How Can We Rest?

Ann and Jess are back to talk about how we can actually start making new patterns of rest and connection for ourselves and our families. In this episode, you’ll hear about Jess’s forced rest (surgery) and Ann’s failed attempt at family connection on...

Why Your Family Needs Sabbath

You may know of sabbath as a day of rest or a day of worship. In today’s busy age, it’s pretty challenging to implement in our families! In this episode, join Ann and guest Lindsey Hornkohl for a conversation about what sabbath means for the modern...

What is an Intentional Family?

How can we make sure our families end up growing in the direction we choose? Ann covers what it takes to create intentionality in the family, with help from Bill Doherty’s book The Intentional Family: Simple Rituals to Strengthen Family Ties. If you’re a...

What is the Impact of Busyness?

We constantly get the messages to do more and be more. We worry that our kids won’t be successful if we don’t have them in all the activities. We fear that we won’t meet our goals if we don’t hustle. But what is the impact on ourselves, our...

Busyness and Families

Drive-thru fast food meals, sleep deprivation, and the loss of free play are shaping how we live in families in modern times. But what is the cost to mental health for ourselves, our partners, and our children? What is the detriment to our discipleship to Christ?Ann...

Trauma-Informed Ministry

Pastors and ministry leaders have an opportunity to love and serve their people well by becoming trauma-informed. In our finale for the trauma series, Ann talks to Dr. Heather Gingrich, an expert on trauma treatment and trauma-informed care. Dr. Heather Gingrich is a...

What is Brainspotting?

Does the term Brainspotting sound really mysterious to you? Continuing in our series on trauma, Ann’s guest Timothy Wong, LMFT teaches us about what brainspotting is, how it can help, and how Christians can experience healing through this natural, targeted way...

What is the Window of Tolerance?

We each have a zone in which we function the best cognitively, physically, and emotionally. Trauma and stress can push us out of that zone, known as the window of tolerance. In this episode, Ann and Jess explain hyper- and hypo-arousal and how to come back into your...

What is EMDR?

Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is one of the top methods for treating trauma. In this episode, Ann is joined by Monica Helvie, LMFT, a trauma specialist and EMDR Consultant. Monica explains how EMDR works and how Christians can tap into the natural...

What is Trauma (Really)?

Trauma is a buzzword in our culture today. But what is trauma really? And why should we care? In this episode, Ann and Jess break down what trauma is and how it effects us on mental, physical, and relational levels. This is Part 1 of a series that will continue this...