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In Kristen We Brustlidless lifeit’s like THE easiest to get stuck in day to day, the same schedule, the circumstances, the looming feelings of not enough. not enough time, not enough money, not enough muscle, the list can go on BUT what if for a moment it stopped? what if we take to time to really dream again. fall in love, dream like a kid again. lidless life is a moment in time that i have resurrected bc i miss a wide open world and mind. and if you do too, this little pep rally is just for you. i lo...2025-04-2826 minIn Kristen We Brustin your newnessthe new decision. what if we just decide? decide to be reminded of what we love and who we are. decide to make the change because we can. yep. maybe it is that easy. we are just a decided heart away from small or big shifts. newness. the promise and hope of a future. all things we can know as truth. all things easier to see with a post easter lens. i love you. new. old. every in between. too much. forever. xoxo kb. 2025-04-2129 minIn Kristen We Brusta holy yes.whew. not my typical holy week tribute but some real honesty and moments of clarity. our go to “sorry we can’t, it’s holy week” has been replaced. this holy week feels different. abundant? yes. full? completely. being the hands and feet of Jesus in noisy, but really beautifully chaotic, times. all the goodness. all at once. all the emotions. all at once. death. promise. life again. perhaps a holy yes is exactly what the answer should be. i love you. way too much. forever. happiest holy week my friends. xoxo kb. 2025-04-1429 min
Spanning The StateRevoking Student Visa at UW Systems, Fighting Food Scarcity at UW-Eau Claire and Badger Basketball the Reunion with Ben BrustToday on Spanning the State Kristin Brey has a sporty show and shares her success with winning her family pool's March Madness Bracket. Then Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Higher Education Reporter, Kelly Meyerhofer joins Kristin to talk about a recent announcement by the Trump Administration revoking student visas of 13 current or former Universities of UW-Madison students. They discuss why the administration made this decision, what we know about the 13 students, what happens when a student’s visa is terminated and if they have any grounds to counter this decision in the court. Later for Giving Tuesday Third year student at UW-Eau Cl...2025-04-0931 minIn Kristen We Brustthe real time in betweena note to all my warrior hearts ::: i love you. today i am holding everything. sometimes i need a moment to hold what floats to the top and detangle the rest later. tangible ways to move my tired, grieving, even joyful mind in a forward motion. slow and steady. love and protected. thanks for sitting in the sorting. i am spoiled to have you xoxo. kb. 2025-04-0729 minIn Kristen We Brustask me anything part threeyou asked, i answered. yikes. a lot you didn’t see coming… thanks for loving me and being so all in. xoxo. kb. 2025-03-3140 minIn Kristen We Brustask me anything part twoyou asked, i answered. yikes. a lot you didn’t see coming… thanks for loving me and being so all in. xoxo. kb. 2025-03-2425 minIn Kristen We Brustask me anything part oneyou asked, i answered. yikes. a lot you didn’t see coming… thanks for loving me and being so all in. part two coming soon cause you asked so much and i want to tell you everythingggg. xoxo. kb. 2025-03-1024 minIn Kristen We Brusta holy pacemarch roars in like a lion … and don’t i know that life! pumpkin rolls out but the best “what ifs” stay. as we launch into a spring refresh in home, heart, closet, and temps let’s pause for the importance of exiting our seasons like a lamb. i love you. too much. forever. xoxo. kb.2025-03-0327 minIn Kristen We Brustwhat if...what if… girl. what if you are actually good at it? yes that. anything you haven’t tried or thought “maybe someday”… i think it’s time. time for the good old college try. time for the measuring cups and the printed recipes. time for substack or the LLC. whatever has been planted in your perfectly imperfect heart deserves a shot. so well the depth of pumpkin roll seems a little frosted in comparison, it turns out the key to knowing yourself is just a little self love sugar sometimes. i love you, you talented thing you! give it a tr...2025-02-2428 minIn Kristen We Brusta love notea little love note from me to you in between official seasons. i love you too much. forever. xoxo kb2025-02-1713 minIn Kristen We Brustjanuary slow.my anchored thought for the very first month of a new year. i have always thought of january as calm. january is for sorting. for quiet. for reorganizing. for purging. physically and mentally. for clarity and peace. i stopped making my resolutions or words a must by january because i just love shifting and sitting. so if it’s helpful, i’m passing along my •unrush january• method. you have the whole month to get cozy with yourself and let what will float, float. to decide what this year feels like. what speaks to you and through you. truthfu...2025-01-2125 minIn Kristen We Brusttucking in the year… a gentle way to reflect. we don’t need to tidy trees, homes, kitchens, AND new year resolutions all at once. that’s unfair and you’ve earned way more than to be limited in all your limitlessness. let’s just take some minutes during all the activities and the movement of the final two weeks of the year to note what worked and what didn’t. let’s give ourselves grace and room to breathe and then, sometime towards the top of january when things settle, we can aim. we can collect and refocus. we can slowly listen to the pace of...2024-12-1624 minIn Kristen We Brustto host or not to hostdiving into full swing holidays and testing all our *knowing* of what we need the very most! whew! i see you. i hear you. let’s talk about solutions for maybe rounding out some holiday plan sharper edges. in a plot twist of the holiday pummel, i offer that the ball is actually in your court. i also return to my favorite term “unhosting” …. oh just the sound of it feels like freedom. and just like vivian in pretty woman, “You’re right. We say who, we say when, we say how much” yikes - bad reference if you know the movie...2024-12-0914 minIn Kristen We Brustshaking hands with santain a world of lap sitting, we take a moment to talk about trusting our intuitions. an honoring of our guts from wishlists to hosting this holiday season. all the ways the world tries to noisy up the most sacred of seasons and the weird ways it wants us to sit on strangers … get in. get cozy. let’s talk boundaries with santa, grandparents, creepy uncles and the way you don’t have to do a thing that doesn’t settle well. i love you. too much. forever. protecting you always. xoxo ::: kb. 2024-12-0229 minIn Kristen We Brustpart two. sex, hormones, health ::: all the questions we are afraid to aska two part series of all the women’s health questions with Nicole Stroop, APRN, FNP-BC Avisha Labban, APRN, FNP-BC a deep dive and deep share of all the personal women’s health topics with all of YOUR questions answered. the ladies of Invigorate Health answer the questions yall submitted plus bold truths over how our bodies really work and what they need. no question was off the table. their brains and hearts for our bodies are such a gift and i am grateful to chat everything and all the things with these two incredible women...2024-11-2541 minIn Kristen We Brustsex, hormones, health ::: all the questions we are afraid to aska two part series of all the women’s health questions with Nicole Stroop, APRN, FNP-BC Avisha Labban, APRN, FNP-BC a deep dive and deep share of all the personal women’s health topics with all of YOUR questions answered. the ladies of Invigorate Health answer the questions yall submitted plus bold truths over how our bodies really work and what they need. no question was off the table. their brains and hearts for our bodies are such a gift and i am grateful to chat everything and all the things with these two incredible women...2024-11-1836 minIn Kristen We Brusthomecoming queen ::: cassie kelleywhen i think of Homecoming and the work, maturity, calm, passion it takes to return to one’s self, cassie sits at the top of my heart. she embodies a beautiful determination and a strong sense of knowing herself. she holds love and compassion near and dear. she is gentle, strong, loving and living life on purpose. she shares her journey in recreating. identifying valleys of wasn’t working in a one-step-at-a-time approach of the dark messy parts of addiction and its stronghold on the family system. her steadiness to heal herself and her family bled over to a remo...2024-11-1150 minIn Kristen We Brusta prayer for youa lot rests on our hearts and shoulders this week. election season is loud and heavy and name cally ((i am making up words bc why not)). we are holding so much and staying hopeful. today i want you to hear that time is abundant and the pace of the world will not sweep over your steadfast knowing. we cannot be budged when we know where we are planted. i pray you feel your beautiful roots. that you continue to rest in your stunning intuition. i love you and i hope you know how special yo...2024-11-0428 minIn Kristen We Brustwellness options ::: health + cozy deliverablesasking yourself what you need is half the knowing in homecoming season. being able meet the need with a cold glass of water, prayer, a walk, meditation, a slow morning, a hot tea, or even a good cry… that’s the momentum in the coming back to ourselves. what you do with all your “one more minutes” is the building site for a stronger, more in tune version of you. snuggle in and let’s talk mornings, nighttime, minutes in between, life abundant. you aren’t ever alone and Homecoming is a season that can last as long as we need it t...2024-10-2841 minIn Kristen We Brustfloored ::: accidents don't just happen with sara macmillanthe road to yourself is composed of so many aspects of health and healing. we sit down with sara macmillan PT, DPT to talk about all things pelvic floor and the proper way to take great care of our female bodies. from breathing, timing out, walking, kegel like a jellyfish, this very much a case of “started from the bottom now we’re here”. sara is one of my favorite heartbeats and instrumental in my postpartum recovery. get in and get cozy with us while we rebuild muscles and confidence from the ground up. you matter. your body matters. and qui...2024-10-2159 min
Get Real with Caroline HobbyKRISTEN BRUST: Getting Real About Surviving Young Divorce and Dark Thoughts, Life as a Country Star’s Wife, and Why You Should Never Do *This* 10 Days Post-Baby!Prepare for a raw, no-holds-barred chat with my bestie Kristen Brust as she opens up about surviving a young divorce and then the rollercoaster of being married to a country music star, Preston Brust of LOCASH. Kristen shares how she overcame her darkest moments and found joy in motherhood, all while dishing on the hilarious and heartfelt lessons learned along the way—including why you should *never* let your friends pressure you into a sexy photo shoot just 10 days after giving birth! From laughs to life-changing moments, and the heart behind her podcast “In Kristen We Brust,” this convo betwee...2024-10-2158 minIn Kristen We Brustone more minuteone more minute a really tender and vulnerable time with you. this one is a leap of faith and of hope. it’s left me with a nervous // anxious // too much kind of belly which is exactly how i know it needs to live and have breath out in the wide world. i need you to know that you are really loved. i mean that. it gets lonely out there. it gets heavy and unbearable sometimes. i was there. that place of shallow breathing and surrounding weight of dark getting darker. i am here to tell you it...2024-10-0940 minIn Kristen We Brustthe busy girl's guide to taking a minutefreeze. the busy girl’s guide to taking a minute grandmother wisdom passed down, the ultimate non rush. the sweet time out to sort, honor, and proceed in your own pace. sometimes the best thing we can do is nothing at all. what a precious reminder in a hurried society. to freeze. to be still. a real movement in emotional climate change. i love your warm hearts and your frozen moments of clarity. i love you. too much. forever xoxo ::: kb2024-10-0822 minIn Kristen We Brusthabits + habitatsi think in life and home there is so much to be treasured and loved and sought after- the secret is just finding rhythm. it’s about taking good care of your heartbeat and learning homes can have heartbeats too. what is good for your soul doesn’t always match everyone else. i offer a perspective of finding a sweet cadence for both. for introspective dives into what makes you tick. stay the course. learn yourself, you are a habitat all its own. i love you. too much. forever xoxo ::: kb. 2024-09-3029 minIn Kristen We Brustnot so current events // current moodnot-so-current events... i poured a little piece of my heart out about life, liberty, and the pursuit of gold medals. a few thoughts about things swirling in our world and my world that carry over, like most does, into all areas of our lives. honest matters of the heart. i’ll give myself a bronze in parenting just in case you were wondering. get in here and let’s do some not so current events but definitely current feelings. i love you. too much. forever. xoxo ::: kb.2024-09-2435 minIn Kristen We Brustseptember issuesthis is more than ballet flats and burgundy bags … a minute to close out the world and maybe close toe too. to know yourself and what you love is one of the greatest gifts. together we can tune in and up and sort our own september issues. i love you. too much. forever. xoxo. kb.2024-09-1719 minIn Kristen We Brustlive slowa journey to yourself. a deeper learning of obedience to your beautiful intuition. this homecoming season is about returning to home...to yourself. slow to respond. slow to absorb. living slow. coming home to you has never been more stunning. i love you. too much. forever. xoxo. kb.2024-09-0932 minIn Kristen We BrustHOME OPENER :::oh i love a little time with yall so much! welcome to season five! it's our "homecoming season." in the wild world of fast pace i am planting us here in homecoming. a frame of mind and of heart. a place where we can attempt to sharpen discernment and return back to valuing the most rare treasure of it all, our intuition. our knowing. our trust in ourselves. you are so stunning and so radiant and so so brilliant. this season is more fun, more vulnerable, more honest than ever. thank you for being here. thank you for always...2024-09-0610 minIn Kristen We BrustMakaela Bailey 🤍::: DEAR MAMA SERIES the honor. a few months ago i sat down inside a cozy, silent studio space at Edgehill Music Publishing with the other half of kb x kb, kristen blake. in our industry you know her has a talented itty bit that floats through wardrobe racks in her size nothing ballerina feet. pulling clothes and strings and landing impossible gets with her tight and trusted network of style superheroes near and far. in my world i know her has a really special and intentional mama, gigi, daughter, friend. over the years i ha...2024-07-281h 12In Kristen We Brustlimitless ::: a road to youcome snuggle in with me while we take the lids off our lives and breathe some air into the dreams and plans that we have shelved. a little chit chat about the road back to you with your road trip buddy riding shotgun. i love you too much. xoxo kb2024-06-0444 minIn Kristen We Brusthappy mama day!happy mama day! i love you. too much. forever.2024-05-1322 minIn Kristen We Brustsafe harborswhew. safe harbors. pockets of comfortably settling into a season of deep knowing. we, as a village, are finding some places that by definition provide protection. refuge. comfort. ::: safe harbors as we press in we understand the rarity and absolute sanctity of these people. we also learn that creating safety starts with communication. trusting ourselves to know what we know. to listen to what God has for us. to know we are a harbor in ourselves. i love you. too much. like more than a lighthouse. yep. that much. xoxo :::kb2024-03-1247 minIn Kristen We Brustundefeated.moving into love month. ahhhhh. a deep breath and a little arm's length. we kick off this month taking freedom filled breaths and deciding what we want in our orbit. a spirit of already having enough as we are - that sweet spot feeling of CHOOSING to bring into the inner circle. rest for a minute in the knowing. we are really existing in a powerful energy, we just need our noise canceling headphones for the swirling pieces of untruth trying to take our peaceful power. put those on after this chat ok? i am so proud to walk...2024-02-0641 minIn Kristen We Brustfreedom + a farewell party.oh me say goodbye to you? no chance! but the farewell party has started for all of us. it’s time to give ourselves permission to find and hold the things that keep any part of us captive. and then like a high school break up, we will tell those parts “it’s not you, it’s me” and we will start the freedom phase of living. and until we nail it, we will keep revisiting. so, get in here. i’ve got some things i need to tell you about me and where i pray this freedom phase takes us all...2024-01-2631 minIn Kristen We BrustHBD IKWB!...and happy friend•iversary to us! if i wished a thousand wishes, 999 of them would be about how this community would continue to grow and feel like full on love. FOUR FULL LIFE FILLED YEARS TOGETHER YALL! after i talk birthday•ing ((yes i make up words way too often)), i have a little message about the slow + go of a new year. slow to make resolutions, quicker to make healthy habits, prayerful steps of light and more light. we are widening our hearts and visions this year, sweet friends. so much b...2024-01-1116 minIn Kristen We Brustthe push to peace + saint christinelive from my sofa, curled up next to my supermodel of a christmas tree, a heartfelt episode from me to you. “help is on the way dear!” - the doubtfire moment i have been waiting for! oh it’s everything. in the internal inventory of the Great November Purge i found myself way too honest about how i cannot do mama, podcast, homeschool, baby life without help. a really vulnerable moment for the girl who has done it for eight full years without family or help. so here we are, snuggled in the end of the purge and in...2023-12-0447 minIn Kristen We Brustthe Great November Purge ::: feelings. closets. email boxes.it’s the most wonderful time of the year at iKwB! the Great November purge is upon us! ahhhh the sweet sound of garbage bags full of donations and silenced cell phones. November around here means decluttering every nook and corner of homes and hearts. so come get cozy and motivated. it takes a village to simplify …and it takes two months to gear up for a new year. your pep rally is here! i love you. too much. forever. xoxo :::kb.2023-11-0726 minIn Kristen We Brustanchoring ::: notifications, all access, Lion guarded nights.friends we are living on a prayer and a few lighter topics this week. you know when you get a new love and you feel so just floaty… that’s how i have felt about y’all and what we are up to. this week we take time to focus and recenter. to fully know what we need and digest information slower. to anchor. to feel love and protected. not just in morning still but also in times of chaos. so snuggle up and qualify the ones that get to notify you. you are way too loved to be worn o...2023-10-2540 minIn Kristen We Brustgood grief ::: valleys of hope part twoas we wrap up our two part Good Grief mini series, i just need you know how deeply loved you are. all the heartbeats, here and Heaven, including me really think you are amazing. this life ((and this death)) is a lot on us friends but there is some slices of true love and connection to be made. let’s snuggle in and be honest and a little hopeful. a special return guest stops in to say “hi” and i share the last of my little bits around what Heaven takes. thank you from the bottom of my heart...2023-10-1741 min
Coffee with KaileyEpisode 30: Kristen Brust shares a look into her home life on and off the road, wisdom that comes from grief, and hope from trusting in GodHello my friends! Today on Coffee with Kailey, we have my friend Kristen Brust. She is a fierce friend, mother, and wife and I'm so thankful I have her in my corner. We talk marriage, road life, grief, and all the things. Come have coffee with us!
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Fabric: Join...2023-10-111h 08In Kristen We Brustgood grief ::: valleys of hope part onewhew. a big ol heartfelt episode. hear me out, grief is a gift of ultimate learning and perspective. it’s unreal pain and growth all at once. it’s the gauntlet of human emotions. loss of love, someone, the idea of someone, it’s all in here. mourning. this is part one of a two part ((maybe three)) walk through the hard, hard, hard stuff. loss. i am right here with you. especially in the valleys. stay with me, i have learned so much on this walk and i hope i can come along side you and really...2023-10-1152 minIn Kristen We Brustliving now ::: finding + loving the good old daysliving now. easier said than done. staying present. easier said than done. friends, i firmly believe quiet minds produce really meaningful lives. we have to go slow. we can’t give into all the noise and all the madness- AND we. have. to. keep each other afloat. our world is wired to make us want more, bigger, better, more post•able. the reality of what is beautiful in life isn’t on a screen at all. it’s the air, the breath, the hugs. what’s beautiful in life is actually the person reading this. get in here. let me lov...2023-10-0437 minIn Kristen We Brustback together. ::: baby steps.hi. i’ve missed you so much! too much really. ikwb is back. i’ve been living slow and intentional. and with every breath and tiny movement forward, i always find this need to just sit with you. you are like air to me. i love when we can be together. talk about what’s real and what’s pretty and sometimes what’s not pretty too. you matter so much to me. thank you for your grace and love and steadfastness. you are absolute necessities to my heart. now, let’s dive in, catch up, laugh off a few things, an...2023-09-2533 minIn Kristen We Brustnew chapter ::: new cohostthank you for loving me. i am so grateful you are here. xoxo ::: kb + sacred guest2023-02-1606 min
In Kristen We Brustone eleven ::: happy new year // happy birthdaynew year new you? nah girl. slow down. we aren’t rushing through creating a vision for the year especially after we just iced our backs from nonstop hosting and gift wrapping. no yearly business plan is made in 5 days. january 1 means you have a slow start to a new year. i invite you to enter your year with intention and not barbells with this podcast pep rally for 2023 ((also maybe barbells if you want)). a few tips for organizing your thoughts and heart around a new year and a little booty shake because in Kristen we Bru...2023-01-1121 minIn Kristen We Brusthomecoming queen ::: crowns and roads back to you.hi. homecoming. the word of my current season. a return to myself. slow. steady. crunchy leaf hearted. a series of God gifted moments has reminded me that reintroduction is more critical that reinvention sometimes. sometimes the parts we pray we have are the parts we already have. we just need silence and time to dust them off. listening is just as important as talking. how much do you listen to your sweet soul rhythm? what does it tell you? what do you love? how do you love? you matter. your heart matters. your...2022-09-2958 min
Whine Down with Jana KramerHomecoming SeasonJana feels triggered by reading Adam Levine’s apology after his cheating allegations, so she brings in her friend Kristen Brust to break down why his statement was so upsetting. Jana doesn’t agree that “once a cheater always a cheater” and you’ll be shocked to find out why. And Jana talks to author and podcaster Annie Downs about how to move “having fun” from your to-do list to your daily calendar. If you’re looking for a spiritual refresher, you’ll want to pay close attention to this conversation!See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...2022-09-2654 min
In Kristen We Brustgod bless texas ::: and the collective beat of your hearts.God bless you Uvalde, Texas and every heartbeat Heaven gained from you this week. whew. a heavy and layered world. grieving, learning, rerouting, grieving some more. learning to navigate, oh and then learning to navigate the navigation. are. we. tired. or. what. grab every single one of your feelings, come in and curl up. let’s just sit. it’s ok to not be ok. and even if that’s as much as we know, we have a place to start. stay safe. stay compassionate. stay connected. pinky swear ok? ok. i love yo...2022-05-2753 minIn Kristen We Brusta Wholly Holy week ::: breathe in renewed hope. it’s a week so soak in the Holy Hope. it’s the phrase around iKwB headquarters this week::: “sorry i can’t. it’s Holy week.” a week without rush or any extra “yes”. a week to dig in the garden dirt, boil eggs, hunt down butter lambs ((iykyk)). a week to create a Holy feast menu. a week to rest in traditions and sacredness of the ones before us. a week to plant hope in your tired heart because we have the ultimate gift of knowing how this week ends ((or doesn’t e...2022-04-1415 min
Becoming MaternalThe One About Losing My Second Pregnancy & the Realness of MiscarriageTrigger warning: there is graphic content in this episode about miscarriage and our guests' experience with her own first trimester miscarriageMy guest this week is Kristen Brust who is just a beautifully engaging, witty and amazing soul. You are going to adore her. She is our first guest who is not a reproductive professional and she is the right person to step into this space.Kristen and her husband experienced a first trimester miscarriage when their daughter was just a year old. She shares how the experience of miscarriage has shaped her...2022-02-1450 minIn Kristen We Brustdeclutter ::: to your core and closetwhich came first the the chicken or the swipe up? we are working in reverse because yall loved the abundant truth in “over overconsumption”. so why do we over consume? let’s dig into learning your style, learning your body, trusting your beautiful gut. your gut is a gift. yes ma’am // sir! you heard me. that gut, whether its decked in abs or carrying a few extra lbs, it’s freaking beautiful. and the way you nurture your discernment and your body matters. so let’s dig in and let’s dig out. i’ve got you boo. from mo...2021-09-2725 minGet Real with Caroline HobbyZoom Date Night w some of my best girlsBetween the 4 of us we have husbands who are in #1 Country bands, manage top country acts and are married to a top UFC fighter. 2 of us are Podcasters (Kristen Brust and myself), 1 of us is a Master Injector of Aesthetic Medicine (Brie Chandler) and the other is a successful Blogger (Ashley Wilson). We are all moms and great friends. We get SO CANDID in this interview. Life true BFF talk. We cover all the topics from sagging boobs, how to make money influencing, what it’s like being married to someone gone all the time and in the public ey...2021-09-211h 16In Kristen We Brustoverconsumption ::: simplification is the new black.the world wants us to consume more. calories, products, feelings. we are taking back our peace with solid no’s, less swipes, and food on actual plates. yes. putting food on a plate matters. over consuming is tricky and easy. now get in here and let’s teamwork. declutter your soul, belly, closet ::: gain all the clarity. 2021-08-0333 minIn Kristen We Brustin bold confidence ::: life, heartbreak, death, resurrection•••get in here and let’s chat about how we are going to baby step ourselves back to the way we’ve been created••• bold. new steps all in caps lock and big, bold knowing. a big, bold confidence. you deserve to live it all so well and so strong. let me word hug you. xoxo 2021-05-1726 minIn Kristen We Brustforgive yourself ::: humanness. a fact. not a disability.so much shame and guilt we carry while we navigate life being human. it’s time to pick up some of your own baggage and really decide if it’s serving you well ::: my guess is “nah boo”. so let’s start taking those dark times and giving them a brick shape. start paving your way with those bricks, those times that brought you to who you are today. that walk is about ownership + forgiveness. for no one else but you. so start here. with me and let’s talk about beautiful you. 2021-01-2924 minIn Kristen We Brustmiscarriage ::: what heaven takesto every One of you. to my “dallas mama” Pammy. for your steadfast caretaking and true love. for walking with me. for your mama•ness for me. in every single chapter. but especially in this loss. for teaching me immeasurable real love. for our “tutu”, Julie. your midnight drives, endless tear collecting, and taco bell platters. for all the things. for all the years but especially 2017. loveship. for my bf, jana that stood in dark with me trying to shed light. your brave sharing gave my baby a life here even without ever taking a breath earth side. for life boo boo. for life...2021-01-1731 minIn Kristen We BrustTruth Over Volume ::: You decide who gets volume and a “shhhhhh”Volume doesn’t mean truth. Opinions are the new virus ••• the noise is at all time high and popular people suddenly got magical expert powers—plus you’ve got discerning to do over your family, workload, health. Lord hear our prayers. Let's turn down alllllll the volume, and let’s talk real about the house party noise level that is 2020. We’ve got more choices and more freedoms than we know. And it all starts with who gets muted. You aren’t alone, boo boo. Get in here. Let’s find some truth. xoxo ::: kb. 2020-11-1728 minGet Real with Caroline HobbyKristen Brust: Since the moment we met on my hubby’s tour bus it was love at first friendship.I met Kristen the day she moved to Nashville. She was working for my hubby’s record label and we met on Michael’s bus before a show... It was friendship love at first sight. Kristen is a force. She loves BIG and HARD. She wears her soul on her sleeve and she isn’t scared to be raw and real and really share and bare it. Connecting with others and realizing we are not alone in this life is her mission statement. On this episode we talk a longggg time about the power of manifesting and her tips for ge...2020-10-191h 15
Hi My Name Is MomDon't You Know That You're ToxicThis week, the girls are joined by Kristen Brust, of the In Kristen We Brust podcast, to talk about toxic relationships, and how those experiences shape the way we give and receive love, the way we communicate, the way we talk to ourselves, and the way we parent! And... it’s becoming a season 2 trend that something unexpected happens! Hint: it involves one of us calling the other out for some could-have-turned-toxic behavior!
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We'd love to hear from you - stories, comments, mom...2020-09-2259 minIn Kristen We BrustHonor the System ::: Honor Your SystemThe world is messy and our pasts and our hair is too but guess what? You are promised a new morning, a new start, and a hairbrush anytime you need one, sis. It all starts with that beautiful gut of yours. I’m not talking the lbs COVID brought. I’m talking that brilliant intuition of yours. That strong striking discernment that will help you gain balance and healing beyond your dreams. Get in here. Cozy up. Let’s talk about it all. You are more than the holes you hold tight to. And I’m going to love y...2020-09-1748 minIn Kristen We BrustHope. Lost & found ::: Superhero nation Hands in on three y’all! We are going to make it. No for real. I promise. I’m taking a minute to talk the real about darkness of depression, that sneaky little sucker, and how to take back the hope with superhero strength. It can be done because we are not finished here friends. Only getting started. Stay strong. Stay real. Stay real strong. ilysm. xoxo kb 2020-08-1538 minIn Kristen We BrustHarvest Season ::: Failure and Being an Expert in “Your Field”A heart to heart with one of my very best friends. Two of the OG wheat field dancers ((story in episode)) talk joy, harvest, and life abundant. We share the frustration of failed harvest and the secret gifts of bum crops. We also share stories from the baby delivery room and clogging. If you ever what sums up our friendship::: it’s that. delivery rooms and clogging. Laney is a mama, a wife, and a genuine daughter of our King. Also the most hilarious human. We like our chats with extra gluten, our bread without. Peace. Love. Whe...2020-07-231h 02In Kristen We BrustPatterns ::: Purging Your Emotional Closet.Pattern lovers anonymous captain here! A PSA for the people ::: patterns belong on wardrobe and not on your relationships. It’s the time to surf your inner workings to identify what no longer serves you. So while patterns are totally acceptable on your throw pillows, trenches, and scarves, they are not welcome in your spiral moments of self doubt. Your old pattens are so last season. Hop in. Dig deep. Find something that fits. You owe you, boo. 2020-07-1645 minIn Kristen We BrustYou. ::: A Missing Person ReportY’all know it’s real real when there are tears and Akon in one episode ••• It’s an hour of three friends in open chick chat. A deep dive into a safe space where we talk intentional next steps, filing a missing person report for the old us, and why the new version is enlightened and able. The world is reinventing itself. You can too. Also, smack that. xoxo. 2020-07-041h 01In Kristen We BrustWorld Change ::: Facts. Add Sugar Please Checking facts and saving brands. Your brand, their brand, the world brand. Changing the world and gut checking. It’s a safe place here, but it’s a big space on purpose. We’ve got to work inside of it. A space where we look in before we act out. Be the change, make the change. Get in here. But don’t forget your sugar, sugar! 2020-06-1832 minIn Kristen We BrustThe Movement. ::: The Conversation.“Black Lives Matter.” And other complete sentences like “I love you.“ 2020-06-0658 minIn Kristen We BrustVision over your life ::: No expiration dates.It’s our kick start to alignment starting with a deep dive into your vision. A dream seed planted you are dying to water, digging up and replanting hope, and learning your reinvention starts today. It may sound like a cheesy self help rally in a hotel ballroom, but I assure you it’s a safe spot, and, well, cry with me please so I’m less alone. Ok? Ok. Let’s live limitless and without expiration. I’m feeling it, y’all. 2020-05-2240 minIn Kristen We BrustReady or Not ::: Open for ((Mind Your)) BusinessAre you ready or not? Your right to stay closed is always your right. Your right to “not”. Your right to be ready. We talk about how grounded we’ve become in our being “socially grounded”. As always, I encourage you to follow your gut. You know when and how and if and yes and no thank you. Trust that you’ve fed that with times of still and laser focus. Times to dwell in your gut feelings ((or God’s urge)). You are allowed to venture out. You are allowed to stay in. Allowed to feel like hom...2020-05-1418 minIn Kristen We BrustWWLD? ::: Change the WorldThis little wonder was my very favorite co-host ever. She also spilled the beans on all my non-highlight mamahood fails ::: awesome. She included a tale of “salt legend ate from under the sink” ((also known as a cascade pod)). True failure and raw real words straight from the 32 pounder herself. For four years I’ve said I want to be Love when I grow up. In this episode I’m reminded of exactly why. Fearless. Full. Hysterical. Welcome to my life and the long promised WWLD episode. What Would Love Do? she // it wo...2020-05-0939 minIn Kristen We BrustCleaning Up ::: Houses and Attitudes. Guess who’s back. Back again. KB is back. Tell yo friends. This week has tricks & treats for putting on your rally caps on. IJN3 + living life in less extremes while navigating, well ... extremes. Thanks for pulling me out of the valley. You are special. Time to rally. xoxo KB. 2020-04-2921 minIn Kristen We BrustA Hard Rewire ::: Save Me from Myself.This week pinpointing the emotion is a lot like pinpointing the craving ::: can’t be done so just eat it all? Kidding kind of. The feelings are hard to lock down. So I’m feeling ((and eating)) it all. I basically told my son he’d have his day in court. Not proud. Just real. And I answered a few of your questions which was way fun. So grab your styrofoam cups and your best cardigan. Get in here you sweet things. Let’s grow old together. 2020-04-1831 minIn Kristen We BrustFear Is Man Made ::: And Man I’m Tired. Greetings from the leader of the alabaster Kardashian cartel. I’m exhausted. Maybe too tired to be scared is a good thing. Maybe a Holy Week is the perfect time to remember why it’s good to rest and resurrect. Get in here. Learn the sixth love language. Let’s cuddle up and be honest. 2020-04-1026 minIn Kristen We BrustFinding Your Compass ::: Losing Your MindAs social distancing moves to sheltering in place and the “task” turns into the new normal. The thin patience and the anxiety of navigating newness in our own humanness. We are talking the infectious anxiety of the infection. We are talking carving out something sacred in something scary. And we are talking help. I know I’m allergic to it too. Oh, by “we” I mean “I” bc I’m hunkered. Come on in and cozy up, buttercups. 2020-04-0242 minIn Kristen We BrustLife in the Middle ::: Contagious Hope.In this episode we talk about contagious hope. About the uncertainty and the living in the middle. These are crazy times to navigate on so many levels. Let’s curl up and get through this together. The solidarity in the pandemic is beautiful if we allow the space for it. Also i suck at accents. So love me through this one please. Ok? Ok. 2020-03-2724 minIn Kristen We BrustPep Rally for the Curve Flatteners ::: But Did You Really Wash Your Hands?Social distancing. The one thing I’m actually an expert in. #thatSAHMlife y’all. And bc of my recovering OCD, I’m also passionate about hand washing. So here we are. Some changes yes, like my husband being home. Suddenly everyone is a stay at home mom. Including husbands and well, everyone. It’s an adjustment. As with anything toxic in our lives, time & space is needed. And if we are being honest ::: a good scrubbing. So don’t let fear reign. Warm water. Good soap. Sing happy birthday twice. Then get in here. But also st...2020-03-2018 min
In Kristen We BrustMean Girls ::: Regina, I love you. But I love me more. Part three.We tuck in our Mean Girls series with valuable advice, prayer and some tears. real, real, real talk. You are SO LOVED. And I don’t commission from you being a Christian so come on in. Amy Green, LCSW, IMH-E, PMH-C, is the Founder & Executive Director of The Rooted Bridge and Owner & Founder of Nashville Collaborative Counseling Center sets us up for life in love, lived well, fully. 2020-03-1232 min
In Kristen We BrustI Believe in NashvillePrayer request from my Nashville heart to yours. 2020-03-0403 min
In Kristen We BrustMean Girls ::: Get Comfortable, Regina. Part TwoWe are all searching for love, acceptance, companionship. Even Regina George. Amy Green, LCSW, IMH-E, PMH-C, is the Founder & Executive Director of The Rooted Bridge and Owner & Founder of Nashville Collaborative Counseling Center. Amy joins us to chat boundaries, parenting well through current childhood influences, what’s at the heart of the mean girl turmoil. Bullies don’t stand a chance because this episode peels back the layers and makes room for Regina ::: with appropriate boundaries of course.2020-02-2648 min
In Kristen We BrustMean Girls ::: Bye Regina. Part One.You remember your first. You remember your last. It’s time we talk openly about mean girls ((&boys)). It’s time Regina George moves into recovery. It’s time. Snuggle up. Get honest. Get kind. xx kb 2020-02-1932 min
In Kristen We BrustMeet Me ::: Hi. I like you. So much.It’s been a minute and well, we just need a solid deep look into each other’s eyes so here we are. Our fifth date. The one where we talk what really makes us who we are. The one where you decide if you still want to date me. The one when you snuggled up with me spilling my emotional beans. Thanks for being here and thanks for giving a girl with a big fat dream, a big fat chance. xx kb. 2020-02-1414 min
In Kristen We BrustSocial Media ::: Insta Nope. Life is short. Your time is valuable. Tags are endless. IG stories are not always for real. Let's promise each other to stay insta-honest. Thanks for following along. I know you have got a choice, and I love you here. But #really. Screens down. Pinkies up. Cheers to a cleaner social media life! 2020-02-0531 min
In Kristen We BrustLife in Love ::: Spending WiselyIf you are feeling lost in chaos. If it feels noisy and it’s felt lonely, I’m going to need you to fire up this episode ::: like now. It’s time to soak in the gifts of time, friendship, and love. And maybe it’s a time of refinement in what that means to you. Weed out the Regina Georges. Get out of Target. Meet Amanda.2020-01-2925 min
In Kristen We BrustMarriage ::: Until Death Do Us OUR PartDedicated to the independent girls, this is a real REAL chat. Marriage is tough, but could we be the hard part? Yikes, I know but also ::: maybe. Insert nervous face. Vulnerability, yep the V-word, can be our biggest ((& scarcest)) tool to better relationships. If you are a tough cookie, we’ve created a space and a plan for you. Get in here girl! 2020-01-2215 min
In Kristen We BrustRebuilding Love ::: The BreakupThe rebuilding of life after heartbreak. What seems like an implosion of heart and trust, slowly builds into the promise of light and the depth of friendship. All while learning about what happy, happy hour truly is. The come back of well, a decade. Meet my Taylor. My sister that found herself more herself after the promise of a ring lost its promise. Are you the next #taylor365? I can promise you are.2020-01-1115 min
In Kristen We BrustTheme Song for "In Kristen We Brust"Every piece of this project is done with the greatest of intention. Every word. Every note. Every heart. The heartbeats behind the theme beats are two of the rarest and best. True girls girls. A real who-run-the-world dream team. The theme song was written by Leah Turner and Jessica Cayne. Leah, “sissy,” is my soul on fire and the epitome of God gifting sisters by grace and less by blood. Our family tree is rooted in the realest of life. Jessica is a fellow Capricorn, and the two created an "empire state of mind" vibe that makes me f...2020-01-1000 min
STRAIGHT OUTTA NASHVILLE - Spilling the Tea on Music City!Country Star Leah Turner and influencer bestie Kristen Brust, bachelorette world problems and a ZooCountry Star Leah Turner and Influencer bestie Kristen Brust, bachelorette world problems and a Zoo2019-03-1853 min
STRAIGHT OUTTA NASHVILLE - Spilling the Tea on Music City!Country Star Leah Turner and influencer bestie Kristen Brust, bachelorette world problems and a ZooCountry Star Leah Turner and Influencer bestie Kristen Brust, bachelorette world problems and a Zoo2019-03-1853 min
Get Real with Caroline HobbyKristen Brust and Laney CrowderHow could we make it in life without our girlfriends? I know I could not. This is another episode of my GET REAL series Girlfriend Confidential. Laney, Kristen and I talk all about marriage in the music industry (it's not all glamour, and can have some really trying seasons). We chat babies, balance, learning to have patience and trust ourselves while giving ourselves grace for the mess and uncertainty. We 3 are already best friends, so this interview is raw and real. Kristen shares about her miscarriage and Laney talks about learning how to embrace her creativity and instincts even when...2018-11-091h 02
Whine Down with Jana KramerEp. 9 It's All Good in the MotherhoodJana sits down with her close friends from Nashville to talk about their parenting pet peeves, the problem with participation trophies, and some advice on how to recover from infidelity. Then, her pal Kristen Brust stops by, and gives some incredible advice for anyone that’s experienced loss, and the two share an extremely emotional and real moment as they bond over pregnancy difficulties. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2018-07-091h 05