podcasts - Soul Shepherding

446 – What It Means to Be a Highly Sensitive Person (Conversation with Briana Gaultiere)

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Healthy Emotions ,
Empathy for Emotions ,

This Week on Soul Talks Does it feel like you are more sensitive to your environment, the subtleties of your surroundings, and the emotional climate around you more than others? It can feel confusing or disheartening when you feel different from those you love. But high sensitivity (or understanding someone who experiences this) can be…

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445- Enneagram for Moms (Conversation with Beth McCord)

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Healthy Emotions ,
Enneagram ,
Parenting ,

This Week on Soul Talks Personality affects the dynamics in all of our closest relationships—including our relationships with our kids. Unsurprisingly, we face relational challenges when caring for our dear children who are “different” from us. But we can learn to move toward them with the same understanding, empathy, and compassion Jesus has for us.…

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444 – Trusting (and Hopefully Feeling) that God Works ALL Things for Your Good

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Dark Night of the Soul ,
Hope ,
Pain ,
Trust God in Trials ,

This Week on Soul Talks God is good in ALL things! But seeing his goodness can be challenging when we experience suffering, unjustness, or seasons of spiritual dryness. All of us need help to trust our Father’s loving care at times. Tune in for this episode of Soul Talks as Bill and Kristi teach you…

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443 – When Being a Better Person Feels Out of Reach

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Healthy Emotions ,
Apprentice Prayer ,
Easy Yoke ,
Emotions ,

This Week on Soul Talks Resolving to “try harder” doesn’t make us look more like Jesus. But the flip side of the coin is also true—falling into passivity doesn’t form us in Christlikeness. Yet Jesus casts a vision about living as whole-souled apprentices of love because he intends to help us become like him. Tune…

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442 – Intrusive Thoughts, Spiritual Warfare, and Emotional Care

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Healthy Emotions ,
Emotions ,
Spiritual Warfare ,

This Week on Soul Talks All of us experience intrusive thoughts that invade our minds and disturb our peace. The emotions attached to these thoughts can feel alarming and leave us looking for answers. But should we pray against spiritual warfare or seek inner healing and emotional care? Join us for this episode of Soul…

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441 – Simple Ways to Practice Sabbath

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Burnout ,
Easy Yoke ,
Rest ,
Sabbath ,

This Week on Soul Talks Keeping a Sabbath is one of the most talked about commandments in the Bible, but it might be the most overlooked. Many people shy away from this practice—they fear it’s a legalistic rule or too heavy a burden. Yet the Sabbath is a discipline of delight designed to nourish your…

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440 – Sabbath for Families

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Burnout ,
Family ,
Rest ,
Sabbath ,

This Week on Soul Talks Many of us long for the rest and rhythm of Sabbath. But setting aside an entire day can feel overwhelming and unattainable—especially if you are a parent with young kids. Yet Abba’s heart is that Sabbath would bring blessing into your life instead of adding more burden. Tune in for…

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439 – When Following Christ Feels Dutiful

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Healthy Emotions ,
Journey of the soul ,
Burnout ,
Pastors ,
Rest ,

This Week on Soul Talks All of us have experienced times when serving Jesus feels like a burdensome duty instead of a joyful delight. This realization feels confusing and concerning—often leading us to rely more heavily on our own abilities and become irritable or exhausted. But Jesus uses the “walls” we hit to invite us…

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438 – Resilient Leadership Pt 2

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Healthy Emotions ,
Journey of the soul ,
Burnout ,
Pastors ,
Rest ,

This Week on Soul Talks A growing apprentice of Jesus walks through many stages in their journey with him. Following our Good Shepherd through change is necessary to know Jesus deeply and become more like him. But wanting to move forward doesn’t always help us get there—it can be unclear where we need to go…

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437 – Resilient Leadership Pt 1

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Healthy Emotions ,
Journey of the soul ,
Burnout ,
Pastors ,
Rest ,

This Week on Soul Talks We don’t sign up to go through trials or crises in our faith, life, or leadership—they just happen! This can leave us feeling dry, worn out, and stuck. Hitting this kind of wall can be dangerous, but it’s also an opportunity to go deeper with Jesus in emotional health and…

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446 – What It Means to Be a Highly Sensitive Person (Conversation with Briana Gaultiere)

445- Enneagram for Moms (Conversation with Beth McCord)

444 – Trusting (and Hopefully Feeling) that God Works ALL Things for Your Good

443 – When Being a Better Person Feels Out of Reach

442 – Intrusive Thoughts, Spiritual Warfare, and Emotional Care

441 – Simple Ways to Practice Sabbath

440 – Sabbath for Families

439 – When Following Christ Feels Dutiful

438 – Resilient Leadership Pt 2

437 – Resilient Leadership Pt 1