Category: Learning

Natalie Hoffman Flying Free Podcast Episode 390 with the text "How to Deal with Triggers that Make You Spiral Out"

How to Deal with Triggers that Make You Spiral Out [Episode 390]

This is the second in a 3-part series where I’m sharing the top three books that have changed my life. Last week I talked about the book A Failure of Nerve by Edwin Friedman. This week I will talk about Altogether You by Jenna Remiersma. And next week…well, you’ll have to come back then to hear me talk about a VERY controversial book in conservative Christian circles, but WOW did it absolutely do a number on my chronic fear, shame, and anger.

But for now – let’s dive into a book that helped me make sense of the contradictory thoughts I struggled with every single day.

“I can totally do this!” “I could NEVER DO THAT!”

See what I mean?

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Natalie Hoffman Flying Free Podcast Episode 389 with the text "Why Do People Get Mad When You Change?"

Why Do People Get Mad When You Change? [Episode 389]

A lot of people got mad at me when I started to change over ten years ago. They got so mad, they booted me out of my church and my family. In this episode, I’m going to tell you about a book that changed the way I parent, lead, and show up in my own life.

It’s a book about what it actually takes to become the leader of your own life when everyone around you wants things to stay the same.

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Natalie Hoffman Flying Free Podcast Episode 387 with the text Are You Estranged From a Parent or Adult Child? The Complicated Reasons and Layers of Pain in Parent/Adult-Child Estrangement

Are You Estranged From a Parent or Adult Child? The Complicated Reasons and Layers of Pain in Parent/Adult-Child Estrangement [Episode 387]

Family estrangement. It’s kind of big on social media right now, but not always in a healthy kind of way. Gretchen Baskerville, author of The Life Saving Divorce, has done research on this, and she’s discovered nine types of family estrangement.

Chances are, you’ve had a brush with…or are experiencing…at least one type.

Watch or listen in to hear real stories that show how addiction, control, mental illness, outside manipulation, and even distorted theology can all play a role in family estrangements, and why the truth is almost always more layered than “who’s the villain here.”

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Natalie Hoffman Flying Free Podcast Episode 385 with the text What Is the "Tradwife" Trend Really Selling Christian Women?

What Is the “Tradwife” Trend Really Selling Christian Women? [Episode 385]

In this episode, we’re doing something a little different. I’m opening up my private monthly book club discussion (usually just for Flying Higher members) and sharing it with you. This month we read the bestselling novel Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke.

We get into the tradwife aesthetic, performative Christianity, and the difference between a woman who genuinely loves a homemaking life and a system that demands every woman perform one.

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