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Welcome back to another episode of The AMPLIFY Show. Today I’m talking about a strategy that I’ve used consistently in my life and my business whenever I wanted to push through inaction, overwhelm, or decision fatigue, to make big things happen.  It’s the concept of positive, manufactured pressure. I recently manufactured pressure simply by spending […]

Episode 76: How to Push Through Overwhelm & Take Big Action

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In today’s powerful episode, I’m talking with Melissa Ohden. I recorded this interview seven months ago but was waiting for the right time to share it- and a more honest answer would be that I hesitated to share this because I knew the interview may make some people uncomfortable.   While the topic of the interview […]

Episode 74: Survival, Love & Forgiveness with Melissa Ohden

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In today’s Biz Pep Talk, I’m talking about the trap many mom entrepreneurs find themselves in and how to break free from it: trading time for money.  I share how I transitioned my business from one that required a lot of my physical time and also drained my energy, leaving me without as much to […]

Episode 73: Quit Trading Time for Money: Creating a Business that Works For Your Life

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Today on The AMPLIFY Show, I’m welcoming back Kim John Payne, a counselor, researcher, and the author of eight books about children.  He was one of the first guests on this show, and I highly recommend going back and listening to that interview in Episode 6 if you like this one! Last time, we talked […]

I’m sure we’ve all wondered what our last words will be, but do you ever think about the possibility that your words might be the last that someone else hears?  In Episode 70 of The AMPLIFY Show (70, can you believe it?), I share my thoughts on the significance of last words, including the unexpected […]

Episode 70: Last Words and Learning Through Hard Seasons

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In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Sean McCool about tech-straction and psychological pacifiers.  Sean is an award-winning marketing consultant, a coach for entrepreneurs over 40, and a fellow podcaster. I enjoyed being on his show, Persuasion by The Pint, a few months ago! In this interview, Sean shares his historical perspective and lessons on technology, […]

Episode 69: Tech-straction and Psychological Pacifiers With Sean McCool

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In this episode of The AMPLIFY Show, I interview Kaylene Brown, creator of Magnify 90, a 90-day spiritual journey for women. This episode comes just in time as we head into Lent. If you’re looking to grow deeper in faith and to journey into the desert of spirituality and asceticism, then you’ll love this episode […]

We’re just a couple weeks away from Lent, and I have a few interviews coming up that will help prepare our minds and hearts for the season of fasting, including today’s interview with Wendy Speake.  Wendy is the author of many books including The 40-Day Sugar Fast, The 40-Day Social Media Fast, and the book […]

Episode 67: Fasting For Spiritual Growth With Wendy Speake

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Episode 67 of The AMPLIFY Show features author Wendy Speake.