I'm so excited to welcome Rachel Cruze back to the Work & Play Podcast! We're talking about the why behind your money—why we think or behave the way that we do when it comes to our spending, saving and relating to money. And most importantly, how we can continue to dream with our money when it feels like life might be a little out of our control.

My friend Reagan has a heart of gold—you'll see in our conversation, just how amazing she is. And the whole reason I interviewed her is because she took the Contentment Challenge to another level. She and her husband, Jeremy gave up shopping—get this—for the entire year of 2020 to pursue a greater life of contentment and eliminate debt. I think their story and how it all turned out is going to inspire you like crazy.

Today, I brought Emily on to have a conversation about camping, kids, and slowing down. You're going to love Emily. She has a depth and a graciousness that is unmatched, and I love her. It's why she's been my friend for so long. So, I'm so excited to share our conversation today.

Today I'm talking with my friend, Chrystal Evans Hurst, and let me just say, this woman, I love her. This is for you if you maybe feel stuck in a rut with your prayers, or, like she talks about in our conversation, if you want to activate the voice of the Holy Spirit in your life to be more real, and fresh, and conversational.

I'm chatting with Allie Casazza today, and she shares about her conviction about building a life that serves you, happening to your day, being the CEO of your own home, and stepping into the authority that you have as a believer.

Listen, this episode gets hype. It's inspiring. It's challenging, and it's full of practical advice that will help you in your actual life.

Today I’m humbled and grateful to have Pastor Dorrell on the Work and Play Podcast. We’re going to talk all about the racial crisis that we’ve been in and how the church, how believers, how you and I should respond during this time, during a racial crisis, and even more than that how to bounce forward, not bounce back, when the current storm we’re in starts to quiet.

Emily P. Freeman is the kind of person I have grown to admire, respect, and quite frankly, adore. I love her. I love her podcast, The Next Right Thing. I love her book, The Next Right Thing, and today I had a conversation with her that I think you are really going to love.

Today’s conversation with Sally Clarkson felt like a big hug from your mom—that you really needed. We talk all about making memories with our children, and to be honest I had this idea in my head that it would be all about planning these grand, extravagant trips and celebrations, but it wasn’t. It was about the day-to-day life, about the little things, and really, it’s all about your health and happiness as a mom.

Today I’m having a conversation with my friend, Shunta Grant, and oh is it good! We talk about how important it is to just to slow down and choose today.

Today’s guest is Robin Long, CEO of The Balanced Life! Robin brings such a beautiful perspective to body image and to movement and really just the gift that it is to be able to exercise.

Today is a conversation with my big sister, Mary Lindsey Blanton and I can't wait for you to listen to it. It was so good, so genuine, so heartfelt. Listen, if there is any person on this planet that should speak into the life and hearts of mamas, it is my sister.

This is the first of an entire month of episodes to celebrate motherhood! We’re calling it ‘May is for Mamas’ here on the Work & Play Podcast. You can expect two episodes per week, and we’re kicking off the series with a special guest: Kate, from Naptime Kitchen!

Today I’m speaking with Richard Blackaby, author of The Seasons of God, and this is the message that quite literally changed the course of my work, and my life, and will continue to change my life as my own seasons continue to change. I hope you enjoy one of my favorite interviews yet.

Today, you get to hear a candid conversation with one of my dearest friends and former Nancy Ray Photography team member, Olivia Suriano, all about our last year in business and what it looks like to finish well.

Usually, when I release an episode about one of our Nancy Ray Book Club books, I give my top three takeaways from the book. I’m so excited to get to do this today, while also getting input from the author herself! I truly cannot wait for you to get to hear from Jess today—she has been such a blessing to me and to many.

Today I'm going to be chatting with my friend, Lara Casey Isaacson. We're going to be talking all about what it looks like to live intentionally in a distracted world and how setting goals can help us do just that. 

I am convinced that contentment is something we have to fight for and pay attention to. It's not something that comes naturally in our culture, when everywhere we look, we are hearing silent messages of you need this, you don't have enough, you have to buy this to be happy. Today, I’m so excited to be talking with Rachel Cruze all about this desperately needed topic!

I am so excited to have Emily Ley on the podcast today! I think that what I love most about her is how much she values the little things, the moments in between, and finding that kind of balance between work and play and what that looks like.

For the longest time I was really afraid of becoming a mom. I thought that I should have these longings to be a mother or I really should want to have a baby, but I never did. This is something my friend Katelyn James and I both experienced, and our hope is that if you’re in the same boat, our conversation would make you feel a little bit more normal and not alone.