Worthy & Whole Podcast

LeighAnn Ricci
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Worthy & Whole is a faith-informed podcast for women who love God and are ready to live with greater peace, clarity, and confidence in Christ. Hosted by LeighAnn Ricci, Christian nurse coach and guide, this space offers gentle encouragement, practical insight, and grounded conversations to help you release burnout, reclaim your God-given worth, and walk forward whole—spirit, mind, and body. Your worth is already settled. Becoming whole is the journey we walk together.

  1. 17h ago

    029. Consecration, Mercy, & Everyday Living: Becoming Whole in a Life Dedicated to Christ

    What makes us willing to dedicate our whole lives to Christ? Knowing the One who asks us to follow Him, and seeing how He has already given Himself for us. In this episode of Worthy & Whole, I share a lesson from my nursing career: difficult assignments felt different when the leader asking me to step up was willing to enter the room, help carry the workload, and stay alongside me. That experience helps illuminate the heart of consecration. Jesus has gone before us, shown us His sacrificial love, and continues to be present with us through the Holy Spirit. Our dedication becomes a willing response to His mercy, grounded in trust in the One we follow. Through Romans 12:1-2, Hebrews, and John 17, we explore what consecration means for Christians today, how it relates to sanctification, and how a life dedicated to Christ finds purpose and wholeness in ordinary moments from our work and relationships to our plans and choices. “Lord, I belong to You. Let that belonging shape how I live.” 🩵 YOUR INVITATION THIS WEEK Choose one area of your life you can dedicate or rededicate to the Lord—a plan you’re gripping tightly, a habit, a relationship, or your attitude toward your work. Pause to remember the mercy of the One to whom you belong. Jesus has gone before you, shown you His love, and hasn’t left you to follow Him alone. Ask, “Lord, how can I serve You and partner with Your will in this?” Then consider one step of obedience you can take in response to His mercy. Subscribe to The Worthy & Whole Podcast so you don’t miss an episode. If this conversation encouraged you, leave a rating and share it with a friend who wants to grow in her walk with Jesus! SCRIPTURES REFERENCED • Joshua 3:5 Israel’s call to consecrate themselves before crossing the Jordan• Romans 11:30-36 God’s mercy, wisdom, and glory; all things come from Him, through Him, and for Him• Romans 12:1-2 Offering our bodies as living sacrifices in response to God’s mercy and being transformed by the renewing of our minds• Exodus 19:10-11 Consecration and preparation to meet God at Sinai• Psalm 24:3-4 Approaching the Lord with clean hands and a pure heart• Hebrews 9:13-14 - Christ’s blood cleansing our consciences so we may serve the living God• Hebrews 10:10 - Made holy through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ once for all• John 17:14-19 - Jesus’ prayer for His disciples: protected, sanctified by truth, and sent into the world KEEP LISTENING EP28 Jesus, What Are We Doing? A conversation about acknowledging His presence and walking with Him in everyday life. LET’S CONNECT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leighannricci/ Christian women’s community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19Lb4Ty56B/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBUSVk50sHmgbqCRfay0iQ Website & Christian coaching: https://www.crosswindscollab.com Worthy & Whole offers biblical encouragement for Christian women pursuing confidence in Christ, spiritual growth, and whole-person well-being. Worthy is who you are. Becoming whole is the journey.

  2. Sep 30

    028. From WWJD to JWWD: For More Presence, Not Performance

    What if “What Would Jesus Do?” became “Jesus, what are WE doing?” Discover how acknowledging Jesus’ presence can deepen your relationship with God and change the way you approach everyday life. In Episode 28 of the Worthy & Whole podcast, Christian holistic coach and women’s health RN LeighAnn Ricci explores a fresh perspective on WWJD with JWWD “Jesus, what are we doing?” Building on Episode 27’s conversation about compartmentalized faith, this episode explores a simple way we can bring Jesus into all the parts of our lives to walk with Him, abide in Him, and live with a growing awareness of His presence. From work and relationships to decisions, responsibilities, and ordinary moments, how can we practice turning toward the Lord who is already with us? There is no place He isn't already present. Through Scripture, everyday illustrations, and the story of the road to Emmaus, we reflect on the difference between knowing about Jesus, recognizing His presence, and growing in relationship with Him and how surrendering to His leadership shapes a whole, integrated life of faith. In this episode, we explore: • Moving from WWJD to “Jesus, what are WE doing?” • Immanuel, God with us, and the promise of the indwelling Holy Spirit • Abiding in Christ and bringing your faith into everyday decisions • Recognizing Jesus’ presence when life feels confusing or overwhelming • Trusting God instead of relying only on yourself • Growing in spiritual maturity through relationship, obedience, and surrender If you’re a Christian woman seeking a deeper relationship with Jesus, encouragement for your spiritual growth, or a more Christ-centered approach to daily life, this conversation invites you to begin with one simple question: “Jesus, what are we doing?” 🩵 YOUR INVITATION THIS WEEK Choose one ordinary moment, a conversation, a decision, or the start of your workday, and pause to acknowledge His presence. Ask, “Jesus, what are we doing?” Let that question become an invitation to prayer, trust, and obedience to His Word. Follow Worthy & Whole so you don’t miss an episode. If this conversation encouraged you, leave a rating and share it with a friend who wants to grow in her walk with Jesus! 📖 SCRIPTURES REFERENCED • Matthew 1:23 Immanuel, God with us • John 14:17 The Holy Spirit with you and in you • John 14:23 Loving Jesus and obeying His teaching • John 15 Abiding in Christ • Galatians 2:20 Christ living in us • Psalm 139 God’s presence and intimate knowledge of us • Luke 24:13-35 Jesus on the road to Emmaus • Matthew 7:21–23 “I never knew you” • Philippians 2:13 God working in you • Proverbs 3:5–6 Trusting the Lord and acknowledging Him 🎧 KEEP LISTENING Episode 27: You Can’t Be Whole with a Compartmentalized Faith LET’S CONNECT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leighannricci/ Facebook: Christian women’s community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19Lb4Ty56B/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeighannRicci Website & Christian coaching: www.crosswindscollab.com Worthy & Whole offers biblical encouragement for Christian women pursuing confidence in Christ, spiritual growth, and whole-person well-being. Worthy is who you are. Becoming whole is the journey.

  3. Sep 24

    027. Is Your Faith Only Visible on Sunday? Why You Can’t Be Whole with a Compartmentalized Faith

    You love Jesus and know Him as Lord and Savior, but is your faith visible on Sunday while remaining almost undetectable Monday through Saturday? In this episode of Worthy & Whole, Christian nurse coach LeighAnn Ricci explores the hidden ways believers compartmentalize their faith and why spiritual wholeness requires bringing every area of life under the loving authority of Christ. Using the picture of a dresser filled with separate drawers, LeighAnn examines what happens when Jesus is given the “faith drawer” while our work, finances, relationships, entertainment, private struggles, and everyday decisions remain disconnected from Him. You’ll learn: • Why compartmentalization can begin as self-protection • The difference between healthy emotional containment and long-term fragmentation • How fear of rejection can cause us to hide the light of Christ • Why spiritual maturity requires responding to the Holy Spirit’s conviction • How surrender leads to freedom rather than punishment • What it means to remain connected to Jesus, the Vine, and become increasingly whole in Him This is not an invitation to shame. It is an invitation to notice, surrender, and ask, “Jesus, what are we doing here?” If this episode encourages you, subscribe to Worthy & Whole, share it with someone who needs this message, and send LeighAnn a message if you would like support recognizing your God-given worth and becoming increasingly whole in Christ. Scriptures referenced: Matt. 6:24, Matt. 7:3-5, 1 Pet. 3:15, Genesis 3:7–10, Hebrews 5:11–14, Proverbs 4:23, Proverbs 18:21, 1 Corinthians 10:13, James 1:14–15, Matthew 5:14–16, John 13:35, Matthew 7:16–20, Galatians 5:22–23, John 15:1–5, Romans 12:1–2, Colossians 3:17, Colossians 1:16-17, Ps. 139:7-10 Connect with me at www.crosswindscollab.com Or on Facebook/Instagram @leighannricci - Send me a message, lets start a conversation! Join the FREE Facebook group for the podcast for encouragement, insights, and faith based content HERE. Be sure to follow, subscribe, and review the podcast! Thanks for being here, LeighAnn

  4. Sep 15

    026. Want More? Use More: Living From Your Spiritual Inheritance

    What if you already possess more than you realize but you’ve been living as though you don’t have access to it? Ephesians 1 tells us that in Christ we have been blessed with every spiritual blessing. We are chosen, adopted, redeemed, forgiven, covered by grace, and sealed with the Holy Spirit, the deposit guaranteeing our inheritance. Yet many Christian women continue living as though their spiritual accounts are empty. We wait to feel worthy before receiving grace, confident before walking in our purpose, or peaceful before releasing control. But our feelings do not determine the truth of what God has already given us. In this episode of the Worthy & Whole Podcast, LeighAnn explores what it means to live from your spiritual inheritance in Christ. You’ll learn how to access God’s peace in anxious circumstances, exercise Christian courage and confidence, faithfully steward your calling, and allow His love and grace to move through you toward others. Want more peace, courage, confidence, purpose, or grace? Look no further, you may just need to begin using what God has already provided. Scriptures referenced: Ephesians 1, Hebrews 11:1, Philippians 4:6–7, Matthew 10:8, Matthew 25:14–30, and 1 Corinthians 12:7. Learn more about faith-based holistic coaching at crosswindscollab.com, or connect with LeighAnn on Instagram and Facebook at @leighannricci.

  5. Sep 4

    025. Dying to Self: Why Life Truly Begins After Surrender

    What does it really mean to “die to yourself”? Does following Jesus require you to reject your personality, silence your needs, or abandon the qualities that make you uniquely you? In this episode of Worthy & Whole, LeighAnn explores the tension between biblical surrender and Christian worth in Christ. Through Matthew 16:24-25, Galatians 2:20, Romans 6:6, and Ephesians 4:22-24, she explains why dying to self is not the destruction of your personhood it's surrendering self-rule and receiving your true identity in Christ. If you have been striving to prove your worth, manufacture confidence, please others, or discover your purpose, this episode will help you consider what Jesus may be asking you to release so you can become fully alive in Him. Learn more about faith-centered holistic coaching at crosswindscollab.com. Join the Free facebook group for the Worthy & Whole Podcast Please subscribe and share with a friend! Thanks for being here! Care & Blessings, LeighAnn

    025. Dying to Self: Why Life Truly Begins After Surrender

  6. Aug 27

    024. Revealing the Hidden Weight of Burnout: Beliefs and Expectations You Were Never Meant to Carry

    What if burnout recovery isn’t always about adding another strategy but about releasing some of the hidden weight you were never meant to carry? In this episode of Worthy & Whole, I explore how fear, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and unrealistic expectations can make already-heavy responsibilities feel even heavier. We’ll talk about the difference between faithful sacrifice and fear-driven overfunctioning, how to recognize the “weeds” growing around good intentions, and what it looks like to renew your mind and return to Christ as your Source. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, stretched thin, or like you’re constantly trying to hold everything together, this episode is an invitation to examine what you’re carrying and what God may be asking you to finally put down. I'd love to hear from you, connect with my on facebook or instagram @leighannricci or send me an email at leighann@crosswindscollab.com. Learn more about my coaching programs here: www.crosswindscollab.com Join the FREE facebook group for Christian women: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/193ZEmWeJr/ Thanks for being here! Please subscribe and share with a women you'd like to encourage! God bless, LeighAnn

  7. Aug 12

    023. Entrusting Your Children to God: Rethinking Sacrificial Motherhood

    What does it really mean to be a sacrificial mother? Many of us learned that being a good mother means continually giving more, more time, more energy, more protection, more of ourselves all while carrying the quiet fear that if our children struggle, somehow we haven't done enough. But Scripture gives us another picture. In this episode of Worthy & Whole, LeighAnn looks at the stories of Jochebed, Hannah, and Mary and explores a different kind of maternal sacrifice: loving our children deeply while surrendering the outcomes we were never meant to control. We’ll talk about mom guilt, overprotecting, the temptation to rescue our children from every struggle, and the difficult transition from protecting them to entrusting them to God. Because there is a profound difference between giving up on your child and giving your child over to God. That is an incredible sacrifice of courage and faith. If you’ve ever struggled to know where your responsibility as a mother ends and trust begins, this episode is for you. If this episode encouraged you, share it with a friend! Subscribe to The Worthy & Whole Podcast for more Christ-centered conversations on identity, confidence, healing, and living fully in the freedom Jesus came to give. Connect with LeighAnn: ⁠www.crosswindscollab.com⁠ Book a conversation:⁠ https://l.bttr.to/boAu9⁠ Join the Free Worthy & Whole Facebook Group: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18P5dJktrS/⁠ Follow LeighAnn on instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/leighannricci/⁠ Follow Crosswinds Collaborative on Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565052521113⁠ Thanks for listening!

  8. Jul 30

    022. Self-Reliance Is a Liar: Learning to Trust God for Daily Bread

    Have you become so accustomed to being the strong, capable one that asking for help now feels like failure? Self-reliance can look like strength on the outside, but underneath it may be driven by fear, disappointment, perfectionism, or the belief that having needs makes you a burden. In this episode of the Worthy & Whole Podcast, LeighAnn shares how learning to handle everything alone became part of her identity and how God has been teaching her a different way to live. Through the biblical pictures of daily manna in Exodus 16, Jesus as the true vine in John 15, and the invitation to trust God in Proverbs 3, this episode explores what it means to stop becoming your own source, breaking patterns of self-reliance, and begin depending on God for today’s wisdom, strength, grace, and provision. You’ll be encouraged to consider: • What is yours to carry today • What belongs to someone else • What outcome belongs to God • How to receive support without shame • How to move from anxious control to daily trust You do not need tomorrow’s manna today. You can receive today’s bread, take the next faithful step, and trust God with what comes next. If this episode encouraged you, share it with a friend! Subscribe to The Worthy & Whole Podcast for more Christ-centered conversations on identity, confidence, healing, and living fully in the freedom Jesus came to give. Connect with LeighAnn: www.crosswindscollab.com Book a conversation: https://l.bttr.to/boAu9 Join the Free Worthy & Whole Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18P5dJktrS/ Follow LeighAnn on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leighannricci/ Follow Crosswinds Collaborative on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565052521113 Thanks for listening! Topics include Christian self-reliance, trusting God, daily bread, overcoming hyper-independence, Christian encouragement for women, faith and anxiety, perfectionism, receiving help, childhood survival patterns, spiritual growth, surrendering control, and depending on God.

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Worthy & Whole is a faith-informed podcast for women who love God and are ready to live with greater peace, clarity, and confidence in Christ. Hosted by LeighAnn Ricci, Christian nurse coach and guide, this space offers gentle encouragement, practical insight, and grounded conversations to help you release burnout, reclaim your God-given worth, and walk forward whole—spirit, mind, and body. Your worth is already settled. Becoming whole is the journey we walk together.

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  • Creator
    LeighAnn Ricci
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © LeighAnn Ricci
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