Have you ever felt like you’re walking with God, yet you’re still battling depression, insecurity, or cycles you can’t seem to break?

Meet Tara Oldridge. She’s an ordained minister, CEO of Lighthouse Global Ekklesia, founder of The Academy, and the author of The Truth Will Set You Free: Exposing the Lies That Shape Your Identity. For over 32 years, she’s freed people from shame, addiction, broken marriages, and quiet bondage that many believers don’t even notice.

In this episode, Emily and Tara unpack why so many Christians are calling themselves free while still living bound. They go deep into the lies that keep women passive, anxious, and operating far beneath the authority God gave them. This conversation will challenge you. It will confront comfortable Christianity. And it will call you higher than where you’ve been sitting. Whether you’re in a season of awakening or a season where you’ve settled for less than what God promised, this episode is your invitation to get free and stay free.

• What real deliverance looks like
• How hidden lies keep believers in cycles of fear, unworthiness, and oppression
• Practical steps to identify and break generational cycles of sin and trauma
• The difference between truth as information and truth as a weapon
• Why freedom requires partnership with the Holy Spirit and personal responsibility

(05:44) - From Rags to Riches: Tara’s Tumultuous Upbringing and Early Struggles (09:56) - Chasing Validation Through Success and Relationships (14:13) - Real Deliverance Isn’t What You Think (23:34) - Demonic Attachments and the Battle for Your Identity (27:24) - Daily Spiritual Practices That Unlock Freedom (30:35) - Launching a Jesus-Centered Program (37:53) - Confronting Lukewarm Faith (40:38) - Where to Start in the Bible When You’re New (43:35) - Why Deliverance Isn’t a One-Time Fix (46:15) - Truth as a Weapon, Not Just Information (54:58) - Tara’s Prayer to Recommit Your Life to Jesus

• The Truth Will Set You Free: Exposing the Lies That Shape Your Identity | https://a.co/d/0j3H7vYZ

• Website | https://taraoldridge.com/
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She nearly died. Gastroparesis. Candida. Parasites. Colitis. Doctors offered feeding tubes and medications with no end in sight.

Bethany Cameron said no. Instead, she walked into her kitchen and started healing herself one recipe at a time. Today, over 2 million women follow her @lilsipper platform for gut health wisdom their doctors never gave them. She’s a cookbook author, host of the Digest This podcast, and the creator of Bethany’s Pantry, a clean supplement line born out of her own desperation when she couldn’t find a single protein powder that didn’t make her sicker.

In this episode, Emily and Bethany explore what it means to steward your health as an act of faith. They unpack her near-death experience with gut dysfunction, the moment she chose to stop outsourcing her healing, and how she built a platform helping millions reclaim their bodies.

Whether you’re in a season of healing or a season of building, this conversation is your invitation to trust that the broken places are where God does His deepest work.

• Why “clean eating” isn’t always clean
• What the food and supplement industries don’t want you to know
• The mindset shifts required to turn desperation into empowerment and healing
• How vulnerability can become your superpower when building a personal brand
• Why taking ownership of your wellness can transform not just your body but your life and calling

(03:55) - Bethany’s Near-Death Health Crisis (06:45) - Saying No to Medicine, Yes to Healing (08:31) - The Baby-Food Diet That Saved Her (09:53) - Rebuilding Strength and Reintroducing Food Without Fear (14:29) - Turning Pain into a 2M+ Community (19:48) - “Healthy Food” Lies They Don’t Tell You (23:32) - Creating Her Own Protein Powder That Actually Works (25:50) - How Vulnerability Can Be Your Greatest Marketing Tool (27:49) - How Bethany’s Pantry Empowers Women to Take Ownership of Their Wellness (29:30) - Daily Eating, Protein, and Gut-Friendly Choices (34:22) - When Less Is More: Simplicity and Real Flavor in Every Meal (36:15) - Bethany’s Protein Bread Recipe (38:34) - Eating with Your Cycle (43:16) - Traveling and Staying Healthy Without Compromise (45:31) - Trauma, Abuse & Spiritual Healing (56:38) - Faith as the Anchor Through Life’s Valleys (01:07:22) - Healing Is Possible When You Start With Your Mind

• Bethany’s Pantry| https://www.bethanyspantry.com/
• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/lilsipper/
• TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@lilsipper_official
• YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIvGN6PeCYFayAnPuyOzrPQ
• Digest This Podcast | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digest-this/id1637478937

• Website | https://meetemilyford.com
• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily
• Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod
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• Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com/calledandcrowned/
• FORDIVINE | https://www.fordivine.com/

Tim Storey is back on Called & Crowned! And this time, we’re going even deeper.

He’s the Original Comeback Coach. Author. Life strategist. The man Oprah called on for Super Soul. The one Robert Downey Jr. credits in his story of redemption. And he grew up in Compton, California, where losing his father at ten years old became the foundation for everything God would build through him.

In this episode, Emily and Tim unpack the Miracle Mentality, the framework that’s helped millions move from mundane to magical thinking. They dig into the 8 Buckets of Life, the Law of the Harvest, and why your comeback isn’t just about bouncing back… It’s about being positioned for something greater.

Whether you’re in a season of building or a season of breaking, this conversation is your invitation to rise.

• Why the season of silence is where your greatest transformation happens
• The difference between a “good idea” and a “God idea” (and how to tell them apart)
• The “8 Buckets of Life” and why success without balance leads to emptiness
• How to stay grounded when success, influence, and opportunity increase
• How obedience unlocks doors you could never open on your own

(01:51) - Returning to the First Love and Keeping the Hunger Alive (04:18) - Navigating Faith in Secular Spaces (07:07) - Growing Up Fatherless and Its Impact (10:52) - Why Mentorship Changes Everything (11:38) - The 8 Buckets of Life Explained (13:47) - Why Success Still Feels Empty (16:27) - The Truth About Eternal Life (18:39) - The Law of the Harvest (24:04) - Staying Grounded in Faith (27:44) - The Power of Criticism & Why It Can Make You Better (32:25) - Ego vs Humility in Leadership (34:24) - How Faith Is Not Ignoring Reality But Trusting the Greater One (38:06) - Walking in Divine Purpose: Man’s Wisdom vs God’s Word (40:20) - How to Know When a Season Is Over (45:08) - Why “Hopping” Keeps You Stuck (47:55) - Good Idea vs God Idea (1:03:51) - What It Means to Be Called & Crowned

• Website | https://www.timstorey.com/
• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/timstoreyofficial/
• YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/timstoreynetwork
• Podcast | https://www.youtube.com/@MiracleMentalitywithTimStorey
• Dive into Tim Storey’s books and discover your God-given purpose today. | https://www.timstorey.com/books

• Website | https://meetemilyford.com
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• Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod
• YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD
• Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com/calledandcrowned/
• FORDIVINE | https://www.fordivine.com/