Today's Heartlift with Janell
Sometimes the story we tell ourselves is not really true. Sometimes the story others tell about us is not really true. On "Today's Heartlift with Janell," Author, Trauma-informed, board-certified marriage and family specialist, and Professional Heartlifter, Janell Rardon, opens conversations about how emotional health and mental fitness effects absolutely every area of our lives. When we possess and practice healthy, strong, resilient emotional health practices, life is so much better. Read Janell's newest book, "Stronger Every Day: 9 Tools for an Emotionally Healthy You."
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 338
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
41. Understanding Attunement
In this short 3-episode mini-series, Janell Rardon shares how secure attachment and attunement make every relationship in your life, better.
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40. What is Secure Attachment?
Consider these three questions: (1) Am I ready to be fully seen and known? (2) Am I ready to feel safe enough in my relationship(s) to be my truest self? (3) Am I ready to be fully huma…
39. Why Do I Act the Way I Act?
Actions SPEAK louder than words. In today's episode, we look at this important question, "Why do I act the way I act?" It isn't always an easy question to answer, as often we are led by…
38. Why Do I Feel the Way I Feel?
Do you remember that 1975 hit song by Morris Albert, "Feelings?" I do and it took the world by storm. Albert reminded us all of how easy it really is to NOT be in touch with our feeling…
37. Why Do I Think the Way I Think?
It is a proven fact that we are what we think. Today, we look at the first guiding question of this short series, "Why do I think the way I think?" An ancient proverb states, "We are wh…
33. Jesus Rewrites Our Story
In Week 4 of our Lenten Series, we talk of the greatest story ever lived, Jesus. It is Holy Week. We meet a woman who Jesus helped. He changed her life. That was what this man called Je…
32. Rewrite Your Story: Intentions Matter
One of the most important aspects of rewriting any story is in setting powerful intentions. Today, Janell guides you in writing intentions that are present, first-person, and positive. …
31. Rewrite Your Story: Change is Possible
In "Rewrite Your Own Story, Part 2, Janell moves into Week Two of our Lenten Study: Rewrite Your Own Story. Sometimes we believe "nothing will ever change." Yet, that is a lie. Change i…
30. Rewrite Your Story: Begin at the Beginning
"Rewrite Your Story" beings a short Lenten conversation about "the inner life," and all about "rewriting your story." Sometimes the story we tell ourselves is not really true. Sometimes…
29. Real Love is Safe
Real love is safe and creates safe relationships for others.
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28. Real Love Hurts
Real love hurts. It really does. If we open our hearts, we open ourselves to vulnerability and risk. Is it worth the risk? Absolutely. Join us today as we talk all about the tension bet…
27. Real Love is Intentional
Real love begins inside our own hearts. As we care for our own emotional health, releasing negative emotions and belief systems, we make room for God to move in our lives. Our capacity …
26. Real Love is Hard
The words of singer Petula Clark ring so true today: what the world needs now is love, sweet love. But love can be really hard sometimes. In today's episode, we talk about the wise word…
25. Be Kinder Than You Feel
Sometimes it is really hard, even impossible, to be kind to someone, yet, we can grow and practice kindness. By learning to move through life from a place of rest, not rushing here and …
24. Why Am I So Angry?
There is a world of difference between "anger" and "unbridled" or "uncontrollable" anger. Lean in and take a few moments to see if you know the difference. Janell shares how her "unbrid…
23. Coming Home to the True Self
For centuries, great thinkers have spoken of the true self versus the false self. In today's podcast, we dive into the apostle Paul's words on this subject. What is the difference betwe…
22. Childish or Childlike?
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1. We're spending 4 weeks in Ephesians 4. A powerful book in one of the most important books ever written: the Bible. As we read and talk about Paul's words…
21. Inner Contentment
In our Christmas edition of the podcast, we talk about "A Woman's Greatest Gift," being her emotional health. When a woman possesses and practices the three fold cord of emotional healt…
20. A Woman's Greatest Gift: Emotional Health, Part 2
In this Christmas edition of the podcast, we are talking about a woman's greatest gift: her emotional health. Today, Janell shares "why" she believes emotional health is the foundation …
19. A Woman's Greatest Gift: Emotional Health
Christmas can often become "Stressmas." Especially when it comes to family and relationships. Today, we begin our short, Advent study on "A Woman's Greatest Gift." What do you think is …