179: Faith & Health Go Hand in Hand: 6 Tips to Make Health Simple with Rachel Davidson part 2

In this episode Sasha chats with Rachel Davidson. Rachel is a Christian, wife, and wellness & weight-loss coach that focus on body, mind, and spiritual health using the principals of a plant centered diet, habit and behavioral change, and God’s grace.

**If you haven’t already, go back and listen to episode 178 for part 1 of this episode with Rachel where she dives into spiritual health physical health from a spiritual health basis. **

Rachel shares that health should be simple. That the world of health is in complete disorder and shares how she has found that whole foods make sense and are simple. Rachel believes that we can have health through our bodies and the food God created working in tandem together.

Rachel leaves the listeners with 3 mindset tips and 3 tangible tips that help us make health simple and sustainable. She encourages us to focus on God more than self and so much more!

178: Do You Trust God with Your Health? Where Spiritual & Physical Health Meet with Rachel Davidson part 1

In this episode Sasha chats with Rachel Davidson. Rachel is a Christian, wife, and wellness & weight-loss coach that focus on body, mind, and spiritual health using the principals of a plant centered diet, habit and behavioral change, and God’s grace.

Yes, Rachel is a health coach, but Rachel & Sasha start this conversation off talking heavily about spiritual health. Rachel and Sasha go deep quickly talking about obedience, trust, and surrender in God’s love. Rachel shares personal testimony of God’s lovingkindness towards her, and the truth about God’s great love for us all. Rachel talks about about how we as humans go through the process of changing who we are and what we do sharing that transformation starts with surrender. Many of the concepts talked about in this episode cover health, personal growth, spiritual health, relationships, and more.

Sasha summarizes what Rachel shares into 3 points: knowing God, having a firmly rooted identity in Christ, and how Jesus sees you at your healthiest self… because He knows what is possible and chooses to see you for your potential.

**Come back tomorrow for part 2 of this episode with Rachel where she dives into physical health from a spiritual health basis. Rachel shares 3 mindset tips and 3 tangible tips to help make health simple.**

177: 9 Ways Your Thoughts Are Lying to You. Mental Health Tool to Help Reduce Stress

In this episode Sasha talks about how our thought health is not just an important area of health to focus on, but how our thoughts have the power to directly impact our physical health.

Sasha shares about Automatic Negative Thoughts or ANTs. There are 9 different ANTs that crawl around in our minds negatively impacting our health and creating additional stress in our lives. Understanding these 9 ANTs is the first step to being able to recognize them, and then do something about them.

Listen in as Sasha shares these ANTs and a few steps you can begin taking today to rid your mindset of these pesky thoughts and create more peace in your life.

176: How to Make Grace Based Health Choices for Busy Moms with Robin Rhine McDonald part 2

In this episode Sasha chats with Robin Rhine McDonald. Robin is a Faith-Based Holistic Health Coach, proud mom and wife with a passion for supporting and empowering Jesus-loving women to gain true health while losing weight through her sustainable, grace-based process. She loves to help women ditch chronic dieting and disease for holistic health and wellness.

Today we are continuing in the conversation with Robin that started in the previous podcast episode. Don’t forget to go back to listen to part 1 where Robin talks about the importance of including Jesus in our health, Vision Driven Health, and gives hope and encouragement towards good stewardship of our health.

Robin chats about Grace Fueled Health, her 5 day sugar fast, and how to make choices in alignment with our vision. Robin shares some simple yet effective tips for moms to create a health focused lifestyle in the midst of busy momlife. She shares about the difference between motivation and intentional planning. Lastly, Robin shares about the importance of evaluating, pivoting, and having health standards.

Don’t forget to go back to listen to part 1 of this episode with Robin where she talks about the importance of including Jesus in our health, Vision Driven Health, and gives hope and encouragement towards good stewardship of our health.

175: Vision Driven Health with Robin Rhine McDonald part 1

In this episode Sasha chats with Robin Rhine McDonald. Robin is a Faith-Based Holistic Health Coach, proud mom and wife with a passion for supporting and empowering Jesus-loving women to gain true health while losing weight through her sustainable, grace-based process. She loves to help women ditch chronic dieting and disease for holistic health and wellness.

Robin chats about the importance of including Jesus in our health and how deeply He cares for the wellness of our physical bodies. She shares about Vision Driven Health and gives hope and encouragement towards good stewardship of our health.

Don’t forget to come back to listen to part 2 of this episode with Robin where she talks about Grace Fueled Health, her 5 day sugar fast, how to make choices in alignment with our vision, and tips for moms to live with vision driven grace fueled health as the focus.

173: What Could You Do With 2 Additional Hours in Your Day?

In this episode Sasha shares how to check your social media usage and encourages listeners to explore the possibility of what God things they could do with that time instead.

Sasha’s goal isn’t to get everyone to leave social media for good, but to become aware at the amount of time they spent on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. When we become aware of these things, we are able to take action on our habits to create the results we actually desire in life and we are able to achieve those God-led goals that He has been calling us to for longer than we’d like to admit.

Join us in the Make Social Media Small Challenge Sandy Cooper created! We start on 7/1 so sign up at http://makesocialmediasmall.com/
And then join us in the telegram chat where we can share struggles, success, and pray with each other as we put social media in it’s rightful place! 
Telegram chat: https://t.me/+mIolrECY-wQ4ODJh

172: Could You Be Addicted to Social Media? 10 Signs & 10 Ways to Overcome

In this episode Sasha shares about the tough season of life she has been walking through and the role Social Media has played in this season. She shares vulnerably about the way Social Media has been a distraction away from what truly matters most as well as a crutch allowing her to disengage from life, feelings, and processing in this seasons.

Sasha provides powerful questions that we each need to ask ourselves about our use of Social Media, whether we’re walking through tough seasons or not. Questions about our purposes for being on Social Media, how it makes us feel, how much time were spending on it, and whether it’s what God has for us or not.

Listen in and then create space to ask yourself these questions so that you can make a wise decision about your social media involvement and usage.

171: 3 Reasons You Might Need a Break from Social Media with Sandy Cooper part 2

Have you ever considered taking a break from social media?
Has social media usage ever caused you to feel low?
Are you constantly being distracted by social media?

Let’s face it, Social Media is a time suck!
& SO much more!

In this episode Sasha wraps up this 2 part episode with Sandy Cooper, a Bible study teacher, podcast host of The Balanced MomCast, writer, and professionally certified home chef that helps frazzled women find peace.

Sandy talks about 3 compelling reasons why you might need a break from social media, or at least take a look at your usage. Sandy shares a lot of facts and statistics, in boldness and love, about the realities of social media usage. She encourages us to create some distance to take a good hard look at how social media is showing up and effecting your life and family. Sandy touches on some powerful points and considerations for moms, not just for yourself, but for kids as well. Lastly, Sandy shares about how social media effects your focus and has the ability to change the way we think and process.

Don’t forget to go back to listen to episode 170 for part 1 where Sandy shares he personal testimony of social media usage and how it she counter culturally walked away from it, as a business owner, mom, and more.

159: Christian Parenting Books That Will Change the Way You Momlife With Val Harrison

In this podcast episode Sasha chats with Val Harrison, host of the Practically Speaking MOM Podcast. Val has been married 30 years, is mom to 7, and grandma to 3. Through her podcast, books, and resources her passion is for encouraging and equipping intentional moms to build strong families.
Val shares about 4 of the Christian Parenting Books that she has written to help moms live practically and peacefully while pouring into their children and families through God’s design. She shares practical steps to wearing all the hats in motherhood without wearing out. She shares some tips for when littles are loud through meeting their needs. Val speaks a lot about how God parents in scripture and how we as parents and parent like Him. Val leaves us with encouragement for when we make mistakes as a mom.
*Be sure to go back to yesterdays episode 158 to listen to part 1 of Val’s interview where she talks about the difference between root parenting and surface parenting and shares about raising Luke 2:52 kids.

158: Parenting Styles That Help You Connect With Your Child’s Heart With Val Harrison

In this podcast episode Sasha chats with Val Harrison, host of the Practically Speaking MOM Podcast. Val has been married 30 years, is mom to 7, and grandma to 3. Through her podcast, books, and resources her passion is for encouraging and equipping intentional moms to build strong families.
Val begins this episode sharing a parenting mindset shift about God’s masterpiece then dives into different parenting styles and parenting tips. She talks about the difference between root parenting and surface parenting with examples. Val shares her an often overlooked parenting scripture, Luke 2:52. She teaches how to raise Luke 2:52 kids through root parenting.
*Be sure to come back tomorrow to listen to part 2 of Val’s interview where she shares about the many Christian Parenting Books that she has written and some of the wisdom they contain.