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Hey there! It's been a while but the Walking Well is new-ish and back! Season 7 is on the way so be sure to tune in Mondays for new episodes! Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

I'm going to be honest, the last thing you want to do is the thing you need to do. When life is throwing a curveball or ten, we tend to quietly (or not so quietly) tap out if nowhere else but on the inside. We disengage from many of the helpful things because they can just feel too much. But in this way we stop showing up for ourselves in a way that would otherwise get us to the other side of a pretty uncomfortable season. This episode is the equivalent of showing up on your first day back in the gym after a hiatus. We're going to do the things. And I am here to push you on. #GilonTheeTrainerThe ground level stuff is the stuff. Doing the things you already know you ought (cuz I don't believe in shoulding ourselves) to do, those foundational things, are the baby steps to moving through and creating momentum in funky spaces. So listen in as we talk through the things that help us get to the other side! Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

Intentions. That  can sound woo-wooey but the truth of the matter is if you are not setting an intention you are headed in no direction in particular. You're a wanderer. And no shade to my nomads but sometimes the wandering life in wilderness spaces is really just our response to being overwhelmed. We stop making decisions because we can feel so tossed by life that it seems better for all involved if we stop trying.BUT! That's quitting- if no where else but in our minds. Intentions allow us to take dominion in both little and big ways that matter and add up. Intentions ensure that we keep our head in the game and our hearts in the fight. Listen in as we discuss the ways we can use setting our intentions to gain the momentum we so desperately need in tough seasons! Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

Ever felt like you're on a long stretch of blah or utter confusion- welcome! Life has been life'ing lately and we have all been on the ride. I want to offer some tools, some camaraderie, some perspective for this leg of the journey. Today's episode is on Hope. Hope is the essential ingredient for continuing, finishing, fighting and the like. Hope is the seed of all other actions. So I want to spur you on to Hope. In the uncharted, the unfamiliar, the rebirth, and the deconstruction- here's to Hope! Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

Hey! It's been a minute. Life, amiright? This is a special pop-in episode to remind you to stay encouraged. The year is wrapping up and after the year we collectively shared and the year that you may have muscled your way through, I think we could all use this reminder: God is still Who He says He is. He is still God with us, still God for us, and very much so still God in us.So listen in as we just take a minute to remember and remind ourselves that we are neither forgotten or alone, not abandoned or forsaken. We are still more than conquerors, still overcomers, and still God's favorite! Take a deep breath and dust yourself off. Let's finish strong and in faith! Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

One of the most difficult aspects of life is its unpredictable nature. But one of the most beautiful and surprising things about life is also that unpredictability. What can often rob us from seeing the beauty of the unpredictability is our own resistance to the change of pace and natural rhythm and flow life may be taking, no matter how we expected, predicted or foresaw it playing out. Cathy Jackson joins the podcast to share the pearls of wisdom she has learned as she has navigated life's twists and turns. She discusses challenges to being open, oddly packaged opportunities, and how to remain open to what God may be doing so you can experience the fulness of all that the good life has to offer. Listen in!Connect with CathyFacebook- https://www.facebook.com/cathy.m.wadejacksonInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/cathymjaxn/ Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

Life *le sigh*  It sometimes just does what it wants to do. What can cause us so much pain, anxiety, and depression is the desire to control all or some of life's uncontrollable capacities. Dianna Benjamin is no stranger to struggling against life's waves. She hops on the podcast this week to discuss how God has truly taught and trained her in accepting life's natural and sometimes divine ebb, flow, and limitations along with walking with Him in such a way that you truly experience peace in the surrender. Listen in!ResourcesEmotionally Healthy Spirituality- Peter ScazzeroBoundaries- Henry Cloud, John TownsendAlcoholic's Anonymous: Big BookThe Power of Now- Eckhart TolleMeditation Apps- Abide-Insight TimerConnect with DiannaDiannaKBenjamin.comLinkedin.com- Dianna BenjaminIG- @DiannaKBenjaminFacebook- Dianna Benjamin Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

Life has this uncanny capacity to completely blindside us in often unnerving, earth-shattering ways. Jasmine Souers is no stranger to this reality. By the time her 30th birthday arrived, Jasmine had already survived breast cancer, a bilateral mastectomy, and a divorce. If resilience had a poster child, this chick would most certainly be in the running.On this episode we discuss how to handle life going left. From what not to do to how to regain your balance and your sanity, Jasmine shares all the things she learned along the way. Listen in!ResourcesWait and See- Wendy PopeAll Along You Were Blooming- Morgan Harper NicholsAfter the Rain- Alex ElleWhen God Makes You Wait- Adam HougeBoundaries- Cloud & Townsend Boundaries in DatingBeyond Boundaries- John Townsend Connect with JasmineWebsite- Breastofus.comIG- @bravebeauty26 & @jazzythebcbaddie & @forthebreastofusFacebook- Adventures of a Brave Beauty Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

Season 5 kicks off strong with a rich word for maximizing life in your 20's! This decade of life can often be filled with questions, pressures, and tons of lessons to be learned. Mrs. Coretta Kimberly Hill joins the podcast to drop gems about getting comfortable in the discomfort that growth often allows, how to get the most out of mentorship and finding your voice in  a time in life where most of us are just trying to find our way. Listen in!Connect with Coretta (Kim)Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/cgoodenhillInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/corettakimmie/ Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

Season 4 ends here and what a way to close it out! Nikki Wright hops on the podcast to bring us some fire and add her piece to our conversation on confidence. Nikki shares on how to grow beyond being stuck in insecurity and fear, how to build on your confidence and what it looks like to be a  confident person in ministry, work, and love. Such gold is wrapped up in this episode that you're going to want to take notes. Listen in!Connect with NikkiWebsite- https://www.wootenandwright.comInstagram- @wooten_and_wright Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

As season four is prepares to wrap up, a discussion on building true confidence seemed like a fitting parting gift. In these literally unprecedented times, it is easy to feel completely shaken and at a loss as there seems to be little certainty of what to expect or what comes next. How could anyone be confident at a time like this? Zahria Raines joins the podcast this week to talk about building an unwavering confidence anchored in the Lord regardless of the circumstances or the view. Zahria shares from personal experience how your soul has to be convinced of Truth, how to pinpoint the lies, and how to build a firm foundation in the Word that gives birth to authentic confidence. Listen in and be sure to follow her on social media!ResourcesHarnessing Your Emotions: Christ Esteem vs. Self Esteem- Spirit, Soul, & Body- Andrew WommackBattlefield of the Mind- Joyce MeyersConnect with ZahriaIG- @DolvionFacebook- https://www.facebook.com/zahria.raines Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

So. Much. Gold. Here. Blended families are not for the faint of heart. They are a beautiful picture of restoration and loving deeply. But often before we get to the pretty picture, there is some serious transformation that has to take place. David and Cynthia Goodin join the podcast this week to share over 3 decades worth of wisdom from doing it wrong and getting it right. Be sure to have something to take notes with because the gems they drop on what it takes, how to blend a family, and how to be a skillful parent of a blended family are definitely insider secrets. Listen in!Connect with David & CynthiaDavid's Website- https://www.davidegoodin.comCynthia's Website- https://cynthiagoodin.com/about/A Family Affair- http://goodinfamilyaffair.com/index.html Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

Listen. Kate Slack is just dripping with gems during this conversation about the realities of parenting adopted children. Adoption is a miracle steeped in loss and with that comes the painful and often long lasting scars of trauma. Parenting with intention on this space takes on a whole new meaning. Kate shares the beauty of her family's adoption story, the struggles of parenting traumatized children, and the absolute necessity of Jesus and resources in being faithful to the call to love and parent her kids well. Take a listen!Connect with KateEmail- slack.kate@gmail.com Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

Between them, this episode's guests have 30 years of marriage and five children whose ages range from 27 to 12. Lonnie and Gionne Marts join the podcast to continue the conversation on parenting intentionally through varying life seasons. They discuss how they parent such a wide age range of kids, the evolution of their parenting styles, dealing with challenging children and parenting through hard life seasons. Fortunately, it aint how you start that matters most, it's how you finish and my parents are giving you the tea on longevity and fruitfulness when it comes to partnering with God in your parenting. Get comfy and grab something to take notes with while you listen in!Connect with Lonnie & GionneFamily Fortitude PodcastFacebook- https://www.facebook.com/familyfortitudeInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/familyfortitude/ Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

Season 4 is all about the roles we operate in and bossing them out. Parenting is one of those areas that comes with tremendous joy, tons of challenges, and not a single owner's manual. While loving your kiddos may come easily, stewarding them so that they become all that God intends takes far more target practice. Nathalie Hawkins of To Teach Her Own joins the podcast this week to talk about how do-able it is to raise up these tiny humans to fulfill all the destiny inside of them. It's a challenge but we're up for the task. Oh and if you don't have kiddos of your own (yet) this episode is a life hack that is sure to give you insight into a future season (if you so desire it). Listen in!Connect with NathalieWebsite- https://www.toteachherown.comInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/toteachherown/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/toteachherown Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

Pornography is easily a billion dollar industry. And while there are movements to end the consumption of it and to bring freedom and dignity to those trapped within the industry, these efforts are typically targeted at men. However, pornography's allure and grip is not limited to men. Women are caught up as well. Ericca Harvey joins the podcast to discuss her experience with pornography, it's impact on her sexuality, and how she found freedom beyond porn. Listen in!Connect with EriccaTwitter- @ErricaHarveyInstagram- @Erricca.HarveyWebsite- EriccaHarvey.com Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

*Trigger Warning* On this episode we are having a much needed discussion around sexual assault. Sexual assault and its subsequent trauma impacts a staggering amount of people daily and lives are forever altered. In this episode, Dr. Lurry shares her experience as a survivor and how she has learned to reclaim her life after assault. Listen in!Connect with Dr. Kyla Nicole Lurry Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/Dr.KylaNicoleLurry/Instagram- https://instagram.com/dr.kylanicolelurryWebsite- https://www.drkylanicole.com Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

This is grown folks food, ladies and gents. We are continuing a phenomenal conversation on sexual health, trauma, and wholeness. Pastors Michael and Connie Smith offer deep insights on building a framework on sexual positivity in a way that honors God and minimizes complication in our relationship throughout the lifespan. Listen in  to advance your life amen? Amen.Connect with Pastors Mike and ConnieInstagram- @mikelovesconnie & @connielovesmikeWebsite- MichaelandConnie.com Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

While we're on the Truth Train, let's talk about sexuality. Season 4 is all about where we live our lives and every human that has ever existed is a sexual being. What does that even mean and look like for the believer? Pastors Michael and Connie Smith join the podcast to discuss just that. From describing the current sexual landscape for men and women to stewarding our sexuality well in marriage and singleness, the Smiths open up a conversation about where we are and begin to explore what health and equality look like in female sexuality. Check it out!Connect with Pastor Mike and ConnieInstagram- @mikelovesconnie & @connielovesmikeWebsite- MichaelandConnie.com Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast

On this episode of the Walking Well podcast, Lisa Watterson and I continue a candid conversation about being black or white in America. Lisa shares about how she personally has worked to push back on white supremacist messaging, the sometimes discomfort of crossing the racial divide, and how she learned to listen. Becoming better is no easy feat for any of us, especially when the machine of racism is so very alive and well. Let us listen to one another, see one another, and dare to show up not just different but better for each other. Just like Jesus did.ResourcesThe New Jim Crow- Michelle AlexanderWhy are All the Black Kids Sitting Together- Beverly Daniel TatumA People's History of the United States- Howard Zinn Connect with the Walking Well PodcastInstagram- @WalkingWellPodcastFacebook- Walking Well Podcast with Gilon MartsWebsite- https://www.gilonmarts.com/podcast