• Episode 236: The Power of Meals with Family
    Oct 22 2024

    Meaningful mealtimes: When was the last time you sat down as a family, for longer than a half hour, without technology? During the pandemic, families all over the country were eating together, playing together and making vows never to go back to the rat race of life that we were living before everything came to a halt. Yet here we are, nearly 5 years later, and we have seemingly fallen back into the pace of busyness that we did not intend to return to. Listen in to today's episode to learn the first intentional steps in turning the tide back and giving the people we say we love the most, the best of ourselves again.

    Ryan Rush, PhD, serves as pastor of Kingsland Baptist Church, a thriving church community of more than 5,000 people, located in Katy, Texas. He has spent more than 20 years working in ministry. He’s been an Adjunct Professor at Liberty University, teaching the course, “Theology of the Family” and teaches Doctoral students in the Marriage and Family program at Dallas Theological Seminary. He's the author of three books, the latest being, Restore the Table: Discovering the Powerful Connections of Meaningful Mealtimes.

    https://www.instagram.com/ryanrushlive/

    Restore the Table: Discovering the Powerful Connections of Meaningful Mealtimes

    https://www.amazon.com/Restore-Table-Discovering-Connections-Meaningful/dp/1637632304

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    We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.

    Until next time, be the leader you would follow!

    Grateful for you,

    Jeff & Terra

    To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:

    INSTAGRAM

    @TerraMattson

    @Living_Wholehearted

    @MyCourageousGirls

    FACEBOOK

    @WeAreLivingWholehearted

    @MyCourageousGirls

    WEBSITES

    LivingWholehearted.com

    TerraMattson.com

    MyCourageousGirls.com

    RESOURCES

    Shrinking the Integrity Gap

    Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course

    Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace

    Dear Mattsons

    Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters



    Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-wholehearted-podcast-with-jeff-and-terra/donations
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    39 mins
  • Episode 235: What to Do With Big Emotions
    Oct 8 2024

    Big emotions. They are there whether you want them or not. Emotions are a real part of who we are as humans and we encounter them in every relationship we are involved in. Today, we discuss our wiring as it relates to emotions and offer some tools on how to regulate and care for your emotions.

    We are Jeff and Terra Mattson, a husband and wife team, and co-hosts of the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We are the founders of Living Wholehearted, a professional counseling, executive coaching, and organizational development firm outside Portland, Oregon, helping leaders live and lead with integrity. Our amazing team of professionals with excellent character and competencies, are coming alongside leaders in the home, work and community, providing confidential and safe places for leaders, their families, and their teams. We co-authored the book, Shrinking the Integrity Gap: Between What Leaders Preach and Live, and are raising our two teen girls on 5 acres in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. We also founded Courageous Girls, a non-profit dedicated to helping moms walk alongside their daughters at every stage of their growing years (learn more at mycourageousgirls.com). Bridging the gap between Biblical truth, clinical expertise, and trauma-informed relational wisdom, we are currently engaged in executive coaching, organizational development, writing, speaking, and training pastors, counselors and leaders. We believe that when a leader lives and leads with integrity, everyone in their wake benefits. That's why we do what we do.

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    We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.

    Until next time, be the leader you would follow!

    Grateful for you,

    Jeff & Terra

    To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:

    INSTAGRAM

    @TerraMattson

    @Living_Wholehearted

    @MyCourageousGirls

    FACEBOOK

    @WeAreLivingWholehearted

    @MyCourageousGirls

    WEBSITES

    LivingWholehearted.com

    TerraMattson.com

    MyCourageousGirls.com

    RESOURCES

    Shrinking the Integrity Gap

    Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course

    Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace

    Dear Mattsons

    Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters



    Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-wholehearted-podcast-with-jeff-and-terra/donations
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    55 mins
  • Episode 234: Growing with Emotions
    Sep 24 2024

    Apply to our Executive Wholehearted Leadership Cohort -https://www.livingwholehearted.com/leadership-cohorts

    Emotions. You either love them or wonder what's the point of having them? They often get in the way. The importance of cultivating healthy emotions to enhance one's spiritual and leadership journey is vital. Today we will be talking with guests who bring practical insights and guidance on how emotion impacts your personality, strategies for managing stress, the distinction between depression and sadness and the significance of empathy for emotional and spiritual development.

    Bill and Kristi Gaultiere are Drs of Psychology and the Founders of Soul Shepherding, a ministry to help pastors, leaders, churches and all those desiring to thrive with Jesus in emotional and relational health. Their new book Healthy Feelings, Thriving Faith, uses the Enneagram to help you grow in emotional health, loving relationships and intimacy with Jesus.

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    We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.

    Until next time, be the leader you would follow!

    Grateful for you,

    Jeff & Terra

    To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:

    INSTAGRAM

    @TerraMattson

    @Living_Wholehearted

    @MyCourageousGirls

    FACEBOOK

    @WeAreLivingWholehearted

    @MyCourageousGirls

    WEBSITES

    LivingWholehearted.com

    TerraMattson.com

    MyCourageousGirls.com

    RESOURCES

    Shrinking the Integrity Gap

    Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course

    Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace

    Dear Mattsons

    Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters



    Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-wholehearted-podcast-with-jeff-and-terra/donations
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 233: The Best Test for Your Growth - CVI
    Sep 10 2024

    Apply to our Executive Wholehearted Leadership Cohort -https://www.livingwholehearted.com/leadership-cohorts


    When leaders can see themselves and how they are wired, from the most accurate lens possible, they are able to learn to live within their limits. Today we are throwing it back to the beginning and discussing the Core Values Index (CVI) tool that we have been using for 13+ years. This tool has been an integral piece of the work we do here at Living Wholehearted whether it is utilized with individuals, organizations, marriages or families, it has proven time and time again to give people a roadmap to healthier relationships with themselves, in the workplace, and in their personal lives.

    We are Jeff and Terra Mattson, a husband and wife team, and co-hosts of the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We are the founders of Living Wholehearted, a professional counseling, executive coaching, and organizational development firm outside Portland, Oregon, helping leaders live and lead with integrity. Our amazing team of professionals who have excellent character and competencies, are coming alongside leaders in the home, work and community, providing confidential and safe places for leaders, their families, and their teams. We co-authored the book, Shrinking the Integrity Gap: Between What Leaders Preach and Live, and are raising our two teen girls on 5 acres in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. We also founded Courageous Girls, a non-profit dedicated to helping moms walk alongside their daughters at every stage of their growing years (learn more at mycourageousgirls.com). Bridging the gap between Biblical truth, clinical expertise, and trauma-informed relational wisdom, we are currently engaged in executive coaching, organizational development, writing, speaking, and training pastors, counselors and leaders. We believe that when a leader lives and leads with integrity, everyone in their wake benefits. That's why we do what we do.

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    We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.

    Until next time, be the leader you would follow!

    Grateful for you,

    Jeff & Terra

    To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:

    INSTAGRAM

    @TerraMattson

    @Living_Wholehearted

    @MyCourageousGirls

    FACEBOOK

    @WeAreLivingWholehearted

    @MyCourageousGirls

    WEBSITES

    LivingWholehearted.com

    TerraMattson.com

    MyCourageousGirls.com

    RESOURCES

    Shrinking the Integrity Gap

    Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course

    Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace

    Dear Mattsons

    Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters



    Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-wholehearted-podcast-with-jeff-and-terra/donations
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 232: Tired of Being Tired? How to Rest.
    Aug 27 2024

    When someone asks you how you are doing, do you typically respond with "fine", "busy" or "tired"? These responses seem to be the norm these days as the treadmill of life never ends, especially for leader types. Today we want to talk about the importance of practicing rhythms of rest with a special guest who understands what it’s like to be tired of being tired.

    Jess Connolly is the author or coauthor of several books, including Wild and Free and Breaking Free from Body Shame and her most recent book, “Tired of Being Tired: Receiving God’s Realistic Rest for Your Soul-Deep Exhaustion.”

    Along with her husband, Nick, she planted Bright City Church in Charleston, South Carolina, where they live with their four children.

    Online: www.JessConnolly.com

    Instagram: @JessAConnolly

    Book: Tired of Being Tired: Receive God’s Realistic Rest for Your

    Soul-Deep Exhaustion


    If you are looking for coaching around finding rhythms of rest and beginning Sabbath keeping. Consider reaching out to our spiritual formation and sabbatical coach, Rhonda Began at rhonda@livingwholehearted.com

    If you want to know more about Living Wholehearted and the resources we offer, from our books and e-Courses, to our professional counseling and leadership development services, go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up for our monthly newsletters. Each month you will be connected with resources and on-going support for your journey toward living more wholehearted. The application process for our next wholehearted leadership cohort will begin this summer. If you get our newsletter, you will be the first to know! That’s www.livingwholehearted.com or follow us on instagram @living_wholehearted.

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    We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.

    Until next time, be the leader you would follow!

    Grateful for you,

    Jeff & Terra

    To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:

    INSTAGRAM

    @TerraMattson

    @Living_Wholehearted

    @MyCourageousGirls

    FACEBOOK

    @WeAreLivingWholehearted

    @MyCourageousGirls

    WEBSITES

    LivingWholehearted.com

    TerraMattson.com

    MyCourageousGirls.com

    RESOURCES

    Shrinking the Integrity Gap

    Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course

    Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace

    Dear Mattsons

    Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters



    Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-wholehearted-podcast-with-jeff-and-terra/donations
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    34 mins
  • Episode 231: Maintaining Integrity as a Leader
    Aug 13 2024

    Everyone is a leader is some capacity, and often, "The greatest challenge in leadership is leading yourself". Leading with integrity is about bringing all of who we are — our mind, heart, soul, body, and relationships, before those who we lead. At Living Wholehearted we say that when leaders lead and live with integrity everyone in their wake benefits, but when leaders don't, everyone in their wake pays, it's just a matter of time. Today we get the opportunity to chat with Joe Brouillette as he shares about his experience as a leader, and how he has seen both sides of the leadership coin played out over the years in addition to introducing us to a concept he calls "servant leadership".


    Joe is an executive coach and leadership consultant here at Living Wholehearted. He has several decades of Leadership, Board Service and Global Business Experience. He engages and shares his experience, knowledge, and wisdom with business and non-business leaders in ways that enable vision, effectiveness, and impact. Whether you're navigating the complexities of corporate governance or seeking to lead with purpose and innovation, Joe provides tailored guidance and practical strategies to help you achieve your goals. Join him on a transformative journey of leadership growth and organizational success by contacting him at joe@livingwholehearted.com


    Find out more about the Executive Coaching, and Organizational Development opportunities offered here at Living Wholehearted by visiting https://www.livingwholehearted.com/executive-coaching

    https://www.livingwholehearted.com/organizational-development


    Find Joe specifically at: https://www.livingwholehearted.com/about/our-team/joe-brouillette


    Men's Cohort applicants: email jeff@livingwholehearted.com

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    We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.

    Until next time, be the leader you would follow!

    Grateful for you,

    Jeff & Terra

    To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:

    INSTAGRAM

    @TerraMattson

    @Living_Wholehearted

    @MyCourageousGirls

    FACEBOOK

    @WeAreLivingWholehearted

    @MyCourageousGirls

    WEBSITES

    LivingWholehearted.com

    TerraMattson.com

    MyCourageousGirls.com

    RESOURCES

    Shrinking the Integrity Gap

    Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course

    Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace

    Dear Mattsons

    Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters



    Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-wholehearted-podcast-with-jeff-and-terra/donations
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    35 mins
  • Episode 230: How Can I Be Free From Porn?
    Jul 30 2024
    Join the movement and connect with us. Go to: http://www.livingwholehearted.com/Living Wholehearted Counseling Team https://www.livingwholehearted.com/professional-counselingHow does pornography impact our lives, our relationships and our brains? Are you someone who struggles with a pornography addiction, does someone you love struggle, or are you curious about how to talk to your children about this sensitive subject? Today's episode will give a wholistic perspective and a grace based approach on ways to think, feel and respond when conversations regarding pornography are presented to us.If you are seeking to get support for your pornography addicition or are a person who loves someone who is additcted to pornography and need support, our counselors at Living Wholehearted are passionate about working with individuals and couples as they begin to walk forward on a path to healing. Feel free to contact our assistant, Amber, at info@livingwholehearted.com if you need a personalized recommendation. She will be happy to help! Or visit www.livingwholehearted.com to find a counselor.We are Jeff and Terra Mattson, a husband and wife team, and co-hosts of the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We are the founders of Living Wholehearted, a professional counseling, executive coaching, and organizational development firm outside Portland, Oregon, helping leaders live and lead with integrity. Our amazing team of professionals who have excellent character and competencies, are coming alongside leaders in the home, work and community, providing confidential and safe places for leaders, their families, and their teams. We co-authored the book, Shrinking the Integrity Gap: Between What Leaders Preach and Live, and are raising our two teen girls on 5 acres in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. We also founded Courageous Girls, a non-profit dedicated to helping moms walk alongside their daughters at every stage of their growing years (learn more at mycourageousgirls.com). Bridging the gap between Biblical truth, clinical expertise, and trauma-informed relational wisdom, we are currently engaged in executive coaching, organizational development, writing, speaking, and training pastors, counselors and leaders. We believe that when a leader lives and leads with integrity, everyone in their wake benefits. That's why we do what we do.========================================================We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com. Until next time, be the leader you would follow! Grateful for you,Jeff & Terra To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to: INSTAGRAM@TerraMattson@Living_Wholehearted@MyCourageousGirls FACEBOOK@WeAreLivingWholehearted@MyCourageousGirls WEBSITESLivingWholehearted.comTerraMattson.com MyCourageousGirls.com RESOURCESShrinking the Integrity Gap Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in GraceDear Mattsons Helping Moms Raise Confident DaughtersSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-wholehearted-podcast-with-jeff-and-terra/donations
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    40 mins
  • Episode 229: How to Stay Healthy When Counseling Others
    Jul 16 2024
    Calling all therapists, both emerging and seasoned, this episode is for you! Today Terra and Dr. Michelle discuss what they have discovered about themselves as experienced clinicians and share what they feel is important for therapists to know as you learn and grow and step into your authentic self in your career.Dr. Michelle is a tenured professor of counseling at George Fox University, a licesnsed marriage and family therapist, an international speaker, published scholar, supervisor, and teacher. Inspired by her own journey of self discovery in her career, she guides counselors to find their authentic selves in their work. Beyond her professional roles, she is a wife, mother to a spunky tween, a baker, a runner, a nature lover, a reader and a learner.Are you an emerging or seasoned social worker, counselor or marriage and family therapist?Do you want to have a thriving career and not be a statistic of your career path?Do you want to live a more wholehearted life at home, work and in your community and not burnout.Do you want to be a leader who lives what you preach and breathes that into the lives of those you lead?Do you want to better understand trauma, secondary trauma, and increase your effectiveness with your clients?Do you need hours toward licensure (OR, WA, CA only) or CE’s to mature as a clinician learning the LW holistic approach of healing.Do you want to build a thriving private practice or create a trusted community of counselors in your community?Do you want a community of like-minded clinicians and be coached by Terra Mattson and Dr. Michelle Engblom-Deglmann?Living Wholehearted is accepting applications for our very first Helper's Cohort that will launch in the fall of 2024! And if you answered yes to the questions above, this Helper’s Wholehearted Leadership Cohort experience is for you! Apply today at https://www.livingwholehearted.com/helpers-cohort-applicationONLINE:https://michelleengblom.com//BOOK: The Heart of Counseling: Discovering and Embracing Your Authentic Self as a Therapist========================================================We LOVE that you’ve decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community. Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter. And, if you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com. Until next time, be the leader you would follow! Grateful for you,Jeff & Terra To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to: INSTAGRAM@TerraMattson@Living_Wholehearted@MyCourageousGirls FACEBOOK@WeAreLivingWholehearted@MyCourageousGirls WEBSITESLivingWholehearted.comTerraMattson.com MyCourageousGirls.com RESOURCESShrinking the Integrity Gap Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in GraceDear Mattsons Helping Moms Raise Confident DaughtersSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/living-wholehearted-podcast-with-jeff-and-terra/donations
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    45 mins