Freedom Camp Podcast

Gretchen Knode

5.0 (2)
Mental Health

Welcome to the Freedom Camp Podcast, rooted in truth, growing in freedom, and built on the belief that you weren’t meant to grow alone. Each week, you’ll hear honest stories, insights, and simple questions to help you uncover the unseen things that keep you from fully living in the freedom that’s already yours. This is your space to reconnect with your authentic self, and grow in freedom, on purpose.

5d ago

If I Could Just Fix This, I'd Finally Feel Better

Send us Fan Mail Do you have something in your life that you keep thinking, “If I could just fix this, I’d finally feel better”? Maybe it's your schedule, your house, your body, a relationship, or a problem you can't seem to solve. But what if the thing you're trying to fix is actually a proposed solution, not the thing you're truly longing for? In this episode, we'll get curious about what's underneath the fix, what may still be available to you before circumstances change, and what it can look like to release your demand for a particular outcome without releasing hope. Question Worth Carrying: What am I actually longing for underneath the thing I'm trying to fix? Support the show Stay connected Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gretchenknode Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581085482685 Email: gretchenknode@gmail.com Website: https://agileinitiatives.com/freedom-camp/ Join the weekly email newsletter for behind the scenes, application exercises, and more - https://gretchen-knode.mykajabi.com/freedom-camp-email-list For a deeper dive of another kind join us on Substack! https://freedomcamp.substack.com/ Curious about 1:1 coaching for a deeper dive on any of these topics or anything else? Check out https://gretchen-knode.mykajabi.com/kinfolk-collective for a special intro offer and a booking link.
Sep 26

How to Stop Taking Things Personally Without Ignoring Your Feelings

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever been hurt by something someone said or did and felt completely certain you knew what it meant? Years ago, I received painful feedback from a coworker that could affect my raise and even whether I kept my job. A coaching conversation with my boss helped me see something I'd been doing my entire life without realizing it: I was treating what I made something mean as though it were simply what happened. That distinction profoundly changed how I approach difficult conversations. In this episode, we'll practice separating what happened, what you're making it mean, and what you want to do next without dismissing your feelings, excusing genuinely hurtful behavior, or assuming everyone has good intentions. Because exercising agency doesn't always make a difficult situation comfortable. Sometimes freedom is choosing how you want to show up regardless of how someone else responds. Question Worth Carrying: Where am I treating what I've made something mean as though it's simply what happened? Stay curious. Keep becoming. Support the show Stay connected Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gretchenknode Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581085482685 Email: gretchenknode@gmail.com Website: https://agileinitiatives.com/freedom-camp/ Join the weekly email newsletter for behind the scenes, application exercises, and more - https://gretchen-knode.mykajabi.com/freedom-camp-email-list For a deeper dive of another kind join us on Substack! https://freedomcamp.substack.com/ Curious about 1:1 coaching for a deeper dive on any of these topics or anything else? Check out https://gretchen-knode.mykajabi.com/kinfolk-collective for a special intro offer and a booking link.
Sep 10

Are You Trusting God… or Waiting for Things to Change

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes waiting really is faithfulness. But sometimes “I'm waiting on God” can quietly become: I'm waiting for my circumstances to give me permission to live differently. An unresolved situation in my own life finally ended this week, and the amount of relief I felt revealed something I hadn't fully noticed while I was living through it: I had tied more of my agency to the outcome than I realized. So today, let's explore a provocative question together: Could exercising agency actually be an expression of trusting God? We'll look at the difference between control, passivity, agency, and trust and then bring it into one unresolved situation in your own life. Question Worth Carrying: What would trusting God look like if nothing changed today? Stay curious. Keep becoming. Support the show Stay connected Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gretchenknode Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581085482685 Email: gretchenknode@gmail.com Website: https://agileinitiatives.com/freedom-camp/ Join the weekly email newsletter for behind the scenes, application exercises, and more - https://gretchen-knode.mykajabi.com/freedom-camp-email-list For a deeper dive of another kind join us on Substack! https://freedomcamp.substack.com/ Curious about 1:1 coaching for a deeper dive on any of these topics or anything else? Check out https://gretchen-knode.mykajabi.com/kinfolk-collective for a special intro offer and a booking link.
Sep 2

So what is Freedom Camp?

Send us Fan Mail I talk about Freedom Camp on this podcast all the time, but it occurred to me recently that I've never really explained what it is. So today, I'm taking you inside. What happens on a Monday? What does group coaching actually look like? Why isn't Freedom Camp a course? What are women experiencing as they practice growing in freedom together? And perhaps most importantly, how do you know if Freedom Camp might be right for you? Freedom Camp isn't about collecting more information or becoming a shinier, more productive version of yourself. It's a place to practice becoming increasingly aware of who God created you to be and learning to live from that place. Freedom Camp doors are open now for the final time in 2026. Doors close September 5 at midnight, and Round 3 begins September 7. Learn more and schedule a conversation: https://agileinitiatives.com/freedom-camp Question Worth Carrying: Where in my life am I longing to feel more free, not someday or when someone else changes, but in the life I'm living right now? Stay curious. Keep becoming. Support the show Stay connected Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gretchenknode Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581085482685 Email: gretchenknode@gmail.com Website: https://agileinitiatives.com/freedom-camp/ Join the weekly email newsletter for behind the scenes, application exercises, and more - https://gretchen-knode.mykajabi.com/freedom-camp-email-list For a deeper dive of another kind join us on Substack! https://freedomcamp.substack.com/ Curious about 1:1 coaching for a deeper dive on any of these topics or anything else? Check out https://gretchen-knode.mykajabi.com/kinfolk-collective for a special intro offer and a booking link.
Aug 19

Why Is It So Hard to Say What You Feel?

Send us Fan Mail Why is it so hard to say what you feel? We crave deeper connection with our spouses, children, friends and even ourselves, but how can someone really know us if we don't know what's happening inside us? In this episode, we're exploring emotional literacy, how understanding our emotions changes communication and relationships, and one simple practice for becoming more fluent in your own inner world. Freedom Camp doors are opening soon for the final time in 2026. Curious about joining us? Learn more or schedule a conversation with me here: https://agileinitiatives.com/freedom-camp/ 📬 Kinfolk Collective Substack: https://substack.com/@kinfolkcollectiveco Question worth carrying: What would become possible in my relationships if I became more fluent in my own inner world? Stay curious. Keep becoming. Support the show Stay connected Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gretchenknode Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581085482685 Email: gretchenknode@gmail.com Website: https://agileinitiatives.com/freedom-camp/ Join the weekly email newsletter for behind the scenes, application exercises, and more - https://gretchen-knode.mykajabi.com/freedom-camp-email-list For a deeper dive of another kind join us on Substack! https://freedomcamp.substack.com/ Curious about 1:1 coaching for a deeper dive on any of these topics or anything else? Check out https://gretchen-knode.mykajabi.com/kinfolk-collective for a special intro offer and a booking link.
Aug 13

Can I Trust God and Still Feel Afraid?

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever believed God was leading you toward something... and still felt completely afraid? Your spirit may feel peaceful while your mind is racing, your stomach is churning, and your thoughts are busy imagining everything that could go wrong. And then another fear appears: If I really trusted God, why would I feel this afraid? That's the question we're exploring in this episode. Because feeling fear doesn't necessarily mean you lack faith. It doesn't necessarily mean you've misunderstood God. And it doesn't necessarily mean you're headed in the wrong direction. Sometimes it simply means you're human and you're stepping into something uncertain, vulnerable, unfamiliar, or important. One distinction I've been carrying with me is this: Fear can provide information without being given authority. Or another way: Fear is information. It doesn't always have to become instruction. Together we'll explore fear, faith, courage, discernment, the difference between discomfort and danger, and why the decision that brings the quickest relief isn't always the decision that leads toward freedom. I'll also share a recent experience where I became convinced I knew what other people were thinking, only to discover that I wasn't actually "reading the room." Fear was reading it for me. And we'll finish with a practical exercise you can use with one fear you're facing right now. Questions to Explore What am I afraid will happen? What is this fear trying to protect me from? Is there genuine danger here, or am I facing uncertainty, vulnerability, discomfort, or possible disappointment? What do I actually know? What has fear filled in for me? What is God saying about this? What would one courageous next step look like? Freedom Camp is opening its doors for the final time in 2026. If these are the kinds of questions you've been longing to explore with support, practical coaching, faith, and a community of women growing alongside you, I'd love to invite you to learn more. Learn about Freedom Camp, get your questions answered, and find out how to join: https://agileinitiatives.com/freedom-camp/ Join the Kinfolk Collective newsletter: https://substack.com/@kinfolkcollectiveco Question Worth Carrying What is fear telling me? What is God saying? And which voice will I allow to shape my next step? Stay curious. Keep becoming. Support the show Stay connected Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gretchenknode Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581085482685 Email: gretchenknode@gmail.com Website: https://agileinitiatives.com/freedom-camp/ Join the weekly email newsletter for behind the scenes, application exercises, and more - https://gretchen-knode.mykajabi.com/freedom-camp-email-list For a deeper dive of another kind join us on Substack! https://freedomcamp.substack.com/ Curious about 1:1 coaching for a deeper dive on any of these topics or anything else? Check out https://gretchen-knode.mykajabi.com/kinfolk-collective for a special intro offer and a booking link.
Aug 8

What Is Your Avoidance Costing You?

Send us Fan Mail What if some of the decisions you think are wise, practical, or responsible aren't actually being shaped by what you want, but by what you're trying not to feel? Sometimes we think we're moving toward something when we're actually moving away from rejection, failure, conflict, disappointment, grief, loneliness, or uncertainty. And avoidance isn't passive. It's quietly creating a life. Avoid rejection, and you may also avoid connection. In this episode, I share a personal story about moving away from home more than 20 years ago without a job and barely knowing anyone, and why I now see that decision differently. We'll also try a simple coaching experiment together: What am I moving toward? What am I moving away from? This isn't about judging ourselves for avoiding uncomfortable emotions. It's about becoming aware of what's actually making our decisions so we have the freedom to choose intentionally. Support the show Stay connected Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gretchenknode Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581085482685 Email: gretchenknode@gmail.com Website: https://agileinitiatives.com/freedom-camp/ Join the weekly email newsletter for behind the scenes, application exercises, and more - https://gretchen-knode.mykajabi.com/freedom-camp-email-list For a deeper dive of another kind join us on Substack! https://freedomcamp.substack.com/ Curious about 1:1 coaching for a deeper dive on any of these topics or anything else? Check out https://gretchen-knode.mykajabi.com/kinfolk-collective for a special intro offer and a booking link.
Jul 31

Why Does My Faith Feel Like Another Job?

Send us Fan Mail For years my health journey was filled with questions like: What supplement am I missing? What protocol will fix this? What's wrong with me? Then one day the question changed. Instead of asking, "How do I fix my body?" I began asking, "What is my body trying to tell me?" That shift transformed more than my health. It made me wonder if I'd been doing something similar with my relationship with God. In this episode of the Freedom Camp Podcast, we explore why faith can quietly become another job, another checklist, or another place to perform, and how tending to our roots changes everything. Together we'll explore: • The hidden pattern of replacing relationship with performance • Why fruit isn't manufactured, it's grown • A simple tree visualization to help you notice what nourishes your roots • One experiment to try this week 1 Question Worth Carrying Where have I unintentionally replaced relationship with performance? Stay curious. Keep becoming. Support the show Stay connected Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gretchenknode Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581085482685 Email: gretchenknode@gmail.com Website: https://agileinitiatives.com/freedom-camp/ Join the weekly email newsletter for behind the scenes, application exercises, and more - https://gretchen-knode.mykajabi.com/freedom-camp-email-list For a deeper dive of another kind join us on Substack! https://freedomcamp.substack.com/ Curious about 1:1 coaching for a deeper dive on any of these topics or anything else? Check out https://gretchen-knode.mykajabi.com/kinfolk-collective for a special intro offer and a booking link.

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Welcome to the Freedom Camp Podcast, rooted in truth, growing in freedom, and built on the belief that you weren’t meant to grow alone. Each week, you’ll hear honest stories, insights, and simple questions to help you uncover the unseen things that keep you from fully living in the freedom that’s already yours. This is your space to reconnect with your authentic self, and grow in freedom, on purpose.

Creator

Gretchen Knode
Years Active

2025 - 2026
Episodes

48
Rating

Clean
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