How to Seek God's Wisdom and Discern What to Believe Online: Knowledge Vs. Wisdom Over the Influence Ep. 4

We live with more information than ever, but more knowledge doesn’t automatically make us wise. This episode explores how Google, AI, social media, influencers, and endless advice can shape what we believe, how we make decisions, and whether we turn to God first. Best-selling author and host, Heath…

More Like Jesus or More Impressive? How to Set Goals that Keep the Focus on Jesus (Over the Influence Ep. 3)

How can you tell if your pursuit of a better body, better schedule, better finances, or better life is quietly pulling your focus away from Jesus? As the "Over the Influence" series continues, this episode features host Heather Creekmore discussing the differences between self-improvement, self-opt…

How to Live a Spirit-Led Life: Over the Influence Series Episode 2

In this second episode in the "Over the Influence" series, Heather Creekmore explores the difference between being less influenced and becoming Spirit-led. Outside voices from family, culture, social media, and comparison shape us early, often turning learned assumptions into deeply held beliefs. B…

Over the Influence Series: Living Spirit-Led in a Noisy World

Are you making your own spirit-led choices, or are influencers, algorithms, trends, and other people quietly making them for you? In the first episode of a new series called "Over the Influence," Heather Creekmore takes an honest, funny look at the everyday decisions shaped by outside voices. From…

The Real Reason We Keep Putting It Off Featuring Dana K. White of A Slob Comes Clean

Procrastination often looks like laziness, but Dana K. White says the real problem is usually overthinking. We try to solve the entire project in our heads before taking the first step, turning a manageable task into an imaginary maze of problems. In this episode, Dana sits down with Heather and e…

Should You Take a GLP-1? Three Questions About Body Image, Comparison, and Self-Love

Should you take a GLP-1? Is self-love really the key to loving others or feeling loved? And what do you do when another woman’s seemingly perfect life makes you feel like you’re losing? In this episode of Compared to Who?, Heather Creekmore tackles three questions that show up again and again: W…

Why Taking Thoughts Captive Isn't Step One: How to Actually Defeat the Negative Thoughts

Negative thoughts can feel relentless, especially in a dressing room, in front of a mirror, or anywhere body-image fears get loud. But today Heather Creekmore explains why simply telling yourself to “take your thoughts captive” often doesn’t work. In this episode, Heather explores 2 Corinthians 10…

Overthinking, Obsessing, and the Real Reason You Can’t Stop Thinking About It

You replay the conversation, reread the text 100 times, re-analyze the comment, Google the symptom, or fixate. The loop promises that if you think hard enough, you can prevent the bad outcome and finally feel safe. But Heather Creekmore explains that the real issue usually isn’t the topic of the th…

Be Her: What Ella Langley's Song Reveals About Idolizing Our Ideal Selves

Ella Langley's country song "Be Her" describes a woman who seems to have it all figured out — grounded, secure, at peace — and an aching desire to become her. At first blush it sounds like a song about envying someone else. Yet, the lyrics aren't describing another woman; Langley sings about the ve…

Awaken Delight: Embracing a "Delicious" Life with Jesus featuring Stephanie Rousselle

Today’s conversation explores the profound and transformative topic of DELIGHT—what it means to truly delight in God and, perhaps even harder to believe, what it means that God DELIGHTS in you. Our special guest, Stephanie Rousselle of Gospel Spice, is a Bible teacher, author, and founder of the G…