The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast
The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast
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Wildflowers & Worry: Finding Freedom from Anxiety with Ruth Chou Simons
39 minutes Posted Nov 11, 2025 at 8:15 am.
— taught her to stop toiling and spinning and to practice trust in God’s character.
–7 and Matthew 6 steady her heart. Listener questions cover: stopping the mind spin, staying grateful on bad days, and simple daily habits that serve mental health (device-free walks, steady workouts).
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What if the path out of anxiety begins by thinking differently?
Season 12 kicks off with artist and bestselling author Ruth Chou Simons joining Candace for a shorter season on freedom from anxiety. Ruth shares how the wildflowers of Western Colorado — and Jesus’ words in Luke
Together they unpack the difference between worry, anxious thoughts, and clinical anxiety (with encouragement to seek wise medical/counseling support), and they walk through practical ways to renew your mind with Scripture, gratitude, and embodied calm. Candace opens up about control, overthinking, and even a stress dream from set life — and how verses like Philippians
Plus: a free Advent Guide from Ruth’s Emmanuel to help you savor Jesus’ coming with peace, not pressure.
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Instagram: @ruthchousimons
Website: https://ruthchousimons.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RuthChouSimons
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-Qava QAVA.tv/Candace
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-Operation Christmas Child SamaritansPurse.org/occ
-Harper Collins nivapplicationbible.com
-IFCJ ifcj.org
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