Brenda is the host of Love's Inner Voice, a podcast devoted to authenticity, self-discovery, and the courage to follow your inner truth. What makes her story especially striking is the timing of it: she became a first-time author at 70 years old, after spending decades working as a nurse.

That before-and-after is a big part of what we talk about in Episode 257. Brenda describes the shift from the clinical, caretaking world of nursing into a life shaped by writing, journaling, and divinely led intuition. It's not a small pivot. It's a full reorientation toward trusting something beyond the visible and measurable.

A focus journal with an unexpected root

One of the tools Brenda shares is her focus journal, and she draws a compelling correlation between its structure and the principles behind 12-step recovery programs. Both are built around presence, honesty, and taking things one piece at a time rather than trying to solve everything at once.

Merry-go-round thinking

Brenda has a name for that loop we all know too well — the one where your mind keeps circling the same worry, the same story, the same resistance without ever landing anywhere new. She calls it merry-go-round thinking, and in the episode we talk about how to recognize when you're on it, and what it takes to step off.

What nature taught her about letting go

During COVID, Brenda found herself hugging trees and, to her surprise, actually feeling their energy. That experience opened a door into looking at nature as a teacher. The seasons don't resist their own letting go — they release what's finished so there's room for what's next. Brenda encourages bringing that same seasonal permission into our own lives.

But she's honest about the fact that letting go rarely feels graceful. Often it feels wrong. When grief moves in as part of that process, Brenda leans on an acronym that helps guide her through it — toward rebirth and a renewed flow of energy, rather than getting stuck.

Blossoming differently

What comes through most in this conversation is Brenda's openness to blossoming in ways she didn't expect — trusting divinely led intuition rather than the plan she might have mapped out before. She also encourages all of us to pay closer attention to our dreams, as another channel where that inner voice speaks.

This is a conversation about divine love, authenticity, and the courage to keep growing, no matter your age or your starting point.

Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, and find Brenda at brendalbalding.com.

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