The Heartlifter Way

Janell Rardon
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Welcome to The Heartlifter Way—a gentle path back to yourself. Hosted by award-winning author Janell Rardon, this podcast is a calm, reflective space where healing begins not with pressure or perfection, but with presence, awareness, and grace. Rooted in a somatic, mind-body approach, each episode invites you to reconnect your thoughts, feelings, and body—learning to move from overwhelm and anxiety into a steadier, more grounded way of living. Through gentle teachings on nervous system regulation, emotional healing, and embodied awareness, you’ll begin to live The Heartlifter Way.

  1. 3d ago

    E34. Riding a Unicycle in My Dreams

    What does a dream about riding a unicycle on an unfamiliar dark road have to do with becoming a Modern-Day Matriarch? On today's show, Janell unpacks the metaphorical meaning behind riding a unicycle in her dream: Unicycles require intentional concentration and balance.We can move through unfamiliar, dark spaces, like the road in Janell's dream, with a grounded, courageous sense of self. The Heartlifter Journey is a transformative journey of becoming. Connect with Janell & The Heartlifter Way on Substack Subscribe and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Show on Spotify⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠janellrardon.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@janellrardon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theheartlifterway⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠The Heartlifter Way⁠⁠⁠Revisit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"When God Speaks in Metaphors"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Revisit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Unlearning with The Waiting Room"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"The G.E.N.T.L.E. Path"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PDF

    E34. Riding a Unicycle in My Dreams

  2. Oct 21

    E33: Cultivating Gratitude with Wendy Speake

    "When we spiritually bypass our pain in an attempt to look spiritually mature, we circumvent the suffering that matures us" (Wendy Speake). What does it look like to become a woman of wisdom, peace, and quiet influence in a noisy world? In this episode of The Heartlifter Way, I welcome author and speaker Wendy Speake for a heartfelt conversation about spiritual formation, intentional living, and making room for God's voice. Wendy also shares her upcoming November Ask Fast, an invitation to step away from habitual asking and cultivate a deeper posture of trust, gratitude, and prayerful dependence on God. Join us as we explore what it means to live with greater intention, less striving, and a heart rooted in God's presence. Subscribe and ⁠⁠⁠Support the Show on Spotify⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Janell & The Heartlifter Way on Substack Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠janellrardon.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@janellrardon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theheartlifterway⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠The Heartlifter Way⁠⁠Visit Wendy's website and Join the November, Ask Fast: ⁠wendyspeake.com/praise⁠Revisit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"When God Speaks in Metaphors"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Revisit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Unlearning with The Waiting Room"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"The G.E.N.T.L.E. Path"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PDF

    E33: Cultivating Gratitude with Wendy Speake

  3. Oct 15

    E32. There Must Be More Than This: Christian Mysticism and Finding God in Ordinary Life

    Question to Carry: What if the “more” my soul is longing for isn't found in doing more, but in discovering the sacredness of the life I'm already living? Have you ever wondered, “There must be more than this” in your spiritual life? In Part 2 of my conversation with Dr. Gerald Sittser, author of Water from a Deep Well, we explore the spirituality of the Christian mystics, the sacredness of ordinary life, and our longing for a deeper experience of God. What if spiritual journey isn't about doing more, but becoming more attentive to God's presence in the life we're already living? Join us as we discover how ordinary holiness forms us into people of grounded wisdom and quiet influence. Subscribe and ⁠⁠Support the Show on Spotify⁠⁠ Connect with Janell & The Heartlifter Way on Substack Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠janellrardon.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@janellrardon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theheartlifterway⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠The Heartlifter Way⁠Revisit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"When God Speaks in Metaphors"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Revisit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Unlearning with The Waiting Room"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"The G.E.N.T.L.E. Path"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PDFVisit Dr. Sittser's website: ⁠Jerry Sittser⁠Watch Dr. Sittser's series with John Mark Comer: ⁠Practicing the Way

    E32. There Must Be More Than This: Christian Mysticism and Finding God in Ordinary Life

  4. Oct 8

    E31. Drawing From a Deep Well: Spiritual Formation and the Quiet Power of Influence

    Before we ask how to influence our families, churches, and communities, perhaps we need to ask: What is forming us?What spiritual practices are shaping our inner lives?What kind of presence are we becoming? A familiar proverb says, "Unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything." In Part 1 of my conversation with today's guest, Dr. Gerald Sittser, author of "Water From a Deep Well," we explore the rich history of Christian spirituality and the practices that cultivate grounded wisdom, spiritual maturity, and quiet influence. Together, we consider how deep spiritual roots shape the presence we bring to our families, churches, and communities, and why becoming a modern-day matriarch begins with forming our own souls. Today's Takeaway: We cannot consistently offer others what we have not cultivated within ourselves. The quiet power of a modern-day matriarch flows not from her ability to manage or influence others, but from a soul deeply rooted in God's presence, wisdom, grace, and love. A Question to Carry: What spiritual practices shape us into people whose very presence becomes a source of grounded wisdom, peace, grace, and love for others? Subscribe and ⁠Support the Show on Spotify⁠ Connect with Janell & The Heartlifter Way on Substack Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠janellrardon.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@janellrardon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theheartlifterway⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: The Heartlifter WayRevisit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"When God Speaks in Metaphors"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Revisit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Unlearning with The Waiting Room"⁠⁠⁠⁠Download ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"The G.E.N.T.L.E. Path"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PDFVisit Dr. Sittser's website: Jerry SittserListen to Dr. Sittser's series with John Mark Comer: Practicing the Way with John Mark Comer

    E31. Drawing From a Deep Well: Spiritual Formation and the Quiet Power of Influence

  5. Oct 2

    E30. Becoming a Modern-Day Matriarch

    What does it mean to become a modern-day matriarch in a culture obsessed with influencers? Perhaps our deepest influence isn’t loud or visible at all. Perhaps it grows from the grounded, embodied way we live, love, and lead. In this opening episode, I re-introduce G.E.N.T.L.E. as a way of practicing this kind of quiet influence: G — Grounded in what is real E — Expressing emotions with self-compassion N — Nourishing our nervous systems T — Trusting in God’s daily presence and care L — Listening to the quiet language of our bodies E — Embracing micro-movements forward in hope Becoming a modern-day matriarch isn’t about becoming the woman who carries everyone. It’s about becoming a woman whose grounded presence quietly influences the people she loves. Subscribe and Support the Show on Spotify Connect with Janell & The Heartlifter Way on Substack Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠janellrardon.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@janellrardon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theheartlifterway⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: Heartlift WellnessRevisit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"When God Speaks in Metaphors"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Revisit ⁠⁠⁠⁠"Unlearning with The Waiting Room"⁠⁠⁠Download ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"The G.E.N.T.L.E. Path"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PDFVisit Britt Piper: Body-First HealingListen to Britt on The Heartlifter Way: E313Visit Emily P. Freeman: The Next Right Thing

    E30. Becoming a Modern-Day Matriarch

  6. Sep 9

    E29. When the Next Season Starts to Become Clear

    New Series: Becoming a Modern-Day Matriarch Sometimes clarity doesn’t arrive as an answer. Sometimes it arrives as a recognition: Oh. I think I see what has been taking shape here. I see hints and am beginning to make sense of it all. As A Birth Season comes to a close, Janell reflects on an unexpected realization: two book projects she has been developing for years—Moving Day and Modern-Day Matriarchs—are no longer simply ideas she is writing about. She is living them. In this tender transition episode, she explores what she is being invited to leave behind, what she hopes to carry forward, and how a possible move to Kansas has awakened a deeper calling to become an intentional matriarch for the generations she loves. It’s the beginning of a new conversation—and perhaps a new season. Connect with Janell & The Heartlifter Way on Substack Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠janellrardon.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@janellrardon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theheartlifterway⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: Heartlift WellnessRevisit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"When God Speaks in Metaphors"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Revisit ⁠⁠⁠"Unlearning with The Waiting Room"⁠⁠⁠Download the "Principles of Discernment" PDF: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trust What is Taking Shape⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the "Discernment Prayer" to use during our Birth Season: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Prayer PDF⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"The Three Pots" ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Graphic to use during the meditative exercise.Download ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"The G.E.N.T.L.E. Path"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PDF

    E29. When the Next Season Starts to Become Clear

  7. Sep 6

    E28. How Do I Bless An Unfinished Story?

    "May all that is unforgiven in you Be released. May your fears yield Their deepest tranquillities. May all that is unlived in you blossom into a future Graced with love." John O'Donohue, To Bless the Space Between Us What if a season can be complete even when the story isn’t? In this final episode of “A Birth Season,” we arrive at Day Five of our closing journey: BLESS. After 90 days of listening, noticing, releasing, and learning what is ours to carry forward, we make room for what remains unresolved. Together, we’ll practice blessing the unfinished—honoring what has been, receiving what has been born, and trusting God with what is still becoming. Because perhaps discernment doesn’t always end with an answer. Sometimes it ends with open hands, a faithful next step, and a blessing. Connect with Janell & The Heartlifter Way on Substack Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠janellrardon.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@janellrardon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theheartlifterway⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: Heartlift WellnessRevisit ⁠⁠⁠⁠"When God Speaks in Metaphors"⁠⁠⁠⁠Revisit ⁠⁠"Unlearning with The Waiting Room"⁠⁠Download the "Principles of Discernment" PDF: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trust What is Taking Shape⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the "Discernment Prayer" to use during our Birth Season: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Prayer PDF⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"The Three Pots" ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Graphic to use during the meditative exercise.Download ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"The G.E.N.T.L.E. Path"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PDF

    E28. How Do I Bless An Unfinished Story?

  8. Sep 3

    E27. What Is Yours To Carry Forward?

    What if finding our way home has less to do with hurrying toward an address—and more to do with trusting the quiet instincts God has placed within us? In Episode 27, Janell reflects on the box turtle that keeps returning to her Virginia garden and its remarkable homing instinct. As A Birth Season draws toward its close, this little creature becomes a beautiful metaphorical mirror for transition: move slowly, carry home with you, and trust the way forward even when you cannot yet see where you will land. Perhaps home isn't something we have to chase. Perhaps, in its own mysterious way, home is finding us. Connect with Janell & The Heartlifter Way on Substack Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠janellrardon.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@janellrardon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theheartlifterway⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: Heartlift WellnessRevisit ⁠⁠⁠"When God Speaks in Metaphors"⁠⁠⁠Revisit ⁠"Unlearning with The Waiting Room"⁠Download the "Principles of Discernment" PDF: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trust What is Taking Shape⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the "Discernment Prayer" to use during our Birth Season: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Prayer PDF⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"The Three Pots" ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Graphic to use during the meditative exercise.Download ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"The G.E.N.T.L.E. Path"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PDF

    E27. What Is Yours To Carry Forward?
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Welcome to The Heartlifter Way—a gentle path back to yourself. Hosted by award-winning author Janell Rardon, this podcast is a calm, reflective space where healing begins not with pressure or perfection, but with presence, awareness, and grace. Rooted in a somatic, mind-body approach, each episode invites you to reconnect your thoughts, feelings, and body—learning to move from overwhelm and anxiety into a steadier, more grounded way of living. Through gentle teachings on nervous system regulation, emotional healing, and embodied awareness, you’ll begin to live The Heartlifter Way.

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  • Creator
    Janell Rardon
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    401
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Janell Rardon
  • Show Website
    The Heartlifter Way

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