The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Jon Acuff is back for his seventh appearance on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich, and this conversation is packed with the kind of practical, funny, encouraging wisdom that makes you want to change your life before the episode is even over. In this episode, Jon shares the heart behind his new book, Procrastination Proof, and the conversation moves far beyond productivity into the real stuff like fear, doubt, regret, ambition, family, motivation, future selves, and how to stop waiting for perfect conditions before you begin. It is possible to build something meaningful right where you are. Listen in and share with friends!

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In this moving episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich, Dr. Lee Warren shares what a lifetime in neurosurgery, war, devastating loss, and deep faith has taught him about pain, hope, grief, resilience, and the real power of the mind to change the brain. This conversation goes far beyond medicine into the places a scalpel cannot reach like automatic thoughts, unanswered prayers, the fear that follows heartbreak, and the daily choice to love tomorrow more than we hate how we feel today. It is wise, tender, and unexpectedly practical, especially for parents trying to raise strong kids in an anxious world, and it will leave listeners with something we all need more of right now: a steadier way to face what hurts and keep living with courage.

Find Dr. Lee Warren and links to his books, substack, and podcast at DrLeeWarren.com

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On this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, I’m joined again by my dear friend Rachel Kovac, and this conversation is for anyone who has ever wondered if they can really keep going through the high school years. Rachel has written an incredibly practical, deeply encouraging book called Their Future Is Shining Bright , and we talk through everything parents actually need like dual enrollment, college applications, trade paths, transcripts, and all the options most of us didn’t even know existed. But more than that, we talk about what’s at stake during the teen years like identity formation, the messages kids internalize, and the opportunity we have to stay close and guide them through it. If you’ve felt that tension between wanting to continue and wondering if you’re enough, this episode will steady you and remind you why these years might be the most important ones to keep.

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Releasing on Easter day, this conversation with Addison Bevere meets us right in the tension so many of us are living in where we are overwhelmed, overthinking, and worn down from trying to hold everything together. Addison shares his own story of burnout, insomnia, and the unraveling that comes when life is driven by control. He offers a compelling invitation into a different way of living marked by surrender, presence, and a restored connection with God as Father. Together, we explore why prayer often feels ineffective, what it actually is meant to be, and how shifting our attention can move us out of anxiety and into something steadier and more life-giving. LINKS:

Words with God

Words with God Prayer Journal

https://messengerx.com

https://rediscoverprayer.com
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Dr. Pamela Stephens Lehenbauer joins Ginny Yurich for a rich and refreshing conversation about why so many of us feel worn thin, why the wellness industry often leaves us chasing the wrong things, and how wonder, joy, nature, and real relationship can help bring us back to life. Drawing from her beautiful book Wonder and Joy for the Wired and Tired, Pam shares jaw-dropping truths about the natural world—from deep oceans and monarch butterflies to flowers, trees, and the human body—while gently reminding us that we were made to notice, to delight, and to be restored by what God has placed all around us. This episode is a hopeful invitation to step off the hamster wheel, recover your sense of awe, and remember that even in hard seasons, there is still beauty to be found.
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