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Hey, God pod listeners.

I'm so excited about today's guest because she's somebody who has inspired and entertained so many of us over the years.

And you probably know her best as DJ Tanner from Full House, but can Cameron Beret is so much more than that.

Candace is a CEO, a business owner, a producer, and actress.

And she's a mom, a wife, and a woman of deep faith.

And today she's joining me to share her journey both on and off the screen.

And in this episode we dive into some really meaningful conversations about her two new Christmas movies, what it's like being a mom, and how she navigated self image and body image while growing up in the public eye in Hollywood.

We also talk about her relationship with God and how her faith continues to guide her through all aspects of her life.

This is a beautiful and inspiring conversation that you won't want to miss.

So grab your favorite cozy drink, settle in, and let's dive into my conversation with Candace Cameron Burret.

Hey, Candace, it's so great to meet you.

Thanks for doing this.

Yeah, thanks for having me.

There's a lot that I want to dive into, especially since you have not just one, but two holiday movies coming out, So let's just start there.

You know, both of your upcoming movies A Christmas Less Traveled and Home Sweet Christmas.

They focus on themes of healing and coming together and finding purpose and unexpected places.

And so, was there a scene or a particular moment meaningful or memorable for you?

And do your movies have a healing place in your own journey?

I absolutely love making Christmas movies.

It's been such a huge part of my career over the last fifteen years.

I've made more than fifty television movies in my career, and a large percentage of that are Christmas.

So they're all meaningful to me, and I'm always trying to find the script that's gonna not only feel fresh, but connect and relate and feel meaningful to me.

And these two movies certainly have those elements to them.

So in a Christmas Less Traveled, it's about a woman whose father has passed and he leaves her these cassette tapes where he voices all of regrets that he wished he had shared with his daughter emotionally, and you know, in hopes that it gives her courage and hope and strength in the rest of her life.

And she travels in her vintage read Christmas truck listening to these cassette tapes, and of course, in true Christmas fashion, she meets a handsome man along the way who also joins her in the journey.

But I will tell you, you know, even filming this movie, and I'm so grateful that both my parents are healthy and alive, but even thinking about hearing my father's voice or you know one day he is going to be gone, it just was so so powerful.

And on the set filming those scenes, I was balling my eyes out like way more than I needed to, not because the script told me I had to.

But you get a little older every year passes, and you realize how important people are in your life and how grateful you are for the things that God has given you in life.

And so both of these movies very much feel that way.

Me and I can always find very relatable moments, and I hope our audience does too.

Absolutely yeah, And I love that it's given you that sacred kind of appreciation for what you have and your family and your walk with faith.

So I'm curious, how does your faith guide you when you're choosing projects and choosing these movies to make.

I've dedicated my whole career to be in the family entertainment space, and I've never veered from that.

It's been very intentional.

And I am a woman of faith also and love sharing Jesus with people and getting people to read the Bible that I've never read the Bible.

It's the most incredible and special book in my life.

And so I don't separate my faith from who I am or when I walk out the door, or within my career.

So I've loved that I produce projects because that's what my passion is and where I get to share stories of faith, and some of them, you know, over the years, they're not all stories of faith, but they're always family friendly.

You can always be sure that if you have a movie that has my face in it, that it's okay if your three year old walks in on it.

You know.

But as I've gotten older and my faith has always been important, I do cherish the years I have left to continue producing this type of content and have really really leaned into sharing more faith content over the years because that's where my heart is at.

Yeah, And I love that you don't compartmentalize who you are where you are everywhere.

You bring you with you, and that includes your faith and you're not trying to, you know, shy away from that.

And that's just such a beautiful role model nowadays.

And a lot of people might not know this, but you're also a CEO and a business owner and a producer and a best selling author and an actress, and you wear so many hats, and so how would you say your faith helps you navigate all of these roles while staying true to who you are and staying true to yourself and your identity.

You know, God gives us all talents and it's kind of what we do with them and what our perspective is on it.

And I know that God has given me all the things to steward, and I pray every day to steward them well.

And again, I love the hats that I wear.

I'm a very entrepreneurial person.

I am a go getter.

I have a lot of drive, which is why I do a lot of things.

But I know that that comes from God and I never want to separate that, and I always want to be honoring to Him and all those choices I make.

So humility is something that's on the top of my list.

I that I continue to pray for and ask God for and persevere.

Like I said, I want to steward all the gifts that He's given me.

Well, yeah, and He's given you so so many and we get to enjoy the fruits of that.

And you know that being said, you've had such a vibrant career, you know, from childhood, and Hollywood is a place that can definitely challenge somebody's values and identity.

I think that's a pretty well known thing that you have stayed true to who you are and what you believe in, even with all the pressures out there to conform.

And so what advice would you give to anyone who is trying to love and accept themselves in a world where it is so easy to come form or succumb to that comparison itis.

Listen, it can be incredibly challenging.

There's so many parables.

Even Jesus talked about the seed sower.

You know that seed falls on different types of soil, and when strife and hardships come along, the seeds don't grow anymore.

They get suffocated, they get so easily entangled.

And that's a metaphor for how we feel in life that sometimes when the going gets rough, we just fall apart.

And it's easier to fall into worldly values than biblical ones.

But I tell you, when you read the Great Book, the Holy Bible, there is so much love and truth that comes from God.

He's so incredibly loving.

And when I know, when you know who you are in God, it's so much greater than what the world tells you, and it is pure truth in that.

So reading that Bible, I would encourage everyone to read it, but read it daily because it renews, it refreshes your mind.

And we have to know who we are in God, because if we don't the world will try to tell us who we are, and it's so easily will pull us to the other direction.

But we stay focused, we stay rooted and keep our eyes focused on what God says.

Yeah, Oh, it's so so powerful what you're saying.

Was there ever a moment where you felt shaky in that where you're just like, Okay, am I supposed to go this direction, but no, God, I hear you calling me in the other direction.

Because obviously you've been a stand for faith in Hollywood, very very publicly, very boldly.

Was there ever a moment that that kind of came to fruition because of a defining moment in your career.

Sure, there's lots of crossroads in life, and some of them a little easier than others, or they don't seem as weighty as others.

But there's always a pull.

There's always a pull in two different directions.

And I'm very grateful in that I love Jesus so much, I love God, and I've never wavered on my faith in that I know I can have these big questions and wonder, you know, God, why this, Why would you do that?

And yet I know that He has my best interest at heart.

So I've never wavered from my faith.

But sure, lots of decisions when it's like God I don't know what to do here, which way am I supposed to go?

And so you just pray for open doors and closed doors that if that's not the way God wants you to go, that he would reveal that, and he does.

Every single time you pray for closed doors, God will shut them.

So it makes it very easy to go, Okay, I'm going to choose this way at the fork in the road.

Yeah.

And the wisdom and discernment that you have collected along the way where you are so in tune with Him, it's evident in the way you talk and how you present yourself.

So it's really powerful to witness, especially again in the world the age and danies that we're going up in.

You know, the influencers out there aren't necessarily staying true to their values.

So it's really a beautiful testament to who you are.

A lot of what we talk about here on what's God got to do it that does come around the self image and the self worth and the body image conversation, since that's something that so many people, especially women, wrestle with.

And obviously you're a mother and you know you've experienced but both sides of that spectrum, how have you come to view your own self worth through the lens of faith?

And what was it like for you navigating growing up on TV in front of an audience as you were just navigating everyday things that kids, teenagers, adults go through when it comes to your own self image and body image.

Yeah, I share a lot of this.

I have a podcast for those of you who might not know.

We've been running for a couple of years now, and I deep dive into a lot of these types of topics.

It's called The Canvas Cameron Burray Podcast, So you can just google my name and it'll pop up.

And it's uncomfortable for any person growing up.

It's awkward, teenage yeers, all of that stuff, and then you grow up on television it gets amplified in the sense that you have millions of people looking at you and your your body changing as you're developing and gets it on your face and go through awkward hairstyles and clothing moments, all that stuff.

But you know, certainly the good things and all that I enjoyed working on television as an actor really outweighed the uncomfortableness of it.

But it certainly skews your mind.

So I am.

You know I have openly admitted and talked about my struggles with an eating disorder and the struggles I've had with body image over my career and my time as a woman and my life.

And while you know those things are definitely have been for many many years on a much better track, it's just something we're all kind of consumed with because of social media and what we watch on television.

We compare ourselves to other people.

And I will go back and I've had so many God moments and revelation moments and appreciation for my body and its ability.

And I think as we get older and wiser, we it helps us understand who we are, what we were made for, created for, and some of those things finally will become less and less important.

I'm so grateful for that.

And you know, when I'm not feeling perfect about my body, I know that nobody cares about that part.

They're looking at my smile, they're listening to the words I have to say.

And at the end of the day, like nobody cares when you've passed away, they're not going to talk about like, well she was ten pounds lighter or thirty pounds heavier.

No many about, but those are the things that you really need to renew your mind about.

And as a mom, it's something I've tried to have discretion about as well, and making sure that my own children have a healthier body image than I did growing up, and realizing the negative self talk that can happen when you aren't even realizing that you're negatively talking about yourself.

So it's certainly been a journey.

I'm on it with all of you.

If you goes are that way like, it's just no different for me.

But I've learned and had gotten many great useful tools over the years that helped me focus on the things that are truly important.

And even as you were speaking, what I'm hearing you say is like your value system of how you weigh and measure your self worth has transformed over the years.

You struggled just like the rest of us.

But it comes back to this identity piece.

You've known who you are and who you are and that is seen to kind of anchor you in navigating all of that.

Yeah, exactly, you said, I love it.

So coming back to this conversation of motherhood, you know, what would you say is your favorite thing about navigating all of the different hats that you wear in motherhood, and then what's the most challenging thing for you right now?

Well, this past season on my podcast, we've talked all about parenting.

We deep dive into it.

My husband even joins for a couple of episodes, and my daughter and one of my boys, and so I would encourage you no matter what age.

We talk about parenting from infancy up through adult children.

And you know, now that my children are adults, we can look back and we have great relationship with all three of our kids.

We love to hang out, they love to hang out with me.

We finally come to the point where we actually get to be friends because growing up and being a parent, I was like, I'm not your friend, I'm your parent.

There's rules and boundaries and this is how we're going to do it.

And same with my husband.

He's an incredible father.

We are very blessed in that way and very intentional.

And I'll tell you all the sacrifices and all the time that we've spent with our kids that at times probably felt very overwhelming for me as a mom, and you're like, why am I doing this?

It's going in one ear and out the other.

Am I ever going to get through the season of life.

I'm so grateful that we stayed consistent through all of it because now you see the fruit of that as they are all adults, and so Mama's I'm just encouraging you.

Hang in there, man, hang in there, and remember everything is a season, whether you're in the toddler years, you're in the teenage years.

Be intentional, be consistent, find the joy, and find the joy in Jesus because he will get us through the hard times, because he even tells us in the Bible that we get to have his joy.

Our joy comes through him.

And you know, every season will.

Pass, so some will be great and you'll miss them, and some will be really hard and you will be so grateful.

That you get out of them.

Yeah, but that really is the beauty of life.

So beautifully, Button, I love how you are so transparent about your journey as as a woman, as a as a wife, as a mom, as a business owner, as an actress, and it's just it's a beautiful again model to see what's possible in the Hollywood world.

You know.

So coming back.

Full circle to these these movies that you have coming out, is there a message or a hope that you want viewers to take away from your holiday films that you have coming out.

Yes, so a great American Family channel, we have really leaned into bringing you the most original, faith and family forward Christmas content that's available out there.

We are bringing more meaningful and quality stories than we've ever had before, and we want to celebrate Christmas as it's meant to be.

So you'll find many heartfelt stories that have a lot of faith in them, and we really hope that you walk away with hope and great memories and it helps light up the season for your family.

Was there anything specific about these movies that made these specific projects special to you?

I know that you got to go a little bit, like you said, deeper into the storylines and really make it relatable to the audience.

Was there anything that kind of sticks out from these projects that were special to you this time around?

Because I know you've made so many and they probably all have their moments, but was there anything that you can remember from these ones?

Yeah, they really do.

I am I'm so blessed that I work with people and choose to work with people, many people of faith, which is wonderful.

One thing that was so special on a Christmas Less traveled.

Are the two writers that wrote this movie, Taylor Kalupa and Macy McClain, who are beautiful God honoring women and brought this story of faith to life, and so giving them a huge shout out.

But you know, to have made so many Christmas movies and I'm so proud of every one of them, But now to really focus on stories that have more meaningful faith content is what stands out to me.

I'm going to continue to do that for this next leg of my journey in life.

Thank you again for your boldness in your faith, coming from a Hebrew speaking Bacon love and Jew who found Jesus like boldness in my faith was one of the things that I'll have to look to other people to model what that looks like, because it's scary.

So thank you for just being who you are.

Just to peek behind the curtain of your faith life.

Are there any worship songs that you have on repeat right now?

Is there any scripture that you just go to as your go to?

What are some things in your own faith life that move you and ground you and bring me back to who you are?

That's all I listen to is pretty much contemporary Chris music and worship music.

I don't really know the third songs on the radio.

They always ask me to go on name that too, and I'm like no.

So Matthew West is one of my favorite artists.

But Anne Wilson fugging her right now so much.

And then you know love all kinds of you know, Elevation worship and Brandon Lake and all of that.

The lyrics are so positive, so encouraging me to me and they always put me in the right place.

So I love singing along whether it's in my car or it's on my workout playlist.

You know, that's pretty much it.

Yeah, huge shout out to the Bible Recap.

This is es terribly cobble, rearly cobble, and it's very easy.

It's totally free.

But if you want to read through the Bible, it's one of the best Bible apps I've had.

It tells you what to read every day, which is very short, takes about ten to fifteen minutes, and then you listen to her podcast and it's like a seven minute breakdown of what you just stread.

It's so helpful.

It gives you context, helps you learn the scriptures, all of that, and so it really has changed my life.

I'm on my third time around reading through the Bible with Tara Lee on the Bible Recap, and so I'll say that because I could give you others, but really I want you to read the whole Bible.

I want you to encourage, to encourage.

It is absolutely changed my life, even as a believer.

I've been a believer since I was twelve, but it wasn't until the last few years I started reading the Bible, not from front to back but chronologically and understanding the whole story from front to back of God's love for us.

It's absolutely rocked my world, changed my life.

So check out the Bible Recap.

Where else can people find you?

Stock you all the things.

You know what?

You can find me on socials and my social across the board on all platforms is Candace C.

Burret b or E And yeah, all things Candace are on socials.

Thank you so much for your time.

Thank you for being who you are and being a stand in your identity and modeling to us what that even looks like.

So we're just so grateful to have you on.

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