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This audio is a portion of my keynote at the Re-Creation Retreat, a residential program and school treating personality disorders, trauma and abuse, adoption issues and other life controlling issues...

Following are notes from my presentation at the ListenU Speakers Series on June 7, 2018.

Providence Moves, Too

During a period when my husband and I endured more than a decade of financial struggle,...

Today's Tender Mercies story comes from Mindset Mastery participant Stephanie Lee. She writes:

Something interesting happened to me this week.

Over a year ago I had started a business making baby cl...

By Stephanie Francom

Have you ever struggled with your weight? What a silly question, right? :-)

A number of years ago, I decided it was time. I was going to get in shape—or die trying. (And honestl...

By Cristie Gardner

More Lessons from the COVID-19 Days

In Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2, Hamlet tells Rosencrantz that Denmark feels like a prison. Rosencrantz replies with something along the lines of, “I...

By Cristie Gardner

Recently, our four-year-old granddaughter was trying hard to express something she wanted very much: extra playtime when it was clearly time for rest. She was doing her best to com...

A few years ago, my family spent spring break pulling a trailer on a road trip between Mesa, Arizona, and Salt Lake City, Utah—when the kids were younger.

Oh, I could tell you volumes about the adven...

I remember when my husband and I were trying to live on about $1,200 a month. We were both working full-time and fighting a losing battle just to stay afloat.

We listened to motivational audios that ...

This is part 2 of 2 – an insider’s look into the Mindset Mastery Program (previously called FTMF). Participants submitted their questions and I addressed each one with tips, thoughts, and perspecti...

Today's Mindset Mastery participant spotlight is on Harmony H. She writes:

When I hit my emotional rock bottom a few months ago, feeling great stress and fear about money, I turned to the Jackrabbit ...

This is part 1 of 2 - an insider's look into the Mindset Mastery Program (previously called FTMF). Participants submitted their questions and I addressed each one with tips, thoughts, and perspecti...

I recently received an email from my mother that really highlights how much my thoughts and feelings about these principles have been shaped by her wisdom. She wrote:

Scripture couldn't be clearer th...

I’ve known Susan for some time now, and I’ve come to deeply appreciate her passion and commitment to discovering and sharing true principles. Again and again, I’ve seen that when something in my life ...

This is part 3 in a 3-part series, where I am a special guest on the “A New Day Show” with Dr. Daphne Clarke-Hudson of the greater New York area. This multi-part show offers thought provoking, empo...

This is part 2 in a 3-part series, where I am a special guest on the “A New Day Show” with Dr. Daphne Clarke-Hudson of the greater New York area. This multi-part show offers thought provoking, empo...

“Weekly hiker wannabe, tortilla chip addict and aspiring housekeeper, Stephanie loves reading and deep conversations, avoids cooking when she can, may or may not play drums when feeling so inclined, e...

In this audio, I am a special guest on the "A New Day Show" with Dr. Daphne Clarke-Hudson of the greater New York area. This multi-part show offers thought provoking, empowering, and inspirational ...

By Leslie Householder

Have you ever tried to share an epiphany with someone, only to realize that not everyone appreciates what you've learned in the same way? I have. And I know I'm not alone. It wa...