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True Crime CulinaryEpisode 6 - The Marshmallow Trap: Moles, Myths, and MarketingWhat do backyard mole hunters, fat squirrels, and Thanksgiving sweet potatoes have in common? Marshmallows.In this delightfully bizarre episode of True Crime Culinary, host Leah Llach uncovers a real-life backyard “mole war” sparked by an internet myth — and somehow connects it to the sweet, squishy history of marshmallows.From ancient Egyptian medicine to French confectioners and early 20th-century marketing magic, this story traces how a swamp plant called Althaea officinalis became the modern marshmallow — and how one 1917 ad campaign made it a Thanksgiving staple.Featuring “tactical marshmallow insertion failures,” conspiracy theories about squirrels, a...
2025-11-1308 min
Reality NotesThe Valley S2 E9 w/ Vanderpump RobsOh hi! This week we are joined by Vanderpump Robs to recap the latest episode of The Valley - When One Door Forecloses. We discuss how we feel about this season of The Valley in general, the Jax and Brittany of it all, separating shoes, 10am shots, copious amounts of fries, why camera’s are inside houses in the first place, Danny’s drinking, Janet’s… well everything. Be sure to check out VPR Robs’ podcast here or here, and follow him on TikTok and Instagram. Enjoy!__We would be forever grateful if you could f...
2025-06-1552 min
Positively UncensoredThe Valley S2 Ep 5 & 6: POUR Choices & Projections (Recap w/ a Therapist!)In this episode, Janae and I recap 'The Valley' episodes 5 & 6 and dive into Janet’s Viall Files interview. We unpack the emotional fallout of Halloween night, the role of alcohol, and how friendship dynamics shift under pressure. We also talk about financial manipulation, Queer relationship double standards, and when it’s time to set boundaries — all through the lens of reality TV. Trigger Warning: Substance Abuse, Mental Health Struggles & DV. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, substance use, or experiencing domestic violence, you’re not alone. Help is available. Support resources are linked b...
2025-06-021h 45Reality NotesJojo Siwa x Kath Ebbs, Blake Lively speaks out, The Valley EP2&3Hello hello! It’s a juicy one this week and we have many thoughts, feelings and opinions to share with you guys. Firstly, the Jojo Siwa and Kath Ebbs breakup that has played out in real time in front of the entire world. We unpack the timeline, the TikToks, the interviews and why everyone seems emotionally invested in a relationship that was shorter than a PR campaign.We then discuss Blake Lively, who is doing the most right now. From delivering a Time100 speech to sitting down with Seth Meyers in her first interview since the Ju...
2025-05-041h 05Positively UncensoredSummer House S9 Ep10 Recap + Lexie's Page 6 Interview (The Valley Ep 1 & RHOA Feud)Oh how I've missed sitting down to do a recap and this weekend we have a lot to dive in on! Kenya Moore's MIA Confessional, problematic men who start with 'J' (plus Janet) and Lexi's recent interview she did with the RealiTea podcast on Page 6! PSA: I was unable to edit my video and go back in to add the creator's videos who I mentioned, they are linked down below! Please go listen and show some support!! Support NJ PHEI: https://perinatalequity.org/Follow Positively Uncensored on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivelyuncensored/Follow Positively Uncensored on TikTok: https...
2025-04-231h 03
Voices on the SidePermission to be Messy with Janet LoJanet is a Dance Embodiment and Moving Meditation Guide who explores healing, self-discovery, and re-wilding through the power of dance and somatic movement. Our conversation dives right into a discussion of the wellness world and the burnout that can result as we try to free ourselves from personal and systemic trauma and harm.
As a non-binary person of color growing up under the weight of expectations from family, society, and self, Janet has fought to understand and be who they really are. We talk about various systems of oppression from racism to capitalism, the resulting burnouts, and h...
2024-09-211h 02
The Cancer Pod: Integrative Medicine TalkJanet Abrahm, MD, Debunks Myths About Palliative CareDr. Janet Abrahm, a distinguished professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and an expert in palliative care at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, sits down with Tina and Leah to discuss palliative or supportive care. Palliative does NOT mean "end-of-life" care! This misconception is just one myth dispelled during their conversation. Dr. Abrahm clarifies other misconceptions around palliative care, emphasizing its role from cancer diagnosis through treatment. Did you know that palliative care may help you stay on track when receiving curative treatment? Dr. Abrahm also discusses integrating non-pharmacologic pain management techniques, the psychological aspects of cancer treatment...
2024-08-0748 min
Unlock Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenReilly's Woman by Janet DaileyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/710633 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reilly's Woman Series: #28 of Americana Author: Janet Dailey Narrator: Shaina Summerville Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 1 minute Release date: June 18, 2024 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Love and danger collide as the cross-country romance series heads to Nevada—from the bestselling author with more than 300 million books in print. The crash of a Cessna 310 charter flight on a Nevada mountainside has left two survivors: Leah Talbot, a young secretary from Las Vegas, and the pilot, lone wolf Reilly Smith. Part Native American, all man, Reilly is impassive, mysterious, and ins...
2024-06-1830 minHealthy As A Mother#59: Adding More Children to Your Family: Considerations + TipsAre you thinking about adding more children to your family? Maybe you're planning for a certain age gap or trying to figure out if you're "done," or not. Maybe you're already pregnant and need advice on how to prepare your other children for a new baby. In this episode, we break down the myriad of factors to consider when deciding to add more children or not, what a subsequent pregnancy is like when you're taking care of other older children, how to prepare them for birth if they'll be present, and pro tips to aid in the integration of...
2024-04-241h 03
Thursday BreakfastWebb Dock Picket Reflections, VALS Invasion Day Webinar 2024, Janet Galpin at Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner Commemoration, Uncle Coco on Sovereignty and Liberation, Black Peoples Union on ReCONciliationAcknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Declan Furber Gillick, Arrernte writer and political organiser and representative of the Black Peoples Union, spoke with Inez about last weekend’s community picket of Webb Dock in Port Melbourne. The picket, organised by activists including those from Unionists for Palestine, Free Palestine Melbourne, WACA and Black Peoples Union, successfully prevented the docking and unloading of Israeli shipping company Zim’s vessel Ganges for multiple days. This conversation touched on campaign wins and the importance of material anti-colonial solidarity in the face of Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.// Nerita Waight, Yorta Yorta, Ngarrindjeri and Taungurun...
2024-01-2400 min
The JV Club with Janet VarneyLeah RudickSettle in this week for gem of a human being, comedian, actor and writer Leah Rudick (check out her special Spiraling!), who brings stories of growing up in Cincinnati, where— and we can’t be any more clear on this— there is a perfectly average insect population. Plus! beheadings, tone deafness, and beaaaautiful beaded gowns.
2023-11-1653 min
HR on the BrainUbuntu in the Workplace, with guest Janet Jobson, CEO of the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy FoundationShow NotesIn this episode of HR on the Brain, Sheree Comninellis, CEO of Brain eBox, interviews guest Janet Jobson who is the CEO of the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation on the topic of Ubuntu in the Workplace. Janet comes from a career in activism and in the development sector, both locally and globally. Most recently, Janet was the Deputy CEO (and Acting CEO for the period Feb 2021 to Feb 2022) at the DG Murray Trust (DGMT) – South Africa’s largest private foundation. At DGMT Janet worked to grow the organization as a public innov...
2023-10-3154 min
Talking FreelanceEpisode #16 - Diversifying Your Income Streams: Exploring Upwork with Janet JohnsonWelcome to the Talking Freelance Podcast! In this episode, Leah is joined by marketing strategist and long-time friend, Janet Johnson, as they discuss the importance of multiple income streams, engaging bios, and other career tips on Upwork. You never want to be in a position where all your income could disappear overnight - tune in to see how having diversified income streams have not only helped these two, but could make a huge impact in your career as well!
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2023-10-3016 min
The Radical Sex WitchesSexual LiberationWhile the sexual liberation movement of the 60's and 70's told us that we can express ourselves how we want and have sex when we want, regardless of society's opinion, the reality is that 50+ years later, that is still really difficult for many women. We still have experiences where we are shamed for our sexual desires, we often feel disconnected from our bodies and erotic self, and have plenty of situations where we're having un-pleasurable sexual experiences. But it doesn't have to be this way! In this episode we share a Sexual Liberation roadmap so that you...
2023-06-1030 min
Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol free life!Born a Crack Addict.... Leah ForneyMy guest this week is an incredible woman – a Queen as she calls herself and quite rightly too!
Both Leah’s parents were addicts and she was actually born with crack cocaine in her system.
Not many of us would even survive such a start in life but Leah not only survived she thrived..
She survived being born as a crack babyShe survived a sexual assault andShe survived alcohol dependence
These days she is an Activist and Public Speaker - campaigning against sexual violence
In this episode:
Brought up b...
2023-04-0841 min
Weathering RainbowsBecoming Legendary with Lawanda JacksonKurtis Sunset and Leah Halston sit down with Living Legend Lawanda Jackson. Lawanda Jackson is former Miss Gay USofA 2012, Miss Gay USofA Classic 2009, and has won over 20 other pageants. She is an entertainer known for her impersonations of Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Dionne Warwick, and Mary J. Blige. After a stroke changed her life at the age of 50 leaving her partially paralyzed, she decided to inspire others with disabilities by continuing to perform despite her disability. She now teaches Interview Master Classes for up and comers to the pageant world.
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2023-02-2157 min
Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and CultureFull Conversation- “The Future is Disabled”: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-SamarasinhaOur monthly contributors via Patreon/ActBlue receive EARLY ACCESS to listen and download the full uncut conversations from our weekly LFShow. Season 3, Episode 341- “The Future is Disabled” with Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha: Writer, Disability/Transformative Justice Movement Worker; Author, The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning SongsDescription: “At the core of my work and life is the belief that disabled wisdom is the key to our survival and expansion,” shares Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, a writer, disability, and transformative justice movement worker. Laura speaks with Leah about her newly-released book of essays, The Future is D...
2023-02-0240 min
Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and Culture“The Future is Disabled”: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha“At the core of my work and life is the belief that disabled wisdom is the key to our survival and expansion,” shares Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, a writer, disability, and transformative justice movement worker. Laura speaks with Leah about her newly-released book of essays, The Future is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs. The book, published by Arsenal Pulp Press, an independent queer of color-led press, was written during the pandemic and documents two years of “disabled” isolation. Among the grief and despair came essential organizing from the Disability Justice movement — and we should all take notice. And what about...
2023-01-0829 min
R-F/C's PodcastEpisode 7: Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sánchez, artist + facilitatorJoin our dynamic podcast discussion with Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sánchez, artist + facilitator, using their art to transform individual witness into collective action. As a person who was separated from their first family for 28 years through a private, transnational adoption process, they co-create spaces that encourage people to express truth to power by working together in shared knowing and practice.We’d like to remind our listeners that this podcast is funded by the two of us podcasters and your donations! Please help us keep our podcast going by clicking the DONATE but...
2022-10-201h 05
Health Solutions With Shawn & Janet NeedhamEP 293: Leah Streich's Story, Her Practice and Why She Got Into Functional Medicine w/Shawn & JanetOn this episode of Health Solutions, Shawn and Janet Needham RPh talk to Leah Streich about her story, her practice and why she got into functional medicine. They also talk about today's current system.
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2022-10-1628 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Carrie Part 2 --Carrie's back! Join us as she share's the rest of her journey up to present day. May her badassery inspire you!Carrie Doan is a pleasure coach, writer, and business strategist who is passionate about empowering women to rediscover their worth through practices of pleasure. She believes that every single part of us is deserving of love and actively works to reawaken the spirit to a life of abundance. When she's not tending to her children or seeking adventures around the world, she's busy hosting the "Clearly Connected Podcast" where she invites listeners to reimagine all the way...
2022-10-1055 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Carrie Part 1--Carrie Doan is a pleasure coach, writer, and business strategist who is passionate about empowering women to rediscover their worth through practices of pleasure. She believes that every single part of us is deserving of love and actively works to reawaken the spirit to a life of abundance. When she's not tending to her children or seeking adventures around the world, she's busy hosting the "Clearly Connected Podcast" where she invites listeners to reimagine all the ways they can reconnect to themselves, to others, and to our natural environment.Website: www.carriedoan.com Clearly Connecte...
2022-09-271h 00
Women Beyond FaithMeet Janice --Janice Selbie is a Registered Professional Counsellor and religious recovery consultant. She Divorced Religion after nearly 40 years in the Pentecostal (and briefly, Mennonite) denomination. After also divorcing her husband, Janice went back to school to become a counsellor and founded the Divorcing Religion Workshop, the Conference on Religious Trauma (aka CORT), and the Shameless Sexuality: Life After Purity Culture conference.Here's additional details regarding Janice's offerings: One-on-one consulting to help you understand your own religious trauma syndrome and what recovery can look like -- https://www.divorcing-religion.comThe Divorcing Religion Workshop an on-line, live, 6-week supportive sma...
2022-09-0259 min
Women Beyond FaithSummertime MusingsWork. Family. Vacations. Nude Beaches. Putting into practice the Speaking Up and Speaking Out. Support the show
2022-08-2439 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Alaine Part 2 --Alaine is back! In this episode she shares the pain, isolation and wonder associated with deconstruction.It takes considerable courage to confront cognitive bias head on. Many of us, hoodwinked since childhood, become driven to discover the truth. We're so over the BS! We sprint forward – often times ignorant to the enormity of the fallout for doing so.Alaine carried on. She kept asking the questions and fought hard to find honest answers. Still working through the aftereffects of her deconstruction. Alaine moved to the D.C. suburbs, leaving her family behind. She’s startin...
2022-06-211h 03
Women Beyond FaithMeet Alaine Part 1 —Alaine is a Gen-X former evangelical raised in the Deep South who found out the hard way that the unconditional love of Jesus had more than a few conditions. When her world began to crumble following a difficult divorce, her strict, conservative family and Southern Baptist community were not there for her the way she expected. Their shunning pushed her to question all the beliefs she’d clung to her whole life. A support group for women of faith showed her how many verses in the Bible had been mistranslated and misap...
2022-06-031h 16
Women Beyond FaithMeet Bess Part 3 --Bess is back from rural Pennsylvania to share with us the rest of her story – at least up to current day Spring of 2022. In her mid 20s and wise beyond her years Bess talks university, working through anxiety and panic attacks, therapy, finding the love of her life, managing relationships with still believing family members, and finding community with other out of the box thinkers in her small town. Bess is an animal lover and her gentle, soft spoken connection with these non-humans offers some calm and serenity during these difficult days -- these days of d...
2022-05-221h 24
Women Beyond FaithMeet Reagan Part 2 --Reagan's back! In this conversation she talks specifics regarding the multiple small businesses she runs here in the Greater Cincinnati area. Reagan is a career coach, professional photographer, CEO of a Nature Preschool, blogger, AND does speaking engagements. Whew! That makes me tired just typing it all out!! Reagan continues to inspire me -- she's changing the world by being herself! Here's Reagan -- sharing more of her journey -- from evangelical homeschool kiddo to earth loving, tree hugging inspirational homeschool mama and entrepreneur. Enjoy the conversation. I’m pretty sure you, to...
2022-05-0453 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Reagan Part 1 --Reagan is a mom and owner of multiple small businesses here in the Greater Cincinnati area. She grew up in the church. She and her family frequented the same homeschool circles as my family. Her people played on the same homeschool sports teams as my people. Her sister actually dated one of my favorite human’s brother. We knew, and -- still know—a lot of the same people.I’m not sure how or when I was first introduced to Reagan’s Instagram page. I don’t think I realized at the time that she was someone fr...
2022-03-251h 07
Women Beyond FaithLeah & Bess talk Purity Culture --Trigger warning: This episode contains material that may be difficult for some of our listeners to hear. Conversations cover porn, body shaming, Josh Harris, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, statutory rape, purity culture and abortion. #porn #bodyshaming#JoshuaHarris #JoshHarris#IKissedDatingGoodbye#statutoryrape#purityculture#abortion#sexuallycurious#shamed#dating#relationships#courting#courtship#exvangelical#boymeetsgirl#findingfreedom#onestoryatatime#speakingup#speakingoutSupport the show
2022-03-161h 04
Women Beyond FaithMeet Bess Part 1 --Bess is in her mid 20s. She lives in a small rural Pennsylvania town. As you'd expect, she's been surrounded by conservative christians as far as the eye can see for the entirety of her life. Raised in the church and educated in christian schools, Bess never fit in. Everyone around her was exactly the same – same beliefs, same hobbies, same skin color, same EVERYTHING! Sure, she made attempts to fit in, but as a young teen, Bess determined she could no longer pretend to be someone she wasn't. This authenticity and independence created turmoil with...
2022-03-031h 18
The Chit Chat LiveKevin Gates | Janet Jackson's Documentary | Nick Canon Baby Mamas (ep 9) The Chit Chat LiveIn this episode Chelse and Leah discuss mental issues as pertains to Kevin Gates and Cheslie Krist, Jermaine Dupree cheating on Janet Jackson, Nick Cannon's 8th baby, and more!
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2022-02-1158 min
RealSpaTalkKevin Gates | Janet Jackson's Documentary | Nick Canon Baby Mamas (ep 9) The Chit Chat LiveIn this episode Chelse and Leah discuss mental issues as pertains to Kevin Gates and Cheslie Krist, Jermaine Dupree cheating on Janet Jackson, Nick Cannon's 8th baby, and more!
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2022-02-1158 min
Women Beyond FaithResponding -- Ask Me Anything with LeahResponding to your questions -- Leah talks work, Covid family relations, homeschool mama days and the kids subsequent trauma, as well as the movie Captain Fantastic with one of her crushes -- Viggo Mortensen. #WereSpeaking#SpeakUp#SpeakOut#FindingFreedom#OneStoryataTime#BraveAssBeauties#WomenBeyondFaithYou can reach us at womenbeyondfaith@gmail.com, Instagram or Facebook. New graphic by Dara Paul. Thanks, girlfriend! Special thanks to my personal assistant and editor @emmacatherine09Support the show
2022-02-0447 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Andrea B. Part 2 --She's back!! Catch the rest of Andrea's deconstruction story here at Andrea B. Part 2!Born the 4th of 5 children to strict young earth creationist parents in the Midwest, Andrea B. was at church every Sunday. At the age of 9, she began attending summer camp at Kanakuk (think “Jesus Camp” Documentary) in Branson, Missouri. Attempting to grow in faith, confidence, and Christian characterAndrea buckled down intensifying her commitment to the faith. Sold out for Jesus, Andrea was rebaptized. Attending purity retreats, See You at the Pole events and before school prayer study groups became her standard. She pu...
2022-01-201h 13RealSpaTalkName Killer (ep 6) The Chit Chat LiveIn this episode Chelse and Leah discuss:
Trey Songz accusations
Ari Fletcher dropped from Fenti
Janet Jackson Doc
Fresh and Fit's viral clip
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2022-01-1255 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Andrea B. Part 1 --Born the 4th of 5 children to strict young earth creationist parents in the Midwest, Andrea B. was at church every Sunday. At the age of 9, she began attending summer camp at Kanakuk (think “Jesus Camp” Documentary) in Branson, Missouri. Attempting to grow in faith, confidence, and christian character Andrea buckled down intensifying her commitment to the faith. Sold out for Jesus, she was rebaptized. Attending purity retreats, See You at the Pole events and before school prayer study groups became the standard. She even purchased an ichthys bumper sticker for a high school boyfriend.Howe...
2022-01-051h 06
Women Beyond FaithMeet Alyssa --Alyssa is a 27 year old spouse & momma of two who is still adjusting to the freedom of "life on the other side" after recently deconstructing her beliefs from the Evangelical Church.After her parents divorced at the age of 8, she and her two brothers were primarily raised by their mom in Wichita, Kansas in a very right-winged conservative household. She currently lives in the Kansas City area, but is hoping to move down south at some point next year. She has been working tirelessly throughout the last year or so to unlearn and dismantle a...
2021-12-181h 18
Women Beyond FaithMeet Deconversion Therapy's Bonnie and Karen -Deconversion Therapy is a comedy podcast about religion. Bonnie and Karen punch up at charlatans like Jim Bakker or Jerry Falwell Jr. They don't discuss real trauma rather they point listeners to other spaces for that. They have fun with old church memories and cover recent and past scandals and debacles.They've been at it for 3 years now!Growing up in the Southern Baptist church in South Florida Bonnie and Karen "met" when we they 1 year old (1969 or 70!). Both became Christians. Bonnie was always a...
2021-12-081h 16
Women Beyond FaithMeet Kimberly The Exvangelical Parent -- Kimberly Poovey is the founder of The Exvangelical Parent, a community of misfits, questioners, and wanderers, sharing our stories and navigating ethics, morality, and spirituality in parenting. We come from a wide variety of backgrounds and religious traditions, but we are all on a journey of deconstructing, reconstructing, and decolonizing our faith, (or lack thereof.) We aspire to raise good humans without religious baggage who will make the world a better, more just, and more loving place.For the last several years, I’ve been in the process of deconstructing and reconstructing my faith, and...
2021-11-301h 04
Women Beyond FaithMeet Justice Renee Part 2 --Justice Renée, born trans-female, raised in Young Earth Fundamentalism was taught through shame to hate her trans identity. As a preteen, Justice dedicated her life to Jesus and dove heavily into ministry. Steeped in fundamentalist culture it was not until 2019 when she opened up to her partner about her gender issues. Recently transitioned (woohoo!!), Justice is using her talents to amplify marginalized voices and improve the "Din of Conversation". She's challenging herself to deal with the fear and scariness of being in the public eye, stepping out from behind the camera. Enjoy Justice! She's a tre...
2021-11-161h 16
Women Beyond FaithMeet Justice Renee --Justice Renée, born trans-female, was raised in a Fundamentalist Evangelical Home. Her father was a leader in the Young Earth/Creation Science movement in Utah and surrounding states through the 1980s and 90s. She was taught through shame to hate her trans identity. In her preteens, Justice dedicated her life to Jesus and began ministry work with her church, AWANA, and CEF and gave her first evangelistic message at 13. She went on to get Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies with a Missions Emphasis from Frontier School of the Bible, was Youth Pastor in...
2021-11-121h 15
They Called Her Georgia Lee...There's No Such Thing as a Child ProstituteToday we speak with three incredible women who have founded organizations that combat sex trafficking, assault, abuse, and educate teens and pre-teens on consent and what it looks like to be a leader in the “yes, and only yes, means yes” movement.Thank you to Janiece Charlez and Janet Brown from A Rose Program and Ella O’Neal from SafeBAE and AsskFirst for sharing their stories with us. To reach A Rose Program: Website: https://aroseprogram.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroseprogram/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/446639986070746/Email...
2021-11-051h 06
Women Beyond FaithUpdateSpeak your truth, Leah, even if your voice shakes. We matter. Our stories matter. And our voices need to be heard. #speakup#speakout#werespeaking#imspeaking#ourturn#exvangelicalSupport the show
2021-11-0123 min
Parental DevelopmentWe've Only Just BegunIn this episode we cover:1. Who we are and how we got here2. Basic understandings and the spirit of the podcastTopics/Information mentioned in the show:1. Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson2. Janet LansburySubmit questions to: info@parentaldevelopmentFollow us on social media to join the conversation!!!Facebook InstagramSubscribe, rate, and review us on Podchaser, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts!Follow us on social media to join the conversation!!!FacebookInstagram
2021-09-2717 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Delta —Hey friends! Leah's back with an update and honest appraisal of the current state of affairs in which we find ourselves. She talks contracting COVID, extended family discord, fundie antivax friends, mental health struggles in the time of pandemic and more. Leah references Alan Alda (who played Dr. Hawkeye Pierce on TV's MASH back in the 70s & early 80s) and his advocacy to train STEM and medical professionals to communicate clearly and vividly. Here's a few links to a some of his resources.:https://www.aldacenter.orghttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/po...
2021-08-2740 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Rachael -- Part 2Rachael is back!! This recently deconverted beautiful mama of two sweet boys, wife, therapist, sometimes poet, and fierce advocate for those recovering from trauma continues her story. We talk stepping-stones leading to her deconstruction including Pete Enns (I'd never heard of him before!), the Liturgists Podcast and Bart Ehrman. Rachael believes in LOVE and imperfectly lives by that principle. Follow her work on Instagram @smallwords_bigstories or www.rcpstherapy.comSupport the show
2021-05-261h 01
Women Beyond FaithMeet Julie Part 2 --She's back for more!!! We here at WBF are lucky to have Julie, aka Cornflower Girl, back to continue the conversation! She and I get hung up on our distinct versions of homeschooling (child-directed learning) and many of the casualties of evangelicalism. Pretty sure you're going to find the conversation pretty damn engaging!!Julie is a late diagnosed autistic who has amassed a sizable TikTok following for her relatable PTSD/neurodivergent and Exvangelical content. A writer and armchair philosopher, she lives in North Carolina with her husband, Phil and 2 neurodivergent kiddos. You can f...
2021-05-2649 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Rachael Part 1 -Rachael is a recently deconverted mama of two sweet boys, a wife, a therapist, a sometimes poet, and a fierce advocate for those recovering from trauma. Rachael believes in LOVE and imperfectly lives by that principle. Follow her work on Instagram @smallwords_bigstories or www.rcpstherapy.comSupport the show
2021-04-2854 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Charisse -- The Existential GingerCharisse, born and raised in northern Utah, was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (aka Mormonism) until 2017. An abrupt divorce plunged her head-first into an existential crisis, leading her to walk away from the LDS faith and community. Leaving religion changed everything for Charisse - how she looked at herself and others -- she contemplated her very existence. She's been working on healing and navigating the religious trauma associated with those years in the church. One of the means Charisse has utilized to help process the trauma is The E...
2021-04-211h 02
Women Beyond FaithMeet Joy Part 2 --Here's the rest of the story Joy's story! A 59-year-old mother of six , Joy's an elementary school teacher and former fundamentalist, pentecostal Christian currently residing in the Pacific Northwest.Joy spent over 5 decades loving Jesus with her whole heart, mind, and strength. She taught her children to do the same. Her oldest, at about age 19 or 20, came home from a year abroad declaring she was no longer a Christian. This devastating news forced Joy on a search for answers that could help win her eldest back to Jesus. However, as many of us...
2021-04-091h 04
Women Beyond FaithMeet Julie - Part 1Julie aka Cornflower Girl is a late diagnosed autistic who’s amassed a sizable TikTok following for her relatable PTSD/neurodivergent and Exvangelical content. A writer and armchair philosopher, she lives in North Carolina with her husband, Phil and 2 neurodivergent kiddos. You can find Julie at www.musingsfromthecornflower.comOR on her IG handle or Tik Tok @@cornflowergrl Support the show
2021-03-221h 03
Modern Miss MasonRecitation & Memorisation For Delight & Growth - With Serena McCarthy (feat. Paul Sheffield)In this week's conversation I’m speaking to returning guest Serena McCarthy (https://instagram.com/the_nature_of_light?igshid=17fg0ywjbdlza). Serena has a long background in theatre, direction and acting; she’s a writer, editor, pastor voracious reader (I love all her recommendations, she recently text me and said “stop what you’re doing, click onto Amazon and order “my name is Asher Lev”, so I did) and as an adult woman she chooses to continue to remember and delight in beautiful verse, words and scriptures. There’s also a special guest appearance on this episode, my dad! Paul Shef...
2021-03-0148 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Joy -- Part 1Meet Joy Hopper. She is a 59-year-old mother of six. An elementary teacher. And -- a former fundamentalist, pentecostal Christian who resides in the Pacific Northwest.Joy spent over 5 decades loving Jesus with her whole heart, mind, and strength. She taught her children to do the same. Her oldest, at about age 19 or 20, came home from a year abroad declaring she was no longer a Christian. This devastating news forced Joy on a search for answers that could help win her eldest back to Jesus. However, as many of us w...
2021-02-231h 08
Women Beyond FaithUncertainty"It’s so important that we take the time to check in with ourselves, especially when our relationship to the future brings a certain kind of weariness." YWAIs 2021 shaping up to be better than 2020?? Is anyone else struggling with Uncertainty? Yoga for Uncertainty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLlFSWgK2y4Braver Angelshttps://braverangels.orgUseful Idiots Podcasthttps://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/useful-idiots-trump-reign-taibbi-podcast-1115406/Unregistered Podcasthttp://www.thaddeusrussell.com/podcastThe Hill -- Risinghttps://thehill.com/hi...
2021-02-1157 min
YA Book ChatAuthor Interview: Janet Olson (New Beginnings)Today I will be chatting with author Janet Olson about her book, New Beginnings. Join us!A little about New Beginnings:Seventeen year old Ida's life is turned upside down when her best friend dies. Not long after, Ida discovers she is pregnant. As a result, her parents send to her be part of a volunteer program in Africa, hoping it will help Ida out of her funk, and discover who she is. While Ida isn't thrilled about being shipped off to Africa for six months, it ends up being a life-changing...
2020-12-3027 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Wendy -Wendy grew up in a conservative right-winged home with an Evangelical Christian mother and Atheist father. The church she attended with her mother and brother was a Missionary Church.Wendy's life included submission, obedience and following rules, with guilt and shame as an integral part of her mindset. After attending a 1-room church school for 7 years (A.C.E. – Accelerated Christian Education curriculum), she was able to attend a more “normal” Christian school for the rest of her high school. Wendy went on several overseas short-term mission trips in high school. This further cemented her goal of...
2020-12-211h 43
Women Beyond FaithMeet Skylar —Skylar Camp is an angry feminist who lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her two young kids, who describe themselves as her best friends. They have one cat and three nearly-dead plants. She writes creative non-fiction that mostly focuses on deconverting from Evangelical Christianity.You can connect with Skylar on Instagram @skylarcampwrites.Support the show
2020-11-221h 09
Women Beyond FaithMeet Jessica Part 2 -I know you've been clamoring for more of Jessica's beauty and badassery! You're in luck! Here's more of her story! #findingfreedom #onestoryatatime #womenspeakup #womenspeakout #dysautonomia #eosinophilicesophagitis #chronicillness #deconvert #emptythepews #exvangelical #psalm34:14Jessica grew up swimming in christian fundamentalism. Despite the christian education, life at home was hard -- raised by a single dad and an abusive bipolar manic depressive mother who was in and out of her life. A revolving door of blended families, domestic violence, sexual assault, neglect, and mental and emotional abuse were the norm. The christian sch...
2020-10-051h 32
Women Beyond FaithMeet Jessica Part 1 --Jessica grew up swimming in christian fundamentalism. Despite the christian education, life at home was hard -- raised by a single dad and an abusive bipolar manic depressive mother who was in and out of her life. A revolving door of blended families, domestic violence, sexual assault, neglect, and mental and emotional abuse were the norm. The christian schools grounded her and offered structure and stability. She found an identity and safe space to find refuge from the instability at home. But it wasn’t enough. Jessica attempted suicide at the tender age of 10. Life was ex...
2020-09-241h 20
Women Beyond FaithWe're back!!Whew! It's been a hot minute since we've chatted. Here's a brief update of what's been going on over the last few months recorded at a lovely riverside cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains.Interviews with badass women starting back up in the very near future. You can get in touch with us on FB and Instagram @WomenBeyondFaith. Or via email at WomenBeyondFaith@gmail.com.Support the show
2020-09-1034 min
ON BOYS PodcastHelp Boys Listen & Learn (Listener Q & A)How do we help boys listen & learn?
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In month whatever of the pandemic, we're all grappling with a lot of tough questions, including what to do about school and injustice and inequality. We can't give you any easy answers regarding schooling during the cornonavirus pandemic or the fight for equality and justice. There aren't any easy answers to those complex situations. However, we CAN equip you with some information and strategies that will help boys listen and learn.
In this Listener Q & A, we discuss male communication and learning during a pandemic.
Jacquie asks:
Ho...
2020-09-0336 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Bethany Part 2 --We welcome back Bethany, 26 years old, married mom of two, to the Women Beyond Faith podcast!In this episode the conversation moves to pornography, marital relationships, working through tough stuff, isolation, misguided christian counsel, sex in marriage after receiving the Purity Culture narrative, pregnancy, parenting during deconversion, forgiveness, second chances, secular higher ed institutions, finding freedom, autonomy as women, and working hard to become the best version of oneself! Bethany brings me to tears -- yet again. There's something so esoteric and mystical in speaking to someone of the 'next generation' who embodies such beauty a...
2020-07-231h 23
Women Beyond FaithMeet Bethany Part 1 —Former conservative homeschooled good girl turns into outspoken liberal feminist.Bethany, 26 years old, is a married mom of two young boys. Currently enrolled in college with a 4.0 GPA, Bethany also loves painting, yoga, music, movies and reading. After rejecting the faith she was raised in, she's now embracing the beauty within. Bethany has found a peace filled freedom this side of faith. We talk Purity Culture, homeschooling, failing to fit in to the christian cultural norms, giving up on dreams, amazing homeschool mamas and more. Enjoy the conversation. #braveassbeauty
2020-06-291h 18
Women Beyond FaithIn the time of Pandemic — Voices from Cincinnati June 2020Here's an opportunity to meet a few of the phenomenal women in my local circle; Kellie, Jillian & Dara. They briefly talk life under quarantine. Prompts were provided to get the conversation started -- if they so chose. We've attempted to keep it apolitical (for the most part). No bashing. No shaming. And do our best to rise above all of that negativity and offer some positive energy to the world. Basically - we wanted to know how women are surviving the pandemic this side of faith? If you, too, would like to...
2020-06-1023 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Dana Part 1 --Meet Dana, a former missionary who took evangelicalism as far as she could. She grew up in a baptist church and family in California. Homeschooled for 6 years, she dedicated her youth to saving non-believers from the torment of “hell”. To prepare for full time ministry, she attended the New Tribes and Moody Bible Institutes and earned degrees in Biblical Studies and Linguistics. Dana fully left Christianity shortly after her final mission trip in Thailand in 2010 after concluding that mission work is purely colonization. She began working to help fellow deconverts process their grief by hosting a support group...
2020-05-291h 02
Women Beyond FaithMeet Melissa Part 2 --Former fundie Proverbs 31 homeschool mama, Melissa, just graduated with a degree in Women's Studies. She has an expansive resume; author, childbirth educator, doula, belly dancer, mom to 5 and grandma to 8 (just to name a few). Searching at the tender age of 17 for the best way to raise her baby, Melissa found church. Today at 50, Melissa's unabashed ambition to be a life long learner and question everything led her in to uncharted territories. This perpetual hunger for knowledge and understanding brought her to a space where her christian faith no longer made sense. We talk...
2020-05-151h 07
Women Beyond FaithMeet Melissa Part 1 —Former fundie Proverbs 31 homeschool mama, Melissa, graduates this May with a degree in Women's Studies. She has an expansive resume; author, childbirth educator, doula, belly dancer, mom to 5 and grandma to 8 (just to name a few). Searching at the tender age of 17 for the best way to raise her baby, Melissa found church. Today at 50, Melissa's unabashed ambition to be a life long learner and question everything led her in to uncharted territories. This perpetual hunger for knowledge and understanding brought her to a space where her christian faith no longer made sense. We t...
2020-04-301h 27
Women Beyond FaithIn the time of Pandemic - April 2020So we've had a hard time knowing how to move forward with the WBF podcast during this time of crisis. We finally came up with what we believe to be is a not so terrible idea -- and -- we're hoping it helps in some way to keep us connected during this time of pandemic. We invited people to offer a 5, 10 or even 15 minute update of what life is looking like at their house. Some daily quarantine prompts were provided to get the conversation started. And, we encouraged those with kiddos to try and get them involved, t...
2020-04-1443 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet April Part 2 --She's back!! Join us for more of April's Journey as we talk managing unequally yoked marriage, parenting this side of faith, adoption, her incredible mom and dad -- #heroes. I actually had the extreme privilege of asking April a few lively questions from the Proust Questionnaire. If you didn't fall in love with April last episode, you're surely going to do so today. Lace up those running shoes (or not), grab those headphones (or not), and pull up Meet April Part 2 on your favorite podcast app! Support the show
2020-03-0954 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet April Part I -April, maker of cult charts, was born in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. Raised in a Southern Baptist home, April took the teachings preached from the pulpit more seriously than did her parents. April believes the doctrine of Hell, was the primary catalyst of her nervous breakdown shortly after 9/11. April is married with 3 children.Support the show
2020-02-221h 13
Women Beyond FaithMeet Godless Mama Part 2 -She's baaaaaack!! Godless Mama -- our first guest in 2020 -- will titillate the senses! We talk trauma and therapy, LGBTQ advocacy, fighting on behalf of our kids, contentment, the 2020 election, and getting out the Vote."I'll be goddamned if this crappy world is the one that gets foisted on my kid and I will fight that battle on whatever fronts necessary."Tracey in her own words -"I believe that the only hope for humanity lies in the embrace of evidence-based thinking. Whether the subject is religion or science or politics...
2020-02-041h 21
Women Beyond FaithMeet Godless Mama Part 1-"I'll be goddamned if this crappy world is the one that gets foisted on my kid and I will fight that battle on whatever fronts necessary."Tracey in her own words -"I believe that the only hope for humanity lies in the embrace of evidence-based thinking. Whether the subject is religion or science or politics or anything in between, an earnest desire to ascertain reality demands that we seek the best available evidence, acknowledge our biases, do our best to compensate for them, and be willing to adjust our worldview accordingly. This is necessary...
2019-12-1652 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Bekah Part 2 -And -- we're back with Bekah! You don't want to miss the second half of her story as Bekah continues to WOW and amaze with her maturity and badassery. Sit back, get those feet up, grab a glass (or mug) of your favorite beverage and be prepared to be blown away by this awe-inspiring female apostate!Bekah was shaped by many things, places and identities she would now categorize as "formerly." The last 3 years have been an intensive process of learning who she is currently. Labels aren't popular these days but they can be helpful t...
2019-11-181h 29
Women Beyond FaithMeet Bekah Part 1 -Bekah was shaped by many things, places and identities she would now categorize as "formerly." The last 3 years have been an intensive process of learning who she is currently. Labels aren't popular these days but they can be helpful to give you an expedient snapshot of someone. This is a short list of Bekah's former and current "labels."She is formerly: A Louisianiana fundamentalist, charismatic christianan executive assistanta recreational nudista sexually repressed dater-of-mena cake decoratorShe i...
2019-11-051h 25
Women Beyond FaithMeet Beth from Cincinnati -Bethany Angstadt grew up as a pastor's daughter and youth group superstar in suburban Ohio. Her conservative evangelical upbringing was shattered when she began to discover her queer identity in high school. After working through years of shame and fear, her coming out story doubles as her coming out of faith journey.Support the show
2019-10-211h 21
Women Beyond FaithMeet Megan from New Zealand --Megan, a Canadian now living in New Zealand with her husband and young daughter, is no stranger to change. Having a strong faith, Megan fought hard to understand her Christian identity in a close-knit, non-religious family. But after having her daughter and reading a mountain of books that were supposed to strengthen her faith, it unraveled. She is now living abroad, picking up the pieces of her identity, and discovering freedom from dogmatic religion, freedom to be her fullest and truest self.Here's a note from Megan regarding her Deconversion booklist referenced in the podcast:...
2019-10-091h 47
Women Beyond FaithMeet Emma -- my 20 year oldMeet Emma - Emma, our middle child, was born in to our uber religious family in 1998. She was always a compliant, easy to parent kid with an innocent wide-eyed demeanor. Emma trusted us absolutely as parents to lead her in the way she should go (Proverbs 22:6). During Emma's senior year of high school, I finally felt the courage to share the god's honest truth with her -- no longer did I believe said god was REAL and the master over our destiny! This led Emma on her own journey of self-discovery. She started asking herself...
2019-09-181h 05
Women Beyond FaithMeet Catherine --Meet Catherine –Catherine lives in SE England in a little town outside of Brighton. Catherine, born a bit of a free spirit, always had questions related to life and her place in it. She ran away from home at 17 and was immediately shunned by everyone within her Jehovah Witness community. In her mid-twenties Catherine found herself in an abusive relationship, hit a depressive stage and returned home repentant to her family and former JW Community. She was allowed back in to the fold and stayed in for another 10 years. During that decade, Catherine married and had 2 children. Her y...
2019-09-031h 30
Women Beyond FaithMeet Andrea --Andrea grew up attending non-denominational bible churches in Texas. She cannot remember a time when church was not an integral part of family life. Heavily entrenched in Awana, youth group and Campus Crusade, Andrea became increasingly passionate about young earth creationism and faith. Andrea always considered herself one of those critically thinking churched science kids. College spring breaks were spent evangelizing other college kids. However, those critical thinking skills eventually got the better of her. Andrea worked her way out of the faith the end of her senior year of college, moved to NYC to be among fellow heathens, a...
2019-08-181h 16
Women Beyond FaithRamblings from a Formerly Psychotic Evangelical Homeschool Mama -A tough conversation with my son. Some self reflection. And talking it out with all y'all. Support the show
2019-07-2127 min
Women Beyond FaithA casual conversation with my youngest --A casual conversation with my youngest --Julia and I sat down to chitchat about her perspective growing up in our home -- in faith, the transition out of faith and, subsequently, life on the other side.A beautiful, free-spirited artsy young woman, Julia shares the trials and successes of being parented by a couple deconstructing their faith. Julia will be a freshman in college this year. Her dream job is traveling the world as she works as the PR person for a successful corporation. Julia enjoys singing, songwriting, a good movie and...
2019-07-0442 min
Got Clutter? Get Organized! with JanetGetting Things Done In the 2nd Half of 2019 with Leah Fisch In January did you decide that you wanted to get organized? Are you frustrated because you are not further along in the project? Tune in as Leah Fisch help people declutter their lives of everything useless in a fun, interactive & challenging manner. Her methodology of Joumor is geared to help you declutter so you can move forward in your business.
Leah Fisch is the founder of Joumor, a methodology to help entrepreneurs and CEOs get more organized & productive and make more money. Specializing in high level business owners with (or without) ADD and OCD, Leah excels in f...
2019-06-3031 min
CJOB Sports Show with Christian AumellBison Leaving Herd for Europe, Leah Hextall Previews Free Agency & Remembering A Legend: Janet ArnottOn this episode, we catch up with U of M Bison grad, Brett Stovin ahead of his big move to the UK after being signed to Dundee Stars of the Elite Ice Hockey League. Also, our resident hockey expert (hexpert!), Leah Hextall looks into her crystal ball to preview free agency in the NHL. And finally, Kelly Moore sat down with Past Chair of Curling Canada, Resby Coutts about the lasting legacy of Manitoba's Janet Arnott.
2019-06-2923 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Danielle --Danielle was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio by two conservative-leaning, Atheist parents. Since adolescence, Danielle’s values and beliefs have evolved in some dramatic and unexpected ways. She has gone from vehemently pro-life to passionately pro-choice, has slid from the far right end of the political spectrum to the left, and has grown from a staunch, black-and-white thinker to a Humanist with a great appreciation for nuance. Her devout heathenism has been her only constant. Danielle is a bookish busy-body with a dizzying swath of interests and hobbies. When she is not cultivating young minds as a Montes...
2019-06-171h 23
Women Beyond FaithMeet Gabi -Gabi Maylock is a young, 20-somethings Millennial who recently moved to New Hampshire to be a part of the Free State Project (https://www.fsp.org/). Gabi moved after finishing her Masters in Education at Ohio University. Her graduate academic work focused on alternative educational philosophies including unschooling and self-direct learning. She studied Communication and Business-Marketing at the University of Pittsburgh as an undergraduate student. Gabi is originally from a small town in Pennsylvania called Spring Mills (near State College, PA). Born-and-raised Catholic, these days she is open to learning about different religious systems. And, If she h...
2019-05-311h 07
Women Beyond FaithMeet Magen -Magen was born in Norfolk, Virginia to a Southern Baptist family. Throughout her formative years, she moved up and down the east coast due to her father’s job in the Navy. While a senior year of high school, Magen committed to Jerry Fallwell's Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. While at Liberty, Magen was exposed to persons from contrasting christian denominations. This greatly disturbed her confidence in christianity's assurance that it owned the market on truth. Magen's time at Liberty was short lived. She dropped out after her freshman year and settled down with a boyfri...
2019-05-181h 11
Women Beyond FaithMeet Marie - Part IIToday we’re back with Marie – Join me as we dive a bit deeper into Marie’s adventure of becoming her best self – Putting herself out into the world. Challenging societal norms. Taking risks. Investing in Self reflection. Placing herself into spaces where there are opportunities to Fall in love. Again. Marie likes the way she is showing up in the world. She applauds her authenticity. She admires herself. I concur. She’s pretty fabulous. Born and raised in a Lutheran household until Junior High when Baptist General Conference became the faith persuasion, Marie was a neurotic, anxi...
2019-05-051h 07
Women Beyond FaithMeet Marie - Part IBorn and raised in a Lutheran household until Junior High when Baptist General Conference became the faith persuasion, Marie was a neurotic, anxious kid with incredibly low self esteem. Turbulent years between the ages of 13 and her mid 20s consisted of periods of profound doubt coupled with overcompensating evangelical behaviors. Purity Culture. Missions at 17. YWAM. Therapy. Bravery. Divorce. Deconversion. Freedom. Keith. Ethical Nonmonogamy. Today Marie is in her late 30s exploring ethical nonmonogamy, podcasting (Marie is the popular new cohost of the popular Everyone's Agnostic with Cass Midgley), and remediating her education.
2019-04-211h 23
Women Beyond FaithMeet Annette - Part IIWelcome back to Annette’s story – In this episode you’ll find Annette back in school, maneuvering the extended family conversation and relationships – the living of the life together this side of faith. We also touch on friendship evangelism and trusting your instincts. Annette stresses the importance of finding community and setting boundaries. She and her husband, Justin along with their young son, have settled in to a space of loveliness. Annette Beitzel is a 29 year old Accounting student. She married young -- at the age of 20-- like many fundy christians do. Today Annette and her hubby live...
2019-03-3058 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Annette - Part IAnnette Beitzel is a 29 year old Accounting student. She married young -- at the age of 20-- like many fundy christians do. Today Annette and her hubby live in Michigan with their adorable, delightful nearly 2 year old son. Annette grew up in a fundamentalist conservative Mennonite community in rural Kansas. While there were always matters of theology and biblical teaching that didn't square, her faith didn't start to fall apart until she and her hubby moved away from the Mennonite community to Grand Rapids, MI for school. Today Annette finds herself a proud humanist atheist. She...
2019-03-1158 min
Women Beyond FaithMeet Angie Jay -- Part IIAngie Jay spent her formative years learning how to best live the life of a devout christian girl. During these years, while a young teen, Angie Jay believed god was calling her to live out her christian calling as a missionary. At 18, during her first week at the missionary training center, Angie Jay was forced to face the hellish abusive encounters of her past. Alone and vulnerable, Angie Jay experienced further abuse at the hands of the mission training center leaders. Part 2 -- the rest of the story -- you will find hope, inspiration and encour...
2019-02-241h 05
Women Beyond FaithMeet Angie Jay -- Part IAngie Jay spent her formative years learning how to best live the life of a devout christian girl. During these years, while a young teen, Angie Jay believed god was calling her to live out her christian calling as a missionary. At 18, during her first week at the missionary training center, Angie Jay was forced to face the hellish abusive encounters of her past. Alone and vulnerable, Angie Jay experienced further abuse at the hands of the mission training center leaders. Join us for Part 1 of Angie Jay's story, as she lays out the trauma, angui...
2019-02-081h 05
Women Beyond FaithMeet Elisa --Elisa grew up in a large catholic latino family. Tough family situations led to her becoming a run away in her teens. Alone at 17, Elisa walked into a store front fundamentalist church where she became radically “saved”. Today, in her late 40s, married with 2 children, Elisa is learning to maneuver the waters on the other side of faith. You can find Elisa at “The Godless Goddess” on FB and Instagram.Support the show
2019-01-261h 45
Women Beyond FaithMeet Sarah -Sarah is a nurse from Texas. She is married to an engineer who considers himself a man of science. Sarah and her husband have been struggling through the trials of infertility for years. Today, I can proudly announce that Sarah and her husband welcomed their first child, a son, in late 2018. Needless to say, they are over the moon!!Join me as Sarah shares her story -- in the faith and struggling through the faith crises that eventually led her out. https://circlebloom.com -- Free Fertility Meditation ProgramSupport the show
2019-01-121h 13
Women Beyond FaithMeet Nicole from Taboo Topics --Taboo Topics is a website (tabootopics.com), YouTube channel (YouTube.com/tabootopics), and community. Nicole Anderson created these digital venues with the intent of bringing people together to discuss hard issues -- the topics that usually aren’t talked about in polite society. Nicole grew up in a loving, secular family. Her first taste of religion came about at the age of 12 with friends following a discussion of evolution in science class. Nicole became a believer shortly there after and remained so until the age of 22. At that time she dove into some in depth research...
2018-12-201h 10
Women Beyond FaithMeet Heidi -Heidi was born in Georgia. She lived there until she moved to Knoxville to go to Bible College. Knoxville has always felt like her home away from home. It is here that she identified her true self and found the love of her life. Heidi's faith began to fall apart when faced with having to decide whether or not to let people in on what she had been trying to hide for years -- Heidi is gay! Having been raised in fundamentalism and attending Bible College, this was unsettling for some of her family and frie...
2018-12-081h 16