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298 episodes
When Words Hurt: Overcoming Well-Intentioned Stupidity
Sometimes the people who care about us most say the wrong thing at exactly the wrong time. “Everything happens for a reason.” “It could be worse.” “You just need to forgive.” “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” The intention may be g...
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Clergy Soul Care: Why Pastors and Leaders Need Care Too
Pastors and ministry leaders are often invited into people’s hardest moments. They sit with grief, conflict, betrayal, trauma, addiction, family struggles, church hurt, and major life transitions. That work is meaningful, but it can also be inc...
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Forgiveness When It Feels Impossible: A Story of Abuse
Forgiveness is difficult in any painful relationship. But what does forgiveness look like when the hurt involves abuse? And can you forgive someone while still maintaining boundaries, requiring accountability, and choosing safety?In this...
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How to Have Hard Conversations Without Burning Bridges
Hard conversations are part of every meaningful relationship. But when we avoid them, emotions can build until a conversation that could have created understanding instead becomes reactive, overwhelming, or damaging. Done well, difficult conver...
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Back to School & Family Rhythms: What Every Child Needs for a Healthy School Year
The school year can quickly become a blur of homework, practices, activities, packed schedules, and pressure. But what children often need most isn’t another activity or achievement. They need a home that provides stability, connection, and ...
Back to School: The Warning Signs You Don’t Want to Miss: How to Spot Mental Health Concerns in Kids
Back-to-school season brings new routines, expectations, friendships, activities, and pressures. Some stress is normal, but how can parents tell when their child is adjusting and when something deeper may be going on? In this episod...
Back to School - The Adults Kids Never Forget
Teachers, coaches, and mentors influence far more than academics or athletic performance. The way they encourage, challenge, correct, and respond to mistakes can shape how kids see themselves for years to come.In this episode,
Back to School - How to Set Your Kids Up for Success This School Year
As a new school year begins, parents often find themselves balancing excitement, stress, and uncertainty. In this episode, April Bordeau sits down with
Hope & Identity Teen Girls Talk: What We Wish Adults Knew About Growing Up Today
In this special episode of the Care to Change Podcast, we hand the microphone to two teenage girls for an honest conversation about what life really feels like today. Instead of adults talking about teens, we listened to them....
Hope & Identity for the Next Generation: Understanding Young Men
What are young men carrying beneath the surface today, and how can the adults in their lives help them thrive?In this episode of the Care to Change Podcast, Mac Zambrano is joined by thera...
Hope & Identity for the Next Generation: Helping Young Adults Find Purpose
Hope & Identity for the Next GenerationHow do you discover your purpose when the world keeps telling you who you should be?Today’s young adults face constant pressure to have life figured out. They’re navigating social ...
Hope and Identity for the Next Generation: Understanding Today's Teens
Today's teenagers are growing up in a world unlike any generation before them. They're navigating constant technology, social media, academic pressure, questions about identity, and a future that often feels uncertain. While these challenges ar...
Building Strong Communities: The Role of Faith Leaders in Creating Safe Places Where People Can Flourish
What makes a church community feel truly safe?After exploring church hurt, healing, and healthy leadership throughout this series, we turn our attention toward hope. In this episode, host Mac ...
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How Church Leaders Can Prevent Church Hurt
Church hurt can leave lasting wounds, but what if we focused not only on healing, but also on prevention?In this episode of the Care to Change Podcast, host Mac Zambrano s...
Healing From Church Hurt
Church hurt can leave deep wounds that impact trust, relationships, and faith. In this episode, counselor and previous pastor, Mac Zambrano and
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What Does Church Hurt Really Look Like?
Church hurt is a phrase we hear often, but what does it actually mean? For many people, the pain goes far beyond a difficult church experience. It can involve betrayal, spiritual manipulation, rejection, abuse of authority, or wounds that impac...
Faith Practices for Whole-Person Renewal
What if spiritual practices are about more than obligation or routine? What if they are actually part of how we experience renewal, resilience, peace, and emotional healing?In this episode,
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Movement & Emotional Well-Being: How Distressing Events Impact the Body
What if movement is about more than physical health?In this episode, April Bordeau sits down with Brittan...
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Grief and the Body
Grief is not only emotional. It is physical, spiritual, relational, and deeply personal. In this episode, April Bordeau sits down with therapist,
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The Mind-Body Connection: Why Your Body Is Talking to You
In this episode, April and Jared explore the powerful connection between mental and physical health and why wellness is about f...
When Relationships Hurt: Church Hurt and Spiritual Bypassing
Church should be a place of safety, connection, and healing. For many, it has also been a place of deep pain.In this episode, April Bordeau and
When Relationship Hurts: Betrayal and Knowing When to End Relationships
Betrayal isn’t always obvious. It often shows up through repeated disappointments, broken trust, or subtle patterns that leave you feeling unsettled. In this episode, we explore how to recognize true betrayal, what it does internally, and how t...
When Relationships Hurt: Understanding Gaslighting
Have you ever walked away from a conversation questioning yourself… wondering if you were the problem, even when something didn’t feel right?In this episode, Larry sits down with therapist
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