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ABOUT THE PODCAST

Space for Life is a podcast with honest conversations designed to help cultivate the space we need for a more fulfilling and abundant life. Despite our culture’s wiring for excess and overload, our souls desperately need the very opposite. Space for Life seeks to help you take small steps into a spacious life.

LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE

ABOUT THE PODCAST

Space for Life is a podcast with honest conversations designed to help cultivate the space we need for a more fulfilling and abundant life. Despite our culture’s wiring for excess and overload, our souls desperately need the very opposite. Space for Life seeks to help you take small steps into a spacious life.

LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE

ABOUT THE PODCAST

Space for Life is a podcast with honest conversations designed to help cultivate the space we need for a more fulfilling and abundant life. Despite our culture’s wiring for excess and overload, our souls desperately need the very opposite. Space for Life seeks to help you take small steps into a spacious life.

LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE

MOST RECENT EPISODES

July 1, 2021

In this episode, Tommy continues the conversation with longtime friend and pastor of Hope Church in Richmond, Virginia, David Dwight. In the second part of these 2 episodes, David and Tommy direct the anatomy of deep friendships.

June 24, 2021

In this episode, Tommy has a conversation with longtime friend and pastor of Hope Church in Richmond, Virginia, David Dwight. In the first part of these 2 episodes, David shares a little of his own story as well as the ways he finds space while leading a large church.

June 10, 2021

Patricia and Tommy continue the conversation about morning routines, but focusing on why the Bible is an important part of their time.

June 3, 2021

In this episode, Tommy and Patricia discuss how they start their days off right with a morning routine. Although a morning time can highly individualized and personal, they share some routines that have been helpful in their lives.

May 20, 2021

In this episode, Tommy sits down with Shawn Boyer – the founder of America’s #1 hourly marketplace, Snagajob. Shawn continues the story of his own journey and gets into how he is living into his purpose now.

May 13, 2021

In this episode, Tommy sits down with Shawn Boyer – the founder of America’s #1 hourly marketplace, Snagajob. Shawn shares his own journey and the story behind creating Snagajob.

May 6, 2021

In today’s episode, Tommy sits down with Jon-Marc Haden, Richmond Area Director for FOCUS. Jon-Marc shares his story and how it led him to how the ways he lives into his purpose today.

April 29, 2021

In this episode, Tommy and Patricia discuss how the ways we often view our identity in regards to habits.

April 22, 2021

Tommy and Patricia sit down for week three’s discussion around habits. In this episode they discuss how to remove willpower from creating habits.

April 15, 2021

In this episode, Tommy is joined by special guest, Jeff Baietto. Jeff is the COO and Co-Founder of InJoy Global, a culture-shaping company dedicated to transforming the workplace. Jeff talks about how we can change for the better, and how it is often much simpler than we tend to make it.

April 8, 2021

This episode is the first part of a five episode series on habits. Listen in as Tommy and Patricia discuss breaking a 30-year habit.

April 1, 2021

In this episode, Tommy is joined by Patricia Clarke to begin a 5-part series on habits. Today, they discuss experiencing real change in our lives. The type of change we really desire is something that happens from the inside out. Do we have the ability to change on the inside? Will we take the risk to believe we can change on the inside?

March 25, 2021

Today features part two of a two-part podcast conversation where Tommy sits down with entrepreneur and business owner, Michael Thaler. In this episode Tommy and Michael dive into purpose. Their conversation is both inspiring and challenging.

March 18, 2021

In this part one of a two-part podcast conversation, Tommy sits down with entrepreneur and business owner, Michael Thaler, to hear Michael’s unique story that led him to create both Equity Concepts and Effective Ministries. Michael has an amazing list of accomplishments, but most impressively, he lives into the purpose that God has for his life with tremendous faith.

March 4, 2021

Deb is an executive and business coach. She has 30+ years of global experience in top Fortune 500 companies in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia, leading and coaching C-suite leaders, executive and senior management professionals, and their teams. In this episode, Deb shares some of her story and passion for heart-centered leadership. Tommy and Deb dive into the topics of leadership, self-care, and of course finding space.

February 25, 2021

Tommy is joined by Patricia today, and they talk about finding multiple streams of life. They take the concept of multiple streams of income, and expand it to more facets of life. This episode helps us expand our views on faith, giving, and joy, and helps us live more into the abundance God has for us.

February 18, 2021

In this episode Tommy and Patricia take a look at practice. Yes, practice. Have you ever thought that all of life is practice? This episode challenges us to think about life and practice differently.

February 11, 2021

In this episode Tommy sits down with Steve Perkins to discuss designing their weeks. Have you ever thought about how much control you can actually have over your schedules? Listen in as Tommy and Steve share the current strategies they use to craft their weeks to support their priorities better.

February 4, 2021

Tommy sits back down with Steve Perkins to continue Steve’s own story of living into his purpose. Today’s topics include entrepreneurship, creativity, finances, purpose, growth, career, faith, time and more!

January 28, 2021

In this episode Tommy sits down with Greenhouse founder, Steve Perkins, and talks about finding and living into our purpose.

January 21, 2021

This episode dives into an age-old topic punctuality, but you may be surprised by what “radical” punctuality looks like. Hint: It’s way more than just being on time. The radical punctuality discussed in this episode leads to far more enjoyment, and a deeper experience of life.

January 14, 2021

Writer, author and coach, Johanna Stamps, shares her journey finding peace, purpose and unity with her inner and exterior being. She now helps mothers find their purpose, regain their passions and be more present for those they love.

December 31, 2020

Stress isn’t always negative. The reality is stress can be a mechanism that helps us grow (eustress), but the goal is not to have a stress free life but to be able manage the debilitating stress. This episode dives into 5 tips to keep stress manageable.

December 10, 2020

The Simple Goals process is all about creating change and growth in your life. The goals you choose should be what facilitates growth in your life, not just what works for somebody else. In this episode, Tommy and Patricia work through her goals to demonstrate how your goals should be tailored for you.

December 3, 2020

Successful entrepreneur and business owner, Litt Thompson, shares his experiences running multiple businesses; and how he reclaimed his life in the most chaotic season. A journey of getting off the frantic freeway of life, and moving from crisis aversion to creating a life you want to live.

November 25, 2020

Goal setting has the ability to make a tremendous impact on our future, but many times we don’t know where to begin. In this episode, Tommy shares his strategy for creating his goals for the upcoming year.

November 19, 2020

What if goals were thought of as dreams of who we wanted to become instead of a restrictive boxes that eliminate spontaneity? Tommy discusses how goals are a phenomenal mechanism for growing and living an intentional life.

November 12, 2020

Popular author and communicator, Nicole Unice, shares her story of finding purpose and calling throughout seasons as a young mom, counselor, pastor, coach, and more. Listen to hear how Nicole arrived at a life purpose of “connecting people to God and each other”.

October 29, 2020

Tommy is joined today by Patricia Clarke, who shares about what being “apart but together” truly means.

October 15, 2020

Space for Life is in name and action all about finding space, but what is a spacious life? A spacious life isn’t self-indulgent, but is rather deeply connected to purpose.

October 1, 2020

“Guard your heart” may be a familiar phrase, but what does it really mean, why does it matter to God?

September 17, 2020

Margin is a regular theme in Space for Life, but what’s the big deal about it? What does it look like, and why does it matter?

September 3, 2020

Tommy shares a story of a complete stranger’s generosity, and how thought provoking and impactful that action was.

August 20, 2020

This week, Tommy is joined by Patricia Clarke. The two discuss what humility actually looks like, as well as how to cultivate it in our lives.

August 6, 2020

How do you be responsible, and accomplished – but also seek child-like curiosity and fun?

July 23, 2020

Tommy shares 11 ideas that has helped him and many others persevere in seasons of adversity.

June 25, 2020

What does Psalm 23 have to say about God’s economy?

June 11, 2020

Life has places for us to experience joy even in the midst of difficult times. Here’s an episode where Tommy and Steve talk about the winding journey – life – and the ups, down, twists and turns it makes.

June 4, 2020

God works far beyond the boxes that we tend to put Him in. The story of Jesus healing a blind man with mud pies can teach us that He works in the most unexpected ways, and when we we open ourselves to Him breaking out of the box, we can often see His hand at work.

May 14, 2020

Tommy and Steve discuss the 3 places that people tend to get stuck, and they suggest ways of getting unstuck.

April 23, 2020

Tommy and Steve talk about Tommy’s upcoming book, Space to Breathe Again. They discuss the process of writing the book as well as the story behind it.

April 8, 2020

Tommy and Steve discuss ways to thrive in the midst of quarantine and Coronavirus. We are in a unique time and old ways of thriving may not work in our new normal. What are some practical ways of turning the tables and coming out the other end stronger than ever?