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Embrace Your Strengths

Barbara Culwell

Barbara Culwell sits downs with individuals to hear how they are on the path to living out their God given purpose as they are understanding and developing their Top 5 CliftonStrengths. You will be encouraged to hear how you are matters in your work and relationships. Join Barbara as she helps you navigate how to find more joy and purpose in your life as you hear other’s stories of embracing their strengths!

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30:42

EP 209 Diving into Her Positvity and Empathy in Her...

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2026/03/31

Shelby's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Empahty, Harmony, Relator, Developer and Positivity Shelby and her husband Erik live in Boston with their two year old Mila and precious golden retriever, Lou. Shelby is a pediatric physical therapist, but right now she stays at home with Mila as she continues to recover from her stem cell transplant and embrace her new life while navigating cancer remission. Erik just transitioned from being a military pilot to the reserves and he currently attends Harvard

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44:10

EP 208 From Discouragement to Flourishing: Leaning...

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2026/03/24

Michelle's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Restorative, Empathy, Belief, Developer and Responsibility Michelle lives in Natick (heavy a sound) Ma, a suburb of Boston where she currently serves on the People & Culture team with Cru. Caring for the ~50 campus and capacity staff in the New England states is her main focus, while also providing support in various ways to staff throughout the Northeast Geography. She’s been on staff with Cru for almost 35 years and has ministered to college

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24:43

EP 207 Guided by Her Strengths Through Life,...

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2026/03/17

Erica's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Belief, Communication, Context, Responsibility and Restorative Erica brings a unique blend of life experience, faith, and heart to every stage of life. Transitioning from actuarial analyst to missionary wife, then 16 years homeschooling, and now a mom of amazing UT Austin College kiddos, she has learned to navigate life’s changes with confidence and grace. Guided by Belief, Responsibility, and a Restorative mindset, her love for God, people, and cats shapes how

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32:50

EP 206 Loving Deeply in Foster Care and Adoption with...

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2026/03/10

Karina's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Relator, Harmony, Empathy, Belief and Responsibility Karina Venable lives in Austin, Texas with her husband David and their three beautiful children, who are each gifts, given from the Father through adoption. Karina has been a teacher in various capacities throughout the years, including homeschooling her children for seven years. She loves to study scripture and write about what the Lord is teaching her, and she recently had the honor of co-authoring a Bible

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EP 205 Discovering Each Person's Value: Team Workshop...

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2026/02/18

Texas A&M's Bridge's Staff Team Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Learner, Connectedness, Includer, Communication & WooBarbara shares insights about a recent workshop for the Bridges Staff Team at Texas A&M. Each person brings their unique strengths. She talks about some of the insights she observed with the group of five . Link to take the CliftonStrengths Assessment Coaching and Workshops with Barbara Culwell Subscribe & Leave a Review on Embrace Your Strengths

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41:33

EP 204 Learning a New Dance After a Season of...

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2026/02/10

James" Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Learner, Intellection, Developer, Context, & Input Julie's Top 5 Cliftonstrengths are: Strategic, Input, Relator, Belief & Arranger James and Julie are both native Texans and have been married 35 years. They have been on staff with ReachGlobal (mission agency of the Evangelical Free Church of America) for 31 years. They lived and served in Kyiv, Ukraine for 15 years and Budapest, Hungary for 15 years. In August 2025 they relocated back to the USA and live

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17:21

Episode 203 REPLAY: Creativity, Hospitality & Strengths

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2026/01/21

Barbara's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are HARMONY, ADAPTABILITY, EMPATHY, CONNECTEDNESS & MAXIMIZERIn this episode Barbara tells about a creative group that she is a part of and how fueling her creativity overflows in to her love for hospitality. Knowing and using her strengths are integral in what happens at home around her table with friends and family. Link to take the CliftonStrengths Assessment Coaching and Workshops with Barbara Culwell Subscribe & Leave a Review on Embrace Your

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35:34

EP 202 Walking Through the Brokeness of Divorce with...

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2026/01/13

Dawn's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Activator, Woo, Empathy, Connecetness and Restorative Dawn lives in Dallas. TX. She recently made the move to East-West ministries from Cru where she helps mobilize the next generation to go to the spiritual darkest places of the world. She enjoys all things outdoors, a good cup of coffee with good conversation. Prayer in the Night: For those who Work, or Watch or Weep by Tish Harrison Warren is one of the books that has ministered to her in her journey. Find

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6:28

EP 201 Maximize! My Word for 2026

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2026/01/06

Barbara's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Harmony, Adaptabilty, Empathy, Connectedness and Maximizer Maximizer is one of Barbara's top strengths and as she thinks about 2026 it gives her some intentionality in areas of her life that she wants to maximize! Find out your strengths by taking the CliftonStrengths Top 5 Assessment Workshops and Coaching with Barbara Culwell Subscribe & Leave a Review on Embrace Your Strengths

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21:27

EP 200 Celebrating Episode 200 with Gerry Buchholz

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2025/12/09

Barbara and Gerry celebrate 200 episodes of Embrace Your Strengths! Gerry is EYS's biggest fan! She shares a bit about how knowing her strengths "saved her marriage" and also living out her strengths daily gives her joy and passion as she meets with folks and loves to share the life giving hope of knowing Jesus! You can hear more about her story on Episode 61. Barbara talks about the history of EYS and the joy she gets from connecting with people and encouraging them to live wholeheartedly

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42:43

EP 199 Restoring Broken Family Relationshipsin the...

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2025/12/04

Josue's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Restoraive Connectedness, Woo, Communication and ContextNicole's Top 5 Clfitonstrengths are: Maximizer, Empathy, Harmony, Futuristic and Developer Nicole and Daniel (Mambo) make their home in Denver, Colorado, though they originally from Wisconsin and Mexico City. Nicole is a dedicated career coach who thrives on helping people discover their purpose and professional direction. Daniel works as a financial broker helping people to understand how the financial

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51:23

EP 198 Nature, Nurture and Her Strengths: The Gift of...

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2025/11/18

Heather McDowell Macleod's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Positivity, Empathy, Developer, Communication & Includer Heather lives in Southern California with her husband, David, and their kids. Having grown up on CRU staff as the daughter of the McDowells, ministry has always been close to her heart. After six years of working directly with young adults, she recently stepped into the role of Director of Development at OC United. OC United is committed to keeping families together, preventing kids

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30:43

EP !97 Living Intentionally: A Life Devoted to People...

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2025/11/04

Tawny's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Belief, Activator, Responsibiility, Achiever and Connectedness Tawny has been with Cru almost 30 years having served in Baton Rouge, Costa Rica, Mexico, Colorado, and Orlando. She currently has the privilege of working with the Cru Coaching Center team as a launching specialist. Being able to help students start ministries across the U.S. and world where there currently are none is what she loves doing. She's married to Ryan and has two seniors, Sutton in

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31:22

EP 196 Love Rooted in God's Faithfulness with...

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2025/10/28

Michelle's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Harmony, Activator, Relator, individualization and Responsbility Michelle lives in Austin Texas with her husband Austin and two girls Katherine and Margo. She attended the University of Oklahoma and worked in campus ministry post college at SMU in Dallas. Most recently she has been a part of the team at Generous Giving doing follow up for their retreats that happen all over the country. Her favorite things to do include being active and being outside

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EP 195 Sojourning in France: Learning, Hosting and...

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2025/10/21

Lana's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Woo, Communication, Activator, Includer & Connectedness Lana is currently living in Aix-en-Provence, a town in the South of France! She and her husband just moved there in July 2025 for an opportunity with his work, as well as a desire to be a part of God’s plan for the nations. Currently she spends her days going to French school and enjoying all of the things that France has to offer! Before moving to France, she was a business strategy consultant and

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25:43

EP !94 Adapting to a New Chapter in Charleston with...

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2025/10/08

Kelsey's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Positivity, Strategic, Maximizer, Ideation and Adaptability Kelsey Linnartz is the artist and founder of LinnArtzy (yes, the name comes from her last name and a constant compliment, "you're so artsy"). She uses her top 5 strengths of Positivity, Strategic, Maximizer, Ideation, and Adaptability every day as an entrepreneur and creative. She's a live fashion illustrator who draws guests at parties and brand events—think personalized fashion sketches created on the

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42:17

EP 193 Championing Each Other in a New Season of...

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2025/09/30

Matt's Top 5 Strengths are: Adaptability, Context, Positivity, Woo & BeliefElizabeth's Top 5 Strengths are: Harmony, Relator, Discipline, Empathy & Focus Matt and Elizabeth live in Orlando, FL with their two sons, Caleb (2.5) and Shepherd (11 months). They met while serving in Italy with Cru, and recently moved back to the States. They now work at Cru's global headquarters, Matt in Risk Management and Elizabeth in Leadership Development and Human Resources. In their free time, they enjoy

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25:40

EP 192 Adoption, Trauma and the Power of Her...

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2025/09/25

Kathy's Top 5 Clifonstrengths are: Woo, Belief, Competition, Learner and Focus Kathy lives in Cedar Park, Texas, mom of four and grandmother to one. As Owner and Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, Kathy is using her strengths to help others on their emotional transformational journey. Kathy uses a new form of therapy that integrates eye stimulation to transform emotions, bringing rapid results. You can find her at kathyritzcounseling.com. Find out your strengths by taking the

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EP 191 Leveraging Her Strengths: Thriving as a...

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2025/09/09

Chloe's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Input, Strategic, Responsibility, Discipline and Restorative Chloe Larson has been teaching Latin in the School of Rhetoric at Veritas Academy in Austin, Texas, for the past five years, where she also serves as the Dean of Student Life for 5th-12th grade. A grateful alumna of Regents School of Austin (Class of 2015), Chloe went on to earn her B.A. in Integrated Marketing from Gordon College. Though her degree was in marketing, she found herself most inspired by

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44:21

EP 190 Passionate About the Kingdom of God and...

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2025/09/02

Caleb's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Competition, Arranger, Significance, Command and Achiever Caleb currently lives with his family in Sumter, SC, and I flies F-16s at Shaw AFB. He enjoys travel, outdoor adventures, and working out. You can follow Caleb on Instagram here Find out your strengths by taking the CliftonStrengths Top 5 Assessment Workshops and Coaching with Barbara Culwell Subscribe & Leave a Review on Embrace Your Strengths

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