72 episodes

Life is hard! This podcast addresses the issues that keep us awake at night. Am I a good enough mom/dad/spouse? Am I living up to my potential? Am I giving my kids what they need to be successful in life? What will my parents need from me as they age? Am I a good co-parent? How can I handle confrontations better? All of these things make life difficult and uncomfortable! Let's lean into all the uncomfortable and yucky stuff to find a path forward to a life we really want to live. (Music by Joe Calindrino, "September's Realm")

Pursuing Uncomfortable with Melissa Ebken Melissa Ebken

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Life is hard! This podcast addresses the issues that keep us awake at night. Am I a good enough mom/dad/spouse? Am I living up to my potential? Am I giving my kids what they need to be successful in life? What will my parents need from me as they age? Am I a good co-parent? How can I handle confrontations better? All of these things make life difficult and uncomfortable! Let's lean into all the uncomfortable and yucky stuff to find a path forward to a life we really want to live. (Music by Joe Calindrino, "September's Realm")

    Episode 72: Pursuing A Happy and Healthy Life with Dr. Sanjib Nandi

    Episode 72: Pursuing A Happy and Healthy Life with Dr. Sanjib Nandi

    Sanjib Nandi is a licensed, practicing pharmacist. In the last twenty years, he has lived in India and London, and today makes his home in the United States. Culling from the best that eastern and western medicine has to offer, Sanjib offers a bridge between the two, combining his knowledge of psychology, physiology, pharmacology, and the body-mind connection to produce a unique, simple and practical approach to healing and human vitality.

    Sanjib wrote his first book called “The Man With Zero Talent” which will take you on a journey of self-discovery, filling your mind with inspiring stories, scientific realities, and key techniques for developing and manifesting your highest self.

    Sanjib’s passion is to share his journey and help others live a healthy, fulfilling life. One of the ways he is living his passion is by founding LUVO, the first app ever to offer vibrational meditation. Our belief is that everybody, in some way or another is looking for health, happiness and success in the way they understand it.

    He has also written the lyrics of “Rise from the Ashes’ and ten other songs which is in Spotify that spoke about the same philosophy and zest for life.

    When not working, Sanjib spends his time, reading, writing, cooking nourishing and delicious cuisine, and deepening his bond with his fantastic son. He lives with his family in Wisconsin.

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    • 29 min
    Episode 71: Pursuing Healthy Happiness X 2 with The Therapy Twins

    Episode 71: Pursuing Healthy Happiness X 2 with The Therapy Twins

    Former licensed therapists who were sick of the ongoing Stigma of mental illness decided to come out with their own in their book Under The Hood. They use comedic stories to break the ice & offer simple, doable tips to jump start your road to Peace!

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    • 33 min
    Episode 70: Pursuing Life After Rock Bottom with Deshaun Williams

    Episode 70: Pursuing Life After Rock Bottom with Deshaun Williams

    The survivor of many difficult challenges, and an attempted suicide, DeShaun Williams has been able to take everything that he has faced, looked at the lessons that they taught, and ran with it to create the change, and inspiration that he desires in the world. He has started doing this, by becoming an  Ordained Minister, Certified Christian based Transformation Coach, & Speaker, author, and South Carolina field advocate for the AFSP where he promotes awareness on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.

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    • 35 min
    Episode 69: Pursuing A Love Of Ancient Scripture with Dr. Lisa Davison

    Episode 69: Pursuing A Love Of Ancient Scripture with Dr. Lisa Davison

    Rev. Dr. Lisa W. Davison is the Johnnie Eargle Cadieux Professor of Hebrew Bible at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, OK. A native of Radford, VA, Dr. Davison has a BA (Religion & Spanish) from Lynchburg College; an MDiv from Brite Divinity School (TCU), and an MA from Vanderbilt University. Dr. Davison received her Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from Vanderbilt. She is ordained in the Christian Church (DOC) and has served congregations in Texas & Kentucky. Davison’s first book, Preaching the Women of the Bible, was published in June, 2006. Her other publications include: the commentary on the book of Job for The New Interpreter’s Study Bible, essays on the major prophets for The College Study Bible, an essay in Tabletalk, entries for the Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement, a sermon in Those Preaching Women: A Multicultural Collection, commentaries for the New Proclamation Series, Year C, and the essays on “Ruth & Naomi” and “Bathsheba” for Just Women Bible Study. One of her sermons was selected for inclusion in The Living Pulpit: Sermons that Illustrate Preaching in the Stone-Campbell Movement 1968-2018. She also wrote 6 essays for The Preacher's Bible Handbook, ed by Wes Allen (WJK). Dr. Davison's lates book, More Than a Womb: Childfree Women as Agents of the Holy.  Prior to joining the faculty of Phillips Theological Seminary, Lisa was Professor of 1st Testament at Lexington Theological Seminary (1996-2009) and Professor of Religious Studies at Lynchburg College (2009-2010). Dr. Davison is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature. She is often invited to speak to local congregations and retreats on the topics: books in the Hebrew Bible, women in the bible, sexuality and the bible, and Christian use and misuse of the Hebrew Bible. Dr. Davison is married to the Rev. Michael Davison, and the two of them enjoy traveling (especially to tropical climates) and gourmet dining.

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    • 46 min
    Episode 68: Pursuing God In the Garbage with Bracha Goetz

    Episode 68: Pursuing God In the Garbage with Bracha Goetz

    Bracha Goetz is the Harvard-educated author of 41 books that help children's souls shine and a candid memoir for adults about her transformative journey to joyfully and spiritually overcome food addictions. Her books can be found at www.goetzbookshop.com.

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    Episode 67: Pursuing Parenting Tips For Toddlers On Up with Chris Lake

    Episode 67: Pursuing Parenting Tips For Toddlers On Up with Chris Lake

    Chris Lake is the author of “How to Help Your Toddler Meet Their Milestones: 101 Behavior Hacks.”

    He is a native New Yorker who has been working with children with developmental delays across the past two decades. He received his Masters in both General and Special Education in 2012. And in 2014, he started Community for a Cause, a nonprofit to initially advocate for children with lead poisoning. This nonprofit has successfully worked to aid New Yorkers in all five boroughs as well as people abroad. Community for a Cause has several branches that include Special Needs Advocacy, Homeless Relief, Sexual Violence Prevention, Environmental Protection, and a Community Building Branch. Through his charity, Chris Lake remains committed to doing all he can to help those in New York who are without a voice and all those who are in need of support.

    In looking to expand his ability to provide for families of children with Autism, he wrote his book “How to Help Your Toddler Meet Their Milestones: 101 Behavior Hacks” to give families and providers a time-tested blueprint of how to develop children using evidence-based practice. 

    *A portion of all book proceeds goes towards preventing and alleviating childhood lead poisoning.*

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32 Ratings

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Not Alone

This podcast is a reminder that we are all so intricately connected. I get to see myself in the stories of others and know that truly we are in Thai together. Deeply enriching!

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Love this podcast!

Melissa’s podcast is the gift that keeps on giving for all listeners! Every single episode includes gems that you can apply to your life right away and that make facing the uncomfortable much easier.

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Great podcast!

You can tell how important it is to Melissa that the content on this podcast is relatable and helpful for listeners. She genuinely wants her audience to push past their discomforts so they can experience the fullness that life has to offer and that is evident in her guest choices and conversations. Highly recommend!

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