Roar Rising

Heather Sudbrock

Resist the lies. Reclaim your voice. Rise in your calling. This is the podcast for Christian content creators, authors, podcasters, and entrepreneurs seeking to raise their roar and impact nations while creating an income that supports the ministries they are called to fund. If you are ready to break out of silence, fear, and spiritual stagnation, step boldly into your God-given message, voice, and platform to grow a Kingdom business. Each episode will lead you in wisdom, understanding, and activation to take the next steps to succeed. In our solo episodes, Heather delivers biblical truth, business strategy to activate your calling, and shake you free from comfort zones that keep you from scaling to the next level of growth. In guest masterclasses and interviews, you'll hear real stories of wilderness-to-promised-land journeys from those who've faced opposition, found their voice, and built powerful Kingdom businesses and platforms. You'll learn what to do—and what to avoid—on your way to building your platform and purpose. Join the Roar Rising Collective inside our Resist and Roar Community and get hands-on mentorship, visibility training, income-generating strategy, and spiritual breakthrough by learning how to create and launch podcasts and offers that work together and how to scale them to create impact and bring in high-ticket income. Join us here: https://www.resistandroar.com/ It's time to resist the darkness and raise your roar!

  1. 145: The Biblical Business Principle of Casting Bread Upon the Waters

    3D AGO

    145: The Biblical Business Principle of Casting Bread Upon the Waters

    Have you been pouring out content, writing, creating, posting, and wondering when it will finally come back with fruit? In this episode, you are invited into a deeper look at the biblical principle of casting your bread upon the waters. Heather Lea unpacks how faith, obedience, patience, and spiritual alignment shape the way you build, sow, and steward your work as a Christian author, creator, and businesswoman. You will hear how Ecclesiastes and other scriptures reveal that not every seed produces overnight, but that God honors what is sown in obedience. This episode will help you rethink delay, trust God's timing, and stay anchored when the results of your effort feel unseen. If you have ever felt weary in building your message, selling your book, or growing your platform, this conversation will remind you that faithful sowing is never wasted. This is for the Christian woman who knows she has something God has given her to write, share, build, and release, but needs encouragement to keep going with wisdom and expectation. CTA for The 7 Day Book Sales Reset If you are a Christian author who wants to sell more of the book you already wrote, The 7 Day Book Sales Reset will help you stop guessing and start building a simple path that leads readers to your message. Inside, you will learn how to position your book so it does not sit waiting on random sales, but becomes part of a clearer sales journey. This reset helps you understand how to create the right entry offer, connect it to your book, and build momentum around what you have already worked so hard to write. If your book is finished but sales feel slow, scattered, or inconsistent, this reset will help you turn your message into a more intentional sales flow so more of the right people find your book and buy it. Get access to The 7 Day Book Sales Reset and start learning how to create a better path for more readers to discover, trust, and purchase your book.

    43 min
  2. You Might Also Like: The Oprah Podcast

    3D AGO · BONUS

    You Might Also Like: The Oprah Podcast

    Introducing HAPPINESS PROFESSOR: How to Discover the Meaning of Your Life with Oprah and Arthur C. Brooks from The Oprah Podcast. Follow the show: The Oprah Podcast What is the true meaning of your life? Does your life have purpose? Are you living a life you love? These are questions many people quietly wrestle with in a time when more individuals report feeling lonely, anxious and uncertain about their place in the world. Oprah is back with the Harvard Happiness professor and #1 New York Times bestselling author Arthur C. Brooks. They explore his latest book The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness. Arthur explains why so many people today feel stuck in what he calls an “age of emptiness,” and reveals the modern traps that can make life feel like a simulation of endless distraction, doom scrolling and procrastination. These leave people disconnected from their deeper purpose. Oprah and Arthur take questions from listeners including a college freshman caught in what Arthur Brooks calls “the doom loop" struggling to break free from constant scrolling while searching for a sense of direction. The episode also checks in with several of Arthur Brooks’ former students who share how they found meaning through serving others, pursuing achievement with intention and redefining success beyond personal gain. BUY THE BOOK! To buy Arthur Brooks’ new book The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness and to take the quizzes discussed in this episode go to www.themeaningofyourlife.com 00:00:00 - Welcome Arthur Brooks, author of ‘The Meaning of Your Life’ 00:03:40 - Why he took on the meaning of life 00:04:30 - How campus life changed 00:05:29 - Happiness is a combination of 3 things 00:06:20 - The meaning of the meaning of life 00:09:40 - 5 explanations for why things happen 00:16:28 - What is a doom loop 00:17:50 - Finding meaning and happiness 00:24:26 - Creating impact outside of your own life 00:30:50 - Using success in service to others 00:33:00 - How the sides of our brains work 00:38:15 - Redefining your meaning 00:40:10 - How to use your suffering as part of your calling 00:43:25 - What is moral beauty 00:49:00 - How to stay present to the big questions 00:52:00 - How meaning found Arthur Brooks Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: https://www.instagram.com/oprahpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/ Listen to the full podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to team@podroll.fm.

  3. 142: Moving With Holy Confidence in Business

    FEB 18

    142: Moving With Holy Confidence in Business

    In this conversation, I'm talking to my Christian sisters in business about why God's will isn't something we "figure out" like a formula. But it's something we learn through relationship. Because if we don't know His voice, we'll either move in fear, move in striving, or we'll start calling our own thoughts "God" and then wondering why nothing has peace on it. I'm breaking down the difference between flesh and Spirit, and why discernment matters so much when you're making decisions with money, time, family, and your calling on the line. I talk about stillness, not as a cute spiritual idea, but as a real practice that re-centers you so you can actually recognize what's Him and what's pressure. I also give practical ways to test what you think you're hearing, why community matters for discernment, and why you need to be careful with the phrase "God told me" when you haven't actually submitted it to Scripture, peace, and wise counsel. The goal isn't to be dramatic or mystical. The goal is to build holy confidence rooted in truth, so you're not led by anxiety or hype, but by intimacy and obedience. If you're a Christian woman author and you feel stuck because you love Jesus, you wrote the book, but you're struggling to sell it and actually bring in income without turning into a full-time marketer, I made something for you. The 7 Day Book Sales Reset is a short daily training series that resets how you sell your book in today's market and walks you into a simple, clear system that creates steady sales without exhausting you. Go grab The 7 Day Book Sales Reset now, and let's build a path that serves your readers and actually supports the message God entrusted to you. GET IT HERE       Chapters 00:00 Understanding God's Will in Business 02:38 The Importance of Knowing His Voice 05:27 The Struggle Between Flesh and Spirit 08:14 Practicing Stillness and Listening 10:43 The Role of Discernment in Decision Making 13:36 Testing What We Hear 16:22 The Humility of Hearing from God 18:54 Practical Steps for Aligning with God's Will 21:20 The Process of Obedience and Waiting 23:30 The Filters for Discernment 25:56 The Assurance of His Guidance 28:25 The Role of Community in Discernment 31:26 The Peace of Christ in Decision Making 34:18 The Dangers of Misinterpreting God's Voice 36:49 Final Thoughts on Hearing God's Voice

    48 min
  4. 141: If God Said Yes, Why Do The Doors Keep Closing?

    FEB 11

    141: If God Said Yes, Why Do The Doors Keep Closing?

    In this conversation, I talk about what it feels like to hit rejection and closed doors in your creative work, and why that moment is not a verdict on who you are. I share how easy it is to spiral after a no, a ghost, a decline, or a door that just will not open, and I reframe it like this: a closed door is information. It is feedback. It is not identity. It is not proof that you are behind, unqualified, or "not called." We also walk through how to interpret closed doors through a Kingdom lens. Sometimes a closed door is protection. Sometimes it is redirection. Sometimes it is simply timing. And instead of forcing what is not opening, I encourage you to slow down and discern. I give practical next steps for navigating rejection without collapsing into it, including trusting God's timing, using peace as a guide, and doing fruit tests to confirm whether a path is producing what it should. The goal is not to pretend rejection does not hurt. The goal is to keep your footing, stay faithful, and keep moving with wisdom. If you are ready to stop guessing and start building a simple but effective plan to sell your book, join The 7 Day Book Sales Reset HERE   00:00 Facing Rejection and Closed Doors 02:39 Understanding the Spiral of Self-Doubt 05:16 Reframing Closed Doors as Protection 07:41 Closed Doors as Redirection and Preparation 10:27 Practical Steps for Navigating Closed Doors 13:13 The Importance of Trusting God's Timing 15:53 The Peace and Fruit Tests 18:23 The Spiral Interruption Plan 21:17 Recognizing and Responding to Triggers 23:40 The Power of Faithfulness and Persistence 26:10 Invitation to the Seven Day Book Sale Reset

    35 min
  5. 140: The New Way to Sell Your Book: Build a Simple System That Creates Consistent Sales

    FEB 4

    140: The New Way to Sell Your Book: Build a Simple System That Creates Consistent Sales

    In this episode, I want you to hear this clearly: stalled book sales don't mean you wrote a bad book. It usually means you don't have a clear marketing system that consistently brings new readers in and guides them toward buying. So many authors pour their whole heart into writing, then hope the book will "do the rest." But books don't sell themselves on hope. They sell when you build a simple, repeatable path that helps the right readers find you, trust you, and take the next step. Here's what I'm teaching you today: • Your book is not the whole journey. It's part of the journey. • Your job is to build the path around the book so your audience doesn't get lost. • Trust and authority come from consistent engagement, before and after your book is published. I break book marketing into three phases, because the strategy needs to match where you are: • Before publishing: build the platform, clarify the message, start the list, and create demand early • After publishing: keep momentum with consistent traffic, audience nurturing, and a clear next step • When sales are struggling: stop guessing, rebuild the system, and create a funnel that brings fresh readers in every week The biggest shift I want you to make is this: don't market the book as the product. Market the outcome your reader gets because of the book. When you position transformation, not just pages, your marketing gets clearer, your content gets easier to create, and your sales become sustainable. And yes, this applies whether you write fiction or nonfiction. Fiction authors, you're building relationship, identity, and belonging with your reader. Nonfiction authors, you're building trust, authority, and clarity around the problem you solve. Different angles, same system. If you're a published author and you want to learn the new way to sell your book with a simple funnel and a real system (without burning out on constant launches), get on my waitlist now. You'll be first notified when it launches. JOIN HERE

    29 min
  6. 139: Identity Before Assignment: Abide First, Build Second

    JAN 28

    139: Identity Before Assignment: Abide First, Build Second

    In this conversation, we're wrestling through identity, purpose, and belonging in a way that keeps bringing us back to one core truth: our identity is not rooted in what we do, what we've built, or what we've achieved. Our identity is rooted in who we are in Christ, and who we are with Him. We're reminded that obedience is not an add-on to faith; it's the evidence of it. And the more we abide in Jesus, the more we recognize that purpose is not something we manufacture; it's something we discover in relationship. We don't find clarity by striving harder. We find clarity by staying close. As we examine Scripture, we see this pattern repeated again and again: identity precedes assignment. God doesn't hand people a calling first and hope they figure out who they are later. He establishes belonging, then He entrusts responsibility. When we understand that we belong to God, it reshapes how we make decisions, what we say yes to, and what we can finally release. Our "why" gets purified. Our motives get exposed. Our pace changes. Our ambition gets reordered under His Lordship. Ultimately, this conversation is our call back to the center: a deeper relationship with Jesus. Not using Him to fuel our goals, but yielding our goals to His leadership. Because when Jesus is Lord, we don't have to chase identity. We live from it. If you want to go deeper with me, join the waitlist for my newest offer for Christian writers and authors: • 7 minutes a day • 7 days • 7 trainings • The old way of selling books is dead. • Learn the framework for repeatable book sales beyond Amazon. Join here If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with someone you think it will encourage and uplift. And be sure to follow me on Instagram at Resist and Roar for more faith-filled business leadership, plus support for writers and Christian authors who want consistent book sales. I'd love to hear from you. Feel free to DM me your thoughts on the podcast, or send over your prayer requests.

    16 min
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About

Resist the lies. Reclaim your voice. Rise in your calling. This is the podcast for Christian content creators, authors, podcasters, and entrepreneurs seeking to raise their roar and impact nations while creating an income that supports the ministries they are called to fund. If you are ready to break out of silence, fear, and spiritual stagnation, step boldly into your God-given message, voice, and platform to grow a Kingdom business. Each episode will lead you in wisdom, understanding, and activation to take the next steps to succeed. In our solo episodes, Heather delivers biblical truth, business strategy to activate your calling, and shake you free from comfort zones that keep you from scaling to the next level of growth. In guest masterclasses and interviews, you'll hear real stories of wilderness-to-promised-land journeys from those who've faced opposition, found their voice, and built powerful Kingdom businesses and platforms. You'll learn what to do—and what to avoid—on your way to building your platform and purpose. Join the Roar Rising Collective inside our Resist and Roar Community and get hands-on mentorship, visibility training, income-generating strategy, and spiritual breakthrough by learning how to create and launch podcasts and offers that work together and how to scale them to create impact and bring in high-ticket income. Join us here: https://www.resistandroar.com/ It's time to resist the darkness and raise your roar!