Candace + Jennie are wrapping up Season 6 with a special episode all about YOU - our listeners! They are answering several listener questions about emotions, connecting with those in a different generation than you, navigating burnout and finding JOY again, and more. As they reflect on their conversations from this season, they want to encourage you once more in your journey towards emotional health. Living life tangled up emotionally is not really living at all. And although the enemy...

Every day you are faced with a choice. As you experience different emotions, what will you do with them? How will you respond to them? You name them, but now what? Whether we realize it or not, we are all doing something with our feelings - addressing them and growing through them, or ignoring them and letting them control us. But what if our emotions draw us closer to God and lead us to connection with others? What will you choose? Listen in as Candace and Jennie talk about how they choose...

There is a connection between your emotional health and your body. Just think about what you feel physically when you experience different emotions: When you feel joy, where in your body do you feel it? When you feel sadness, how do you express it physically? When you feel fear or worry, how does your body respond? Our bodies feel our emotions, they are connected. And often the feelings we are struggling with are exacerbated by how we are treating (or mistreating) our bodies. In this...

What is your favorite memory from your childhood? What makes those memories good memories? In this episode, Candace and Jennie are focusing on emotions and parenting. The truth is that we all need to know that we are seen, soothed, and safe in our emotions – especially kids. We aren’t alone in our emotions, and neither are our children. We get to be there for them emotionally, so does Jesus. Feelings don’t heal when we ignore them; they heal when we are wrapped up by the people we love in...

Two words can push emotions to a deeper place … “I feel.” Do you have community that you can safely share your emotions with? That you can vulnerably say … “I feel” without fear or shame? Emotions are best healed in community – to be truly seen, soothed, safe, and not alone in pain heals you in ways you cannot believe unless you feel it. Candace and Jennie sit down to talk about friendship + how God calls us to “bear one another’s burdens.” If you are looking for encouragement around: What...

What are ways your emotional health impacts your marriage? Is one of you more emotionally responsive, and the other naturally stoic? Or do you see emotions showing up in different ways?  In this week’s episode, Candace and Jennie dive into how your emotional health plays a role in your relationship with your spouse. Listen in as they reflect on their own marriages, talk about practical things they do to stay connected to their husbands emotionally, how they resolve conflict, and the deep...

Family brings joy, but family can also be the source of so much pain. How has your family shaped the way you think about and process emotions?  This week, Candace and Jennie are talking about how your emotional health relates to the family you grew up in. Listen as they share what they’ve learned about emotions from their families growing up, how that has impacted their lives, and ways we can heal from emotional wounds. Healing your relationships may not always be possible, but you can grow +...

We are back with another conversation featuring the Smallbone Family – a family whose life story will be shared with the world in just a few weeks through the movie, Unsung Hero.  This week Candace is sitting down with Luke to talk about the upcoming film, his family dynamics, and how they first met. Spoiler alter: The Smallbone brothers are in a band called King and Country, and they surprised Candace on live TV singing alongside Natasha for her 4oth Birthday!   Candace and Luke also answer...

God gave us emotions but He doesn’t want our emotions to drive the train of our lives. If God’s will for your life is driving the train, your emotions and thoughts will follow. But if your emotions are driving the train, what happens?  In this episode, Candace and Jennie talk about what it looks like to submit your will to Jesus with your day-to-day emotions, taking hold of your emotions, halting your thoughts from spiraling, and the power of speaking your emotions out loud to a trusted...

Over the next 4 weeks, we are releasing BONUS episodes with members of the Smallbone Family – Rebecca St. James, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone, and their beautiful mother, Helen Smallbone. Together, we worked on Unsung Hero - a movie about their family’s incredible story of coming to America; it hits theaters on April 26!  In this first conversation in the mini-series, Candace sits down with Rebecca St. James to talk all things motherhood, being women in ministry and entertainment, stepping...

What are some things in your day to day life that can pull you toward fear or worry? There are so many reasons or moments in throughout the day that can open the door to those emotions.   “Of course you feel that way” is comforting and validating to every emotion we experience, including fear and worry. We all experience fear and with the world around us, the things we see or read or experience, it is no wonder we feel fearful. But if God is with us (even in our fear), we can experience...

Can you remember the first time you really felt a deep sense of sadness? Looking back on your younger self, what would you say to them now?  Sadness isn’t an emotion we always care to admit out loud or bring people into. But the truth is the Bible is full of characters dealing with dark and heavy circumstances; we see all kinds of people – including Jesus – feeling AND expressing their fear, loneliness, and anxiety, while they faithfully pursued God’s heart.  In this vulnerable conversation,...

When we think of anger, we don’t often think of it as a God-given emotion … but it is. There’s nothing in scripture that says “Don’t get angry.” Instead, we are encouraged to be slow to anger.  But what does it mean to be slow to anger?  In this week’s conversation, Candace and Jennie are digging into anger: what it is, why it is better to be honest about it rather than hide it, strategies that have helped them slow down in their anger, and ways anger can be destructive. Remember, we are to...

Now that we have laid the foundation for emotions, Candace and Jennie are going to tackle emotion by emotion over the next few weeks. First up?! JOY! Do you know the difference between joy and happiness? There is a difference, yet we tend to use those words interchangeably.  When was the last time you felt joy?  Are there things in your everyday life that bring you joy?  Do you ever feel guilty for being happy?  Listen in as Candace and Jennie talk about these questions and more. From...

Are you an emotional person? Feelings are meant to be felt. Emotions are healthy + vulnerability is powerful! They are God-given, so they are GOOD. But seeing all emotions are good can be challenging, especially feelings like sadness or anger. Do you see your emotions as good or bad?  In the first episode of this season, Candace + Jennie are laying the foundation for emotional health. They talk about how emotions connect us to God and others, why feeling hard or deep emotions points back to...

Today’s episode is a special one! It is a conversation that Candace had with her friend, Andrew Erwin on his new podcast, The Storytellers. You may recognize Andy from his work with Jesus Revolution, American Underdog, I Can Only Imagine, and his recent film that was co-produced with Candace, Unsung Heroes.   In this conversation, Candace and Andrew talk about what it was like being raised in the entertainment industry, how they’re guiding the next generation through the industry, finding...

Season 6!! Can you believe it? It is going to be such a fun season, as Candace is joined by Jennie Allen – fellow podcaster, New York Times Best-Selling author, and the visionary behind IF: Gathering.  They are going to focus on emotions following Jennie’s latest book, Untangle Your Emotions, as they dive into discovering what we feel and knowing what to do about it. Emotions aren’t shameful, they’re beautiful and necessary. Ready to learn more about untangling your emotions? Tune in every...

When’s the last time you had a really good laugh? Do you find life funny? What are the ways laughter brings joy to your life?  Laughter may be difficult for some. Maybe you're facing a difficult situation, a chronic illness, or financial troubles. We face things in life that can get in the way of our joy. But when it gets tough, sometimes it helps to find humor in it! Plus, the Bible is full of comedy!  In this conversation, Candace sits down with Pastor + Comedian, Jason Earls, to talk about...

For Chris + Julie Bennett, they left their home and family in Oklahoma to follow God’s leading to build a life in California. And that transition was immediately met with difficulties – from house contracts falling through to discovering that Julie had stage 3 breast cancer. They quickly learned that home is really about who you do life with.  Their journey has led them to write their book “Fighting For Family,” because family is for everyone. And family isn’t just those you are related to....

Fund conversations that matter: donate.accessmore.com Do you believe that God meets you where you’re at? For Julie Chen Moonves, God met her right where she was in 2018 when her career pivoted drastically. Looking back, she can see how God was working in her life in one of the darkest seasons … turning it into something good. Candace sits down with Julie to reflect on her journey to faith + unpack profound moments when the intricacies of her life and career were woven together by God's...

Fund conversations that matter: donate.accessmore.com Mental health is the same as physical health – a bodily experience. That being said, we experience mental illness differently than physical illness because when it comes to our mental health, it challenges our identity. It’s healthy to have emotions and feel them because they’re part of our bodily experience. But how do we respond to them? How do we navigate them? How do we care for our minds well?  Today, Candace is joined by Dr. Anita...

Fund conversations that matter: donate.accessmore.com Nutrition doesn’t have to be complicated! While the diet industry has overcomplicated nutrition and provides an oversaturated amount of information surrounding nutrition, making healthy choices that serve your body well while enjoying life along the way IS possible. Are you curious how?  Listen in as Candace sits down with Melanie Samuels + Melissa Coulier to take the conversation on nutrition to a simpler, more actionable level – so that...

Let’s talk about fitness! The New Year can be a great time to set new goals when it comes to your health and wellness, but it’s important to be aware of gimmicks, fads, and promises of quick success. The most important thing you can do for your physical health is to start a healthy, safe, and sustainable workout routine that works for YOU.  Maybe you’re wondering …. Where do I start?  How do I develop a sustainable fitness routine?  How do I get back into a routine after falling off track...

Season 5 is kicking off with a bonus episode from our Season 1 co-host, Tara-Leigh Cobble! In this conversation, you will hear a rapid-fire Q&A between Candace and Tara-Leigh about favorite seasons, languages they wish to learn, and everything in between. It’s like sitting down with your friend and asking them questions you are curious about most when it comes to their likes and desires.  And if you have never watched or listened to Season 1 with Tara-Leigh you can binge the entire season...