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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. Connecting Neuroscience & Faith for a Happier Life

    4D AGO

    Connecting Neuroscience & Faith for a Happier Life

    Send us a text 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
  2. 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

    Send us a text 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
  3. Heads or Tails: How Perspective Rewrites Your Story

    JAN 6

    Heads or Tails: How Perspective Rewrites Your Story

    Send us a text 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
  4. 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

    Send us a text 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
  5. Training Everyday Mental Health Responders with Project 55

    11/25/2025

    Training Everyday Mental Health Responders with Project 55

    Send us a text We welcome Justin Goodman, founder of Project 55, to share a simple goal with big impact: train 100,000 everyday mental health responders and make support as common as CPR. We explore workplace gaps, practical scripts, active listening, and clear off-ramps to professional care. • 55 percent not getting help as core mission  • workplace prevalence, productivity loss, and unused EAPs  • stigma, cost, and access as barriers to care  • a CPR-style model for everyday responders  • EAGER framework to engage, listen, support, empower, refer  • separating identity from illness to reduce shame  • active listening with prompts for real-life scenarios  • boundaries, advocacy, and when to pass the baton  • suicide risk, warning signs, and protective community  • tell five people you’re their safe call today  • free, self-paced training and mobile resource library  • speaking availability and commitment to keep training free Go to project55.org, find the training, and sign up. Contact: Justin at project55.org or find Justin Goodman on LinkedIn. 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

    31 min
  6. How Small Daily Choices Can Transform Your Relationship

    11/11/2025

    How Small Daily Choices Can Transform Your Relationship

    Send us a text We sit down with Chelsea Smith to unpack simple daily habits that make marriage easier, warmer and more resilient, from releasing resentment to reframing our partner’s quirks as strengths. Practical questions, money talks without meltdowns and small spiritual rhythms offer a fresh path forward. • why a devotional format creates daily momentum for marriage • letting go of resentment before it hardens into distance • replacing assumptions with questions and understanding • using childhood stories to decode present patterns • talking about money outside of crisis and labeling strengths • reframing annoyances into complementary traits • simple tools like notes, prompts and five‑minute check‑ins • spiritual connection as a grounding, intimate practice • resources to find the book and guided daily prayers Get I Do Today wherever books are sold; find daily guided prayer free on the Churchome app or website. Follow Chelsea Smith on Instagram; search “Chelsea Smith” and “Churchome.” 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

    35 min
  7. From Trailer Park to CEO: Leadership Advice That Applies to Everyone

    11/04/2025

    From Trailer Park to CEO: Leadership Advice That Applies to Everyone

    Send us a text We talk with Dawn Cazedessus about building leadership on purpose—moving from survival mode to calling, reframing failure with structure, and choosing optimism that overflows without denying reality. Her story brings grit, faith, and measurable value into practical tools you can use today. • why leadership matters even without a title • Dawn’s trailer park roots and early mentors • stones of leadership as a practical framework • purpose-fueled grit and the 4:44 a.m. habit • failing forward with F.A.I.L. (forgive, accept, inspect, learn) • effective communication with W.A.I.T. and reading the room • negotiation by outcomes and measurable value • extreme practical optimism that resists burnout • faith as foundation and memorial stones as reminders • one tangible practice: write your stone and place it where you see it Get the book and connect: trailerparkceobook.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

    37 min
  8. Untangled Faith: Hearing God, Journaling Honestly, Living Aligned

    10/21/2025

    Untangled Faith: Hearing God, Journaling Honestly, Living Aligned

    Send us a text We sit with author and coach Megan Nilsen to explore honest, two-way journaling, Scripture-led discernment, and how kingdom-first living reshapes identity, parenting, and purpose. A raw adoption story becomes a framework for hearing God and turning insights into action. • adoption, trauma, and a faith crisis that asks if we heard God correctly • redefining calling from role-based identity to kingdom-first living • two-way journaling steps: honesty, listening, confirming, acting • testing guidance by Scripture, wise counsel, and fruit • releasing control in adult relationships and finding peace • curating influences and seeking mentors with proven fruit • guided journaling resource and coaching pathways Visit Megan at meganbnilsen.com for a free discovery call Listen to Kingdom Life Coaching Podcast, especially episode 50 for a guided session Find Untangled Faith and Untangled Advent on Amazon “Pick up Untangled Advent the day after Thanksgiving—start Advent with intention before you start scouring the deals.” 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

    34 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
    135
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Pivotal People
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