PODCAST- Stasi Eldredge & Stacey Burton are closing out 2024 in Captivating Style

Merry Post-Christmas/Pre-New Year/In-between-Week-of-Reflection-and-Eating-ALL the- Leftover-Christmas-Cookies-Before-Resolutions-set-in! This podcast was recorded before the holidays. But I think you’ll agree, since we’re smack dab in the middle of that glorious week mentioned above, references to Christmas are still on the table. Besides, whenever you happen to be listening… it’s always a good time for Stasi E and Stacey […]

Podcast-The Return of Kyle Mann

Kyle Mann, you heard me, not a cheap fake AI version but THE real life Editor in Chief of the Babylon Bee shocks us all by returning to the Isle after a 4 year hiatus. And so much has happened in those 4 years. For starters, he got WAY more famous from all that Babylon […]

PODCAST- Jeane Burgess has Winsome Wisdom on The Wonderful, Wacky World of Christian Dating…when you’re not exactly a teenager…

I love Jeane. She’s the real deal. And she’s back on the Isle to chat about dating and relationships as: Candid. Fun. Heartfelt. Encouraging. And all around INSPIRING. That’s what it’s like to have a chat with Jeane. Cause that’s who she is! Listen for yourself… and be inspired! Remember, this is just Part 1, […]

To Own Your Awkward

What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world? My Misfit Manifesto is basically to help as many people as possible understand that they are wired the way they are on purpose, for a purpose, by their Creator, and to: I think that would help the world a bit. […]

Brant Hansen is owning his awkward… and you know how we feel about that!

You can hear the giddyness in my voice. And I will not apologize. Nay, I shall own it. That’s because author, nationally syndicated radio host, and advocate for healing children through CURE International, Brant Hansen stops by the Isle to talk about, oh lots of things. Things like owning our awkwardness (music to our Misfit […]

Flip Your Focus: 3 Ways to Get Unstuck

I recently came across this little thought on my Instagram feed. Now, I’m not here to advocate doomscrolling, but as they say “even a broken clock is right twice a day”, which for purposes of this little blogpost I am translating to mean “even Instagram will occasionally offer nuggets of wisdom.”The thought was about three […]

Misfit Monday: When you Say the Quiet Part Out Loud

Ever done this? Oh, it’s a good time alright. It can be shocking. Even embarrassing. But there’s something to be said for moments of brutal honesty.After all, if no one ever says it out loud, how can we have any real discussion? Any real understanding? Any real growth? So yeah. Every once in a while […]

Podcast- Risking the Real with Allen Arnold, Part 2

As promised, here’s Part Deux! Not that it’s in French or anything, but it feels classy to say it that way. And we’re nothing if not classy around here. We continue our discussion with Allen, friend of the Misfits, and all around Coach of the Creatives, touching on themes around his latest book “Risk the […]

PODCAST- Allen Arnold is Taking Risks and Getting Real, Part I

It’s all about taking risks and getting real on this first of a two part series with Allen Arnold, author, speaker and Wild at Heart Ministries. He’s back on the Isle, not just for the Stupid Game (albeit a classic, and dare I say Shatnerrific), but to talk about some themes around his latest book “Risk the Real”.

PODCAST- Karen Vance on taking that next step…

So you’re waking up. Literally. Metaphorically. Great! Now… what is it you’re waking up to? Ah, that’s the Million Dollar Misfit Question. What is it that you are feeling called to in this season of your life? And here’s the Go Big or Go Home Bonus Round: What would it take to actually do it? […]