Podcast: The Emotionally Healthy Leader

5 Practices to Create a Church Where It’s Safe to Be Human

So much of modern church culture encourages us to hide. Hide our struggles. Hide our doubts. Hide the messy, complicated truth of being human. But Jesus never invited us into a sanitized faith. He called us into something real. In today’s episode, I…

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Facing the Unseen: Why Discipleship Must Go Beneath the Surface

Too often, we lead others while unaware of the emotional baggage we carry. In this episode, I share why genuine discipleship must go beneath the surface—into the depths of our emotional world and the generational patterns shaping us. Using the…

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Slowing Down to Catch Up with God: How to Escape the Ministry Hamster Wheel

In today’s fast-paced world, Christian leaders are often caught on the “ministry hamster wheel”—spinning endlessly with meetings, sermons, crises, and expectations. But what if the most radical, missional act we could take isn’t to do more,…

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5 Ways Your Family of Origin Is Undermining Your Leadership (Part 2)

What if your family of origin is still running your leadership — and you don’t even know it? In Part 2 of this vital conversation, Pete Scazzero continues unpacking how the emotional and relational patterns we inherited growing up deeply shape how…

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5 Ways Your Family of Origin Is Undermining Your Leadership (Part 1)

If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in patterns you can’t explain or hitting a wall in your leadership that won’t budge—there’s a reason. In this episode of the Emotionally Healthy Leader Podcast, I explore one of the most overlooked but…

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Good Limits vs. Bad Limits: How Wise Leaders Know the Difference

After 30 years of wrestling with the tension between vision and limitation, I’ve come to see that how we handle limits can make—or break—our leadership. In this episode, I explore the subtle but powerful difference between good and bad limits….

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The Power of Leading From Your Marriage or Singleness as a Sign and Wonder: Pt.2

👉 Download the FREE Emotionally Healthy Leader Discussion Guide at —————————————————— In today’s episode, we dive deep into one of the most misunderstood and undervalued aspects of Christian…

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The Power of Leading From Your Marriage or Singleness as a Sign and Wonder: Pt.1

👉 Download the FREE Emotionally Healthy Leader Discussion Guide at —————————————————— Most Christian leaders are taught to prioritize ministry first—leaving marriage, singleness, and sexuality in the shadows….

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Why True Leaders Confront the Elephants in the Room (Part 2)

📝 How Emotionally Healthy Are You? Take this Free Assessment to find out. —————————————————— There’s no other way to lead with integrity—none—than by confronting the elephants in the room. In Part 2 of…

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Why True Leaders Confront the Elephants in the Room (Part 1)

📝 Free Church Culture Assessment: How is your church doing in these 6 core areas? churchhealth —————————————————— Leadership is hard. And confronting the elephants in the room—the inappropriate behaviors,…

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