Coffee Hangouts with Lydia and Chelsea: Recent Episodes
Lydia & Chelsea
Lydia (Author, Speaker, and Mentor) and Chelsea (Founder and Director of Rise an organization created to empower women and children) met up in a coffee shop for the first time 3 years ago and haven’t stopped meeting up yet! These coffee shop hangouts led them into deep conversations about all that life had handed them. The conversations lead to lots of laughter, a few tears, and healing that they never knew they needed. Coffee Hangouts is created to bring YOU into the conversation. Grab your favorite caffeinated beverage and laugh with them, cry with them, and be inspired as you dream with them.
In this episode, Lydia and Chelsea dive deep into the concept of obedience. When we walk in obedience we find safety, purpose and anointing. Listen in to receive a whole lot of insight, wisdom and practical strategy to help you stay on track!
Lydia and Chelsea are back and ready to go! This episode is an opportunity to catch up about exciting new life updates. It also opens the door for a great discussion on abandoning labels you have accepted in your life that were never meant for you. God created you and desires to lead you in your true identity in him.
Chelsea and Lydia discuss the topic of boundaries and give personal insight on how boundaries have affected their lives. They share the importance of ownership and how to steward a life with healthy boundaries. It will make a huge difference in your personal relationships. Setting healthy boundaries sets you free. Listen in and be encouraged that you can grow in boundaries today!
The book we discuss is "I do boundaries" by Havilah Cunnington.
Doubt, we all have it and we all have lost at one point or another because of it. You may doubt yourself and your capabilities.You may doubt your relationships. Your parenting. Your future. You may be doubting your deepest dreams and desires due to the circumstances that surround you. But did you know that you are equipped to overcome that doubt and walk in confidence? Listen in as Chelsea and Lydia discuss doubt in a very real and vulnerable way. By the end of this episode you will clearly see how your doubt is holding you back from the things the Lord is asking you to do and ultimately the desires of your heart. But don’t worry, you will also have some new tools to overcome the doubt in your life!
Listen in as Lydia and Chelsea dive deep into the topic of rehearsal. In this episode they define what rehearsing is and dig deep into how it affects our mental health. Learn how to stop some of the detrimental mental cycles that you may not even know you are stuck in. At the end of this episode you will not merely be inspired to stop rehearsing, but actually empowered to take action!
You are a juggling pro! Many moms are juggling work schedules, teaching children remotely, homeschooling (even if you never wanted to), managing the home, trying to be a good partner, keeping up with the laundry mountain that just never seems to go down no matter how hard you try to get it all done. All while trying to make sure you stay healthy, exercise, have time for self care, and try to drink your water! Wow! That’s a lot. If you are anything like the ladies, you have felt overwhelmed, anxious, and guilty at some point during this pandemic as you have taken on new roles and responsibilities. Listen in as Lydia and Chelsea talk about their experiences with feeling guilty, and being overwhelmed. They talk truth that will allow you to feel seen and assure you that you are not alone!
Lydia and Chelsea are excited to be back in the first episode of 2021! They discuss vision and finding purpose without striving, but instead trusting God in where he is leading you into. God will lead you in all things!
We are here at the end of 2020! Most of us have been directly affected by the events of the year in some way. We have faced a global pandemic, racial tension, an unprecedented election, and the list could go on and on. But we made it! Listen in as the ladies talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of 2020. This episode is incredibly vulnerable and full of hope. If 2020 has been a hard year for you, grab your coffee and pull up a seat!
In this episode, Lydia and Chelsea open up about their experience with being hurt in the church. With vulnerability and grace they validate, resonate, and empower listeners to acknowledge their pain without rehearsing it. Listen in as they discuss how to heal from these kinds of wounds while moving on in a healthy way. You will discover how important you are to the body of Christ and why you cannot allow the injury to keep you from it. There is a place for you!
Emotions! We all have them, yet not many of us know how to control them. In this episode, Lydia and Chelsea dive into the good, the bad, and the ugly about emotions. Listen in as they discuss how to get to the root of your emotions.
People who dream have a different level of hope and motivation. In this episode, Lydia and Chelsea talk about dreams. Listen in as they discuss what robs us of our dreams and how to start dreaming again. For those of you who have a dream you will be encouraged to stop dreaming and start doing!
Chelsea and Lydia are talking about one of their favorite topics of all time… Purpose! They will be discussing the importance of knowing your purpose and how to go about discovering it. Listen in as they demystify this commonly overcomplicated topic. In this episode, you will be encouraged to look at your current state of living and challenged to live with purpose in mind. Take away some easy, practical ways that you can in fact, know what you were created for
Coffee Hangouts came out of very real, very raw, conversations that happened in a coffee shop. These conversations were the starting point to deep friendship that has led to healing, dream catching, and so much more. In this episode, you will meet Lydia and Chelsea as they begin to unpack the raw truth about friendship. Listen in as they discuss why most women aren’t very good at friendship and why that needs to change NOW.