Refuse to settle for less than God’s best with Julie Lefebure
Are you pouring everything out into writing or launching your book, and feeling depleted? Running on empty and telling yourself that's just part of the process?
What if that's not actually how it's supposed to be as a Christian author?
In this episode I'm sitting down with my sweet friend, Julie Lefebure, author of Made for More: 365 Devotions for the Woman Who Refuses to Settle.
We talk about why we keep running on empty, what that word “busy” is actually doing to us, and how spiritual disconnection and busyness feed each other in ways most of us haven't stopped to think about.
Julie also shares what five years of weekly podcasting has taught her about showing up with a message, reaching people you'd never reach any other way, and why you don't need a book yet to start.
🎧 LISTEN AND LEARN 📝
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What You'll Learn
- Why running on empty feels normal during a book launch but what it actually costs you when you don't stop to refill
- How busyness and spiritual disconnection can feed each other in a cycle and what it looks like to break out of it
- Why removing the word “busy” from your vocabulary might be one of the most practical things you can do for your writing life and your spiritual health
- How Julie pulled content from nearly 250 podcast episodes to write her devotional, and why your podcast might already be holding your next book
- Why you don't need a book, a big audience, or a perfect setup to start a podcast, just a message and a willingness to commit and grow as you go
📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED 📚
Julie's Made for More devotional
🎙 RELATED EPISODES 🎙
Stop comparing yourself to other authors
Podcasting while writing (without breaking down)

Kim Stewart is a book marketing strategist for nonfiction authors and host of the Book Marketing Mania podcast. She helps you reach more readers as a podcast host and guest. When she’s not strategizing with clients or binge listening to podcasts, you’ll find her enjoying family time and indulging in coffee, caramel and Friends reruns.


