Welcome! Here you’ll find podcasts and interviews I’ve been featured on: conversations about faith, family, motherhood, nursing, coaching, and the journey of rebuilding a life with more peace, purpose, and freedom. Some of these episodes include my personal story and family experiences, including difficult seasons we’ve walked through. My hope is that these conversations offer encouragement, wisdom, and hope for anyone navigating healing, growth, and a fresh start. Each episode is a little different, but they’re all rooted in real life and real hope.
Have you ever caught your reflection and thought, I don't even recognize her anymore? In this episode of this Christian podcast for women, Anna sits down with holistic nurse coach Mandy Horne to talk about the sacred and often disorienting season of midlife transition. Mandy, founder of Wellspring of Life Coaches, brings 25 years of nursing wisdom and her own empty-nest, caregiving journey to unpack why so many of us feel caught between who we were and who God is calling us to become. Together, they talk hormone shifts, "peace leaks," and the one faithful next step that changes everything. If you've been telling yourself "everything's fine, but…" — this conversation is your permission slip to stop settling for fine.
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Mandy Horne was 19 years old, and she could not finish a sentence without gasping for air. For over a year her doctor told her it was asthma. It was not asthma. A new doctor, one week into his first practice, listened to her chest and said he did not need a stethoscope to hear the murmur. Her father carried her into the cardiologist's office because she could no longer walk in on her own. She was in heart failure. Six weeks in hospital. Three open heart surgeries. She went on to spend more than twenty five years as a nurse, taking care of everybody else. Then COVID came, and she found herself asking the question that now her clients are asking: What Now, God? In this episode of TodayPLANTomorrow, Aunty Foluke sits down with Mandy, now a Board Certified Holistic Nurse Coach and the founder of Wellspring of Life Coaches, to talk about the seasons that empty you out. Burnout. Caregiving. Hormones. The house going quiet when the last one leaves.
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I'm excited to introduce you to Mandy - who brings a unique perspective to the conversation today! Mandy has a nursing background of 25 years, and as the wife of a pastor, has homeschooled their two now grown children. And having walked through some of the challenging seasons that mid-life can bring, Mandy now coaches faith-based women who are in similar places in their journey.
Let's listen to Mandy's story now and see if she can perhaps help you in a time of transition in your world!
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In this episode of Forgiveness Is for YOU, my guest, Mandy Horne shares how a medical crisis became the turning point that exposed an abusive relationship, revealed unexpected protection, and opened the door to a new calling in nursing.
While recovering in the ICU, Mandy experienced both betrayal and God's grace through family, friends, strangers, and quiet moments where Christ made His presence known. We talk about how trauma clarifies truth, how forgiveness does not require denial, and how freedom often begins when we listen to what pain is teaching us.
This episode is for anyone who has faced illness, emotional abuse, or family dysfunction and wondered whether healing and purpose were still possible on the other side
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If you’re in a season of transition and asking, “What now, God?” this conversation may encourage you.
I had the joy of being a guest on the Peaceful Presence Podcast with Olivia Figuered, and this conversation was such a meaningful one.
We talked about what it looks like to walk through burnout, overwhelm, caregiving, health struggles, empty nest transitions, and seasons where you’re quietly asking, “What now, God?”
I shared pieces of my own story from nursing, homeschooling, ministry life, health challenges, and burnout, and how the Lord used those hard seasons to lead me into a more holistic, faith-rooted approach to healing and coaching.
We also talked about:
✨ rebuilding your foundation with God
✨ identity in Christ
✨ the connection between physical, emotional, and spiritual health
✨ learning to slow down
✨ taking small, faithful steps in a new season
If you’ve been feeling stretched thin, uncertain, or like God may be stirring something new in your life, I pray this conversation encourages you.
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Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feeling-burned-out-or-lost-how-to-trust-god-in-a/id1736412014?i=1000756153629
YT https://youtu.be/1_6usvY0FdU?si=8vBpppo5t_RoxY0r
What if the stress you feel isn’t just in your mind… but in your body too?
In this episode of Positive Solutions 4 Life, I’m joined by Mandy Horne, a registered nurse, holistic nurse, and wellness coach who helps midlife Christian women find peace and purpose during life transitions.
We talk about:
- Why midlife transitions can feel overwhelming
- How our thoughts affect our physical health
- Simple faith-centered practices that calm the nervous system
- Finding peace by asking God for the next step instead of the whole plan
One of my favorite reminders from Mandy:
“Peace isn’t found through control, it’s found through surrender.”
If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, or stretched thin in this season of life, this episode will encourage you to pause, breathe, and reconnect with God’s peace.
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Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-peace-with-mandy-horne/id1765354899?i=1000755027926
Changing Seasons...
I had the honor of being a guest on The Connected Mom Podcast with Becky Harling for an episode called Changing Seasons.
We had such a meaningful conversation about the reality of life transitions as moms and women of faith- the joy, the grief, the surrender, and the questions that often come with a new season.
We talked about:
✨ empty nest and the emotions that come with it
✨ changing friendships and grieving what shifts
✨ adoption, motherhood, and holding both joy and sorrow
✨ moving through difficult transitions with Christ as your anchor
✨ how to step confidently into the next season when God is clearly doing something new
I also shared a little of my own story- from homeschooling and ministry life to launching coaching in a season when the Lord was stirring my heart toward what was next.
If you’re in a changing season and need the reminder that God is faithful even when life feels unfamiliar, I think this conversation will encourage you.
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/changing-seasons/id1642938282?i=1000756120355
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Mandy Horne: What Now God? Finding Purpose in the Unexpected
What happens when life takes a turn you never expected? In this episode of A Woman’s Heart, Lisa sits down with Mandy Horne for an honest, hope-filled conversation about trusting God through life’s transitions.
Mandy shares how major health challenges, including open heart surgery at 19, reshaped her dreams, strengthened her faith, and eventually led her into nursing and ministry. From fears about motherhood to raising two children, including a son with autism, she reflects on how God used each season to prepare her for what came next.
Together, Lisa and Mandy talk about midlife transitions including empty nest, burnout, caregiving, health struggles, and the question, “What now, God?” Mandy encourages women to spend time with God, recognize His voice, and trust that even painful or unexpected seasons are never wasted.
If you’re navigating change, uncertainty, or wondering what God may be calling you into next, this conversation offers encouragement to trust that He is still guiding your steps.
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https://youtu.be/KKmQgv27soQ?si=PHtv8vr3d9SuTor2
“WHEN LIFE DOESN’T GO AS PLANNED | The BraveHeart Story of Mandy Horne”
I was honored to be a guest on The BraveHearted Woman Podcast with Dawn Damon for an episode titled “When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned.”
In this conversation, I shared pieces of my personal story-mincluding unexpected health challenges, open-heart surgeries, motherhood, adoption, raising a son with autism, years of nursing, burnout, and the faith journey that has shaped my life and calling. We talked about what it looks like to keep trusting God when life takes turns you never expected, and how even the hardest seasons can become part of a deeper story of purpose, healing, and surrender.
This episode is for the woman who feels like life has not unfolded the way she imagined, yet still senses God may be writing something meaningful through it all. My hope is that this conversation reminds you that your story is not over, your hard seasons are not wasted, and God can still lead you into a brave, faithful next chapter.
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https://youtu.be/NET_lJmm3S4?si=PryCzeLoimoxRa84
Experiencing God In Transitions with Mandy and Matt Horne
Mandy and Matt Horne have experienced A LOT of transition in their nearly 25 years of marriage. From several moves to adoption to working in ministry to starting a business, they have experienced the joys and challenges of the different seasons of life God has brought them through.
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How God has held them close and how they have clung to him through difficult transitions
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How they took on roles and responsibilities they might have never dreamed of depending on the season they were in
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Mandy's 3 R Coaching Framework (Reconnect, Restore and Rise)
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https://youtu.be/MxjLFY4CzpM?si=4Pd1X3EllZJ5RCgc
I had the joy of joining Carrie for a conversation about discerning God’s call in a new season, especially when He doesn’t show us the whole path at once.
We talked about recognizing God’s guidance in uncertainty, taking the next faithful step, leaning on prayer, Scripture, community, and wise counsel, and making room for both grief and joy during seasons of transition.
We also talked about how abiding in Christ helps us recognize His voice when fear and uncertainty get loud.
And a little disclaimer if you watch the YouTube version… 😂 I’m not quite sure why the playback seems so fast, I promise I do not actually talk that fast!
If you’re in a season of asking, “What now, God?” I pray this conversation encourages you to trust Him even when you can only see the next step. 💜
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https://youtu.be/Wh4BCPg-ZKc?si=vk7rPfme28ghxBKZ
Caregiving rarely follows a tidy plan. In this episode, Mandy Horne, registered nurse and board-certified health and wellness nurse coach, shares her family’s journey through adoption, a late autism diagnosis, complex caregiving, and the challenges of supporting both a child with unique needs and aging parents.
Mandy shares how her son’s diagnosis brought understanding, access to support, and renewed hope and how his senior year became an unexpected season of transformation, faith, and ministry, including the launch of Jesus and Autism.
Together, we talk about caregiver exhaustion, changing expectations, finding supportive community, and learning to choose surrender over striving. Mandy also shares simple ways to stay connected with God in demanding seasons through flexible rhythms of prayer, worship, and grace.
If you’re caring for others, navigating uncertainty, or feeling stretched between generations, this conversation offers encouragement, practical wisdom, and hope for the season you’re in.
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https://youtu.be/4YZVTV-v6qY?si=hZdgCLhEWMNnDDBR