The Renew Your Mind Podcast, hosted by Diana Swillinger, shares how to examine your thoughts, understand how they influence your emotions, and start managing them to better your relationships, life, and faith. Transform your life by the renewing of your mind.
We know we are supposed to have Joy when we love God, but is it okay to be Happy in life? Is Joy only for the eternal and Happy in the moment isn’t what life is all about? There are lots of opinions …
To complete the series on fruit of the Spirit, Diana explores how to continue being a person who lives out that fruit, even when other people are not reciprocating and are being difficult or challeng…
The last in the Fruit of the Spirit series, self-control is the one that lets us live them all out. Another word for self-control is inner strength. With the inner strength we can only get from God, …
Bonus Episode to include the audio recording of the free online class Less Stress, More Joy. Joy is a fruit of the Spirit because focusing on God's promises and character is the only reliable source …
Let’s talk fruit! This week we explore what it means to be faithful and gentle and how they work together! The world has enough harshness… it’s up to us to bring the gentleness. Are you with me?
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Another fruit of the spirit is our kindness, goodness, and generosity. This is at the core of emotional maturity and relationship! It’s possible by having humility and compassion. It’s a way of being…
This fruit of the Spirit, patience, it doesn’t feel as good as the others. So why do we want it? How does it help us? Take a listen and find the purpose in waiting.
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Continuing the series on the Fruit of The Spirit, this week we look at peace. Let’s talk about what is robbing you of your peace and what you need to believe deep down in order to have peace in your …
The fruit of the Spirit doesn’t have to be so allusive. We can live them out when we have more practical ways to access them! In this episode, also hear from Atlas of the Heart, Brené Brown.
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Truth comes from many places. In this case, it comes from a story about a young man in search of wisdom. The nuggets of truth he receives are just what you need to help you on your journey to renew y…
Diana answers a listener question about how to handle having two adult sons that don't want to be together at the holidays because they aren't getting along. The answer might surprise you!
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Renewing our mind requires questioning our thoughts. Our beliefs exist in our thoughts, so renewing our mind requires questioning our beliefs. We can keep them if we want, but you can grow without th…
Resisting change and focusing on what we don’t like about the seasons we go through is not helpful. It only makes our experience worse. It’s possible to find the good in each season you are in and st…
Diana disects what happened in the past to discover why she didn't stand up for herself. From there she decides ahead of time what she wants to think and feel so that she DOES stand up for herself th…
Which emotions sabotage joy? Can we feel overwhelm AND joy? What about all the other emotions? Sometimes emotions are mixed, but you are more in control of it than you think.
Are you tired of trying to decide if you are worthy of God's love? Did you do enough? Has He given you grace? Do you deserve it? Maybe those are the wrong questions and your value and lovability is …
A different perspective about comparison that will have you finally ready to let go of comparing and embracing where people are at and what others’ lives are like. No need to change anyone and no nee…
Worship is one of the best ways to renew our mind, renew our soul, and bring honor to the name of our God. Enjoy this special interview with my worship mentor and friend, Joe Horness. Check out the …
Everyone says, just think positive and everything will be okay! The problem is, positive thinking doesn’t work most of the time. You can still change your thinking to feel better, it’s just not the w…
In this most listened to episode, parenting expert Pat Quinn tells us how we can shift our thinking about parenting to enjoy it more, be more effective, and build better relationships with our childr…