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Tax Talk PodcastDemystifying Estate Planning | Melanie Mitchell-Epp | EP 030On this episode, Jared chats with Melanie Mitchell-Epp.Melanie asked to join the podcast in an effort to promote an estate planning seminar that Jared is co-hosting on Oct 18th at the Innisfail Golf Club at 7pm. She felt it was important to share her personal story with respect to a couple of estates she has recently been involved with to help listeners better prepare for when they experience a similar situation in their lives.Some of the topics discussed in the episode:🎙️ Melanie’s experience with her grandma and father’s estates over the past...2023-10-0943 min
I Don't Think SoCreating A MasterpieceI lived for a long time in survival mode. But today I’m far more than a survivor. I went from survival to struggle, to stable, to experiencing success again in many areas of life. Every step was a step up! I had to learn to re-create the life I wanted as I went.In this episode, I talk about:The meaning of salvation: nothing broken and nothing missing The difference hope makesHow God created when everything was dark and voidFraming my world using God’s wordCreating a masterpiece of my lifeResources:I Do...2022-06-0512 minI Don't Think SoThe Power of ForgivenessForgiveness. It’s something many of us know we are supposed to do but don’t even really understand what it is. Feeling like we should forgive when we don’t understand can make us feel like even more is required of us, after already being hurt. In this episode I talk about:How forgiveness is FOR usHow forgiveness is not saying “It was okay,” or “It was nothing.”What forgiveness really meansHow we can never be repaid for being wrongedHow freedom comes from forgivenessForgiveness as a weaponResources:I Don’t Think So Book Get a co...2022-06-0520 minI Don't Think SoOvercoming RejectionI was born rejected. I was unknown, unplanned, unexpected. Even though it wasn’t about me, and I hadn’t had any choice in being born, I experienced rejection. It didn’t just affect me emotionally; it became my identity. In this episode I talk about:Rejection as a way of thinkingSeeking acceptance but expecting rejectionHow rejection seeks proof of its own existenceReasons for rejectionThe moment we believe we are rejectedFreedom from rejection based on God’s wordResources:I Don’t Think So Book Get a copy of my book today!I Don’t Thin...2022-06-0518 minI Don't Think SoUncovering The LiesNot everything we believe is true. For us to act on the pain in our lives, we must confront the beliefs that have held us in captivity to that pain. The problem is, we are probably unaware of the lies that we have believed because if we thought they were lies we wouldn’t have believed them in the first place.In this episode I talk about:The tension between the feeling the pain and taking action The lies that were holding meAsking for mercyUncovering the liesHow lies separate us from GodChanging my world by changing my...2022-06-0513 minI Don't Think SoPain Is A SignalWhile it seems obvious that pain is a signal, the truth is that when pain happens gradually or when we blame ourselves for the pain we feel, it’s easy to see pain as an emotion and not a signal.In this episode I talk about:Abuse is a gradual processWhen we see pain as an emotionWhen we believe it’s our faultHow complaining relieves the pressure but doesn’t change anythingHow I freed myself by changing my mindPain is a signalResources:I Don’t Think So Book Get a copy of my book...2022-06-0520 minI Don't Think SoHijackingWhat does it even mean to be hijacked? And how do we stop it if it does happen? In this episode, I talk about:Hijackings in the lives of ordinary peopleGod’s heart toward captivityThe stories we tell ourselves How we try to navigate circumstances instead of escaping captivityHow to know if we’ve been hijackedThe power of “I Don’t Think So” Resources:I Don’t Think So Book Get a copy of my book today!I Don’t Think So Bootcamp Looking to fast-track your journey to freedom? This power-packed 8-session Bootcamp is th...2022-06-0519 minI Don't Think SoCaptivity Begins With A ThoughtThings happen to all of us. It isn’t the event or the experience itself that determines how we are affected; it is our response to the event or experience that is the deciding factor. In this episode, I talk about:Our response to life’s challengesWhat determines our valueHow I was hijacked by rejection, abuse, and terror How my thinking led me into captivity as an adultUnderstanding that what happens to us is not a reflection of who we areResources:I Don’t Think So Book Get a copy of my book t...2022-06-0521 minI Don't Think SoThis Way Of ThinkingIn this week’s hope-filled podcast, I’m talking about a life-changing moment that changed the way I saw everything. It felt as if someone removed a set of colored glasses I had been wearing my entire life but didn't know were there. I saw everything differently from that moment on. It enabled me to change my story and it can inspire you with the hope to change your story.In this episode, I talk about:Living in survival modeA moment that changed the way I thought about my whole life Discovering what a victim mentality is a...2022-06-0519 min
Conditioned Food SensitivityEnrich Your Life with Non-Food Sources of JoyWhen you lose the joy of eating because of a restricted diet, life can become bland. However, non-food sources of joy can bring back some pleasure and excitement. Melanie reminds us why joy is vital and how we can intentionally create opportunities to enrich our lives. Melanie Mitchell Epp is an author, speaker and coach who knows that true change happens when we change how we think. She wrote an empowering book called “I Don’t Think So” that tells the story of how she overcame the greatest challenges of her life. She does one to one coaching and she...2022-02-1027 min