Dec 6, 2020 | Ambition, Emotional Health/Healing, Personal Development, Stress
Some years ago, we attended a conference with dear friends. The four of us were already sitting in the cheap seats when I (David) started talking with the keynote speaker for the event, someone I greatly admired and wanted to get to know better. In the course of the...
Sep 2, 2020 | Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Personal Development, Relationships
The other day I (David) really offended someone. I said something that appalled them and they let me have it. We all like to think we’re grace-giving people. Then someone crosses an undeveloped part of our ego and, instantly, we’re personally insulted. We get...
Feb 4, 2020 | Clarity, Personal Development
We are all in some kind of denial about important parts of ourselves and, sometimes, if we’re lucky, we get a wakeup call. Ever said something like … I’m not late all the time. Just because I held back information doesn’t mean I’m deceitful. I’m not defensive....
Jan 14, 2020 | Career/Work, Clarity, Leadership, Life Plan, Personal Development
If you’re like me, (David) you’re always looking for better ways to actually follow-through with the purposes and plans God has for your life. I need all the help I can get in this area, so I want to pass on to you two great resources I use every day that make a huge...
Dec 18, 2019 | Clarity, Inspiration, Life Plan, Personal Development
Most every year, over the past 3 decades of my life, I’ve gotten away for a couple of hours, to review the previous year, before planning the new one. A Year-End Review is a simple process to complete the past so you’re able to bring forward, into the new year,...
Nov 12, 2019 | Church Leadership, Leadership, Personal Development, Post Shows & More
Do you ever wonder how much longer you can go on… doing what you’re doing? Do you ever wonder how much you’ve got left and whether or not you can last, in whatever God has called you to do? If you’ve ever wondered, then click play below. Listen to the Audio In this...
Oct 8, 2019 | Imperfection, Leadership, Personal Development, Post Shows & More
As Christians, we follow a perfect God who loves every person perfectly. And while we, the imperfect, are doing our best to be like this Perfect God—a loose “imitation” is as close as we can ever hope to get. Deep down we all know this, but from somewhere we got the...
Apr 24, 2019 | Assets, Leadership, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Do you ever wonder if the people who are currently encircling your life are the right ones? Often times, we have surrounded ourselves with the best people we know, but don’t realize who are the best people we need. Listen to the Audio We know how important it is to...
Mar 19, 2019 | Clarity, Imperfection, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
“When you hear the same negative comment about you from several sources, it’s probably time to stop saying, “they just don’t get me” and time to investigate why you’re unable to see how others experience you.” Caron Loveless Years ago, I was leading a team in our...
Feb 20, 2019 | Breakthrough, Devotional, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
There seems to be a lot of mystery and debate around the idea of “finding yourself.” For us, finding our True Self basically means learning how to live from that invisible (but very real) place inside us where we were created in God’s image, that safe, love shaped,...
Nov 6, 2018 | Ambition, Identity, Leadership, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
For about a decade, I worked hard to become a published author. I got it in my head that if I could just publish a book I’d finally be something, be someone. It could become a part of my identity. My first book came out, then my second, then my third. I talked on...
Oct 16, 2018 | Career/Work, Identity, Imperfection, Leadership, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation, Stress
Here’s a part of how I reduce my stress, at the beginning of my day, that you could possibly use to reduce your own. I woke up this morning and knew that I had a full day in front of me. I had strategy meetings, earlier in the day, with my peers at First Baptist...
Sep 24, 2018 | Emotional Health/Healing, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Recovery, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to forgive life for what it hands us. The reason why we have to learn to forgive life for what it hands us is that so much of it is beyond our control. We have accidents, health issues, discouragement,...
Jun 18, 2018 | Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
We love movies that challenge us… that move and inspire us. We most especially love the ones that show us a new way to see, that break our heart for the world or remind us of who we want to be in it. And we love a good movie recommendation (so send us yours!)...
May 2, 2018 | Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Personal Development
Caron and I, come from two completely different backgrounds, a fact, even as 20 and 21-year-old newlyweds, we fully anticipated might cause a little friction –now and then. We expected to fuss a time or two over how to spend money or Christmas or vacations. But, what...
Feb 14, 2018 | Breakthrough, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
The other night we were doing some premarital coaching with a couple who have asked David to officiate their wedding. There are a hundred things we want to say to these two, to encourage them and to help them get the best start possible. But if we had to boil our best...
Jan 16, 2018 | Breakthrough, Career/Work, Church/Religion, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
-Do you ever get anxious, stressed or depressed? -Do you procrastinate or repeat habits you know aren’t good for you? -Has anyone ever said, “you’re in denial?” -Has an important relationship gotten stuck even after everything you’ve done to fix it? -Has...
Jan 3, 2018 | Personal Development, Quotes, Spiritual Formation
Welcome to the year 2018! May it be a year of spiritual growth and renewal, the kind that wakes you up and fills you up! Grab a cup of coffee or tea, read slowly and thoughtfully, and let the wise, encouragement of these timeless truths points your soul in a healthy...
Dec 26, 2017 | Ambition, Assets, Clarity, Imperfection, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
Most every year, over the past 3 decades of my life, I’ve gotten away for a couple of days, at the end of the year, to review the previous year, before planning the new one. One of the primary values of doing a “Year-End Review” is having a process to complete the...
Nov 14, 2017 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast episode, David & Caron Loveless continue their interview with Ian Cron, the co-author of the best-selling book: “The Road Back To You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery.” What you don’t know about yourself can hurt you and your...
Nov 7, 2017 | Breakthrough, Church/Religion, Emotional Health/Healing, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless interview Ian Cron, the co-author of the best-selling book: “The Road Back To You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery.” What you don’t know about yourself can hurt you and your relationships―and even keeps...
Nov 1, 2017 | Ambition, Leadership, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
Many of us are great at serving and leading. We’re glad to offer help to others but when we need a hand, “no thanks, I’ve got it” is often the reply. That was us. Always wanting to be influential, capable, in control and definitely un-needy...
Oct 17, 2017 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to grow receptive when you feel most resistant, to what is happening to you, to others, or in your circumstances. Someone has said, “What we resist persists.” Resistance is a pretty good sign...
Oct 12, 2017 | Ambition, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Imperfection, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
The other day someone on Twitter put out this question, “What do you think are the most common self-inflicted wounds?” They were targeting leaders but I think it’s a great question for all of us to ponder. Here were some of the replies: –...
Oct 5, 2017 | Ambition, Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Identity, Imperfection, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David Loveless interviews Chris Heuertz concerning his book: The Sacred Enneagram- Finding your unique path to spiritual growth. Chris is the author of multiple books, a speaker, Enneagram coach, non-profit consultant, and anti-human...
Sep 20, 2017 | Ambition, Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Leadership, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless continue with a Part 2 discussion around how to be happier with WHO you are and WHAT you have by relaxing the comparison and competition games of your compulsive mind. To obtain a FREE copy of our newest Ebook “8...
Sep 6, 2017 | Ambition, Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation, Stress
Have you ever said something like this? “I don’t know how much longer I can go on like this?” If you have, then we want to share with you 8 simple rhythms to replenish your life. Years ago, whenever I (David) felt tired, my mind would push my body...
Aug 30, 2017 | Ambition, Assets, Career/Work, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Stress
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to be happier with WHO you are and WHAT you have by relaxing the comparison and competition games of your compulsive mind. Listen to the Audio Here is a brief summary of today’s episode of “The Live True...
Aug 16, 2017 | Assets, Career/Work, Clarity, Identity, Life Plan, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David Loveless interviews Alan Briggs on what it means to recognize the unique set of God given skills and talents you have and how to unleash genius and that creativity that can make a difference in your world. They provide several ways you...
Aug 8, 2017 | Emotional Health/Healing, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
We most often expect to find personal spiritual transformation, in moments of peace, love, and joy. While that is true- it is also true that God is present and at work, in the times we feel most resistant. Someone has said, “What we resist persists.”...
Aug 1, 2017 | Ambition, Breakthrough, Career/Work, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
How many times have you said something like: “I don’t know how much longer I can go on like this. ” How many times have you felt like the load of family or work were about to collapse your life? I’ve said that countless times in the past … but not anymore. In recent...
Jul 18, 2017 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Holiday stress, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Recovery, Relationships
“In the madness, you have to stay calm.” Lupita Nyong’o Life has a way of amping our stress and stealing our peace. Here are a few of the ways we reclaim calm and work from our rest. 1) Tame the inner critic A good portion of our stress comes...
Jun 15, 2017 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
The other day I was heading into a public restroom, and I glanced down the hall to see a woman having one of those moments we pray never happen to us. Apparently, during the goings on of her visit to the ladies room she had inadvertently tucked the back of her dress...
Jun 8, 2017 | Ambition, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Parenting, Personal Development
“They can’t do it without me.” “If I’m not in there to keep an eye on things it probably won’t go well.” These are statements we said to ourselves at various times in our leadership lives. We believed in taking ownership of our responsibilities. But, sometimes,...
May 30, 2017 | Assets, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Some years ago, I found myself working crazy hard, making what felt like near blood sacrifices in all my relationships and responsibilities but getting little appreciation or reward for my effort. After a long season of feeling underappreciated a subtle attitude of...
Mar 28, 2017 | Emotional Health/Healing, Personal Development, Stress
We feel stressed, most often, by our need to control our circumstances, not by circumstances getting beyond our control. For much of my life, I believed my work, my kids, the traffic, my calendar, my husband, my relatives, my neighbors, my house, or my friends caused...
Mar 22, 2017 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
In our story, David and I both had seasons when we refused to accept circumstances that were beyond our control. The result of our inability to surrender to “necessary suffering” brought even greater suffering at a level we never thought possible. Our...
Mar 1, 2017 | Ambition, Breakthrough, Church/Religion, Failure, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
We all have people in our lives who have helped us to see our relationship with God in such a way that we are radically changed. The man David is about to interview -Richard Rohr -is one such person for us. We were first introduced to his writings a number of years...
Feb 15, 2017 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More
David Loveless & Caron Loveless share today a very simple pattern that can help YOU immediately pinpoint where you are on your spiritual path. It can also help you understand what’s up in from of your life journey. This pattern can also help YOU find...
Feb 14, 2017 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Life storms, Personal Development, Recovery, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
The fullness of life comes through many small deaths. Richard Rohr For much of my life, I had this unspoken belief that the older you get the easier your life will be. I walked around thinking the hard times like grad school, hands-on parenting, keeping the family and...
Feb 9, 2017 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Personal Development, Relationships
” People who can’t control themselves control the people around them.” Dr. David Schnarch I used to joke about having “control issues.” I was aware that I was a perfectionist in some areas and I liked things to look a particular way....
Jan 10, 2017 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
Along with being the firstborn in my family came a few perks and many responsibilities, one of which was babysitting my younger sisters. I got pretty good at being in charge. I liked being the boss, telling my siblings what to do. From my perch on the family tree, I...
Dec 26, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Life Plan, Personal Development
Most every year, over the past 3 decades of my life, I’ve gotten away for a couple of days, at the end of the year, to review the previous year, before planning the new one. One of the primary values of doing a “Year-End Review” is having a process to complete the...
Dec 8, 2016 | Emotional Health/Healing, Life storms, Loss, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
The loss of someone close brings us so many wake up calls. This week marks the second year without my sister, Leslie Chandler Robinson. Her passing has left an unthinkable void in my life and, along with this new reality, has come a number of valuable realignments in...
Nov 30, 2016 | Ambition, Assets, Breakthrough, Career/Work, Clarity, Identity, Life Plan, Personal Development, Post Shows & More
In this podcast Episode, David Loveless interviews Will Mancini about the difference between a job that you get paid for VS a Life Call of what you were made to do and how to integrate those 2 things in your everyday life. Listen to the Audio Here is a brief summary...
Nov 28, 2016 | Christmas, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Holiday stress, Life Plan, Personal Development
Reinvent Your Holiday, Reinvent Your Life: Four Powerful Questions to Ask Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Guest Post by Will Mancini For too many people the joy of the holiday is as hollow as your neighbor’s snowman lawn inflatable. Take your pick of the holiday...
Nov 21, 2016 | Assets, Devotional, Emotional Health/Healing, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
It’s always a bit challenging to inspire honest gratefulness when it’s officially assigned on the calendar. Still, some of us need prodding to acknowledge the goodness in our lives, especially when we’re feeling stressed, depressed or distracted. As...
Nov 8, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
One of the big issues we regularly see with leaders and couples who come to us for coaching is how challenged most of us are at actually feeling and expressing our emotions in a healthy way. I’m not talking about mismanaged emotions like rage but the inability to...
Nov 2, 2016 | Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Parenting, Personal Development, Post Shows & More
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how our family of origin affects marriage and what systems they create, that you need to know. Each of our family systems significantly impacts the way we learn to relate. They set up our relational patterns...
Nov 1, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships
In a few weeks, I get the honor of officiating at the wedding of a couple Caron and I have been counseling. It has me reflecting on countless ceremonies I’ve conducted over almost four decades and on all the love-struck couples everywhere who get impacted by one...
Oct 26, 2016 | Ambition, Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Personal Development, Post Shows & More
In this podcast Episode 38, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to engage in healthy ambition, that enhances everyone VS unhealthy ambition that steals and destroys various parts of people’s lives. George Baker has said: “I am one of those people who is so...
Oct 12, 2016 | Ambition, Career/Work, Church/Religion, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Post Shows & More
In this Podcast Episode 37, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to discern whether the ambition that you have and those around you, is healthy or not. While ambition has become one of the most prized characteristics of our western culture the dictionary still...
Oct 11, 2016 | Ambition, Career/Work, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Quotes
In our quest to grow healthier souls we realized we needed to take a hard look at the role “ambition” has played in our lives. We were surprised to learn that the word “ambition” comes from the Latin word ambitio that literally means “to...
Oct 4, 2016 | Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to respond to the question: “How are you doing?” We believe that a part of spiritual and emotional health begins when we’re able to name which cycle of life we are in… and that the categories of winning...
Sep 28, 2016 | Leadership, Personal Development, Relationships, Stress
By Caron Loveless I’m a can-do person and, in years past, I hated saying “no” to people. If you asked me to lead something, be somewhere or care for someone my automatic response was often, “Sure, I can probably make that happen.” It...
Sep 22, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to overcome the one thing that hijacks our peace and is the single greatest destroyer of relationships. Listen to the Audio Here is a brief summary of today’s episode of “The Live True Podcast.” You can...
Sep 19, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
“An expectation is a resentment under construction.” Anne Lamott People don’t treat us like they should. Circumstances don’t turn out like we plan. Co-workers don’t come through like they promise. Friends aren’t there when we need...
Sep 8, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
“From the moment we wake up to the time our heads hit the pillow, we live out of a story we’ve come to believe about ourselves. This storyline thrives in our minds subconscious which is why we’re often unaware of many of our own self-defeating patterns of behavior....
Aug 31, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation, Stress
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to benefit from becoming more aware and getting a better handle on the types of undesirable thinking that plague us regularly. Probably one of THE most helpful insights we’ve been given in recent...
Aug 29, 2016 | Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
By David & Caron Loveless Even though you have thousands of them every day you are not your thoughts. And the more you can learn to observe and question your thoughts the healthier and more successful you will become. Here are ten negative thinking patterns we...
Aug 17, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
In this new podcast episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how seeing resistance in life, is your pathway to growth. Right at the point of our most resistance, to what life seems to be bringing us, is a beautiful place to see God. It is there God is inviting us...
Aug 15, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
By David & Caron Loveless We most often expect to find God in moments of peace, love, and joy. While that is true- it is also true that God is present and at work, in the times we feel most resistant. Someone has said, “What we resist persists.”...
Aug 8, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Written by David & Caron Loveless “A humble self-knowledge is a surer way to God than deep learning.” Thomas A Kempis At first glance, this advice seems all wrong-headed. How can knowing ourselves be a truer way to God than deep, investigative study of...
Jul 27, 2016 | Career/Work, Leadership, Personal Development
While there are no perfect leaders, here are ten qualities we see time and again in leaders of healthy teams, businesses, and churches. 1) They Invite Feedback Healthy leaders are able to welcome observation and feedback from those they lead without feeling personally...
Jun 28, 2016 | Assets, Career/Work, Leadership, Life Plan, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David Loveless interviews Brandon Schaeffer around what it means to build a better life, using practical tools and strategies that develop our life and business the way Jesus would. Listen to the Audio Brandon is the Executive Director of Five...
Jun 15, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Life storms, Loss, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
Once again we’re all asking what in the world can be done about the atrocity of terrorism? And now I’m asking myself what can I, an average, middle- aged, American woman possibly do about the horrendous murder of innocent people that suddenly put my...
Jun 14, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Inspiration, Leadership, Loss, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Recovery
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May 18, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Post Shows & More
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to identify and address the ONE issue most marriages stay stuck that often brings great disillusionment. Identifying the attachment styles operating in your marriage and learning how to accept and grow...
May 4, 2016 | Emotional Health/Healing, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Post Shows & More
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss one of the ways to Master Marriage through The Comfort Clue. Because having a mutually satisfying and long-term marriage seems to remain such a mystery for most people, we thought this month that we’d...
Apr 19, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Life storms, Loss, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Recovery, Spiritual Formation
Not long ago, I was asked to speak at a church and just before I brought the message the worship team led us in a song that featured a violin. Later, I learned that violin was being played by a girl named Mariana, who was one of the top young violinists in Romania. As...
Apr 13, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation, Stress, Wisdom
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to Rethink The Glorification of Busy. The busyness of our lives has led to unprecedented levels of exhaustion, stress, and vulnerability. Conventional wisdom tells us to the key to sanity is changing or...
Mar 30, 2016 | Breakthrough, Church/Religion, Devotional, Failure, Leadership, Life storms, Loss, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David Loveless talks about how good news is birthed in harsh places. Listen to the Audio Here is a brief summary of today’s episode of “The Live True Podcast.” You can use this as a reference or reminder of key things you feel like you need...
Mar 23, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Devotional, Easter, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Good Friday, Life storms, Loss, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Recovery, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to live through and actually cooperate with both little and big deaths or losses throughout our lives, so something even larger and more fulfilling can emerge from it all… and how the resurrection shows...
Mar 22, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Easter, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
There is always one question that most compels and convicts me whenever I read about the resurrection of Jesus, and it’s this: “Why do you look for the living among the dead?” The scripture says two men that “gleamed like lightning”...
Mar 9, 2016 | Assets, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Life Plan, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David Loveless interviews Dave Rhodes about how to discover the unique purpose that God has wired into your story. We’re are going to talk about how God intersects our: Name; Narrative; and Nine to five lives to show the world around us the...
Mar 8, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Imperfection, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
When the abstract paintings of Jackson Pollock were first introduced people said, that’s not art. It’s too weird, too chaotic. Everyone hated his work. No one would buy it. “What a mess,” they said. “My two year old could do that.”...
Mar 1, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Parenting, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Recovery
In this very emotional podcast episode, David Loveless interviews Francis Anfuso on how we can see further healing from wounds that initially came from our parents. Francis grew up in an extremely difficult home that people throughout the country thought would have...
Feb 24, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless interview the counselors, whom they met with for more than a year, and who helped get them through their worst nightmare. What does it look like to engage in the vital soul care that every person yearns for? What...
Feb 22, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Inspiration, Leadership, Life storms, Loss, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Recovery, Relationships
What I’m about to share with you is deeply personal. This is the first time I’ve shared it publicly. And I’m a little anxious because once it’s out there, it’s out there. But I’m motivated. I believe what could come from it is...
Feb 17, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Stress
In this podcast Episode, we discuss how to observe both your true and false self in action. In our new book, Nothing To Prove, we unpack a framework of 3 steps, that we use daily in order to see progressive levels of growth and transformation in our lives....
Feb 15, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Stress, Wisdom
We have always been the kind of people who were zealous to grow and gain mastery in our attitudes, actions and relationships. We kept the latest books on our nightstand, in our brief case and on our Kindle. You could find us perched on the front row at cutting-edge...
Feb 10, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to use a specific tool that can bring personal clarity and see quantum internal shifts that give you the ability to dramatically improve your emotional, spiritual, professional and relational life. ...
Feb 9, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Pain/Suffering, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
It’s hard to imagine what life was like before X-rays, MRI’s and brain scans. Thanks to these incredible detection devices we can now know what ails us with pinpoint accuracy. Wouldn’t it be great to have a similar tool for our souls? A tool that can...
Feb 3, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation, Stress
In this podcast Episode 17, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to discover a primary root of your stress is not ‘out there’ but ‘in here.’ Most of us think that our stress comes from somewhere outside ourselves, and sometimes that’s true. But more often than not,...
Feb 1, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Personal Development, Relationships, Stress
Everyone likes to feel approved, get praised for a job well done or be on the receiving end of a sincere compliment. Where approval goes wrong is when we do or say things, often unconsciously, to gain admiration or applause in order to cover some sense of unworthiness...
Jan 28, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
In this podcast Episode, David Loveless talks about how to discover the wealth of your life worth statement. Most of us have have conformed to our cultural conditioning in which we’ve been told that our Net Worth Statement, is actually what we’re are worth. But it’s...
Jan 26, 2016 | Assets, Clarity, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you know recently there was a record Powerball lottery prize of $1.5 billion dollars. I won’t ask if you bought a ticket or if your palms were sweaty as they called out the winning numbers. If you bought one, just nod your...
Jan 18, 2016 | Emotional Health/Healing, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
My husband, David, has always been a strong, confident guy who didn’t get easily rattled when things went wrong or difficulties popped up. He was good at tackling huge, complicated situations and moving on. But, this was not always the case when certain...
Jan 14, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Painful thoughts, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation, Stress, Wisdom
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss “When Enough Is Never Enough.” Many of us are always trying to achieve and accomplish more. There is great value in this and then there can emerge a dark side to it. To listen to the audio of this podcast,...
Jan 12, 2016 | Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Leadership, Personal Development, Stress
In the aftermath of last nights National Championship football game, it’s easy to get caught up in the celebration of winning. The celebration of accomplishment. We celebrate the sacrifices of hard work by individuals given to reaching their goal of being called...
Jan 6, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Parenting, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
How can you best connect with and inquire about the people in your life? In this podcast episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss the challenge that many of us seem to be bankrupt in, which is our ability to care for and be curious about others, through the...
Jan 4, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Inspiration, Leadership, Life storms, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
So, how did we do? WordPress.com just sent us their “annual report” for youlivetrue.com and here are some of the cool things they told us about your preferences in 2015: * The Live True blog was viewed about 17,000 times. The Sydney Opera House...
Dec 28, 2015 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Life storms, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
Learn how to use 9 simple questions to review the end of the year, or even your life. In this podcast Episode, David Loveless talks about the most important hour you can spend this month, and why he has done it every year, for more than 3 decades. To listen to the...
Dec 17, 2015 | Assets, Christmas, Devotional, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Spiritual Formation
Why is there always a gap between the home we long for and the home we have? How can you find your way home today to a place that represents the answer to that. Click the above audio play arrow to listen to today’s podcast. Here is a brief summary of today’s...
Dec 7, 2015 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Inspiration, Intimacy, Leadership, Life storms, Loss, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Recovery, Spiritual Formation, Stress
The following is an excerpt from our new ebook that is available beginning today. This book is a a very candid, behind the scenes look, at the journey of transformation that we’ve been on the last several years, and the things we’ve learned that can help...
Dec 1, 2015 | Assets, Breakthrough, Devotional, Emotional Health/Healing, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
To connect and be close to God is really the most natural thing in the world. Unfortunately, religion has often made it complicated and un-natural. Here is just one of five simple ways you can use to bring an extraordinary God into your ordinary day. Meeting God...
Nov 18, 2015 | Emotional Health/Healing, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
Why do so many marriages start with such high aspirations and then often turn toxic over the years? Dr. Judy Johnson introduces us to the 4 Horsemen that can end a marriage. Here is a brief summary of today’s episode of “The Live True Podcast.” You can use this as a...
Nov 9, 2015 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Life storms, Loss, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Spiritual Formation
I am always surprised when I meet a truly humble person – first, because it is such a rare event. But, what I’ve noticed just getting around them is I feel instantly drawn in. Maybe, this is because, for a few minutes, at least, their calming presence...
Nov 2, 2015 | Assets, Devotional, Inspiration, Loss, Personal Development, Recovery, Spiritual Formation, Stress
Things seem to go empty just when you need them most. Like, you’re making a turkey sandwich, you reach in the frig and the mayonnaise jar is empty. Or, you’re twenty minutes late for an appointment across town and you look down and your fuel gauge reads “empty.” Or...
Oct 28, 2015 | Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
To listen to today’s podcast, simply click on the “play” button on the podcast player above OR if you’ve already subscribed to “The Live True Podcast” then the episode can be accessed through either your Apple or Android device, in your podcast app. Here is a brief...
