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SUMMER BREAK: Jamie Winship on Getting Unstuck, The Lie of Being Alone, Radical Individualism, and Why Pain is Good
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We’re continuing a special encore series with Jamie Winship, one of the most powerful voices we’ve ever featured. These conversations aren’t just interviews; they’re invitations. Each episode is a call to trade fear for peace, performance for identity, and isolation for union with the Lord. If you’ve been wrestling with pain, confusion, or the ache…
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SUMMER BREAK: Jamie Winship on Turning Chaos into Opportunity in Every Area of Life
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For the next three weeks, we’re diving into a special encore series with Jamie Winship, one of the most powerful voices we’ve ever featured. These conversations aren’t just interviews; they’re invitations. Each episode is a call to trade fear for peace, performance for identity, and isolation for union with the Lord. If you’ve been wrestling with p…
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449: YOU ARE NOT ENOUGH. Stop Hiding in Isolation. DawnCheré Wilkerson Opens Up About Walking the Furnace of Infertility, Emotional Regulation, Healing the Orphan Spirit, and the Vulnerability Lie No One ...
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You’ve been taught vulnerability is strength, but what if that’s half the truth—and it’s costing you more than you realize? This week, DawnCheré Wilkerson joins me to dismantle the hidden toll of isolation. She shares how walking through infertility, life’s furnace, and unsurfaced grief fractures the soul, and how secrets rob you of belonging befor…
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448: Stop Running from Your Life. Terry Crist Reveals Secrets That Fracture Your Soul, Healing the Orphan Spirit, and the Idolization of Therapy
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You’ve been told therapy is the answer to everything. That if you just unpack hard enough, you’ll finally be free. But what if that’s not the full story? This week, Terry Crist joins me to challenge beliefs that cause deeper destruction. He’s seen how long-standing secrets fracture the soul, how the orphan spirit grows in Christian homes, and how m…
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447: Navigating The 7 Stages of Life Transition. Craig Cooney Unpacks Hitting a Wall and The Other Side of Burnout No One Talks About
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You’ve hit the wall. You’ve circled the same fears, same failures, same question: Now what? This week, Craig Cooney joins me to map out the 7 Stages of Life Transition—that spiritual, emotional, relational journey we all face when momentum crashes into burnout. He’s walked past every threshold: loss, disillusionment, plateau, crisis. And he underst…
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446: When Burnout Hits Blindside. Levi Lusko on Trauma, His Midlife Crisis, and the Myth of Authenticity Culture
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You’ve been sold a lie: that authenticity means spilling everything and bleeding on everyone. That your pain validates your platform and makes you more mature. This week, Levi Lusko joins us to dismantle that fallacy. He’s faced the brutal shock of grief and the hidden ruins of unsurfaced trauma. He’s walked through the disillusionment of midlife i…
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445: A Neurosurgeon’s Take on Addiction, Quantum Physics, and Brain Change. Dr. Lee Warren on Refusing Your Own Demise
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You’ve been told addiction is a disease or a moral failing. That emotional pain is separate from your brain wiring. And that quantum physics is just science fiction jargon. This week on Win Today, Dr. Lee Warren—a neurosurgeon, Iraq War vet, and author—pushes back on all of that. He exposes how unraveling addiction requires more than therapy—it dem…
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444: Stop Trying to “Find Yourself.” Preston Morrison on the Misconceptions Keeping Us Immature, the Separation Caused by Pride, Navigating Midlife Transitions, and Embracing Wilderness Seasons
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In a culture obsessed with self-discovery, the pursuit of "finding yourself" often leads to more confusion than clarity. Preston Morrison, Senior Pastor of Pillar Church and host of The Leader's Cut, challenges this narrative by exposing the misconceptions that keep us spiritually immature. He delves into how pride creates distance and separation, …
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443: How Emotional Health Fuels Spiritual Maturity. Zach Meerkreebs Explores Stewarding Crisis, Breaking the Scorecard of Comfort, and Honest Faith that Transforms Your Life
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You’ve been taught that spiritual maturity looks like control. Stoicism. Discipline. Measured responses. But what if that’s not maturity at all—just emotional suppression dressed in a Bible verse? This week on Win Today, Zach Meerkreebs, known for his role in the Asbury Outpouring, joins me to dismantle the cultural scorecard we’ve built around spi…
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442: How Bad Theology Fuels Mental Health Struggles. Kris Vallotton Unpacks Breaking Free from Spiritual Oppression
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This week on Win Today, I’m joined by Kris Vallotton for a raw conversation about how well-meaning but bad theology is distorting our view of emotional health and creating systems of self-oppression inside the Church. From the stigma surrounding therapy and medication to the over-spiritualization of trauma, Kris pulls no punches. Together, we explo…
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441: The Idol of Influence Is Killing You. Tauren Wells on Burnout, Performative Christianity, and Why Influence Without Intimacy Always Implodes
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We’ve mistaken platforms for purpose. We’ve idolized influence and sacrificed intimacy. And we’ve called it success when in reality, it’s just burnout in disguise. This week, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Tauren Wells joins Win Today for a brutally honest conversation about the danger of exposure growing faster than character. Together, we exp…
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440: Stop Being Triggered! Rita Springer on The Link Between Obedience and Your Mental Health, and the Stories Keeping You Stuck
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We’ve called it emotional intelligence. We’ve called it self-awareness. But what if the story you’re telling yourself—the one you rehearse in your head day after day—isn’t making you healthier? It’s keeping you sick. This week, Rita Springer joins Win Today for an unfiltered, emotionally disruptive conversation about the link between obedience and …
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439: Break the Toxic Cycle. Manny Arango Unpacks Emotional Manipulation, Generational Chaos, and Dethroning the god of Self
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We live in a culture of extremes—where the loudest voice wins, emotional manipulation masquerades as influence, and overcorrection has become the new dysfunction. We see it in our families. We feel it in our churches. And when it finally shows up in our relationships, we wonder why everything feels so chaotic. This week on Win Today, Manny Arango i…
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438: Facing Midlife: Ian Simkins on Success, Loneliness in Your 40s, Spiritual Abuse, and Why Efficiency Is a Terrible God
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There’s a moment, often quietly, when you realize life didn’t turn out the way you thought it would. The dreams you chased, the milestones you reached—they didn’t deliver the satisfaction you imagined. And somewhere along the way, loneliness crept in, success started to feel hollow, and the constant pressure to optimize every part of your life beca…
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437: Why Your Wounds Are On Display in Marriage. Dave & Ann Wilson Unpack The Power of Words to Crush Your Spouse, and How Intimacy Becomes Manipulation
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Marriage has a way of exposing the wounds we thought we had buried. The unresolved pain, the unspoken insecurities, the habits we hoped would disappear—they all surface in the crucible of intimacy. In this final installment of our LOVE LIKE THIS series, Dave & Ann Wilson—hosts of FamilyLife Today® and authors of Vertical Marriage—join us to discuss…
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436: STOP Expecting Marriage to Be Easy! Gabe & Rebekah Lyons on Intimacy Myths, Emotional Equivalence, and Affair-Proofing Your Relationship
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Many enter marriage believing it will be effortless—a seamless fusion of two souls destined for harmony. But what if this belief is the very thing setting couples up for disappointment? What if the key to a thriving marriage lies not in ease, but in intentional effort and understanding? This week on Win Today, Gabe and Rebekah Lyons join us to dism…
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435: MAKE YOUR MOVE! Kait & JJ Tomlin Drop the HEAT on Why Love Is Forged, Not Found, Red Flags vs. Deal-Breakers, Sliding into the DMs, and Why Women SHOULD Drop the Hanky
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In today's swipe-right culture, many believe love is something you stumble upon—a serendipitous event. But what if that mindset is sabotaging your relationships? What if true love is less about finding and more about forging? This week on Win Today, Kait and JJ Tomlin, renowned dating coaches and hosts of the Heart of Dating podcast, join us to dis…
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