How Changing Lives Could Change Yours
If you want mental health tips and spiritual practices that help you love yourself more and create a life that reflects your values, you're in the right place!
Hi, I’m Wendi, the person behind Changing Lives
I’m Wendi Gordon, a former pastor who has deconstructed, recovered from depression, and created a new career as a mental and spiritual health writer, speaker, and coach. I have a graduate degree and years of professional experience, but my most valuable wisdom has come from going through some major shitstorms and learning that it’s healthier to talk about them than to pretend they never happened or were no big deal.
I don’t claim to have all the answers (or that my answers are right for everyone). My goal is to help you find and trust your own answers, so I provide resources, practices, and an online community that make it easier to do that.
Changing Lives Subscription Options and Benefits
A FREE subscription gives you weekly posts each Friday. The format of these posts varies; expect a mix of Substack Live podcast recordings, personal essays, and resource recommendations.
PAID subscribers also get membership in my private community, which includes:
Monthly live Zoom gatherings (and access to the recordings between gatherings)
The ability to comment on all posts
Private community chat threads with monthly themes and discussion prompts
This private community is where we really get to know and trust each other because we can have ongoing in-depth conversations. It’s a place to connect with me and others for mutual support that helps us get through hard times and make positive changes in our lives and the world.
If that kind of community sounds good to you, I hope you’ll join us!
Two Sample Posts
These two essays will give you a sense of the written posts you’ll get as a free or paid subscriber.
Please note that I now only allow paid subscribers to comment on personal essays due to the sensitive nature of some topics and the increasing presence of AI bots and trolls on Substack.
You can access hundreds more written posts (I’ve been publishing weekly since 2022), along with recordings of my Substack Live conversations with a diverse group of amazing guests, in the archive.
Other Ways I Help Change Lives
Changing Lives is more than the title of my Substack. It’s my mission in life! I’m also a speaker, group leader, and coach.
In addition, I offer digital resources (PDF downloads) like a Depression and Anxiety Survival Kit and Self-love Workbook.
Note: I’m a peer coach, not a licensed medical or mental health provider. Nothing I share is intended as medical advice or a substitute for treatment by a licensed professional. I simply share what has helped me and others change our lives.