https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PeggyWeber03-09-2020.mp3 https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PeggyWeber03-09-2020.mp3   Peggy Weber joins me on the podcast this week as we focus on overcoming self-doubt and appreciating the gift of YOU! Peggy is an award-winning journalist and author who has been working at her craft for nearly 40 years. Some know her from her popular Spun from the…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/MichelleVanLoon03-02-2020.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/MichelleVanLoon03-02-2020.mp3   Good friend, Michelle Van Loon, joins me again on the podcast. We respond to a listener email sent in response to the podcast with Melissa Camara Wilkins. Michelle and I talked about cultural and Christian conditioning we received as women. We also discussed how to handle conflict and…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SheaTuttle02-24-20.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SheaTuttle02-24-20.mp3   Shea Tuttle is my guest this week on the podcast. She’s written a fascinating book on the life of Mr. Rogers titled, Exactly As You Are: The Life and Faith of MISTER ROGERS. Shea is coeditor of Can I Get a Witness?: Thirteen Peacemakers, Community Builders, and Agitators for Faith and Justice.…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KMiller-ACook-02-17-20.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KMiller-ACook-02-17-20.mp3 Alison Cook and Kimberly Miller join me on the podcast to talk about Boundaries for Your Soul: How to Turn Your Overwhelming Thoughts and Feelings into Your Greatest Allies. Most of us know about Boundaries for our interpersonal relationships that Henry Cloud and John Townsend alerted us to with their Best-seller. Alison and…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LentenPodcast02-10-2020.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LentenPodcast02-10-2020.mp3 This week looks a bit different on Faith Conversations. I wanted to remind everyone that the season of Lent is right around the corner. Ash Wednesday 2020 is February 26. On this episode you’ll hear several voices highlighting a variety of Lenten and Holy Week devotionals. This will give…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/JohnLustrea02-03-2020.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/JohnLustrea02-03-2020.mp3 Back by popular demand, John Lustrea joins me to talk through the movie, The Dark Knight. We viewed the movie through the theme of heroism. And as we talked through the film we identified unexpected heroes as well as favorite quotes in the movie.   If you’ve not watched The Dark…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/MelissaCamaraWilkins01-27-2020.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/MelissaCamaraWilkins01-27-2020.mp3   Melissa Camara Wilkins joins me on the podcast to talk about being yourself. You know how exhausting it is to try to be someone else! Melissa has written Permission Granted: Be Who You Were Made to Be and Let Go of the Rest. Can I get an Amen?!…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Wendy-Michelle01-20-2020.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Wendy-Michelle01-20-2020.mp3 Two friends join me on this week’s podcast. Long-time friend Michelle Van Loon returns to the podcast, and more recent friend Wendy Cox joins me for the first time. The important topic this week is how to form and operate a conversation group. The three of us are part…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SharonGarloughBrown01-13-2020.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SharonGarloughBrown01-13-2020.mp3   Long-time friend, Sharon Garlough Brown, joins me on the podcast. Some of you know her from her Sensible Shoes series, which I highly recommend. Sharon’s latest two releases are the topic of conversation on the podcast. Shades of Light follows Wren Crawford, a social worker overwhelmed with the cares of the…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AundiKolber01-06-2020.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AundiKolber01-06-2020.mp3   Aundi Kolber is my guest this week on Faith Conversations and her book Try Softer is an important book if you’ve struggled with anxiety or stress, or have lived any of your life in survival mode. Aundi is a licensed professional counselor, writer, and speaker. Her area of specialization…