Beauty is an Answer to our Pain with Trina McNeilly

The Something New Show

Trina McNeilly is an author, speaker, and founder of the popular lifestyle blog, La La Lovely, where she has been sharing matters of the heart as well as design-related finds for over a decade. Hailing from a third generation newspaper family, Trina is right at home writing, editing, selling ads, and publishing.

Trina’s work also includes The Lovely Life Podcast, "The Everyday Observer" on Substack, speaking, art direction, styling, design projects, and freelance writing. She has been featured in the New York Times, Moody Radio, The Land of Nod Catalog, Design Mom: How to live with Kids: A Room-by-Room Guide, Apartment Therapy, and Style Me Pretty Living. While she has done a lot of writing on the topic of decorating homes, Trina’s true passion is helping to bring the message of finding our home in the person of Jesus. Her heart’s desire is to introduce others to the love of the Father. Through Him we find our identity and a full life that can start in even the emptiest of places. Trina lives near Nashville with her husband, Stephen, and their four children.
This is a special episode since host Mindi Linscombe grew up with Trina. They lived in the Rockford, IL area in their childhood and young adult years. In this interview, Trina and Mindi dive into:

• Trina's early years as an "OG Blogger" around 2008.
• Trinas current writing on Substack: "The Everyday Observer".
• How God Values Beauty.
• How Trina coped and found beauty during her parents divorce and hard seasons of life.
• Soul Clutter. How Trina got more clarity to unclutter (her mind, will, & emotions) from fear, anxiety, depression, and false narratives.
• How it's hard to grieve someone who is still alive.
• Trina's reflections & lessons learned since losing her father in 2023.
• How every ending is really a beginning.
• Three ways you can experience more peace & joy in everyday life: Observe, Own, and Overcome.
• Overcoming: How it's an everyday choice to continue to overcome and unclutter your soul.
• How you can take Trina's 2 minute quiz on how to deal with stress & overwhelm in your life.
• Check out @thsomethingnewshow on Instagram to see how you can win a signed copy of Trina's Book "Unclutter Your Soul".

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Connect with Trina McNeily:
🌐Website: https://www.trinamcneilly.com
📸Instagram: @trina_mcneilly
📰 Substack "The Everyday Observer" : https://trinamcneilly.substack.com

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Connect with Mindi & The Show:
🌐Website: www.mindilinscombe.com
📸Instagram: @mindilinscombe & @thesomethingnewshow
📹 YouTube: @thesomethingnewshow
🎵TikTok: ​⁠thesomethingnewshow
🌐Website: www.thesomethingnewshow.com

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