001 Join me and let's do life together

Hello, friends, my name is Ellen Meyer, and I'm delighted to welcome you to my podcast.

Here, you will receive a weekly dose of inspiration and acquire skills that will help you no matter what your circumstance is right now or what life may throw at you.

Get ready for some real talk on subjects concerning faith, culture, mental and spiritual health and healing and self-development. I trust that after every episode, you will be more motivated, inspired and capable to make positive changes to your world. It is no secret that we live in a world of information overload, noise and a lot of loud voices expressing their opinions. And here I am launching another podcast! So why on earth listen to this one? Let me tell you why.

It is because I will use my voice to silence the noise, to simplify your life and to connect you to the most important voice, the voice that will speak truth. This voice will refute lies, false beliefs and release life and breakthrough where you most need it. But you will have to do your part. You will have to choose to believe truth over lies and then start aligning your actions accordingly. Not saying it will be easy, but it is the first baby steps towards victory. We are called to live by faith and not by sight.

In my 40 something years of life, I have lived and worked on three different continents, Africa, Asia, and Europe. I have experience in the corporate world, as an entrepreneur, as a mom, and in church ministry. I have learned a thing or two about adversity and overcoming it. Not only through my own life, but also through countless ordinary, yet extraordinary people that I have encountered along the way. I can also tell you that my life did not work out according to my five, or even my ten year plan, despite all my meticulous planning and positive declarations. Can you relate?

My life is the epitome of what it means to pivot and be creative, when there is yet another unexpected surprise. But you know what, friends? I look back now and I am so grateful that God chose to intervene and did not always give me what I asked for.

In those moments, it is tempting to feel that God is absent or unwilling to help, yet He has already put the inspired solutions inside of you. In those moments when things don't work out as you hoped, choose to partner with the Holy Spirit. It was through life's unexpected challenges and doors that closed in front of me, that I was led to trust the Holy Spirit in me and able to craft a life that I love.

I am not the girl that will tell you that God is going to fix all your problems and say yes to all your prayers, but I am the girl that will tell you that you can trust Him. And that I know that through your circumstance, Jesus is trying to get your attention, to get you to see that He is right there, wanting to do life with you. Through the challenges in your life, He is pursuing you and inviting you to trust Him and to see all the good that He will produce out of even the worst situations.

Twelve years ago, I followed my husband to Switzerland with our two and a half year old boy, even with all the beauty and excitement of coming to a new country and exploring new opportunities, there was the harsh reality of being far away from family and from a community that I loved. There was the reality of loss. There was the reality of being a foreigner with language and cultural barriers, which I had not known before.

Even for an eternal optimist like me, that reality hit hard. There were four things that rescued me during those years. I discovered Intimacy with God as my closest companion, the beauty of being a mom, fitness as a therapy, and I discovered podcasts.

At the press of a button, I went from lonely to being in the company of the most inspirational people. I spent hours in the company of leaders like John Maxwell and Randy Clark, neuroscientists, athletes, and other individuals with exceptional mental and physical fortitude, all while feeding my baby or going for a run or folding the laundry. I chose to surround myself with my very own tribe at the press of a button. And now I am repaying the favour with my very own podcast.

As a mom, an entrepreneur with my current venture in beauty and well-being, as a ministry leader with a study background in cognitive behavioral therapy and theology, I look forward to share with you some life lessons and wisdom from my adventures and those of some pretty amazing people that I've met on my journey. I just know it will help you become more effective and fulfilled.

With my podcast, I hope to become a part of your tribe, to be the mentor who believes in you, the coach who pushes you just a little further than you thought possible, and a voice of truth and reason. So, whether you are in the depths of being overwhelmed or at the peaks of success, the invitation is there to pause in this very present moment and realize, you are ALIVE and you have the gift of choice.

How will you use this wonderful gift of time in this life that has been given to you?

This podcast is for you, all my friends, women and men, to my sisters, my real ones, and those with whom I've shared parts of my life. You know who you are, and this is for you, friend that I've never met.

So, join me and let's do life together !