Episode 36: Pursuing Open Conversations With Teens with Cai Graham

Follow Cai:FacebookJoin the Facebook GroupInstagramYouTubeDownload: 10 Tips to Support Your Anxious Child (freebie)Check out her PodcastCheck out this episode on YouTube! 🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, ...

Episode 35: Pursuing Mental Toughness with Clifford Starks

Follow Clifford:FacebookLinkedInCheck out this episode on YouTube🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, Melissa Ebken let's get going. 🎶 🎶 Episode Intro: Hello, and welcome back to the Pursuing ...

Episode 34: Pursuing Justice with Rachel Bruno

Follow Rachel:FacebookInstagramTwitterRachel's WebsiteRachel's Book: Fractured Hope: A Mother's Fight For Justice Check out this episode on YouTube🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, ...

Episode 33: Pursuing Soul Care - Developing The Eyes To See with Kelly Skinner

🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, Melissa Ebken let's get going. 🎶 🎶 Episode Intro: 🎶Hi friends. Welcome back to the Pursuing Uncomfortable Podcast. I'm your host, Melissa. I couldn't be more ...

Episode 32: Pursuing Health In The Real World with Chris Janke

🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, Melissa Ebken let's get going. 🎶 🎶 Episode Intro: Hi friends. Welcome back to the Pursuing Uncomfortable Podcast. If you want to leave a comment, ask a question, ...

Episode 31: Pursuing Healthy Foster-Parenting and Step-Parenting

🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, Melissa Ebken let's get going. 🎶 🎶 Episode Intro: Hello friends. Welcome back to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast. I'm Melissa, your host. On this ...

Episode 30: Pursuing A Miracle with Kaj Smit

🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, Melissa Ebken let's get going. 🎶 🎶 Episode Intro:   🎶 Episode:Melissa Ebken  0:01  Hello Kai Smit. Welcome to the Pursuing Uncomfortable ...

Episode 29: Pursuing An Examined Life with Dr. Gwendolyn Dolske

🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, Melissa Ebken let's get going. 🎶 🎶 Episode Intro: Hello, hello. Welcome back to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast. I am so thrilled to introduce you today to Dr. ...

Episode 28: Pursuing Humor In Mid-Life and When Your Kid Goes To College with Sharon Brecher

🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, Melissa Ebken let's get going. 🎶 🎶 Episode Intro: Hi friends. This is Melissa. Welcome back to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast. There is a development I want ...

Episode 27: Thriving After Cancer with Amor Traceski

🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, Melissa Ebken let's get going. 🎶 🎶 Episode Intro: Hi friends. This is Melissa Ebken your host. Today, I'm introducing you to Amor Traceski. And she is a ...

Episode 26: Pursuing Vitality When Your Body Hurts with Terry Tucker

🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, Melissa Ebken let's get going. 🎶 🎶 Episode Intro: Hi friends. Welcome back to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast. It's really a gift and a pleasure to ...

Episode 25: Pursuing Finding Your Voice with Joyfully Cricket

🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, Melissa Ebken let's get going. 🎶 🎶 Episode Intro: Hi friends. I want to share with you how humbled I am that you come back here each week to catch a new ...

Bonus Episode: Jonny McCoy's Story (Accompanies Episode 24)

🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, Melissa Ebken let's get going. 🎶🎶  Episode Intro: Hi friends. I invite you to this episode, this bonus episode of Johnny McCoy's story. And I do ...

Episode 24: Pursuing Mental Health with Jonny McCoy

🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, Melissa Ebken let's get going. 🎶🎶 Episode Intro:  It is my pleasure to introduce you today to Johnny McCoy on this episode of the pursuing uncomfortable ...

Episode #23: Pursuing Calm When You Feel Anxiety

🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, Melissa Ebken let's get going. 🎶 🎶 Episode Intro: Welcome back to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast. I'm your host, Melissa Ebken. In this podcast, we talk ...

Episode 22: Pursuing Peace While Parenting (or any other time)

Mariel is sharing her story of bouncing back from depression, raising challenging teenagers as a single mom, and how it forced her to do life differently. She has learned some unique skills that can be very helpful in helping anyone, especially parents deal with anxiety and stress.

Episode 21: Pursuing Your Story with Perry Power

Links: Follow Perry Power on Instagram @iamperrypowerIf you are a victim of child sexual abuse, then you need to grab a copy of Perry's book on Amazon,Breaking The Silence: Stories From Survivors Of Sexual Abuse 🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in ...

Episode 20: Pursuing Healthier Habits with Jason Harwood

🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, Melissa Ebken let's get going. 🎶 🎶 Episode Intro: Hello friends. Welcome back to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast. I am your host, Melissa Ebken. How much of ...

Episode 19: Pursuing a LEGACY with Mark Smith

🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, Melissa Ebken let's get going. 🎶 🎶 Episode Intro: Hello, friends. And welcome back to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast where we encourage people to lean into and ...

Behind the Scenes

Still learning as I go! Note to self - be sure to block out my calendar when I plan to be out of town. I send out a link to my calendar for folks to schedule a time that works for them. Any appointments I have in my calendar will be shown as unavailable.  I hadn’t done this for our vacation and someone scheduled their podcast interview while I was going to be gone. I didn’t want to reschedule, so I packed the mic and “soundproofed” my space. I’m more diligent about my calendar ...

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Episode 18: Pursuing Health When It Seems Too Hard

🎶 Podcast Intro: Welcome to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast, where we give you the encouragement you need to lean into the uncomfortable stuff life puts in front of you, so you can love your life. If you are ready to overcome all the yuck that keeps you up at night, you're in the right place. I am your host, Melissa Ebken let's get go. 🎶 Episode Intro: 🎶 Hey, Hey, welcome back to the pursuing uncomfortable podcast. I'm Melissa Ebken and I'm so glad, and so thankful ...


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Hi, my name is Melissa Ebken, and I'm so thankful that you found your way here. 

I support people who are ready to lean into and overcome difficult challenges, situations, and experiences in their lives. I have been a pastor for 20+ years and have helped, guided, and supported many as they have grown through life's ups and downs. 

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