The Next Right Thing

On Being A Well by Macrina Wiederkehr

Apr 7, 2026

This episode originally aired on March 14, 2023.

Today I'll re-share words from someone else for all of us to listen to and carry with us and reflect on together. I've chosen a poem by Macrina Wiederkehr, a writer who has been a companion for me for many years now (though she never knew it.) She was a master...

387: Learning to Let Go

Mar 31, 2026

Today I want to share a bit more personally about my own journey this last 6 weeks. As always, my only hope in sharing with you my inner processing is that perhaps it will help you begin to make sense of your own. Listen in.

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386: Counter Your Weights

Mar 24, 2026

If you continue to struggle with knowing how to carry the hard stuff without becoming cynical, angry, or sad all the time and also how to carry the good stuff without feeling guilty or succumbing to toxic positivity you’re in the right place. Listen in.

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385: Our Friend Jesus

Mar 17, 2026

I’ve been hosting The Next Right Thing for nearly nine years and through sharing simple, soulful practices for making life decisions, I’ve also offered a window into my own walk with God, including my questions, struggles, gratitudes, and growth. Like you, I’ve experienced a lot of change in nine years – from...

384: When to Protect Your Peace

Mar 10, 2026

Today I’m sharing another phrase we might hear often – Protect your peace. I like that phrase and I also wonder sometimes if we take it too far. Does our peace need protecting? When and to what extent? How can we know when our next right thing is to protect our peace and when instead we might need to extend it or...