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If you allow it, the military career will take more than it gives. It can challenge the strongest military marriage and seduce military leaders into believing their career is more important than WHO they become. The Lifegiver podcast began as a way to encourage, inspire, and bring hope to leaders and military couples when they feel burned out and they’ve lost their way. For almost 20 years, I have served the military and veteran population as a counselor, speaker, author, and subject matter expert on military culture. Lifegiver offers discussions and interviews on personal and leadership development and ways to breathe life into your military marriage and home. Real stories, expert interviews, and honest conversation.

Lifegiver- Military Marriage & Leadership Corie Weathers, LPC

    • Government
    • 4.8 • 40 Ratings

If you allow it, the military career will take more than it gives. It can challenge the strongest military marriage and seduce military leaders into believing their career is more important than WHO they become. The Lifegiver podcast began as a way to encourage, inspire, and bring hope to leaders and military couples when they feel burned out and they’ve lost their way. For almost 20 years, I have served the military and veteran population as a counselor, speaker, author, and subject matter expert on military culture. Lifegiver offers discussions and interviews on personal and leadership development and ways to breathe life into your military marriage and home. Real stories, expert interviews, and honest conversation.

    The Theology of Hope

    The Theology of Hope

    Lifegiver Podcast will be back soon!  
    This is a bonus faith-based episode- a recording of my talk for the Protestant military spouse's group at Fort Cavazos, TX. 
    If your circumstances or relationships are not going the way you hoped, if you are wondering where God is and why some prayers are not answered in the time or way you wish- this episode is for you. 
    To listen to the Military Culture Shift Podcast that is underway: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/military-culture-shift-podcast/id1704769860
    Ending Credits song: "Closer Than You Know"
    https://music.apple.com/us/album/closer-than-you-know/1440827181?i=1440828073

    • 49 min
    New Trailer for MCS Podcast

    New Trailer for MCS Podcast

    The Military Culture Shift Limited Series Leadership Podcast launches Feb 15, 2024! Interviews with experts and leaders, (many of them mentioned in the book) will bring the book to life in a multi-sensory way, and breathe life into your home and leadership, and especially validate your story. Episodes will start on Feb 15th and roll out weekly so make sure you are subscribed so you don’t miss them and have picked up the book if you haven’t.
    (Order the book from Amazon here)
    Also, I’m encouraging you ahead of time to listen all the way to the end of each episode for powerful songs written and performed by veterans, military spouses, and even Gen Z military teens. I’ve so enjoyed lifting up our community and I hope you will feel lifted as well.
    Order your copy of Military Culture Shift here. 
    Listen to Corie's Lifegiver Podcast here
    Find out more about how you can work with and contact Corie here.
     

    • 4 min
    S8 Finale: What It Means to “Be Well” & The Difference Between Mental Health and Mental Wellness

    S8 Finale: What It Means to “Be Well” & The Difference Between Mental Health and Mental Wellness

    Listen now to the Season 8 Finale of what it means to  "Be Well". Right now the culture is struggling with a mental health crisis where we are confusing mental illness with mental health and mental wellness. What is the difference? And what is the next step towards you being truly well... Let's figure it out together.
    Pre-order Military Culture Shift (All pre-orders are autographed!) 
    Subscribe to the Military Culture Shift Podcast
    Sign up for my monthly newsletter here!
    For more content and resources visit www.life-giver.org
    We want to hear from you - It helps us serve you better! Send us an email at podcast@corieweathers.com
    Want to work with Corie? Check out https://www.corieweathers.com/ for more info.
    Song Credits: "You and Me" Tamas Kolozsvari
     
     

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Addressing Your Concerns Around Yoga & Meditation- with Amber Mattingly, DMin

    Addressing Your Concerns Around Yoga & Meditation- with Amber Mattingly, DMin

    After hearing concerns on social media of Matt and I practicing yoga and prayerful meditation, I knew it was time to invite my dear friend Amber Mattingly, DMin to the podcast to share her story. This is a faith-based episode that addresses the biggest fears and questions around these practices.
    Amber began yoga when her son was newly diagnosed with autism. She was overwhelmed, frightened for his future, worried about her marriage, and frustrated at life. At the height of this experience, she stopped sleeping for a whole year. She was not the youthful mom coming to yoga to learn handstands and complicated poses. Instead, she was the young mom barely able to make it through the day who ended up spending most of the time crying on her mat.
    For her, yoga is a tool that reconnected her with her true self, strengthened connection with something greater than myself, and built relationships based on humility, compassion & radical amazement!
    Amber met Pema while pursuing her Doctor of Ministry degree in Compassion based Leadership and they wondered what might happen if people from different faith traditions shared a prayer/meditation practice. Would they grow spiritually together while deepening their connection to their own faith tradition? This curiosity lead them to develop a study that included Buddhist and Christian practitioners. What we found were some hidden treasures!
    Find out more about Amber: https://ambermattinglylivefree.com/
    Read Amber and Pema's book: A Leap of (inter)Faith
     

    • 1 hr 5 min
    Marriage & Parenting Through Medical & Neurodiverse Challenges (EFMP)

    Marriage & Parenting Through Medical & Neurodiverse Challenges (EFMP)

    The military lifestyle's stress is hard enough on marriage, but what happens when you add a medical diagnosis? A child in need of extra care?  In this episode, we explore Aaron and Monica Harding's story of finding help for their son, themselves, and their marriage.  
    The Harding's son Jackson (17) was diagnosed with SynGAP in 2015, at age 10. Today, with children aged 24, 21 and 17, his wife, Monica, is now just learning how to take time away. And, according to Aaron, “that’s only because we started family therapy ~2 years ago.”
    Children living with SynGAP live with symptoms that include: autism / intellectual disabilities / sleep issues / behavior issues / seizures (sometimes a hundred a day) / delayed fine motor and language skills.
    Today, there is no cure, only medications that treat individual symptoms. Each case is different and brings its own unique challenges. For families like the Sandersons and the Hardings, those challenges are even more acute as they navigate the complexities of military life.
    Sign up for my monthly newsletter here!
    For more content and resources visit www.life-giver.org
    We want to hear from you - It helps us serve you better! Send us an email at podcast@corieweathers.com
    Want to work with Corie? Check out https://www.corieweathers.com/ for more info.
    Song Credits: "You and Me" Tamas Kolozsvari
     

    • 1 hr
    Choosing Hard Things Can Unexpectedly Change Your Life

    Choosing Hard Things Can Unexpectedly Change Your Life

    My new book Military Culture Shift is now available for pre-order and will launch November 14th! Order Here
    Subscribe to the Military Culture Shift Podcast NOW!
    In this episode, I talk about the power of choosing hard things and the character development that comes from the process. We are so used to only choosing activities that we will feel successful at. After a while, we are siloed into a lifestyle and career where we believe the lie that we have to be successful at whatever we put our mind to. Instead, think about what brings you joy, or what used to bring you joy, and consider valuing yourself enough to go back to it and give it a chance. 
    At 44, I picked up the cello after loving the sound of it my whole life. I had no idea just how much I was going to have to face some things in my life that have long needed to be addressed. Listen in as we talk about how to choose what your "hard thing" will be, what sabotages us from trying, how to develop the grit to persevere through discouragement and obstacles, and how it translates to our personal wellness and leadership in and out of the home. 
    Mentioned in this episode:
    Angela Duckworth: Grit: The Power of Passion & Perseverance and her TedTalk. 
    Sign up for our monthly newsletter here!
    For more content and resources visit www.life-giver.org
    We want to hear from you - It helps us serve you better! Send us an email at podcast@corieweathers.com
    Want to work with Corie? Check out https://www.corieweathers.com/ for more info.
    Song Credits: "You and Me" Tamas Kolozsvari

    • 1 hr 2 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
40 Ratings

40 Ratings

Naya Jane ,

Real substance to help you focus and live with purpose

Corie is excellent at dissecting real life issues as they pertain to marriage, military life, and more. I’ve discovered powerful ways to grow because of her work.

BirdieOakes77 ,

It’s Named Perfectly - LIFE GIVER

My spouse is a law enforcement officer and this podcast has helped me navigate the almost 4 years we’ve been married now. Lots of great truths to hold on to during any rough patches. Thank you, Corie, for pouring out your heart to those in need.

Jhhamrick ,

Army Wife of 14 years & I LOVE this podcast.

We have been doing this military life for over a decade and still have several years before retirement, which means we are in this for the long haul. The encouragement that Corie gives in this podcast is invaluable. The natural overlaps in the military and first responder lifestyles is evident and gracefully approached and I have gained an appreciateion for families who serve America from home base.

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