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Diamonds in Dumpster Fires is a faith-meets-neuroscience podcast for anyone determined to rise from the rubble. From divorce and dating disasters to burnout and betrayal, we talk about life's messiest moments with honesty, humor, and zero toxic positivity.
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Finding God in the Gap with Nathan Westwick (opens the original)
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What do you do when your life doesn't look anything like you thought it would? In this episode of Diamonds in Dumpster Fires , Melie welcomes back licensed minister, author, and Wild Goose Coffee founder Nathan Westwick for an honest conversation about disappointment, unanswered hopes, and the gap between the life we expected and the life we're actually living. Nathan and Melie talk about what it looks like to grieve dreams that haven't happened without losing sight of the good that is already p
What I Want More of This Year (opens the original)
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Birthdays often bring reflection, goal-setting, and questions about what we want from the year ahead. In this episode, I'm shifting the focus from what we want to accomplish to what we want to experience more of in everyday life. We'll talk about cultivating more presence, joy, courage, depth, and grace, and how faith can help us live with greater intention instead of constantly chasing the next milestone. If you're entering a new season, reflecting on another year of life, or simply craving a m
The Minimum Viable Version of Showing Up (opens the original)
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This week's episode is a little different—and that's exactly the point. After starting a new job and facing an especially full week, I almost skipped recording altogether. Instead, I started thinking about the minimum viable version of showing up : the smallest version of a commitment that still keeps us connected to what matters. In this short episode, we're talking about all-or-nothing thinking, changing capacity, and why scaling something down isn't the same as giving up. If you're tired, ove
Created for Delight: How Hobbies Help Us Grow Spiritually with Brianna Lambert (opens the original)
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What if the hobbies you love aren't distractions from your spiritual life—but places where God is already meeting you? In this episode, Melie talks with author Brianna Lambert about her new book, Created to Play: How Taking Hobbies Seriously Grows Us Spiritually . Brianna shares why play is more than a break from productivity and how hobbies can cultivate faithfulness, humility, creativity, connection, and a deeper sense of awe. Brianna also tells the powerful story of watching her family's camp
Moving Toward One Another with Parfait Bassalé (opens the original)
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What if friendship could be more than a source of comfort—and become a powerful force for healing division? In this episode, Melie talks with Parfait Bassalé, belonging strategist, conflict resolution practitioner, singer-songwriter, and author of The Way of Befriending . Together, they explore how fear, hurt, and past experiences can lead us to other people—and how courage, curiosity, and compassion can help us move toward one another instead. Parfait also shares how friendship became a place o
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