See Hear Love: Recent Episodes
Melinda Estabrooks
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and special guests Lorie Hartshorn (Speaker, TV Host, Pastor & Author, FOUND: Unearthing Our True Identity & Purpose) and Sandee Macgregor (Blogger & Author, Can I Take It To Heaven?)as they discuss identity and purpose, why we believe lies and live into them, how God truly sees us, and how to talk to your kids about eternity and heaven! AND, the gift of Grandparents!A conversation that speaks directly to who we are and where we are going. The here and now .. and eternity with Jesus. A full show of learning, leaning in and lots of laughter!
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and special guests Natalie Vanderlaan (Chapter Director in Hamilton/Halton Ontario, Safe Families) and Heather Vanderkruk (Family Placement Coordinator in Hamilton/Halton Ontario, Safe Families) as they discuss the importance of supporting families, why community and ‘the Body of Christ’ is critical for the well-being and safety of families, how to be inclusive and supportive to all kinds of families (single parent, blended etc), the greatest needs of families today, the crisis of loneliness, the work of Safe Families and how and where to start to care for families in crisis in your neighbourhood and city.A conversation that shines a light on our own family and struggles, and the responsibility that we have to care for our own and for those who are unsafe, in crisis, and alone.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and special guest Jasmine Duckworth (Disabled since 2015, Serves with Karis Disability Services) as they talk about the language we should use to talk about disability, the prevalence of disability and types of disabilities in Canada, Jasmine’s incredible and courageous story, how to inspire a more inclusive environment in your church, workplace and community, DISABILITY THEOLOGY (this is WOW!) and the good work that Karis Disability Services does.A conversation that everyone needs to be having and asking: How are we accessible? If we aren’t, why not? And that ALL PEOPLE ARE MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD! Amen!
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and special guests Tanika Hutchinson (Writer, Blogger & Director of Discipleship for Sisterhood Ministries) and Char Quiring (Founder and Executive Director, Sisterhood Ministries) as they discuss WHY they follow Jesus and how Jesus’ life and actions inform them, how to really SEE, HEAR and LOVE people well.A much needed and important conversation to have in a time of great political unrest, wars, economic stresses and nations and neighbourhoods becoming even more polarized. Through all the chaos and uncertainty, we need love and belonging.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and special guests Angie Peters (CEO, Yonge Street Mission and Author of JUST ACT: We Are The Solution To Poverty) and Erinn Oxford (Executive Director, The Dale Ministries) as they discuss the greatest needs and challenges that street involved people deal with everyday, what it means to be ‘HOMED,’ what is getting in our way to helping and being in relationship with people who are marginalized and HOW do we take bold action to be a part of transformational change?An INSPIRING conversation that will challenge our thinking and convict our inaction. It’s time to JUST ACT!
Join us around the table to listen, learn, laugh, cry, be wowed and amazed … and then commit, together, to following Jesus with courage and hope and faith!
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Host Melinda Estabrooks and See Hear Love panel discuss learnings from 2023 and what healthy practices they will take into this new year.
Host Melinda Estabrooks along with friends and special guest, Ann Voskamp, share what it means for God to be with us this Christmas.
Host Melinda Estabrooks and friends share about taking the time to reflect and be present at Christmas along with special music guests.
Melinda Estabrooks and friends share why they're overwhelmed and how to find peace in the midst of stress and anxiety.
Melinda Estabrooks and friends engage in a vulnerable and honest conversation about grief and loss and ways of coping.
Melinda Estabrooks and friends share their journeys with perimenopause and menopause and reframe these experiences as a GIFT.
Host Melinda Estabrooks and friends discuss about how we can choose contentment in a world overwhelming us with discontent.
Host Melinda Estabrooks and friends discuss about toxic friendship and how and why you should end them.
Host Melinda Estabrooks and friends discuss why we need healthy boundaries and the positive impact they can have on our lives.
Host Melinda Estabrooks and friends discuss what it means to be seen, heard and loved by God.
NEW PODCAST
Learn how to create a mission statement, cultivate certain habits that will make you a great leader, navigate the ‘media world,’ and live a life of purpose that includes solid values, faith, working hard and curiosity with CTV YOUR MORNING host Anne-Marie Mediwake.
Anne-Marie is an accomplished journalist who brings more than two decades of news and current affairs experience back home to CTV where she began her network career as the host of the Gemini Award-winning investigative program 21C, and reporter for CTV NATIONAL NEWS. A mother of triplets, she is a passionate advocate for women and children’s issues, which saw her named Toronto Woman of the Year 2011.
Follow Anne-Marie Mediwake on Twitter (@AnneMarieAMK) and Instagram (@annemariemediwake).
NEW PODCAST
This week on See Hear Love we’re learning from Host Melinda and Stephanie Morales-Beaulieu's discussion on how to trust God through grief, loss and difficult times and find faith that works, when life doesn’t.
Stephanie is a lover of God’s Word and shares that passion online, from the stage, in her living room, and anywhere else God opens the door. She is the creator of Bite-Size Bible Study® and has authored A Roadmap to Trials (Journey through James), Walk in Love (Ephesians) and most recently, The Flourishing Life (The Parable of the Sower). She is a born communicator with contagious love and enthusiasm for Jesus.
NEW PODCAST
Learn how to reduce stress, prevent burnout, improve your mental health and live with increased wellness and resilience with this week's guest, DR. SUSAN BIALI HAAS, MD.
Dr. Susan Biali Haas is an award-winning medical doctor, internationally recognized for her expertise in mental health, stress management, burnout prevention and resilience. Her latest bestselling book, The Resilient Life: Manage Stress, Prevent Burnout, and Strengthen Your Mental and Physical Health, was released in October 2022.
This week on See Hear Love we’re learning from Host Melinda and Jo Saxton's discussion on how to become more confident, own your own voice, lead more effectively and navigate the challenges and realities of leadership as a woman.
Jo Saxton is a speaker, podcaster, author, guest TV host and leadership coach. She hosts a digital coaching community and is the founder of the Ezer Collective,two initiatives dedicated to investing in women leaders around the world, equipping them to own their voice, and boldly step into their calling.
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audaciousliving #warriormindset #ankylosingspondylitis #miracleofhealing
NEW PODCAST This week on See Hear Love we’re talking about what it means to live audaciously and why this message has to be shared.Join us as Host Melinda sits with Roxanne Harris, as she shares her own miracle of healing story to encourage women who are struggling, and need strength and resilience today. Watch/Listen now! LINK IN BIO.#audaciousliving #warriormindset #ankylosingspondylitis #miracleofhealing
This week's podcast features Alex Nicholls - a student art therapist who is passionate about the use of imagination and stories to
support participants in discovering their own paths to health and healing.
Combining storytelling with the creative freedom available through art, Alex gently encourages
participants to express themselves and gain new perspectives. This creative approach supports
a greater sense of self-identity, and belonging, and builds resilience.
Watch/Listen now! LINK IN BIO.
arttherapy #seehearlove #arttherapist
What advice would you give to your 25 year old self?
How would YOU have mentored YOURSELF when you were 25 years old?
Join Host Melinda and Co-hosts @cherylnembhard @joannalafleur and @it.is.kim.mitchell for this eye-opening, spicy, hilarious and deeply moving conversation! Sharing the Good Word this show is Rev. Lisa Pak.
Also, Art Therapst @knightvert UNVEILS his artwork to us .. and watch/listen to our response when we see it for the first time! Y’all .. it’s good.
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This week on See Hear Love we have a GREAT show with panelists Senait, Nicole, Brooke and Tryphena about ‘not feeling guilty when your kids are not following Jesus and how to share your faith effectively with your kids at every age!’We talk about: -Some of the struggles and challenges we’re facing while sharing Jesus and our faith with our kids. -How do we share our faith naturally and what are healthy ways we are ‘living out’ and ‘sharing’ our Faith with your kids? - Our advice to friends who feel gutted, shame, worry, embarrassment – all the things – because their teenage kids and young adult kids have chosen not to follow Jesus and have regrets that they didn’t do more. Our thoughts and advice to them. -Our personal stories of leaving our Faith and how and why we came back to Jesus. (Think Prodigal Daughters!)ALL THIS WEEK on @yestvcanada @youtube @intothecastle @spotify @applepodcasts and seehearlove.com - JOIN US!
Join Host Melinda with Guest Laura Ross as they talk about how SEEDS is helping “ WOMEN TO START ANEW, TO CHANGE THEIR STORIES, AND TO LIVE WHOLE, INDEPENDENT LIVES."In this episode, Laura Ross discusses what SEEDS is all about.- A new story for sex trafficking survivors- A program that is a holistic approach to restoration- A long term solution for 18+ survivors of sex trafficking and/or exploitationALL THIS WEEK on @yestvcanada @youtube @intothecastle @spotify @applepodcasts and seehearlove.com - JOIN US!#seehearlove #tv #podcast #womensupportingwomen #vancouver #lorettahibbs #melindaestabrooks
Learn how to help those that feel invisible to feel visible, bringing value and dignity in a practical way to those who are marginalized and oppressed with guest Loretta Hibbs and Host MelindaALL THIS WEEK on @yestvcanada @youtube @intothecastle @spotify @applepodcasts and seehearlove.com - JOIN US!#seehearlove #tv #podcast #womensupportingwomen #vancouver #lorettahibbs #melindaestabrooks
Host Melinda and panelists discuss the problem with Perfectionism and the challenges it creates in our relationships and work life and how it causes the inability to make decisions. They discuss solutions and how to live a life of authenticity versus perfection.
Learn best practices on launching a social enterprise, identifying stroke symptoms and the dangers of ignoring them, and why it’s SO important for women to prioritize self-care with guest Elaine Comeau and Host Melinda. 1. Entrepreneurship – best practices and steps for a young person to start a new business or social enterprise and your Dragon’s Den experience 2. Family – what you’ve learned about being a mom and the challenges, wins and key learnings3. Balance & Boundaries – How do you do mom/wife/work life well? 4. Your Faith story– why do you follow Jesus?5. Self Care – ignoring your stroke symptoms, that experience and why it’s SO important for women to prioritize self-care
NEW PODCAST ALERT!*Going into our FOURTH Bible Study episode … with sun on our faces and ready to share HOW TO LIVE OUT YOUR FAITH .. with joy, authenticity and audacious love!we hope you’ve been tracking with US each week & that you’ve downloaded our FREE** Study Guide >>https://seehearlove.com/studyguide/<<#faith #livingoutyourfaith #philippians #biblestudy #scripture #bibleverse #seehearlove
This week on See Hear Love we’re in WEEK 2 of our “Conversations About The Book of Philippians” Bible Study series! And, this week we’re talking about HOW TO LIVE A GENEROUS LIFE. What does it mean to give generously our time, resources and finances to others. What are the benefits? Why should we live generously? Join us in this inspiring conversation!
This Wednesday we are celebrating International Women’s Day with a special podcast with Host Melinda and guests, Char Quiring, Cheryl Weber, Cathie Ostapchuk, who are making things happen in Canada! This episode talks about how we embrace equity as leaders and how we encourage others to do so, why we lead, how can we retain women leaders, and what would the Church look like if we all listened, provided mentoring and safe places and called out the uniqueness in every single person. It would be AMAZING!
This week on See Hear Love we’re helping you to have a CRUCIAL & COURAGEOUS conversation. Life seems so polarizing, full of tension, gaslighting and stressful that I thought it would be helpful to help YOU have a CRUCIAL CONVERSATION with your friend, family member, colleague, partner, or spouse .. so truth and honesty can prevail and restoration and reconciliation can begin. Our panel this week is pretty AMAZING! We have back Nicole Langman, Senait Litchmore, Brooke Nicholls and Tryphena Permulla- Gagnon sharing in the Good Word. The conversation is REALLY practical and we give you step by step ‘instructions’ on HOW TO HAVE A HEALTHY CRUCIAL conversation. A must watch and share show!
Host Melinda interviews Co-Host Joanna about what it means to ‘do justice,’ the power of prayer, serving Jesus as women, red lipstick and her trip to Tanzania with @hopeandhealinginternational (swipe to see one of Jo’s favourite moments!)“Prayer changes lives, here in Canada and around the world. On a recent trip to Kenya and Tanzania with Hope and Healing International, I saw first-hand how vital prayer is in caring for vulnerable children. Your prayers give them courage to face hospital visits, persevere in their daily physiotherapy exercises, and hope for a brighter future. So, I’d like to send you Hope and Healing’s FREE Miracles of Prayer Diary, filled with prayer requests from kids living with disabilities in the poorest countries of the world. To get your FREE prayer diary, go to http://bit.ly/3C4dHqI and at www.hopeand healing.org”Join us next week for an inspiring and beautiful conversation!#hopeandhealing #hopeandhealinginternational #prayer #pray #seehearlove
Join Host Melinda and the OG See Hear Love Co-hosts @cherylnembhard @it.is.kim.mitchell @joannalafleur and Lisa Pak as they chat about AGING WELL & AGEISM in today's new episode! This convo is open, vulnerable, honest, revealing, difficult and yet helps to reframe and encourage those who are struggling with getting older.Join us on @yestvcanada at 9:30am/pm EST, on our Youtube channel, @spotify and in our link above all week long!#seehearlove #aging #aginggracefully #agingwell #ageism #positivesofaging
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks as she sits down for a one-on-one interview with Tanis Jorge (Entrepreneur, Author, Founder of the Cofounders Hub and Speaker) in downtown Vancouver, BC. The conversation is centered around
- Entrepreneurship – best practices and steps for a young person to start a new business or social enterprise
- Family – how to prioritize family with work and business, becoming a mom and the challenges, wins and key learnings of being a parent
- Faith and Business – how do you live out your faith well in the business world – do’s and don’ts?
- Advice for young people on career, priorities and best leadership habits to cultivate
- How to manage wealth well
This interview is thoughtful, inspiring .. so get out a pen and paper and get ready to take some notes!
In this episode, Host Melinda sits with Sanait Litchmore - a registered psychotherapist, Nicole Langman - author, speaker and a social worker, and Brooke Nicholls - a worship leader and an author. Giving us the Good Word is Tryphene Perumalia-Gagnon who is a podcaster and a speaker.
Together, our panelists talk about starting over with a new church after a pandemic and being hurt by leaders and also unpack the rise of the "Umms', 'Nones' and 'Dones'.
Listen to today's podcast episode as Melinda discusses with Karen Gonzalez about her new book: Beyond Welcome. Karen González is a writer, speaker, and immigrant advocate who emigrated from Guatemala as a child. She attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology, and she has worked in the nonprofit sector for thirteen years. In addition to her first book, The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong, she has written for Christianity Today, Christian Century, Sojourners, and theBaltimore Sun. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
Listen to today's podcast episode as Melinda discusses with Karen Gonzalez about her new book: Beyond Welcome. Karen González is a writer, speaker, and immigrant advocate who emigrated from Guatemala as a child. She attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology, and she has worked in the nonprofit sector for thirteen years. In addition to her first book, The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong, she has written for Christianity Today, Christian Century, Sojourners, and theBaltimore Sun. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
Note: This program includes discussion of disordered eating. Viewers that are struggling with these topics may want to be cautious in joining this conversation Host Melinda Estabrooks is joined by a panel of guests who have each struggled with eating disorders in a different way: Nikki Fletcher (Mom of 2 who struggles with Anorexia), Jermaine Downey (Retired Army Captain who struggles with Bulimia), Shannon Binkley (Grade 3 Teacher who struggles with anorexia) and Trish Nicholls-Powell (our See Hear Love Guesting Producer who struggled with anorexia and bulimia for 20+ years). Join us for an honest and courageous panel discussion about their journey with eating disorders. Plus, learn what NOT to do or say to someone with an eating disorder AND effective and kind ways to be supportive. If you are struggling with an eating disorder, you are not alone. visit nedic.ca (Canada) or nationaleatingdisorders.org (USA) to find assistance.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love team and Special Guest Lyndsay Thompson as they talk about the Challenges and Learnings of Mental Illness & Bipolar Disorder .. and that GOD IS GOOD in all of our struggles.
Lara Watson (Executive Producer & Co-Host of 100 Huntley Street) is authentically beautiful, inspiring and deeply moving. We talk about motherhood, how to share your faith with your kids without being manipulative or guilt based, how to manage being a mom, wife and a career woman, what do you love most about interviewing and sharing stories of courage and faith in Jesus and SO MUCH MORE!
Cheryl Weber is an inspiring, adventurous woman and friend! She is a co-host of 100 Huntley Street, a journalist, a speaker and producer. She was named one of the top 100 female Christian women in Canada. Cheryl has a heart for the underprivileged and a passion for women's issues. She is a social justice advocate who works to end sex trafficking in our lifetime. She’s fun and authentic, just like she is on TV!
On this episode of See Hear Love, Melinda gets to know Maggie John, national producer, field reporter, Host of Context: Beyond the Headlines and Founder of The Baby Depot.
Listen to their meaningful discussion on what makes up a confident woman, juggling work, family, faith and friends well and setting healthy boundaries.
In this episode of See Hear Love, Melinda gets to know her colleague Mark Masri, co-host of 100 Huntley Street.
In this episode of See Hear Love, Melinda gets to know her colleagues Meisha and Christina. Meisha Watson is the host of "Hey Meisha!" and Christina Laurice Pearo is the host of "Living Local" on YesTV.
We begin a new podcast series called “Melinda Gets To Know Her Colleagues” beginning with Kevin Shepherd, CEO of Crossroads Media & YESTV. This episode also introduces a new producer to See Hear Love, Addison Aspilla.
Melinda is joined by Jason Persaud on this week's SOS episode about church. Women and the church, racism, church hurt, spiritual abuse, what we learned through the pandemic in our church, and how we respond to deconstruction.
Jason is an associate pastor, community leader in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. He's a founder of the Culture Changers Movement that was launched to inspire the church to be a leading voice against injustice, to impact culture, the love of Jesus. Jason believes the church needs to find creative ways to engage with cultural issues, to reach people with the good news.
He himself has faced injustice within the church, and so his story will resonate with many people, and we hope it will encourage you, too!
This week on our SOS: Summer of Strength podcast, Melinda is joined by Mindi Oaten, a prophetic artist whose life trajectory changed after hearing from God in a dream. She shares how she came back to an artistic practice after 14 years of neglect, and how small acts of obedience can help us hear God's voice in our lives.
Divorcing, married, or single, this episode is for you.
This week Melinda is joined by another guest familiar to fans of seasons 1-3 of See Hear Love... It's Jen Lawrence! She's back with us to talk about the 8 languages of money, how to navigate the process of divorce so you can focus on your healing, how there's no one "right" way to handle your finances, and the role that toxic money stories can play in preventing our healthy discussions of finance.
Jen is now a CDC Certified Divorce Coach® and CDC Divorce Transition and Recovery Coach™ who helps her clients navigate divorce with their wealth and sanity intact. She’s also a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® and former banker and helps women get smart about their money. As the co-author of Engage the Fox, she is an expert in critical thinking and helps her clients make good decisions throughout the divorce process.
Jen has written about divorce, overcoming money problems, high conflict people, happiness, and mental health. She’s been featured in HuffPost, Thrive Global, Authority Magazine, and many other publications. She’s also appeared on The Mom Show, Report on Business TV, and TVO Parents.
This week on See Hear Love, Melinda is joined by Debbie Opoku-Mulder, a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario.
Debbie shares the story of how, after many years as a therapist helping others all day and tuning out the problems all night, she realized SHE needed to get help.
She gives us her thoughts on
• Who helps the helper
• Battling burnout
• The fear of asking for help, and
• Erasing the stigma of mental health
This week Melinda is joined by someone familiar to some of you... Kimberley Mitchell is back with us!
Kimberley Mitchell is Co-Host of the Solo Parent Society podcast and former guest panelist on See Hear Love. Kimberley has spent more than 3 decades in church ministry across Canada and the US, sharing encouragement through speaking, singing and writings. Her broadcast and music studies lead to many television and radio appearances as well as recording artist work. After eight years as a single mother, Kimberley married the love of her life, Brian. Kimberley has a son, Kai, and a daughter, Serena, and two bonus sons, Campbell, and Emerson who are all young adults. Kimberley and Brian, and their dog, Teddy, are now beginning that ‘empty nest’ stage of life. They reside in Franklin, Tennessee.
The biggest lie you will ever believe is the one that says you're unwanted.
If rejection or betrayal has come crashing through your door - you know the emotional shattering this brings. You understand the brokenness.
And you know the heartache of standing in the jagged fragments of a new normal you never wanted.
This week on See Hear Love, Nicole Langman joins Host Melinda Estabrooks to talk about her own story of working through rejection after a divorce, why we tell ourselves lies about ourselves, and how we can embrace the truth that we are loved and wanted.
Nicole is a clinical counsellor and speaker in Ontario, Canada where she walks with women through their own valleys towards healing. She is newly married to Brent who she describes as God’s exclamation point in His love letter to her. Their blended family includes three adult children, one grand baby and a highly anxious bernedoodle named Sadie. Her devotions have been included in Proverbs 31 publications, EA Books Publishing, and her free E-book, Rejection Recovery Resource Kit is a free therapeutic handbook for anyone who has ever faced rejection.
This week, we’re interrupting our SOS: Summer Of Strength Podcast Series for a very special episode with host Melinda… being interviewed about her trauma and recovery from her emergency surgery on her mouth and jaw, and ICU hospitalization.
Psychotherapist Debbie Mulder asks Melinda deep, thoughtful questions about her thoughts on dying, living life to its fullest, and choosing to be grateful every day!
Melinda reflects on: • Her fears, thoughts, and learnings • How her husband Chris is doing after his role as a caregiver • How family community and prayer sustained them through this difficult situation
Listen to their conversation on @spotify @applepodcasts or watch on our See Hear Love Youtube channel!
Welcome back to another episode of See Hear Love's Summer of Strength series.
This week, Melinda is joined by Senait Litchmore. Senait is a Registered Psychotherapist and Enneagram Practitioner who has provided individuals and families with clinical support since 2010, with a few breaks in between to nurture and raise her 3 children.
This conversation is all about strong families: • How family therapy can help parents be a part of the solution for our kids • How we can break generational cycles by being the parent WE needed • How self-discovery can help us be the parent our kids need
Welcome to our See Hear Love Summer Of Strength! Today Melinda is joined by Idelette McVicker. Idelette is the author of Recovering Racists: Dismantling White Supremacy & Reclaiming Our Humanity. In this episode, we discuss • White Supremacy and Living in a White Bubble • The Liberating Jesus – Emmanuel, God with Us • Honouring everyone. Like, actually everyone • Her journey of Liberation and pilgrimage toward humanity!
And how we must acknowledge our internalized racism, repent of our complicity, and learn new ways of being human.
Join Melinda Estabrooks on this interview from the archives with Max Lucado, the author of books that have sold more than 150 million copies - as he shares how the story of Queen Esther inspires us and teaches us how to have courage. This inspiring conversation continues on our Facebook, Instagram, and on seehearlove.com
This month we are bringing back our favourite shows from last summer's SOS - Summer Of Strength series.
Join Host Melinda as we continue our SOS Summer of Strength series with two amazing guests who will help strengthen you in your marriage OR in your singleness!
Stephanie Rourke Jackson was living a picture-perfect life, that hid deep relationship problems in her marriage. After 19 years of marriage, she was faced with her husband's affair with a member of the worship team where he led. She shares WHY she stayed, HOW they restored their marriage, and her TOP 3 words for those who may face a similar situation. Debra Fileta Professional Counselor, national speaker, author of the book True Love Dates, and host of the Love + Relationships podcast. She shares how we can prepare ourselves for healthy relationships even in our singleness, and how 4 key areas are all important to maintaining strong, healthy marriages.
Be ready with a pen and a notepad, because you'll want to take notes on these conversations!
This month we are bringing back our favourite shows from last summer's SOS - Summer Of Strength series.
Join Host Melinda as we listen and learn from:
Grammy award winning Christian hip hop recording artist, songwriter, music executive, actor, and entrepreneur LECRAE as he shares about finding hope and overcoming shame, navigating backlash (especially from The Church) from being outspoken about racial injustice, trauma, anxiety, and depression, his absentee father and their restored relationship and his faith in Jesus and his care for the broken and marginalized.
Jason Brown, former NFL player who walked away from a multi-million dollar NFL contract to become a farmer shares: How "having it all" actually did not make him any happier, and why the American dream is a myth, How God showed him that his life was going to fall apart if he didn't make a change, and how doing the hard work of growing food for his community gave him a sense of true satisfaction.
Listen to be inspired, and learn from these heartfelt stories how we can choose to heal our relationships with God and each other, and show up for our communities in radical, life-changing ways!
This month we are bringing back our favourite shows from last summer's SOS - Summer Of Strength series.
Join Host Melinda as she sits down with Henry and Alex Seeley, the founders of The Belonging Co, as they share honestly and intimately about their ministry, their marriage, and their struggle to find healing in their journey with Alex's eating disorder. Their conversation is inspiring and far-ranging, as they discuss how love for God, for your neighbour, for your spouse, and for yourself all work together.
This month we are bringing back our favourite shows from last summer's SOS - Summer Of Strength series.
Host Melinda sits down with Kevin and Dawn, who are founders of the Helm Center, an addictions recovery program in Nova Scotia. Their own story with Kevin's drug addiction to Crystal Meth started a week before their wedding, and many years later saw the restoration of their family. Dawn describes how she struggled to honour the vows she made, as God led her to stand by her husband through it all.
Trigger warning: Sexual violence and abuse . This month we are bringing back our favourite shows from last summer's SOS - Summer Of Strength series. This week we are featuring our episode with Rosie Rivera, an author, television personality, and businesswoman. Rosie shares her heartbreaking story of her childhood sexual abuse, the poor choices she made in trying to find her way, and her beloved sister's tragic death. Her story doesn't end there, but instead, God found her and has worked through her POWERFULLY to restore and heal herself, her family, and even the man who abused and hurt her!
Listen to be encouraged in your own healing, or to learn some amazing tools to help in the healing process of the people you love.
It’s our Season 7 Finale and that’s a Wrap! Join Host Melinda and our See Hear Love Co-Hosts Matt Vincent, Cheryl Nembhard, Dr. Merry Lin and Joanna la Fleur as they share their FAVOURITE SHOWS from the past season, what they’ve learned about themselves this past year and events and moments that shook them, that challenged them .. to lean in and press into Jesus.
How do we respond to clergy sexual and emotional abuse, as women and Christians? How do we support victims and hold leaders to account? And have WE contributed to a culture that makes these kinds of abuses possible? Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and the See Hear Love Women's Panel with Co-Host Cheryl Nembhard and contributors Esther Lysakovsky and Tryphena Perumalla-Gagnon in this difficult and vulnerable, but necessary conversation.
This week on See Hear Love, the experts are here to help us become more confident women! Melinda Estabrooks is joined by cohost Dr. Merry C. Lin and contributors Sue Wigston and Ellen Graf-Martin. We want to help you become more confident, so that you can make an impact on YOUR world.
April is Autism Acceptance month, and this week's guest is Daniel Bowman Jr. Daniel is the author of On The Spectrum, a book about faith and neurodiversity. This conversation is inspiring and informing for us as we pursue living a life of loving our neighbour, and make space for the diversity of human experience in our churches, schools, and organizations.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love team and Special Guest, New York Best-Selling Author, Lisa Bevere, as they talk all about HOW to stop seeing others as rivals – which limits our purpose and connections with others – and start seeing how God’s love breaks these limits and promises true identity and intimacy. It’s time to stop comparing yourself with others and competing against them - and start living the amazing life that God has for you!
See Hear Love celebrates Easter with the next-generation After Hours panel, hosted by Joanna la Fleur. Listen in as Camille Aguila, Earl Cabaluna, and Hannah McNeilly discuss their faith upbringing, why the Easter story matters, and how they are inspired to share the Gospel story with their peers.
Join us this week for a conversation with Mike Kai. Mike Mike Kai leads a multi-site congregation in Hawaii. His mission is to see people fulfill their God-given potential, and he is helping to make that happen by equipping business leaders and executives with leadership tools.
His new book That Doesn't Just Happen, Mike Kai draws lessons from the story of the Queen of Sheba visiting King Solomon to demonstrate how excellence in our work can draw others to be curious about the message we have to share.
This week, join us for a special episode of See Hear Love, with Cheryl Nembhard, Tryphena Perumalla-Gagnon and Esther Lysakovsky sharing the stories of the women who inspire them, and what they hope to see for the future of women.
This week, join Melinda and See Hear Love for our Amazing Women Who Inspire Us and Are Making a Difference podcast series! Jennifer Lau is the executive director of Canadian Baptist Ministries, and shares her thoughts on being in leadership, her advice, and how the church and Christian organizations should respond to tragedy.
Be ready with a notebook, because this is a powerful conversation!
This week on See Hear Love, Join Melinda Estabrooks with the Men's Panel as they reflect on how work is not our identity, and the danger of linking our identity to what we do in our career. Melinda also sits down with Detective J. Warner Wallace as he shares how he learned to keep his identity separate from his own work.
JOIN US for our VERY Special March See Hear Love Podcast series, “Amazing Women Who We Love, Making A Difference In The World” featuring WOMEN who are HERE FOR IT ALL!
Social justice advocates, ministry leaders, pastors, influencers, international speakers, content creators, TV Hosts, podcasters, authors, social entrepreneurs, global health professionals, coaches, executive directors, moms, sisters, friends .. and so much more! Thank you for your presence with us! We love you!
These incredible women lend their voices, stories and expertise as they share how they #breakthebias, how they lead their teams and themselves well, how they confront injustice and inequality, how they choose self-care and priorities, how they make space for their neighbours and the marginalized, how they mentor the next generation, how they show up as their authentic selves, how they live with the ‘imposter syndrome,’ how they train newcomers in practical skills in the workplace, how they have overcome challenges and bias, how they celebrate their wins, how they have learned from women in the Bible how to live and lead with passion and purpose, how they love and follow Jesus well.
This series celebrates our sisters. This series inspires us to never give up. This series encourages us that there is still more work to be done to end gender bias, racism and prejudice. This series leads us toward Jesus and love.
We hope you’ll join us on this journey of discovery, storytelling and learning with some AMAZING WOMEN!
Happy International Women's Day!
We are so excited that you are joining us for this extra-special See Hear Love episode, as Host Melinda is joined by our very own Crossroads Media hosts Meisha Watson of Hey Meisha!, Cheryl Weber of 100 Huntley Street, and Maggie John of Context on the panel. We're also joined by Lara Watson sharing the Good Word, and Crystal Lavallee of First Peoples Voices sharing how we can break the bias with Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
Join Melinda and our Ask The Experts Panel of Dr. Merry C. Lin, Debra Fileta, Sue Wigston, and Ellen Graf-Martin as they discuss our Longing for Love & Belonging - and why we sometimes make bad choices in relationships to fill that need.
Be ready with a pencil or your notes app open for this inspiring and informative conversation!
Join After Hours Host Joanna la Fleur for an After Hours Conversation with Matt Wells, Mikayla Nembhard, and Hunter Birch as they discuss how the digital-saturated world is affecting them, and the choices they are making to stay authentic and true to their beliefs and values in the midst of it.
Let us know your thoughts on this inspiring conversation!
This week on See Hear Love, we are exploring what it means to be truly known. Are we afraid to be known by God and others? Or is it really the deep longing of our hearts to be known and accepted? Aubrey Sampson joins Melinda Estabrooks for a powerful conversation about living into the identity that God made us in.
Join Host Melinda and our Men's Panel who share their honest and vulnerable stories of anxiety and burnout – and why so many men live with these struggles and never ask for help. Registered psychotherapist Elisha Schafer joins us to help define these terms and share some strategies for coping with these difficult issues and helping those close to us who struggle, and author David Marvin talks about how our faith can help us face uncertainty without fear.
Join Host Melinda and our ‘Ask the Experts’ Panel who share their thoughts and wisdom on RESETTING FOR THE NEW YEAR .. focusing on WHY we believe the lies about ourselves and HOW we can change our narrative!
This conversation is AMAZING and convicting and helpful as we choose to make life-altering changes. So join us as we talk about:
-Identifying lies many women believe about themselves -Why we believe these lies and what has been the consequences or outcomes because we have believed them. -How do we stop believing these lies and change our narrative to a healthy one? -How can we reset in 2022 to begin living a more hopeful, joyful, and kind-filled life? -How does Jesus make a difference as we reset ?
We also have Ellen Graf-Martin, one of our Experts, sharing Romans 12:1-2 from the Good Word
In this episode of the I Need Help With My Mental Health Podcast Series, Melinda sits down with Special Guest, Sarah Clarkson. Sarah is a writer, theologian and author of This Beautiful Truth: How God’s Goodness Breaks Into Our Darkness
In this interview with Sarah, she shares her own transformative encounters with beauty in the midst of her decade-long struggle with mental illness, depression, OCD and doubt, and how she believes that God's spirit is always reaching out to us, even from sources we might not expect (like Lord of the Rings!)
Sarah is open, honest, vulnerable and inspiring. She is one of my 2022 heroes! Pushing through. Choosing the good and right even when it is dark and lonely and hard. Always moving forward even when your feet want to stop or go back .. pressing onward.
Joan Chittister is a benedictine nun who currently serves as co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a partner organization of the UN, facilitating a worldwide network of women peace builders. For 50 years she has passionately advocated on behalf of peace, human rights, women’s issues, and church renewal. A much sought-after speaker, counselor and clear voice that bridges across all religions, she is also a best-selling author of more than 60 books, hundreds of articles, and an online column for the National Catholic Reporter. She has received numerous writing awards and honors for her work, and is a noted international lecturer as well as a former fellow at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge University, England.
In 2019 Sister Joan was the featured guest of Oprah Winfrey on "Super Soul Sunday," about her book, The Time is Now. Her first interview with Oprah was in 2015. She has appeared on “Meet the Press” with Tim Russert, “60 Minutes,” “CBS News,” “NOW” with Bill Moyers and numerous BBC and NPR programs including “Weekend Edition Sunday” with Liane Hansen and “On Being” with Krista Tippett.
Here, she shares wisdom from her book The Monastic Heart: 50 Simple Practices For a Contemplative and Fulfilling Life
Join Host Melinda and Special Guest Daniel Kooman (Film Producer & Author, Breath of Life) as they examine the three breaths from God that shaped humanity and how BREATHING in the name of Yahweh brings you peace, calm and clarity to help you in your everyday life and with your mental health.
This conversation will change the way you see and talk to God as you learn how God’s breath brought humanity to life, redeemed humanity from sin and continues to shape the course of human history as we know it.
An inspiring conversation to encourage you as you start this New Year off strong and healthy.
This week we begin our new See Hear Love PODCAST series called “I Need Help With My Mental Health!” For the next seven weeks we’re featuring special guests sharing their real struggles, brave stories and expert advice .. to HELP YOU and those you love who may be struggling with anxiety, burnout, depression, OCD, stress, panic attacks, believing lies about themselves, never resting, over functioning, never emotionally present … to CHOOSE health, honesty, openness, change, freedom, spiritual disciplines, rest, expert wisdom and courage for this new year!
We’re cheering you on!
Join Co-Host and the After Hours panel as they dive deep into how they feel about money, their careers, and how God's calling plays a role in their decisions about all of these things. Gen Z and Millennial contributors discuss what they learned (or didn't learn) about money growing up, how they feel about being rich in the Instagram flex era, and the role that their families and their faith play in their decisions about life, their careers, and their money.
Merry Christmas! This week we decided to look back over the seasons and bring you some of our most memorable CHRISTMAS MOMENTS, beginning in Season Two, featuring Brian Doerksen, Brooke Nicholls, Mark Masri, Cheryl Nembahrd, Kevin Pauls, Kimberley Mitchell and Joanna la Fleur! I KNOW we need some Christmas joy today and what better way to bring that to YOU .. then with some favourite and familiar Christmas hymns and choruses! You're welcome! 😊
SO, we hope you enjoy our "SEE HEAR LOVE CHRISTMAS MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA" (that might be over the top, but HEY, it's Christmas time!) ... and that it will inspire and encourage you AND make you want to sing ... as we celebrate the birth of Christ together.
It's our final week of advent! This week on See Hear Love, with Co-Hosts Cheryl Nembhard, Dr. Merry and Joanna la Fleur, we light the fourth Advent Candle of LOVE and the CHRIST candle on our wreath, as we share our favourite names of Jesus and why, how His LOVE has changed us, what Emmanuel – God is with us – means to us in our everyday lives and how we can love our neighbours well this Christmas season and into the new year. A beautiful and emotional show filled with hope, peace, joy and much love.
Brooke Nicholls and Steve Lensink (Juno-nominated artist & worship leaders) join us to sing ‘O Come, O Come Emmanuel’ as we pray and light the Love candle.
It’s our third week of Advent here at See Hear Love and we’re focusing on JOY!
Join After Hours Conversations Host Joanna la Fleur and Panel as we talk about HOW Jesus brings JOY to our lives and to the world and what does that mean for us today, the difference between happiness and joy, and how to choose joy over negativity and worry. It’s not always easy to choose Joy when things feel and are so challenging and tough .. but when we reframe our thoughts and spoken words to gratitude and thankfulness and toward Jesus
It’s our second week of Advent here at See Hear Love and we’re focusing on PEACE.
Jesus, as the Prince of Peace. The one who brings SHALOM to the world!
Our episode this week is a thought-provoking show filled with great wisdom from Cheryl Nembhard, Esther Lysakovsky, Tryphena Perumalla-Gagnon, Danielle Strickland, and Ann Voskamp.
Join us as we light our second candle on our advent wreath and we talk all things PEACE, and download our ADVENT BOOKLET at www.seehearlove.com/advent so you can track along with us each week and participate with your family!
We are concluding our Justice week with Jocelyn White, the director of partner engagement for IJM in the U.S. She shares how she learned about how and why we give, serve, and work to defend the vulnerable. Starting with one.
THIS week is our first week of Advent (thousands of churches around the world, will be lighting the first candle on November 28th) and we’re focusing on HOPE .. the birth of Jesus, is the HOPE OF THE WORLD. Our ‘Ask the Expert’ Panel with Dr. Merry, Sue Wigston and Debra Fileta will be sharing their encouraging and wise thoughts on:
-What is Hope?
-Why are so many of us feeling hopeless, lost, and in darkness today?
-Why is HOPE so important, especially for those of us feeling hopeless?
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Why is Jesus the HOPE of and for the world? What does that look like for us and for our community?
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One takeaway or practice that all of us can implement right away to help us build our hope and resiliency with Christ as we end the year strong and head into the new year.
This week on See Hear Love we have a special bonus podcast. Host Melinda sits down with Philip Calvert (National Director of Development IJM Canada) - as he shares about why he serves the most vulnerable, why Canadians should care about topics of slavery and online sexual exploitation, why you should wear only one dress all December long and he shares the vision of IJM Canada to rescue millions, protect half a billion and make justice unstoppable.
Incredible! Inspiring! Please bring HOPE to our sisters and brothers in great need! Go to ijm.ca/seehearlove to help today!
Join host Melinda our Men’s Panel, and special guest Brian McLaren as they discuss how DOUBT is an important part of our Faith journey .. but that you can’t remain there … and that we must move from doubt toward community, safety and the way of Jesus.
Brian McLaren discusses the four stage model of faith described in his book Faith After Doubt, and how his own journey of faith led him to the recognition that our traditions of faith require rejecting certainty and simplicity to fully embrace unity with Jesus.
Matt, Art and Chris beautifully share:
- How they have experienced doubt in their own spiritual journey, and how did they find their way forward into a new place of Unity with Jesus.
- What they have learned about the value of doubt, but also how they recognized that it isn’t a final destination and landing place.
- What does unity with Jesus look like for them, on the other side of doubt.
- Their encouragement to people wrestling with their faith and in the middle of the “perplexity” stage right now.
Author and Speaker Bonnie Gray sat down with Melinda to talk about her new book Sweet Like Jasmine: Finding Identity in a Culture of Loneliness.
She shares about her own struggles with PTSD panic attacks, and making peace with her past to find her own identity in Christ.
Growing up as a Chinese American daughter of a mail-order bride and a busboy working in San Francisco Chinatown, Bonnie Gray had never truly felt beautiful or beloved. She had built her life to look pleasant and ordinary, with a wonderful husband, two amazing boys, and a thriving career. But despite these blessings, she still felt the tugging emptiness of a missing piece.
At 39, a long-forgotten birth certificate in an old file cabinet sparked a curiosity Bonnie couldn’t ignore. Determined to uncover family secrets and understand the home she was born into, Bonnie embarked on a journey that would leave her forever changed. Returning to the culture, places, and stories that shaped her, her search led her to soul-shaking discoveries about her identity, human kindness, and what it truly means to be loved.
This week on See Hear Love, Melinda is Asking The Experts, how do I stop overfunctioning? Co-Host Dr. Merry C. Lin, and Contributors Sue Wigston (CEO, Givesome) and Ellen Graf-Martin (President, Graf-Martin Communications) share from their own authentic experiences, and give guidance on HOW to finally stop trying to do "All the things"
If you feel this close to burnout, you'll want to listen and take notes on this powerful conversation!
Join See Hear Love Millennial Host Joanna la Fleur as she asks the hard questions about relationships (online vs. real and Gen Z and Millennial contributors - Mikayla Nembhard, Matt Wells and Hunter Birch – share their honest thoughts about it all!
On this See Hear Love episode, our formidable Men’s Panel with co-host Matt Vincent and panel contributors Art Kung, Chris Chase and Good Word contributor Chris Orme share what it means to be an INTENTIONAL & PRESENT Father. Their conversation is honest about their struggles in parenting, the expectations they put on themselves, the best parts of being a dad and how Jesus informs how they love their kids.
We also have a VERY special guest joining us on this episode. JON TYSON, (Author & Pastor of Church of the City New York ) shares about his latest book The Intentional Father (how to be present and lead your teenage kids toward healthy adulthood) AND he encourages ministry leaders to choose the long game ..and not get burnt out trying to react to the pandemic in the short term.
It’s a great show that needs to be shared with as many dads AND parents who need encouragement today
Join Melinda Estabrooks and the See Hear Love Women's panel; Cheryl Nembhard, Esther Lysakovsky, and Tryphena Perumalla-Gagnon as they talk about how they find courage to do hard things. To speak out, to take up space, and to stand alone. Also joining us is Max Lucado, the author of books that have sold more than 150 million copies - as he shares how the story of Queen Esther inspires us and teaches us how to have courage. This inspiring conversation continues on our Facebook, Instagram, and on seehearlove.com
Join Host Melinda and her co-hosts as they celebrate See Hear Love’s 5 year anniversary and the start of Season 7, with even more diverse voices, as four new panels share their unique perspectives to help you learn, grow, and be inspired. This season, join us in conversations that will change your life!
This season, we are reimagining our See Hear Love podcast with you, the listeners, in mind. We are engaging in deep, thoughtful extended conversations with experts who have so much to offer, and conversations with Gen Z and Millennial contributors, speaking from their experience of the world today and how they are living out their faith in these rapidly changing times. We want you to be a part of this conversation, so let us know! What do YOU want to hear, and how can we be doing better?
It’s our See Hear Love Greatest Podcasts of All Time! We’re bringing back our best podcast episodes to listen and learn from again.
This episode originally aired last summer as part of our Coast To Coast To Coast Conversations.
This week we head to beautiful QUEBEC for the continuation of our ‘Coast to Coast Across Canada’ Conversation. Watch our discussion with Daria, Katrien, Denise and Elisabeth about what Canada needs to know about Quebec, how they’re loving their neighbours and the HOPE they are seeing in their province around Faith and inclusion.
It's our See Hear Love Greatest Podcasts of All Time! We're bringing back our best podcast episodes to listen and learn from again.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love team and Special Guest Danielle Strickland (Author, International Speaker, Justice Mobilizer) as they talk about HOW TO cultivate a life of gratitude and contentment and HOW TO resist the 'marketing' of discontentment and the desire to 'want and purchase more!'
It's our See Hear Love Greatest Podcasts of All Time! We're bringing back our best podcast episodes to listen and learn from again.
This episode originally aired in October of 2018. Now, in the post-Covid world, this conversation is more relevant than ever!
Host Melinda Estabrooks and the See Hear Love Team talk about WHY women and men aren't going to church anymore. The statistics and reasons are sobering and discouraging ... BUT there are things that can be done to bring people back to church! Listen for tips, inspiration and encouragement!
Thank you for your enthusiasm and support on our SOS – Summer Of Strength Series! We are so thankful that you have joined us these past six weeks as we had conversations to strengthen you in mental health, marriage, singleness, forgiveness, recovery, healing, and love for all people.
This week we wanted to say thank you with this bonus episode with our friends Kevin & Dawn Bralovich.
Host Melinda sits down with Kevin and Dawn, who are founders of the Helm Center, an addictions recovery program in Nova Scotia. Their own story with Kevin's drug addiction to Crystal Meth started a week before their wedding, and many years later saw the restoration of their family. Dawn describes how she struggled to honour the vows she made, as God led her to stand by her husband through it all.
Join Host Melinda as she interviews Graham Sharkey, the co-founder of Momentum Entertainment, See Hear Love's partner on our SOS series.
Graham has an amazing story of recovery from addiction to cocaine, and shares four key points that have helped him in choosing to live well, as well as the importance of motivations, supportive friends and family, and true accountability.
Listen to be strengthened and inspired, to live open-handed, with radical honesty and authenticity!
Trigger Warning, this conversation includes discussion of domestic violence, death, and suicidal ideation
Join Host Melinda on the 5th episode of our SOS Summer of Strength Podcast as she interviews Lacey Sturm, the former lead singer of the Christian hard rock band Flyleaf. Lacey talks openly and honestly about her troubled childhood, feeling like , and how her experiences led her to reject God, until as a young teen, God spoke to her and saved her from her decision to die by suicide. She shares how this and other miraculous encounters with God shaped her faith, and she challenges believers to be transformed by the faith they profess.
Listen and be inspired by this conversation to live more boldly and love courageously!
Join Host Melinda as she sits down with Henry and Alex Seeley, the founders of The Belonging Co, as they share honestly and intimately about their ministry, their marriage, and their struggle to find healing in their journey with Alex's eating disorder. Their conversation is inspiring and far-ranging, as they discuss how love for God, for your neighbour, for your spouse, and for yourself all work together.
Trigger warning: Sexual violence and abuse . Join Host Melinda on our SOS: Summer of Strength series in this episode with Rosie Rivera, an author, television personality, and businesswoman. Rosie shares her heartbreaking story of her childhood sexual abuse, the poor choices she made in trying to find her way, and her beloved sister's tragic death. Her story doesn't end there, but instead, God found her and has worked through her POWERFULLY to restore and heal herself, her family, and even the man who abused and hurt her!
Listen to be encouraged in your own healing, or to learn some amazing tools to help in the healing process of the people you love.
Join Host Melinda as we continue our SOS Summer of Strength series with two amazing guests who will help strengthen you in your marriage OR in your singleness!
Stephanie Rourke Jackson was living a picture-perfect life, that hid deep relationship problems in her marriage. After 19 years of marriage, she was faced with her husband's affair with a member of the worship team where he led. She shares WHY she stayed, HOW they restored their marriage, and her TOP 3 words for those who may face a similar situation. Debra Fileta Professional Counselor, national speaker, author of the book True Love Dates, and host of the Love + Relationships podcast. She shares how we can prepare ourselves for healthy relationships even in our singleness, and how 4 key areas are all important to maintaining strong, healthy marriages.
Be ready with a pen and a notepad, because you'll want to take notes on these conversations!
Join Host Melinda on our first episode of our SOS Summer of Strength series as we listen and learn from:
Grammy award winning Christian hip hop recording artist, songwriter, music executive, actor, and entrepreneur LECRAE as he shares about finding hope and overcoming shame, navigating backlash (especially from The Church) from being outspoken about racial injustice, trauma, anxiety, and depression, his absentee father and their restored relationship and his faith in Jesus and his care for the broken and marginalized.
Jason Brown, former NFL player who walked away from a multi-million dollar NFL contract to become a farmer shares: How "having it all" actually did not make him any happier, and why the American dream is a myth, How God showed him that his life was going to fall apart if he didn't make a change, and how doing the hard work of growing food for his community gave him a sense of true satisfaction.
Listen to be inspired, and learn from these heartfelt stories how we can choose to heal our relationships with God and each other, and show up for our communities in radical, life-changing ways!
Join Host Melinda as she sits down with two amazing women who are making things happen and helping us make space for...
-Author, Speaker & Podcaster, Annie F. Downs shares why we need to make space to have more FUN in our lives and HOW to do it. Because, it seems like many of us just don't have fun!? She also says that JESUS was a fun guy too... and we LOVE to hear that!
-Author & Speaker, Emily P. Freeman shares WHY we have such a hard time making decisions (chronic hesitation, fatigue, overwhelmed by decisions, always regret the decisions we DO make) and HOW we can make space to make right decisions in love and healthy decisions for our lives.
Join Host Melinda and our See Hear Love 'Takeover Melinda's Hosting Chair Contest' Winners (Becki Baxter, Addison Aspilla, Karen Welch, Blessing Oluloto) as they share what they really thought about HOSTING See Hear Love, the mentoring process, what surprised them the most about producing a TV/Podcast show and the funniest and most challenging moments of the past 6 months.
Today we Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day and the 25th Anniversary of celebrating the heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit & Metis peoples! Host Melinda also listens to two inspiring Indigenous women who share their stories and brave thoughts on:
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How they're doing, feeling and their honest thoughts with the discovery of the 215 remains of children discovered at a residential school in Kamloops, BC and Residential Schools
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Growing up as an indigenous young girl, teenager and now as a woman entrepreneur/leader with influence. What was that experience like?
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What is ONE LIFE LESSON YOU HAVE LEARNED as an Indigenous women
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How we can be an effective and strong ally to them and their People.
Our two guests are:
HOLLY FORTIER - a Cree/Dene from Ft. McKay First Nation, Alberta who was born in Treaty 7 Territory. She is the daughter of a Residential School Survivor, founder of NISTO CONSULTING, that specializes in the development and delivery of Indigenous Awareness Trainings and has been involved in the Alberta film industry since the early 1990's, particularly in Indigenous theme productions such The Assassination of Jesse James with Brad Pitt and The Revenant with Leonardo DiCaprio. Holly is the recipient of the 2016 Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women, Esquao Award for Culture and 2018 Alberta Aboriginal Role Model award. Holly is a mother of one daughter, two sons, and Kokum to three granddaughters.
STEPHANIE JOY STYRES - born and raised in the beautiful Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. Stephanie Joy, Mohawk turtle clan, is the President/CEO of Market Place Solution Inc. A First Nations consulting firm that specializes in Community Revitalization, Leadership/Management Training and Indigenous Research. Stephanie Joy has over 18 years of experience working with Six Nations Community in employment and training, program evaluation, and strategic planning. Stephanie Joy recently completed her Masters in Public Administration & Governance at Queens University. She is presently completing a PHD in Policy Studies - Public Administration and Governance at Ryerson University.
Today Host Melinda Estabrooks and the See Hear Love Team celebrate and honour our Fathers. We share what we admire about them, what we've learned from them and the one thing that he taught us that has impacted the way we live our lives.
We'll also be discussing what it means to have God as our Father .. and looking over the scripture verse in Isaiah 64:8 that says - "And yet, O Lord, you are our FATHER. We are the CLAY, and you are the POTTER. We ALL are FORMED by your hand."
FINALLY! The See Hear Love Team steps out from behind-the-scenes (a few of them were not too happy to be on camera! LOL!) and share their honest thoughts about the past year, their favourite shows and moments, what they've learned through the pandemic, and all things See Hear Love. Melinda hosts and facilitates this fun and encouraging episode with Laura Loopstra (Social Media Manager), Kelly Nuttall (Coordinator of all things), Becka Powell (Associate Producer & Editor) and Paola Theaker (Guesting Producer).
It's our Finale show of Season 6. Can you believe it? What an unpredictable, unprecedented year .. and yet we brought you 32 shows that have encouraged and inspired you, taught you and resourced you. Thanks for journeying with us!
For our Season 6 Finale Show, join HOST MELINDA as she concludes our season with a year in review and chats with our Monthly Contributors (Addison Bevere, Jo Saxton, Angie Peters, Frances Kim) and Co-hosts (Cheryl Nembhard, Brooke Nicholls, Joanna la Fleur) on what they've learned this past year through a pandemic, their hopes for 2022, and encouragement for YOU to stay hopeful and persevere.
We're excited for you to watch this week's show. Addison Aspilla, one of our Takeover Winners, hosts this SPICY show about 'WHERE ARE ALL THE CHRISTIAN MEN?" Yep! You heard that right. We go there. And this show is not just for single women looking to get married, but it's also for women married to men who are just not 'into' the whole God thing, and for US the big 'C' church .. on why and how we should support our single people because we're not doing a great job at it currently. And, if we did support them well and include them in our lives (being a part of our communities, inviting them to dinners and lunches) maybe, just maybe, single people wouldn't feel so alone, isolated and forgotten.
So as part of our exploration and discussion today on Where are all the Christian Men and What do we do about it; we have a PANEL OF MEN who will be sharing their thoughts with us: Bruxy Cavey, Lead Pastor of The Meeting House, Rev. Chris, The 'Viral Vicar' on YouTube and Dr. Narry Santos, Associate Professor at Tyndale Seminary.
An Important conversation for ALL OF US – single or married – and how we can support and love one another.
Well, this week on See Hear Love we're featuring our ALWAYS KNOW... BOOK LAUNCH PARTY (Wooo-Hooo!) that we hosted as an online event on February 1st. It was such a fun event with so many great guests and contributors sharing .. that we just had to produce it and make it a podcast! This event is filled with inspiring stories, and blog readings from our book contributors, and special guests and a dance party and giveaways and just a lot of fun. We hope you enjoy this event as much as we had hosting it! And, if you haven't ordered our ALWAYS KNOW.. book, head on over to Amazon or www.seehearlove.com to get your copy today!
This week on See Hear Love, another one of our "TAKEOVER MELINDA'S HOSTING CHAIR" WINNERS is HOSTING the show!
Host Karen Welch brings us the topic of forgiveness and invites her guest, Allicia Bankuti to share about how she forgave the bully who wounded her and guest Heather Welch to share about the betrayer who hurt her and her family... while Karen shares, very courageously, her journey of forgiving her childhood abuser. It's a hard show but an honest and necessary show, filled with tools and resources to encourage viewers and listeners toward freedom.
Join Host Melinda along with Author and Podcaster Annie F. Downs, Leadership Coach and Author Jo Saxton, Author Emily P. Freeman, and Social Justice Youth Advocate Alyssa Esparaz as they discuss how to MAKE SPACE for Fun, for Soul Care as you Lead, for right decision making and for intentional time with God. A show that will inspire and encourage you to MAKE SPACE for the things that matter in your life.
To All Our Amazing & Inspiring Mothers & Mother Figures - HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
We are so grateful for our Moms, Mentors, Bonus Moms, Step Moms, Foster Moms, Aunties, Nanas, and Mother figures! We celebrate YOU today and every day!
Host Melinda chats with a very loved and familiar panel (Co-hosts Cheryl Nembhard, Brooke Nicholls, Joanna la Fleur and Anne Miranda) about HOW THEY ARE BECOMING LIKE THEIR MOM, their mom's favourite verses and why, and their encouragement to Mom's and Mother figures struggling today.
Melinda's ADOPTIVE MOM, Dianne Estabrooks, also shares from The Good Word from Matthew 12:50 about how every woman can be a mother figure and mentor to the next generation.
An inspiring show, as we celebrate extraordinary women today!
With the rise in verbal abuse, online harassment and physical attacks against Asian Canadians and Asian Americans since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic .. our See Hear Love Team thought it was important for myself as a Filipino-Canadian and Host of this show, to use my voice and platform to speak up and against the anti-Asian racism that has been increasing this year. We also thought it would be important to listen to other Asian-Canadians share their truth and experiences and action steps.
Here are our special guests:
Alyssa Esparaz is Chinese-Filipino-Canadian and the daughter of immigrants to Canada who has spent much of her youth wrestling with, and more recently, embracing her Asian-Canadian identity.
Frances Kim is a second-generation Korean-Canadian born and currently lives in a multi-generational home shared with her husband, 2 young children, dad and step-mom.
Timothy Li-Hui Tang is a second-generation Chinese Canadian whose parents came as international students from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Rev. Lisa Pak is a second-generation Korean-Canadian, her parents are from Korea, immigrating in the late 1970s.
Dr. Merry C. Lin - Born in Taipei, Taiwan (both parents were also born there), immigrated to Canada when she was 1 ½ years old in 1967.
THIS webinar-turned-show is a moment TOGETHER TO LISTEN, LEARN, LEAN IN .. and to ACT.
TO HEAR OUR ASIAN VOICE.
Remember that moment in elementary school when you discovered that your teacher didn't live in the classroom? Or that the magical work of the tooth fairy was actually your mother's doing? Deconstruction is a part of life, learning and growing and asking why! But what happens when we deconstruct our faith? When we have doubts? What happens when we discover things about our lived reality and the world that doesn't fully coincide with the things we believed about God or faith?
Today one of our 'Takeover Melinda's Hosting Chair' Winners, Blessing Oluloto, will be discussing the complex subject of deconstruction. Guests Josh de Keijzer (theologian, lecturer) and Addison Bevere (author, speaker) will help us understand what deconstruction is and why it happens. Guest Eunice Slanwa will share her lived experience and personal story. Author A. J. Swoboda will explain why we might be adverse to deconstruction as Christians and what we can do as the body of Christ to support and move forward towards reconstruction.
Join one of our 'Takeover Melinda's Hosting Chair' Winners, Becki Baxter, as she HOSTS her very first See Hear Love show this week!
Becki interviews special guests - Daniel Archibald (fitness trainer to moms and NHL superstars), Jordan Wiberg (voice over actor, music producer, viral youtuber),
Jennifer Kloosterman (satellite director for Youth For Christ in Peterborough, Ontario) and Lecrae ( two-time grammy winning, New York best-selling author, I AM RESTORED) on why GRIT is so important, the impact it has on our lives, how we can have more of it and how we can exercise the GRIT muscle within our faith, work and relationships.
This week on See Hear Love, we conclude our series, 'Our Present Suffering & What It Means To Be A Resurrection People.'
In Part 1, we focused on Jesus's suffering and how our suffering identifies us as children of God and that we are more like Christ in our moments of suffering than we realize.
In Part 2, our panel of pastors (Elle Pyke, Chris Chase, Kaarina Hsieh and Jenn Burnett) focus on Jesus's resurrection and what it means to be a Resurrection People, a Resurrection Community in:
Our church Our Leadership In the marketplace and in our jobs In our everyday decisions As we confront injustice, inequality and racism
They also answer the question: "What is your encouragement to those that are struggling with believing and understanding the Easter story, Jesus' death and resurrection."
A powerful Holy Week and Easter Season Series and a much needed conversation today!
This week on See Hear Love, as we prepare for Good Friday and Easter, we focus on the suffering of Jesus, His crucifixion and how living through this season of the Covid-19 pandemic has brought many of us – through our own suffering – closer to His suffering and closer to HIM .. more than ever before.
Host Melinda Estabrooks is joined by four pastors:
Elle Pyke – Founding Member of The New Leaf Church Planting Network and a Lay Minister with the Free Methodist Church of Canada Chris Chase – Lead Pastor of the Meeting House Newmarket and an ordained minister with over 18 years of experience in pastoral ministry Kaarina Hsieh –Lead Pastor of Parkway Forest Community Church, a diverse, multi-cultural church community in Toronto with over 25 years in pastoral ministry Jenn Burnett – Lead Pastor at The Well Church in Kelowna, British Columbia who has ministered in Ontario & Australia in a variety of contexts
As they answer the question "As we approach Good Friday and Easter and we acknowledge the suffering that we and many have experienced this year during the pandemic, how does the suffering of Christ speak to you differently this year than previous? Or does it?"
Our special guests also share their most hilarious moments at the pulpit AND the most hilarious responses that they have received when they introduced themselves as pastors. Suffering and joy/laughter, a healthy combination as we head into Good Friday and Easter.
This show was birthed out of many personal and tear-filled conversations that our Host Melinda has had with her very close friends who have struggled with deep grief, loneliness, isolation, failure, shame, physical/emotional/spiritual pain and embarrassment in their journey through infertility.
Our hope for this show, is that it will help BREAK THE SHAME & ISOLATION OF INFERTILITY .. and that couples who are going through this today will know that they are NOT ALONE, that they no longer need to hide in shame. They are enough. They are not broken.
Today you’re going to meet 3 different people who will share their brave infertility stories:
-Sheridan Vosey is an author speaker and radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom. Sheridan and his wife, Merryn, after they were unable to conceive, tried healing prayer, natural remedies, IVF and explored adoption. 10 years in, his wife did get pregnant but it was unsuccessful. Currently they do not have any children.
-Reverend Dr. Stacey Edwards Dunn is an ordained minister, fertility coach, counselor and writer. She’s also the Executive Minister of Community Engagement and Transformation at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago and the Founder of a national organization, Fertility for Colored Girls. Stacey did seven cycles of IVF before getting pregnant with her daughter, Shiloh in 2014. Today, Stacey talks with us about what it means to be a Black woman struggling with infertility and WHY she launched her national organization.
-Charmaine Balmer is married to Mark, who is a pastor, and they struggled with infertility for four years before deciding to adopt, domestically. After adopting, they got pregnant with two children, a son and daughter and then later, chose to adopt 2 children from Ghana, Africa. They currently have eight children! Today, Charmaine shares her story of grief and her difficult relationship with God through her infertility journey.
Join Host Melinda as she shares her personal adoption story and listens to three different stories of adoption - hearing their journeys, their lived experiences, their truths and how adoption shaped their identity and how God can redeem all circumstances, struggles, challenges, fractured self-worth/identity .. and make all things new and whole.
Featured on this show: Andrew Rienstra (transracial, international adoptee from Costa Rica), Julie Bonany and Jeremy Langlois' reunion story and Tori Petersen's journey through 12 different foster homes to finally being adopted at age 18 yrs.
A powerful and encouraging show!
Happy International Women's Day!
This Week On See Hear Love, we are choosing to challenge injustice, inequality and racism. We are choosing to highlight, amplify and celebrate diverse women's achievements in Canada! We are choosing to stand up for what is right, to be a voice for the marginalized and oppressed. We are choosing to be trailblazers, choosing kindness and choosing Jesus. AND, we are choosing to highlight some amazing women who are paving the way for the next generation in unique ways.
Today we are joined by Marci Ien, (member of parliament for Toronto Centre, with an award-winning career in journalism and television that has spanned three decades), Dr. Marjory Kerr (President, Tyndale University), Angie Peters (CEO, YSM) and by our See Hear Love Panel - Cheryl Nembhard, Brooke Nicholls, and Joanna la Fleur, with a special guest, Melissa McEachern. COO & Chief of Content at Crossroads Christian Communications Inc, which produces See Hear Love and other shows. Our conversation revolves around what we are choosing to challenge and how we are making a difference in the world today!
What will you #ChoosetoChallenge today?
On today’s episode of See Hear Love, Host Melinda sits down with Pastor Albert Tate (founder of Fellowship Church California) Monthly segment contributor and Leadership Expert Jo Saxton, Co-Host & Bible Teacher Joanna la Fleur and Jason Ballard (Director, Canadian Church Leaders Network) to listen to their thoughts about the allure and dangers of the CELEBRITY CHRISTIAN (CHURCH) CULTURE and what is needed to ensure guardrails, accountability, community, character and integrity in church and ministry leadership.
*See Hear Love affirms, stands with and supports the victims who have been hurt, abused and oppressed by these leaders.
This week on See Hear Love we conclude our "Coast to Coast Across Canada" Conversations in the Yukon, North West Territories, Nunavut
Join Host Melinda and Co-Host Anne-Miranda as they listen and learn from Special Guests Jodi Ristau (works with indigenous communities in the Yukon), Amie Charlie (Founder, Arctic Youth Development Agency), and Livia Huang (works with the Federal Government in Iqaluit) as they share what life is like in the Yukon, NW Territories and Nunavut and how we can love our Indigenous neighbours and how they are finding and witnessing hope in their communities.
Join Host Melinda as she brings back the "Sofa Sisters" for a Full Circle Reunion!
Some of you may remember this women's talk show from 2006 – 2013 that aired on Global TV and Yes TV across Canada. Full Circle started out as the Friday Edition of 100 Huntley Street and then became a daily show on Yes TV with over 500 interviews through the years. It's founder, creator and Host was the amazing Ann Mainse, and she brought Melinda on as a Co-host right from the beginning. That opportunity changed Melinda's life and was the catalyst, years later, for See Hear Love. (Full Circle was the FIRST WOMEN'S SHOW to air in Canada and it was the first TV show that Justin Bieber appeared on!)
So, for the past seven years as Melinda co-hosted on Full Circle with Ann Mainse, Moira Brown, Cheryl Weber, Denise Roberts, the 100 Huntley Street Reporters and many other guest co-hosts, she learned a few life lessons.
Join Host Melinda as she asks these FIVE diverse guests who are authors, pastors, entrepreneurs, farmers and podcasters - WHY they follow Jesus.
Jen Hatmaker (New York Times Bestselling Author, Podcaster & Speaker) Because He gives us courage to stand up against injustice. Because He sits with us in our sorrow. Because He's a rebel! Ken Shigematsu (Senior Pastor, Tenth Church Vancouver) Because He is our constant friend and companion. Because He is mystical and always present.
Liz Forkin Bohannon (Founder, Sseko Designs -An Ethical Fashion Brand) Because He sees the value in every person.
Jason Brown (Left a $35 million NFL contract to become a Farmer) Because He gives NEW meaning to life.
Sarah Bessey (New York Time Bestselling Author & Co-Creator of Evolving Faith)Because He embodies and leads us toward the Upside Kingdom.
This week on See Hear Love, Host Melinda sits down with bestselling author Holley Gerth to learn about the powerful purpose of Introverts, and the chairs are turned as Host Melinda gets interviewed with her husband Chris on their introvert & extrovert marriage – what works and what doesn't... talk about authentic and vulnerable! We also hear from contributor Jo Saxton as she talks about how we can make our workspaces work for introverts and extroverts to work together, and the unique strengths that introverts bring to leadership.
Mental illness is one of the most widespread health issues we're facing today
1 in 5 Canadians will experience a mental illness at some point in their lives
Join Host Melinda as she shares her personal journey of depression and the stigma and shame she felt in it. AND, how she found healing through the help of her family, friends, doctor, therapist and church community.
Also in this show, Melinda listens to the story of Jamie Grace (Grammy-nominated singer, actress & author) who was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, OCD, ADHD and anxiety disorder at a young age. Jamie shares how she has learned how to manage the negative effects of her diagnoses, make the most of her strengths and leans into the journey God has led her on. A journey of 'Finding Quiet.'
Melinda is also joined by a panel of mental health advocates, experts and speakers (Brett Ullman, Colleen Blake-Miller, Shaley Hoogendoorn) who discuss empathy, what NOT to say to people with mental illness, what is needed to support those with mental illness and their caregivers and encouragement to those struggling today. Lyndsay Thompson (registered psychotherapist) shares from the Good Word and Angie Peters (CEO, Yonge Street Mission Toronto) shares about mental illness and the poor and marginalized.
It's been a hard year. We have suffered great loss and change.
We have grieved ... and we are still grieving today.
This show is for those who are grieving – we are with you.
Join Host Melinda as she sits down with a panel of guests to listen to their honest and courageous stories of loss and grief. Co-Host Cheryl Nembhard (speaker, filmmaker, author, podcaster), Jenn Lawrence (divorce coach & author), Co-Host Joanna la Fleur (digital consultant, podcaster, speaker) and Mei Freeman (Educator in South Korea) share their stories of loss - of their parents, their marriages, their friends, their dreams and their freedoms. These brave guests share what grief has looked like in their lives and how they've grieved well ... or not so well AND they share encouragement for those who are grieving today. Melinda is also joined by Aubrey Sampson (Author & Pastor) who shares her journey of loss and grief explains the practice of lament – what it is, why it's important and how we lament well in this challenging year.
Host Melinda sits down with the Winners of 'Melinda's Hosting Chair Takeover' Contest to get to know them better and asks: Why they auditioned, the importance of storytelling, why they follow Jesus, and their encouragement for moving forward into 2021.
The world is hungry for women who show up and tell the truth, unafraid and free, expanding to the very edges of who they were always meant to be.
Join Host Melinda as she listens and learns from Jen Hatmaker who shares five self-reflective categories to help us thrive in full confidence – who we are, what we need, what we want, what we believe and how we connect.
With wry humour, earnest passion and been-there insight, Jen leads us toward freedom and fierceness as we lean into the identity, convictions, faith and community we've been given... reminding us that:
Your truest self, in its fullness, is an irreplaceable gift to the world!
We're looking back at 2020 .. the things we learned and how the year changed us.
We're looking ahead to 2021 .. our WORDS and HOPES for the new year.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, Co-hosts Cheryl Nembhard, Joanna la Fleur and Brooke Nicholls and special guest, Linda Cho as they share deeply and honestly about living through the Covid-19 pandemic and how this past year has impacted them. They also share encouragement and words of wisdom to those who are struggling today.
This week we decided to look back over the seasons and bring you some of our most memorable CHRISTMAS MOMENTS, beginning in Season Two, featuring Brian Doerksen, Brooke Nicholls, Mark Masri, Cheryl Nembahrd, Kevin Pauls, Kimberley Mitchell and Joanna la Fleur! I KNOW we need some Christmas joy today and what better way to bring that to YOU .. then with some favourite and familiar Christmas hymns and choruses! You're welcome! 😊
SO, we hope you enjoy our "SEE HEAR LOVE CHRISTMAS MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA" (that might be over the top, but HEY, it's Christmas time!) ... and that it will inspire and encourage you AND make you want to sing ... as we celebrate the birth of Christ together.
In today's See Hear Love episode we conclude our Advent series as we light the candle of LOVE and the Christ candle, proclaiming that the Saviour has been born! Jesus has come! Love has moved into the neighbourhood!
Join Host Melinda, Grace Spencer (Pastor, Reunion Church) and Drew Brown (Social Justice Advocate & Music Producer) along with monthly segment contributors Addison Bevere (Author, Saints: Becoming More Than Christians), Cheryl Nembhard (Love Decoded) and Juno-nominated worship leader Brooke Nicholls as they share inspiring stories, honest laments, justice prayers, scriptures, blessings and songs to encourage us to LOVE as Jesus LOVES!
Melinda welcomes best-selling author Francine Rivers (Author, Redeeming Love) to share how God redeemed her life and how her relationship with Him inspires her to write her best-selling novels. Melinda also interviews two pastors, Lisa Pak and Joyce Rees, about how Jesus informs how we live and LOVE others in the world and what it means to follow Him.
Join us as we light the fourth Advent candle of LOVE and the Christ candle!
In today's See Hear Love episode we continue our Advent series focused on JOY. We learn how to choose joy in spite of our circumstances and we prepare and anticipate that 'JOY TO THE WORLD' is coming! Jesus is coming!
Join Host Melinda, Grace Spencer (Pastor, Reunion Church) and Drew Brown (Social Justice Advocate & Music Producer) along with monthly segment contributors Addison Bevere (Author, Saints: Becoming More Than Christians), Frances Kim (Second-Generation Korean Canadian Leader) and Juno-nominated worship leader Brooke Nicholls as they share inspiring stories, honest laments, justice prayers, scriptures, blessings and songs to encourage us to choose and 'fight back' with JOY!
Melinda also welcomes two incredible guests who are choosing JOY every day! Jessica Turner (blogger, influencer, author) and Margaret Feinberg (podcaster, author, speaker) share bravely and honestly about how and why they must choose joy in their lives and in the tough circumstances that they encounter. Their thoughts and wisdom are inspiring and encouraging!
Join us as we light the third candle of Advent, JOY!
In today's See Hear Love episode we continue our Advent series focused on PEACE. We prepare our hearts and minds for the coming of the PRINCE OF PEACE. The one who brings SHALOM to the world!
Join Host Melinda, Grace Spencer (Pastor, Reunion Church) and Drew Brown (Social Justice Advocate & Music Producer) along with monthly segment contributors Addison Bevere (Author, Saints: Becoming More Than Christians), Angie Peters (CEO, Yonge Street Mission Toronto) and Juno-nominated worship leader Brooke Nicholls as they share inspiring stories, honest laments, justice prayers, scriptures, blessings and songs of PEACE to encourage to become peacemakers this Christmas season.
Melinda also welcomes two guests who exemplify peacemaking. Holly Fortier is an Indigenous Awareness Trainer & Filmmaker and Akua Carmichael is a social justice advocate, lawyer and author. They'll discuss what peace means for their indigenous and black communities, what we can learn from Jesus and HIS way of peace and HOW we can become bridges to peace in our families, communities and nation.
Join us as we light the second candle of Advent, PEACE!
In today's See Hear Love episode we begin our Advent series focused on HOPE.
We prepare our hearts and minds for the birth of Christ. The Hope of the World!
Join Host Melinda, Grace Spencer (Pastor, Reunion Church) and Drew Brown (Social Justice Advocate & Music Producer) along with monthly segment contributors Addison Bevere (Author, Saints: Becoming More Than Christians), Jo Saxton (Author & Speaker) and Juno-nominated worship leader Brooke Nicholls as they share inspiring stories, honest laments, justice prayers, scriptures, blessings and songs of HOPE to encourage us this Christmas season. They also share deep wisdom on what to do if you're feeling hopeless today.
Melinda also sits down with special guests Tiffany (Actress, Spiderman: Homecoming and Avengers: Infinity War) and Christina The (Model for Chanel and Chef) to listen to what it's like to be a Christian in Hollywood and in the Modelling world and how they convey HOPE to those around them.
Join us as we light the first candle of Advent, HOPE!
1 in 6 men will experience anxiety in their lifetime, but most are reluctant to talk about it.
Join host Melinda as she asks experts, Dr. Merry (Psychologist & Podcaster) and Dr. Gregg Jantz (Founder, The Center – A Place of Hope) why men struggle with anxiety and depression, why shame and fear are at the core of these mental health challenges and helpful solutions and strategies to live each day with hope and faith. Melinda also listens to an all-male panel with
Tim Bergmann (Pastor), Jonathan Puddle (Pastor, author, podcaster) and Drew Brown (singer, songwriter & worship leader) as they discuss their personal stories of anxiety and depression and how they are navigating through the stigma so they can share their experiences and encourage others to live lives of freedom and hope.
2020 has been full of the unexpected – and many of us have had to face unique and difficult challenges, forcing us to pivot in big ways. Join host Melinda as she discusses the importance of adaptability with her special guests, Dr. Merry Lin (Psychologist, author and podcaster), Peter Lublink (Executive Director of Bethany Kids) Alyssa Esparaz (content & communications specialist), Hollie Taylor (radio host, podcaster, owner of Ten 16 Entertainment), Moheen Lombard (Mediator) and Mary Marantz (speaker, podcaster & author). Their lives have not gone the way they envisioned this year and they share their personal stories of loss and change and how they are remaining resilient and adaptable.
Sit down with Host Melinda as she gives four young, women leaders the floor. In this open mic, panel discussion-style episode, we'll hear from Meisha Watson (Creator of Hey Meisha!), Crystal Lavallee (Executive Producer & Director) Christina Laurice (YES TV Host) and Camille Aguila (Marketing Manager) as they share what's important to them, the challenges they face as Black, Palestinian, Filipino & First Nation women, what they want in a leader, their personal struggles and how they hope to lead others. You'll be encouraged as you listen in on this inspiring conversation about mentoring, leadership and faith ... and Christian dating!
Research is calling it the new pandemic.
Join host Melinda, special guests, April Hernandez and Carla Arges as they discuss loneliness.
Technology allows us to be connected at all times, so why is it that we're feeling lonelier than ever before? In this episode of See Hear Love, experts Dr. Merry Lin and Eric Jacobsen explore how we got here and what we can do to build community and a sense of belonging that will benefit both our mental and physical health.
Join Host Melinda as she listens and learns from some of the BEST Leadership Coaches and Experts around on HOW to LEAD WELL in this difficult and challenging time that we're facing today. Learn how to lead YOURSELF and TEAM well with insights from Sue Wigston (CEO, Givesome) and Shaila Visser (National Director, Alpha Canada). Learn the three key phases of leadership and how to be a people person from Chad Veach, LA Pastor and Author of Help, I Work With People. Learn that IMPOSTER SYNDROME is keeping many women back from leading and how to overcome the lies with Leadership Coach, Author and Speaker, Jo Saxton. And Co-Host Joanna la Fleur gives a strong Good Word to leaders to stop living a secret life and to start working on your character and integrity. A powerful show for anyone who is leading and needs some inspiration and encouragement!
Our show this week is all about leaning in to GRATITUDE during challenging times and developing the muscle of contentment and thankfulness, everyday, for what you DO have.
Host Melinda is joined by Grace Spencer (Reunion Oakville) and Bruxy Cavey (The Meeting House) as they share the Biblical narrative of gratitude in the Bible. It's like taking a Theology course in 10 minutes! AND talk about ENERGY and LIGHT, our special guest, Sam Collier (Speaker & Author, A Greater Story) shares about how even through his very tough life journey, he remained grateful and thankful to God, for HIS faithfulness and goodness to him.
Join Host Melinda and See Hear Love today as we celebrate International Day of the Girl .. we hear the honest struggles that girls are facing around the world, Melinda interviews an expert panel on how WE can empower girls and ensure that their basic human needs/rights are met .. and Melinda heads OUT of the studio to interview MOM'S at a backyard lunch on how they're ensuring their teenage daughters are seen, heard and loved.
It's our first show for SEASON 6 and we're BURSTING with excitement!
This season is all about Listening, Learning and Amplifying voices that need to be heard. In this show Host Melinda speaks with our new MONTHLY SEGMENT CONTRIBUTORS; Jo Saxton, Addison Bevere, Frances Kim, Angie Peters, Cheryl Nembhard, Joanna la Fleur and Brooke Nicholls who will be featured each month sharing about leadership, identity, cultural agility, helping the poor and marginalized, social advocacy, inclusion, scripture, sharing devotionals and special music. WOW! You're going to love their hearts and deep wisdom. So join Host Melinda as we LAUNCH into this new season. Get ready to lean in, listen and learn together!
This week we head to the rugged and hospitable Maritimes & Labrador & Newfoundland for the continuation of our 'Coast to Coast Across Canada' Conversation. I LOVE the Maritimes. My dad's family is from down East and we had a family cottage for many years in Harbourville, Nova Scotia.
Every year I would drive to the cottage and explore Lunenburg, Peggy's Cove, Halifax and even visit PEI to enjoy the beaches and the Anne of Green Gables play. Such wonderful, fond memories are attached to the Maritimes. WHICH was why I so loved listening to Dawn, Kimberley, Marg and Joanna as we chatted about the people of the Maritimes, their hospitality and warmth, how they love their neighbours and how Jesus encourages them even when it seems that the rest of Canada has forgotten them! It's a really good show .. that will give you all the warm fuzzy's and will inspire you to visit for the first time OR again 'down East.'
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and Co-Host & Pastor Anne Miranda for Part 2 of their honest conversation of struggle, racism, unconscious bias, assumptions, inclusion, acceptance and how a relationship with Jesus helps them flourish and thrive with Special Guests Raquel Brown (Founder, Empower & Equip), Joti Wall (Artist, Mom, and Business Owner), Frances Kim (Director, Envision) and Stephanie Joy Styres (President, Marketplace Solutions Inc.)
This is our FIFTH STOP on our Coast to Coast Conversations Across Canada Series filled with Ontario Trivia, devotional, laughter, tears, honesty and things that we love about Ontario.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and Co-Host & Pastor Anne Miranda as they continue to listen and learn from a diverse panel of women in Ontario, Canada.
Listen to moving stories of struggle, racism, unconscious bias, assumptions, inclusion, acceptance and how a relationship with Jesus helps them flourish and thrive from Raquel Brown (Founder, Empower & Equip, Joti Wall (Artist and Small Business Owner), Frances Kim (Director, Envision) and Stephanie Joy Styres (President, Marketplace Solutions Inc.)
This is our FIFTH STOP on our Coast to Coast Conversations Across Canada Series filled with Ontario Trivia, devotional, laughter, tears, honesty and things that we love about Ontario.
Host Melinda Estabrooks sits down with COO of Messenger Intl, Co-founder of SonsAndDaughters.tv and author of “Saints: Becoming More Than Christians," Addision Bevere to listen to his thoughts on why people are deconstructing their faith, what it means to be a SAINT, what the Gospel is really about and why we have believed in the smallness of God for far too long. Addison is a voice for this generation ..watch out!
Host Melinda Estabrooks sits down with Pastor and Author of ‘Welcome to Adulting,’ JP Pokluda to listen to his story of addictions and overcoming them, his testimony, why he wrote the book, growing one of the largest young adult ministries of its kind in the world, and how to navigate the pitfalls that young adults face. Take notes for YOU or for your kids! AND PS. “Don’t follow your passions!”
Host Melinda Estabrooks sits down with Canadian-born film & television actor Jesse Hutch in Abbotsford, BC to listen to his story on fame, the movie/television industry, Hallmark movies and how his Faith determines his roles and the importance of family and a strong marriage. A truly inspiring conversation.
Host Melinda Estabrooks sits down with Ruth Chou Simons, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and speaker to listen to her story of growing up as an Asian-American in the USA, her ‘word’ for 2020 and her encouragement to young women in the marketplace and ministry.
Host Melinda Estabrooks sits down with Anjuli Paschall, founder of The Moms We Love Club, contributor to (in)courage Dayspring and author of 'Stay – Discovering Grace, Freedom and Wholeness Where You Never Imagined Looking, ' to listen to why we should stay with our everyday aches, disappointments and pain and why we need stop running from our pain so that we can discover that the deep end of our story is the way to intimacy with Christ.
Host Melinda Estabrooks sits down with American journalist, television correspondent for ABC News, podcaster, former Co-Host of The View and author Paula Faris to listen to her story of why she traded two dream jobs for a life of true calling, discovering that you are more than what you do, how she faced public humiliation and breakdowns and how to move past the fear holding you back and walk in God's path for you!
Host Melinda Estabrooks sits down with psychotherapist, podcaster and author Kate Crocco to learn and listen on how "Thinking Like a Boss" and uncover, expose and overcome the lies that hold many of us women back from success. Get your pen/paper ready to take a lot of notes!
Join Host Melinda as she interviews Jonathan "JP" Pokluda (Author, Welcome To Adulting) and Addison Bevere (Author, Saints: Becoming More Than Christians & COO, Messengers Intl) as they talk about a wide variety of subjects including: stories of addiction and recovery, why following your passions is not good advice, why seeking freedom can be a trap, the roadmap to 'adulting,' why many Christians are deconstructing their faith, why the Gospel is about reclaiming every person and space, why we need to acknowledge that we are Saints and SO MUCH MORE! These conversations are deeply convicting and inspiring!
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and Co-Host & Pastor Anne Miranda as they 'virtually' travel to Strong & Resilient Manitoba to celebrate CANADA'S 153rd Birthday & to listen to moving stories of HOW TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBOURS from Carine Bado (Christian Artist & Songwriter), Roberta Roslund (Pastor, Rose Church), Lorraine Barton (Educator & Facilitator, GriefShare) and Sharon Michalski (Teacher & Therapist)
We listen and learn from one another on how we can love our neighbours in our church, in the way we worship and lead, through loss and grief, through ally ship, and through finding joy in all things. Inspiring & Amazing!
This is our FOURTH STOP on our Coast to Coast Conversations Across Canada Series filled with Manitoba Trivia, a Canada Day devotional, laughter, tears and things that we love about Manitoba.
Happy Canada Day!
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and Co-Host & Pastor Anne Miranda as they 'virtually' travel to mighty Saskatchewan to listen to the timely and inspiring stories of INCLUSION & COURAGE from Kallie Wood (Senior Indigenous Advisor for Ministry of Agriculture, Gov't of Saskatchewan), Joselyn Effa (Registered Nurse & Lifestyle/Fashion Blogger), Kim Cooper (Next Gen Catalyst for ACOP) and Char Quiring (Sisterhood YXE Founder)
This is our THIRD STOP in our Coast to Coast Conversations Across Canada Series filled with Saskatchewan Trivia, scripture, laughter and things that we love about Saskatchewan.
We also listen and learn from one another about how we can build inclusion in our homes, relationships, workplace, church, ministry, schools and in our own lives.
Everyone belongs at the table!
This is Host Melinda's favourite Father's Day Show .. so we thought we'd RERUN it again! (Especially because the SHL team shares inspiring advice from their Father's that they live by!)
So, Happy Father's week and Father's day to all the men who are dads, step-dads, mentors, uncles, men who lead with love and model justice, kindness and goodness in their families and for the next generation. To the dads that love unconditionally ... thank you!
And a BIG thank you to our special guest Jonathan Pitts, a widower and single father to four young daughters, who shares with Melinda about this new season of his life, his advice to struggling fathers and how GOD AS HIS FATHER gives him and his family hope every day.
What would you do if your wife's heart suddenly failed and she passed away unexpectedly leaving you a widower and single father to four young daughters? That's our show this week with special guest, Jonathan Pitts, author, speaker and pastor at Church of the City in Franklin, Tenn. Jonathan shares with Host, Melinda Estabrooks about this new season of his life, his advice to struggling fathers and how GOD AS HIS FATHER gives him and his family hope every day. We also share scripture and advice from our Father's and yours on this very inspiring Father's Day/Week show.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and Co-Host & Pastor Anne Miranda as they 'virtually' travel to beautiful Alberta to listen to the stories of Pastor Natasha Lambert, Mentor & Former Missionary Corina Kung, Single Mom & Entrepreneur Jessica Irwin and Corporate Manager Christine Dib who is living with incurable cancer.
This is our SECOND STOP in our NEW SERIES called Coast to Coast Conversations Across Canada filled with Alberta Trivia, scripture, blessings and things that we love about Alberta. This show is also full of HOPE stories of how to care for yourself if you're a pastor, practical soul care tips, single parent advice, navigating expectations and how to choose JOY when you're living with incurable cancer. These stories are meaningful and deeply honest and personal.
Join Host Melinda along with special guests Shaila Visser (Nat'l Director of Alpha Canada, Senior VP of Alpha International), Christa Hesselink (Spiritual Director & Founder of SoulPlay) and Grace Spencer (Lead Pastor of Reunion Church) as they talk about Spiritual Care – what it is, best practices and why soul care is important during a crisis and in your everyday life. They also share about Sabbath – what it is, why we don't take sabbath and why it's important to pray and play. This is a fun and inspiring show that will force you to pause ... and realize that TODAY is the day to 'come home,' to really listen to God and to find true rest in Him.
Melinda Estabrooks is joined by Co-Host & Pastor Anne Miranda, Retired BC Public Servant Vicki Yeats, Teacher & Writer Elita Friesen and Entrepreneur & Hairstylist Stephanie Wright in British Columbia. This is our FIRST STOP in our NEW SERIES called Coast to Coast Conversations Across Canada and you can watch this FUN (yes, we do a BC Trivia game!), INSPIRING, ENCOURAGING and FAITH & HOPE-FILLED See Hear Love show filled with wonderful BC stories and deep connections.
This week on See Hear Love, Melinda is joined by guests who are women living all around the world ... women who are brave, honest and inspiring! They are all in self-isolation ... struggling with the many things that we are all struggling with during this Covid-19 pandemic. Mom guilt, marriage stresses, homeschooling, financial stress, job loss, mental health struggles .. and on and on. And yet, in this show, they share with such joy and meaning and honesty about their challenges and HOW their relationship with Jesus is sustaining them, helping them be at peace, loving and hopeful. I know their thoughts will inspire you as you start this new week!
We celebrate ALL Moms this week as we share their best advice to us over the years. We also asked YOU to send us your best mom advice and we were overwhelmed by the response. We highlight and discuss 18 of the most compelling and funny 'advice from moms' that we received from YOU on our social media. We know that you'll be inspired and have a few laughs along the way. The SHL team also shares their thoughts on Mark 6:31, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest," as good advice for ALL moms this week.
Join Host Melinda and Co-Hosts Cheryl, Brooke, Joanna and Lisa as they share their honest, funny and inspiring learnings through the COVID-19 pandemic. Hear how many times they wear PJ bottoms on Zoom Call meetings, their favourite food to eat during self-isolation, what they're learning about themselves and their relationship with God through this challenging season AND songs and verses that are encouraging them at home. A great show to inspire you today.
Join See Hear Love Host, Melinda Estabrooks along with special expert guests Dr. Merry C Lin (registered Psychotherapist), Katie Gosse (registered social worker, Psychotherapist) and Andrea Groenewald (Registered Psychotherapist) as they discuss practical ways YOU can manage your anxiety, stress, uncertainty and fear during the Covid 19 pandemic. Learn tips on personal care and tools, so that YOU can be equipped and healthy to care for YOU, your kids, marriage, relationships and parents.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guests as they celebrate their 175th show of See Hear Love, in front of a live-studio-audience, featuring blooper reels, Behind-The-Scenes footage, mentors, friends, and family sharing their favourite memories and encouragement of See Hear Love.
Choosing to forgive someone who has deeply hurt you, may be the hardest thing we have to do in life. We are faced with questions like "why should I forgive?" "what will happen if I don't forgive?" and left wondering how to take steps towards forgiveness. Join Host Melinda with experts Stacey Campbell (CEO, Prison Fellowship Canada), Tara Muldoon (Founder, Forgive You Project), Michelle Schwarz (Father killed by a Drunk Driver) and Cheryl Nembhard (Forgave Church Elder who abused her) as they share courageously their personal stories of forgiveness, hope and healing. This show is a MUST watch for anyone struggling with UNFORGIVENESS today!
This Holy Week - join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and special guest Abdu Murray the North American Director of RZIM and a former Muslim who found Jesus through the Easter story ... as they share their thoughts on the importance of Easter and how the death and resurrection of Jesus has changed and transformed their lives! He is Risen!
All this week we are listening, talking, praying and preparing ourselves for Easter during this Holy Week on See Hear Love. Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love team and special guest, Bruxy Cavey, as we share the meaning and importance of Holy Week and Easter .. and read our blogs throughout the week as we contemplate this life-changing moment in history! HE IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED! Let us know your thoughts on our show, our content and your thoughts about Easter. We would love to hear from you!
Description: Join Host Melinda as she explores, along with her guests, what shame is and why we let this emotion tells us that we are not good enough, that we are unworthy of love, that we are damaged and unrepairable, that we are inadequate. This emotion, if not dealt with, can lead to anger, isolation, addictive behaviours and low self-esteem. This conversation exposes the lies of SHAME, the antidotes of shame (life with Jesus) and gives tools and resources to help us deal with our shame.
Our guests Sathiya Sam (a pastor who struggled with Porn addiction and shame for 15 years), Grace Spencer ( a pastor who wrote her thesis on how the Church can respond to shame), and Andrea Groenewald (a registered psychotherapist that helps clients identify and conquer shame) share their courageous personal stories and how they help others overcome shame.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and Co-host Cheryl Nembhard as they share their favourite memories of See Hear Love, their past regrets, what it means to be women of colour in Canada, how they've overcome incredibly challenging moments and how they've seen God's redemptive work throughout their lives. Join us on the couch for a fun and inspiring conversation!
Host Melinda Estabrooks is joined by a panel of guests who have each struggled with eating disorders in a different way: Nikki Fletcher (Mom of 2 who struggles with Anorexia), Jermaine Downey (Retired Army Captain who struggles with Bulimia), Shannon Binkley (Grade 3 Teacher who struggles with anorexia) and Trish Nicholls-Powell (our See Hear Love Guesting Producer who struggled with anorexia and bulimia for 20+ years). Join us for an honest and courageous panel discussion about their journey with eating disorders. Plus, learn what NOT to do or say to someone with an eating disorder AND effective and kind ways to be supportive.
On this week's show, we are discussing how to find your purpose! We talked to 5 ordinary women who have stepped out courageously when they saw a need in their communities.
Description: In this week of International Women's Day, Host Melinda and cohost Cheryl Nembhard are joined by a panel of high-powered women - the former Commissioner of the Salvation Army Canada, Bermuda, and Papua New Guinea, the CEO of Crossroads and YesTV, and the Vice President of World Vision Canada. Join us for an inspiring conversation on what it's like being a woman in leadership (the good and the bad), the legacy we can leave, and how we can better support each other to thrive together.
Host Melinda is joined on location in Abbotsford, BC by guests Anne Miranda, Sherry Westby, Brian Doerksen and Idelette McVicker, as well as in-studio special guest Laura Story, to share deeply and honestly about their life-changing detours and challenges in their lives, and how they were able to overcome them with courage and faith!
Yoda isn't featured on today's show, and unfortunately, neither is baby Yoda. BUT we are talking about leading and shaping the next generation (like Yoda) with Meisha Watson, Sandee MacGregor, Judith McCartney and Natalie Frisk. Melinda also sat down in the studio with Madeline Carroll (an actor in "I Can Only Imagine", "Mr. Popper's Penguins", and more) and her mentor Bessie Hicks (Author and Preacher) to talk about WHY we need mentors, HOW to find them, and what it takes to make a mentoring relationship work.
If you've ever wanted to be a mentor, if the idea of mentoring scares you, or if you've wondered how to find someone to mentor you, make sure to listen this show.
Join Host Melinda and 5 special guests as they discuss the most significant stressors for mothers, and how working moms can thrive in a fast-paced, perfectionistic world.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and guests Dr. Merry Lin, Steven Rolfe, Brett Ullman, and Carla Arges as they share their personal stories of Mental Illness, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and borderline personality disorder, as well as self care practices that help them manage their mental illness.
Join the See Hear Love team long with special guest, Sue Wigston, COO of Eagles Flight on this episode from the archives as they discuss women in leadership, how to read a room, being brave as you lead, how to be disciplined and what is the MOST important thing a leader can do for their team.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and the See Hear Love team on this episode from the archive as they discuss very honestly about their personal lives and life balance, their life priorities, and IF they are living a balanced life with their family, work, faith, friends and health.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love team and special guest, Holley Gerth, for a throwback show from when See Hear Love was just a webshow shooting in studio C. Enjoy this show from the archives as the team discuss what it means to be a Fiercehearted woman.
See Hear Love is looking back on 2019 and looking ahead to 2020 and celebrating the moments that changed us forever .. and sharing 'our WORD of the year' that we hope will focus us and ground us in the year ahead. Host Melinda Estabrooks is joined by Author Ann Voskamp, Blogger Melanie Stevenson, Pastor Linda Cho, Co-host Cheryl Nembhard and special guest Ruth Chou Simons for the LAST SHOW of 2019.
LOVE.
God entering our human story to be with us. To love us. To show us a new way to live and to love. To teach us new things. To demonstrate kindness and inclusivity to all people. To die for us so that we could live.
That's pretty incredible.
That's why our Christmas show this week is so special.
The all-women-panel featuring Helen Burns, Marika Siewert, Lisa Strelau and Nicola Bartel share about what God's love means to them and to the world. Plus, Brian Doerksen plays another beautiful song from his album, The Heart of Christmas, and we light the LOVE and CHRIST candles on our Advent wreath. A perfect way to celebrate this Christmas week and the last of our Advent shows.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and Special Guests Brian Doerksen, Nathan Uttangi, Jason Roberts and Bosco Poon as they discuss how to find Joy in hard and dark spaces and places on this third week of Advent. The conversation focuses on how to find Joy through and after depression, while in prison, recovering from addiction and working with people who are marginalized and isolated. Award-Winning singer and songwriter Brian Doerksen also sings a song from his latest Christmas Album, The Heart of Christmas.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, Co-Hosts Cheryl Nembhard and Linda Cho along with special guests Ann Voskamp, Rebecca Thomson and Stephanie Joy Styres as they discuss peace and reconciliation on this second week of Advent. The conversation focuses on how to be a peacemaker and that peace is about proximity, relationships, listening, education, action and repentance. Co-hosts Joanna la Fleur and Brooke Nicholls share their Song + Story from The Good Word.
On this first week of Advent, join Host Melinda Estabrooks, Co-Hosts Cheryl Nembhard and Linda Cho and special guests Judith Slivinski and Connie denBok and they talk about the meaning of advent, why Millennials are 'dying of despair' and how God entering into our human story .. is a story of HOPE!
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and contributors Cheryl Nembhard, Linda Cho, Anu Canjanathoppil, Meghan Nicholls, Joanna la Fleur and Lisa Pak as they share stories, scripture and personal thoughts on WHY they do what they do to support other women. They are strong, passionate leaders (Executive Directors, Managers, Bible Teachers & Social Justice Advocates) who 'show up' every day to change the lives of women and girls – to give them a voice and a way towards freedom.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and an All-Male-Panel as they talk about how men and women can build healthy relationships together, why men struggle with asking for help, why they lack best friends and how Jesus informs their relationships. Also featured in this show are Brooke Nicholls, Joanna la Fleur and Steve Lensink in Song + Story.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and an ALL-MALE-PANEL (Matt Vincent, Theo Mattias, Dave Thakkar, Shawn Naylor) as they talk about their personal struggles in each decade, how women can support men in healthy ways and listen to their advice to one another at the end of the show. Beautiful! They are also joined by Coach Drew who talks about the importance of Community as you go through struggles.
oin Host Melinda Estabrooks as she interviews David Kinnaman (President, Barna Research Group) on how to help young Christians develop a resilient faith and stay in church. Melinda is also joined by a panel of pastors – Danielle Strickland, Lucas Prado, Karmyn Bokma and Matt Vincent as they share their thoughts on pastor burnout, the importance of mentoring, and young people's desire to be part of a countercultural cause. You won't want to miss this show that will help equip you as a church leader, pastor, mentor and parent.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks as she interviews David Kinnaman (President, Barna Research Group) on ‘WHY 64% of Young Adults Are Leaving the Church Permanently!’ Melinda is also joined by a panel of pastors – Danielle Strickland, Lucas Prado, Karmyn Bokma and Matt Vincent as they share their thoughts on mega church, brand Jesus, the church being overprotective/irrelevant and not dealing with real issues. You won’t want to miss this show that will help equip you as a church leader, pastor, mentor and parent.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and Co-hosts Cheryl and Joanna to learn how to identify and manage everyday stress and anxiety. Special Guests Wilma Nevers and Lyndsay Thompson share advice from their experience in counseling, and answer questions from a live audience at Tyndale University College & Seminary.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and Co-hosts Cheryl and Lisa as they share how to cultivate an attitude of gratitude and how to live a thankful life every day. Joanna shares from Colossians 3:15-17 in The Good Word on how to live a life of thankfulness.
Special guests Gary Nelson, Kevin Kirk and Tim Tang (Tyndale University College & Seminary) also share their thoughts on thankfulness, contentment, creating margins in your day to be thankful and so much more!
Join Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love team, and special guests Lindsay Thompson and Lisa Oppitz as they discuss how to handle life's competing demands in a way that won't leave you exhausted and burnt out.
We're back after a summer break and our SEASON FIVE begins with this important and timely episode all about how to navigate change well. This first episode was filmed on location at the Tyndale University College & Seminary campus in front of a live student audience, and we discuss and share tips and strategies on how to navigate CHANGE. We also share the hardest change we've been through too! It's a great show to KICK OFF the new season and to inspire YOU to 'step forward!'
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guest Sheila Walsh - International Speaker, TV Host and Author - as they talk about how 'it's okay not to be okay' and 8 practical strategies to navigate through life's hard times and difficulties.
Join host Melinda and the See Hear Love team as they discuss “Loss & Legacy” using Psalm 34:18 ‘The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit’. Our guest is Katie Brown sharing her story for the first time on losing her son, humanitarian Benjamin Cole Brown, and how the work he started in Third World countries continues. As we talk grief and loss, we also explore how our Faith can bring us so much Hope.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guest, Meisha Watson (Yes TV Host, Living Local & Showrunner for Kids Content at Crossroads) as they talk about moving from seeking the approval and finding our identity in MEN to finding our identity in God and the importance and power of prayer in our lives and for our kids.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love team and Special Guest, New York Best-Selling Author, Lisa Bevere, as they talk all about HOW to stop seeing others as rivals – which limits our purpose and connections with others – and start seeing how God’s love breaks these limits and promises true identity and intimacy. It’s time to stop comparing yourself with others and competing against them - and start living the amazing life that God has for you!
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love team and special guest Linda Cho as she shares her personal story of heartbreak and loss. Listen in as the team discusses HOW to 'stand up' when life is hard, God's faithfulness that never ends, HOW to develop resilience and the promise that new beginnings are every morning.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guest Laila Biali (jazz-winning pianist and singer) as they talk about HOW to overcome through life's struggles and storms. They also discuss what Bible verses have helped them remain courageous and strong and they also share their personal stories of overcoming. Oh .. and that Superstar and Musician, STING, also has moments of struggle too! (Thanks Laila for the inside scoop!)
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love team and Special Guest Lyndsay Thompson as they talk about the Challenges and Learnings of Mental Illness & Bipolar Disorder .. and that GOD IS GOOD in all of our struggles.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guest, Hollie Taylor, President of WIMM Canada as they get honest and real about "Couraging", Leading and HOW to 'step out' in faith and into new opportunities – when you're afraid and when you don't have the resources/support. They also discuss the verse Joshua 1:9 and how that informs and encourages their decisions and lives.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guests Bob Goff (Best-selling Author of Love Does, Everybody Always) and Sheila Walsh (TV Host, Author and Speaker) as they discuss all about LOVE and HOW to live it out every day. They also discuss what it means to 'do everything in LOVE' from 1 Corinthians 16:14.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guest Dagmar Morgan-Sinclair, Pastor, Author and Spoken Word Poet as they discuss all about the Fruit of the Spirit. What are these ‘Fruit of the Spirit?’ Why did Apostle Paul write these to the Churches of Galatia? How do you develop these fruit and live them out today? What are practical tools that will help us? And .. by living out these ‘fruit of the spirit,’ what kind of impact will we make in the world? You won’t want to miss this inspiring and challenging show!
How does a stolen car turn someone into a "Godly Disruptor"? Listen as Melinda and the See Hear Love team talk with special guest Danny MacKay in this Summer Series episode. Danny shares how his life was completely changed by a book he found in the backseat of the car he was stealing. He is now the National Ambassador for e3 Partners in Canada, the organization behind the I Am Second movement.
Do you struggle as a woman in leadership?
Do you struggle with the Impostor Syndrome every time you walk into work?
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love team and special guest Ellen Graf-Martin as they talk about what it means and what it takes to be a Different Kind of Leader. They also share the challenges we all face as women in leadership and tips on how to overcome fear as you lead!
Would you be able to do a 30 day fast from social media or the internet?
We're not quite sure if we could. But, our special guest, Christina Crook, DID and it changed her life ... AND she even wrote a book about her experience called The Joy of Missing Out. Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, The See Hear Love Team and Christina Crook as they talk about the joy of missing out (JOMO) and FOMO and how to find balance in a wired world – on social media and online.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love team and past guests on their Season Four Finale as they discuss CAN OR SHOULD WOMEN DO IT ALL? The responses are thoughtful, varied and encouraging. It's also been quite a year for us here at See Hear Love: a new set, a new studio location, new co-hosts, new segments, inspiring guests, encouraging stories .. and yet the same mission – to remind our viewers and listeners that they are SEEN, HEARD and deeply LOVED by God.
Host Melinda Estabrooks and the See Hear Love team discuss their personal faith stories, their priorities, pursuing God's purpose in their lives, and share about the inspiring people and life-changing verses that have encouraged them in this on-location episode in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
What would you do if your wife's heart suddenly failed and she passed away unexpectedly leaving you a widower and single father to four young daughters? That's our show this week with special guest, Jonathan Pitts, author, speaker and pastor at Church of the City in Franklin, Tenn. Jonathan shares with Host, Melinda Estabrooks about this new season of his life, his advice to struggling fathers and how
GOD AS HIS FATHER gives him and his family hope every day. We also share scripture and advice from our Father's and yours on this very inspiring Father's Day/Week show.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love team and Special Guest, New York Best-Selling Author, Lisa Bevere, as they talk all about HOW to stop seeing others as rivals – which limits our purpose and connections with others – and start seeing how God's love breaks these limits and promises true identity and intimacy. It's time to stop comparing yourself with others and competing against them - and start living the amazing life that God has for you!
Join host Melinda and the See Hear Love team as they discuss "Loss & Legacy" with guest Kathleen Brown. She is sharing her story for the very first time on losing her son,
humanitarian Benjamin Cole Brown, and how the work he started in Third World countries continues. As we talk grief and loss, we also explore how our Faith can bring us so much Hope.
Join Host Melinda and the See Hear Love Team as they discuss the challenges and the choices that the Millennial generation are faced with. Are they really the Entitled Generation? Are Pluralism and Choice harming them? Special guest, Joel Thiessen, Author of The Millennial Mosaic helps answer these questions and much more. Plus, it’s Trivia time ... Gen X’ers vs Millennials in a pop-culture quiz/feud!
We celebrate ALL Moms this week as we share their best advice to us over the years.
We also asked YOU to send us your best mom advice and we were overwhelmed by the response. We highlight and discuss 18 of the most compelling and funny 'advice from moms' that we received from YOU on our social media. We know that you'll be inspired and have a few laughs along the way. The SHL team also shares their thoughts on Mark 6:31, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest," as good advice for ALL moms this week. Enjoy!
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guest, Meisha Watson (Yes TV Host, Living Local & Show runner for Kids Content at Crossroads) as they talk about moving from seeking the approval and finding our identity in MEN to finding our identity in God and the importance and power of prayer in our lives and for our kids. They also discuss Proverbs 3:5-6 and how that verse has helped them navigate decision making and life choices.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guest Skye Sealey (a blogger and a woman who is passionate about people discovering their best selves) as they tackle some deep and honest topics: Shame, Redemption and Adoption and HOW to bring shame into the light to experience freedom! They also talk through Romans 8:28 and what this truth means for their lives.
This is a Special Edition of See Hear Love with Host Melinda Estabrooks, Carolyn Innis (Director of Communications, Crossroads) and Doneka Casey (Guesting Coordinator, 100 Huntley Street) as they sit down in a soundproof, cozy, make-shift studio room where they talk all about why women are so hard on themselves. Including themselves. They share honestly about their personal struggles and how Faith in God is their foundation and strength in a stressful, busy season.
This Holy Week - join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and special guest Abdu Murray the North American Director of RZIM and a former Muslim who found Jesus through the Easter story ... as they share their thoughts on the importance of Easter and how the death and resurrection of Jesus has changed and transformed their lives! He is Risen!
This week we're concluding our Fruit of the Spirit series with SELF CONTROL.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team, Pastor Bruxy Cavey and Special Guests from Gather Voices – Cathie Ostapchuk and Kaitlyn Cey as they discuss what Self-Control is, where THEY lack Self-Control, how to make healthy decisions for your life and much, much more. They also talk through Proverbs 25:28, "A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls" and what that means for their lives.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team, Pastor Bruxy Cavey and Special Guest Maggie Barratto (Director, Beauty to Ashes Transformation House) as they discuss Gentleness and how to live that out authentically and practically with women transitioning out of the sex trade, human trafficking and addiction. They also discuss Philippians 4:5 and how 'being gentle to ALL people' can be a challenge as they continue the Fruit of the Spirit series.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team, Sheila Walsh and Special Guest Bev Hadland as they discuss how to live a faithful life to God, what does 'faithfulness' mean and look like in an everyday life and is God faithful to us even when we're not faithful to Him? They also discuss Psalm 100:5 as they continue the Fruit of the Spirit series.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team, Pastor Bruxy Cavey and Justice Advocate Danielle Strickland as they discuss what it means to live a life of Goodness and what the impact of "Goodness for the benefit of others" is making in the world today. They also discuss Romans 14:17 as the continue the Fruit of the Spirit series.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guest Shaunti Feldhahn (Author, The 30-Day Kindness Challenge) as they talk about HOW to become more kind and challenge one another on the verse Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” They also discuss the 30-day Kindness Challenge that will transform lives for the better! This is the continuation of our Fruit of the Spirit series.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guest Jon Tyson (Lead Pastor, Church of the City New York) as they discuss what it means to be PATIENT, how to cultivate patience in your day to day life and what the impact would be for our world if we were a little bit more patient with one another. Ask yourself, 'how patient am I?' ... and then watch/listen to THIS show!
This is the continuation of our Fruit of the Spirit series.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guest Tryphena Perumalla-Gagnon as they discuss HOW to pursue PEACE in the midst of chaotic life circumstances. The key? Pursue the PERSON of peace. The SHL team also discuss John 14:27, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." This is the continuation of our Fruit of the Spirit series.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team, Bruxy Cavey (Teaching Pastor of The Meeting House) and Special Guest, Liz Curtis-Higgs (Author of 38 books and currently living with cancer) as they discuss HOW to live a JOY-filled life through difficult circumstances. This is the second episode in our Fruit of the Spirit series.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guests Bob Goff (Best-selling Author of Love Does, Everybody Always) and Sheila Walsh (TV Host, Author and Speaker) as they discuss all about LOVE and HOW to live it out every day. They also discuss what it means to ‘do everything in LOVE’ from 1 Corinthians 16:14. This is the second episode of the Fruit of the Spirit series.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guest Dagmar Morgan-Sinclair, Pastor, Author and Spoken Word Poet as they discuss all about the Fruit of the Spirit. What are these ‘Fruit of the Spirit?’ Why did Apostle Paul write these to the Churches of Galatia? How do you develop these fruit and live them out today? What are practical tools that will help us? And .. by living out these ‘fruit of the spirit,’ what kind of impact will we make in the world? You won’t want to miss this inspiring and challenging show!
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guest, Hollie Taylor, President of WIMM Canada as they get honest and real about Couraging, Leading and HOW to ‘step out’ in faith and into new opportunities – when you’re afraid and when you don’t have the resources/support. They also discuss the verse Joshua 1:9 and how that informs and encourages their decisions and lives.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love team and special guest Linda Cho as she shares her personal story of heartbreak and loss. Listen in as the team discusses HOW to 'stand up' when life is hard, God's faithfulness that never ends, HOW to develop resilience and the promise that new beginnings are every morning.
Join Host Melinda and the See Hear Love team as they hear an amazing story of faith and love and incredible transformation from special guest Danny MacKay, whose GODLY “disruption” became a catalyst for him coming to Jesus in the most unlikely way—in the back of a stolen car. Danny is the National Ambassador for e3 Partners in Canada, the organization behind I Am Second.
Join Host Melinda, the See Hear Love team and special guest Sheila Walsh (International Speaker, Author and TV Host) as they talk about how ‘it’s okay not to be okay’ and how to navigate through life when it’s tough, disappointing and not what you expected!
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team, Special Guest Danielle Strickland and Psychotherapist Lyndsay Thompson as they review 2018 and look ahead to 2019. The team discuss news stories that impacted them, favourite SHL shows, things they’ve learned about themselves, what it means to let go of expectations AND they discuss what Ezekiel 36:26-28 means for them in the new year!
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Colleen Blake- Miller as they celebrate the BIRTH OF CHRIST and the end of Advent. What did it mean for Jesus to be born? How did his birth change the world? How does his Love change us everyday? Special Guest Appearance with Danielle Strickland.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Colleen Blake-Miller (psychotherapist and Canadian Speaker) as they continue their Christmas Advent Celebrations and talk about HOW to have a joy-filled and meaningful life, what the difference is between Joy and Happiness .. and WHY Jesus brings joy to our lives, even when life is hard. Special Guest Appearance with Danielle Strickland.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guests Peter Marshall and Danielle Strickland as they discuss and share their reflections on PEACE.
Why is peace needed in the world more than ever? How do we become Peacemakers? How does Jesus, The Prince of Peace, make a difference in the world today?
These questions and more are discussed on this show.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks & the See Hear Love Team as they celebrate ADVENT during this Christmas Season. This first week is all about HOPE - why do we struggle with waiting, why do we feel hopeless and the hope that is found in this verse - Isaiah 9:2.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love team and Special Guest Lyndsay Thompson as they talk about the Challenges and Learnings of Mental Illness & Bipolar Disorder .. and that GOD IS GOOD in all of our struggles.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and special guest Sherry Stahl –Bible Teacher and author of Water In The Desert - as they talk about ‘being in the desert’ … when you're not passionate about your relationship with Jesus … when you're feeling very far away from church and community and God .. when you're not reading the bible or going to church and you're feeling blasé about your Faith .. AND how to get KICK STARTED and out of the desert and into the promise land! A place where you are refreshed, and rejeuvenated to begin or again a dynamic relationship with Jesus!
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guest, Stephanie McCabe - Brand Manager of Bethel Music - as they talk all about Singleness, Dating and Music in the Christian Culture and Digital Age... and how to do it well!
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guest Robert Beeson as they talk about Solo Paretning and finding Hope and Healing for the Single Parent. Robert’s wife left him to raise his three young daughters on his own and he shares what he has learned through this season.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guest, Elizabeth Pierce (therapist and blended family expert) as they share about the joys and challenges of a blended family and how to be the BEST STEPMOM to your family.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and The See Hear Love Team along with special Guest, Aisha Addo, founder of Power to Girls Foundation for PART 2 of the series ‘Mentoring the Next Generation’ – as they talk all about what young girls need from their parents, how to mentor effectively and the power of your words. THIS is a show that all parents with kids need to watch!
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and the See Hear Love team as they kick off PART 1 of the series 'Mentoring the Next Generation' with special guest Dawn Bailey-Elbourne, Executive Director of New Life Girls' Home. A safe place that works with young women ages 18-30 who are struggling with addictions, abuse, mental health issues and other life controlling problems. Where mentorship is an everyday occurance and necessity. Join us for this inspiring conversation!
What is your BIGGEST complaint about your body? What lies have you believed about yourself? Why are we so obsessed with how we look? Why do so many of us NOT do things because we believe we are not worthy or good enough? We need help! So we brought in psychologist Dr. Merry C. Lin to help us understand WHY we believe the lies and she shows us the way to truth and freedom!
Host Melinda Estabrooks and the See Hear Love Team talk about WHY women and men aren't going to church anymore. The statistics and reasons are sobering and discouraging ... BUT there are things that can be done to bring people back to church! Listen for tips, inspiration and encouragement!
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and the See Hear Love team as they discuss very honestly about their personal lives and life balance ... their life priorities ... and IF they are living a balanced life with their family, work, faith, friends and health. It's an open and authentic conversation as they discuss scripture verses and what they are going to do to ensure a better life balance.
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and the See Hear Love team along with special guest, Sue Wigston, COO of Eagles Flight as they discuss Leadership. How to be the most effective leader, women in leadership, being brave as you lead, how to be disciplined and what the MOST important thing a leader can do for their team. This is Leadership Development at its best!
Today's show is a BIG ONE ... because we're addressing everything about Forgiveness. What is Forgiveness? Myths About Forgiveness. Why should we Forgive? How do we forgive well? So, join Host Melinda Estabrooks and the See Hear Love team and be inspired and encouraged by this honest and thoughtful show.