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09/02/2025

✨️Podcast Update!✨️

Friends, this past weekend was a Big Beautiful Wedding Weekend with travels before and after — which means this week’s podcast release is coming a little later than usual. 💖 My heart is still full from all the joy, celebration, and love!

✨ But I promise it will be worth the wait! Next week, I’ll be sharing my beautiful conversation with Andrea Cabana — wife, mom, entrepreneur, coach, and radiant leader in our community. ✨️Andrea’s story is full of wisdom, faith, and impact, and I can’t wait for you to hear it.

🎙️Stay tuned — Season 3, Episode 7: Radiance & Impact with Andrea Cabana releases next week!
💖✨️💖

08/25/2025

📢 Episode Alert! S 3, Episode 6 is ready for you! 💖

🎙️ New on The Radiant You! Podcast:
“Foundations in a Box: Nostalgia, Gratitude, and Forward Radiance”

✨️Sometimes what we’re searching for isn’t what we really need✨️

A simple box of memories reminded me that foundations, connection, and gratitude are what help us move into new seasons with radiance.

This week on The Radiant You! Podcast, I share my experience with nostalgia💖

Check it out here!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/maj2HudK7vE?si=02MrA7cdwDmpsTg2

Foundations in a Box: Nostalgia, Gratitude, and Forward RadianceAs I prepared for our youngest son’s wedding, I opened a box expecting to find something prac...

08/19/2025

💖 Meridian Monday (on a Tuesday) 💖

"What if I meet people who don't like me or the things that I do?" asked Little Dragon.
"You must walk your own path," said Big Panda.
"Better to lose them than to lose yourself." - from Big Panda and Tiny Dragon by James Norbury

How often do we bend ourselves into shapes just to fit in? Maybe it’s keeping quiet when we want to speak, or shrinking back when our light naturally wants to shine. The fear of not being liked can be so strong that we trade pieces of ourselves just to belong.

But here’s the truth Big Panda reminds us of: belonging at the cost of your authentic self isn’t really belonging at all.

When you choose to walk your own path, when you stay true to who you are, you may lose a few people along the way. But the people who do stay? They are the ones who see the real you and love you for it. That’s where true connection and radiance live.

This week, let’s lean into courage:
✨ Choose to walk your path, even if it’s different.
✨ Trust that your radiance doesn’t need everyone’s approval.
✨ Remember: it is always better to lose others than to lose yourself.

Your path is yours alone—and that is where your light shines brightest.

💖Lissa

08/18/2025

The Radiant You! Podcast Season 3, Episode 5 is now available!

💖 From Covenant to Confidence: Shay Jesse on Faith-Filled Radiance💖

In this powerful episode of The Radiant You!, Lissa welcomes Shay Jesse— a new wife, proud mom of a graduate, author, and faith-filled leader for an inspiring conversation on living radiantly through life’s transitions.

Shay opens up about:
✨ Her walk with Jesus and how faith fuels her confidence
📚 The inspiration behind The Covenant Woman and Answering the Call
💍 Navigating new marriage and motherhood with grace
💪 Lessons from her journey in direct sales
🌟 What it truly means to live a radiant, purpose-driven life

Whether you're stepping into something new, rebuilding your confidence, or seeking spiritual encouragement—you’ll find warmth, wisdom, and practical takeaways in this radiant episode.

Check it out here:
YouTube - https://youtu.be/-DfgDSuhlas?si=fv0D5vWZFj5L7nVK

🔔 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share this episode with a friend who needs encouragement today.

👇 Leave a comment and let us know: What’s one habit that helps YOU feel radiant?

In this powerful episode of The Radiant You!, Lissa Cole welcomes Shay Jesse—author, faith-filled leader, new wife, and proud mom of a graduate—for an inspir...

08/11/2025

💖The Radiant You! Podcast💖
New Episode!!

When life is MUCH… 🌿
It’s more than a busy calendar—it’s when big emotions, big responsibilities, and big changes all show up at once. Sometimes beautiful. Sometimes exhausting.

In this week’s solo episode of The Radiant You! Podcast, I’m sharing how to stay grounded and glowing in the full seasons of life—by leaning into your “4-quarter crew,” protecting your energy, and letting your faith be your strongest part.

🎧 Listen now on
YouTube: https://youtu.be/2ZoxKRt6MjE?si=5fwCtebe2AMvT7XT

Life has a way of getting full. And not just “busy calendar” full—sometimes it’s MUCH. The kind of season where big emotions, big responsibilities, and big c...

08/04/2025

🎙️ New Episode Alert!
Season 3, Episode 3: Radiance in the Real – A Conversation with Chelsee Shafer

She’s a woman of deep faith, fierce love, and everyday grace—and today, she’s sharing her radiant story with us.

Join host Lissa Cole in this heartfelt conversation with Chelsee Shafer, a devoted wife, mom, preschool director, and radiant community leader. Chelsee opens up about her family’s adoption journey, navigating chronic illness in marriage, parenting through big transitions, and staying anchored in her walk with Jesus through it all.

💖What it really looks like to love big and lead gently
💖How faith carries us through the unknown
💖The power of showing up—even when life is layered and complex
💖And what it means to shine from the inside out

✨ If you need a reminder that radiance is found in the real—not the polished—this episode is for you.

🔗 Listen now on:
YouTube- https://youtu.be/2ag0r0zBiGA?si=u0Esq0xmQ754CUSp
Spotify-
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5MFjakN0K8aYKKMItirxAu?si=t7OJ5IWRTbC4hmYArYdUBQ&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A0QIhxkixYTX2hDKxqwOcm8

In this heartfelt conversation, Chelsee Shafer shares with Lissa her journey of faith, motherhood, and the transformative power of adoption. She discusses ho...

07/28/2025

🎙️Season 3, Episode 2 of The Radiant You! Podcast

✨ New Episode! ✨

The Myth of Balance: Letting Go of Guilt, Holding Onto What Matters

Are you chasing balance—and still feeling off-center?

This solo episode is a powerful reframe. Instead of juggling everything perfectly, what if you gave yourself permission to move with rhythm, to drop the guilt, and to root yourself in what matters most?

💬 In this episode, I share: → Why the balance myth can fuel burnout and guilt
→ What work-life rhythm looks like in real life
→ How to drop the ball (without dropping your radiance)
→ And how grounding anchors + awareness can restore your energy

You don’t have to hold everything. You just have to hold what matters. 💖

Listen now!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/rXZosU6zaAg?si=7c3qkfJuhP72Ginq
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ypqnoqTm1ZJzhGzN3RYDk?si=qMVWcTXzSay5iDeHz8EdDQ

Are you tired of chasing "balance" and still feeling like you're falling short?In this heartfelt solo episode, Lissa gently challenges the pressure to do it ...

07/22/2025

💖Meridian Monday💖

“Becoming never stops. It’s not about who I thought I should be—it’s about who I want to be now.”
– Alyson, guest on The Radiant You! Podcast

This line from Alyson has stayed with me. It’s a gentle but powerful reminder:
We are allowed to evolve. Again and again. Not because we were wrong before—but because we are always growing into deeper versions of ourselves.

So often, we chase who we were supposed to be.
But what if instead—we paused to ask:
Who do I want to be now?

Choosing who you want to be right now is a bold and beautiful act of radiance.
And it doesn’t have to be loud.
It can look like:
✨ Saying no when you used to say yes
✨ Giving yourself permission to rest
✨ Starting something new, or walking away with grace
✨ Naming your needs with clarity and kindness

Your becoming isn’t a one-time event.
It’s ongoing. A living, breathing journey.
And the version of you that feels most whole—most radiant—isn’t behind you. She’s right here, unfolding.

So this week, let this be your invitation:
🌱 Let go of who you thought you had to be.
🌷 Choose who you want to be now.
✨️ And honor the becoming that never stops.

💖Lissa

07/21/2025

🎙✨ Season 3 is HERE! ✨🎙
The Radiant You! is back—and we're starting off with a heartfelt conversation that every woman juggling real life needs to hear.

In Episode 1: “Radiance in the Real-Life Juggle,” I sit down with one of our incredible LifeSpring therapists who wears many hats—mom of 3, wife, friend, clinician, student, and future s*x therapist. We talk about:

🌿 What radiance really looks like in the chaos
🤹‍♀️ How she balances career, motherhood, and growth
💬 Creating safe, shame-free spaces for women
🫶 Guilt, grace, boundaries, and becoming
💡 The daily anchors that help her shine—even on the hard days

This episode is raw, real, and radiant—and it’s the perfect reminder that we don’t have to do it all to be whole.

🎧 Listen now on YouTube!
https://youtu.be/imexDwCILlE?si=ytOs-aMvZqkr32_k

Tag a friend who needs this dose of encouragement today 💖

In this conversation, Lissa Cole and Alyson Bundy explore the themes of radiance, joy, and the complexities of balancing multiple roles in life. They discuss...

07/14/2025

Meridian Monday 💖 Finding Radiant Balance

Ever feel like you're spinning plates in every direction—family, work, home, health, relationships—and praying nothing crashes?

You're not alone.

Radiant balance doesn’t mean having everything perfectly aligned. It means pausing long enough to breathe between the spins. It means giving yourself grace on the wobbly days and choosing presence over perfection.

✨ Some days, balance looks like checking one thing off the list.

✨ Other days, it’s letting something go and choosing rest instead.

✨ Always, it’s about returning to you—your values, your pace, your peace.

Let this be your reminder: Radiance doesn’t come from doing it all—it comes from honoring what matters most right now.

Here’s to a new week, guided by gentle awareness and the courage to recalibrate when needed.

🎙️💖 The Radiant You! Podcast Season 3 launches next Monday, July 21! Get ready for more inspiration, stories, and tools to help you shine from the inside out.

07/08/2025

💖Meridian Monday - Life is both.

This weekend, we celebrated.

✨️Cousins laughing and reconnecting.
✨️The 4th of July and all the joy that comes with it.
✨️A soon-to-be marriage, showering our son and his beautiful bride-to-be with hearts full of blessings.

It was one of those days that reminds you: celebration takes effort—but it’s worth it.
The planning, the prepping, the pausing—each piece adds to the meaning.
Because when we prepare with love, gather with care, and show up with intention, we're not just hosting an event—we’re honoring the sacredness of connection, family, and shared joy.
That’s what gives it meaning.

And sometimes, in the midst of it all, healing shows up too.
One of our sons had a tick bite—one of those bullseye ones that stops you in your tracks.
But my sister, Stacey Caler, with her healing hands and heart, showed up with medicine, supplements, and love.
It was a reminder that when the right people are in the right place at the right time, healing happens. Grace finds its way in.

That same grace is what we wish for others right now—especially those facing hardship.
As flash floods roared through Texas this weekend, we were reminded just how quickly life can shift.
Our hearts are with those affected, and we are lifting prayers for safety, comfort, and healing in the midst of devastation and loss.

This weekend was a tender reminder:
Life is both.
The joy and the grief.
The laughter and the loss.
We’re always learning to hold both—the good and the hard—in the same breath.

So today, as we move into a new week, may we carry this:
Celebrate what matters.
Hold your people close.
And never underestimate the power of presence, perspective, and the quiet healing that happens when love shows up.

💖Lissa

06/30/2025

💖 EPISODE ALERT: Season 2, Episode 10
🎙️ “Soulful Courage with Sally: Radiance Through Grief, Grace & Becoming”✨️

This one’s special. My dearest friend, Sally, joins me for a deeply personal conversation on The Radiant You! Podcast—and it’s not just an interview, it’s a heart-opening exchange between two women who have walked through loss, love, and life’s biggest transitions side by side.

Sally shares her radiant journey through caregiving, saying goodbye to both her in-laws and her beloved parents over the past three years, and now stepping into the new chapter of becoming a grandmother.

🔥 One of my favorite moments?

💜 “Even when the light flickers, it’s still hot. As dim as it can get, the fire within us still burns… and through the cracks, we shine brighter.” — Sally💜

If you've ever questioned your glow in seasons of grief or wondered how to stay open-hearted in the hard, this episode will speak straight to your soul.

🎧 Tune in for honest conversation, soulful encouragement, and the kind of radiant courage that will stay with you long after the episode ends.

Listen here -
YouTube: https://youtu.be/hvoDGOXFyQk?si=LMvAWB48McniVF6W

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0iAqzV9BTd4CLC7RrNOKqo?si=hOYW6SnESFiez5RP8PujFw

💫 This is our final episode of Season 2—thank you for being here through it all. Season 3 of The Radiant You! will be back in just a couple of weeks!

In this episode of the Radiant You! Podcast, Lissa Cole welcomes her dear friend Sally Sherwood, a nurse and compassionate caregiver, to discuss themes of ra...