What does it mean to really let go of our ideals? Are you grieving the ideal life that you hoped to have, but don't? Do dreams of "happily ever after" keep us stuck wishing and hoping that our lives were different than they are? How can we let go of our ideal life in...
Idealism
Can a Deeper Understanding of Grace Cure Comparison?
In today's second installment of the Burden of Better Book Club, Heather talks about how understanding grace cures comparison. In her book, The Burden of Better, Heather explores four different manifestations of grace in the daily life of the follower of Jesus. She...
Am I Pretty Enough? Struggles With Pride, Vanity, Worth, Identity & Love
am i pretty enough? I thought I wasn’t like the other girls around me in high school. I knew I was a good person on the inside, I just wasn’t sure if I was pretty enough on the outside for boys. At least I was beautiful on the inside though, that’s what they always...
Podcast: Chasing Perfect with Author Alisha Illian
Ready to be free from those voices that tell you to do more and be more? Author Alisha Illian and I talk about her new book, "Chasing Perfect" and compare notes on how to stop comparing and find rest and peace in Jesus! We also have a fun conversation about reality...
What to do if you have CDD: Chronic Disappointment Disorder
Do you have CDD--Chronic Disappointment Disorder? Are you constantly let down by your expectations of others, yourself, or things that you wished or hoped would happen? In this episode Heather Creekmore talks about the ways she's struggled with disappointment and she...
Should You Keep Trying to Be Your Ideal Self?
From the other room I hear my children open and close the fridge door and shuffle through cardboard boxes in the pantry. They're hungry. Again. (It's been like a whole half-hour since they ate.) As they grab for another granola bar, I put another check mark on my...
