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2. Emotional Maturity
10:22||Season 3, Ep. 2In Episode Two of SHIFT Season Three titled The Function, Leading and Living in Purpose, we lean into a conversation many leaders avoid. Emotional maturity. Not the theory, but the real moments that tested us as husband and wife, as parents, and as spiritual leaders.Marcelto shares openly about responding to our sons through the lens of his childhood anger instead of the wisdom he carries today. I talk through the expectations we carried in our blended family and how easily frustration could have interrupted what God was building.From parenting five boys, to walking through cancer while planting a church, to the pressure of giving our children something better than we had, this conversation is full of lessons that were learned the hard way and grace that met us in the middle of it.If you have ever reacted from a place that did not match the leader you know you are becoming, this episode will encourage you and challenge you to grow.Stay ready, and shift higher.
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1. Function Over Feeling
11:09||Season 3, Ep. 1In the first episode of SHIFT Season 3: The Function, Leading and Living in Purpose, Tyila Cooks welcomes her husband, Pastor Marcelto Cooks, to talk about the difference between reacting from emotion and responding from purpose.Through stories of faith, family, loss, and resilience, they share how prayer, quiet time, and honest communication helped them navigate cancer, grief, financial challenges, and the pressures of ministry.If you’ve ever felt your feelings pulling you out of focus, this episode will remind you that purpose still stands when emotions fall apart.Scripture: Ephesians 2:10Listen and Share:Stay ready, shift higher, and remember, purpose that functions is purpose that flows.6. The Flow
11:23||Season 2, Ep. 6In Episode 6, The Flow: Rhythm, Rest, and Release, we explore how to live in sync with what you’ve built, protecting your peace, aligning your pace, and finding God’s rhythm in the middle of responsibility.5. The Finish Work: Excellence and Completion
09:05||Season 2, Ep. 5In this heartfelt episode of the SHIFT Podcast, we step into the finish work, that sacred stage where patience meets polish.Tyila shares from personal experience what it means to finish well, not perfectly, but faithfully. Together we unpack Philippians 1:6, discovering that excellence is stewardship, not striving.We talk about balancing grace and grind, learning to care for what God entrusts to us, and letting completion honor Him more than perfection ever could.This episode is for anyone who starts strong but struggles to finish, those of us learning to lead ourselves with compassion, consistency, and care.Take a breath, grab your journal, and let’s finish what God started in us, together.4. Rough-Ins: Inner Work and Alignment
09:51||Season 2, Ep. 4In this episode of the SHIFT Podcast, we step inside the walls to explore the rough-in stage of life, where God works beneath the surface. Learn how to align your inner wiring, release emotional pressure, and make room for growth. This is the work that builds resilience, peace, and power from the inside out.3. The Roof: Protection and Boundaries
12:31||Season 2, Ep. 3Peace isn’t an accident, it’s built. In this episode of SHIFT, Tyila Cooks explores what it means to guard your heart and protect your peace. Through Proverbs 4:23, she teaches how boundaries serve as the roof over our emotional and spiritual lives, keeping out the storms that try to break us. Listen now.2. Frame Before You Finish
09:24||Season 2, Ep. 2In Episode 2 of the SHIFT Podcast, Tyila Cooks teaches how to build structure before stepping in to your answered prayer. Learn how prayer, discipline, and boundaries form the framework that sustains your purpose. Discover why depth before destiny matters and why faith isn’t fire, it’s framework.