What if the loneliness epidemic — and the anxiety it fuels — could be traced directly to your phone? Host Phil Nykamp talks with Josh Zoerhof, a teaching pastor and licensed counselor who leads a workplace chaplaincy initiative serving 30+ companies and 3,000+ employees across West Michigan, about why anxiety and isolation have become so pervasive, and the simple, mostly free tools that actually help.

🎧 Hosted by: Phil Nykamp

👤 Guest:🏡 Josh Zoerhof - Teaching Pastor & Licensed Counselor, Fearless Family of Churches

Josh Zoerhof is a pastor, Bible teacher, counselor, and the host of the Chaplaincy on the Go podcast in West Michigan. Serving as the Teaching Pastor for the Fearless Family of Churches and a Corporate Chaplain to local businesses, he focuses on connecting mental, emotional, and spiritual health with everyday life. Josh is also a contributor to Preaching Today and the creator of "The Worry Work App," a mobile resource designed to help individuals reduce anxiety.

💡 What You'll Learn:

✔️ How Josh's chaplaincy program grew from a pandemic lunch-and-learn to serving 3,000+ employees

✔️ Why anxiety can cut workplace productivity by 25-50%

✔️ The neuroscience of why you can't be anxious and grateful at the same time

✔️ Simple, free daily habits that lower anxiety: breathing, nature, gratitude

✔️ Why retirement can trigger an identity crisis — and what helps

🎧 Listen now for practical, faith-informed tools to manage anxiety and rebuild real community.

💼 Connect with Josh Zoerhof:

🌐 Website → http://fearlesschaplaincy.org/

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/joshzoerhof/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-zoerhof-63670578/

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📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/philnykamprealtor/

💼 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/philnykamp322/

#MentalHealth #WorkplaceWellness #Anxiety #Chaplaincy #WestMichigan #Community #Faith #Loneliness #Gratitude #DigitalWellness #Retirement #KeysToTheCommunity

Is our community truly ready to embrace neurodiversity? Discover how one clear vision transformed 40 acres of farmland into a wildly inclusive haven.

Discover how a single, vivid vision transformed 40 acres of raw Michigan farmland into a thriving, debt-free farmstead community for adults with autism. In this episode, host Phil Nykamp sits down with Krista Mason, the founder of Benjamin's Hope, to explore the deeply personal origin story behind this groundbreaking residential model and the pressing need for long-term care solutions for neurodiverse adults.

🎧 Hosted by: Phil Nykamp

🎤 Featuring: Krista Mason

Krista Mason is the visionary founder of Benjamin's Hope, a farmstead community in Holland, Michigan, dedicated to adults with autism. Driven by her son's diagnosis, she built a debt-free campus that provides residential care, inclusive events, and innovative communication programs.

💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✔ Transforming personal challenges into expansive community solutions.

✔ Designing inclusive adult environments beyond traditional residential care models.

✔ Navigating the critical transition out of the public school support system.

✔ Leveraging debt-free strategies to ensure long-term nonprofit stability.

✔ Developing creative partnerships between local businesses and care communities.

✔ Empowering non-verbal individuals through innovative communication scholarships.

✔ Fostering genuine neurodiversity and belonging in your own neighborhood.

Connect with Krista:

Connect with Krista:

💼 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/krista-mason-90a804b/

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/benjaminshope/

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/benjaminshope

🎧 Follow Phil:

🌐 Website → https://phil-nykamp.com/

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/PhilNykampRealtor/?locale=vi_VN

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/philnykamprealtor/

💼 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/philnykamp322/

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#KeysToTheCommunity #BenjaminsHope #AutismAwareness #Neurodiversity #HollandMichigan #DisabilityInclusion #FarmsteadCommunity #SpecialNeedsParenting #NonprofitLeadership #CommunityCare #PhilNykamp #KristaMason

People keep disappointing you until you tell them what you expect. Becky Ploeg on leading better.

Host Phil Nykamp explores clear expectations, listening, and culture with 30-plus year HR professional Becky Ploeg. They discuss why you cannot build a team mid-crisis and how core values become daily behavior.

🎧 Hosted by: Phil Nykamp

🎤 Featuring: Becky Ploeg

Becky Ploeg, SHRM-SCP, is the Founder and Lead Coach of Waters Edge Coaching. With an extensive background in human resources, she specializes in leadership development and workplace culture. She partners with senior leaders and organizations to build leadership capacity, strengthen team dynamics, and foster purpose-driven work environments.

💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• ✔ Setting clear expectations so your team stops guessing what you want

• ✔ Spotting the promotion mistake that quietly costs you good people

• ✔ Turning core values from words on a wall into real hiring and performance decisions

• ✔ Rebuilding trust and listening habits in a permanently distracted workplace

• ✔ Building your leadership team before a crisis instead of during one

Chapters:

• (00:00:00) Intro

• (00:01:03) The Three Pillars of Water's Edge

• (00:03:40) What Leadership Actually Means

• (00:06:49) The Best Widget Maker Problem

• (00:08:22) Where a Coaching Engagement Starts

• (00:09:41) Listening Is a Forgotten Art

• (00:16:39) What AI Can't Do for a Leader

• (00:19:43) Taking Core Values Off the Wall

• (00:26:08) When Culture Starts to Drift

• (00:27:26) Building Teams Before the Crisis

• (00:30:53) Tell People What You Expect

• (00:32:42) Start Your Day With Intention

• (00:36:48) How to Connect With Becky

Connect with Becky:

🌐 Website → https://watersedgecoach.com/

💼 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckyploeg/

🎧 Follow Phil:

🌐 Website → https://philnykamp.kw.com/

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/PhilNykampRealtor/

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/philnykamprealtor/

💼 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/philnykamp322/

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