Finding Genuine Healing in the Rainforest

The Hanbury-Tenisons have turned to a rare temperate rainforest on their family farm for solace and renewal after emotional and physical trauma. Now they want to share this healing resource with others. But they also want to restore and expand the ancient forest. Healing the land and healing ourselves in this episode of Constant Wonder.

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Loving Yourself

James Early joins Steve and describes his desire to get back to the original Christianity of Jesus. He has taught this philosophy for years as a member of the Christian Science Church. This episode also includes James' prison ministries and what he has learned from teaching inmates.

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Raising Emotionally Intelligent Boys

Today Heather sits down with coach Alicia Davis to explore the often misunderstood world of teenage boys and emotional intelligence. Alicia, a mother of four boys and a coach for moms of teen boys, shares practical tools and personal stories that help break down emotional stigma, teach boys how to recognize and express emotions, and create emotional safety in the home. She and Heather talk about the power of modeling, the role of timing, and how to support boys in building emotional awareness without lecturing or overwhelming them. Whether you're in the thick of raising teen boys or want to build better emotional foundations in your home, this episode is packed with guidance, humor, and heart.

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How To Rediscover Your Love of Reading at Any Age

If your waiting-to-be-read pile keeps growing but your motivation to read keeps shrinking, you're not alone. This week, Janssen Bradshaw from Everyday Reading joins Lisa to help us fall back in love with books. No guilt. No pressure. Just practical ways to make reading feel doable again. She shares tips for easing back in with audiobooks (even if you think they’re not for you), making time to read in the margins of a busy day, and quitting books that aren't for you. Plus, she makes the case for starting with the movie, not the book, and how to set the example of lifelong literacy in a house full of kids. Whether you’re reading your first book in years or your hundredth this year, this episode will help you bring more joy--and more reading--into your life.

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BONUS: The Credit Card Debt Conversation – A Closer Look at the Role of Credit Counseling

In this special bonus episode of Top of Mind, Julie Rose revisits the challenge of credit card debt - a topic that hits home for many of us – by sitting down with Thomas Nitzsche, a financial educator at Money Management International (MMI) and Susan, who shares her personal journey of paying off $80,000 in debt over four and a half years with help from MMI.

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