Are my best days behind me?

Whew. Even saying that out loud is hard.

Let's have an honest chat about the last two years of my life... having a baby at 40, navigating postpartum anxiety, stepping into perimenopause, worrying about money and my career, and trying to process everything happening in the world at the same time.

For a while, I didn’t realize how much I was struggling because I was still functioning. I was working. I was taking care of my family. I was showing up. But underneath all of that, anxiety was getting louder, and I reached a point where I barely recognized the way I was thinking.

Now, almost two years later, I finally feel like I’m finding my way back to myself. And one of the biggest things helping me isn’t another system, routine, or productivity hack. It’s stillness.

✨ We Chat About:

• What postpartum anxiety actually looked like for me
• Navigating postpartum, perimenopause, career changes, and uncertainty all at once
• Why being high-functioning doesn’t mean you aren’t struggling
• The negative thoughts that made me wonder if my best days were behind me
• How faith and stillness are helping me quiet anxiety and find peace
• Learning to recognize a thought without letting it dictate your decisions
• Why slowing down has completely changed the way I move through my day

If anxiety has been sneaking into your life lately... whether it’s because of postpartum, perimenopause, money, your career, or just the uncertainty of the world around us... this chat is for you.

Maybe your best days aren’t behind you.

Maybe you just need enough stillness to remember how much you still have ahead of you.

✨ Tell Me More:

• National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-TLC-MAMA
• Connect with Nicole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolewalters
• Connect with Nicole on Substack: https://nicolewaltersofficial.substack.com/

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What do you do when you’re asking God for clarity… and the answer still isn’t clear?

My dear friend, Heather Thompson Day, is here, and this is one of those chats that feels less like an interview and more like sitting in the room with two friends talking about life, faith, uncertainty, and what it really looks like to trust God when you don’t know what comes next.

Heather and I are both in a season of asking big questions about what’s next. We’re talking about learning to hear God’s voice, trusting your intuition, and why sometimes the clarity we’re desperately searching for only comes when we finally get still enough to listen.

Heather shares how she’s learned to recognize those quiet nudges from God, why she no longer believes every good opportunity is her opportunity, and how she moves forward even when she doesn’t have certainty about the outcome.

✨ We Chat About:

• How to trust God when you don’t know what comes next
• Learning to hear God’s voice without letting fear and outside noise take over
• Trusting your intuition and the Holy Spirit when making big decisions
• Taking the next step even when you don’t know how everything will work out
• The importance of friendship and community when you’re rebuilding
• Believing that your best years and your purpose are not behind you

If you’re in a season of transition, rebuilding, or simply wondering, God, what am I supposed to do next? this chat is for you.

You may not have the entire plan yet. You may not even know where you’re going. But sometimes the first step isn’t figuring everything out.

Sometimes it’s getting still enough to hear what comes next.

✨ Tell Me More:

• Connect with Heather: https://www.heatherthompsonday.com/links
• Connect with Nicole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolewalters
• Connect with Nicole on Substack: https://nicolewaltersofficial.substack.com/

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How do you know when God is asking you to hold on… and when He’s asking you to let go?

Pastor and coach Anita Albert-Watson is here to chat about faith, spiritual abuse, discernment, and what it looks like to trust God when something just doesn’t feel right.

After watching Death of a Pastor’s Wife, Anita and I unpack what we saw through her perspective as both an ordained pastor and a pastor’s wife. From the red flags of unhealthy church leadership to what happens when scripture and spiritual authority are used to manipulate instead of guide, Anita has a lot to share.

But this chat goes far beyond one documentary...

We’re talking about the moments when you know something needs to change but you’re afraid that letting go means you’re giving up. Anita shares her own experience of stepping away from ministry, finding a new assignment, and learning that leaving one season behind doesn’t necessarily mean leaving your calling behind.

We’re chatting about:

• How to recognize spiritual abuse and unhealthy church leadership
• Why spiritual authority should always come with accountability
• The difference between trusting a pastor and knowing scripture for yourself
• How to strengthen your discernment when something feels wrong
• Knowing when God may be releasing you from one assignment and leading you toward another
• How to hear God when you’re in a season of transition and don’t know what comes next

If you’ve experienced church hurt, questioned whether you can trust your own discernment, or found yourself wondering whether God is asking you to stay, leave, or simply take the next step, this chat is for you.

Tell Me More:

• Connect with Anita on Substack: https://substack.com/@anitaalbertwatson
• Connect with Nicole on Substack: https://nicolewaltersofficial.substack.com
• Find The Bible Project at https://www.youtube.com/@bibleproject

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