In Every Thought: Recent Episodes
Holly Houghton, Noreen Noble, Michele Reyes
We are members of the Church or Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We want to share with you how using thought work has strengthened our faith in Jesus Christ. Learning to recognize the thoughts our brain is offering us and using our agency to be intentional in evaluation and choosing those thoughts, we can truly learn to become a little more like Him and draw nearer unto Him in every thought.
In this episode Holly guides listeners through the process of self-coaching by sharing a thought download of a mother who feels torn between connecting with her children and staying true to her faith.
In this episode we discuss how to increase connection regardless of external circumstances or the behavior of others.
Michele discusses the importance of being anchored in Christ. She reflects how it has blessed her life and guided her in her motherhood and business.
In this episode, we discuss the desire to find delight and enjoy the things of the Lord, especially when it feels hard to do. We explore some ways to make delighting in the Lord a little easier.
Listen as Noreen shares the insights she has learned about being able to hear the Lord in her life.
This week, Holly redefines "my burden is light, " revealing how it guided her through adversity and illuminated a path to hope.
Join us as we explore how learning to honor the agency in ourselves and others cultivates deeper connections and expands our capacity to love.
We wanted to share how Jesus Christ has touched our lives, bringing hope and healing, especially as we enter this special Easter Season.
In this episode, we're diving into accountability and agency, showing how taking more responsibility opens up new possibilities. It's all about owning our choices and realizing the power we have to shape our lives, no matter what.
In this episode, Michele challenges the common belief that comparison is the thief of job, inviting listeners to discover her perspective on what she believes the true culprit is.
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How can love more like the Savior? Listen as we give ideas on what to think in order to create more charity and compassion, and how cultivating charity can improve our lives for the better.
Pain is part of the growth process, but is suffering a necessary part too? We don't think it has to be. Listen to find out why we think they are different.
Glossary of Terms
How to Process an Emotion
- Feel it. Notice it. There is a sensation in my body. We are not the pain, we are just experiencing it.
- Notice the need to fight it.
- Allowance. Don’t collapse into it. Posture…open the container. Open our hearts
- Curiosity
- Extracting the lesson (don’t hop straight to this place)
Learning to trust in God's love will help us love ourselves and others more. It will also help us trust God and that all things will be for our good.
Listen as we discuss different emotions that can drive our actions and why it makes a difference.
in this episode we discuss why forgiving can be so hard, why we think forgiving ourselves and others is one of the best forms of self care and some tips on where to start.
Learn how choosing to believe during turbulent times can strengthen us spiritually.
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We just hit our one year anniversary of publishing our first podcase. Celebrate with us as we reflect on the past year and share some of the things we have learned.
Why do we wait to feel happy when we can feel happier now? Listen as we discuss ways to let happiness be more apart of our life now and not something we have to wait for.
Are you past focused or future focused? Find out what we mean and why it matters.
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Exploring the powerful message of "Lord, I believe; help though my unbelief," this episode delves into staying in integrity to the faith we already have by turning to the Lord with our doubts.
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A miracle mindset not only helps us acknowledge the miracles in our own lives, but also helps us in creating miracles for others.
Glossary of Terms
How do we want to show up when a loved one is struggling with their testimony? Let's choose to feel hope.
Does feeling indebted to God increase our gratitude and connection to Him? Listen and see what you think.
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Jenae Nelson, "Why Indebtedness Is the New Thankfulness," Church Newsroom - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 28 June 2022, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/why-indebtedness-is-the-new-thankfulness
Starting with the feeling when running a model often leads to deeper insights and connections, both in our own model and with those we love. It can be a powerful tool to find underlying thoughts we can use for ourselves and in our parenting.
Glossary of Terms
What does it mean to be a cheerleader for those we love and how do we do it? Listen as we discuss how to show up and cheer for those we love especially when they aren't doing the things we hoped for them.
Tamara W. Runia, “Seeing God’s Family through the Overview Lens,” in General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2023
Learn how discovering and believing different possibilities can increase our faith in Jesus Christ and bring us hope and comfort.
Get your pen and paper and follow along as we give tips of how to put a model of your own together.
Listening to our emotions can teach us more about who we are and what we value. Can all emotion serve us? We want to offer to you that every emotion can serve us in some way. Listen and find out what we mean and if you agree.
President Dallin H. Oaks taught of Christ’s ability to strengthen us in any situation we face: “He therefore knows our struggles, our heartaches, our temptations, and our suffering, for He willingly experienced them all as an essential part of His Atonement. And because of this, His Atonement empowers Him to succor us—to give us the strength to bear it all. . . . “. . . Our Savior’s Atonement does more than assure us of immortality by a universal resurrection and give us the opportunity to be cleansed from sin by repentance and baptism. His Atonement also provides the opportunity to call upon Him who has experienced all of our mortal infirmities to give us the strength to bear the burdens of mortality. He knows of our anguish, and He is there for us. Like the good Samaritan, when He finds us wounded at the wayside, He will bind up our wounds and care for us (see Luke 10:34). The healing and strengthening power of Jesus Christ and His Atonement is for all of us who will ask” (“Strengthened by the Atonement of Jesus Christ,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2015, 62, 64).
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/bc/content/ldsorg/topics/self-reliance/Emotional-Self-Reliance-Manual-new.pdf?lang=eng
We believe our worth is set and cannot change. Listen as we discuss the differences of worth and worthiness.
Joy D. Jones, “Value beyond Measure,” in General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2017
It is so much more than the action line! When we combine our thoughts and our actions we can go so much further.
In this episode we each share some examples of how knowing the model has blessed our lives.
Discover how thinking "nothing has gone wrong" can bring peace and comfort into your life. The thought "nothing has gone wrong" is available because of the atonement of Jesus Christ. We believe all things will be made right and will be for our good.
Learn how to be a peacemaker and avoid contention even when it's hard.
Russell M. Nelson, “Peacemakers Needed,” in General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 2023
“At the time of Jesus, says Wink, striking backhand a person deemed to be of lower socioeconomic class was a means of asserting authority and dominance. If the persecuted person "turned the other cheek," the discipliner was faced with a dilemma: The left hand was used for unclean purposes, so a back-hand strike on the opposite cheek would not be performed. An alternative would be a slap with the open hand as a challenge or to punch the person, but this was seen as a statement of equality. Thus, by turning the other cheek, the persecuted was demanding equality.” Wink, Walter (1992). Engaging the Powers: Discernment and Resistance in a World of Domination. Fortress Press. pp. 175–82. ISBN 978-0-80062646-4. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
Learn how to evaluate a past model, interrupt a current model, and intentionally create a future model.
Noreen and Michele each share a personal model and what it can look like to apply the model in real life situations.
Holly, Noreen and Michele each share a personal model and how to work through it. There is so much power when you put the model into action! We can't wait to share it with you. Holly's model is Part 1, and Noreen and Michele share theirs in Part 2.
Where does faith fit in the model? Is it a circumstance, thought, feeling, action or result? We think it can be all of them! Listen as we explore how faith fits anywhere in the model and as we share our faith in Jesus Christ.
David A Bednar, “Accepting the Lord’s Will and Timing,” Ensign, August 2016
Learn the difference between empowering and disempowering questions and how questions can help us access agency and inspiration.
“When you face adversity, you can be led to ask many questions. Some serve a useful purpose; others do not. To ask, Why does this have to happen to me? Why do I have to suffer this, now? What have I done to cause this? will lead you into blind alleys. It really does no good to ask questions that reflect opposition to the will of God. Rather ask, What am I to do? What am I to learn from this experience? What am I to change? Whom am I to help? How can I remember my many blessings in times of trial? Willing sacrifice of deeply held personal desires in favor of the will of God is very hard to do. Yet, when you pray with real conviction, “Please let me know Thy will” and “May Thy will be done,” you are in the strongest position to receive the maximum help from your loving Father.” - Richard G Scott, “Trust in the Lord,” Oct 1995 general conference
We believe opposition in all things is an important part of our growth and progress. Listen as we discuss how to make peace with and accept the 50/50 life offers us.
Learn what it means to hold space for yourself and those around us and how it can help you love better.
“Let us follow the Savior’s path and increase our compassion, diminish our tendency to judge, and stop being the inspectors of the spirituality of others. Listening with love is one of the greatest gifts we can offer, and we may be able to help carry or lift the heavy clouds that suffocate our loved ones and friends23 so that, through our love, they can once again feel the Holy Ghost and perceive the light that emanates from Jesus Christ.” - Sister Reyna I. Aburto, "Thru Cloud and Sunshine, Lord, Abide with Me!" Oct. 2019 general conference
Artwork mentioned: "Atonement" by Kate Lee
Learn the difference between a boundary and a manual, and how creating a boundary can create connection.
“For those of you who earnestly seek to bear another’s burdens, it is important that you refortify yourself and build yourself back up when others expect so much of you and indeed take so much out of you. …I have always been amazed that [Jesus] could sleep through a storm on the Sea of Galilee so serious and severe that His experienced fishermen disciples thought the ship was going down. How tired is that? How many sermons can you give and blessings can you administer without being absolutely exhausted? The caregivers have to have care too. You have to have fuel in the tank before you can give it to others… Whenever we struggle or feel exhausted, we can always turn to Heavenly Father and the Savior. They can rescue us and support us because Their capacity is infinite. There are no boundaries to Their healing power. The Savior’s invitation comes with a powerful promise: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28).” .Jeffrey R. Holland, “Hearing One Another’s Burdens,” Ensign, June 2018.
We can want people to act a certain way, but we don't need them to in order to feel the way we want to. Learn more in this episode as we introduce you to another tool of awareness called, The Manual.
Learn why our brain wants to keep us safe and how to override it.
"True disciples of Jesus Christ are willing to stand out, speak up, and be different from the people of the world. They are undaunted, devoted, and courageous. I learned of such disciples during a recent assignment in Mexico, where I met with government officials as well as leaders of other religious denominations. Each thanked me for our members’ heroic and successful efforts to protect and preserve strong marriages and families in their country.
There is nothing easy or automatic about becoming such powerful disciples. Our focus must be riveted on the Savior and His gospel. It is mentally rigorous to strive to look unto Him in every thought. But when we do, our doubts and fears flee." Russell M. Nelson, Facebook post, June 15, 2017.
In this episode we finish up our deep dive into the action and result line of the model. Join us as we discuss how to build a model starting from what we want to create in the result line.
“Creation brings deep satisfaction and fulfillment. We develop ourselves and others when we take unorganized matter into our hands and mold it into something of beauty. … The more you trust and rely upon the Spirit, the greater your capacity to create. That is your opportunity in this life and your destiny in the life to come... As you take the normal opportunities of your daily life and create something of beauty and helpfulness, you improve not only the world around you but also the world within you." —Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Happiness, Your Heritage,” Nov. 2008 general conference
An in depth discussion on what feelings are, and why we don't need to be afraid of them.
Learn how separating circumstances and thoughts can help you feel more empowered in your life.
In this episode we discuss what the model is and isn't to help us better understand how to use this tool.
Learn what the model is and how it can help you become a better disciple of Jesus Christ.
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You can find us on instagram @ineverythoughtpodcast or email us at ineverythoughtpodcast@gmail.com.
Let us know what topics you'd like us to address or just say hi!
If you like what we have to say, please be sure to share our podcast with your friends and tag us, please.