To The Heights

Sharon Murphy
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Change your perspective to change your life.  

  1. 5D AGO

    #51 Are You Drifting Or Designing?

    Send a text We explore why so many responsible, capable people slip into a quiet drift and how small, intentional practices restore clarity, purpose, and faith. Sharon shares simple questions, mindset shifts, and gentle steps to move from managing life to designing it. • defining drifting as reactive, comfortable living that dulls purpose • signs of drift in work, marriage, friendships, and personal life • why we drift: overload, fear of disruption, gratitude confusion • fixed mindset versus growth mindset and why it matters • four reflection questions to regain agency • living with intention: align choices to values and standards • identity and values as anchors for clarity • start small: choose one area and one action • Lent as a timely container for examination and renewal If you have any questions or would like to go deeper into this topic or how it affects you in your own life, you can find me at Sharon KCoach.com. That's Sharon the Letterk Coaching.com. If you've enjoyed listening, please subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform, and feel free to share with anyone you think might benefit from what you've heard. Click the link below to set up a free discovery call to begin your transformation today. Or email me @ smurph923.sm@gmail.com to find out more about how I can help. https://calendly.com/smurph923-sm/discovery-call https://sharonkcoaching.com/

    26 min

  2. FEB 12

    #50 How Faith-Filled Fasting Heals Our Attachments --- With Denise Jelinek

    Send a text What if the moment fasting feels hardest is the moment you’re closest to freedom? We sit down with Catholic weight loss coach Denise Jelinek to unpack why cravings spike, motivation dips, and self-judgment roars right when we try to detach from food, screens, wine, or the bathroom scale. Denise shares her journey from secret bingeing and shame to a surrendered, grace-led approach that honors both neuroscience and the soul, and she explains how to recognize spiritual attacks without fear or drama. Across our conversation, we map five common traps—intensified cravings, subtle vainglory, burnout and discouragement, identity lies, and ungodly self-reliance—and pair each with concrete practices. You’ll learn how to pre-plan gentle replacements for trigger times, add physical comfort to reduce friction, and use a simple reframe—by the grace of God—to keep wins rooted in humility. Denise’s two rescue questions, “What do I know now?” and “Where do I need more care and support?” turn setbacks into formation and end the shame spiral that keeps so many stuck. We also dive into emotional literacy with 60-second pauses that ask, “What do I feel?” and “What do I need?” so true needs can be met without running back to old habits. Lent becomes a training ground for lifelong freedom: check with God first about what to fast from, replace white-knuckled rules with patient detachment, and consider fasting from the scale if it has become a noisy idol. Surrender shifts the focus from outcomes to obedience, from striving to trust, from control to communion. Listen to find practical tools, spiritual clarity, and a calmer way to pursue temperance that lasts well beyond Easter. If this speaks to you, subscribe, share with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review to help more listeners find the show. To find out more about Denise and her work: https://weightlosswiththeholyspirit.com/ Click the link below to set up a free discovery call to begin your transformation today. Or email me @ smurph923.sm@gmail.com to find out more about how I can help. https://calendly.com/smurph923-sm/discovery-call https://sharonkcoaching.com/

    46 min

  3. FEB 5

    #49 Enough Is Enough: The Key To Lasting Self-Control---Part 4 of Virtue Series

    Send us a text We explore gluttony as modern overconsumption and show how temperance restores clarity, margin, and freedom across body, mind, and soul. Practical tools, gentle mindset shifts, and a simple invitation help us trade excess for peace as Lent approaches. • defining gluttony as excess used to seek comfort or escape • links between gluttony and sloth in a comfort-rich culture • how emotional eating, binge scrolling, and overspending mimic drunkenness • why temperance creates financial, time, and physical margin • pillars of temperance: sobriety, fasting, continence, restraint, control • practical steps: boundaries, fasting from one comfort, replacing not just removing • curiosity over shame and naming the real need beneath cravings • surrender prayer as support for lasting freedom • one small, specific moderation goal for the week If you have any questions or would like to go deeper into this topic or how it affects you in your own life, you can find me at Sharon K Coaching.com. If you've enjoyed listening, please subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform. And feel free to share with anyone you think might benefit from what you've heard. Click the link below to set up a free discovery call to begin your transformation today. Or email me @ smurph923.sm@gmail.com to find out more about how I can help. https://calendly.com/smurph923-sm/discovery-call https://sharonkcoaching.com/

    24 min

  4. JAN 29

    #48 From Wrath To Patience: How To Stop Reacting And Start Responding --- Part 3 of Virtue Series

    Send us a text Anger doesn’t only shout. Sometimes it slips in as a clipped tone, a snarky reply, or the tightness that creeps into your chest after a long day. We take an honest look at wrath as a habit—and why reacting feels easier than responding—then map out a practical path toward patience that actually holds under pressure. Sharon shares a vulnerable “Old Yeller” parenting moment, not to heap shame, but to show how awareness and small choices can transform the emotional climate at home. We break down the many faces of anger: resentment that stores pain, rage that spills over, indignation that can turn self-righteous, animosity that divides, and retaliation that hides in the silent treatment. Then we turn to patience as practiced strength. You’ll hear how mortification trains your reactions, how meekness keeps power under control, and how peace, tranquility, and composure protect relationships. Along the way we name the roots—unmet expectations, fatigue, and old wounds—and offer simple tools to interrupt the cycle: breathe before speaking, pray in the moment, name your feelings without blame, and lower unrealistic standards. This conversation blends mindset coaching with faith, highlighting scriptural anchors like “quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.” The goal isn’t perfection; it’s progress measured one response at a time. Choose one relationship this week and try a single practice. Notice what changes when you create space between trigger and response. If the episode helps, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who could use a little more patience in their day. Your stories and questions shape future episodes—what’s one situation where you want to respond with love instead of react? Click the link below to set up a free discovery call to begin your transformation today. Or email me @ smurph923.sm@gmail.com to find out more about how I can help. https://calendly.com/smurph923-sm/discovery-call https://sharonkcoaching.com/

    33 min

  5. JAN 22

    #47 The One Thing Keeping You From Achieving Your Goals --- Part 2 of Virtue Series

    Send us a text We explore sloth as more than laziness and show how diligence restores purpose, peace, and spiritual clarity. Practical tools, honest language, and simple habits help you move even when you don’t feel like it. • defining sloth as resistance to rightful effort • distinguishing rest from avoidance • faces of sloth: laziness, negligence, apathy, effeminacy, acedia • why lukewarm faith harms discernment and desire • costs of sloth: regret, lost confidence, stalled growth • diligence as steady stewardship, not striving • perseverance, dedication, fortitude, resilience, toughness • routines, accountability, prayer, and remembering your why • one small step to rebuild momentum If you have any questions or would like to go deeper into this topic or how it affects you in your own life, you can find me at Sharon Kcoaching.com. If you've enjoyed listening, please subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform. And feel free to share with anyone you think might benefit from what you've heard. Click the link below to set up a free discovery call to begin your transformation today. Or email me @ smurph923.sm@gmail.com to find out more about how I can help. https://calendly.com/smurph923-sm/discovery-call https://sharonkcoaching.com/

    27 min

  6. JAN 15

    #46 Winning The War Against Pride: Practicing Humility For A Fuller Life ---Part 1 of Virtue Series

    Send us a text https://mercyisnew.com/wp-content/uploads/Litany-of-Humility-.jpg We explore why humility sits at the root of spiritual growth and how pride quietly fragments our lives. Practical tools, scripture, and real habits show a path toward character that influences home, work, and community with integrity. • defining virtue as habit and vice as distortion • culture of self-promotion contrasted with holiness • catechism insights and the aim of becoming like God • beyond avoiding sin toward practicing virtue daily • faces of pride: ambition, presumption, vanity, stubbornness, pretension • marks of humility: docility, obedience, submission, pliability, modesty • lessons from Peter’s failure and restoration • simple weekly practices to grow humility • why virtue makes life easier and more abundant • preview of gluttony and diligence in the next installment If you have any questions or would like to go deeper into this topic or how it affects you in your own life, you can find me at Sharon KCoaching.com. That's Sharon the Letterk Coaching.com. If you've enjoyed listening, please subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform. And feel free to share with anyone you think might benefit from what you've heard. Click the link below to set up a free discovery call to begin your transformation today. Or email me @ smurph923.sm@gmail.com to find out more about how I can help. https://calendly.com/smurph923-sm/discovery-call https://sharonkcoaching.com/

    35 min

  7. JAN 8

    #45 The Power Of Confident Decision Making

    Send us a text We explore how fast, confident decisions reduce anxiety and create momentum, from the chaos of new-parent choices to the pressure of big life moves. We break down six practical skills to defeat decision fatigue, stop stalling, and choose from hope rather than fear. • modern choice overload and why time feels faster • decision fatigue from constant micro choices • the high cost of indecision and self-doubt • the myth of right vs wrong when both align with values • choosing from hope and desired outcomes • setting deadlines and building criteria lists • permission to want what you want without judgment • faith-informed action vs endless discernment • benefits of deciding: peace, momentum, self-trust If you have any questions or would like to go deeper into this topic or how it affects you in your own life, you can find me at Sharon Kcoaching.com. That's Sharon the LetterK Coaching.com. If you've enjoyed listening, please subscribe and leave a review on your favorite platform. And feel free to share with anyone you think might benefit from what you've heard. Click the link below to set up a free discovery call to begin your transformation today. Or email me @ smurph923.sm@gmail.com to find out more about how I can help. https://calendly.com/smurph923-sm/discovery-call https://sharonkcoaching.com/

    35 min

  8. JAN 1

    #44 Better Questions For The New Year

    Send us a text Resolutions fade when they’re built on pressure instead of purpose. We offer a calmer way to start 2026: five simple questions that reveal what to release, what to keep, what to learn, what to explore, and what to create more of. Rather than chasing another crowded checklist, we guide you to a reflective reset that aligns with your values, faith, and season of life. We begin by naming the hidden costs of post-holiday stress and why January promises so often collapse by February. From there, we map a practical life audit across six integrated areas—marriage or primary relationship, motherhood or fatherhood, friendships, self-image, health, and contribution through career or service. You’ll learn how to rate each area honestly without shame, choose one focus that matters most right now, and apply the five questions to craft a plan that is specific, humane, and sustainable. Along the way, we share a self-image case study, from muting comparison triggers to creating space for prayer and journaling, so you can see how small shifts compound into real change. If you’re hungry for progress but tired of hype, this conversation hands you a clear framework, a kinder mindset, and the courage to act. Start with one area, ask better questions, and let your choices reflect what you truly value—peace, intimacy, health, learning, service, and joy. Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who’s ready to build a year that actually fits. What’s the one area you’ll focus on first? Click the link below to set up a free discovery call to begin your transformation today. Or email me @ smurph923.sm@gmail.com to find out more about how I can help. https://calendly.com/smurph923-sm/discovery-call https://sharonkcoaching.com/

    24 min
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  • Creator
    Sharon Murphy
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    51
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