Unmet expectations can quietly turn into disappointment, anger, and shame. In this episode of Heart, Mind & Purpose, Dawn explores the difference between expectations and hopes—and why naming grief is essential for healing. This conversation offers practical tools and compassionate insight to help listeners respond to pain without turning against themselves. www.dawnmariehill.com/heart

In When Expectations Hurt: Navigating Hope & Disappointment, we explore how unspoken expectations shape our relationships and emotional reactions. Using practical tools like Expectations vs. Hopes, Sad–Mad–Bad, and the Peanut M&M metaphor, this episode helps listeners understand disappointment with clarity and compassion. Awareness becomes the first step toward healing and a healthier connection.

Love with Limits explores how healthy boundaries actually make love safer, stronger, and more life-giving. From dating and marriage to adolescence and faith-informed relationships, this episode breaks down myths, red and green flags, and practical tools for setting limits without shutting intimacy down. Because boundaries aren’t walls — they’re bridges that protect connection.

In this episode, we explore why boundaries are not about control or punishment, but about safety, love, and guidance. Learn how holding clear, consistent limits actually strengthens connection and helps children feel secure. Parenting with boundaries isn’t harsh—it’s one of the most loving things we can do.

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Boundaries are talked about everywhere, but rarely explained well. In this episode of Heart, Mind & Purpose, Dawn breaks down what boundaries really are, what they are not, and why they matter so much in our relationships. With practical examples, faith-grounded insight, and everyday language, listeners learn how healthy boundaries protect connection, prevent resentment, and help us say “yes” and “no” with clarity and peace.

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Holiday rerun - What's In Your Toolbox?

Heart, Mind, & Purpose explores the “toolbox” we all carry—habits, emotions, and coping strategies that shape how we live. Some tools help us grow, others hold us back. This episode offers insights to sort your tools, add new ones, and build a more purposeful, resilient life.

"I'm Dawn Hill, host of Heart, Mind & Purpose — a podcast where we explore what it means to live an aligned, wholehearted life. With a background in counseling and a deep love for meaningful conversation, I bring you honest reflections, soulful questions, and meaningful tools for managing life."

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Shame-based thinking quietly shapes how we see ourselves, our relationships, and even God—often without us realizing it. In this episode of Heart, Mind & Purpose, Dawn explores what shame is, how it differs from guilt, and why confusing condemnation with conviction keeps so many people stuck. Drawing from both professional insight and personal experience, this hopeful conversation invites listeners to recognize shame’s voice and begin stepping into freedom, healing, and truth.

In this episode, we take a compassionate look at perfectionism — not the pursuit of excellence, but the fear-driven pressure to earn worth, avoid shame, and “get it all right.” Together, we’ll explore how perfectionism is formed, why it keeps us stuck, and how we can begin breaking free with understanding, self-compassion, and truth. If you’ve been living under the weight of “never enough,” this conversation offers hope, clarity, and a path toward peace.