{"podcast":{"title":"Below The Circle with Dr. Phyllis","slug":"below-the-circle-6619723","podcast_index_feed_id":6619723,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/below-the-circle/","website_url":"https://drphyllishayesreams.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4156912f-eb24-48c6-a2c8-db1346efc8a0/July-2026-Podcast-Cover.jpg","author":"Dr. Phyllis Hayes-Reams","episode_count":152,"summary":"Have you built a life that looks full—but no longer feels like your own? You love God. You care deeply for others. You carry responsibility well. From the outside, your life may look successful, meaningful, even inspiring. But somewhere along the way, you became disconnected from yourself. You keep going because that's what you've always done. You show up. You serve. You achieve. You hold everything together. Yet beneath the full calendar and endless responsibilities is a quiet question you can't ignore: Is this really the life God created me to live? Below the Circle is the podcast for women who are ready to stop circling on autopilot and start landing—creating intentional Landing Moments™ that reconnect them to God, themselves, and their lives. I'm Dr. Phyllis Hayes-Reams—physician, ordained minister, Life Landing Coach, and creator of the Landing Plan™. After years of striving, performing, and living disconnected from my own life, I discovered that the answer wasn't doing more. It was learning to land. Each episode offers practical wisdom, biblical encouragement, honest conversations, and simple practices to help you recognize when you've drifted into autopilot and gently retur…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T00:17:31.951986+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723"},"episode":{"title":"144. What Are You Still Holding That He Has Been Asking You to Release","slug":"144-what-are-you-still-holding-that-he-has-been-asking-you-to-release","published_at":"2026-06-17T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723/144-what-are-you-still-holding-that-he-has-been-asking-you-to-release","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723","url":"https://drphyllishayesreams.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/9730c561-1404-44fd-b775-5308207963b5.mp3","summary":"What weight are you still holding that God has been asking you to release? You’ve been capable, responsible, prepared, and strong for so long that putting something down may feel like failure. Maybe it’s a role, a title, a seat at the table, or the quiet need to keep proving yourself. In this episode, Dr. Phyllis shares a personal story from 2020, when she was transitioning out of a leadership role and trying to hold on to another one. What felt like rejection became mercy. God’s “no” became the release she could not choose for herself. This is a gentle reminder that surrender is not losing your grip. It is placing the weight in the hands that have been open all along. You are allowed to set it down. This week’s reflection: What am I still holding that God has been asking me to release? In this episode: (0:29) The question God may be asking you (2:57) Dr. Phyllis shares her 2020 leadership story (5:04) Asking God for strength to carry what He was asking her to release (7:52) The cost of proving yourself (9:02) When God’s “no” becomes mercy (12:02) Surrender is placing the weight in God’s hands (13:16) The Landing Lounge waitlist: thebelowthecircle.com Get Dr. Phyllis's Free Answer Guide, “What’s Yours to Carry — and What Isn’t — ten honest answers for the woman who holds everyone together.” Ten questions. Ten honest answers at thebelowthecircle.com.","meta_description":"What weight are you still holding that God has been asking you to release? You’ve been capable, responsible, prepared, and strong for so long that putting…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1043,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/below-the-circle-6619723/episodes/144-what-are-you-still-holding-that-he-has-been-asking-you-to-release/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723/144-what-are-you-still-holding-that-he-has-been-asking-you-to-release.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}