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Stephanie Nelson
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Join us in conversations with inspiring, wise and kind guests. Their insights and experiences motivate us to find purpose, contentment and peace in every life situation. Our guests include authors, artists, leaders, coaches, pastors, business people and speakers who are making a difference in the world. Listen in and learn from their wisdom to improve your life each day.

  1. Turning Pain Into Purpose: Willow Weston’s Story of Healing and Faith

    3D AGO

    Turning Pain Into Purpose: Willow Weston’s Story of Healing and Faith

    Let us know what you think about this episode and share it with a friend! A raw, hope-filled conversation with author and ministry leader Willow Weston about childhood pain, a radical encounter with Jesus, and the honest work of forgiveness that turns wounded collisions into healing ones. We explore naming hurts, stopping reinjury cycles, and saying small yeses that God multiplies. • Collide’s mission to create spaces where women meet Jesus and find healing • Willow’s early trauma and surrender to Christ at 21 • The closet moment that led to counseling and change • How wounded collisions become healing collisions with Jesus • Small obediences that grew into a nationwide ministry • A decades-long prayer that revealed God’s pursuit • Forgiveness as a freeing process, not a single act • Naming pain to break bitterness and stop sideways hurt • Reinjury, identity lies, and letting Scripture tell the truth • How to connect with Collide events and resources Everyone has to get this book. We're giving away 5 copies of the book to people who enter our giveaway at stephanienelson.com.  Sign up for the email newsletter to get a chance to win! Connect with Willow West on at https://www.willowweston.com/ Save 70%! Order Stephanie's book Imagine More: Do What You Love, Discover Your Potential Learn more at StephanieNelson.com Follow us on Instagram @stephanie_nelson_cm Follow us on Facebook at CouponMom

    39 min
  2. Stop Chasing Weight Loss, Start Building Health with Jenn Trepeck

    MAR 4

    Stop Chasing Weight Loss, Start Building Health with Jenn Trepeck

    Let us know what you think about this episode and share it with a friend! We redefine wellness with Jen Trepeck, moving from diet rules and the noise of headlines to foundations that build strength, energy, and choice. We talk body composition, habits over willpower, how to eat for stable energy, and how to spot hype in nutrition news. • defining wellness as dignity of choice and energy • ignoring goals that are not your goals • bloodwork as lagging indicator and body signals • body composition over scale weight • muscle as a pillar of longevity • monthly measurements and daily wellness check-ins • biostack foundations: fuel, movement, hydration, sleep, stress, community • habits upstream of cravings and willpower • protein and fiber every meal with quality fat • vegetables target and eat the rainbow • decoding studies: funding, bias, correlation vs causation • less added sugar and fewer artificial sweeteners • progress over perfection with simple, consistent steps I’ll be giving away five free copies of Jen’s book. If you want to enter the giveaway, just go to my website, which is stephanienelson.com, and enter your email for the email newsletter, and we’ll send you a book if you happen to be one of the five winners. Save 70%! Order Stephanie's book Imagine More: Do What You Love, Discover Your Potential Learn more at StephanieNelson.com Follow us on Instagram @stephanie_nelson_cm Follow us on Facebook at CouponMom

    40 min
  3. Helping People Survive Loss: Real Tools for Real Grief

    FEB 24

    Helping People Survive Loss: Real Tools for Real Grief

    Let us know what you think about this episode and share it with a friend! We sit down with educator and nonprofit leader Emilio Parga to explore how children, teens, and families can process grief with honesty, dignity, and ongoing support. Practical tools, better language, and small acts turn awkward moments into real care that lasts. • origin story of the Solace Tree and 9/11 catalyst • why kids want stories and names, not silence • being a doer with specific offers of help • language shifts from resolving to processing grief • boys and girls grieving differently and group design • culture, faith, and continuing bonds respected • finding or starting grief centers and resources • phones, public tragedy, and exposure to death • meaning making through seasons and milestones • grief support for athletes and performance teams Learn more: www.solacetree.org • 775-324-7723 • Email: EMILIO@SOLACETREE.ORG Save 70%! Order Stephanie's book Imagine More: Do What You Love, Discover Your Potential Learn more at StephanieNelson.com Follow us on Instagram @stephanie_nelson_cm Follow us on Facebook at CouponMom

    36 min
  4. Why So Many Teens Feel Hopeless — And How Adults Can Help

    FEB 12

    Why So Many Teens Feel Hopeless — And How Adults Can Help

    Let us know what you think about this episode and share it with a friend! We unpack why so many teens feel like hope sits just out of reach and share a clear path to rebuild identity, belonging, and purpose. James McLamb explains a coaching model that equips everyday adults to guide young people toward meaning and measurable next steps. • three core struggles: identity, relationships, purpose • why self-image shapes choices and resilience • social media pressures and practical guardrails • simple habits that say “you matter” • coaching vs rescuing and how to ask better questions • inside the six-week Generation Youth Coaching program • who can coach and how to get started • resources, links, and where to find more support Please share this episode with a parent, teacher, pastor, or coach who needs it. Visit jamesmclamb.com or generation-youth.com to learn more and get training.  Save 70%! Order Stephanie's book Imagine More: Do What You Love, Discover Your Potential Learn more at StephanieNelson.com Follow us on Instagram @stephanie_nelson_cm Follow us on Facebook at CouponMom

    36 min
  5. Connecting Neuroscience & Faith for a Happier Life

    FEB 2

    Connecting Neuroscience & Faith for a Happier Life

    Let us know what you think about this episode and share it with a friend! Listen to a fascinating conversation with neurosurgeon Dr. Lee Warren about how the art of "Self-Brain Surgery" can change your life for the better. Do you want to have more peace, contentment and happiness? How about less ruminating and worrying? If so, Dr. Warren's teachings can help you. We explore how the mind directs the brain, why most automatic thoughts are untrue, and how to use a “thought biopsy” to stop rumination, lower cortisol, and build realistic hope that holds up under grief and stress. Practical tools turn faith and neuroscience into daily habits that steady sleep, speech, and relationships. • mind versus brain distinction and why it matters • fMRI evidence of thoughts changing physiology • neuroplasticity creating worry racetracks • thought biopsy and replacement with realistic truths • one-thought-at-a-time focus and gratitude anchors • chronic stress, cortisol, and long-term health risk • hope and meaning amid sorrow without toxic positivity • shifting from patient to doctor of your own mind • practical steps to feel calmer and act wiser Get the book “The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery” and “Hope Is The First Dose.” Find Dr. Warren at drleewarren.com and follow @DrLeeWarren on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube Save 70%! Order Stephanie's book Imagine More: Do What You Love, Discover Your Potential Learn more at StephanieNelson.com Follow us on Instagram @stephanie_nelson_cm Follow us on Facebook at CouponMom

    32 min
  6. Taking Nothing For Granted: A Practical Path To Joy, Presence, And Enough

    JAN 22

    Taking Nothing For Granted: A Practical Path To Joy, Presence, And Enough

    Let us know what you think about this episode and share it with a friend! Welcome to our second episode with Kristi Nelson, author of the wonderful book, "Wake Up Grateful." I read her book 4 years ago when she was on the podcast the first time and it has influenced my perspective and life outlook ever since. I asked her to come back on to share her wisdom with our larger audience today. You will be grateful for her wisdom! As an added bonus, we are giving away 5 FREE copies of her book, Wake Up Grateful, to lucky listeners. Just go to my website, StephanieNelson.com and sign up for the email newsletter to be entered into the giveaway. We explore gratefulness as a durable way of living, not a fleeting reaction, and share practices that turn ordinary days into sources of meaning. Author Kristi Nelson offers a humane path to presence, enoughness, and love while honoring grief as part of a full life. • difference between gratitude as reaction and gratefulness as orientation • waking up grateful and taking nothing for granted • cancer story shaping a daily practice of presence • contentment, enoughness and escaping social comparison • top five regrets of the dying as guidance • super soaking attention to expand time • appreciation is generative in relationships and care • legacy check on who matters most • the “I get to” reframe for daily tasks • holding joy and grief together without bypassing • replacing complaint with celebration and generosity Go to stephanienelson.com and sign up for the email newsletter to enter the giveaway for five free copies of Wake Up Grateful Save 70%! Order Stephanie's book Imagine More: Do What You Love, Discover Your Potential Learn more at StephanieNelson.com Follow us on Instagram @stephanie_nelson_cm Follow us on Facebook at CouponMom

    44 min
  7. Heads or Tails: How Perspective Rewrites Your Story

    JAN 6

    Heads or Tails: How Perspective Rewrites Your Story

    Let us know what you think about this episode and share it with a friend! We share Kevin Delaney’s story from life-threatening illness to purposeful living, and explore how quotes, perspective, and daily discipline can reshape a noisy life. Contentment, health span, and identity-based habits tie together into a practical path forward. • near-death experience leading to a new life mission • purpose inside and beyond the corporate world • why negative words weigh more and how to counter them • timeless wisdom from Socrates to Frankl • contentment as knowing enough, not chasing more • perspective as a daily choice under pressure • discipline versus regret framed as timing your pain • daily habits, two-minute starts, identity-based change • health span over lifespan as the real target • reading, reflection, and Words to Wonder as a daily dose • newsletter Take Two as a weekly reset Sign up for Kevin’s free Take Two newsletter at kevinjohndelaney.com — two minutes to reset, recharge, and reimagine the life you’d like to live Save 70%! Order Stephanie's book Imagine More: Do What You Love, Discover Your Potential Learn more at StephanieNelson.com Follow us on Instagram @stephanie_nelson_cm Follow us on Facebook at CouponMom

    33 min
  8. Grit and Mercy: Missy Young’s Mission to Restore Hope Behind Prison Walls

    12/09/2025

    Grit and Mercy: Missy Young’s Mission to Restore Hope Behind Prison Walls

    Let us know what you think about this episode and share it with a friend! We trace Missy Young’s path from tech leader to prison advocate through grief, faith, and a mother’s fight for dignity and restoration. Her plan blends therapy, education, and jobs to help people heal inside and return ready to work and belong. • how ambiguous loss reframes incarceration through a mother’s eyes • why compassion and accountability can exist together • the cost of indifference and conditions inside prisons • prevention through mentoring at-risk youth and foster care • three tiers of action: before, during, after prison • private prisons, policy, and public will • Grit and Mercy’s model: therapy, education, neurofeedback, hiring • practical on-ramps for volunteers, donors, and employers • faith foundations in Matthew 25 and Luke 6 • finding purpose and hope that sustains sobriety Follow Missy on Instagram at missybyte and visit missyyoung.com Save 70%! Order Stephanie's book Imagine More: Do What You Love, Discover Your Potential Learn more at StephanieNelson.com Follow us on Instagram @stephanie_nelson_cm Follow us on Facebook at CouponMom

    41 min
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Join us in conversations with inspiring, wise and kind guests. Their insights and experiences motivate us to find purpose, contentment and peace in every life situation. Our guests include authors, artists, leaders, coaches, pastors, business people and speakers who are making a difference in the world. Listen in and learn from their wisdom to improve your life each day.

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  • Creator
    Stephanie Nelson
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    139
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Pivotal People
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    Pivotal People

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