Around the Table with Brenda Harkins
Around the Table is a place to understand and appreciate others more by hearing, from real people, the real stories that have shaped us, our convictions and our decisions. I pray this stirs up a desire in others to examine and appreciate their own stories as well.
Episodes
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018 /// Authenticity and Attachments
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Episode 18 - Authenticity and Attachments
In keeping with the theme of restoring, healing, and/or strengthening our relationships, especially in this world of uncertainty and extreme differences, this episode challenges you to take a look at the two things mental health professionals tend to agree on as the most important factors for our growth as a person:
1)Authenticity
2)Attachments
We all need connection with others. We are wired for that from the time we are born. Babies crave the attunement of their mothers and fathers. They take joy in knowing they are an important part of their world. And as we grow, that desire doesn’t lessen. But the circle grows. We have more opportunity for more attachments, but at what expense? Research shows that most people will sacrifice their authenticity to have the attachments they most want or feel they most need. What does that do to our identity? To the person God designed us to be for a purpose? I welcome you to join me Around the Table today as we discuss Authenticity and Attachments!
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Brenda is a Texas girl who loves God and people and big skies and great coffee. She is a believer in impossible possibilities. In brokenness becoming beautiful. In justice and mercy and honor and power–with love perfecting them all. She is a wife, mom, mimi, daughter, and friend. She is also a speaker, author, mediator, and coach...helping people discover, embrace, and live out their God-given superpowers.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Follow on socials:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
Thursday Nov 07, 2024
017 /// Love or Fear
Thursday Nov 07, 2024
Thursday Nov 07, 2024
Episode17 - Love or Fear
Every thought we have can be traced back to a root of either love or fear. Research from neuroscience continues to prove this fact.Fear keeps us disconnected, shaken, and bent on avoiding pain. Love keeps us connected, peaceful and desiring truth despite the pain. Wherever you are sending tumult — whether from your family, your personal relationships, your work situation, the election or a transition you are in... you have a choice where to ground your thoughts. Love or fear. In this episode, I share with you:
How to stay steady even when the world around you isn’t
How to determine where you are rooted
What a healthy connection is
How those healthy connections are essential for healthy communities
I invite you to listen and be encouraged that you don’t have to stay in fear. You don’t have to be shaken. You can be grounded and steady, whatever is going on around you, and you can help others do the same. YOU can make the difference that is so needed in our world. Stay in love.
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Brenda is a Texas girl who loves God and people and big skies and great coffee. She is a believer in impossible possibilities. In brokenness becoming beautiful. In justice and mercy and honor and power–with love perfecting them all. She is a wife, mom, mimi, daughter, and friend. She is also a speaker, author, mediator, and coach...helping people discover, embrace, and live out their God-given superpowers.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Follow on socials:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
016 /// Two Opposing Realities : Let Your Voice Be Heard
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Episode 16 - Two Opposing Realities: Let Your Voice Be Heard
There is a very real phenomenon of two opposing realities. Darkness and Light. Truth and Lies. Fear and Love. These realities are everywhere. We are in a time where your voice is needed to speak to these realities. Your experiences matter. And your experience is needed to help someone else shift to the best reality. Learning to share your experience effectively is the key to greater influence. Many people are shouting what they believe is right or wrong. And the only ones listening are those who agree with them anyway. How many are sharing their experiences in ways where they are more widely heard? In this episode I share with you:
The importance of recognizing God’s reality
The authority – and necessity – of your voice.
How to communicate your views more effectively
I invite you to listen and be encouraged that YOU can make a difference. You don’t have to wait for someone else to do what you feel is needed. Your experience is your business card. It’s your qualification. And it is enough.
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Brenda is a Texas girl who loves God and people and big skies and great coffee. She is a believer in impossible possibilities. In brokenness becoming beautiful. In justice and mercy and honor and power–with love perfecting them all. She is a wife, mom, mimi, daughter, and friend. She is also a speaker, author, mediator, and coach...helping people discover, embrace, and live out their God-given superpowers.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Follow on socials:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
015 /// Are We People or Issues?
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Episode 15 - Are We People or Issues?
Different perspectives. Different beliefs. Different values. We become enemies over these. But what if we didn’t? Jesus didn’t share the same perspectives, beliefs, and values as all those He loved. All those He broke bread with. All those He sat with and talked within their homes. All those He was criticized for loving by the religious leaders. When we lay down the need to be right, we get to love bigger. This doesn’t change our theology. It doesn’t change our beliefs or values. It changes how well we love. It changes the impact of our influence. I am excited for you to meet Matt and Narcely. Two unlikely friends who have figured out that:
- People are more than their platforms.
- Relationships take priority over issues.
- Differences need not be weaponized.
If life feels really heavy in this political season...If you would like to laugh a little more...And shed the need to be right...And discover what could be possible...I invite you to open your heart and listen past the judgments. After all...Understanding does NOT require agreement.
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Brenda is a Texas girl who loves God and people and big skies and great coffee. She is a believer in impossible possibilities. In brokenness becoming beautiful. In justice and mercy and honor and power–with love perfecting them all. She is a wife, mom, mimi, daughter, and friend. She is also a speaker, author, mediator, and coach...helping people discover, embrace, and live out their God-given superpowers.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Follow on socials:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
014 /// A Fresh Perspective of Different
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Episode 14 – A Fresh Perspective on Different
With whom do you think of differences as being refreshing? That neighbor with a political sign different than yours? That coworker who does things in the hardest way possible? The one who is always finding fault? Or always positive? The family feuds? The one with the cup half full? Or empty? Differences are perspectives. For those who don’t hold your views, are you the one different? Or are they? The answer to both those questions is yes. It is all perspective. And here’s the game changer. Realizing differences don’t have to create enemies. I am excited to share with you an opportunity I had this week to engage in a conversation with someone VERY different from me politically and spiritually. But the similarities so far outweighed the differences that by the end of the conversation, the differences didn’t matter. I have a new friend. And I don’t care who she is voting for! This is what I want you to hear: Your personal life can be better. Your community can be better. Your business can be better. All by prioritizing the discovery of similarities. Set aside the differences and see the impact it makes! Who could stretch you out of your comfort zone? Where could you glean some fresh perspective? What could be possible if you just laid down that difference? If you found similarities much weightier.
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Brenda is a Texas girl who loves God and people and big skies and great coffee. She is a believer in impossible possibilities. In brokenness becoming beautiful. In justice and mercy and honor and power–with love perfecting them all. She is a wife, mom, mimi, daughter, and friend. She is also a speaker, author, mediator, and coach...helping people discover, embrace, and live out their God-given superpowers.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Follow on socials:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAS
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
013 /// Yes, You Are a Leader!
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Episode 13 - Yes, You Are a Leader!
Leadership is for all of us. It is how we lead ourselves. It has to do with how we look at those around us who need assistance accomplishing what they are called to do just as much as it has to do with positions or titles. We all have opportunities to lead in a way that encourages and makes a way for others when they can’t do it alone. In this episode I want to share with you three specific examples of people who lead well and lead in a way we can emulate. I call it Relational Leadership. Along with those examples, I want you to see the common thread in each one. Each of these leaders:
- Stepped into difficult situations first
- Made a way for others to get through the difficulty to their destination
- Came along behind them and sealed the deal
The bottom line is that you can do this. And the more you do this you will realize not only can you do this, but you get to do this. Leading relationally is what we are all called to do! Who comes to your mind as you listen to this episode? Has anyone led you in this way? Is there someone that comes to mind whom you can lead?
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Brenda is a Texas girl who loves God and people and big skies and great coffee. She is a believer in impossible possibilities. In brokenness becoming beautiful. In justice and mercy and honor and power–with love perfecting them all. She is a wife, mom, mimi, daughter, and friend. She is also a speaker, author, mediator, and coach...helping people discover, embrace, and live out their God-given superpowers.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Follow on socials:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
012 /// Unoffendable and Responsive
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
Episode 12 - Unoffendable and Responsive
In this world we live in, it can be hard to stay calm, loving, and peaceful. Especially when situations that anger, grieve, and sicken us are all around. I have been given the message of “loud is not a language” and yet, this past week has been one of the hardest ones I have had to live that out. To not be loud in attitude or reactions. But those who follow Jesus have been given a mandate. One to surrender our own ways to His. And that’s just nothing but hard. Until we do it. Then the peace that accompanies that surrender reminds us of the better way.
In this episode I want to remind you and me of 3 things: God doesn’t need us to defend Him. He wants us to listen and respond accordingly. This is the only thing that will bring lasting change. What could the world look like if collectively we remained unoffendable, listened for God’s voice (not what we think God would say, but what He really says), and responded accordingly to what we heard?
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Brenda is a Texas girl who loves God and people and big skies and great coffee. She is a believer in impossible possibilities. In brokenness becoming beautiful. In justice and mercy and honor and power–with love perfecting them all. She is a wife, mom, mimi, daughter, and friend. She is also a speaker, author, mediator, and coach...helping people discover, embrace, and live out their God-given superpowers.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Follow on socials:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
011 /// The Power of Transparent Lives and Leadership
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
The power of acknowledging mistakes is great. The difference we can make in people’s lives by simply being honest, transparent, and accountable. To acknowledge where we have misrepresented ourselves, others, or even God. To say with conviction... I am so very sorry. We all hurt people. What do we do with that? How do we bring healing in the places we have caused hurt? Today’s episode addresses the need to:
- Acknowledge the pain we cause
- Apologize
- Attempt restitution
- Accept the consequences
In doing so, we can help heal the very people we hurt.
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Brenda is a Texas girl who loves God and people and big skies and great coffee. She is a believer in impossible possibilities. In brokenness becoming beautiful. In justice and mercy and honor and power–with love perfecting them all. She is a wife, mom, mimi, daughter, and friend. She is also a speaker, author, mediator, and coach...helping people discover, embrace, and live out their God-given superpowers.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Follow on socials:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
010 /// Re-examining Our Hearts and the Structures They Have Built
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
We have truly walked into the beginning of what scripture talks about when it says everything that can be shaken will be shaken. Those structures we have held dear are toppling, and it is time to re-examine who built those structures. And why. And what we need to do now. In this episode we will look at:
- Our own hearts Man-made structures we have exalted
- What the toppling of those structures might mean
- What is our responsibility in it all
I don’t pretend to have the answers. But I am sharing my heart around the table with those of you who might be experiencing some of the same questions, revelations, and shakings. I believe that together we are better. That’s why Jesus calls us “the body”. And it is my hope that together, unified in Him, we can rise up to be the light He originally intended.
See you around the table!
Brenda
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Brenda is a Texas girl who loves God and people and big skies and great coffee. She is a believer in impossible possibilities. In brokenness becoming beautiful. In justice and mercy and honor and power–with love perfecting them all. She is a wife, mom, mimi, daughter, and friend. She is also a speaker, author, mediator, and coach...helping people discover, embrace, and live out their God-given superpowers.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Follow on socials:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
009 /// Take Responsibility Give Credit
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
To own our mistakes, to take responsibility for them, is hard sometimes. Especially when we struggle with admitting we are wrong. A natural human reaction is to deflect error and blame other people or adverse circumstances. That is a victim mindset. A place where we give others power over the choices we made. We can shift our mindset to one of power by taking responsibility for our actions, the consequences to those actions, and the correction to those actions. Those are the humble and courageous acts of very few in this world we live in. But they cause others to pay attention and take notice. They create space for positive influence. There is power associated with taking responsibility. Giving credit to others is something else we don’t see enough. People want to take credit for themselves and give responsibility to others. But it is in the noticing of others, the calling out of their good and helpful deeds, the giving of credit to those positive things we see that we begin to build relational trust through an integrity that doesn’t have to be first. An integrity that doesn’t have to be first itself, but enjoys seeing others rise up. Taking responsibility and giving credit require a personal accountability that leads to greater integrity, influence, and positive change. In this episode we talk about three ways taking responsibility can impact us and others:
- Personal Growth and Accountability
- Fostering Trust With Others
- Inspiring Others to Make a Difference Doing the Same
I invite you to listen with an open and courageous mind to discover how to better rise up in your personal power, stop giving it away to others, and encourage others to do so as well.
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Brenda is a Texas girl who loves God and people and big skies and great coffee. She is a believer in impossible possibilities. In brokenness becoming beautiful. In justice and mercy and honor and power–with love perfecting them all. She is a wife, mom, mimi, daughter, and friend. She is also a speaker, author, mediator, and coach...helping people discover, embrace, and live out their God-given superpowers.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Follow on socials:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
Thursday May 02, 2024
008 /// Election Tension Doesn't Have to be Relational Tension
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
Episode 8 - ELECTION TENSION DOESN’T HAVE TO BE RELATIONAL TENSION
For too many years, election season has been a source of contention for families and other important relationships. The issues about which we are passionate have become the measuring stick for our relationships, and I am not sure when this all started but I have certainly had it in my face since 2016.
What is it about issues that we allow them to rise higher in priority than our relationships? Do we believe we ARE the issues we stand for? Have those things become our identity? Granted, the issues we stand for are important. I am not belittling them. I greatly value the freedom we have to vote for them. I am simply suggesting their importance not be prioritized above people.
Three things I share around the table in this episode are:
How to stay true to your convictions and still value relationships with different convictions
How to value people as people despite differing issues
How to simplify what we have complicated and build up what we have torn down a bit
All we really want as humans is to be seen, heard, known, and loved. We can give those gifts to others without compromising a single value. This episode talks about how. I invite you to come join me around the table!
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Brenda is a Texas girl who loves God and people and big skies and great coffee. She is a believer in impossible possibilities. In brokenness becoming beautiful. In justice and mercy and honor and power–with love perfecting them all. She is a wife, mom, mimi, daughter, and friend. She is also a speaker, author, mediator, and coach...helping people discover, embrace, and live out their God-given superpowers.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Follow on socials:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
007 /// Courage for Your Moment of Choice
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
EPISODE 7 - COURAGE FOR YOUR MOMENT OF CHOICE
Change is hard work. Familiarity has a sense of safety to it, and we don’t like to feel unsafe or ill-equipped to deal with unsafe feelings. I have been pondering what it takes to get to the point where we choose the hard work of making change happen. Why do we do what we do without giving it a second thought...until a moment when everything changes. What brings us to that pivotal moment? Here are three things needed to effect change that will last: We need to pause and recognize what we are mentally fighting against. What are we resisting to acknowledge? We need to make a conscious choice to participate in the reality of our situation. We need to choose courage by going after what we know is more important than the fear. This episode delves into what that looks like, and I invite you to listen with an open and courageous mind to discover what is holding you back from the best you so desire.
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Brenda is a Texas girl who loves God and people and big skies and great coffee. She is a believer in impossible possibilities. In brokenness becoming beautiful. In justice and mercy and honor and power–with love perfecting them all. She is a wife, mom, mimi, daughter, and friend. She is also a speaker, author, mediator, and coach...helping people discover, embrace, and live out their God-given superpowers.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Follow on socials:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
006 /// What You Have to Offer
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Episode 6 - WHAT YOU HAVE TO OFFER
Have you ever wished you had something to offer the world that nobody else has offered yet? Something nobody has even thought about? Do you look at others and see how they make an impact and wish you could make one too? Desiring to make an impact, make a difference, is something that is wired into the unique creation of each human being on earth. I really believe that. And the more I discover people’s unique stories, the more genius I see in our creation. You have something to offer that nobody else does. You do. You have you. And just because that might sound cliché doesn’t mean it’s not true. Nobody else can offer the life experiences, lessons learned, and unique perspectives only you own. Nobody.
I want to share with you 3 things I have learned that continually move me forward:
- People care about and need what I have to offer (even when my false self tells me differently). They need what you have to offer, too.
- How to create a unique identity statement to remind you of the truth of who you are and to build greater confidence.
- How living true to your identity and offering what only you can will increase your joy and the joy of others. I invite you to listen with an open heart and mind to discover the wonder that is already within you.
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Brenda is a Texas girl who loves God and people and big skies and great coffee. She is a believer in impossible possibilities. In brokenness becoming beautiful. In justice and mercy and honor and power–with love perfecting them all. She is a wife, mom, mimi, daughter, and friend. She is also a speaker, author, mediator, and coach...helping people discover, embrace, and live out their God-given superpowers.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Follow on socials:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
005 /// Marriage on the Mission Field with Abigail Bellah
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Episode 5 - MARRIAGE ON THE MISSION FIELD
I was surprised to hear what a young woman I have known since her teen years, and is very special to me, had to say about what her biggest challenge has been so far. At 22 years old, Abigail left America to do mission work in West Africa. So “marriage” is not what was expected to be her biggest challenge. I don’t know about you, but being a single female missionary in Africa seems pretty challenging to me! Granted, marriage is a challenge, too. A refiner of our rougher places. But when I think of missionary life, there are a lot of things that seem harder than marriage. Not for Abigail, though.
From West Africa she was called to East Africa, met a man from the country she was serving, and discovered, in her own words, an “even more challenging” journey than missions. Cross-cultural dating and marriage. Her views reflect a wisdom that challenges western thinking. Abigail’s husband, Jillo, joins us at the end of this episode to share a bit of his perspective. His views on 1) America and 2) marriage in general, are both enlightening. Abigail and Jillo decided they would build their marriage on a foundation that requires laying down both of their cultures for a “kingdom culture.” They believe this is something every couple is challenged to do because whether it is a national cultural, ethnic culture, our family culture...everyone comes together from some type of culture different than the one we marry.
In this episode you will hear:
Why we should never say never
How every marriage is cross-cultural marriage
The beauty of building one culture together
You can contact Abigail directly at:
Abbey.jillo@send56.org
You can also find out more about her mission at
http://www.send56.org/bellah
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Brenda is a Texas girl who loves God and people and big skies and great coffee. She is a believer in impossible possibilities. In brokenness becoming beautiful. In justice and mercy and honor and power–with love perfecting them all. She is a wife, mom, mimi, daughter, and friend. She is also a speaker, author, mediator, and coach...helping people discover, embrace, and live out their God-given superpowers.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Follow on socials:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
004 /// Thank a Teacher with Amanda Dominguez
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Episode 4 - THANK A TEACHER
In each of our lives I believe there is someone, somewhere, who spoke truth and life into us. For some, we might have to look deeper to remember who that was. But whether they were there for a moment, a lifetime, or some interval in between, there was most likely somebody that imparted a bit of hope into you. That spoke the truth of who you really are. That caused a dead place in you to come back to life. That spoke of the goodness they saw in you as they extended a glance, a smile, or a word of approval or acceptance.
My guest today is Amanda Dominguez, a teacher who rose above some very real personal hardships of her own and ended up choosing a profession where she gets to help others do that daily as she positively impacts the lives of her students.
Teachers in Amanda’s life strongly influenced the journey she took, and now her life mission is to help others rise through adversity because, as she puts it, “there would be no darker place than to quit” and we are here to “help each other win.” In this episode you will hear:
The power of hope
The power of positive influence
The power of humility
Who spoke hope to you? #thankateacher #thankafriend
Amanda’s Bio: Amanda Dominguez is an educator who takes joy in her ability to help students rise through adversity. She is a lover of God and people and is thankful for the grit she has grown through her own overcoming. She now receives joy from helping others do the same.
If you would like to contact Amanda, you can connect with her at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-dominguez-77274461/
https://www.instagram.com/amandat8503/
amanda8503@yahoo.com
Brenda is a Texas girl who loves God and people and big skies and great coffee. She is a believer in impossible possibilities. In brokenness becoming beautiful. In justice and mercy and honor and power–with love perfecting them all. She is a wife, mom, mimi, daughter, and friend. She is also a speaker, author, mediator, and coach...helping people discover, embrace, and live out their God-given superpowers.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Follow on socials:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
003 /// Mama in a War Zone
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Episode 3 - MOMMA IN A WAR ZONE
Can you think of a time when a motivating fear gripped you? I am not talking about a traumatic time. I am talking about a time when you knew you were being put into a place that was far out of your comfort zone, but you knew you were supposed to be there anyway.
We often put fear in the “bad” category, and many times it is. But there are times when the fear we feel is the fear of failure or fear of what others will think or fear of being wrong or looking stupid or losing control. And many of those times when we push through that fear to the other side we realize the courage to move through the fear marked us in the best of ways. I want to share a time like that in my life with you.
At 21 years old I became a momma in a Central American war zone. The mark it left on me has never gone away. You might think it was a traumatic mark, but no. It was a mark of courage, determination, and perseverance that has never left me. And you know what? Love was the motivator. Love is the most powerful motivator. There is nothing stronger.
In this episode you will hear the transforming power of:
- Living out your convictions
- Choosing courage when afraid
- Letting love guide you to the end
For what are you contending? I encourage you to stay in the fight ‘til the battle is won! A legacy is waiting, A legacy worth it all.
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Brenda is a Texas girl who loves God and people and big skies and great coffee. She is a believer in impossible possibilities. In brokenness becoming beautiful. In justice and mercy and honor and power–with love perfecting them all. She is a wife, mom, mimi, daughter, and friend. She is also a speaker, author, mediator, and coach...helping people discover, embrace, and live out their God-given superpowers.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Follow on socials:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
002 /// Purpose Lost and Found
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
In Episode 2, Brenda shares a surprisingly insignificant memory that impacted her life in an extremely significant way, bringing greater awareness to her identity and purpose. She then shares how you too, can go on a meaningful journey of discovering the significance of seemingly insignificant times in your life to understand more deeply and clearly who you are and why you are here. Enjoy the journey!
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
001 /// The Not So Professional Dinner
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Brenda shares the origin story of the journey she is now on to personally and corporately inspire and challenge others to listen, learn, stretch and grow from hearing each other’s stories. This story is what stirred her to write Loud Is Not A Language. But she also shares 3 important lessons learned from that extremely stressful situation, and how those lessons benefit our personal growth as well as our relational growth.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Welcome to Around the Table
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Around the Table is a place to understand and appreciate others more by hearing from real people - me and others - the real stories that have shaped us, our convictions and our decisions. I pray this stirs up a desire in others to examine and appreciate their own stories as well.
Check out the websites:
https://loudisnotalanguage.com/
https://brendaharkins.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendaCoxHarkins
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendacoxharkins/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendacoxharkins/
Podcast music from: https://app.soundstripe.com/
Check out the other shows from KB PODCAST PRODUCTIONS:
Kingdom Bringer Podcast with Darin Eubanks
Next Level Podcast with Michael McIntyre
Super-Natural Living with Beth Packard
The Well Life Podcast
Fan the Flame Podcast with Scott Tilley
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