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Your People13: The Hidden Cost of Isolation - And How Community Fosters Strength, Healing and JoyIs pulling back really protecting you… or is it slowly stealing your joy? 🤔 In today’s episode, we’re diving into the hidden cost of isolation and why choosing community—even when it’s hard—is one of the most powerful, healing decisions we can make.We’ll talk about: ✨ How isolation often sneaks in quietly 📖 What Scripture says about living in relationship 🛡️ Why the enemy loves when we isolate ourselves 💬 What healthy, life-giving community can actually look likeWhether you’ve been hurt by people or just feel safer keeping your cir...2025-04-2017 minYour People12: Reunited & Reflecting: Community During Deployment, Both Overseas and On the HomefrontAfter three months apart, Michael and Marissa are back together to share the highs, lows, and lessons learned from this deployment season. From 24-hour shifts and navigating loneliness to solo parenting while sick and longing for connection, they open up about the challenges they faced on both sides of deployment.Michael shares the reality of maintaining operations with little rest, the struggle to find meaningful community, and what he’d do differently next time. Meanwhile, Marissa reflects on holding down the fort, unexpected hardships (hello, flu!), and the surprising ways time both flew an...2025-04-0632 minYour People11: Finding Community as College-Age Young Adult in Post COVID, Device-centric World- Interview with Licensed Counselor, Emily CroftIn today’s episode, Marissa sits down with her sister Emily, a licensed professional counselor working within the university system. Together, they dive into one of the most pressing challenges college students (ages 18-23) face when trying to build meaningful relationships: the impact of devices and social media. They explore why this stage of life makes it especially tough to connect and share five practical, encouraging steps to help you find and grow relationships with your people. And for those who have moved beyond the college years, they offer thoughtful insights on how adults can come alongside and support yo...2025-03-2350 minYour People10: Boundaries & Building Community- Loving Others Well Without the Burnout Boundaries can be a tricky topic—but they can make or break our ability to love others well.Are boundaries barriers that keep people out, or tools that help us build healthier relationships? And what does the Bible have to say about it? In this episode, co-hosts Michael & Marissa Ceci dive into the tension between setting healthy limits and vulnerably letting others in, in order to building deep, lasting community.We’re not experts, just two people navigating this messy, beautiful thing called relationships—learning, growing, and figuring it out together. We’ll talk abo...2025-03-0248 minYour People9: We're Back! (almost...)After a not-so-brief (should have seen it coming) hiatus... we are BACK! (well.. almost)Between Michael leaving for deployment, Marissa single parenting for months, technical difficulties, traveling over the holidays and the inability to make an episode happen while Michael is deployed, an unintentional hiatus happened. Co-host Marissa welcomes listeners back into the space of finding and loving Your People after rehashing some of the details behind why things went on a bit of a pause. With 2 pre-recorded upcoming episodes set to release in the coming weeks, Michael returning very...2025-02-2407 minYour People8: Mini Episode- Check In & Open Door Policy for the HolidaysWhat does it look like to open your heart and your home to others during the holidays? Co-host Marissa shares stories of holidays spent away from family and how her friends and local community came together to celebrate- creating joyful lasting memories that would not have been possible if someone hadn’t simply made the invite, and opened their door to that time together. Not a call to action for all, but an intentional seed planted so that when the Lord puts that person on your heart, you are ready and willing to take action! Maybe its a recently divorced fr...2024-12-1315 minYour People7: On the Move Again Pt. 3 of 3- Wrap Up & Key Takeaways Whether you're preparing for your very first move, a seasoned nomad navigating yet another transition, or someone deeply rooted in your community with no plans to leave, this episode is for you!In the final chapter of our On The Move Again series, co-hosts Michael and Marissa come together to unpack the main takeaways and themes from the previous two interviews. Together, they explore:🌟 Building Community: It takes radical vulnerability and intentional action.💖 Acts of Service: The key to initiating and nurturing lasting friendships.💪 Acknowledging the Challenge: Moving is hard—period....2024-11-1727 minYour People6: On the Move Again Pt. 2 of 3- Interview with Brittany FineIn this episode of Your People, Marissa welcomes onto the show her dear friend, fellow mama, and former military spouse Brittany Fine. Over 12 years of marriage, Brittany and her husband have moved five times, each relocation bringing new lessons and challenges. Brittany candidly shares how they navigated those changes, from her husband’s deployment within their first year of marriage, to an overseas move to Germany, a quick 10 months in Texas and a transition to Virginia amid COVID, an election year, and a pregnancy. Despite the difficulties, Brittany reflects on how God blessed them in remarkable and often surprising wa...2024-10-2759 minYour People5: On The Move Again Pt. 1 of 3- Interview with Riley LivermoreIn this episode of Your People, Michael sits down with his longtime friend and fellow military service member, Riley Livermore. Together, they reminisce about Riley’s incredible journey, which saw him and his family of four move seven times over 12 years of service—five of those moves happening in just five years, including time overseas in Israel. Now settled in beautiful Vermont after recently transitioning out of the military, Riley opens up about the challenges and rewards of building community, and how finding your people is possible, even when life has you constantly on the move.Rile...2024-10-1339 minYour People4: Finding Your People as an Adult- How to Find and Make Friends in Different Stages of LifeIn this episode, Michael and Marissa discuss the importance of stepping out of your comfort zone to build meaningful connections. They dive into some of the challenges of initiating new friendships as we get older and out of our adolescent and college years. They offer practical advice and a few steps you can take this week to build your community and find your people. Get that number. Just say YES, managing time constraints, and how to be a "wingman" to help others find connections and community. The episode also touches on what to do when friendships...2024-09-2930 minYour People3: Praying for FriendshipsIn this episode of Your People, host Marissa shares a heartfelt conversation about the power of intentionally praying for community—especially when it comes to friendship. While seasons of isolation can be part of life, they don’t have to equate to loneliness. Through scripture, Marissa explores how God designed us for connection and gave us prayer as a way to commune with Him, share our desires, and trust Him for big outcomes when aligned with God’s will. Marissa opens up about a particularly lonely season in her life and how, when she finally surrendered her lo...2024-09-1523 minYour People2: Breaking Bread- Intentionally Sharing Meals with OthersIn this episode of Your People, hosts Michael & Marissa delve into the intentional practice of breaking bread with others. Whether it’s coffee with a close friend, lunch with a colleague, a three-course dinner with friends, or pizza on the lawn with neighbors, sharing a meal is one of the most fundamental ways we connect as humans. It’s a moment to be vulnerable, build community, and strengthen friendships. They explore the deep significance of gathering around food, discuss common obstacles to hosting, and offer encouragement on how to overcome them. The episode also features personal stories, including their belo...2024-09-0129 min
Your People1: Where Your People Came FromIn this pilot episode of Your People, Michael and Marissa invite you into their journey—a journey shaped by 6 moves together over 12 years of marriage and military service. Their experiences have led them to a powerful realization: we all need community. They'll share the heart behind this podcast, where each episode is crafted to inspire and challenge you to build meaningful connections and serve others with intention. With loneliness now declared a public health epidemic by the U.S. Surgeon General, Your People believes the solution lies in community. We're here to help you find your people, love them we...2024-08-2816 min
Your PeopleYour People Podcast TrailerYour People Podcast tackles the loneliness epidemic by focusing on what matters most: community. Hosted by husband-and-wife duo Michael and Marissa Ceci, who have moved six times in 12 years of marriage and military service, they share insights on finding, nurturing, and deeply connecting with your people. Join them as they inspire and challenge you to build meaningful relationships and serve others, in simple and sometimes bold ways. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-08-2100 min
WOE.BEGONE98: The Outpost Tavern Bar And GrillMarissa's trip to the laundromat to clean her dirty clothes turns into a surreal misadventure involving embarrassing encounters with Michael The Cowboy and a trip inside a dryer to get her lucky shirt back from The Flinchites, a band of missing socks who destroy laundry.CREDITS:Harlan Guthrie as Sylvester August BaxterMichelle Kan as Marissa NgTaylor Michaels as Interrupting Bar PatronCONCERT AUDIENCE/BACKROOM POKER PLAYERS:Taylor MichaelsDavid AultMossArsonAyne...2023-01-1831 min