Called and Curious

Ashriel Huber

Do you ever struggle with anxious thoughts, worries, or low states of mind? I've been there friend, but you’re not alone—there’s hope and a solution for your thoughts. You need a personal trainer to help you start transforming your thought patterns from cluttered, incapable, and unworthy to calm, clear, and confident!    Welcome to **Called and Curious**, the podcast created just for YOU—faith-filled women and mamas who are ready to break free from the chains of worry and anxiety. If you often feel overwhelmed, fearful, and anxious, know that you’re not alone. Life can feel like a whirlwind, and those cluttered thoughts can weigh you down.   But here’s the good news: when you have a personal trainer for your thought patterns, you have the power to transform your mind and reclaim your peace! On this podcast, we exercise our thoughts and bodies together each week to start taking your thoughts and life in a new direction. You can start to “work out” your thoughts to let God “work in” you to change how you think, feel, and act. You get the confidence to show up and shine for Christ as the fabulous kingdom-building woman you are!   Join me, Ashriel, the Personal Trainer for Thought Patterns, as we dive into the transformative **Love Moves** connective-thought framework. This simple yet powerful approach combines faith, love, and neuroscience to help you work out your thoughts daily, allowing God to work in your life.   In each episode, we get curious about the everyday situations we bump into that affect your thoughts, experiences, and behaviors. Together, we’ll explore situations and topics that matter to you—whether it’s battling self-doubt, post-event spiraling, or finding your true calling. Each week, you’ll receive a mini thought "work out" for that situation designed to help you shift from feeling cluttered and overwhelmed to finding calm, clarity, and confidence.   Imagine the compound effects of these weekly thought workouts! As you consistently engage in this process, you’ll notice:   ***A Shift from Cluttered to Calm:** Learn to recognize those pesky negative thoughts and replace them with uplifting, faith-driven truths that resonate in your heart. ***Empowered Living:** Feel the weight lift as you embrace a mindset that reflects your true worth and purpose in Christ. ***A Supportive Community:** Connect with other women who understand your journey, offering encouragement and shared experiences as we grow together.   This isn’t just a podcast; it’s a movement toward a more beautiful life—one thought at a time. Don’t let worry and anxiety dictate your days any longer! Tune in every week to Called and Curious, where you’ll find the support, education, and inspiration you need to grow better thoughts and cultivate a higher state of mind.   Subscribe now, and let’s go on this journey together—because you deserve to live a life filled with peace, purpose, and confidence. You’ve got this, and I’m here to help you every step of the way!    Let’s stay called, let’s stay curious, and let’s conquer our thoughts, our day, and our lives together--and do it for the glory of the one who's called us to more!

  1. 5D AGO

    Check Your Socks: The Fragrance You Bring Into a Room

    What if the way you show up changes the entire atmosphere? In this episode, we explore the fragrance of Christ through a hilarious real-life story, Scripture, and neuroscience. Learn how presence, peace, and love impact the nervous system, shape connection, and help us carry God’s peace into everyday moments. A faith-based conversation about embodiment, spiritual growth, and how love can be felt—not just spoken. Ever been sitting on the couch, minding your business… and suddenly realized something smells horrific? Yeah. Same. In this episode, I tell a very real (and very funny) family story involving: movie night 🍿one childone week-old pair of socksand a life lesson no one was ready for 😅But here’s where it gets deeper— That moment became a revelation about how we show up, what we carry, and the atmosphere we create everywhere we go. Because whether we realize it or not, we all bring a fragrance into the room. Not perfume. Not cologne. But presence. In This Episode, We Explore: ✨ Why how you show up matters more than what you say ✨ The biblical idea of being the aroma of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:15) ✨ How love, peace, and safety are felt before they’re understood ✨ The neuroscience behind scent, memory, and emotional connection ✨ Why God didn’t call us to perform—He called us to carry ✨ How love as a fragrance can change a room without a single word A Little Brain Science (The Fun Kind) Did you know the part of your brain that processes smell connects directly to the emotional and memory centers? That’s why: a scent can transport you instantlya person’s presence can calm or unsettle youand an atmosphere can shift before anyone speaksGod designed us this way on purpose. Which means when Scripture talks about the fragrance of Christ— it’s not poetic fluff. It’s embodied truth. 💗 The Big Takeaway You don’t have to convince people of God’s love. You get to let them experience it through how you enter rooms, respond to stress, and show up in ordinary moments. You’ve been entrusted with a fragrance.  Not to perform.  But to carry. 🎯 This Week’s Simple Challenge Before you walk into any space—  your home, your work, a conversation— Pause and ask: “God, what fragrance am I bringing with me right now?” Then choose one: LovePeacePatienceThat’s it. No pressure. No preaching. Just presence. And if today’s episode stirred something in you and you want to explore this idea of fragrance, transitions, and intentional presence even more, be sure to listen to: 🎧 The Power of Perfume: Unlocking Mindful Transitions Through Stop and Go Moments (Episode 4) Connect With The Curious: The Weekly Pour Newsletter — pour a little peace into your inbox The Stress Less Love Move — a 6-minute reset to calm your mind, body, and spirit Join The Brim — where peace becomes a habit Email us questions or comments: hello@calledandcurious.com Called and Curious Website

    13 min
  2. 12/23/2025

    A Light Still Lit: Choosing Love in a Divided Season

    A Called & Curious conversation where faith, story, and brain science intertwine to help you live from the overflow. This episode was hard to make. In a season meant for hope, joy, and peace, the world feels heavier than ever—marked by division, violence, judgment, and overwhelming expectations. This is a raw, unscripted reflection on grief, faith, and the courage it takes to keep choosing love when darkness feels loud. Drawing from real stories—both recent and historical—this episode explores how people have carried light in the darkest moments, from Holocaust-era Hanukkah celebrations to the quiet, faithful acts of hope we’re still called to today. There is no debate here. No performance. No pressure. Just an invitation to pause, reflect, and remember what this season was always meant to be about: connection over condemnation, love over fear, and the courage to keep lighting the candle. Listener discretion advised: This episode references real-world violence and loss. Please take care of your heart as you listen. One-Sentence Takeaway: True hope isn’t found in how perfectly we celebrate, but in our courage to choose love, tell the hard stories, and keep lighting the candle anyway. Connect With The Curious: The Weekly Pour Newsletter — pour a little peace into your inbox The Stress Less Love Move — a 6-minute reset to calm your mind, body, and spirit Join The Brim — where peace becomes a habit Email us questions or comments: hello@calledandcurious.com Called and Curious Website

    11 min
  3. 12/16/2025

    When God Uses Waves: What Seashells Teach Us About Faith, Peace, and Growth

    In this powerful faith-and-neuroscience episode, we step onto a quiet Thanksgiving morning beach where seashells, waves, dolphins, and a perfectly intact sand dollar become a moving picture of how God forms us, strengthens us, and speaks to us through the swirl of everyday life. You’ll learn why the “waves” in your life—the disruptions, the changes, the unexpected movement—might actually be the place where God is turning up hidden treasures. We explore how neuroplasticity, emotional regulation, and a Christ-centered perspective intersect to help you grow in clarity, resilience, and peace. Then, through the story of a broken sand dollar and the legend hidden inside it, you’ll discover how Jesus meets us in our brokenness and reveals peace in the very pieces we wish hadn’t shattered. This is a transformative conversation for anyone craving spiritual clarity, emotional renewal, and practical tools for living with more intention and peace during one of the busiest seasons of the year. ✨ In This Episode, You’ll Learn: Why “braving the wave” is essential for spiritual growth and emotional resilienceHow movement and discomfort activate neuroplasticity and new pathways in the brainHow community and shared perspective reveal what we often can’t see aloneWhy independence sometimes breaks the very things we’re trying to protectThe Christian legend of the sand dollar—and what it reveals about Jesus, peace, and graceHow to identify which of the three spiritual takeaways God is highlighting for you right now🔥 Key Takeaways: Brave the Wave: God often uses motion and disruption to uncover hidden treasures in your life.Borrow Perspective: We receive clarity through community, emotional co-regulation, and Christ-centered relationships.Don’t Carry What Breaks Your Blessing: Peace grows when we surrender what we were never meant to hold alone.🧠 Faith + Neuroscience Highlights: The connection between attention, action, and brain rewiringHow shared perspective leads to emotional stability and deeper relational connectionWhy your nervous system responds to surrender with greater peace and regulationHow symbolism (like the five holes and doves in a sand dollar) anchors the gospel in the everyday world🤍 Resources Mentioned: The Brim Membership — includes:The Sleeping Pill Reset + many more!The Peace Planner + Peace Tracker7 Days of Presence (7 Special Gifts for your Inbox)The Weekly Pour Newsletter — your one grounding email each week that helps you live lighter, feel more connected, and experience God’s presence in your everyday momentsWhy 70% of People Wake at 2–3 a.m. — And How to Sleep Through the NightConnect With The Curious: The Weekly Pour Newsletter — pour a little peace into your inbox The Stress Less Love Move — a 6-minute reset to calm your mind, body, and spirit Join The Brim — where peace becomes a habit Email us questions or comments: hello@calledandcurious.com Called and Curious Website

    15 min
  4. 12/09/2025

    Why 70% of People Wake at 2–3 AM — And How to Sleep Through the Night

    Do you fall asleep just fine… but then bolt awake at 2 or 3 AM with your heart racing, your mind spiraling, and your body convinced something is wrong? You are not alone — and there’s a real reason this keeps happening. In today’s episode, we’re breaking down the surprising neuroscience, hormones, and nervous system patterns behind those middle-of-the-night wakeups. You’ll learn what your body is actually trying to tell you, why your brain loves drama at 2 AM, and the simple, doable habits that help you sleep deeper, longer, and calmer. We’ll walk through: ✨ The “How Tired Are You Really?” quiz ✨ Why your cortisol spikes at the wrong time ✨ Why your logical brain turns off while your fear brain turns ON ✨ The 2–3 AM anxious wakeup cycle explained ✨ What actually helps ✨ Why we know what helps… and still do the cookie-dough-at-10-PM thing ✨ The ONE keystone habit to try this week ✨ What to do when you still wake up (the step-by-step guide) ✨ The warm-shower trick (yes, it works!) ✨ The Middle-of-the-Night Peeing PSA — with dignity ✨ And the spiritual truth that reshapes the whole narrative If you’ve been waking up tired, overwhelmed, wired-but-exhausted, or stuck in the 2 AM spiral… this episode will feel like a deep breath. And if you want access to the grounding Love Moves, sleepy-time resets, and nervous-system-soothing tools mentioned in this episode — they’re all inside The Brim, your peaceful library of mind-body-spirit rhythms. → Step into The Brim — your peaceful library of Love Moves, resets, and rhythms that help your mind, body, and spirit exhale. Start HERE. → Need tonight’s help? Grab The Sleeping Pill Reset — a 6-minute bedtime rhythm to calm your nervous system, quiet your thoughts, and drift into rest. Sign up for The Weekly Pour below to get the free reset this week! → Get The Weekly Pour — a gentle, faith-rooted dose of encouragement, neuroscience, and next steps… poured straight into your inbox HERE. → Loved this topic? Catch the Snow Globe Episode — and learn why tiny movements create big peace. Listen HERE You’re not broken. You’re just tired — and tired is treatable. Connect With The Curious: The Weekly Pour Newsletter — pour a little peace into your inbox The Stress Less Love Move — a 6-minute reset to calm your mind, body, and spirit Join The Brim — where peace becomes a habit Email us questions or comments: hello@calledandcurious.com Called and Curious Website

    27 min
  5. 12/02/2025

    Running Toward God’s Best: A Red Hot, Faith-Rooted Mindset with Gabe Cox

    A Called & Curious conversation where faith, story, and brain science intertwine to help you live from the overflow. A Conversation with Gabe Cox: What does it look like to pursue your God-given goals without the pressure, hustle, or burnout? Today I’m joined by Gabe Cox—author, speaker, runner, and founder of the Red Hot Mindset community. If you’ve ever wrestled with self-doubt, perfectionism, fear of failing, or the belief that you’re somehow “behind,” this conversation will breathe fresh hope into your mindset and your spiritual life. Gabe brings a powerful blend of faith, practical mindset tools, running discipline, and grounded truth to help women rise above obstacles and run their race with grit and grace. Together we unpack: 🏃‍♀️ The spiritual parallels between running and daily discipleship🧠 How to shift the thoughts sabotaging your goals🙅‍♀️ Why unrealistic expectations keep women stuck (and how to break free)🔥 What God-breathed goals really look like❤️ How to pursue growth without losing peace✨ Simple micro-habits that help you stay consistent🙏 How God meets us in our mindset—not just our quiet timeThis interview is honest, energizing, faith-filled, and packed with real stories that remind you: You’re not behind. You’re being built. CONNECT WITH GABE COX🎧 Listen to the Pursuing Goals God’s Way Podcast https://redhotmindset.com/podcast/🏁 Take your goals to the finish line in a stress-less way https://redhotmindset.com/goals/🗂 Need help organizing your life and business? https://redhotmindset.com/organize📣 Want to grow beyond social media marketing? https://redhotmindset.com/marketing🤝 Interested in adding a coaching offer to your business? https://redhotmindset.com/coach/ TRY THE STRESS LESS PEACE PILL (Free 6-Minute Reset video) Meet God in the middle of your day with one simple dose of peace. The Stress Less Peace Pill is a gentle, 6-minute Love Move designed to help you quiet your nervous system, close your stress cycle, and carry stillness into every part of your life to begin your heavenly makeover. 👉 I'm ready for my Stress Less Peace Pill Reset Video Connect With The Curious: The Weekly Pour Newsletter — pour a little peace into your inbox The Stress Less Love Move — a 6-minute reset to calm your mind, body, and spirit Join The Brim — where peace becomes a habit Email us questions or comments: hello@calledandcurious.com Called and Curious Website

    58 min
  6. 11/25/2025

    Is Your Crown On, Crooked, or Smashed by a Toddler?

    How Your Nervous System, Your Expectations, and Your Identity Collide... Hey friend — welcome back to the Called & Curious Podcast, where there’s no pressure, no performance, just peace… and just enough humor to keep us from crying in the pantry. Today’s episode is a deep dive into one of my favorite metaphors ever: 👉 Your cup (what you carry) 👉 Your crown (who you are) 👉 And why life feels wild when one of them gets knocked sideways If you’ve ever felt drained, overwhelmed, over-capable but under-supported… If your crown feels like it’s slipping… If your nervous system is in a permanent “please don’t ask me one more thing” state… If you’ve ever had a toddler or a falling bowl — literally or metaphorically — smash your crown completely off… Then this episode is going to hit home in the most healing way. Inside today’s conversation we explore: ✨ Why your brain needs more capacity than your current cup gives you  ✨ How expectations stack like teetering cups (and what happens when they fall)  ✨ Why your identity gets shaky when your body is overwhelmed  ✨ The brain science behind “I’m fine”… when you’re not  ✨ How to live at the Brim — not drained, not depleted, but restored  ✨ What God says about your crown when life knocks it crooked  ✨ Two powerful stories from my own week — broken bowls, broken plans, and the grace in it all  ✨ How to let God rebuild you Kintsugi-style (gold in all the cracks) We’re talking nervous system regulation, faith that meets you in the real moments, embodied peace, and the truth that your identity is secure even on the days your crown hits the floor. Oh — and there may be an honest confession about Halloween candy. You’re welcome. This episode won’t just encourage you — it’ll physiologically shift something in your body. Because peace is not a theory. It’s an experience. 👉 Join The Brim – Beta Founding Members (First 19 spots!) If today’s episode stirred something in you — if you’re tired of living drained, carrying too much, or trying to keep your crown straight with a half-empty cup — then I’d love to invite you into something brand new. ✨ The Brim Beta Membership is officially open — and the first 19 founding spots are available right now. This is where we’ll learn to actually live at the brim together. Not in theory. Not in exhaustion. But in real, embodied rhythms of peace — with resets, devotionals, challenges, community, and support that meets you where you are. On joining, you'll get your 7 Days of Presents (Presence) delivered straight to your inbox to get started. If you want to see whether you’re one of the first 19, use code: FOUNDING19 (all caps — this locks you in at 50% off for life) If it works… you got one of the 19 spots. If it doesn’t… the founding spots are gone for now. 💛 👉 Join The Brim Beta Membership HERE Connect With The Curious: The Weekly Pour Newsletter — pour a little peace into your inbox The Stress Less Love Move — a 6-minute reset to calm your mind, body, and spirit Join The Brim — where peace becomes a habit Email us questions or comments: hello@calledandcurious.com Called and Curious Website

    20 min
  7. 11/18/2025

    Why Your Spa Day Didn’t Fix You (And What Actually Will)

    A Called & Curious conversation where faith, story, and brain science intertwine to help you live from the overflow. Hey friend… welcome back to the Called & Curious Podcast — where there’s no pressure, no performance, just peace. Today’s episode is for every woman who has whispered the sacred words: “I think I just need a day off.” “If I could just get ONE night of sleep…” “Honestly, at this point I just need a spa day… or maybe a medically-induced coma.” If that’s you? This is your episode. Because today we’re talking about something your body tries to tell you every day: ✨ Rest doesn’t always rest us. ✨ And it’s not because you’re doing anything wrong. It’s because: your nervous system is tiredyour stress cycles are incompleteyour emotions are louder than your logicyour soul is craving something deeper than a bubble bathInside this episode, we explore: 💛 Why your “day off” or “date night” didn’t fix you (and yes, you’ll hear my ridiculous but painfully relatable date-night story) 💛 Why your body stays in fight-or-flight even when you try to rest 💛 How stress cycles work — and why they must be completed 💛 The reason your brain literally cannot receive spiritual truth while your body is in a stress response 💛 The difference between rest and regulation 💛 A 90-second interactive reset you can do with me right on the episode 💛 What Scripture says about real rest — the embodied kind that actually restores your soul 💛 How God meets you right in the middle of your exhaustion, not after you “get it together” This episode is equal parts neuroscience, faith, humor, and real-life humanity — because if we can’t laugh at ourselves, we’re going to cry… and honestly, sometimes we’ll do both. My prayer is that by the time you finish listening, your shoulders will soften… your breath will deepen… your nervous system will settle… and your whole body will feel the peace of the God who says: “I am enough today. You don’t carry this alone.” Take a sip of something warm. Take a breath. Let’s reset together. No pressure. No performance. Just peace. 👉 Get on The Brim Interest List Connect With The Curious: The Weekly Pour Newsletter — pour a little peace into your inbox The Stress Less Love Move — a 6-minute reset to calm your mind, body, and spirit Join The Brim — where peace becomes a habit Email us questions or comments: hello@calledandcurious.com Called and Curious Website

    16 min
  8. 11/11/2025

    Stepping onto the Battlefield of Purpose: Business by God’s Design with Kristin Dronchi

    A Called & Curious conversation where faith, story, and brain science intertwine to help you live from the overflow. Hey friend — this episode is pure fire. 🔥 I’m sitting down with Kristin Dronchi, a faith-filled entrepreneur and coach who helps women build businesses by God’s design—not by hustle or hype. Together, we talk about what it really means to step onto your battlefield of purpose and do the work God’s called you to do with peace, power, and purpose. We talk about seasons of surrender, about strategy finally shaking hands with obedience, and how to keep your peace when life feels like the refiner’s fire. Kristin also shares one of the most practical and Spirit-led tools I’ve ever heard — her Business Meeting with Your Heavenly Board of Directors. If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like to partner with Heaven in your daily decisions, this is your resource! And because this conversation stirred something fierce (a.k.a. stubborn) in me, I created a brand-new Warrior Wake-Up Reset just for this episode — a 6-minute Love Move to help you walk onto your own battlefield with calm confidence and a heart anchored in peace. Whether you’re leading a team, launching a dream, or just trying to show up faithfully where you are, this one will remind you: your worth isn’t on the line — your worship is. Grab your coffee, take a breath, and let’s move with Jesus into the work He’s called us to. 💡 IN THIS EPISODE The difference between outcomes and obedienceHow to bring God into your business decisionsFinding peace in seasons of refinementWhy surrender is actually the smartest strategyA powerful resource to meet with your Heavenly Board of DirectorsExperience It for Yourself: If you’ve ever wished you could literally invite Heaven into your business strategy session — this is your moment. Kristin’s “Business Meeting with Your Heavenly Board of Directors” is a guided experience that helps you partner with God on the practical and the spiritual decisions you make every day in your business and life. And the best part? It’s free for our Called & Curious listeners! 🙌 👉 Grab it HERE Use coupon code HBDMEETING at checkout — how cool is that?! You’ll walk away with clarity, peace, and a fresh sense that you’re not building for God, you’re building with Him. If you’d like to experience my own brand of stubborn obedience (I mean… sanctified stubbornness, of course 😄), you can try the Warrior Wake-Up Reset I created just for this episode. It’s a six-minute Love Move to help you step onto your own battlefield of purpose — calm, grounded, and ready to move with Jesus. 👉 Try the Warrior Wake-Up Reset Connect With The Curious: The Weekly Pour Newsletter — pour a little peace into your inbox The Stress Less Love Move — a 6-minute reset to calm your mind, body, and spirit Join The Brim — where peace becomes a habit Email us questions or comments: hello@calledandcurious.com Called and Curious Website

    45 min
5
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13 Ratings

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Do you ever struggle with anxious thoughts, worries, or low states of mind? I've been there friend, but you’re not alone—there’s hope and a solution for your thoughts. You need a personal trainer to help you start transforming your thought patterns from cluttered, incapable, and unworthy to calm, clear, and confident!    Welcome to **Called and Curious**, the podcast created just for YOU—faith-filled women and mamas who are ready to break free from the chains of worry and anxiety. If you often feel overwhelmed, fearful, and anxious, know that you’re not alone. Life can feel like a whirlwind, and those cluttered thoughts can weigh you down.   But here’s the good news: when you have a personal trainer for your thought patterns, you have the power to transform your mind and reclaim your peace! On this podcast, we exercise our thoughts and bodies together each week to start taking your thoughts and life in a new direction. You can start to “work out” your thoughts to let God “work in” you to change how you think, feel, and act. You get the confidence to show up and shine for Christ as the fabulous kingdom-building woman you are!   Join me, Ashriel, the Personal Trainer for Thought Patterns, as we dive into the transformative **Love Moves** connective-thought framework. This simple yet powerful approach combines faith, love, and neuroscience to help you work out your thoughts daily, allowing God to work in your life.   In each episode, we get curious about the everyday situations we bump into that affect your thoughts, experiences, and behaviors. Together, we’ll explore situations and topics that matter to you—whether it’s battling self-doubt, post-event spiraling, or finding your true calling. Each week, you’ll receive a mini thought "work out" for that situation designed to help you shift from feeling cluttered and overwhelmed to finding calm, clarity, and confidence.   Imagine the compound effects of these weekly thought workouts! As you consistently engage in this process, you’ll notice:   ***A Shift from Cluttered to Calm:** Learn to recognize those pesky negative thoughts and replace them with uplifting, faith-driven truths that resonate in your heart. ***Empowered Living:** Feel the weight lift as you embrace a mindset that reflects your true worth and purpose in Christ. ***A Supportive Community:** Connect with other women who understand your journey, offering encouragement and shared experiences as we grow together.   This isn’t just a podcast; it’s a movement toward a more beautiful life—one thought at a time. Don’t let worry and anxiety dictate your days any longer! Tune in every week to Called and Curious, where you’ll find the support, education, and inspiration you need to grow better thoughts and cultivate a higher state of mind.   Subscribe now, and let’s go on this journey together—because you deserve to live a life filled with peace, purpose, and confidence. You’ve got this, and I’m here to help you every step of the way!    Let’s stay called, let’s stay curious, and let’s conquer our thoughts, our day, and our lives together--and do it for the glory of the one who's called us to more!