{"podcast":{"title":"Armed & Anointed with Ashley Russell","slug":"armed-anointed-with-ashley-russell-7178096","podcast_index_feed_id":7178096,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/100387b64/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/armedandanointed","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42886689/42886689-1759514127823-6f0b53d07a0eb.jpg","author":"Ashley Russell","episode_count":50,"summary":"Welcome to the Armed & Anointed podcast with Ashley Russell. This podcast has been a labour of love and as I come through what has been quite the adventurous growth journey, my goal is to help support you in yours. Both your personal and business journey’s so that we can evolve into the leaders this world needs. Leaders who spread light that’s felt on the other side of every interaction in their life and business, so we can be armed and anointed to impact the people who need us. We are the ones who use our businesses to build Kingdoms that serve others, instead of castles that serve ourselves.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T02:18:40.535792+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/armed-anointed-with-ashley-russell-7178096"},"episode":{"title":"S3:E33 - Create a testimony","slug":"s3-e33-create-a-testimony","published_at":"2026-06-23T03:31:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/armed-anointed-with-ashley-russell-7178096/s3-e33-create-a-testimony","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/armed-anointed-with-ashley-russell-7178096","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/armedandanointed/episodes/S3E33---Create-a-testimony-e3l5fl9","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/100387b64/podcast/play/121863273/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-23%2F426653970-44100-2-a139c788269c1.mp3","summary":"In this episode of the Armed and Anointed Podcast, Ashley discusses her post about "Building a Testimony" and shared her personal journey of transitioning from being a victim of her circumstances to creating a powerful testimony through small, intentional steps. Ashley explained how she spent years reacting to her situation as a single mom struggling financially, but eventually learned to make different choices by trusting God's guidance rather than focusing on her current circumstances. She identified several mistakes people make that keep them stuck in their stories, including mistaking current circumstances for their full story, needing the complete blueprint instead of trusting the architect (God), getting overwhelmed by the full picture and never taking steps, and writing themselves off with "why me" thoughts that are actually fear masked as humility. Ashley emphasized that everyone's testimony begins with small movements in their current situation and shared biblical examples like Joshua's march around Jericho to illustrate how God's plans often don't make sense to humans but lead to incredible outcomes when we trust the process. CONNECT WITH ME... → Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@armedandanointed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ → Partner with me in Arbonne - Legacy Collective x Arbonne - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Legacy Collective⁠ → Looking for faith based life and business coaching? Fill out an application here and what the The Legacy Collective Coaching Community is all about - ⁠Legacy Community Coaching Application - with Ashley Russell⁠ → Wednesday Morning Worship - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87418602507?pwd=CwaWrzxQXZntuDgASS91SLrHjyP16e.1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Purchase previous Masterclasses: → Creating a service led personal brand from your story Masterclass - ⁠Creatin…","meta_description":"In this episode of the Armed and Anointed Podcast, Ashley discusses her post about \"Building a Testimony\" and shared her personal journey of tra…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2957,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/armed-anointed-with-ashley-russell-7178096/episodes/s3-e33-create-a-testimony/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/armed-anointed-with-ashley-russell-7178096/s3-e33-create-a-testimony.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}