218 episodes

Join the Mattsons, a dynamic husband-wife team, who are helping leaders live and lead with integrity at home, at work, and in the community. Whether you are a parent, a pastor, a CEO, or all three, the Living Wholehearted Podcast inspires and helps you shrink the gap between what you preach and how you live. Authors, speakers, business owners, social entrepreneurs, parents, and co-founders of Living Wholehearted and Courageous Girls, Jeff is a seasoned Executive Coach and Terra is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Their weekly conversations integrate trauma-informed clinical, biblical, and relational wisdom, offering practical tools and relatable insights to help you with the relationships that matter most.

Living Wholehearted is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

Living Wholehearted Podcast With Jeff and Terra Terra & Jeff Mattson - Living Wholehearted and Christian Parenting

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    • 4.9 • 34 Ratings

Join the Mattsons, a dynamic husband-wife team, who are helping leaders live and lead with integrity at home, at work, and in the community. Whether you are a parent, a pastor, a CEO, or all three, the Living Wholehearted Podcast inspires and helps you shrink the gap between what you preach and how you live. Authors, speakers, business owners, social entrepreneurs, parents, and co-founders of Living Wholehearted and Courageous Girls, Jeff is a seasoned Executive Coach and Terra is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Their weekly conversations integrate trauma-informed clinical, biblical, and relational wisdom, offering practical tools and relatable insights to help you with the relationships that matter most.

Living Wholehearted is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

    Episode 219: Friendship Part 2 - Healthy Vs. Unhealthy, Myths and More with Connie Armerding

    Episode 219: Friendship Part 2 - Healthy Vs. Unhealthy, Myths and More with Connie Armerding

    Today we are continuing our conversation around friendship with an emphasis on boundaries, unhealthy friendships, and where counseling and coaching come in throughout the seasons of life. Every healthy leader has good friends. Our personal friendships help us sustain our integrity over the long-haul of life, so, it's worth spending two full episodes to unpack the healthy and unhealthy elements of friendship. Terra Mattson, co-host of the podcast and co-founder of Living Wholehearted, has a candid conversation with one of the Living Wholehearted Executive Coaches, Connie Armerding, about friendship; what it is and what it is not. Connie and Tera were friends before working together at Living Wholehearted, and they have genuine insights to offer about the myths that run interference, particularly with female leaders, and how we can move toward building healthy friendships. 

     

    Terra Mattson is co-founder of Living Wholehearted, a professional counseling, executive coaching, and organizational development firm outside Portland, Oregon, helping leaders live and lead with integrity. She is also the founder and executive director of the non-profit Courageous Girls.  She is co-author of Shrinking the Integrity Gap: Between What Leaders Preach and Live, and Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace, where she talks extensively about friendship (learn more at livingwholehearted.com  mycourageousgirls.com). Follow her on IG @terramattson 

     

    Connie Armerding is an Executive Coach & Leadership Consultant, Writer, Speaker, and Teacher. She is passionate about equipping ministry and marketplace leaders by creating spiritually and emotionally healthy cultures among leaders and their communities. Connie holds degrees from Wheaton College in Interpersonal Communication and a MA in Leadership. She’s been published with Propel Women, Patheos, and the Redbud Post. She is a contributing writer of Friendzy and is currently working on a project with Nav Press as a contributor to Reflecting God's Nature, the Women's Devotional Bible based on The Message. Connie also leads conflict resolution training for organizational teams and teaches and preaches at churches and conferences across the Pacific Northwest. She has been married to her husband, Taylor, for twenty years, and they are raising four children here in Oregon. Want to work with Connie? Email her at connie@livingwholehearted.com. 

     

    To connect with Connie Armerding, visit: 

     

    EMAIL - 

    connie@livingwholehearted.com 

     

    ONLINE - 

    www.livingwholehearted.com  

    www.conniearmerding.com 

     

    SOCIAL -  

    Facebook - @connie.armerding 

    Instagram - @carmerding 

     

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    We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community.  Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter.  

     

    If you are a woman, and you are interested in monthly group coaching, we’ve got a fantastic opportunity for you! We’re kicking off a new Women’s Group Coaching six-month session in April! You can join anytime. Find out more at www.livingwholehearted.com/womens-group-coaching. 

     

    And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.   

     

    Until next time, be the leader you would follow! 

     

    Grateful for

    • 54 min
    Episode 218: Friendship Part 1 - Healthy Vs. Unhealthy, Myths and More with Connie Armerding

    Episode 218: Friendship Part 1 - Healthy Vs. Unhealthy, Myths and More with Connie Armerding

    Every healthy leader has good friends. Our personal friendships help us sustain our integrity over the long-haul of life. So it's worth spending two full episodes to unpack the healthy and unhealthy elements of friendship. Terra Mattson, co-host of the podcast and co-founder of Living Wholehearted, has a candid conversation with one of the Living Wholehearted Executive Coaches, Connie Armerding, about friendship - what it is and what it is not. Connie and Terra were friends before working together at Living Wholehearted. They offer some genuine insights into the myths that run interference, particularly with female leaders, and how we can move toward building healthy friendships. Connie and Terra both coach women in leadership, do organizational development retreats, and love leading the Wholehearted Leadership Cohorts. Learn more at livingwholehearted.com 
     
    Terra Mattson is co-founder of Living Wholehearted, a professional counseling, executive coaching, and organizational development firm outside Portland, Oregon, helping leaders live and lead with integrity. She is also the founder and executive director of the non-profit Courageous Girls.  She is co-author of Shrinking the Integrity Gap: Between What Leaders Preach and Live, and Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace, where she talks extensively about friendship. (Learn more about Courageous Girls at www.mycourageousgirls.com, and follow Terra on Instagram @terramattson)
     
    Connie Armerding is an Executive Coach & Leadership Consultant, Writer, Speaker, and Teacher. She is passionate about equipping ministry and marketplace leaders by creating spiritually and emotionally healthy cultures among leaders and their communities. Connie holds degrees from Wheaton College in Interpersonal Communication and a MA in Leadership. She’s been published with Propel Women, Patheos, and the Redbud Post. She is a contributing writer of Friendzy and is currently working on a project with Nav Press as a contributor to Reflecting God's Nature, the Women's Devotional Bible based on The Message. Connie also leads conflict resolution training for organizational teams and teaches and preaches at churches and conferences across the Pacific Northwest. She has been married to her husband, Taylor, for twenty years, and they are raising four children here in Oregon. Want to work with Connie? Email her at connie@livingwholehearted.com.
     
    To connect with Connie Armerding, visit:
     
    EMAIL -
    connie@livingwholehearted.com
     
    ONLINE -
    www.livingwholehearted.com 
    www.conniearmerding.com
     
    SOCIAL - 
    Facebook - @connie.armerding
    Instagram - @carmerding
     
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    We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community.  Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. 
     
    Don't forget our unique Wholehearted Leadership Cohort opportunities. Applications are open for the next one-year and two-year cohorts. In fact, the Cohort experience might be the very thing that helps you see long-term shifts in your leadership at work and at home. We'd love to come alongside you! Learn more and apply today at www.livingwholehearted.com/cohort.
     
    And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.  
     
    Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
     
    Grateful for you,
    Jeff & Terra
     
    To connect wi

    • 41 min
    Episode 217: Marriage - The Power of our Story with Chris Bruno

    Episode 217: Marriage - The Power of our Story with Chris Bruno

    Marriage is an amazing gift. And yet, it can reveal a lot of our weaknesses, vulnerabilities and our growth edges. Today we talk with Chris Bruno about the most common struggles for marriages today and how we can fulfill our greatest desires for deep connection, to be known, and to truly know one another within our marriages.
     
    Chris Bruno is a licensed professional counselor and the founder and CEO of ReStory Counseling and Restoration Project. He, along with Tracy Johnson, are the marriage experts of Thrive Marriage Lab, ReStory Marriage Intensives, and co-hosts of the Thrive Marriage Podcast. He is a colleague of authors, speakers, and counselors like Dr. Dan Allender of The Allender Center, Dr. Curt Thompson of The Anatomy of the Soul, Sheila Wray Gregoire of The Great Sex Rescue, and Milan and Kay Yerkovitch of How We Love. His goal is to help couples stay married and love being married. His team has helped hundreds of couples explore their story, and come to understand and care for one another more deeply.
     
    To connect with Chris Bruno, go to:
    Website - https://www.restory.life/
    Facebook - www.facebook.com/ReStory.Life
    Instagram - @storyrestored
     
    To find Thrive Marriage Lab go to:
    Website - https://www.restory.life/thrive
    Instagram - @ThriveMarriageLab
    Youtube - @ThriveMarriageLab
     
    FREE 12 Months of Dates - How date nights can lead to connection. 
    Subscribe here - www.restory.life/thrive-dates
     
    How healthy is your marriage? 
    Take our FREE marriage assessment here: https://www.restory.life/marriage-assessment
     
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    We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community.  Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. 
     
    Don't forget our unique Wholehearted Leadership Cohort opportunities. Applications are open for the next one-year and two-year cohorts. In fact, the Cohort experience might be the very thing that helps you see long-term shifts in your leadership at work and at home. We'd love to come alongside you! Learn more and apply today at www.livingwholehearted.com/cohort.
     
    And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.  
     
    Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
     
    Grateful for you,
    Jeff & Terra
     
    To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
     
    INSTAGRAM
    @TerraMattson
    @Living_Wholehearted
    @MyCourageousGirls
     
    FACEBOOK
    @WeAreLivingWholehearted
    @MyCourageousGirls
     
    WEBSITES
    LivingWholehearted.com
    TerraMattson.com 
    MyCourageousGirls.com
     
    RESOURCES
    Shrinking the Integrity Gap 
          https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
          https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
    Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course 
          https://www.livingwholehearted.com/e-courses
    Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
          https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
    Dear Mattsons 
          https://www.christianparenting.org/dearmattsons/
    Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters 
          http://cpguides.org
     
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    The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
     

    • 35 min
    Episode 216: Leaders Accept Their Limits with Sara Hagerty

    Episode 216: Leaders Accept Their Limits with Sara Hagerty

    So many messages, particularly those heard in leadership circles, urge us to move past our limits. No pain no gain. This message is loud and clear at the gym, and some of us even hear it at church. Sometimes it’s subtle. Sometimes it’s in your face. “See what you're made of!” 
     
    Don’t get us wrong, we love a good challenge, but we also believe many of us have a false view of our actual capacities. The pace of our lives says something. At times we might find ourselves feeling like it’s all too much. Too much laundry and too many bills. Too many appointments, meetings, and responsibilities. Too many open tabs on our browser. We go to bed exhausted, too tired to enjoy a few minutes with our own thoughts. 
     
    What if learning to accept our human limits allows us to fully reach our potential? In our work, especially with our Wholehearted Leadership Cohorts, we often say, “Wholehearted leaders learn to love their limits.” We explore this idea of limits, accepting our circumstances and fences that appear in our lives, with our guest, Sara Hagerty. As a driver and leader herself, she has experienced infertility, illness, loss and much more. 
     
    Sara Hagerty is a bestselling author and Jesus follower. She is the wife and mother of seven – four adopted from Africa and three through miracle pregnancies. Her first book, Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet (2014), ponders the conflict inherent when life’s expectations do not meet up with reality. Her latest book, The Gift of Limitations: Finding Beauty in Your Boundaries (March 2024), illustrates how our greatest weaknesses are the doorway to rich intimacy with God. Sara and her family live in Missouri.



    To connect with Sara Hagerty, go to:
     
    ONLINE -
    sarahagerty.net
     
    SOCIAL - 
    Facebook - @sarahagertywrites
    Instagram - @sarahagertywrites
     
    NEW BOOK - 
    The Gift of Limitations: Finding Beauty in Your Boundaries (March 2024)
     
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    We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community.  Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. 
     
    Don't forget that our TWO-year Executive Wholehearted Leadership Cohort applications are NOW open for a March 2024 start date. In fact, the Cohort might be the very thing that helps you see long-term shifts in your leadership at work and at home, finding more peace and pace in your life. We'd love to come alongside you! Learn more and apply today at www.livingwholehearted.com/cohort.
     
    And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.  
     
    Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
     
    Grateful for you,
    Jeff & Terra
     
    To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
     
    INSTAGRAM
    @TerraMattson
    @Living_Wholehearted
    @MyCourageousGirls
     
    FACEBOOK
    @WeAreLivingWholehearted
    @MyCourageousGirls
     
    WEBSITES
    LivingWholehearted.com
    TerraMattson.com 
    MyCourageousGirls.com
     
    RESOURCES
    Shrinking the Integrity Gap 
          https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
          https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
    Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course 
          https://www.livingwholehearted.com/e-courses
    Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
          https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
    Dear Mattsons 
          https://www.c

    • 52 min
    Episode 215: Digital Fasts: Bringing More Peace and Connection with Josh and Jaelyn Harrel

    Episode 215: Digital Fasts: Bringing More Peace and Connection with Josh and Jaelyn Harrel

    It’s a new year and we are setting new trends. What if we all decided to fast from our digital devices for 40 days? What do you think would happen? What do you think would be the effects on your mental health, your spiritual growth, your marriage, your kids? Well, you don’t have to imagine very long because we have an amazing couple with us today who are near and dear to our hearts and they did this very thing.
     
    Jaelyn and Josh Harrel are podcast hosts of the Restored Living Podcast. They wear many hats, including parents to 3 amazing boys and running multiple businesses they’ve started. They have been married for 11 years and currently reside in Queen Creek, Arizona.
     
    To connect with Josh and Jaelyn Harrel, go to:
     
    ONLINE -
    www.restoredliving.org
     
    SOCIAL - 
    Instagram - @restoredliving
     
    BOOKS/PODCAST - 
    Restored Living Podcast
     
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    We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community.  Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. 
     
    Don't forget that our TWO-year Executive Wholehearted Leadership Cohort applications are NOW open for a March 2024 start date. In fact, the Cohort might be the very thing that helps you see long-term shifts in your leadership at work and at home, finding more peace and pace in your life. We'd love to come alongside you! Learn more and apply today at www.livingwholehearted.com/cohort.
     
    And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.  
     
    Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
     
    Grateful for you,
    Jeff & Terra
     
    To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
     
    INSTAGRAM
    @TerraMattson
    @Living_Wholehearted
    @MyCourageousGirls
     
    FACEBOOK
    @WeAreLivingWholehearted
    @MyCourageousGirls
     
    WEBSITES
    LivingWholehearted.com
    TerraMattson.com 
    MyCourageousGirls.com
     
    RESOURCES
    Shrinking the Integrity Gap 
          https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/
          https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
    Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course 
          https://www.livingwholehearted.com/e-courses
    Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace
          https://www.livingwholehearted.com/store/books
    Dear Mattsons 
          https://www.christianparenting.org/dearmattsons/
    Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters 
          http://cpguides.org
     
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    The Living Wholehearted Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

    • 1 hr 5 min
    Episode 214: Pacing Ourselves - Finishing Well with the Mattsons

    Episode 214: Pacing Ourselves - Finishing Well with the Mattsons

    It's a new year and new year's resolutions are on the rise - while anxiety, business and lack of clarity are too. What if we committed our year to PEACE and PACE? What if wholehearted leaders took time to assess all of who they are and where they are going? What if we got less busy this year and created margin and white space in our times at work, home, and at play? What if? 
     
    Join us as we unpack why white space and boredom are essential to a healthy brain and wholehearted leadership. We also talk about the Core Values Index and how this shapes what our goal setting and pacinging looks like for the year. If you want more peace this year, and less anxiety, stress, and disappointment in what is NOT happening, then listen in. Whether you are a parent, a CEO, a ministry leader or all of the above, this conversation is for you. 
     
    And don't forget that our TWO-year Executive Wholehearted Leadership Cohort applications are NOW open for a March 2024 start date. In fact, the Cohort might be the very thing that helps you see long-term shifts in your leadership at work and at home, finding more peace and pace in your life. We'd love to come alongside you! Learn more and apply today at www.livingwholehearted.com/cohort 
     
    We are Jeff and Terra Mattson, a husband and wife team, and co-hosts of the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We are the founders of Living Wholehearted, a professional counseling, executive coaching, and organizational development firm outside Portland, Oregon, helping leaders live and lead with integrity. Our amazing team of professionals who have excellent character and competencies, are coming alongside leaders in the home, work and community, providing confidential and safe places for leaders, their families, and their teams. We co-authored the book, Shrinking the Integrity Gap: Between What Leaders Preach and Live, and are raising our two teen girls on 5 acres in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. We also founded Courageous Girls, a non-profit dedicated to helping moms walk alongside their daughters at every stage of their growing years (learn more at mycourageousgirls.com). Bridging the gap between Biblical truth, clinical expertise, and trauma-informed relational wisdom, we are currently engaged in executive coaching, organizational development, writing, speaking, and training pastors, counselors and leaders. We believe that when a leader lives and leads with integrity, everyone in their wake benefits. That's why we do what we do. Want to work with us or our team? Email Jeff at jeff@livingwholehearted.com or Terra at info@livingwholehearted.com.
     
    We hope you'll stick around this year and spend some time with us. It's going to be a GOOD year. 
     
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    We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community.  Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.  
     
    Until next time, be the leader you would follow!
     
    Grateful for you,
    Jeff & Terra
     
    To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:
     
    INSTAGRAM
    @TerraMattson
    @Living_Wholehearted
    @MyCourageousGirls
     
    FACEBOOK
    @WeAreLivingWholehearted
    @MyCourageousGirls
     
    WEBSITES
    LivingWholehearted.com
    TerraMattson.com 
    MyCourageousGirls.com
     
    RESOURCES
    Shrinking the Integrit

    • 42 min

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