The Kelsey Mercer Podcast

Kelsey Mercer
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Hosted by Kelsey Mercer, mom of six, grandma, wife of nearly 30 years, Life Coach, Pilates Teacher /Studio owner and Healer. This podcast delves into profound life experiences, exploring how pivotal moments, relationships, and core values shape our resilience, purpose, and ultimately, a meaningful and joyful life. It offers timeless wisdom and practical insights for navigating personal growth, fostering connection, and finding happiness in a complex world.

  1. Jun 10

    The Reluctant Warrior: Redefining Strength, Healing, and Faith with Dr. Christina Hibbert

    Dr. Christina Hibbert is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, and speaker. She is a survivor of breast cancer and chronic illness and a mother of six. Her work focuses on mental and emotional health, grief, and overcoming adversity.https://kelseymercer.com/podcast/dr-c...In this episode, Kelsey Mercer and Dr. Christina Hibbert discuss...The Power of GrowthDr. Hibbert shares her book, "This is How We Grow," a memoir that chronicles her journey from having three children to six overnight after her sister and brother-in-law passed away. She explains that the book was written to make readers feel like they're "literally walking through my life with me day by day," to foster connection and the feeling of "I'm not alone."From Growth to Chronic IllnessA significant portion of the conversation is dedicated to Dr. Hibbert's more recent struggles with triple-negative breast cancer, which led to 15 surgeries and a chronic illness diagnosis. She discusses how her cancer journey has forced her to shift her coping mechanisms, moving from being a "go-getter" to learning to pace herself, give herself grace, and listen to her body. This is a tough but transformative lesson for women who are driven and used to pushing through adversity.A New Approach to GriefDr. Hibbert challenges the common belief that grief is an individual process, emphasizing that "families that feel together can heal together." Drawing from her personal experience of losing her sister and her professional expertise, she highlights the importance of open dialogue and collective healing, rather than isolation.Motherhood, Purpose, and HopeThe episode also touches on Dr. Hibbert's evolving identity as a mother, from being a "perfect mom" to learning to be a great mother through vulnerability and asking for help. The conversation concludes with a powerful discussion on finding purpose and hope, even in the midst of hopelessness and adversity.The Concept of a "Reluctant Warrior"Dr. Hibbert introduces her upcoming book, "Reluctant Warrior," a breast cancer emotional survival guide. She explains that the title reflects the real, authentic experience of being tired and in survival mode, yet still showing up and taking "one step forward, knee-deep in the mud." The conversation highlights the idea that true strength is not always about pushing through but sometimes about listening to your body and giving yourself permission to stop.

    1h 2m

  2. 05/30/2024

    The Fire Wife Life

    If you’re married to someone who serves your community or your country, you know what it’s like to sacrifice life as normal for the benefit of those around you. As a fire wife for nearly 25 years, I know firsthand what it looks like to put your priorities, desires and wishes for life aside for the demand of a job! This has been our life, but the journey, though hard has formed us in so many ways to know what it’s like to adapt in the moment, and create happiness wherever you are however, you can life as a fire wife has meant life in the fire many times figuratively speaking but much like fire. The refining process always creates a beauty that can’t be denied in this episode. I speak with my husband who shares his heart transparently what it’s like to fight fires, and also have a heart that fights for your family, and to live by values and principles. It’s never been perfect but we’ve always been purposeful in creating the intentional life that we crave that creates an open space of communication and relationships that are personal and unique to our way of life. Summers have never look like big vacations but we always try and squeeze in sweet and simple times together that keep a smiling! For us that has meant trips to Lake Powell at every agent stage of our children’s life! May you be inspired to embrace the life God has given you, and you are unique calling to live the journey you are on! Serving others feeds the soul!

    18 min

  3. 05/17/2024

    Life is short I want to live it well.

    God teaches us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom. The only day were really given is this day, but even more than that, is this moment.. What would it look like to see your life as a gift and to appreciate each breath as the moment that reminds us of what is truly most important in our pursuit of purpose and happiness? I believe regret and grief are some of the greatest teachers in life to guide us to greater truths and revelations on how we can live the each day differently than our past. If life is hard it’s not bad it can be what motivates us to heal which ultimately transforms how we show up better each day. This podcast may challenge you to re-examine your priorities and perspective according to your values in pursuit of your best life and how to live it well.

    26 min

  4. 05/07/2024

    What’s the KM podcast all about?

    Discover how we will look at life’s greatest pillars of faith, family, fitness, fun and focus with the M3 methodology approach while learning, growing and living in the messy to to reveal the greatest message of the miraculous mystery of the divine story of purpose and destiny God has given each of us. Kelsey will bring real life stories of raising a family of six kids, being a wife of over 25 years, running and growing a Pilates studio and multiple businesses as well as thriving in fun while maintaining a focus of faith and purpose.

    12 min

  5. 02/18/2021

    FUN Boys to FUNctional Young Men

    On this week's podcast we are joined by our 3 teenage boys to share some real life experiences during a recent adventure guiding coues deer hunts for 3 weeks in Mexico with their dad, Preston Mercer and guide, Jay Scott Outdoors.  They share some insight into what life looks and feels like as they learn to function as young men when put to a variety of tests in challenging situations.  They discuss real life scenarios and situations that reveal what and how life functions in the ordinary and extraordinary.

    41 min

  6. 02/11/2021

    What Are You Relying On And Reliable For?

    Did you ever consider the very fact that our reliability on God for everything including our next breath proves EGO is bogus? Have you ever thought about how God can rely on you- are you consistently reliable to replicate the same results of good or bad functioning in life, work, relationships? How do people rely on your abilities to improve their life, function and prosperity? Who and what are YOU relying on? If 2020 revealed the roots of our reliability we must ask what will the days of 2021 look like moment to moment… day to day? Are we going to rely on the government, people, ourselves or GOD to keep us healthy, happy and functioning at our best everyday? All of life is training ground for what's ahead and 2020 was no different!  The difference is…. same training different results.  So, we must ask ourselves,  Does what I rely on today look different than yesterday? How can I be more reliable for the things that truly matter and make a difference in a well lived and loved life. God formed us and brought us forth from our mothers womb completely reliant on Him and in truth not much changes to the day we die other than the temptation to falsely hope and rely on anything but God for the sustaining power and strength we need for this world! Join us as we dig deeper into 3 areas of reliability in a well functioning and purposeful life.

    33 min

  7. 01/21/2021

    What do we do with Regret and Guilt?

    The choice is ours… To stay in the shame of regret and guilt or ask for wisdom to design and define our life from the lessons learned.  The mindset that transforms regret and guilt into action and accountability comes from acknowledging where we are on the journey with a commitment to where we are going. In this podcast I share practical ways I’ve learned how to use regret as a reset to learn and grow from disappointment rather than allow the enemy to destroy future work.  When we understand the opportunity we have to redeem what was meant to be stolen in regret and guilt, we can gain deeper insight into the direction God has for us in restoration, reconciliation and renewal. The sacred space of regret and or guilt can be a healing place of humility and malleability, where God refines and defines our purpose and His plan.

    20 min

  8. 01/14/2021

    Are you Focusing on the Happy Life or Fulfilled Life?

    It’s January and the familiar, sometimes rote and most often times sincere wishes of a  “Happy New Year”  are exchanged.  Yet after our epic 2020, when we are honest many of us are wondering will it be a Happy or A Happy Crappy New Year?  Can I really feel happy?  If I felt “happy” would everything be better?  Preston and I jump right in and share why we are convinced it is not just the “happy” we really want and long for, but the fulfilled life.  Happy is an emotional state of “high” that comes and goes, but a fulfilled life is the measure of it ALL taken into account.  It's the perspective of the ups and down, rather than the steady linear line that we think we want and need in order to experience the “good life” everyone else portrays to have, if I choose to see the down as an opportunity to move up and in the up I enjoy the moments of celebration and grace God has given,  then that is the fulfilled life I want.  So though we know the new normal and uncomfortable state of reality does not quite feel like "happy" we move on with the passing smile or grin covering over the brokenness within, a time when the masks leave the unanswered questions ok.   We have 2 Focus Mindsets to choose:  1) Disappointed it's not the "happy" life I imagined I would live.  Everything, everyone and everyday is a repeat of yesterday, just worse.  2) Each day is a gift scattered with moments of happiness and disappointment.  I choose to maintain a position of hope that I can put my trust in God, learn more of who I am, whose I am, who He is and my purpose in this world.  This is the journey of the fulfilled life even when.....

    46 min
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Hosted by Kelsey Mercer, mom of six, grandma, wife of nearly 30 years, Life Coach, Pilates Teacher /Studio owner and Healer. This podcast delves into profound life experiences, exploring how pivotal moments, relationships, and core values shape our resilience, purpose, and ultimately, a meaningful and joyful life. It offers timeless wisdom and practical insights for navigating personal growth, fostering connection, and finding happiness in a complex world.

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  • Creator
    Kelsey Mercer
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Kelsey Mercer
  • Show Website
    The Kelsey Mercer Podcast