifts that came as a result of some of her wounds, and beautifully demonstrates how Christ makes weak things become strong.