The Podcast
Encouragement for Real Life
The Podcast
Encouragement for Real Life
Welcome to the Encouragement for Real Life podcast!
We both know real life is a mixture of blessings and blunders, celebrations and sadness, and happiness and heartaches. And some days we could use some extra encouragement for our real lives right now.
You’ll find that in each episode. Full of hope, promise, and joy, all in about 15 minutes each week. New episodes drop each Tuesday.
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I’ m so glad you’re here, friend!
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Recent Episodes
240. 10 Things That Are Not Actually Emergencies
Have you been living like everything is urgent? In this lighthearted but deeply practical episode, Julie kicks off a brand-new Top 10 series by addressing something many women don’t even realize they’re doing — treating normal life like an...
239. What Matters Most with My Oldest Brother Marty Gorkow
In this month’s guest episode, Julie sits down with someone who has impacted her life from the very beginning — her oldest brother, Marty Gorkow. This conversation is personal, heartfelt, and grounded in real life. Marty shares stories from...
238. What We Do Not Want Anyone to See
We’re wrapping up our 3-part series, The Stuff We Keep Inside, with what may be the most tender topic of all: what we don’t want anyone to see. In Episode 1, we talked about the thoughts we think but never say out loud. In Episode 2, we explored...
237. What We Are Carrying That No One Knows
In today’s episode of the Encouragement for Real Life Podcast, Julie Lefebure continues the series, The Stuff We Keep Inside, with Episode 2: What We Are Carrying That No One Knows. This episode is recorded live. Many women are silently holding...
236. What We Think But Do Not Say
In this first episode of the new series The Stuff We Keep Inside, Julie opens an honest conversation about something we all carry but rarely talk about: the thoughts we think but do not say. These are the quiet, repetitive thoughts that don’t...
235. Staying Close to Jesus with LuEllyn Rozeboom
Welcome back to Encouragement for Real Life! This month’s guest episode is a special one. Julie sits down with someone who has quietly and faithfully walked with God for many years—LuEllyn Rozeboom. She's a woman whose life and leadership have...





