Testimony – Intentional Momlife with Jesus

212: Balancing Motherhood, Faith, and Dreams of Writing Books with Katelyn Silva

Katelyn Silva is the author of eleven books, some under a pen name, and four times bestseller. She is a God-fearing devoted wife and homeschooling mother of four, who has overcome significant life challenges and is the founder of We Write Books. She works with Christian mompreneurs to get clarity on their book idea, confidently write and publish a bestseller, and use it as a tool for impact, authority, and purpose. She believes every person has a unique voice and that your book can change a life.

Through her compelling testimony, Katelyn offers invaluable insights into the struggles she faced while transitioning from a working mom to an entrepreneur and author. You’ll be inspired as she shares her journey to find balance between her ambitions and motherhood, constantly guided by her faith in Jesus.

183: Baby Steps to Body Stewardship as Busy Mom of Littles with Kristen Noriega

In this episode Sasha chats with Kristen Noriega. Kristen is a registered dietitian, military spouse, work-from-home mother of 4, and host of the Baby Weight Nutritionist podcast. As the Baby Weight Nutritionist, her mission is to empower other busy moms of littles to live their best life NOW-–not when the kids go to school or move out of the house. Kristen believes there’s no need to wait to start living the fullest, healthiest life that God designed for us moms!

181: 4 Things the Bible Says about Holistic Health & Healing with Alexandra Yu

In this episode Sasha chats with Alexandra Yu. Alexandra is a wife, mom, and registered nurse with many years of experience in the clinical research industry. Her passion for holistic health led her to the launch of the Her Holistic Healing podcast. Alexandra’s mission is to encourage Christian women to seek God’s wisdom first for their health and life so that they can experience true, lasting healing that will allow them to make a greater eternal impact in their homes and communities.

Alexandra talks about WHOLE health in this episode including: Social, Mental, Spiritual, Emotional, & Environmental Health. She shares from her experience in functional and integrative medicine as well as her strong faith to encourage listeners in holistic health and healing.

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

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.**

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

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.

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.

170: Feeling Trapped by Social Media? Looking for Signs with Sandy Cooper part 1

Have you been given a vision or calling from God?
Are you waiting on this vision to become reality?
If your faith a struggle in the waiting seasons?
In this episode Sasha chats 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 shares about her life from motherhood, to the books she has written, and the role social media has played in her life. She talks about the way many of us use social media, for hours each day, which by the way, is one of the red flag signs of a social media addiction.

Sandy shares how fear kept her on social media in a number of different ways and how it began ‘sucking the life out of her’ before she committed to go against the grain and take a one year social media hiatus. God showed her how social media was a weight that she was carrying that was preventing her from effectively running the race that God had called her to.

This is certainly an episode that you don’t want to miss. Be sure to come back to listen to part 2 of this episode where Sandy shares the top 3 reasons you might need a break from social media.

166: Fear Into Faith – Family Ministry Birthed From Betrayal With Summer Dey

Have you been given a vision or calling from God?
Are you waiting on this vision to become reality?
If your faith a struggle in the waiting seasons?

Oh, and have you ever wanted to live in an RV full time?

In this episode Sasha chats with Summer Dey. Summer is an international speaker, author, and Success Coach who has changed countless lives with her powerful and transformative message of shifting “Fear into Faith.” She made 6-figures her first six months as a Success Coach and has a passion to help others do the same by teaching them to “Master Their Voice” so they can make a BIG impact for the Kingdom! Summer Dey lives full-time in an RV and travels around the US with her husband and their three girls, going wherever God leads them.

Summer shares multiple testimonies of God’s faithfulness over her life from RV living to their family ministry to lead 1 million people through the Bible cover to cover in a year. Summer talks about how giving God your yes changes everything, and encourages us all to say yes to God quicker. Summer leaves us with a prayer to step our of fear and into faith.