Breaking Chains

Christine Jewell
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The Breaking Chains Podcast is where faith-driven executives and founders come to shed the world's version of success and step fully into who God designed and called them to be: as leaders, as spouses, and as Kingdom Builders. Each week, Christine Jewell brings raw, prophetic, and practically grounded conversations that cut through the noise and get to what actually transforms: your identity, your calling, your belief systems, and your alignment with Kingdom truth. This is not motivational content dressed in Christian language. This is the deep work. The kind that rewires how you think, how you lead, how you love, and how you build. Covering everything from prophetic revelation and spiritual thresholds to executive performance, marriage, and wealth - every episode is designed to move you from head knowledge to full embodiment of the life you were made for. If you are done playing a smaller version of yourself and ready to lead with the authority and clarity Heaven designed you for you.... Welcome! You are in the right place. Join Christine Jewell, Co-Founder of the Momentum Company, Faith-based Executive Coach/Strategist, Author of Drop the Armor, and Spiritual Mentor - for weekly episodes built for married executives and founders who are done shrinking, done striving, and ready to rise into the fullness of their Kingdom calling. Freedom. Identity. Impact. Welcome to Breaking Chains and walking in the FREEDOM you are designed to lead, build and multiply from!

  1. 17h ago

    The Cycle Ends With You: How to Break Free from Betrayal, Rejection & Generational Pain

    ⮕ Free Communication Playbook- 5 Quick Wins for a More Connected Marriage: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/communication-cheat-sheet ⮕ Free LIVE Masterclass - 3 Keys to Reclaim the Territory of Your Marriage: For High Capacity Leaders, Founders, CEOs Ready to Lead Powerfully at Home - https://www.thechristinejewell.com/reclaim-your-marriage-masterclass ⮕ To Inquire About Coaching: → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me ⮕ Buy My Book: Drop the Armor → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/drop-the-armor ⮕ For Speaking & Interviews: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/ Most people think betrayal is the deepest wound. I don't. I think the deepest wound is what betrayal convinces you to believe about yourself. That you're not worthy. That you're not lovable. That you can't trust anyone. That you have to protect yourself. That you're on your own. And if we're not careful, those wounds don't just hurt us. They start to shape us. In this episode, I share one of the most personal conversations I've ever had on this podcast. I open up about my childhood, my father's addictions, the collapse of my family, betrayal in marriage, infidelity, business betrayals, and the painful patterns that seemed to repeat throughout my life. Because for years, I thought I was fighting betrayal. What I was really fighting was the identity that betrayal had created inside of me. An identity rooted in fear. Self-protection. Control. Performance. And the belief that no one was coming to save me. But God had a different plan. This episode is about breaking the cycle. Not just overcoming betrayal. But healing the wounds that keep attracting the same patterns over and over again. This Episode Is For You If: You've experienced betrayal in marriage, business, friendship, or familyYou struggle with trust after being hurtYou feel trapped in repeating patterns and cyclesYou battle fear of abandonment or rejectionYou're tired of carrying wounds from your pastYou want to break generational cycles in your familyYou're ready to heal instead of just survive In This Episode, We Talk About: How betrayal shapes identityThe hidden roots of abandonment and rejectionWhy unresolved wounds keep repeating themselvesHow trauma creates false identitiesThe connection between pain and self-protectionWhy performance can become a coping mechanismThe difference between surviving and healingBreaking generational patterns and family cyclesForgiveness, restoration, and surrenderWhy Jesus is the ultimate healerThe importance of mentorship, discipleship, and communityHow God uses pain to prepare us for purpose Powerful Quotes "The deepest wound is not betrayal. It's what betrayal convinces you to believe about yourself." "You don't get what you want. You get what you unconsciously expect." "The lesson will keep repeating itself until you're ready to heal." "False identities create false operating systems." "You cannot heal what you refuse to confront." "Everywhere you go, there you are." "God is not asking you to save yourself. He's asking you to surrender." One of the biggest revelations in this episode is that many of us spend years fighting the people who hurt us while ignoring the wound that's still running our lives. We change jobs. Change relationships. Change locations. But the pattern follows us. Why? Because the issue was never the environment. The issue was the wound. And until the wound is healed, the cycle keeps repeating. I share how I spent decades trying to heal myself through achievement, performance, self-reliance, personal development, and endless striving. Yet true healing only began when I finally surrendered. When I stopped trying to be my own protector. My own provider. My own savior. And allowed God to become what He always intended to be. My healer. My restorer. My Father. At the end of the day, betrayal does not have to define your future. The pain can stop with you. The cycle can stop with you. The generational pattern can stop with you. But healing begins the moment you stop running from the wound and start bringing it into the presence of God. Because what Jesus heals, He restores. And what He restores, He uses for His glory.

    50 min

  2. Jun 10

    Transforming Your Home & Marriage: From War Zone to Sanctuary of Peace, Honor, & Affection

    ⮕ Free Communication Playbook- 5 Quick Wins for a More Connected Marriage: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/communication-cheat-sheet ⮕ Free LIVE Masterclass - 3 Keys to Reclaim the Territory of Your Marriage: For High Capacity Leaders, Founders, CEOs Ready to Lead Powerfully at Home - https://www.thechristinejewell.com/reclaim-your-marriage-masterclass ⮕ To Inquire About Coaching: → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me ⮕ Buy My Book: Drop the Armor → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/drop-the-armor ⮕ For Speaking & Interviews: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/ Most people think they need better communication to fix their marriage. Better tools. Better strategies. Better conflict resolution. But what if the real issue isn't communication? What if we've forgotten what our homes were designed to be? In this episode, I share something the Lord has been speaking directly into my heart: "Christine, make your marriage a place of worship." Not a place of performance. Not a place of scorekeeping. Not a place of self-protection. A place of worship. Because worship is so much more than singing songs on Sunday morning. It's how we honor. How we serve. How we surrender. How we love. And if we're honest, many homes today don't feel like sanctuaries. They feel like war zones. Sometimes loud war zones. Sometimes silent war zones. Places where people walk on eggshells, keep score, hold onto offenses, and slowly drift apart. This episode is an invitation to something deeper: To build a home that reflects heaven. A home where peace rules. Where grace flows. Where love covers. And where God's presence is welcome. This Episode Is For You If: Your marriage feels disconnected or emotionally distantYou feel like you're walking on eggshells at homeYou want deeper intimacy with your spouseYour family feels more reactive than peacefulYou're hungry for God's design for marriage and family In This Episode, We Talk About: Why many homes become emotional war zonesWhat worship actually meansHow reverence changes the way we see our spouseWhy keeping score destroys intimacyThe connection between service and worshipHow fear and self-protection sabotage connectionThe role of grace, forgiveness, and honor in marriageCreating a home where God's presence can dwell Powerful Quotes "Make your marriage a place of worship." "A war zone is any place where people no longer feel safe." "We can be bound together by perfect love or bound together by our pain." "Worship is not about singing songs. Worship is about surrender." "Love your spouse as an act of worship." One of the biggest convictions I share in this episode is this: Many of us are trying to transform our marriages without God's presence. We're chasing strategies while neglecting the very thing that changes hearts. His presence. Because where God's presence dwells: healing happensrestoration happensforgiveness becomes possibleconnection deepens At the end of the day, the question isn't: "How do I fix my spouse?" It's: "How do I create a home where God's presence is welcome?" Because when His presence fills a home, everything changes. Peace replaces fear. Grace replaces judgment. Connection replaces division. And what once felt ordinary becomes sacred.

    28 min

  3. Jun 3

    How to Lead a Strong Woman: Overcome Passivity, Lead with Authority, Power & Presence, Masculine Design

    ⮕ Free Communication Playbook- 5 Quick Wins for a More Connected Marriage: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/communication-cheat-sheet ⮕ Free LIVE Masterclass - 3 Keys to Reclaim the Territory of Your Marriage: For High Capacity Leaders, Founders, CEOs Ready to Lead Powerfully at Home - https://www.thechristinejewell.com/reclaim-your-marriage-masterclass ⮕ To Inquire About Coaching: → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me ⮕ Buy My Book: Drop the Armor → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/drop-the-armor ⮕ For Speaking & Interviews: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/ Most men think leadership in marriage is about doing more. Doing more chores. Fixing more problems. Trying harder to keep the peace. But what if the issue is not that you’re doing too little… What if the issue is that you’re leading without presence? In this episode, Mark and I unpack one of the most requested topics we’ve ever received: How do you lead a strong, independent, high-capacity woman… without falling into passivity, control, resentment, or constant power struggles? Because the reality is a lot of high-performing men today are married to high-performing women. Women with vision. Drive. Opinions. Intensity. Leadership capacity. Creative power. And many men secretly feel overwhelmed trying to lead that dynamic. So they either: become passiveoverperformpeople pleaseemotionally withdrawor constantly react to her energy And none of those create safety, polarity, connection, or trust. This conversation is about what real leadership actually looks like. Not domination. Not control. Not performance. Presence. Because true power does not force. True power creates safety. This Episode Is For You If: You feel like your marriage has become a power struggleYou’re married to a strong, driven, high-capacity womanYou constantly feel like nothing you do is enoughYou’re exhausted trying to “keep the peace”Your wife feels emotionally disconnected or unsupportedYou struggle with passivity or uncertainty as a manYou want to lead your marriage with greater clarity and confidenceYou’re trying to create deeper unity, trust, and polarity in your relationship In This Episode, We Talk About: The difference between power and forceWhy many men overperform instead of truly leadThe hidden danger of passivity in marriageHow certainty creates emotional safety for womenWhy presence matters more than performanceThe connection between leadership and nervous system regulationEmotional capacity and masculine structureWhy women do not want to lead everything at homeHow alcohol, distraction, and avoidance reduce masculine presenceThe importance of discernment and spiritual leadershipWhat biblical submission actually meansHow resentment builds when expectations stay unspokenWhy structure creates freedom in marriageProtecting feminine energy inside the homeHow men can create environments where women thrive Powerful Quotes “Presence is power.” “True power does not force.” “A woman does not want to be the boss everywhere.” “If you’re constantly fighting each other, you’re playing the wrong game.” “Power doesn’t need to prove itself. It just is.” “Doing more is not the same thing as leading.” One of the biggest conversations in this episode centers around this idea: A lot of men today are reacting to their wife’s energy instead of leading from grounded certainty. So they overwork. Overperform. Over-explain. Over-accommodate. But leadership is not about frantically trying to calm the storm around you. It’s about becoming steady enough internally that your presence changes the atmosphere. And that requires capacity. Spiritual capacity. Emotional capacity. Mental capacity. Nervous system regulation. Discipline. Discernment. Integrity. Because women are not ultimately craving perfection. They are craving safety. And safety is created through consistency, conviction, humility, discernment, and grounded leadership. We also unpack one of the most misunderstood topics in modern relationships: Submission. Not from a place of control, domination, or fear… But from the biblical model of order, covering, trust, protection, and mutual devotion to God’s design for marriage. This conversation is honest, nuanced, practical, and deeply healing for both men and women. Especially for couples trying to move from performance-based relationships into true partnership and connection. At the end of the day… Leadership is not about becoming louder, harder, or more controlling. It’s about becoming more grounded. More intentional. More discerning. More present. More aligned with God. Because when a man learns how to lead from true power instead of force…everything inside the marriage starts to change.

    1h 5m

  4. May 27

    It's a Merger Not an Acquisition; Building Unity & Parenting Together as a Blended Family

    ⮕ Free Communication Playbook- 5 Quick Wins for a More Connected Marriage: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/communication-cheat-sheet ⮕ Free LIVE Masterclass - 3 Keys to Reclaim the Territory of Your Marriage: For High Capacity Leaders, Founders, CEOs Ready to Lead Powerfully at Home - https://www.thechristinejewell.com/reclaim-your-marriage-masterclass ⮕ To Inquire About Coaching: → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me ⮕ Buy My Book: Drop the Armor → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/drop-the-armor ⮕ For Speaking & Interviews: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/ Most people think the hardest part of marriage is communication. I don’t. I think one of the hardest parts of marriage is learning how to truly become ONE after you’ve already built separate lives, separate cultures, separate wounds, separate habits, and separate ways of doing things. Especially in a blended family. In this episode, Mark and I have one of the most honest conversations we’ve had publicly about the realities of parenting, marriage, blended families, leadership, and building a life together while also running businesses together. Because blending a family is not just “falling in love.” It’s a merger. A merger of cultures. Parenting styles. Finances. Expectations. Values. Communication patterns. And often… pain from the past. And if you don’t intentionally build a new culture together, you will constantly find yourselves fighting over whose old culture wins. This conversation is about unity. Partnership. Vision. Leadership. Boundaries. Parenting. Communication. And learning how to stop operating from separation inside your marriage. Because the goal is not compromise. The goal is building something NEW together. This Episode Is For You If: You’re navigating a blended familyYou and your spouse struggle to get on the same pageParenting disagreements are creating tension in your marriageYou’re trying to rebuild trust after divorce or past painYou feel like you and your spouse are operating as separate teamsYou’re building a business while also trying to build a healthy homeYou want greater unity, alignment, and vision inside your family In This Episode, We Talk About: Why blended families feel so challengingThe difference between a merger vs. an acquisition in marriageUnspoken expectations that create conflictHow to establish a new family culture togetherParenting, discipline, structure, and blended household dynamicsWhy compromise often creates resentmentThe importance of shared vision in marriageLeadership roles inside the homeHow inconsistency breaks trust in relationshipsWhy many couples unintentionally operate from separationParenting across multiple households and co-parenting dynamicsBoundaries with ex-spouses and protecting your marriageWhy unity is the key to multiplication in marriage and familyHow faith transformed the way we lead our home together Powerful Quotes “Blending a family is a merger of cultures.” “The goal is not compromise. The goal is unity.” “If it’s not on a page, we’re not on the same page.” “Every decision either supports the vision… or distracts from it.” “Unity is the key to multiplication.” One of the biggest shifts for us was realizing we were trying to preserve old systems instead of intentionally building a new one together. And that required both of us to let go of the need to win. To stop fighting each other. To stop keeping score. To stop operating from fear of repeating the past. And instead ask: What are we building together now? Because healthy marriages are not built by accident. They are built through intentional conversations, intentional leadership, intentional boundaries, and intentional vision. We also unpack the tension so many couples experience when leadership, parenting, finances, and business all overlap inside the home. Because one of the greatest challenges in marriage is not simply loving each other. It’s learning how to move in the same direction. And that requires clarity. It requires communication. And it requires both people deciding they are on the same team. At the end of the day, your marriage cannot thrive if you are still operating from a divided mindset. One vision. One direction. One culture. One mission. That is where real unity begins.

    53 min

  5. May 20

    How to Pray, Wait and Trust God With Your Prodigal Child: A Mother Daughter Testimony of Healing and Breakthrough

    ⮕ Free LIVE Masterclass - 3 Keys to Reclaim the Territory of Your Marriage: For High Capacity Leaders, Founders, CEOs Ready to Lead Powerfully at Home - https://www.thechristinejewell.com/reclaim-your-marriage-masterclass ⮕ Free Communication Playbook- 5 Quick Wins for a More Connected Marriage: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/communication-cheat-sheet ⮕ To Inquire About Coaching: → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me ⮕ Buy My Book: Drop the Armor → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/drop-the-armor ⮕ For Speaking & Interviews: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/ Most parents want a close relationship with their children. But very few know how to hold onto connection when their children start pulling away. In this episode, I sit down with my daughter, Christiane, for one of the most raw and vulnerable conversations we’ve ever had publicly. Because the truth is… our relationship did not always look like it does today. We went through seasons of tension, rebellion, heartbreak, toxic relationships, fear, confusion, and moments where honestly… I did not know what was going to happen next. And I know so many parents are there right now. Praying for their children. Watching them drift. Trying not to control them while also trying not to lose them. But this episode is a reminder that God never stops pursuing His children. Even when they are running. Even when they are lost. Even when they are searching in all the wrong places. This conversation is about so much more than parenting. It’s about surrender. Healing. Identity. Prayer. Freedom. And what it really looks like to trust God with the people you love most. Because sometimes breakthrough doesn’t happen all at once. Sometimes God plants seeds long before the harvest arrives. This Episode Is For You If: You feel disconnected from your child right nowYour teenager or young adult is struggling spiritually or emotionallyYou feel helpless watching someone you love make destructive choicesYou’re praying for restoration in your familyYou want to learn how to cover your children spiritually without controlling themYou need hope that healing and reconciliation are possible In This Episode, We Talk About: Navigating difficult mother-daughter seasonsThe power of prayer and speaking life over your childrenWhy environment matters in healing and growthToxic relationships, identity wounds, and spiritual warfareChristiane’s wake-up moments and path back to faithHealing, surrender, baptism, and restorationWhat it means to truly trust God with your children Powerful Quotes “Whatever you don’t heal will eventually repeat itself.” “You cannot force transformation—but you can pray, cover, and trust God.” “Sometimes breakthrough starts with a seed.” “Our children belong to God first.” One of the most emotional parts of this conversation was realizing how many moments throughout Christiane’s life were actually seeds God was planting long before the breakthrough came. None of it was wasted. And I think so many parents need to hear that. Just because your child has not fully come home yet does not mean God is not moving. Your prayers matter. Your consistency matters. The seeds you plant matter. Even when you cannot yet see the harvest. At the end of the day, our children do not need perfect parents. They need parents who are willing to heal, grow, pray, repent, and lead authentically. And sometimes the greatest testimony is not that your family never struggled. It’s that God redeemed what once felt broken beyond repair.

    1h 22m

  6. May 13

    The Hidden Cost of Success at Home with Julia Myers

    ⮕ Free Communication Playbook - 5 Quick Wins for a More Connected Marriage: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/communication-cheat-sheet ⮕ To Inquire About Coaching: → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me ⮕ Buy My Book: Drop the Armor → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/drop-the-armor ⮕ For Speaking & Interviews: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/ Most high-performing leaders know how to build a business. But very few know how to build a legacy at home. In this episode, I sit down with Julia Myers for a conversation that I believe every parent, leader, and couple needs to hear. Because the same traits that often create success outside the home—drive, ambition, intensity, focus—can quietly create distance, entitlement, and disconnection inside the family if we’re not intentional. And I see this all the time. People build successful companies… while slowly losing connection in their homes. They provide financially… but never prepare their children emotionally, spiritually, or relationally for the responsibility that comes with what they’re building. This conversation is about so much more than money. It’s about stewardship. Identity. Values. Family culture. And the kind of legacy we are actually leaving behind. Because legacy is not just what we leave TO our children… it’s what we leave IN them. This Episode Is For You If: You’ve built success professionally but feel tension at homeMoney conversations in your marriage feel emotionally chargedYou want to raise grounded, responsible kids—not entitled onesYou feel unsure how to teach your children about money and valuesYou want your family aligned around a deeper vision and purposeYou’re realizing wealth alone does not create legacy In This Episode, We Talk About: Why money doesn’t build character—it reveals itThe difference between leaving wealth TO your children vs. leaving values IN themHow unspoken expectations create disappointment and family tensionWhy so many families avoid conversations about moneyThe hidden dangers of entitlement and over-protectionHow to create a strong family identity and shared valuesWhy the first money conversation should NOT be about moneyPractical ways to teach teenagers and young adults financial responsibilityThe importance of delayed gratification, generosity, and contributionHow your own “money story” impacts your marriage and parenting Powerful Quotes “Legacy is not what you leave to them. It’s what you leave in them.” “Money doesn’t build character. It reveals it.” “Wealth without wisdom is wasted.” “The first money conversation shouldn’t be about money.” “If it’s not on a page, you’re probably not on the same page.” Julia talks about how every family already has values—even if they’ve never clearly defined them. Your calendar reflects them. Your spending reflects them. Your conversations reflect them. The question is: Are you being intentional about what your family is actually becoming? Or are you just drifting? Because whether we realize it or not, we are always building culture inside our homes. If your children inherited your current relationship with money, stress, family, and values… would that feel like a blessing? Or a burden? At the end of the day, your greatest legacy will never be what you accumulated. It will be what you cultivated inside the people closest to you. And that starts with intentional conversations, intentional leadership, and intentional stewardship—inside your own home first. About Julia: Julia Myers is a former healthcare executive, Doctor of Pharmacy, MBA, and former Division I athlete whose life shifted dramatically after surviving a near-death medical emergency. That experience transformed the way she viewed success, family, leadership, and legacy. Today, Julia helps families create intentional conversations around money, values, stewardship, and identity so they can build emotionally healthy, values-driven homes that last for generations. Her passion is helping parents move beyond simply providing financially—and begin leading their families intentionally. Julia shares a free family resource designed to help parents begin having healthier, more intentional conversations around money, values, and legacy inside the home: https://juliamyers.com/

    54 min

  7. May 6

    The Language of Connection: 5 Words to Speak Into Your Marriage

    ⮕ Free Communication Playbook - 5 Quick Wins for a More Connected Marriage: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/communication-cheat-sheet ⮕ To Inquire About Coaching: → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me ⮕ Buy My Book: Drop the Armor → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/drop-the-armor ⮕ For Speaking & Interviews: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/ So many people are trying to fix their marriage, their leadership, and their relationships by learning better communication strategies. More tools. More scripts. More “right things” to say. But what if that’s not actually the issue? What if the real problem isn’t your words… but the condition of your heart? In this episode, Christine breaks down why communication is not just about what you say—it’s about what’s driving what you say. Because your mouth may be the microphone… but your heart is the source. And whatever is in your heart will eventually come out—whether you intend it to or not. This Episode Is For You If: You want to improve communication in your marriage or relationshipsYou feel like you “know what to say” but struggle to follow throughYou find yourself reacting, shutting down, or saying things you regretYou feel disconnected despite trying to do the right thingsYou’re looking for deeper connection, trust, and intimacyYou’re ready to stop performing and start transforming In This Episode, I Talk About: Why communication issues are often rooted in the heart, not skillHow unhealed wounds, fear, and insecurity shape your wordsWhy you can have all the tools and still not implement themThe connection between your internal world and external resultsHow your words act as a “rudder” directing your life and relationshipsWhy you must deal with what’s inside before trying to fix what’s outside And most importantly…The five types of words every thriving relationship requires. The 5 Words Every Relationship Needs These aren’t tactics—they’re a language of connection, intimacy, and leadership. Words of Praise Calling out what is good, recognizing value, and shifting from criticism to gratitudeWords of Encouragement Filling others with courage, strength, and belief—especially when they don’t have it themselvesWords of Healing Forgiveness, ownership, and releasing what’s been carried too longWords of Faith Speaking truth and possibility over your life instead of agreeing with current circumstancesWords of Affection Expressing love, connection, and emotional closeness in everyday moments The Real Shift: You can say all the “right” things… but if they’re coming from fear, resentment, insecurity, or self-rejection…they won’t carry weight. They won’t create change. Because communication is not just verbal. It’s energetic. It’s emotional. It’s spiritual. And people don’t just hear your words… they feel where they’re coming from. Powerful Quotes “You don’t have a communication problem—you have a heart problem.” “Your mouth is the microphone, but your heart is the source.” “You can’t fake what’s coming from within.” “Words are a rudder—they are setting direction for your life.” “You can’t give what you haven’t first received.” A Question to Reflect On Before you try to change how you speak… ask yourself: How is my heart doing right now Because that answer is shaping everything. You don’t need more strategies. You need alignment. You need healing. You need to become someone whose words carry life—because they’re coming from a place of truth. And when that happens… everything about your communication begins to change.

    41 min

  8. Apr 29

    Radical Honesty is the WAY Forward

    ⮕ Free Communication Cheat Sheet - 5 Quick Wins for a More Connected Marriage: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/communication-cheat-sheet ⮕ To Inquire About Coaching: → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/application-work-with-me ⮕ Buy My Book: Drop the Armor → https://www.thechristinejewell.com/drop-the-armor ⮕ For Speaking & Interviews: https://www.thechristinejewell.com/ If you feel stuck right now—disconnected in your marriage, heavy in your mind, or unclear about your next step—this isn’t just a strategy problem. It’s an honesty problem. Most people don’t stay stuck because they don’t know what to do. They stay stuck because they’re unwilling to face what’s actually true. In this episode, I break down why radical honesty is the path forward—honesty with yourself, with God, and with your spouse. Because so many people say they want more connection, more peace, more clarity… but they’re still minimizing, avoiding, or ignoring what’s really going on beneath the surface. We settle for “fine.” We tell ourselves it’s not a big deal. We avoid hard conversations to keep the peace. But what we avoid doesn’t disappear—it builds. Hidden things don’t stay hidden. They become heavy. They drain your energy, cloud your thinking, and slowly create disconnection in the areas that matter most. Over time, they don’t just weigh on you—they start to control you. That’s why you can’t heal what you won’t reveal. In this conversation, I walk through what happens when we stay in that place of avoidance, and why so many high-achievers struggle to admit when something isn’t working or when they don’t have the answers. I also share what it looks like to bring things into the light in a way that actually creates freedom, reconnection, and forward movement. Because the moment you bring something into the light, it begins to lose its power. This is not about tactics or quick fixes. It’s about truth. It’s about ownership. It’s about having the courage to face what’s real so you can finally move forward. This Episode Is For You If: You feel disconnected in your marriage or relationshipsYou’re carrying mental or emotional heavinessYou feel stuck in cycles you can’t breakYou avoid hard conversations to “keep the peace”You know something is off—but haven’t fully faced itYou want more clarity, connection, and freedom in this next season In This Episode, I Talk About: Why radical honesty is the gateway to freedomThe real cost of avoiding truth in your marriage and lifeHow hidden things turn into heaviness, blocks, and disconnectionWhy “fine” is keeping you stuckThe difference between protecting vs. hidingWhat it looks like to bring things into the lightHow honesty restores connection with God, yourself, and your spouse Powerful Quotes “The way to the other side… is through.”“Hidden things become heavy things.”“You can’t heal what you won’t reveal.”“Freedom isn’t something you earn—it’s something you learn to walk in.”“What you hide will eventually start to control you.” What are you still avoiding… that you know needs to be faced? You don’t move into the next level of your life by going around the problem. You get there by going through it. And on the other side of that honesty… is freedom.

    37 min
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The Breaking Chains Podcast is where faith-driven executives and founders come to shed the world's version of success and step fully into who God designed and called them to be: as leaders, as spouses, and as Kingdom Builders. Each week, Christine Jewell brings raw, prophetic, and practically grounded conversations that cut through the noise and get to what actually transforms: your identity, your calling, your belief systems, and your alignment with Kingdom truth. This is not motivational content dressed in Christian language. This is the deep work. The kind that rewires how you think, how you lead, how you love, and how you build. Covering everything from prophetic revelation and spiritual thresholds to executive performance, marriage, and wealth - every episode is designed to move you from head knowledge to full embodiment of the life you were made for. If you are done playing a smaller version of yourself and ready to lead with the authority and clarity Heaven designed you for you.... Welcome! You are in the right place. Join Christine Jewell, Co-Founder of the Momentum Company, Faith-based Executive Coach/Strategist, Author of Drop the Armor, and Spiritual Mentor - for weekly episodes built for married executives and founders who are done shrinking, done striving, and ready to rise into the fullness of their Kingdom calling. Freedom. Identity. Impact. Welcome to Breaking Chains and walking in the FREEDOM you are designed to lead, build and multiply from!

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  • Creator
    Christine Jewell
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    255
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Christine Jewell
  • Show Website
    Breaking Chains

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