Linking Arms

About Linking Arms

The Linking Arms podcast is a lifestyle podcast, brand, and community brought to life by Purposeful Living. An organization focused on empowering all women to link arms in creating a better world. Delving into themes such as wellness, spirituality, self-development and so much more, this podcast is known for creating real, raw and hilarious moments during their conversations with fascinating women from all walks of life. Each episode proves to provide their listeners with actionable insights and highly relatable stories.

Publisher

Purposeful Living

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Apr 2019

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

110 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Sacrifices of a Mother (Part 2): How to Rebuild When You've Lost Everything

   Sister, what do you do when you've given up everything and you're standing in the rubble wondering where to even begin? In Part 2 of this conversation, Nadine Dyer welcomes Lisa Murdock back to Linking Arms to talk about the practical side of sacrifice: how to rebuild. If you heard Part 1, you know Lisa's story of surrendering her dream of motherhood as she pictured it, for the sake of her three daughters. Now she walks us through what came after, one step at a time. Lisa shares how she started by simply showing up, slipping into the back row of a dark church auditorium where she could listen without being seen. She talks about learning to hear God's voice for the first time, not through striving, but through humility and quiet. She opens up about getting comfortable being alone, feeding her soul with what she listened to, keeping a small and safe circle of women around her, and leaning into the pain instead of running from it. Nadine and Lisa also talk honestly about surrendering the dreams we had for our lives, tuning out the voices that aren't God's, and holding on to a personal relationship with Him even when church and people fall short. And Lisa leaves us with this: you can sacrifice a lot of things, but never sacrifice your worthiness. You are worthy, not because of your achievements, your home, or what others think of you, but because you are His. Whatever you're rebuilding today, sister, nothing is too far gone. Our God redeems it all. Guest Bio: Lisa Murdock serves as Hospitality Coordinator at Purposeful Living and is a dear friend to the ministry. A mother of three grown daughters, Lisa has walked through divorce, deep healing, and the hardest surrender of her life, and today enjoys a close, growing relationship with her girls and their extended family. Her heart is to help every woman she meets know how worthy she is. Key Takeaways: Show up to healthy places. You don't have to participate or serve right away. Just find a safe place and show up. Humble yourself. Lisa began truly hearing God when she let go of pride and humbled herself completely. Humility and surrender are where transformation happens. Get comfortable being still. Resist the urge to fill every quiet moment. Healing happens in the space we make for God. Watch what you're consuming. What you listen to, watch, and take in shapes your emotional, mental, and spiritual health. Take one step at a time. Rebuilding is a journey, and falling down is part of it. Let go of past failures and keep moving forward. Surrender your dreams. Lay down the life you pictured so God can grow you into who He created you to be. Keep your circle small and safe. You need at least one person for the hug, the banter, and the vulnerable moments. That might be a friend, a counselor, or a free Purposeful Living coach. Care for your mental health. Counseling and other tools are more accessible than ever, including virtual options. Tune your dial to God's voice. Learn to recognize when you're hearing your own voice, society's, or someone else's, and turn back toward His peace. Prioritize your relationship with Him. If you can't figure it all out, just love God. He'll do the rest. Never sacrifice your worthiness. Your worth isn't earned. You are worthy because you are His. Verse References (NIV): Proverbs 18:12: "Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor." Psalm 46:10: "He says, 'Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.'" Matthew 22:37-38: "Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment." Isaiah 43:1b: "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine."

2. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Sacrifices of a Mother (Part 1): Surrender, Healing & Redemption with Lisa Murdock

   In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Nadine Dyer sits down with dear friend Lisa Murdock, Purposeful Living's hospitality coordinator, to talk about the sacrifices of a mother. Lisa shares her story out loud for the very first time. She was the "good girl" who followed every rule, married, and had three little daughters. Then unhealed childhood trauma surfaced and her world began to crumble. Facing divorce in a small town in the 1980s, Lisa made the hardest decision of her life. For the sake of her girls' future, she let them be raised in their father's home. Later, when he remarried, she stepped back once more so her daughters could have a whole family, even if that meant watching from outside the snow globe. Lisa opens up about the moment she saw Jesus with open arms saying, "Come to Me, child," and about ten years of counseling, rebuilding her faith, and refusing to let anyone tear down her children's family. She also shares how a devastating family loss changed everything she thought she'd one day tell her daughters. Today, Lisa and her grown daughters are closer than ever, part of what Nadine lovingly calls "one big happy, dysfunctional family." Her story is a beautiful reminder that God doesn't always carry us around the hard things. He carries us through them, and He redeems it all. If you're carrying shame, feeling unworthy, or being asked to lay something precious down, this episode is for you. You are loved. You are worthy. And you are never too far from God. Stay tuned for Part 2, where Nadine and Lisa unpack practical steps for surrender, discernment, and seeing the fruit of sacrifice. Content note: This episode includes discussion of childhood abuse, divorce, and the loss of a child.

3. 

   9 Sept 2026

   Emotional Endurance (Part 2): Five Practical Steps to Endure Well

   Sister, if Part 1 stirred something in you, this episode is where it gets practical. Nadine and Marti pick up right where they left off, distilling their conversation into five simple, memorable steps you can carry with you all week long. Marti walks through each one with the same warmth and honesty that made Part 1 so meaningful. She talks about sitting with an emotions chart during her devotional time, digging past the surface feeling to find the lie underneath, and learning the difference between a feeling that needs to be confessed and one that needs to be grieved. One of the most tender moments comes when Marti opens up about carrying a victim identity from past trauma, and how she's learning to bring even the parts of her story that feel too painful to hand over as an offering to God. Nadine pauses mid-conversation to speak directly to any listener sitting in a hard season, reminding her that God collects every tear and sustains the ones who cast their burdens on Him. The conversation moves into what endurance actually looks like day to day, using Romans 5 as a framework for how tribulation produces perseverance, perseverance produces character, and character produces hope. Marti shares a vulnerable moment about recognizing her own tendency to grumble even in the middle of answered prayers, and the practice of remembering God's faithfulness instead of dwelling on old trauma. Sister, whatever you're carrying today, this episode offers a simple hand-shaped way to remember how to bring it to Him. GUEST BIOMarti Justice is the founder and CEO of Marti J Styles and serves as the Generosity Coordinator for Purposeful Living. A wife of almost 28 years and mom of four adult children, Marti brings her hard-won wisdom on faith and emotional health to this two-part conversation on emotional endurance. KEY TAKEAWAYS What am I feeling? Pausing to name the emotion, rather than rushing past it, is the first step toward emotional maturity. What do I do with it? Some feelings point to lies that need confessing; others point to real pain that needs to be grieved and felt. Trauma and past victimization can quietly become identity if we don't bring them to God as an offering to be healed. Endurance is not one and done. It's a moment-by-moment, step-by-step choice to keep turning toward God instead of the flesh. Remembering God's faithfulness, and testifying about it, is a powerful weapon against discouragement and grumbling. Character is built through tribulation. There's no shortcut to the maturity that perseverance produces. Surrender and humility are the foundation underneath everything else. The gap between our current capability and God's calling is His to fill, not ours. A simple hand-shaped memory tool: thumb (what am I feeling), pointer (what do I do with it), middle (endurance), ring (His faithfulness), pinky (surrender and humility). Scripture References Romans 5:3-5 (NKJV) — "And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us." 1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV) — "Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." Psalm 55:22 (NKJV) — "Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved." James 4:1, 6 (NKJV) — "Where do wars and fights come among you come from... But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: 'God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.'" James 4:7 (NKJV) — "Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." Psalm 78 (referenced, NKJV) — A recounting of God's faithfulness to the Israelites despite their grumbling, used as a picture of our own tendency to forget His provision.

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